A remark on the translation on page 10: Seth and Souma are translated as talking about "scything" someone. This is a translation error. The word 鎌 (kama) can mean "a sickle or scythe", and indeed is used in that sense later on, when describing Seth's fighting with one as a weapon. But 鎌 can also...
Question for the translator:
I don't speak Korean, but shouldn't the ingredient in hwajeons be rhododendron leaves, instead of azalea leaves? I mean... azalea leaves are toxic.
I feel this story let me down. In the end, the journey from start to finish turns out to have been pointless. Yes, I get that that is part of the point of the story -- but I don't really care for it.