Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 196: Release Date, Speculation, Read Online

Chapter 195 of ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ is titled “Reading Again.” In this chapter, Kim Dokja and Sookyung talk about their troubled past.

Dokja still has not gotten over everything that Sookyung did to him as a child. After being called the son of a murderer everywhere he went, Dokja was utterly isolated. Throughout his childhood, Dokja only wanted the assurance and company of his mother.

However, Sookyung completely abandoned Dokja even after being set free. Therefore, Dokja no longer has the compassion to forgive Sookyung.

Here are the latest updates.

1. Chapter 196 Raw Scans

Raw scans of Chapter 196 of ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ have not been released yet. The raw scans surface one to two days before the chapter’s release, so return and check.

2. Chapter 196 Release Date

Chapter 196 of ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ will be released on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. It is a weekly Manhwa, and new chapters are released every Wednesday. You can read more ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ Manhwa on Webtoons.

I. Is Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint on a Break?

‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ is not on a break this week. Chapter 196 has been delayed and will be released on the above-stated date.

3. Chapter 196 Speculation

The long-anticipated face-off of mother and son has finally begun in this episode. Sookyung and Dokja will likely fight to the death as all their conversation has come to a dead end. According to the prophecy, Dokja will die at the hands of the person he loves, but his feelings toward Sookyung are complicated.

I. Kim Dokja Dies

The most likely outcome of this battle will be the death of Kim Dokja. However, it is still up to debate who deals the final blow. The start of the fight against Sookyung will require Dokja to try and figure out her sponsor. Unless Dokja knows what Sookyung’s ability is, it will be difficult to fight her.

Since Dokja is at such a huge disadvantage, Sookyung will likely win this fight. However, Sookyung may not be the one to deal with the final killing blow. Because of the prophecy, someone like Yoo Joonghyuk could be the one to deal the final blow.

II. Sookyung Dies

If Kim Dokja discovers Sookyung’s ability and a way to counter it, he could win this battle. Dokja has been through a long life with multiple respawns and has accumulated much battle experience. With the backing of all the constellations and influential friends, Dokja could turn the tables on his mother.

Moreover, Dokja could finally end the traumatic memories by killing Sookyung. This could be a symbolic move by Dokja to eventually move on from his tragic past and continue to the end of the novel. Sookyung now stands in the way of his goal and must die for Dokja to progress.

4. Chapter 195 Recap

Lee Sookyung tells Kim Dokja that he will now read everything that happened in his childhood again. Sookyung is confident that Dokja will learn what his father did to deserve death. Sookyung tells Dokja that she loves him more than anyone else.

Dokja clenches his fist in anger, seeing his mother say those words after all the suffering he went through. Dokja thinks of using Lie Detection but is afraid that Sookyung is speaking the truth. Sookyung knows it’s too late to tell Dokja she loves him, but it’s better than never.

Dokja talks about all the pain he felt throughout his life. In school, Dokja always felt like people were talking about him and isolating him as the son of a murderer. Throughout those troubling times, Sookyung never bothered to be there for Dokja or encourage him.

The ‘Fourth Wall’ begins shaking violently while Sookyung tries to defend herself. Dokja is confident that Sookyung killed his father since he has already read the memoirs over a thousand times. Sookyung says that it was only self-defense and that Kim’s father deserved to die. However, Dokja is mainly angry about Sookyung abandoning him rather than the murder.

Sookyung asks Dokja why he keeps changing the original novel and saving characters. Dokja says that he had to change it since Yoo Joonghyuk of the 3^rd Turn can’t reach the ending. The story’s ending is vital to Dokja since this world protected him while Sookyung ran away. Dokja is tired of talking to his mother and asks what she wants. 

Sookyung asks Dokja to stay with him, but he immediately declines. Sookyung gets up as both mother and son’s auras begin clashing with each other. Dokja must finish the battle before Sookyung reveals her abilities. Dokja activates Exclusive Skill ‘Bookmark’ and selects ‘Lycaon Isparang.’

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6. About Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint is a Korean metafictional apocalyptic fantasy webnovel penned by the author-duo Sing Shong. It was adapted into a webtoon by the same name in February 2020, one day after the end of the webnovel.

It follows the story of Kim Dokja, an ordinary salaried contractor, who one day, finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite fantasy novel. The webnovel is called Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World, written by an anonymous author who goes by the name of tls123. Dokja was the sole reader who finished this novel to the end.

When the novel suddenly becomes reality, Dokja is the only person who has unique knowledge of this apocalyptic new world. He knows how the plot of the story ends and therefore has the best chance of survival. 

But will he actually survive? Not without changing the course of the story as well as the world as he knows it.