Lee Seolhwa

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**Lee Seolhwa** is a member of <Kim Dokja's Company>, playing the role of the medic. She was previously one of Yoo Joonghyuk's closest companions, as well as his lover in his second regression.

## Appearance

Lee Seolhwa has hair "as white as snow" and lips "like red flowers on a snowy mountain". While posessed, her eyes are "cold and glassy". Her fingernails and forearms grow tinged with a dark aura, when she employs poison in combat. In the 1863rd round she is wearing "small rimless glasses" and presumably a white coat as a doctor. In the medical bay, she is said to wear a "white gown". She is later seen wearing an "outdoor scientist garb" during a company outing.

## Personality

Under the influence of Antinus, Lee Seolhwa is cold and haughty, seemingly reveling in human misery. This is in stark contrast to her usual demeanor which is confirmed by both Yoo Joonghyuk and her depiction in ORV. Kim Dokja claims that she is "originally a good person". Under normal circumstances, she is a righteous woman who cares deeply about human lives and will even help strangers to the best of her abilities, as evidenced by her title (Immortal) Doctor in rounds where she isn't affected by Antinus. Particularly in the third round, she is deemed to be more "good" than in any other.

In the zeroth round she dedicated her life after the scenarios to running an orphanage which is indicative of her capacity for kindness and implies that she is good with children. This is further supported by her soothing the children and getting along well with Yoo Mia in the side story. The fact that she was happily married to Yoo Joonghyuk also says something about her general disposition, considering his brusque nature.

In the third round, Lee Seolhwa is portrayed as extremely industrious, steadily trying to improve her medical products to save as many people as possible. She is well-aware of the limits of her growth due to her sponsor but is nonetheless doing her best to help the rest of Kim Dokja's Company. Her medical skills are said to be extraordinary and she expresses great pride over her work. Mostly tasked with operating the sickbay in the Industrial Complex, Lee Seolhwa sometimes laments about the rather one-dimensional "heal shuttle" role she plays. She is heavily implied to have a more complex personality than depicted in ORV.

Lee Seolhwa is described as warm-hearted and someone who takes good care of her other party members. It is evident that she cares a lot about her companions, as she'll sometimes nag them into making the right choices. She is shown to be blunt and reproachful, when talking to Kim Dokja about her general treatment and seems to delight in making him somewhat uncomfortable. In that context, her voice is described as sharp. Furthermore, she scolds Kim Namwoon for being rude to Lee Hyunsung in the 1863rd round, going so far as to hit his head. It is implied that this isn't the first time. A similar kind of teasing is witnessed when Shin Yoosung tries to convince Yoo Joonghyuk of using an ointment by relaying Lee Seolhwa's thoughts on this matter. Though somewhat stern and reprimanding at times, she also has a soft and perhaps even hypocritical side.

The nature of her comments proves that she is a good judge of character, perceptive and a bit sly. Additionally, this indicates that she has a playful side. This is further demonstrated by another scene with Yoo Joonghyuk, whom she finds funny. It is unclear whether her remark on Kim Dokja's moisturization skill was an astute observation or simply a joke to get a rise out of Yoo Joonghyuk. When officially asked to join Kim Dokja's Company, she jokingly asks Kim Dokja whether the nebula would cover expenses for medicinal and material items, despite already having joined the nebula the previous day through Yoo Joonghyuk. Her choice in username in one of the side stories could imply a somewhat macabre sense of humor. Furthermore, it seems like she has few qualms about drugging people for ulterior motives.

Lee Seolhwa is very passionate about her work and expresses almost child-like glee over finding the necessary herb (White Ghostly Flame Flower) for her Life and Death Pill. Nonetheless, she cares a lot about her appearance, going so far as to purchase cosmetic skills during the scenarios. She pays great attention to details, even observing Yoo Joonghyuk's dry hands and lips. She also displays a lot of curiosity about her past with Yoo Joonghyuk and the role she originally played in Ways of Survival.

## History

At some point before Main Scenario 5, Lee Seolhwa was possessed by the Parasite Queen Antinus, one of the guides from Chronos. As a result, she became known as the Poisoner, acting as one of the 10 major antagonists of Ways of Survival and being particularly feared for her stigma, Thousand Spirits Poison. It is strongly implied that without Antinus' influence, she would not have succumbed to villainy and that she was forced to act against her will. Her consciousness is said to be deeply buried.

In early regressions featured in Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World, including the first round, Lee Seolhwa was recruited by Yoo Joonghyuk, and ended up becoming one of his few reliable companions. In the second regression in particular, they were lovers and had a child together. Unfortunately, Lee Seolhwa did not survive for long. Their child died as well at an undisclosed age. Kim Dokja does not remember what her relationship with Yoo Joonghyuk was like in the original third round.

It is implied that Lee Seolhwa was his companion in numerous other rounds. She died countless times, at least twice during the first hundred regressions. In the 161st round, Yoo Joonghyuk was forced to choose between her and Lee Jihye's life. Upon trying to save both of them, neither survived. In the 173rd regression, she survived long enough to "smile at someone's child", though it is unclear whether she had started a family of her own without Yoo Joonghyuk, or whether the child was unrelated to her. In an unknown round she died from a pierced heart. In the original 1863rd round, Lee Seolhwa was killed in the 67th scenario.

Multiple later regressions had Yoo Joonghyuk either unwilling or unable to recruit Lee Seolhwa.

### 3rd round

Yoo Joonghyuk attempted to find Lee Seolhwa and convince her to join his group; however, he failed due to Antinus' possession of Lee Seolhwa, and she inflicted her stigma Thousand Spirits Poison upon him.

## Synopsis

### Main Scenario 5

Lee Seolhwa first appears during Main Scenario 5, having made herself a base in Cheonho-gong, Gangdong-gu and working on awakening the Disaster of Questions with a group of supporters. When Kim Dokja, Han Sooyoung, and Yoo Sangah approach her base, her people come forward to ward off the invaders; Kim Dokja alone makes it through to the cathedral where the disaster's meteorite is being kept, and she confronts him. In the ensuing fight, she uses Antinus' abilities to supplement her stigmas, as well as give herself and her supporters partial bug transformations. Kim Dokja recognizes that she is possessed, and uses the Guam Divine Doctor's artifacts to nullify his sponsored incarnation's stigmas and defeat her, tearing Antinus out of Lee Seolhwa's body. Lee Seolhwa awakens dazed and confused, and is told by Kim Dokja that he was sent by Yoo Joonghyuk. Due to her dazed state, she remains in the cathedral and does not participate in the battle against Antinus and the Disaster of Questions that happen shortly after. Afterwards, Kim Dokja tells her to take the unconscious Yoo Joonghyuk to Gaebong-dong and find Lee Hyunsung in the 5603rd military division. Together they take down one of the disasters.

Lee Seolhwa proceeds to accompany and help Yoo Joonghyuk in the following scenarios: from the Disaster of Floods, over Peaceland to Dark Castle.

After the events in Dark Castle, Lee Seolhwa starts working in a medical relief station in Seongnam, a civilian charity effort that was established with the government's help to treat injured incarnations.

In the later scenarios she stayed behind in the Industrial complex with Gong Pildu to supervise and manage the other incarnations in Seoul.

### 0th round

In the original timeline before Yoo Joonghyuk began his regressions, Lee Seolhwa was part of his party. They successfully completed all the scenarios up to Main Scenario 99 and killed the Dokkaebi King. Once the scenarios were over, they set about rebuilding their world. Lee Seolhwa worked with Shin Yoosung and started an orphanage, Star Counting Night, to rescue and care for those orphaned during the scenarios.

Seven years after the scenarios ended, Yoo Joonghyuk and Lee Seolhwa got married, with everyone attending the wedding. They did not intend on having children, instead focusing on the orphans at the facility they'd established. After Yoo Joonghyuk died and regressed for the first time, 25 years after the scenarios had ended, Lee Seolhwa presumably continued her peaceful life despite now being alone, raising the children at the orphanage.

## Abilities

### Personal Attributes

* **Competent Physician (Rare)**
* **Master of Poison (Rare)**

### Personal Skills

* **Weapons Training**
* **Love Affair Demon**
* **Emit Deadly Poison**
* **New Poison Preparation**
* **Counteract Poison**
* **Preserve Humidity:** Purchased as a skill book from the Context of Constellations, moisturizes lips and skin.

### Sponsor: Guam Divine Doctor

* **Deadly Poison *(Stigma)***
* **Thousand Spirits Poison *(Stigma)*:** A deadly poison that shoots out of Lee Seolhwa's fingernails in form of a black liquid. It is strong enough to melt the ground and even a few drops are capable of disintegrating skin and clothes. The effects of this stigma cannot be counteracted by normal posion resistance skills. However, they can be combated by skills such as Thousand Poisons Resistance (described as the "terror of all beings who use poison"), Immunity to Ten Thousand Poisons, or by employing the power of the Dongui Bogam, which is said to have a similar effect as the S-grade Immunity to Poison Bead, even when incomplete. The poison itself was originally created by Lee Seolhwa's sponsor: Heo Jun, Guam Divine Doctor. It is the failed result of his attempt to create a panacea, after spending the last seven years of his life on research. Upon determining that a drug's effect was governed by the spirit (and not the body), he analyzed thousand souls during the poison's development process, hence its name.
* **Crossroad of Life and Death *(Stigma)***

### Overall Stats

* As of Chapter 83, her stats are [Physique Lv. 44 (+10)], [Strength Lv. 42 (+10)], [Agility Lv. 44 (+10)], [Magic Power Lv. 35 (+10)].
	+ This character is currently infected with a ‘parasite.’
	+ The parasite is controlling the body of the character.
	+ Some of parasite Antinus’ stats will be transferred to the character.

## Character Information

### Episode 79

<Character Profile>

Name: Seolhwa Lee

Age: 26

Constellation Sponsor: Divine Doctor Guam

Private Attribute: Skilled Physician (Rare), Poison Master (Rare)

Exclusive Skills: [Weapons Proficiency Lv. 7], [Promiscuous Demon Lv. 4], [Poison Emission Lv. 5], [Concoct Poison Lv. 4], [Detoxification Lv. 5]...

Stigma: [Poison Claws Lv. 4], [Thousand Spirit Poison Lv. 4], Crossroad of Life and Death Lv. 3]

Overall Stats: [Stamina Lv. 44 (+10)], [Strength Lv. 42 (+10)], [Agility Lv. 44 (+10)], [Mana Lv. 35 (+10)]

Overall Evaluation: Character evaluation is in progress.

\*This character is infected by a ***parasite***.
\*A ***parasite*** is controlling this character's body.
\*Some of ***Parasite Antinus***' stats have been transferred to this character.

## Relationships

### Yoo Joonghyuk

Lee Seolhwa is generally extremely close to Yoo Joonghyuk, and they both trust and rely on each other strongly. In at least two regressions, they have been romantically involved; in regression zero, they were married for 18 years, while in the second regression, they had a child together. In those rounds, he went as far as to call her his companion on her death bed. After her death in one of the first hundred regressions, Yoo Joonghyuk began despairing and feared that he wouldn't be strong enough to avenge her.

In regressions where Lee Seolhwa is not the Poisoner, they remain close and work together; she cares for him as for any party member. In regressions where she *is* the Poisoner, however, they have an antagonistic relationship, with the possessed "Lee Seolhwa" trying to kill him.

Yoo Joonghyuk cares deeply about Lee Seolhwa. Kim Dokja remarks that if she died, Yoo Joonghyuk would be badly hurt and collapse someday. Upon joining his party, she takes care of him when injured or unconscious. It is notable that Yoo Joonghyuk frequently picks her to be by his side when the party is forced to split up (fighting Disasters, Peaceland, Dark Castle, Context of Constellations). This seems of particular interest, as he offers Kim Dokja to remain behind with Yoo Sangah before embarking to Peaceland, out of consideration to their (falsely presumed) romantic relationship. Whether his considerations are sentimental or pragmatic in nature, is unknown. However, he is shown to be somewhat protective of her even at later points in the story.

Though unable to fully control Yoo Joonghyuk, she seems to have a lot of sway over his actions. Kim Dokja believes her capable of reducing potential conflicts when it comes to him and Yoo Joonghyuk appears deeply affected by her comments on his recklessness and her medical advice. Lee Seolhwa is thoroughly undaunted by his gruff exterior and isn't scared of teasing him or asking personal questions. They are close enough for her to know about his status as a regressor and his past with Anna Croft. Nonetheless, she seems a little upset by his emotional distance from her.

As early as scenario six, she is seen helping him cook.

### Kim Dokja

Kim Dokja mostly considered Lee Seolhwa as Yoo Joonghyuk's love interest and a useful medic. His actual understanding of her character is fairly low and he occasionally finds himself flustered when realizing this blind spot.

### Lee Hyunsung

Lee Seolhwa appears to be somewhat close to Lee Hyunsung in multiple rounds. In the 1863rd regression, he helps her transport patients and she wipes sweat from his forehead after a battle. In the 1864th turn, they clear the 46th scenarios together, i.e. trust each other. They are close enough for her to whisper into his ear and gossip.

## Quotes

* Please wait for me. I will turn those empty words into reality soon.
* I believed we could carry on for a little while longer.

## Trivia

* She is the only person that can create the [Life and Death Pill], It can revive the dead and greatly recover one's health
* She appears to be a good swimmer.
* She has never taken a day off.
* She developed sleeping pills and "Cut Medicine" at some point.
* She bought a star-shaped headband during the 60th scenario.
* She received a 0.1% share of the giant story "Torch That Swallowed The Myth" from Han Sooyoung.

## Gallery

Seolhwa in the munpia promotional poster.
## References

1. ↑ 팬아트 이벤트용 등장인물 외형 묘사입니다. Sing Shong on Munpia. Translated text available here, courtesy of porifra.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ORV Novel Chapter 83 (read original)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 ORV Novel Chapter 84 (read original)
4. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 290 (read original)
5. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 343 (read original)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 ORV Novel Chapter 456 (read original)
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 ORV Novel Chapter 82 (read original)
8. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 141 (read original)
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 ORV Novel Chapter 93 (read original)
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 ORV Novel Chapter 313 (read original)
11. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 321 (read original)
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 ORV Novel Chapter 524 (read original)
13. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 102 (read original)
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 ORV Novel Chapter 546 (read original)
15. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 326 (read original)
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 ORV Novel Chapter 291 (read original)
17. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 433 (read original)
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 ORV Novel Chapter 325 (read original)
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 ORV Novel Chapter 317 (read original)
20. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 309 (read original)
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 ORV Novel Chapter 305 (read original)
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 ORV Novel Chapter 356 (read original)
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 ORV Novel Chapter 85 (read original)
24. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 41 (read original)
25. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 111 (read original)
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 ORV Novel Chapter 266 (read original)
27. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 287 (read original)
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 ORV Novel Chapter 423 (read original)
29. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 288 (read original)
30. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 254 (read original)
31. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 357 (read original)
32. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 523 (read original)
33. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 103 (read original)
34. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 188 (read original)
35. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 131 (read original)
36. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 88 (read original)
37. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 293 (read original)
38. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 295 (read original)
39. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 312 (read original)
40. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 337 (read original)
41. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 339 (read original)
42. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 359 (read original)
43. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 353 (read original)