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ManhwaOngoing · 13+ chR15 · our rating

Somebody That You Used to Know

우리 이제 모르는 사이 해요 · We Don't Know Each Other Anymore · Let's Be Strangers Now · Like We Never Knew Each Other

by Yehwon (original); damad (adaptation) · DCCENT / Manta Comics · 2026

best for Readers who like a capable mage leaving an unwanted royal engagement, childhood friction, and an emperor who realizes too late that he wants her to stay.

Story6.7Art7.4Romance6.6
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Ch. 01 · The story

What it's about

Spoiler level: Minor — for the synopsis & review below

Elisha and Erich grow up in the same palace after his father takes her in. Their promised marriage is complicated by years of friction and Erich’s insistence that he does not want it. Once he becomes emperor, Elisha decides to remove the problem by disappearing and leaving a letter. Instead of welcoming his freedom, Erich begins searching for her. Their shared history becomes the obstacle to a clean separation as he confronts what her absence actually means.

Ch. 02 · Our verdict

My take

Elisha's departure gives the reluctant-fiancé dynamic a necessary consequence. Erich can no longer assume she will remain available while he refuses to acknowledge what their shared childhood history means. The reversal creates satisfying pressure, although pursuit alone does not answer her reasons for leaving, making the romance most appealing to readers willing to sit with hurt before looking for reassurance.

— coff33latt33

✓ Read it if…

A childhood relationship can make people assume they already understand one another. Removing Elisha from the palace interrupts that certainty, offering the pleasure of seeing a powerful man forced to distinguish the person he knows from the role he expected her to keep fulfilling.

! Skip it if…

The premise depends on hurtful communication and a man pursuing the woman who has left. Anyone wanting an immediate clean break may find the childhood attachment frustrating.

Ch. 03 · The vibe

Story profile

Story profile
Content Notes
Emotional Abuse
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