Ja-kyeong took a $5 million contract to kill Kang Il-hyeon. That was the plan. What actually happened is he ended up trapped in Il-hyeon’s web instead — and neither of them is walking away from this cleanly. Things That Deserve to Die Chapter 23 drops Tuesday and OtakuSignal has the release date & times, spoilers, and also reading links ready.
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Things That Deserve to Die Chapter 22 Recap
Chapter 22 is the latest available as of April 22. The series has been escalating the tension between Ja-kyeong and Il-hyeon — every chapter pushes both of them further into a dynamic where finishing the original job cleanly is no longer the real question. Chapter 22 left whatever confrontation or development it built unresolved enough that Chapter 23 has a specific setup to pay off.
Things That Deserve to Die Chapter 23 Spoilers: Only You
Things That Deserve to Die Chapter 23 is titled “Only You.” Here’s what to expect:
- Il-hyeon makes a possessive move — the title “Only You” in a BL crime thriller between a hitman and the target who trapped him is doing a lot of work. Il-hyeon has been gradually tightening his hold on Ja-kyeong across the last several chapters. This chapter title suggests the dynamic shifts from control into something more direct — Il-hyeon making it clear Ja-kyeong isn’t interchangeable to him.
- Ja-kyeong’s professional detachment cracks — his whole identity is built around not caring who the target is. Il-hyeon has been systematically dismantling that. Things That Deserve to Die Chapter 23 is the kind of chapter where Ja-kyeong’s internal wall starts showing visible damage.
- The original contract becomes a problem again — whoever hired Ja-kyeong for $5 million hasn’t disappeared. The outside pressure on the situation doesn’t go away just because the two of them are stuck in their own orbit. Things That Deserve to Die Chapter 23 likely reintroduces that threat.
- The cliffhanger — “Only You” as a chapter title ends with either a moment of involuntary honesty from Ja-kyeong, or Il-hyeon doing something that makes it impossible for Ja-kyeong to keep pretending this is just a job gone sideways.
Things That Deserve to Die Chapter 23 Global Release Times — April 28, 2026
| Region | Time Zone | Release Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 Korea (Source) | KST (UTC+9) | 12:00 AM (April 29) |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | JST (UTC+9) | 12:00 AM (April 29) |
| 🇨🇳 China | CST (UTC+8) | 11:00 PM |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | PHT (UTC+8) | 11:00 PM |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | MYT (UTC+8) | 11:00 PM |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | SGT (UTC+8) | 11:00 PM |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | WIB (UTC+7) | 10:00 PM |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | ICT (UTC+7) | 10:00 PM |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | ICT (UTC+7) | 10:00 PM |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | BST (UTC+6) | 9:00 PM |
| 🇮🇳 India (The Hub!) | IST (UTC+5:30) | 9:30 PM |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | PKT (UTC+5) | 9:00 PM |
| 🇦🇪 UAE / Gulf | GST (UTC+4) | 8:00 PM |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | AST (UTC+3) | 7:00 PM |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | TRT (UTC+3) | 7:00 PM |
| 🇷🇺 Russia (Moscow) | MSK (UTC+3) | 7:00 PM |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | EET (UTC+2) | 6:00 PM |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | CEST (UTC+2) | 6:00 PM |
| 🇫🇷 France | CEST (UTC+2) | 6:00 PM |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | CEST (UTC+2) | 6:00 PM |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | CEST (UTC+2) | 6:00 PM |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | BST (UTC+1) | 5:00 PM |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | WEST (UTC+1) | 5:00 PM |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | WAT (UTC+1) | 5:00 PM |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | BRT (UTC-3) | 1:00 PM |
| 🇺🇸 East Coast | ET (UTC-4) | 12:00 PM |
| 🇨🇦 Canada (Toronto) | ET (UTC-4) | 12:00 PM |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | COT (UTC-5) | 11:00 AM |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | CST (UTC-5) | 11:00 AM |
| 🇺🇸 Central USA | CT (UTC-5) | 11:00 AM |
| 🇺🇸 Mountain USA | MT (UTC-6) | 10:00 AM |
| 🇺🇸 West Coast | PT (UTC-7) | 9:00 AM |
All times are approximate based on the standard midnight KST drop.
Where to Read Things That Deserve to Die Chapter 23
Things That Deserve to Die is available on:
No official English license confirmed as of April 2026. Support the author on Ridibooks or Bomtoon if you can access the Korean platforms.
FAQ — Real Reader Questions
Why did the $5 million contract turn into a trap?
Kang Il-hyeon knew someone was coming for him — he just didn’t know when or who. He’s not a target who panics. He’s a crime boss who’s survived long enough to be very good at reading situations and flipping them. Ja-kyeong arrived expecting a clean kill and walked into someone who had already accounted for the possibility. The trap wasn’t improvised — Il-hyeon had options ready.
Is this a dark romance or does it get genuinely dangerous?
Both. Novel readers who finished the source material described it as not having a single boring chapter. The darkness is real — the relationship between Ja-kyeong and Il-hyeon develops inside an actual life-or-death situation, not just a tense one. The +18 rating on the manhwa is earned. The novel source also has content that readers flagged as intense.
Is the novel finished and how does it end?
The original Korean novel by Gyeja is complete. Novel readers on Reddit described it as a satisfying ending and specifically called out the humor and writing quality from the author. The manhwa is adapting the completed novel, so it has a destination — it’s not writing as it goes.
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