Ok so I got multiple questions.
1. At this point in time, does Gwen like nian? If so, is it a love at first sight thing or have they met before? Or is he faking all this then eventually really falls in love with Nian.
2. Is Amon really a God. Since the head maid said Amon is both Nian’s father and consort and that he raised him or sth, I’m assuming he doesn’t age so he’s special at least but is he the only divinity? Does the novel cover this?
3. Why does Amon even like Nian in the first place since he’s so indifferent to literally anything beside killing and death.
4. Last one, will any of the priests and servants ever rebel against the Sha.
I just mtl the novel too. I want extraaa!! I hate the we didn't get the see nyne's pov at the end. I was actually very confused at the ending. I just want to believe that, in the end, he finally gets to be happy with Gwen and Amon. My baby suffered too much, he deserve to be happy. ┗( T﹏T )┛
Wait it actually have side stories on ridibooksΣ( ￣□￣||)
oh i didn’t MTL the novel. i read the english translation. if you want, i can give u a link to the side stories
I didn't know it has complete english translation TvT. Pls send the link!! Thank you soso muchhhhh1
1. Gwen does love Nian. It’s not love at first sight. At first, Gwen pities and sympathizes with Nian. Overtime, though, he realizes that his pity has transformed into something more and that he wants Nian for himself. They have not met before, but Gwen has been aware of Nian’s kind (consorts) for a while since that is what he’s been researching for a long time.
2. He’s not a god. Neither is Nian. The novel covers what they truly are (I’m not sure if you wanted what Amon truly is as a spoiler though. Let me know if you do. Also, he is not the only one of his kind.
3. It’s simply in his nature as a _____. Amon says this himself when the novel switches to his perspective near the end of the novel. Being like Amon can only experience emotions and feelings and, in a sense, joy through their consorts. That is why their world begins and ends with their consorts.
4. Yes. People very close to Nain.
Novelupdates Link (not updated to reflect the total number of translated chapters but useful for links): https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-snake-that-swallowed-the-pomegranate/
Chapters 1 - 101: https://littlepinkstarfish.com/category/the-snake-that-swallowed-the-pomegranate/
Chapters 102 - Side Story 7 (thus far): https://kiwikiwikiwiki.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/the-serpent-who-swallowed-a-pomegranate-chapter-102/?preview_id=8&preview_nonce=0c65d96687&preview=true
The second website does not have a table of contents, so you'll simply have to select "Next Post" to get to the next chapter.
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Curious: is gwen from the modern world like an isekai/transmigrated character or something? In the novel he uses modern terms like “movie” “figurine” and his laboratory is described to have modern things too?
He’s not a transmigrator, he is a reincarnator. He has memories of his past life on Earth where he died of young age. They actually explain in the novel why people like Gwen exist in this world.
LMAO sorry i make it sound like he died because he was young. He died from overwork WHEN he was young lol
hii yes please spoil what amon is, and follow up question... do they ultimately just "share" nain towards the end like..?
he's a dragon. gwen's theory is that dragons are merely high-level demonic beasts with intelligence.
ig you could say they're "sharing" him, but i don't think "share" is the right word because it's demeaning to nain as a person. the power dynamic is actually the other way around. amon and gwen have decided to do everything in their power to keep nain alive (because they both love nain to death), and so they put their differences aside to live together in trastasa and transform it into a place that matches nain's ideals. amon and gwen are catering solely to nain.
Tinkerbell got me...I was like "whut...?"
Not that young, but yeah.
Yep :) The ending isn't as bad. Maybe the side stories will change it, but I don't see him choosing.
the side stories are key! lowkey, they shouldn’t be treated as side stories but a part of the main story.
I have a question if it isn't too much of an issue, with all that was said, why did Amon have other partners within his court if Nain was such a moving factor for him? Was he just oblivious to how that would affect his main partner (Nain) or is it just due to his race it's not that important or unusual?? Which brings me to a next question, did he (Amon), actually enter into relations with those consorts?? Sorry, that was more than one question.
just caught up with the novel. i think there are still a few more side stories left so i haven't finished it yet, but essentially there is no true endgame i guess you could say. nain ends up living with both amon and gwen in trastasa. amon and gwen absolutely despise each other, but they recognize that if they kill each other, nain will kill himself (he will no longer have the will to live). so they've come to a mutual agreement to maintain peace with each other for nain's sake.
in terms of trastasa itself, the country changes drastically by the end. human sacrifices are banned altogether. people are kind to each other. there is no blatant corruption among the priests. everything has changed to better suit nain's best interests. nain, himself, is much, much happier as a whole.
from my understanding of it - nain both loves and hates amon (it's complicated lol) and loves gwen. he also loves trastasa and all the people he came to love in the past, despite the painful memories he harbors.