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To be honest, I’m not even sure whose great idea it was to blank out the words. Maybe it’s the manhwa team’s way of keeping people in suspense but this story doesn’t need to create suspense because revelations occur all throughout the rest of the story until the last page of the main story.

Anyway, what Carcel said is, “Your dream is over, Inés. I am your reality.”

Ines reacted emotionally to this because:

Besides the fact that it implies her tragic past lives are over, there’s also the detachment she often felt from reality. Ever since she first regressed, her life felt like she’s dreaming. For instance, in the Bilbao arc, when she was hiding with the artist in a hideout, she told him she feels like he’s a dream…meaning, that they’re not living in reality. She felt like any day she would wake up and end up in the palace again and married to the crown prince.

In contrast, since Ines married Carcel, she’s begun to feel like she’s living for real. This issue was addressed when she admitted it in the arc Carcel fainted with the cold at work. In the chapter 59:

THE IDEA THAT I HAD TO LEAVE HIM ONE DAY... ...NOW HAD ACTUAL SUBSTANCE TO IT. IT WAS NO LONGER JUST A SIMPLE SENTENCE IN MY HEAD. IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS STARING DOWN AT AN EMPTY SQUARE ON A CHESSBOARD EITHER.
IT USED TO BE LIKE PINNING A RANDOM POINT ON A MAP... ...AND CHOOSING MY NEXT DESTINATION FROM THERE…BUT NOT ANYMORE.

Then we see her in a field with Carcel standing with his hand extended towards her while Arondra and Alfonso stood behind him. That’s when she admits she no longer wanted to live her life without Carcel, the warm people in their home and their little house atop Logorño Hill.

Then there’s the chapter where she envisioned she and Carcel as an elderly couple, for another example. In that chapter, Ines mentioned how she feels ALIVE because of Carcel and how he had the ability to drive the shadows from her life just by his presence. That’s the chapter where she talks about all the light in the world is contained in his eyes that look at her as though she’s his Sun.

Therefore, we should be able to understand why Carcel telling her he’s her reality created such an emotional response on top of their already emotional heart-to-heart. There’s so much meaning in Ines finally feeling she’s living for the first time in an extremely long time and the bad things are behind her. Now she hopes to grow old with him and actually looking forward to their future. Moreover, added to this bright hope for the future is the fact that no matter what danger lies ahead, Carcel has always made her feel safe. That’s another important aspect that can sustain her present reality.

EDIT: It’s also important to note that Inés uses the term ‘dreams’ to refer to her past tragic lives. Note she even includes the first TRUE life when she said “Perhaps I’ve already broken you too”. So when Carcel tells her the dream is over and he’s her reality, he’s also effectively telling her the words she’s longed to hear…that is, the bad things are in the past and she can forget them and live in their present reality.

I always say this story has so many details, nuances and meanings. It’s very rich.

Anyone else whenever they read yaoi in public when those scenes come does anyone else every so often look to make sure no one is like near them ?