Unholy Blood isn’t a typical romance webtoon. It’s primarily an action manhwa, with romance playing an important role in the story. The romantic elements are woven in naturally and never feel like an afterthought.

• Episodes: 92
• Status Completed
• Creators: Lina Im /Jeonghyeon Kim
• Where to read? Webtoons.

It wouldn’t make much sense to answer this question without spoilers. So if you haven’t read Unholy Blood yet and want to go in blind, you might want to come back later.

So, is there romance in Unholy Blood? Yes, but it remains quite subtle for a long time. This article is not a full review. Instead, it focuses on the characters’ intimate moments and how their relationship develops.

If you’re okay with spoilers, keep reading.

And if you have no idea what this story is about but still ended up here, here’s a quick and very short summary:

Summary: Hayan just wants to live her life as a normal college girl, but more and more vampires are terrorizing humans. One day, her whole world is turned upside down and her family home is destroyed. From that moment on, she walks a thorny path of revenge – as the last pureblood vampire.

Unholy Blood: Who are the main love interests?

Euntae Hwang is a vampire himself – although it is revealed later in the story. He is the captain of the Criminals Investigations Division and his goal is to catch all vampires.

• Character traits: hard to read, strong sense of justice, quirky

In her human form, Hayan Park has brown hair, but later in the story, she remains only in her vampire form, with white hair. She is the last pureblood vampire and lost her parents at an early age.

• Character traits: bubbly, cheerful, badass, strong

Hayan x Euntae – their first interactions

In the first chapter, Euntae saves Hayan from a group of thugs in her neighborhood. Afterward, she thanks him, and he asks for directions to the nearest police station. The funny part is that Hayan had a plastic bag over her head the whole time to hide her identity from the thugs. Euntae doesn’t seem to mind at all.

The next day, he invites her to lunch. He clearly suspects that Hayan is a vampire and keeps pushing her with questions. Hayan tries to hide her secret, but ends up throwing up her meal afterward.

After Hayan gets her revenge on her first target, she is suddenly surrounded by police officers, including Euntae. The moment he realizes it’s her, he tells Hayan to hit him and run. Later that night, they meet again and decide to work together to take down all vampires.

When Hayan asks him why he helped her, Euntae replies, “I refuse to believe that anyone who likes sticky rice bread could be a bad person.” That perfectly sums up his character. He tends to defuse serious situations in that way.

At the end of the chapter, Euntae invites Hayan to live with him.

Hayan x Euntae: All the romantic moments in Unholy Blood (with chapters)

Hayan and Euntae share many moments that build trust and strengthen their bond as they spend more time together. I’m going to show you their key bonding moments that also carry a hint of romance.

Chapter 17: After Hayan starts living with Euntae he starts his usual morning routine half-naked and is completely startled when he sees Hayan. His reactions are hilarious.

Chapter 27: This is the first time it’s shown how proud Euntae is of her. When someone asks if he isn’t worried about the situation, he replies, “You need to give Hayan more credit. She’s much stronger than you think.”

Chapter 31 is a turning point for them. After Hayan finds out that Euntae is a vampire she gets suspicious and asks him if he had deceived her all this time. He promises to tell her everything if she wins in a fight against him. They end up fighting and the owner of the restaurant finds them like that:

Obviously, she thinks they are a couple who couldn’t keep their hands off each other and she asks them to leave. Just look at the art. It’s extremely gorgeous. Go further to read more Manhwa with good art.

Chapter 37: Hayan talks to Euntaes sister and helps the two of them reconcile.

Chapter 38: To celebrate their reconciliation, Hayan decorates the rooftop garden by herself and tells Euntae that his sister did it. When his sister later tells him the truth, Euntae is moved.

Chapter 41: Their enemy has the ability to transform her body and take on the appearance of other people. In this case, she disguises herself as Hayan and goes to see Euntae. He realizes that she isn’t Hayan, but still plays along and tells her to drink his blood. He even says that if it makes her happy, he is willing to die. I know this interaction isn’t real, but it’s still a feast for romance-deprived readers

Chapter 48: This chapter contains their first blushing moment. They see an old couple being very close. Then they start talking about their future and Euntae says: “I’d like to show you the world as it should be”. Euntae tries to explain but ends up leaving with a red face. Hayan is pretty startled as well and tells herself: “There’s no way the detective would think that way about me.”

Chapter 51: Yohan shows up and after Hayan faints he carries her back to the small inn. Euntae gets angry but then tells himself: “It’s not like Hayan and I are in a relationship”, and of course his thought process ends with a “Let’s give up”. He still questions Yohan and the discussion ends up getting pretty intense – with Hayan between them.

Chapter 57: While Hayan was passed out Euntae didn’t leave her side and fed her the medicine she needed – the old lady at the inn tells her that and Hayan blushes. After Hayan wakes up she walks to a small river with Euntae and he tells her to rely on him more. This whole chapter has many bonding moments.

Chapter 59: Euntae pretends that Hayan is his girlfriend in front of two strangers and calls her babe. Hayan is pretty startled and blushes pretty often.

Chapter 60: In this chapter, they have to convince the enemy that they are in a relationship. Hayan does so very enthusiastically.

Chapter 63: They go to an abandoned church, and because it’s dark, they start lighting the candles on the floor. Then they realize they’re standing in a large heart made of candles and awkwardly try to put them out. This chapter has many more moments I didn’t mention, so it’s worth checking out for yourself.

Chapter 64: Euntae grabs Hayan’s hand and tells her he wants to teach her how to fight properly so she won’t get hurt. They then start training together. At the end of the chapter, Hayan offers to let him drink her blood after realizing that Euntae’s condition is getting worse.

Chapter 66: Euntae chooses not to drink her blood, but they hug and stay pretty close.

Chapter 83: Chapter 83 marks the most significant turning point in their relationship. Hayan not only confesses her love – following Euntae, who did so a few chapters earlier – but also kisses him in tears. The rest is something you should see for yourself. One final spoiler: they do get a happy ending.

Unholy Blood is also a Manhwa even Non-Romance-Fans will enjoy.