Ridibooks' translation of 'Under the Oak Tree' really depends on what quality means to you. If you're after a readable, official version that gets the main story across without glaring errors, they deliver. The translation I read was perfectly coherent, captured the emotional beats between Maxi and Riftan, and didn't feel stilted. It's a licensed, professional job, which already puts it miles ahead of the old, inconsistent fan-translated snippets floating around on random forums years ago.
But if 'quality' means a poetic, deeply localized literary translation that preserves every nuance of the original Korean prose... maybe temper expectations. It’s a web novel adaptation, and the translation style suits that—clear, functional, and focused on moving the plot forward rather than being a lyrical masterpiece. As for completion, they’re publishing it in official volumes, so it’s the most guaranteed route to get the entire story legally, which for me outweighs hunting for perfect-but-unofficial snippets.