01x14 - My Royal Nemesis

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

MY ROYAL NEMESIS

[groans]

-[brooding piano playing]
-[gasps softly]

-[woman in distance] Is that person hurt?
-[man] Looks like it. Oh, no.

-[woman] Excuse me, sir?
-[man] Sir, can you hear me?

-[woman gasps] He's bleeding! Oh, no!
-[man] Hello, police?

We just found a man
on the ground. I think he's been…

[doctor] Multiple stab wounds.
He won't stop bleeding.

Prep a transfusion
and alert the trauma team!

Don't die, Cha Se-gye, don't die!

-[inaudible]
-[piano continues playing]

[Se-gye, thinking] Don't cry.

I have to get up.

I can't leave her alone…

-[doctor 1] Sir, stay focused on me! Sir!
-[man] He's crashing. Get a cart ready!

[Se-gye] …and die like this.

[doctor 1] Heart rate, 120.
Activate MTP and start him on O-neg.

[doctor 2] Charge 200!

[piano concludes]

You must be tired after your long journey.

This is a royal letter from His Majesty.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager
sent some nourishing soup.

I thought I would get a royal decree,
but I got a letter and soup.

I guess I am not destined to die today.

[Mun-do] Drink it and die as a criminal.

If you do, the girl shall live.

[moody piano playing]

It seems I must entrust you
to an unreliable pledge.

[Se-gye] Even if I must die like this,
it was not a bad life.

As a royal who could never become king,

I was always destined
to die before my time.

However, to die protecting you,
whom I cherish,

is quite
an honorable ending for me.

[chokes]

[groans]

[grunts]

[door opens]

[dramatic music playing]

-How dare you come in here?
-Either way, you will die today.

And this is
how His Majesty intends you to die.

The exiled Grand Prince was attacked
by bandits and disappeared.

-That is how history will remember you.
-You wretch!

[grunts]

[yells]

[music fades out]

[splutters]

[dramatic violins playing]

[Seo-ri] This time, I will save you.

EPISODE 14
MY ROYAL NEMESIS

[bells' jingle echoes]

[dramatic music builds]

[music fades]

[Eun-a, muffled]
Dan-sim. Dan-sim! Kang Dan-sim!

[brooding piano playing]

-[piano stops playing]
-[birds chirping]

[Seo-ri gasps]

Am I back at the palace?

[Eun-a] Dan-sim, are you all right?

-I've returned to the Joseon era.
-[bells jingle]

The only way you can save him is
if you decide to break the cycle of fate.

What do you mean, the cycle of fate?

Your lover will always meet his death
before you do,

no matter what era you find yourself in.

You must go back
to save the Grand Prince's life.

The cycle will only repeat itself
if you don't.

All you need to do
is sacrifice yourself once to be free.

[breathing heavily]

[Eun-a] Goodness!
Why are you in such a daze today?

[Seo-ri] You?

You wench!

How can you be here?

Your clothes?

You were also a fated connection
from this life?

Have you once again dozed off?

[Seo-ri, thinking] I didn't know this girl
when I was in the Joseon Era.

Has something changed?

I'm clearly inside the palace.

Tell me where we are.

What do you mean?

Can you not see we're in front
of the Queen Dowager's quarters?

JAGYEONGJEON HALL

Oh, Kang Dan-sim, you have no fear.

A lady of the bedchamber dozing off
while on duty?

The Queen Dowager? Lady of the bedchamber?

[thinking] Somehow the past has changed,
which means…

[uplifting music playing]

I can change things as well!

[eunuch] His Majesty the King approaches!

[tense music playing]

[Seo-ri, thinking] It's him.

[gasps]

[chief eunuch] What are you waiting for?
Open the door at once.

Yes, right away.

[Mun-do] You shall come in as well.

[door opens]

[Seo-ri] So he is now the Reigning King.

And the Queen Dowager is still alive,

which means it has not been a year
since he ascended the throne.

The Queen Dowager was bedridden
for days after hearing

of the Grand Prince's passing
before she died as well.

Since she is still alive,
so is the Grand Prince.

The Grand Prince usually falls gravely ill
during this season of the year.

I have been thinking about what he must be
enduring in those wretched quarters.

I am truly grateful that Your Majesty is
considerate of a poor mother's pain.

I, too, have been quite worried

and was thinking of sending him a letter
in the next few days.

Should I send him
some of the nourishing soup

you have had made with the letter?

[moody piano playing]

That girl will safely deliver both to him.

Do you mean to say you are sending me
to the exiled Grand Prince?

[Queen Dowager] Yes. You formerly served
in Hyeon's quarters, did you not?

You will safely deliver them to him.

I am sure he will appreciate
seeing a familiar face.

I ask that you carefully observe
the Grand Prince's state of health.

[Seo-ri] He's still alive.

I can save him.

[soaring strings playing]

[doctor] His kidneys were damaged
by the stab wounds to his abdomen.

We performed emergency surgery,

but he's in shock
from the severe blood loss.

For now, we'll observe him to see
if he makes it through the night.

[music fades]

[Se-gye] She came here.

[gentle piano playing]

You must be tired after your long journey.

[Seo-ri, thinking] He's still alive.

This is a royal letter from His Majesty.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager
sent some nourishing soup.

I thought I would get a royal decree,
but I got a letter and soup.

I guess I am not destined to die today.

I will prepare your table
and meal at once.

Why have you decided to be silent?

I have missed the sound of your discreet
and joyful chattering.

Your Royal Highness, you have not changed
at all during your exile.

It would seem
as if time itself had stopped.

You, however…

You seem to have changed a little.

Your eyes and your demeanor have taken
on a certain strength.

How is it that you have come?

I was surprised
when my mother sent word

that she was sending you,
her own lady of the bedchamber.

That girl will safely
deliver both items to him.

[Seo-ri] Why would King Anjong
send me, of all people?

What did His Majesty write in the letter?

Is it a greeting?

It is no concern of yours.

I may be a criminal, but I still
would never show a royal letter

from His Majesty
to a mere lady-in-waiting.

[Seo-ri] He used me as bait.

He sent me so the Grand Prince
would lower his guard.

Therefore, this must be…

[dish clattering]

Do not drink this! It has been poisoned!

Are you sure?

Are you accusing my mother
of poisoning the food?

Do you not understand?
He has sent me as a distraction,

so you will willfully take the poison.

A distraction?

Who do you think you are?

Do you think by calling you my companion
and sharing a few jests

that you are significant to me?

I was happy with you.

I was a court lady with no one to rely on
and only a stray dog to confide in.

When you told me
you would be my companion, I was happy.

You were the first person to ever look…

into the heart of a lowly court lady
like me.

Do not delude yourself.

I have not held you once in my heart,

nor have I ever had the need
for a court lady's love.

Forget it all.

Forget me.

And everything.

I would like you to know, sir,
that I have come to enjoy the rain.

I now like how refreshing it can feel.

And it reminds me that I am alive.

[Se-gye] Do you feel all that water?
How refreshing it is.

[Seo-ri] I am alive. I survived.

[sobbing laughter]

Even when I felt desperate enough to end
my own life, I still wanted to live.

It was not that I wanted to die.

It was that I no longer wanted
to live like this.

Honestly.

That is what
you made me realize.

-You gave me the will to go on.
-You should leave.

If you cannot live like this,
then you should live differently.

Go to a new world like Qing

or any of the other foreign lands.
It matters not!

You must escape from here!

[piano continues playing]

[sighs]

I thought you knew how
to hold your tongue, but in fact,

you are far too careless with it.

How could you dare
utter such thoughtless drivel?

Then again, that is how you are.

You are still the same as ever.

[door opens]

[Seo-ri gasps]

[breathing heavily]

Did my brother send you here?

Did he order you to cut my throat?

I am a band of bandits.

We saw soldiers and court ladies
who were heading into the mountains,

so we left
empty-handed, unfortunately.

Would you not prefer that version
to go down in history?

Oh, no. This can't be.

[sword unsheathing]

[yells]

[dramatic music playing]

[grunting]

[pants]

Now is your chance. Run away at once.

-No, we need to go together.
-There's no time for that.

-You need to go and hide.
-You are not listening to me.

I am trying to save you.

You must live, Your Highness,
in order for him to live.

["Faded Words" playing in Korean]

-Him?
-Yes. He is my life.

I will do anything I can to save him.

Thanks to him, I am able
to smile and feel free to be myself.

Just as you are trying to do for me,
I have to save him from death.

And I will not give up.

You have someone that important
in your life?

Now I understand what has made
your eyes show so much courage.

You need not worry.

I will continue to live.

I have been so vilified in this life
that I refuse to die easily.

[whimpers]

[Seo-ri] So is this how my life ends?

[gasps]

Oh, no.

Shin Seo-ri.

Se-gye, can you hear me?

Mr. Cha, I'll go tell
the doctor you're awake.

Hey, Se-gye, are you all right?

-[door opens, closes]
-[exhales deeply]

Wait, what happened? Where's Shin Seo-ri?

You really shouldn't move yet.
You'll open up your wounds.

You've only just been transferred
out of the ICU.

The doctor said
you're on mandatory bed rest.

-[door slides open]
-He just woke up now.

Hello, Mr. Cha.
How are you feeling right now?

-Mr. Son?
-Yes, sir.

Where is Shin Seo-ri?

Where is she?

Would you like to tell me why you're here?

Instead of coming to see me,
you should have gone to visit Se-gye

to check in with him about his wounds.

Yeah, well, Tae-hee
said she'd call when he wakes up.

Is Tae-hee family? You are his family.

The poor kid's in there
without his parents,

and you two, his aunts,
can't even take care of your own nephew!

We grew up without a father too!

The only one you cared about was Jin-u,
and you never paid attention to us.

I mean, you need to have received love
to know how to give love, right?

Why would you go
and say something like that?

Can't you see you're upsetting him?

[Ju-ran] You've only
cared about your grandson.

You know, we're your children too,
and we count!

You should stop living
in the past and take some time

to look at the present,
and maybe even the future.

[gasps] What an ungrateful little brat.

[door opens, closes]

[sighs]

Do you know when he'll be able
to be discharged?

[chuckles] Don't be so impatient.

He just woke up
and we need to monitor him.

Mr. Cha?

[mysterious music playing]

[Jae-han] I can't find Ms. Shin anywhere.

She's not at the restaurant
or the boarding house,

and she's not answering her phone.

The police don't have anything concrete.

It's all circumstantial evidence
and suspicions.

Secure the interrogation recording,
then prepare a countermeasure.

We'll frame this as an unjust
investigation and incompetent police.

[reporter 1] Here he comes.
Excuse me, sir?

[reporters questioning indistinctly]

[reporter 2] Is there anything
you'd like to say?

[reporter 3]
What are they trying to uncover?

[reporter 1] Can you tell us
why you were here today?

Where's Shin Seo-ri,
what have you done to her?

I can't believe
you've regained consciousness.

That is such a relief. [sighs]

I want to know where she is.

[chuckles]

Why on earth would you think
I would know anything?

Didn't you say you were going to
protect her, and yet you can't find her?

Maybe she finally ran away.

Who could really blame her?

If she stays by your side,
she might also get stabbed.

So, if she has any common sense at all,
she should run away.

-Damn you. [gasping]
-Se-gye! Are you all right?

I swear I had nothing
to do with her disappearing.

I hope you find her before I do.

-Are you okay?
-Damn you.

-[Han-su] Mr. Cha!
-Are you all right, sir?

[Han-su] Stop while you can.

We can file a missing persons report,
but since there are no signs

of criminal involvement,
it would be difficult.

We need a next of kin
to actually report her missing first.

She doesn't have any family.
Her grandmother passed away recently.

[breathes deeply]

Please do whatever you can.

-[groans]
-Mr. Cha.

You really don't look too good, you know.
Are you all right?

[Mun-do] Who could really blame her?

If she stays by your side,
she might also get stabbed.

So if she has any common sense at all,
she should run away.

-[somber piano playing]
-[breathes heavily]

I got you, sir. Are you okay?

What are you doing here, sir?

Why can't I find Shin Seo-ri?

Maybe she finally has run away.

I guess it would be better
if that were the case,

as long as she's somewhere safe.

First, we need to get you help.

This isn't the right time
to be worrying about Ms. Shin.

Come on, let's get you to the hospital.
Okay, be careful.

[Ju-ran] Why haven't the police
made any progress on the case?

I can't deal with this anxiety.

They're investigating. Let's just wait.
I'm sure we'll hear something soon.

[Dal-su] Se-gye, how are you?
How are you feeling?

Are you sure you should be walking
around like this?

I can't find Shin Seo-ri.

I'm sure something bad
has happened to her as well.

I have no idea where she is.

Can you please help me, Grandfather?

[sniffles]

[Se-gye sobbing softly]

[Han-su] We found Shin Seo-ri.

We found her,
but she's not doing very well.

-Excuse me.
-I can't help right now.

[gasps] Hey, who are you?

[monitor beeping]

[Han-su] She's unconscious.

Sir, are you her next of kin?

What's wrong with her?

[nurse] We thought it was
a temporary loss of consciousness,

but she's not recovering.
It took us a while to identify her.

I think she should be transferred
to a larger hospital

for a thorough examination.

Shin Seo-ri, why…

[mysterious music playing]

[Jeong-ae]
All my heartfelt congratulations.

Your punishment is finally over.

Now, free yourself from all suffering.

All suffering.

Sever all outdated threads,
both the good memories and the bad ones.

By doing this,
you will no longer have a reason

to lose someone close to you
or cause to shed a tear.

You have suffered enough
throughout your lifetime.

I have.

All the suffering has truly
been difficult to bear.

You no longer need to endure the pain.

You are now free
to live out your life here in peace

until you pass on to the afterlife.

This is the reward the heavens
have decided to give you.

I am pleased with this.

I am perfectly calm and at peace.

I have no cares.

So the temptress stayed in a place
that was neither the present nor the past,

neither the afterlife
nor the mortal world.

For the pain that touched her soul
made all her memories, both good and bad,

disappear forever.

I heard that when people are
in too much pain,

their brains can shut down.
Is that what happened to her?

She reached her limit
after enduring so much for so long.

But what she needed
to avoid was forgetting herself.

She should know that a life of empty peace
is just another mental jail.

That's a profound way of seeing things.

Anyway, I was wondering when I'd get
to be the lead character.

Everything will happen in due time.

When the moment to act arrives,
whether you move forward or stay put…

you will find the answer.

[machine beeping]

[Se-gye] Why isn't she waking up?

She doesn't have any injuries.

This can happen even
without external injuries.

When a person experiences
a shock they can't handle,

their brain shuts down
their consciousness.

-It's like an escape mechanism.
-So what can I do to help her?

Whatever it is, I'll do it.

I would suggest you stay
with her and talk to her.

There's no guarantee she can hear you,
but nothing says she won't either.

[gentle piano playing]

[secretary] Mr. Cha isn't currently
in contact with any of his family members.

He doesn't really do much other than go
to the office and the hospital.

When you say hospital,
does he visit that woman?

Yes, sir. She's been
in a coma for a while now.

Okay, keep a close eye
on Cha Se-gye and his people

until the press conference.

And report any activity
to me in real time.

How can one person have this much
bad luck in a lifetime?

It's like you're in some kind
of extreme survival training.

[cell buzzing]

Yes, Mrs. Hong. Where am I?

Where else would I be?

I'm at home. How's the complaint
against the commenters going?

I won't go easy on them at all. Okay.

[cell beeps]

[door slides open]

[Gwang-nam] Hello.

Yeah, hi.

So, have you quit already?

Not yet, but I definitely will.
The polite thing to do would be

to go to see Mrs. Hong in person,
which I need to do.

[chuckles] You want to be polite?

Well, Mr. Baek, that in itself proves
you'll never be a manager.

You have to be ruthless, no matter what.

Find something more suitable.

[door slides open, closes]

How could I have been so blind
to like someone like her? Ugh.

SHIN SEO-RI

[knocking at door]

[Jae-han] Excuse me, sir.
There's someone here to see you.

She says she would like
to tell you something regarding Ms. Shin.

[mysterious music playing]

[sighs] The thing is, I've been having
a few cases of spirit possession,

and when I return to myself,
I can't tell whether I've been dreaming

-or if it was some sort of reality.
-[sighs]

So I went to the boarding house,
and they said she was still in a coma.

However, there's one thing I feel
I really need to tell you so you know.

I don't know what kind of scam you're
trying to run, but you should leave

while I still have the patience
to ask nicely. I can also call the police.

Don't get angry with me.
Just please listen.

Even if no one ever finds out,
you need to know this.

Seo-ri went back there to save you.
She gave up everything to save your life.

She went back to fix things so
that you may live today.

Get out. Get out of here.

Right now.

Thank you for listening. [sobs]

[door opens, closes]

[breathes deeply]

[Jenog-ae] Even if no one ever finds out,
you need to know this.

Seo-ri went back there to save you.

That's such garbage.

[Jeong-ae] She gave up everything
to save your life.

She went back to fix things
so that you may live today.

[chuckles]

[soft piano playing]

[Seo-ri] Hey, Cha Se-gye.

When it's springtime, we should go see
the cornelian cherry blossoms together

and make flower pancakes
with the yellow blooms.

In summer, we can bite into whole peaches
in a yard full of trumpet vines.

Let's go to the beach again
and go see the Rugosa roses.

And in fall, you can make me
a chrysanthemum crown.

We can also go hand in hand
to see the fall leaves.

It would be wonderful if we could spend
all four seasons together.

[pages rustling]

[chuckles softly]

Oh, Shin Seo-ri.

[music continues playing]

What is this?
How long has this been waiting here?

[Tae-hee, muffled] I'm sorry, but
Mochang's newly-launched cosmetics brand

has taken the number-one spot
in Eastern Europe, Se-gye.

Se-gye?

Are you listening?

Oh.

I'm sorry. I wasn't able
to get any sleep last night.

Please continue.

Has there been any change
in Ms. Shin's condition?

Don't you find it hard
to just be waiting like this?

You don't know when she'll wake up,
and if she does,

you don't know
if she'll be the same person.

[sighs]

I wouldn't want you to take this
the wrong way,

but I'm really worried about you.

Waiting without knowing how it'll end
has to be the worst kind of t*rture.

It's not as if being patient
will reward you with the answer.

[gentle strings playing]

[sighs]

Se-gye, have you been
to the nearby museum lately?

There's a fascinating painting there.

One of my buyers saw it
and really loved it.

She thinks there's a story behind it.

It's a partially-burnt painting
of a lovely court lady.

And it reminded me of someone I knew.

The court lady
who is represented in the painting

looks exactly like Ms. Shin.

[Seo-ri] Is this what is called
a holy rock?

But I have never been to the sea before.

[tour guide] It may look like
an ordinary painting,

-but it actually holds two secrets.
-[music continues]

As we know, in the Joseon era,
it was rare to paint a woman's face

because of the Confucian values
that kept men and women apart.

Now, with that in mind,
we think this was painted in secret.

[Tae-hee] It's Shin Seo-ri's doppelganger.
The resemblance is uncanny.

[tour guide] Now, do you see
this book down here?

This is the Hyeon's Quarters diary
written by the Grand Prince Cheongheon,

the youngest brother
of the King Anjong of Joseon.

He was the ill-fated prince
who became entangled in a scandal

and disappeared while in exile.
When the diary was first brought to Korea,

I had no idea it would become this famous!

As we know,
history is recorded by the victors.

The page before you
contains the last record

left by the Grand Prince Cheongheon
before he disappeared.

It tells us the truth,
which differs from the Joseon records.

It says that on the tenth month
of the Year of the Fire Horse,

the torrential rain
that shook the roof all night has stopped.

[Se-gye] Early in the morning,
I use the rainwater I collected

to wash and make myself presentable.

Today is different from yesterday.

The girl is coming.

["Faded words" playing in Korean]

Are you on your way here…

to me?

I tried to erase you from my memory,
but you keep coming back to me.

It would make your life easier to hate me,

rather than be tormented
by a yearning feeling.

I will have
to drive you away with harsh words,

and though it may break your heart,
in the end, that is what will save you.

A distraction? Who do you think you are?

Do you think by calling you my companion
and sharing a few jests

that you are significant to me?

I was happy with you.

I was a court lady with no one to rely on
and only a stray dog to confide in.

When you told me
you would be my companion, I was happy.

Shin Seo-ri.

[Se-gye] Even if I must die like this,
it was not a bad life.

As a royal who could never become king,

I was always destined
to die before my time.

However, to die protecting you,

whom I cherish, is quite
an honorable ending for me.

-[chokes]
-[Seo-ri] Do not drink this!

It has been poisoned!

[Jeong-ae] She gave up
everything to save your life.

She went back to fix things
so that you may live today.

[Seo-ri] You are not listening to me.
I am trying to save you!

You must live, Your Highness,
in order for him to live.

[Seo-ri] He is my life.
I will do anything I can to save him!

[gasping]

[gasping]

[Se-gye] Couldn't you have
stopped this somehow?

[bittersweet piano playing]

[girl] Oh, wow! It's snowing!

Mommy, look! It's snowing!

[mother] Snow in the middle of summer?

Is someone holding a grudge? [chuckles]

-It's just a weather fluke.
-[mother] Either way, it's beautiful.

Oh!

["Everyday Miracle" playing in Korean]

EMBRACING JOSEON ONCE MORE

[sobbing]

Could you please stop making me wait?

[Se-gye] I can't…

I can't breathe, Shin Seo-ri.

Please come back to me.

[gasps]

So, he's alive?

[Se-gye] Shin Seo-ri, wake up.
I'm right here.

Cha Se-gye.

[breathes heavily]

[Seo-ri] The night may be very dark,
but if you have someone by your side,

it becomes bearable, a bit less scary.

Who you're with is more important
than where you are when you're with them.

[sobs]

I do yearn for you.

You're the only thing I need.

The only one, Shin Seo-ri.
I want to be your only.

[Seo-ri] Cha Se-gye, no matter
what happens to us going forward,

I genuinely held you deep in my heart.

That one thing you'll never doubt.

And with that memory,
you will never wither away.

Promise me that.

I will not let you be alone.

You can trust me.

[Se-gye] It's a promise, Shin Seo-ri.

[Seo-ri] I'm protecting you.
I promised, didn't I?

[Jeong-ae] Your punishment
is finally over.

Now free yourself from all suffering.

-All suffering?
-[Jeong-ae] Sever all outdated threads,

both the good memories
and the bad ones.

By doing this, you will
no longer have a reason

to lose someone close to you.

I refuse.

[Jeong-ae] This is the reward the heavens
have decided to give you.

This is not a reward.
Without suffering, there is no happiness.

And without experiencing sorrow,
we cannot know joy.

This is not the kind of reward I expected.

I will give you one last chance to choose
the life you desire to live.

You may travel
in whichever direction you wish,

either to the past,
to the present, to the future,

or to any other world.

You may even travel to a world where
the temptress is not stigmatized.

So have you chosen where you will go?

I already know where I want to go.

My choice is…

[song concludes]

[Seo-ri] Cha Se-gye!

[silence]

[gentle piano playing]

I can't believe it's snowing.

Why are you out here getting snowed on?

It's you.

I have missed you… so much.

[Se-gye exhales sharply]

You don't know how happy I am.

Thank you for being alive.

How?

How could you have done this to me?

How could you just leave me alone?

Did you really think I'd be able
to live without you?

But I've come back to you.

We're both alive and well.

That's more important than anything else.

I died each day waiting for you.

["Losing my Heart" playing in Korean]

I thought you would never come back to me…

and that I wouldn't get the chance
to confess my feelings.

You left before I even had a chance
to tell you that I love you.

[Se-gye sobbing]

You can tell me now if you want,
and every day from now on.

I love you, Cha Se-gye.

[sniffles]

I can't believe you beat me at that too.

-[chuckles]
-That wasn't very fair.

-Let's live a hundred years together.
-Only a hundred years?

-[chuckles]
-It'll be more like ten thousand.

And you'd better not go anywhere, either.

Okay. Done. It's a deal.

[chuckles]

[song continues playing]

-I want you to slap me on the face.
-You want me to slap you?

We're finally together,
and that's what you want?

Well, it's because I can't believe
this is real.

It feels like a dream,
so I need you to slap me. Slap hard.

-[Seo-ri exhales]
-[song concludes]

This is not a dream. This is for real.

-Do you feel my hands, how warm they are?
-Yes, I do.

[scoffs]

They're warm, so I know I'm not dreaming.

[Seo-ri chuckles]

Why did it take you so long
to wake up? It was t*rture.

During all that time,
I thought you were dead.

I thought I was the only one
who'd survived

and that I hadn't been able
to save anyone at all.

I thought I was really stuck there alone.

But I kept hearing you talk to me.

There was no day or night where I was,
yet your voice came through like the sun.

You know, you're really
the one who saved me.

You are the one who pulled me out.

No, you're the real hero.

Because you saved both of us.

And you saved him, too.

Just the fact
that I'm sitting here next to you…

proves he's alive.

[gentle piano playing]

[Se-gye] He'll be on his way
to find a new road to take.

And will have a new appearance.

You are not a boy. You are a girl, right?

[chuckles gently]

-Shh!
-Shh!

Yeah, but it's a secret.

Here. [chuckles]

Can you tell me
what your name is, please?

Of course. My name is Dan-sim.

Kang Dan-sim.

[chuckles]

[man] Stop there.

A wanted poster?

[gasps]

A wanted poster?

[approaching footsteps]

[gentle guitar playing]

Pay attention, Park.
You must make haste and move our loads.

The ferry dock for Qing is over there.

Forgive me.
I know you have lost your memory.

Hey, don't sweat it.

Let's dodge the cops
and make a clean getaway.

You truly seem like a different person.

Your speech, your eyes, everything.

Because I'm back in my body.
Look, we really don't have time for this.

We gotta get out of here.
I'm thinking that-a-way.

Very well.

Then we shall go that-a-way.

Take care. Goodbye.

[Se-gye] I'm sure he's living
a good life now.

Somewhere we don't know.

And he's happy.

I truly want to believe that,

because things never
went the way I wanted them to.

-So I want them to be happy.
-I'm telling you, I know I'm right.

I can guarantee it.

[chuckles] I believe you.

I've only focused on surviving,

but now I've decided
to live my life the way I want to.

Sounds good.

It's a new chapter,
so let's make new rules.

We no longer do things that make
other people hate us. Let's be kind.

Never. Forget that right now.

You can't survive
in this world by being kind.

You'll end up a doormat.

We chase and beat up
anyone who betrays us,

and we decimate those who badmouth us.

That's how we're gonna survive here.

Why are you so tough?
You're even more intolerant than before.

You know the saying, "if someone changes
their ways, they're gonna die"?

I've been through too much
to let that happen.

I'll live until I completely lose my mind.

And speaking of which…

I refuse to let things slide just
to end everything on a good note.

[spooky music playing]

[Se-gye] What's with that look?

-You're scaring me.
-[music concludes]

[secretary] The reporters are here, sir.

I'm leaving for the US office
right after, so bring Seo-jun with you.

[secretary] Mm.

[Mun-do] Chail deserves all the criticism
it has received for being incompetent,

greedy, and for bringing
these scandals upon itself.

This is why it is time
for us to conduct an internal audit

and eliminate all malfeasance.

As I stand here and look at you all,
I can honestly promise you one thing.

Should the police need
to investigate further,

I will cooperate
to the full extent of my power.

I promise full transparency

until the truth of the matter
has been properly exposed.

Are you saying that you have nothing to do
with any of these allegations?

Legally speaking,
I'm not involved, but emotionally…

I feel responsible
as a member of this family.

[female reporter] Once again,
you've avoided any mention

of the accusation against you. Is that
the reason for this press conference?

[secretary] What media outlet are
you from? Please state your affiliation.

[intriguing music plays]

Affiliation?

["Anyway" playing in Korean]

I'm affiliated with Cha Se-gye.

How dare you try to frame my man?

You just messed with the wrong lady.

Have her removed.

How dare you touch a lady?
I should break your wrists for that.

[reporters clamoring]

You never should have tried
to mess with her.

If you hadn't, you wouldn't look
like fools right now.

What took you so long?
Be quicker next time.

Yeah, but traffic was terrible.
Seoul has a serious gridlock problem.

What do you think you're doing
by barging into my press conference?

I have a little surprise
for the reporters.

-Mr. Son?
-Ah.

RE:
CHOI MUN-DO DUMPS BODY VIDEO.MOV

[Se-gye] Excuse me, everyone.
Please check your phones now.

[cells buzzing and beeping]

[reporters gasping, exclaiming]

-[reporter 1] It's Choi Mun-do…
-[reporter 2] Wait, what is this?

[male reporter] This isn't AI?

[reporter 3]
So, he's not as innocent as he says.

[agitates chatter continues]

[chuckles]

Cha Se-gye.

What are you trying to do?

Oh.

The day you posted that deepfake of me,
I bought the production company.

Wow. This company's deepfake skills
are really cutting edge.

-It's so realistic.
-Impressive work.

-This world's a very scary place indeed.
-Was this a case of beneficial foresight?



What's important right now
is the company's best interests.

Does this benefit the company or not?

I hope you will keep
that in mind while you're voting.

It's your highest priority.

[Se-gye] With immediate effect, you are no
longer the acting chairman of Chail,

but a person unrelated to the company.

You are hereby notified
by the Chail Board of Directors

that you've been dismissed
as acting chairman.

Naturally, all trials against you

you will be handled
separately from Chail's legal department.

Why would there be a trial?

They can't arrest me
if there's no evidence.

Who said there was no evidence?

[solemn music playing]

Mr. Choi Mun-do,
you need to come with us.

You're under arrest.

Is this regarding that ill*gal
camera footage? Because it's a deepfake.

Do you think the police would be so quick
to act on such an obvious deepfake?

Am I right, Inspector Lee?

Yes. Your assistant turned himself in.
He's meticulously filmed

and recorded every ill*gal thing
you've been ordering him to do.

-I would call that overwhelming evidence.
-[Seo-ri] And there you have it.

You really should have
picked your subordinates more carefully.

But as they say, the fish always rots
from the head down.

[tutting]

[music concludes]

-You seem deep in thought.
-[inhales sharply]

The problem with the 21st Century is
that you can't carry out your own justice.

That's not satisfying.

No, it's because
you can't carry out your own justice

that it's the 21st Century.

Getting your hands dirty is not civilized.

-[inhales sharply] But I'm not satisfied.
-[energetic music]

If I can carry out justice
with my own hands,

I'll do it to the fullest extent.

[Eun-a] Oh, sh*t!

-[can clattering]
-Who left this lying around?

[clicks tongue]

What?

[Seo-ri] "Same to you!"

[exhales sharply] Shin Seo-ri, you jerk!

[yells] Damn you!

[Seo-ri] Right back at you.

The gangster of the palace,
the poison bowl,

Kang Huibin facts explained.

The only court intrigues were
Anjong gaslighting everyone.

Both Huibin and the queen were victims
of his power games.

Punishment for a man hiding behind women
should be posthumous execution.

Hmm.

That sounds
a bit too elegant for him.

[energetic jazz music continues playing]

[Seo-ri] Eradication.

[chuckles] It's perfect now.

[music concludes]

-[yells]
-What should I do to you?

-Do you want justice or retribution?
-Would you stop being crazy all the time?

Do you know what moderation is?

[snickers]

-[Gwang-nam] Mrs. Hong.
-[Bu-seon] What's this?

You know you were just an intern here,

so you don't have
to hand in your resignation.

A phone call would have sufficed.

Ah. Uh…

[hesitates]

-Have you hired a new manager?
-No, I need to find one first.

But things aren't looking good.

Word of Ji-hyo's temper has spread
throughout the industry,

and she's even been blacklisted
within the manager community.

Hmm. I'm pretty sure the malicious
commenter is someone in the industry.

What are you getting at?
Are you suspecting me?

Not at all. [chuckles]
I was wondering if maybe you knew

who would want to hurt Ji-hyo.

-[Bu-seon chuckles]
-Oh, well, it's not me.

It sure better not be you. [chuckles]

[exhales]
It's all due to that foul mouth of yours.

I knew it would come back
to bite you in the butt one day.

Why is there no progress
on my commenter complaint?

-Hey!
-[shrieks, gasps]

-Did you block my number for real?
-Gong Tae-woo?

What are you doing here?
What do you want?

-[Tae-woo] Really?
-No, give it back!

-Jeez!
-Give me back my phone right now!

Give it!

[over phone] Your call
cannot be connected…

[scoffs] How dare you block me?

You'd better unblock me now
and withdraw your complaint.

No!

It's over between us, so what do you care
whether I block you?

Oh! [exhales sharply]

Wait, you're the one
who left those hate comments?

-How could you stoop so low?
-Seriously…

No wonder
hey all had some element of truth.

I'm gonna tell the police that it's you,

and I'm gonna humiliate the hell
out of you!

-Hey, Yoon Ji-hyo!
-[shrieks]

-Let go! Let go of me right now! [shrieks]
-Would you stop it?

[pants]

I know you're not over me yet,
but that doesn't give you the right

to dump all over my life like this, okay?

[man] You're the one
who's dumping on it right now!

Who's there?

[intriguing rock music playing]

[distant meow]

Let go of her.
Criminal code, Article 260-1.

A person who commits an as*ault
on someone will get a maximum

two-year sentence
or pay a fine of minimum five million won.

-Who are you? Her lawyer?
-Me?

No, I'm not a lawyer. I'm studying for…

-That was before I became a manager.
-[scoffs]

This conversation is being recorded.

Or maybe you would prefer I take
video instead.

Should I start livestreaming
so I can show your face to everyone?

-Turn that thing off right now.
-You sure?

That's enough. I'm warning you.

You'd better withdraw
your complaint, or else.

Criminal code, Article 283.

A person who threatens someone
will be imprisoned for a maximum

of three years or fined
a maximum of five million won.

[Ji-hyo sighs]
I can't believe that guy.

-[music concludes]
-He's so mean.

What did I do that was
so awful? What? [sobbing]

[gentle piano playing]

I'm pretty sure you must have
done something terrible to him.

What is your problem?

You know, to look this pretty
even when you're crying

is really hard for a guy to take.

Relative deprivation is also
considered a crime in this country.

So you should stop worrying
about the hate comments

and try to focus more on yourself.

I'm sure you'll be able to do that.

-[sniffles]
-Don't sell yourself short.

You're a better person
than you think you are,

and I would know.
I'm a good judge of character.

Do you need some more?

Here.

Go on. Wipe your tears.

[metal door slamming]

[sighs]

I wasn't expecting you.
You're here without Se-gye.

-The trial's not for a while.
-Oh, that's right, the trial.

There are so many people waiting
to throw you under the bus.

Your assistant, Mr. Jang, even the people
who used to work at your house.

There's no shortage of volunteers.

It doesn't matter what these people say,

since I won't be in here for very long.

-So, what can I do for you?
-Tell me.

-Do you believe in fate?
-[chuckles]

Fate?

The concept that everything
is predetermined in life,

that no matter how hard you try,
nothing will ever change.

That we should never defy our superiors.

That we should never forget our place
or challenge authority.

Those rules were all just stupid ideas,
invented by the privileged.

I can't say I believe in fate anymore.

However, I do believe in the karma
that I create for myself.

And one thing's for sure,
you and I are living proof of that.

I accepted to see you
only out of curiosity.

You save that bullshit
philosophy for Se-gye,

because you're making me laugh. [chuckles]

You want me to believe
you don't know what I'm talking about?

You'll rot away in this cold prison
for the rest of your life

and will be none the wiser in the end.

So you're just throwing away
your only chance to right your wrongs.

My chance? What chance is that?

Your chance to try and save
your corrupted soul

from impacting the living.

Daddy!

[Seo-ri] The chance to rid your soul
of the greed that has been etched

in it for so long.

The one and only chance you'll ever get
to finally be whole again.

But you're giving that chance up.

Think about just
how that will impact the living

as you sit here, ruminating…

on the dismal future of your little life…

in this cold prison.

[Seo-ri] Grandma.

What's it like there?

Are you living in a nice warm house
with plenty of sunlight?

I want you to know I'm doing well.

REST IN PEACE NAM OK-SUN

Every day, I find moments of happiness
thanks to the person I have by my side.

[soaring strings playing]

So keep watching over me and see
how my life is full of happiness.

The same happiness I missed out
on for so long.

And which I'm experiencing now.

[Ok-sun] Soar through the air,
my beautiful Seo-ri.

[chuckles]

I can't believe he called you again.

Why does Grandfather
keep calling you and not me?

Well, you should have been better
at answering his calls.

He said he was going to block you
because you never pick up.

[scoffs] He won't block me.
He loves me too much to do that.

It looks like you're going
to lose that love to me.

He said you had your chance. [chuckles]

So what, I'm out, now?

Father, I've made up my mind.
I'm getting a divorce.

-[sighs]
-I sent the papers yesterday.

Good for you.
But divorcing is no longer taboo.

Lots of people
get divorced multiple times.

It's not something to be proud of.

How did both of my children
end up as divorcees?

-Hello, Grandfather!
-Hello!

How are you? Oh, are you
already home from school? Yeah?

Yes. We got to play kickball
in gym class today, and my team won!

That's really wonderful. Good job!

[chuckles] Congratulations, Seo-jun,
for being so good at kickball.

You're turning into a great athlete.

[chuckling]

[scoffs] Since when is kickball a sport?
It's kids kicking a ball.

There's really no need to make
such a big deal about it, right?

Ju-ran, if you're gonna be like this,
then don't come here.

Why bother being with us
if it's to ruin the mood?

Hey, I'm trying to get off on
the right foot with this little guy, okay?

-Why is that wrong, you bimbo?
-[gasps]

What's a bim…?

No, I mean, sorry, Auntie made a mistake.

I mean bim-bim. It's like a candy.

Don't you love candy?
That's what Auntie meant to say.

Ah. Oh, yeah?

-You love candy too?
-Yeah, she's giving you candy.

-[chuckling]
-[Dal-su] Lots of candy.

-[Ju-mi] Right, she meant candy.
-[Dal-su] Lots of it.

[all laugh]

[Seo-ri] Some people are disarmed
by childish innocence.

BIOJEI 2027 OPEN RECRUITMENT

[Gwang-nam] Hello, nice to meet you.

My name is Baek Gwang-nam, and I'm
a very diligent and responsible man.

I'm Baek Gwang-nam,
a very responsib-- [sighs]

[cheerful music playing]

I'd like to work at Biojei,
a K-beauty company.

A K-beauty trailblazing company
with international p-- Oh.

Oh, wrong thing to say.

[woman] Trailblazing?
Seriously? That's pretty corny.

[sighs]

I'm trying to practice my speech here.
Could you stop--

Oh!

Ji-hyo?

[indistinct murmuring]

I told you to find something
more suitable, and this is what you found?

Well… Wait, what are you doing here?

-I mean, you're not here for me.
-No.

-Of course not.
-I'm just here for a meeting,

and I saw you as if it were fate.

[Ji-hyo clears throat]

[Hyeon-hui] Number 332,
Mr. Baek Gwang-nam.

I'm Baek Gwang-nam!

Great. You're up next, sir.

Great.

Well, Ji-hyo, I should get going.

[Ji-hyo] No, don't go.

["Into you" playing in Korean]

Hang on.

Hang on, don't go.

-Come work with me.
-What?

-I'll pay you three times your fee.
-Three times? Oh, my God.

I need someone who fights
with words like you do.

I love the way she goes for it. [chuckles]

Deal?

[heart pounding]

[Seo-ri] Some people find meaning
in being called by their name.

Congratulations, Se-gye.

You've reclaimed the top spot
in the Eastern European cosmetics market.

Sorry to spoil your fun.

I'm sure you enjoyed it
while I was temporarily down.

That's not the face
of someone who's sorry.

-[chuckles]
-You seem rather happy, in fact.

That's really annoying.

[chuckles] I am, yes.

I'm so happy, I almost feel
a little guilty about it.

-And what about you?
-I'm gonna give love a shot.

Thanks to someone I know, I now believe
that kind of thing can really exist.

[chuckles]

[Seo-ri] There are some people
in this world

who know how to look forward
to new beginnings.

[Seo-ri on TV] Very well.
We must die together today.

[women shrieking]

THE WOMEN'S KINGDOM 2

I will have my revenge!

That's crazy! [chuckles]

How can you be scary
and beautiful all at once?

The other actresses don't stand a chance
when they're in a scene with you.

Stop watching those old shows
and run my lines with me. Here.

Your lines?

Okay, let's see. "99th First Kiss"?
What do they mean by 99th?

Are you gonna kiss some guy


Back out. You're not doing this show.

What do you mean, back out?
We're filming in two days.

I don't care. I'll buy up the ad slots

and make them cut out
all the kissing scenes!

"99th Eye Contact" sounds wholesome.

Stop it. Who the hell
would want to watch that?

You're gonna ruin my career.

Then you'll just have to live with me.

Nothing says that I would choose
to live with you.

Your only kissing scenes
are with me right now.

Hey, stop it! I haven't said yes yet!

-Ow! Hey, that hurt. That really hurt.
-Oh, no, are you okay?

[chuckles]

[Seo-ri] And then there
are those who are simply grateful

for their loved one's smile.

This is all because,
in this vast ocean of life,

we need something to hold onto
in order to enjoy our lives.

In the spring, let's go see
the cornelian cherry blossoms

and make flower pancakes
with the yellow blooms.

-Flower pancakes?
-Mm-hmm. They're great.

And in summer,
we'll come to the beach like this.

We can eat some fruit of the sea oysters.

We should also plant trumpet vines
in your yard.

And then feast on delicious peaches.

All you want to do is plant and eat stuff?

In fall, we need chrysanthemums,
so we should plant some.

Oh, and we also need persimmon trees.

If you're gonna turn my yard
into an orchard,

you should start a fruit business.

Well, fresh seasonal fruit is the best.

It's important to enjoy those little
everyday pleasures life brings you.

Jeez, I wonder who told you that.

My grandma did. And she would always say,

to be happy, you have to enjoy life
every chance you get.

And happiness is as good as it gets.

She's right.

It's true.

From now on, I won't live my life
complaining all the time.

All I want now is to soar through it.

To soar through the air
like a frost flower coming down

in the middle of summer.

Then soar through the air.

I love you, Shin Seo-ri.

["Season of Us" playing in Korean]

[Seo-ri] Instead of trying to fight alone,
we need someone by our side.

Let yourself have the courage you need
to take that first step towards happiness.

[Se-gye] And if you set out to find it,
it will eventually come to you.

[chuckles]

-[chuckles]
-You beat me to it again.

[Seo-ri] Trust in yourself,
and a wonderful world will unfold itself

right in front of your very eyes.

I can guarantee it. You can trust me.