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This isn't happening, Si-yeol.

I know. I saw it all, and you're not going to die.

So stop making me worry and please wake up, okay?

Patient's BP is dropping.

No, Si-yeol.

Please, save him.

I'll do anything, so please.

Please.

I don't know what to do.

Si-yeol.

No…

Please, no.

You can't come in.

EPISODE 12 LOVE WITHOUT REGRET

WOOSONG HOSPITAL

What is this?

It's a fox bead.

Pardon?

You said the male shaman is after this.

It could be taken from me, so I need you to keep it safe for a while.

But is it really okay for me to hold on to this?

It shouldn't be dangerous,

as long as you don't open it.

It might look like just an ordinary wooden box,

but an eight-tailed fox used her last bit of spiritual power to seal it.

So that pathetic male shaman

won't be able to find the bead's energy, let alone the eight-tailed fox herself.

No, that's not what I mean.

Is it okay to trust me with something this important?

Why not?

Well, because…

you know everything.

You know what kind of person I am,

what I'm really like deep down.

Don't flatter yourself.

You're not that special.

Do you think it's easy to be a bad guy?

I don't believe humans are particularly good,

but I don't think they're purely wicked or selfish either.

Even if you have an ugly side deep down,

I'm sure that's not all there is to you.

Honestly, I don't know.

At first,

I didn't think I was such a bad guy either.

But at some point,

-I realized I'd become so-- -You became pathetic.

That's just how it is.

If you live life showing your worst side, you'll only sink lower and lower.

Don't worry about this.

I'll keep it safe.

But is there really a way for me and Si-yeol to get our lives back?

Don't worry. Just focus on getting better.

If you die before I can do anything,

then there really won't be any way to fix this.

What's that?

Oh, it's nothing.

Aren't you bored?

Why don't you watch some TV?

The gunshot victim was transported to a nearby university hospital.

Police have identified Lee, a man in his thirties,

as the prime suspect and are in pursuit.

Lee, who was imprisoned nine years ago for various crimes,

is believed to be the fourth-generation heir to G Group.

He allegedly committed this act of revenge immediately after his release,

shocking the public.

Kelly.

Sponge stick.

-Tie, please. -Yes, Doctor.

How did it go?

We did our best,

but he was already bleeding heavily before the surgery,

and the organ damage was too extensive.

I think you should prepare for the worst.

He may not make it through the night.

Wake up. This isn't funny at all.

Why did you…

Because of me…

Si-yeol.

I've never been through something like this before.

I don't know what to do.

What am I supposed to do?

I'd rather…

I'd rather take the punishment myself.

That's what you guys really want.

Si-yeol didn't do anything wrong.

What do I have to do…

What can I do…

There will come a time when you must choose.

Whether to become human

or be forever annihilated.

Si-yeol.

What happened?

Hold on.

Where exactly are we going?

I followed you because you told me to,

-but why are we here-- -It's just…

This place holds special meaning for me.

I should at least get to choose the spot

for my final moment.

Are you serious right now?

You said Si-yeol might not survive the night.

Okay, look.

What about that other nine-tailed fox? I mean, was it the eight-tailed fox?

Can't she do something to help?

She can't.

Saving a dying person is more than she can handle.

Then are you telling me to just stand by and watch Si-yeol die?

There's only one way.

But…

I need your help.

How?

This is the Sajin Ritual Blade.

It holds the sacred power to sever and defy fate.

Well, what am I supposed to do with it?

Stab me with it.

What?

I said, stab me.

Then I will vanish from this world entirely,

and everything that was twisted and distorted because of me

will go back to the way it was.

Then Si-yeol…

won't have to die in vain like this.

But still…

We don't have time to hesitate.

If Si-yeol just dies like this,

then there's really nothing we can do.

And that means you'll die as well.

This is the end for me. My final moment.

I never once imagined an ending like this.

But Geum-ho,

I think I finally understand your final words.

The ones I spent a lifetime trying to grasp

and could never make sense of

until this moment.

My end isn't what I wanted it to be,

and my last moment may be tragic.

But even so…

I lived my own life, just like you did.

With no regrets.

So this is how it ends after all.

Eun-ho.

Eun-ho!

Did I really do this…

It's not like that.

I chose this.

Just hold on.

I'll go get help--

Don't go.

Stay with me.

I don't have much time left.

Why did you do this?

You said you'd choose the solution for both of us.

But this isn't it.

Once I'm gone,

I can't really imagine

what that world will look like.

But at least I can save you

and give you your life back.

None of that matters to me anymore.

I just want to be with you

and live a normal life.

Even if I have nothing,

I just want us to be together, okay?

So please don't die.

Don't leave me like this.

Si-yeol, do you remember

the bet we made?

You said you'd grant me a wish.

Yeah. I remember.

Once everything went back to normal,

I was going to erase your memory.

So you wouldn't be in pain

or miss me.

So you could live a normal, happy life,

just like before.

But I don't have that power anymore.

Eun-ho… please don't.

Eun-ho.

So please forget me.

That's my wish.

Eun-ho, no!

No… Eun-ho!

Eun-ho…

I really wasn't going to say this.

I know I shouldn't…

so forget what I'm about to say too.

I love you, Si-yeol.

Eun-ho…

Eun-ho!

Eun-ho!

RIVER OF THREE CROSSINGS

As you can see, the boat isn't running today.

I don't know whose temper is so damn foul,

but I've never seen

the River of Three Crossings rage like this.

The test results aren't good.

At this rate,

I don't think you'll make it through the year.

I think it would be best to prepare yourself.

I understand.

What is it?

Well…

I think Mr. Kang's chart got mixed up.

What?

Wait, how did this…

The scan is clean. There's nothing wrong with you.

You must have been terrified.

I am so sorry.

This never happens. I don't know how…

I really am sorry.

What good does carrying all that weight do?

It's heavy enough to sink a ship, you fool.

Who are you trying to drag down with you?

Drink up and forget all about it.

Why are you so attached to this life?

That day, one life ended…

ONE YEAR LATER

…and several seasons passed.

Kang Si-yeol, currently playing in the English second division,

scored a dramatic winning goal, leading Thames FC to automatic promotion.

Turning down transfer offers from the world's top clubs,

he stayed with his relegated team and showed true dedication as captain.

Just as he promised,

he secured the team's early promotion in just one season,

making a glorious return to the Premier League.

I think this match showed everyone who we are.

We had tougher moments, but…

In that place where life ended,

everything that was twisted and distorted returned back to normal.

The human world just went on as if nothing had happened.

Some regained what they had lost.

They grew older yet remained free of illness.

Some never died…

-and some never grieved. -Dad!

Honey!

Did you miss me?

-Wait, Dad. That's not important. -What?

Do you know who I just saw at the airport?

Kang Si-yeol! I got his autograph!

Kang Si-yeol? What?

Did you get it made out to me?

Hey, you don't even like soccer.

I may not like soccer, but I like Kang Si-yeol.

TO HYE-RIM, I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY

But come to think of it, I don't think I told him my name.

You've got your name plastered right on your suitcase.

How else would Kang Si-yeol know my daughter's name?

-Seriously. -However,

even if it seemed as if nothing had happened,

it doesn't mean it wasn't real.

You know that student from the airport?

What?

You just seemed really happy to see her.

Right, you wouldn't remember.

What?

Do I know her too?

No.

Anyway, you've been weird lately.

You rarely smile, and you don't seem to care about anything.

You don't even seem that happy about finishing this season so well.

Your world is truly chaotic.

Isn't it time you let it go?

NINE YEARS LATER

H PUB

We're closed for the night.

Hello, Mr. Hyeon.

It's you, Si-yeol.

Come in.

Where's Woo-seok?

Hey.

Ordering pizza at this hour? That's new.

I haven't told anyone this yet,

but I'm retiring.

Well, good for you.

Considering your age, you should've done it long ago.

You've milked it long enough.

Right?

So what now? Are you going to be a coach?

I'm done with soccer,

so I'll take my time figuring that out.

Anyway, how's this place doing?

Ever thought about opening a second branch?

You? Running a business?

Making a living is no joke.

You look pretty happy, considering.

Well, once I actually started,

it really suited me. Cooking's kind of fun too.

You know, when our fates switched back…

Has it already been ten years?

Honestly, I used to think

that had it not been for the car accident, I'd have ended up with a life like yours.

But even when the damn accident never happened to me,

I still retired earlier than you. Isn't that funny?

You've readjusted so well, though.

With my dad's retirement fund and the money I made as a player,

I put everything into this place. What choice did I have?

I worked my ass off.

But you know, surprisingly,

I've actually got a knack for it.

What?

It's not just pizza.

Even if I just throw some veggies together,

it still tastes amazing.

I guess I'm better with my hands than my feet.

I see.

Then you should've played basketball, not soccer.

Give me a break.

Just try it before it gets cold.

How is it?

Hey, this is actually good.

Right?

I haven't been here in a while.

Now that I think about it,

I think it was all just lingering regret.

"If only I hadn't hurt my leg, then I wouldn't be living like this."

Thinking like that just drove me into a deeper hole.

I kept thinking, "I'm not meant to be living like this."

And that kept holding me back, so I couldn't see anything else.

What I'm saying is…

you need to let go too.

Forget about her.

You said that was her last wish.

For me…

it's so strange

that the only people left who remember Eun-ho are you and me.

But if I really forget Eun-ho,

there'd hardly be anyone left who remembers her.

You said you bought that house, right?

You know, that building with my old rooftop apartment.

I heard that neighborhood's getting redeveloped.

No matter how hard you try, that building's going to be torn down.

And the whole neighborhood's going to change.

No matter what you do,

some things are just out of your hands.

I know.

But Woo-seok,

I feel like Eun-ho is out there somewhere.

-Si-yeol-- -I know how crazy this sounds.

But it feels like someone's watching over me, protecting me.

Like they're right by my side.

They said I was going to die, but my chart changed out of nowhere.

You remember, right?

That shouldn't have been possible.

And lately, things have been really weird.

When I got injured last year, they said I'd need six months to recover.

I recovered in just two weeks.

Last month, I definitely left my passport

-and went to the airport-- -Si-yeol.

You need to live your life.

This is no way to live.

It's too painful for you.

NO REDEVELOPMENT WITHOUT CONSENT

CLOSED DUE TO REDEVELOPMENT

I'm hungry.

Eun-ho.

Eun-ho.

You're there, aren't you?

You're really there, right?

I don't know if I've gone crazy or what,

but I still can't believe it.

You disappeared right in front of my eyes…

but it doesn't feel like that was the end.

Even now,

I feel like you're watching me from somewhere.

Should I check?

What am I doing?

Finally. I thought I was going to lose my mind.

Eun-ho.

What do you think you're doing?

Were you really going to jump?

How did you…

I told you to forget everything.

What good did knowing me ever do you? Why are you still like this?

You could've just lived your life.

I can't leave your side…

because you keep acting like this.

Why did you do it?

Heaven is fickle by nature.

Sometimes it's terribly cruel,

but sometimes it's infinitely kind.

Do you trust her?

I heard she's a reckless troublemaker.

I've taught her everything I could.

She'll find her own way now.

To take on her burden and defy Heaven's will

is to invite a far greater burden upon yourself.

Even so…

the rain has stopped.

What exactly happened?

I don't really know either.

I don't remember much after vanishing.

It was just raining heavily,

and a long time went by.

My heart felt heavy.

So much so that I couldn't take a single step.

Next thing I knew, I was back there.

Namsan. Where I faded away.

I don't know what they are thinking,

but it looks like they sent me back from the River of Three Crossings.

Wait a second.

Then all the strange things happening around me all this time

really were your doing.

What?

Well, I didn't exactly do all of it.

Some of it was just in your head.

Then when did you get back?

Well…

Like… a year ago.

What? A year?

You've been back for a year and never showed up?

You just sat and watched me be a pathetic mess?

Well, you weren't that pathetic.

Winning the last season unbeaten was really cool.

And that photoshoot last month came out so--

Didn't you see anything else?

Even when I lifted that trophy…

didn't you see that I hated myself for being happy?

From eating to sleeping, every single moment,

didn't you see that I was barely holding it together?

Didn't you see that I missed you?

I felt like you disappeared from this world

because of me.

I felt like it was all my fault.

Because saving me is why you ended up like that,

I tried to live my life as well as I could.

Why did you do that?

Why did you?

Because I was scared.

I was scared that loving you would change me.

What?

It's been ten years, but I remember it like yesterday.

How I felt the moment you were dying.

If I could just save you,

I didn't care what happened to me.

I was fading away,

and you became my whole world.

But that isn't right.

-Eun-ho-- -I want to live as myself.

I want to live as myself,

and even if I die, I want to die as myself.

If I stay with you, if I love you again,

I'm going to lose myself forever.

Then you shouldn't have cared if I lived or died.

When I was sick or hurt,

you should've just ignored me.

I'll do that from now on.

I'm going to erase myself from your memory and never show myself to you again.

Even if you get hurt.

Even if you're sick or dying.

I'm going to look the other way.

This really will be the end for us.

No. You won't do that.

I know you.

If you were okay with erasing my memory,

you would've done it already because I was in so much pain.

Not for your sake.

You would've erased it for mine.

You promised me once.

That until the very last moment,

you'd try to find the best solution for both of us.

This is that moment.

Our very last moment.

So tell me.

Is this the best solution you found?

Erasing my memory and living as strangers?

Then what am I supposed to do?

Even if we love each other, we know how it'll end.

I have no desire to become human again. Not even a little.

And your time is running out day by day.

In the end, it's goodbye.

Is that so wrong?

If it ends in goodbye, do the moments we share mean nothing?

You live as yourself,

and I'll keep living as myself too.

I'm human, so I'll get old and eventually die.

You'll live forever, just as you are now.

So someday,

we'll have a painful goodbye…

but the moments we share

won't be painful for you when you're left behind.

Because I'll make sure of it.

I told you, didn't I?

I give my all to whatever I decide to do.

I already started ten years ago.

And it's not over yet.

So…

don't run away.

Did I overdo it?

This isn't it either.

Why don't I have anything to wear?

I don't know what to wear on our first date in ten years.

Eun-ho.

Have you been waiting long?

I wanted to get here before you.

No, I just got here.

Here.

I realized I've never actually given you flowers before.

Whoa.

Oh man.

How did a reporter find us already?

Eun-ho, let's go somewhere quieter--

Oh, he's not a reporter. He's a photographer I hired.

What?

We only ever took one photo together.

Even that vanished when your fate switched back.

That's always bothered me.

But what's that got to do with…

A long time from now,

I'll need at least one more thing to remember you by.

Besides, I heard kids these days take a lot of date photos.

We just need to go on our date,

and they'll capture our memories for us.

But how can we have a date? It's too awkward.

Don't worry about it.

I put a spell on them, so they won't remember a thing.

So we

can even kiss if we want.

What?

Oh, right. We should at least say hi to the photographer.

You guys have met, right?

Hey, you. Photographer!

Hi, Si-yeol! Long time no see.

Mr. Oh! How did you--

I just loved

how that photoshoot you did last month came out.

So I specifically hired him for our couple shoot.

Wait…

Mr. Oh is shooting our date photos?

But he's the top photographer in his field.

What's this for?

I called a filming crew too.

Photos are nice, but video captures the vibe differently.

From now on, every moment of our dates

will be recorded by the best staff in the industry.

Jeez, is all this really necessary?

Say hi to the director too. You'll be seeing him a lot.

-Director! -Yes!

Hello there, Mr. Kang!

Hello.

He went to Cannes and won an Oscar too.

I thought he'd be good at filming our dates,

so I booked him specifically.

Since we can't really see your face,

why don't you take off the mask?

Right. Of course, Director.

Cameras are rolling.

See? He knows his stuff.

Let's go.

Eun-ho.

Mm! This is good.

Hold on. Wait.

The background is great here. Could you two stand right there?

Really? You think it's a good photo spot?

Great!

Si-yeol, big smile!

Make it look natural!

Could you give me a different pose?

A different pose?

Maybe try a kiss or something.

But there are too many people here.

No one will remember.

I'll make sure there isn't any press coverage.

Here.

Okay, that was great.

Today was so much fun, wasn't it?

Yeah.

Hold on, let me fix your hair.

Okay.

What should we do now?

Well…

I was thinking

maybe we should go somewhere without all these people.

What?

We've got plenty of photos and videos, so I just want to be alone with you.

Just the two of us?

In that case,

do you want to go to my place?

What?

Come on in.

Wow. So this really is North Korea.

I didn't know that last time I was here.

Well, it is Myohyangsan Mountain.

Man, I haven't been here in ages.

I came here once, ten years ago.

So you lived in this huge place all by yourself?

All that time?

Yeah.

I suppose.

What's this?

It's just

that I figured you must've been lonely.

Hey, you're home.

Hey!

Why are you in my house when I wasn't even home?

Wow, that hurts.

Long time no see.

Yeah, long time no see.

For some reason, I feel like your whole vibe has changed.

Right, she became a nine-tailed fox too.

That day, ten years ago.

When she sacrificed herself for you,

my fox bead accumulated tons of spiritual power.

I see.

By the way, no need to thank me.

Excuse me?

I'm the one who cured you, Si-yeol.

Hey!

What? He deserves to know.

Ten years ago, she asked me for a favor

when she said she was hiding my fox bead because of those creeps.

If I end up disappearing from this world

and can no longer protect Si-yeol…

What?

If that day comes,

I need you to step in

and save Si-yeol for me.

I'd just become a nine-tailed fox, so I was low on spiritual power.

So I had to use every bit of spiritual power I had

to save you from dying of that heart condition.

I suffered for years because of that.

Are you seriously not going to go home?

Stop coming over here already!

All this time, you've been hugging me,

sobbing your eyes out, all because you missed Si-yeol.

And now you're saying you don't need me anymore?

Your house is huge too.

I swear…

Will you please shut up?

Look at her!

I don't want it.

Gosh, I barely got rid of her.

Since she grew another tail, she's turned into such a sly fox.

I seriously can't handle her anymore.

Really?

I was actually really glad to see her.

It brought back some old memories.

You should be careful if you think she's anything like she was before.

I think her temper is even worse than mine.

No way.

That's impossible.

I'm serious.

It wasn't only you and Woo-seok whose lives were restored ten years ago.

Because of me, that male shaman, Jang Do-cheol or whatever,

was practically a walking corpse because of the spiritual backlash.

But he came back to life as well.

I guess since he had some spiritual power,

he seemed to have woken up remembering what happened.

So?

He should've seen it as a second chance and kept his head down,

but he went after the fox bead again.

Reckless fool.

He went to Seoraksan Mountain, looking for an easy eight-tailed fox,

but he ran into a pissed-off nine-tailed fox instead.

So he met the same wretched end as in his previous life.

I see.

Oh, right.

Then what happened to Lee Yoon, the guy who shot me?

I saw on the news that he's in prison.

Did she do that too?

-No, Geum-ho didn't do that. -Hey, get off me!

He brought it on himself.

We know exactly who you are. That's why we're here.

Let's go quietly.

Damn it!

Neither Geum-ho nor I did a single thing.

He managed to land himself in prison all on his own.

But… "Geum-ho"?

Yeah, she grew another tail.

So I gave her a name since it was awkward to keep calling her an eight-tailed fox.

You can call her Geum-ho too.

Anyway, let's talk about you now.

Have you thought about what you'll do after retirement?

Yeah.

I've done enough as a player,

so I'm thinking of being a club owner for a while.

For real.

Club owner?

Actually,

I bought a team ten years ago.

Man.

Coach, the game's about to start.

What's this really important announcement?

What is it?

Why keep us in suspense without saying anything?

Hey, just wait a bit, will you?

-What the… -Oh gosh.

Jeez.

-Hey! -Excuse me.

-Outsiders can't just walk in here-- -Chi-su, wait!

That's… Kang…

-Kang… -What are you saying?

Whoa!

Kang… Si-yeol?

Let's hear it for the player, Kang Si-yeol, who just acquired our team…

No, wait.

Let's hear it for our club owner, Kang Si-yeol!

Wait…

So… Mr. Kang Si-yeol,

-No way. -I'm such a huge fan.

And you're my… role model.

Is that right?

I had no idea you thought of me like that, Seo Beom.

What?

Oh my gosh.

How do you know my name?

Of course I know it.

We're on the same team now.

So, how are they all doing these days?

Well,

Beom is still working with the team.

He's our GM.

You know how he's sharp with numbers.

I think he's better at this than he was as a player.

And?

Gyeong-hun finally snagged the starting keeper spot,

Jeong-bae retired early and took over his family's restaurant.

Yeah, their galbi is pretty good.

As for Chi-su, he transferred out and went up to the second division.

And now he's playing in the K League.

He even made the national team.

Well, he was a surprise pick and only played one game.

That's impressive.

It'd be nice to see them sometime,

though they probably won't even remember me.

Let's grab a meal together soon.

Okay.

He must've been really tired.

RIP KANG SI-YEOL JUNE 10, 1998 - MARCH 20, 2096

Eun-ho.

What's wrong?

No… it's nothing.

I think I just saw our distant future.

Is it a bad future?

Not really, just a little sad.

Don't worry too much.

I decided I won't be shaken up by things like this anymore.

Like I told you before,

I saw the future when I first met you.

At first, I saw your friend succeed,

then in the same future, it was you who succeeded.

Back then,

I thought maybe I just saw it wrong,

and I brushed it off as nothing.

But thinking back after everything we've been through…

it was a future that actually happened.

Because I intervened in your fate

and briefly switched your fate with your friend's.

So from the moment we met 19 years ago,

it was our fate to end up like this.

Yeah.

Then this sad future you just saw

is going to happen eventually, right?

And you're really okay with that?

I'm okay.

Just because I know a moment in the future

and can guess the outcome,

I've learned that it doesn't mean I know the process or the meaning.

So in our love, and in our lives, no matter what ending comes,

I'm just going to face it.

I'll only know what that ending really means to me

after I've lived through it all.

What do you think?

It's nice.

Just the two of us on a deserted island.

It's kind of romantic.

Right?

I'm building a two-story house over there,

but I'm currently revising the floor plans.

It was supposed to be a villa just for me,

but since we're going to live together now,

the layout ended up changing a lot.

Oh, over there?

Can we go see it now?

Of course.

Let's go.

If there's anything you need, just let me know.

I'll make sure to include it.

Well, from what I heard, it sounds like we're all set.

Besides,

I just need you by my side.

Stop it.

By the way, where's the dock going to be?

What?

The dock.

For the boats to come and go.

Why do we need that?

You can just hold my hand to come and go like this.

It's way faster and easier.

No, but still…

What do I do when you're not here?

Call me. Just burn the business card.

Oh, about that…

How should I put it?

I know it probably won't happen often,

but what if we get into a fight,

or what if you get mad at me? Anything could happen.

Then am I stuck on the island until you cool off?

Of course.

Did you think dating a nine-tailed fox was going to be that easy?

What?

I'm kidding.

I'm going to build the dock over there.

I already ordered a yacht too.

Oh, I see.

That's a relief.

You look genuinely relieved right now.

No, I don't. Not at all.

Don't worry.

Having a boat doesn't mean I can't keep you here.

Oh, come on, stop it.

That actually scares me.

Then just treat me right, and you'll be fine.

This is nice.

I feel like we've got nothing but happiness ahead.

Don't you?

Yeah. I'll be good to you.

This is nice.

SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY JUNG DONG-HWAN WOO HYEON AND HONG SU-HYEON

NO TAIL TO TELL

Subtitle translation by Susanna Kim