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EPISODE 7

[♪ classical music playing over speakers]

-Subin, would you like some fried rice? -Yeah.

-[Youjin] This much? -Yeah.

-You want salmon? -Yeah.

-Salmon's nice. -I'm going to have some.

[Youjin] I'll take the squid.

-Do you want some salmon? -Just a piece.

[in English] Thank you.

[in Korean] Hello. [chuckles]

-Enjoy. -Thanks.

Enjoy, everyone.

Here, help yourself.

-Thank you. -Sure.

Just relax and enjoy your food.

[both chuckle]

-You know what? -Yeah?

-I'll treat you next time. -Nah.

There's a new place near campus that has amazing tiramisu.

Tiramishu? I love tiramishu.

[Chansoo] "Tiramishu?"

What's that? Is it something tasty?

Tiramishu is a kind of pastry.

Didn't you know that?

It's not a pastry. It's a cake. [chuckles nervously]

So, to be precise,

it's not "tiramishu."

It's "su." [chuckles]

It's Italian, "tiramisu."

Oh.

You see, it's a traditional Italian cake.

You know, in Italiano.

"Tiramisu."

Oh...

[chuckling] It's nothing.

So, Subin, you like tiramisu?

I love it too.

-Yes. -[Subin chuckles awkwardly]

Actually, since we're on the subject,

why don't we go try it today? Are you free?

I don't think I can today.

I need to get back to work.

You're busy even on the weekend, huh?

What time will you be done?

Let's go when you're done. What time do you finish?

Ah. I'm not sure yet.

[Taeho] I see.

[Subin clears throat]

[Minjae] Hmm?

-Where did you get the orange juice? -This?

Next to the soda fountain. Should I get you some?

I'll go get it myself.

No, I can go get it.

-Subin, do you want some juice too? -Yeah, sure.

-[Minjae] I'll get you some. -[Hangyeol] Don't. I'll go get it.

-I'll go get it. -No, I'll go get it.

-I can go get it. -What? No, I'll go get it.

Come on, don't be like that.

What are you doing?

I can go get it myself.

[Hangyeol] No.

My lab mates are all really nice.

Oh.

-Yeah. -They're all really nice.

Oh...

Ah. Minjae, I wonder if she's at the airport by now.

I think so. She must have.

Right, why did they change their honeymoon from Hawaii to Phuket?

They both work full-time. They don't have time.

Still, you only get to go on your honeymoon once.

-Here. Orange juice. -Oh!

-Thank you. -[chuckles]

Thank you. Let me...

-It's grape juice. -Oh.

Ah...

Okay. Thank you.

[Sejin coughs]

-Which one do you want? -[Minjae] Here.

-I... -[Minjae] Drink this. Here.

-No, I'm fine. -[Youjin] You can have both.

-No, I'm fine. -No, you should drink it.

-Huh? -[phone vibrating]

I'll be right back.

Yes, Professor.

-[Sejin coughing] -Yes.

I just stepped out to grab a bite.

-Yes. -What's up?

Okay, I will. Bye.

I'm sorry, but I need to head out now.

[Youjin] Okay, bye.

-[Subin] Sorry. -But...

-Take care. -But...

-Wait. -Well, I'll see you next time. I'm sorry.

-[Chansoo] Wait... -[Hangyeol] What time do you get off?

What time do you...

[Youjin] Come on, for God's sake.

Hey, since it's the weekend and we're all here,

how about we go grab a beer or something? What do you say?

-Then... -Yeah?

There's this new dessert place that has amazing tiramisu.

Hmm.

Then, shall we go get some coffee and cake?

Hold on a second. [grunts]

I wonder if the baseball game has begun.

I'll watch the game, then.

Yeah. Hey, put it on. It has already started.

I'll just watch the game.

-[Chansoo] All right. -[Taeho] Okay.

-You... You good? All right. -[Sejin] Yes?

[camera shutter clicking]

Look here.

-Don't take my picture. [chuckles] -Come on.

Could you turn your head a little bit?

-No, I don't want to. -But you look great on camera.

Okay, fine.

You took it, right?

Now, I'll try this.

Mmm!

It's good.

-It's good, right? -Mmm.

Try this too.

Okay. Sejin, do you want to try?

No, I don't have a sweet tooth.

[Minjae] You don't?

If so, why did you follow us here?

No, it's actually not as sweet as you think. Try it.

Come on, try it.

[indistinct laughter]

Mmm.

It's not bad. It's delicious.

[sighs]

How about we go to the movies? It's been a while.

Anything you've been wanting to see?

[Youjin] Hmm...

I'm okay with anything.

What should we see?

It's the weekend, so there may be no tickets left.

-Let me look it up. -Yeah, look it up.

Action or adventure? What do you think?

That looks good. Something light.

How about this? I heard it's really fun. It's got good ratings too.

I don't really like the poster. Is there anything else?

Then, are you more into this kind of thing?

That's a little... It's an animated movie.

I should get going.

I need to go home.

Huh?

You're not watching the movie?

No, I think I should hurry back home.

-Why? -Should I just buy two tickets, then?

Yeah, buy two. Just for you and Minjae.

-Okay. Two tickets. -No, wait. Wait, Youjin.

I'll get the tickets, then.

[muttering] Her and her damn temper...

I'll be waiting outside.

Hey, go tell Youjin to wait out front for a minute.

Sejin, where's Youjin?

She said she's going home and then left.

She went home?

-There's Lim Youjin. -Where?

-The bus. On the bus. -On the bus? On it?

I don't see her.

-Now, she's really gone. -Jeez.

That rude brat.

I waved goodbye to her, and she gave me the finger.

What should we have for dinner after the movie?

Korean?

Chinese?

Japanese? Western?

What would you like?

Sejin, I'm really sorry.

But can we see the movie another time?

Well, I've been running around all day for the wedding, and...

I'm a little tired.

Minjae.

Is your leg bothering you that much?

No, it's just...

[Sejin sighs]

Let's see it another time.

[phone vibrating]

[Minjae] Did you get home okay?

[quietly] Why isn't she replying?

[sighs]

[sighing]

[long sigh]

[hums]

-[phone vibrating] -Mmm?

-[♪ light music playing] -[phone vibrating]

Hello?

What took you so long to pick up?

You're brushing your teeth?

Should we talk later, then?

No, I can talk now. I can talk. I'm done.

Did I see the movie?

No, I didn't see the movie.

Why would I watch a movie with Kim Sejin?

That's why I just came home.

I'm home now.

I mean...

You and Kim Sejin even bought tickets. Why didn't you go?

It sounded like a really fun movie.

No, that was...

He doesn't have any friends in Seoul,

and the only people he knows are us from the lab.

We should at least look out for him.

And since you guys are in the same cohort, you should be nice to him too.

Does Sejin really bother you that much?

Do you get mad just looking at him?

Well, it wasn't Kim Sejin...

I wasn't mad at Kim Sejin. I was mad at Park Minjae.

Me? Why?

I don't think you like me that much.

Are you still there?

Yeah.

I'm here.

You like me way less than I like you.

Be honest with me.

If Kim Sejin and I were both drowning, who would you save first?

What?

[Youjin] Why won't you answer?

Who would you save, Kim Sejin or me?

[scoffs]

That's just ridiculous. I don't even know what to say.

[Youjin] Why is it ridiculous?

I'm being totally serious.

Well, of course...

I'd save you.

Even if we both fell in,

I'd be begging, "Please save Youjin first."

Did you hear what I said?

Yeah, I'm listening.

Then what if...

our parents didn't approve of us being together? What would you do, then?

Hello? Are you there?

[Minjae] Yeah.

What would you do?

[Youjin] Well, I asked you first.

What would you do if they didn't approve?

Well...

Well, it's not like we're still minors.

We don't have to do everything our parents say, right?

I think we can keep seeing each other even if they disapprove.

Hmm.

[Minjae] And what would you do?

If our parents disapproved?

[Youjin clears throat] Well, if your mom is against it,

I think you should stop seeing that person.

Who could possibly be more important than your mom?

She gave birth to you and raised you, so she must have a good reason.

I'd stop seeing you if my mom said so.

[♪ soft music playing]

Are you listening?

Why does the connection keep cutting out?

Oh.

It must be because my battery is low.

I've got to go now.

Yeah.

Okay.

Bye.

[line disconnects]

[door opens]

[door closes]

Are you asleep?

Hey, are you asleep?

Sejin, hey, wake up. Go sleep at your place.

-Huh? -[Sejin groans]

-You should go home. -[Sejin] Ten more minutes.

-What? -[muttering] Ten more minutes...

Ten...

[quietly] Here, cover up.

[Minjae yelling] Jesus Christ!

Hey, you punk, get out of my bed!

I said get out of my bed!

[Sejin groans]

For God's sake.

Gosh.

I must've done it in my sleep.

I didn't even realize it. I was freezing.

Fine.

Come on, it was just between us guys. You don't have to get so upset about it.

Hey, there are plenty of empty seats over there.

-Let's sit together. -Come on.

[Subin] Hello.

[Minjae] Hello.

-Are you on your way to work? -[Subin] Yes.

Hello.

Hello.

BUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

What are you doing?

-Aren't you coming? -Yeah.

Did you forget something? What were you staring at?

I was just...

checking to make sure the bus was running okay.

What are you saying?

-Wait, do you... -No.

-You... [laughs] -I don't like her.

Jeez.

I don't. I don't!

They say birds of a feather flock together.

I can't believe she's Lim Youjin's friend.

She may seem normal, but I'm sure she'll turn out weird too.

Come on. That can't be true.

Also, Youjin can be a little quirky and stubborn,

but she's not weird or anything.

She is.

In fact, she's super weird.

Okay, well... Enough about Youjin. What else is bothering you?

Her face.

She's...

Isn't she ridiculously pretty?

What?

I mean, she's almost unrealistically beautiful.

She doesn't even look like a real person.

You almost start wondering if she's a fairy or an angel.

So she looks like a fairy or an angel to you.

Well, she's almost too beautiful, you know?

She's crossed the line.

[laughing] Okay, I get it.

So, what else is bothering you?

It doesn't make sense that someone like her is still single.

She can basically date whoever she wants. So why doesn't she have a boyfriend yet?

Maybe she just hasn't met the right person yet.

That's a different matter.

The right person...

Am I the one she hasn't met yet?

Do you think so too?

Well, I don't know that.

So why do you keep asking those questions?

Well, I didn't.

You brought it up first.

[long sigh]

Oh boy.

If you want to ask her out, you should give it a try, though.

-Nah. -Why not?

I've got to study.

Besides, I've never really been into girls.

What?

It doesn't mean I'm into guys, though.

I'm just busy.

Okay.

I need to study. Study.

Sure. Suit yourself.

The fan and actuator designs seem fine, but we can't get the heat under control.

Maybe the torque demand in the motor is too high?

[Taeho] Mmm.

The battery is running a little hot too.

Well, we'll have to rerun the simulation.

We have to get the motor temperature below 80 degrees, no matter what. Okay?

So should we redesign the cooling system?

If tweaking it doesn't work, we'll have to.

And...

the control algorithm optimization.

Youjin, do you want to read up on it and try?

-Hmm? Me? -Yeah.

But Lim Youjin doesn't know anything, so how is she supposed to--

Well...

I've got the data downloaded, Ms. Lim.

You can look it over and give it a try.

Okay, good. If you run into any issues, just ask Taeho or me.

And take a look at Sejin's data too.

-Okay. -Good.

-Let's wrap it up here. -[Hangyeol] Okay.

-Sure. -[Taeho] All right.

[Taeho] Gyeol. Chan.

[Hangyeol and Chansoo] Yes?

Let's go to the control room for a quick check on the load torque.

-[Hangyeol] Okay. -[Taeho] Okay.

-[Hangyeol] We'll be right back. -[Minjae] Okay.

[clears throat]

[door opens]

Lim Youjin.

What's up?

I sent you an email, so give it a read.

It's the paper I downloaded from the archive

and the comments I added after reading it. Take a look.

Okay.

Well, thanks.

Do you happen to have some time this week?

Why?

I was just wondering if you wanted to grab a bite sometime.

You and me? Why?

What do you mean, why?

We're in the same cohort,

but we've been kind of distant.

I thought we could change that and get along. That's all.

Oh.

Yeah. Well, whatever. Okay.

If just the two of us is awkward, you can bring your friend too.

[Sejin sighs]

[scoffs]

Ah...

Subin is my best friend.

But how could I set her up with that nutjob Kim Sejin?

You think I'm crazy?

You're not setting her up with him.

It's just a casual meal. That's all.

It's the same thing.

You're basically asking my friend to... What's it called?

Right, jump on a grenade.

You don't care if the grenade kills my friend.

Don't put it like that.

Tell me.

If Subin and I were drowning, who would you save?

I'd save my friend.

I'd save Subin.

You...

I wasn't going to tell you this.

I wasn't going to tell you this

because I knew you'd go berserk and want to kill Kim Sejin.

Do you know what happened this morning?

Why? What happened?

Well, when I woke up in the morning, Kim Sejin...

was sleeping in my bed.

[♪ comical music playing]

I mean, he said he was going to sleep in the living room.

But when I woke up this morning, the punk was lying next to me.

What the... Even I haven't slept in that bed yet.

You have no idea how shocked I was.

Did you get hurt anywhere? Are you feeling okay?

No, I didn't get hurt.

But...

it didn't feel good.

Did Kim Sejin touch you?

I have no idea. I was asleep.

[sighs in exasperation] But you're mine!

And you'd still save Subin over me?

He just wants to grab a bite with her. It's not a date or anything.

After that, those two can take it from there. Okay?

[sighs]

Come on, you've seen him too.

He's not bad-looking.

He didn't seem like a total weirdo, right?

It's just that I'm not really in a place for that right now.

And I'm not really looking to date.

Subin, do me a favor just this once. Please?

If you really don't like him, just stay for 10 minutes,

then say you have a headache and go home.

Wouldn't that be too rude?

It's okay. It's not rude.

Just stay for 10 minutes and leave. Okay?

Hmm?

Oh?

-Here. -Hey.

-Here. -[Minjae] Okay.

Hello.

-There. -Please sit.

So this is Jung Subin.

And this is my lab mate, Kim Sejin, who's in my cohort.

Hello.

Well, we met at the wedding, right? We said "hi" then.

Ah. Yeah, I remember.

We said "hi" on the bus too. Both of us.

Yes.

[Youjin] Oh, so you've met a few times already.

No need to feel awkward, then.

-Here you go. -Thank you.

I hear everything is good, so pick whatever you want.

Yeah, it's Sejin's treat, so go for the most expensive one.

Yeah. Anything you like.

[Subin] Hmm.

-[mouthing] Not yet. -[mouthing] Why?

-By the way... -Yes?

Youjin and I have something to do.

So I think we should get going.

Why? Is it urgent?

The professor asked us to do something, so we should go to the campus.

Well, I guess it can't be helped, then.

Yeah, I guess you'll have to eat without us today.

Well, we can always get together another time.

We all know each other, anyway.

Yeah.

We can always get together again sometime.

All right. Now, shall we?

Sorry, guys.

[grunts]

Come on. Let's go, Youjin.

Let's go.

-Okay, Minjae. -No, don't get up.

All right. Enjoy your meal.

-Take care. -Thanks.

[softly] Let's go.

What? Don't.

Pick one. Do you want to save Subin or me?

-I'll save Subin. I'll save her. -Don't be like that. Come here.

[groans softly]

What would you like to have?

Uh...

I'm sorry...

but I have a headache.

I think I need to go back home.

Oh...

Is it really bad?

Do you have a fever or anything like that?

I don't have a fever.

It's just a headache.

[♪ theme song playing]

Just sit here for a minute. I saw a pharmacy on the way here.

-I'll be right back. -It's okay.

I'll go get you some medicine.

Please take it before you go.

-No, I'm okay. -I'll be real quick.

Thank you.

Goodbye. Hello.

-Headache meds, please. -For a headache?

Uh...

-Something that works fast... -Yes.

...and is gentle on the stomach.

Sure. Got it.

Something mild.

Right, this one is mild.

[panting] Here's some medicine for your headache.

You're all sweaty.

How far did you go to get this?

Not too far. It was right around the corner.

It only took a minute.

Take it.

Then you can head home.

One tablet.

One tablet?

Would you like to order?

We'll come back another time.

I'm sorry.

Oh...

Let's go.

Okay.

Say "ah."

What should we do now?

How about a movie?

-A movie? -Yeah.

It's too...

crowded.

Should we just watch a movie at home?

Okay. But which movie?

Is there anything you want to watch?

Anything's fine.

-Something sexy? -Jeez...

Why?

Are you scared I might eat you alive?

What do you mean, scared?

Of course not.

-[clears throat] -You're cute.

Hey.

People are watching.

-Don't do that. -Why?

Fine. Let's save that kiss for when we get home, Minjae.

I specifically asked for a mild one.

You should go home and get some sleep.

When you wake up, you'll feel a lot better.

Okay.

Give it some time, and if you still don't feel better,

you should see a doctor.

I'm sorry.

What?

Ah.

Don't be.

You're just sick. There's no need to apologize.

We can always grab a bite another time.

It's okay.

The taxi is here.

Get in.

-I'm sorry. -You don't have to be. It's really okay.

Well, let's make sure...

we get a meal

together next time.

I'll treat you to something good.

No. I'll treat you to something even better.

[♪ pleasant music playing]

Sure, well... We can do that too.

Mmm.

Excuse me, sir.

My friend is not feeling well,

so please drive carefully.

[driver] All right. I'll get her home safely.

Have a safe trip home.

[sighs]

So?

How did it go?

She had a headache, so she just left--

[mouthing] It's Sejin. Kim Sejin.

Yeah.

Yeah, she left.

We can always grab a bite another time.

It's fine.

Yeah, things happen.

But why did she suddenly get a headache?

Okay.

So she went home, and what about you?

So I'm just by myself now.

Where are you, Minjae?

-Are you still nearby? -Me?

I'm not here.

No, I mean, when I said, "I'm not here,"

I'm already on my way home.

Youjin?

Youjin left too.

-[mouthing] School. Say I went to school. -School. She went to school.

I think so. She said she was going to school.

[mouthing] Just hang up.

Hang up.

Hey, Sejin, I'm getting another call. I've got to go.

Okay.

Well, then...

I'll tell you more about it when we meet.

Bye.

So did you decide what movie you want to watch?

I told you, something sexy.

-Come on. -Oh, come on.

-[phone vibrating] -Why are you suddenly so into sexy movies?

Oh...

Who is it?

It's Kim Sejin.

I don't need to answer it.

What should we watch?

I don't know. I know nothing.

[Youjin] You must like at least one movie.

[Minjae] One movie... Then what about you?

[♪ bright music plays on TV]

-[doorbell chiming] -Huh?

-That must be our tteokbokki. -No, don't get up.

I'll go get it.

[softly] Jeez.

What? What are you doing here?

Hi, Minjae.

You're home.

Of course, I am. It's my home.

Where else would I be?

Well, it's just...

I thought I'd give you a detailed update on the blind date.

And I need to tell you something.

Okay.

-I'll tell you inside. -What? Inside where? No, say it here.

Just say it here. Go ahead. What is it?

It's a long story.

Make it short, then.

-Let's get inside and-- -Come on. Don't be like this. I'm busy.

-[elevator dings] -I have tons of work to do.

Just hurry up and say it.

Here's your volcano tteokbokki.

[sighs] Oh.

You ordered tteokbokki?

For yourself?

Yeah, I love tteokbokki. I ordered it for myself. Why?

What? What is it?

Here, the tteokbokki...

-That... -You can give it to me. Thank you.

For God's sake.

Go.

Yeah, give it to me. Okay. Thank you. Give it to me.

Give it to me and go. What are you doing?

Can I have some tteokbokki?

-Just go. Come on, give me that. -I'm hungry too. Let's eat together.

Order some with your own money! Now give me that.

Come on, let's eat together. Food's better together.

What do you mean, eat together? No, get out. God!

Seriously. For God's sake, jeez.

Fine. Eat it and get out, okay?

You just show up out of nowhere and ask for my tteokbokki?

Come on, give me that.

Why haven't you eaten-- Hey, why are you going there?

What? Why?

What are you doing?

What are you looking for?

Huh?

What are you doing?

What's this about?

-Well... -Yeah.

I thought I heard something.

What are you talking about?

-Now, get out. -Was I just imagining it?

Yes, you were. You were imagining it. Now, get out. Go.

Come here. You said you were hungry. Let's eat.

Where are you going now? Jeez.

Why on earth are you doing this? What is it?

Tell me. I'll find it for you. What is it?

-It's just... -What?

I think I hear something.

It sounds like a person.

What? There's no one here. You're just hearing things.

Exactly.

[sighs in exasperation]

It can't be...

these guys talking, can it?

-What are you talking... -That'd be too creepy.

Stop the nonsense and come here.

-Wait. -Why?

See? I can hear it right now.

I can hear a person talking...

-and some music. -All right, I hear it. Come here.

You said you were hungry. Hurry up and eat, then leave.

I have a lot of things to do.

Come on, eat up. Go on.

What?

Are you leaving?

I need to use the bathroom.

Go ahead.

Hey, Sejin.

Is this what you were hearing?

-Huh? -[increases volume]

This? From my laptop?

Ah...

It was the movie.

[Minjae] Yeah, this was the person you were hearing.

[whispering] Youjin.

Youjin, are you okay?

-[whispering] Can I go out? -Come out now. Now.

Right, Youjin.

Your shoes are in the washing machine.

Bye.

Okay, bye.

Call me.

Hey, the door. Be careful.

[door lock chimes]

[Minjae coughs]

-[dishes clattering] -[continues coughing]

-Gosh, this keeps falling. [coughs] -[door lock chimes]

[sighs]

[inhaling sharply]

It's pretty spicy, isn't it? The volcano one.

The rice balls should help with the heat. Have some.

Aren't you going to eat?

Me?

I'll eat too, later.

Right. So how did the blind date go?

Hmm.

Subin...

Yeah.

She suddenly said her head hurt.

-A headache. -Yeah, why did her head hurt?

Sensitive, delicate women tend to get headaches a lot.

Low blood pressure, too.

Man, you really do know everything, don't you?

I do know a lot of things.

[both giggling]

Well, anyway...

She had a headache,

so I got her some medicine.

We said we'd grab a bite another time.

Okay, good.

But then...

Yeah?

After I saw Subin off...

I saw something.

What did you see? What was it?

[inhales]

Nothing. [sighs]

Hey, don't be so disappointed, okay?

At least you've met her now.

You can always see her again, right?

You'll get another chance, Sejin.

You're a pretty great guy.

You're good-looking, kind, smart,

hardworking,

and you've got a great academic background.

So don't rush things. Just take your time.

If you're sincere with her and keep treating her with kindness,

she'll eventually see what a great guy you are.

-By the way... -Yeah.

Even if I treat her sincerely with kindness,

she can still deceive me, betray me, and lie to me, right?

What?

I mean...

People say you should never trust anyone, you know.

I don't know what that's got to do with this, though.

Well, by that logic, the Bible also says,

"If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer them the other."

And the Buddha said, "Always show compassion to others."

There are good sayings like those, too.

Yeah.

There are, but still...

[scoffing]

So don't rush it.

Just take things a little slower, and don't put any pressure on her.

If you do that, I think it'll work out.

Gosh, it's spicy.

-You should have some. [clears throat] -Yeah, okay.

[♪ intriguing music playing]

[sighs]

He went to bed early.

Maybe he's tired.

[shuffling]

[rustling]

ENGINEERING BUILDING 3

[Chansoo] Minjae.

I have plans today. Can I leave early?

[Taeho] It's past 5:00, anyway.

That's not even leaving early. Just go.

[quietly] No?

Well, if you're done, you can go.

All right, thanks for your hard work on the experiment today.

-Let's get off early. -[Taeho] Okay.

-[Chansoo] Okay. -Thank you.

Let's go.

[Youjin] Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Youjin, aren't you going home?

I need to organize the data I got before I leave.

I see. And you, Sejin?

Yeah, I also have some work to finish.

Yeah? Don't stay too late. I'll get going.

-Bye. -Bye.

Lim Youjin.

What?

Do you have a lot of work? When will you be done?

Why do you ask when I'll be done?

We said we'd grab a bite together, remember?

I have something to tell you too.

What is it?

[♪ pleasant song playing over speakers]

What is it that you wanted to tell me?

You said you'd tell me after the meal.

We're done now, so shoot.

I saw everything.

You and Minjae are walking hand in hand.

Are you two dating?

No, we're not.

Then why were you holding hands?

Could it be...

that you were mistaken?

And even if I'm dating him,

it's not something I have to tell you.

Or why don't you ask Minjae yourself?

Actually, I was going to ask Minjae about it.

And do you know what he said?

What did he say?

That if...

you're sincere with someone and treat them with kindness,

they'll eventually see it.

What?

That's how naive and innocent he is.

He has no idea that the world doesn't work that way.

He's kind and principled, but he's completely clueless.

He's nothing like you.

I don't know why you're trying to get close with Minjae.

Actually, I do.

But seriously, stop that. You really can't do that.

-What do you mean? I can't do what? -Well, obviously...

Stay away from Minjae from now on.

Let's be honest. You're just using him.

What does he have that I could possibly use?

Power. His power.

What freaking power does he have? He can't even get me out of work early.

He's our lab lead, after all.

He could give you the best projects and special guidance on your papers.

Something like that.

Wow, I'm just speechless.

Now that I know what's going on, you've got to end it.

Let Minjae go.

He's not someone you can look down on and use for your own benefit like that.

I know I'm overstepping,

and I'm not usually one to stick my nose in other people's business.

But this time, I have to step in. That's why I'm telling you this.

[sighing]

Gosh, my head hurts.

Ah...

I'll be honest with you.

I don't have many friends,

and there aren't many people I genuinely like.

But Minjae...

I like him quite a lot.

What?

I mean, I like him as a person.

I admire him.

I can't just watch while someone as shameless, sly,

and mean as you walks all over him. So end it now.

I don't care whether you watch or not.

I've got to go.

So I've got a proposal for you.

Let's call it...

a challenge to a duel.

Duels are supposed to be fought with guns.

Lucky for you, guns are illegal in this country, Kim Sejin.

Whoever wins gets to do whatever they want.

If I win, you stay away from Minjae.

And if you win...

I'll quit the lab,

and go back to Daejeon.

You choose what we compete in.

What... FIFA?

StarCraft?

League of Legends?

Anything you're good at.

It doesn't have to be a video game.

We could solve math problems, memorize words, or things like that.

I'm even fine with a drinking game.

Pick anything you're confident in, anything you think you can beat me at.

But we're not telling Minjae or anyone else.

What do you say?

They'd think I'm crazy if I told them.

Hey.

I should've recorded all that and played it for Minjae.

Too bad.

Are you not in?

I'm heading out.

[groans]

What a nut. An absolute nutjob.

What the hell is wrong with him?

Jeez.

Hi, I'd like to pay the check.

Your total is 22,000 won.

Here. Thank you. Goodbye.

Bye.

Hey, Kim Sejin.

[♪ intriguing music playing]

Can you really promise?

What?

If you lose, you'll go back to Daejeon.

Yeah, if I lose.

But if you lose, you get lost.

You pick the game. I don't care what we play.

You don't care what we play?

No, I don't.

I'm going to beat you purely on skill.

I never told you because I didn't want to brag,

but my IQ is 180. That's way higher than your height.

My IQ is 188.

That's way higher than your height.

That's your IQ?

Why? Do you think I'm lying?

An IQ of 180 or higher is extremely rare worldwide.

Only 0.003% of people have that.

Yeah, that number sounds about right.

It's like rolling a six-sided die five times

and getting the same number every time.

0.003...

Yeah, it's the same.

It's...

also the same as the odds of being dealt a royal straight flush in poker.

Yeah, I'm good at math too.

Do you know how to play poker?

It's not that hard a game, is it?

We'll play just one hand.

And we'll keep this a secret from Minjae.

The moment you tell him, you lose.

[sighs]

[♪ soft music playing]

[grunts]

[phone vibrating]

Hello?

Minjae.

[line connects]

-[line ringing] -[phone vibrating]

Hey, I'm sorry, but I don't think I can come out.

You should've given me a heads-up.

You can't just show up because you missed me.

I was just...

I'll see you at school, then.

Okay.

[♪ gentle music playing]

-Boo! -You scared me.

I got you.

I was just messing with you.

Sorry, I kept you waiting.

BETWEEN STEPS

[Youjin] Professor, do you know how to play poker?

How did you do that?

Anyway, I'm staying here.

I hear it's a really good opportunity.

If you like her, you should let her go.

I'll never give up on Youjin.

[Youjin] Anything else besides luck?

-[Jihoon] Mind games? -Hello.

[Sejin] Lim Youjin, are you really going to play dirty like this?

We're going all in.

What the... Those punks.

If you don't open this door before I count to three,

you guys are going to be in serious trouble.

Hey! [shushes]