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ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGION AND INCIDENTS

PORTRAYED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

EPISODE 16

When is she getting home? Goodness.

Dad, I'm on a stakeout tonight. I have to go pretty far.

Gosh.

Catch that jerk no matter what. And make sure you don't skip a meal.

I'm doing fine, so don't worry.

Talk soon, Dad.

Walk.

KINGDOM OF COREA, 1994 THE NIGHT OF THE TREASON

Tell me what needs to be done. I'll lead the way.

The traitors will arrive here in about 20 minutes.

Yeong, I want you to stay here and stop them from getting away.

Shoot them all down as soon as you spot them.

Then will you be going to Cheonjongo alone?

If I fail my mission at Cheonjongo,

you must kill Lee Lim at all costs.

Your Majesty, what on earth are you planning to do?

Don't tell me...

No. No way.

This is my last order.

Forgive me, Your Majesty.

I must go to Cheonjongo.

I...

must protect my king.

That is my duty.

You cannot.

Yeong.

This is our last chance.

The same goes for me.

This is my last chance

to protect Your Majesty.

I hoped everything would unfold exactly the same as it did that night.

Take care, Your Majesty.

At what point did things start to change?

FOUR TIGER SWORD

Beautiful equations are always simple.

Not everyone in the world can be brave.

So I decided to be brave.

-Captain! -Captain!

No, I'll go. Do I just have to go with this jerk?

Tonight,

I'm not alone.

FOUR TIGER SWORD

We just haven't

reached our destination yet.

So?

What's your plan?

I will wait.

Until Gon stops you in the past

and puts everything back in its place.

If he fails,

I will stop you.

But if my nephew restores order,

your memories of him will be gone.

That's why

I'm heartbroken.

All those radiant memories

are engraved deep in my heart.

You can't shoot here.

-Here, everything is at a standstill. -How would you know

if no one's ever tried to fire a gun here before?

Do you really think you can hurt me with that?

I will try!

I am awaiting your order.

Kill him.

There's an emergency in Cheonjongo. Calling all Royal Guards.

Royal Guards assemble immediately.

Why did the Manpasikjeok...

I must have obtained

the whole Manpasikjeok.

Finally, I got my hands

on the whole Manpasikjeok.

If mine is gone,

the other half that my nephew had is probably gone too.

What now?

This means that Gon can never come back.

And you're stuck here with me for an eternity.

Your Majesty!

-Your Majesty. -Your Highness.

-Your Majesty! -Your Highness!

-Where is His Majesty? -Your Highness!

-Your Majesty! -Your Majesty!

-Your Highness, where are you? -Are you okay?

-Your Highness! -Your Highness!

-Your Highness! -Where are you?

-Your Majesty! -Your Highness!

Your Highness!

-Your Majesty! -Your Majesty.

-Your Highness! -Your Majesty...

-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.

-Your Majesty! -Your Majesty!

-Your Majesty. -Are you all right?

Take His Majesty and His Highness to the hospital at once!

-Your Highness! -Your Highness.

From now on, you are the Unbreakable Sword.

Mom.

Listen carefully to what I'm about to tell you.

It's a very long story.

Gosh, my dear son...

There's something

-dad's been hiding from you. -Look how you've grown.

To be exact,

it's about your son, Kang Sin-jae.

My baby...

Gosh, I'm so sorry.

Sin-jae.

I had no idea.

You.

When did you find out?

That Sin-jae... The fact that my son is in this mess.

How long have you been hiding this from me?

What will you do about this?

Bring my son back!

What will you do? What are you going to do about this?

Gosh, I can't believe this.

My poor baby...

Sin-jae!

Sin-jae!

Mom.

I'm sorry.

I should have given you a hug.

You're also my son.

I know it's not your fault.

I should have given you a hug first.

I'm...

I'm really sorry.

Sorry.

Mom.

I was right.

I was right after all.

This must be the door to another world.

Traitor Lee Lim.

Who the hell are you?

Why are you after me?

And why do you have the Four Tiger Sword?

I am the King of the Kingdom of Corea,

the rightful owner of the Four Tiger Sword,

and the one who will carry out your capital punishment.

The King?

The King just died at my hands.

So how could you be the King?

I suppose my dear nephew has failed

seeing how I'm still alive and well.

No, you're not.

If Gon has failed, you won't be for long.

I must say, it is quite entertaining to watch how foolishly hopeful you are.

But I will no longer tolerate your insolence.

TAEKWONDO

"The sky bestows the heart upon us,

and the ground helps the spirit."

"The sun and the moon are formed.

As the mountains and streams form,

lightning strikes."

You must be the Crown Prince.

This must be the power of the Manpasikjeok.

You are

Lee Gon.

"A sage is moved to defeat the evil of the mountains and streams."

"Wield it with deep thoughts

and make things right."

Traitor Lee Lim.

I sentence you to a beheading.

I thought this would break.

But it sprouted instead.

The door will close, and only the memories will remain.

-What's with you, seriously? -Right?

-I'd be happy if I didn't fail. -Hey, you're the worst.

Hey.

I'm sorry.

Should I break it?

Or just let it be?

You did it.

Then I guess

you won't be able to come back.

If our worlds flow differently from the present,

then I won't

be able to remember you.

Then I'll live without knowing you.

VIOLENT CRIMES DIVISION SQUAD 3

REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1994

I guess there is a god.

My husband just died.

I prayed every day that he'd die.

I thought I would

end up either dying or killing him

before leaving this house.

But...

someone else killed him

for me.

Ji-hun and I...

have nowhere to go, Seong-jae.

So...

you'll have to go.

Don't worry.

I won't do what Ji-hun's dad did.

I can't look after you at home because I have to work.

Ji-hun and I will visit you at least once a month.

I love you, Uncle. From Ji-hun.

Let's just die together.

-Let's die together. -No!

-Hyeon-min! -Mom!

-Let's die together. -Don't do this.

-Mom, no! -Hyeon-min!

-Mom! Stop! -I'm really sorry!

It will only take a second. Hyeon-min!

-I'm so sorry! -Stop...

-I'm sorry. -Stop!

Don't mind us and just be on your way!

-Mom, no... -What on earth are you doing?

-Mom! -Come here.

All of you.

Back off. You scared this lady and her son.

Mom.

Kiddo, here's your shoe.

Here. Oh, hold on.

There.

Prince Buyeong?

Yes, that's me.

What is your name?

I'm Kang Hyeon-min.

I assume it's "Hyeon" as in "to shine," and "Min" as in "jade."

Your name means that you're someone who "shines like a jewel."

Why would a member of the royal family bother to talk to people like us?

I'm talking to you as a parent,

not as a member of the royal family.

Your choices determine your destiny,

but no one gets to choose their parents.

So change this choice of yours

for the choice you make will determine this boy's fate.

How about we go have a cup of tea?

That's what I'd prescribe to you as a doctor.

KINGDOM OF COREA, 1999

-Is this it? -Yes.

-Have a nice day. -You too. Take care.

KOO SEO-RYEONG

Look at that.

How dare you glare at me? You thief.

How old are you? And what's your name?

This kid doesn't have a name.

I'm sure she's stolen from every vendor at this market.

I do have a name. I'm Luna.

That's such a pretty name.

My daughter is very strong, isn't she?

I want to apologize to you on her behalf.

Do you want to come in for food?

What are you talking about? You need to call the police.

What are you? A charity worker?

It's all right. Here, come on.

Have some food first,

and you can take this.

You can't take the whole thing.

I didn't sell much today.

Why would you give me this? Is it too little?

I'm paying for the food.

Really?

You're paying too much.

You'll have to eat a lot, okay?

Are you all right? Do you need some help?

-Isn't that a gun? -That's blood!

What is going on? She's bleeding!

My goodness. What do we do?

-We should go. -Where am I?

Is this the Republic of Korea?

What's the date today?

Yes, this is the Republic of Korea.

And today is April 25, 2020.

I'm a police officer. Can I use your phone to make a quick call?

Chief Park?

Chief Park.

It's me, Tae-eul.

Where's Jangmi? What about Detective Shim and Sin-jae?

For me, only about a week had passed.

KIND CIVIL POLICE ALWAYS BY THE CITIZENS' SIDE

-There she is. -Here she comes.

-Why did you kill your fellow actress? -Was it because of the role?

-Any comments? -How do you feel?

-Anything you'd like to say? -Tell us!

-What was your motive? -Do you admit to the crime?

The world seemed unchanged, yet some things

had unfolded differently.

What did you say?

I was still a lieutenant.

Are you running a charity?

And I still tried to do something nice for my dad once a month.

And I lived everyday

with my memories of him still intact,

in a world where he or Sin-jae

no longer exists.

It's not you, right?

-Pardon? -You're not the one

who keeps calling my hubby out.

It is me.

I did that.

-Get going. -Okay.

CIRCLE MART, ILSAN CITY BRANCH BACKPACK, SNEAKERS 110,000 WON

The person who keeps calling my hubby over must be starting school next year.

Bo-gyeong!

You...

Hee-ju.

When snow piles up, it can make some roofs collapse.

The weight of snow

can be unbearable to some 16-year-old kid.

Is that your solitude?

Yes.

You could say that.

Do you remember Seong-min's friend?

-Yes. -That's his grandmother and sister.

As you can probably guess, his grandmother is very ill.

He couldn't pay the hospital bills,

so he stole money from the safe at his job.

-And? -And

he asked me for a favor before he got arrested.

He asked me to buy his sister a bag of steamed buns.

And he also asked me

to remove snow from their roof.

That's why I started visiting her, and here I am.

She needs hope to get through it all, you know?

But I had no idea I'd see you here.

My goodness, seriously.

Come on. I thought you were here to plow snow.

Honey, shall we hold hands?

Well, how about I build a snowman for you?

LEE JI-HUN

If that door closes,

I'll open every single door in the universe.

And

I'll come to you.

You promised you'd come.

Who might you be?

Can I help you?

I'm looking for someone,

but it doesn't look like she's in this world.

All right, then.

Can I help you?

Even here,

you're busy protecting someone.

JEONG EUN-KYEONG REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY

-Tae-ra, we're here. -Okay.

Tae-ra, be careful not to step on the dress.

Hold on. Here.

Hyeong-taek.

Where's my trophy?

My trophy for the Grand Prize.

It's in the boss' car.

-I'll bring it tomorrow. -Grand Prize,

Jeong Tae-ra!

Once again, I'd like to sincerely thank Hyeong-taek, Yeong-han, Eun-gi

and Hye-yeon. I owe it all to you guys.

Hey, who's that handsome man?

Are you a member of Tae-ra Byte?

Sorry, no photos. I'll take those flowers though.

It seems like

you already received flowers.

These flowers

are not for you.

I can't believe what I just heard.

Why aren't they for me?

I'm Jeong Tae-ra, the winner of the Grand Prize.

I won the Grand Prize today.

Who are you?

Hyo-jin!

Mom, why did you buy so much stuff? It must be heavy.

-I should have gone with you. -It's okay.

Oh, who's this young man?

Are you here to see Hyo-jin?

Mom, no.

I'm sorry, but who are you looking for?

In this world,

you're with your mother.

I'm glad.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 2021

Hey, Na-ri.

Tae-eul, don't be surprised.

I think your dad bought a horse.

-A horse? -Yes.

There's some guy on a white horse at the Taekwondo center now.

I guess he's selling the horse.

This guy looks like a pro.

Na-ri, I have to go.

You exist

across every universe.

And you still don't recognize me.

But you...

Why are you crying?

You seemed happy in every world that I saw you.

It was the only thing that comforted me.

But you...

Why do you look as though you recognize me?

Why do you look

as though you remember everything about me?

JEONG TAE-EUL NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY

Is it you?

Jeong Tae-eul.

Is it really you? Yes?

You came?

You really

came for me?

You've finally

arrived.

Finally.

I finally got to see you,

Lieutenant Jeong Tae-eul.

What took you so long?

I kept waiting for you.

Every single day,

I waited for you.

After I slew the traitor,

I had to go back and get Yeong.

DECEMBER 13, 1994, EMERGENCY ALARMS WENT OFF IN CHEONJONGO AT 23:15

KINGDOM OF COREA, 2021

DECEMBER 14, 1994, TRAITOR LEE LIM FOUND DEAD IN THE BAMBOO GROVE

So I had to find my way back again,

which meant I had to open every single door in the universe.

That's why it took me so long.

And I didn't think you'd remember me even if I did find you.

Yet you still

kept looking for me?

Even if you forgot all about me,

I still wanted to see you.

I was going to tell you again if you had forgotten me.

That I am the King of the Kingdom of Corea,

and that my name, which is not supposed to be called,

is Lee Gon.

But how do you

still remember me when the two worlds flowed differently?

Let's skip that.

I've also been through many things myself.

And now, this.

Do you still

hate flowers?

No, I like flowers.

Especially this flower.

I realized I haven't told you this.

I love you.

I am deeply...

in love with you.

So this is

how everything comes together.

I love you too.

I...

love you so much too.

KINGDOM OF COREA, 2022

The twins are doing well?

I'm stressed from babysitting them all by myself.

Why did my parents have to get back together?

What are their names again?

They go by their nicknames.

Eun-bi and Kka-bi.

Don't you miss him?

I'm all right.

Jo Eun-sup wouldn't remember me anyway.

Here's what Your Majesty asked me to look into.

PERSONNEL FILE HAEUNDAE POLICE STATION

I'm here.

Hey, man.

I told you not to call me like that.

You need to be quick when your senior summons you.

I'm off today.

Gosh, I really wasn't going to say this.

It's my birthday today.

-I know. -Really? How do you know?

I was forced to find out.

I got another one of these.

Chief told me to cuff you.

Well, it's not like all offenders hang out at parking lots.

They're out in the streets. They can be anywhere.

You called me over on my day off just to give me this?

No, I wanted to buy you a gift.

You can't take it back. I'll go pick something, then.

Yes, this is Kang Hyeon-min at Violent Crimes Squad 3.

MAY 27, 2022

-Have you eaten yet? -I have, of course.

-Did you sleep well last night? -I sure did.

Hey, you should be asking me these questions.

Don't you think you should be asking me

if I've been eating and sleeping well?

How I've been eating and sleeping! And my appeal!

Do you not care?

Do you think cops in the Kingdom of Corea have that much free time?

Had you wanted to eat and sleep well,

you, as an assemblywoman,

shouldn't have stolen the people's tax money like that.

-Hey! -What?

It's the law that's messed up.

Shouldn't I receive immunity as an assemblywoman?

Gosh, this is why I should've become Prime Minister.

Inmate 5827.

Keep it down in the visitation room.

How's Mom doing?

If you have time to visit me, take better care of Mom.

If you want to be a good daughter, do it yourself.

Take care of her yourself, after you're released.

As much as I want to get out...

Get me a new lawyer at once!

-Hire someone expensive. -Inmate 5827, keep it down!

Gosh.

Can you get me a new correctional officer?

His orders really get on my nerves.

I'm all done.

-Be well. -Hey!

Koo Seo-gyeong!

-Hey, newbie. -Yes, ma'am.

The NFS called. You left your phone there.

Really? I bought that phone yesterday.

Oh, it's here.

Can I really entrust you with this important task?

Is it a case?

It will be if you don't do this properly.

All right. Shred all the documents in this box.

As for these plastic bottles, remove the lids and labels

-and recycle them. Go. -Got it.

By the way, where do you go every weekend?

Why do you ask?

Chief told me to look into it...

Gosh, that old man. He's the one being fishy with that solitude of his.

I go on a trip every weekend. Have fun.

See you later!

Gosh, they're very expensive.

And so many of them.

How could you sell all of them every single time?

Seriously, where have you been going every weekend?

Every single time, you're not back until dawn.

No matter where that place actually is, you must call it "the study."

I'll try to sell less buttons this week.

Oh, my head.

Oh, my heart.

If you have to sell them,

sell the ones on your sleeves first.

Keep your jacket buttoned up

since it's cold.

You're getting pretty good at this.

Put it back.

What can I do?

I need to do this to be able to sleep at night.

Put it back.

All right, fine.

Perhaps Tae-eul's threats worked.

Thanks to her, we're doing all the things that we've skipped.

We even have some know-hows now.

First, we find out what year we're in

to make sure we won't run into our counterparts.

Oh, it's the rotary dial phone, not the push-button one.

It means it's before 1981, so we're safe.

Let's go.

That's a model from the early 90s.

We're fairly safe.

I'm not sure about this one.

What year could this be?

Oh, hold on a second. I see some newspapers over there.

This is still refreshing.

Your Majesty!

Please leave.

That man recognized me.

Yes, we've got to run.

You exist in this world. Apparently, you're a tyrant here.

What?

This is another parallel world.

Lee Gon here must have had a bad upbringing.

I guess he grew without Head Court Lady Noh, his uncle,

and someone's identification card.

He must've been scared and lonely while growing up.

Let's leave. It's dangerous to stay where our counterparts live.

Okay.

And that's how we travel together,

although our destinations are a little extraordinary.

THE NEW MILLENNIUM, A NEW BEGINNING

"The new millennium"? Then it must be the year 2000.

It should be pretty safe.

Gosh, so many people thought the world was going to end in 2000.

We're near Corea University now.

Come with me.

I know someone who wants to meet

the woman who insists the earth is flat.

By the way, who's the person that wants to meet me?

Excuse me. Are you looking for this?

Yes, thank you.

Have a nice day.

Thank you. You too.

Is he

the person who wanted to meet me?

Yes.

And he met you just now.

He's the uncle who raised me.

But the thing is,

the woman who used to insist that the earth is flat no longer exists.

My earth has become round as well.

Really?

Because of me?

As if. Because of gravity, obviously.

And that's also the reason apples fall to the ground.

What else?

It's also what creates tides.

-What else? -I love you.

My goodness.

Why am I startled every time I hear this?

Me too.

By the way, I hope we end up in the Joseon dynasty

or the late Joseon period next time.

Why that specific time period?

I took a quick look around, and we've finally come to Joseon.

Where's my hanbok?

Why did you want to travel to the Joseon dynasty so much?

I must find my great-grandfather and tell him

to buy the pear field in Apgujeong-dong when he's older.

Where's the traditional hairpin?

What is this?

Why did you bring these leaves?

Because we never know where we'll end up.

Based on our experiences so far, there's no guarantee

we won't end up in that time period.

Yes. I mean, the chances are slim, but we should be--

We should be prepared.

-It's very important. -Look for my hairpin.

Why would you put that back?

BUS STOP PYEONGCHANG MUNHWA INTERSECTION

Darn it.

I got your ball.

Stay there.

I'll throw it over.

Thank you.

KANG SIN-JAE

PYEONGCHANG-DONG REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1994

Oh, wait.

Where are you headed? I'll tell you the bus routes.

There's been an accident.

Bye. I've got to run home and report the accident.

-Hey. -I got us some bus tokens.

What is it? Did something happen?

I think I know why the door brought us

to this time on this day.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 2022

Hold on a second.

-Here. -I'm curious.

-This is Eun-bi, and this is Kka-bi. -I see.

-They're already in elementary school. -Really?

-They're adorable. -They look like you.

-You think they look alike? -Do they?

These were the good days. Do we look alike?

-Well... -Not really.

Why is that guy staring at me?

Hold on.

Excuse me. Do I know you?

How are things with you?

Oh, do you work here too? Which department?

Did you get a driver's license?

Yes, Class 1-special.

Wait, why do I keep answering your questions?

Who are you?

JO EUN-SUP

You're looking good.

Confident and strong.

It was nice meeting you.

To me, you'll always be the Unbreakable Sword.

What?

"The Unbreakable Sword"?

NA-RI NA-RI MYEONG NA-RI

Hi, honey.

What? Yes, I had lunch. What about you?

Oh, you're on a diet?

Come on. You don't need to lose weight.

Oh, you do?

Then you should've told me.

Every time I see you, I can't believe you're real because you're so perfect.

Okay, I'll be home soon. Bye.

What a lunatic.

Wait.

What? Where are we now?

Those are 1,200-lumen flashlights.

The Royal Guards use them.

We came to the same period in the Kingdom of Corea.

Damn it. I left just a little while ago.

Yeong must be looking for me.

What?

Your Majesty?

The Royal Guards are to take ten steps back at once.

Yeong, you too.

You guys totally startled me.

I'll take a roundabout way to the palace.

I'll go through the beach so that no one will see me.

-Your Majesty. -Yes, Yeong.

It's that situation.

Gosh, I almost couldn't breathe.

Who's after Yeong?

Who finds out next?

-Head Court Lady Noh? -Head Court Lady Noh.

Your Majesty.

The talisman must've worked.

I'm letting her use my personal item.

You should know what that means.

I've been wondering

when the Royal Ancestral Shrine will be completed.

Will it be completed next year?

Drink up. All of it.

Will do.

You're the only one who uses this?

Of course. But you can use it anytime.

What are you doing?

I shouldn't leave my fingerprints on this.

Luna lives in this world, you know.

This is very popular in my world.

What about the security footage?

I must've been caught on the cameras.

I'll clear the control tower.

My gosh, talk about tight security.

How do I shut this off?

Look. Isn't that Jo Yeong?

Jeez, him and his temper.

What's he saying?

Oh, you're a detective, so you can probably read lips.

Of course.

Let me see.

Lee.

Gon...

Son of...

We showed up out of the blue.

You know?

I'll be upset If Chief Park gives me work

just when I'm about to take off.

So what did he say?

Did he call me a dog? Bow wow?

Yeong? The man I've trusted since I was four?

Most Royal Guards are science and engineering majors.

I can't believe they lost.

Yeong would never do that.

He doesn't keep any secrets from me.

My gosh.

What's going on over there?

Looks like he has a secret after all.

What genre would this be?

A romantic comedy? A spy film?

Oh, no. Here comes the disrupter.

I like this movie.

It's already a big hit.

I'm on my toes right now. This is a thriller.

No, this is a melodrama.

Just like that, we even watched our own movie.

I don't want to leave.

I'm off.

That's it?

I'm late. I have to sprint.

-See you on the weekend. -Wait.

Why the weekend? The holidays begin on Wednesday.

Really? That's not the case in my world.

What kind of holiday?

The King's Birthday.

Bye.

Be well.

You too. See you, Lee Gon.

See you, Jeong Tae-eul.

We return to our daily lives

after we walk each other to the obelisk

instead of our homes.

Stop right there, punk!

God damn it!

Shit.

You see, I have a lot of respect for those who try to change the future,

but it'd be better for you to just get caught now.

If you want to be able to walk to the police station, that is.

In your dreams.

Climb over the wall, starting with the one at the very back!

-Go. -Hey, move it.

What? Who's that prick?

-Who is he? -Hi.

I'm Jang Michael from Violent Crimes Unit 3

of Jongno Police Station.

-Damn it. -You bastards.

Jeez.

Jangmi, easy.

This means we have to carry them now. Hey, newbie. Hurry.

I'm Lieutenant Jeong from Jongno Police Station.

You are under arrest for violating

the Narcotics Control Act.

I accept the people's wishes,

and allow Prime Minister Mo to form the cabinet.

I will do my very best, Your Majesty. Please trust me.

I always have.

Just know that I will keep my ears open and will support you any way I can.

I will be a Prime Minister who mostly gives written reports.

I'd prefer it if you reported everything to me in person every week.

You can't possibly expect to receive the weekly report in person...

Fine. Then let's have it half and half.

What are you doing, Mom? Are you receiving an award?

Well...

I had to bring him because I couldn't find a babysitter.

Who are you, mister?

Nice to meet you.

I am the King of the Kingdom of Corea.

My name is Lee Gon.

-Newspapers! Get your newspapers here! -Come take a look.

-Come and have a look! -Get your newspapers here!

Newspapers!

Get your newspapers here!

Come and have a look!

BAREFOOTED YOUTH

SHOWING TODAY

No matter what kind of a door opens before us in life...

And even if the moments we share

make us sad at times,

-I wish to be able to love tirelessly. -I wish to be able to love tirelessly.

Just like that,

we decided to love the fate

that chose us.

Just for today

and only today.

And forever.

Subtitle translation by Liya Choi