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1 Why do you cry?

Are you crying out of sorrow?

Or do you feel wronged?

Sir!

Sir. please wake up!

Sir!

Sir!

Sir!

Sir. are you okay?

Get up! How could a guardian get knocked down with only one hit?

Captain. if your power nap is over. why don't you come and help us?

What's going on?

Hello. sir.

Your Majesty. these guardians are terrorizing the Afterlife!

How could they terrorize their own realm?

And they even brought a vengeful spirit that should be incinerated.

Please approve the trial of Kim Su-hong.

His Notice of Death clearly states that he's a paragon.

No! This vengeful spirit

- is disguised as a paragon-- - Did you ever consider

that he could've been wrongfully murdered?

No! He's just a victim of a mishandled accident!

An accidental killing!

Stop sucking your thumb and kneel properly!

Kneel properly!

I'll find out whether it was an accident or a wrongful murder.

Grant him a fair trial.

The crime of using your weapon against the place you're supposed to protect.

the crime of accompanying a vengeful spirit.

who caused turmoil in the living world and here!

Gang-lim. you are the one who should be put on trial!

Do not forget that!

We'll accept any punishment you bestow on us.

So please grant Kim Su-hong's trial.

- There is truth to be uncovered. - Why?

- Why should we accept his punishment? - If I fail to do so.

we'll accept your punishment.

We'll accept the punishment!

Please grant him a trial. Your Majesty.

So there's truth to be uncovered?

- Let me ask the prosecution. - Your Majesty.

Are you absolutely certain that Kim's death was accidental?

- We... - We will put our necks on the line!

Our necks...

Very well!

- Pardon? - I'll accept that as well.

Come here. you little... Why would you swear on my life?

As for the guardians.

if you cannot prove his wrongful death claim.

what will you give up?

We'll give up our guardianship.

If that is what he commands. I will follow his wishes.

What's the matter. Hewonmak?

I'm so moved.

I was showing my respect. Your Majesty.

Of course. I'll as I'm told.

That's my duty.

There is a condition.

Within the 49 days of his trial. bring a soul from the living world.

Hur Choon-sam.

You've already met him in the living world.

He has already surpassed his allotted time written in the registry.

Hur Choon-sam!

A household god has been stopping his ascendance for a long time.

So you're the household god Sung-ju. who's been causing trouble?

Humans worship him as a god protecting their homes. He's enshrined in a pot.

Damn. he looks so cute.

In order to ascend Hur Choon-sam. I've sent many guardians.

but none have come back because of Sung-ju.

Sung-ju is very...

He even revealed himself to the humans.

and is actively helping Choon-sam's family.

Sir. slow down and be careful.

He's an outlaw of the Afterlife. so eliminate him.

and ascend Hur Choon-sam

within 49 days.

You will not be able to get reincarnated if you fail to do so.

Of course. we will do as you say.

Lee Deok-choon. let's go with a smile.

Find Sung-ju's true form. It'll be in the house.

I hope this is your last order.

And I really hope this prick is our 49th reincarnation.

I want my reincarnation.

Come on. Deok-choon.

Hey. isn't that yours?

You need to watch your stuff.

"Demolition

is murder.

Just leave.

Shit bed."

"Shit bed"?

Come over here.

Sit here and look at the sunset.

- Okay. - Okay.

Sung-ju was a court painter

who painted the king's portraits during the Goryeo Dynasty

in his previous life.

He turned this redevelopment town into his private gallery.

This will be an easy job.

It's so pretty.

The whole town's like an art gallery.

No. Hewonmak! He's with a kid!

Hyun-dong. come here!

How is it?

You're the best. Uncle Sung-ju!

Where is the destination?

If we ascend his grandpa. what will happen to him?

Please don't eliminate him in front of the child.

Please.

These lives are our own

Let's secure his true form first.

The world you see

Soaks my heart

- Our love - Good!

- That's good! - Our beautiful love

Say it again!

You'll only go to applicable trials?

Afterlife Law. Article 3.6!

A paragon suspected of an unjust death

can choose to only take on trials related to the death.

From what I was told. it's a law that you created.

I urge you not to break it.

Let me ask the prosecution.

Are there any trials related to the incident

where he became a vengeful spirit and the unjust death that he's suggesting?

Yes. that incident is applicable to two trials.

His crimes are considered grave.

He did not accept his death. and turned into a vengeful spirit.

and after his transformation.

he unleashed violence on innocent beings in the living world.

Guardian Gang-lim.

You'll need to cross four hells with the vengeful spirit

to reach the first trial.

Do you understand?

Hell ghouls will swarm in to get a piece of him.

Very well.

Let's have it your way.

However.

if you cannot prove that his death was unjust.

you won't be able to go through any trials to clear his charges.

and he'll be immediately sent to be punished for eternity.

and you'll lose your guardianship.

Will you accept that?

Yes. I accept.

Wait!

Hold on.

Why do you get to decide that?

Don't you know the principle of non-retroactivity?

A ruling cannot overrule past decisions.

- National Assembly Law. Article 92! - Hey.

- My apologies! - I studied law. you know!

National Assembly Law. Article 92!

Should I rip his mouth out?

I could rip him to shreds--

No. he'll be incinerated even before his trial.

With a vengeful spirit in the Afterlife. storms will be prevalent. and...

And what's that strongest hell ghoul's name?

The strongest of the hell ghouls will come out.

It's going to pop up here and there...

Prepare well for the trials.

Your necks are on the line after all.

Initiate the ascendance rite.

Where do people put those pots these days?

It won't be fun if it's too easy to find.

Found it! His true form!

I could either break it or drink it.

Be gone. household god.

Ascend him at once. He'll wake up...

Look who it is.

Let her go. If I drop this pot. it's over.

Put that down.

It's the boy's piss pot.

Why did you drink his piss?

Hey. you. Let her go. That's child abuse!

"Hey. you"?

Where are your manners?

Don't you remember me?

What?

Let her go!

- You'll wake him up. Be quiet. - You...

Come on!

Uncle Sung-ill!

Hey. Hyun-dong.

I'm sorry. sir. Please forgive us.

I was a guardian when you two died a millennium ago.

Have some respect. you pricks.

You really don't remember me?

You know us?

Wait. if you were a guardian. then you ascended us yourself?

How could you be so rude while kneeling before me?

It's ridiculous.

So Yeomra completely wiped your memories.

You poor things.

That's so cruel.

Yeomra is a cruel king. So scary.

- Does that idiot still have his hair long? - Yes.

Listen.

Wait until that kid enters elementary school.

He couldn't go yet because of how things are here.

He can go in the second semester.

Just wait until his grandpa takes him to school in August.

After that. do what you have to with the old man.

I don't care about the old man. Hyun-dong is the problem.

Until then. I'm keeping this.

If you're so desperate. you'd better bring your captain.

Yeomra himself will do. too.

How could he wipe all your memories? That is just so cruel.

If this is the way you do things. I can't cooperate.

Look here. sir.

You said I was accidentally killed. but now you're saying otherwise.

You said there's some kind of secret.

So when I asked you what that is.

you told me to wait for the trial!

Why? Why not?

Because you won't cooperate if you knew.

You can't handle the truth.

But you said you're my lawyer.

What kind of lawyer doesn't answer a client's question?

Are you even a certified lawyer? Who are you. really?

I'm starting to get suspicious.

What's wrong?

The weather...

Oh. it's fine.

Never mind. I'll just continue.

Don't take what I said the wrong way.

You and I are both in the same field.

I can tell you're a public defender.

As you know. I passed the first round of the bar exam.

I just want us to be faithful to the basic principles.

That's why I'm curious about you.

Why? It's not weird for the defendant to question

the court-appointed lawyer about his background.

I don't even know your name or age.

This feels a bit tight.

The phrases I heard over and over again for a millennium are

"Please save me. Reincarnate me."

without exception. but not you.

You're one of a kind.

Get reincarnated and suffer all over again?

No way. I'll pass.

Also.

I'm already dead. so why would I need saving?

Plus. if I ask you to save me. can you even do that?

Listen.

I just want to know about the one who's hiding the secret about my death.

and whether you're capable enough to be my lawyer.

That's all I want to know...

Save me!

Please!

See? No exception.

Help me!

Did you retrieve the pot?

He took the Notice of Death.

Are you boasting about that?

He's a millennium-old household god.

Even Hewonmak was no match for him.

Why is he protecting a dying man?

He has an adorable grandson who's seven years old.

Sung-ju wants us to wait until the boy enters elementary school

for the sake of the boy.

Then he'll return the Notice and leave that house himself.

Also. Captain--

- Don't! - When will he enter?

The 10th next month. which is in 40 days.

We'll go back down and find another solution.

How many days are left until Kim's deadline?

Forty-eight days.

Forty-eight minus forty is?

Eight. I think?

Help me! Please!

So what's the problem? That's plenty of time.

- Just sit tight. - Mathematics is tough--

It's basic arithmetic. not mathematics.

Addition. subtraction. stuff you learn in elementary school.

Right. arithmetic.

Sir. in our past--

We did wonderful work in the past. Why are you mentioning that now?

Go and keep an eye on him.

Beg. plead and threaten.

- Got it? - But it's--

Yes. sir!

And if you find the pot. smash it at once.

- You two. - Yes?

Don't come back without the Notice.

- It's a warning. not an order. - Understood!

How dare you come here!

You sons of bitches!

Get out of here!

You bastards!

Don't you dare come inside!

You can talk to me instead.

It's his debt. Even though you're his son. it's none of your business.

He's not his son. He's my uncle!

Listen. I know how much you've been patient with him.

Why is he suddenly so gentle?

As a household god. he can't hurt humans.

He's supposed to protect all mankind.

There's good news. though.

The mutual funds I invested in

are showing signs of hope.

So just be patient for a few more days.

- We can talk about this. - Move aside.

You can talk to me...

Move aside. damn it!

- You shouldn't barge in... - Stay the hell away!

Sung-ju!

- Grandpa! - Sung-jug

What are you doing?

Shit!

Someone. pull him out.

He'll become weaker now.

since he touched human feces.

Kim Su-hong.

I'll answer your questions for the last time. so listen carefully.

First. I cannot tell you the secret behind your death

- until the trial-- - Until the trial!

I'll go to the trial!

I'll wait until the trial...

Secondly.

who am I?

Just like you.

I was wrongfully murdered by my selfish brother a long time ago.

I was General Gang-lim during the Goryeo Dynasty.

That's the extent of what I can tell you.

Let's get going.

Can I help you?

What did I tell you about coming back here?

I have an irresistible proposition.

It'd better be good.

Or you won't ever return to the Afterlife.

We'll wait until the boy enters elementary school.

That's what I already ordered you to do.

In addition. even after ascending Mr. Hur.

we'll provide a special one-on-one service

to help the boy until he can stand on his own.

Instead of a funeral right after his first day at school.

this is a far more humane way.

No strings attached. though.

Tell us about our past.

I knew it.

Let Grandpa go!

What would it be like for him to limp to school?

- What? - How'd you feel?

You son of a bitch!

I'll kill you!

Has this old man gone mad?

Grandpa!

What's with this place today?

- Who are you? - Help...

Look. from loan sharks to the demolition crew.

people are lining up to ruin the boy's life.

Ma'am. who are you?

You don't know her either?

I know you can't hurt humans.

Hewonmak! Hurry!

Deal?

Decide now. Deal?

- Hurry! Hewonmak! - Deal?

- Who in the world are you talking to? - What are you doing? Hurry!

Fine. deal.

Okay. deal.

Attention. please!

What did you say you were going to do to the boy's legs?

Who here had their legs broken before?

It actually hurts more than you think. You should keep that in mind.

Where are these rats coming out of?

Who are you?

What the hell?

Show-off!

Next time. I'll break your arms. then your spine.

and lastly your neck.

If you'd like a tour of hell. come back three more times. okay?

My leg...

Hold on!

As per our deal. who was I?

Let me wash my hand.

Who was I?

Goryeo Dynasty's fiercest warrior. Hewonmak!

Looks like you still got it.

Do you know what your enemies called you?

White Wildcat.

It's White Wildcat!

You were a terrifying warrior.

who defended the northern border between Goryeo and Jurchen.

When you appeared on the battlefield.

the Jurchens lost their morale

and fled to save themselves.

Retreat! Hurry!

Sever the Achilles heels

of our prisoners and send them to Gaegyeong.

White Wildcat.

You always wore a scarf made of white wildcat fur.

So that's why

my neck always felt weird.

as if it was lacking something.

WHITE WILDKAT

With a C. silly.

Not with a K. It's "cat." with a C.

He'll be in school soon. but he can't even spell properly.

Sever the Achilles heel!

It's this tendon right here.

Right here!

White Wildcat?

Sever it.

Sever it!

What's with him?

Hell of Indolence.

It judges those who were lazy and wasted away their lives.

People like you.

You failed the bar eight times. right?

I passed the first round. It just took eight attempts.

I scanned your past. and you were quite lazy.

You never did any work

and just took the money sent by your brother to study law.

You'd have easily gotten a 20-year sentence here

and run alongside those people.

But we're merely passing by. thanks to me.

You'll get a fair trial

and be reincarnated.

No. I don't want to.

I don't want to be reincarnated.

Do you get it now?

This is why you became a guardian in the Afterlife.

Goryeo's greatest warrior.

Right. I was a warrior!

I'm quite moved. even though it's my story.

How could he change like that?

What's wrong with me?

I became like this after saving worthless souls for a millennium.

Uncle. Grandpa's awake.

Bring him his chamber pot and go to sleep.

As per our deal. let's hear it.

What'll you do with him?

What's your plan?

That special one-on-one service.

Why did you take a human form? Let's hear that first.

The boy's mom died soon after giving birth.

and his dad fled to the Philippines due to gambling debts.

That's why he took a human form.

He wanted to lend a hand.

He wanted to help him.

I didn't want to.

I knew I shouldn't.

But near the end of the old man's life.

the demolition crew barged in.

We only got a small compensation.

You already took the money. Get out of here!

And the boy got sick. too.

In the modern 21st century Korea.

how could he get measles?

I couldn't help but come out of the pot.

Where's the compensation?

The compensation for the house!

It's not much. Don't mind that.

It's 100 million won.

I bought mutual funds and stocks in emerging markets.

When the old man ascends. I have to leave. too.

How would the boy live alone with that?

That amount isn't all that much nowadays.

I barely convinced the old man and made the investment in the boy's name.

But the value halved...

No. it's almost a 70 percent loss...

So that's why you took out private loans.

The mutual funds will recover.

It's a temporary liquidity crisis.

A minor setback.

A god getting involved in mutual funds?

"Liquidity"?

How can a god say things like that?

You could've bought an apartment using that money!

What the hell do you know about real economy?

I lived through the IMF. and the Lehman Brothers crisis!

An apartment? Apartments like those?

The real estate market will crash soon. It's a bubble!

It's still worrying.

King Yeomra warned us not to meddle with the stock market.

Even he can't know for sure.

Soto cover up the losses.

you got a loan of 300 million won? My goodness.

The mutual funds will rise! They will!

It's a waiting game!

Do I really have to tell you? Isn't it obvious?

Fine.

Then what do you propose?

Let's hear it!

"Orphanage"?

Come on. let's go!

Hurry!

Hyun-dong.

Come on. I'll carry you.

So. if his biological father

is still his legal guardian. the boy can't be accepted?

So his father has to forfeit his custody in order for him to be accepted?

But he left for the Philippines and we can't find him!

That's the rule.

We must follow it.

Let's go.

Wait a minute.

If his father can't raise him.

can you obtain a document to prove that?

A document?

Where can we obtain it?

You have to get it from him. of course.

The father.

That again?

Let's go.

Then his grandfather!

He's listed as a cohabitant. but he's pretty old. right?

If he's physically unwell. you can provide evidence for that

and the district office can put him on welfare.

Then at least he won't starve.

His guardian is needed to send him to the orphanage?

If he has one. why would he come here?

It wasn't all useless. though.

That information about welfare is pretty sweet.

Even after a millennium. she has not changed.

When the Goryeo army ambushed a Jurchen village.

you took all the children to safety.

Even in a dangerous situation. you only thought of them.

I knew it. She looked sort of like those barbarians.

Barbarian style.

You were like the leader of the orphans.

a ray of hope to the kids who lost their parents.

The day after the attack.

you left the ruined village and brought them deep inside a mountain.

where the Goryeo army wouldn't come looking.

Very deep in the woods.

You died at the age of 18.

so you acted as their mother for three solid years.

You didn't care about yourself. only the children.

You sacrificed yourself for them.

Why did you mention that?

You feel pain but there's no scar. Isn't that weird?

Kim Su-hong.

I'll tell you in time why your death was a wrongful death.

Don't try to find out before that.

What will you do for me?

If I comply. what will you do for me?

Reincarnation.

You'll be reincarnated.

I've told you again and again. Either tell me what happened.

or who you are. but you just keep repeating the same crap over and over.

"Reincarnation."

Unbelievable.

"Reincarnation"!

I don't need it!

Kim Su-hong!

All right. I'll tell you my story first.

My father...

My father was General Gang Moon-jik of Goryeo's special army.

and the commander of the war against the Khitans.

Brave and sympathetic.

he earned respect and trust from everyone.

When I was old enough to ride a horse.

he led me into every battle.

Charge!

And he hoped that I'd follow his footstep to become a general.

His special army was a huge threat to the Khitans.

Facing inevitable defeat. they knelt before him.

Let them go.

Father...

Khitans' fate is all but sealed.

There's no need for unnecessary bloodshed.

He was wise and benevolent.

but I didn't understand why he needed

to show mercy to our enemies.

You must've had a lot of disagreements.

A thoughtful and humane father and a son who sticks strongly to principles.

You even analyzed me during all this?

You're so upright that you even take crap standing up.

Aren't I right?

I have another question.

So what about your petty brother?

Wait!

Stop!

Please...

Don't suffer anymore. I'm sorry.

"Don't suffer anymore. I'm sorry." he said.

I'm sorry...

What happened to his parents?

Boy!

Where are your parents?

They passed away...

He doesn't have any.

Father took in the Khitan orphan.

That was how everything started.

Good.

Try writing consonants and vowels separately.

so you don't get confused.

Ma'am!

"Ma'am"?

Right. "ma'am..."

I don't believe this!

Old man! The other way!

What's with him?

How many times do I have to tell you?

You have no hearing in your right ear. and a little bit on the left!

But I hear you fine. idiot.

That's why we're practicing!

Let's go again.

Sergeant Kim's body was found behind the base two days ago.

and a crime scene recreation took place today.

His brother's body is barely cold...

Private Won. known to be an accomplice. is suffering from femoral fractures

and irregular heartbeat due to mental derangement.

The gods are so cruel...

Why isn't the Grim Reaper taking those guys away?

Check.

Who told you that kneeling is appropriate between brothers?

Sit comfortably.

Yes. Father.

After he moved in. I had to give up many things.

Spread your legs widely to maintain balance.

And the tip of your sword should be pointed toward the enemy.

Just because Father pitied him for not having any parents.

he favored him more than necessary.

Just stick to the facts!

Leave the judgment and interpretation to the listener.

Got it?

What happened next?

Why does this old story feel so interesting?

The plot is developing so quickly!

So what happened after your father taught your brother lessons?

Check.

Out of check.

Check.

Out of check.

Why don't you ever attack?

Why do you always defend?

Out of check.

What strategy is this?

Some tactic of the barbarians?

Are you just going to keep defending? Answer me.

Answer me.

Has Father never taught you to attack?

In all battles.

our victory is determined by the enemy.

What?

Always remember.

don't get fixated on your tactics...

"Don't get fixated on your tactics because of greed about winning."

Read your opponent...

"Reading your opponent and analyzing their tactics

are the virtues of a general."

Father taught me that.

Barbarians do grow quickly. It's their survival instinct!

So you're saying you died because of an orphan kid?

By the way. why did you take out your sword?

Is something going to come out?

All thanks to you becoming a vengeful spirit.

Hell ghouls will pop up constantly.

In this place. the thing that the spirit fears the most pops out.

That applies to you too. you idiot!

That's why you pulled it out.

Put it away.

I'm not afraid of anything.

Mr. Guardian. get used to your new client.

Don't you know me?

I was a vengeful spirit.

Are you sure?

I'm not scared of anything that exists in this world.

If there was. they'd have come already.

Everyone's leaving.

Grandpa!

Slow down. kiddo.

Grandma...

Take care.

Don't get sick.

She doesn't have to wait for her sons anymore.

Grandma. please take care.

Those who meet...

Must part at some point.

Those who part...

Sure. they part...

Those who part...

Focus on the topic. You're the only holdout.

Those who part will meet again. That's what we were talking about.

Right. we'll meet again.

It's a cycle.

Those who part will meet again.

Whatever. How did we meet?

How did a Jurchen orphan and a Goryeo warrior meet?

Thank you so much.

It's a Jurchen kid. boss.

Are you from Goryeo?

Thank you!

I was here looking for food. Thank you!

Take me to your hideout.

They're Jurchen children. We should root them out.

I'll do it myself.

Don't run! Come here.

Come here. Help yourselves.

Even if you're hungry. you must cook the meat.

Grind the bones and use the powder on wounds.

Give that tiger fur to whoever is going out to hunt.

And never...

Never come back down south.

Uncle. tell us more!

Why are you up there?

You don't look cool. Come down.

What bullshit.

Stay there.

Good to see you.

It's been a while. I was getting worried.

Just leave. Get out of here!

If you're worried. just leave!

Uncle!

Oh. no!

You're bad people!

Enough!

Back again?

Did you come back for a tour of hell?

So. you're back.

It's not them! Stop!

- Who are you? - It's not them.

It's not them!

We'll pay back the debt once the mutual funds recover.

And the interest will be paid once the Chinese market recovers.

I broke your arms as I promised.

so don't ever come back here.

We're the demolition crew!

We're hired by the city!

I told you.

We aren't loan sharks!

He just attacked the authority. that idiot.

Now that I think of it. I do have one.

Something I'm afraid of.

No. you're wrong.

There's no need to think about it.

Just relax.

I can't right now.

No. don't do that.

You said you're not afraid of anything. right?

At least out of the things that still exist.

It's something that doesn't exist now.

A reptile that's extinct.

You're not a fan of frogs?

Frogs are still around. and they're amphibian.

Is that right? Let's get going.

Have you seen Jurassic Park?

I have no time for movies. Let's go.

Dinosaurs that are extinct.

Especially the raptors.

They're carnivorous.

Goodness!

I get goosebumps even when I'm dead.

A raptor? Just one?

No. they hunt in packs.

They were expert group hunters.

Do you know how fast they are?

They can run as fast as 70 kilometers per hour!

Kim Su-hong. don't look back. and don't move at all!

- What's wrong? - Don't ever look behind you!

What is that?

What? What the hell?

I can't hear you. I just can't!

I can't hear anything!

Then sir.

aside from your hearing problem.

do you have any other physical problems?

If you have a lot of problems.

you could get a lot more welfare.

My knees ache. It's unbearable.

That's an understatement.

What about where you got stabbed by a nail some time ago?

I'm fine. I got a shot and got medicated too.

I guess you can suddenly hear small sounds as well.

No! I can't!

I don't hear anything again!

So give me the welfare check!

Give me a moment.

You there! Mr. Hur's companions!

The three of you! Come see me!

- Don't pretend not to hear me! - Me?

Okay.

He wants you.

Foreign adoption?

He'll adapt to anything at his age. It's a good opportunity.

Local adoption will be hard due to his age.

- So we should send him abroad? - Yes.

He can go if either his grandpa or guardian signs the document.

Guardian?

I'm offering an option because I know his family.

- Guardian. - Yes. legal guardian.

Kim Su-hong. close your eyes!

Close your eyes!

Stop right there!

Stop?

Yes! Stop!

It's...

It's a Tyrannosaurus...

ls there anything bigger?

Adoption?

Are you all nuts?

I'm still alive.

Why should I give my child away?

Of course. you should keep staying alive. but...

When I was young and penniless.

I raised the boy's father with my own hands. you pricks!

You should've worked hard when you were young.

You wasted away your life.

And that's why your life is miserable now!

Let go!

- How dare you! - Stay back!

You can't read newspapers now. right? It's because you're farsighted.

Do you know why you get farsighted when you're old?

As you get older. you should look at what's far ahead. not what's close by.

Look at the big picture.

So let's look far ahead. at Hyun-dong's future.

Foreign adoption is...

Hur Choon-sam. you insolent fool!

Do you know who I am?

It's a divine secret! Don't do it!

You're just a child!

You're just a petty soul! How dare you do that to me!

- No! - Shut up!

Hur Choon-sam!

I helped redeem so many guilty souls over a millennium...

Don't you even have parents?

I'm sorry. sir!

He acts up whenever it rains.

He got into an accident on a rainy day!

They had to open up his head.

It got totally opened up. sir.

I'm sorry!

The fact that he's my grandson

isn't what's important.

It's the fact that I'm his grandfather.

We're inside a dinosaur's belly.

And it's a Mosasaurus' belly. the biggest dinosaur ever.

I must be the first.

Congratulations. So many firsts after arriving here.

I hope I don't get digested in here.

It'll take us safely to the edge of the Hell of Betrayal.

We can be thankful for that.

The edge of the Hell of Betrayal...

Betrayal...

Kim Su-hong.

How would you feel if Lieutenant Park and Private Won betrayed you?

Are you implying that they betrayed me?

They're not the type to do that.

Won was on the suicide watch list.

His body was frail. so was his mind.

He was shunned even by juniors younger than him.

How sad is that?

Pitiful bastard.

I can't do it.

Halt!

Of course. you can.

Get up.

- Second platoon! - Yes. sir!

- You can do this. - March forward!

And look at Lieutenant Park.

He was the first orphan to graduate from the academy

and led a tough life.

He invited me to his home one time.

He got a commendation because of me. or something.

Sergeant Kim Su-hong!

Su-hong. we're having a baby.

Baby!

Barely making ends meet. and a baby on the way.

And he was to be promoted in a month.

I bet you

both of them thought a lot right after the accident.

It was just a bad situation.

Snap out of it. Won Dong-yeon!

He'll understand!

Let's bury him.

If they knew I was alive.

they wouldn't have buried me like that.

They're not the type who'd betray me.

Betraying someone isn't really that easy.

My son.

tomorrow's battle will seal the fate of the Jurchens in this area.

Yes. Father.

We'll enter the battle together.

but you'll stand in the vanguard.

Father. but Gang-lim should do it.

If he stands in the vanguard. we'll win the battle indeed.

But we'll suffer devastating casualties.

I can't accept any unnecessary sacrifice when the victory is already certain.

But Father. I can't replace him on the battlefield.

Son. those who weigh lives of men differently

cannot become a great warrior.

So your father betrayed you?

A father betrayed his son.

Even if he doesn't trust his own child.

how could he side with a foster child?

Gang-lim.

He must've really messed you up.

What's amazing is that. to catch the barbarians.

he brought his barbarian foster son to the battle.

He used their own to defeat them.

So eventually. Father took my brother to the fiercest battle

against the Jurchens instead of me.

That was the last time I saw my father.

Almost 50.000 Goryeo soldiers perished on that battlefield.

And I lost my father.

The Royal Court appointed me as the commander

to defend the land we reclaimed from the Jurchens.

Gang-lim.

should I guess your first order as the commander?

As the one responsible for your father's death.

you dispatched your brother. who came back alone. to the border!

I can bet on that.

I'll bet my reincarnation on that. since it's what you want so much.

Me? Be a guardian?

Salvaging junk won't solve your debt problem!

It's 300 million won!

The mutual funds will definitely recover.

So instead of adoption. let's find another option.

There isn't another option. You're looking for an oasis in a desert!

You have to think about getting out of the desert!

Aside from foreign adoption. there's no other realistic option!

Ma'am. am I getting adopted?

ADOPTION

Can you tell me another story?

Life goes around

So why get into stocks without knowing anything?

You know nothing about the stock market!

How is sending him away the best option?

There isn't a best option right now!

You just have to avoid the worst option!

- Go to the court tomorrow. - Excuse me! Sung-ju!

And be his legal guardian!

What?

Do I go back?

Go back without me.

Take the boy. too.

No. in my past life! Did I ever go back south?

We found her during our patrol.

I told you...

I told you to never come back south.

- I spared you because... - I'm so sorry...

A child...

A child is sick.

I need medicinal herbs.

I have to find herbs.

Is everything going fine?

Yes. her fever is down and she is sleeping well.

I was asking about you.

Deok-choon. who looked after the Jurchen orphans like a mother.

and the lonely Goryeo warrior Hewonmak who helped them.

That's the beautiful story of Hewonmak and Deok-choon.

This is where the story ends.

Thank you for listening. Deputy Guardian Hewonmak.

Assistant Guardian Deok-choon.

And...

Hur Hyun-dong!

Thank you for listening. Hyun-dong.

And that's the end. Let's go to bed.

The end.

Wait a minute!

I think you left out a huge part of the story.

I want to hear it all. sir.

The story has an ending but not a beginning.

Why was I sent to the border?

That's where my story starts.

Recent wars are incomparable to what happened to you.

Let's drop it.

Who sent me to the border?

I need to know.

Who was it?

Answer me.

Mil-gnag...

Mil-gnag?

A man named Mil-gnag sent you?

He's my superior.

He sent me to defend our northern border.

Were your parents soldiers?

They were ordinary farmers.

Were you separated during the war?

No...

They both died.

A terrifying exiled warrior.

called White Wildcat.

took away their lives.

Always covering his face with white fur.

he killed every Jurchen in sight without mercy.

whether they were peasants or soldiers.

"Without mercy..."

When White Wildcat came to my village.

he killed my parents. too.

Do you think he had some kind of reason

for killing Jurchens like that?

Humans in the living world. and the souls in the Afterlife

must be wise to a limit

and react only to the given situation.

But if you keep asking about the truth...

At last. this is Hell of Injustice.

During this trial.

I'll focus on the truth behind your wrongful death.

Screw that.

Focus on your story and tell me what happened after your father's death.

and why you suffered death in the hands of your brother.

I'll tell you why you're a paragon.

and why your death was unjustified.

You didn't die in an accident.

It was an intentional murder

by the brothers in arms you trusted the most.

You write so well now.

Goodness.

What's wrong. Grandpa?

Don't say it's time to die again.

No way. my boy.

Aren't you starting school next week?

Yes!

Keep studying.

"Keep studying."

You're going to the bank?

Yes. sir.

I'll be back.

Sung-ju.

Yes?

The mutual funds will go up. right?

Sure. you've waited for so long.

They have to go up.

Hey!

Yes. Assistant guardian. Lee Deok-choon.

Can we talk?

Hey!

Are you a Jurchen or an assistant guardian?

Keep in mind that I'm your savior. you idiot!

How could I call my parents' murderer...

my savior?

It was a millennium ago!

You never begged for forgiveness while I was alive!

Afterlife Law. Article 1.3. those who aren't forgiven--

Hey! Stop it!

Come here.

You really want to know how it really ends?

You brought it upon yourself.

We're going to the court.

but what are we going there for?

To make you the boy's guardian.

You were a real guardian a millennium ago.

Got one!

Got one!

Hewonmak. you suffered

with the guilt of killing her parents.

It wasn't that you didn't want to ask for forgiveness.

You just didn't have the courage to do so.

Next case is 2017-256. Mr. Hur Sung-ju.

Come forward.

You've requested to become Hur Hyun-dong's legal guardian.

Are you Hur Sung-ju?

Hold your breath.

Now.

You knew you couldn't stay with them forever.

so you taught them how to survive on their own.

I hereby approve Mr. Hur Sung-ju's request.

The only thing you could do was to become the children's guardian.

You were a guardian angel to the Jurchen children.

but you failed to serve your country.

You paid less attention to the border patrol.

The extended war and severe cold cost you the lives of your men.

You also became exhausted.

but you couldn't stop helping the children.

You spared what little rations you had to the children.

and you continued to write fake reports to your superior Mil-gnag.

You were a guardian angel to the children.

but a traitor to your country.

Does the Hell of Injustice that punishes unjust souls still exist?

Due to the overflow of criminals. it's currently inactive.

but it's sometimes open for souls who committed vicious crimes.

Do they still freeze criminals for several decades?

It's a horrendous place.

It's been a while. Gang-lim.

Let's begin.

Defendant Kim Su-hong

did not accept his accidental death.

and become a vengeful spirit. causing chaos

in the living world and here. That is a severe crime.

The prosecution requests a severe sentence.

Five hundred years frozen solid in ice.

Five hundred years?

You jerk...

Kim Su-hong was wrongfully murdered.

If his death was why he became a vengeful spirit.

then his charge at this court is also undeserved.

Do you have any evidence?

Bring up the Mirror of Karma.

Upon his transformation. all his records and registry

have been erased as per protocol.

What should we do?

How will you prove your claim?

I request summoning of the one responsible for his death as a witness.

Summoning a witness from the living world?

Who might that be?

An English-speaking country would be ideal for the boy.

but anything's fine as long as it's not North Korea.

Right. anywhere would be better than this country.

If you live honestly with a moral code.

you'd end up living on the streets.

This isn't a proper place for humans.

"Stay hungry. stay foolish."

Michael Jobs is an idiot.

It's Steve.

Steve Jobs.

If you're hungry and foolish. you're a beggar. That's nonsense.

You can't trust the words of those who are already living well!

They say this nonsense to protect what they have.

Now do you understand why I convinced the old man

to invest under the boy's name?

Yes. I really hope the stocks recover.

And they have to.

- Yes. of course. - Yes.

Look! It's him!

Hurry! Drive!

Go!

- Step on it! - Hello.

The demolition crew!

Grandpa!

Get up. Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Uncle!

- Grandpa! - Sir?

Get up.

Uncle! Hurry!

Sung-ju! What's wrong?

- The pot... - The pot?

Stick to your time limit.

Dong-yeon!

Won Dong-yeon!

Sergeant Kim?

Yes. buddy. How are you?

Is this a dream?

Yes.

I get to see you in a dream.

Private Won.

The person you see...

Something over my heart

A watch badge

The person in front of you is Sergeant Kim Su-hong.

am I correct?

Yes. that's Sergeant Kim.

Does he have a mental disability?

He was on a suicide watch. so he needs attention

and extra protection too.

He needs plenty of unconditional reassurance. too.

On a suicide watch?

Private Won.

Do you remember the gunfire incident on April 30th at the sentry post?

Yes.

It fired by accident.

That's correct. It wasn't your fault.

It wasn't intentional. am I right?

Yes.

Good.

Then later that night.

in the hill behind the base...

You buried him alive.

- Am I correct? - Alive? He was alive?

Guardian Gang-lim. what are you talking about?

Am I correct? Please answer. witness.

No.

He was already dead.

Right. that's what you thought.

You just killed a man!

Yes.

I was just following an order.

No. When you were burying Sergeant Kim.

you knew he was still alive.

That's why the two of you

stopped and stared at Sergeant Kim's twitching hand for a long time.

Am I wrong?

Gang-lim. what nonsense are you talking about?

Gang-lim is pressuring the witness into committing perjury.

His mental state is unstable. so it's dangerous--

Guardian Gang-lim. you're running out of time.

This is a dream.

Why is it so vivid?

Yes. this is a dream.

You can at least be honest in your own dream.

Just one answer. Be honest.

Private Won. when you were burying Sergeant Kim.

did you or did you not see his fingers twitch?

Hey. Dong-yeon!

Won Dong-yeon!

Tell him you didn't see it. He's wrong. right?

Say you didn't see it!

I should never

waste new tears on the past.

Hey. why did you say that?

Why are you mentioning that now?

- Hey. you. - Kim Su-hong. stop!

What?

Why are you doing this?

What the hell are you saying?

Did you know I was alive? Of course you didn't! You didn't know!

What's wrong with you?

That crazy bastard is saying you killed me!

I'm sorry.

Sorry for what?

Tell me he's wrong!

The witness could fall into a sleep paralysis. Your Majesty!

Please wake the witness up! He's in danger!

Dong-yeon. snap out of it!

This is also his fate.

Sergeant Kim. forgive me.

With the death of the witness.

murder has been added to Kim Su-hong's list of charges.

How is she so naive?

How could you put your true form with other pots?

The best way to hide something is to not hide it at all.

Important evidence should be put next to the trash bin.

Take care of the boy.

Teach him to write well.

You won't get eliminated today.

so don't say stuff like that.

Why should you worry? The mutual funds--

Those will never recover.

Do you understand?

They never will.

They're as good as trash.

To elaborate.

the Korean Won has reached the point where it's impossible to recover.

Stockbrokers got a whiff of it and are dumping it en masse.

Dumping?

That's why.

I'm sorry.

I really am sorry.

Like you said. I should've bought an apartment.

Or some Bitcoins.

Your Majesty!

When in doubt. I was taught to carry out the punishment

and reconsider it down the line.

I recommend freezing him right now...

Does he feel catharsis at moments like this?

A man is dead. What a creep.

Your Majesty. I was taught that all deaths must be inevitable.

and none should occur in a wrongful way.

His crimes have not been proven.

Please give this soul the benefit of the doubt.

He could be a paragon.

Gang-lim is right.

He really is.

With the witness dead during trial. evidence could not be obtained.

So continue this at his next trial.

Release him!

You killed Dong-yeon.

Damn bastards.

They came right when we were a second away from here...

The worst always happens when you're in a tight spot.

That particular day came unexpectedly like today.

A millennium ago.

The arrival of your superior.

Mil-gnag.

Mil-gnag found out about how you siphoned the rations

and brought his royal guards to slaughter your men.

The rations you gave to our foes were like the blood of our people.

We'll break as many bones in your body as the number of rice grains you took.

You can break my bones and burn my skin.

I will still not tell you where the barbarians are hiding.

I'm sorry. Captain.

As soon as the day breaks. we'll attack the hideout.

Hewonmak is an enemy of the state.

Tie him and his men up and feed them to the wolves!

- Yes. sir! - Yes. sir!

Mil-gnag is bad!

He's terrible!

MIL-GNAG

So...

Was I fed to the wolves?

It's been a privilege serving a warrior like you.

Get yourself together.

You have to stay awake.

Hey!

Your Majesty!

There was an unfortunate incident where an innocent witness died

in the previous trial.

because of Gang-lim's excessive questioning.

If the trials continue like this--

- Your Majesty! - That bastard...

Please withhold the ruling until the trial for the Hell of Murder.

"Withhold"?

Do you know what that means?

If I do not prove the defendant's wrongful death by the last trial.

I will lose my guardianship.

No. Your Majesty!

He mustn't be allowed to deceive--

I'll forfeit reincarnation as well!

What a load of crap!

He will be going through an eternity of hell.

I'm referring to my own reincarnation.

You'll give up all the work you've done over a millennium?

Yes.

Your condition?

Summon Lieutenant Park Mu-sin as the witness for the murder trial.

In addition.

please summon King Yeomra too.

He will be the final witness for Kim Su-hong's trial!

Hey...

Hey...

Listen carefully to what I tell you.

After walking through the snow for almost eight kilometers.

you got the children to flee first. and stayed back there alone

to buy them some more time.

I'll catch up with you!

Go now!

What do we do now?

Leave. Hurry.

I can't do that.

I won't leave.

Go.

Go and protect the children.

The children...

Now!

Wait.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

That's how

you begged for forgiveness.

So that was the day

Mil-gnag...

killed me?

Do you resent him?

While in the living world.

I served many households and observed people.

And I still don't get humans.

But one thing is certain.

No human is innately bad.

There are only bad circumstances.

So when you feel resentful.

angry and confused.

try to read and think everything backward.

It will make sense then.

These people.

this world.

and space.

So did Mil-gnag kill me?

HUR CHOON-SAM

Stay alert. Kim Su-hong.

Should I...

ascend him?

Should I really do it?

- Hur Choon-sam. - No.

- No! Please! - Hur Choon-sam!

No. Hewonmak! Please don't!

Hur...

Where's Uncle Sung-ju?

Where is he?

Uncle! Uncle Sung-ju!

No! Hyun-dong!

Hur Hyun-dong!

Uncle Sung-ill!

Uncle!

Uncle Sung-ill!

Mil-gnag is bad!

He's terrible!

Mil-gnag killed me?

Do you resent him?

Why are you so hell-bent on this?

Yeomra has nothing to do with my trial. Why are you asking for him?

Why are you using me for your personal business. asshole?

So when you feel resentful.

angry and confused.

try to read and think everything backward.

It will make sense then.

These people.

this world.

and space.

You're trying to erase

your memory and get reincarnated by using me.

Am I right?

It was your reincarnation that you cared about.

Shut up.

I'm right.

So what's the memory you're so desperate to erase?

What's the memory?

Tell me.

What's the terrible memory you have of your wrongful death?

GANG-LIM

Stop ignoring me.

and say something. you crazy asshole!

What strategy is this? Some tactic of the barbarians?

- ...are the virtues of a general. - And the tip of your sword...

Father taught me that.

Those who weigh lives of men differently

cannot become a great warrior.

You've been charged with all seven mortal sins of hell.

But I'll give you one last chance to redeem yourself.

Will you comply?

Did you give those barbarians military training as well?

They were starving children.

They are innocent.

Your first crime is not protecting my father from the Jurchens.

You've also committed treason

by distributing precious rations to the barbarians

and training them as well.

Let the children go.

It is unnecessary violence.

and a sin of murder.

Brother.

I never once

thought of you as my brother.

You Khitan barbarian!

Why do you cry?

Are you crying out of sorrow?

Or do you feel wronged?

I'll ask again.

Are you crying out of sorrow?

Or do you feel wronged?

Let's move.

Guardian Gang-lim.

What is it?

Pardon?

What are you doing here?

Sung-ju has been eliminated.

So what?

I have something to ask you.

With him out of the way. what should you do next?

Mr. Hur...

We have to bring him. right?

Lee Deok-choon.

What have you learned from me over the years?

What have I taught you for a millennium?

A millennium...

It's been a millennium.

Looks like I wasn't the subject of this trial.

Let's go.

Let's go to the next trial.

Whether it's mine or yours.

let's get it over with.

This is the last trial for defendant Kim Su-hong.

whom the attorney claims to have died a wrongful death.

and depending on the outcome--

Cut the talk and get on with it!

Begin the trial!

First of all.

I'd like to ask Lieutenant Park--

Did you or did you not murder the defendant

even after finding out that he was still alive?

In other words. did you and Private Won

see Kim Su-hong's fingers twitch?

Gang-lim. is that what you were going to ask?

Then I'll answer for him too.

No. that is incorrect.

Your Majesty. I beg of you

not to fall for fallacious arguments and make a biased judgment!

Is the prosecutor correct?

I first met Yeomra a millennium ago

on a snowy field in North Hamgyong Province

as I was dying after committing murder.

You offered me guardianship. who'll uphold laws of the Afterlife.

Do you remember?

Must I answer that?

Yes. please answer.

Tell us what you said when you offered me the role.

Your sins are grave.

hence your memories will remain intact.

However. I will erase the memories of these poor souls.

If you reincarnate 49 souls in a millennium.

with these two souls you've killed.

I'll reincarnate you into any form you desire.

In addition. I'll erase all your memories then.

"Will you accept that?"

Why did you force me to live a millennium of pain?

Please tell Lieutenant Park directly in the witness stand.

How dare you!

Paying for my sin of killing an innocent girl

and my righteous brother.

Was it such a simple reason?

I'd like to ask King Yeomra once again

if that was the reason.

I've given you time!

That's right. You gave me a millennium to pay for my sin

and beg them for forgiveness.

Am I correct?

So. have you begged for forgiveness?

No. sir.

I did not do that.

I could not do that.

So I live every single day with guilt and pain

while having them by my side.

I ask Lieutenant Park...

You probably remember almost dying in the sandstorm.

Why do you think I broke the law of the Afterlife

to save your life?

To prevent another victim...

Shut your mouth. Park Mu-sin!

I did not save you to spare a pitiful soul.

but to let you atone for your sins until the day you die.

I've given you time. just like Yeomra did!

- So you don't make the same mistake! - Gang-lim!

How dare you!

Open the pit!

If you intimidate the witness once more.

I'll toss the defendant in without warning!

This is a dream!

It's a dream!

Your Majesty. his time is running out in the living world!

He will wake up soon! He needs to be sent back!

One last question for King Yeomra!

Do you remember my father. General Gang Moon-jik of Goryeo.

who died fighting the Jurchens a millennium ago?

State the truth. not how you wish to remember!

He didn't die in the battle.

He was murdered!

"Murdered"?

Yes. then tell us

why his death was not stated as murder in historical records.

It was covered up.

What?

Right.

That's correct.

It was covered up by someone.

I was the one who covered it up.

I knew my father was still alive.

Retreat at once. and return in the morning!

- Yes. sir! - Yes. sir!

Why didn't you save your father?

Let me rephrase that!

Why did you turn your back and leave him to die?

I was scared.

Son. always remember this.

Your strategy is not important.

I was afraid of losing my position

to my brother. who was always better than me.

I was afraid that he would take

honor and authority away from me.

Later that day when I hid the fact that he was alive.

I realized my folly and returned to the battlefield.

but he had already passed away.

And for a millennium. I regretted how I was too late.

Did your life of regret...

feel like hell?

Did those long years of regret really feel like hell?

No.

The fact that I cannot beg for his forgiveness.

and that I cannot be forgiven...

That...

That has been the worst hell for me.

I'd like to let Park Mu-sin know this.

Unlike me. he still has a chance.

Were you aware

that when you were burying him.

Sergeant Kim was still alive?

- Let me rephrase that. - Hey. wake up.

Did you murder Kim Su-hong?

Let's just bury him.

It's too late to bring him out.

Yes...

I murdered Kim Su-hong.

I'm sorry. Su-hong.

I'm so sorry.

I really am sorry.

This concludes my questioning.

It has been proven that defendant Kim Su-hong

died an unregistered wrongful death!

Therefore.

I order his immediate reincarnation!

Hello.

Had we known he'd be adopted abroad.

we should've taught him the alphabet instead of Korean.

Ascend Hur and let us all reincarnate.

Hur Choon-sam.

Hur Choon-sam.

Hur Choon...

Deok-choon.

can you forgive him?

You said I'm not the same girl as I was a millennium ago.

Sure. it's up to you.

It's your business.

I bet

you won't. though.

I don't really know.

Hurry. I'll be late!

- Are you excited. kiddo? - Yes!

We'll ascend him when the boy graduates.

What about our reincarnation?

The thing is. we have...

Well. we have some time left.

Let's head on up. We're assigned to a weirdo.

Weirdo? Again? Who?

He's been roaming at the Gate of Afterlife for three days.

Fine. we're really going to reincarnate after him. right?

Hello?

Is anyone here?

Stop it! That's scary!

Sergeant Kim!

Where am I?

Another paragon?

It's a year of paragons.

WON DONG-YEON

It's scary here!

Let's go.

I need help!

Please help me!

Hold on.

Hello?

I have something

- What is this? - to confess to you two.

I...

When I...

A millennium ago...

Is anyone here?

A millennium ago...

I...

I...

Is anyone here?

We're busy right now.

- Why bring up a millennium-old story? - Why bring up a millennium-old story?

It is indeed a year of paragons.

Let's go!

Sergeant Kim!

Hey. soldier!

Stop right there! Don't move!

- Stay back! - It's all right.

It's your first time dying.

Who are you people?

Here. eat this.

No!

This will help you grow.

I don't want to eat it.

China announced expansion of finances and infrastructure.

- which led to a rise in the KOSPI index. - What is that? "KOSPI"?

Is it a toy?

You'll find out when you grow up.

What is it? I want to know!

We did it. We finally did it.

Sung-ju. we did it!

ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS

Reincarnation.

What should I reincarnate as?

Pardon me.

So you failed the bar exam eight times?

I passed the first round!

Passing the first round after eight attempts?

You have an interesting history.

Like hell it is.

Would you like to work together with me?

"Together"?

2018 A KIM YONG HWA FILM

Gang Moon-jik.

Gang Moon-jik.

Gang Moon-jik.

I'd like to offer the role of Yeomra to you.

General Gang Moon-jik.

I want you to be my successor and--

Father...

Where are you. Father?

Father...

Father...

As my successor.

would you like to govern the Afterlife for the next millennium?

It's all my fault.

Therefore.

I accept.

However.

allow me

to change my appearance.

I'd like to retain your appearance.