"A 'paragon' is an entity,"
"who led a just life by considering and helping other people,"
"or suffered an untimely death for an unknown reason,"
"before his allotted span of life"
"By King Yeomra"
Why are you crying?
Out of sorrow?
Or do you feel wronged?
Guardian! Sir!
Please wake up! Guardian Ganglim!
Ganglim! Ganglim!
Sir! Are you okay?
Wake up! How does a guardian get knocked out with one hit!
Captain,
if your power nap is over, could you help me now?
"Filial Impiety Hell"
Gosh, what is that?
Good day, sir.
Your Majesty, these guardians are terrorizing the Afterlife!
How could they terrorize their own realm?
With a vengeful spirit, who should be incinerated!
Please approve the trial of Kim Suhong here.
His Notice of Death clearly states that he's a paragon.
No!
This vengeful spirit is disguised,
-If that's not the case, -as a paragon who broke...
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 uncover whether it was accident,
or he was wrongfully killed.
Allow him a fair trial.
The crime of unjustly using your service weapon,
that was given to supposedly guard this realm.
The crime of accompanying a vengeful spirit,
who caused turmoil in the living world and here!
Ganglim, you are the one who should be put on trial, not him!
Do not forget that!
We'll accept any punishment you bestow on us.
So please grant Kim Suhong's trial.
-There is a 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! Yes, we will!
Please allow him a trial, Your Majesty.
There's truth to be uncovered?
-Let me ask the prosecution first. -Your Majesty.
Are you absolutely certain,
Kim Suhong's death was accidental, not wrongfully murdered?
-Your... -We'll risk our necks!
Our necks?
Very well.
-Pardon? -I'll accept that as well.
Why you little...
-It's my neck... -As for the guardians!
If you cannot prove his wrongful death claim,
what will you risk?
We'll risk our guardianship.
I will follow Ganglim's wishes.
What's the matter, Hewonmak?
I'm so moved.
Moved to my knees, Your Majesty.
Of course I'll accept, that's my duty.
But there is one condition.
Within the 49 days of his trial,
you must ascend a soul from the living world.
Heo Choonsam.
You've already met him in the living world.
He has already surpassed his allotted time on the registry.
Heo Choonsam!
His ascendance is revoked by a household god,
when he should have been dead long before.
So you're Sungjoo, the troublemaker household god?
Humans worship him as a household god, who is enshrined in a pot.
Damn, he's so cute.
In order to ascend Heo,
I've sent many guardians,
but none have come back because of Sungjoo.
He even revealed himself to the humans,
and is actively helping Heo's family.
Sir, don't push yourself.
He's an outlaw of the Afterlife.
Eliminate him,
and ascend Heo in 49 days.
Regardless of Kim's trial,
you'll forfeit your rights to reincarnations, if you fail to do so.
Is there ever any doubt?
Lee Deokchoon, let's go with a smile.
Find Sungjoo's true form first, it'll surely be in the house.
I hope this is your last order.
And I really hope this prick is our 49th reincarnation, Captain.
I want my reincarnation this time.
Let's go, Lee Deokchoon.
Hey, isn't that yours?
You've got to watch your stuff.
"Demolition..."
"...is murder."
"Just leave..."
"...bastard."
Bastard?
Hyundong, come here.
Sit here and look at the sunset.
-Okay. -Okay.
Sungjoo was a court painter in his previous life,
who used to paint the king.
He used to be a painter.
He turned this torn down village into his private gallery.
This will be an easy job.
It's so pretty.
The whole village is like a gallery...
No, Hewonmak! He's with a kid!
What do you think?
You're the best, Uncle Sungjoo!
♪Where is the destination?
If we ascend his grandfather, 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, only soaks my heart
-♪Our love, our beautiful love -You're good!
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 applicable trials."
I was told it's a law created by you.
I urge you not to break it.
Let me ask the prosecution.
Are there any trials applicable,
to the vengeful spirit's death that the Guardian is insisting?
Yes, he's applicable in two trials.
His crimes are considered grave,
one for not accepting his death, and turning into a vengeful spirit,
and after his transformation,
he unleashed violence on those in the living world.
Guardian Ganglim.
You'll need to cross four hells with the vengeful spirit,
to reach the first trial.
Do you get it?
Hell ghouls will swarm in just to get a piece of him.
-Very well. -What?
Let's have it your way.
However!
If you cannot prove his unjust death,
you won't be able to clear his charges,
and he'll be immediately sent to eternal damnation,
and you'll lose your guardianship.
Will you accept that?
Yes, I accept.
Wait, wait! Stop!
Why do you get to decide that?
Non-retroactivity of law! You know that!
A ruling can't overrule past decisions,
National Assembly Law, Article 92!
Stop it.
-My apologies! -I know the law too!
I studied it! Article 92!
Should I rip his mouth out?
I could rip the vengeful spirit to shreds...
No, he'll be incinerated even before his trial.
With a vengeful spirit in the Afterlife,
storms will be prevalent and the ghouls will be unleashed.
What's that big hell ghoul's name?
Yes, the big ass hell ghoul...
That thing will come out!
Prepare well for the trials.
Your necks are on the line after all.
Initiate the ascendance rite when he arrives, okay?
Where do people usually put a pot?
It won't be fun if it's too easy to find.
Found it! His true form!
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,
or this breaks and you're done.
Leave that alone, it's the boy's piss and poop pot.
Why did you drink his piss? Jeez...
Let her go, buddy. That's child abuse!
"Buddy"? Where are your manners?
-You don't remember me? -What?
Let her go!
-You'll wake him, be quiet. -You little...
Come on!
Uncle Sungjoo!
Hey, Hyundong.
I'm sorry, sir! Please forgive us!
Look.
I was the guardian when you two died a millennium ago.
Have some respect, you punks.
You really don't remember me?
You know us?
Wait.
If you were a guardian, then you ascended us yourself from the living life?
How could you be so rude while kneeling before me?
You're out of context.
Gosh, Yeomra completely wiped your memories.
You poor things.
Too cruel.
Yeomra's a cruel king.
He's scary.
-Does that idiot still grow his hair? -Yes.
Listen up.
Wait until that kid enters primary school.
He couldn't go yet because of how things are here.
He can go in the second semester.
Wait until his grandfather takes him to the school in August,
and they enter the school gate.
After that, do what you will with the old man.
I don't care about the old man who's lived enough,
Hyundong is the problem.
Until then, I'm keeping this.
If you're so desperate, bring your captain.
Yeomra himself will do too.
How could he completely wipe your memories?
Gosh, he's so cruel.
If this is the way you do things, I can't really cooperate.
Look here, guardian.
You say I was accidentally killed,
but now you say there was a secret,
an unfair one, no less.
So when I asked what the hell that unfair secret of my death is,
you tell me to wait for the trial, you can't answer before that.
Why? Why not?
Because you won't cooperate if you knew.
It's too much for you.
But if you're my lawyer,
why can't you answer your client's question?
Are you even a certified lawyer? What are you really?
I'm starting to get suspicious.
-What's wrong? -The weather.
Never mind, I'll just continue.
Don't take what I say the wrong way.
You and I both practice law.
I could tell you're a public defender.
As you know, I passed first round of bar exam.
I just want us to be faithful to the basic principles.
That's why I'm curious about you. I really am.
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 for over a millennium are,
"Please save me", "Reincarnate me",
but not you.
They were no exception.
Kim Suhong. You're one of a kind.
Reincarnate and live a hard life?
Gosh, I'll pass.
Also,
I'm already dead, why'd I need saving?
If I ask you to save me, can you do that?
Listen.
As the keeper of secrets, I want to know about you,
and whether you're a capable lawyer.
That's all I want to know...
Save me!
Please!
See? No exception.
Help me!
Did you retrieve the pot?
We lost the Notice of Death.
Are you boasting?
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 7-years-old grandson.
Sungjoo wants us to wait until the boy enters school.
For the sake of the boy's memory.
Then he'll return the Notice and walk out of that house.
Also, Captain...
-Don't! -When will he enter the school?
On the 10th next month, which is in 40 days.
We'll go back down soon and find another solution.
How many days till Kim's deadline?
48 days.
-48 minus 40 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. Addition and subtraction.
-They teach that in primary school. -Right, arithmetic.
Sir, in our past...
We did wonderful work in the past, why boast now?
Go down and keep an eye on him.
Beg, plea and threaten, do whatever you can. Got it?
-But it's... -Yes, sir!
And if you find the pot before then, smash it at once.
-You two. -Yes?
Don't come back without the notice.
It's not an order but a warning.
Yes, understood!
Go away!
Get out of here, you bastards!
Don't you dare come inside!
You can just talk to me.
It's his debt, the son should step out.
He's not the son, he's my uncle!
I know how much you've been patient and generous 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.
Wait...
-You can talk to me... -Move aside, damn it.
-You shouldn't barge in... -Stay the hell away!
Sungjoo!
-Grandpa! -Sungjoo!
What are you doing?
Shit!
Someone pull him out.
He touched human feces, he'll become weaker.
Kim Suhong.
I'll answer your two questions for the last time,
so listen carefully.
First, I cannot tell you the secret behind your wrongful death,
-until the trial... -Until the trial!
Yes. I'll go to the trial.
I won't ask and will wait until the trial...
Secondly,
who am I?
Just like you,
I was wrongfully murdered by my foolish and selfish brother.
I was General Ganglim of Goryeo dynasty.
That's the extent of what I can tell you.
Let's get a move on.
Can I help you?
What did I tell you about coming back here?
I have an irresistible proposition.
It better be good.
Or you won't ever return to the Afterlife.
We'll wait till the boy's entrance.
That's already settled.
In addition, even after ascending Mr. Heo,
we'll continue to find a solution for the boy,
a special 1-on-1 service until he can stand on his own.
Instead of a funeral all by himself right after his first day at school,
this is far more humane way.
No strings attached.
Tell us about our past.
-I knew this would happen. -Let grandpa go!
What would be like for him to limp to school?
-What? -How would you feel?
You bastard! I'll kill you!
Has this old man gone mad?
-Grandpa! -What's with this family today?
-Who are you? -Look.
From loan sharks to demolition crew,
people are lining up to ruin the boy's life.
Miss, who are you?
You don't know her either?
I know you can't hurt humans.
-Grandpa. -What do we do?
-Hewonmak! Hurry! -Deal?
-Who are you talking to? -Decide now, is it a deal?
-Hurry! Hewonmak! -Deal?
Do you see someone there?
Please hurry! Now!
Fine, deal.
Okay, deal.
Attention, please!
You're going to do what to the boy's legs?
Who had have their legs broken before?
It actually hurts more than you think. Just take note.
Where are these rats coming out of?
Who the hell are you?
What the hell?
Show off!
Next time, I'll break both your arms,
then your spine and lastly your neck.
So if you'd like to tour hell, come back three more times, okay?
My leg! My leg.
Hold on!
As per our deal, who was I?
Let me wash my hand.
Who was I?
Goryeo dynasty's fiercest warrior from a thousand years ago,
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 who are still alive,
and send them to Gyekyung.
White Wildcat.
You always wore white wildcat fur scarf.
So that's why...
My neck always felt weird, as if it's lacking something.
"White wildkat"
With a C, not K, you idiot.
Not wildkat, it's wildcat, just like a cat.
He'll be in school soon, but he can't even spell properly.
Sever Achilles heel!
This tendon right here.
Right here!
I was White Wildcat?
Sever. Sever it!
What's with him?
"Indolence Hell"
Indolence Hell.
It judges those who were lazy and wasted away their lives.
People like you.
Wait, you failed the bar eight times.
I passed the first round, it just took eight tries.
I scanned your past, you were quite lazy.
Never did any work up to that age,
and took the money from 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 these hells thanks to me.
You'll get a fair trial.
And be reincarnated.
No, I don't want it...
I don't want to be reborn.
Do you get it now?
This is why you became the security expert in the Afterlife.
Goryeo's greatest warrior.
Right, I was a warrior in Goryeo!
I'm quite moved, even though it's my story.
How could he turn like that?
What's wrong with me?
I became like this after saving worthless souls,
-for a millennium. -Yes, yes.
Uncle, grandpa's awake.
Bring him his pee pot and go to sleep.
As per our deal, let's hear it.
What will you do with him?
What's your plan?
That special 1-on-1 service.
Why did you take 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 debt.
So that's why.
To lend a hand, to help them out.
I didn't want to come out,
I knew I shouldn't,
but at the end of the old man's natural life,
demolition crew moved into crash down.
We only got a small compensation.
You took the money, get out of here!
And the little boy got sick too.
In the modern 21st Century Korea,
how did he get measles?
I couldn't help but come out of the pot.
Where's the compensation?
-What? -For selling this house!
You said you got it!
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 and the demolition begins,
I have to leave too,
how could I leave the boy with petty change?
100 million isn't all that much nowadays.
I barely convinced the old man and made the investment for Hyundong.
But the value halved...
No, almost 70% loss...
So that's why you have debts and you took out private loans.
The mutual funds will recover no matter what.
It's a temporary liquidity crisis.
A minor setback.
A god getting involved in mutual funds?
Liquidity?
How could you say that?
That money could've gone to buying an apartment!
What the hell do you know about real economy?
Me?
I lived through the IMF, and Lehman Brothers crises!
Apartment? That one? That apartment?
Real estate market will crash, it's a bubble!
It's still worrying.
Yeomra said not to meddle with the stock market,
even he can't figure it out.
To cover up the losses, you're 300 million in debt!
The mutual funds will rise, they will!
It's just a waiting game!
Isn't that obvious?
Fine, then what do you propose?
Let's hear it!
Orphanage?
Come on, let's go!
Hurry!
Hyundong,
should I carry you?
Let me sum it up.
So, if his father is still his legal guardian,
the boy can't be accepted.
-Right? -Yes.
So his father has to forfeit his custody,
for him to be accepted.
-Right? -Yes.
But he left the country and we can't find him!
He's hiding!
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 proving that?
Document?
Where do we obtain it?
Straight from him, of course.
The father.
The father again?
Let's go.
Then his grandfather!
He's listed as a cohabitant, but he's a senior, right?
If you can prove he's physically incapable,
the town office can put him on welfare.
At least he won't starve.
His guardian is needed to send him to the orphanage?
If he has one, why bother coming here?
It wasn't all useless though.
That info about the welfare is pretty sweet.
Even after a millennium, she has not changed at all.
When Goryeo cavalry ambushed a Jurchen village,
you took all the children on behalf of their parents to safety.
Even in a dangerous situation, you only thought of them.
I knew it, I thought she has the face of a barbarian.
Barbarian style.
You were the leader of the orphans,
a ray of hope and a light to kids who lost their parents.
The day after the attack,
you brought them deep inside a mountain and hide,
where Goryeo soldiers wouldn't come looking.
Very deep in the woods.
You died at the age of 18.
So you were their mother for three solid years.
You didn't care about yourself, everything you did was for the children.
You sacrificed for them.
Why did you mention that?
"Deceit Hell"
You feel pain but there's no scar, isn't that weird?
Kim Suhong!
I'll tell you why you died unjustly, when the time is right.
No need to find out early.
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 keep saying the same crap.
Reincarnation...
Damn it.
Reincarnation?
-I said I don't need it! -Kim Suhong!
Alright,
I'll tell you my story.
My father,
was Gang Moonjik, a general of Goryeo's special army,
and commander of the war against the Khitans.
"Yalu River frontline"
Brave and sympathetic,
he earned respect and trust from everyone.
When I was old enough to ride a horse,
he led me into all battles.
-Advance! -He hoped that I'd follow his footstep,
to become a general.
His Goryeo special army was huge threat to the Khitans.
Facing inevitable defeat,
they knelt before him in Heunghwajin.
-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.
I bet you butt heads a lot.
A thoughtful and humane father and by the book son.
You even analyzed me during all this?
You're strictly by the book type.
Am I right?
No?
I have a question though.
So what about your petty brother?
"Khitan Village near Yalu River"
Wait! Wait!
Stop! Please...
He said, "Don't suffer anymore, I'm so sorry."
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.
You have to write consonants and vowels separately,
so you don't get confused.
Miss!
Miss?
Okay, kiddo.
Gosh, I'm going crazy!
Old man! The other way!
What's with him?
How many times do I have to tell you?
You got no hearing on the right,
and a little bit on the left!
But I hear just fine, idiot.
That's why we're practicing!
Let's try again.
Sergeant Kim's body was found behind the base two days ago,
and crime scene reenactment took place today.
An army troop...
His brother's body is barely cold...
"Sergeant Kim accidental shooting incident crime scene reenactment being carried out"
"Reenactment on how the body was disposed with Lieutenant Park"
"Accomplice, Private Won undergoing quarantine at National Army Hospital"
What in the world...
Why isn't the Grim Reaper taking those guys away?
Checkmate.
Who told you to kneel before your brother?
Sit comfortably.
Yes, father.
After he moved in, I had to give up many things for him.
Spread your legs widely to maintain balance in your body,
and the sword should be pointed towards the enemy.
For a single reason of not having any parents,
father favored him more than necessary.
Just stick with facts! Don't judge on your own.
Leave the judgment and the interpretation to the listener.
Got it?
What happened next?
Why does this old story feel so fresh?
It's like a page turner!
So what happened after his lessons?
Checkmate.
Out of check.
Checkmate.
Out of check.
Why don't you ever attack?
Why do you always defend?
Out of check.
What strategy is this? A barbaric tactic?
How long will you just defend? Answer me.
Answer me!
Father never taught you to attack?
In all battles, our victory is determined by the enemy.
What?
Always remember,
don't be fixated on winning...
Don't be fixated on winning, nor my tactics.
Read your opponent...
Reading my opponent and analyzing his tactics,
are the virtues of a general.
That's what Father taught me.
Barbarians grow fast. It's their survival instinct!
So you're saying you died because of an orphan kid?
By the way, what's with the sword?
Are you expecting company?
All thanks to you being a vengeful spirit.
Hell ghouls will pop up constantly.
And this place will be crawling with everything you're afraid of.
Just you watch, you idiot!
That's why you pulled it out.
Put in away. I'm afraid of nothing.
Mr. Guardian, get used to your new client.
Don't you know me? I was a vengeful spirit.
You sure?
I'm not scared of anything.
If there was, they'd have come already.
Everyone's leaving.
Grandpa!
Do it slowly, kiddo.
Granny...
Live a good life, don't get sick.
She's leaving because she doesn't have to wait for her sons anymore.
Granny, be well.
Hwe Ja Jung Ri.
Those who meet must part at some point.
Geo Ja Pil Ban.
Sure, Geo Ja Pil...
It's Geo Ja Pil Ban.
Focus on the topic, you're the only holdout.
Those who part, will return.
Geo Ja Pil Ban.
Right, we'll meet again, it's a cycle.
-Those who part, will return. -Goodbye.
Whatever, how did we meet?
How did a Jurchen orphan and a Goryeo warrior meet?
Thank you so much!
She's a Jurchen kid.
Are you from Goryeo?
Thank you! Thank you!
I came to look for food! Thank you!
Take me to your hideout.
They're Jurchen children, we should root them out.
I'll do it myself.
Come here, help yourselves!
-Come over here. Eat up. -You're not supposed to touch it.
Even if you're hungry, you must cook the meat.
Grind the bones and use the powder on the children's wounds.
Give that tiger fur,
to whoever goes out to hunt during the winter.
And never ever,
come back down South.
Uncle, tell me more! More!
Why are you up there?
Stop being a poser, come down!
What a douchebag.
Stay back.
Good to see you.
It's been a while, I was getting worried.
Leave, just leave, get out of here!
If you're worried, just leave!
Uncle!
My goodness!
You're bad!
Enough!
You're back again? Came back for a tour of hell?
-Hey! -Remember?
It's not them! Stop!
Who are you?
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! Hired by the city!
-I told you they're not! -We aren't the loan sharks!
He attacked the authority, that idiot...
When I think carefully, I do have one.
Something I'm afraid of.
No, no, you're wrong.
No need to think carefully.
-Just relax. -This nagging thought...
No, don't do that.
You said you're not afraid of anything, right?
Yes. At least the things that still exist.
But there's one,
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 a move on.
Have you seen "Jurassic Park"?
I got no time for movies, let's go.
Dinosaurs that are extinct.
Especially the raptors.
They're carnivorous...
Jesus!
I just got goosebumps even though I'm dead.
Raptor? Just one?
No, they hunt in packs.
They were expert group hunters.
Do you know how fast they were?
Once they run, their top speed is 70 kilometers per hour!
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 don't!
Not a damn thing!
Then sir!
Aside from 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 the big nail injury you got some time ago?
That one is fine. I got a shot and took medication.
Do you suddenly even hear whispers?
No! Nothing at all!
Suddenly I can't hear anything again.
So give me the welfare check!
Give me a second.
You there! Mr. Heo's companions!
Three of you! Come see me!
-Don't pretend to be deaf! -Me?
Okay...
He wants to see you.
Foreign adoption?
He'll adapt to anything at his age,
and it's a good opportunity.
There are many difficulties with local adoption due to his age.
-So we should send him abroad? -Yes.
Either his grandpa or guardian has to sign off.
-Guardian? -I'm offering a good option...
because I know his family.
-Guardian. -Yes, legal guardian.
Kim Suhong! Close your eyes!
Your eyes! Close them!
Stop right there!
-Stop? -Yes! Stop!
It's a tyrannosaurus...
Is there anything bigger?
Adoption?
Are you all nuts?
I'm still alive, why should I give my child away?
That's why you must stay alive...
When I was young and penniless,
I raised the boy's father with my own hands,
you jerks!
You should've worked hard when you were young.
You wasted away your life,
that's the cause of all your misfortune now!
Let go!
-How dare you! -Stay back!
Your sight is bad, right? It comes with the age.
Do you know why you get farsighted?
As you get older, you must look far ahead. Farther.
Big picture.
Let's look far into Hyundong's life.
Foreign adoption is...
Heo Choonsam! You insolent!
Do you know who I am?
It's a divine secret! Don't do it!
You're just a child!
You're a petty soul! How dare you slap my face?
-No! -Shut up!
Heo Choonsam!
I helped redeem so many guilty souls,
over a millennium...
Don't you even have a father?
I'm sorry, sir!
He acts up whenever it rains.
He got into an accident on a rainy day!
He injured his head.
It cracked opened real wide, sir.
I'm sorry!
Him being my grandson isn't important.
It's the fact that I'm his grandfather.
We're inside a dinosaur's belly...
Inside mosasaurus' belly, the biggest and fiercest dinosaur ever.
I must be the first.
Congrats, you got so many firsts after arriving here.
I hope I don't get digested.
It'll take us safely to the edge of Betrayal Hell from here,
we'll get off there.
Edge of betrayal...
Betrayal...
Kim Suhong.
How would you feel if Lieutenant Park and Private Won betrayed you?
Are you implying they betrayed me?
They're not the type.
Won was on the suicide watch.
His body was frail, so was his mind.
He was shunned by those who came after him.
How tragic was that?
Pitiful guy.
I can't do it...
Halt!
Of course you can.
Get up.
-Second platoon! -Yes, sir!
-You can do this. -March forward!
And Lieutenant Park,
was the first orphan to graduate from the academy,
and led a tough life.
He invited me to his home one time during my leave.
He got a commendation because of me, or something.
Sergeant Kim Suhong!
Suhong, we're having a baby.
Baby!
Barely making ends meet, a baby on the way,
promotion to captain in a month...
I bet you,
both of them thought a lot right after the accident.
It was a bad situation all around.
Snap out of it, Won Dongyeon!
He'll understand!
Let's bury him.
If they knew I was alive,
they wouldn't have buried me like that.
At least, they're not the type who'd betray me.
Betraying isn't something so simple.
My son,
tomorrow's battle will be the final one that seals the fate,
of the Jurchens in this area of fortress.
Yes, father.
We'll enter the battle together,
but you'll be the vanguard.
Father, but Ganglim should.
If he leads the vanguard, we'll win the battle,
but we'll suffer devastating casualties.
I can't stand unnecessary deaths when the victory is 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?
Ganglim, he must've really messed you up.
"Betrayal Hell"
Your father was amazing.
To catch the barbarians, he brought his barbarian foster son to the battle.
Using their own to conquer the enemy.
Father took my brother to the fiercest battle,
against the Jurchens instead of me.
That was the last time I saw my father.
"Gongheomjin frontline"
50,000 of my men perished on that battlefield.
And...
...I lost my father.
The royal court appointed me as the commander,
to win back the fortress.
Ganglim,
should I guess your first order as the commander?
As the one responsible for the father's death,
you dispatched your brother to the most dangerous area!
Should we bet?
I'll bet what you seek, my reincarnation.
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.
Find what? Why look for an oasis in the desert?
You've got to look for a way out of the desert!
Aside from foreign adoption, there's no real option!
Miss, am I getting adopted?
"Adoption"
Can you tell me a story again?
♪Life goes around
Why did you get into stocks without knowing anything?
You know nothing about the stock market!
How is sending him away the best option?
Best option isn't an option here!
You need to pick the lesser evil, avoiding the worst!
-Go to the court tomorrow, -Excuse me! Sungjoo!
and be his legal guardian!
What?
What happens to me?
Go home already, take the boy too!
No, my past life! Did I ever go back South?
She was spotted during our patrol.
I told you to never come back South.
-I spared you because... -I'm sorry.
A child...
A child is sick.
I need herbs...
I have to find herbs...
Is she getting any better?
Yes, her fever is down and she is fast asleep.
I was asking about you.
Deokchoon who looked after the Jurchen orphans,
and lonely Goryeo warrior Hewonmak who helped them.
The beautiful story of Hewonmak and Deokchoon,
this is where the story ends.
Thank you for listening, Hewonmak and Lee Deokchoon.
-And! -Heo Hyundong!
I thank you for listening,
cue anthem, roll credits.
-Let's go to bed. -The end.
Wait a minute.
I think you left out a lot 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?
I need to know.
Who was it?
Answer me.
Milgnag...
Milgnag?
A man named Milgnag sent you?
He's my superior.
He sent me to defend our Northern border.
Were your parents soldiers?
They were ordinary farmers.
Separated during the war?
No, they both died.
To a terrifying exiled warrior,
called White Wildcat.
Always covering his face with white fur,
he killed every Jurchens in sight without mercy.
Peasants or soldiers.
Without mercy...
When White Wildcat came to my village,
he killed my parents too.
Do you think he had a good reason?
To want to kill Jurchens like that?
Humans in the living world, and the souls in the Afterlife,
they 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 Injustice Hell.
During this trial,
I'll spotlight the truth behind your wrongful death.
Spotlight the truth, my foot.
Spotlight on your story 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 a premeditated murder.
By the brothers-in-arms you trusted the most.
You write so well now. Oh my...
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.
Sungjoo.
Yes?
Will the mutual funds recover?
Sure, you've waited so long.
They have to go up.
Hey!
Assistant guardian, Lee Deokchoon.
Can we talk?
Hey.
Are you a Jurchen or an assistant guardian?
Keep in mind, I'm your savior, kiddo!
How could I call my parents' murderer,
my savior?
It was a thousand years ago!
You never begged for forgiveness while I was alive!
Afterlife Law, Article 1.3, those who aren't forgive...
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 why are we going there for?
To make you the boy's guardian.
The real guardian was you, from a millennium ago.
-Got one! -Got one!
Hewonmak, you tortured yourself,
with the guilt of killing her parents.
It wasn't that you didn't want to ask for forgiveness,
you didn't have the courage to do so.
Next case is 2017-256, Mr. Heo Sungjoo.
Come forward.
You've requested to become Heo Hyundong's legal guardian.
Are you Heo Sungjoo?
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. Heo Sungjoo's request.
The only thing you could do was,
to become Lee Deokchoon and the children's real 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.
Extended war and severe cold,
cost you lives of your men.
You also became tired,
but you couldn't stop helping the children.
You spared what little ration you had to the children,
and you continued to write fake reports to Milgnag.
You were a guardian angel to the children,
but a traitor to your country.
Does Injustice Hell that punish unjust souls still exist?
Due to overflow of criminals, it's currently inactive,
but it'll sometimes punish souls with vicious pasts.
Do they still freeze offenders for several decades?
It's a horrendous hell.
"Injustice Hell"
"God of Injustice"
It's been a while, Ganglim.
Let's begin.
Defendant Kim Suhong,
has not accepted his accidental death,
and became a vengeful spirit,
and caused havoc in the living world and here!
The prosecution requests,
a sentence of 500 years frozen solid in ice.
500 years?
You little...
Kim 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,
about his living life have been erased as per protocol.
What to do...
How will you prove that,
he was unfairly murdered?
I request summoning of the one,
responsible for his death.
Summon a witness from the living world?
Who might that be?
An English-speaking country would be ideal for the boy,
but so long as it's not North Korea.
Right, anywhere would be better than this country.
If you live honestly with a moral code in this country,
you end up living on the streets.
Hell would be more accommodating.
"Stay hungry, stay foolish",
Michael Jobs is an idiot.
It's Steve... It's Steve Jobs.
If you're hungry and foolish, you're a beggar.
What a foolish thing to say.
You can't trust those who already live well!
They say these crap 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.
Look! It's him!
Hurry! Drive!
Go! Go!
-Hello. -Step on it!
The demolition crew!
Grandpa!
Get up! Please!
Uncle, uncle!
-Grandpa! -Sir?
Wake up!
Uncle! Hurry!
Sungjoo! What's wrong?
-The pot... -Your pot?
Stick to your time.
Dongyeon!
Won Dongyeon!
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 your senior Sergeant Kim Suhong,
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 30 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.
Okay.
Then later that night,
in the hill behind the base...
You buried him alive. Am I correct?
Alive? He was alive?
Guardian Ganglim, what are you talking about?
Am I correct? Please answer, witness.
No...
He was already dead.
That's what you thought, right?
You literally killed a person!
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?
Ganglim, what nonsense are you saying?
Ganglim is insisting on the witness' perjury.
His mental stability is in jeopardy.
Guardian, 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, Dongyeon! Won Dongyeon!
Tell him you didn't see it. He's wrong, right?
Say you didn't see it!
"Never waste..."
"...new tears on the past..."
Hey, why did you say that?
Why mention that here?
-Hey, come here. -Kim Suhong! Stop!
What's wrong? What the hell are you saying?
You knew I was alive? Of course not, say so!
What's wrong with you?
That crazy idiot is saying you killed me!
Sergeant, I'm sorry...
Sorry for what!
Tell me he's wrong!
Sleep paralysis is inevitable, Your Majesty!
Please wake the witness! He's in danger!
-Dongyeon! Snap out of it! -That's his fate.
Sergeant Kim... Forgive me...
A murder of the witness has been...
...added to his list of charges.
How is she so naive?
How could you put your true form with other pots?
The best hiding spot is in plain sight.
Important evidence is put by 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,
Korean Won has reached the point where it'll not recover.
Stock brokers got a whiff of it,
and are dumping it en masse.
Dumping?
That's why.
I'm sorry.
I really am.
Like you said, I should've bought an apartment.
Or bought 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 away.
Does he feel catharsis during moments like this?
A man is dead, what a pervert.
I was taught that all deaths must be inevitable,
and none should be wrongful in any way.
His crimes have not been proven.
Please give this soul the benefit of doubt.
He could still be a paragon.
Ganglim is right.
He really is.
With the witness dead during trial,
evidence could not be obtained.
-What about him? -So continue this at his next trial.
Release him!
You killed Dongyeon.
Damn those demolition crews.
One time we were away from home...
Things like this happen when you least expect.
That particular day came unexpectedly like today.
A millennium ago,
like the arrival of your superior,
Milgnag.
Milgnag found out about how you siphoned the ration,
and brought his royal guards to slaughter your men.
The ration you gave to our foes,
is like our people's blood.
We'll break every bone in your body as punishment,
as many as the number of the missing rice grains.
Break my bones and burn my skin,
I will 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 man up and feed them to the wolves!
-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!
Milgnag is bad!
He's so bad!
"Milgnag"
So...
...was I fed to the wolves?
It's been a privilege serving a warrior like you.
Beard, stay alert.
You have to stay awake.
Beard! Beard!
"Violence Hell"
Your Majesty!
We've suffered an unexpected death,
of a witness from the living life in the previous trial,
thanks to Ganglim's intolerable questioning.
-If he continues to... -Your Majesty!
Please withhold the ruling until the Murder Hell trial.
Withhold?
Do you know what that means?
If I do not prove the defendant's wrongful death,
I will lose my guardianship.
No, Your Majesty!
He mustn't be allowed to deceive...
I'll forfeit reincarnation.
What a load of crap!
Reincarnation is least of his worries.
I'm referring to my own reincarnation.
You'll give up all the work you've done over a millennium?
Yes.
What's your condition?
Summon Lieutenant Park Mushin,
as the Murder Hell trial witness.
In addition,
please summon King Yeomra who administers this realm,
as he will be Kim Suhong's trial's final witness!
Beard...
Hey...
Listen carefully to what I'm going to say.
After walking with your energy left,
through the snow for almost eight kilometers,
you got the children to flee,
-and stayed back alone, -Hurry!
to buy them more time.
I'll catch up with you! Go now!
What...
...do we do now?
Leave at once.
Hurry.
No...
I won't leave.
Get going.
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...
...Milgnag...
...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 for sure.
No humans are innately bad,
only bad circumstances.
So when you feel resentful, angry and can't understand,
try to read and think everything backwards.
It'll make sense then.
These people,
this world,
and the space...
So did Milgnag kill me?
What?
"Heo Choonsam"
Stay alert, Kim Suhong.
Should I...
...ascend him?
Should I really do it?
Heo Choonsam!
-No! Please! -Heo Choonsam!
No, Hewonmak! Please don't!
-Please! -Heo!
No!
Where's my uncle?
Where is he?
Uncle! Uncle!
No! Hyundong!
-No! -Heo Hyundong!
Uncle Sungjoo!
Milgnag is bad!
-He's so bad! -Milgnag 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 using me for your case, you bastard!
So when you feel resentful, angry and can't understand,
try to read and think everything backwards.
It'll make sense then.
These people,
this world,
and the space...
You're trying to erase your memory,
and get reincarnated by using me.
Am I wrong?
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?
You can tell me.
What was the memory of your wrongful death?
"Ganglim"
Stop ignoring me,
and speak your mind, you bastard!
What strategy is this? A barbaric tactic?
Reading my opponent...
...are the virtues of a general, taught by Father.
Those who weigh lives of men differently,
cannot become a great warrior.
You've been charged with all seven mortal sins of hell.
But considering your pitiful position,
I will give you one last chance to redeem yourself.
Will you comply?
Did you train our enemies on military tactics?
They were starving and dying children.
They are innocent...
Your first crime is not protecting my father from the Jurchens.
Your second crime is that you've also committed treason,
by distributing precious ration and training our enemies.
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 savage!
Why are you crying?
Out of sorrow?
Or do you feel wronged?
I'll ask again.
Is it out of sorrow?
Or do you feel wronged?
Let's go.
Ganglim...
What is it?
Pardon?
What are you doing here?
Sungjoo has been eliminated.
So?
I have something to ask you.
With him out of the way, what must you do?
Mr. Heo...
We have to bring him, right?
Lee Deokchoon.
What did you learn from me over the years?
What have I taught you for a millennium?
A millennium...
Yes, it's been a millennium.
Looks like I wasn't the subject of this trial.
Let's go.
To the next trial.
Whether it's mine or yours,
let's get it over with.
"Murder Hell"
This is the last trial for defendant Kim Suhong,
whom the attorney claims to have died a wrongful death.
And in the outcome...
Cut the chitchat and get on with it!
"God of Murder"
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 Suhong's fingers twitch?
Ganglim, is that everything?
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 unjust judgment!
Is the prosecutor correct?
I first met Yeomra in Hamgyung Bukdo,
a millennium ago 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,"
"while erasing that of these poor souls."
"If you reincarnate 49 souls in a millennium,"
"with these two souls you've killed,"
"I'll reincarnate you with them in any form you desire."
"In addition, I'll erase your memories then."
"Will you accept?"
Why did you force me to live out 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 this the reason?
I'd like to once again ask King Yeomra,
if this was the reason.
I've given you time!
Correct, 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.
I could not.
So I live every single day with endless guilt and pain,
while having them by my side.
A question for Lieutenant Park!
Do you remember almost dying in the sand whirlwind?
Why do you think I broke the law of the Afterlife,
to save your life?
To prevent another victim...
Shut your mouth, Park Mushin!
I did not save you to spare a pitiful soul,
but to atone for your sins until the day you die.
I've given you time, just like Yeomra did!
-So you don't become like me! -Ganglim! 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! The work-out time is almost done!
He will wake up soon! He needs to be sent back!
One last question for King Yeomra!
Remember my father Gang Moonjik 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 recorded as murder,
in the history books.
It was covered up.
What?
Right. That's correct.
It was covered up by someone.
I was that someone.
I knew my father was still alive.
Retreat at once, and return in the morning!
Yes, sir!
Why did you not save your father and ignore him?
Let me rephrase that!
Why did you turn back and left him to die?
I was scared.
Son, always remember,
your strategy is not important...
I was afraid of losing my position,
to my righteous brother.
I was afraid that he would take honor,
and authority away from me that I thought was mine.
On the day I left my father to die,
I realized my folly and returned to the battlefield,
but he had already passed on.
And I still live with regrets that I was too late to this day.
Did your life of regret feel like hell?
Did the thousand years of regret feel like hell?
No...
The fact that I cannot beg for his forgiveness,
and that I cannot be forgiven...
That...
That has been my biggest hell.
I'd like to let Park Mushin know,
he still has a chance unlike me.
Were you aware that when you were burying Sergeant Kim,
he was still alive?
-I'll rephrase, -No. 127, wake up.
did you murder Kim Suhong?
Let's bury him.
It's too late to bring him back out.
Yes...
I murdered Kim Suhong.
I'm sorry, Suhong. I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry...
This concludes my witness questioning.
It has been proven that defendant Kim Suhong,
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 English alphabets instead.
Too bad.
Ascend Heo and let's all reincarnate.
Heo Choonsam.
Heo Choon...
Deokchoon,
can you forgive captain?
You said I'm not the same girl as I was a millennium ago.
Sure, you decide. It's your business.
I bet...
...you won't though.
I don't really know.
Hurry, I'll be late!
-Happy, kiddo? -Yes!
Probation. Let's ascend him when the boy graduates.
And our reincarnation?
The thing is, we have...
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 will reincarnate after him, right?
Hello? Is anyone here?
Stop it! That's scary!
Sergeant Kim!
Where am I?
Him?
Yes.
Another paragon?
It's a year of paragons.
"Won Dongyeon"
It's scary here!
Let's go.
Help! Someone help me!
Hold on!
Hello?
I actually have something to confess to you two.
I...
When I...
A millennium ago...
Anyone here?
At that time...
I have done...
I...
Anyone?
We're busy here...
-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 alright.
It's your first time dying.
Who are you people?
-Here, eat this. -No!
This will help you grow.
I don't like veggies.
China announced expansion of finances,
and infrastructure...
-What is it? -...which led to rise in KOSPI.
KOSPI? Is it a plaything?
You'll find out when you grow up.
What is it? I want to know!
We're saved. We got it.
Sungjoo, thank you.
"Along With The Gods: The Last 49 Days"
Reincarnation, what should I reincarnate as?
Pardon me.
So you failed the bar eight times?
I said I passed the first round!
Passing first round after eight attempts?
You have an interesting history.
Like hell it is.
Would you like to work together?
Together?
"2018 Kim Yonghwa Film"
"Ha Jungwoo"
"Ju Jihoon"
"Kim Hyanggi"
"Don Lee"
"Kim Dongwuk"
"Lee Jungjae"
"A millenium ago, Northern Border"
Gang Moonjik.
Gang Moonjik!
I'd like to offer the role of Yeomra,
to the commander of Goryeo special army Gang Moonjik.
-As my successor... -Father...
Where are you, father?
Father...
As my successor,
would you like to govern the Afterlife for the next millennium?
It's all my fault.
So...
...I accept.
However,
allow me to,
change my appearance.
I'd like to retain your appearance.