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GENIE, MAKE A WISH

I told you to prove it to me.

Prove that humans are bound to be corrupt.

This is my first wish.

I've been tempted by you.

You'd bet your life on something as fragile…

as the goodness of humanity?

This is unbelievable.

You will lose no matter what. Just wait and see.

I'll see to it that you lose. You'll be begging me to please--

Save it for when you actually win.

And wear this.

No, I'm going to celebrate early.

I decide when to do what.

Get a move on, human. Spring nights are short.

If you were, in fact, locked up for 983 years,

how are you the most famous genie?

I was famous even before I was locked up for defying his orders.

Why did you do that?

You've tempted me.

I was tempted… No.

I refused to bow my head to a lowly human molded from clay.

-Look, 1,000 won! -Where?

I was just tying my laces.

Take your time tying them.

Tie them to your heart's content.

I swear I'll corrupt you,

even if it's the last thing I do.

I will wring your neck, you hear?

I'll hang your head at the gates of hell, and…

Is that you, Ka-young?

Here comes the first human to be corrupted.

I should come by for an oil change.

I'll stop by on my next day off.

Sure. Come by.

Kang Im-seon. A supermarket employee and Granny An's eldest daughter-in-law.

I know that kind of face well.

The face of someone who wants the world to end tomorrow.

Gu Bo-gyeong.

A bank employee. We were classmates until high school.

Did you get a text from the bank about our new towel sets?

I'm sure you use nicer ones, but still.

-Are you going somewhere? -I'm not. Go ahead.

What?

Okay.

I know that kind of face well too.

The face of someone who wants the world to end as soon as today.

So two are confirmed for corruption.

Another familiar face, I see.

What, do I not smell like I belong in this neighborhood?

Do I reek of oil?

It's barking at you. Did you take the hair clip out?

Take a look.

Dogs are spiritual animals, so they can see me in any form.

Really? Paw-sitively fascinating.

Of all the village dogs, this one barks at me the most.

Really?

I guess that makes you tonight's third wishmaker.

Nice to meet you, mutt.

What a load of dog shit. Dogs aren't included.

Why not?

You said the first five we meet on this road.

That should include all living beings. Those are the rules.

Don't you agree, Ki Ka-young, lover of rules?

THIS WAY TO CHEONGPUNG VILLAGE HALL

Ms. Ki?

Where are you headed this late?

It's dangerous to be out alone at night.

Need a lift?

No, thanks.

I'm not alone, and I'm meeting someone.

Is that so? Take care, then.

Eom Sang-tae.

You know the gamja-tang spot? He's the son of Granny Sa, the owner.

Eom Sang-tae must not know that you're the truly dangerous one here.

Of course he does. The entire village knows about me.

But he probably doesn't know what I know.

Yikes, you scared me.

You must be out on a walk

in the dead of night.

How's your YouTube channel doing?

-Is Da-jin well? -Choi Da-jin, lock the doors!

Only joking.

Good night, then.

I guess it must have been about a year ago.

He moved here for the farm life.

He and his wife run a YouTube channel.

So I guess we have our five.

It's the best of five.

I'll make it a clean sweep.

You'll see it in no time.

Those five will hit rock bottom.

And that bottom is quite deep.

Humans only realize their true colors

when faced with the prospect of wishes.

Is that so?

And what does my wish say about me?

That you're a psychopath.

With a single wish, you led four humans and a creature to corruption.

And I forgot to mention something.

There are both good and evil genies.

Of them, there is one who conjures hell.

They call him

"Iblis"

or "Shaytan."

To use a name you may recognize…

it's "Satan."

It appears as though…

I have encountered an evil genie.

What are you going to do now?

Even in this life, she used her first wish selflessly.

It wasn't exactly selfless, was it?

She bet her life on people being kind. What else is that but selflessness?

And what did you call her? "A psychopath"?

"I am Satan"? What's with the sudden honesty?

So the rats are surprisingly accurate informants.

I just didn't want to lose.

What should I do?

Maybe I should just skip this life?

Ki Ka-young will live until 80 at most.

With this lamp and those aluminum kettles, those years should fly by.

And how would you fund that habit?

Yes, good plan. Let's just skip this life.

For now, I'll try my best to avoid her.

You go get a job at her auto shop and gather some intel.

What do you think?

Right, so you'll be using my money.

But where will you hide, Master?

Somewhere very far away from here.

Somewhere closer to him.

Come on out. Let's eat.

No, I was just rushing out…

Hey, that! I know the perfect place to eat that.

And don't tell Ka-young that you saw me.

How delicious.

What? Status report?

I have just spotted an unidentified flying object!

I see a carpet. Over!

He's eating bibimbap. Over.

What are you talking about? Give me a proper report!

What's the matter?

Come on, what is it?

Oh, did you two arrange to meet here?

He's escaping. Awaiting orders. Over.

Should we shoot him down? Over!

At around 3:38 p.m. today,

the Ministry of National Defense reported an unidentified flying object

near the Korea-Japan maritime border, which prompted a fighter jet standoff.

They avoided providing specific details regarding the unidentified flying object.

I guess I've identified the unidentified flying object.

With my very eyes.

I needed some time to myself to mull things over.

Shut it.

You almost sparked a war between two countries,

then tucked into an in-flight meal?

Bibimbap!

Ms. Ki. You're hiring, aren't you?

Please hire me for the job.

I was practically raised on rice and engines.

Why don't you avoid

talking about rice today?

Did you two plan something?

You clearly know each other.

You said you'd stay hidden.

How can you get caught in less than 12 hours?

Don't worry. I have a plan.

I need a change in direction.

Half a day in, and you're doing this here?

Why did Ki Ka-young die for them when she had no interest in dying for me?

What makes me different from them?

I should've checked that.

I'll be back.

Where are you off to now?

Comrades.

OCTOBER, 1909 PRIMORSKY KRAI

Let us meet again at Harbin Station. Alive.

Yes.

Ki Ka-young?

Who are you?

Hi, past-life Ki Ka-young.

I need to ask you something.

Know of An Jung-geun?

Comrades!

Our location has been compromised! Run, now! Hurry!

So you are a spy.

A spy?

What's that?

No, I just have a question.

Fire!

So loud. No, stop!

Come on, that stings!

Hey! We were talking over here!

What do you keep throwing at me?

I was only trying to return them to you. Right, Ki Ka-young.

Where are you going? Wait for me!

I said I have a question. I swear it won't take long!

Thanks for saving me.

If we are granted another life,

I hope we meet again.

Wait, no. I want to talk to you in this life…

Get him first!

Fire!

That stings!

Stop giving me these things!

-There he is! -Right, Ki Ka-young.

Wait, I…

This life just won't do.

THE YEAR 1592

A messenger is here from Jeolla's naval command.

Let him in.

-You may approach. -Yes, sir.

Ki Ka-young.

Ki Ka-young.

-What was that? -What was that sound just now?

You're a man now?

Ki Ka-young. I have a question for you.

Your Majesty.

I, Yi Sun-sin, Left Naval Commander of Jeolla Province, humbly report.

Yes. It's about that man, Yi Sun-sin.

Our forces struck Busan Port's enemy base, sinking 130 ships…

-Ki Ka-young. -Ki Ka-young.

No, kicking, no, killing…

Command my death, Your Majesty.

Who was that? Come on out.

Who keeps going on about "Ki Ka-young"?

Goodness, how can this be?

What is that?

Who is that?

Is he a person or a ghost?

I have a pressing question, you see.

That peculiar, freakish…

Seize that monstrous being and decapitate it at once!

Decapitate?

What does that mean?

And so, it was recorded in one unofficial Joseon text

that the being stayed alive for three days even after being beheaded

and, for all three days, continued its bizarre cries,

saying "Kay Young, Kay Young" before vanishing into thin air.

Where have you been?

Far away.

There were some people I needed to meet up with.

What the hell are you playing at?

I made a wish like you wanted. Why aren't you doing any work?

You're just stalling for time, aren't you?

Not at all!

I've arranged it so that the lamp will show itself when their desire peaks.

But if someone's wish changes things, how would I know?

What about that?

Once you write with this pen,

your words are eternally binding, no matter how things may change?

And we're here to get it? At the crack of dawn?

Yes. It'll be right here.

But the process is complicated,

and I'll need your help.

He owns this building. Did you get permission to be up here?

Between us, permission will never be necessary.

Pluck a feather while he's distracted.

Then run.

What?

Why, you…

This is so much fun!

Are you okay?

Yes, well, I'm fine.

Why were you screaming when you have wings?

I was just nervous since it's been a while.

Is your auto shop doing well?

You could say that.

Anyway, you'll feel a pinch.

Damn it! I'm already stressed from molting.

Hey! How many did you pluck?

Long time no see, brother.

I heard you got out, brother.

It's been, what, almost 1,000 years?

So, in my absence, was the world full of peace and quiet?

You condemned me, saying I led humans astray.

So tell me. In a world without me, were all humans kind?

I've seen that war, murder, greed, and selfishness all continued to exist,

even in my absence.

Ever think they're the seeds you sowed?

The idea of humans getting a chance to make a wish is just wrong.

-Hasn't it ever occurred to you? -No, it hasn't.

All that occurs to me

is how those flawed lumps of clay are his mistake.

Proving that hell is fitting for those lumps of clay

is the task that he bestowed upon me.

Don't forget that he also bestowed me with a task.

I'm pretty sure you took from my wing before you were locked up.

What are you up to this time?

Never you mind.

While I was locked up,

for 983 years without skipping a single day,

you came to visit the desert where I was locked up

and poured a handful of sand over my lamp.

Was it heavy?

You ought to experience the burdens humans live with.

My goodness. You really are an angel, aren't you?

Enough chitchat. Let's truly catch up.

If you wish. Though, this will be the last time.

I'll be coming for your throat soon.

Wait, where did he go?

Hey! Damn you!

Are you nuts? Did you just bust through my building?

All the units are sold, and everyone's due to move in next week!

Any idea what this building's worth?

Let's see.

Would it be worth the weight of your hypocrisy?

Why, you little!

For a second there, I almost forgot you were Satan.

Is it hitting home now?

You better watch your back,

for I have returned, brother.

That damn little…

It can only write truths?

WRITTEN BY KI KA-YOUNG

A NEGATIVE ONE AND A STONE IN A SHOE

GENIE HAS GOOD LOOKS

It works.

GENIE HAS LOOKS

Wow. Brutal.

I AM

I AM GRANDMA'S BURDEN

I AM GRANDMA'S STRENGTH

Ka-young.

Try some of these.

Chang-sik dropped off a huge basketful, and they're incredibly sweet.

-Grandma. -Yes?

All this time, I've been fooled by everyone.

I'm not a burden to you, Grandma.

I'm your strength.

Goodness me.

You must not be all that smart if you're only just figuring that out.

I guess being first doesn't mean much.

Eat up. It'll give you strength.

Actually, Grandma, strawberries have vitamin C, not strength.

For strength, you want to consume a primary energy source, like carbs…

Grandma?

Seriously, what's going on in that head of yours?

Aren't you going to do any work?

-Gonna sell the strawberries next year? -Aye, ma'am!

It's no big deal.

It wasn't mutual.

It was one-sided.

By the way,

I heard that men in the Middle East really do rub noses like that.

I hear they only do that to dignitaries whom they deeply respect.

What, so I'm a dignitary?

I guess so.

You're the only one for me!

Peace has been restored to our briefly rattled family!

Sure, all right.

What kind of fresh bullcrap is this?

Didn't you say there was a draw to assign festival booths?

-Get to work, will you? -Aye, ma'am!

Please do your best to keep sales steady during the festival period.

Our branch manager is very concerned.

Pay closer attention to the displays and offer samples proactively.

Yes, ma'am.

Ms. Kang Im-seon?

I've told you multiple times to wear makeup.

And remove that pain relief patch.

Hello?

Answer me, please.

Yes, Assistant Manager Lee.

What's this?

I didn't know we sold anything like this.

What is that?

I am Genie, the lamp spirit.

I shall grant you three wishes.

Make them.

No bringing back the dead.

No traveling to the future.

Anything besides that, your wish…

is my command.

She made her first wish?

I get what the negative one means,

but what's with the stone?

-There's always something. -Not your concern.

So what did Ms. Kang wish for?

KANG IM-SEON, SUPERMARKET EMPLOYEE

APRIL 19, 2024, MADE HER FIRST WISH

I'm Kang Im-seon, your newly appointed branch manager.

TO BECOME BRANCH MANAGER

I've worked at this supermarket for 20 years,

since the year after it opened.

But that young brat

landed assistant manager just by having a college degree.

I'm still just a temp.

Make me that bitch's superior officer.

The branch manager.

That is my first wish.

Oh boy. Good for you, Im-seon.

She worked so hard.

Congratulations.

Assistant Manager Lee?

You'll work the frozen goods discount display today.

Me?

You never seem satisfied with the employees' work.

And wear a lighter shade of lipstick.

Stop wafting your perfume around the tasting stations.

Hello?

Answer me, please!

Yes, Branch Manager Kang.

All right, then. Let's open our doors.

Yes, ma'am.

What on earth is going on?

I know. How can a temp employee become branch manager overnight?

How did that happen?

Who knows?

You're due for an oil change.

I am, aren't I?

Actually,

I'll be getting a new car.

An imported one.

Don't you worry about me anymore.

Are you seeing it now?

The true nature of humanity?

One thing I definitely didn't know.

That I'd lose a client.

But is it okay for you to be seen with me like this?

The wishmakers know you're a genie. Shouldn't you avoid being seen with me?

In their eyes, I'm a mere sand whirl.

But I tend to emit a golden light to appear more mystical.

There's no real functional purpose.

Min-ji tends to wear a gown to appear more like a dentist.

If one holds a syringe without a gown on…

You're really gonna cut it off there?

Wow. You're evil.

I've been itching to know for ages. Who even is this Min-ji?

Would you move your damn head, Choi Min-ji?

I can't see the psychopath's head because of you.

So, do you really have the urge to kill people and stuff?

In gruesome ways?

I did just now.

Just now?

Damn, I almost pissed myself.

Getting hit hurts.

She might not say it, but it still physically hurts.

Did she fucking say "physically"?

That's why we hit her, dumbass. So it hurts.

You do that even though you know?

You know the rules, yet you still hit her?

You don't hold back?

This is fucking boring.

Hey, let's finish this smoke and bounce.

What the fuck? I smell gasoline.

It fucking reeks of gasoline.

You fucking bitch. What the hell are you doing?

Setting this place on fire.

The story will be you started the fire while smoking.

Do we look like dipshits to you, you psycho bitch?

There are so many witnesses--

-Fuck! -Damn it!

So?

Shall I eliminate the witnesses, then?

Okay, we get it. Fine. We won't touch you.

Don't touch Choi Min-ji either. This is our new rule.

Fine.

Be my friend.

We're the only ones who don't have friends.

In South Korea, it's far more efficient to be in a pair than alone.

What happens if I say I don't want to?

You don't have a choice.

That's why, starting today, you and I are friends.

Also, your grades suck.

Memorize all of this.

If you don't, I'll kill you.

Solve these, or I'll kill you.

Pass the interview and oral exam.

If you don't, I'll kill you.

That's what I needed to hear.

You have no other choice.

Pass, Choi Min-ji!

ODD TEETH AND ODD PEOPLE WELCOME

That's so funny. It says, "Odd people welcome."

-How ridiculous. -Tell me about it.

In my experience, it's the odd ones who change the world.

One of the wishmakers from Ms. Ki Ka-young's first wish

has made their first wish.

Today's Cheongpung is not the same as yesterday's.

Congratulations, Master.

If we steer Ms. Ki Ka-young's last two wishes the right way,

you'll at last be able to do what you've longed for.

Slit Iblis's throat.

So that's what they wanted my wing for.

To keep a record.

You know it took me 20 years to study psychopaths, don't you?

I actually thought Ki Ka-young wouldn't make any wishes.

For now, I'm happy that I've caught a lucky break, but something feels off.

I tossed all my books, but maybe I'm not done researching psychopaths.

Anyway, what's Iblis up to these days?

Canned beer and video game machines.

-Think he'll show up when he's broke? -Yes.

He's using Sade's money right now.

Hate comments have been flooding the foundation's website since yesterday.

Judging by the typos and content, they're clearly written

by Iblis.

BEAUTIFUL RYU SU-HYEON. RESPECT!

ANON: WHY? ARE YOU STOOPID?

No!

Please, no!

Sang-hyeok found money when he did this.

Hey, human.

Who? Me?

What do you want?

Pick it up.

The Earth is hurting.

Even Ki Ka-young picks up after herself.

The Earth?

It's hurting?

I guess today's my lucky day.

I'm gonna toss this one too. Infuriating, isn't it?

Then hit me.

Wow.

I almost swooned.

Any other day, you'd be exactly my type,

but not today.

Sade!

Yes, Master.

What the heck? Where'd you show up from?

Take care of him for me.

And hand over any spare change you have.

That was incredibly smooth.

Keep glaring at me. I dare you.

Come on, bring it. Just so you know, touch me, and I'll demand a settlement.

Got it?

Don't come any closer!

Back off! Don't come any closer!

What are you going to do about the 1,800 won I lost because of you?

Nice going.

Irem!

How long has it been? 100 years?

Excuse me. Have you seen a girl who looks like this?

Irem!

So you've been here the whole time since then?

Yes. Ejllael decided to settle here. Death ran rampant back then.

They said it was black, so keep an eye out.

-Okay. -Shouldn't we search during the day?

Who goes there? Who are you?

Is that Director Ryu's assistant and Mr. Seo I-deuk?

This isn't the time or place for a rendezvous.

A panther or whatever was spotted in town, and everyone's on edge.

Are you sure it's a panther and not a jaguar--

A jaguar?

It's probably hiding in the mountains, so let's head back down now.

-It's dangerous. Go on. -Sure, thanks.

Hurry along.

Goodbye.

Go.

Hold on a second.

That tail…

and those ears.

We went to Everland today.

They're hot off the shelf. Aren't they cute?

Is that right? I must say, they're so realistic. Go on.

Hurry along.

Grr… Roar.

Shall we hear about what happened overnight?

I would rather die an honorable death than submit to my mortal enemy.

This is a bad look for jaguars.

I'll bite you.

Please. My elderly mother is waiting for me at home.

Then

why are you out so late?

You're excused. Go.

Still want to die an honorable death?

I did some digging as you ordered me to.

The auto shop is her side hustle, and she actually has another day job.

Elon Musk.

Should I just kill him?

She must have made a fortune. She didn't even pick up the pen.

And now comes the really important intel.

Go on.

How come you close shop every 4th, 14th, and 24th?

Any particular reason, boss?

Four. Death's number.

DEATH

-She wants Death's number? -No, that's not it.

Anyway, rain or shine, she has a routine that she sticks to.

Scuba diving on the 4th. Hiking on the 14th.

The workshop on the 24th.

-And every Wednesday-- -Gamja-tang!

Wow.

So that's what that meant.

"As natural a death as possible."

"…like deep-sea equipment failure…

or a fall on a remote trail."

Ki Ka-young's entire routine

is her way of preparing for her death.

The fact that a human body is 70% water

means that blood is the heaviest part of it.

So I thought about it, and if you start by draining the blood, and then…

Here, here, here,

and here.

If you chop them up like so and stack the pieces,

you'd only need a coffin…

about this small, no?

Ms. Ki Ka-young. I'm moving overseas next week.

Is business here that slow?

So she just bought the place.

Wow.

Coffins and all?

She plans to die as soon as Oh Pan-geum does.

What if she dies too soon?

You can't exactly take revenge on the dead.

We'll just have to stop her from dying too soon.

I have my ways.

Let's make sure

Oh Pan-geum sticks around.

Oh dear, my back. My goodness.

I'm so old. I should just die soon.

-No! -Good heavens!

Where on your back?

Where does it hurt? Lie down.

Is it here? Or here? Or maybe here?

-What are you doing? -Here?

How's that? Think you'll live a little longer?

Good heavens, my shoulder.

What would be the use in cooking a delicious stew with this garlic?

In my old age--

No!

What about the garlic?

Should I grind it? Hand it here.

If you followed her here all the way from the Middle East,

you must have some pretty serious feelings.

Well, I knew as soon as I saw her

that she was the one I'd been waiting for all this time.

Goodness me.

At first sight? Right away?

Of course, Ki Ka-young didn't believe me at first.

So I took her up a skyscraper.

One of those places where you can see all the city lights and the night sky?

So what did you do up there?

That's a little intense for your ears.

But one thing's for sure.

Ki Ka-young is unlike any other woman I've ever met.

She just drives me wild, so I grabbed her neck--

Gracious me, stop that now!

In any case, you mean to say

you came all this way after falling for each other at first sight?

Falling?

It wasn't a fall. More of a thud.

It was totally a thud.

Still brings tears to my eyes.

Say your four pillars.

"Four pillars"? What's that?

The day you were born. It's best if you know the time too.

The day I was born, you say? I was born on a Thursday.

Around 13.8 billion years

BC.

No need to call me "sir" though.

Let me see.

I really should get around to tending to that field.

Oh Pan-geum might live forever, but you might not last long.

Here. I brought you a snack.

There's something I couldn't tell you last time.

My boss asked me if she and I had also met before.

What do you mean by that?

Of course we have. We met just yesterday.

Not that. I mean, 983 years ago.

Do you recall that time now?

No. Your master said that he and I knew each other from the past,

so I wondered if you and I had also met before.

We did, actually.

But so what if we did?

I want to know what happened.

Back then…

how did I die?

So she doesn't remember.

She only cares about how she died.

I was locked up because of her.

I spent 983 years thinking only about her.

What were you thinking about?

Whether that lump of clay, near death, regretted using her wishes on others.

Why am I asking myself that over and over in this uncomfortable position?

And why do I only have one piece of furniture?

Hundreds of years passed as I pondered these three questions.

But the key thing is…

Whatever you say next better be meaningful.

I still don't know the answers.

Damn it.

Not exactly smart.

Don't you dare tell her

that she made three righteous wishes before dying, okay?

About her being righteous in every life after that and… just everything.

Never, okay? You can't tell the lump of clay.

I wouldn't dare tell her.

But do you know that Master's master is just outside?

How much did you hear?

Not exactly observant either.

What the hell?

Why shut the door?

Why are you dressed pretty today? Hey, Ki Ka-young. Where are you going?

Ki Ka-young!

PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC

Ms. Ki Ka-young, please come in.

Why do I have to carry all this? I don't feel good. And I'm dizzy.

I'm wearing heels.

I'm going to need a better reason than that.

What are we doing here?

Normal people come to places like this to eat, take pictures, and such.

Right this way.

Your daily pills.

Do you get them from that place?

Do they make you better?

What do you think? They're for Grandma's peace of mind.

A few are vitamins.

Why? Were you hoping the pills would make me better?

Do you always feel like killing me?

Because you're Satan?

I never said that.

So, what?

You're not normal, so where do you actually want to go?

Swear you won't push me this time.

You don't think we were caught on any cameras, do you?

Who knows?

Maybe I will push you.

I don't understand why you're angry right now.

Right now, you do know.

It's nice that you can find comfort somewhere.

I guess this is one perk of owning the lamp.

It's dark up here, so maybe it'd be harder to see that I'm devoid of emotions.

In that sense, I like you.

Come on,

you can't just drop something like that on me.

Why exactly

do you like me?

You

are like the cars I fix,

my adjustable wrench, the wheels I roll, those sorts of things.

I don't need to read your emotions.

You're sturdy.

And sometimes, you shine.

Of all the things I've owned since birth,

Grandma, Min-ji, the auto shop, my car,

gamja-tang, frogs…

-Frogs? -The sound of dental scaling…

If I'm this far down the list, you must not like me.

You haven't even mentioned me yet.

Fine.

I shall try to improve my rank.

Dear Master. Today, I shall gift you with the greatest darkness.

Now we can finally see the stars.

What?

Do it.

Do what?

When a man says something like "Let's gaze at the stars,"

then it's 100% the moment to kiss.

It's the moment

for a kiss.

I've always wondered how it feels.

That's not what this is! What do you take spirits for?

I won't kiss you.

That's not fair. Why not?

You mentioned the stars!

Fine. Then just stand still.

I'll do it.

What's this? Are they usually like this?

No, I--

Don't move. Let me try again.

It still feels exactly the same.

Why do people even like doing this?

Wow.

I really didn't want to do this…

but you're wrong.

It's different when I do it.

Subtitle translation by: Jimin Choi