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Promise me one thing.

You won't erase my memories, as you are leaving.

Why?

You said it, too.

Rather than being unable to love because you can't remember,

it is better to love even though it hurts.

Because there are memories,

I can let you go.

Then you become too pitiable.

I might not be able to come back for a lifetime.

Then you won't even know if I'm dead or alive.

You will have to continue to wait.

If you cannot come back,

I'll be born again.

You do the same.

I told you.

My love outlives my life.

I wish you would be at peace.

If we remember each other...

we won't lose the way back.

So, ultimately we will meet again.

Fine.

Then you choose.

Whether to erase it or leave it as is.

You can choose.

I've made my choice.

Where are you going at this hour?

What, he told us to get out briefly, and you two fought?

I'm have to go away for a while.

For a while? Where to?

Thank you for everything.

That's a mink coat, isn't it?

You recognized it?

It's a new style.

And you say you're an animal lover...

What did you say?

Do you know how many cute little minks had to die for that coat?

While they were alive and in pain.

What about your thick and unfashionable padded jacket?

Aren't they stuffed with feathers?

Are you only sorry for the minks? What about the goose?

They don't get a shearing.

One by one, they get plucked. Like this!

How much would it hurt? Like this. Woundn't it hurt?

You should date instead.

I can't talk with you!

Sorry.

Oh, what are you doing here?

Isn't she Heo Joon-jae's girl friend?

She is.

And she also received unrequited love from another guy.

You must be happy. Tae-Oh's cell phone is full of your pictures.

Could you erase them?

I already did.

Good job.

I didn't do it to get a compliment from you.

What are you doing here?

I am going somewhere. So I wanted to say goodbye to everyone.

Where?

Where are you going?

I will miss all the food I ate here.

Bye.

Bye.

Make sure to come back.

You are going to leave already?

Do you still know me?

Why wouldn't I know?

Huh?

You shouldn't know.

It shouldn't be like that.

What do you mean?

Something is strange about you.

You can hear my voice that others can't hear.

Why?

I saw you in my dream.

-Me? -Yes.

Help me.

Help me.

In that dream, you were a mermaid.

And I was too.

You too?

Yes.

In my dream, my father was a fisherman

and my mother was a mermaid.

Isn't it fascinating?

I could communicate

-with the mermaids in the ocean, -Listen!

I could find out a lot of things.

You shouldn't go out to sea today.

It looks like a big storm is on the way.

How do you know that?

I just know it.

Let's listen to her.

She got it right last time, too.

We were saved, thanks to her!

That's right. We almost got into big trouble last time.

So, what happened?

In my dream, I think everything was well and I was happy.

When I wake up from the dream, I feel good all day long.

-That's a relief. -What is?

It must not be a legend.

It must really have happened.

He said having memory is a way to return.

Our story that only I can remember.

I will keep it, so that it doesn't become sad

or disappear.

I will treasure it.

And I will return.

THREE YEARS LATER

Food is ready.

Wow, it smells so great!

This is why I can't leave this house!

Leave, please.

You keep saying you'll leave once it gets warmer or cooler.

It's already been three years!

Go where?

No need to get out and waste money on rent.

You all stay here until you get married.

Mom!

Thank you, Mother. Hey, just let it be.

I've never had a chance to call someone "Mother" and I finally can.

Me, too.

You, too?

By the way, why do we always reserve this seat when we eat?

It's a habit.

Well, it's true.

But we always leave this seat out.

I feel like this used to be someone's seat.

Isn't it weird?

So many things are weird to you.

SEOUL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

Who are you?

Starting today, law students are supposed to come in for field experience.

You must be assigned to our office, right?

Yes. I'm Heo Joon-jae.

I will do my best.

Listen. Her son gave her all his shares,

and went back to college after a break and graduated.

Then he went to law school to become a prosecutor.

-Oh my! -Wow.

She used half of her shares to create

a shelter for runaway teenagers.

She also established an alternative school.

You are so amazing.

-She is! -You're great!

It's nothing.

My son ran away in high school.

I heard he suffered so much, so that's why I made them.

But with so many shares,

you could've been CEO and more!

What do I know about that?

Those things need to be managed by experts.

She is so humble.

She made me realize this.

You never know what will happen in life.

Don't just look at the present.

People don't change,

but circumstances do.

Agreed.

Thanks to her, we were able to make really good investments.

Our fates are so closely intertwined.

Maybe we were like...

sisters in a past life.

Are you out of coffee? Should I refill it?

No, I'll do it.

Why do you keep doing that?

I need to serve you! Just stay seated.

You liked Apple-Mango. Would you like some more Apple-Mango?

Would you, then?

Okay. Just wait.

Okay, who should go eat first?

Why don't you go first and eat?

Intern. Should we go eat first?

Why would we eat separately and not together?

Intern, what do you think is the most important thing to a prosecutor?

None other than... a sense of justice?

That's important, but there's something even more important than that.

That we never leave our office empty.

Excuse me? Why?

A while back...

our office was taken by con artists.

What? But how?

It happened because we all went out to eat lunch together.

Was it about three years ago?

About.

These bastard sat in my chair.

They pretended to be prosecutors and met people.

They erased all the CCTV recordings.

Okay!

Wow, really?

-Look at my goosebumps. -I know.

How could they do such a thing?

There are so many psychos in this world.

Had I come back just five minutes earlier, I could have caught those jerks.

But there was a problem with the traffic signal...

Ah... Traffic signal!

They came in on the pretense of changing that water filter.

Not to fix the elevator?

Oh yes, it was the elevator.

How did you know?

I hear such things happen frequently in the Seocho and Gangnam area.

Oh, really?

I usually don't trust people easily.

But, since then, I trust people even less.

There are all kinds of people in this world.

Let's go.

Those jerks!

I will catch all those bastards!

They say that the damage was about five million won per person.

Prosecutor, this is not a con.

This could happen easily during a business transaction?

That's why no charges were filed even by the police.

But is the business address listed here a residence?

Excuse me?

-That's... -Same for the branch offices.

Seeing that they applied for delayed payment of VAT,

your financial status isn't good.

As I said,

Running a business is not easy.

But that's not conning.

Also, we never told those people

we guarantee the principal.

"Compensation plan, annuitization,

including price of goods in the payment."

Don't all these imply that principal is guaranteed?

This proves to be a financial transaction without trading goods.

If it was a normal transaction,

there is no reason to include the price of goods into extra pay.

Both price of goods and extra pay are for sellers.

If those two are included,

you are telling them to give and receive by themselves.

This person, President Choi...

does he still do money laundering in Macao?

He is still gambling, right?

I know how much he lost recently.

This is not a case of ten victims.

But ten for each ten, and then ten for each of those ten...

It looks like a 10 billion won case,

involving at least 3,000 people.

Do you really have a connection to him?

No, I just overheard it here and there.

It doesn't seem like that.

I'll see you tomorrow!

Please go home safely.

What is he?

What brought you here? You were too busy to call me.

Look who's talking!

Is studying hard? It looks like you lost some weight.

Of course, studying is hard.

Did you think it was fun and easy?

I'm glad you set your heart right.

You were out of your mind for a while and saying crazy things.

You'd disappear and hide.

I was honestly scared at that time.

What you went through isn't something people can handle easily.

I thought maybe you turned weird.

I can barely remember now.

Even when I try to remember that time,

I can't remember well.

What's Jo Nam-doo doing these days?

Is it evading the law or legitimate? You are almost not evading the law.

Hi, I'm the star lecturer Jo Nam-Doo.

There is this evasive and mysterious line between evasion and legitimacy of the law.

This is the time to learn the true wisdom of staying between those lines.

The first theme is our attitude towards tax.

This is a bit of a sensitive area, so I don't normally handle this.

Today, since we only have VIPs of department stores,

I will delve into it especially for you.

You may not do voice or video recording of it.

Just listen and remember. Where? In your heart.

Benjamin Franklin said,

"In this world nothing can be said to be certain,

except death and taxes."

I want to tell Benjamin this.

Okay, I can't avoid death.

but I can avoid tax.

Do you want to know how?

Have you started without me?

Pork sausage stew, please.

Aren't you conning people in the name of lecturing?

Am I crazy?

I'd rather quit than be caught by him later.

I'm having a hell of a time using my mouth instead of my hands.

When he suddenly wanted to become a civil servant,

I thought it was a joke.

Who would have known he would really go to law school to become a prosecutor?

They say birds of a feather flock together. It's all because of me.

Once Heo Joon-jae met me,

he realized I was a good person.

"I should live like him.

If I live like Jo Nam-doo, I'll ruin my life."

That's what he thought.

That's how he decided, I think.

You're wrong.

So, Joon-jae, what is the real reason

you decided to be a civil servant, all of a sudden?

Why did you make such an extreme decision

to be a a high-ranking official as a prosecutor?

Well...

presumably there was a triggering factor...

But I don't remember well.

Thank you for the drink!

Sure.

Please order a boiled meat.

A boiled meat, please.

I'll eat a lot today.

And, you!

Tae-oh, you cleaned up your act too, didn't you?

How many times did I tell you?

He now is a white hat hacker.

Bug bounty? He is doing something like that.

What b-- bounty? What's that?

He attacks to see if companies are hackable,

and strengthens their security systems. Something like that.

-Do you even get it when I explain? -Ignorant.

I don't quite get it, but don't do silly stuff.

What's he saying...

Where did I put my phone?

He did it again.

Can't you control it?

Everyone, check to see if anything's missing.

Hey!

Wow, this kid...

Is this his drinking habit?

Soo-jeong, it's me.

Are you sleeping?

Working? When will you be done?

Where are you going?

Why?

Don't go!

Today, no one goes home.

What are you saying?

I have to leave, or I can't go to work tomorrow.

-No! -Hey!

You can't leave! Leave after the sunrise!

What's wrong with him?

With your husband?

You're married!

I am sorry.

What's wrong with him?

What's the matter with you?

I miss her.

Who?

I miss her.

You're killing my buzz!

He has developed a weird new habit, Detective.

He used to just stop people from leaving

and repeat himself over and over when he got drunk.

Now he cries! He doesn't even remember it the next day!

I miss her!

Whom? Let me know who it is, punk!

Who do you miss so much every time you drink?

He became truly weird after that event.

He locks himself in the room and stays there...

He goes to the sea to see the sunrise,

and goes again for the sunset.

I asked him why he is doing that.

He said he doesn't know either.

I'm leaving it here.

I've done my job delivering it!

You can come in.

Go ahead.

Mermaid show! Dog-good!

It's a tour bus!

The smell of exhaust!

The school of anchovies are still here.

I feel at home now!

When did that building get completed?

Time flies.

Wait a minute. Where was the jewelry shop around here?

Bye!

Where are you from?

Who are you?

Which sea are you from?

How did you know?

Answer me, I am the one asked you the question.

From Jeju.

Back and forth between Jeju and Woo Islands.

What are you doing here?

Hungry?

Will you come in?

Hey, let go.

If you eat like that here,

you'll be treated like an idiot

Watch me.

I saw that a few times.

What are you here for?

I want to see someone.

Occasionally, I went to the Ju-Mun area to play.

and met a man who told me he lives in Seoul, so..

I swam for 15 days to get here.

Did he tell you to come? Did he say he loves you?

Did he ask you to marry him?

He didn't exactly say so.

You have no answer.

Just coming up to the land without any confirmation?

You have no plan, really.

Listen.

The moment a mermaid comes up to the land leaving water,

your heart starts to harden.

Really?

Yes.

Your heart beats on its own in the water,

but not out of the water!

There is only one way for you to continue to breathe and for your heart to beat!

The man you love must love you back.

That's the only way!

But would it be possible with that man?

Once I meet him, it may work out, but..

He doesn't answer my calls.

I can't meet him.

Fine. Have this sashimi,

and go back to water, thinking you had a good experience.

Then, have you met such a man?

Of course, I did.

I met one very handsome fool who only loves me.

So my heart beat well.

Then, why did you go back to the sea?

No matter how well my heat beat,

it couldn't win against a gun.

Did you get shot?

Now that I've been shot, I understand

how the sharks and dolphins are killed with one shot!

Don't even speak if you haven't been shot with a gun.

I had to go deep in the sea to recuperate, taking all kinds of nutritious things...

I've worked hard at recuperation for a long time.

Why did you get shot by the way?

I wanted to protect that man.

And I did.

I don't regret it.

Where is he? Does he know you returned?

Ah, it's cold.

Who are you?

Who are you?

I have something important to say...

I already have a religion.

I'm cold. What is it?

If not a religion, what is it, milk?

A water purifier? Newspaper? What?

No, nothing like that.

Is Heo Joon-jae here?

Forget about him.

Excuse me?

Forget him.

I'm not sure how you found this place,

but Joon-jae fooled you.

What about...

Didn't he ask you to go see the sunrise in the east sea on New Year's Day?

You must just have looked at the sea and come back.

Now he doesn't take your calls.

He may seem quite cool.

That's his trick.

Just think of it as unfortunate, and forget him.

You look familiar and feel like my sister. So I'm just telling you.

Who are you?

Mother.

She came looking for Joon-jae.

I was telling her to leave.

Why are you asking her to leave?

Come in and wait.

Can I use your bathroom, please?

The bathroom is...

She appears as comfortable in this house as if it were her own.

I know.

Joon-jae must have brought her in while we were out,

This sly kid!

Who?

I don't know. It's a woman with long hair. She's pretty!

She sure is your type!

I don't know her name, yet.

You aren't in trouble are you?

Okay.

Come quick.

What is your name?

I'm Cheong, Sim Cheong.

Don't joke around.

Really. My name is Sim Cheong.

Your parents must have loved fairy tales.

Where is your home?

It's far.

Mine's far, too.

-It's in Namyangju. -Right.

How did you know?

Oh!

What's this?

Is it real? Real jade?

Why are you smiling?

People really don't change.

I like it that way.

Oh, wow!

Cha Si-ah.

Mother, I'm here.

Who is this?

She's just visiting.

Oh, I see.

He isn't here yet, right?

No. Do you have to really propose first?

What about it? Women do it more nowadays.

It might be better to wait for the man to do it.

Is she going to stay here?

Do you have something to say to me?

Are you getting married?

Yes.

To whom?

A man who lives in this house.

There are three men here. Which one?

How do you know that?

-Did Joon-jae tell you? -Who is it, Cha Si-ah?

Oh my. How did she know my name?

I don't think I introduce myself.

Are you getting married to Heo Joon-jae?

What if I do?

Does she like Joon-jae too?

It seems so.

Give it up! You won't be able to get him.

You can never beat a woman in someone's memory.

He has an incredible woman in his memories.

You can never win.

The man I'll marry is--

If it's not Heo Joon-jae, it's fine.

What's this bitter taste...?

So, wait till a man proposes...

He could be preparing for it himself.

Joon-jae, you have a guest.

Who are you?

You have become even more dashing, Joon-jae.

I'm glad you look well.

I'm asking who you are?

I am...

the one you said you'd love longer than your life.

How come she doesn't say a word?

He doesn't even remember. Oh no, too bad.

What brings you here?

Just because...

I wanted to tell you

I'm okay now. I'm healthy.

And I missed you.

Do you know me?

Yes, I know you better than anyone else in the world.

No.

It's not that I know you so well.

We just brushed each other

briefly, very briefly.

I don't know if you you would remember.

Is that so?

Anyway,

did you come here to say something?

I love you.

No.

I just...

I love you.

There isn't anything else I want to say.

It looks like you are doing well, so that's good.

I love you, Heo Joon-jae.

I see.

But what should we do?

I have an appointment nearby.

I was just stopping by to leave the car at home.

I need to leave again.

Okay.

No, Joon-jae.

I'm going to propose to Tae-oh and announce our marriage today.

Where are you going?

I'm sorry. Do it on your own.

Congratulations, Cha Si-ah.

Joon-jae, you can't just leave your guest here.

I've caused trouble. Goodbye, everyone.

He just left. Where did he go?

Wait here just a bit. Don't go anywhere.

Heo Joon-jae, hurry back.

You look comfortable and happy the way you are.

Should I not have come back?

What? Should I let you leave again?

Is this what you wanted?

To be erased from the world completely.

So that even I would forget you?

Why did you erase my memories?

I told you not to.

Do you really remember me?

Yes.

Only I remember you, in this world.

How?

Fool.

Erase them 100 times.

I will still remember you.

No, it can't be.

You missed something.

Where we went, what we did, what we ate,

what you said,

when you laughed, how pretty you were...

You may have been able to erase those.

But you could not erase you from me.

You are just...

remembered by my body

and engraved in my heart.

So there was nothing you could do.

Even so, I tried...

not to forget you as times passed.

So, every day I tried really hard

not to forget you.

I recorded everything...

long before you left.

In case something like this happens,

and all my memories are gone,

I could at least find you in my record.

YOU CAN'T EAT OR SMILE. I KNOW IT.

JANUARY, 2016. OUR LAST DAY...

YOU MIGHT WANT TO ERASE MY MEMORY...

I REMEMBER YOU FOREVER.

SEE YOU AGAIN.

And after you disappeared,

I held onto the puzzles of memory that were starting to fade.

SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS RESCUED IN SOCKCHO SEA.

It took another year to find the sea that you might be staying in.

This house is too far from the sea.

I want the road to be connected like this.

-How about this one? -This house is too big.

This one is too small.

There are too many people around there.

There aren't enough people around.

I spent the last year

preparing a house near the sea

where I can live with you.

Who?

I don't know. It's a woman with long hair. She's pretty!

She sure is your type!

I don't know her name yet.

You aren't in trouble, are you?

Okay. Come quick.

At last!

After all that suffering.

Finally!

That's how I've spent the last three years.

And the day that seemed like it would never come was today.

Joon-jae, you have a guest.

Why did you do that?

I really may not have been able to come.

What would you have done then?

Then I alone would have remembered you in this world.

I alone love you.

Everything is as it was.

The lease must have expired by now.

It has, of course.

But the person who would help didn't come.

So I just bought it outright.

Thank you for waiting for me.

You came on a long journey.

You didn't give up coming here.

Thank you.

You won't erase it again, will you?

It's not like you can erase it even if you tried 100 times,

but it is difficult.

I won't.

Never mind. I take back what I said.

I stuck my foot in my mouth.

That one can be erased.

What? Come here!

Come.

Goodness.

What are you looking for?

This side has better clothing, and...

That side has better shoes, right?

You know it well.

You appear already well dressed, so what have you come to find?

To find you.

-Me? -Yes.

I missed you.

I didn't miss you,

as this is our first encounter.

Even though this is our first and accidental encounter,

I think life is full of coincidental connections.

You should value these connections to meet good people.

I'm very shy with strangers,

but your philosophy is compatible with mine.

-Yeah, let's be friendly with each other. -Let's do that, then. I will be here...

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

I will come those days.

What is she?

Are you a stalker by any chance?

Are you following me?

No. I love someone.

You're in a relationship.

What stage?

-Love has-- -Three stages.

Romantic, hot, and dirty.

How did you..?

I think now it's not romantic,

but turning into hot.

This can progress to the dirty stage soon.

Are we some sort of soulmates?

We totally get each other.

Let's meet often.

Winter nights are not short, Honey.

GED SUMMARY

What are you doing? You know I have to take the GED.

Then, do it in the bed.

What's so hard? I'll teach you everything.

Among the things mankind can do,

nothing is too hard or impossible.

Then what is the problem, huh?

In addition to your legal discussion review,

your bar exam scores are impressive, Mr. Heo Joon-jae.

Do you know what type of prosecutor you'd like to be?

Yes.

My dream is to become a public prosecutor at a regional branch.

I prefer a scenic place.

If it's near the ocean, even better.

A few years ago, I bought a small house in Sockcho area.

If I can carry out my first duty there, that would be great.

Finally we made our dream come true.

In a village where not much exists, not much news occurs,

in a small boring village, with nothing special,

we are living a very simple life.

Aren't you having too much food?

-Do you think I'm the one eating it all? -Then who?

Sorry, sorry.

You were so slim, I keep forgetting.

Eat. Eat it all!

You need to eat all of these.

Dog good!

How can I support two people as a government officer?

There will be huge expenses for food.

Don't you worry, honey!

I will try very hard to cry until the tears dry up.

Sure, honey. You don't seem to cry nowadays.

Make some efforts.

Don't you worry.

While crying and laughing at very simple things,

we feel happy and sad.

While watching quietly how our time together flows,

each day, each hour, each minute,

and each second...

Isn't it funny?

After making many detours,

I treasure the love that finally came to me...

As we remember our legend

that's far off, beautiful, and secretive...

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