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(Achievement Award Yoo Ah-young)

(Plaque of Merit, Author Yoo Ah-young)

(Literary Award of the Year Author Yoo Ah-young)

(The face of the newsroom, and most respected...)

(Future Game Store)

(Undercover College Student)

(Ro-hee)

(Must be on line to open gate)

(Grand Shining Hotel)

Meeting you was the worst mistake of my life.

I never want to see you again.

(Romance 8th Contest)

(Hello, I'm Ahn Ji-hye, entering the contest)

(Resume, Ahn Ji-hye)

I'm sorry, but we won't be able to work with you.

Oh...

(Seo Eun-suk's writing team)

She's the one who betrayed Seo Eun-suk, right?

No wonder.

I've heard all about you.

"Shitty writer"?

I can't believe you really said that to her.

(We are sorry to inform you that you have not been selected)

(for the Seun Drama Contest)

(You will be evicted if you fail to pay your rent again)

Shit.

Damn it!

Why?

(Ms. Ahn Ji-hye, you have the passion and talent)

(to become a successful writer)

(Here's your chance to become famous Ponder no more and call right now)

Hello...?

(Pawn shop)

Thanks to this laptop, I was able to live the good life,

in an amazing house like this one.

But turns out, there's no end to people's greed.

What about you?

I don't know.

I don't think I'll mind just dying like this.

I have no regrets over the choice I made.

Mm-hmm.

But there's something you don't know.

Mm... If you become famous in a novel

does that make it real or not?

- What do you mean...? - Do you think this is all real?

(Undercover College Student, Ro-hee)

(Web Novel Contract) Five books including this one.

I'd like you to work with me.

(Plague of Merit, Author Yoo Ah-young)

You were only the main character

in one of my novels.

Do you understand now?

All you did was crave for fake success in my novel

and now you'll die making your life meaningless.

- Like Rebecca? - No.

I got my youth back.

But you will vanish forever,

in my novel, and in reality.

Isn't that right, Tae-min?

(Tae-min)

Ji-hye.

I was always envious of you.

You could leave without looking back,

to find your life.

I was jealous of that,

and it worried me too in a way.

You're always like this.

You should be worried about yourself, not me.

I was never as ambitious as you.

I didn't need fame, or money.

That's not why I started writing.

Being a star writer

isn't worth losing yourself.

What's all this bullshit about?

So I took a chance.

I realized there was only one way

to escape from your ridiculous novel.

To become the owner of the laptop.

What?

There's a way to destroy the laptop?

You have a delivery... I'm sorry!

- Get out! - I know everything.

Get out. You know nothing!

You're trying to get revenge.

- That's bullshit! - Eek.

Rebecca.

This isn't revenge.

It's only a cowardly excuse

for a wrong choice.

Please...

Get out.

There's nothing

you can do.

There's just one problem.

- A problem? - Yes.

Only the owner of the laptop

can destroy it.

Tae-min.

I have an idea.

I'll become the owner of the laptop.

You have to make

Rebecca come into the novel.

Set it up so that she regains her youth,

while I'm old and dying for using the laptop.

Do you understand?

Interesting.

You're coming with me.

- Tae-min. - What?

(Ah-young picks up the suitcase with the laptop inside...)

And now you've come to see me, like I knew you would.

Although it did take longer than I expected.

Still,

it's good to see you again.

And now,

we're both here to witness the end.

What are you doing?

No...

Don't you dare!

In this world, I own the laptop.

And since you're inside the novel,

when I destroy this laptop,

the one in your world will be destroyed as well.

You don't deserve to own the laptop!

Turn that lighter off, right now!

It's time to go back to the way things were.

No, no...!

No!

No! No! No!

It has been a week since the release of Rebecca's 5th novel,

"Grand Shining Hotel"

fell through.

For those who've been waiting...

Good morning.

You just got up?

Failed to show

causing fans to riot.

Her latest book was canceled...

leading to more complaints by the fans.

The web novel platform, TACO...

Today's the deadline for the O'PEN Contest?

(The End)

Yes.

I'm done, I'm done!

You're entering too, right?

No.

I sent my manuscript directly to the publisher.

I want to send mine in too with yours!

You missed the deadline.

Sorry, just calm down.

- You XX! - We can talk later.

Park Hyeon-ju who vanished

(Murderer Park Hyeon-ju rearrested, put on trial) from the transport bus,

was found in the same spot a week after her disappearance.

When her location was confirmed on the first day of her trial...

Hmm...

You used a year's worth of vacation days to write this?

Uh...

Yes.

("Into the Storm -Waves of the Soul-")

I never knew you could write.

I wrote whenever I had time...

(Author Yoo Ah-young) As you know,

ever since "Grand Shining Hotel" was canceled,

it's been hell for the past week.

And I still can't get in touch with Woo-bin.

Who knows what he's doing?

Anyway, now that we don't have Rebecca,

I need to find another star writer...

And she was right in front of me.

How does an exclusive contract for three books sound?

R-really?

Yes, really.

Uh...

Then...

How about we start with just one?

What? You're playing hard to get?

No...

After I publish one,

who knows what'll happen?

Wow, I can't wait to sign you on already.

You have ambition!

You know,

I'm gonna make you an offer you can't resist,

so don't freak or pass out.

- Thank you. - No. Thank you.

Author Yoo Ah-young.

Thank you for the opportunity.

I really hope

Ah-young's book does well.

Me too.

- She's been through a lot. - Yeah.

You know, Seo Eun-suk, right?

Coffee delivery.

- Wow! - Wow!

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Drink up. - Thanks.

Ah...

I wanted to thank you.

If it weren't for you two,

I wouldn't even be here.

- Come on. - Ha...

I was sincerely

impressed by your courage.

Ah-young, or should I call you Ms. Author now?

Oh yeah?

That sounds so awkward.

I'll be your editor.

Ohhh.

I'm working until the end of the month.

I'll treat you to something nice before I leave.

There's a new izakaya across the street.

I heard it's really nice.

We should go there.

Why go so far?

We can have some beer here.

You're gonna treat us here on the rooftop?

Just one drink.

- Hey. - Wow, such a big spender.

By the way,

Mr. Song

still can't be reached?

- Yeah. - Ah-young,

you liked him, didn't you?

That's why you went into the novel.

Hey,

you know I'm bad at recognizing bad guys.

Tae-min, that's a nice necklace.

(Tae-min)

Oh, have you seen this before?

I have a lot of questions about this.

I just woke up in the morning

and found this around my neck.

Do you know something about it?

- I don't know anything. - You do, don't you?

- Huh? - It showed up out of nowhere.

- And then, "Woof woof"! - What?

What was that?

Sometimes, I just bark like a dog...

Hey, wait up!

I don't know why I bark...

Wait for me!

- Hurry up. - I think you know!

I don't.

Rebecca!

Rebe...

Hey!

Are you out of your mind?

Huh?

Why are you yelling?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I was just upset about something.

What are you doing here?

It must've been quite a shock.

How many days had passed

when you woke up?

At first I didn't believe

what Rebecca was saying about you.

I thought it was just a page in a novel

to confuse me.

But I had forgotten about one thing.

My friend, Ji-hye, not Rebecca,

was someone who could never lie even if her life depended on it.

Hello...?

Are you

ready?

Then...

I'll tell you.

Wow, it's nice and sunny.

Hmm?

(Seun Red Ginseng)

Wouldn't it be better not seeing each other?

Hmm?

What's wrong?

You've been doing a good job so far.

Look at how I've changed in two years.

You don't feel an ounce of guilt?

It was your choice.

I only showed you the way.

If I had known how fast I would change,

I would never have started.

I'm dying!

You died

that day.

Anyway,

I hope you're not childish enough

to put the blame on someone else or have regrets.

When I die,

what happens to the laptop?

There are tons of others like you.

So...

Since it's your last book, let's do a good job.

You should go out with a bang.

Wait.

Business is business after all.

You'll like it.

Just don't miss the deadline.

Thank you.

(Rebecca)

We'll never see each other again.

Goodbye.

(Rebecca's Collection of Stories)

(To. Song Woo-bin / Rebecca / One last bang)

(One last bang)

"One last bang."

Shit, what is this?

Damn.

Damn, what a mess.

Ah-young, what are you talking about?

Huh?

I'm busy,

so just tell me. Where's Rebecca?

What you really want to know is

where is the laptop?

Isn't that right?

Try to be honest for once.

Yoo Ah-young. I'm in a hurry, so just tell me.

I'm sorry.

The laptop?

I burned it.

It's not something you can get rid of

Did Rebecca destroy it?

Then she left?

Wow.

I really didn't see it.

Yoo Ah-young,

Tell me where the laptop is.

I can do anything for you.

You want to be an author, don't you?

I can make your wish come true!

Yoo Ah-young!

Shit.

Damn it!

Argh! Come on!

(Blue Bookstore)

("The Sea, Between Summer and Fall")

There really must be something about that book.

Oh? Myeong-hwan.

(Rebutia minuscula)

By the way,

what was it about the book?

What did you mean?

Oh, that?

A familiar looking old lady came to the bookstore one day.

("The Sea, Between Summer and Fall")

I noticed her

crying over a book.

I wondered why.

And you just happened to be looking at the same book too.

I see...

So...

How did she seem?

I'm not sure. Why?

It's nothing.

Just wondering.

I hope that you, me,

and that old lady

all become happy.

So,

you really just came for that cactus?

Yes.

(Rebutia minuscula)

I kept thinking about it for some reason.

I'll take good care of it.

Ah, it's so nice out here.

Let me keep working.

Wait, wait.

I...

I made a mistake.

It won't happen again.

Please.

Please.

Let me work.

Too many people

know about the laptop now because of you.

You have to be held accountable.

Hey.

You think I'll go down without a fight?

Huh?

No.

No.

No!

Hello?

(We thank Choi Min-chul for his special appearance)