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My aunt doesn't recall the fact that mom was wearing a headband the day she disappeared.

But I do.

However, because I'm Mono,

I don't know what color headband it was.

I see things in the shades of gray, so I can't say.

"What color..."

Ye-llow.

No!

A man in his forties kidnapped and kept a woman in her thirties captive.

According to the people around him, he is a Mono,

and became obsessed with the kidnapped victim because when he saw her, he was able to identify colors.

People with a monochromatic vision, those who see the world only in shades of gray, are called Mono.

We're different from those who have total color blindness.

Our cone cells aren't impaired, but our brains can't distinguish the colors.

We are able to see colors if we look at a certain someone.

And that person... who opens up the world of colors is known as Probe.

The issue is that it's very rare for a Mono and Probe to meet

and there are some who don't ever get a chance to meet.

Monos show strong obsession towards Probes because they worry that they will lose the ability to see colors again

and their obsession results in crimes.

It's only right for Monos and Probes to never meet one another.

Why are you even watching something like that?

- I'm transferring again? - Yes.

This time, you're going to an all-boys high school.

An all-boys high school, and not coed?

Why? Are you dissatisfied?

You don't even date.

I hit a boy who teased me about being a Mono, and now I'm transferring to a new school, once again.

I don't know who it is but someone threatened to kill me if I look into the mono case again.

So aunt, please be careful.

You don't know who you are up against.

That's more the reason to keep digging.

I'll dig, dig, and dig. I must keep digging.

Four years ago, after mom disappeared,

my aunt started looking through cases to find mom's whereabouts.

My mom is a Mono, just like me.

White, snowy white, silver gray,

silver, moonlit gray, cement gray,

gray, mouse gray, charcoal gray, and black.

Those are the 10 colors that my mom taught me, colors from the gray color palette.

Even in the world of gray, different colors can exist.

Attention. Today we have a new transfer student joining our class.

Introduce yourself.

I'm Choi Yeon Woo.

- Is that it? - Yes.

Okay.

See that empty seat next to the class leader?

You can sit there.

Hi.

Hi.

- Hold on, class leader. - Yes.

- One's missing. - Oh!

Asleep like always.

Is he not going to debut?

Why does he even bother coming to school?

Aigoo. Aigoo

Unbelievable. You all seem to be here, so I'll skip the roll call.

Listen to your teachers and don't chat in class. Got it?

Yes, sir.

That'll be all.

Hi. I'm Kang Min Jae. I hope we get along.

I'm Choi Yeon Woo. Right back at you.

Are you also a trainee?

- Also? - You look like a trainee.

- Him too. - Hey.

Okay, fine. I'll cut it out.

My name is Jung Joo Haeng. As you can see, I'm the class leader.

Also, the person Joo Haeng mentioned is Go Yoo Han, the one taking a nap right here.

Although he denies being a trainee because trainees aren't revealed to the public, he is an idol trainee.

If you have any questions, just ask Joo Haeng.

Why me?

No, he is right.

- Don't bother asking Min Jae. - What?

There are times the grandpa will respond instead of him.

Don't ask him anything because if grandpa Min Jae responds, it's only tiresome.

Matching a black face mask with his school uniform.

He's trying to get that to be a trend.

Are you sure he didn't remove a mole?

So, who's this grandpa?

There is a spirit that answers for Min Jae sometimes.

By the way, you are quite pretty.

I'm not.

No, you really are.

I've seen my fair share of idol trainees while jumping from one agency to another,

but you have quite the visual.

Yoo Han, it's not like you can remember faces anyway.

I may not be able to, but I can still feel one's vibe.

He's a pretty boy for sure.

Life must get tiring for you. So, which agency are you with?

I know which one you should avoid.

I'm not a trainee.

- Why? - What?

I'm not interested.

Go Yoo Han, this is the first time you've shown interest in anyone besides us.

Have you always been this friendly?

Doesn't he seem like the type of person to debut because he suddenly doesn't want to go to college? Don't you agree, Min Jae?

Should I ask grandpa, later on?

Just who is this grandpa?

The first class is about to begin.

Hey, Jae Seong, let's go to the store.

Be colored by your friend.

Even when I look at you again, you're very pretty.

- You must have a death wish. - Want to join the agency I'm in?

- Are you sure you are not a trainee? - I'm not.

Crush. Crush on you.

Then what? Are you an athlete?

I'm not.

It's better to get it over with.

When did you take that?

You'd better get it done quickly.

Then what do you plan on doing with that pretty face?

Live a normal life.

With that face?

Talk about aiming low in life.

Whatever.

Mom said the color rush she experienced when she first met my dad was very romantic.

I never fantasized about my Probe nor the color rush.

Yeon Woo.

Choi Yeon Woo.

Are his eyes twitching because of the color rush?

I'm not sure. I can't say for sure since this is my first time witnessing this.

But I'm right. It's proof that he is experiencing a color rush.

Be a doctor yourself if you are so sure.

I need to step out to collect some materials, so keep an eye on him for me.

Call me if his eyes pop out, or he's about to die.

Got it.

Choi Yeon Woo, you can open your eyes.

- Do you want something for your headache? - Yes.

Then sit up.

No, I'm too dizzy.

Why? Is it because you can see colors now?

Still, you should take your medicine.

That's the color of the ocean.

- The color of the ocean? - Yes.

What is it?

The ocean I know was of a different color.

I was fascinated by how the moonlight could shine on the water.

So, this is the color of that water.

What is it?

The colors... the colors are disappearing.

Decoloring?

Are the colors disappearing?

Yes.

I can breathe better now. Before, I felt like I was suffocating.

Don't touch a stranger without permission.

No. We're not strangers anymore.

A Mono and Probe. I'm the Probe, right?

I'm sorry to say this but—

You don't look like you're sorry.

Fine, I'm not sorry. I never wanted to meet my Probe

nor did I intend to and never will.

Is it because I'm the Probe?

I don't care about who it is. I just want to live in peace.

Let go.

Are you alright?

You still need to rest.

Can you look at me?

Don't look at me like that.

Should I show you my face? Then, you can see colors.

I don't need this!

It's better for you not to get involved with Monos.

- Why? - Because...

there are cases where Monos kidnapped their Probes, killed those in their lives,

and ate their Probes after killing them.

Don't you get how serious this situation is?

No, not really.

I like your eyes when you're experiencing a color rush.

Let's make a deal. I'll teach you the colors of this world,

and in return, you'll show me the color moving of your eyes.

What do you say?

I'm not interested.

Are you a Mono?

Yes, I am.

I knew it.

For now, we told the others you fainted after seeing a ghost.

A ghost?

We figured that's better than everyone knowing you're a Mono.

- Did grandpa Min Jae— - You're right.

It's the spirit of a grandpa that possessed Min Jae.

Last year, some bullies picked a fight with Min Jae thinking he was a Mono,

and Min Jae went, "Don't you ride that motorcycle!"

to one guy. Then, to those standing beside him, he went,

"Don't you stare at that tree, and don't you get on the back of that motorcycle."

Like that.

At that time, what he said got them all worked up,

however, that very weekend while riding the motorcycle, they collided

with a truck at the intersection.

One ended up under the truck, while the other was nowhere to be seen.

As their friends and the police looked everywhere for him.

one of their friends fainted from shock.

It turns out that the one riding on the back flew straight into...

a tree. His tongue was hanging long.

That's why our school doesn't have bullies anymore.

If anyone bothers you, the grandpa spirit of Min Jae...

I told you that isn't the case.

My grandpa just has the ability to see the future a little, that's all.

That's what he said.

That's true. Even if he's a ghost, how powerful could an old ghost be?

Still, if anyone picks a fight with you, we'll be there to fend them off.

Why, though?

Because we're friends. Isn't it obvious?

- Yeon Woo doesn't have any friends. - Can't you say it quietly?

- Wait, did the grandpa say that? - Yes.

I'm grateful you're treating me without bias, but it's easier for me to be alone.

But still— Hey.

Leave him be. Monos are originally always alone.

White, snowy white, silver gray, silver,

moonlit gray, cement gray,

dolphin gray, mouse gray,

charcoal gray and black.

My world is in shades of gray once again.

That's the color of the ocean.

The color of the ocean?

The ocean I know was of a different color. So, this is the color of that water.

This is my mother's portrait that my dad drew before dying.

He said her lips were red.

Unfortunately, I don't know what color her sky-blue dress is,

nor her brown colored heels,

nor what he meant by her red lips.

I want to see the true colors of this painting.

My mother told me she couldn't forget the color rush she experienced the moment she met my father.

Although she fainted on the streets and injured her knees because of it, she said that she liked it very much.

At that moment, for the first time, mom would've realized

that the sky blue dress looked good on her...

that she looked prettier wearing brown heels...

and her lips were red.

I saw colors for the first time today, and it made me happy.

The female mantis is eating the male mantis.

The male mantis risked its life in its attempt to mate.

The female mantis eats the male mantis even during mating.

The male mantis initiates mating even though it knows it will lose its life.

The female mantis eats the male mantis without leaving any leftovers.

This guy is living life recklessly relying on his good looks.

How can you come to school after class is over?

I understand.

Go Yoo Han, hurry up and sit down. Hurry, hurry.

Hey, Yeon Woo. Choi Yeon Woo.

I'm here.

Choi Yeon Woo. C'mon, look at me.

What about your mask?

I wore it.

Did you just poke me with that?

No. It turns out the art supply store closes early.

I went there this morning.

Why the art supply store?

To buy this.

As I was thinking, I realized I'm given a trial lesson before deciding on a tutor

but I never gave you a trial lesson although I told you I will teach you colors.

So... ta-da!

C'mon, hold it.

This is a color palette.

Here, I'll explain it to you.

You got to start with the basics when it comes to studying.

Hey!

What's different about these?

I'll tell you.

Here, "3" means

that it is the third one in this line of colors. Y is yellow.

Yellow. GY is green-yellow.

I'm not curious.

R is for red. Red.

YR is for yellow-red.

Orange. Y is for yellow.

Yellow. B is for blue.

Blue. PB is for purple-blue.

Indigo. P is for purple.

Purple. And lastly,

RP is for red-purple.

You're awake.

How can you show me your face like a coward?

That's not it. I was going to wear my mask, but you turned around too quickly.

I won't stand for it.

Oh, sorry.

You're still not interested?

I want to see it.

No...

Go Yoo Han, take your mask off.

- Take it off? - Immediately!

I'll take it off if you say so, but...

Later.

Show me now.

You jerk!

The trial lesson ends here. How about it? Want to continue?

I don't need it.

What?

Here, take it.

Don't show me that again.

Choi Yeon Woo! You're pretty even when you're mad!

♫ Oh I will be fine, you don't have to worry ♫

♫ The way you look at me, I think about you again and again ♫

♫ When our eyes meet, I am reborn ♫

♫ Feels like the whole world is spreading out ♫

♫ Yeah, just like a picture ♫

♫ Take my hand, I'll let you go ♫

Oh, right. You're the beneficiary of my life insurance.

Are you going somewhere to die?

I'll be on an island for about a month to cover a story.

- For a month? - Yeah.

I put enough money for your allowance and living expenses into your account.

- Aunt! Wait a second. - What?

Be careful.

- I'll come back safe and sound. - Okay.

I'll be going now.

I'm not the class president, I'm a servant.

If they're going to make us do things like this, shouldn't they give us some snacks, at least?

Yesterday, the grandfather told me that you would want a snack.

Oh, thanks.

Yeon Woo, you have one too.

Thanks.

I can't just take this. The milk is on me!

What about mine?

Kkwabegi becomes the donut, the donut becomes the Kkwabegi.

Macbeth.

Why are you pretending to be indifferent? Is only Jung Joo Haeng your friend?

Why don't you care about me?

You're sucking up to Jung Joo Haeng, because he's the class president, right?

- Aren't you going to practice? - I already finished practice.

That's for Min Jae...

- This guy doesn't even care for me, his childhood friend, nor Min Jae who's been his friend since last year. - Thanks.

He only takes care of Yeon Woo!

Yeon Woo is very special, unlike the two of you.

But then again, I'd rather break our friendship than being cared for by you.

Yeon Woo, let's go to the science lab later.

Me? Why?

You'll see when you get there.

Who did this kind of prank?

Do you have a blood phobia?

Yes.

Since when?

I just get anxious when I'm in the same space as you.

Because I'm a Probe?

No, because I feel like you're going to say nonsense.

I've never said any nonsense. I've always been genuine.

Just trust and follow me.

It's nice and kind of cozy in here. It's like a hideout.

A hideout is a perfect place for secret experiments.

What are you going to do?

First, take a seat here.

Look at me.

Are you...

Are you awake?

I wanted to show you a rainbow,

but it wouldn't rain.

Prism.

Can I touch it?

Me?

It's all yours.

I know what it is in my head, and I've seen a rainbow in gray...

But this was the first time I saw a rainbow in color up close.

Red, orange,

yellow, green,

blue, indigo,

violet...

One side looks longer when you change the angle of the prism because of refraction.

It's pretty.

What are you doing?

Show me again.

Go Yoo Han!

I'm only going to wait until the end of this week.

Was this another trial lesson? Why do you want to make such a deal?

You're looking at my face all you want!

All the colors in the world are yours,

however, let me be the one who teaches you.

♫ Oh I will be ♫

Go Yoo Han.

No. We're not strangers anymore.

A Mono and a Probe.

I'm the Probe, right?

♫ When our eyes meet ♫

I want to see it.

The trial lesson ends here. How about it? Want to continue?

It's all yours.

♫ Take my hand, I'll let you go ♫

♫ So you can be even freer ♫

It's pretty.

When a Mono meets their Probe, they become obsessed.

I'm not an exception.

♫ This time, this love. When the whole world shines on me ♫

♫ I'll find wherever you go ♫

Hello?

Hello? Choi Yeon Woo. The article that was released today is only because of suicide, not because they were Mono.

The person who committed suicide was a Mono, however, the spouse wasn't even a Probe. The article was misreported.

- News? - Yes.

So don't worry about it.

Where is he?

I want to know, too.

It was misreported. It will take some time for the correction to be reported but don't worry about it.

When did I ever care about this, Aunt?

Turn the TV off.

Don't you dare look up any article about it. This didn't happen because one of them was a Mono, so don't worry about it.

You don't even have a Probe, so don't worry about cases like this.

The truth is, I have a Probe, Aunt.

His name is Go Yoo Han, and he is unpredictable.

Choi Yeon Woo.

Choi Yeon Woo.

Yes?

Also, the part about the spouse cheating

is only speculation, so don't worry about it.

Are you okay, Aunt? What about the coverage?

It's good here. I get to eat a lot of delicious food.

Yesterday I had sashimi, and today I had black pork.

Even though she sends me these pictures, I know she's following a lead about mom.

Stop sending me food pictures. Are you teasing me?

On my way back, I'll buy some rice cake. Bye-bye.

If mom is involved in the Mono case, that means Aunt is also in danger.

However, Aunt is only worried about me.

♫ Oh, I will be fine ♫

I'm a Mono. There's no way I'm different than any other Mono.

♫ The way you look at me, I think about you again and again ♫

♫ When our eyes meet ♫

Why aren't you running away?

♫ It feels like the whole world is spreading out ♫

If you met a Mono, you have to run away, you idiot.

♫ Take my hand, I'll let you go. So, you can be freer ♫

♫ So, you can be freer ♫

♫ This time, this love. I'll remember this moment ♫

This darkness. This boredom.

Living like this...

♫ This time, this love ♫

Hey, Yeon Woo.

What?

Where are you?

Home.

This number I never saved because I didn't want to get closer.

However, I already memorized who this is. It's Go Yoo Han.

Don't answer it. Reject it. Reject it.

♫ I'll remember that moment ♫

♫ On meaningless days ♫

I'm in front of your house, Yeon Woo. Can you come out for a bit?

♫ When you're looking at me ♫

♫ It feels like the whole world has stopped, like a movie ♫

Why am I getting dressed?

Why did you come to my house?

Because I miss you so much.

I can't believe he came to the house. I shouldn't meet him.

But why am I getting dressed?

Get home safe.

Hey, don't hang up.

I wasn't able to show you the rainbow before. So instead, I'm going to show you something else.

What is it?

The night view.

This is for the better.

I'll tell him no after I see this one last time.

That I don't want to meet with a Probe.

Yeon Woo, today is the last trial lesson.

Yesterday, I came here and saw the night view with sunglasses on.

Sunglasses?

Once I did that, I realized that

it might be better not to teach you colors.

Why am I like this?

It wouldn't be good if you faint here.

But, I need to show you at least once,

that there are views with color that aren't so beautiful.

What color is this?

Lemon.

Yeon Woo, look all the way in front of you.

That's the night view.

Out of all the night views I saw, the night view here looked the most lonesome.

You're right. It is lonesome.

But why in the world are you showing this to me?

Because you're not trying to learn the colors.

Who said I wasn't going to learn the colors?

You just need to teach me the colors and I just need to help you identify faces, right?

- Yes. - How do I help?

When I ask you to look at me, just look at me.

Like this?

♫ Oh I will be fine, you don't have to worry ♫

♫ The way you look at me, I think about you, again and again ♫

So?

Are you going to learn the colors?

Yes.

♫ It feels like the whole world is spreading. Yeah, just like a picture ♫

♫ Take my hand, I'll let you go ♫

No. No.

No! It can't be!

There's no way I could've said that yesterday without losing my mind.

Like this?

I blame it on how beautiful his eyes were when they went from a shade of gray to a caramel color.

It was for this reason that I responded opposite of what I meant to.

So, are you going to learn colors?

Yes.

I'm doomed. How am I supposed to go to school now?

Oh my goodness!

Are you okay?

Not even my mother hit me,

but I got hit by Yeon Woo.

Oh no. Let me see.

I'm okay.

Let's go to the nurse's office.

The nurse is not here again.

Have a seat here.

Since there is a mirror, do you want to put it on yourself?

You're not going to put it on me?

I'd be more of a nuisance if I faint from a color rush.

No, you wouldn't be.

Then, just a little.

It seems I won't faint from this much exposure.

I can take it off if you tell me to.

I'm going to put it on.

Does it hurt a lot?

Blow on it for me.

Are you okay?

Yeah...

Ye-llow.

Yeon Woo.

Are you okay?

What the...

Why am I like this?

You were crying a lot.

You suddenly started writhing in pain and cried

but you looked unconscious.

What exactly did I do?

I don't remember.

I can't...

see color.

Don't you remember... the decoloring?

You wanted to see the color of the headband and didn't want the color to fade.

The experience... already past?

That is something Monos experience as they are adjusting to their Probe.

You can experience an extended color rush, a blackout, delayed fainting spell,

and your subconscious can emerge.

Then, it's a good sign that he's adjusting, right?

Regardless, stop doing this at school.

He's already so thin and pale looking.

I understand.

It's a relief to hear that you're adjusting. I was very surprised.

I'm adjusting? To what?

Me? To the Probe?

To Go Yoo Han?

Yeon Woo.

What happens after I adjust? Obsession?

Kidnapping? Murder?

Look at me.

You need to wash your face.

You look pretty even when you're disheveled, but it's so obvious you cried.

I'm the Mono! Why are you the one keeping me from running away?

Go Yoo Han.

♫ Hug me so ♫

Why are you crying when I'm the one who blacked out?

Earlier, I thought something bad happened to you...

♫ I won't fall ♫

and I was so scared.

I understand, so let me go.

I don't want to.

Since it's raining... just for a bit.

What does that have to do with hugging me?

♫ Even if I'm far away ♫

I now know

that what my heart desires is different from what is rational.

It's nice being with my Probe.

I want to see color.

Do you want to see the color I see?

Yes.

What?

This jerk! Can he tell what I'm thinking?

Yeon Woo, look forward.

♫ I'm going to confess to you now ♫

Since I'm your Probe, the color I know will be the color you know,

and we will be seeing the same colors.

What are you talking about?

So if you say the river is the color of the sea, then it's the color of the sea and if you say it's the color of the water, then it's the color of the water?

Yes, that's how it will be.

That's ridiculous.

♫ These nights shine even more because you're here ♫

For some reason, I saw my happiness fading away the moment I felt happy.

♫ That's the only reason ♫

♫ In this quiet moment, I'll fall asleep ♫

Loss. When everything fades,

and I only have moments of happiness in a gray space alone,

that's terrifying and horrible. If only I could stop happiness

from escaping me.

If only I...

Choi Yeon Woo!

Let go of me!

What were you just thinking, Choi Yeon Woo?

Why are you acting like this?

I had the thought... that I wanted to lock you up.

♫ I'll find you no matter where you are ♫

♫ I never once forgot any of those days ♫

♫ The words I kept to myself ♫

Go Yoo Han said he won't make it to school today.

Why are you telling me that?

He told me to tell you.

He said it in a way that made me not want to tell you, but that's what he basically said.

He told me to tell you that he can't come today.

He could've just told me directly. Why did he ask Jung Joo Haeng to tell me?

- Choi Yeon Woo! - Let go!

Why are you acting like this?

I had the thought

that I wanted to lock you up.

He must be avoiding me. He realized the dangers of a Mono.

I didn't want to know, but he's using me because I'm the class president.

I really don't want to know.

Gosh! I'm suffering from being friends with someone like him.

Hey, Yeon Woo. Can you hold this? Hurry.

Hurry up and come over here.

- Like this? -Yeah.

Let me see...

- How is it? It's perfect, right? - Yeah.

It's perfect.

Joo Haeng, you're the class president for a reason.

Of course.

Attention!

Today, we'll be learning about Korean poems.

Let's turn to page 171.

- Class president! - Yes?

Wake him up.

Never mind. Page 171. Class president, can you read it aloud?

- These are some great friends. - Yes.

A day without Go Yoo Han was quiet, peaceful,

and truthfully, boring.

When Go Yoo Han was spitting nonsense, I was hoping he would go away.

♫ Hug me so I’m not alone ♫

♫ Hold me so I won’t fall ♫

I'm feeling his absence only because I just got used to his presence.

When I walked around the school field during lunchtime alone, it was so peaceful that it felt weird.

I felt anxious like I was procrastinating or pushing something off.

♫ Always be there for you ♫

Yeon Woo

Choi Yeon Woo

My Yeon Woo

My Yeon Woo is the most tender beef.

Have you ever played with color?

No, I haven't. Why?

♫ I'll find you no matter where you are I never once forgot any of those days ♫

How in the world do you play with color?

Rather than never being able to see color again,

I didn't like the feeling of loss the moment the colors started fading.

What do I do if he leaves

after forcing his way into my life?

♫ When I close my eyes I hear your breathing ♫

Let's go see an exhibit.

♫ I’ll wait for you here every day ♫

I really wanted to see this with you.

Media art.

Let me escort you to a world where the flowers become you, and you become the flowers.

What are you talking about?

Yeon Woo, we're going into the starlight now.

Will it be okay if you pass out today?

I won't pass out.

Today, I'm going to bear it, no matter what.

Okay. The world where the flowers become you and you become the flowers.

I'll show it to you now.

It's beautiful.

♫ Oh I will be fine. You don’t have to worry ♫

♫ The way you look at me, I think about you, again and again ♫

♫ When our eyes meet, I am reborn ♫

Even if I become dependent on the Probe,

even if I become like the Monos on TV who do those heinous things,

I still want to see colors.

That's what I desire.

♫ So you can be even more freer ♫

♫ This time, this love. I’ll remember this moment I’m with you ♫

♫ I’m crush on your eyes ♫

♫ This time, this love. When the whole world shines on me ♫

♫ I’ll find wherever you go ♫

- How are you getting home? - Me? I'm taking the bus.

♫ Oh, oh ♫

Thanks for taking me to the exhibit today.

For finding the exhibit, for showing it to me.

For standing by me, so that I can see the colors and explaining them to me.

Get home safe.

Can Probes read minds too?

Hey, let's go home together.

That's too much. No. Let's just pretend that I didn't hear it and go home.

- Is your aunt home? - No.

What the— What did I just say?

- Then what about your father? - He isn't there.

Then, it'll just be us?

He knows... that I don't have a mother. How much do you know?

Go Yoo Han.

Say it.

If I let you come over, will you grant me a wish?

I'll grant any wish.

What are you doing? Hurry up and open the door. I'm hungry.

Let's eat ramen. I want to eat ramen.

What is he talking about? Ramen? Oh my goodness.

Hurry up and open it.

Is this incredibly beautiful woman our Yeon Woo's mother?

What are you doing?

Nothing. The painting called for me.

Yeon Woo, let's sit down

and look at the painting.

Mom

disappeared four years ago.

Honestly, I've seen the flyer.

I thought she looked familiar, but it was because of you.

I want to see this painting.

I want to see the true colors of this painting that my father drew.

That's my wish.

Don't cry. I'll let you see it.

That's why I came here.

Yeon Woo.

Just hold on a bit longer.

Sky...

Her sky blue dress.

Mom...

Her brown shoes.

Red lips.

Yellow....

Your headband was yellow, Mom.

This is how your true smile looked like.

This is the aura you have.

Where are you, Mom?

I can tell you everything now.

I can teach you the colors.

Mom told me that

we were looking at the same world.

That the world wasn't gray, that it had beautiful colors.

I'll become your color.

I'm by your side.

I'll become your color.

Why are you so handsome?

Yeon Woo,

are you okay?

Doesn't your head hurt?

It hurts.

Yeon Woo, stay behind me.

Aunt!

Aunt?

Who's this kid?

So this is what Aunt looks like...

This kid...

No violence! You can't use violence.

What are you?

I'm a friend from his class.

A friend?

A friend...

Yes.

We're not that close yet.

Aunt, look at the uniform. It's the same, isn't it?

- I'm Yeon Woo's one— - Yeon Woo doesn't have any friends.

Who are you?

No, Aunt. I made a friend.

He really is my friend.

I'm the closest with Yeon Woo.

See? It's a good thing you transferred schools. You made a friend.

I heard you were a PD.

Yeah, I am for a night show called "Investigating for the Truth."

Okay, then.

I, Go Yoo Han, Yeon Woo's closest friend, will head home now.

Alright, you should quickly go home.

Your parents will be worried.

- Choi Yeon Woo. - Yeah?

Aren't you going to walk me home?

Guess you're not that close after all. I guess only you consider that.

Aunt, I'll be back.

Hurry back soon. I'm hungry.

Oh right! Ramen...

I'll be back.

What is he talking about?

Why are you so elated?

Is it because you're happy your aunt is home?

Put your mask on.

My mask!

You haven't been wearing it since earlier.

- Hey, are you okay? - Yeah.

You scared me.

Hey! My hair.

I can still see colors. Decoloring hasn't happened yet.

Really? It must mean you've gotten used to it.

You've gotten more used to it because you have feelings for me!

No, that's not it.

That over there is blue.

That over there is yellow.

Yes, yellow.

That over there is...

- Neon - Neon?

Because the original color was mixed with luminescence.

That is blue mixed with luminescence, so it's neon blue.

Yeon Woo, what color do you think that café's sign over there is?

Yellow?

In the past, ultramarine, a type of blue paint, was an expensive paint.

At that time, Europe had to import lapis lazuli.

For the reason that it was made from lapis lazuli from beyond the sea, the name ultramarine was given.

It was popular for its vivid blue color before the development of synthetic dye.

If we were to calculate the cost today, it would be about $1,500 for 1 kg.

In the past, due to its expensive cost, noble clients

would buy the paint for painters and inspect to see if they were using it properly.

It must've been an ordeal.

In the painting, the blue color was used to express Virgin Mary's clothes.

And that over there...

The reason why the sky is clear and not blue was to save the paint.

However, lapis lazuli isn't that expensive.

Lapis lazuli?

That's what they call chunggeumsuk now.

A lot of lapis lazuli was used to make the ultramarine pigment.

At that time, it was expensive because it had to be quarried from Afghanistan.

Now, well, they don't even consider it a gem or a semi-precious metal.

I have one lying around at my house. Do you want to see it?

Yes, I want to see it.

Then, come over to my house next time.

The bus is here.

You just promised to come over to my house next time.

Hurry up and get on the bus.

You promised!

I have to run away.

The feeling of despair is taking over. I'm losing energy.

When Yoo Han leaves, I'm abandoned in

an empty world.

Did you meet a Probe?

Go Yoo Han is your Probe, right?

Yes.

- Let's transfer schools. - I don't want to.

- And let's move. - I said I don't want to.

Then, what will you do?

I'll try to endure it, Aunt.

I'm different. I'm different from the other Monos.

This is mine. It's mine.

Do you not know how much despair you will suffer?

How will you endure that?

I lost my sister. I can't lose you.

No, I don't want to. I mean it.

Don't say that.

I'm sorry, Yeon Woo.

It's all my fault.

Yoo Han isn't coming again. He's getting tested.

When they get into a debut group, they get their phones taken away, placed in dorms...

Does that mean we won't be seeing Yoo Han anymore?

I guess so.

He really might not come in anymore.

If I kidnap Go Yoo Han,

how do you think he'd feel?

What kind of nonsense is that?

Will you become a monster because you've been bitten by one?

A monster came and took my mother away.

Am I not allowed to be a monster and keep Yoo Han by my side?

You guys sound so serious. What kind of joke is that?

You know Go Yoo Han. If you kidnap him, he'll be the one to make sure the doors are locked

in case you'll let him go.

What's with the atmosphere?

Kang Min Jae is the one who sees the truth.

I'm getting ready to be a monster.

Choi Yeon Woo, don't do anything foolish.

I bought a cellphone because it was broken.

Seeing you makes me think of something.

What?

My sister.

You're just like my sister before she brought her husband home.

What are you talking about?

It felt like she was up to something,

but I couldn't quite figure it out.

I'm not doing anything.

Yeon Woo!

Are you okay?

You came to school today.

Yeah. I came early because I missed you.

What happened? Did you get hurt?

How will these wounds look to Go Yoo Han?

What happened? Are you sure you're okay?

- By any chance, does your Aunt abuse— - No, it's nothing like that.

Then why in the world is your arm like that?

The person you should be worrying about is yourself, not me.

I told you before. I'm a Mono.

And you're a Probe.

Monos will inevitably do unspeakable acts against Probes.

Because Monos don't want to lose sight of the world that the Probes have shown.

I got hurt from organizing some stuff yesterday.

If that's the case, that's a relief.

Let's go. I'll put some ointment on it in the nurse's office.

Your pupils...

Is caramel a shade of brown?

Yes.

Tell me other shades of brown other than caramel.

Sounds good.

Cocoa, red bean, jujube,

copper, brick,

maroon, chocolate,

chestnut, coffee,

dark brown, sepia,

khaki, clay,

ochre, walnut, bronze,

I was melting like a biscuit in milk.

Every time the name of a color reached my ears,

I felt the warmth on my cheeks,

and I kept thinking about his caramel color eyes.

raw sienna,

I really don't want to let him go.

Stay by my side.

Always. So that I don't think about anything else,

stay by my side and continue teaching me colors.

valley mist, volcano,

amber rust, foxy brown,

If those eyes looked at me as if they were reproaching me, I wouldn't be able to bear it.

Although I heard the names of many shades of brown, if those caramel color eyes

start to resent me, I don't know what to call that color.

whiskey, derby tan...

The desolated Sahara desert. The cloudy London fog.

The chili pepper that stimulates people. Should I call it all as the withering winter leaf?

You seem lost in thought.

What are you doing?

Yeon Woo, there's something I want you to teach me.

- What is it? - Grayscale.

The gray world you see.

♫ Oh I will be fine. You don’t have to worry ♫

♫ The way you look at me, I think about you again and again ♫

♫ When our eyes meet, I am reborn ♫

Do you know how I felt when I discovered this?

I felt sad.

It felt endlessly sad.

The color you see when I'm not with you.

How does it look?

I want to understand you.

I want to know how you feel when you're alone.

♫ This time, this love ♫

Charcoal gray, mouse gray, snowy white, silver gray, silver,

moon gray, cement gray, original gray.

What does original gray mean?

I just call it original gray because it can be confusing to just say gray.

It's the original gray color everyone knows.

Then, what about moon gray?

Gray like the moon surface.

It's good that there were some shades that I knew that you know.

Snowy white, silver gray, cement gray and mouse gray are

colors named after everyday objects.

The colors of my world

are also a part of Go Yoo Han's world.

Yeon Woo, among these colors, which one is your favorite?

Moon gray.

It was the color of Mother's headband the day she disappeared.

The color of the headband that my aunt doesn't remember.

Decoloring? Even when I'm right next to him.

I'm experiencing it?

Yeon Woo.

I'm okay.

I'm going to leave first.

What am I doing right now?

A monster has appeared, Go Yoo Han.

The female mantis eats the male mantis even during mating.

The male mantis initiates mating even though it knows it will lose its life.

But you don't have to worry.

I'll take the monster with me soon.

The monster that wants to lock you up and obsess over you.

But I'm different from other Monos.

You showed me colors and let me experience joy.

You, who gave me the experience of loss... Go Yoo Han.

I will not make you miserable.

Never.

Goodbye, Go Yoo Han.

Aunt...

What's my name? What's your aunt's name?

Yoo Yi Rang.

Why are you asking me what your name is?

To see if you're fully conscious.

You've been in and out of consciousness for about ten days.

Were you the one who saved me?

Did you think I wouldn't know what you were up to? I know you.

Your phone's been disconnected and I filled out your school transfer form.

I also put our house on the market.

Then, it's all over.

Yes, it's all over.

So, you just...

you just have to pull yourself together.

But... where are we?

It doesn't look like a normal hospital.

Well... it's a place that helps you and me both.

No one knows we're here other than the two of us.

My aunt clearly knows who I'm thinking of.

I'm trapped in this gray world once again.

I need this much medicine every day to forget Go Yoo Han's number that is memorized in my head.

My aunt is still searching for Mom's whereabouts.

And I still miss Go Yoo Han.

I must be seeing hallucinations as a result of all the medicine I took.

It's a relief that I can at least see colors in my hallucination.

Yoo Han!

Hey!

♫ Hug me so I’m not alone ♫

How are you here?

Hey, did you think I wouldn't be able to find you?

I'm your Probe.

I can't. I shouldn't see you.

Of course, you can, you idiot.

This is a dream, right?

I'm hallucinating because of all the pills, right?

I'm never waking up. Never.

Yeon Woo, look at me.

♫ Even if I’m far away, I'll always be there for you ♫

♫ When I think of you on a hard day ♫

♫ It’s a great consolation to me ♫

Yeon Woo, this isn't a dream.

We're going to leave now.

We're leaving this place that locked you in.

♫ I never once forgot any of those days ♫

♫ The words I kept to myself ♫

♫ I'm going... ♫

This all feels like a dream.

How many pills did you take?

♫ More than any words ♫

First, let's change.

♫ I hear your breathing ♫

♫ I’ll remember all your days ♫

♫ I’ll wait for you here every day ♫

It's real.

Did you wake up?

I think so.

I need to keep taking those pills...

Stop taking them. You have me now.

Where are we going right now?

To the ocean.

Why the ocean?

To show you the color you saw at the nurse's office.

That's the color of the ocean.

The color of the ocean...

The... color of the ocean...

Yes. The color of the ocean.

Wait... this isn't the ocean.

Well, the night is long.

- Let's go. - Hum?

What?

I only thought about sharing a bed with you. This wasn't part of the plan.

That will never be an option.

If you're okay looking at me without a mask, doesn't that mean you like me?

Aren't you going to turn the lights off?

Fine, don't turn them off.

I'm fine looking at your face all night.

I'll turn it off.

Honestly, I like your color moving.

I like it when you reach out like a little kid when you see the colors.

When I teach you the colors, your lips open slightly,

and I like the excitement on your face.

I also like it when you get all defensive when teased and sigh as you let things be.

Even how easily you get provoked.

But, I couldn't tell you these things

because I felt like you would run away.

Whenever I saw you, you had an expression you couldn't hide.

It was the same expression trainees had right before they left the agency.

Let go of me!

Why are you acting like this?

I tried to stop having feelings for you

and acted like everything was fine to hide that fact.

Don't I have that same expression on my face right now, too?

What?

I ran away, Yeon Woo.

There's probably an uproar back home in Seoul.

What are you talking about? Did you leave your agency?

I don't want to debut.

Because of me...

It's not because of you. It's something I've been thinking about for a while now.

I was so busy thinking about myself that I never once thought about

your worries, your future, and your life.

- Not even once? - No.

How could you run away, though? Are you really okay with this?

As you can see,

to save you, Yeon Woo, who has never once thought about my life,

I went to the hospital even when I'm on the run.

With that being said, let's sleep in the same—

Sorry!

After hitting me again, you're only sorry?

But... we can't sleep in the same bed.

Why?

I... don't know.

That's right. We're both on the run.

Still, we'll see the ocean tomorrow for the first time as a couple.

Sleep well.

When I was younger, I didn't understand the concept of foam.

Really?

But as I got older, I realized it was just a bunch of bubbles.

There's probably more of those, right?

Things that seem like something but are meaningless.

Nothing's meaningless when I'm with you.

You're so cheesy.

Cheesy?

♫ Hug me so I’m not alone ♫

♫ Hold me so I won’t fall ♫

What color is this ocean?

Right now?

Colors don't ever stay the same.

Like you?

No. Like you.

♫ I’ll remember ♫

Go Yoo Han's eyes are usually caramel-colored, but there are times they shine brightly

and times they fall into a darker shade.

Wouldn't that be the same for the ocean?

Over there. That dark blue color is cobalt blue.

The blackish-blue in the middle is Prussian blue.

Over there. That purplish blue is indigo blue.

Due to its mysteriousness, cobalt blue was often used by Renaissance artists

and indigo blue was often used to dye fabric because people liked the color.

What about the Prussian blue in the middle?

It's the first synthetic pigment.

A chemist in Berlin made the color by accident.

But thanks to him, many can use it because it's cheap.

That's right. You said blue was very valuable... because of lapis lazuli.

I have one at home.

I'll definitely show you sometime later.

I would love to see it.

Are there a lot of shades of blue?

It has the most shades out of all because blue is a popular color.

The shades that are named after an everyday object are: blue, teal,

water blue, sky blue,

cyan, cerulean blue, pastel blue,

powder blue, sky gray,

ocean blue, mint, Prussian blue,

indigo blue, cobalt blue, sapphire, navy.

There are other shades like azurite blue,

ultramarine, azure,

royal blue, French turquoise, turquoise,

empire blue, Indian blue,

aqua blue, marine blue,

lavender blue, Prussian blue,

Egyptian blue, Matisse blue,

lapis lazuli, majolica blue,

midnight blue, moonlight blue,

navy blue, Nile blue,

Spode blue, saxe blue,

Versailles.

What?

Why? Was there something strange among them?

There's still a lot of shades left.

Well... I thought I heard a word that didn't belong among the blues.

Which one?

Color names can come from people, regions,

and even countries.

I don't get which one seems misplaced.

- You said "sex" blue. - Right.

That's the actual name?

It's named after Saxony, a state along Germany's Elbe River.

Sa-xe bl-ue.

S-a-x-e b-l-u-e

- Oh, it's named after a region. - Yeah.

It was a good approach.

Out of the seven deadly sins in Christianity, blue is said to symbolize lust.

So sex blue could exist.

Yeon Woo, what do you think? Could that be my color?

I didn't know there could be this many shades of blue.

The world of color is as infinite as one's love for another.

Go Yoo Han, how did you memorize all of these?

Is that the end?

There's probably more if I search, but that's all I memorized.

That's amazing. How did you memorize all of these?

I can remember them all when I just think of you. All I want is to teach them to you.

♫ The words I kept to myself ♫

♫ I'm going to confess to you now ♫

♫ More than any words, when I close my eyes ♫

♫ I hear your breathing ♫

Why are you looking at me when you should be looking at the ocean?

It feels like a dream when I look at you.

That's what I wanted to say.

But he said it first.

- Do you think there's a payphone here? - Why?

I'm going to call my aunt.

If I don't, she might die from worrying.

Let's do that then.

Don't worry.

What? Really?

Then, Yoo Han—

I understand.

I said I understand!

What's wrong?

Why are you acting like this?

Go back to Seoul quickly.

Was your aunt really angry?

It's not my family but yours.

- Is your mom a congresswoman? - Yes.

Your older sister is a judge, your older brother is a military officer,

and your dad's the chairman of Taejong Group?

Yes, they are.

What?

I'm hungry!

Buy me.

If you don't return by today, they're going to report me as your kidnapper.

The political world, the financial world, and the military world. Is there something like that?

Anyway, it seems they are all ready for action.

According to my aunt, the situation seemed like there was an arrest warrant in place for the Mono who kidnapped his Probe.

So, how can you eat?

In a situation like this, we need to eat to gain strength.

Okay.

You should eat a lot.

Here you go.

I couldn't reach you, and you didn't show up to school, so I asked,

and your aunt told me you will be transferring because you were very obsessed with me.

The congresswoman in my family thinks that since you may have a plan to kidnap me,

she'll stop you from approaching me.

So I thought about it... and there's only one answer.

Finding me and running away?

So that's how we ended up like this.

But, it's dangerous for a Probe to be around a Mono.

Both your mom and my aunt are right.

I shouldn't be allowed to be around you.

That's what is right.

A restraining order is only for when both parties are alive.

Who cares about that when you were willing to die for me?

I like you.

But, I'll obsess over you, I'll doubt you,

and end up killing you.

It's right to stay away from me.

Yeon Woo, do you want to know a secret?

The truth is I can't identify people's faces.

I have prosopagnosia, a condition that prevents me from even recognizing Jung Joo Haeng, a friend since elementary school.

That's me.

I was smart though, so I was able to distinguish them

by their voice, gaits, clothes, and habits.

But, I was able to tell you apart.

It was the first time I could distinguish someone's face.

When our eyes meet, and I see your color moving, I can recognize you.

♫ You don’t have to worry ♫

♫ The way you look at me, I think about you again and again ♫

♫ When our eyes meet, I am reborn ♫

♫ It feels like the whole world is spreading Yeah, just like a picture ♫

♫ Take my hand, I’ll let you go ♫

♫ So you can be even more freer ♫

♫ This time, this love ♫

So that's why you wanted to see my color moving.

♫ I’ll remember this moment I’m with you ♫

♫ I’m crush on your eyes ♫

♫ This time, this love ♫

When you look at me... when you look at me...

when you face me, your eyes whisper to me.

They whisper to me.

Then, I can picture your face, and that face is what I see.

When you're not around, I picture you over and over again. Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of times.

But I can't recognize you when I do that.

But as soon as I see you, I can be sure

♫ On meaningless days ♫

that you're Choi Yeon Woo.

Telling me that I'm the only one he can distinguish.

The fact that he can't picture my face when we're apart.

The reason why he told me not to run away from him.

Why I can't run from him.

It explains everything.

I can't picture colors without you either.

You're one of a kind to me too.

♫ This time, this love. When the whole world shines on me ♫

♫ I’ll find wherever you go ♫

Do I leave your side, or is it okay for me not to?

Is my mom alive, or do I have to give up hope?

Do you like me or curiosity got the best of you?

Can you really not distinguish people's faces or is it that you just can't remember them?

Am I obsessed with you because you're my Probe

or am I obsessed with my Probe because it's you?

When our eyes meet, is my world changing

or am I being dragged to yours?

Why is it that I want to see your face but can't face you properly?

I hate feeling confused.

♫ When the whole world shines on me ♫

♫ I’ll find wherever you go ♫

Did you talk to them? Is everything okay?

If I return home today, they'll forget everything without questioning it.

That's great!

Everything worked out smoothly when I told them I was going to quit being a trainee and study with you.

I guess we'll only be at the library when we go back to Seoul.

Really?

Then, how about we go study after a meal?

Okay, but I'm not going to study even at the library.

Fine. Let's go.

Auntie! This is my lunch for today! I'm going to eat it with Yoo Han.

Are you playing house with Go Yoo Han with the allowance I'm giving you?

You should know I'm completely against this. I'm going to eat it all. Give me everything.

What?

Eat slowly. You're going to choke.

Here. It's all yours. It's all yours.

I'm bitter because you said this is Go Yoo Han's lunch box.

I'm your aunt.

Sorry, sorry. I like you more.

We were able to go back to how it was.

For Yoo Han, who has face blindness , and for me, who is color-blind,

to be together and live like other ordinary people,

I'm thankful, and it feels like a miracle.

The gray world I see now contains the excitement that I'll see color very soon.

I don't get why our home room teacher had you do this when she could've told Jung Joo Haeng to do it.

I'm Jung Joo Haeng, you brat.

What are you talking about?

You never unbutton your shirt even in the hottest weather.

Also, what's with your gypsy style hair?

Get lost. You can't even recognize your friend.

Alright. Keep up with the good work.

You saw that, right?

It's a secret that everyone in this school knows, but I was wondering if I should tell you or not.

But I guess you know now.

Go Yoo Han's secret everybody in this school knows?

He has prosopagnosia which prevents him from recognizing even his childhood friend.

He can't distinguish people apart.

I shouldn't be telling you this.

Hey Min Jae.

2-4-6-7.

The grandpa is only telling you this so Yeon Woo can play hooky.

Please send my thanks to Grandfather.

I'll definitely buy you a red bean jelly bar later.

- I'm leaving. - Goodbye.

Let's go.

Where are they going?

What is 2467?

The lock combination to the rooftop. We're going on a date right now.

♫ I'll find you no matter where you are ♫

♫ I never once forgot any of those days ♫

♫ The words I kept to myself ♫

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♫ You probably won’t know how I feel ♫

♫ My days filled with you ♫

♫ Now grab my hand. I'll fly to that sky and shine on you ♫

Who is this?

Hello. I called because it was hard to meet you.

What?

Go Yoo Han, Yoo Yi Ri, and the PD

are keeping you hidden.

You want to meet Yoo Yi Ri, right?

Your mom.

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