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EPISODE 9 ONE LUCKY DAY

Player 218 and 456.

Welcome to the final game.

Before we begin, there will be a coin toss to decide offense and defense.

Please choose triangle or square.

Triangle.

It's triangle.

Please choose either offense or defense.

Offense.

Player 456 will play offense. Player 218 will defend.

The sixth and final game will be Squid Game.

Let me explain the rules of Squid Game.

One. The attacker needs to go into the squid drawing,

run past the defense, and tap the squid's head with his foot to win.

Two. The defender must push the attacker

out of the drawing to win.

Three. If there comes a situation

where either one of you cannot continue playing,

the last one standing wins.

What do you mean…

by "cannot continue playing"?

It refers to a player's death.

Now, let the game begin.

We played this pretty often as kids.

Do you remember

what we said when we crossed this?

Cut the crap and--

The secret inspector.

We said, "the secret inspector."

Good rain knows the best time to fall.

Du Fu.

She was going to die anyway.

I just ended her pain quickly.

Don't give me that bullshit.

She was alive,

and she could've been saved.

That's why I killed her.

Because I know how you are.

Because you would've given up on playing just to save her.

Was that it?

Were you afraid I'd give up?

That's right!

Because if you two gave up, it would've been all over!

I'd have to leave here without a penny!

If it hadn't been for her,

I would've killed you with this knife.

You…

won't leave here with the money.

You bastard!

Die.

Die!

Do you remember this place?

We played Red Light, Green Light here.

Everyone who stood here back then is all dead now,

except for you and me.

We've…

come too far to go back.

You killed them.

You killed everyone.

You killed them.

You're the one who killed them.

I'm done.

I want to stop here.

Clause Three of the agreement.

Games may be terminated

if the majority agrees.

If we both give up,

the game ends here.

Sang-woo.

When we were kids,

we would play just like this,

and our moms would call us in for dinner.

But no one calls us anymore.

Let's go.

Let's go home.

Gi-hun.

I'm sorry.

Sang-woo!

Sang-woo…

Gi-hun.

No, Sang-woo. Don't talk.

-My mom. -Sang-woo…

My mom…

No. Don't.

Sang-woo, no…

Sang-woo…

Congratulations on your victory.

It was quite the game.

Why?

Why do you do this?

You like horseracing, right?

You people are horses.

Horses at a racetrack.

It was unexpected.

I didn't think you'd run this far.

Who are you?

Just think of it as a dream.

It wasn't a bad dream for you anyway.

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are…

Who are you…

Believe in Jesus or go to Hell!

You foolish people who deny the Lord's existence!

Repent!

The day of judgment is upon us!

Believe in Jesus or go to Hell!

Only the fiery pits of Hell await you!

Kneel down before the Lord!

Believe in Jesus or go to Hell!

BELIEVE IN JESUS

Believe in Jesus.

Checking your IC card information.

WITHDRAWAL

Please press the amount you would like to withdraw.

10,000 WON

ENTER YOUR 4-DIGIT PIN

Counting the bills. Please wait a moment.

Please take your cash.

BALANCE: 45,599,990,000 WON

Gi-hun.

What happened to you?

Did you get drunk and fight again?

Wait here.

I packed some mackerel. Go have it with your mom.

She must be sick. She won't pick up her phone.

She hasn't come out to work for two days now.

I should've stopped by,

but I've been so out of it lately.

It's all right.

If you have money, save it and give it to your mother.

Gi-hun.

Have you

heard from Sang-woo…

recently?

Never mind.

Get going.

Mom.

I'm home.

Mom?

Mom, are you asleep?

Mom.

Mom, I'm home.

Mom.

Mom, I'm home.

Mom.

Open your eyes.

Mom.

Mom, I'm home.

I made some money.

1 YEAR LATER

One of our staff is a certified barista,

and he made it himself.

I'm not sure if it's to your taste.

Why did you want to see me?

I'm sorry for asking you to come all the way here.

We wanted to send you a car, but--

Why did you want to see me?

Well, actually…

It's been quite a while since you deposited your money at our bank,

but we haven't heard from you.

What is there

for me to say?

Pardon?

No, that's not what I mean.

Your money is now in a regular savings account,

but you get almost no interest with that account.

And our bank recently began

a VIP-only consultation service for our VIPs like you.

I wanted to tell you about it and introduce myself to you.

You must be a busy man, but I wanted to…

Goodness. Did I offend you in any way?

May I ask for a favor?

Sure, please do tell.

May I borrow 10,000 won?

Sorry?

Right, of course. Sure.

Excuse me.

Please buy some flowers.

Please.

These will all end up wilting if I don't sell them by the end of today.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

DECEMBER 24, 11:30 P.M. SKY BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR

FROM YOUR GGANBU

Can you pass me some water?

Please.

Who…

are you?

That man

over there.

He must be drunk.

He has been there for hours.

He looks like

a homeless man.

Were…

you behind everything?

He'll soon freeze to death if he stays out there.

But no one is helping him.

Why did you do it?

What would you do?

Answer me!

Why did you do something like that?

Would you stop and help

that smelly, human piece of trash?

Who are you?

Why did you let me live?

Play

another game with me.

If that man…

remains there until midnight,

I win.

If someone…

helps him before then,

you win.

Stop talking nonsense.

I can kill you right this instant.

If you do that,

you'll never get an answer from me.

If you play with me,

I'll answer

your question.

If you lose,

I'll kill you with my own hands.

Then,

what will you wager?

Anything.

You can take everything from me if you want anyway.

Who…

are you?

I…

make money by lending it.

How easily do you make money…

for you to do something like that?

Money.

You know what making money is like.

Is that something easy?

How much…

is the truth?

And how much is a lie?

Oh Il-nam.

Is that even your real name?

Yes.

That's my name.

Oh Il-nam.

And it's also true

that there's a tumor inside my head.

Long ago,

I once lived in a house

in an alley just like that one with my wife and son.

Do you…

still

trust people?

Even after what you've been through?

Why did you want to see me?

I heard

you haven't touched your prize money

and have gone back to living your old life.

Is it because you feel guilty?

Guilt?

I don't think that's for you to say.

That money

was the reward you got

for your luck and hard work.

You have the right to use it.

Look at me.

Life is…

short.

Why did you do such a thing?

Do you know

what someone with no money

has in common with someone with too much money?

Living

is no fun for them.

If you have too much money,

no matter what you buy, eat, or drink,

everything gets boring in the end.

At some point,

all my clients began to tell me the same thing.

That they had no joy in life anymore.

So, we all got together

and did some pondering.

What can we do

to have some fun?

"Fun"?

You put us through it

for fun?

It seems like you've forgotten.

I never forced anyone

to play that game.

You also ended up coming back of your own accord.

It looks like

you're out of luck now.

Do you

still

have trust in people?

Why did you

join the game?

When I was a child,

I had so much fun

no matter what I did with my friends

that I lost track of time.

I wanted

to feel the same feeling

one more time before I die.

It's not something you can feel while watching as a spectator.

I wanted that feeling.

So?

Did it feel good?

You asked me

why I let you live.

Because it was fun

playing

with you.

Thanks to you,

I got to remember

things from the past

I had long forgotten.

It'd been so long…

since

I had that much fun.

They're here.

People came to help.

You saw it, didn't you?

You lost.

You attend to the guests for me.

May I ask why?

Because there's no way watching it can be more fun than playing it yourself.

INCREASE IN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD DEBT RANKING KOREA 2ND GLOBALLY

The country's household debt is rapidly on the rise, topping the global average.

Last third quarter, the Bank of Korea and the Bank for International Settlements

reported that the GDP to household debt ratio was 96.9 percent…

Your hair grew out a lot.

How would you like it done?

Do you want to cut it short?

Or if you're growing it out, do you want it permed?

…making it the biggest increase among 43 countries, besides China.

The reason for the steep rise in Korea's household debt

is due to the lift on government restrictions on loans.

MINJI HAIR SALON

You must be Cheol.

You look a lot like your sister.

Mister.

Do you know my sister?

I'm…

a friend of hers.

Then do you know where she is?

Is this the boy?

Yes.

What's your name?

Cheol.

I'm Kang Cheol.

Kang Cheol?

Goodness, you have a very manly name.

And you look like a tough boy too.

-Please look after him. -All right.

I just have to get him a spoon and have him join my meals.

Don't worry and have a good trip.

Okay.

Cheol, have you eaten?

Goodness, come and take a seat.

I'll give you a fish bun.

Eat up.

Goodness, you're dressed too lightly in this cold weather.

Don't you have anything warmer?

IT'S THE MONEY I OWE SANG-WOO

Gi-hun.

Gi-hun!

This station is Incheon Airport Terminal One.

Hey, I'm almost at the airport now.

I'll board the plane soon.

Of course, I bought a present for you.

No. It's a secret.

I'll show it to you in person.

Hold on, Ga-yeong.

Ga-yeong, I'll call you again once I get there.

I love you too.

Let's play another round. Now!

What the hell are you doing?

Give that back!

No!

Never!

This is the final boarding call for U-Way Airlines.

All boarding for U-Way flight 202 headed for Los Angeles will close shortly.

Passengers headed for Los Angeles, please head to Gate 22 immediately.

Do you wish to participate in the game?

If you wish to play, state your name and date of birth.

Seong Gi-hun.

October 31, 1974.

Listen carefully.

I'm not a horse.

I'm a person.

That's why I want to know

who you people are…

and how you can commit such atrocities against people.

Player 456.

Don't get any absurd ideas.

That's why…

I can't forgive you

for everything you're doing.

Just get on that plane.

It's for your own good.

Subtitle translation by: Eun-sook Yoon