Original subtitles

"A 'PARAGON' IS AN ENTITY

WHO LED A JUST LIFE BY CONSIDERING AND HELPING OTHER PEOPLE,

OR SUFFERED AN UNTIMELY DEATH FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON,

BEFORE HIS ALLOTTED SPAN OF LIFE."

BY KING YEOMRA

Why are you crying?

Out of sorrow?

Or do you feel wronged?

Guardian! Sir!

Please wake up! Guardian Gang-lim!

Gang-lim! Gang-lim!

Sir! Are you okay?

Wake up! How does a guardian get knocked out with one hit!

Captain,

if your power nap is over, could you help me now?

FILIAL IMPIETY HELL

Holy cow!

Good day, sir.

Your Majesty, these guardians are terrorizing the Afterlife!

How could they terrorize their own realm

with a vengeful spirit, who should be incinerated?

Please approve the trial of Kim Su-hong here.

His Notice of Death clearly states that he's a paragon.

No! This vengeful spirit is disguised as a paragon who broke...

Did you ever consider he could've been wrongfully murdered?

No! He's just a victim of a mishandled accident!

An accidental killing!

Stop sucking your thumb and kneel properly!

Get it together!

I'll uncover the true nature of his death.

Allow him a fair trial.

The crime of unjustly using your service weapon,

the crime of accompanying a vengeful spirit,

who caused turmoil in the living world and here!

Gang-lim, you are the one who should be put on trial, not him!

Do not forget that!

We'll accept any punishment you bestow upon us.

So please grant Kim Su-hong's trial.

There is a truth to be uncovered.

Why? Why should we accept his punishment?

If I fail to do so, we'll accept your punishment.

Please allow him a trial, Your Majesty.

There's a truth to be uncovered?

- Let me ask the prosecution first. - Your Majesty.

Are you absolutely certain

Kim Su-hong's death was accidental, not wrongfully murdered?

- Your... - We'll risk our necks!

Our necks?

Very well.

- Pardon? - I'll accept that as well.

Why you little... It's my neck.

As for the guardians!

If you cannot prove his wrongful death claim,

what will you risk?

We'll risk our guardianship.

I will follow Gang-lim's wishes.

What's the matter, Hewonmak?

I'm so moved.

Moved to my knees, Your Majesty.

Of course I'll accept, that's my duty.

But there is one condition.

Within the 49 days of his trial,

you must ascend a soul from the living world.

Hur Choon-sam.

You've already met him in the living world.

He has already surpassed his allotted time on the registry.

Hur Choon-sam!

His ascendance's been revoked by a household god

when he should have been dead long before.

So you're Sung-ju, the troublemaker household god?

Humans worship him as a household god, who is enshrined in a pot.

Damn, he's so cute.

In order to ascend Hur, I've sent many guardians,

but none have come back because of Sung-ju.

He even revealed himself to the humans,

and is actively helping Hur's family.

Sir, don't push yourself.

He's an outlaw of the Afterlife.

Eliminate him

and ascend Hur in 49 days.

Regardless of Kim's trial,

you'll forfeit your rights to reincarnations if you fail to do so.

Is there ever any doubt?

Lee Deok-choon, let's go with a smile.

Find Sung-ju's true form first, it'll surely be in the house.

I hope this is your last order.

And I really hope this prick is our 49th reincarnation, Captain.

I want my reincarnation this time.

Let's go, Lee Deok-choon.

Hey, isn't that yours?

You've got to watch your stuff.

"Demolition

is murder.

Just leave,

bastard."

Bastard?

Hyun-dong, come here.

Sit here and look at the sunset.

Okay.

Sung-ju was a court painter in his previous life.

He painted the king.

He turned this torn down village into his private gallery.

This will be an easy job.

It's so pretty.

The whole village is like a gallery...

No, Hewonmak! He's with a kid!

What do you think?

You're the best, Uncle Sung-ju!

Where is the destination?

If we ascend his grandfather, what will happen to him?

Please don't eliminate him in front of the child.

Please.

These lives are our own

Let's secure his true form first.

The world you see only soaks my heart

Our love, our beautiful love

You're good!

Say it again!

You'll only go to applicable trials?

Afterlife Law Article 3.6.

"A paragon suspected of an unjust death

can choose to only take on applicable trials."

I was told it's a law created by you.

I urge you not to break it.

Let me ask the prosecution.

Are there any trials applicable to the vengeful spirit's death?

Yes, he's applicable in two trials.

His crimes are considered grave,

one for not accepting his death and turning into a vengeful spirit,

and after his transformation,

he unleashed violence on those in the living world.

Guardian Gang-lim.

You'll need to cross four hells with the vengeful spirit

to reach the first trial.

Do you get it?

Hell ghouls will swarm in just to get a piece of him.

- Very well. - What?

Let's have it your way.

However!

If you cannot prove his unjust death,

you won't be able to clear his charges,

and he'll be immediately sent to eternal damnation,

and you'll lose your guardianship.

Will you accept that?

Yes, I accept.

Wait, wait! Stop!

Why do you get to decide that?

Non-retroactivity of law! You know that!

A ruling can't overrule past decisions. National Assembly Law, Article 92!

Stop it. My apologies!

I know the law too! I studied it! Article 92!

Should I rip his mouth out?

I could rip the vengeful spirit to shreds...

No, he'll be incinerated even before his trial.

With a vengeful spirit in the Afterlife, storms will be prevalent.

What's that big hell ghoul's name? Yes, that huge hell ghoul...

That thing will come out!

Prepare well for the trials.

Your necks are on the line after all.

Initiating the ascendance rite before he arrives?

Where do people usually put a pot?

It won't be fun if it's too easy to find.

Found it! His true form!

Either break it or drink it.

Be gone, household god.

Ascend him at once, he'll wake up...

Look who it is.

Let her go,

or this breaks and you're done.

Leave that alone, it's the boy's piss pot.

Why did you drink his piss? Jeez...

Let her go, buddy. That's child abuse!

"Buddy"? Where are your manners?

Don't you remember me?

Let her go!

- You'll wake him, be quiet. - You little...

Come on!

Uncle Sung-ju!

Hey, Hyun-dong.

I'm sorry, sir! Please forgive us!

I was the guardian when you two died a millennium ago.

Have some respect, you punks.

You really don't remember me?

You know us?

Wait.

If you were a guardian, then you ascended us yourself?

How could you be so rude while kneeling before me?

You're out of line.

Gosh, Yeomra completely wiped your memories.

You poor things.

Too cruel.

Yeomra's a cruel king. It's scary.

- Does that idiot still grow his hair? - Yes.

Listen up.

Wait until that kid enters primary school.

He couldn't go yet because of how things are here.

He can go in the second semester.

Wait until his grandfather takes him to school in August

and they enter the school gate.

After that, do what you will with the old man.

I don't care about the old man, Hyun-dong is the problem.

Until then, I'm keeping this.

If you're so desperate, bring your captain.

Yeomra himself will do too.

How could he completely wipe your memories?

Gosh, he's so cruel.

If this is the way you do things, I can't really cooperate.

Look here, guardian.

You say I was accidentally killed,

but now you say there was a secret, an unfair one, no less.

So when I ask what that unfair secret of my death is,

you tell me to wait for the trial, you can't answer before that.

Why? Why not?

Because you won't cooperate if you know.

It's too much for you.

But if you're my lawyer,

why can't you answer your client's question?

Are you even a certified lawyer? What are you really?

I'm starting to get suspicious.

- What's wrong? - The weather.

It's because of the weather? Never mind, I'll just continue.

Don't take what I say the wrong way.

You and I both practice law.

I could tell you're a public defender.

As you know, I passed the first round of the bar exam.

I just want us to be faithful to the basic principles.

That's why I'm curious about you. I really am.

Why? It's not weird for the defendant to question

the court-appointed lawyer about his background.

I don't even know your name or age.

This feels a bit tight.

The phrases I heard for over a millennium are,

"Please save me", "Reincarnate me",

without exception. But not you.

Kim Su-hong. You're one of a kind.

Reincarnate and live a hard life?

Gosh, I'll pass.

Also,

I'm already dead, why would I need saving?

If I ask you to save me, can you do that?

Listen.

As the keeper of secrets, I want to know about you,

and whether you're a capable lawyer.

That's all I want to know.

Save me!

Please!

See? No exception.

Help me!

Did you retrieve the pot?

We lost the Notice of Death.

Are you boasting?

He's a millennium old household god, even Hewonmak was no match for him.

Why is he protecting a dying man?

He has an adorable 7-year-old grandson.

Sung-ju wants us to wait until the boy enters school.

For the sake of the boy.

Then he'll return the Notice and walk out of that house.

Also, Captain...

- Don't! - When will he enter school?

On the 10th next month, which is in 40 days.

We'll go back down soon and find another solution.

How many days till Kim's deadline?

48 days.

- 48 minus 40 is? - Eight, I think?

Help me! Please!

So what's the problem? That's plenty of time.

- Just sit tight. - Mathematics is tough...

It's basic arithmetic. Addition and subtraction.

- They teach that in primary school. - Right, arithmetic.

Sir, in our past...

We did wonderful work in the past, why boast now?

Go down and keep an eye on him.

Beg, plea and threaten. Got it?

- But it's... - Yes, sir!

And if you find the pot, smash it at once.

- You two. - Yes?

Don't come back without the Notice.

It's a warning.

Yes, understood!

Go away!

Get out of here, you bastards! Don't you dare come inside!

You can just talk to me.

It's his debt, the son should step out.

He's not the son, he's my uncle!

I know how much you've been patient and generous with him.

Why is he suddenly so gentle?

As a household god, he can't hurt humans.

He's supposed to protect all mankind.

There's good news though.

The mutual funds I invested in

are showing signs of hope.

So just be patient for a few more days.

- We can talk about this... - Move aside.

Wait...

- You can talk to me... - Move aside, damn it.

- You shouldn't barge in... - Stay the hell away!

Sung-ju!

- Grandpa! - Sung-ju!

What are you doing?

It's crap!

Someone pull him out.

He touched human feces, he'll become weaker.

Kim Su-hong.

I'll answer your two questions for the last time,

so listen carefully.

First, I cannot tell you the secret behind your death

until the trial...

Until the trial! No! The trial... I'll go...

I'll wait until the trial...

Secondly,

who am I?

Just like you,

I was wrongfully murdered by my selfish brother.

I was General Gang-lim of Goryeo dynasty.

That's the extent of what I can tell you.

Let's get a move on.

Can I help you?

What did I tell you about coming back here?

I have an irresistible proposition.

It better be good.

Or you won't ever return to the Afterlife.

We'll wait till the boy's entrance.

That's already settled.

In addition, even after ascending Mr. Hur,

we'll continue to find a solution for the boy,

a special one-on-one service until he can stand on his own.

Instead of a funeral right after his first day at school,

this is a far more humane way.

No strings attached.

Tell us about our past.

- I knew this would happen. - Let grandpa go!

What would be like for him to limp to school?

- What? - How would you feel?

You bastard! I'll kill you!

Has this old man gone mad?

- Grandpa! - What's with this family today?

Who are you?

From loan sharks to demolition crew,

people are lining up to ruin the boy's life.

Miss, who are you?

You don't know her either?

I know you can't hurt humans.

- Grandpa. - What do we do?

- Hewonmak! Hurry! - Deal?

- Who are you talking to? - Decide, deal?

- Hurry! Hewonmak! - Deal?

Do you see someone there?

Please hurry! Now!

Fine, deal.

Okay, deal.

Attention, please! You're gonna do what to the boy's legs?

Who here had their legs broken?

It actually hurts more than you think.

Where are these rats coming out of?

Who the hell are you?

What the hell?

Show off!

I'll break your arms, then your spine, and lastly your neck.

So if you'd like to tour hell, come back three more times, okay?

My leg!

Hold on!

As per our deal, who was I?

Let me wash my hand.

Who was I?

Goryeo dynasty's fiercest warrior from a thousand years ago,

Hewonmak!

Looks like you still got it.

Do you know what your enemies called you?

"White Wildcat."

It's White Wildcat!

You were a terrifying warrior,

who defended the Northern border between Goryeo and Jurchen.

When you appeared on the battlefield,

the Jurchens lost their morale and fled to save themselves.

Retreat! Hurry!

Sever the Achilles heels of our prisoners

and send them to Gyekyung.

White Wildcat.

You always wore a white wildcat fur scarf.

So that's why...

My neck always felt weird, as if it's lacking something.

WHITE WILDKAT

With a C, not a K, you dummy.

Not "wildkat", it's wildcat, just like a cat.

He'll be in school soon, but he can't even spell properly.

Sever their Achilles heel!

This tendon right here.

Right here!

I was White Wildcat?

Sever. Sever it!

What's with him?

INDOLENCE HELL

Indolence Hell.

It judges those who were lazy and wasted away their lives.

People like you.

Wait, you failed the bar eight times.

I passed the first round, it just took eight tries.

I scanned your past, you were quite lazy.

Never did any work,

and took the money from your brother to study law.

You'd have easily gotten a 20-year sentence here.

And run alongside those people.

But we're merely passing by these hells thanks to me.

You'll get a fair trial.

And be reincarnated.

No, I don't want it.

I don't want to be reborn.

Do you get it now?

This is why you became the security expert in the Afterlife.

Goryeo's greatest warrior.

Right, I was a warrior in Goryeo!

I'm quite moved, even though it's my story.

How could he turn like that?

What's wrong with me?

I became like this after saving worthless souls for a millennium.

Uncle, grandpa's awake.

Bring him his pee pot and go to sleep.

As per our deal, let's hear it.

What will you do with him?

What's your plan?

That special one-on-one service.

Why did you take a human form? Let's hear that first.

The boy's mom died soon after giving birth,

and his dad fled to the Philippines due to a gambling debt.

So that's why.

To lend a hand, to help them out.

I didn't want to come out,

I knew I shouldn't,

but at the end of the old man's natural life,

the demolition crew moved in.

We only got a small compensation.

You took the money, get out of here!

And the little boy got sick too.

In the modern 21st century Korea,

how did he get measles?

I couldn't help but come out of the pot.

Where's the compensation?

- What? - For selling this house.

- You said you got it! - It's not much, don't mind that.

It's 100 million won.

I bought mutual funds and stocks in emerging markets.

When the old man ascends and the demolition begins,

I have to leave too,

how could I leave the boy with petty change?

100 million isn't all that much nowadays.

I barely convinced the old man and made the investment for Hyundong.

But the value halved...

No, almost 70 percent loss.

So that's why you have debts and you took out private loans.

The mutual funds will recover no matter what.

It's a temporary liquidity crisis. A minor setback.

A god getting involved in mutual funds?

Liquidity? How could you say that?

That money could've gone to buying an apartment!

What the hell do you know about real economy?

Me?

I lived through the IMF, and Lehman Brothers crises!

Apartment? That one? That apartment?

Real estate market will crash, it's a bubble!

It's still worrying.

Yeomra said not to meddle with the stock market,

even he can't figure it out.

To cover up the losses, you're 300 million in debt!

The mutual funds will rise, they will!

It's just a waiting game!

Isn't that obvious?

Fine, then what do you propose?

Let's hear it!

Orphanage?

Come on, let's go!

Hurry!

Hyun-dong.

Piggyback!

Let me sum it up.

So, if his father is still his legal guardian,

the boy can't be accepted.

Right?

So his father has to forfeit his custody?

Right?

But he left the country and we can't find him!

That's the rule, we must follow it.

- Let's go. - Wait a minute.

If his father can't raise him,

can you obtain a document proving that?

Document?

Where do we obtain it?

Straight from him, of course.

The father.

The father again?

Let's go.

Then his grandfather!

He's listed as a cohabitant, but he's a senior, right?

If you can prove he's physically incapable,

the town office can put him on welfare.

At least he won't starve.

His guardian is needed to send him to the orphanage?

If he has one, why bother coming here?

It wasn't all useless though.

That info about the welfare is pretty sweet.

Even after a millennium, she has not changed at all.

When the Goryeo cavalry raided a Jurchen village,

you took all the children to safety.

Even in a dangerous situation, you only thought of them.

I knew it, she felt like a barbarian type.

Barbarian style.

You were the leader of the orphans,

a ray of hope and a light to kids who lost their parents.

The day after the attack,

you brought them deep inside a mountain and hid,

where Goryeo soldiers wouldn't come looking.

Very deep in the woods.

You died at the age of 18.

So you were their mother for three solid years.

You didn't care about yourself, everything you did was for the children.

You sacrificed for them.

Why did you mention that?

DECEIT HELL

You feel pain but there's no scar, isn't that weird?

Kim Su-hong.

I'll tell you why you died unjustly, when the time is right.

No need to find out early.

What will you do for me?

If I comply, what will you do for me?

Reincarnation.

You'll be reincarnated.

I've told you again and again.

Either tell me what happened, or who you are.

But you keep saying the same crap.

Reincarnation...

Damn it.

Reincarnation?

- I said I don't need it! - Kim Su-hong!

Alright,

I'll tell you my story.

My father

was Gang Moonjik, a general of Goryeo's special army,

and commander of the war against the Khitans.

YALU RIVER FRONTLINE

Brave and sympathetic,

he earned respect and trust from everyone.

When I was old enough to ride a horse,

he led me into all battles.

Advance!

He hoped I'd follow in his footsteps to become a general.

His Goryeo special army was a huge threat to the Khitans.

Facing inevitable defeat,

they knelt before him.

- Let them go. - Father...

Khitans' fate is all but sealed.

There's no need for unnecessary bloodshed.

He was wise and benevolent,

but I didn't understand

why he needed to show mercy to our enemies.

I bet you butt heads a lot.

A thoughtful and humane father and a by-the-book son.

You even analyzed me during all this?

You're a strictly by-the-book type.

Am I right?

I have a question though.

So what about your petty brother?

KHITAN VILLAGE NEAR THE YALU RIVER

Wait! Wait! Stop! Please...

He said, "Don't suffer anymore, I'm so sorry."

I'm sorry.

What happened to his parents?

Boy! Where are your parents?

They both died.

He doesn't have any.

Father took in the Khitan orphan.

That was how everything started.

Good. Try writing consonants and vowels separately,

so you don't get confused.

Miss!

Miss?

Okay, kiddo.

I don't believe this!

Old man! The other way!

What's with him?

How many times do I have to tell you?

You got no hearing on the right, and a little bit on the left!

But I hear just fine, idiot.

That's why we're practicing!

Let's try again.

Sergeant Kim's body was found behind the base two days ago,

and a crime scene reenactment took place today.

An army troop...

His brother's body is barely cold...

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What in the world...?

Why isn't the Grim Reaper

taking those guys away?

Checkmate.

Who told you to kneel in front of your brother?

Sit comfortably.

Yes, father.

After he moved in, I had to give up many things for him.

Spread your legs widely to maintain balance,

and the sword should be pointed towards the enemy.

For the single reason of not having any parents,

father favored him more than necessary.

Just stick to the facts. Don't judge on your own.

Leave the judgment to the listener.

Got it?

What happened next?

Why does this old story feel so fresh?

It's like a page turner!

So what happened after his lessons?

Checkmate.

Out of check.

Checkmate.

Out of check.

Why don't you ever attack?

Why do you always defend?

Out of check.

What strategy is this? A barbaric tactic?

How long will you just defend? Answer me.

Answer me!

Father never taught you to attack?

In all battles, our victory is determined by the enemy.

What?

Always remember,

don't be fixated on winning...

Don't be fixated on winning, nor my tactics.

Read your opponent...

Reading my opponent and analyzing his tactics

are the virtues of a general.

That's what Father taught me.

Barbarian's survival instinct!

So you're saying you died because of an orphan kid?

By the way, what's with the sword?

Are you expecting company?

All thanks to you being a vengeful spirit.

Hell ghouls will pop up constantly.

And this place will be crawling with everything you're afraid of.

Just you watch, you idiot!

That's why you pulled it out.

Put it away. I'm afraid of nothing.

Mr. Guardian, get used to your new client.

Don't you know me? I was a vengeful spirit.

You sure?

I'm not scared of things in this world.

If there were, they'd have come already.

Everyone's leaving.

Grandpa!

Do it slowly, kiddo.

Granny...

Live a good life, don't get sick.

She doesn't have to wait for her sons anymore.

Granny, be well.

Those who meet...

Must part at some point.

Those who part...

Sure, they part...

Those who part...

Focus on the topic, you're the only holdout.

Those who part, will return.

Right, we'll meet again, it's a cycle.

- Those who part, will return. - Goodbye.

Whatever, how did we meet?

How did a Jurchen orphan and a Goryeo warrior meet?

Thank you so much!

She's a Jurchen kid.

Are you from Goryeo?

Thank you! Thank you!

I came to look for food! Thank you!

Take me to your hideout.

They're Jurchen children, we should root them out.

I'll do it myself.

Come here, help yourselves!

- Come over here. Eat up. - You're not supposed to touch it.

Even if you're hungry, you must cook the meat.

Grind the bones and use the powder on the children's wounds.

Give that tiger fur to whoever is going out to hunt.

And never, ever,

come back down South.

Uncle, tell me more! More!

Why are you up there?

Stop being a poser, come down!

Douchebag.

Stay back.

Good to see you.

It's been a while, I was getting worried.

Leave, just leave, get out of here! If you're worried, just leave!

Uncle!

My goodness!

You're bad!

Enough!

You're back again? Came back for a tour of hell?

- Hey! - Remember?

It's not them! Stop!

Who are you?

It's not them!

We'll pay back the debt once the mutual funds recover,

and the interest will be paid once the Chinese market recovers.

I broke your arms as I promised,

so don't ever come back here.

We're the demolition crew! Hired by the city!

- I told you it wasn't them! - We aren't the loan sharks!

He attacked the authority, that idiot.

Now that I think carefully, there is one thing.

Something I'm afraid of.

No, no, you're wrong.

No need to think carefully.

- Just relax. - This nagging thought...

No, don't do that.

You said you're not afraid of anything, right?

At least the things that still exist.

But there is one,

a reptile that's extinct.

You're not a fan of frogs?

Frogs are still around, and they're amphibian.

Is that right? Let's get a move on.

Have you seen "Jurassic Park"?

I got no time for movies, let's go.

Dinosaurs that are extinct.

Especially the raptors.

They're carnivorous...

Jesus!

I just got goosebumps even though I'm dead.

Raptor? Just one?

No, they hunt in packs.

They were expert group hunters.

Do you know how fast they were?

Once they run, their top speed is 70 kilometers per hour!

Don't look back and don't move at all!

- What's wrong? - Don't ever look behind you!

What is that?

What? What the hell?

I can't hear you! I just don't!

Not a damn thing!

Then, sir!

Aside from a hearing problem, do you have any other physical problems?

If you have a lot of problems, you could get a lot more welfare.

My knees ache, it's unbearable.

That's an understatement.

What about the big nail injury you got some time ago?

That one is fine. I got a shot and took medication.

Do you suddenly hear whispers?

No! Nothing at all!

Suddenly I can't hear anything again.

So give me the welfare check!

Give me a second.

You there! Mr. Hur's companions!

The three of you! Come see me!

- Don't pretend to be deaf! - Me?

Okay...

He wants to see you.

Foreign adoption?

He'll adapt to anything at his age,

and it's a good opportunity.

There are many difficulties with local adoption due to his age.

- So we should send him abroad? - Yes.

Either his grandpa or guardian has to sign off.

Guardian?

I'm offering a good option because I know his family.

- Guardian. - Yes, legal guardian.

Kim Su-hong! Close your eyes!

Your eyes! Close them!

Stop right there!

- Stop? - Yes! Stop!

It's a tyrannosaurus...

Is there anything bigger?

Adoption?

Are you all nuts?

I'm still alive, why should I give my child away?

That's why you must stay alive.

When I was young and penniless,

I raised the boy's father with my own hands,

you jerks!

You should've worked hard when you were young.

You wasted away your life,

that's the cause of all your misfortune now!

Let go!

- How dare you! - Stay back!

Your sight is bad, right? It comes with age.

Do you know why you get farsighted?

As you get older, you must look far ahead. Farther.

Big picture.

Let's look far into Hyun-dong's life.

Foreign adoption is...

Hur Choon-sam, you insolent!

Do you know who I am?

It's a divine secret! Don't do it!

You're just a child!

You're a petty soul! How dare you slap my face?

- No! - Shut up!

Hur Choon-sam!

I helped redeem so many guilty souls over a millennium...

Don't you even have a father?

I'm sorry, sir!

He acts up whenever it rains.

- He got into an accident on a rainy day! - He injured his head.

It cracked opened, sir.

I'm sorry!

Him being my grandson

isn't important.

It's the fact that I'm his grandfather.

We're inside a dinosaur's belly.

Inside a mosasaurus' belly, the biggest dinosaur ever.

I must be the first.

Congrats, you got so many firsts after arriving here.

I hope I don't get digested.

It'll take us safely to the edge of Betrayal Hell,

we'll get off there.

Edge of betrayal...

Betrayal...

Kim Su-hong.

How would you feel if Lieutenant Park and Private Won betrayed you?

Are you implying they betrayed me?

They're not the type.

Won was on the suicide watch.

His body was frail, so was his mind.

He was shunned by those who came after him.

How tragic was that?

Pitiful guy.

I can't do it...

Halt!

Of course you can. Get up.

- Second platoon! - Yes, sir!

March forward!

And Lieutenant Park

was the first orphan to graduate from the academy,

and led a tough life.

He invited me to his home one time during my leave.

He got a commendation because of me, or something.

Sergeant Kim Su-hong!

Su-hong, we're having a baby.

Baby!

Barely making ends meet, a baby on the way,

promotion to captain in a month...

I bet you,

both of them thought a lot right after the accident.

It was a bad situation all around.

Snap out of it, Won Dongyeon!

He'll understand!

Let's bury him.

If they had known I was alive,

they wouldn't have buried me like that.

At least, they're not the type who'd betray me.

Betraying isn't something so simple.

My son,

tomorrow's battle

will seal the fate of the Jurchens in this area.

Yes, father.

We'll enter the battle together,

but you'll be the vanguard.

Father, but Gang-lim should.

If he leads the vanguard, we'll win the battle,

but we'll suffer devastating casualties.

I can't accept that

when the victory is certain.

But I can't replace him on the battlefield, father.

Son, those who weigh lives of men differently

cannot become great warriors.

So your father betrayed you?

A father betrayed his son.

Even if he doesn't trust his own child,

how could he side with a foster child?

Gang-lim, he must've really messed you up.

BETRAYAL HELL

What's amazing

is that your father brought his barbarian foster son to the battle.

Using their own to conquer the enemy.

Father took my brother to the fiercest battle

against the Jurchens instead of me.

GONGHEOMJIN FRONTLINE

That was the last time I saw my father.

50 000 of my men perished on that battlefield.

And I lost my father.

The royal court appointed me as the commander,

to win back the fortress.

Gang-lim,

should I guess your first order as commander?

As the one responsible for your father's death,

you dispatched your brother to the most dangerous area!

Should we bet?

I'll bet what you seek, my reincarnation.

Me? Be a guardian?

Salvaging junk won't solve your debt problem!

It's 300 million won!

The mutual funds will definitely recover.

So instead of adoption, let's find another option.

Find what? Why look for an oasis in the desert?

You've got to look for a way out of the desert!

Aside from foreign adoption, there's no real option!

Miss, am I getting adopted?

ADOPTION

Can you tell me a story again?

Life goes around

Why did you get into stocks without knowing anything?

You know nothing about the stock market!

How is sending him away the best option?

Best option isn't an option here! You gotta pick the lesser evil!

- Go to the court tomorrow. - Excuse me, Sung-ju!

Be his legal guardian!

What?

What happens to me?

Go home already, take the boy too!

No, my past life! Did I ever go back South?

She was spotted during our patrol.

I told you never to come back South.

- I spared you because... - I'm sorry.

A child...

A child is sick.

I need herbs.

I have to find herbs.

Getting any better?

Yes, her fever is down and she is fast asleep.

I was asking about you.

Deok-choon, who looked after the Jurchen orphans,

and Hewonmak, lonely Goryeo warrior who helped them.

The beautiful story of Hewonmak and Deokchoon,

this is where the story ends.

Thank you for listening, Hewonmak and Lee Deok-choon.

- And... - Heo Hyundong!

I thank you for listening,

cue anthem, roll credits.

- Let's go to bed. - Bed time!

Wait a minute.

I think you left out a lot of the story.

I want to hear it all, sir.

The story has an ending but not a beginning.

Why was I sent to the border?

That's where my story starts.

Recent wars are incomparable to what happened to you.

- Let's drop it. - Who sent me?

I need to know.

Who was it?

Answer me.

Milgnag...

Milgnag?

A man named Milgnag sent you?

He's my superior.

He sent me to defend our Northern border.

Were your parents soldiers?

They were ordinary farmers.

Separated during the war?

No,

they were both killed.

By a terrifying exiled warrior,

called White Wildcat.

Always covering his face with white fur,

he killed every Jurchen in sight without mercy.

Peasants or soldiers.

Without mercy.

When White Wildcat came to my village,

he killed my parents too.

Do you think he had a good reason?

To want to kill Jurchens like that?

Humans in the living world, and the souls in the Afterlife,

they must be wise to a limit,

and react only to the given situation.

But if you keep asking about the truth...

At last, this is Injustice Hell.

During this trial,

I'll spotlight the truth behind your wrongful death.

Screw that.

Focus on your story after your father died,

and why you suffered death

in the hands of your brother.

I'll tell you why you're a paragon,

and why your death was unjustified.

You didn't die in an accident, it was a premeditated murder.

By the brothers-in-arms you trusted the most.

You write so well now. My...

What's wrong, grandpa?

Don't say it's time to die again.

No way, my boy.

Aren't you starting school next week?

Yes!

- Keep studying. -"Keep studying."

You're going to the bank?

Yes, sir. I'll be back.

Sung-ju.

Yes?

Will the mutual funds recover?

Sure, you've waited so long.

They have to go up.

Hey!

Assistant guardian, Lee Deokchoon.

Can we talk?

Hey.

Are you a Jurchen or an assistant guardian?

Keep in mind, I'm your savior, kiddo!

How could I call my parents' murderer

my savior?

It was a thousand years ago!

You never begged for forgiveness while I was alive!

Afterlife Law, Article 1.3, those who aren't forgiven...

Hey! Stop it!

Come here.

You really want to know how it really ends?

You brought it upon yourself.

We're going to the court,

but why are we going there for?

To make you the boy's guardian.

The real guardian was you, from a millennium ago.

Got one!

Hewonmak, you tortured yourself

with the guilt of killing her parents.

It wasn't that you didn't want to ask for forgiveness,

you didn't have the courage to do so.

Next case is 2017-256, Mr. Hur Sung-ju.

Come forward.

You've requested to become Heo Hyundong's legal guardian.

Are you Hur Sung-ju?

Hold your breath.

Now.

You knew you couldn't stay with them forever,

so you taught them how to survive on their own.

I hereby approve Mr. Hur Sung-ju's request.

The only thing you could do

was to become Lee Deok-choon and the children's real guardian.

You were a guardian angel to the Jurchen children,

but you failed to serve your country.

You paid less attention to the border patrol.

Extended war and severe cold

cost you the lives of your men.

You also became tired,

but you couldn't stop helping the children.

You spared what little ration you had to the children,

and you continued to write fake reports to Milgnag.

You were a guardian angel to the children,

but a traitor to your country.

Does the Injustice Hell that punishes unjust souls still exist?

Due to overflow of criminals, it's currently inactive,

but it'll sometimes punish souls with vicious pasts.

Do they still freeze offenders for several decades?

It's a horrendous hell.

INJUSTICE HELL

GOD OF INJUSTICE

It's been a while, Gang-lim.

Let's begin.

Defendant Kim Su-hong has not accepted his accidental death.

He became a vengeful spirit

and caused havoc in the living world and here!

The prosecution requests a sentence

of 500 years frozen solid in ice.

500 years?

You idiot...

Kim was wrongfully murdered.

If his death was the reason he became a vengeful spirit,

then his charge at this court is also undeserved.

Do you have any evidence? Bring up the Mirror of Karma.

Upon his transformation, all his records and registry

have been erased as per protocol.

What to do?

How will you prove that he was unfairly murdered?

I request summoning of the one responsible for his death.

Summon a witness from the living world?

Who might that be?

An English-speaking country would be ideal for the boy,

but so long as it's not North Korea.

Right, anywhere would be better than this country.

If you live honestly with a moral code,

you end up living on the streets.

Hell would be more accommodating.

"Stay hungry, stay foolish."

Michael Jobs is an idiot.

It's Steve. It's Steve Jobs.

If you're hungry and foolish, you're a beggar.

What a foolish thing to say.

You can't trust those who already live well!

They say this crap to protect what they have.

Now do you understand why I convinced the old man

to invest under the boy's name?

Yes, I really hope the stocks recover.

- And they have to. - Yes, of course.

Look! It's him!

Hurry! Drive! Go! Go!

- Hello. - Step on it!

The demolition crew!

Grandpa!

Get up! Please!

Uncle, uncle!

- Grandpa! - Sir?

Wake up!

Uncle! Hurry!

Sung-ju! What's wrong?

- The pot... - Your pot?

Stick to your time.

Dong-yeon!

Won Dong-yeon!

Sergeant Kim?

Yes, buddy. How are you?

Is this a dream?

I get to see you in a dream.

Private Won,

the person you see...

Something over my heart

A watch badge

The person in front of you is your senior Sergeant Kim Su-hong,

am I correct?

Yes, that's Sergeant Kim.

Does he have a mental disability?

He was on a suicide watch, so he needs attention,

and extra protection too.

He needs plenty of unconditional reassurance too.

On a suicide watch?

Private Won.

Do you remember the gunfire incident on April 30th at the sentry post?

Yes.

It fired by accident.

That's correct, it wasn't your fault.

It wasn't intentional, am I right?

Yes.

Okay.

Then later that night,

in the hill behind the base...

You buried him alive. Am I correct?

Alive? He was alive?

Guardian Gang-lim, what are you talking about?

Am I correct? Please answer, witness.

No...

He was already dead.

Right, that's what you thought.

You literally killed a person!

Yes. I was just following an order.

No, when you were burying Sergeant Kim,

you knew he was still alive.

That's why the two of you stopped,

and stared at Sergeant Kim's twitching hand for a long time.

Am I wrong?

Gang-lim, what nonsense are you saying?

Gang-lim is insisting on the witness' perjury.

His mental stability is in jeopardy.

Guardian, you're running out of time.

This is a dream.

Why is it so vivid?

Yes, this is a dream.

You can at least be honest in your own dream.

Just one answer, be honest.

Private Won, when you were burying Sergeant Kim,

did you or did you not see his fingers twitch?

Hey, Dong-yeon! Won Dong-yeon!

Tell him you didn't see it. He's wrong, right?

Say you didn't see it!

"Never waste

new tears

on the past."

Hey, why did you say that?

Why mention that here?

- Hey, come here. - Kim Su-hong! Stop!

What's wrong? What the hell are you saying?

You knew I was alive? Of course not, say so!

What's wrong with you?

That crazy idiot is saying you killed me!

Sergeant, I'm sorry.

Sorry for what?

Tell me he's wrong!

Sleep paralysis is inevitable, Your Majesty!

Please wake the witness! He's in danger!

- Dong-yeon! Snap out of it! - That's his fate.

Sergeant Kim, forgive me.

The murder of the witness

has been added to his list of charges.

How is she so naïve?

How could you put your true form within other pots?

The best hiding spot is in plain sight.

Important evidence is put by the trash bin.

Take care of the boy.

Teach him to write well.

You won't get eliminated today,

so don't say stuff like that.

Why should you worry? The mutual funds...

Those will never recover.

Do you understand?

They never will.

They're as good as trash.

To elaborate,

Korean won has reached the point where it will not recover.

Stock brokers got a whiff of it, and are dumping it en masse.

Dumping?

That's why.

I'm sorry.

I really am.

Like you said, I should've bought an apartment.

Or bought some bitcoins.

Your Majesty!

When in doubt, I was taught to carry out the punishment,

and reconsider it down the line.

I recommend freezing him right away.

Does he feel catharsis during moments like this?

A man is dead, what a pervert.

I was taught that all deaths must be inevitable,

and none should be wrongful in any way.

His crimes have not been proven.

Please give this soul the benefit of doubt.

He could still be a paragon.

Gang-lim is right.

He really is.

With the witness dead during trial,

evidence could not be obtained.

- What about him? - So continue this at his next trial.

Release him!

You killed Dong-yeon.

Damn those demolition crews.

One time we were away from home...

Things like these happen when you least expect them.

That particular day came unexpectedly like today.

A millennium ago,

like the arrival of your superior,

Milgnag.

Milgnag found out about how you siphoned the rations,

and brought his royal guards to slaughter your men.

The rations you gave to our foes

is like our people's blood.

We'll break every bone in your body as punishment,

as many as the number of missing rice grains.

Break my bones and burn my skin,

I will not tell you where the barbarians are hiding.

I'm sorry, captain.

As soon as the day breaks, we'll attack the hideout.

Hewonmak is an enemy of the state.

Tie him and his man up and feed them to the wolves!

Yes, sir!

Milgnag is bad!

He's so bad!

MILGNAG

So...

Was I fed to the wolves?

It's been a privilege

serving a warrior like you.

Beard, stay alert.

You have to stay awake.

Beard! Beard!

VIOLENCE HELL

Your Majesty!

We've suffered the unexpected death

of a witness in the previous trial,

thanks to Gang-lim's intolerable questioning.

- If he continues to... - Your Majesty!

Please withhold the ruling until the Murder Hell trial.

Withhold?

Do you know what that means?

If I do not prove the defendant's wrongful death,

I will lose my guardianship.

No, Your Majesty!

He mustn't be allowed to deceive...

I'll forfeit reincarnation.

What a load of crap!

Reincarnation is the least of his worries.

I'm referring to my own reincarnation.

You'll give up all the work you've done over a millennium?

Yes.

What's your condition?

Summon Lieutenant Park Mu-sin

as the Murder Hell trial witness.

In addition,

please summon King Yeomra, who administers this realm,

as he will be Kim Su-hong's trial's final witness!

Beard...

Hey...

Listen carefully to what I'm going to say.

After walking through the snow

for almost eight kilometers,

you got the children to flee,

and stayed back

Hurry!

to buy them more time.

I'll catch up with you! Go now!

What

do we do now?

Leave at once.

Hurry.

No...

I won't leave.

Get going.

Go and protect the children.

The children...

Now!

Wait.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

That's how

you begged for forgiveness.

So that was the day

Milgnag

killed me?

Do you resent him?

While in the living world,

I served many households and observed people,

and I still don't get humans.

But one thing is for sure.

No humans are innately bad,

only bad circumstances.

So when you feel resentful,

angry and can't understand,

try to read and think everything backwards.

It'll make sense then.

These people,

this world,

and the space...

So did Milgnag kill me?

What?

HUR CHOON-SAM

Stay alert, Kim Su-hong.

Should I

ascend him?

Should I really do it?

Hur Choon-sam!

- No! Please! - Hur Choon-sam!

No, Hewonmak! Please don't!

Hur!

Where's my uncle?

Where is he?

Uncle! Uncle!

- No! Hyun-dong! - Hur Hyundong!

Uncle Sung-ju!

Milgnag is bad! He's so bad!

Milgnag killed me?

Do you resent him?

Why are you so hell-bent on this?

Yeomra has nothing to do with my trial.

Why are you using me for your case, you bastard!

So when you feel resentful, angry and can't understand,

try to read and think everything backwards.

It'll make sense then.

These people,

this world,

and the space...

You're trying to erase your memory

and get reincarnated by using me.

Am I wrong?

It was your reincarnation that you cared about.

Shut up.

I'm right.

So what's the memory you're so desperate to erase?

What's that memory?

You can tell me.

What was the memory of your wrongful death?

GANG-LIM

GANG-LIM

Stop ignoring me,

and speak your mind, you bastard!

What strategy is this? A barbaric tactic?

Reading my opponent

is the virtue of a general.

Those who weigh lives of men differently

cannot become great warriors.

You've been charged with all seven mortal sins of hell.

But I will give you one last chance to redeem yourself.

Will you comply?

Did you train our enemies on military tactics?

They were starving and dying children.

They are innocent.

Your first crime

is not protecting my father from the Jurchens.

Your second crime

is that you've also committed treason,

by distributing precious rations and training our enemies.

Let the children go.

It is unnecessary violence,

and a sin of murder.

Brother...

I never once

thought of you as my brother.

You Khitan savage!

Why are you crying?

Out of sorrow?

Or do you feel wronged?

I'll ask again.

Is it out of sorrow?

Or do you feel wronged?

Let's go.

Gang-lim...

What is it?

Pardon.

What are you doing here?

Sung-ju has been eliminated.

So?

I have something to ask you.

With him out of the way, what must you do?

Mr. Hur...

We have to bring him, right?

Lee Deok-choon.

What did you learn from me over the years?

What have I taught you for a millennium?

A millennium.

Yes, it's been a millennium.

Looks like I wasn't the subject of this trial.

Let's go.

To the next trial.

Whether it's mine or yours,

let's get it over with.

MURDER HELL

This is the last trial for defendant Kim Su-hong,

whom the attorney claims to have died a wrongful death.

And in the outcome...

Cut the chitchat and get on with it!

GOD OF MURDER

Begin the trial!

First of all, I'd like to ask Lieutenant Park.

Did you or did you not murder the defendant,

even after finding out that he was still alive?

In other words, did you and Private Won see Kim Su-hong's fingers twitch?

Gang-lim, is that everything?

Then I'll answer for him too.

No, that is incorrect.

Your Majesty, I beg of you not to fall for fallacious arguments

and make unjust judgment!

Is the prosecutor correct?

I first met Yeomra

a millennium ago as I was dying,

after committing murder.

You offered me guardianship,

who will uphold laws of the afterlife.

Do you remember?

- Must I answer that? - Yes, please answer.

Tell us what you said

when you offered me the role.

"Your sins are grave,

hence your memories will remain intact

while erasing that of these poor souls.

If you reincarnate

49 souls in a millennium,

with these two souls you've killed,

I'll reincarnate you with them in any form you desire.

In addition, I'll erase

your memories then.

Will you accept?"

Why did you force me

to live out a millennium of pain?

Please tell Lieutenant Park directly in the witness stand.

How dare you!

Paying for my sin of killing an innocent girl

and my righteous brother, was this the reason?

I'd like to ask King Yeomra once again

if this was the reason.

I've given you time!

Correct, you gave me a millennium to pay for my sin,

and beg them for forgiveness.

Am I correct?

So, have you begged for forgiveness?

No, sir.

I did not.

I could not.

So I live every single day with endless guilt and pain

while having them by my side.

A question for Lieutenant Park!

Do you remember almost dying in the sand whirlwind?

Why do you think I broke the law of the Afterlife

to save your life?

To prevent another victim...

Shut your mouth, Park Mu-sin!

I did not save you to spare a pitiful soul,

but to atone for your sins until the day you die.

I've given you time, just like Yeomra did!

- So you don't become like me! - Gang-lim! How dare you!

Open the pit!

If you intimidate the witness once more,

I'll toss the defendant in without warning!

This is a dream!

It's a dream!

Your Majesty! His time is running out!

He will wake up soon! He needs to be sent back!

One last question for King Yeomra!

Do you remember my father,

Gang Moon-jik of Goryeo,

who died fighting the Jurchens a millennium ago?

State the truth, not how you wish to remember!

He didn't die in the battle, he was murdered!

Murdered?

Yes, then tell us

why his death was not recorded as murder

in the history books.

It was covered up.

What?

Right. That's correct.

It was covered up by someone.

I was that someone.

I knew my father was still alive.

Retreat at once, and return in the morning!

Yes, sir!

Why did you not save your father and ignore him?

Let me rephrase that!

Why did you turn your back and left him to die?

I was scared.

Son, always remember,

your strategy is not important.

I was afraid of losing my position

to my righteous brother.

I was afraid that he would take honor and authority away from me

that I thought were mine.

On the day I left my father to die,

I realized my folly and returned to the battlefield,

but he had already passed on.

And to this day,

I still live with regrets that I was too late.

Did your life of regret feel like hell?

Did the thousand years of regret

feel like hell?

No.

The fact that I cannot beg for his forgiveness,

and that I cannot be forgiven...

That...

That has been my biggest hell.

I'd like to let Park Mu-sin know

he still has a chance, unlike me.

Were you aware

that when you were burying Sergeant Kim,

he was still alive?

- I'll rephrase. - No. 127, wake up.

Did you murder Kim Su-hong?

Let's bury him. It's too late to bring him back out.

Yes.

I murdered Kim Su-hong.

I'm sorry, Su-hong. I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry...

This concludes my witness questioning.

It has been proven that the defendant Kim Su-hong

died an unregistered wrongful death!

Therefore,

I order his immediate reincarnation!

Hello...

Had we known he'd be adopted abroad,

we should've taught him the English alphabet instead.

Too bad.

Ascend Hur and let's all reincarnate.

Hur Choon-sam.

Hur Choon-sam.

Hur Choon...

Deok-choon,

can you forgive the captain?

You said I'm not the same girl I was a millennium ago.

Sure, you decide. It's your business.

I bet

you won't, though.

I don't really know.

Hurry, I'll be late!

- Happy, kiddo? - Yes!

Probation. Let's ascend him when the boy graduates.

And our reincarnation?

The thing is we have...

We have some time left.

Let's head on up, we're assigned to a weirdo.

A weirdo? Again? Who?

He's been roaming at the Gate of Afterlife for three days.

Fine. We will reincarnate after him, right?

Hello?

Is anyone here?

Stop it! That's scary!

Sergeant Kim!

Where am I?

Another paragon?

It's a year of paragons.

WON DONG-YEON

It's scary here!

Let's go.

Help! Someone help me!

Hold on!

Hello?

I actually have something to confess to you two.

I...

When I...

A millennium ago...

Anyone here?

At that time...

I have done...

I...

Anyone?

We're busy here...

Why bring up a millennium-old story?

It is indeed a year of paragons.

Let's go!

Sergeant Kim!

Hey, soldier!

Stop right there! Don't move!

- Stay back! - It's alright.

It's your first time dying.

Who are you people?

- Here, eat this. - No!

This will help you grow.

I don't like veggies.

China announced expansion of finances and infrastructure

which led to rise in KOSPI.

What's KOSPI? Is it a plaything?

You'll find out when you grow up.

What is it? I want to know!

We're saved. We got it.

Sung-ju, thank you.

ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS

Reincarnation, what should I reincarnate as?

Pardon me.

So you failed the bar eight times?

I said I passed the first round!

Passing first round after eight attempts?

You have an interesting history.

Like hell it is.

Would you like us to work together?

Together?

A MILLENNIUM AGO, NORTHERN BORDER

Gang Moon-jik.

Gang Moon-jik.

Gang Moon-jik!

I'd like to offer the role of Yeomra

to commander Gang Moon-jik.

- As my successor... - Father...

Where are you, father?

Father...

Father...

As my successor,

would you like to govern the Afterlife for the next millennium?

It's all my fault.

So...

I accept.

However,

allow me

to change my appearance.

I'd like to retain your appearance.