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At the end of the kingdom of the United Shilla .

the Royal family indulged in luxury and corruption.

and the thanes brought about revolts and wars

The Royal Demon Slayers . the Chuyongdae .

raised a rebellion for the people . but ultimately failed

The people turned in to thieves and refugees . and in order to escape from the demons .

they offered the living as sacrifice . It was a time of extreme chaos

Help me!

I don't want to die!

Eat that instead. and go back to your hell

This isn't your world any longer

This wine is excellent

Just like the rumors have it

I'm sorry we can offer only food

instead of money for your efforts

Well. Ijust did it for the wine anyway

And this kimchi is delicious

Since the Chuyongdae were executed

I thought I'd never find a demon slayer again

But we have a great slayer like you here

We are blessed

Oh. I'm nothing but a vagabond

By the way

we have another person to slay

YI Gwak, the head soldier of Chuyongdae

Thank you for coming to our village

What are you all doing?

He's the savior of our village!

We're short of food. so we need the bounty on his head to survive!

You bastards!

We put a sleeping pill in the wine

And we already called the soldiers!

Then

I should leave before I fall asleep

Excuse me. where am l?

Oh goodness!

You came here without...

You're supposed to clean yourself at the Tanchi Bath first

"Tanchi" what?

You smell so bad

How many do you see?

Yes. a lack of adaptability again

Listen carefully

This is "Midheaven" where the spirits stay for 49 days until reincarnated

In other words. you're dead

What?

I'm sure you're totally confused

It's natural in the beginning

You must've died on the streets

But peacefully it seems. since your body has no scars

What'd you eat to get so tall?

Don't let it get you down

Do charitable deeds for 49 days

and pray to be born human again

Midheaven?

Not again! Don't be so nice!

I can never ignore someone who's helpless

You dummy

Follow me. I'll guide you through Midheaven

How dare you make me wear this!

What an idiot

Whether you're a king or beggar we're all the same here

Stand in line to change your clothes

Just show them your nameplate

I'll see you around

Nameplate?

You really are stupid

This is what you get when you're dead

Didn't you meet the Grim Reaper?

The guy in white with a sword

What the hell?

Over here!

- Where is he? - Over there

I knew something was odd about him. He didn't even go to the Tanchi Bath

You're right

When did you die?

Yesterday? Or today?

Oh goodness

Think you're the only one who died yesterday or today?

Look at this. How can I find you in here?

Tell me your name and the date you died on

YI...

YI Gwak. Okay

Let's see

There is a YI Gwang...

Yes?

But no YI Gwak. What's going on here?

What's wrong? What's this?

Spirits don't do this

Then. a living being?

He's not dead?

A living human?

How are living beings allowed in here?

Hey! Human!

Stop!

Everybody. stop!

Help the spirits here escape from this street!

The other reapers and Archangels are all dead

So- hwa. you should escape first

Get out of here now!

Hurry!

Get out of here!

So- hwa. please go

Protect So- hwa!

So- hwa!

Yon- hwa. watch out!

Brother

Who are you?

Yon- hwa

Yon- hwa?

Yon- hwa. it's me!

Go away!

Yon- hwa. it's me. YI Gwak

It's YI Gwak

Don't you recognize me?

Are you a living being?

I'm the one who sees the ghosts!

Not her! Have mercy!

That witch summoned the ghosts. and wrecked havoc on this village

kill her!

No! No! No!

Yon- hwa!

Yon- hwa...

YI Gwak...

Don't move

Don't be scared. I'm So- hwa. a Chuneen

You saved me. didn't you?

Then the White Reapers...

There was an uprising here

We shut the gates to Midheaven to block the demons from entering

But somehow you must've slipped in

Go back to the village for now

After I settle things. I'll let you leave

Thanks for saving me

What?

What's a 'Chuneen'?

What?

You said Chuneen

A Chuneen is a heavenly being free from their agonies and memories

You have no memories?

Yes. because I'm a Chuneen

Your memories...

You lost your memories?

Yes

You must have

It was my fault

My fault for not protecting you

Are you in pain? It's the 'Yin' energy

Don't breathe in so deeply

Oh. my goodness

What's wrong?

I'll never leave you alone again

Never

We killed all the White Reapers. but failed to catch So- hwa

I sent the black birds. so they will bring the news

The Chuneens we killed didn't have Chun- hon's 'Holy Stone.'

So- hwa must have it

Since there is no one to help her. she'll be easy to catch

I will go get her now

But the one who saved So- hwa was none other than YI Gwak

Spirits can't use the 'Jajak Sword.'

So YI Gwak must be alive

This is the place where spirits remove the smell of the living

A seven- day-wash here will help you adapt to Midheaven's 'Yin' energy

Empty this bath

Yes. ma'am

What are you waiting for? Get in

Ok

Why do you have so many scars?

You must've suffered a great deal

Chuneens can read the minds of others

You seem to be a good person. A nice man

Why do you take off your clothes? Just get in

What?

Stay in the water for a half day

You'll rid the smell from your body

How could I be in the water for a half day?

Because you believe it's water. it looks like water

lf you don't. then it is not

You can do it

Ban- chu got his power

from the Pool of Reflection. which removes the livings' memories

The only way to get rid of his power

is to put my spirit

into the pool when the moon is full

lf Midheaven vanishes

the dead cannot get into Heaven

and there will be no more births in this world

You have to protect Midheaven

I will give my 'Holy Stone' to So- hwa

Sir Chun- hon. But I'm only a student

I'm too weak to carry out this mission

So- hwa

Your mind resembles that of humans the most

That's why I chose you

You believe in humans. Don't change that thought

When you become enlightened

you'll receive great power from it

Sir Chun- hon. please give me the strength

Is this enough?

Oh no

It was you?

Where is she?

So you're the man who So- hwa asked me to take to the village

I asked you where she is

Yon- hwa!

Hyo!

YI Gwak, you've gotten very thin

Sir Ban- chu is waiting for you

Although I don't believe in the gods any more

I have to thank them for one thing

They still allow me to connect with you

Thank you for being alive

Sir

You have good eyes

So the one who sees the ghosts was you. not her

We are the Royal Demon Slayers

Chuyongdae

Won't you join us?

The Jajak Sword. leading the spirit to the path to Heaven

Only a human being can use this

This is yours now

Look at the sky. the earth

and human beings with truthful eyes

And remember the sword's meaning

Now I appoint YI Gwak to lead the Chuyongdae

He'll hold all of Chuyongdae's power

and take charge of all ceremonies in the palace

What shall we call you now?

Sir YI Gwak?

Come on. that's weird between us

Why not?

- Let's go. - Let's go have a drink!

Were you thinking of Yon- hwa?

I have something like that as well

It's my wife's

When I was Chuyongdae's head soldier

my wife was raped while she was pregnant

She committed suicide

begging me for forgiveness

The police executed a beggar for it

but I knew all along that

the sons of the aristocracy

were the ones who raped my wife

Now they are ministers of the court

I've stood back and waited

but there is nojustice in this country

While powerless people suffer. those with power grow fat

Tonight. Chuyongdae will attack the capital

YI Gwak, let's go together

YI Gwak!

Now is not the right time

lf you go on like this

everyone will be killed in vain

Is that your answer?

Sir. please think this over

Protect Sir Ban- chu!

Woong- gul!

Hyo!

Sir

Get out of here

I'll buy you some time

Now is the beginning

Are you still trying to change the world?

Is that why you brought about this revolt?

YI Gwak

I don't shed blood without reason

lf I can only get a hold of Chun- hon's Holy Stone

there will be no more victims

Yes

She looks exactly like Yon- hwa

Shejust lost her memories. that's all

lf she doesn't remember anything

she isn't who she was before

Even if you're right. she's already a Chuneen

She'll never recognize you again

Deliver this message to her

Giving me the Holy Stone is the only way to stop the deaths

But it's...

I trust you

To complete my power. I must change the full moon's energy

I won't move until my power is complete

I'll use the Pool of Reflection to advance the full moon

Demon Slayers?

They had the power to raise the revolt by using the demons

What's Chun- hon's 'Holy Stone'?

Is that what you're after?

Is that why you pretended to save me?

I'm not your enemy

Don't lie to me. You deceived me

You said you can read minds. didn't you?

Then read mine

I would never deceive you

You promised

that you wouldn't forget me

that you would remember me forever

It's Sir Ban- chu's order. You two. Catch So- hwa

The key to opening the portal to the Living World is the Holy Stone

lf he advances the full moon's arrival

then he has to have it by then

But what if YI Gwak blocks us?

Cut off his head

It's so beautiful

Even if you're not my enemy

as long as you know them. I can't be with you

YI Gwak took good care of us like a real brother would

- Do we really have to kill him? - Everything depends on YI Gwak

Brother

We received our order

Be strong

Do you know how dangerous it is for a living person to stay here?

Yin energy will get into your scars. and you will die

Then you won't be able to reincarnate

Why and how am I here?

I don't know why I have to care about you!

Why did you save me?

Why did you meet me?

YI Gwak, please step away

All we need is the Holy Stone

Woong- gul

Stay away from her

This is none of your business

lf you block us. there's only one way out

We can't fight like this

You may kill me. but not her

Run away

Get out of here!

Now I will respect you no more

I can'tjust stand here

and see you all change like this

Woong- gul

I'll handle YI Gwak

I wish we could've met under better circumstances

now it seems that's unlikely

I wouldn't have to fight YI Gwak if it weren't for you

Woong- gul

YI Gwak

YI Gwak!

lf you act on your own again. you won't be forgiven

I came all the way here to see the world you've built up

But YI Gwak is a betrayer

so why do you care so much about him?

Enough!

Still think of him as the head soldier?

I will tell you once more

Let YI Gwak come to me

I understand him

since we have experienced similar suffering

But

he'll soon realize that he is being deceived by memories

Once he realizes that love is transient

he'll see the suffering the world has given him

Yeo-wi. where are you going?

Don't do anything stupid

Wake up. Hyo

He has never cared about you

lf Sir Ban- chu hesitates. I'll kill YI Gwak myself

I can't stand that I'm so miserable and pathetic

lf I had been stronger. Midheaven wouldn't be like this

And you wouldn't be in this mess

I hate them so much

I promised that I wouldn't change

but I feel like I'm getting worse

You can't change

I'll help you

I'm sorry for getting mad at you

That's alright

Are you hurt anywhere?

I'm okay

Ok

Are you worried about me now?

I'mjust worried because you're a living being

Wasn't my hand cold?

What?

Spirits don't have any warmth

It's the first time I've ever held a living person's hand

And to feel my heart beating

It's a harmless weed

It's a rare plant here

It has no scent

It's the village where the spirits meditate and repent their sins

lf you take a boat from here. we can reach the Pool of Reflection

Anyway. where is the village?

The spirits vanish if they don't smell the scent

What's wrong?

Wake up!

YI Gwak...

I want to wear this and die

Since I prepared this to wear for you

I don't want to die

I want to live

Promise me

that you won't change

Like the time when you first saw me

protect people with your abilities

I won't leave you alone

I promise

I promise that I will never forget you

How long are you going to use him?

Don't fool yourself

I was with YI Gwak, not you

You're nothing but a shell of his memories

Hyo

Stop it

I don't want to fight you

But YI Gwak...

lf you get in my way again

I will kill you

Are you hurt anywhere?

What's wrong?

Death is a sad thing to the living. isn't it?

Since they can't see their loved ones again

But they only suffer pain by living in their memories

lf their fate is still intact

they're supposed to meet again in reincarnation

So what I mean is...

Let's change the subject

We have to go now

Wait a second

Hey. out of check

Is this also a necessary stage through Midheaven?

I like it

Thank you

It looks delicious

My son is very loyal to me

Since I like fried food

he sends me a lot of it every memorial service day

Try it. young man

Thank you

Ma'am. this has no taste at all

This is delicious. Can I have one more?

Do you also want one more?

What is all this?

This is all forbidden in Midheaven

I'm sorry but you don't have to put on a scary face like that

lf you don't erase your memories. you can't take on a new life

Are you referring to me?

I saw her

She's why you're protecting me while risking your life. right?

But I'm not her

What you're seeing in me is just your memories

Yes. you remind me of Yon- hwa!

I wish that you'd see me like you did before...

and say my name lovingly like you used to

That's what I wish

What's wrong with that?

You said that what the heart feels is everything here

This is what my heart feels

It's none of your business anyway

It is my business

Do you know how hard it is to bear your looking at me like that?

Hey. kids! Get out of the way!

It's a wedding march

Hey. what are you two doing there?

Oh my. So- hwa!

Changbushin!

I'm very sorry

I'm only a musician. and I can't be of any help to you

But they don't know this place

since it's considered to be nonexistent

We have to reach the Pool of Reflection by the full moon

but we got lost on this Hidden Sanctuary

Oh. I'm so sorry. So- hwa

Actually. I built this street

But everything will be cleared in the morning

Since the full moon is in two days

you can arrive at the Pool of Reflection

by tomorrow afternoon

Watch out!

So- hwa...

Why do they refuse to give up their memories?

It's nothing but pain

It's not pain

Since it's life itself to human beings

Whether they're happy or sad

delighted. or hurt

or even good or bad

their emotions that feel the memories are innocent

That's love

That's why there is hope in this world

They seek a better world

But isn't it dangerous to put the world in their hands?

So- hwa. we were humans once

You also must have felt love

pain.joy. and sadness

All that we can do is to protect their innocence

Frankly speaking. that's why I built this street

To let them enjoy themselves until they're reincarnated

This couple asks that you officiate their wedding

What?

But l...

It would be a great blessing to this couple

I wish with the power of the Consoling Tree

that your love lasts forever

There was a plague in the village

I saw a spirit that couldn't leave

since he was worried about his mother

I told that to Yon- hwa

and she told his mother

The spirit finally left this world

and his mother was consoled

but they said that Yon- hwa called the ghosts to the village

While she was dying

I couldn't do anything

It was all my fault

Will you do me a favor?

lf I die

and am reborn as a human

please let me meet Yon- hwa again

You have to stay here

As a Chuneen. I will handle things from now on

Since you're human. you cannot follow me any more

Changbushin! Changbushin!

Take it easy. What happened?

What's the matter?

Come on! Hurry!

What's going on?

This is absolutely crazy!

So- hwa went to fight them alone!

How did they know that we were here?

Hey. where are you going?

Get out of here now!

That was fun

Does a Chuneen have that kind of power?

Don't go. YI Gwak

Get out of my way. Hyo

lf you don't go. everything will be over

We can be together again

Do you love that Chuneen?

I wanted to stand before you not as a comrade

but as a woman

But you never once looked at me like that

lf this is what you want

I'll do whatever you want

Go to the Pool of Reflection now!

I won'tjust watch any longer

Chuyongdae

had the power to change the world

But you didn't know how to use that power

You destroyed everything !

The power of Chuyongdae

should be used to protect the world. not to change it

And so I am forced to stop all of you

Shut up!

You chose this

I'll show you the end of this

Don't change

YI Gwak!

Like her

I wanted to keep you in my heart

And I thought it would make me happy

YI Gwak

The 'Yin' energy has already spread over his body

It's too late

No. I won't let him die like that

It was my fault

I made him that way

Ijust tried to...

Life and death relies on the laws of the heavens

lf you give him the holy energy. he could come back to life

But you must violate the laws of heaven

lf you do. you will experience billions of years of suffering

and return to the human world

Yon- hwa

It is you. right?

Yon- hwa

Forgive me for having let you leave me

I tried my best to keep my promise to you

So- hwa. the full moon

Is this the reward for my belief in you ?

YI Gwak

I believed that you would understand me

but you 're also a pathetic human

Love is nothing but an illusion

Contempt. Greed. Hatred

Humans make the world more and more painful

Reincarnation doesn't change people

Sir

Everything must start over again

And I abandoned everything to complete my power

But you betrayed me and your brothers

to protect a hopeless love in your memories

What changes the world is the love for people and the world

What you have always sought back then and even now

was simply revenge against the world

We must leave now

So- hwa!

The Holy Stone will never be taken!

Look very carefully. YI Gwak

Love can't change the world

Don't resist

Nothing will change. Only the pain will get worse

The Pool has already changed

The Holy Stone in your body is opening the way to the Living World

So- hwa!

YI Gwak!

Hold on

I will come to you

The Jajak Sword

leads the spirit to the path to Heaven

I'll dojust that for you

To give up your life for love

is the easiest way

YI Gwak!

Are you going to abandon the power of the Pool?

You accepted the Holy Stone

lf you throw your body into the water

you will vanish

Can you do that for a pitiful human being?

Yes. I can

Because I love him

YI Gwak!

I can smell it now

Your hand is so warm

Will we meet again?