Kokdu: Season of Deity (꼭두의 계절)

The day when my whole family was overjoyed...

was my funeral.

Coming slowly from a faraway place to kill me...

is...

my dear man.

You seem ready,

so I will get your ride ready.

Pretty, am I not?

I was always waiting for the day...

to travel that rosy path...

with my dearest in such beautiful clothes.

But little did I know I was going to get sold off by your hands...

on that day.

You are going to a blessed place.

Do not say you are getting sold off.

Then should I say I am going to my deathbed?

That place does not mean a thing to me.

To me,

it is simply a grave.

The bog laurel.

You told me it was both in this world and the underworld.

I wanted us to be together, alive or dead.

But now that I cannot be with you even in this world,

I will return it to you.

Tonight, the palanquin parade will stop in the mountains near Jeodong.

Hide in the cave.

I will go and get you.

Did you forget where I am going?

If I disappear, both of our families will be slaughtered.

This country will collapse,

and there will be a bloodbath.

Leave the affairs of the country to the government.

Let us only worry about ourselves.

And...

this ring.

I will return it to you at any cost.

Sir Oh Hyun!

Sir Oh Hyun!

Let go!

Seol Hee.

No.

Sir Oh Hyun!

No!

My dearest's morning lost all light...

by the arrows shot at him in place of the sunlight.

Sir Oh Hyun...

No.

Sir Oh Hyun!

With that, his battle ended.

And my battle...

began.

You, who have stolen my dearest's light,

will never again see the light of day.

So what happened next?

Isn't it obvious? She died.

That's the end?

What more could there be?

It's unsettling when stories don't end with a happy ending.

Those two killed more than a dozen people.

How could they have a happy ending?

For the deity who loved all creations like their own children,

those two were nothing but sinners.

Then they must've received punishment.

Yes, a severe punishment.

The princess' fate of losing her loved one and taking her life...

kept repeating in this world.

And the warrior became Kokdu tied to the underworld forever.

They could never meet again.

Those were their punishment.

What is it? Do you not like the story?

What is a Kokdu?

Goodness, you're a doctor. How could you not know what that is?

Well, you see.

I only trained in techniques,

so I'm a little weak in liberal arts.

When a person dies,

the path to the underworld opens before them.

But they don't know where to go...

because they've never died before.

That's when Kokdu guides them...

to a nice path, so they don't get lost.

Is he something like the Grim Reaper?

No. How could you compare such an odd being to Kokdu?

There's nothing like that in the underworld.

Only Kokdu exists.

Is Kokdu handsome?

Why do you ask?

If your story is true,

everyone will meet him at least once in the underworld.

So wouldn't it be great...

if he was a looker?

Let's say he's handsome.

Are you going to hit on him and make him your boyfriend?

Oh, my. That's a good idea.

Goodness, you.

Come on.

Whatever he is, a king or a deity, isn't he amazing?

Imagine him as your lover.

You've got yourself a reliable supporter.

What? A supporter?

Where are you going?

Seriously.

Oh, my. - What's going on?

Right.

You're holding out because you have someone behind you.

Aren't I right, you murderer?

Murderer?

That's going too far.

What?

But you killed my father.

How can you be so shameless?

I clearly told you back then.

I told you he looked fine on the outside,

but his neck bone was broken,

so it was dangerous if it pressed his spinal cord.

I told you to have the surgery here because he must not move.

Even after that, you took him to Seoul.

Look at you.

It's still my fault?

Han Gye Jeol. One season, not four.

I heard you graduated from Yeoni University.

How can I trust someone from such a trashy university,

in a place like this on top of that, to do my dad's surgery?

So I tried to stop you as hard as I could.

I even knelt down and begged. Don't you remember?

I even stopped the ambulance.

You should've tried harder.

You should've stopped by jumping in front of the car.

You should've stopped me by giving up your life!

How can you, a doctor, let a patient go...

when you knew fully well that he was going to die?

Is this what your university taught you?

So you even filed a lawsuit.

I have nothing left to say.

Let's just follow the law.

The law? How dare you?

Let me go.

I said to let me go!

Who are you to act up?

Who's backing you up?

I'm backing myself up!

You struck me with a bottle ten days ago.

Five days ago, you scratched me.

Three days ago, you threw coffee at me.

I have so much evidence on my body...

that I find myself very reliable.

I'm going to gather all the evidence and file a lawsuit as well,

so be prepared!

Forget about a lawsuit.

What lawsuit?

Apologize and be done with it.

I have nothing to apologize for.

There's a reason why she's raising such a ruckus.

She made her dad pass away with her stubbornness...

and she feels anxious about it.

Her siblings might fault her for it,

and she might be at a disadvantage when getting the inheritance.

She needs to get your apology to defend her at least.

I'll set up a meeting with her no matter what,

so kneel and apologize.

You know it becomes medical malpractice...

the moment I apologize, right?

If she continues with the lawsuit,

I will be at fault.

I can't.

Darn it.

Dr. Han Gye Jeol.

You know I have a headache...

because of that white elephant, right?

I know.

The construction payment is overdue, so you're concerned.

I know very well.

I even used the money from Pilseong Bio for that.

That's why I treated 2 or 3 patients...

while others treated just one...

and worked day and night to increase our revenue.

You can't find another doctor like this.

Don't let me go.

What's the use?

Ten doctors cannot beat one lord!

"Lord?"

Chief, aren't you a Buddhist?

I made so many lotus lanterns on Buddha's birthday.

Not that lord. The landlord.

That lady is the landlord of that building.

What? - If I fire you,

she won't say a word even if the payment...

is overdue for several years.

She won't even charge interest.

Then how much is it?

Can I throw away that money...

and hold you tight? Can I?

Why would you get shocked so weakly?

Are you okay?

Is this enough?

Or should I kneel harder?

Dr. Han.

Let me meet the lord.

I'll do my everything to appease her.

Okay.