Beautiful World (A Beautiful World / Areumdawoon Sesang / 아름다운 세상)

You met Seon Ho that night?

Yes.

Dong Hee.

Dong Hee!

Are you going home?

How about you?

I'm on my way to meet someone.

I see.

I'm glad I ran into you.

Have you read this?

No. - Give it a try.

I've read it three times,

and each time it feels different.

I'll read and give it back to you as soon as possible.

I bought it for you.

For me?

Yes. You seem to like reading.

Thanks.

Also...

Take this.

It gives you energy when you feel tired.

Take it.

Take care.

Okay.

You know what?

If you're brave enough to kill yourself, you can do anything.

So you must live.

You are not a ghost.

Those kids who trample down on you, just because you're weaker...

they are ghosts.

Don't give in.

You can't give in.

See you at school tomorrow.

Okay.

Seon Ho said...

"See you at school tomorrow"?

Yes.

Honey.

Give me your phone.

Are you stupid? Why did you put up with it?

Why did you consider dying?

Do you think they'll feel guilty if you die?

Nothing will change. You would have died for nothing.

Dong Soo.

I can ignore the kids.

Then why did you think of dying?

Did they hit you or threaten you?

Why did you want to die?

Dong Soo.

I hated everything.

I hated being poor,

and I was so scared Dad would get drunk and beat us again.

I hated that Mom had abandoned us.

I hated myself the most for being a burden to you and Seon Ho.

I'm a ghost anyway.

Dead or alive, I'm a ghost.

I thought I'd be better off dead.

That's stupid.

Why are you a burden to me?

If you say that...

If you're like this...

You're being so stupid.

This is crazy.

Dong Soo.

Dong Soo.

Let's talk.

Stay out of it.

You can't let your emotions take over.

Where will you go?

To beat them up.

I know who and where they are.

I'll beat them to death...

and make sure they never bother Dong Hee again.

I should've done that long ago.

What about afterward?

What then?

What am I supposed to do then?

That's all I can do for her.

What should I do?

You can listen.

You can listen to Dong Hee.

What will that change?

I can't listen to my son now even if I want to.

I could've listened but I missed the opportunity to.

Do you know how much I regret that?

Dong Hee described how she feels for the first time.

If you do what you want because you're angry,

it'll only make her feel worse.

You'll crush her even more.

Saying something is hard instead of saying she's okay...

means she's showing courage.

Just listen to her,

hug her, and comfort her.

You can do that.

But that won't solve anything.

What you can't do...

doesn't mean an adult can do it.

Humans are all weak.

We all suffer because of what we can't do.

Do what you can right now.

Do what you can right this moment.

I missed out on my opportunity,

but you still have yours.

Are these kids from your previous school?

Yes.

Why didn't you tell anyone about this?

Because it's obvious what'll happen.

It'll only make things worse for Dong Soo.

I once lived with only my sister.

I was during the winter, in ninth grade.

My dad had died...

and Mom just disappeared.

Leaving my sister and me.

People said she had abandoned us. But I didn't believe that...

because I believed Mom.

I thought she'd be back before I woke up,

or before I got back from school.

Each day went by.

My mom returned three years later.

At first, our relatives...

showed us pity and helped us out.

They bought us rice...

and gave us money.

But that didn't last long.

They were so afraid they'd end up...

having to take us in.

In the end,

my sister and I had to survive.

That's when I knew the saying...

"it's all okay as long as you feel rich inside" is a lie.

You can't say that if you've been dirt-poor before.

There were times when I thought...

I'd be better off dead.

But...

because of my sister... No.

Thanks to my sister, I survived.

Others said it must be hard looking after her,

that my sister is the reason I can't give up.

They were wrong. It's not that I couldn't give up.

My sister was the reason I managed to get through it.

She's overly optimistic and cheerful.

Dong Soo will feel the same.

He gets through each day because of you.

That's why he's so angry.

Because you don't get how he feels.

You're not a burden to him.

It would be hard on his own,

but he can manage because of you.

Why are you a burden to Seon Ho?

You are a friend he could talk to.

I'm sorry.

Why are you sorry?

You don't know how much courage you gave me.

Thank you so much.

No.

Seon Ho got on Joon Seok's bad side because of me.

I knew it but pretended not to.

I'm sorry to tell you now.

What do you mean?

He got on Joon Seok's bad side?

Seon Ho stood up for me and Joon Seok hated him for it.

That's when...

Joon Seok started to bully Seon Ho.

Joon Seok never lets it show around the other kids.

He watches from a distance and controls the others.

Captain America enters.

Do you want a new character?

Shall we go back to Sha Wujing?

I'm not Sha Wujing!

I'm not Sha Wujing!

Let go!

You idiot. How dare you?

Seon Ho.

Here.

My private tutor picked out some expected questions for me.

I don't need it.

You're not good at mathematics. I'm sure it'll help.

Joon Seok is so nice.

I'm so jealous.

You can have it.

Really?

Joon Seok acted nice to him around everyone else.

But he secretly manipulated the guys from behind...

and made Seon Ho become a loner.

He even made up rumors.

Joon Seok is rich,

and he also gets good grades.

So the guys always praised him...

and did everything he told them to do.

But...

Seon Ho was different.

If Joon Seok did something wrong,

he told them that it was wrong.

That's probably why Joon Seok didn't like Seon Ho.

He hurt Joon Seok's pride.

Is it possible for him to manipulate the other kids?

He is only 16.

How is that even possible?

I know...

how evil kids can be.