Kokdu: Season of Deity (꼭두의 계절)

Are you Seol Hui?

I said, are you Seol Hui?

Who's Seol Hui?

I don't know, either.

What?

Her name, her face, her personality...

I can't remember any of it.

The only thing I know

is that it's the name engraved on this ring,

and that after it had bloomed in me a long time ago, it never faded.

And so, Seol Hui became the source of my misery and suffering and my only salvation.

How do I know someone that you don't even know, Professor?

Instead of answering so insincerely, take a look at this.

Looking at this ring, you don't feel anything?

"Oh, this is my ring,

it has finally returned to me after so long."

Don't you feel a deep sense of joy?

I am feeling a deep sense of aggravation from having to listen to your nonsense.

Don't listen so carelessly.

My entire life depends on it.

I see. Your life is so important

and yet you play around with someone else's life like this, I see.

I see.

Okay. If you're so upset about me screwing up your plans because I was too honest,

then I'll compensate you.

Shall I give you money or a hospital? Just say the word.

First, meet with the disciplinary committee members to explain or whatever,

make sure no rumors spread about how I told you to lie.

My time in this world is short.

I don't have time to waste on things like that.

Just take my money.

How are you so bad at listening to others?

How are you able to keep just saying whatever you want?

Gods are naturally single-eared.

They can't hear what humans say. They only hear what they have to say.

Then why don't you try practicing listening to others now?

Are you doing this because you think you could return to that hospital if no rumors spread?

Hey, it's clear that that place is full of bad propitious points.

One bad step, and it'll be your grave.

If you were to go, you would die early.

Why try so hard to return? Why keep lingering on?

Who says I have lingering feelings?

People or hospitals who hate me...

I'm sick of all of them!

But...

I can't be branded a liar on top of being labeled a traitor.

You clean up your own crap.

That is the compensation I'm looking for.

Okay, okay. I will compensate you.

I asked you if you knew this ring. Why aren't you answering me?

I don't know it.

- You really don't know it? - Even if I do, I don't!

What is that supposed to mean?

Whether it's the ring or whatever, I don't ever want to get mixed up with you again, Professor.

Now that I think about it,

I've had nothing but bad luck since I met you, Professor.

What was it that you said before?

My grave?

Yeah.

I guess you are my grave, Professor!

Since it is a place that I do not want to go to,

I consider all of it my grave.

You...

What did you just say?

Say it again.

You...

You... are my grave.

What are you doing right now?

I should be asking you that!

How could you dare resist me?

Do you think you are Eros or something, Professor?

Do you think that women will swoon from just your touch?

I can't believe this guy.

How easy did he think of me?

How dare you compare me to someone like Eros?

I'm warning you,

but don't you dare appear in front of me again.

If I see you ever again,

you will find out that you had bones in places you didn't know you had,

and know the places of all 206 bones of your body.

Hey, I'd have to hang around you, so I can find out if you're Seol Hui or not!

Shall I teach you from the first cervical vertebrae?

Gosh, you make me want to not listen to you.

Are you saying you don't want to listen, or it's easy to understand?

I get it. It's easy.

I can understand easily.

How come I miss this woman whose face I don't even remember?

Whether out of love, revenge, or regret,

I expected her to recognize me.

Now that I see her, who has completely forgotten me,

I can now understand your intentions, Creator.

I've been fighting with my pitiful reflection in the mirror for so long.

So embarrassing.

Han Gye Jeol is t-that woman?

Then did you kiss her already?

I mean, how?

Come on, read the room, will you?

Why would you suddenly talk about kissing?

You should do a bit more thinking.

Do you think that Han Gye Jeol would remember what happened a thousand years ago?

That guy is talking like this because he saw his previous life.

But in order to see your previous life,

you would have had to kiss.

Then what does that mean? It means he kissed her.

You're right!

But I think you only met her a few days ago.

Wow, you're quite skilled.

The thing is,

it's not that we kissed...

Excuse me?

Then, how did you know that her name was Seol Hui?

Well, her name was engraved on this ring.

Gosh, I should have known.

Do you think just anyone can kiss?

It's not that I couldn't kiss, but I didn't!

Kissing is...

merely just a door to a person's previous life.

I'm already convinced it's her,

so why would I need to go through the trouble of kissing her?

You would still have to kiss her to confirm for sure it's her.

What are you going to do if all of your time goes by

while you're showing off and digging?

Be honest. It's not that you didn't, but that you can't kiss her, right?

I had a sign that only I could recognize!

What human being in this world would command a god like a servant?

If you say so, Master Kokdu, then it must be so.

I suppose all that's left for you is to be set free from your suffering.

Being set free, you say.

When she tells you that she loves you in this state,

only then will your cursed life end,

and eternal peace will come to you.

I suppose.

You should make her completely fall for you,

and make sure she never forgets you, even after she dies.

Why?

I don't know what happened in your previous life,

but you are going through this suffering because you can't forget her.

But that woman lived perfectly fine, having forgotten all about you?

Doesn't that make you indignant?

At least, she should have one lifetime going mad, unable to forget you.

Even then,

it wouldn't compare to the suffering that you went through, Master Kokdu.

Are you saying that in addition to freedom, I also get revenge?

As expected, you are quite considerate, Gak Shin.

Congratulations, Master Kokdu.

Yeah, you've gone through a lot all these years.

Aren't you going to congratulate him?

It's not time to be popping the champagne just yet.

Are you being cheap again about this? You have plenty of money!

Do you think just anyone can make someone fall in love with them?

Let's just say he takes advantage of his god-like face and gets someone to date him.

But who could handle his nasty personality?

I'll bet my neck on Han Gye Jeol will get pissed off, and everything will go to shit

in five days of them going out.

Oh, shit.

You will have to make sure your neck is clean for chopping.

Well, it may not go all the way to shit, but yes.

I'm warning you, but don't you dare appear in front of me again.

Things are already in the shit.

I told you, I told you. I knew it.

A bucket leaking inside will leak outside as well.

If a bucket is leaking, then I can just glue the crack.

How?

Well...

Ok Shin, is your corner deli doing well?

What do you mean, corner deli?

I'm one of the top ten richest men in South Korea.

Oh, really? That's perfect.

I guess I can use your immense wealth to fix the leak and get her to fall for me.

Why would I have to spend my money for you to gain your freedom?

As expected, you had a plan all along, Master Kokdu.

Somehow, I ended up driving Han Gye Jeol into a corner.

Right now, she's like a trapped mouse,

so she should be easy to tug her along with the smallest of baits.

Yang Seon Joo...

Supposedly, Yang Seon Joo ran away because her husband's business went bankrupt.

Sa Gook Hwa...

He probably wouldn't even talk to me, public enemy number one.

But I should try anyway.

It's Han Gye Jeol!

- Hey, it's Han Gye Jeol. - Hey.

Hey, it's me.

Hey, I heard you got fired because you lied.

Daebak.

Yeah, well.

Speaking of which,

do you know if there are any hospitals I can go to?

Even hospices where I can work as a pay doctor are fine, too.

Hey, whether it's a hospice or whatever,

who would hire you? Are you nuts?

Okay.

Thanks for telling me.

Oh, right. I think Jung Yi Deun needed a team doctor or something like that.

What? Who? Jung Yi Deun?

Let's hang up.

Hey, Jung Yi Deun!

Are you crazy? You dare two-time me?

And of all people, with my friend?

You knew that I was close to Jung Won.

I knew.