01x08 - Episode 8

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EPISODE 8

The day when I left Granada,

I thought we would be meeting soon.

Once Se-ju came back.

I answered her email.

Answer all of her emails from now on.

Make something up
so his family doesn't worry.

Okay.

But until when?

Until we find Jung Se-ju.

Hello?

Mr. Yoo, it's me.

You haven't been answering my calls.

I'm sorry. I'm not well.

What is this about?

You gave me an address the other day.

It was some guy named Marco's address.

Did you find anything?

Yes, it was Marco's home address.

I have found out
Se-ju's whereabouts on that day.

Now, you are reaching
Barcelona Station.

Mr. Yoo, can you come to Barcelona?

That day,
I left for Barcelona to find Se-ju.

Marco Han.

He's an international student
from Korea. He's 23.

But he dropped out of school
and worked as a hacker.

He had a lot of priors.

Se-ju, it's time to eat.

They got close to each other online
while playing games together.

Hey, Marco.

Open up!

-We know that you're inside.
-f*ck.

Those jerks are here again.

Marco did dr*gs

and was chased by his creditors.

Son of a bitch.

It was also Marco who took the game

to Hyeong-seok.

You developed the game

all by yourself from scratch?

I did everything

for sure.

Who would if not me?

Fine.

Technically, there was another guy
but I did most of the work.

That kid is an assistant.

A kid?

There is no need to worry about him.

I came as the representative,
so you can discuss it with me.

Once you play it,
it will surprise the crap out of you.

Let's talk again in Granada.

It'll be easier to negotiate
after you play it.

The price starts from ten billion won.

-How much?
-It starts from ten billion won.

That's my starting point.

Shares for profits are separate.

I'll give you one day.

As you probably guessed,
I'm getting a lot of offers.

I was going to meet with J One first,

but I'm meeting you first
for your benefit.

These gentlemen here
begged me so desperately.

I heard you and Yoo Jin-woo are friends.

You were friends.

You were in the past.

Not anymore, right?

If you don't decide quickly,
I'll go to J One.

You know
that he's in Barcelona now, right?

I know the hotel and the suite number.

I even got his number right here.

Hello? Did you meet with him?

What did he say?

What did I tell you, you idiot?

I said it's ten billion won at least.

With proper negotiations,

we can get up to ten times that.

I told you they'd come at it with claws.

Pack a bag.

We're heading to Granada.

The two youngsters dreamed of a jackpot.

Don't tell your family about it though.

-Why not?
-Isn't it obvious?

I don't want

your fainthearted grandma and sister
to ruin the deal.

Ten million won isn't enough.
I want at least a hundred million.

So keep your mouth shut until we get paid.

Can I trust a drug addict?

You can just test the game for yourself,

so you've yet to lose anything.

Where are my wife and her sister?

They're still in their rooms,
but they'll head out soon.

Tell them that our plans have changed

and we're heading to Granada.

Just like those youngsters,

Hyeong-seok also started to dream big.

They all left a day before

you went to Granada.

Mr. Cha, Jung Se-ju, and Marco

all went to Granada.

Please wait for me at Hostal Bonita.

I stay there occasionally.

Se-ju called me from
the Barcelona train station.

For some reason,
he went back to Barcelona alone

and disappeared on his way back.

Marco

has been off the grid
since he left for Granada as well.

And that was it.

I didn't hear any news about them
even after I left for America.

However, two months later...

Did you find him?

Yes.

Marco has been found.

Hey!

Hey!

Guys, we found him.

Over here!

We found the body. It seems to have...

-In the woods near Granada,
-I think

-Marco's body
-it's a male.

-Asian. 20 to 25 years old.
-was found.

The level of decomposition was too severe
to determine cause of death,

and Se-ju is still in the wind.

Where on earth is Se-ju?

Could he have k*lled Marco?

Or...

could Se-ju be dead too?

Wait for me at Hostal Bonita.

Right before he went missing,

he called me for help,

but I ignored it.

Am I being punished for it now?

How am I supposed to tell Hee-ju
that Se-ju is missing?

I don't think I can.

Actually, I won't even have the time.

Because I will probably...

die first.

Se-ju...

Where is he?

I don't know.

It's been a year,
but I still can't find him.

-Could he--
-I don't believe he's dead.

I didn't know it'd take this long.

How...

How could you do this to me?

I trusted you.

I really thought you helped our family.

I was grateful
and sincerely worried about you.

I was heartbroken by the way you left.

I thought about it for the past year.

I told you

not to trust me too much.

And that I'm not as decent as you think.

I told you that you might regret it later.

Then the buyout...

Your guess is right.

I paid for the license
to your brother's game.

Your brother asked me to meet with him

which is why I went to the hostel.

He didn't show up and fell off the grid.

I was going to wait for him,

but I paid you instead
so Hyeong-seok wouldn't get the license.

You were naive enough to just take it.

It might seem unfair,
but the contract is legal.

You signed the papers yourself.

Your sister must be home.

The lights are on.

My gosh. Oh, goodness.

What's wrong with the weather?

I told you to hold up
the umbrella straight.

I was barely covered.

I blame your big head.

Don't be so cheeky!

My goodness.

Look who it is.

Hello.

-How have you been?
-My gosh!

-Goodness.
-Mister!

I honestly thought I was mistaken.

It's you though.

How could you show up unannounced?

You startled us.

I only just heard
that you came back to Seoul.

Anyway, it's so nice to see you again.

I thought you had d*ed.

-Why would I be dead?
-It says online

that they just haven't officially
announced your death yet.

As for you, you got prettier.

Right?

Yes. I think I got prettier too.

Move over, Min-ju.

My goodness.

I'm glad to see you in good health.

I've been dying to know how you were

ever since you left Granada like that.

By the way, how's your leg?

It's much better now

even though it hasn't fully recovered.

That's enough.

Everywhere else seems fine.

You're lucky

to have even survived that massive fall.

Mister, the cane makes you look hip.

-"Hip"?
-Do you know what it means?

I'm saying it's a unique look.

Thanks.

-Did you get a tour of the house?
-No, not yet.

My room's really nice. Come and see it.

I'm sure you haven't had dinner.
I insist that you stay for some.

Actually, I should go.
I was only passing by.

You can't just leave
after stopping by a year later.

I won't let you.

Anyway, where's Hee-ju?

I think she went to the restroom.

Hee-ju!

Hee-ju!

Come and see my room.

-I have my own room now.
-Maybe some other time.

Hee-ju, are you here?

Yes. What is it?

Mr. Yoo says he's leaving.

You should come out.

Just a second! I'll be right out.

What took you so long?

-Where is he?
-He just left.

Why didn't you see your guest out and...

Hee-ju?

He left.

Hee-ju, it's raining...

We'll talk some other time.

Reach me on this number.

JUNG HEE-JU

JUNG HEE-JU

Hello?

Where are you going?

Are you running away again?

Are you running away again before me?

I wondered why you abruptly left
and now I know.

You're a fraud, not a CEO.
That's what you are!

Everything was a lie.

You only ran off because
you couldn't handle the lies.

Instead of knowing better...

Instead of worrying about my own brother,

I took pity on a fraud like you

and spent many nights nursing you.

Hello?

Hello?

Get in.

We can't talk in the house, so get in.

I'm sure you don't want
your family to know about this.

I turned up the heater.

Isn't there a towel in there?

Oh, right.

-I don't need it.
-You'll catch a cold.

I said I don't need it.

Where are we going?

Someplace quiet.

We can't talk out in the rain.

Maybe I should've written the emails.

If I had, you wouldn't have caught on.

Is that meant to be a joke?

How can you say that to me?

My brother has been missing for a year,

but all you've done is lie to me.

Don't you even have a conscience?

My life is too messed up to even have

a conscience right now.

Being desperate made me ignore
other people's feelings.

I'm sorry but that's
how I've lived so far.

Would you like a sip? It'll warm you up.

Don't you want it?

Be honest with me.

If you're lying just for Jin-woo's sake,

you'll be in trouble.

I'm not lying. I really...

I really see Mr. Cha.

He's covered in blood

and holding a sword.

He's in the clothes
he wore that day he d*ed.

Now I know how scared Mr. Yoo

must've been all by himself.

You've got to be kidding me.

When did this happen?

About a month ago.

It happened once we became allies.

Allies?

Mr. Yoo?

Mr. Yoo!

Mr. Yoo?

His condition

got worse in America.

I honestly thought that he'd die.

That's why I didn't stop him
when he wished to return to Seoul.

I didn't think I could manage him
if things went south.

For months, he played the game
all day long.

I let him be since he seemed better
than when we was in the hospital.

But standing by all day doing nothing

started to get a little boring.
That's why...

SEO JEONG-HUN

Yes.

Do you want to create an account?

Are you joining the game?

RESTROOM

THIS IS YOUR 1ST LOGIN

That's when I started to play the game.

CITY HUNTER: LEVEL 1

Gosh, this feels so real.

CITY HUNTER: LEVEL 1, RUSTY IRON SWORD

Damn.

This is one exhausting game.

ZINU: LEVEL 49

att*ck SUCCESS
ENEMY HEALTH -50

ZINU: LEVEL 49, WITCH'S SWORD

CITY HUNTER HAS REQUESTED AN ALLIANCE

Mr. Yoo, please help me level up.

What are you doing?

It takes too long on my own.

I'm still only at level four.

Can you help me level up?

I can barely manage myself,
so how am I supposed to help you?

Can't you just do it?

You never know.
I might be of help to you sometime.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO FORM AN ALLIANCE
WITH CITY HUNTER?

YOU ARE NOW ALLIES

YOU ARE NOW ALLIES WITH ZINU

YOU ARE NOW ALLIES WITH CITY HUNTER

ALLIES MAY FIGHT THE SAME OPPONENTS

THE EXPERIENCE POINTS GAINED TOGETHER
WILL BE SHARED

ALLIES MAY EXCHANGE WEAPONS AND ITEMS

Can you give me a sword?

You have many.

As you can see, mine's crappy.

CITY HUNTER: RUSTY IRON SWORD

ZINU HAS GIVEN YOU THE ASSASSIN'S BLADE

I'll just follow him around now.

I leveled up quickly
just by following him around.

I knew it.

I guess I can take a break from here.

CITY HUNTER: LEVEL 7

Then...

That's when I first saw

Mr. Cha.

He was just as Mr. Yoo described.

Mr. Yoo!

CITY HUNTER: LEVEL 7

att*ck SUCCESS
ENEMY HEALTH -30

Wait.

Hold on. Just one second.

What happened?

What was that?

It really hurt.

The stabbing...

felt real.

It's not like any other NPCs out there.

Has being with Jin-woo for a year

made you delusional too?

I knew you'd say that.

Think whatever you like.

I also thought
Mr. Yoo was out of his mind.

But not anymore.

Mr. Yoo...

is normal.

He hasn't changed.

I don't want to fight with you.

I trust you, and I'll continue
to entrust you with everything.

As you can see,
I'm not capable of working,

and I don't have time either.

Instead,

I want you to delay
the launch of the game,

and cancel the showcase.

My gosh.

Hey, you know the situation
better than anyone else.

It makes no sense to cancel everything

at this point.

I'd be crazy if I was the only one
babbling nonsense.

But it's a different story
now that it's the two of us.

Don't you think the game is crazy, not me?

GUITAR WORKSHOP

Hee-ju?

Hee-ju, is that you?

Grandma, it's me.

Where's Hee-ju?

She came home.

Oh, really? When?

She came a while ago. She's sleeping.

Where did she go without saying anything?

She must be crazy.
Is she not going to come home?

HEE-JU

Hee-ju, where are you?

-Min-ju, is that you?
-Mr. Yoo?

Why isn't my sister coming home?

She left with you.

She's on her way home.

We'll be there in five minutes.
Can you open the door?

Mr. Yoo.

Hee-ju.

What's wrong with her?

She's sick.

She got drenched in the rain.

Thank you. You can wait for me downstairs.

Yes, sir.

She got a sh*t, so she'll be fine.

My gosh.

Was your grandmother worried?

I didn't tell her that she left with you.

-Why not?
-Because I was embarrassed for her.

I mean, I get that she was happy
to see you in such a long time.

But she even chased your car, got in,

and didn't come home until late.

Your sister would feel upset
if she heard that.

She really hates me right now.

I'm serious.

Should I wake my grandma?

I think she'll be fine in the morning,

so let's not bother worrying her.

Okay.

She even has medicine.

-Should I bring some water?
-Yes.

I'll be out in five minutes.

Just wake her up.

No.

Don't you have anything to say to her?

No.

It's him.

Se-ju was with Marco in Barcelona.

Then if we look for him--

But he d*ed.

Why did he die?

We don't know.
His body was already too decomposed.

I'm guessing he was m*rder*d.

We could've found my brother
if we had reported him missing quickly.

Why didn't you tell me anything?

Marco was with Se-ju
until the moment he d*ed.

If we reported that he'd gone missing,
the cops would know about the two.

Then Se-ju would've become
a m*rder suspect.

We can't report this to the cops.

I put in a lot of effort
to get rid of Se-ju's traces.

Are you telling me

that my brother k*lled someone?

I don't know, but that's a possibility.

He may not have gone missing.

He could be hiding.

That's absurd.

That just doesn't make sense.

Do you feel better?

I looked into the car because
you were quiet, and you had fainted.

You should stay in bed.

I'm okay.

Did you read everything?

I brought it with me just in case.

I read it all.

You can trust the documents.

I've found more traces than the cops have.

I could tell.

I get that you've been trying hard
to find him until now.

Thank you...

for that.

I can't sit back and do nothing.

I should also do something
now that I know.

Like you said,
I shouldn't report that he's missing.

I understand that part.

Still, I need to do something.

It may be too late,
but I can't just sit back.

And as for you,

please leave my house.

Don't you ever come here.

Don't contact me either.

That is, if you have any conscience.

Sure.

I'll tell Jeong-hun to call you

if we hear any news.

I'd appreciate that.

Goodbye.

Se-ju's alive.

We just haven't found him yet.
Don't worry too much.

You're making assumptions
without any grounds.

I couldn't find any hope
in the documents I read.

But there's no need for despair either.

I may not be able to prove it,
but I'm sure Se-ju's alive.

I thought I'd be able to find him soon.
That's why I didn't tell you.

To be honest,

I should've come here after I found Se-ju.

That was my plan.

Then why did you come?

Why did you come here today?

I don't know.

I missed you.

Take care.

-Goodnight.
-When are you visiting again?

-I'm not sure.
-Are you not going to visit again?

Why not?

I'm not choosing not to visit.
I just can't.

You can pull over nearby and get off work.

But we're almost at the hotel.

That's not where I'm headed.

MR. YOO, THIS IS NOH YEONG-JUN

Mr. Yoo, this is Noh Yeong-jun.

I'm sorry for the late reply.

I received your delivery package.

It's very intriguing.

YOO JIN-WOO

You must be so exhausted.

Are you heading to the States afterwards?

Of course, I should go.
Who else will take care of Jin-woo?

How do you manage to do it?

Hey.

He's finally calling.

YOO JIN-WOO

Hello?

Goodness, look who's calling.

It's been a while.

Yes, it's been so long.

I'm very honored
to get a direct call from you.

I've been in Seoul all along.

But I heard complete nonsense
saying Yu-ra came back

from the States after taking care of me.

What kind of nonsensical rubbish is that?

Does she not fear anything

because people think I've gone crazy?

She was waiting for you to call
even if it was out of anger like this.

It shows that Yu-ra's very determined
to communicate with you.

It's her way of loving you.

It's cute. Don't you think?

Then what if I told you that I know

what you two actually did in the States?

Pardon? What?

I think it'd be better to show you photos

instead of telling you what I saw.

No, no. Wait.

What did you just say?

I just sent you a delivery package.
It'll be there soon.

Call me after you see it.

You'll want to meet me
once you take a look.

I'm pretty sure you'll get really anxious.

I'll always be ready, so call me whenever.

Let's settle the divorce within this week.

We dragged too much time.

Hello?

Hello?

Is Mr. Noh Yeong-jun here?

It's me.

Yu-ra's very distressed.

I'm worried
that she might do something bad.

I'll call you after we think carefully
about the situation.

There's something I wanted to tell Hee-ju
if I ever got to meet her again.

I'll just tell you one thing.

They're ruining my husband's life.

They're extremely cruel. I'm telling you.

I wanted to tell her that I was sick of...

He also lived in agony.

He always wanted to reconcile with you.

He cried and drank every day.

We weren't always happy.

...seeing fake tears
and tears filled with excuses.

So...

the fact that she cried for me
when I wasn't there,

and how she looked after me

while I was sleeping

meant so much to me.

Excuse me. Professor Cha is here.

Hello, sir.

Do you have time?

Yes, sir.

He's not coming to work?

He hasn't come to work
for the past few days

after showing up out of the blue that day.

Because he's playing games?

Yes.

He caused the company a huge chaos
by telling us to delay the launch,

but he's playing the game?

That's very contradicting.

He wants us to delay the launch
but continue with the development

because he needs to play.

YOU ARE NOW LEVEL 88

ZINU: LEVEL 88, att*ck 8,640
DEFENSE 3,430, REX417

Why is he being so stubborn?

Well...

He thinks there's a problem with the game,

not himself.

He also thinks the two game developers

went missing in the process
of playing the game just like him.

Mr. Yoo has the third highest rank.

But I think he'll catch up soon.

The top two hasn't logged into the game
for over a year now.

Look.

These three are the only ones
over level 80.

Below them are all beginners.

Number one is Master.

Number two is Marco.

I don't know who Marco is though.

Number three is Mr. Yoo.

Who's Master?

Is it Jung Se-ju?

He's trying to reach the level
that the developers

had reached before they disappeared.

He wants to know what happened
in the beginning.

So according to Jin-woo's logic,

my son was k*lled by the game.

It wasn't an accident,
it wasn't because of an illness,

and it wasn't because of him, right?

Isn't that what he means?

He wasn't sure at first,

but I think he's
slowly becoming convinced.

Something weird did happen though.

Jeong-hun said the same thing.

So I went to meet with Jin-woo earlier.

You're saying that I can see
Hyeong-seok if I'm your ally.

Following that logic, I'll see him
once I become your ally too.

That's the most definite proof.

-No.
-Why not?

It's too dangerous.

YOU CANNOT BREAK YOUR ALLIANCE
WITH CITY HUNTER

That's odd. I can't do it.

Try again.

YOU CANNOT BREAK YOUR ALLIANCE
WITH CITY HUNTER

This is odd.

YOU CANNOT BREAK YOUR ALLIANCE WITH ZINU

After forming that darned alliance,
we couldn't break it.

If you want to die after
getting harassed by Hyeong-seok,

you can become my ally.

But you won't last a few days.

This is for your own good.

Gosh, you're pushing it.

This is really far-fetched.

If you give me this excuse,

aren't you admitting
that you're hallucinating?

If you don't want me to see him,

how do you expect me to understand this?

I didn't tell you this to convince you.

I gave you an order as the CEO.

This is an order, Seon-ho.

No one can understand this

unless they experienced it themselves.

I didn't tell you this

to help you understand me,
but to help you understand my order.

I don't plan to prove that
my hallucination exists in games.

Just do as I instructed this time.

This is all.

He cannot prove what he told you.

He can't prove it

and doesn't plan on proving it.

He doesn't plan on proving it?

When he's ceasing the project
the fate of our company depends on?

We have our answer then.

If he hasn't changed
after we had waited for a year,

he shouldn't be the CEO.

Pardon?

If he's not qualified,
we must bring him down.

Whether it's because of his mental illness

or his self-righteousness.

Let's think of a way to remove him
without harming the company.

SWORDSMAN
d*ed 8 HOURS AGO

m*llitary OFFICER
d*ed 5 HOURS AGO

SWORDSMAN
d*ed 7 HOURS AGO

SOLDIER
d*ed 6 HOURS AGO

ASSASSIN
d*ed 7 HOURS AGO

ROBBER, POLICE WOMAN, SOLDIER

ASSASSIN, m*llitary OFFICER

SOLDIER, SWORDSMAN

ASSASSIN, OFFICER

ARCHER, OFFICER

POLICE WOMAN d*ed 1 HOUR AGO
SWORDSMAN d*ed 1 HOUR AGO

SWORDSMAN d*ed 1 HOUR AGO
POLICE OFFICER d*ed 2 HOURS AGO

SWORDSMAN d*ed 1 HOUR AGO
ROBBER d*ed 1 HOUR AGO

ZINU: LEVEL 89, att*ck 7,000
DEFENSE 8,000, SWORD OF BLACK KNIGHT

YOU HAVE DEFEATED AN ASSASSIN

EXPERIENCE, att*ck, DEFENSE

YOU ARE NOW LEVEL 90

Min-ju.

-Hi.
-Are you going to your lesson?

Yes.

Hee-ju isn't driving you today?

She's busy.
She has to go to the airport later.

Why?

She's going to Granada today.

Lucia invited Hee-ju
to be her bridesmaid at her wedding.

What?

Hey.

What do you mean
you're going to Lucia's wedding?

She got married last month.

Lower your voice.

I knew it.

I told you
something was off about the emails.

It's just as I predicted.

I found it odd that Yoo Jin-woo
showed up at your hostel out of the blue.

I told you I didn't trust the guy
since the beginning.

You kept smiling and saying
that he was a nice guy.

Look.

Only you think those rumors aren't true.

Everyone believes
that Yoo Jin-woo k*lled his friend.

He should've been in prison.
He dodged it by pretending to be crazy.

He somehow made it go away
because he's rich and powerful.

-That's how the world works.
-That's why I'm going to Granada.

What will you do there?

I can't just stay here.

But you don't know if Se-ju will be there.

That was a year ago.
He could be anywhere by now.

From the surveillance footage,

it looks like he didn't get off
at Granada Station.

I have to do something.
I can't just wait. It's too frustrating.

-Let me come with you.
-What about the workshop?

You want me to be here
while you go look for him without a plan?

I don't want my family to know.

I want you to stay here.

Please do this for me.

Be careful.

Okay? Call me once you arrive.

Okay, I'll call.

Hee-ju, since you're going there,

go visit the old lady at the butcher shop.

I'm curious if she's still alive or not.

Sure, I will.

Get in.

Okay. Go on.

-Hello.
-Hi.

-Passport, please.
-Okay.

Is she going to Barcelona today?

Yes.

Is there any seat she would prefer?

SANG-BEOM

Hello?

Yes. I'm on the plane now.

Hey, I can't let you go by yourself.

I'll be there on tomorrow's flight.

There's no need. What would you do there?

I'll take care of that.

And let's report to the press
or do something.

I'm too pissed off to let this go.

Hello?

MIN-JU

Hey, Min-ju.

You haven't left yet.

I'm on the plane.
I'm about to turn off my phone.

-Where are you?
-Hee-ju.

I'm at Mr. Yoo's office.

It's really spacious here and really nice.

Where are you in his office?

Thank you.

You know the label, YD?

I have an audition at that label tomorrow.

It turns out he's good friends
with the owner of the label.

Seriously?

How do you have his number?

It's saved on your phone.

He's here.

Is that Hee-ju?

Can I talk to her?

-Sure.
-Hold on.

Who said...

Should I give you privacy?

Hello?

Are you going to Granada?

Min-ju told me.

It's none of your business.

And I told you not to contact our family.

Why did she put him on?

I didn't call because you said not to,

but Min-ju called me first.

I didn't visit you
because you said not to,

but Min-ju came to my office.

I said Jeong-hun would call
if I had information on Se-ju,

but he's not here right now.

What do you mean?

Did you hear from him?

Get off the plane if you can.

You don't need to go there.

You'll never be able to find Se-ju
even if you go there.

Only I can find Se-ju.

I told you Se-ju is alive.

I'll prove it to you

if you want me to.

YOU'VE FOUND A SPECIAL ITEM

CITADEL'S HAWK

ONLY LEVEL 90 AND UP CAN SEE IT

IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED

REACH OUT YOUR ARM

ZINU: LEVEL 90, SWORD OF BLACK KNIGHT

ZINU: LEVEL 90, SWORD OF BLACK KNIGHT

A MESSENGER FROM MASTER HAS ARRIVED

Hurry, I need to get on a plane.
I'm going to Granada today.

-To find Jung Se-ju.
-Se-ju is in Granada?

Prepare some items.
I mean, special items, not weapons.

Give me everything you have.

Did you really hear from him?

I miss you, Hee-ju.

I'm hanging up.

Why do you trust me?

I'm a fraud, supposedly.

Do you know what's been happening
while you were busy playing the game?

I guess I'm about to get kicked out.

I must find Se-ju.

That's my life goal.