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In the garden, Mr. Teddy Bear carries the garden shed to its original location.

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Cleaned up. Everyone is here, including Ren-Bo's fictional friends.
The house owners are having a discussion about the situation status...

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... (looks at Ren-Bo's friends, gifts, accept the facts)

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So you're passing the towel? (wants to tease him)

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Am I really in a position to say anything? (scratches his chin underside)

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... (listens to them)

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A lot of stuff from a manhwa, and no concerns with that?!

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Hey, you're in the wrong place too! You're the one who asked me to go get some--

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... ?!!

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Hmm. Nothing.

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... (suspicious, thoughtful...)

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Soo-Bong continues to reminisce. On his face, "I pull the right string!".

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(shouts) You little sneaky people! That's why you're not bitching, about all those items out of a manhwa!

Kang Chul and Yeon-Joo look at each other with round eyes, "Ouch, we've been caught!".

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What do you mean?

Yeon-Joo signals to Soo-Bong to be quiet, "shhh," with a finger over her mouth.

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Ah ah! "W" volume 35, page 90. (knows "W" by heart)

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Already at that time, they were planning to traffic gold between here and "W".

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(tedious to justify) No need to insist on that!

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(an easy excuse) There is no trafficking, we have an official certificate!!

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Oh no no no, it's theft. (wants to tease them)

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Theft? It's my hard earned money in "W"!

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Maybe, but not the certificate. Definitely a counterfeit!!!

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There is no customs between the two worlds. We adapt the law, with the means we have!

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(shows Ren-Bo's items) In this case, all this mess is also theft.

FLIP-FLIP! Ren-Bo comes with a wing flapping. Now sobered up.

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(orange wings) How is that theft?! This was created out of nowhere, with our imagination!

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(vindictive) And us, we didn't falsify any stuff!

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(raises his hands) Fine, I give up!

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(disappointed that the fun stops) ... You... give up, Hyung?

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(smiles) Hey, I'm not the hero here, I don't need to be right.

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... !!

Further on, Mr. Ladybug is facing a wall.

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With such lax guardians, no wonder these rascals allow themselves anything.

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(sarcastically) Really, the morality of this family is flying low.

Do-Yoon looks at Mr. Ladybug, appalled.

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(??) Why is that insect talking to the walls?

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He thinks he's talking to the audience.

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Audience? Where?!!

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Do you hear, Mr. Ladybug? Here you are in the reality, nobody listens to your sarcasm!

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You never know... (close-up, he looks at us) There might be someone somewhere...

Yeon-Joo looks at the strange characters...

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A turtle and a super teddy bear talking. A regiment of living garden gnomes, with their leader Mr. Green Hands.

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Plus the automaton steward, the tickling chair, the birds and the animated paintings...

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... ?

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What do we do with all these new characters?

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We could draw them a house in the manhwa?

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Oh yes! A warm stone house by a lake!

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(exhausted) Noona... ?

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(goes to the tablet, happy) I take care of it!

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(looks at her friends with a smile) I'll take you home soon.

---

The garden, the beautiful flower bed created by Ren-Bo, watered by Yeon-Joo.

---

Kang Chul comes out, dressed in a black bathrobe, badly awake.

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(yawn) Hoowaarf. I'm probably the first one up, after Yeon-Joo.

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Kang Chul enters, !!!, he sees that everyone is already here.

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Are you in good condition, President Kang? We could go for a jog.

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Give me time to wake up, Hyung.

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Marriage has softened you up!

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Become an actor and solve manhwa puzzles, if you want to know the real reason.

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Acting is so exhausting... ?! ("let's not talk about manhwa")

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The shooting is slowed down for the next two days. But after that, it will be intensive as ever because the broadcasting will start.

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(happy) Kang Chul, I made you a great breakfast!!!

On the table, Kang Chul sees a pile of food too huge to be real.

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(jaded) You don't have to tell me where it came from...

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Yah!! I still worked hard to imagine the dishes.

Kang Chul tastes a dish, and makes a disgusted face.

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How can a dish created in a manhwa be cooked so badly?

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(offended) Grrr! Go and cook yourself some ramen! (orange wings)

FLIP-FLIP! She flies to the window, opens it and flies out!

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Yeon-Joo waters Ren-Bo's flower bed with the water jet, next to the window...
FLIP-FLAP! ... through which Ren-Bo unexpectedly comes out.

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(startled) Mooaaah!!!

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(cheerfully) Hello Ajumma!

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For two meters to go, you could take the door!!

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(ironic) I see everyone has decided to be kind this morning...

Yeon-Joo turns off the water jet.

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So, do you like it? (looking at the flower bed)

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Yes, it's beautiful... Come to think of it, I wouldn't have patience to tend a vegetable garden.

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(happy to be of service) If you wish, I can create a concept design for the whole garden.

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Um... (hesitating)

Yeon-Joo looks at Ren-Bo, her silly face sincere and smiling. Finally convinced...

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Yes, indeed, I don't know anyone who would be more talented than you.

FLIP-FLAP! Ren-Bo flies and lands on the roof of the house.

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That's not true!!

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(sees a window on the roof) Oh! That's funny! Could Santa Claus be coming through here?

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Ren-Bo! Come back down! People in the neighborhood will see you!

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(in a low voice) Talk to my wing, Ajumma...

Ren-Bo looks out the window and sees Do-Yoon in the living room, below.

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PfwHi hi hi! (toc-toc! knocks on the window, yellow wings)

---

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??? (hears "knock-knock", tries to locate)

Do-Yoon goes under the window, looks up.

---

Ren-Bo leans over the window, waves her arms to Do-Yoon.
Ziiiiip!! She skids on an unstable tile.

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??! (falls forward)

Crash-Kling!! She breaks the window and falls into the living room!!!

---

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Hiiiiii!!!

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!!! (too surprised to dodge!)

SPLAF!!! Do-Yoon gets Ren-Bo on the head! They fall down on the ground.
Do-Yoon and Ren-Bo groan in pain. Glass shards on them, on the ground.

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(??!) Can't she fly when she has to?!

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(runs over) Well done Hyung! You saved her! She could have been hurt badly.

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Ouch! Thank you! I'm the one who took it all! (rubs his head)

Kang Chul unfolds a newspaper and looks at it absentmindedly, taciturn.

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You're softening, Hyung...

Yeon-Joo enters, dismayed... then relieved when she sees that everyone is okay.

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(big smile) Good news, I think Santa Claus might be coming this way!

-

We can scratch the concept of ordinary life forever...

FRSHHKRR... Noise of interferences.

---

FRSHHKRR... Sang-Deuk and Young-Sik listen to their radio, which only emits noise.

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The transmitter has been disabled!

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What?! So they're after us?

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Idiot, how would they trace a radio stream?

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They're just suspicious. Our investigation will be even more difficult.

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Boss, there's no need to worry about that anymore...

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What do you mean?

-

We are chasing a gigantic illusion.

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Huh?

-

Everything is much more obvious.

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... ??!

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It's simple. There's no mystery.

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But explain yourself, for God's sake!

-

"W" just tells the exact truth. Kang Chul is really a comic book character.

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... ?!!

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And he came out of his manhwa to live here...

(tilts his head towards Young-Sik, very serious)

(nods several times, feels Sang-Deuk is convinced)

BIM!! Sang-Deuk kicks Young-Sik's leg.

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OUCH!!!

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Dumbass!!! Bag of nonsense!!!

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Ouch, Ouch!

Sang-Deuk threatens with his hand, ready to deliver a big slap.

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See that hand?! Want to check if it's from a book too?!

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(painful smile) Calm down boss, it was just a joke...

---

Do-Yoon, Soo-Bong and Kang Chul are dressed in sweatpants, smiling and relaxed.

-

We go for a run, girls!

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Sweat it out, guys!

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Win the race, Soo-Bong!

On the way out, Kang Chul blocks the way, hand on the wall, suddenly serious.

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... ??

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... ??

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(comes back, concerned) Something is wrong.

Everyone is worried, seeing... Kang Chul's usual serious look when facing a big deal!

-

What... what?

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The manhwa. Why didn't it end?

-

Time restarted there, and the main villain died.

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... (cold sweat, "here we go, something crazy soon")

-

Does this mean that... something else is preventing the end of "Butterfly Girl"?

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(worried) Like the faceless killer prevented the end of "W"?!

-

Is there another villain in the story?

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I don't see... No?!

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(smiles, proud) So much trouble for nothing!!

-

... ??!!

-

"Butterfly Girl" is not an action manhwa. It doesn't end with the death of a bad guy.

-

It is a sentimental manhwa. It ends when the love story is resolved.

-

... !! (delighted, proud of his clever wife)

-

We must conclude the story between Park Sin-Moo and Ren-Bo!

-

(orange wings) Huh?! I love Soo-Bong! I won't conclude anything with Sin-Moo!

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You don't get it. No matter how it ends.

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... ??

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We need a final scene that concludes the love story. Whether it's a success or a failure.

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(green wings) So, all I have to do is reject Sin-Moo?

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Yes.

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(as an order) Ren-Bo, take care of this right away!!!

-

!!! (orange wings in a flash)

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No way to drag out a manhwa like that!! Filled with bugs, which continues without knowing why, potentially dangerous.

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(annoyed) Ok, Ok!! It's fine, I'll take care of it!!!

-

I'll stay and draw this.

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(firmly) Alright. Let's get it done when we get back from jogging.

Kang Chul and Do-Yoon come out.

-

Gna-gna-gna... "do this, do that", "don't drag it out"... Always playing the little boss like that!

-

(red streaked wings spreading like a peacock) PFWERK!!! (ugly grin)

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... (about to laugh, "she's so funny")

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... (jaded, "a lifetime of stupid childishness awaits us...")

---

Soo-Bong, a few strokes away to complete this drawing on the tablet:
Ren-bo village's public square, Park Sin-Moo waiting here with a gift in his hand.

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You'll just have to teleport here. Then you want the manhwa to end, and "FINAL CHAPTER" will appear.

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... (doubt, orange wings)

-

(worried) Is something wrong, little angel?

-

Oppa, if the manhwa ends, can I still go in? ... I have my new friends there.

-

Sure, look at Hyung Kang, he travels whenever he wants in "W".

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... (relieved, green wings)

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(draws the last line) Done!! (nostalgic) My last drawing for "Butterfly Girl"...

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... ?! (doubt, orange wings)

-

You can go, little angel.

-

Your last drawing? You won't do any more?

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No, once it's ended, we can't draw it anymore. It becomes an independent world again.

-

What?! (worried)

-

It's nothing, you can still go whenever you want.

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I refuse!

-

Huh?

-

(purple wings, sad) This means that... you won't be able to create new friends for me... or to draw and bring here what makes us happy.

-

Come on, Ren-Bo. Think of the consequences.

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I don't want to. That's all!! (stubborn, tears without crying)

-

As long as it's not ended, the manhwa continues to publish. Everyone sees what you do, even when it doesn't make sense!

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This is MY manhwa! I will never end it! (tears, purple and red wings)

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And the publisher? One day he will stop the series but it will still publish! It will get out of control.

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I forbid you to write "END" on it...

SHAF! She disappears, light flash.

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... !!!!

Soo-Bong, distressed... He looks at the tablet... his drawing disappears...
A new image materializes: Ren-Bo, crying.

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... and anyway, it wouldn't work. I'm the one who decides!

Another drawing materializes:
Ren-Bo, flying in the sky, turned back. "TO BE CONTINUED".

---

On a small luxurious building, the sign "K-Manhwa".

---

On the wall, posters of Kwon's manhwas, including "Queen of Darkness".
On the desk, a glass bar "Publisher Kwon".
PUBLISHER KWON, 64, sits in a comfortable chair.
He scans the pages of "Queen of Darkness" on the desk computer.
Toc! Toc! Knocks on the door.

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Enter!

A woman enters, the CHIEF EDITOR, holding a box of coffee cups.
A man enters with her, the SALES MANAGER, holding a folder.
Editor Kwon goes to sit in the center chair of the Sofa area.
The sales manager sits down and opens his folder.
The chief editor sits down and spreads the coffees on the coffee table.

-

My children, these are blessed times. Author Moon has plucked the hair in her hand. She is in one of her famous prolific moments.

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Isn't that a bit too much at once, Publisher Kwon?

-

Her graphic style is flawless. She is at the top of her craft.

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It's true... She's always been superhuman...

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(grimace) I have doubts about the story.

-

(reproachful pout) ... ("no, the story is good")

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Yah! How are the sales?

The sales manager takes out a sheet from his folder and shows them:
"Regular subscribers", with a decreasing curve.

-

We've lost subscribers.

-

(annoyed) The fight against the Queen of Darkness was excellent. But all those romantic comedy scenes... (sighs)

-

Wait, Publisher Kwon... (takes out a sheet from his folder and shows them)

"New subscribers", with a very increasing curve.

-

We have many new subscribers.

-

(!!) What's the final result?

He shows them: "Total subscribers", with an increasing curve.

-

In total, 14.3% more subscribers.

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... !!!

-

(incredulous) How can people endorse such counter-narrative?

-

(eyes to the sky) ... (knows, but has to wait for him to unpack...)

-

The action hero married to a fat turkey, so ridiculous, it could be a gag. But the worst part, it's not a gag, Wang Shin really falls in love with her!!!

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Give us the new subscribers' profile.

-

There are a lot of girls. Teenage girls. High school girls.

-

I knew it!

-

I don't understand, this kind of audience hates this manhwa.

-

You can't understand, because you're not a woman.

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(annoyed) Share with us your "woman" innate science.

The chief editor starts a passionate speech as Kwon's used to...

-

We live in a time when YOUNG WOMEN are under pressure. ALWAYS watching their appearance, weight, attitude, to NOT LOOK RIDICULOUS.

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At this age, girls have a lot of COMPLEXES. A majority FAIL to achieve this IDEAL IMAGE of themselves.

-

SECRETLY, they would like to not be tormented by this, and BE LOVED. So... the IDENTIFICATION PROCESS to Princess Dong is EXPLOSIVE!

-

The princess combines, IN EXAGGERATION, all the flaws of which girls are accused. And yet, she is uninhibited, joyful, willing, LOVING AND LOVED...

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hahhhh... ("phew it's over") ... ("but it makes sense")

-

As new subscribers, there are also old men. According to their comments, they appreciate the humor.

-

Not to mention that it has revived the fan wars!! Even those who don't like it are buying to fight on the internet.

-

(admits, stunned) I would never have gone looking for all this... Author Moon is really a genius.

-

She has the audacity to hijack her story like this, after 17 volumes...

-

It's a paradigm shift.

-

"Queen of Darkness" becomes a cult manhwa, like "W".

-

With higher sales !!

-

WrAh ah ah!! Publisher Park will be green with envy!!

-

It's not his limping butterfly girl story that can compete with us.

-

I would like to congratulate author Moon. Did you manage to reach her?

-

(looks at her smartphone, unanswered sent messages) No, she never answers when she is immersed in her work.

-

Try again!!!

---

Ting!, smartphone notification.
Mi-Ra looks, new message from Kwon editions. She does not answer, puts away her smartphone.
Worried, she looks at, lying on the bed...
... Yoon-Hee's zombie. Still. Nothing has changed.

---

Mi-Ra enters, sits in front of Yoon-Hee's computer, displaying this image:
¤ Wang Shin and Princess Dong married and moved, and "TO BE CONTINUED"!

She loads the ending of the previous chapters, from the most recent to the oldest:
¤ At night in an inn, Princess Dong kisses Wang Shin. "TO BE CONTINUED"!
¤ Wang Shin and Princess Dong entering a house in a rural village. "TO BE CONTINUED"!
¤ In a cave, Wang Shin panicked and Princess Dong epileptic. "TO BE CONTINUED"!

Anxious, Mi-Ra passes the hand in her hair, lost...
She looks at Yoon-Hee's tablet, an image materializes on it:
Messengers distributing posters in the capital of Joseon.

---

---

(the same pavilion as the wedding preparation)
Yoon-Hee and Wang Shin come out of the pavilion, washed and with their bags.
Yoon-Hee is wearing another brightly colored hanbok and Wang Shin is wearing his modern suit.

-

Don't you want a nobleman's suit?! You're in the upper echelon now...

-

(sarcastically) My wife thinks I look cute in this. So what?!

-

Can we drop the formal language?

-

Forget it for now.

-

I see you're mad at me again. Five minutes after the wedding, it starts off badly as a conjugal life...

-

(ironically) Everything will be better at the wedding party. You'll get your kiss! It's a commitment!

-

Bworf, doing it in front of everyone?! (disappointing) And a little chaste thing from the tip of the lips, drama style...

---

Yoon-Hee and Wang Shin pass a row of nobles.
The nobles greet them, smiling exaggeratedly, mocking but concealing it.

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... (the senior conservator)

Wang Shin is not fooled. He simulates a handgun with his hand.
He virtually shoots at each of them, simulating the recoil of the shots.
Once done, Yoon-Hee grabs his hand, and blows on his index finger.

-

... ?! (amused)

-

It's classier when you do that at the end.

-

Do you know these rude olibrius?

-

Don't you?!

-

I never come to this part of the palace and I have no interest in politics.

-

Oh yes! I remember that.

-

... ?

-

They are the ministers of the conservative party. A regiment of traitors, cowards, schemers, hypocrites.

-

The kingdom is in trouble...

---

Yoon-Hee and Wang Shin pass another row of nobles.
The nobles bow to them, obsequious to the point of excess, mocking but concealing it.

-

... (the senior reformer)

Wang Shin is not fooled. He simulates a rifle in his hands.
He virtually shoots at each of them, simulating the recoil of the shots.
Once done, Yoon-Hee moves her hand back and forth under the virtual gun.

-

Krik-Krak!

-

aHu?

-

I hope to show you this in real life, one day...

-

(amused) One of your scientist things?!

-

(making a clamp with her thumb and forefinger) A little bit more than that... Hi hi!

-

What was that clique of nobles?

-

The reformist ministers, and the leaders of the scholars.

-

The ones from the right party?

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Ass-kissers, cowards and conspirators.

-

Them too? I feel like life here will be depressing...

-

Yah!!! (PAF!! taps his shoulder with a smile)

Wang Shin also smiles at her, fondly, no longer regretting his marriage.
If this woman is with him, then he can endure any life...

---

Yoon-Hee and Wang Shin meet a dignified and benevolent nobleman.

-

... (his excellency)

The nobleman greets them politely and without ulterior motives.
Wang Shin greets him politely this time.

-

... ??? (sees Yoon-Hee's face)

-

(puffy cheeks, fed up) ... Pffff... (sigh)

-

(?!) This man seems to have integrity? Who is he?

-

His Excellency, the former minister of I-don't-remember-what.

-

I see, being out of power makes for better manners... Is he from a party?

-

Neither... Or both... Or let's say... ... The party that wins in the end!

-

(confused) But... you say he's not a politician anymore??!

-

To the end, we think he's a nice guy, a father to all.

-

It's true that I find him kind, like a good father.

-

(theatrical) Truly, he's the wooorst of them all. The traitor hiding in the shadows. The one pulling the strings. Who surprises everyone when he fulfills his scheme at the last moment!

-

The final boss!!!

-

(!!!) You say everyone is corrupt?!

-

(jaded, nods yes) ...

-

How does your father the King manage to rule? Does he show wisdom, in the best interest of all?

-

No, he's a weathervane. He's on one side or the other, depending on the needs of the story...

-

....... (too stunned to speak)

-

Let's go to my quarters, I have something important to show you.

---

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What?!!! (angry)

Kang Chul is wearing a jogging suit, sweating.

-

She's playing the spoiled little brat?!

-

(distressed) Hyung, try to understand... she's like that... like we did... ... as strong-willed as yours... but in stubbornness...

-

... (realizes)

-

... (knows it so...)

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(nervous) I don't know when she'll come back. Now she's mastering all this travel and dimensional summoning stuff like she was born with it!!!

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She does it ten times easier than you, anywhere! She can think about me a hundred times a day, if she doesn't want me to go there, I won't go.

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(exasperated) Raaah, that girl is a nest of trouble!

-

Hyung, she's my fiancée! And it's not on a whim, she has good reasons.

-

Sorry Soo-Bong. Every time, you fall for a crazy woman.

-

The last one was a psycho downer. And this one does whatever comes into her head, which is empty.

Poc!! Soo-Bong taps Kang Chul's head with his stylus.

-

Ouch! ... Yah!! Respect your Hyung!

-

How to convince her...?

-

Traveling in a manhwa is possible. But convincing a stubborn girl is impossible.

-

Maybe just give her time...

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... (problematic)

-

She'll come back to you Soo-Bong. But it's probably impossible at this point.

-

... (reassured)

-

Maybe... emotions stirring inside her. ... Take stock of her story and let go of her manhwa.

-

She has to accept the situation, let her breathe.

-

I don't think we have much choice...

-

This damned manhwa will continue, with who knows what risk involved.

-

There are no more big bads. Ren-Bo doesn't risk anything anymore. And if needed, she can not only fly, but teleport anywhere she wants.

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Now, it's just a cute sentimental manhwa...

---

View on the royal palace, the court and the pavilion of Princess Dong.

---

Yoon-Hee puts a pile of papers on the coffee table.
She sits down on her cushions, and Wang Shin sits down opposite her.

-

Come and sit next to me instead. It will be easier to show you.

He goes to sit next to her. A certain tension... of physical attraction.

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(smiles cheekily) You can grope me if you like, we're married...

(raises his eyebrows, sighs tightly, it's suddenly hot)

Wang Shin puts his arm affectionately around Yoon-hee's shoulder.
They look at each other for a few seconds, smiling fondly.
Yoon-Hee shows a document on the table...

-

This is Hanseongsunbo, the first newspaper in Korea, published since 4 years.

Many drawings illustrate the news, but no comics.

-

Alas, the first manhwa will be published in Daehanminbo, drawn by Lee Do-Yeong.

-

... ??

-

(thinking) ... Around 1909... At least I don't have any gaps in the manhwa history.

-

(??) You read the future in the stars?!

-

Let's say... I know the current projects, and I can guess the outcome.

-

A manhwa. You often use that unusual word. What is it?

Yoon-Hee takes a pair of scissors, and cuts out drawings from the newspaper.

-

... ?!

-

(sorting out the cut-out drawings) A manhwa is basically that.

-

(looks at consecutive drawings) I'm having trouble understanding.

-

Oh!! (sees something is missing)

With brush and ink, Yoon-Hee adds texts on the drawings.
Then bubbles, lines directed to the characters' mouths.

-

(read the first drawing) This changes the meaning a lot.

-

(read the next drawing) The next scene? That makes a story?!

-

(proud of her) Yoon-Hee! You just invented something fabulous! A pictorial story!!

-

It's a bit anachronistic... But think about the potential of this kind of story.

-

If it was published in Hanseongsunbo, it would be successful!

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Exactly. So, in the future, manhwas will flourish. And even in the distant future, some manhwa will tell the story of Joseon.

-

Are you following me?

-

(feeling dizzy) I can't imagine it, but it's likely.

-

I can't say any more now because... just... ... Be sure to remember what I've shown you today!

-

This will be of paramount importance later on. Something that will completely change your destiny.

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(serious, nods) I will remember it intensely.

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But shouldn't you say "our" destiny?

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(heavy hearted) Let's hope it will be possible, like a couple I know...

-

... ?

-

There is something else I would like to show you.

---

Next to a lighted panel, Wang Shin poses in a dignified attitude, his chest puffed out.
He holds his rifle glued to his hip, and his revolver glued to his forehead.
Further away, Yoon-Hee begins to draw him with charcoal on a large paper.

-

You have all the skills!

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Actually the only one, and the best.

Yoon-Hee does a quick sketch of the proportions.

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I'll do it in duplicate, one for you, one for me.

---

We don't see the drawings but...

---

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Done!

She gets up, and brings one of the drawings to Wang Shin.

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... !! (amazed while looking)

Charcoal shadows. Outlines in ink. Clean on the details. Thorough on the important.
A drawing whose modernity and sophistication is confusing for this era, and yet...
Wang Shin is faithfully restored. Better. Reinforced in his core features. His essence on paper.

-

If one distant day you were the hero of a manhwa, you would look like this.

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... (looks at her with admiration and gratitude)

---

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I prefer to keep my weapons with me. I'll just drop my bundle in my old quarters.

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Official protocol. I must supervise the preparations for the wedding feast.

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See you later.

Before he leaves, she grabs his forearm.
Then, gently, she embraces him, puts her head on his shoulder.
He embraces her too, tenderly, for a hug. A comfortable and comforting woman.
They separate, he smiles at her. She too, but more sadly.
Then they go their own way.

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(yells) Oh no, not already!!!

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... (looks at Director Jung with disdain)

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Blah blah blah, Kang Chul never got his memory back, blah blah blah.

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I can already guess your vain and painful lines!!

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So why did he get his memory back?

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He forgot to turn off the gas while cooking spaghetti. And without it, he was blowing up the world of "W"!

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Exactly! The scene when he asks Yeon-Joo to take a shower! Not washed all week, she probably stunk like a sewer!

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(scandalized) What?!

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Director Jung, I won't play such a dirty character? I refuse to let my image as a glamorous actress be tainted!

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Then Kang Chul will surprise you in a bathrobe.

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I won't spend the rest of the episode naked under a bathrobe!

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Excuse me, Hyo-Joo, but you won't get into that too? I've got enough of a pain in the ass to deal with! (thumbs up to Kang Chul)

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(annoyed by the two) Why is Kang Chul getting his memory back?!

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Yah!!! Have you ever seen a drama where the amnesia is permanent?!

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Tsss... Another cliché. Here I thought you had the ambition to make dramas, like it was cinema.

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Who told you that?!

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(flaps his hand) Everyone knows that. You put references to great movies regularly.

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(flattered) Well, but it's not about cliché.

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If Kang Chul loses his memory for good, the love story will be derailed. It will sound fake, like they are being forced back together.

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They would have to start from scratch, why would it work between them?

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On the contrary, take advantage of it to strengthen their love story.

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(?!) How so? ("interesting for once")

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The first time they fall in love... ... It's because their personalities match?

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... Mmmh... Certainly?!

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Kang Chul is rational. The second time, he deduced that logically. That's why he makes the choice to go to her.

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It may seem cold, but it's not artificial.

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Yes, but... where is the magic spark of the first meeting?

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No need for ephemeral passion. It's intrinsic to who they are. Their love ignores the conditions of space, time, or even memory.

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... ("incredible, it makes sense")

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Doesn't this seem more adult to you, as a love story?

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(looks away, to himself) Shit, he's right, this jerk.

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Then they can only love each other again...

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Bring your pretty face, you pain in the ass. (signals to go to a bench)

Kang Chul and Jung Dae-Yoon sit on a bench.

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(to a technician passing by) Yah!! Asshole, go get us some soju and two glasses!

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Yes, Director Jung!

In less than five seconds...

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Here you go, Director Jung! (gives them glasses and bottles)

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Yeah, scoot over now.

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Alright, Director Jung! (shoo! runs away)

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I'll buy you a drink...

Jung Dae-Yoon fills Kang Chul's glass, then fills his own.
They drink silently for a few seconds.

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I'll tell you a sincere thing, Kang Chul. Something that pains me...

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... ("this guy is nicer than he looks")

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For the first time, I would like to use your idea. (thoughtful, deadpan) But I'm not gonna be able to...

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The audience is too immature to grasp the depth of the thing.

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... ("no doubt he's right")

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And I would have preferred to avoid this damn amnesia plot, which rots every drama.

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Don't worry. For once, it was justified. And not really an amnesia, more of a reset.

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Not an easy job, all that... We want to make art... But we're stuck with the ratings...

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(nods) It's an ambitious project. A difficult originality for the general audience.

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Yep........

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Yoon-Hee walks, between various pavilions, in direction of the central court.
On the way, she passes by...

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A place with a fountain and flowers. Some guards around.
Yoon-Hee sees a lady of the palace, turned to a flower pot.
BoBoom!! Yoon-Hee, a blow to the heart, a sudden fright.
Worried, she approaches, she has to check...

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That figure... ?!

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No, she is not wearing a shaman's robe.

The woman turns around to face Yoon-Hee.

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!!!! (sudden fear)

It's Cha Yu-Sun though!!! Hypnotizing like a snake.

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Princess Dong Hee, how we meet again...

Like a dagger sinking into Yoon-Hee's gut. She's livid, cold sweat...
... Because she also faces the terrifying Queen of Darkness.

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You... Here?! ... While you're wanted?!

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(mocking) A wanted notice? ... Where? ... Why?

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... ??!

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(gathering courage) Don't... Don't do anything rash. There are guards here, they will arrest you!!!

The guards don't seem to know what's going on.

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(sees the guards looking the other way) ... ??! (anguish rising)

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Why would the royal guards arrest the royal concubine?

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What?!!

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(mocking) Concubine of rank one... The one and only Hui Bin. You should know what that means?

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(shiver of fright) ... ??!!! (strange, incomprehensible)

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Let's say... I anticipated that you and your farmer would unmask me? And seducing a senile, lecherous king, what could be easier?

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You just rejected Wang Shin, and you dare?! With an old man?! So disgusting...

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One week is more than enough time to change guys. And in terms of dirty old guys, I've had worse.

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The King will have you beheaded, when he learns the truth!!!

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Who will he listen to?

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(scornful) His capricious, obese daughter, unable to find a husband? (prideful) Or his divine concubine, who makes him drool with envy?

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Wrong, I'm married now, and I'm going to alert my father!!!

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Your father?! ... Ah ah ah ah ah!!!

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... ??! (losing courage, worried)

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(scornful) As if he was your real father... Pathetic.

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... ?!! (worried, more and more)

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Cha Yu-Sun had a hidden relationship with the King since long ago. Isn't that a good plot?

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... !!! (slowly guessing the truth)

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The manhwa can change the past of the parallel universe. ... It's retroactive. It's totally insane.

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(arrogant) I thought it best to make a few changes to the script...

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... Assistant KIM Yoon-Hee...

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!!!! (traumatized by the revelation)

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(whispering) ... MI-RA ?!!

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