---

Do-Yoon's black sports car drives through traffic.

~

How do you feel, Baeuja?

---

Do-Yoon is driving. Wang Shin is front passenger.

-

Not too painful?

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TsAh! I've ridden horses that were faster.

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But not as comfortable.

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(disapprovingly) And you're proud of that?!

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You have no idea of the power of the machine I'm driving.

-

It would take a lot more to impress me.

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I'll satisfy your wish, Baeuja.

-

(flaps hand) Hu-Hooo. Just do it!

(smiles with premeditation)

-

(looks out the window at the buildings) This city is much more impressive than your cart.

---

A racetrack on a plain.

Near the entrance, a hangar, sports cars parked.
Do-Yoon's Car heads for the entrance barrier.

---

Do-Yoon's Car stops in front of the barrier.
A mechanic approaches. Do-Yoon opens his window.

-

I've booked for half an hour. (holds out his driving license and a wad of cash)

The mechanic takes this, makes a salute/okay with two fingers to the forehead.
He goes to the barrier station and presses a button. The barrier rises...

---

Do-Yoon drives to the white starting line and stops.
Clac! He checks Wang Shin's seatbelt.

-

Ready?

-

About to fall asleep...

VROAAARRR!!! Infernal mechanical roar!! A rocket start!!
In less than two seconds... 100km/h, displays the speedometer.
Wang Shin is crushed into his seat by the acceleration.
Do-Yoon, smiling with determination, enjoys the mechanical power.
One more second... 200km/h!

-

whhaaaAAAAAAA... (howling crescendo with acceleration)

Continuous, frightening acceleration... 300km/h... 400km/h...

(gasps, looks around like a worried bird)

-

(smiling) I've been wanting to know what's in that engine for so long...

-

What happens... if there's an obstacle?

-

We'll be picked up with a teaspoon.

Further on, the road seems to disappear, shrubs in front.

-

Over there... Over there, there's no path... We're heading straight for it!!!

-

Relax, it's just a long turn. I hope the handling is as good as Ren-Bo wanted, otherwise...

-

(!!) Otherwise what?!

-

We'll have the answer to the great mystery...

-

You're crazy! You'll kill us both! Stop it!

-

Too late...

Klap-Klap! Gear stick, Do-Yoon downshifts.

-

Aaaaah!!! I'd rather die run over by a cow!

VRRMMM!!! The car takes the long bend at 300km/h. Vertiginous!
Lateral acceleration. Paf! Wang Shin's face pressed up against the window. A trickle of drool too.
The car miraculously stays on the road, VRRRR!!! Do-Yoon accelerates through the bend.

-

Impeccable! You see, it wasn't all that dramatic.

(pale, sweaty)

A long straight stretch ahead.

-

A perfect stretch for testing top speed.

-

(shaking) ... Can... Can this thing go any faster?!

(Klap-Klap! presses the gearshift and gas pedal)

VROAARR!!! Sudden acceleration. Flop! Wang Shin thrown back into his seat.

(eyes bulging, shakes head "no")

The speedometer reads 550km/h!!!! Ahead, the speed perspective is mind-boggling.
The white dashes of the track scroll by so fast they become a flashing line.

-

Faster than any car in the world.

(Note: in 2022, the fastest car is the SSC Tuatara at 532.7 km/h.)

-

There... there...

Ahead, the road snakes.
Klap-Klap! Gear knob, Do-Yoon downshifts. VRRAOO!! 250km/h.
Flap! Wang Shin thrown forward, restrained by seatbelt.

-

It might shake a bit...

VRAM!! Excellent handling. VRAM!! A series of tight turns.
VROAR!! Regular accelerations and VRAOR!! decelerations.

-

Aaah! Aaah! Aaaah! (screams, shaking with each turn)

The car exits the series of bends. VROOAR!!! Accelerate. 350km/h.
Up ahead, back to the starting line.

-

Final Bouquet!

Klam! Do-Yoon applies the handbrake and VRIII... brakes!!!
ZVRIIIIZZZ... The car skids, spinning several times...
... when a normal car would have rolled over!!!

-

WAAaaaah!!!!

ZVRIIIK!!! Sudden stop at the finish line.
Fshhhh... The tires smoking...

-

I have to admit, I was a little scared at the end.

-

Blwaaargll! (vomits on the foredeck)

-

(sarcastic) Ouch! But it will help to test the ease of cleaning.

---

Wang Shin staggers out of the car, as if drunk.

-

Kof! Kof!

He leans on the roof of the car to avoid falling.
Do-Yoon gets out of the car, holding a bottle of water.

-

Here, Baeuja (hands the bottle to Wang Shin)

Wang Shin takes the bottle roughly, without politeness.
He drinks a little, empties the rest onto his head, then...
He angrily throws the empty bottle on the floor!

-

You've played a nasty joke on me, and my sense of humor is limited.

-

Hey, you were bragging the whole time.

-

No, it was premeditated. I want reparations!

-

Reparation?!

-

Hand-to-hand combat. It's time I taught you a lesson, too.

-

!!! ... (becomes aware...)

Yes, in a way, that's why Do-Yoon provoked this situation...

-

You know how to fight, right?

-

Professional fighter, for business, justice, and pleasure.

-

Very good. A friendly duel. But I won't do you any favors.

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(doubtful) ... Here, now?

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Oh no. Your cart made me sick.

-

(provocative) Oh, then I'll wait until you're "comfortable". You'll need to be at your best.

-

(angrily) Are you laughing? You won't be laughing so hard when I make you throw up.

---

Yeon-Joo sits at the desk, alone, depressed.
Her hand is on her stomach, feeling nauseous.
On the table, a tea tray, cold, her cup empty.
Toc! Toc! Knocks on the door.

-

Yes?

Ren-Bo enters, happy and excited, brandishing a manhwa. Yellow wings.

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(joins Yeon-Joo) Unnie, do you know this manhwa?!

Yeon-Joo looks... "XYZ versus the space robots".
On the cover, a half-man, half-bug superhero battles robots.
He's wearing a green helmet with huge bulging eyes and antennae.

-

A bit... XYZ, it's childish. I suppose you like it?

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It's not that, Unnie... (her silly grin widens, like "I've found something really funny")

-

... ?! (worried, look at the manhwa)

---

---

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(pale, stammers) No... That's... That's not true... You didn't--

-

(shouts at door) Come in, Mister XYZ!!!

XYZ enters, green helmet, huge bulging eyes, antennae...

-

AAAAHH !!!! (startles, steps back and Bing! bumps into a shelf)

XYZ bends to greet politely.

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.... (hand squeezes her heart, can't breathe)

-

Mr. XYZ, could you fill the teacups with your super antennas, please??! Or disintegrate something useless.

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(dismayed) No!!!

XYZ tilts his head, antennae towards the teacups and...

... Soo-Bong removes his XYZ helmet!!!

-

Don't you want another cup of tea, Noona?

-

!!!! ("a hoax")

-

PFWAH AH AH AH !!!! PfwAh Ah Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah. (laughs tearfully, clutches stomach)

-

Raaah!! (rages, grabs a cushion)

Bompf!! Yeon-Joo throws the cushion at Ren-Bo.

-

PfwAh ah ah !! Didn't you like the cosplay, Unnie?!

And recovering from her emotions, small miracle...
... painfully... with a few tears... Yeon-Joo smiles.

-

(a little sad, but smiles as she looks down) I guess you drew this in the crossover.... Pfh! (breath of laughter)

Soo-Bong looks at her fondly.

---

---

Wang Shin enters, still angry, followed by Do-Yoon.
FLIP-FLIP-FLIP! Flying low, Ren-Bo immediately at the entrance.

-

Yah!! Was the car ride fun?

Wang Shin grunts, goes into the living room without answering.

---

FLIP-FLIP! Ren-Bo catches up with Wang Shin, flies in front of him. Yellow wings.

-

Yep!! That sounded really funny. How about a little flying tour now?

(annoyed, goes around her to pass)

FLIP-FLIP! Ren-Bo blocks his way again.

-

Seoul looks better from above. And you look easy to carry. Cheap hero, featherweight.

(looks at her with killer eyes, tries to leave)

FLIP-FLIP! She's circling him.

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Yah! I saw you on a hang glider in the manhwa. It should be like taking a nap for you!

(clenches teeth, wonders if he'll hit her)

-

Oh sure, I fly faster and not in a straight line. That might shake a bit. But Oppa's never puked when I carry him.

-

(yells at her) RAAAAAAHHHH !!!!

Reflex! SHAF! She disappears, light flash. FSHA! Light flash, appears near sofa.

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!!! (still surprised)

In the kitchen, Yoon-Hee, ?!!, comes into the living room.
Wang Shin walks towards the guest room but--
SHAF! FSHA! Ren-Bo appears glued to his left.

-

Bweeeh, Mr. Small arms!!

SHAF! FSHA! Ren-Bo appears stuck in front of him.

-

Brlplpl, who never knows how to have fun!!!

SHAF! FSHA! Ren-Bo appears stuck behind him.

-

m'Yeh, I thought nothing frightened you.

SHAF! FSHA! Ren-Bo appears stuck to his right.

-

Pfweey, is it hard to take the initiative?

-

AaAahh... AaAahh... (stops and holds his head, groaning)

How do you not go crazy with a girl like that?!

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(!!) ... (to Do-Yoon) Is something wrong?

-

(embarrassed) Um... That was a bit stressful...

Yoon-Hee joins Wang Shin, annoyed that Ren-Bo is making fun of him.

-

Bzzzzz. (waves hand at Ren-Bo, like swatting a fly)

-

!! (orange wings)

-

(puts hand on Wang Shin) Hobo, I've got an idea to relax you. (Hobo = Honey)

-

(frayed nerves) All right. Let's do it then.

---

Kang Chul holds a bag with the logo of the comic book store.
He looks at the house, indecisive, preoccupied with two problems...
... his marital situation, and the correspondent.

Female voice-over, coming from the TV in the house (which Kang Chul can't hear):
"It's very important, but I don't know how to tell you...".

~

(annoyed) But tell her straight out, dammit!!!

Kang Chul sighs heavily. Determined gaze...
... He makes a painful decision and walks to the front door.

---

On the sofa, Wang Shin, Yoon-Hee and Ren-Bo watch a makjang drama on TV.
(Mixed view of them and the scenes on TV: two women in a bedroom).

-

It's not that complicated to say things straight!

TV, Niece: At her aunt's bedside, "If it was that important, you'd have told me already."

-

~AhaAha... ~This drama is so intense... I haven't seen anything better since "Penthouse, war in life"!!

TV, Aunt: Lying in bed, "Things are not what they seem."
TV, Niece: Gives her a glass of water, "Drink this, you've been asleep for two days."
TV, Aunt: Drinks the glass of water.

-

Nooooo!! Don't waste time with that!!

-

Ah!! She could just drink her glass of water after talking.

TV, Niece: "What did you want to tell me?"
TV, Aunt: "No... nothing... it can wait."

-

AAAAH!!! No way!! You'll both be killed!!

-

Maybe she's suicidal...

TV, Niece: "It seemed to worry you."
TV, Aunt: "The truth... The truth is..."

-

Yes!! Yes !! Go for it! Quiiiick!!!!

-

That's for sure. This time, she'll make it.

TV: Klam! Sound of door closing, next room.
TV, Aunt: Anxious... thinks "It's definitely HIM".

-

Arraah, No!!! Don't let that distract you!!!

-

If the bad guy gets in, it's game over...

TV, Aunt: "You must know that-- Aaaah." ... Malaise, she suddenly falls asleep.
TV, Man: Enters the room, "What's going on here?"
TV, Niece: "She's having again a sleeping attack."

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No! No! It's not true!!! ARAAH, it's driving me CRAZY!!!!

-

Game over...

TV, Man: Smiles sadistically, "Wish her a nice and... long night."

-

So... She NEVER learns the truth?!!!

-

Huuum... Yes? ... But two episodes later and... uh... too late.

---

Yeon-Joo is feeding Chul-Moo.
She doesn't see Kang Chul coming. Smack! He kisses his son on the forehead.

-

Dad! Are you here?!

-

My little genius can already recite the alphabet.

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... ?! (surprised)

(looks wistfully at Yeon-Joo)

(worried, upset)

Yeon-Joo senses he's avoiding her, but out of fear and instinct, she prefers to ignore that.
She throws herself into his arms, prey to a subterranean grief.
Kang Chul doesn't dare hug her. He rubs her shoulder... his face full of regret.

-

Next time, take me with you. Today, without you, I felt lost.

-

(frowns, the feeling of lying is unbearable) ... And who would look after our son?

-

(painful, feels coldness, distance) Yoon-Hee or... whoever.

(separates from her, looks at her seriously)

-

... ?! (anticipating that he'd be displeased that she said "whoever")

-

... (looks at her anxiously, "should I confess now?")

-

(like despair) Chul, what's wrong?!!

-

(sighs heavily) I've found out who the Correspondent is.

Although he doesn't answer the real question, Kang Chul is serious and afraid.
His sincerity on this subject is enough to convince Yeon-Joo.

-

He... He's not the faceless killer?

(nods "no", looking desperate)

-

Is it that bad?

-

Yes... Get everyone together. It's going to be hard to accept.

---

From the garden, we see through the house windows, without hearing.

---

-

... hoo hoo hoo... (heartbreaking, desperate crying fit)

The curtain is drawn to isolate Soo-Bong and Ren-Bo, sitting on the sofa bed.
Soo-Bong holds Ren-Bo by the shoulder, takes her hand, tries to console her.

-

My angel... I'm sorry, but...

-

boo hoo hoo hoo...

-

... There's not much time left. You can't be alone, if you want to be ready.

-

(nods, sticks to Soo-Bong) boo hoo hoo hoo... (continues to cry, quieter)

---

Mi-Ra turns over in bed, unable to sleep...
... dressed in lingerie, a short black satin gown, embroidered with fine floral motifs.
She's breathing hard... it's not insomnia, but an explosive libido.

---

Wang Shin and Yoon-Hee are sitting on the bed.

-

If I were given a target to shoot at, or even an army of swordsmen... ... I could at least do something, but this...

-

(sorry to see him feeling so helpless) Nobody can do anything about it, except maybe...

-

... ?!

-

Kang Chul.

-

(?!) No, even he has no way of dealing with this.

-

He's the only one who can, with Yeon-Joo.

-

... Really?

Yoon-Hee stands up and picks up W volumes 34 and 35 from a shelf.

-

(hands the manhwas to Wang Shin) Read this, if you want proof.

-

... (looks at manhwa, seems boring)

-

Need motivation?

Smiling, she hugs him tightly. Wang Shin smiles again.
Smack!! He kisses her, then... caresses her, then... we leave because this is a private moment...

---

Mi-Ra turns the other way in her bed...
... she sighs... moves her leg languorously... excited...
Sensuously, she runs her hand through her hair... desire possesses her.

---

---

In bed, Mi-Ra caresses herself over her satin nightgown...
... stops when she realizes it was involuntary.
She bites her lip... an unbearable desire, demanding to be sated.

---

Yeon-Joo in her nightgown, lying in bed.
Kang Chul, up and dressed, gazes tenderly at his son sleeping in the cradle.

-

Aren't you coming to bed?

-

(truthfully, but also dodging, embarrassed) ... I have to type up a report, find all the ways... to face him.

-

(disappointed, but accepting the truth) Try to get some rest anyway.

Kang Chul walks towards the desk.

-

I'm used to micro-sleeps, from my student days. I'll take care of Chul-Moo if he wakes up. You'll be able to rest better.

Yeon-Joo feels the distance... It compresses her heart...

-

Good night. (looks at him desperately)

-

(sits at desk, without looking at her) Good night.

Yeon-Joo, tired enough to fall asleep quickly, but worried...

:

There's something else besides the manhwa's problems. Something he'd tell me about if he could.

She looks at Kang Chul one last time, busy on the computer.

:

And all I can do is wait for him...

Yeon-Joo looks sadly at the empty bed beside her.

:

But for the last two days... Why this feeling of distance? As if I were one too many.

tip-tip-tip-tip... Faint sound of Kang Chul typing on keyboard.

:

Chul darling... I've got a presentiment...

Yeon-Joo's eyelids gradually close...

:

... presentiment...

Yeon-Joo falls asleep.

---

Mi-Ra sits in her bed... obsessed...
... she picks up her smartphone... Some unread messages from Prosecutor Go.
She looks away... "maybe... even now, I could see Kang Chul?"

---

Sitting at the desk, Kang Chul consults his handwritten notes.
He looks at the computer screen, blank page, then back at his notes.
Restless, sighing... He grits his teeth... closes his eyes...

Kang Chul, hesitant, little by little...
... he forces himself to look at Yeon-Joo sleeping in bed.
Suffering, sadness... so sorry... she doesn't deserve this.
He looks away... Too late now... It's useless...

Kang Chul, impossible to concentrate on work...
... a feeling of impatience hard to bear.
Angry with himself, it's not what he thinks he is, and yet...

Kang Chul suffers, his hand clutching his belly...

~

The torture of love and passion. A madness he should never have known in his life.

~

Irresponsible, no logic or rational explanation.

He smiles in derision, as happy as devastated, as he thinks about this.

~

The best life has to offer, but also the most fearsome.

~

... Especially with a woman as attractive as she is appalling.

~

Still, I try my best.

As if he'd heard her, Kang Chul looks up...

:

(sad and lost, nods "yes") Yes, I know you're doing your best.

Kang Chul frowns, makes a decision.
He clicks on "previous" on the computer page.
Dejected, he rereads what little he's written, then...
... FZZT! Colorful interference, he disappears.

On the computer, this title:

~

W report #355.

The beginning of the report:

~

The hypothesis of the faceless killer is definitively abandoned. The Correspondent's real name is...

---

Mi-Ra sits in bed, naked under her black satin lingerie.
She stares obsessively at her smartphone.

-

Call me...

-

Call me...

-

Call me...

Like a shaman, regularly chanting the same incantation.

---

No one around. Parked cars, including Kang Chul's.
KZZT! Colorful interference, he materializes next to it.

---

Kang Chul enters, Clac! closes the door.
He takes out his smartphone...

---

Ting! Notification on Mi-Ra's smartphone.
She looks, "Sender: Kang Chul".
Mi-Ra, !!!, astonished, on the header... a PIG emoticon!!!
Unexpected joy! Nervously, she opens the message... "Call me".

She's about to click to call Kang Chul, but...
... an idea! She gets up and opens a drawer.
Mi-Ra looks in with a saucy smile.

---

BRZZ! Kang Chul's smartphone vibrates, he answers.

-

Hello?

-

(shyly) I... I got your message...

-

(also shy) Ah... Yes.

-

...

-

I was thinking about you so... I might as well be with you.

-

That's possible, but first... (difficult to say)

-

... ?

-

Wait a minute, okay?

-

(?!) ... okay.

Cloc! Mi-Ra cuts the communication.

---

Kang Chul is waiting when Ting! Notification on his smartphone...
... "Sender: Mi-Ra" and a HAMMER emoticon!!
Worried, he opens the message... "Call me, right now".
He clicks to call her.

---

-

Mi-Ra?

-

Give me back the tablet.

-

Yoon-Hee's tablet?

-

Yes.

-

No way.

-

You've already got another tablet accessing the crossover. Why do you refuse?

-

It's never been your tablet, it's Yoon-Hee's.

-

(annoyed) So... I'll have to do it another way. ... And... you won't like it.

-

(?!) ... (concerned) What are you planning?

-

(annoyed) Either you give me back this tablet, or this conversation ends now.

-

It ends now.

Cloc! Mi-Ra hangs up immediately.
Kang Chul needs to breathe, chagrined...
... but he knew such conflicts would come.

Ting! Notification on his smartphone.
"Sender: Mi-Ra" and a PIG emoticon!!
Comforted, he reads the message: "I'll call you right away".
BRZZ! His smartphone vibrates, he answers.

-

Yes?

-

I hate talking on the phone. It's good for brainless college girls.

-

... (smiles)

---

On a different street from Sung-Moo's....
Kang Chul waits in his red sports car.
Mi-Ra's black limousine comes... and parks further away.

The driver gets out, wearing a suit and dark glasses.
Kang Chul notices his smooth and quick movements.

:

A modernly dressed shadow killer.

The killer remains motionless beside the limousine, looking Kang Chul.
Kang Chul smiles, like "let's try a fun experiment".
He gets out and walks towards the limousine...

---

Kang Chul arrives near the limousine. The killer bends to greet politely, then...
... he puts his hand on the back door handle to open it but--
Kang Chul grabs his wrist and interrupts!
The killer has a reflex, about to fight, but...
... He does nothing. He's got orders. He looks at Kang Chul, motionless.

-

Do you even know how to speak?

The killer says nothing, stoic, and waits....
Kang Chul lets go of his arm, the killer opens the limousine door.

---

Kang Chul enters and without having time to see--

-

They know how to talk but have orders to avoid.

Kang Chul, !!!! Now he sees her, sitting in the comfortable back seat.

She's wearing her lingerie, a short silky black satin gown with floral motifs.

-

They have a sustained and historical language...

No shoes, but on her legs, self-tie fishnet stockings...
... showing the tops of her thighs... naked!

-

It's easy to notice... Mmh... not exactly discreet.

Kang Chul realizes... to come here was to throw himself into the clutches of a horny tigress.
Everything about her screams: "I'm no longer a woman, I'm a female who wants sex".
The desire she provokes in a man... far more dangerous than the Queen of Darkness.

Uninhibited... she looks him straight in the eye with insolence...
... while he dares to look at her everywhere, with nerve, without discretion.

She notices and... takes pleasure in being admired like this, indecently.
She lets it go on, hoping for something daring or even wild.

-

(sits down beside her) Aaah... Should I have come in my bathrobe too?

-

Moaaah... I was just about to go to sleep... ... I didn't have time to get dressed.

-

(looks at her fishnet stockings) ... No time... (says to her with eyes, "such a stupid lie")

-

... (would like something exciting, but sees he remains quiet)

A gentle strategy first. She takes his arm and...
... rests her head on his shoulder with a tenderness that melts.

-

Am I a bad girl?

-

(moved) ... The baddest girl in the world.

-

Then help me be better. (looks at him as "with something sweet and naughty")

-

(sad) Where are we going?

-

Does it matter now?

-

...

-

We're never going anywhere, unless we're here and now first.

-

... (smiles, "yes, obvious")

-

Then let's just enjoy being together.

She sits astride him!!
Kang Chul, !!, his face practically in her chest.
With a shake of her head, she flies her hair...
... straightening up, hands on his chest.
Then motionless, just a provocative look...

Kang Chul, ??!, suspects something.
He runs his hand over her thigh... up to her hip...
... as she enjoys the daring caress.
And here, !!!, he notices that she's naked under her satin gown.
No roughness, like a pair of panties would have.
She wiggles her bottom a little and smiles saucily at him.

---

Yeon-Joo is sleeping, her eyebrows twitching, a nightmare...

Chul-Moo stirs in his crib.

-

Gnah... Gnah...

-

MmMh... ?!! (awakened by him)

-

Eat...

-

(looks at Chul-Moo) Are you hungry yet?

-

Yes!

-

(looks toward the desk) Chul, could you--?!?!

-

Dad?

-

(!!!) ... (empty, Kang Chul is not here)

Just the desk lamp illuminating the bedroom...

-

....... (deep spleen)

---

Mi-Ra is leaning over Kang Chul, their faces inches apart...
... playing at kissing briefly and regularly, intoxicated by pleasure.
He hesitates, but possessed by what they share...
... He runs his hand under her bathrobe, over her buttock.
She moans and her face collapses against his neck...
... which she sniffs like an animal and nibbles sensuously.

Kang Chul, his face in her hair, also sniffs her, nibbles her ear...
... but his conscience jolts, painfully at odds with his desire.
He runs his hand through her hair, tugs at it to pull her back...
... which is also a source of pleasure for her.

-

(gasps) Mi-Ra... I don't think I can go any further.

-

(gasps, looks at him with junkie eyes) In that case, stop me.

-

(?!!) ... You won't stop yourself?

-

(smiles) No... But I can help you.

-

(??) ... how?

Mi-Ra leans over and looks for something on the rear deck.
Kang Chul now has his nose in the middle of her breasts!
By reflex, to push her away... unintentionally... he puts a hand on her breast!!!
As she straightens up... she takes that hand, to make sure it stays on her breast.
And with her other hand, she dangles the object she grabbed...
... a pair of handcuffs adorned with pink feathers. A sexy toy, a bit ridiculous!

-

(so weird) What?!

-

What?! I thought you'd like it.

-

(unsettled but excited) ... You planned this?!

-

(complicit, without embarrassment) Of course... For a good reason...

-

I know what you like, I saw it in your manhwa.

As Kang Chul hesitates, Gling-Gling!, she waves the handcuffs.

-

Could that be a lie?

A game and a challenge... Unworthy to hesitate, he rips the handcuffs from her hands.
He looks at her, savorily annoyed... "this too was her plan"...
... "Terrifying, she knows every man's desires, and how to provoke them."

He grabs her wrist, but too gently then--
She disengages from his embrace in one swift movement!!!!

-

?!!

-

(pouting, Aegyo) NoOooo...

("she wants to play more", laughs silently)

It's ridiculous, but exciting and fun!!! He grabs her wrist firmly.

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(pretends to resist) Whyyyyy?

Clac! He ties one hand, grabs the other...

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(pretending to be sad) I've done nothing bad.

Clac! Ties second hand.

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Not yet. (complicit smile)

She smiles happily and places her tied hands behind his neck.

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(false lament, Aegyo) How can I now? I'm your prisoner. I can only do what you command me...

Kang Chul doesn't realize it, and probably Mi-Ra doesn't either, but...

... What she unconsciously wants is unhealthy... To supplant Yeon-Joo on her own turf.
They bring their faces together... Kang Chul notices that despite her desire...
... she moves very slowly, then kisses him deeply and tenderly.
Too much sensuality, he loses his mind, caresses her everywhere as she rubs against him.
Tears of pleasure run down her cheek! Otherwise, she'd be screaming.

Kang Chul frowns, one last burst of consciousness...
... the time to go further must not come now.
He steps back to stop the kiss but--
(!!) Mi-Ra uses the handcuffs to pull his neck to hers and continue.
Now he's her prisoner. She wants to go all the way...
... Make him her man, DEFINITELY.

As they kiss with eyes closed, losing all control...
... It's as if they can communicate telepathically.

:

A creature of earth and fire. A goddess of pleasure with no morals.

:

Forget your morality. For what little remains of it now. Let passion consume us.

:

I'd love to be defeated, but I'll fight... ... against your bewitchment, the Devil or even God.

:

I'll defeat your superhuman will. I'll ignite the air and water of your spirit... ... into a volcano whose orgasmic eruption will be slow and inexorable.

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Yeon-Joo holds a stainless steel tray in one hand.
On it: applesauce, cookies, bottle of milk.
Involuntary weakness in her grip, she lets go and--

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!!!

Sbling! The tray crashes to the floor. Crash! The jar of applesauce explodes.

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(kneels down, looks at the damage) ... Shit! (too upset for a simple incident)

She picks up a piece of pot but cuts herself!!

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Ouch!!!

She watches her finger bleed... her tears flow. Why?
She guesses it's Kang Chul's absence, but not why it's so deep.

She sees her reflection in the stainless steel tray, distorting her face.
A stretched reflection, disturbing, like a murderous mad monster.

She can't bear the sight, looks away...
... and sees a small light flickering behind the curtain in the sofa area.

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Even sadder than Yeon-Joo, in the dim light, Ren-Bo looks into her hand...
... Fairy Spark, silent, sad, emitting a vibrant light.

Ren-Bo cries all she has, silently, torn, desperate.
She continues to cry, looking at the fairy as if for the last time.

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Fshhh... Kang Chul in the shower, on a cloud...
... the beaming face of a man happily in love.
Whatever he did before... no regrets!
On the contrary, the best he'd ever had in his life.
He smiles fondly as he remembers... moments before...

Kang Chul, eyes closed, turns off the shower.
Opens eyes, breathes heavily, a weight on his heart, madly in love with her.

:

Definitely not the crazy woman I assumed.

Kang Chul, his heart aching, for he has guessed a deep suffering hidden within her.

:

(moved) The sweetest woman in the world.

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Kang Chul finishes buttoning his shirt as he sits down at the desk.
He takes out a USB key, connects it to the computer, then...
tip-tip-tip-tip... He types his report.

~

The Correspondent's real name is...

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Yeon-Joo looks at the computer, the beginning of Kang Chul's report.

~

W report n°355.

~

The faceless killer hypothesis is definitively abandoned.

She sees the USB key plugged into the computer.

Yeon-Joo, relieved... understands why Kang Chul was absent last night.
She looks a few steps away from the desk...
... Kang Chul, asleep in an armchair, his face peaceful.
Yeon-Joo admires him... sketches a tender smile... tinged with doubt at the end.
She looks at the bed, then back at the armchair. "Why didn't he come to sleep in the bed?"

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Ren-Bo is asleep on the sofa bed.
Soo-Bong is up and listening... Fairy Spark, sitting on a banister!

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She's not ready.

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(!!) ... (worried, looks sadly at Ren-Bo)

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(sadly) I'm sorry. I did what I could to reassure her.

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So... Will it work?

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I don't know...

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Yeon-Joo, anxious, finishes reading Kang Chul's report.

~

It won't kill him, but for now... ... the only way to defeat him is to finish the manhwa.

Yeon-Joo remembers last night, Kang Chul's revelations about the correspondent...

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They're all here. Yeon-Joo and Yoon-Hee sitting behind their tablets.

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Are you sure Soo-Bong?! It will be dangerous.

Ren-Bo cries silently, supported by Soo-Bong.

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Yes... I can't let her face this alone.

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... All right, then.

-

What exactly are we risking?

-

Impossible to predict. Enemies, even natural disasters?

(looks at Wang Shin, worried about him)

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But we have three advantages.

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Three?! (astonished at this luck)

-

Firstly, he can't kill us. But he could delay us, or stop Ren-Bo.

-

And in that case, it's a status-quo... (feels foolish to understand) ... except that we'd be trapped in the manhwa indefinitely.

-

Secondly, I don't think he'd detect us immediately. However, as soon as "FINAL CHAPTER" appears, he'll be alerted.

-

Then Ren-Bo will have to move fast to reject Park Sin-Moo and conclude the manhwa.

-

That's why we'll appear in the garden of his residence.

-

And the third advantage?

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You and Yeon-Joo.

-

It's impossible to leave the manhwa during the final chapter, however...

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... You can modify it using the tablets.

Chik-Shak!, Kang Chul cocks the breech of his pistol.

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(Zink! draws his sword, looks at it disappointed) What can I do with this...

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Quiet, luxurious, a few passers-by away from the area where...
FSHA! Light flash, Ren-Bo materializes, with Soo-Bong, Kang Chul, Wang Shin, Do-Yoon.

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(squeezes Ren-Bo's hand ) Courage, little angel.

(cries silently, remembers...)

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This monster must cease to exist.

-

If you really want it, make him disappear.

Ren-Bo is shattered, she cries... but closes her eyes to concentrate.
Kang Chul, on alert... This might work. He signals to the others.
Brandishing their weapons, they look around, ready for anything, and see...
"............." Large characters materializing in the air!!!

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I sincerely desire it now.

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... !!! (little by little, recognizes...)

"FI..........." Yes, those are the letters from the final chapter!!!

-

This is the end, for my manhwa.

"FINAL........" The letters appear more slowly than in W.

They all watch in amazement as the letters form in the air...
"FINAL CHAP..." ... now printing faster.

-

It works, Ren-Bo, you've done it!

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(sad to have succeeded) Yes... It worked...

"FINAL CH....."

-

What?!!

"FINAL......." Gradually... reverse, the letters disappear!!!
Kang Chul looks at Ren-Bo, bewildered and questioning. "Is it you who hesitates?"
She looks at him in despair, then at the disappearing letters.

"FIN........." The letters keep fading away!

-

No! No! I want it!

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!!

"F..........."

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I can't take it anymore! I want this to end!

"............." No more letters.

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Ren-Bo, take us back!!!

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FSHA! Flash of light, they materialize.

-

(??!) ... What happened?

Do-Yoon and Soo-Bong look at Ren-Bo sadly, guessing that she did what she could...
... but deep down, she was unable to.

-

(feels so guilty, cries more) boo boo boo.....

However... Kang Chul puts his hand on Ren-Bo's head!!!

-

Stop crying. You really wanted this. It's not your fault.

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(?!) ... (can't believe it) boo hoo hoo..... I know I failed, sorry, sorry...

-

If that were the case, "FINAL CHAPTER" wouldn't have appeared at all.

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??!

-

But then... What happened?

-

Why did it fail?

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... (knows but doesn't answer, overwhelmed)

Soo-Bong, breathless... Slowly, he realizes with terror...

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His... his power goes that far?! HE... HE is able to prevent the final chapter?!!

Kang Chul, ... sad and tortured, contracts his eyelids, cursing silently.

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