SALES TEAM
EPISODE 12: WEST SKY 2
Hello, sir! I'm the new Reaper, Kwon Sang-su!
You can loosen up.
This isn't the military. There's no need to salute me.
Right.
My last life was in the military, you see…
I see.
Here's the information on our next client, Ms. Pang Man-nyeon.
Pang Man-nyeon.
This must be your first time entering a dream.
Yes, it is, sir.
Have you read up on how?
Yes, sir.
The Sales Team moves in units of two.
One Reaper enters the dream of the person nearing the end of their life
and gets them to sign the contract regarding their date of death
and life at Jumadeung before their reincarnation.
That is all, sir!
Let's go.
Where's…
Oh, right.
Do you happen to know Choi Jun-woong?
I'm sorry, sir?
It's nothing.
I think half of you and half of him would be the perfect mix.
I'll wait here, sir!
NAME PANG MAN-NYEON
CONNECTING
Ms. Pang Man-nyeon.
I'll see you soon.
CONNECTION COMPLETE
You were quite the odd one, Mom.
You didn't care if your child went hungry
and bought clothes and cars instead.
Damn it.
You said you'd never live an ordinary life until the day you died.
You said you'd live to be a hundred, ghosts be damned.
But what is this?
This is so ordinary and uninteresting.
This won't be easy.
What is this?
Are you Ms. Pang Man-nyeon?
Could you stop for a moment?
Ms. Pang Man-nyeon.
I am a Grim Reaper from the afterworld.
SALES TEAM ASSISTANT MANAGER LIM RYUNG-GU
A Grim Reaper?
Do I have to die?
Yes.
Take a good look at this contract, and when you sign it,
the Reapers from the Escort Team will come to guide you.
Sometimes, people remember these dreams after they wake up,
so just in case, be sure to think about
what you'd most like your family and acquaintances to know,
like deeds to buildings, land you own or passcodes to your bank accounts.
Now, could you sign this, please?
Mom.
Mom, can you hear me?
Damn it.
Live true to yourself without any regrets.
That's the answer.
Mom.
Jeez. You know how people say, "absence makes the heart grow fonder"?
I miss having Mr. Lim around.
Who's the one who said he was happy to hear less nagging now?
We have more disciplinary reports to write these days.
Did you forget that you have to report things before using your powers?
Mr. Lim, why do you keep going into Jun-woong's body?
Get out of there.
That's not funny.
It's not.
I'm craving for some sugar.
What do you want to eat?
You're going to go, ma'am? Gummies for me, please.
CONVENIENCE STORE ORDER
ORDER COMPLETE
There we go.
Beginning navigation.
Yes, thank you.
LIM YU-HWA, AGE 30 SALES ASSOCIATE
What?
Lim Yu-hwa, age 30.
She works at a sportswear store on the sixth floor of Hanguk Department Store
and alternates between the morning and afternoon shifts.
The store and the one next to it were looking for part-timers.
I arranged it so we can start working there tomorrow.
Okay.
Shouldn't we tell him?
No.
Still, it's his mother…
He left reassured, having seen Lim Yu-hwa living happily.
It's better if he doesn't know.
And technically,
that is not Mr. Lim's mother.
She just has the same face and name,
but they're different people.
She should be at her happiest now since she had the baby,
so why…
She definitely looked happy, though…
Who knows.
-Hey. -Hi.
I got the gopchang-jeongol you like. You haven't eaten yet, right?
Sorry, I was hungry so I ate earlier, and I've been spacing out until now.
-Really? -You go on and eat.
I'll have the leftovers in the morning.
Okay, then.
I'm going to rest. I'm tired.
Already?
Yes.
I'm tired after working for the first time in a while.
Okay, sleep first.
Thanks.
Gosh, my baby is so pretty.
Lim Yu-hwa,
age 30.
LIM YU-HWA, AGE 30 SALES ASSOCIATE
What?
Wait.
Is this some sort of error?
LIM YU-HWA, AGE 30 SALES ASSOCIATE
I'm not sure.
Why did her level go down?
Take note of it for now.
Okay.
Honeybee.
Is that the TV show you're hooked on this time?
Why are you here?
Did you get into trouble?
What do you mean, trouble?
This place has great pizza.
I brought one over so you could try it.
You're cheating on me, right?
You're changing the subject, so you did get into trouble.
Come on, I really didn't.
Go ahead. I dare you.
Sure.
Just admit that you were wrong and beg for forgiveness.
Okay?
Thanks for the pizza.
My gosh.
Man. I'm hungry.
Would you look at the shrimp on this pizza?
It's so good, maybe because I paid for it.
Say, "ah."
So good.
Delicious.
Love?
So, how is it working in the Sales Team?
As you can see, I have time to watch TV shows and eat pizza,
so it's great.
What if just anyone goes into someone's dreams?
You can't go in without a Sales Team employee's number.
What if the dream's a nightmare?
That's why it's better not to go into dreams if possible.
Because you might find things
about that person's past life or the one before that.
What happens if you do?
Finding things out isn't really a problem,
but it becomes a problem if you reveal the information you learned…
Why am I wasting time explaining something like this to you?
What is it? What did you do this time?
I mean, it's…
"I mean, it's…"
What is it?
It's nothing.
Enjoy your show and the pizza.
Hello.
This one is great because the fabric is very sweat-absorbent
and dries quickly too.
I'll just look around a bit more.
Of course. Feel free to come again.
-Okay. -Bye.
Yu-hwa, are you sure you're okay?
Tell me if you're feeling tired.
The store's not busy today, so you can go home early.
I'm not tired at all.
I just need to go to the storage room and get some sizes we're missing.
Which ones? I'll go get them. What do we need to get?
Gosh.
I'm really okay, ma'am.
All right, then.
Be careful.
Okay.
Is Ms. Lim not feeling well or something?
No, it's not that.
The thing is,
she lost her baby recently.
-What? -Goodness.
She must be having such a hard time, both physically and mentally.
That's why we got part-timers, so try to help her out as much as you can.
Yes, of course.
I'm telling you this so you won't say anything that could upset her,
so don't act like you know, okay?
Okay.
LIM YU-HWA
I think it's been less than a month since she's lost the baby.
That's about how long it's been since Mr. Lim left the team.
That seems about right.
She was almost due at the time.
If she lost the baby right before birth…
From what I heard,
she doesn't eat lunch and just sits like that.
LIM YU-HWA, AGE 30 SALES ASSOCIATE
It's still high.
Why was it suddenly like that yesterday?
Keep an eye on it.
-We don't know when it might drop again. -Okay.
My goodness!
Did you already have the baby?
Hello.
My, my!
Look, your stomach is so much flatter already.
It's because you're so young.
How's the baby? Cute?
I'm sure it is, if it takes after you.
Anyway, congratulations!
-Ma'am, can I help you with anything? -Sorry?
I've never seen him before.
No, I'm one of Ms. Lim's regular customers.
She knows exactly what I like.
So, who's taking care of the baby?
-It's… -Ma'am.
Moms should really be with their babies.
Is your mother watching the baby? Or your husband?
-Ma'am. -Ma'am.
What?
Excuse me, ma'am, if you could…
Could you come this way, please?
Why don't you go to the bathroom?
It's my boyfriend's birthday,
could you recommend something?
What about this one? It's new this season and quite popular.
Yu-hwa, here you are.
Hi.
How far along are you now, nine months?
Now that I'm bigger, I just don't feel like I used to.
I get tired so quickly now too.
When are you going on maternity leave?
Shouldn't you be getting some rest?
I'm going to work until my last month.
If I go on leave too quickly,
my baby will still be too little when I have to return to work.
And it costs a lot to raise a kid.
Still. Don't overdo it, though.
-I'm going to head back. -Okay.
I want a refund.
I'm sorry, ma'am,
but I'm afraid we can refund clothes that have been worn.
What are you talking about? I didn't even try it on.
But I can smell perfume on the clothes,
and there's a gum wrapper in the pocket.
What?
So you sold me something that reeks of perfume and had trash in it.
When I've never even tried it on!
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Are you trying to make me feel guilty because you're pregnant?
Is that supposed to stop me from filing a complaint?
You think you're the first one to be pregnant?
Ma'am!
I won't budge a single step
until you get on your knees in front of me.
Get on your knees.
Get on your knees!
You're so pretty.
I'm so happy to see you, my daughter.
Let go.
-It's okay. -It's not my fault?
-Then whose fault is it? -Stop it.
-Whose fault is it? -I told you to stop.
Our Honeybee was taken from us!
Whose fault is it that our Honeybee was taken from us?
Stop it.
-Just stop. -Let go!
Let go of me!
If it's not my fault, whose fault is it?
If it isn't my fault, whose fault is it supposed to be?
Whose fault is it that our Honeybee was taken from us?
It's mine.
Yu-hwa, please.
I was the one who wouldn't give up work.
I didn't do anything when I got cramps.
I killed our Honeybee.
I did!
I did…
And yet…
I'm still here, able to eat.
I get to live.
When I couldn't even protect our baby.
Mommy is so sorry.
Mommy's sorry.
Hi, honey.
Did you get there okay?
You must be tired from driving all the way there.
You don't have to worry about me.
How are you feeling?
Are you having a hard time?
Going on this business trip, leaving you home alone…
I'm worried.
It's good for me since I can be around people.
I'll keep my phone on,
so call me if something happens.
Or if you need anything.
Yu-hwa, are you listening?
Honey, I have a customer.
I'll call you back later.
You!
It shrunk after washing it once!
Who's supposed to wear this shrunken thing?
Go give it to your own kid!
-Damn it! -Hey, what do you think you're doing?
And who are you?
Is this how they train employees here?
Don't you know the customer is the king?
What?
King?
King, my foot.
Historically, tyrants died like dogs during revolts.
-Do you want your head sliced off too? -Are you crazy?
Yu-hwa, are you okay?
Who are you?
Not a king. Just a customer.
Excuse me.
I want all the children's sneakers you have in this store.
And could you remove this piece of trash for me?
I can't shop in this racket.
Is that so? Yes, I'll take the trash out.
-Let's go. -Hey!
Let's go, quickly. Let's get you out of here.
Are you okay?
This isn't like you. Intervening yourself.
Just think of it as your emotional boss indulging a whim of hers.
People still treating others like that…
What has the world come to?
Could you send these over to an orphanage? Anonymously.
Does the company do this sort of thing too?
I do, occasionally.
But people say it must be an anonymous donor, or Santa Claus.
But then again,
I guess it doesn't really go with the image of Grim Reapers.
I'll be sure to remember this when I go back to the Land of the Living.
Thank you.
That's right.
What's it like working alone with Ms. Koo? Tough, huh?
Which one are you asking about? Work or Ms. Koo?
Both.
It's neck and neck.
You make me laugh, Mr. Choi.
-Ma'am. -Yes?
I think the afterworld is too harsh on people who took their own lives.
So be sure to remember the value of one's life.
Take care with the delivery.
Well, that's it for me.
Get back safe.
Are you okay?
Mr. Choi.
I'm just a little dizzy.
-I'm fine. -You don't look fine.
We'll take you home.
I don't think it's safe for you to go on your own.
You don't have to.
It's okay. Where do you live?
Let me help you up first.
-Thank you. -Right.
Thank you.
I've caused you so much trouble today.
It's all right. That's what we're here for.
-What? -Rest up a bit, Ms. Lim.
We'll make you some porridge.
It's okay. You can go.
I'll get better if I get some rest on my own.
Lie down. We can't leave you alone when you're sick.
I'm really okay.
Get some rest.
Ma'am.
Her level is down again.
LIM YU-HWA, AGE 30 SALES ASSOCIATE
Choi Jun-woong.
When her level dropped the first time,
was it day or night?
Night. I'm sure of it.
From the way her level keeps fluctuating,
it must have something to do with her dreams.
-Her dreams? -Let's check it out.
But how?
We need to go in.
But I thought only the Sales Team could go in.
-Never mind that. -Come on, ma'am.
-You haven't filed a report… -I'll call you right before I go in.
Bye.
My goodness!
Ms. Koo, what brings you here?
Where's Mr. Lim? Has he left?
Yes, he did his eight hours and already went home.
Really?
I'll just borrow this.
Ma'am.
Ma'am!
Come on, you can't do this!
Ma'am!
Please, open the door!
NAME LIM YU-HWA
Choi Jun-woong, I'm going in now.
CONNECTING
Are you hungry?
Hang on tight.
I knew it.
Yes?
There we go.
Honeybee, let's eat.
Get it together, Lim Yu-hwa.
Who are you? Let go of me!
Don't you know this is a dream?
Why are you doing this? Please stop.
It's a just dream!
How long are you going to stay here, cuddling your fake baby?
If you get to a point where you can't tell a dream from real life,
you'll be in real danger.
Don't worry, Honeybee. Mommy will protect you.
What a strange person.
You okay, Honeybee?
Lim Yu-hwa.
Do you understand now?
That this is all a dream?
LIM YU-HWA, AGE 30 SALES ASSOCIATE
Ms. Lim, what is it?
Go. You'll wake my Honeybee.
Snap out of it.
That's not Honeybee.
Don't do this, please!
No, that's not true.
How long are you going to keep escaping to your dreams?
No…
I better wake her up.
Ms. Lim, please wake up.
You have to wake up right now, Ms. Lim!
Wake up.
What's this?
CHOI JUN-WOONG
Mr. Choi.
Mr. Lim.
It's rude to call after hours.
I thought it would be best to let you know.
Right now, your mother, she…
Ms. Koo, please.
Open the door, ma'am.
You know too! That this is nothing but a dream!
Ma'am.
Choi Jun-woong, that punk.
I'll do it.
Please, let me convince her to wake up.
We don't have time to coddle her.
You know we'll all die
if we get stuck here.
Please.
Let me be the one to do it.
Don't be scared. There's no need to be scared…
Please, help me.
That woman keeps saying weird things.
She keeps following me even when I run away.
Could you take her away? Please?
That's right.
Don't you think it's odd too?
That we're in your home like this?
"Honeybee."
Why are you still calling her, "Honeybee"? What's her name?
Her name…
You don't know, do you? Of course, you don't.
Because other than that nickname, you never named her.
I don't know what you're talking about. Please leave, right now.
Please!
-Ma'am. -Mr. Lim!
You think I want to do this?
If Lim Yu-hwa dies like this,
the threads of fate tying her to Honeybee will break.
Then she'll really never be able to see her again.
Still, please…
What are you talking about?
Why would I never be able to see my Honeybee again?
Is this…
really all a dream?
No.
What broke? Oh, man. Seriously?
Damn it.
Look at this.
What happened?
I think the car broke down.
This is driving me crazy.
There's a taxi.
-There's a taxi here. -A taxi?
Let's take the taxi. Quickly.
Mr. Lee, to the taxi.
Move the patient to the taxi.
LIM YU-HWA, AGE 30 SALES ASSOCIATE
To the nearest hospital, please. And hurry.
We don't have much time.
We have to leave soon.
From the moment you came to us,
you were our joy and our blessing.
I wanted to give you all the love I could.
I shouldn't have named you Honeybee.
I think she flew away
because I named her that.
You need to say goodbye to her now,
so that she can come again.
She'll grow stronger in the afterworld
and…
make her way back to you.
She doesn't know what her mom and dad look like
because she left after only spending time in my belly.
So how will she remember and return to us?
Babies can hear
and feel everything
while in the womb.
They can tell how much their parents love them,
take care of them,
and worry about them,
no matter how young they are.
They sense it instinctively.
Because it's the first love they receive in their lives.
Honeybee, thank you for coming to Mommy.
There we go.
-Look at this. -It's so cute.
Hey, you're home.
They look delicious!
These are for our Honeybee. I'll go wash them.
Okay. Hurry.
She'll remember it all.
Because you're her mom.
Honeybee's watching you too.
It's just as hard on the kids
when they see their moms sad.
Because they have to see the person who loved them so much,
suffering and in pain.
So stop feeling guilty and let Honeybee go.
-Laryngoscope. -Yes.
-The tube, please. -Yes.
What if…
I forget what Honeybee looks like as time goes on?
I'm her mother.
I shouldn't forget.
Despite how long I've existed,
I will probably never fully understand
the love parents have for their children.
But I know better than anyone
how children care and worry for their parents.
So I know what Honeybee must be feeling as she's watching over you.
You did everything you could to protect your baby.
Don't feel guilty.
Please…
Live.
AMBULANCE ONLY ENTRYWAY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER
Ma'am…
Mr. Lim.
Good work.
Good work, Mr. Choi.
Mr. Lim.
Honey.
Are you okay?
To be honest,
I've been having a really hard time.
I secretly resented you
because it felt like I was the only one hurting and having a hard time.
I wondered
how you could let our Honeybee go so easily.
So I…
pretended to be fine too.
But…
that just made me feel more and more empty inside.
Even though we're supposed to depend on each other the most.
LET'S MEET AGAIN
Do you have anything more you want to tell her?
No.
I'm done.
The message will find its way to her, right?
Yes.
The people I met in my dream told me.
When you write a letter in the sand on the beach,
it makes its way to the afterworld.
If there's something you want to tell her,
you can do that.
It's cold, isn't it?
Want me to get you a blanket?
Yes. Thank you.
Just a minute.
What?
How are you…
Please let me be selfish…
just one last time.
Mother.
It's me.
Your son.
Ryung-gu.
I always wondered…
what my son would look like
as a grown man.
You've grown up to become an even greater person
than I imagined.
I regretted it every moment of every day.
I was too young then.
Of all people, having someone like you
as my mother,
is humiliating,
shameful,
and disgusting!
If only I could remove that dagger that I plunged into your heart…
Every moment, every day,
I made excuses for myself and regretted it.
That's why I became a Grim Reaper.
To see you, even for a moment like this.
I didn't understand you then,
because I was too young.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean what I'd said then.
Not even once
have I ever regretted being born as your son.
My baby.
Even if I…
go back to that moment in time,
I'd still have given birth to you
and lived as your mother.
I'm sorry…
that I left you all alone
to grow up on your own.
I'm sorry, Ryung-gu.
I don't deserve to say this,
The fate linking you and me
will never bring us together again.
This memory will soon disappear too.
But the thread of fate between you and Honeybee hasn't been broken,
so you'll be able to see her again soon.
So please don't worry.
I'll be there to protect you
in this life,
the next life, and the lives after that.
There's no parent in the world who'd stand by
and watch their child sacrifice their life for them.
It's not too late. You can quit being a Reaper and…
There's more than enough reason.
Because you gave me
the gift of life, Mother.
Thank you.
Mother.
There were a lot of times
when I couldn't understand why you took their sides so much.
You helped Woo-jin and Na-young meet too.
Knowing very well you'd be punished.
I think I understand now.
That you should consider their situations as if they were your own.
You're making it sound so grand.
It's cheesy.
But the thing with Na-young, that was really just me meddling.
LIM RYUNG-GU
MEASURING NEGATIVE ENERGY LEVELS
LIM RYUNG-GU DOMESTIC SALES TEAM ASSISTANT MANAGER
It's good.
I guess they did the update.
What's that?
You can measure Negative Energy Levels based on the current state of the soul.
That means we can measure Negative Energy Levels of Reapers too.
But what would you know? You're on the Sales Team.
So you're saying you checked mine with that just now?
Never mind that!
Here, take this.
What's this?
You showed your mother her past life without reporting it to the higher-ups.
It's a USB with an incident report sample.
The format's changed a bit while you were gone.
I'm with the Sales Team, so…
Come on.
You're going to come back anyway. Keep it. Come on.
Says who?
You just said you would consider the situations of others
as if they were your own.
Ma'am, I can't hold it in any longer.
Hold what in?
While you have some talent,
you only get yourself into trouble.
So why would Ms. Koo take you back?
So I can use him
-how I want. -How she wants.
So she can use you how she wants.
-Ma'am… -Great teamwork!
What?
This is the first time
I've seen you smile like this.
That's why you should smile more, ma'am.
Smiling invites good fortune and sends positive energy around like…
Choi Jun-woong. Just pour me a glass.
All right.
-Come on, seriously. -Really, ma'am?
Did you enjoy your lunch break? We will soon…
Look at this.
Aren't they so tiny and adorable?
They all came from this one here.
I don't know.
They all come from the same plant.
But it's a whole new life.
Just like people's lives after reincarnation.
Yesterday,
we had a girl escorted here.
The mother lived,
and the child died.
The mother will hate herself for surviving
and live her whole life in regret for what happened.
I've put the mother on the RM Team's watch list.
I'll drop by occasionally to see how she's doing,
but I'd like the RM Team to keep an eye on her.
We need to get her to live out her current life,
so they can meet in the next one.
I understand.
A wound like that will take more than one reincarnation to heal.
The deeper the regret and the wound,
the more lives it will take to fade away.
You're here.
I called for him.
I heard he's having trouble sleeping.
I thought a hobby like this might help with your insomnia.
Did you call me here to show me this, ma'am?
Among other things.
Well, that's it for me.
What were you saying just now?
I told you. I thought it might help with your insomnia.
The thing about how some wounds take more than one reincarnation to heal.
Does that have something to do with my nightmare too?
Is that how you were taught to wield your sword?
I have to know.
What happened to me?
Exactly what happened
that's still bringing me pain like this?
I don't know.
Because you were the only one
to have lived your life.
You'd know better than me if it's karma you need to make up for
or a wound you need to heal.
Sir, what brings you here?
I wanted to look someone up.
Did you get the Director's approval?
Do you need one to view another Reaper's Book?
Yes, because privacy laws are just as strict here at Jumadeung.
I'd like to take a look at my Book.
Just a moment, please.
That's odd.
You can take a look at your previous life
but the one before that is locked.
It's locked?
It's not common,
but the only person who can look at this
is the Director.
How so?
Because the Director locked it herself.
I'll be off then.
Wait.
Are there Reapers besides me whose previous lives are locked?
Just a moment.
There is one more.
Ms. Koo Ryeon.
Dreams take a form different from reality.
I don't understand…
Most people who make the wrong choice
regret it for a long time
but eventually, they forget.
But sometimes,
there are those who are
forever haunted by their regrets.
All Reapers remember the last life they lived.
The same goes for me too.
Yes. Even though I don't want to.
In your memories of your past life, was I there as well?
No, you were not.
EPILOGUE
These are the children going down this time.
Hello, children.
-Hello. -Hello.
-Yes.
Okay.
Before you go,
I'll read you the letters from your parents.
-Okay. -Okay.
Honeybee.
You were our blessing,
and our joy.
Mommy and Daddy
will bloom a lovely flower and wait for you.
Could you fly to us again?
Let's meet again.
Who's Honeybee?
I am!
I see. Let's go to your mommy and daddy now, okay?
Okay!
Subtitle translation by: Jung-in Park