Around a table, the "Butterfly Girl" team celebrates.
Soo-Bong, Soo-Bin and Byeong-Se.
More empty beer and Soju bottles.
Soo-Bong grabs a filled bottle of Soju.

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Yah, you're getting too far ahead, we'll never be able to catch you!

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I'm not just celebrating my interview or the end of "Butterfly Girl".

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It's also my celibacy anniversary.

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(imitating Mr. Ladybug) "And he's proud of it!" "He should seriously think about arranged appointments now".

(thoughtful and confident)

One year ago... Close-up of a photo showing:
Soo-Bong and Mi-Ra, well dressed, smiling.
Mi-Ra holds an expensive golden pen. They are in front of...
... a signing booth of the manhwa "Queen of Darkness", during a comics convention.

Black bubbles appear on the photo, until it decomposes into flames.
Soo-Bong is next to a campfire, holding several other photos.
Pathetic, disgusted, resentful, Soo-Bong throws more photos into the fire.

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My celibacy was the most successful thing of my last year!

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(looks at the entrance) Aaah, there they are!

Soo-Bin points to two empty seats, they sit there.

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Sorry for the delay, I had the bridge scene to shoot.

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Oh really, he loves that bridge! He'd spend his life on it!

Yeon-Joo elbows Kang Chul.

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Ah! And I did a little jogging after that, to relieve my stress...

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He knows how to keep his fitness, my Hyung Kang! (Hyung = Older boy: brother or friend)

Soo-Bong's friendly tap on Kang Chul's shoulder, spilling empty bottles while bending over.

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Congratulations about your interview, Soo-Bong.

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"Since Soo-Bong draws characters with microscopic noses, it's a success!"

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Don't pay attention to him...

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Can I get you anything?

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Soju for me.

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I'll just have a little drink from Yeon-Joo bottle, no more.

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Yah! You always play the role of a freeloader!

Yeon-Joo smiles, and lovingly rubs her nose against Kang Chul's.

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Hyung Kang, you should introduce actresses to Soo-Bong!

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Is he cured?

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You know, a hottie like Han Hyo-Joo!

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Tsss, a pale reflection of the original...

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They could have hired someone more similar.

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She's a bit jealous...

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When I think there will be kissing scenes with her, Brrr!

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She's not my ideal type, so it's okay.

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And when you draw "Butterfly Girl", you no longer need sentimental advice.

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Indeed, with this manhwa, Seonsaingnim has created a bible on this subject.

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Really? I hardly know the story.

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While your wife is participating in the manhwa?

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Ah! I'm interested in what she does, but I especially like her drawings.

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No offense, Seonsaingnim, you know I love this kind of story...

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But if I had to summarize...

Cute and unrealistic style. Vignettes with characters' names:
¤ Young woman with huge turquoise butterfly wings, in overalls, holding a flower pot.
Subtitle: The heroine, Ren-Bo.
¤ Young man in white coat, holding a medical book and a scalpel.
Subtitle: The hero, Park Sin-Moo.
¤ Pretty young woman with purple hair, in miniskirt, holding a paint can.
Subtitle: The rival, Eun-Ji.

~

Park Sin-Moo is in love with Ren-Bo, another girl is in love with Park Sin-Moo, another guy is in love with this girl, and so on until the local grocery owner and the little old lady of the neighborhood.

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Ah ah ah! That's so much like that!

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This manhwa is a sentimental centripetal extended to the whole population!

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There isn't one of them who isn't jealous and planning sneak attacks.

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Maybe it's even a circle, if Ren-Bo is in love with the little old lady of the neighbourhood!

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From a logical point of view, if the main love story succeeds, it will bring down all the others like dominoes.

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Hyung Kang, you still have the art of breaking magic through analysis!

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Hey, this scenario is even more cruel than the stories you see in dramas.

Meanwhile, Soo-Bin checks her smartphone, when...

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("What?!!") ... ??!! (stunned for a few seconds)

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Omo!! Kang Chul, is that you on this?

She stretches out the screen to the guests.

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Chief! Come and see this quickly!

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What is it about?

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The dumb thief you interrogated earlier...

The policewoman shows a video website on a computer.

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Look how he got caught!

She plays an amateur video: The incredible Kang Chul's stunt at the shopping mall.

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Aigoo. It's that guy we should catch!

Yeon-Joo stares at Kang Chul, appalled.
Obviously, she didn't know all the details.

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Well what?

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It's not very civic, but I didn't break any laws.

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Nothing has been damaged, and I have helped the police.

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Ah Ah! Hyung Kang is the best.

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We've never seen a thug escape from him!

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But now it's everywhere.

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It might even be on the news on TV!

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What will you do with that?

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Yah! it's a great promo for Kang Chul the actor and his drama!

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Oh well, I know what to do with that...

Kang Chul takes out his smartphone and writes a message.

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Recipient: the circus scarecrow.

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Dear Director Jung,

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As you can see, I'm working on my role relentlessly.

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Is that enough to get into the character's shoes?

He pastes the link of the video, then clicks on "send".
On the screen: Message sent.

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All this for a pickpocket, isn't it excessive?

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It's a risky attitude. What would he do if it were a real criminal?

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He would put a bullet between his eyes!

Although Soo-Bong is drunk, Soo-Bin and Byeong-Se are appalled.

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Ah! That doesn't make sense.

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How would I shoot a bullet in a head, when I don't have a gun on me?

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Don't go overboard. You haven't drank, though...

Soo-Bong looks for a file on his smartphone.

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I'm sure Hyung Kang has one under his pillow!

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And for the bullet in the head, that would be this.

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Heol! You have the collection on your smartphone?

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How could I get away from the masterpiece to which I owe everything?

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This is not the online version. Only an archive, huh?

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I don't want to see "END" change to "TO BE CONTINUED" again!

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What do you mean, "END" would turn into "TO BE CONTINUED"?

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Oh, that reminds me!

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"Butterfly Girl", the epilogue published tomorrow...

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I would add a romantic final scene, a kiss by the Han River bank.

Soo-Bong stands up straight.

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(military recruit tone) I draw this right now, Seonsaingnim!

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Soo-Bong, that's kind but you're in no condition.

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(me! me!) I'll take care of it.

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No way, you're as drunk as I am.

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Certainly not!

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You have to pick up your baby.

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That's right, Yeon-Joo.

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It's really nothing, just one thumbnail to draw.

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I'll do it, for God's sake!

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So fast that I'll finish before you come back home.

Soo-Bong turns around, and leaves the bar, staggering.

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Taxi!

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I hope it's okay, I've never seen him that drunk before.

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Oh, I've already seen him in worse condition...

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It was a pleasant evening, but we have to leave too.

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Yes, it's late for my mother, who's babysitting us.

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See you soon!

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See you soon!

The taxi arrives and drops Soo-Bong off.

Soo-Bong stumbles into Sung-Moo's house.

Soo-Bong sits in front of his tablet and lights it up.

However, Ren-Bo does not have butterfly wings!
Drunk and nostalgic, Soo-Bong talks to Ren-Bo's drawing...

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Why are you looking at me like that, with your big sad eyes?

Ren-Bo's eyes seem to implore more, as if she was looking at Soo-Bong too.

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I'm not the one writing the script, huh?

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I too will be sad, when I no longer have to draw you.

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Burp. (he almost vomits)

Soo-Bong punches himself in the chest several times.

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I shouldn't have created her so cute.

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I would eat her, if she eats me too!

Soo-Bong takes his electronic stylus and turns it on.

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Get to work.

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It won't be that easy.

Malaise... Soo-Bong sees the tablet... blurred, swirling.

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Aaah. (blinks)

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Why do I bother?

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I have already drawn this set !

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Just a copy and paste, then I add the characters.

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Mmh... (thought a bit, can't remember when)

Upset, Soo-Bong looks at the tablet. His vision scrolls in jerks.
He scrolls old pages of the manhwa, goes back and forth, in vain...

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, I'm exhausted. (stop seeking, close his eyes for a few seconds)

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Oh! (remember)

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Volume 2 ending, confession scene! (he selects Chapter 20 in the menu)

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I deserve to rest for two minutes. (closes his eyes)

Soo-Bong's chest swings in circles, and after a few seconds...
He drops his stylus on the floor and falls slumped, deadly drunk.
His head resting on the tablet like a pillow, he snores.

Kang Chul and Yeon-Joo enter.

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It's us, Mom!

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Good evening, Eomeoni. (Eomeoni = Mother)

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Oh I'm sorry, we're so late.

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It's nothing. Good evening, children.

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(looks at a crib) Has the kid been quiet?

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He exhausted me...

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Already at his age, he has incredible energy.

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Our Chul-Moo inherits as much from his father as from his mother!

Kang Chul catches his son in the crib, and takes him in his arms.

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(to the baby) So, how is my little action hero?

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He's a hell of a little number!

¤ Kang Chul orders Do-Yoon to question Yeon-Joo and shows 4 fingers.
¤ Yeon-Joo shows 4 fingers to answer her choice of romance.

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I had asked his mother to choose one number.

Successively, 4 photos are stick on a board.
The photos represent Kang Chul and Yeon-Joo in different situations.
¤ Subtitle: #1. Photo: A fancy reception with a view of a bay, Monte-Carlo.
¤ Subtitle: #2. Photo: In front of the great pyramid of Cairo, Egypt.
¤ Subtitle: #3. Photo: In Sung-Moo's Kitchen, cooking together.
¤ Subtitle: #4. Photo: Embracing under the sheets of the bed, top of the bust undressed.

~

Since then, we have enjoyed a gala in Monte-Carlo, a trip to Egypt, a tender and ordinary life, and as a bonus this little piece of love.

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Finally, she wanted all the numbers!

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You shouldn't have been stingy anyway, it was petty from a Cheabol. (Chaebol = Wealthy conglomerate)

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(to the baby) Do you hear that, Chul-Moo?

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To think I gave all this to your mother when I stopped being a Cheabol!

Kang Chul kisses the baby.
By an involuntary movement, the baby punches Kang Chul's eye.

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(faking it) Ouch, Ouch!

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You are already old enough to take boxing lessons with uncle Do-Yoon, you little monster!

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Chul, there's no way I'm letting you take my grandson into your world.

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All you have to do is invite this Do-Yoon, like the other times.

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Don't worry, Eomeoni, Chul-Moo won't go until he's of legal age!

Yeon-Joo's smartphone rings, displaying Jang Soo-Bin.

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Hello, Seonsaingnim?

Soo-Bin is very excited, according to her voice pitch.

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...

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Calm down, Seonsaingnim.

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...

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Have you tried to contact him?

~

...

Kang Chul glues a ear to the phone and tries to listen.

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We'll take care of that, just be quiet.

Yeon-Joo, hang up, febrile.

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Mom, I need you to take care of the baby tonight.

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Anything serious?

A few moments before...
Soo-Bin's about to plunge her spoon into a smoking soup bowl.

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Hangover soup is much more effective before bedtime.

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One in the evening, and another the next morning!

Her smartphone rings, she answers.

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Hello?

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Publisher Park here, sorry to call you so late, author Jang.

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The problem is too urgent to be delayed.

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Uh, certainly, what is it about?

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It's about your special access, for emergency uploads.

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I wanted to know why you used it.

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Excuse me?

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Ah, and there's more than that.

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Understand me, I love your work, and "Butterfly Girl" is selling very well.

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I wouldn't mind extending its publication. You don't have to force my hand.

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But admit it should be done by contract first.

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Excuse me, Publisher Park, I don't understand anything you're saying.

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(taps his desk) It's about the episode you just put online!

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Obviously, there is no conclusion, and you aim to relaunch the story.

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Never in my life, I've never done such a thing!

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I don't make it up, the word "END" doesn't appear in the last box.

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No I mean, I never put anything online!

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Let me take a look at this. Two minutes, please. Stay on the line.

Soo-Bin puts the call on hold, and heads for her office.

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What is this nonsense?

Soo-Bin opens the episode on her computer.
On the screen: "Chapter 121".

Ren-Bo sad, holds a pink plush rabbit. No butterfly wings.

On Publisher Park's screen, website statistics, growing to a current peak.
Publisher Park is fascinated, motionless. The image of statistics reflects on his glasses.

Soo-Bin looks at her computer screen, whose image we can't see.
She scrolls the mouse wheel swiftly, and becomes more and more contracted.

Suddenly, she drops the mouse, throwing it on the table.

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(shocked) Omo!

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(thinks) But what is that...

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As it's not me... It can only be Soo-Bong.

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(reactivates her smartphone) Hello, Publisher Park?

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Go ahead.

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No idea why, but my cartoonist put this episode online behind my back.

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Really? I am reassured that you honor our contract.

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But tell me...

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What... what is it?

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Would you be interested in continuing "Butterfly Girl"?

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The number of views on this episode exceeds anything ever seen before.

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Readers love it!

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Even me, I was surprised by the final twist and the emotion.

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Sincerely, your manhwa has more potential than a short series.

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I apologize Publisher Park, but first I have to understand what happened.

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And contact my draftsman, about this reckless initiative.

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Yes, I understand.

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Come see me tomorrow, we will discuss this in more detail.

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Yes, thank you Publisher Park. See you tomorrow without fail. (hangs up)

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Soo-Bong, Soo-Bong, Soo-Bong, what the hell were you thinking?

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He was so drunk, I should never have asked him to do that.

Soo-Bin dials Soo-Bong's number, and waits.

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But why doesn't he answer?

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He plays with my nerves...

Soo-Bin violently hangs up her smartphone.

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Park Soo-Bong, I'm going to sober you up with buckets of water!

A crib, baby toys. This is now Chul-Moo's nursery at grandma's home.
Yeon-Joo sits in front of her old student computer. Kang Chul next to her.

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Let's first see what the context is.

She opens the page of the last published episode of "Butterfly Girl".

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Was that supposed to be the final epilogue?

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Yes, Soo-Bong just had to add the last scene.

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"The bride and groom kiss on the bank of the Han River, the place where they confessed their love years ago".

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Was this sticker planned?

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Yes, it's the last one before the final scene.

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She looks rather sad for a young bride.

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The force of habit, probably.

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Soo-Bong always had to draw her sad, since the first episode.

Yeon-Joo scrolls the wheel of her mouse once.

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Wait, the next sticker was not planned.

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Let's read this carefully.

Manhwa images, text bubbles of the characters heard in voice-over.

Butterfly Girl wonders, in the moonlight.

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I lost my best friend...

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Fairy Spark has never reappeared since I lost my wings.

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Fairy Spark is the only one to cheer her up, since her childhood!

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A fairy?

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A small fairy like Peter Pan's one?

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Yes, except she has butterfly wings. She appears from time to time. Just long enough to warn Ren-Bo of a danger, advise her or comfort her.

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Only Ren-Bo is able to see and talk with her.

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Is she real, or a figment of her imagination?

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No idea, you should ask Jang Soo-Bin.

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Let's see what happens next.

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Why do I feel so empty? Like my heart was ripped out?

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When I finally have everything to be happy...

Butterfly Girl cries a lot.

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Weren't my wings pretty?

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I've spent my life hating my wings. But now that I don't have them anymore...

Butterfly Girl rears up screaming with grief.
She raises her head, with the eyes of a madwoman.

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Lord!

Butterfly Girl grabs a knife.

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I just have to cut my wrists, like my wings were cut off!

Yeon-Joo jumps and whins.
Kang Chul lays his hand tenderly on her head.

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This is already published, it cannot be changed.

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Let's look at the rest.

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My life has been a nightmare, but what follows is worse.

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I thought I loved Park Sin-Moo, and finally, my heart is arid.

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I just want to sleep, a long sleep without bad dreams.

Butterfly Girl starts to cut her wrist.

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I implore you, don't do that!

A puff of light occurs in the air, then...

Fairy Spark appears in front of Ren-Bo!

The fairy is even more caricatured than Ren-Bo.
Huge eyes, butterfly wings, 20 centimeters, flying most of the time.

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Omo!

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Did you also experience the reading of "W" so intensely?

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Of course, even more!

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Ren-Bo, don't do that!

Ren-Bo stops her movement, stunned.
She opens her hand in front of her, and Fairy Spark lands on it.

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Spark, my Spark, you came back, but how?

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Why did you disappear?

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This is the last time I could come, if you don't do anything.

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You won't come anymore? But what should I do? Otoke ?

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A bad dream...

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Wouldn't you like to make all this a bad dream?

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I would love so much... a bad dream that I would have forgotten!

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So close your eyes...

Ren-Bo closes her eyes, and Fairy Spark blows a sparkle powder on her face.

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We have to go see Soo-Bong, right now!

Soo-Bong struggles to regain consciousness.

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(eyes closed) MmmGrr, why was that phone ringing all the time?

He's lying on a sidewalk, his head in the gutter.

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(opens eyes, sees the gutter) Huh?!

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I went out to vomit in the street?

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(sniffs the gutter) Snirf...

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(!!!) Strawberries ?!

(looks at the street)

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Ouch! (closes his eyes and rubs them)

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Why did they paint their huts with such flashy colours?

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(dazzled) Didn't I sober up or what?

Soo-Bong hears a female voice behind him.

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Ajusshi? (Ajusshi = Middle-aged man)

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(turns around) Oh !

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Ajusshi...

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... Are you all right?

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Wh... wh... What???

Ren-Bo, turquoise green butterfly wings.

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Ren-Bo!

Starring :

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Kim So-Hyun is Ren-Bo, aka Butterfly Girl.

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Nam Gi-Ae is Gil Soo-Sun. Excerpts from the drama "W: two worlds".

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Kwon Hyeok-Min (Ri Min) is the Park editor. Excerpts from the drama "W: two worlds".