LIKE FLOWERS IN SAND
Attention, everyone.
GEOSAN SUMMER SSIREUM CAMP
As your coach, I appreciate you training hard
in this hot weather.
This year, we're going to turn over a new leaf and work harder,
and definitely bring back the trophy
that Singye Elementary School took from us last year. Understood?
- Yes, Coach! - Yes, Coach!
All right.
Right.
About our team captain…
We don't have one right now.
Any volunteers?
He said it wouldn't take long. I'm boiling here.
Come on, boys. Having a captain is very important.
Every team needs a captain.
Fine. If nobody volunteers…
I'll give some privileges to the captain then.
- You fourth-graders, listen carefully. - Yes, Coach!
I could make you a captain too, as long as you qualify.
- Got it? - Yes, Coach!
If you become the captain,
I will meet with your homeroom teacher and ask them to excuse you
- from cleaning duty. - Did you hear that?
That sounds amazing.
- Is he serious? - Because
the captain must clean the ssireum ring.
One more thing.
When we ride the van to the game together,
the captain can sit alone in the spacious passenger seat,
right next to me, Head Coach.
Imagine the open view you'll have there.
There's more.
If we win the game this year,
the captain will receive the trophy
and stand in the center when we take a group photo.
Only the stars can be in the center, you know.
And lastly,
when all of us train for three hours,
the captain will train for 180 minutes.
- How does that sound? - Is he stupid?
Does anyone want to volunteer
for the captain position on our team?
If you want to, raise your hand.
EPISODE 6 WHAT CANNOT BE HIDDEN
What are you talking about?
Because of me? Why?
Do you…
have…
feelings for me?
What?
Answer me.
Do you like me?
Jeez. Come on.
What are you talking about?
I came back to help you with the investigation.
What?
Why would you?
Well…
I want you to crack the case
that you're dealing with and get a promotion in Seoul.
That's why I came back.
That's all?
Do you need another reason?
Look, this was a big decision for me.
It wasn't an easy decision.
You should know that, okay?
If you need any inside information about the team,
ask me anytime. I'll gladly be your spy and...
Spy, my foot!
You're just…
Seriously…
Never mind.
What? What is it this time?
Wait up.
Why wouldn't you want me to help? What's the matter?
First love?
How did you know?
Well…
- I saw something. - What did you see?
That's all I can tell you.
It's all I know.
Right.
If you learn anything more about Du-sik,
you should tell me too.
Give and take, you know.
Sure.
But I'm an outsider, so I don't think I'll find out much.
Come on, you're too humble.
By the way,
are you sure about this?
What do you mean?
You saw those guys gossiping about Dong-seok earlier.
And you're involved in this too. Are you okay with all the gossip?
Dong-seok and I didn't do anything.
People don't care about that when they gossip.
They just say whatever they want to say.
Gosh, who cares?
Don't worry about those things.
You're just clueless, aren't you?
Do you have any idea how fast word can spread?
And nasty words spread even faster.
And they don't die down,
until they ruin everything.
Du-sik.
By any chance,
a long time ago…
What?
What are you trying to say?
- I mean… - Honey.
Honey, my foot.
Shut your trap, understand?
Hey, I thought you went to bed.
I couldn't sleep without you.
So I went for a walk.
Jeez.
- Why are you two together? - What?
Oh, we ran into each other over there.
Where exactly?
Over there is over there.
How do we know the exact location?
We're not a GPS map. We can't tell you the exact coordinates.
"We"?
Excuse me, Mr. Kim.
- Gosh, I'm tired. - What…
What a long day it's been.
- Wait. - Get inside now.
- Go now. - You called him "honey" too.
- Mr. Kim, you should go home too. - What?
"Mr. Kim"?
- See you tomorrow, Mr. Kim. - Mr. Kim?
Unbelievable.
Seriously…
Did you go to Seongwon alone?
What?
Did you go by yourself?
Of course. Who would I have gone with?
- Are you close with Kim Baek-du? - What?
No. Why would I be?
Why would I be close with him?
You're being ridiculous again.
It's just that I've seen you with that boy a lot lately.
I told you. We just ran into each other.
Also, he's not a boy.
- What did you do today? - Me? Nothing much.
Oh, right. You know Du-sik too, right?
- Who? - Du-sik.
Someone who used to live here.
How do you know…
- Who told you that? - The owner of Ran's Coffee.
- Ran's Coffee? - Yes.
Remember you mentioned Du-sik at the gym the other day?
I did?
When?
I don't remember.
So what about Du-sik?
Nothing. I just heard about her.
By the way, Yu-gyeong.
Well…
About the café owner…
Well…
Never mind.
What is it? What were you going to say?
Nothing. You must be tired. Get some rest.
What was that?
Ran's Coffee's owner talked about me?
I can't believe this.
"Honey"?
Honey, my foot. She's not his honey.
What a perv.
Do you like me?
Me?
Jeez. That would be ridiculous.
That's just nonsense.
What a weird thing to say.
GEOSAN POLICE STATION
WITNESS WANTED
INCIDENT LOCATION BETWEEN GEOSAN COASTAL ROAD & GEOSAN LAKE
So Coach Yeon asked Lim Dong-seok to fix the match,
but Lim refused.
Regardless, he practically lost the match,
but he accidentally won because of an unexpected bad call.
So Coach Yeon found himself stuck in a corner and disappeared.
And he ended up committing suicide due to the overwhelming pressure, right?
I think someone came to meet Coach Yeon at the arena that day.
Lim Dong-seok said
that Coach Yeon seemed anxious throughout the entire match.
Someone who had been pressuring Coach Yeon came to see him on game day?
Wait.
But that game was held after Choi Chil-seong's death.
That means there's someone else involved in this other than Choi.
We'll need to find out
if the three of them are actually involved,
and if they are, how that came to be.
But there were so many people at the arena that day.
What do we do?
Oh, well.
We've got to check each of them one by one.
Right.
What were you going to say yesterday? About the café owner.
It's really nothing.
Have you been going around gathering gossip?
You seem to have a lot of free time.
Have you found anything about Choi?
I'm going to do that now.
That punk…
- Here. - What is it?
On the seventh?
When was that?
That's the day of the reservoir incident.
- About half a month ago. - Come on.
I barely remember yesterday.
Half a month ago is almost like a past life to me.
By the way,
what about that day?
Remember the man who died there that day?
It seems like something happened just before he died.
Why?
Did somebody see something?
She didn't exactly say she did, but I can feel it.
Who is she?
Snowball.
Are you kidding me?
You came here to say that nonsense?
It's not nonsense.
Snowball was barking alone at the reservoir yesterday.
Isn't that strange?
Of course she barks. She's a dog.
She doesn't usually bark.
- Goodness. - You know too.
Snowball even has a nickname. Gandhi, the pacifist.
Isn't it strange that such a dog was barking alone at the reservoir?
- Which part of the reservoir? - Is this fun to you?
Is it?
Seriously, why are you even playing along with this nonsense?
- Honey, it's... - What?
I think Baek-du is seeing a girl.
- What? - What?
What are you saying?
My hubby saw them at the terminal yesterday.
I hope the flowers won't be crushed on the way.
There he is.
Hello, sir.
This is the recipient's info.
Someone's supposed to be waiting at the destination,
but try this number just in case.
Hey, wait up.
Is that Baek-du?
He saw Baek-du and some girl walking close together.
Some girl? Who's the girl?
- I don't know. - What?
My hubby only saw their backs.
It was really crowded there.
Hey. Do you know anything? You guys are friends.
Well, we don't talk about that stuff…
- Why not? - Wait.
Obviously, I wasn't thinking.
I must've been possessed by something.
Possessed by what?
You don't want to know. It's some evil girl.
What is it? Did you hear something?
No, I didn't hear anything.
Oh, whatever.
If you don't know for sure, don't gossip about it.
If you spread false rumors about that family, you're all dead meat.
Okay.
Take this and go.
2023 GEOSAN DANO SSIREUM CHAMPIONSHIPS
By the way,
do you know if anyone came to see the coach that day in the arena?
The coach was acting strange.
He seemed anxious throughout the whole game.
He kept looking at the back of the audience, as if he'd upset someone.
You saw him arguing with someone? Where?
So he was seen behind the building.
Who was he fighting with?
Beom-su said he didn't see that either. The person was covered by something.
There aren't even any CCTVs here.
Kim Baek-du!
He wouldn't let him win with the same technique.
Kim seized the chance and scored with a counterattack.
He does look like he's looking at someone.
Darn it. I can't find that person like this.
And this is the only video clip I have.
This is driving me crazy.
Attention, everyone.
Attention for what now?
The head coach just called me,
and the tournament draw is getting delayed for some reason.
He'll give me a call once it's finished.
Just so that you know.
- Yes, Coach! - Yes, Coach!
And…
since the game is just a few days away,
my mom made some samgyetang for you.
Thank you, Coach!
If you're free, come by and have some.
- Yes, Coach! - Thank you!
Baek-du, are you coming too?
Sure. I can stop by.
Kim Baek-du.
You'll run 100 laps before coming.
What?
You need to work on the basics again.
Starting today, I want you to run 100 laps after training. Okay?
All right. Dismissed.
- Dismissed. - Wait, Coach.
What?
Just me?
You sound like you're drinking alcohol.
So that's what you drink when you're angry?
How did you know I was angry?
I watched from upstairs.
Why did you have to peek at that?
Jin-su was being unfair.
- You've got to fight back. - What?
He's just as uptight as he was when he was little.
He needs to be more laid-back. Am I right?
You're right. That's Jin-su.
Did you find that out, by the way?
- Find out what? - What Dong-seok said.
Did you find out who came to see Coach that day?
I'm not even close to finding out. I'm still clueless.
Really? But why?
There were so many people in the audience.
And the camera didn't capture the audience close-up.
I only have brief shots of random footage, so it isn't easy.
I see.
Hey, could this work?
If you zoom in close on the coach's eyes,
- maybe you can see the reflection of... - Do you like American TV shows?
Yes.
Seriously, look.
If I'm close to you like this,
you can see the reflection of yourself on my eyes.
Right?
There you go again, being ridiculous.
No, seriously. Look at me.
I can see my reflection now.
You see, the eyes are the most reflective part of the human body.
Just look.
I can see myself on your brown eyes now.
- I can't… - Yes, you can.
- Just look at them. - I can't.
Just try.
- You can see it. - I said I can't!
- Try. - Gosh, go away!
- You can... - Kim Baek-du!
What are you doing there? Go run laps!
There he goes again.
Anyway, let me know if you need any help.
Bye.
Has he seriously lost his mind?
How dare he try to pull cheap tricks?
No, I'm not going.
Enjoy the food. I'm too tired to eat chicken.
All right.
Enjoy. Bye then.
What?
I did run all 100 laps!
Tell him I didn't miss a single lap!
Darn it.
Look, why would I go to the reservoir at that hour?
I'm not crazy.
Then, could you ask around
and see if anyone was passing by at that time on that day?
Jeez.
Gosh, you scared me.
What's up? Are you coming from training?
BADA SUPERMARKET
See?
Training at this age isn't easy.
Give it.
You should've just quit when you said you'd retire.
Why did you go back? You're only making it worse for yourself.
Right. Are you seeing a girl these days?
What?
Suk-hui said earlier
that Gil-su saw you with some woman at the terminal.
Was that really you?
He said he saw a woman?
Did he see her face too?
No, just her back.
So he's right.
Who is she? Who are you seeing?
Don't be silly. I'm not seeing anyone.
I've got to go.
Oh, boy.
Gosh, this is painful.
Right, dating isn't for you.
Wait. So no more police exam prep, right?
Then, give my book back.
When I get married, it'll be my family heirloom.
What book?
Jeez, you don't even remember. You didn't even open the book, did you?
The police exam prep book. I lent it to you a while ago.
Right. That book.
Where did that book go?
Geum-gang.
- Could you move the trivet mat? - Sure.
Man, this looks good.
Hey, what is this, a whole aquarium?
Are you trying to gain weight? You competing in a match?
Their food comes in big portions and it's very tasty.
I want to see how much I can eat.
But why?
Look. Doesn't it look amazing?
You're splattering it all over.
- Geum-gang. - Yeah.
I'm thinking of starting a mukbang.
- Mukbang? - Yes.
I didn't want to get into that business
because it kind of felt like cheating.
But my subscribers just aren't interested in other things.
So I have no other choice
but to go back to my specialty.
Will that get you more subscribers?
Do you know what draws people to other people?
What is it?
A question mark.
It's a question mark.
That's how the human mind works.
You're drawn to someone
- who makes you curious. - I see.
Let's say you met me for the first time today.
And if I seemed mysterious,
then you'd want to see me again, wouldn't you?
So imagine people see you devouring food on a mukbang.
What would they think?
"He eats a lot."
"That's how he became so big."
"And that's why he does ssireum."
There would be no question marks.
Okay? And now, think outside the box.
You do a mukbang where you eat little.
You eat slowly from a small bowl.
Then, what would people think?
"Why is he eating so little? Is he sick?"
You'll arouse sympathy.
"Wait. It's odd."
"He doesn't eat much, but he's big." You make them curious.
All these question marks will make you
a streamer with a million subscribers!
Should I start a small-portion mukbang?
However, all of that aside,
do you really think people would like to see you
eat like a pig?
Then, what?
What should I do to arouse their curiosity…
Did you get an idea?
Eat up.
Help yourself.
- It's so good. - It's a local chicken breed.
They're grass-fed, all organic.
It's delicious.
Man, look at this chicken.
This one fell down.
It's admitting defeat.
Who wants to eat it and win?
- Me. - All right.
Just one more bowl.
- This is your third bowl. - It's so good.
Now, you have to win, okay?
- It's so good. - This is so tasty.
Hi, Coach.
I saw the brackets.
Overall, it seems okay.
Yes, I think we stand a chance.
All right.
By the way, about Kim Baek-du…
Kim Baek-du's definitely…
rubbed off on me.
NATIONAL NAMHANG SSIREUM CHAMPIONSHIPS D-3
Let's give it a go.
Let's do this!
Oh, boy.
Baek-du.
I want you to listen carefully to what I say.
- I don't want to. - Hey.
I'm making this suggestion for your sake.
How do people react to streamers these days?
They go, "What? Oh, my gosh!"
But when you say you play ssireum, "Oh…"
"I see." They'd be like this. Do you know why?
Because it has no future.
Is that so? Then, why did you win six championships before you retired?
What does it matter whether I won six or sixteen?
My subscribers don't care.
Come on, Baek-du.
How about we do a stream together next week?
No.
My subscribers talk about you all the time.
They only ask me if we're really brothers
or if you have a girlfriend. Things about you.
How do they even know about me?
I posted a short video clip of your Dano Championships match.
People watched that
and asked me to post the whole match,
and introduce you and all.
What? Hold on.
You filmed the match?
Come on. I'm a streamer. Filming is what I do.
I have a four-hour, forty-minute video of that day on this phone.
What were you filming for so long?
Everything.
I'm not good at filming, so I just film everything
- and edit it later. - Wait.
The audience.
Did you film the audience too?
- What? - Tell me. Did you film the audience?
Are you serious?
I filmed everyone in detail like a mug shot.
Darn it.
Kim Baek-du.
Hey.
Come back. Give me my phone.
Where are you now?
- Kim Baek-du! - What?
Still at the gym?
Darn it.
The shoes are backwards.
Hey, wait!
Hey! Are you sure about this? You'll be sorry!
Kim Baek-du!
I'm done.
Even if I keep watching this,
I'll never find anything.
Seriously,
who on earth was in the audience?
Du-sik!
I found it!
Oh, boy.
Hey.
I found it.
I found something
that can be really helpful to you.
What is it?
A video of the Dano Championships.
I've been scouring the video up until just now.
This is a different one.
My brother, Han-ra, filmed it himself.
It's four hours and forty minutes long.
- You got a call. - What?
Anyway, he filmed the audience too.
So check it out.
- Wait. Your foot. - What?
Oh, this? It's okay.
It's just a scratch.
Go on and check out this video.
You're unbelievable.
I said, I'm coming now.
I didn't do anything. What would I do with your phone?
Gosh.
I'm just borrowing it for a while because my phone died.
Fine. I'm coming back now.
I'll be home in five minutes. Okay?
Jeez.
He can be so annoying sometimes. You know Han-ra, right?
You could've just sent the video file
instead of bringing his phone here.
I understand him.
I was just feeling rushed.
You could've just said, "good job" or "thank you."
I think I deserve that much.
Goodness… Sure.
Thank you so much.
So how does it look?
Do you think it'll help?
What? Well, I'll have to see.
You can't find leads so easily.
You have to double and triple-check to actually find something.
Could it be that person?
I don't think so.
Maybe this person.
But that's me.
That's really me.
- No, this is you. - Hey.
Did you even watch my match videos?
- I watched all of them. - Then why…
Look.
I am looking. It's not you.
- What's wrong with you? - This is you.
- You're crazy. - Hey.
Hey.
- This is me. - No, it's not.
- That's Jeong-gu? - Yes.
Hey, guys. What's up?
- Hey. - It's so complicated.
- Hey, Baek-du. - It's confusing.
Hey.
- Hey, you came. - Hey.
NAMHANG CHAMPIONSHIPS TAEBAEK CLASS
Who's Ahn Dong-min from Boeung City Hall?
- What? - You don't know him?
Who is he?
- He really doesn't. - Everyone knows him.
- We all know him. - Who is he? What about him?
Baek-du, you should check out other wrestlers' matches too.
He's the talk of the town these days.
For what?
I hear he's really strong.
Well, I heard this from someone I know.
Apparently, he switched from weightlifting.
- Weightlifting. - No wonder.
- That sounds tough. - Indeed.
I hear he doesn't have records for his big three lifts.
- Why? - Why not?
He has no limits.
- My gosh. - Jeez.
- That's so cool. - He's limitless.
The head coach did a great job with the drawing. Good luck.
You're strong too.
- It's okay. Just beat him. - You can do it.
- Seon-min, get ready for a stretch. - Okay.
Let's warm up. One.
Two, three, four, five, six…
I can tell he's worried.
Two, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Again?
What's wrong with the coach?
He picked the worst opponent for Baek-du last time.
I can't believe he messed up again.
Seriously, what's wrong with that bastard?
God damn it.
Anyway, I got it.
No, it's not Jin-su's fault.
All right. Bye.
Darn it.
Hey, Kim Tae-baek.
Why don't you go and give Coach Park a good slap?
I'll cover the settlement.
GEOSAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Hello.
How may I help you?
I just want to ask some questions.
Push the shoulder in.
There you go. Hold out.
Right now! Yes!
Jeong-hun, keep holding out.
- Well done. - Darn it.
- Come on. - Okay.
Let's try again.
All right.
Hi, Ms. Oh.
- Can we talk? - Sure.
So…
About the upcoming match…
There's something I need to tell you about the entry.
Entry?
- Guys, gather around. - Yes, Coach.
Gather up.
As I always say,
try to keep in good shape.
Don't go overboard with the weight training, okay?
- Yes, Coach! - Yes, Coach!
Won-ho, Jeong-hun, when you go back to the dorm,
give each other a back massage.
Back injuries never heal completely.
Take good care of yourselves whenever you get a chance.
- Yes, Coach. - Yes, Coach.
- And Ho-dong. - Yes.
Start visualization before bed starting today.
It may not sound that helpful, but it helped me a lot.
Yes, Coach.
One more thing.
I don't know how it was before, but there will be no training tomorrow.
I told the head coach about it too.
That's about it. Got it?
- Yes, Coach! - Yes, Coach!
And Kim Baek-du.
Sure. I'll run laps.
I'll run 100 laps and...
Don't compete in the upcoming match.
What?
Didn't you hear me? You'll be excluded from this match.
Why?
Why are you excluding me?
I don't think you're ready yet. Far from ready.
What… Look.
All right. Dismissed.
I'm not ready?
What are you doing? I said, dismissed!
- Yes, sir. - Dismissed!
Beom-su, tidy up.
Okay.
I think it's better for Baek-du to skip the upcoming game.
The coach says that Baek-du doesn't seem to be ready yet.
And I agree with him.
Considering what happened recently,
and his absence during retirement,
I also think he should practice more and compete when he's better prepared.
CHAMPIONSHIP WITHDRAWAL FORM KIM BAEK-DU, TAEBAEK CLASS
You never know until the match ends.
Why are they thinking of losing already?
This is so annoying.
What was that for?
You…
We need to talk.
Jeez.
What is it this time?
Did I do something wrong again?
Hey.
Don't you feel anything?
Aren't you upset?
About what?
About your exclusion from the championship.
If I were you, it'd make me so angry that I wouldn't even be able to sleep.
That's what you're talking about?
It's okay.
- I can compete in the next game. - Hey.
Take the bull by the horns and confront him.
Grab him by the collar and tell him he has no right to tell you what to do.
Hey, don't try and start a fight between Jin-su and me.
Jin-su must have his reasons.
- That's why... - What a moron.
What?
Now that I look back,
you've always had a soft spot for Jin-su.
- Me? - Yes, you.
That's not true. I don't have such a thing.
Yes, you do. You've always been like that.
When?
Remember that time
you guys were deciding on the team captain?
I know you wanted to raise your hand,
but when Jin-su raised his hand, you gave up.
Gosh, you.
You still remember that?
You were being such an idiot that it was hard to forget.
Why did you do that?
There was no special reason. It wasn't a big deal.
I didn't want to make things awkward.
So what?
Is it the same with the championships? Are you just listening to him
because you don't want to make things awkward?
Jeez, you're such a pushover.
Hey.
You've got to stop putting others before you.
It's your life, not theirs.
That's not what it is. I just...
Just live your life!
If you want to do something, say it. If you don't, say that too.
Otherwise, you'll regret it later.
Also…
I know why you have a soft spot for Jin-su.
But listen, Baek-du.
We all have our own baggage in life.
Whether we live with it or leave it behind
is up to each of us, not other people.
So just think about yourself.
Remember what I said the other day?
Where are you supposed to be?
The ssireum ring.
It's the ssireum ring.
We're not excluding him because he's bad. I can assure you that.
Both Jin-su and I believe in Baek-du's potential.
- It'll be better for him to get in... - I got it.
I know what you mean.
You wouldn't have decided this if Baek-du was good.
Tae-baek, it really isn't like that.
Don't be like this. You know how much I care about Baek-du.
I was joking.
Don't worry about me.
This kind of decision is up to the coach and the head coach.
No need to ask my opinion.
You've got to work on your drawing skills though.
Right.
Jeez, I'm getting an earful from everyone today.
What do you mean?
Who gave you an earful?
Our general manager.
General manager?
Oh, maybe you don't know.
Governor Hong hired her out of the blue.
It's the woman who moved into Du-sik's old house.
I went to the office earlier to get her signature
on Baek-du's withdrawal form, and she chewed my butt out.
What did she say?
She said no athletes are fully prepared before a game,
and since he was expecting to compete,
he'd be disheartened and all.
Then she asked if Baek-du agreed to it. Jeez.
It was intense.
But I can't just disregard her opinion.
She's actually pretty good at ssireum.
Hello, Coach.
Hi.
I'm here to give you this.
CHAMPIONSHIP WITHDRAWAL FORM
It only needs your signature now.
- But I... - Okay.
I'll make sure to sign it on time.
- Don't worry. You can go now. - What?
Okay.
Excuse me, Coach.
Yes.
About Mr. Kim Baek-du's problem with losing his grip on the satba…
Yes.
Maybe it's not because his grip is weak
but because it gives him the advantage of starting hand techniques early.
Maybe he does that intentionally.
Pardon?
His instinct must be telling him
that he cannot physically overpower his opponent,
so he might as well rely on speed or technique.
He might be trying to get into a form that's favorable to…
Well, of course,
I don't know much about ssireum
and have very little knowledge,
so I'm not sure if this makes sense.
I just wanted to share what I think.
That's all.
Wait.
I think I went overboard.
I hope he didn't recognize me.
No way.
Baek-du recognized me because he's weird.
Nobody would recognize me.
I think she definitely has ssireum in her blood.
Either she's done it before
or has a ssireum wrestler in her family.
Why don't you ask her?
I did already.
But she said
she just wrestled a little as a kid, for fun.
But pros like us can tell.
You don't get that form from doing it just for fun.
I think she learned ssireum from a very early age.
Why, thanks.
By the way, there's something strange about her.
What is it?
She keeps asking about Coach Yeon.
- Coach Yeon? - Yes.
What did she ask about?
She asked me if something happened to Coach Yeon before he died
and if someone came to see him on the day of the match.
Oh, right.
When I popped into the office the other day,
she was watching a video of the match.
And Coach Yeon's face was on the monitor.
Maybe they knew each other.
Doesn't it sound strange?
Just live your life!
If you want to do something, say it. If you don't, say that too.
Otherwise, you'll regret it later.
Where did I put it?
Baek-du, are you okay?
Sorry, what?
Your shirt is inside out.
Is it?
Right. Okay.
About Mr. Kim Baek-du's problem with losing his grip on the satba…
Maybe it's not because his grip is weak
but because it gives him the advantage of starting hand techniques early.
Maybe he does that intentionally.
Did you decide not to include Baek-du in the upcoming game?
How did you know that?
How can I not
when all the men in town are talking about it?
Is that so?
They were badmouthing you, saying that you're too stubborn.
It's actually true.
Why did you exclude him? It's not like it costs money.
What is it?
Do you think you'll be ashamed if Baek-du doesn't do a good job?
No, that's not...
Or is it because Baek-du is just that bad?
How bad is he that you'd exclude him right before the game?
No, Baek-du is good.
He's the most talented ssireum wrestler that I know.
That idiot just doesn't know how to make use of his talent.
Hey, you're back.
Gosh, you scared me!
Why did you have the lights off when you're home?
I thought you weren't home.
It's been a while since I've walked around like this. I'm so tired.
What were you doing walking around like that?
Didn't you say you were devastated to be in the boondocks?
You're adapting well.
Are you Du-sik?
What?
It's you, right?
Oh Du-sik.
Kwak Jin-su!
Hey, Jin-su!
The kids' boss who lived in this house 20 years ago, Oh Du-sik.
I heard she moved to Seoul when she was in fourth grade.
Now it all makes sense.
It did seem like you and Kim Baek-du knew each other.
Wait.
- Hyeon-uk... - Can I ask you something?
What on earth happened?
What do you mean?
Du-sik.
Du-sik's father.
And Du-sik's friend's father.
Only the three know what happened.
I did my research.
WRESTLER MURDERED FOR REJECTING MATCH-FIXING?
But I couldn't find any details.
HEAD COACH OF SSIREUM TEAM CHARGED WITH MURDER OF WRESTLER
Murder suspect, Mr. Oh, and his daughter, Ms. Oh.
Ms. Oh.
Oh Du-sik.
Oh Yu-gyeong.
You must know exactly what happened
in this village 20 years ago.
Because you're Du-sik.
What is it?
What do you want?
I wanted to be the captain too.
What?
I wanted to be the captain too.
When we were in fourth grade.
Does anyone want to volunteer
for the captain position on our team?
If you want to, raise your hand.
Okay. Jin-su.
Kwak Jin-su in fourth grade. Come on up here.
As of today, Kwak Jin-su is the captain of the team.
Let's all give him a big hand.
Congratulations, Jin-su.
Please lead our team well.
So what?
Do you want to take credit for yielding to me back then?
No, that's not it.
Then, what is this about?
I just thought I should tell you that I wanted it too.
I want to do it.
The match.
I want to compete in the match.
So… let me compete.
You see,
I've loved ssireum since I was little,
whether I won or lost.
I just love ssireum.
And I've always been serious about it.
So let me compete. No…
I have to compete in this match!
LIKE FLOWERS IN SAND
Du-sik, I'm competing in tomorrow's match.
You got this!
Where are the others?
They should be here by now. Why is no one coming?
The café owner kept talking about Du-sik.
I'm thinking she might have done that on purpose.
Don't walk! Keep running!
Want to hang out in my room later?
What are you trying to pull here?
- Did you hear that? - Hear what?
- They're all dropping out of the game. - What?
Which team is that?
Subtitle translation by: Sunyoung Baek