“Alright then, see you next ti~ Bye-bye~”
- Diva
- Can’t you co back after dinner??
- Enjoy your al
- (SD Noeuli waving emoji) ×7
- Good work
- Bye, Diah
As the chatroom filled with farewells, Diah’s Saturday stream ca to a close.
At the sa ti, the broadcast of God and the Goblin Episode 6 was fast approaching.
—Creak.
Just then, Ha-eun stepped out of the soundproof booth, stretching with a slightly stiff expression.
She headed straight for the living room.
“Ah, Ha-eun. Dinner’s ready, co eat.”
“Coming~”
Good timing. The dining table was already set with various dishes prepared by Na-yeon.
And so began another typical family dinner.
Afterward, Ha-eun sat on the sofa and began watching Episode 6 of God and the Goblin.
Strictly speaking, she already knew everything that was going to happen—but the feeling of watching it live was sothing else.
“Hey, Ha-eun, was that fireworks scene CGI?”
“Nope. We fild it to match the actual fireworks show.”
“I figured they did fireworks at Seoul World, but wow, that’s a massive show.”
Together with Na-yeon and Seong-yoon, Ha-eun watched the freshly airing episode just like any other viewer.
The first scene picked up right where Episode 5 had ended: the fireworks.
〘...Are you happy?〙
Baek Jin watched Baeksulhwa, who was still srized by the distant fireworks.
His gaze turned more solemn as he slipped into mories of the past.
The first ti he t Baeksulhwa, long ago.
Peaceful days spent with a girl in a snowy-white hanbok, just like her na.
And finally, the mory of losing even those peaceful days.
〘If you are at peace... that is enough.〙
Baek Jin believed his only reason for existing was to ensure Baeksulhwa lived a happy life.
That was why he had waited hundreds of years for her to reincarnate.
What happened to him didn’t matter.
After all, he was a ghost who should’ve disappeared long ago.
He had wandered for ages, and Baeksulhwa was the only thing anchoring him to this world.
All he wanted now was to pass on peacefully—ensuring her safety before that.
Maybe that’s why...
—Rustle.
〘Th-Thank you, Mister. Today’s the first ti I’ve ever hung out with soone like this....〙
Baeksulhwa’s hand carefully clasped Baek Jin’s, her cheeks lightly flushed.
Baek Jin stiffened.
He knew he had to leave eventually, and the more Baeksulhwa beca attached to him, the more pain she would feel.
He didn’t want to be a weight on her life.
To her, he hoped to be nothing more than a passing figure—an “uncle” she happened to et by chance.
Anything more than that would only make it harder when he was gone.
And yet...
—Tap.
—Tap, tap.
〘................〙
As snow began to fall from the high night sky, Baeksulhwa went quiet.
Then, in a slightly different tone, she finally spoke.
〘...General?〙
She uttered a word that made Baek Jin question his ears.
—Whip!
〘...Huh?〙
In that mont, Baek Jin realized—he was becoming a lingering attachnt to Baeksulhwa.
If she rembered her past life, she would surely long for him even after he left, just as he had once longed for her.
And so, without thinking, he pulled his hand away.
He didn’t want her to suffer in the present because of a love that belonged to the past.
Her fragnted mory was severed just like that.
The past returning through Baek Jin’s touch was cut off completely.
〘...I should go.〙
“W-Wait! Mister!”
Still confused by the flood of hazy mories, Baeksulhwa tried to stop him.
The man who held her, crying in those fragnts of mory, had definitely been Baek Jin.
She wanted to know what had happened between them.
The ache in her chest—she knew it wasn’t just her imagination.
But Baek Jin vanished with a swoosh.
〘...Why...?〙
Baeksulhwa had no idea what was going through his mind.
Why had he disappeared so suddenly, like he was running away from her?
What were these strange mories?
She didn’t realize those mories ca from hundreds of years ago.
Nor did she understand why Baek Jin had vanished—because if she rembered everything, she would miss him too deeply.
Not yet, anyway.
〘What... is this. Seriously...〙
All she wanted now was to understand the blur in her head.
She returned to Baek Jin’s officetel and searched again and again, but he was gone.
〘...Where did you go.〙
For so reason, Baek Jin was nowhere to be found.
She even searched his room, despite the awkwardness—but he wasn’t there.
- Mister really ran for it
- This is why couples need to communicate
- He’s totally hiding on purpose ㅠㅠ
- So touching his hand brings her mories back??
ㄴ Yeah, seems like it
ㄴ Was that the first ti they held hands in Episode 6 then? lol
ㄴ When is this couple actually gonna progress
- This is so frustrating
- Baek Jin’s trying to detach emotionally
As Baek Jin completely vanished, online forums and SNS filled with reactions.
So understood his actions, while others hoped Baeksulhwa would fully recover her past-life mories.
The split opinions mirrored the drama’s leads themselves.
Baek Jin trying to bury the past, and Baeksulhwa desperate to uncover it.
〘What... he’s still not back?〙
Even the next morning, Baek Jin was still missing, leaving Baeksulhwa more confused.
She had no idea he was quietly watching her from the rooftop of the building across the street.
The next scene showed Baek Jin’s inner monologue.
〘Do not try to rember. It’s ti that has already passed.〙
〘Your happiness does not include . It must not.〙
〘Only you would suffer. Only you...〙
It was a situation with no clear right or wrong, and heated debates filled the internet.
Everyone agreed on one thing: the future for these two was not going to be easy.
Above all, right now, their love seed impossible.
- This is so sad
- Why’s he sleeping on a rooftop when he has a perfectly good ho
- Why did this turn into a sad story all of a sudden
- Things were so good at the amusent park ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- The acting is INSANE
- One hand-hold and now it’s over???
Posts on SNS and forums began to appear faster and faster.
A sense of déjà vu.
Because Baek Jin and Baeksulhwa had already said a heartbreaking goodbye once in Episode 1, this second parting hit even harder.
The romantic mood built from Episodes 2 through 5 made it all the more painful.
The following scene showed Baeksulhwa returning to her everyday life.
〘Thank you, sir. Have a nice day~.〙
She went back to working various part-ti jobs, busy as always.
Still, Baek Jin didn’t reappear.
Ti passed...
And finally, in a late afternoon scene at the flower shop—
〘You could at least say sothing if you're upset. How am I supposed to know...〙
Muttering to herself, Baeksulhwa thought of Baek Jin again.
She had no mory of doing anything wrong.
Why had he suddenly gone cold and disappeared?
〘...He's so good at making things complicated.〙
If she had done sothing wrong, she wished he’d just tell her.
Only then could she apologize, clear up the misunderstanding, and make things right.
That’s when Park Chasa, disguised as the flower shop owner, approached.
〘What’s wrong? Sothing on your mind?〙
“Ah, boss.... Well... it’s...”
Because the flower shop paid well, Baeksulhwa only saw Park Chasa as a kind, respectable employer.
She didn’t know he was actually a grim reaper.
Nor did she know he was the one Baek Jin feared most.
So she spoke vaguely about her situation with Baek Jin.
〘There was soone I got close to... but he suddenly disappeared. He won’t even answer my ssages.〙
“Hmm...”
Of course, she didn’t ntion the strange, fragnted mories connected to him.
Who would believe a regular florist if she started talking about centuries-old mories?
anwhile, viewers watching this scene were full of dread.
Understandably so—Park Chasa was the one who had foretold Baeksulhwa’s death.
- If Baek Jin finds out they t, he's gonna freak
- lol she ca to him herself
- So now if Park Chasa says her na three tis, the show ends?
ㄴ omg
ㄴ that would be so bad
- This is why insanely high-paying part-ti jobs are dangerous, I’m telling you
Everyone watching knew Park Chasa’s kind smile was just a mask.
Everyone... except Baeksulhwa.
〘Then why not give him these flowers as a gift? Soday, when you et again.〙
“Huh, this is...”
“Forget--nots. The flower ans ‘Don’t forget .’ I’m sure he’s feeling sothing too.”
And so, Baeksulhwa accepted the flower offered by Park Chasa.
When he asked her to take care of it so it wouldn't wilt until she t "that person" again, she simply nodded.
“Hmm...”
To be honest, Baeksulhwa didn’t completely believe Park Chasa’s words.
Even if she gave the forget--not to Baek Jin, she didn’t think it would change anything.
In the end, it was just a flower.
And a flower’s aning—“Don’t forget ”—felt no different from a superstition.
Still, she took it.
If only to cling to sothing, anything at all.
—Clack.
—Thunk.
“...There.”
This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.
She placed the potted flower from Park Chasa on the windowsill.
At the very least, she planned to take care of it until Baek Jin returned.
But for so reason...
“Ugh... why am I so sleepy all of a sudden...”
The mont she set the pot down, a wave of drowsiness washed over her.
Monts later, she collapsed onto her bed and fell asleep.
The problem was—her dream that night was strange.
—Crunch, crunch.
“...Where is this?”
In her dream, Baeksulhwa found herself walking through a vast, snow-covered field she had never seen before.
For so reason, her legs wouldn’t stop moving.
Her breath ca out in puffs—her clothes weren’t warm enough for the cold.
Still, she kept walking, her white breath floating in the air...
“Stop.”
—Tap.
Soone appeared behind her and grabbed her shoulder, halting her steps.
When she slowly turned around—
What she saw was... herself.
Wearing a snowy white hanbok.
“W-Who are you...?”
Her eyes shook at the surreal sight—she was holding herself.
And then, the other Baeksulhwa spoke words that made no sense.
“You have to die... for the General to live.”
“He’s already suffered enough. Don’t make it harder for him.”
Every word was cryptic.
And yet, even after she woke up in shock, she couldn’t shake that desperate voice.
“Haah, haah...”
Wiping sweat from her forehead, she looked more confused than ever.
But it solidified one thing in her heart:
She needed to find Baek Jin.
Her gaze drifted toward the flower pot on the windowsill.
And as the cara panned over the blue forget--nots, God and the Goblin Episode 6 ca to an end.
The OST, “Snow Blossom,” began to play.
- WHY is it already overrrrrr
- Is this drama ending next week or sothing??
- I literally have no idea what’s going on
- I couldn’t even breathe watching this
- What are they even planning from Episode 7 onward??
- Please just give 10 more minutes
With the tension peaking, God and the Goblin posts began flooding online communities.
The ratings, too, had risen again since Episode 5.
“We’re still climbing. Not even a 1% drop.”
The ratings update reached the OTV drama departnt—almost unbelievable for a show that had only aired six episodes.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say this drama had completely taken over the winter season.
And it wasn’t just Korea.
God and the Goblin was gaining popularity across China, Japan, and beyond.
“Shulan, this girl...”
“Y-Yeah, it’s her. That’s Lee Ha-eun. She’s grown up so beautifully...!”
Not only those who had been fans of Ha-eun since You Who Ca from the Stars,
but also viewers discovering her for the first ti through God and the Goblin were falling for her performance.
❮This drama’s... good.❯
❮You said it was frustrating before.❯
❮...I didn’t say it wasn’t good.❯
In every country the drama was licensed to, it was performing as well as it was in Korea.
The numbers stood out even compared to other Korean dramas that had been exported abroad.
Perhaps that’s why—
“Ha-eun. I heard God and the Goblin is holding a promo event in Japan?”
“...Where?”
“Japan. The date is—”
Ha-eun had just been scheduled for her first ever overseas engagent as an actress.
And it was... the day before her planned collab stream with Lucid.
Good thing they don’t overlap...
Ha-eun had expected the show to do well internationally.
What she hadn’t expected was for her promo event and VTuber collab to be so close together.
Is this... okay?
If God and the Goblin was gaining popularity in Japan, that ant people there were starting to recognize her.
And if she were spotted going in or out of a VTuber studio...
There must be paparazzi in Japan, too.
Considering ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ Japan’s VTuber industry was even larger than Korea’s, the red pill phenonon would attract even more attention.
You could dig up the red pill of most major Japanese VTubers with a simple search.
As Ha-eun continued pondering her Japan schedule—
—Tap.
—Tap.
“Ha-eun, Ha-eun.”
“Hmm?”
“You’ve got more offers than I can count. Take a look at these first.”
Ju Jung-yoon showed up, arms full of docunts—
A fresh batch of proposals, brought on by the success of God and the Goblin.
It wasn’t a problem for Ha-eun to receive so many ad offers.
There was just one in particular that gave her pause.
“You’ve heard of The Forgotten Child, right? Would you be interested in dubbing the Korean version? As the lead.”
The mont the proposal was ntioned, Ha-eun froze.
In her previous life, the Korean dub of The Forgotten Child had been absolutely ripped apart online for its awful celebrity voice acting.
And more importantly, it was Cream’s favorite animated film.
She rembered clearly how upset Cream had been when the dub was ruined.
“...Can I just take a look for a second?”
“Of course.”
Ha-eun took the proposal from Jung-yoon and read it carefully.
Still, sothing kept gnawing at her.
It was... the voice acting part.
The lead doesn’t require a cute voice, so maybe... but still, is it okay?
Part of her wanted to dub The Forgotten Child for Cream’s sake.
The other part was worried it might threaten Diah’s red pill.
Sure, the lead character in The Forgotten Child had a completely different personality from Diah.
But even a small chance couldn’t be ignored.
“Hmm...”
In the end, she couldn’t decide right away.
She set it aside for now and said she’d keep thinking.
But to Jung-yoon, Ha-eun’s interest in voice work seed a little unexpected.
“If you’re interested in dubbing, there’s also Super Villain. The role of the villain’s daughter.”
“...Sorry?”
“You’re great at kid voices, so I figured this might suit you better—”
“No. No way. That’s really not happening.”
It was the kind of role that would basically be Diah’s red pill in voice form.
She refused on the spot.
“No way, even though Super Villain will probably be more popular?”
“It’s... just not really my taste.”
“Well, that’s that, then.”
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