Later at home, Deok-hwa mentions the possibility of becoming a reaper after he dies, and Shin replies, 

"You have to have committed a big sin in a past life to become a reaper."

Then he stops himself, realizing that Deok-hwa knows Reaper's nature.

Deok-hwa points out how his surprise is rather unwarranted, given all the clues and careless talk that tipped him off ages ago, like how Reaper was unfazed when Shin turned the living room humid and foggy, and how both gods tossed around mention of the grim reaper all the time.

That's when Reaper shows up—just as Deok-hwa is insulting his appearance, heh. Deok-hwa tries to flee, but Reaper blocks his path and asks how he knew he was a reaper. Deok-hwa exclaims, "How can I not know, when you do things like this? You were right over there, and suddenly you're here."  (These Dokkaebi and Jeosung Saja are literally the most careless dieties ever 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣)

Reaper blames Goblin-who-talks-behind-my-back for outing the truth. Goblin blames him right back, calling him "Reaper-who-doesn't-even-know-if-he-was-a-murderer-in-a-past-life!" 

(That's a low blow Shin 😭😭😭)

Reaper mumbles that it's not like Shin's punishment is because he was innocent. He storms off, and Deok-hwa suggests that Shin really did hurt his feelings. So he drops by a bit later as Reaper's writing down all the potential sins he could have committed in a past life, though the list just makes Reaper feel worse.

Shin offers his apology and tells him his past life doesn't matter. "Really?" Reaper asks with interest. "Yes," Shin answers. "Whatever you were, I dislike you as ever." At least Reaper laughs? (So cute❤️)

Deok-hwa tries to downplay his misdeeds to Grandfather by saying that Shin and Reaper got on pretty well, actually. Grandfather says that one is haunted by being unable to recall his past, and the other is haunted by a past he can't forget, and that they humans are just two passing specks in their long lives.

The next day, Deok-hwa pulls up outside Sunny's chicken shop and explains to his secretary that he received the building on his eighth birthday. Ha, the secretary is pretty sassy, contradicting Deok-hwa and reminding him that he's reporting to Grandpa. So while Deok-hwa wants to use the building for cash flow and empty the stores, it looks like the secretary won't just let him sneak that one by. Deok-hwa tries to get Secretary Kim to lie for him, then pleads for one credit card.

Reaper tries to sneak past Shin to leave the house, but Shin insists on following him, sure that Reaper meant to find Ji Yeon rather than going to the supermarket. 

Reaper insists, "I'm not going to take her away! I'm totally rooting for her right now!"

He explains that if she pulls the sword, Shin dies, and he likes that better than Shin merely leaving the country. So he's hoping that even if she doesn't see it now, the miraculous day will come when she will be able to see the sword.

That stokes Shin's temper, and Shin burns with blue-green flames until Reaper reminds him that they're in public. Shin calms down, then asks for a promise "When I leave, you won't touch her."  Reaper practically gets emotional at the thought of Shin truly leaving, and Shin warns that the moment Reaper tries anything, he'll be back in a flash.

On his way out of the store, Shin suddenly disappears, leaving Reaper wondering where he went. He ends up outside Ji Yeon's Aunt's house, almost like he didn't expect it himself.

When Ji Yeon steps inside the front gate, she hurriedly yanks him around the corner, warning him that he could have been seen. She asks why he came, and he answers that he must have thought of her, and that's why he must have come to see her. And now that he's seen her, he'll be going.

He wonders why she came back when Aunt's family has disappeared, and she merely says that she had something to retrieve, not divulging that it's the dried buckwheat flowers he gave her.

Shin finally packs to leave , but pauses to open an old wooden box containing what looks like a scroll. 

Reaper walks across a bridge, and is stopped by (young) Samshin Grandma, who urges him to buy a trinket for his girlfriend. He says he doesn't have one, so she tells him to buy one anyway and make one, holding up a mirror that blinds his eyes for a moment.

When he looks down, it's the jade ring that catches his eye, glowing extra brightly. (Which, as we know, was the Goryeo queen's ring.)

He reaches for it as if in a trance, but a hand darts in front and grabs it first. One look at Sunny has Reaper struck dumb, although it seems the reaction is instinctual , triggering a tear to fall down his face.

She, on the other hand, clocks the serious look on his face and the tear rolling from his eye, and exclaims in disbelief, "Are you crying for this ring?"  (Our Wookie getting all emotional 😭😭)

Reaper's shocked at his own reaction, but when she asks if he wants the ring, he nods eagerly. Sunny looks him up and down and thinks about it, then declares that she won't give it up for free, asking for his phone number in exchange.

He says he doesn't have one, and she wonders if he's just avoiding giving it to her. Miffed, Sunny takes back her offer and starts to slide the ring on her finger. Reaper hurriedly asks for her number, in order to claim the ring.

Sunny decides introductions are in order, and offers her name and a handshake, accompanied by an expert hair flip. A bit dumbly, Reaper stares at the hand and tucks his own hand safely into his coat, and gets her name wrong.

Left hanging, Sunny turns her handshake into a finger gun and plays it off, and as they stare at each other, Samshin Grandma asks for payment. In the mirror reflection, we see that her true appearance is the elderly grandma from the first episode. Samshin Grandma figures, 

"It doesn't matter who pays. You'll both end up paying a very high fee anyway." 

Shin's scroll turns out to be an old painting of the Goryeo queen (Kim Shin late sister Kim sun) who died just before he did. 

We flash back to the aftermath of his resurrection, as he'd approached that royal bed containing a wrapped body. Shin had said, "I am too late."

He had found that painting of the queen among several others, and had broken down in tears. As he had left the palace burning in his wake, he'd walked out clutching only that one scroll.

Now, in the present, Shin sheds a tear looking at her painting. 

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