ORIGINAL STORY WEBTOON SWEET HOME BY CARNBY KIM AND YOUNGCHAN HWANG
SWEET HOME
It's time for some fun.
Why the fuck am I doing this?
Are you one of us?
You don't look familiar.
I'm no pathetic lab rat like you losers.
How could you not remember this face?
Are you still looking for friends?
So how many do you have now?
Cha Hyun-su?
I see you remember now.
Put that down.
This?
I never said you could take it back.
Where's Jung Ui-myeong?
Where's that bastard hiding?
The stadium!
It's nearby.
He was barely alive back then.
How is he now?
Get out of my head!
I shouldn't have taken this body.
Why the fuck isn't it working?
It seemed like he was trapped in that body.
He'll make it out soon.
I guess that's enough.
I'll go see him for myself.
Kill me!
Just kill me!
I will.
Just kill me!
Sergeant Tak, the main gate…
Some people are at the gate.
They look like scraps.
We're here to find our kin.
We promise not to cause any harm.
We only seek to find our kin.
Aren't you sick and tired of looking for this kin of yours?
What happened to not killing anyone?
I said I wouldn't kill humans.
What were they,
if not humans?
You become ignorant about the world when you lock yourself up.
You want to know what they are?
The outside world is filled with them.
Don't worry about those worthless scraps.
I should keep my promise.
You deserve a reward for what you showed me.
What would you like?
Hand it over.
Who are you?
Hey, she's…
Give me those too.
But these are mine.
It's okay.
You're okay.
Mom?
Why are you…
still human?
I turned you into a monster.
Do you want me to be a monster?
Yeah.
Why?
Because I don't have to hate you.
Do you…
hate me?
I thought you hated me.
Mom…
Why did you do it?
That's why I locked you up. It was for your own sake.
To stop you from doing this again!
You hate being with me.
I'm a nuisance and I scare you.
Don't you hate me because I'm a monster?
I thought you'd understand me…
if you were also a monster.
I don't hate you.
I tried to ignore
the fact that you were different and special.
I didn't want to accept it.
Why not?
I was scared.
I let my greed take over me.
I'm sorry.
This place is too crowded and dangerous.
I want to start a new life with you outside.
Do you
want to come with me?
What do you say?
I'm not sure.
Think about it.
If you want to give me another chance…
meet me here.
I'll wait for you.
What brings you here?
You already know no one is allowed outside.
Were you trying to escape?
Come to think of it, your uniform looks familiar.
There were about four of them.
You shouldn't have
sent them to Bamseom.
It's time to take off your uniform.
And stop sticking your nose in other people's business.
Live quietly like the others.
-You asshole! -Lee Dong-jun.
-Get back in. -Sergeant Tak!
He's not going anywhere.
Violators must be punished.
Ja-yeong,
make things right.
Sergeant Tak!
You said symptomatic individuals are free to move about.
Are we good now?
How did it go?
Sergeant Tak is symptomatic.
I thought I'd be locked up forever.
Why were you in there?
Let's just say I was overzealous.
Anyway,
there's only one reason why you'd be here.
I told the special infectees that I'm symptomatic.
We need to act while their guards are down.
That's good news.
Do you remember what I told you?
A small cut won't be enough.
You need to kill them while they're weak.
So you're saying
I need to face at least one of them in my current state, correct?
I told you it wouldn't be easy.
But it's better than being hopeless.
These things are everywhere outside.
It's unbelievable.
Those bastards
can't seem to leave these things alone.
I wonder why that is.
What do these things do?
Good job waiting patiently.
Most people don't listen at all.
I've seen many die running away.
You must be different.
You were a great help at Bamseom.
Thanks to you, I'm back.
I saw you take your last breath.
There's a lot we don't know about each other, isn't there?
What are you?
Are you a mutated monster?
No.
Then do you control the monsters?
Let's just say I communicate with them.
Stick close to me.
You asked me what I am.
Neohuman.
That's what we call ourselves.
It's a peace offering.
I thought it might benefit our relationship.
What's with that cocoon-like thing?
It's the heart.
When we return to the heart, we're reborn.
I was symptomatic…
and went through monsterization.
I was once a human like you,
but then I was born again.
Three more days, is it?
Things might work out this time, so hold on.
Never mind that.
What are these?
Right.
Scraps.
Some strange bastards came to me when I was in Bamseom.
They pestered me about finding something,
so I killed them all.
But I found out they became cocoons…
and were reborn.
Reborn?
Then I can just kill them again.
The endless torture they face right after being reborn
would eventually make them give up.
So these things will be reborn and…
No, I mean…
So monsters turn into…
immortal humans?
They were looking for kin.
It seems you're hiding something from us.
Those bastards can find each other effortlessly.
I've never seen them before.
-If you do-- -I'll take care of it and let you know.
They ruined the natural order.
The special infectees?
They know
that we're the most vulnerable in the heart.
So why did they lock you up?
They could've killed you when you were in the heart.
They were looking for
a quicker way to kill us all.
They wanted to know…
where we call home.
The special infectees are at the stadium.
Why go there if they're looking for your home?
They must have another reason.
You keep saying "we."
Are there a lot of neohumans like you?
Imagine how many humans turned into monsters.
It's just a matter of time
before everyone becomes a neohuman.
Now lead me to the stadium.
Tell me what the special infectees are afraid of.
Neohumans.
Beings like me.
Is your family there too?
At the stadium or whatever?
No, I've lost contact with them.
So why go back?
You don't even have a family there.
I have nowhere else to go.
And it's honestly not that bad.
So just stick with me.
Did you just propose to me?
Are you saying you'll take care of me?
No, I mean…
Here comes the killjoy.
She's back early.
What's wrong?
Where's Hyun-su?
What's so funny?
Let me in on the fun.
I feel bad that you don't know you're going to die.
You feel bad for me and not yourself?
When he gets his hands on you,
you'll die for real this time.
He won't take it easy on you anymore.
That experiment must've gotten to your head.
You're talking nonsense.
I'll show you
just how weak…
the man you respect is.
Could I actually wake him up?
I never had a chance to begin with.
Are you just going to let him go then?
You barely found him.
What are you doing?
Let go. I need to go.
Go where?
The stadium.
That's where Hyun-su is going.
Everyone is in danger.
He might kill them all!
Can you walk?
-Yeah. -Let's go.
I'll explain on the way.
Why did you turn down his offer?
Not many of us are left in this world.
You don't need to care about humans.
That's not why.
I'm doing this purely out of my personal interest.
I only act to benefit Cha Hyun-su.
You bastards are just unlucky to get on my bad side.
Look at it this way.
It's only natural for the powerful to mess with the weak.
That son of a bitch.
I saw you do it.
We're quick learners.
Immortal and intelligent?
What will you use all that power for?
Gather other neohumans born from the heart.
That's it.
Otherwise, I just exist.
Answer me this.
What happens to all your past memories as a human?
That's not important.
We've achieved everything we need to
by transcending monsterization.
My mom came back.
I thought she abandoned me.
I thought she hated me.
But she came here for me.
I never wanted to see her again.
But once I did,
it made me want to go with her.
But if I do…
will I ever see…
Yeong-su again?
When are you leaving?
Were you not going to say goodbye?
Go with your mom.
You said she's waiting for you.
I can't see my mom ever again.
She's dead.
That's why Ms. Cha is like my mom now.
You should go to yours.
I'm not sure.
You're lying. You know you want to.
Then you can ask her your name too.
You left this here, didn't you?
Yeah, it's yours.
You know what this is?
This is my sister's.
KIM SU-YEONG
It's an award given to a person who protected someone well.
You have to look after each other, okay?
You should take it.
Why?
You'll be gone forever,
so you can have it.
What's wrong?
Did you change your mind?
No, I still want to go.
That's why I'm here.
Then what's wrong?
I have a question.
Do I also…
have a name?
I heard that all living things have names.
So do I also--
Of course you have a name.
Why wouldn't you?
Really?
What is it?
Yi-kyung.
I missed you.
Are you shocked at how different I look?
I would be too.
But you should understand.
You saw how my body…
was in complete ruins.
Nam Sang-won is dead.
And yet I'm still standing here…
remembering who you are.
I moved from body to body…
and went to Green Home all in search of you.
I missed you.
I missed you, Yi-kyung.
Run!
Go!
Why didn't you just fall for it?
Let go!
Look, Yi-kyung.
She's our kid.
You crazy bastard.
Thank you, Yi-kyung.
For giving me this gift.
Take mine.
Just take mine.
If you need a body, take mine.
Please.
You lost all value once you gave birth to this kid.
I only left you alive then because of her!
You've done your part.
Now it's time to die.
You need to go, Yi-su.
Is that my name?
Seo Yi-su.
I'm sorry I took so long…
to call you by your name.
I'm so sorry.
Go.
Go…
Go, Yi-su.
Yi-su…
Mom.
Mom…
Mom!
Please.
No!
Please…
Mom!
Subtitle translation by: Ji-hun Lee