The Guide

Cha Jiwon, the director of Hwadam Gallery, seems like the perfect man to anyone who meets him, blessed with both exceptional talent and striking good looks. But he possesses a secret ability: he can see ghosts—and dispose of them by painting their portraits. One day, as usual, Jiwon deals with a spirit tormenting someone through one of his paintings. However, because he sent the deceased on without following the proper procedure, he is dragged away to Jungcheon. Jungcheon is the realm where the dead are judged, and it is there that he meets Gaon, its ruler. At first, it was simply his competitive spirit. He thought it was nothing more than curiosity toward a transcendent being who wouldn’t even spare him a glance. The feeling was a little too complicated to call mere determination, but he had no other way to describe it. Yes, that was how it started... So why does she look so beautiful to him now? Gaon was entrusted with a thousand-year mission to judge the dead. After spending her entire existence fulfilling that duty, she now has only thirty years remaining. She has never even tasted something as ordinary as an Americano. But then Cha Jiwon—the first man to show warmth to her and her alone—slowly begins to find his way into her life. Together, the two judge and save the souls of the dead. But will they be able to save each other?