Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Eun-tak's kiss does not let her grasp the sword, leaving Kim Shin alive after all his preparations to die. Returning home means asking for his farewell gifts back and facing the people who thought he was leaving. Chairman Yoo instead urges him to concentrate on living and helping others. Eun-tak worries that her failure means she is no longer the bride, though she is relieved to remain in the household.
Her exams and part-time work continue alongside their uncertain relationship. Shin takes her to a frightening film and discovers that he is much more easily scared than the girl who sees ghosts. She also sings at a wedding for extra money. When Shin finds her, Eun-tak admits that becoming his bride had meant gaining a family, and that she cannot yet afford to leave his home.
The Grim Reaper is shaken when he sees the portrait of the woman from Shin's past, crying without understanding why it affects him. Shin's own uncertainty changes when Eun-tak suddenly manages to hold the sword's hilt. As she starts pulling, he instinctively throws her away, then catches her before she is hurt. The force causes a car pile-up, and Shin realizes that he wants to keep living beside her.