Yeon-joo wakes up back inside the manhwa world, specifically in the prison where she was previously held, signaling that the story has been forcibly reopened.
With Kang Chul seemingly gone, the webtoon W ends with a definitive "The End". W – Two Worlds Episode 6
Kang Chul confronts his creator, Oh Sung-moo, in his studio. The tension peaks when Chul realizes he was never meant to have a happy ending—he was merely a tool for a tragic narrative. Yeon-joo wakes up back inside the manhwa world,
The episode picks up with the immediate aftermath of Kang Chul (Lee Jong-suk) entering the real world. Unlike previous episodes that teased the boundary, this one shatters it: The tension peaks when Chul realizes he was
Yeon-joo struggles to accept Chul's death, especially after seeing him suspended in the cold water of the Han River in a vision. The Resurrection Hook The episode's final moments change the game once again:
It is suggested that Kang Chul’s will to live—or perhaps Yeon-joo’s influence as his new "life key"—has restarted the story without the author's input.
In a moment of pure desperation and rage, Kang Chul shoots Sung-moo. He then leaves a suicide note for Yeon-joo (Han Hyo-joo), essentially trying to end his own "manhwa" existence by jumping into the Han River. A World Without a Hero