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TRAINING CENTER

Who are you?

Are you Choi Kang-chi?

I asked you. Who are you?

I am...

Koo Wol-ryeong.

What brings you here at this hour?

Is it because you wanted to know who I am?

I see.

I'm glad.

Actually,

I was curious about you as well.

TRAINING CENTER

Are you Seo-hwa's son?

It seems that I am.

That's what So-jeong said.

I heard you're trying to find the Gu Family Book.

It looks like So-jeong said a lot of things.

Was her name Dam Yeo-ul?

If you're looking for the Gu Family Book because of her,

you should stop.

If you want to live as a creature and give up being a human,

I'll spare you.

What kind of nonsense is that?

Who do you think you are to tell me whether to live as a human or not?

Who are you?

I am sure you know who I am.

I don't care who you are.

Even if I knew you, I will pretend as if I didn't.

So please get out of my sight.

Go back to where you belong and never come back.

Believe me.

If you trust humans, the only thing you will get in return is a betrayal.

They will never accept you.

They will never trust you.

They will ostracize you just because you are different.

They will hurt you.

This is my last warning.

Leave the human world

right now.

Are you telling me

to go hide in the woods

as a monster like you, all alone?

Never dying.

Never getting sick.

Having all that time with no end.

You want me to be alone and stop me from seeing the one I love?

Are you saying

that I should live in such solitude in the woods?

I'm sorry,

I will never live like that.

Because...

For me...

For me...

living as a human

is my dream.

You said that very well.

You are indeed my student.

Are you the one harming countless people in the woods?

Let go of him right now.

Get away from Kang-chi.

No, sir.

Get away. Don't come any closer!

Let go of him now!

No!

Where are you going?

Didn't you hear that?

Master Dam will take care of it. Please go back inside.

That was Kang-chi.

Please go back inside, my lady.

Give up on being a human.

If you don't,

I will destroy everything dear to you.

Gongdal!

Please wake up!

Please open your eyes!

Breathe, Gongdal!

Step back.

Master.

Step back!

Master!

Let's hurry!

Help yourself.

What does this mean?

Didn't you come here because you were curious about me?

I'm curious about you too, Young Master Tae-seo.

So,

why don't we take turns

asking each other questions?

I will ask you first then.

Go ahead.

Lady Miyamoto, the leader of the Gung-bon,

are you from Joseon?

Yes, you're right.

I'm from Joseon.

Now, it's my turn.

Young Master Tae-seo, are you on Cho Gwan-ung's side?

I'm just trying to protect my sister who has been sold as a slave.

I see.

I will ask again.

What is your relationship to Gwan-ung?

We exchange money and information for our mutual benefit.

What is your goal?

I'm sorry,

but it's my turn.

This is going to be my last question.

By any chance,

would you like to take the Century House back?

If you wish,

I might just be able to help you with that.

MIND AND BODY UNITE AS ONE

My lady, it's me.

Gon, come in.

What happened last night?

Kang-chi attacked Gongdal.

What are you talking about? Why would he do that?

I think he's finding it increasingly difficult to control himself.

How is Gongdal?

We just brought him back, but he hasn't woken up yet.

Kang-chi is locked up in the training hall.

No.

Please let me out. I have to check it myself.

-My lady. -Kang-chi would never do that!

Gongdal is badly hurt.

Kang-chi was next to him in the form of a mystical creature.

Need I say more?

I knew this would happen.

And now, even Gongdal got hurt.

But do you think Kang-chi really did this?

How can you say that when you have witnessed it?

It wasn't a human's doing.

I know, but...

The students are getting really worried.

Kim was only recently killed.

And now Gongdal is hurt as well.

How many more sacrifices must there be, Master?

Master, the commander is here.

Thank you for coming so early.

I heard something happened last night.

TRAINING CENTER

Where are you going?

I'm going to see the master.

I am sorry, but you can't go anywhere until we are told to let you go.

Don't do this, Kang-chi.

It will take time for them to accept you as well.

You know that. Right?

Step back, everyone.

That's not a good habit.

Straighten up your back.

What did you do to Gongdal last night?

It wasn't me.

But all the evidence points to you.

I did not--

If you didn't, who did it?

They will never trust you.

Can you not trust me either?

They will ostracize you just because you are different.

They will hurt you.

Do you suspect me just because

I'm different from them? Because I'm not a human?

I'm asking who's responsible.

That means you won't trust me

unless I prove that someone else was behind it.

Are you asking me about trust?

I'm asking if you trust me.

Trust isn't something that comes out of nowhere.

It has to be earned gradually in a relationship.

I'm saying that you shouldn't blame the others who don't trust you

because you haven't done enough to earn their trust.

So, are you saying that it's all my fault?

Everything that happens to you

is your fault.

No matter how much I try, nobody acknowledges me.

Trying hard only when someone acknowledges you

and not trying hard when no one is around you

is hypocrisy, Kang-chi.

I wasn't the one

who harmed Gongdal.

The weight of the trust

depends on the depth of the relationship.

If you want to be trusted,

try learning how to get along

with other people first.

Do you wish to stay here for a long time with Yeo-ul?

Then you need to learn to get along with your neighbors first.

TRAINING CENTER

Please give me one more chance.

The students here are afraid of you.

They don't want to stay with you any longer.

I still have two more days to protect the five bells.

If I fail to protect all five bells in those two days,

I will leave on my own.

I will think of it as my last chance.

Can't you give me that?

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

I will be back before dinner.

Just think of this as nap time.

Have a good rest.

I'm really sorry.

Yeo-ul!

How did you come here? You're not grounded anymore?

I sneaked out because I'm still grounded.

So you sneaked out?

I can't stay for long because of Yeoju.

I've got to go back soon.

Anyway, are you okay?

Neither Yeoju nor Gon would tell me anything.

I'm so frustrated.

What happened to Gongdal? Did he get hurt badly?

Why were you there with him?

They think you're the one who harmed Gongdal, don't they?

Did my father scold you?

Did you get into trouble?

How is your sprained ankle?

What?

It's all better now.

An ankle that got sprained in the past can easily be sprained again.

You shouldn't run for a while. Be careful. All right?

Hey.

Do you know that you've been nagging a lot lately?

Don't make fun of me.

Also,

do you know that you kind of look like a man these days?

And?

Do you like that?

What do you think?

Let me see.

Your eyes are telling me that you're dying of happiness.

You can believe whatever you want. You can write a poem about it.

If you do write a poem about it,

you could pass the state examination.

Don't worry about Gongdal.

He'll be fine.

What about you?

Well, I still have hope.

All the students want to kick me out,

but I still have five bells left.

Have you started the bell test?

-Yes, I have. -Since when?

Since yesterday.

And you have only five bells left?

If I manage to protect the remaining bells within the next two days,

I'll be allowed to stay here.

You only have four left.

-Gon! -Come on, Gon.

I didn't know you were a jerk.

Are you going to keep doing this?

You're meeting Lady Yeo-ul in secret when she's not allowed to come out.

I sneaked out on my own. He didn't call me.

Did you hear that?

She cares about me so much, but you--

My lady, you should go back to your room now.

I'll pretend I didn't see you.

Okay, I will go back.

But I'll stay for just a little longer. Just a little longer.

No!

Yeoju.

My lady, you must go back to your room now.

Okay, I'm coming.

If something like this happens again,

I will go straight to Master Dam and tell him everything.

You will be punished for it.

I understand.

I'm really sorry.

It's just that I was really worried about Gongdal.

Please understand, will you?

We'll learn how to make a jacket.

A jacket?

Yes. Let's do that.

What do I do?

Like this?

I heard that Cho Gwan-ung was the one who reported Kang-chi.

Did the rumors reach all the way here?

Terrible rumors about Kang-chi are spreading all over town.

Besides, Cho Gwan-ung is trying

to corner you using the written oath.

The Four Pillars definitely gather information quite fast.

What is your plan?

Whatever it is, give us the order.

Park Tae-seo is by Cho Gwan-ung's side.

We need to find out what Cho Gwan-ung is looking for

and why the Japanese troops are at the Century House.

We have to investigate those things first.

-But-- -Regarding Kang-chi...

Let me take care of it.

I will face Cho Gwan-ung if I have to

and strike a deal with him.

Strike a deal with him?

What?

The commander is coming here to strike a deal with me?

Yes, my lord.

He wants to talk to you directly

regarding Choi Kang-chi.

He wants to know where you two can meet up.

Tell him to come to the Century House.

What?

Here?

He wants to see me, so he must come to me.

But he is the commander of the Left Jeolla Province.

He's not someone you can order to come anywhere you like.

If he doesn't want to come, then he doesn't have to.

I am not the one who wants to see him.

That's not a big deal.

I will visit the Century House.

I hope it's not too troublesome.

It's fine.

Tell him I will be there by noon.

Right.

Gongdal, are you awake?

It's me, Seong.

Come.

Pardon me?

You're only trying to grab the broom. That's why you can't grab it.

The most important thing is the essence itself.

Do you understand?

A broom is a broom.

What's the essence of a broom?

Kang-chi.

I didn't know you were here.

Hey, Seong.

What are you doing here alone?

I was just thinking about things.

Come here, Seong.

What's this?

It's a broom.

Try to grab this broom.

And go!

Try it again.

-Okay. -Try to grab it again.

And go!

How were you able to do it?

Do you want to know how?

I am curious.

I am very, very curious.

The important thing is understanding its essence.

The essence again?

Tell me how. Don't tell me that nonsense.

Think about it.

While the broom is moving, what is essential to its movement?

What could that be?

It's you, Kang-chi.

I am the essence of this broom?

You are the one who's controlling it.

-So, you... -I was looking at you,

not the broom.

You move it this time.

Okay.

And go!

One more time.

Try it once again.

And go!

I caught it. Did you see that?

I caught it, didn't I?

If this was the instructor's sword,

your bell would have been cut.

You're not

one of the Four Pillars, are you?

No way!

I can't even step on their shadows with my skills.

Is Gon really that good?

After Master Dam, Gon is probably the best swordsman in Joseon.

Don't give up.

The commander is trying so hard to protect you.

He's putting himself in trouble.

You can't give up now.

What do you mean?

How did the commander get into trouble?

You didn't know about it?

First form, first movement, four and seven.

-Is it true? -What do you mean?

Is it true that terrible rumors about me are spreading in town

and that Cho Gwan-ung is using that

to force the commander into a corner?

-What is going on? -Is that true?

I didn't know.

Yes, it's true.

Why didn't you tell me?

If I had told you,

would you have had a plan to change the situation?

I could have at least prevented the rumors from spreading.

You can't even earn the students' trust.

How would you earn the villagers' trust?

Stop bothering people by getting involved in something beyond your ability.

Just focus on protecting the bells hanging by your waist.

What if I have a good plan?

If I have a plan that will get rid of all the rumors

and help the commander altogether,

will you help me then?

What trouble will you cause now?

That's right. I would rather trust stray dogs.

We should never trust him.

We shouldn't trust him.

-We shouldn't trust him. -He's not human.

-That's right. -That's right.

-We shouldn't trust him. -He's not even human.

-We can't trust him. -We can never trust him.

If I put the commander in more trouble by getting involved,

I won't care about the bell test anymore.

I will walk away

and get out of your sight.

I will neither come near the training center

nor appear in front of anyone related to the training center.

-What? -Is he serious?

Is Lady Yeo-ul included as well?

Yes. She's included.

There's not much time left until noon.

Will you let the commander get into trouble,

or will you help me?

What are you going to you do?

How can I help you?

Can I talk to you for a moment?

My lady.

Hey, Seong.

Seong, what brings you here?

I have a message from Gongdal.

From Gongdal? What is it?

What do you mean?

Kang-chi went to the town?

Why didn't Gon stop him?

That's...

Please wait.

Have a seat, Master Dam.

Kang-chi went to the town.

I know.

Master,

by any chance, did you...

Have a seat.

I will tell you everything.

What did you want to tell me?

How is Lady Yeo-ul?

She's okay.

I see.

How are you then?

What? Why are you asking about me?

I'm fine.

I see.

Thank you so much for taking good care of the lady.

Are you sleeping, my lady?

Why are you taking a nap all of a sudden?

-This way. -Hurry.

What is it? What's going on?

Is there a fight going on?

-Is there a fight? -What's going on?

What's going on?

I heard that he killed Master Park Mu-sol.

What?

Is there anyone who's curious

whether I'm a gumiho's son or not?

Anyone?

Kang-chi, my dear friend!

What brings you down here?

You must be busy.

Why did you come here?

What if people find out who you really are?

I'll ask again.

Is there anyone who's curious whether I'm a gumiho's son or not?

Come on.

He is asking if you are curious.

If you are curious, raise your hand.

Then come to the Century House.

There, I will show you

whether I'm a young gumiho or not.

Kang-chi!

Kang-chi!

My lord, the commander has arrived.

Tell him to come in.

You're here.

What do you mean? Why did the commander come here?

I'm not quite sure.

He just entered Resonance Hall.

Right.

Why did you come to see me?

I heard that you reported Kang-chi to the magistrate again.

He's not human. He's a monster.

He keeps going in the woods and killing people.

How can I just stand by and watch?

Don't you agree?

Is Kang-chi

that much of a threat to you?

What? A threat?

Yes. A threat.

If not, why can't you just

leave the innocent child alone?

How about you?

Why are you harboring a monster?

Why?

The Buddhist monk Muhak once said this to King Taejo.

"You are what you see."

Pigs can only see pigs. Buddhists can only see Buddhists.

Does Kang-chi look like a monster to you?

Then you're a monster as well.

Look, Commander--

People are already agitated because of the murder incidents.

The government officials are working very hard.

If you keep messing around with false accusations,

I will bring a charge

against you by military law.

Please.

Stop this at once.

How dare you

warn me?

If that's what you think, then I must be right.

I shall go then.

Let me ask you one thing.

In a nation without war,

why do you collect war funds

and store rations?

Moreover, what is with that peculiar armored warship?

Are all these

preparations for war?

Could these be

for overthrowing the government and forming conspiracies?

And aren't you keeping that monster, Choi Kang-chi, by your side

because of those reasons?

Isn't that it?

The armored warship is one of the top secrets of our military.

How did you know about it?

Do you have spies

in the naval forces?

Is anyone there?

Anyone?

-It's Kang-chi. -It's Kang-chi.

-It's Kang-chi. -It's Kang-chi.

I asked, is anyone there?

-Move. -My gosh.

What on earth is he doing?

Kang-chi!

It's really you, Kang-chi.

CENTURY HOUSE

Kang-chi, what brings you here?

Rumors about you are spreading.

That's why I came here, Father.

What?

I'm your son, right?

I'm Choi Kang-chi, the son of Steward Choi from the Century House.

People say I am a young gumiho.

I can't stand it.

Kang-chi.

I can't stand it either.

It makes no sense at all.

Eok-man,

go tell your new master to come out.

What is going on?

That bastard.

You're here, Commander.

What brings you here?

I came here because I heard that there's a bastard

who's been spreading vicious rumors about me.

Don't cause trouble.

Just go.

Not troubling the person who protected me from harm

and not disappointing him

are the best way to show my trust,

Commander.

So tell me.

How can I make you believe that I'm not a young gumiho,

but Choi Kang-chi, the son of Steward Choi from the Century House?

Take off that bracelet

on your wrist.

I heard that the bracelet stops you

from transforming into a monster.

-That's the bracelet. -That's it.

He will turn into a monster.

-Yes. -He will transform.

-It was the bracelet. -It was the bracelet.

What?

So

what are you going to do if I don't transform into a monster

when I take off my bracelet?

Are you going to apologize

for spreading the rumors and making false accusations against me?

Just take it off.

What is he trying to do?

What are you doing?

If you are a human, take off your bracelet quickly.

No way!

No, Kang-chi.

Kang-chi!

Prove yourself

by taking it off right now.

-He's the same. -He didn't transform.

He's the same.

He didn't change.

Kang-chi is the same.

We just wasted time.

-Gosh. -He didn't change.

He's human.

Oh, dear.

He's normal.

-What? -He's a human.

He didn't change.

I don't know.

I don't know why I'm like this only when Yeo-ul is with me.

Good job.

Very good, Kang-chi.

Seo.

What happened?

Stop it.

Choi Kang-chi is a student in my training center.

If someone attacks my student for no reason,

I, Dam Pyeong-jun,

will not forgive them.

Do you still see him

as a monster?

My gosh.

-Kang-chi is a human. -Yes, he is.

Thank you.

You don't need to thank me every time.

I applaud your courage,

but the next time you plan something like this, tell me about it first.

Were you nervous by any chance?

Master.

Why did you take such a risk?

What if I didn't send Yeo-ul here?

I knew that wouldn't happen.

Why did you think that?

I believed that you would protect the commander.

It wasn't Kang-chi.

It was another mystical creature

who's completely different from Kang-chi.

What do you mean?

Another mystical creature?

He asked Kang-chi

if he was Seo-hwa's son.

But Kang-chi didn't say anything about it.

I don't know.

The mystical creature

must have a deep connection with him.

Let's talk more when we get back.

And Yeo-ul...

Yes, Father.

You will be punished for leaving without my permission.

Oh, yes.

What should I do?

I'm done for.

Kang-chi, my friend.

-I'm surprised. -He's my friend.

Right.

Good job, everyone.

These are the bells Kang-chi left me.

Raise your hand

if you still think Kang-chi doesn't belong here.

I will cut off

as many bells as the raised hands.

Anyone else?

Anyone else?

Anyone else?

That's enough!

Until when are you going to misunderstand him?

Kang-chi was trying to protect Gongdal, not harm him.

It's obvious that Kang-chi is different from us.

But that's not enough reason for him to be hated and ostracized.

Many of us got bullied for being an illegitimate child

or being the child of a concubine.

Many of us joined the training center because we hated that.

But look at how we're treating Kang-chi.

We're no different from those who mistreated us.

Don't you agree?

Now,

is there anybody else?

Can I have my bells back now?

What are you doing?

No one raised a hand. Why did you take out a bell?

This was my vote.

I still want you out.

What?

You only have one left.

You better protect the last bell until sunset

if you really want to remain here.

MIND AND BODY UNITE AS ONE

Wait.

Anyway, thank you all

for letting me stay here.

Honestly,

I don't have anywhere else to go.

Thank you,

everyone.

We're sorry.

Thank you, Seong.

Now you've finally become like a bean in the sack.

Right, Kang-chi?

Right!

I finally get it.

Right. What's the answer?

One sack.

No matter how many beans there are,

once they are in a sack, they're all one.

What do you think? Am I right this time?

Well...

Did you get it or did you not?

What? Am I wrong again?

Just do the dishes.

There are piles of dishes to wash.

-My back hurts. -But...

This is so strange.

I must be right.

I told you to help him,

not to tell him the answer.

No, I never told him the answer.

He's just sharp. That's all.

Long time no see, Madam Cheon.

Have you found out anything about Lady Miyamoto of the Gung-bon?

No.

She's so thoroughly guarded.

Servants of the Century House aren't allowed to enter her quarters.

However...

-What is it? -I saw something peculiar

while helping her take a bath.

Something peculiar?

On her shoulder,

she has a tattoo that only the courtesans of the House of Pleasure have.

What do you mean?

There's a tattoo of the House of Pleasure

on Lady Miyamoto's shoulder?

That's not all.

She has some kind of scar on this part of her shoulder too.

A scar?

It looked like an animal had scratched her.

It's like a claw mark.

A mystical creature gave her the wound.

You should stitch it up well.

No way.

She can't be alive.

Have you thought about it?

First, I need to hear about your conditions.

You're not giving me the Century House as a charitable gesture.

I'm sure you want something from me.

I do want something.

What is that?

Can you be my son?

That's more than enough.

I'm sorry. I'm very sorry.

Help me just this once.

I promise I'll be back soon this time.

-Just have a good sleep, okay? -No!

TRAINING CENTER

Kang-chi.

I'm here.

You came earlier than I expected.

I did.

Why did you want to see me?

I have one left.

You managed to keep it.

The others helped me.

Are you not going to get kicked out then?

That's right.

That's good.

Kang-chi.

Kang-chi.

Kang-chi.

Kang-chi.

Hurry.

Me?

Hurry.

I can't.

Just go.

Hey, Seong.

Master is looking for you.

Hurry up.

Okay, I'll be right there.

You should go.

Father is looking for you.

Okay.

Hurry.

Okay.

Sleep well.

You too.

Okay.

Did you call for me?

Have a seat.

I heard about the mystical creature that attacked Gongdal.

Who is that?

Do you know who that is?

Yes, I do.

Who is that?

Give up on being a human.

Kang-chi.

Master.

The lady has disappeared again.

She's nowhere in the training center.

Why is she not in the training center? What is going on?

No way. She should have been back to her quarters.

Yeo-ul!

Dam Yeo-ul!

Yeo-ul!

Give up on being a human.

If you don't,

I will destroy

everything dear to you.

Wol-ryeong.

Subtitle translation by Sorang Kang