Episode 7
Choi Kang Chi.
Even then, I didn't want to believe in such words.
If it can be helped, you should avoid this fate.
What will happen if I don't avoid that fate?
One of you may end up dying.
I was going to ignore such foolish words.
But...
Choi Kang Chi?
What is that?
Who is that monster in front of me?
Lady Yeo Wool.
It's me. Me!
What's wrong?
What happened?
Gon...
Something's wrong.
Something's very wrong.
What?
I have to go.
Chung Jo's waiting.
I have to go to Chung Jo.
Stop here.
Now...
- Hurry and get off. - Where is this place?
What do you mean? This is the Choon Hwa Gwan.
It's a gisaeng house.
Head Mistress, it's me.
Come in.
What is it?
A new girl has just arrived.
And?
She is the daughter of Lord Park from the Hundred Year Inn.
- I won't go in. - Then what will you do?
You'll have to go in anyway, stop wasting energy.
I said no!
I will never walk through those doors.
Even if I die, I'll never become a gisaeng.
If you don't become a gisaeng, what will you do?
Answer me.
As the daughter of a criminal sold here, what else can you become other than a gisaeng?
My father's not a criminal. He was framed unjustly.
I'm not here to listen to the injustices you've faced.
My job is to make you into a gisaeng here at Choon Hwa Gwan.
Kill me instead.
I would rather die than become a gisaeng.
Kill me instead.
I would rather die than walk through those doors.
Head Maid.
Yes, Head Mistress.
Tie that child to the Tree of Disgrace.
What?
The Tree of Disgrace?
What are you waiting for? Strip her, and tie her to the tree.
Yes, ma'am!
What do you think you're doing? Get away from me!
Give up.
The sooner you give up, the less pain you'll go through.
You wicked!
After mistreating me like this, you think you'll be okay?
I'm Park Chung Jo!
The daughter of Lord Park from the Hundred Year Inn.
Park Chung Jo!
Your father's dead and gone.
The name Park Moo Sol can no longer protect you or save you.
So, stop calling out your father's name.
From now on, if you can't protect yourself, you won't be able to survive.
I'll never forget this.
I'll pay you back for this disgrace!
Head Maid, until I give you permission, don't give that child anything to drink.
You understand?
Look, here! Stop!
Where are you going? Untie this rope, now!
Look, here!
Untie this rope, now! Untie it, now!
What's gotten into her?
After the incident with Seo Hwa 20 years ago, she's never tied anyone to that tree again.
How can we figure out the thoughtful intent of Head Mistress?
Father...
Father!
Is that all true?
Yes.
- It's all true. - You're sure it wasn't a human being?
Yes, Father.
I went in the forest to check on all the corpses.
They were all dead after being ripped apart by sharp claws.
Why was that kid living with Moo Sol?
If you give me three men, I'll go and settle all this.
If we leave it alone, it may turn into something worse.
Before then, I'll go and get rid of it.
- Gon... - Please let me do this, Master.
How about bringing him here, first?
He's someone that Lord Park considered to be his own son.
First, we should bring him here. And we should discuss what to do after.
- I agree with him, Father. - What if he strikes again?
- Our own people could get hurt. - He was like a son to Lord Park.
He was dear to Lord Park Moo Sol.
We are talking about that person's life and death. We can't make a rash judgment.
- Leave for now. - Father!
Go out, and wait for now.
I didn't know you were such an unsympathetic person.
Kill, and get rid of him? How can you say that so easily?
He's no longer a person.
You saw the corpses in the forest.
Still...
Still, we should find out more about it, first.
How that happened to him... What he's going through right now...
- It's humane to show some concern. - The only concern I have...
is for you and Master.
I don't care about what happens to anyone else.
Right.
That's how you are.
You only know about your duties and responsibilities.
You only care about Father's orders.
You can't be bothered.
Right?
But, Gon...
That's why I sometimes feel like you're a wall.
A cold wall without any heart or feelings.
Do you like him?
Do you have feelings for that kid?
Are you dumb?
I told you.
He saved my life.
20 years ago, I stabbed and killed a mythical being named Gu Wol Ryung.
I found out later that a human woman was carrying his child.
That baby is Choi Kang Chi?
If Yeo Wool saw correctly, it probably was him.
A man with blood of a mythical being...
If Jo Gwan Woong finds out about this, Kang Chi won't be safe.
He'll never let him live.
If so, that's better.
Better? What do you mean?
We are facing a creature that's half human and half mythical being.
We can't fathom what strength he must possess.
But, it's certain that he has more destructive power than humans.
If Jo Gwan Woong finds out...
he may try to take advantage by bringing him to his side.
If that happens, we won't be able to stop him.
Then...
- We should find that kid, first. - But...
what if he's dangerous like Gon said?
If he harms innocent people?
Then...
I'll kill that kid myself.
My Lady! Are you awake?
The Master is looking for you.
Lady Yeo Wool.
What happened?
Was I dreaming?
Disappeared? What do you mean?
We lost contact with those who were chasing after Park Tae Seo and Choi Kang Chi.
So, we sent out two more men. But, they returned without finding them.
Not just a few men, but all seven of them disappeared without a trace?
It seems their trail was swept away by the rain.
So...
you lost Park Tae Seo and Choi Kang Chi?
I'm sorry. Just give me a few more days.
- I'll find out what happened... - How amusing.
What?
That kid, Choi Kang Chi.
I knew he wasn't an average kid.
But, he finished off seven men without a trace...
If that's all true, he's really something else. Don't you agree?
What are you saying? I can't understand a thing.
A mythical being? My real father was a mythical being?
- What the heck is that? - Watch what you say.
He's the one who's watched over this mountain for the last 1000 years.
Are you talking about some legend?
What kind of nonsense is this?
So what are you saying? Are you saying I'm not human?
Is that what you mean?
Your mother was human, so you're half human.
Look, here.
You're kidding, right?
Seriously...
Who do you think you are fooling around like this?
You want to die?
I'm sure you know better than anyone else that your body is not what it used to be.
Didn't you feel excruciating pain as you were being transformed?
I'm sure you're still feeling the pain in your body even now.
Didn't I tell you to spend 10 days in quiet?
If you had lasted 20 years, you could have lived your whole life as a human.
No way.
So, are you saying I'm no longer human?
Remain in the Moonlight Garden for now.
Until you can control your own strength, you should stay there.
Innocent people may get harmed because of you.
Stop!
Damn.
How is this possible? How?
Undo all this. Return my body to the way it used to be!
Just accept it. This is your true self, Kang Chi.
No, no way. I can't be a monster!
Will this do?
Can I go back to my old self with these?
I'm talking to you!
- Kang Chi. - Please!
Let me go back.
Let me go back to being human!
I can't go back like this.
Not to Chung Jo. Not to anyone.
I can't go back looking like this.
Please.
Please return me to my original self. Okay?
Please let me go back to my original self!
No way.
How shameful...
Tae Seo!
Kang Chi!
Chung Jo.
Why isn't anyone coming?
I'm waiting here.
Why isn't anyone coming?
Why?
Eat slowly.
You've had nothing to eat for three days. If you eat too quickly, you may get sick.
Now, you have the urge to live.
You still have pride left?
You still think you're noble?
Then, I'll have to tie you back up to the Tree of Disgrace.
Why?
You don't want to go back to that place, right?
Then forget about your pride and self-righteousness.
If you are ready to throw all that out, you can eat that porridge.
What will you do?
Will you get tied back up to that Tree of Disgrace?
Or will you enjoy that warm porridge?
Good. Good.
I told you to eat slowly. You're going to get indigestion.
Head Maid.
When she's done eating, wash her up, and bring her a change of clothes.
Yes, ma'am.
Eat this.
It's been three days already. How long will you keep this up?
You.
How did you...
- Are you going to starve yourself? - What?
Why would you turn down food that he brought?
You should thank him, and eat it.
Here.
What are you doing? You didn't eat for three days.
- You're not hungry? - What are you doing here?
- How did you find out about here? - I followed you here from the forest.
What?
Don't be surprised. I heard about everything that happened to you.
I heard everything that the monk said.
- And you still followed me here? - Yeah.
Why?
- Don't you think I'm strange? - Of course, you're strange.
But, so what? You were always strange looking.
It's just that your eye color has changed. So what?
Is that something to make you mope around as if it's the end of your life?
Why would you starve?
Here.
I have no appetite. Go away.
- You'll really starve like that! - What do you care?
I'd rather starve, than live like this.
Why are you so weak?
Why are you so upset over this small thing?
Small thing? You think this is a small matter?
I've become a monster. I'm no longer human!
Still, you're alive!
I thought you were dead.
But, you're still alive like this. That's a good thing.
You think this is a good thing?
Why should I live like this?
How do you expect me to live as a monster?
So, what will get solved by moping around like this?
You'll get a solution?
If it works, then mope around like that for hundreds or thousands of years.
Good for you. I'll cheer you on from your side!
- Damn! - Damn is right!
- Shit! - Yeah, shit is right.
It's total shit! It's hard for me to believe.
I'm sure, you must feel despair.
I understand. But...
But what?
Still, you're Choi Kang Chi.
No matter what you look like on the outside...
you're still Choi Kang Chi inside.
Am I wrong?
I don't know anymore.
I can't remember why I turned like this that night.
I can't remember how I fought, or how many I killed.
My body just felt hot like fire. My bones hurt like they were being crushed.
And my eyes have been like this for days.
I can smell and hear everything.
All the noise in the world is entering my head.
I don't know if this is still me, Choi Kang Chi, or a monster.
You're... still Choi Kang Chi.
If you were really a monster, you wouldn't be in such agony.
No?
Whatever.
Your words don't change anything.
Go away.
Kang Chi.
If it can be helped, you should avoid this fate.
If I don't avoid that fate, what will happen?
One of you may end up dying.
Are they...
The two of them...
Listen!
This is Lord Jo Gwan Woong, who will be the new owner of this inn from today.
As payment for capturing the traitor, he was able to take over the inn.
All of you here have been ordered as slaves, so you must be faithful to your new owner!
Do you understand?
Yes.
Look.
Bring in the criminals.
Bring in the criminals!
Lady Yoon!
Listen, criminals!
According to the law, you should be made into state slaves.
But, thanks to the kindness of Lord Jo, he will let you work for him.
Be loyal to your new owner, and serve him with all your heart.
Do you understand?
How long do you think you can keep that position when you're owner only by title?
By title only?
You may be able to steal the title of being the inn's owner.
But, you'll never be able to steal the Hundred Year Inn completely.
Our bloodied family resentment will remain here, and curse you!
You'll cry more bloody tears than the tears you shed from others.
You'll face a bigger suffering than any other scream you've heard before.
Shut your mouth.
You gained power through innocent bloodshed.
You thought you could cleanse your dirty and lowly bloodline by doing that?
Even if you steal all the powers in this world...
you'll never be able to change your dirty blood.
You lowly and wretched man!
I told you to shut your mouth.
My Lady!
Jo Gwan Woong...
You!
This will become your graveyard.
Be quiet!
If anyone so much as peeps, I'll kill them!
Tae Seo.
Chung Jo.
Sir.
This is just the place for you.
It was made for you.
So, this will be my graveyard?
What?
Don't say that. That's not what I meant.
I'm curious.
What is that?
What?
That something I won't be able to obtain even if I become the owner?
Is there a secret to this inn?
I don't think so.
It was her last cry to try to get you.
Yes, I'm sure.
Don't be shocked.
- What's going on? - He's fighting.
Fighting? Who's fighting?
The mythical being Choi Kang Chi and human Choi Kang Chi.
Kang Chi must settle that fight alone.
There's nothing you can do by interfering.
But, what if something happens?
Whether he dies or lives, that's his own fate.
What?
It's his fate whether he accepts or rejects becoming a mythical being.
Either way, that's his choice, and his own fate.
How much do you know about people's fate?
I know that you shouldn't show any more affection to him.
I've got no affection to show. Kang Chi already has a girl he likes.
Because he's a fool that can't figure out his feelings.
Don't get involved anymore, and go on your way.
Kang Chi will go his way to face his fate.
Please.
Please, someone save me.
It hurts...
I'm going to die like this!
Kang Chi.
Please.
Hang in there.
You're Choi Kang Chi.
Don't forget your name.
Kang Chi... help me.
I want to kill...
I want to kill everyone.
- I think you should leave here. - What?
Otherwise, you may be put in danger. You should leave here.
What's going on? What about Choi Kang Chi?
I think he lost the fight.
Master.
Yes, Gon.
What happened? Did you find out about Yeo Wool?
I'm sorry, not yet.
Where did she go that she hasn't gotten back to us in three days?
It's my fault. I should have stayed by her side.
Master.
Master!
Lady Yeo Wool.
My Lady.
What's the matter? Are you hurt?
What happened? Where did you go without saying anything?
Help.
Choi Kang Chi.
He's in danger.
We don't have time.
Please, stop him, Father.
Move out of the way.
Where do you plan on going?
I'm going to kill everyone.
Those who did that to Lord Park and the inn.
I'm going to kill them one by one.
Yes, the mythical being's blood is boiling inside you.
You've been holding it back for the last 20 years.
I'm sure it's hard for you to control it.
But, if you keep following the scent of blood, it'll lead to more blood.
- In the end, you'll forget who you are. - I told you to move!
I was once strong enough to face your father. Don't underestimate me.
Think straight, Kang Chi!
Choi Kang Chi!
- Are you Chung Jo? - Yes, I am.
Follow me.
I had a really good time.
Let me see.
Come here.
That's it. Let's drink.
This way.
It's Wol San.
You've changed into quite a horror.
I'm not in the mood to face you.
- Get out of the way. - I'm in no mood to face you, either.
But, I have Master's orders, so I have no other choice.
Kang Chi!
If you untie that, you'll never be able to return as Kang Chi again.
If you still want to untie it and fight, go ahead.
That'll be your fate and your choice.
This is all I can do for you.
It's okay now.
What did you say, Head Maid? Chung Jo went to whose room?
You see... I'm not sure of the circumstances...
But, Chung Jo followed Wol San into that room.
What are you doing? Go in, and pay him respect.
You don't hear me? Look at this girl...
Just let her be.
It's not so bad to watch her from here.
I'm sorry, Lord. She's still new here.
It's okay, Wol San.
You enjoy good liquor, first by looking at it.
Then, by smelling it.
And the taste is the last way to enjoy it.
My eyes are very pleased.
I want to go back to my room. Let me go back.
What?
I don't want to be here anymore. Please...
Oh, no.
Why are you doing this?
There's a rule in Choon Hwa Gwan to deal harshly with rude girls.
I am the best gisaeng here at Choon Hwa Gwan.
How dare you look at me in the eyes, and talk back!
You still don't get it?
Hold it, right there.
Why is she here when she hasn't even received proper training?
She must have lost her way.
You should have taken better care of the new girl.
- Am I wrong, Head Mistress? - Take the girl away.
Yes.
I'm sorry, my Lord. You saw something you shouldn't have seen.
It's a sign that you're getting old.
Did you say her name is Chung Jo?
Looking at her reminds me of something from a long time ago.
I'm talking about Seo Hwa. Do you remember?
You shouldn't make the mistake again of switching the girl.
Am I wrong?
What are you doing?
Why did you tie me up like a criminal?
We're not trying to harm you. We're trying to help.
I don't need your help. Just untie this rope.
- Kang Chi. - Stop. There's no use in trying.
What should I do, Master?
Send him to the authorities.
Father.
Why are you doing this? You said you would help.
- That's why I'm helping him. - How is this helping him?
They are already being controlled by Jo Gwan Woong.
It's what General Lee wants.
Are you aware of your crimes?
No, I don't know.
- What crime are you talking about? - This kid...
You wicked!
- You really don't know what you did? - No, that's why I'm asking.
What is my crime?
Answer me!
You murdered Lord Park Moo Sol of the Hundred Year Inn.
That's not all.
You came into the jail, and freed the son of a criminal.
And in the midst of all this, you murdered our guards.
For these crimes, you deserve the death penalty.
Death penalty?
Fine. I'll be glad to give you my life.
But, I can't give it freely.
Let's just kill one more man from here.
What?
The one who framed Lord Park of treason.
And destroyed his family to overtake the Hundred Year Inn.
Jo Gwan Woong, that man!
If I can kill that one man, I'll give you more than my life.
How about it?
You wretched kid!
I'll kill you right here without sending you to prison!
What are you waiting for? Call the executioner, and kill him!
You can't.
They'll kill him. You're just going to watch?
You said you would give something more precious than your life?
So, what is something more precious than your own life?
My will to kill you!
Your will?
How touching.
That was it?
Was that why I found you so amusing?
Or...
Is there something else to you?
I'll give you one last chance.
Work for me.
- Then, I'll save your life. - What kind of nonsense is this?
If you promise me your loyalty, I can give you wealth.
Who would want that kind of dirty wealth?
I don't need anything other than your life.
Too bad.
What are you waiting for? Carry out the execution!
If you untie that, you'll never return as Choi Kang Chi again.
Stop!
Who are you?
I'm General Lee Soon Shin.
What brings you here?
I heard you had my man captive here, so I hurried over.
What?
Your man?
- Who is that? - The name is Choi Kang Chi.
It's this kid right here.
Have you been well, Kang Chi? I came to get you.
I'll come back to take back the Hundred Year Inn.
Then, I'll take your life as well.
If he seems strange, kill him.
I'll do it.
Let's go. I can't leave you here alone anymore.
Trust me.
Choi Kang Chi's the one who killed your father.
- Tae Seo! - As soon as you see him, kill him.