Gae Ddong, the best card shark in Joseon, is finally here in Hanyang!
Tonight, one man's death will be the first step in a great plan.
You are my son.
Dad!
Either you die today or I'll die. One of us will die.
I will wait for you to become a great tiger and return.
I will come back alive. You can count on it.
I lived my life as a careless womanizer.
What did I get out of it?
Do you want to become king?
Accept your title as Crown Prince Regent.
I will become your eyes and your ears.
Have you really lost your memory?
Your name is "Half-wit" and you belong to me now.
Half-wit is a card shark.
What do you think? Why don't we go to Hanyang and win some big money?
Baek Dae Gil...
If you get caught pulling a trick, you lose a hand.
Why did you kill my father?
[Episode 7]
Thankfully, the Crown Prince has accepted his position as Crown Prince Regent.
It has worked out accordingly.
It is still difficult to read the king's feelings.
If we do not presently know what the king's feelings are
we can simply change them.
Change the king's feelings?
Even so, what if we cannot change the king's mind?
Then we will have to change who the owner of those feelings are.
Heaven's will is determined by the people.
You intend to change the king?
Your Highness. Do you know the Works of Mencius?
What?
The monarch is the boat and the people are the water.
Water is what makes the boat float or flip over.
The monarch can catch fire and die.
We were only discussing the theories of Mencius.
I distinctly heard you--
Is it a coincidence that you got involved
in the personal affairs of ministers or...
have you been monitoring us?
I think you have misunderstood, Your Highness, so please join us--
You can stop now.
You're treading on dangerous territory.
Your Highness. Are you going to leave them be?
It's not time yet.
I need a strong witness in order to catch him.
Witness.
Don't you know how shameless and brazen Yi In Jwa is?
I told you never to associate with him.
Have you not heard anything I've said?
Mother.
He is hiding behind the Crown Prince and manipulating the king.
He takes life without hesitation for his own self-interest.
What do you mean he has taken life?
There are no witnesses and I don't know the reasons.
But he has killed a gambler named Baek Man Geum.
Gambler...
Baek Man Geum.
Do you know him?
No... how would I know him?
Please be careful.
Catching Yi In Jwa will not be an easy task.
12 men from the police.
20 from the Euigeumbu.
10 more men from the Office of the Inspector General.
Listen carefully.
It is the duty of the Office of the Inspector General to catch traitors.
We must arrest Yi In Jwa tonight.
Do you understand?
Yes, Your Highness!
We have evidence and you must give up your hand.
What are you doing, Hong Mae? Cut his wrist right now.
Didn't you hear me?
What should I do?
What's so hard about cutting one wrist?
My lord...
I am The Demon... Demon.
Please remember that.
Baek Dae Gil.
What are you doing? Cut it off!
Cut it off! Cut it!
You wench. What is this?
Wait. Hold on a moment.
You were a wild fellow who would walk through fire and rain.
I'm very surprised and disappointed too.
To this very day, I have not used such tricks.
So I tend to hold people who use trickery in disdain.
I do not forgive those who make a mess of the game in such a manner.
That card came out of your sleeve.
You probably slipped it into my sleeve when you grabbed me by the collar.
But I made a mistake in falling for it.
So I will forgive you.
They say the one who stirs trouble is the first to get angry.
The one who tricked me dares to forgive me?
You don't seem to understand.
Then I will prove it to you.
Mistress Hong.
Cover my eyes.
10. Choose it if you can.
- It's the 10. - It really is.
That's amazing.
Do it one more time.
One.
The one, you say...
Which card do you think this is?
Stop saying nonsense and show your card!
He really did it.
Is he a ghost or what?
Is this enough proof for you?
What is this? How did he do it?
How did you do it?
You can look into it if you're curious.
You came very close.
You chose the nine and came close to the truth that you desired.
What are you doing? Cut it off!
You played tricks that were unlike you and put me in a difficult situation.
If you had struck more of a blow, you could have caught me.
But your fate and abilities only go so far.
In the end, you will not find out why your father died.
Yi In Jwa, it's not over yet.
Have you forgotten already?
You made me a promise.
My body's covered in wounds.
If I fall into this ravine, it's a 100 percent chance that I'll die.
But if I live... you have to grant me a wish.
Ah...
The promise I made to beg for forgiveness at Baek Man Geum's grave?
What will you do if I don't keep it?
You act so great and mighty by yourself.
But are you just a shrewd person?
Are you just an empty, fake person?
I did what I needed to save you.
What crap are you spouting?
If I truly wanted to kill you
I wouldn't have stabbed you here, but here.
Or... I would have cut your throat.
You didn't live because of good luck.
I let you live.
No matter how much you flash your claws, a baby tiger is just a baby tiger.
You are not a tiger.
You can't even go up against the teeth of a hungry wolf.
You are only a baby tiger.
That's enough.
What in the world is that?
Sorry to get in the middle of all this fun.
Though you don't mind a dead man, you do mind a man interrupting a game.
Yi In Jwa.
Isn't this scene very familiar?
What are you all doing?
Arrest them all right now!
- Yes, sir. - Yes!
- Let's go. - Stop right there!
Hong Mae, over here!
Don't let anyone go! Arrest them all!
Dad, did I lose?
Did I lose again?
Yi In Jwa!
Get him out of here.
- What about you? - Don't worry.
Let's get out of here. Hurry.
Leave them be.
Move.
It'll just take a moment.
Don't pretend you care.
As long as you hold the man who killed my father in high regard...
Dam Seo, you're a monster too.
You're right.
To you, I must be that way.
I'm sorry.
I take it back.
I take back saying that I would marry you, Dam Seo.
I've decided she's going to be my wife starting today.
Anyway, you're Gae Ddong's wife.
So don't get any other ideas.
Even if I die and even if you hold a knife up against me
I will do it.
Whether it's 100 or 1,000 times, I will stand in front of Yi In Jwa again.
So...
don't try to stop me.
Why don't you say something?
Your Highness...
Even with the many witnesses, things will not go your way.
Illegal gambling, embezzlement of grains, salt, and ginseng.
Hoarding of market goods.
With the crimes I've listed now, you could be executed.
What is it?
Should I investigate Baek Dae Gil's father's death too?
Will that relieve your burden?
You will need to stab me with a knife now.
The only chance you have to kill me is right now.
All right.
Wait just a moment.
I will control that ugly mouth of yours with the nation's law.
You didn't live because of good luck.
I let you live.
No matter how much you flash your claws, a baby tiger is just a baby tiger.
You are not a tiger.
You can't even go up against the teeth of a hungry wolf.
You are only a baby tiger.
From the North to the South...
The spirits all over Joseon...
If my Dae Gil is dead right now, let him receive these sacrificial rites.
If Dae Gil is alive right now, please protect him.
Protect me? Yeah, right. I came back from the dead.
I'm so old that I'm hearing things.
Wait... who is this?
It's Dae Gil.
Dae Gil...
Dae Gil! Come here, kid. Come here.
You were alive. Let me look at you.
Let me see. Let me take a look.
Let me see. Oh, look at you.
Let me see if you've lost any teeth.
Gosh, my face is going to fall off. Stop pulling at it.
That's not a problem. Let me see.
Look at you.
Come in. Come in.
Here. Go on and eat this.
I had made it for your sacrificial rites.
Now that you're back, it's all yours.
Enjoy your food.
Grandpa...
I wanted to get revenge... for Dad.
I wanted to get retaliation.
It's okay. You've done enough.
This isn't what your dad wanted either.
No.
It's not because of Dad.
I can't endure it anymore.
I...
I want to overtake him.
Stop.
What brings you by, Your Highness?
I came to see how the investigation was coming along.
I wanted to confirm.
But why are they the only ones here?
Where's Yi In Jwa?
Who?
Their leader, Yi In Jwa.
Oh, that man is with the Euigeumbu.
With the Euigeumbu?
Why is he the only one there?
I'm not sure.
Wouldn't they know about that?
My lord!
Release them all!
Yes, sir.
The Euigeumbu has given them exemption from the crime.
We no longer have jurisdiction over this matter.
He is not here either?
It's true that he was sent here in order to verify the accounting books.
Once the accounting books were confirmed, the Inspector General...
took him directly.
What do you mean?
Do you mean the Office of the Inspector General?
You are member of the Office of the Inspector General.
Did you not know?
Why would they do that?
And the accounting books? Where are they?
As you can see, they have all been fabricated.
None of the entries are real.
The books themselves and the amounts are fabricated.
So those who apparently received bribes from Yi In Jwa...
the officials and jobs of the individuals have all been fabricated.
Everything is a lie.
It means they are not authentic.
[Office of the Inspector General]
My lord.
How can you be drinking with a criminal?
A criminal?
Your Highness, who here is a criminal?
My lord.
Why don't you sit down? I think there was a misunderstanding.
Minister.
Your Highness, I heard you made a big mistake today.
A mistake?
You say that arresting him was a mistake?
Was it not?
First mistake was arresting someone innocent without any witnesses.
You lost sight of what the Office of the Inspector General is supposed to do.
Second mistake was involving a gambling room that had nothing to do with it.
Third mistake was going beyond your authority using the police and Euigeumbu.
One thing is for certain.
Things will become noisy for a while.
Minister.
What did you just say?
Your Highness.
By any chance, did you get permission from the Crown Prince before doing this?
Without any witnesses at all, you arrested the Crown Prince's teacher.
You did not even speak to him?
Goodness...
It seems we have a lot to discuss.
Could the two of you possibly give us time to talk?
Yes, go ahead.
Just how much...
How much did you give them?
Why don't you calm down and have a drink?
You and your evil hand...
How far does it reach?
How deep do the roots go?
Do you truly think that I am the root of all evil?
He's nothing but a lowly child of a water maid.
Isn't he being too fearless?
He can't even tell forward from back.
He can't ever shake off the fact that he's the son of a concubine.
Like an unbridled colt.
That's why I have the Office of the Inspector General on a tight leash.
Keep in mind, Your Highness.
No matter how smart you are, you cannot do politics alone.
And then, there are your origins...
Stop.
You want to promote strict law, but in the end you pull out a sword.
You are no different than the king.
What did you say?
Why don't you stab me, then?
I will stand here.
I can see it.
You will stab me, the Soron faction, and the Crown Prince...
All to ultimately sit on the throne?
Shut your mouth!
I will get going now.
Yeoning, Your Highness.
What did you say?
Kick out Yi In Jwa?
You should be asking for forgiveness for your rash behavior not--
Crown Prince.
How much do you exactly know?
About what?
About who he is and what his ambitions are.
What his goals are...
Do you know how deeply...
he is rooted in this palace?
Do you even realize it?
- Yi In Jwa is-- - He is...
my friend.
What more do I need to know than that?
I will protect you, Crown Prince.
You will?
Yes, Crown Prince.
But if I save you from the pit
what will you give me, Crown Prince?
I will give you everything.
If you will protect me, I will give you all that I have.
Even... even the...
I will even give you the throne.
You should sit on the throne, Crown Prince.
I will merely accept your heart.
Yi In Jwa is my right hand.
He is my left hand.
He is someone who has my heart.
I will not make an issue of what you have done.
No matter what Yi In Jwa does, ignore it and let it go.
That is what you can do for my sake.
That is for the sake of the palace and this country of Joseon, as well.
It is not something you should be involved in, Yeoning.
Nothing...
Is there nothing I can do?
I'm the prince of a nation...
but can I really do nothing...
that I wish to do?
Nothing...
[Sukjong] Are you... crying?
You are finally growing up.
Are you all right?
What happened?
After the incident, Baek Dae Gil went back home.
I have to get Half-wit back.
The Demon was released and he returned to Kanghwa-do.
The gambling room will be back to business tomorrow.
You did a good job. Go in and rest now.
Yes, Scholar.
Moo Myung.
Watch over Baek Dae Gil.
See who he meets and what he does.
Tell me everything in detail.
I wonder what happened to that child.
I am curious.
By "that child," do you mean the king's son?
Yeoning told me that Baek Man Geum, who raised him...
was killed by Yi In Jwa.
If that is true...
My lord...
Sit.
Tell me what happened to Yeoning today.
I will keep it a secret.
You will have to do the same.
We went to the gambling room to apprehend Yi In Jwa and succeeded.
The police, Euigeumbu, and even the
Office of the Inspector General went together.
But in the end, he was released.
So...
Is he meeting the king and crying?
Because of the unfairness?
And out of anger?
According to Yeoning...
a gambler named Baek Man Geum was killed by Yi In Jwa.
Do you happen to know about that?
Baek Man Geum's body was not discovered.
But his son is out to get revenge.
He's been butting heads with Yi In Jwa.
Did you say son?
Yes. His name is Baek Dae Gil.
But how do you...
Baek... Dae Gil.
You were alive, child.
He was able to pick the card every time?
How did he do it?
Ah, that's a hard one to figure out.
Marking cards with visible signs is a beginner's trick.
Then, what?
Could it be the weight?
Weight?
Here.
Look.
A card is just many thin pieces of paper stuck together.
Oil is put on them to make it hard.
Depending on how much oil has been put on the thin papers
the weight could change.
But it would be the difference of one thin paper.
How could one tell the difference?
That's not something a person can do.
Scholar Baek Myun, Yi In Jwa...
You've seen him too, so you know.
The look in his eyes is not that of a human being.
To this very day, I have never used a trick.
Yi In Jwa?
Grandpa?
How do you know Scholar Baek Myun's name?
Huh? Yi In Jwa...
What? I don't know that person.
Tell me now.
All right, all right. I'll tell you.
I have some ill-fated relationships.
The first one is the person who took my eye.
The second is Scholar Baek Myun.
It's Yi In Jwa.
He's one of the top five card sharks in all eight cities of Joseon.
At the time, I was called South Goblin.
I was quite a player.
But in front of him, I had no chance and lost.
So? Why did he kill my dad?
What was the reason?
I don't know the details either.
But... I'm sure of one thing.
He said something strange to Man Geum that day.
Keep this in mind.
If that child attains greatness...
you will be killed at that time.
But why? Why didn't you tell me until now?
Because we worried about you.
In order to save you, I kept my mouth clamped shut.
Grandpa.
Listen to me carefully.
I'm going to become strong.
I'm going to become two times stronger than Scholar Baek Myun.
Then I'll be back.
All right.
Your fate can even escape death.
You'll do well.
Don't go hungry, kid!
[Jackpot]
Jackpot!
He's on the right path now.
No matter how much you flash your claws, a baby tiger is just a baby tiger.
You are not a tiger.
You can't even go up against the teeth of a hungry wolf.
You are only a baby tiger.
So, have you looked into it?
Martial artist Hwang Jin Ki.
He is the best when it comes to martial arts.
As you know, he's been accused of treason and has been arrested by the Euigeumbu.
He is most suitable to be one of your men, my lord.
On top of that...
he has an ill-fated relationship with an imperial swordsman.
[Kim Chae Gun]
Who are you?
I'm Baek Dae Gil, who's going to be the best card shark Joseon.
I want you to be my teacher.
Why would someone who wants to be a card shark want me to be his master?
I think you came to the wrong person. You should leave.
I'm going to die today.
What's it to me whether you die or not?
It matters.
Because I'm going to become your pupil.
Why, this kid...
Your one and only pupil is going off to die now.
It's up to you whether you save me or not, Master.
What a strange fellow.
It's our last chance. It's our last chance to leave.
Let's go. How long are you going to stay here like this?
I'll stop them. You should all run.
Don't ever look back.
Why are you doing this?
You have to go back to your hometown.
What are you all doing?
Half-wit.
I'm grinding my teeth thinking about the stick I was beaten with because of you.
I see you came back on your own.
What are you doing? Get him.
Yes, sir!
What are you doing? Aren't you opening the door?
How long are you going to live like this?
What are you morons doing? They're getting away!
We're dead if we get caught!
Hurry up.
Half-wit, did you sleep well?
Dae Gil...
What?
It's not Half-wit. It's Dae Gil.
My name.
Okay, Baek Dae Gil.
Anyway, when I tell them to work, they work.
When I give them food, they eat.
When I tell them to bark, they bark, and they bite when I tell them to.
That's the life they have to live.
Who are you that you try to take responsibility for their lives?
Are you the king or something?
What about you?
Why do you treat people like animals?
Who are you to do that?
That's the way the world works.
People who have nothing get stepped on
and people who have everything do the stepping.
Do you know that?
Everyone will die because of you.
Those people will all get caught because of you.
And they will die.
Have you caught one already?
Seol Im.
What do I do? I'm sorry.
What happened?
Was it because of Half-wit here that you couldn't go far?
Bring the scythe.
- Don't do it. - Why?
You can't bear to look?
I'll... I'll kill you.
Gosh, you rascal.
You have some guts.
What exactly makes you so confident?
Okay. Only time will tell whether I die or you do.
Farewell now.
This girl here is dying because of you.
You got that?
Help me!
Please... please help me.
I will never forget this favor.
I will repay you 100 or 1,000 times.
Don't just stand there watching and help me.
Please help me!
Is this guy crazy or what?
Watch, Seol Im.
This is a part of doing business.
What was that?
What's going on?
I'm a bit busy.
Come at me all at once.
Did that guy eat something wrong or what?
What are you all doing?
You came to my house on purpose, didn't you?
To get me to come here.
Don't act so impudent.
Get him!
Look at these bugs.
They won't be exterminated just because you stand up to them alone.
No... I'm not alone.
What... what is this?
A worm will wiggle if you step on it.
When a mouse is backed into a corner, they say it can bite a cat.
Even more so...
how do you, the people of this nation, feel?
Look here! Do you know what these are?
The crazy idiot.
Put those down right now.
[Slave Contract]
- Kim Bok Dol. - Yes!
Grandpa.
Go back to see Grandma now.
You crazy wench.
- Kim Gan Nan. - Yes.
- Park Se Hong. - Yes, that's me.
- Chung Chang Ryong. - Me.
- Hong Gap Se. - I'm here.
- Yi Gil Bong. - Me. That's me.
- Yoo Soon Jin. - That's me.
Seol Im...
Gye Seol Im?
Hey!
See?
We are free now.
Free.
That girl must want to die.
You must all be crazy.
Let's all... return home now.
Let's go home.
Let's make sure to meet again.
We have to.
You said you wanted to become my pupil, right?
Follow me.
Kim Chae Gun.
The imperial swordsman you spoke of before is Kim Chae Gun?
It's become interesting.
What is Yeoning up to?
He is collecting as much information as he can.
Even the smallest details pertaining to you, Scholar.
Is this all we have on Yi In Jwa?
Yes.
We got everything from the records and genealogy.
Why do you need this?
I need to know.
I need to know who exactly I'm hunting.
Where was he born and where did he grow up?
Who is his father and does he have a wife and child?
I need to know everything about him.
Only then...
can I catch him.
You need to lose some weight first.
Here, here, and here.
Okay, I'll lose it eventually.
Shouldn't I eat now?
Eat now? You little...
From now on, you can call me "Master" and be polite, okay?
- Okay. - You're still not...
You came after the wrong person.
Gosh, I should've just watched and stayed out of it.
I am The Demon.
I'm eat people and I'm a demon.
What is this?
Rascal...
Let me down.
You said you're a demon that eats people.
You have a friend here, so play well together.
What?
Wow! He must be really angry.
Why?
The female tiger died because of you.
There's only one female around in this entire place so he must be very angry.
Don't you agree?
Oh.
Let me down. Let me down!
Let me down, you rascal!
You'll likely be killed before you ever catch an animal with those skills.
- Yi In Jwa. - What do you think?
Why don't we fight for our lives today?
Don't you see the blood and tears of the people?
Forgive me.
Give me permission, Scholar.
Are you ready?
Are you Yi In Jwa?
You will have a lot of work to do from now on.
- I know about your past, Your Highness. - You wench.
Please allow me to meet the king.
The king you serve is someone who ought to die.
How could you ask me to do such a thing?
Who are you, Master?
Are you a rebel?
I'm thinking of killing the king.