Joseon's best gambler, Gae Ttong
has finally arrived at Hanyang!
With the death of one man tonight, we will take the first step towards our Great Cause.
You're my son...
FATHER!!!
Either you die or I die. One of us will die today.
I'll be waiting for you to come back as a Great Tiger.
I'll come back alive. Definitely.
For these past years, I've lived a life of a hooligan and a playboy.
Just what have I gained from doing that?
Do you want to become King?
Please accept the regency.
I will be your eyes and ears to Your Highness.
Wait, did he really lose his memory?
Your name is Ban Poon, and you are now mine.
You're saying this bastard, Ban Poon, is a gambler?
How about it? Why don't we sweep it big at Hanyang together?
Baek Dae Gil...?
If you are caught swindling, then you lose your hand.
Why did you kill my Father?!
Episode 7
Thankfully, the Crown Prince has accepted the regency,
and it went as we planned,
but it is still hard to read his (King's) thoughts.
If we don't know the King's thoughts, then we can just change his thoughts.
Changing the King's mind?
Even so, if we can't change the King's mind,
what will you do then?
If that's the case, then we must change the owner of that mind.
The Heaven's will is determined by the people.
You are going to
change the King?
Your Highness, do you know the concepts of the Mencius?
- What did you say? - The monarchs are the boat, and the people are the water.
It is ultimately the water's decision to either flip or sink the boat,
so it's okay for the unvirtuous monarchs to be killed.
We were just merely discussing the concepts of the Mencius.
I definitely heard you said...
The fact that you were involved in the personal discussions of the Ministers
a coincidence, or...
have you been spying on us?
Since I think Your Highness have misunderstood,
- why don't you join us— - Stop with your act.
Your acts seem chancy in my eyes.
Your Highness, are you really just going to leave them alone like this?
It's not the right time yet.
I need to find a strong evidence that can lock those people up.
Evidence.
Do you really not know how bold and shameless that Lee In Jwa is?
Have I not told you to not associate yourself with that man?
Did what I say mean nothing to you?
Royal Mother.
That man is planning to hide behind the Crown Prince and control the King and the court.
And he even kills people for his own personal interests.
He killed people?
I don't have any evidence, nor do I know the reason why he did so,
but it seems he has killed a gambler named Baek Man Geum.
If it's the gambler,
Baek Man Geum...
Do you know him?
No.
How would I know him?
Please be careful.
Catching Lee In Jwa
will not be easy.
Besides the chief officer at Jwapocheong (Left Branch Police Bureau), there are 12 police officers.
And 20 prosecutors under the chief prosecutor at Uigeumbu (Bureau of Prosecution).
And also total of 10 inspectors including the chief at Saheonbu (Bureau of Inspection).
Keep this in mind.
It is the duty of the Office of Inspection to catch any traitors.
Tonight, Lee In Jwa
definitely has to be caught.
Understood?
Yes, Your Highness!
The evidence has been shown, and you bet your hand, right?
Owner, what are you doing? Hurry up and cut this man's hand off.
DID YOU NOT HEAR ME?!
Aigoo... What should I do now?
What's so difficult about cutting someone's hand off?
Hey noble, I am Demon, an actual demon.
Remember that well.
Baek Dae Gil...
What are you doing? CUT IT OFF!
Cut it off! Cut it off!
What the...?
This wench. What do you want?
Hold on a moment.
You were just a kid who didn’t know the difference between water and fire.
I am surprised how fast you’ve grown up.
But I am also quite disappointed.
Even till this day, I've never used
any underhanded methods.
So anyone who uses any underhanded methods
or swindles, I dislike them.
So, whoever ruins a game through tricks,
I cannot forgive them.
But that tag came from your sleeves!
When you grabbed my collar,
you probably secretly slipped it into my sleeves then.
But,
it's also my fault for not noticing your gimmicks.
So I will forgive you this time.
They say the person who farts is the one who blames.
And now a person who swindled is the one who forgives?
It seems you still don't understand.
Then, I will prove it to you.
Owner Hong.
Cover my eyes.
What is he trying to do?
10 point tag. If you're that confident, then pull that one out.
10
What? What the heck?
He really pulled out the 10 point tag.
Do it again.
1 point tag.
So you want the 1 point tag...
What do you think this tag is?
Stop speaking nonsense, and hurry up and reveal that tag!
1
What? Seriously?
Is he a ghost or something?
Will this be
enough as evidence?
What? How did he do that?
How did you do that?!
If you're curious, you figure it out yourself.
You came quite close this time.
You came close to the truth which you desired, by luckily being able to choose the nine.
What are you doing? CUT IT OFF!
And even using methods which aren't like you,
you cornered me into a difficult predicament.
But
if your final blow was stronger, you could have caught me.
But it seems your luck and skill
was only able to come this far.
In the end,
you won't be able to find out the reason behind your Father's death.
Lee In Jwa.
It's not over yet.
Did you already forget?
There is a promise you made with me.
With a messed up body like this, if I fall down from that cliff I will die for sure.
If I survive, I'd take it that you'll grant my wish.
The promise that I will go ask for forgiveness under Baek Man Guem's tomb.
What will you do if I don't do it?
You've been acting almighty and awesome by yourself
But in the end are you also just a cunning person?
Are you hypocritical chaff junk?!
Still, I wanted to save you.
What nonsense is that?
If I were really intending kill you, I would not have stabbed you here but here.
Or, I would have slit your throat.
You survived because it's not you were lucky, but I saved you, you punk.
No matter how much you show your claws, a tiger's cub is just a cub and not a tiger.
Just a tiger cub who can't even helm the teeth of a hungry jackal.
Stop right there!
Darn it. Who is that now?
I'm sorry for spoiling the party but
You guys would refuse someone dying but won't refuse someone joining in the game.
Lee In Jwa.
Isn't this something that you've seen many times?
What are you doing? Arrest these men this instant!
Yes!
- Let's go.-Protect him!
Sister! sister this way. Move away!
Go out!
Arrest everyone without missing anyone!
I said go out!
Aigoo. Aigoo.
Father, did I lose?
Did I lose again?
Lee In Jwa!
Let go!
Let that guy go.
What about you...
Don't worry.
Let's go out for now. Hurry!
Huh?
Leave them be.
Take that away.
It will only take a while.
Don't act like you worry about me.
For calling the man who killed my father as your teacher, Dam Seo, you're just the same beast.
That's right.
I must be that kind of person to you.
I'm sorry.
I take it back. Saying that you'd take you for my wife,
I take it back.
I've marked this lady to be my wife from today on.
Anyway, you're this Gae Ttong's wife, so don't have any other thoughts..
Even if I die,
Even if you come after me with a sword, I will do it.
Whether it's 100 or 1000 tries, I'm going to stand up against Lee In Jwa again.
So, don't think about stopping me.
At least say something.
Your highness, no matter how much evidence you have
Things won't work out as you want.
Illegal gambling, taking lands, stocking up and keeping salt, hoarding and cornering goods.
Even with the list I just mentioned, you will face death sentence. Why?
Will you feel relief after I investigate the death of Baek Dae Gil's father as well?
You probably should slay me with a sword right now.
Right now is the only chance for you to kill me.
Fine, wait here for a moment.
I will punish your disgusting mouth with the righteous laws.
You survived because it's not you were lucky, but I saved you, you punk.
Now matter how much claw you show, a cub is just a cub not a tiger.
You are just a mere cub that cannot even cope with the teeth of a hungry jackal.
Dear God who controls the Joseun
from the South to the North.
If our Dae Gil died, please let him accept these food
And if he is alive, please take good care of him.
Take care of me my ass, I just came back from the death.
This old man is now hearing things.
No way, who are you?
It's you Dae Gil.
Dae Gil ah, Dae Gil ah.
You came back alive. Let me take a look.
Let me look.
Let's see if you lost any teeth.
Aigo, my face is going to get worn out, stop touching it.
Is getting worn out the matter? Let me take a look.
Aigoo... aigoo.
Come here.
Here, eat quickly. It was made for your memorial food anyway.
Since you have come back, everything is yours. Enjoy it.
Grandpa... Dad's enemy... I wanted to take revenge.
I really wanted to get revenge but...
It's okay, you have done enough. Your father won't want much more as well.
No... it is not because of father.
But now I cannot endure it myself.
I...I want to overcome that guy.
I'm gonna really die!
Aigo, aigo.
Stop!
Your Highness, for what reason are you here?
I came here to see if the investigation was going well.
How come there's only these people? Where is Lee In Jwa?
Who?
These guys' leader, Lee In Jwa.
That man must be in the bureau of prosecution.
The bureau of prosecution? Why is only that man in the bureau of prosecution?
I'm not sure. Well, for that,
don't you think the prosecutors would know?
Sir!
Let all of these guys go!
Yes!
The prosecutors have forgiven their sins.
So, we don't have power over this situation any more.
He's not here as well?
It is true that he was sent here, the bureau of prosecution, to investigate truth of ledger book but
as soon as the ledger book was confirmed, the Chief Inspector took him personally.
What do you mean the chief inspector? You mean the bureau of inspection?
Your Highness, you belong to the bureau of inspection but you did not know it?
Why did the Chief Inspector? For what reason?
The ledger book, where is the ledger book?
As you can see, all these are fabricated ledger books.
Revenue and Expenditure Account book
There are not one single true records.
The ledger books and information on them are all fake
and the people that were listed to have gotten bribery
from Lee In Jwa, all their names and positions were all fake.
This just means that this is fake.
Lord, how much you are exchanging glass with a criminal?
Criminal?
Your Highness, who are you saying is a criminal?
Lord!
You should sit as well, it seems like there were misunderstandings.
Uchamcham( name of his position)
Your Highness, I heard that you have made a big mistake today.
A mistake?
Are you saying arresting that man was a mistake?
Isn't that right?
First of all, you arrested a innocent man without any evidence.
Second, you neglected your duty at the bureau of inspection that is suppose to keep your eyes on the corruption of the officials
and seized a gambling place that has nothing to do with your duty.
Third of all, you exceeded your authority by ordering the police and the prosecutors for personal matters.
I am not sure how much, but there'll be a quite big commotion in the royal court due to this matter.
Uchamcham! What did you just say?
Your Highness, perhaps did you take action after receiving an approval from the crown prince?
Hugh, without evidence you arrested the crown prince's teacher but you didn't even say a word to him?
Hmm... that is...
It seems like he has a lot of things he wants to say to me so
Will two of you leave for a moment?
Let's do that.
How much did you really give to those guys?
First of all, calm your anger down and take one glass.
Your evil influence, up to where did it spread to, Where's the root of it!
Where is it.
Do you really think that I am the root of the evil influences?
He's acting up fearlessly when he is just the son of a mere water maid.
He doesn't know how things work, just shows that he couldn't get rid of his lowly orgin. Just like an ox that is set free.
That is why I kept his leash tightly tied to the bureau of Inspection.
Keep this in your mind, Your Highness. No matter how smart your are,
The truth is that you cannot do politics by yourself.
On top of that, your origin is...
Stop there!
You were talking about the righteous federal law, but at the end wild a sword?
That is also not much different from the king.
What did you say?
Well then try slaying me.
I will stay put here.
I can see it in my eyes.
You'll slay me, slay the Sorons (New Learning faction), slay the crown prince.
At the end, isn't it that you want to sit on the throne?
Shut up!
I will take my leave now, Your Highness Prince Yeoning.
What did you say? Kick out Lee In Jwa?
When it's not even enough even if you ask for forgiveness but you are asking an absurd...
Your Highness, up to where do you really know?
About what are you talking about?
What kind of man he is, what kind of ambition he has, and what is his goals?
And how far he has his roots spread out in this royal court.
Do you know about it?
Lee In Jwa that man is...-Lee In Jwa that man is my friend.
What else more do I have to know?
I will definitely protect you my prince.
You are?
Yes, my prince.
However, if I save you from the pit what will you give me?
I will give you everything.
If you save me, I will give you everything I have.
Even... even... even if that is the throne, I'll give it to you.
You have to sit on the throne.
I'll just take your considerations.
Lee In Jwa that man is my right hand, left hand and someone that has hold of my heart.
I will not regard your mistake today as an issue.
Hence, no matter what Lee In Jwa does,
feign ignorance and let it pass.
That is for my sake.
And for the sake of the royal court.
And for the sake of this nation, Joseon.
I mean it is not your concern, Prince Yeoning.
Not a thing
I can do?
Despite being a prince of a nation,
indeed there is not a thing
I can do on my own accord?
Indeed?
Are you crying?
So you are finally growing some sense.
Are you unharmed?
What became of it?
Baek Dae Gil, right after the ruckus,
returned home.
Ban Poon that bastard, we need to get him.
Demon and the minions from the salt field as well.
They returned to Ganghwado upon release from the police bureau.
The gambling den as well. Tomorrow they run as a normal business.
I feel fatigue. You should go and rest as well.
Yes, Teacher.
Moo Myung.
Baek Dae Gil.
Watch him.
Where he meets whom and does what.
Every little detail.
What became of that child?
I wonder.
By that child, do you mean, Young Soo?
Prince Yeoning said Baek Man Geum, the father that raised that child,
has died in the hands of Lee In Jwa.
If that is the truth...
My lord.
Sit.
Tell me what happened to Prince Yeoning today.
I'll keep this a secret.
And you also must do so.
He ran a sweep at the gambling den and successfully captured Lee In Jwa.
But Agency of Arressment and Bureau of Justice, even the Secretariat of Inspection and Customs colluded as one.
And at last, he was released.
Hence, is he in His Majesty's audience, crying?
The unfairness and the infuriation?
According to Prince Yeoning, the gambler named Baek Man Geum
was killed in the hands of Lee In Jwa.
Do you know the story behind it?
Though Baek Man Geum's corpse wasn't discovered,
a person who is his child kept going against Lee In Jwa in the name of revenge.
His child, did you say?
Yes, a person named Baek Dae Gil.
However, why do you...
Baek Dae Gil.
You were alive, child.
He got it right at one go?
How did he do it?
You think you know something but you don't.
A visible sign is something what novices use.
Then...
Can't be... the weight is different?
Weight?
See.
Look. These gambling tags.
The are made with dozens of thin papers.
They are made hardened with a brush of oil.
Now, depending on how many more or less thin papers were used,
the weight could change.
But it'd still be only a difference of one sheet of paper. How can he know that tiny difference?
That's not an act a human can commit.
White-Faced Scholar, Lee In Jwa.
You should know too since you saw him.
His gaze isn't that of a human.
Never in my life even until now,
have I ever used a trick.
Lee In Jwa?
Grandpa, how do you know the name of White-Faced Scholar?
Lee In Jwa? I don't know him.
You better speak now.
Alright. I got it.
There are ill-fates in my life.
The first ill-fate is the one that snatched away my eye.
The second ill-fate is White-Faced Scholar.
Lee In Jwa.
In the eight provinces of Joseon,
he is a gambling master among gambling masters, ranking in the top five.
At the time I was known as Namsan Devil
with quite some fame as well.
But somehow before him, I could never garner any power.
So why did he kill my father?
What's the reason?
I don't know the details of that either.
However, one thing is for certain.
It's that on that day, he said something strange to Man Geum.
Bear that in mind. Once that child is fully grown,
then I will take your life away.
But why haven't you told me all this time?
Because I was worried about you.
In order to save you, I've kept my mouth tightly shut on it.
Grandpa,
listen clearly to what I'm about to say to you.
I am going to get stronger.
White-Faced Scholar. I will become twice as strong as him,
and return.
Alright. You are a rascal that even defied death.
You will do well.
Don't skip any meals, Kid!
Dae (big) Bak (ship) = Jackpot
Daebak!
The rascal is going on his path!
No matter how you erect our your claws, a tiger cub is still a tiger cub and not a tiger.
Just a tiger cub who can't even helm the teeth of a hungry jackal.
So did you find out?
He is Hwang Jin Gi, who once served as military officer of Seonjeon (Bureau of Declaration). By martial skills, he is by far a top.
As you know, he was deemed a traitor, currently locked up in Bureau of Justice.
Indeed as your underling, he would be a perfect choice.
Furthermore, this man
is one who also shares an ill-fate with the king's sword.
What is it?
I, Baek Dae Gil, who was supposed to be Joseon's best gambling master,
starting today, I shall serve you as my teacher.
Why would a guy who wanted to be a gambling master serve me as his teacher?
You've got the wrong guy. You should go back now.
Today, I will die.
Why does it matter to me whether you die or not?
It matters. Because I'm about to become your disciple.
Why this rascal. Listen to what you're saying...
Your only disciple is going to go die now.
It's up to you, Master, to let him die or live.
What a lame fellow.
Tonight is the last chance. The last chance to leave this place.
Let's go. How long will you live like this?
I'll block them so you guys run away together without looking back no matter what.
You... why are you doing this?
You should go back to your hometown.
What are you guys doing?
Ban Poon, my teeth are about to shatter when I think about the lashings I got because of you.
You came on your own feet.
What are you waiting for? Get them.
Yes, Sir.
What are you doing? You're not going to open the door? How long will you live like this?
What are you waiting for, you idiots! They're all getting away.
Get him!
Chase them.
Ban Poon, did you have a good sleep?
Dae Gil.
What?
It's not Ban Poon. It's Dae Gil. My name.
Alright, Bae Dae Gil.
But snarfing down when given food, barking when told to bark, biting when told to bite.
That's how they're supposed to live. Who are you to take over their lives?
Huh? Do you own this country?
What about you? Why do you treat people like animals? A mere thing like you.
That is the order of the world.
Ones who lack get stepped on. Ones who have get to do the stepping.
You know that? They're all going to croak because of you.
Those guys will all get captured because of you and die.
Catch one so soon?
Seol Im.
Why are you like this? I'm sorry.
What? This bastard Ban Poon haunts you so you couldn't run away far?
Bring the sickle.
Stop.
What? Can't watch?
You... you're going to die by me.
The bastard.
The nerves you have! What do you have to rely on for you to be so full of yourself?
Alright, whether you die or I die, we'll find out soon.
Watch it well. This wench here,
she dies because of you. Got that?
Help me!
Help me please. Help me please.
This grace, I will, with the rest of my life, repay you a hundred, a thousand times.
So don't just watch and help me! Help me!
This bastard's really gone nuts.
Watch. Seol Im, this is all self-inflicted.
Understand?
What the?
I'm a littl busy. Come all at once.
That bastard's ate something wrong.
What are you waiting for, you goons?
You came to my house on purpose, right? So I'd come here.
Don't be so impertinent.
Get him.
Look. These vermins.
They will not be eradicated just because you step up alone.
No, I'm not alone.
What the? These bastards.
Go!
A worm will squirm if you step on it too.
A mouse, when cornered, will bite the cat too.
Much less the people.
Look! Do you know what this is?
The wench has gone crazy. Put that down or else!
[ slave contract ]
Kim Bok Ddol.
Me!
Grandpa, go back to your home to see grandma now.
Crazy...
Kim Gan Nan.
Yes.
Park Se Hong.
Here.
Chan Chang Yong.
That's me.
Go Gap Soe.
Right here.
Lee Gil Beom.
It's me.
Yoo Soon Jin.
That's me though.
[ Gye Seol Im Slave Contract ]
[ Born on Year of Gap-oh, Month 2, Day 3 with healthy body. ]
Seol Im. Gye Seol Im.
That...
Watch.
We are now free. Free.
The wench wants to croak.
Hey.
You are all crazy.
Crazy.
Now we should go back to our hometowns.
To hometown.
Hometown!
We're going back.
We are.
♪ How much tears must I shed ♪
♪ How much more must I ache ♪
♪ Will I be able to forget you and erase you ♪
♪ Walking back in time ♪
♪ so that I can't see you ♪
♪ so that my foolish heart can forget you ♪
♪ My heart chills like the wind as you are so distant ♪
♪ I can't forget, like a fool, my heart wants to be close to you ♪
♪ Even as I hold my breath ♪
Let's meet again for sure.
For sure.
♪ I miss you, miss you, more so today than yesterday ♪
♪ I miss you, oh my love ♪
♪ I miss you, more so today ♪
You said you wanted to be my disciple, right?
Follow me.
Kim Che Geon?
That king's sword you spoke of must be Kim Che Geon then.
It's getting interesting.
How's Prince Yeoning?
He's immersed in collecting data.
Every little thing related to you, Teacher.
Is this all the data on Lee In Jwa's?
Yes, other than the census registry at Hanseongbu, the data here is everything.
But why all this...
Because I need to know.
What kind of a person the prey I plan to hunt really is.
Where he was born, who is his father, whether he has wife and kids.
I must know everything on him.
Only so, can I catch him.
Lose the fat first. Here, here, and here.
Losing is losing but shouldn't I get a bite first?
Shouldn't I?
From now on, say 'master' and with respect. Got that?
Yeah.
Still?
You guys messed with the wrong person.
Aigoo. I should've just looked on his trouble unconcernedly.
I'm Demon.
Demon that eats people.
What? Bastard.
Hurry and drop me down.
You said you're a demon that eats people.
Your friend's here so you two have good time.
What?
Wow, he's really mad I think.
Why?
Because of you the female died!
The one and only female within hundreds of miles died so he must be so pissed. Don't you think?
Lower me, bastards!
Lower me!
♪ Will I be able to see time stop then? ♪
♪ Will your heart be with me then? ♪
♪ Longing for you even if the tears well up ♪
Jackpot
♪ I will withstand you. ♪
Forget capturing any beasts with that skill of yours, you'll lose your limbs first.
Lee In Jwa.
How about it? We battle for life or death today.
Don't you see the people's bloody pus and bloody tears?
Forgive me.
Grant me permission, Teacher.
Are you ready?
You are Lee In Jwa?
You will have a lot to do soon.
I am aware of Your Ladyship, Consort Sook's past as well.
- You wench! - Help me be in His Majesty's audience.
The king you serve deserves death.
Why do you cast such a heavy mission upon your son?
What exactly is your identity, Master? You're a traitor?
I plan to kill the king.