Timing and Subtitling by the Totally Awesome Team @ Viki
This fictional drama is based on historical events.
Joseon's best tajja player, Gae Ttong
has finally arrived at Hanyang!
Gae Ttong, no, Dae Gil,
you rascal, are my son. No matter what anyone says.
You are my son, Baek Man Geum's son.
Dae Gil.
Father.
Father, Father!
It's already too late.
What...
What do you mean? Are you crazy, Grandpa?
Are you crazy? I said!
Where's Father? I can't leave without Father.
It's too late, I said.
It's been over half an hour already.
Please tell me.
Why on earth did you kill that man?
Back off.
I can't back off.
Baek Man Geum should have already
died 20 years ago.
Just regard it as a sacrifice for the Great Cause.
Is that the only reason?
Just over such a reason...
Dam Seo, that's enough.
Please tell me.
One who sucks the bloody pus of the people to fill his greed.
One who is worse than a beast. One who deserves death.
Shouldn't those be the people that I kill?
Are you angry, on my account?
Then you should slash me.
Are you choosing to kill yourself before me?
My Liege.
If that's what you believe, then it's better that you slash me with that sword.
Why do you falter!
What is this you're doing?
Please tell me.
Why did it have to be that man's father?
That child Baek Dae Gil... is of the reigning king's bloodline.
The reigning king's child?
That rascal is none other than the first child of Royal Noble Consort Sook of the Choi clan.
Hence it can be said that he is the hidden treasure card
who can stand against the current king and Prince Yeoning.
Still, I cannot fathom the death of that father.
Isn't he an innocent man?
How are you so foolish? When you have seen it already.
Can that immature delinquent be the opponent of Prince Yeoning?
Nothing can make a person as strong as hatred can.
For the sake of the Great Cause,
the likes of human lives and the likes of beliefs,
they can just be let go?
What is your belief that you say such a thing?
How is it you couldn't kill Baek Man Geum?
How is it...
you couldn't slash me?
That weak mind of yours will come to hurt you,
and come to hurt me. Do you really not understand it?
Is it not enough?
Still?
I have endured and endured these years on that hatred.
But is it still not enough?
What exactly is the Great Cause,
and Teacher's belief,
what is it that...
Dam Seo, you are my daughter.
And you are my life.
And you are my everything.
That is my Great Cause.
And that is
my belief.
You bastards!
Save my father! Save my father!
FATHER!!!!
Why... that sickle...? Why are you holding it?
To avenge. After I find that punk who did that to my father.
Hey, you punk. You'll get in big trouble carrying that around.
Put it down.
Then I should just endure it?
Endure it after seeing that plight?
My father died in front of my eyes?
I don't even know which punk did it and why he died!
A gambler died. What reason is needed?
Death by disease, death by knife, death by starvation.
Blinded in sight, limbs cut off,
half-cripples are rampant.
Reason? What reason?
Gramps,
don't look for me.
Dae Gil.
That punk again?
You got yourself a pretty boy next to you instead of a chit today.
But who in the world could you be
that you come and grind my money away every fortnight?
When you're not a moneylender or a jackal.
What? Did I commit some wrong?
No, not really, but in case...
Could you be some infamous high-roller I don't know about?
I sometimes do gamble to cool my head.
But I'm just a student who lives by books.
All-righty.
Your good looks say otherwise.
What are you waiting for? Roll out a table for him.
Yes. This way.
Where in the world...is all that large amount of money... flowing into?
Back off, you all! Or else on your boss's throats,
I'll scratch the character 'one (一)'.
Back off now, everyone.
We've already seen enough bloodshed. Why are you doing this?
It's scary. Let's talk it out.
I won't give a long explanation.
Where's the bastard who did this to my father?
Your mean the lord, White-Faced Scholar?
White-faced scholar? I don't know who that is, but...
Looks like you're going to have to lead the way to his house.
I sure know that, but...
Fine, let's go.
It doesn't matter to me if you die or he dies.
Or just both of you die rapidly.
What has happened? It's way past the time he should find me.
Move aside. If you don't want to croak.
Lord, please save me.
A man who knows the true importance of one nyang is a true gambler.
Are you sure it's him?
I didn't see it with my own two eyes but...
You killed my father? Is that right?
What if it were?
Why did you kill him? Why?
What did my father do so wrong to deserve death?
If you know, will Baek Man Geum rise from the dead?
Shut that mouth, White-Faced Scholar!
Don't speak my father's name lightly.
I have buried your father's corpse in a sunny place on a hill behind your house.
You should go pay your sincere respects.
If you want to obtain revenge against me, become a Great Tiger first.
I mean you should go garner the strength to break me.
I will always be here.
Stay right there!
I'm sorry. I can't feign ignorance.
If you want revenge, pick up that sword.
Don't regret this later.
Right now, without mentioning the teacher,
you can't even touch me.
Move.
Do I look like a dog to you?
Crazy bastard. You must really want to get beat up.
Yeah, you little punk still wet behind the ears.
Who am I? I'm Hong Mae!
You thought I'd croak by the sickle act of a thing like you?
Stop.
We can't let such a ill-mannered bastard live.
Like father, like son.
He's going to come put a knife into my belly one of these days.
So I must kill him. At least make him a half-cripple.
Customer, why are you here?
As for me, I came because I'm fond of that girl.
Let's not overdo it.
The moonlight and night are nice.
Can you save him?
Yes.
What brings the Prince to a shabby place like this?
I came because I heard a rumor that a tiger lives in these foothills.
I must've found the wrong place.
There's no tiger. Just a wildcat.
And are you confident you can handle meeting a tiger?
That's true. I'd be lucky if I don't pee my pants.
If it's a real tiger.
However, once the sun is up, at the gambling den,
and once the sun is set, as a ginyeo (gisaeng) of Wolhyanggak.
What is this girl's identity?
It's true that she is a gisaeng.
She is also an archery teacher to the madames of high-ranking officers.
She's also my student.
This woman's many talents could allow her to jump over the palace walls as well.
What? Is she harboring a grudge against His Majesty?
Your joke went too far.
What do you mean a joke? Your family was exterminated during the Gapsul Hwanguk Change of State (1694).
It wouldn't be strange to say you might harbor a grudge against His Majesty.
Am I wrong?
What is it? That you wish to earn by taunting me?
Show your claws.
The claws you're hiding.
The likes of a mere prince...
do you think you can touch me?
At least I can cut out your potent tongue.
How is he?
There's no place he's not injured.
Even breathing like this is a miracle.
When he wakes up, don't mention me.
Yes, I understand.
You want me to give you the powers of inspection?
Prince Yeoning (later, King Yeongjo)
This is the daily inspection log.
What on earth do you wish to do with the inspection authority from the Office of the Secretariat?
Daily Inspection Log
Do you know the reason for the easy death
of a motherless tiger cub?
It's because they easily reveal their claws too soon.
I'm sorry, Father King.
When you were young,
I used to often tell you something.
The tale about the monster who controlled the rain.
Do you remember?
Are you talking about the monster with 100 ears and 1,000 eyes?
Yes.
The monster looked so strange
that fear overpowered their gratitude for the rain.
So there were those who threw rocks
and those who poked him with spears.
The monster could only tolerate so much, and made it rain enough
that he could come out of the well,
and he swallowed those who tormented him.
Fearing that the sky will dry up if one is to kill it.
But if to let it live, there's the fear of future troubles.
What shall we do with this monster?
The monster seems to have a mild temperament,
so I would reprimand him well and send him to a distant ocean.
What about you?
Father, you cannot appease or kill that monster.
Moreover... I cannot even speak of him.
Why so?
Because that monster is none other than...
you.
Daily Inspection Log
This day forward, you are to serve as a high-four ranking officer in the Office of Secretariats
with the title of Chief Inspector.
I will do my very best,
and will not betray Royal Father's expectations!
Look at me straight in the eye.
What do you mean, "Chief Inspector"?
Did what I said mean nothing to you?
Why would that be the case?
"Don't get involved in politics."
"When visiting King Father for the morning greeting,
refrain from saying anything but the greeting, how has he been overnight?"
"Make sure to drink a lot and play with girls every night,
and become a complete
hooligan and a playboy."
I know. I've heard it so often my ears became raw.
And for hundreds and thousands of times!
I've tried to become that.
But what difference has it made?
Just what did I gain from doing that?
For these past years, I have listened to Royal Mother's words
and lived the life of a hooligan and a playboy.
Just what did I gain from that?!
Prince Yeoning.
Do you not know that that is the only way that can help benefit you—
No, it is not. I have grown up now.
I am an adult.
As for the path that I must now take,
I will find it on my own.
Your Highness...
Your Highness!
I have heard that Prince Yeoning brought in a patient last night.
Ah... t-that is...
He was definitely here about an hour ago... Where did he...
I have buried your father's corpse in a sunny place on a hill behind your house.
You should go pay your sincere respects.
Father!
Father...
Aigoo, this person...
Father...
Father, I have come.
Your son,
Gae Ttong.
Your son, Gae Ttong has come!
FATHER!!
Father...
Do you remember this?
The time when Father, Grandpa, and I
traveled the eight provinces carrying a chicken?
It was really fun back then.
Right, Father?
Aigoo...
Why did you prepare such a hearty meal?
Just eat.
Wait.
Is this a funeral meal?
Did you prepare a funeral meal so you could die?
Hey, you brat. After you prepare this funeral meal
and stare at me with an eye that wants to die,
do you think I will be able to eat this?
Do you think I can?!
Hey, you...
What do you think you're doing?
Grandpa. Thank you for feeding me,
taking care of me, accepting my immature behavior, and comforting me up to now.
But...
my heart right here...
my heart hurts so much that I can't live this way any longer.
It's so unfair and I'm so full of anger
that I can't even breathe properly.
I don't care even if I die.
Either that scholar dies, or I die.
This will all be over if one of us dies.
You do what you need to do.
You don't even know gratitude for my taking care of you up to now.
You ungrateful little bastard.
You know that already, Grandpa.
That I have always been a hooligan.
Don't wait for me or look for me.
I, Baek Dae Gil, will end everything today.
Dae Gil, you bastard!
COME OUT, WHITE-FACED SCHOLAR!
You came a lot sooner then I expected.
Step aside.
Don't hesitate if you are determined to kill me.
I will give you a chance.
Now...
Shoot.
That is not how you shoot an arrow.
Your legs must be spread shoulder-width apart to be balanced.
And when you pull on the bow, it is not with the arms,
it is through your shoulders.
Also, you must aim at forehead, philtrum, uvula, and heart
with firm resolution to end everything in one shot no matter what happens.
Shut up!
I don't need your petty lectures!
So, you're saying you're prepared for this, are you?
I will give you another chance.
Kill me with that arrow.
But! This time, you must be prepared to risk your life as well.
Do you still want to continue?
And what if I do?
Think carefully, then decide.
This decision can either end my life,
or cut off your limbs.
Now. Which hand is it in?
You crazy bastard. JUST DIE!
I will give one more chance.
Stop this playing.
You should have seized the chance when it came to you.
By the age of nine, I had finished the Four Books and the Three Chinese Classics, and at ten,
I had memorized all of the contents of the Chinese Historical Almanac.
What have you done?
Just under your gambling father
you must have played the baby.
At the age of 15,
I had mastered the Eighteen Fighting Methods
and discussed politics with the scholars. What have you done?
Shut up. What do I care what you did?
Die. Just killing you is all I need.
My father's enemy.
I had already watched clearly with my own eyes
the disaster of a whole family being exterminated.
A month, a day, an hour, a second,
not even once until now,
have I ever forgotten the enemy!
I clearly told you that you'd become a great tiger.
Go home if you don't want to lose your two legs.
Why? Is there any reason for you not to kill me?
Whether you die or I die,
one of us must die.
Definitely!
Do you still intend to keep doing this?
From now on, apologize to him on your knees!
Right! You should be like this.
Take this punk to his home.
Let me go.
When I woke up after you'd gone,
I resented you more than several hundred times.
So let's finish today, you f**king bastard.
I'll do it again even if I am maimed
or I become a cripple.
Until I stab your neck with a knife, I won't die.
So if you want to kill me, kill me now.
Fine. If that's your wish,
I have no reason not to do it.
We had this kind of situation before.
I had aimed the arrow at you.
But, you survived being stabbed by a knife and
overcame even my six-nyang (tael) arrow with your extreme luck.
You were only a baby.
I'm just curious. Really,
how will it go today?
Your extreme luck only comes this far.
My Liege, he is alive.
I saved your life.
This coin saved your life.
What should we do with this man, My Liege?
Throw him off.
Teacher!
Let's see, since he has such good luck as this,
whether he can survive falling off this bottomless cliff.
Teacher, he'll die. There can be no chance of survival.
If he dies, that, too, is his fate.
Hey, White-Faced Scholar!
Is it too easy?
Since you so easily trample on a person
who doesn't have anything or power nor any worth,
you don't have any fun, do you?
So how about betting one game with me?
You like a bet.
Betting on Baek Dae Gil's, my life...
What kind of bet?
With the wrecked body,
if I fall off that cliff, I'll die with 100% chance.
If I win, you'll grant my wish.
Fine. Let me hear your wish.
At my father's grave,
you make an apologetic obeisance to my father on your knees.
Then I'll forgive you.
It isn't a grand wish.
All right. I'll accept your bet.
However, before that, I do intend
to stab your heart one more time.
Do you still want to bet?
Even now, beg him for your life.
Then, you can live.
I'll be back alive.
Without fail.
I'll wait for you to show up after you become a great tiger.
Dae Gil's sandals...
Does that mean... Dae Gil is dead?
Dae Gil.
Dae Gil! Aigoo.
I can't live without you!
You called me.
He is probably alive.
You broke his arms and legs and stabbed him in the chest.
He threw his ruined body off the cliff,
so how could you believe he's alive?
It's impossible, if he's human.
As long as I don't give up on him, he won't die.
Without my permission, he won't die and can't die,
so you need not feel guilty, Dam Seo.
Teacher, do you truly believe he is still alive?
That... we shall find out.
Why are you here so late at night, Prince Yeoning?
Were you waiting for me?
Are you looking for something here?
You hid the gold, money, and ledgers away quickly.
What are you talking about?
Where have you smuggled out all that large amount of money?
I don't know why, but I feel offended.
- If you're a prince, can you enter someone else's estate without permission?- What?
Please leave. My good will ends here.
Has he left?
Yes.
Prince Yeoning moves faster than I thought he would.
The side that's lacking is always busier.
The tiger cub slowly reveals his claw.
Then an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Dam Seo, you meet Lady Sook Bin.
Pardon?
Don't worry. You don't need to climb over a wall.
My Lady. Is the fortune that's told by the master of Wolhyang Restaurant really good?
She is a good fortune teller and a scary woman as well.
My Lady, the master of Wolhyang Restaurant has arrived.
Tell her to come in.
I was a bit surprised.
I didn't think Your Majesty would look for me.
I called you because I have something to ask you in secret.
Who is that child?
She is my family member whom I cherish.
My name is Dam Seo.
How pretty.
Wait outside.
Yes. Lady Master.
Who's inside?
The master of Wolhyang Restaurant.
The master of Wolhyang Restaurant... do you mean Hwang Gu's mother?
Why would Mother meet her?
What is this?
A boy's birth year, month, day and hour, the four pillars.(which influence a person's fortune or fate)
October 13th, Gyeyu year (1693), Chukshi (1–3 am).
Does this child really lean his back against the world?
I mean, is he dead?
My Lady, can dying or living be dependent on someone's order?
Go and bring Prince Yeoning's daily inspection logs.
Turning left around the corner of Lady Sook Bin's residence, you'll find the detached building in the center...
That is Prince Yeoning's residence.
Have you found it?
You were looking for this daily inspection log, weren't you?
At night, you treated me like a mouse.
How entertaining it is to see your expression now that the positions have been reversed.
I... got lost on my way back from meeting Lady Sook Bin.
If you're going to lie, at least put some spit on your lips.(implying that one's lips get dry when lying)
I'll take my leave now.
You should stop here.
What do you mean...
Stop risking your life here and there,
and just live an ordinary life.
I don't like it either.
Everywhere my feet touch. The literary and martial officers' burning eyes and ears.
Those who interfere with everything, my royal father,
and my royal mother's attendants included, I loathe them all.
If I could, I would have thrown away everything and left.
But you. You can do it, can't you? You can throw away everything and leave.
I move according to my beliefs.
No, the wrong belief will end up hurting you in the end.
What do you know? What on earth do you think you know?!
Your Highness! Are you in there? It's San Gil. I'm coming in for a moment.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Where the heck did he go?
Let's get out.
I'm pretty sure he was in here...
Aigoo...
What on earth do you think you're doing?!
Why this... I even lowered my dignity to help hide you.
And you repay me with a slap in the face?
Why? Do you want me to call that guy over again? Tell him that a thief has entered my chamber?
Is that so? Then... Hey—
And don't take this the wrong way.
You're not even my type.
His Highness has disappeared! Hurry and find him!
What commotion is this?
I just... Just a moment ago, I—
I was taking a nap. Why are you making such a loud commotion?
Okay...
Ah, and also San Gil. Go get me a bucket of water.
Huh? A bucket of water?
That's right. M-my throat is parched. Very parched.
Okay...
Timing and Subtitling by the Totally Awesome Team @ Viki
Now, after you turn by this pavilion is my mother's residence.
For what happened today... I would prefer if nothing had happened—
Did you not come here to steal this? Hurry and take it.
Daily Inspection Log
Why would you...
We'll need to know about each other more. What we want,
and what our objectives are. Or...
what we like.
Go. This is as far as my mercy goes.
Dae Gil's fate. So, have you looked into Baek Dae Gil's fate?
Yes, Samhyeongsal. (triple kill)
The fate of a king born with triple swords.
That kid... You're telling me he is born with a king's fate?
However, since the fate he was born with is so strong, if he meets an auspicious fate, he can be king.
But if he meets an inauspicious fate of moving around, not settling down at one place, then even if it breezes,
he is to have the most wretched fate of falling off a bottomless cliff.
So, how is he? Is he still alive?
He is dangling from the brink of a precipice, but he is still alive.
So he is still alive...
How is he? In your eyes, how is he?
Born under the triple-kill fate...
the fate of a king, on the path from falling off a cliff,
he has met an auspicious fate.
An auspicious fate. He's taken the sword in his hand then?
Yes.
That which slashes the mountain and divides the seas, the best martial power under the skies.
He has met the King's blade.
W-w-water...
Your eyes are definitely that of a tiger... Who are you?
Shall we make a bet? A bet whether I will live or die?
♬ Longing for you even if the tears well up ♬
♬ I will withstand you. Even if my heart fills up more ♬
♬ Because the words which have not yet been said remain ♬
♬ Because I cannot ♬
Jackpot♬ live a time without you ♬
- Who are you ?- Where is this?
You don't even know the name? I'm Seolrim. Gae Seolrim.
The day you get caught running away from here will be the day you die.
You punk again? Survive.
Wronged?
What are you waiting for? Go capture the punk at once.
Go by yourself.
Is there a law that says a crown prince must be king?
Do you wish to be king? Yes or no?
I'll concede the throne.
That idiot bastard is a gambling master?
How about a round? With him as the wager.
- Baek Dae Gil? - Why did you kill my father!!