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JOSEON X-FILES: Secret Book - Episode 7: The Arcane Village -
You must get a hold of yourself.
You don't belong here.
You're back?
What is it?
Never you mind. It's nothing.
Let us enter.
Are you fatigued?
I'm just fine.
How did you manage to catch a cold in the summer?!
Most people wouldn't be able to even if they tried...
Continue.
Looks like the servant who fled with Vice Minister Choi's daughter was found.
Is that in any way related to this otherworldly place we're looking for?
Once again, he was found in a state of bewilderment.
Aigoo... How many more are they going to find?
I've lost count, really...
According to talebearing, he was found that way after visiting that place.
Then we could just go ask him.
Where this place is.
He's dead.
He took his own life with a smile on his face.
- What... - Why, what's wrong?
What's the matter?
What is it...
They could never imagine that he'd have a spasm when exposed to the light.
*from Tang poet Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Spring, a utopian otherworld
They forcibly tried to bring him back from the Valley of Happiness*,
so that is how he continued his journey.
The Valley of Happiness...
It is a place where none of our social mores or class distinctions matter,
like an arcane village immune from any malady or the passage of time.
The only reason why you hear of otherworldly lands of happiness...
is because of life's many hardships.
Who would prance around spreading such deranged tomfoolery...
Wait... So they must have found that courtier's daughter as well?!
They could not find her as of yet.
Something is up, all right.
A noble damsel fleeing with a lowly servant... Aigoo...
How callow can you get...
What the hell...
What were you, falling asleep?
Aigoo, forgive me.
Looked to be quite valuable...
Just enjoy some respite for today.
I'm perfectly fine.
Aigoo...
If you really have to croak, do it graciously.
Guess it's to be expected from a lowly servant.
He at least experienced romance with that noble damsel.
Sounds gracious enough to me?!
You little...
They'll hear you!
And so what?
It's not like after all this she will be able to marry anyhow.
Ahh... You really, listen to that. Watch that trap of yours.
Over there... Who are you?
What are you people doing here?
You can't stay here, leave immediately.
What is he doing?
You little... Sit.
Sit!
*village in Hanyang which housed servants and laborers of the Seonggyungwan
Have you ever entered this Banchon*?
Who would ever visit a place swarming with the lowest of lowborns?
Naeuri...
So you're really going to enter, uh?
Fine, then.
Do you know how glue is made?
Glue?! From animals?
All the men on their way back from that arcane village they found...
smelled of something similar to that glue.
You could indeed make poison from animal glue.
Since it's made using bones or hide.
And when you need something done discreetly,
nothing can compare with the Banchon.
And they said only lowly miscreants inhabit this place,
guess they were right?!
So there is a good chance Vice Minister Choi's daughter could be here.
That cold made you look dazed all day long,
I guess this had some effect, at last?!
Look for shepherds able to make glue around here.
Aren't you coming with me?
We shall meet here in one hour.
Is it to your liking?
So...
Is this painting yours?
How could it be?!
A look at her garments suggests a very ancient work,
but I can't speak with certainty.
And who would this woman be?
I wonder.
Some have claimed she resembled their mother,
others their sister,
and some even their lover.
Does she perchance resemble anyone you know?
Not really.
So how may I be of service?
I opened this paint shop as of late,
so I was wondering if I could importune you for some animal glue.
May I ask who informed you that I could provide it?
I thought that your repute for producing glue of remarkable quality...
was hardly a secret by now.
You are flattering me.
But I'm afraid I no longer deal with glue.
Is that so?
It's regrettable to hear.
I merely prepare small quantities for my daughter,
whenever she dabbles in painting.
But I could certainly give you some?!
What is the matter?
It's nothing.
It's just because of my fever.
A cup of tea will soothe you.
Here.
Thank you.
If there is nothing else I can do for you, you'll have to excuse me.
I have a painting in urgent need of completion.
Out of the way.
Free the way!
What brings you here?
Ahh... Nothing much, what else?
So may I ask why you're standing here?
Magistrate Jang and I parted ways earlier on,
so I was wondering whether he'd already made his way here.
And who is this Magistrate Jang?
Don't tell me, you're even jesting now?
You never fail to amaze me.
It's me.
Who are you? I don't think we ever met.
Ehh Ehh... Now your jests are becoming a little...
If importuning a lady in open daylight is your calling,
I suggest you find yourself a gibang.
What are you doing?
Forgive me, it was not my intention.
What are you trying to do? Leave at once.
I apologize.
I'm afraid I might have lost my way.
*Banin (or Banmin): Descendants of the first slaves who inhabited the Banchon
You will find inhabitants* maundering the Banchon's streets from time to time.
Is this place part of the Banchon?
It is closely connected.
I will draw you a rough map.
I brought that from the southern lands.
Illustrations surround its prose.
You really...
resemble a woman I know.
You possess quite the crafty banter.
But, that scar on your shoulder... What happened?
I've had it since my childhood, so I don't recall.
May I ask what brought you here?
I was looking for someone.
So...
Were you successful?
Not yet.
Milady.
Milady...
*archaic for Oppa
Orabeoni*?!
The carriage will come in the morrow, at the hour of the ram (1-3 pm).
After we get out of here, they'll carry you all the way to Songhwa Temple.
How about you?
Slave hunters are on my trail.
I'll make them veer away and then follow right after you.
Let's leave together.
It'll only be more dangerous if we do.
You go ahead first.
Orabeoni.
Don't you worry.
They won't find us.
Having seen you is enough for me.
I couldn't bear to see you suffer.
When my heart is not suffering,
why would my body be any different?
Milady...
I couldn't ask for more.
I've never been happier.
You look that way.
They must be somewhere around here.
All right.
What is going on here?
I witnessed that servant die, but he is alive and well here.
Is this that otherworldly place people were talking about?
Some do call it that, but it is hardly a new place.
It had been here from time immemorial, not visible as it might have been.
Does not quite live up to its "Valley of Happiness" repute, I'm afraid.
Repute alone cannot guide you.
Once your soul finds a path to walk on, wouldn't the body instinctively follow?
And that is because in this village,
your every cherished memory, ardent aspiration and illusion...
can become reality.
What is the last thing you saw on your way here?
Before reaching this place,
I saw a dying servant's last moments.
He might have been begging for help.
I'd like to help him, so what shall I do?
Haven't you been here for long?
What should I do?
Would not returning to the place where you first met suffice?
But, tell me... What brought you here?
Someone I wanted to meet.
And did you meet him?
I thought I had, but meseems the time has not come yet.
Listen. Over there.
Stop it, I'm only trying to help you!
That way!
Catch them!
There's no time to waste! Where did the carriage go?
Wake up!
That way!
Catch them!
Speak to me at once!
That way!
Catch them!
That way!
Catch them!
That way!
Catch them!
What is it that I must do?
I tried all I could, but it was still fruitless.
Didn't you witness it yourself?
You were too late.
Wasn't this the "Valley of Happiness"?
Didn't you say everyone could find eternal happiness here?
So why did those two have to suffer such fate?
Happiness can only mean different things to different people.
Should two people's wishes differ from each other,
then it's inevitable things would repeat themselves.
Then, Vice Minister Choi's daughter?!
What will happen to her?
Shall we begin?
Sure.
Milady?
Milady.
Can't you hear me?
What?
You'll pardon us, but methinks we will need to be rewarded a little more.
If it's money, I already...
No...
Not money.
We already got paid enough.
What else?
Are you telling me it keeps repeating itself?
They're only seeing what they wish for.
Here is your map.
I suggest you leave this place in haste.
I will bring them with me.
They came to this place on their own.
And who could ever imagine that what they wished for could turn into hell?
If this all your otherworldly land amounted to?
Is the world you live in that much better?
Continue involving yourself in their ordeals,
and you won't be able to leave, either.
Milady!
Milady... Milady!
Milady.
Milady!
Milady...
Milady!
Mi...Milady... Milady!
Milady... Milady.
Milady... Milady!
Milady...
Ora...Orabeoni...
What happened to you?
This...
With this...
With this,
you will be able to live in leisure...
wherever you go.
I'm glad...
I could see you one last t...
Milady...
Milady.
Milady!
Milady...
Milady!!
This all could have been averted.
I will stop this vicious circle.
I have heard our social mores don't matter here, anyhow.
I might for a moment have believed that being granted the chance...
to only live out your most fervent wishes and fantasies could be fulfilling.
That this "Valley of Happiness" could truly become reality.
But how could endlessly facing one's demise be considered happiness?
It's not what I wished for.
This could bring you harm.
I'm more than prepared.
You've always acted like that, Naeuri.
What is that...
Did you already know me?
Who are you?
Didn't you say you'd put an end to this?
So go and do it.
No... Not money.
We already got paid enough.
- Uh? - What else?
Who are you?
Milady!
Mi...Milady...
What... What are you doing?
Are you happy now?
So the deceitful man spreading illusions of otherworldly places...
was you?
What could a feeble old cur like me possibly do?
I merely open the gates for you all.
Only you decided which path would be lying ahead.
You knave!
You will have to keep basking in the joy of rescuing them.
I welcome you to your new promised land.
Are you fatigued?
I'm just fine.
How did you manage to catch a cold in the summer?!
Most people wouldn't be able to even if they tried...
Continue.
Looks like the servant who fled with Vice Minister Choi's daughter was found.
Is that in any way related to this otherworldly place we're looking for?
Once again, he was found in a state of bewilderment.
Aigoo... How many more are they going to find?
I've lost count, really...
According to talebearing, he was found that way after visiting that place.
Then we could just go ask him.
Where this place is.
He's dead.
He took his own life with a smile on his face.
They forcibly tried to bring him back from the Valley of Happiness,
so that is how he continued his journey.
The Valley of Happiness...
It is a place where none of our social mores or class distinctions matter,
like an arcane village immune from any malady or the passage of time.
The only reason why you hear of otherworldly lands of happiness...
is because of life's many hardships.
Who would prance around spreading such deranged tomfoolery...
Wait... So they must have found that courtier's daughter as well?!
They could not find her as of yet.
Something is up, all right.
You have to send him back.
He doesn't belong here.
Send him back to where he came from.
No...
This is not what I wished for.
You must leave this place.
Naeuri!
Naeuri!!
Are you all right?
You must get a hold of yourself.
You don't belong here.
If you don't leave now, you shall forever be trapped here.
At first I thought that gaze was what led me here...
That gaze of yours.
It's what led me here.
Why are you trying to set me free?
I let personal whims blind me.
You never belonged here.
How can I leave this place?
Will he really let me go?
It is going to rain soon.
Once he loses your traces,
he won't be able to find you.
Will you come with me?
Can we ever meet again?
They already did it once, so one day our paths will cross again.
It was a pleasure to meet you again.
Did you wake up?
Why are you staring at me that way?
Who...
are you?
Excuse me?
Ahh...
Never you mind.
What happened to me?
That tea the dauber at the Banchon served you was full of narcotics.
Are you telling me those were just hallucinations?
I couldn't possibly know what you witnessed.
It wasn't a dream.
Then, you must have visited that place?!
So was it the otherworldly paradise talebearing suggested?
You still have not recovered, so enjoy some respite.
I had lost it, but thankfully just found it.
I'll leave you to your rest.
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Inspector Kim...
Inspector Kim has disappeared!
How much time is left?
You only have three days at best.
Must you really find him?
I do.
He is a clairvoyant.
I shall let you decide whether he can help you or not.
Will you help me?
Are you negotiating with me?
Let me go!
I see your noxious palaver amounted to nothing!
You might lose your life.
- That is... - Whereas I'd be willing to abandon him.
Come to me.
There is no time left.
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