Gu Family Book
Episode 23
I no longer
wanted to say farewell.
I thought...
I would lose you.
That...
was so scary.
Kang Chi.
She was the first person
I ever dared to claim as mine.
Either of you may end up dead.
That's why you need to give up Yeo Wool.
Leave for her.
I wanted to make sure that
she wouldn't shed such tears full of heartache.
However,
Yeo Wool might die.
Our relationship
...ends here!
You...
Right now...
What are you say-?
That is
my third wish, Dam Yeo Wool.
Why are you like this?
If you just say everything is over, is it all over?
If you just
sever the relationship of a person's heart, does it just end like that?
How does that work?
Does that work for you?
What else can I do? You might die!
Everybody dies.
Some people enjoy a long life before a natural death, others die early because of disease.
Like my mom, they can die while giving birth.
Like Lord Park Moo Sol, you can die while protecting someone.
You might know the day you were born,
but no one in this world knows the exact date that they will die.
But, it's you!
It's you of all people
that might die because of me of all causes. How can I stay beside you then?!
It is your life at stake here.
How could I...
Why do we have to be like this
for something that hasn't happened yet?
The monk gave me a warning before Lord Park Moo Sol died. I ignored that and
that's why he died.
Is that why you're going to run away from me now?
Can't you see what I did?
If I was just a little bit off, I could have torn your heart, Yeo Wool!
Don't you know that your words
are ripping my heart even more?
Wounds will close and heal up in time,
but death is not something you can recover from.
By chance, if I really should lose you,
if it's because of me,
I won't be able to bear it.
I won't be able to live properly.
Kang Chi.
That's why, Yeo Wool...
please do as I say.
As soon as the day breaks,
I'll say my parting words to the Master.
And I...
will be on my way out of here.
♪~ A day passes but sadness comes again ~♪
♪~ It's so hard that I could die, my love ~♪
♪~ My tears, my sad memories ~♪
♪~ My love whom I miss ~♪
♪~ I always draw you out from under the same sky ~♪
♪~ Yes, I live in pain like this ~♪
♪~ Again today, I live in pain ~♪
Oh. Isn't that Kang Chi?
My Lord.
What brings you all the way here at this late hour?
Nothing really...
Well, why don't you take a walk with me?
My Lord.
I am curious about something.
What is it?
Just suppose that...
The person that you love most
might die because of you.
What would you do, My Lord?
I would try my best to
make that not happen.
What if that means
I have to leave that person?
If that person will only live if I leave,
it would be best
for me to leave, right?
What is that you fear most?
Losing that person...
that something might happen to that person because of me.
Then what is it that that person fears most?
What?
What is it that this person you love the most fears the most?
Who are you guys?
Lee Soon Shin!
I'll have to kill him!
Lend me just 10 of your ninjas.
Our mission is only about creating maps and gathering intelligence.
We can't get involved in the assassination of the Admiral of Jolla.
I'm not asking you to personally carry out the assassination.
Deputy Seo.
Let him in.
Yes!
Why are you always taking his side?
That bastard is not a human.
Since we are both human,
we should be on the same side.
Isn't that right?
Make Choi Kang Chi and Gu Wol Ryung fight each other to death.
Brother Kang Chi, I heard dead bodies were found in the forest again.
Did you know that?
What are you exactly planning to do?
Lee Soon Shin is
going to be killed by Choi Kang Chi.
My Lord,
I'll stop them. Please quickly escape.
There is no need to do that, Kang Chi.
I invited them.
Goongbon Merchant's warrior, Kageshima Lojyo.
Is that right?
For what reason (in Japanese)
did you want to see me? (in Japanese)
To give you some advice.
I will give you 3 days.
In those three days, leave this place.
And if you don't leave within 3 days,
no one from the Goongbon merchant
will go back to Japan alive.
On top of that,
from now on, as long as I am the Admiral of Jolla,
in the whole territory of the Southern Province,
Japanese merchants under the name of Goongbon won't set their feet,
and I won't allow any espionage activities.
Certainly,
I, Lee Soon Shin, would do so.
So...
Go back to your own country now.
Lee Soon Shin gave us a warning?
Are you saying that he threatened us even when we're not in a state of war?
If we were in a state of war,
he would have skipped the warning
and attacked us right away.
In appreciation of his courtesy warning,
why don't we retreat?
We cannot do that.
Lord Bi Jo and I have made a pact.
My Lord,
How could you not take any bodyguards with you when meeting with those guys?
You came just in time.
That's what I'm saying.
It was fortunate that I was around,
but what would have happened if I hadn't come?
Dying is not that frightening, Kang Chi.
What I find really frightening is
what if I make a wrong decision while I'm alive
and cause
harm to innocent people?
That's what I'm afraid of.
If a war starts,
hundreds to thousands, even tens of thousand of lives will be at stake.
Consequently, every decision I make
has to be careful and
grave.
Every moment
I find myself in an abyss of loneliness and fear, but
the reason why I'm not avoiding this duty
is one thing.
I want to be able to protect.
For the country
my soldiers are required to sacrifice their lives.
The weight of their lives,
I want to protect that.
And also,
in order to protect them, staying by their side
is the best option.
Yeo Wool, what are you most afraid of?
The thing I'm most afraid of?
You!
Me?
I'm the scariest?
One day, you suddenly disappearing from my presence,
that's what I'm most scared of.
Why are you worrying about that?
Usually,
when you like someone, you become like that.
You worry about them as much as you like them
and there's also a lot to fear.
For example?
What if you get bored with me someday?
And what else?
Someday, I'll get old and weary,
and you might neglect me because I've become a crone.
You really have all sorts of worries.
Not only can I not live without you,
but also I'm a son of Wol Ryung. Who is Wol Ryung?
A dork that found his first love only after a thousand years
and even after he became a thousand-year-demon, he held on to my mother's memory, a true romanticist.
It's a family trait.
We just stick to one woman no matter what.
So... just make sure that you don't get tired of me.
Because I will only have eyes for you
forever.
Really really?
Mhmm...Really really!
Promise promise?
Promise promise!
Yeo Wool...
Why are you like this, Miss?
Miss?
Choi Kang Chi, this jerk.
How can he do this to me?
Don't you think so, Governess?
What?
Never mind.
Miss, what is really happening?
He even said "really really" and "promise promise"
how come it took him just one word from the monk to do this to me?
Don't you think so, Governess?
You should tell me what's happening so I can understand, Miss.
I have no clue, it's really frustrating.
Yes?
Never mind.
Where are you going during this dark night?
It just feels like I'm bursting inside.
I'm going outside to practice sword fighting.
Ah, Teacher Dam.
Brother Yoon.
What are you doing here at this time?
Well,
I have something to tell you.
Let's step outside for a moment.
I..
Could it be that on your way here, did you not see Miss Yeo Wool?
Isn't it time for Miss to be resting inside her room?
A certain brother Yoon just took her outside because he had something important to tell her,
but she hasn't returned yet.
Brother Yoon?
When was that?
Well,
maybe less than half an hour?
What is it, Brother Gon?
Governess wake Seong up
and see if Miss and Brother Yoon are anywhere inside the Academy.
I will search the area around the academy.
Hey Brother Yoon. How far are we going?
What is it that you wanted to tell me?
It's about Choi Kang Chi.
Choi Kang Chi?
What about Kang Chi?
Kang Chi Hyungnim.
Oh, Seong.
Are you just coming back?
Yeah, I had something to do.
Anyway, where are you going?
Right now the Governess and I are looking for Instructor Dam.
What do you mean?
Well, I'm not really sure what's happening.
Brother Yoon took Teacher Dam somewhere, but
wherever they went, we can't find them.
That's why the governess and I've been searching inside the academy.
Instructor Gon is out searching nearby areas.
What about Kang Chi?
Did something happen to Kang Chi?
Seeing that
you're always taking his side and protecting
this bastard Choi Kang Chi, who's not even human,
I don't think I can follow you anymore.
What?
Look here, Brother Yoon.
Brother Gon.
What's going on? And where's Miss Yeo Wool?
Well, that, you see..
Those people suddenly appeared and to Teacher Dam..
Don't move!
Put Miss Yeo Wool down at once!
Brother Yoon.
How can you?
Seeing that you all prefer to side with
Choi Kang Chi who's not even human,
over your human brothers,
I'm sick and tired of you!
Just die, Brother Gon.
Hurry, move!
Immediately let go of Miss Yeo Wool.
Kill him!
Miss..
Miss Yeo Wool..
Gon, are you alright?
Hurry.
Save Miss Yeo Wool.
Gon! Gon!
Use the smell bomb.
Get rid of our scent.
Un Yam. (Sign of relief)
Hyung-nim. Hyung-nim!
What is it? Did you happen to see a ghost?
Isn't that the young master?
Right? -- Uh??
Master.
How are you feeling?
I'm sorry.
Miss Yeo Wool,
I failed to protect her.
I'm really sorry.
Tae Seo found you in the forest and brought you here.
I heard that there was a lot of blood on your clothes.
Did Kang Chi save you?
Yes.
That's correct.
Then, where did Kang Chi go?
You're here.
Where is Yeo Wool? What did you do to her?
I can't really say.
Be careful.
Your head would be cut off.
Since you are half-human, if we cut your head off and throw it in the sea,
even if you have inherited the blood of the Divine creature,
you wouldn't be able to maintain immortality.
Do you think you can cut my throat?
I think Kageshima's sword can do it.
If you were to harm me,
you would never be able to see Dam Yeo Wool alive again.
Let Yeo Wool go, now!
If you want to have her back safely, then first,
go and kill Lee Soon Shin.
What did you say?
If you go and kill Lee Soon Shin, I will save Dam Yeo Wool. But if you can't kill Lee Soon Shin,
Dam Yeo Wool will die instead.
It's not just that.
Aigoo.
Kang Chi Hyung-nim. Kang Chi.
Father!
Hong Man!
Thinking about how they dared to act as your moles
while staying in my inn, eating my food, I would like to kill them right away, but
I'm giving you another chance to save them so,
go kill Lee Soon Shin, and come to me.
You bastard.
Aren't three people's lives at stake?
Also, they are the lives of three people closest to you.
Wouldn't you say that's enough to exchange for Lee Soon Shin's one life?
No, Kang Chi. You must not do that, okay?
You will forever be known as the person that killed the Admiral. How can you live with that?
Even if we're beaten you can't kill the Admiral.
Mister..
Shut up!
Is there no end to your atrocities?
Atrocities?
If bartering people's lives to kill isn't an atrocity, then what is?
Then is a strong tiger eating up a little cat evil?!
A snake swallows a toad,
a hawk preys on a rat, are those atrocities, too?
You may look like a human, but you're a beast inside!
Who are you calling beast,
when you're the one who's a monster?
You have until the sunrise. By the time the sun rises tomorrow morning,
If you don't bring Lee Soon Shin's head
those two's lives and Dam Yeo Wool's
will disappear forever.
Yeo Wool.
Kang Chi...
I hear that Divine Creature Choi Kang Chi's sense of smell is really strong, so make sure the incense keeps burning.
Yes, I understand.
Kang Chi...
It's because I want to protect.
In order to protect them, staying by their side
is the best option.
That you will one day disappear from my presence,
that's what I'm most scared of.
Yeo Wool, what exactly have I..
What have I done to you?
You're here.
How is Master Dam?
He's devastated. Please, come in.
Master, Head Gisaeng Cheon has arrived.
Were you able to find out something?
It is certain that both
Jo Gwan Woong and Goongbon's men are busy doing something,
but I don't have any clue about Yeo Wool yet.
It seems like they didn't take her to the 100 Year Inn.
They took her to a place where even Head Gisaeng Cheon's information network can't reach...
Then we can't exclude the possibility of her being dead already.
Master Dam.
Tae Seo.
Yes, Master.
How is Kang Chi doing?
Brother Gon is watching over him.
Go and bring Kang Chi.
How much longer am I supposed to wait?
There's no time, Gon!
Master told you to wait.
You just have to keep on waiting.
Yeo Wool's life is at stake. We have no time to lose!
I know that more than anyone else.
That's why I'm going crazy more than anyone else.
But,
right now, among all of us, the one who's in the most pain is Master.
Do you understand?
So this time, the decision,
just leave it to Master.
Kang Chi,
Master is calling you.
Master, we don't have time for delays.
Before it's too late, I will go again and try to find Yeo Wool.
Although I'm grateful for that,
stop it.
What?
I can no longer take Jo Gwan Woong's
heinous, atrocious acts.
Master?!
Therefore,
give up on Yeo Wool.
What
did you just say?
Give up on Yeo Wool?
Master.
At this moment the Admiral's safety is more important.
If we are shaken by this kind of threat and become vulnerable,
Jo Kwan Woong will keep using similar tricks
to make us and the Admiral suffer.
Therefore, we shall not be provoked by him.
That is my decision.
But, Master.
Besides, Kang Chi, for you, too,
isn't it time for you to start your own journey?
Finding the Gu Family Book,
wasn't that your goal from the start?
Don't say something like that at a time like this.
Leaving with Yeo Wool like that? What nonsense!
Just do it.
I don't want to.
I can't give up on Yeo Wool.
Yeo Wool is my one and only daughter.
In spite of that, I have decided to do so.
Just follow that, Kang Chi.
To me, Yeo Wool is my one and only person too!
If I can't protect the only person who's mine, what good is it for me to become human?
I did not endure the ordeals just to become a pathetic human, Master!!
Human or whatever,
I'm fine if I don't become one.
I definitely cannot give up on Yeo Wool. Giving up,
I can't do that.
I'm sorry, Master.
Just this time, I agree with Kang Chi.
Same for me, Master.
We will go and find Yeo Wool.
Please give us your permission.
I'll muster up all the information I can get
and look for Yeo Wool's location one more time.
Look here, Head Gisaeng Cheon.
Even you're doing this?
Why are we serving our country?
In the end, isn't it to protect the people we love?
The person who's most important to you, Master Dam, is Miss Yeo Wool.
Thus, we have to protect her.
Sometimes,
it's ok to neglect the burden of
the greater good, Master Dam.
Master.
I can't give up on Yeo Wool.
Yeo Wool is my one and only person, too!
Is that so?
Yeo Wool...
means that much to you, Kang Chi?
Why was it that
I didn't realize
when you were beside me?
How come I..?
Who are you?
Me? I'm someone called Ma Bong Chool.
Can I see Kang Chi Dongsaeng just for a bit?
Kang Chi Hyung-nim?
That's right. That's right.
Now, please tell us.
What did you see at dawn?
The pretty young master, you know!
Some thugs dressed all in black
were carrying her off somewhere in a hurry.
Where is that? Where did they take her?
Shush, who the heck are you
to cut in so rudely like this?
By the way, you look familiar.
Just answer my question already!
Her life is on the line, Ma Bong Chool.
Time is of the essence, so please tell us.
I don't know the exact location, but
it's somewhere on the right side of the Hundred Year Inn.
Man, I suppose
I shouldn't have drunk so much wine, Kang Chi Dongsaeng.
There are a few storage places on the outskirts of the inn that Goongbon Merchants are renting.
If you really saw them...
Of course I did!
I followed them that far!
Then, maybe she's locked in in one of the storage rooms there.
I definitely saw them going into that alleyway over there.
How many storage rooms are the Goongbon merchants using?
As far as I can tell, six or so.
Three near the east gate, and three near the north gate.
Then, let's split up into pairs and look for her.
What...
Yeo Wool!
Oh my, how come everything is empty.
Just like you said, my Lord, those bastards have come looking for Dam Yeo Wool.
Man, I really don't understand.
I really saw it.
Thugs in black were taking the pretty young master that way...
Ahh..
Seriously, drinking is a problem for me!
If I hadn't been drinking, I would have seen them more clearly.
I'm sorry, but what can I do, Kang Chi Dongsaeng?
They even predicted that Kang Chi would try to track her scent down
and burned incense to block his sense of smell.
What shall we do, Kang Chi?
Is that why you're going to run away from me?
Don't you know your words are ripping my heart even more?
I need to go the Navy and see the Admiral.
Choi Kang Chi.
You can't. You must not involve Admiral in this problem.
You,
do you trust me?
As a friend, how much do you trust me, Tae Seo?
Do you think that bastard, Choi Kang Chi, can really kill Lee Soon Shin?
I'm not sure.
If he does, that would be perfect.
But even if he doesn't,
Lee Soon Shin will have to take action either way.
When that opportunity comes,
shoot him with this musket right away. Understood?
Yes, my Lord.
What brings you here?
I'm here to protect the people I care about.
What do you want from me?
Do you trust me, my Lord?
To what extent
can you trust me?
Are you sure about that?
Yes, Head Gisaeng. I saw it with my own eyes.
Head maid
Send someone who can run fast to Moohyung Academy and relay this information.
We have to find a way to communicate with Brother Gon's party.
I understand.
They will be with a street thug, Ma Bong Chool.
How do you know that?
I saw him come to the Martial Arts Academy to look for Kang Chi.
I've heard that Deungori tavern is the place he hangs out.
So, you can send messages to Deungori tavern for them.
I will go, Head Gisaeng.
Once half of the sack has leaked out, that spiked ball
will smash your head.
Miss Yeo Wool is locked up inside the Inn?
Yes, I think they moved the location when you and Kang Chi started looking in the storage rooms.
Is that right?
That's why we couldn't finds her.
Then, that means that they know that we're looking for Miss Yeo Wool.
Of course they know.
Did you see the Admiral?
I just met him.
I see. Then we also have to hurry.
Isn't that right?
First, let's go to the Hundred Year inn.
Kang Chi.
Miss Yeo Wool,
make sure to save her.
Kang Chi brother!
My Lord, the Admiral has come.
What brings you all the way here, Admiral?
I heard that, in order to harm me,
you are keeping innocent people as hostages.
What?
Hostages?
I request that you
let them go.
Just to say that, you came all the way here alone?
That's right.
Aigoo, really..
Yeo Wool.
Kang Chi.
At this rate, we'll be stuck here forever.
Brother Gon and I will take care of here,
you go ahead and rescue Miss Yeo Wool.
Don't worry!
Kang Chi Hyungnim!! -- Kang Chi!
Hurry up!
Hurry. Hurry! -- It's gonna fall!!
Yeo Wool!
Kang Chi Hyungnim! -- Kang Chi!
Hurry. Hurry up!!
Hurry up!! It's falling!
Kang Chi.
Are you alright?
Yeo Wool.
You jerk.
Jerk! You jerk!!
Jerk!
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
I won't do it again.
I'm really sorry, Yeo Wool.
I should've told you more then.
I should've hugged you more then.
That I like you this much.
That I love you this much.
My, my, there's no end to these groundless rumors.
Where did you hear that this time, eh?
Before that, I am going to ask you a question here.
Go ahead and ask.
Why do you live?
What is it that you're trying to secure at the cost of innocent people's lives?
Is it power, wealth, or something else?
It's myself.
I only exist for myself.
I do what I want, I take what I want,
if I want to kill, I kill.
I'm just being faithful to
my desires, my wants.
I only see a man who's selfish, lonely, and dirty who's obsessed with his ugly lust.
Let's just say that
I subscribe to a more simple but honest philosophy of life
compared to hypocrites like you.
Is that why are you trying to sell off your country?
I'll be ruling the Southern Province in return,
so it's not a bad deal for me.
Are you finally
admitting that you're a traitor in front of me?
You're about to die anyway,
so it's no big deal to divulge this much.
Wouldn't you agree?
It's been quite entertaining.
Farewell,
Admiral.
This isn't over yet.
Are you alright, Yeo Wool?
Yes, my Lord. I'm sorry for making you worry.
From now on, we are going to escort you, my Lord.
Do you remember what I said a while ago?
I struck a broom into the floor and told you that I'll be back to take back the Hundred Year Inn.
That day is today, Jo Kwan Woong.
Good bye, Choi Kang Chi.
Kang Chi
Yeo Wool
♫ That love which wants to see my tears and sad memories
♫ I always visualize you under the same sky. ♫ I live in pain like this.
♫ Without you sometimes I am on the verge of tears.
♫ Even when you are in front of me, and I'm even sad thinking of you.
♫ Be well, my love, whom I want to see, my love.
♫ I always visualize you under the same sky.
♫ Even today, I live in such pain.