TS comes out of a room carrying a sword. KC is happy to see him. He
rushes over but TS stabs him. Blood spills out of KC’s mouth.
KC reaches out to TS. TS asks how Kang Chi could have killed his
father so cruelly. “I will not forgive you. Die!” Kang Chi falls and TS
moves to deliver the final blow but YW blocks him. TS tells her to move
but she refuses. TS grows angry at YW but Gon knocks out TS. YW rushes
to KC and holds him. KC faints in her arms.
WS is angry at CJ’s audacity. CJ asks if the best gisaeng in Choon
wastes her energy bullying the helpless. Infuriated, WS asks if CJ is
not afraid of anything. CJ says she has no pride anymore so she has
nothing to be afraid of. WS gets up and undresses. The other gisaengs
follow. WS wants CJ to wash all the clothes.
PJ wants to know why TS tried to kill KC. TS asks how PJ can protect
KC- he killed MS! Gon thinks TS must be confused a bit but PJ suspects
more because TS keeps saying he saw the murder with his own two eyes. PJ
asks TS to look him straight in the eye. He asks, “Who else was there?”
Confusion and doubt flashes across TS’s face because he can’t remember
but he insists that he say KC killed MS. PJ tells TS seems to be under
some trance.
PJ explains the situation to YW. This trance is especially more
powerful because it was done while TS was unconscious. The one who put
him under it can only break it. Otherwise it will end only when TS
finally kills KC.
Senior student is treating KC. He is worried that KC is spilling too
much blood. KC dreams. He and TS are sitting under a tree one fine day.
TS asks KC, “What is your dream?” KC replies, “I just want everyone to
live happily together at the inn.” TS tells KC his dream. “I want to be
like my father and be acknowledged by him.”
KC asks why TS keeps declining all the marriage offers. “Are you
really afraid of women like CJ said you are? Or do you have someone in
your heart already?” TS smiles a knowing smile. KC notices and
immediately wants to know who it is. TS refuses to tell him. Uh-oh, I
remember how he looked at YW.
CJ hangs the hanboks dry. Gisaeng arrives and says they are not clean
enough and pulls the clothes off, dropping them on the floor. CJ is
horrified. WS watches and smirks.
Maid reports to SR. SR orders her to ignore it. She says, “Life is
not just sweet. It is bitter too. She needs to experience the bitterness
to learn how to survive.”
CJ’s eyes fill with tears as she stares as the hanboks on the dirt
ground. Gritting her teeth, she picks them up. She takes a deep breath
and gathers herself. Stay strong, CJ. Stay strong.
YW paces outside worried about KC. Senior student tells her that KC
might not live past this night if he keeps spilling so much blood.
YW enters the room. She sits by KC and feels his forehead and sighs.
She notices the scars on KC’s forearms. She traces them gently, knowing
he must have gotten them trying to save her those both times.
YW enters the room. She sits by KC and feels his forehead and sighs.
She notices the scars on KC’s forearms. She traces them gently, knowing
he must have gotten them trying to save her those both times. YW sees
the red bracelet on KC’s wrist and remembers that KC heals quickly
without it on. She starts to take it off but remembers SJ’s warning. He
warned her against meddling with KC’s fate. YW protests. She wants to
help KC become human. She tells SJ not to worry about their pre-destined
fate. She just wants to help him as a friend and KC thinks she is boy.
SJ asks her to promise to only be his friend and not meddle in matters
of KC’s life and death.
YW looks down at KC. She thinks to herself, “But this guy is dying
and I can’t just standby and watch.” She apologizes out loud to SJ and
yanks the bracelet off, keeping her eyes closed in fear. She opens them
and sees that KC is still unconscious. She removes the bandage to check
the wound. Nothing has happened! Suddenly blue lights start to float in
the air and settle in KC’s open wound. It heals instantly! YW gives a
sigh of relief.
Suddenly, KC’s eyes flare open, revealing that Beastly KC is back. He
knocks YW over, choking her. KC growls at YW, “What did you do?” YW
carefully shows him the bracelet. She says, “I was just trying to help
you heal.” KC remembers that he was stabbed earlier. YW, who has been
wounded by KC, holds out the bracelet to KC. “It’s okay. Here. You need
to put it back on. Give me you hand, Kang Chi. Give me your hand.” KC
stops growling, mollified by YW’s gentle voice. He slowly extends his
hand bracelet and YW slides closer. She puts the bracelet back on him.
He lets her do so quietly and his eyes change back. Human KC faints on
top of her. Of course Gon comes in at this very awkward moment. YW asks
for Gon’s help.
Gon is holding up unconscious KC while YW is wrapping a bandage
around KC’s stomach. Gon asks why she is putting bandage back on KC when
the wound has healed. YW replies, “To keep his identity a secret from
the other students.” Gon tells her that some people already know. YW
wants to keep the numbers small. Gon notices the wound on YW’s arm.
Angry, Gon drops KC and leaves as soon as YW is done with KC.
YW follows Gon outside. She says, “You’re not going to tell father,
right?” Gon angrily replies, “What? That you took off the bracelet or
that you almost died?” YW explains that her wound was just from knocking
over the candlestick. Gon swears that he will kill KC if she gets hurt
because of him and leaves. YW crouches on the ground in weariness. TS
has seen this scene from afar. KC snores in his sleep, blissfully
unaware.
SR finds CJ leaning against the beam in exhaustion. She warmly says,
“You must be tired.” CJ denies it. SR tells her to follow her and takes
CJ to a room with the drums that SR played in the beginning of the
drama. She says to CJ (I didn’t catch this dialogue fast enough),
“Living as a gisaeng can be degrading. But I don’t think it just that.
You can learn a lot. Taking care of the household is not the only way a
woman can live. You can pursue your dream.” SR tells CJ to become a yae-gi (a gisaeng learned in the arts) and live her life again. CJ stares meaningfully at the drums.
Student reports to PJ and YW that KC has disappeared. PJ asks how an
injured person can disappear. Another student called Sung runs into KC,
who is eating ravenously in the kitchen.
KC asks Sung if there is meat. Sung replies, “I can’t take food on my
own.” He tells KC that there is someone else who takes manages the food
at the school. KC, for some reason, is sure that the man will be
stingy. Unfortunately, that “stingy” old man has entered the KC. Sung
sees him but KC doesn’t. The grandpa hits KC in the head. Ha! Reminds me
of YW. Of course, KC’s temper gets the best of him so Gong-dal (GD)
uses his skills to bring KC to his knees. GD says to KC, “You need to
say your greetings properly first.” Suddenly, KC gets another slap. It’s
YW. GD limps away, making you doubt he was the just man who moved like
the wind, beating up KC. YW pulls KC out of the kitchen by the ear. Sung
wonders how KC can be so fine after yesterday.
YW asks if KC has a brain. “How can you appear so fine after last
night?” Other people can’t know about KC’s real identity. After some of
the usual bickering, KC suddenly grows sincere. He asks YW if she took
off the bracelet. YW replies that she did it to help him live. He was
going to die from blood loss. KC surprisingly says thank you but he
tells her to not do it again because she can get hurt.
Gon appears (with new hair that I don’t like). PJ is looking for him.
KC reads motto of the school. Totally missed this hard line. YW teaches
him to call him Master. PJ asks if KC is okay. KC says he is okay too
readily. YW slaps him. KC quickly feigns pain. Gon appears with TS who
is blindfolded. Seriously, it’s just seeing him that makes him want to
kill him? Way to make up your own arbitrary trance rules, writer.
KC and TS sit side by side in front of PJ. PJ says to them, “You two
are here because of my friendship with MS. But to stay here, you need to
prove yourself. If either one of you is judged unworthy to be a student
here, you will be expelled.” KC asks who will do the evaluation. PJ
tells him that there are four other teachers- virtuous men- in this
school who will make that decision.
PJ tells TS to fight to keep his murderous desire down through his
own will. PJ tells KC to not to appear in front of TS often or provoke
him. KC stares at TS. He yells, “Are you saying you tried to kill me
because of a mere trance? That I have to avoid you?” KC declares that he
won’t. TS tells KC to do as he is told by PJ. KC replies, “They didn’t
save you just so you can be underneath some trance. CJ and Han-no didn’t
risk their lives to save you just for this. So you conquer the
trance. Whether you stab me again or if that is not your will, I won’t
avoid you.” Ooh, I liked this reaction from KC. Dangerous and dumb,
perhaps, but I still like it.
KC kicks open the door cursing GW. GD, who has been sitting outside,
surprises him. GD tells him it’s time to eat and limps away again,
complaining about his aching joints.
PJ says to TS that KC sure is stubborn. TS says KC has always been
headstrong like that. “That is why I advised you to take him out of the
revolt. PJ stops TS saying, “Let’s talk about this other place.”
TS shows YW and Gon a map of inn. He tells her of the secret room filled with 5000 nyang. The plan is to take the money out of the room with GW knowing.
In MS’s room, carpenter says to GW it will take one or two days to
fix the hole. He looks around the room, saying the room is so old and
suggesting that GW fix the whole place up. NO!!! He says it will take
seven to eight days. GW orders him to finish in four. GW looks at the
picture on the wall. He says, “I am drawn to the picture the more I look
at it.”
Choi is brought into room. GW asks if Choi has thought about his
crimes. Beaten up and starved, Choi fearfully answer yes. GW threatens
Choi, saying his life is in his hands so he must answer everything
truthfully. GW asks if MS had some other money. Choi replies, “What?” GW
throws Choi the account books. MS’s wealth is well known. How come the
books record so little? Choi doesn’t know what GW is talking about even
though GW threatens him again. Choi trembles. “I really don’t know
anything!” GW believes him. Oh. Thank. Goodness.
TS says that there is only one entrance to the secret storage room
and it is in MS’s room. Carpenter is called in by PJ. SS planted the
carpenter because he knew that GW would ask for repairs to his floor.
Carpenter reports that GW wants the room repaired in four days. TS asks
the guy if he can be trusted. Carpenter replies that he owes MS. YW ask
how PJ knew GW would want repairs.
Flashback to SS telling PJ that KC made the hole in the ground. “I
have a feeling that KC is going to be good variable to us.” PJ asks if
SS believes in KC. SS says, “He wants to be human. The world is full of
people who give up being human when they are human. KC sincerely desires
and hopes to becoming human is world that is full of evil. Aren’t
curious to know what kind of human KC wants to be?”
KC opens the door. Tables of food are lined up in front of him. The
other students rush in. Senior student asks how KC is. KC asks, “Do you
know me?” Senior students says, “I treated you.” KC thanks him but when
guy looks at his stomach curiously, KC feigns pain. Guy remarks that KC
healed fast. KC replies that it is due to his skills. Guy tells him that
rookies eat food on the last table. KC runs in anticipation to his seat
but unlike the other tables, there is only porridge and soy sauce. KC
clenches his fist, trying to keep his temper down. Sung comes in and
tells him that GD ordered the food for him since KC is still ill. KC
roars in hungry anger, “That old codger!!!!”
KC finds GD eating a nice whole hen in the kitchen. KC is furious
that GD is eating so well while giving him so little. GD remarks that KC
must not be human. GD jabs him in stomach. “Humans can’t heal this
fast.” KC passes it off and they start to bicker. GD says if you can
take this broom from me, you can have the chicken. KC attacks but he is
completely foiled by gramps. GD giggles in glee. KC says that GD can’t
just be the kitchen servant. GD reveals that he is one of the four
teachers. He is called Teacher Jook-dal and is represented by the bamboo
symbol.
YW puts medicine on her wound. It looks infected. Notably, YW uses
the jar with her father’s symbol on it, the dragon with a bow of its
tail. Gon calls her out. Outside, YW asks where KC is. TS says that PJ
and he decided that KC will left out of this plan. YW protests, saying
that KC knows the inn inside and out. TS says he doesn’t want YW to go
either since it is dangerous. YW asks, “Do you see me as a girl? It
would be unfair if I couldn’t help admiral because I am a girl.” Gon
smiles. Aww, Gon is proud of his lady! TS apologies. YW says it would
probably be the same for KC. He would have wanted to help. “I don’t know
what it’s like to be under a trance but I hope you don’t lose a good
friend because of it.”
KC is cleaning the dishes. GD wants him to scrub harder. KC complains
to GD, “You have starved me since this morning.” GD asks, “Do you not
want to stay here?” KC immediately puts his tail between his legs. GD
want to make a bet with Kc. He asks if KC and SS is close. KC says of
course- SS even risked his position for him. GD wants a token of their
friendship then. KC wants GD to grant him one wish if he succeeds in
getting that token. GD gives his terms. “If you can’t, you will be
expelled from the school.” KC nervously asks, “What kind of token?”
GW has come to stay at Choon Hall because his room is undergoing
repairs. GW sees CJ cleaning. His eyes stay on her even when WS asks him
if he want to go inside. He steps toward her. CJ tries to walks away
but GW tells her to stop. He moves draws her face toward him and says,
“You are truly like the moon and beautiful as a flower.” Basically, she
is a beauty. SR observes from afar.
KC puts on a mask, following other workers into the inn. GW’s
henchmen are also there. KC thinks the main evil guy is calling him but
he is actually calling another worker. He asks, “What is the curtain
doing here?” The curtain has covered the entrance to MS’s room. Repair
guy explains it’s because of the dust. Gon and YW are also there with
masks on. They go into the room. Something makes evil guy suspicious.
Gon and YW are surprised to see KC in the room. KC tells them that PJ
doesn’t know he is here. YW tells him to return but KC hasn’t heard her
because he was too focused on the sweat on YW’s forehead. He feels her
head. Gon pushes his hand off. “What are you doing?!” KC retorts, “What
are you doing? Didn’t you notice the fever?” YW says nothing. KC
feels her forehead again and Gon knocks his hand off again. KC yells at
Gon, “ Are you angry because you didn’t notice first?” The two boiling
pots of testosterone start to fight again so YW tries to calm them down,
warning them of their current situation. Suddenly, they hear the voice
of carpenter. Evil dude is coming in. Carpenter tries to stop him with
cute little headbutts but evil guy pushes past. Thankfully, only Gon is
in the room with the mask on. Evil guys asks carpenter, “What is the
picture still doing there?” GW treasures the picture so they need to
remove it to keep it safe.
KC and YW are actually hiding in the back. They try to move but YW
trips, making a sound. KC catches her before she falls but evil guy
heard the sound. Uh-oh. And double Uh-oh. KC has his hand on YW’s chest.
Outside, evil guy orders Gon to move out of his way.
