GYEONGSEONG CREATURE
FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF KOREA
So two weeks from today…
…a fundraiser rally for all the Japanese frontline generals
will be held at Bumingwan.
After the bombing of Tokyo,
the Japanese army is struggling to stay afloat.
They're deploying our own Joseon men to the front lines.
So this propaganda rally is
to raise funds for their war efforts.
All the emperor's men will attend that event.
Lt. Col. Minami, Lt. Gen. Seijiro,
Maj. Gen. Junji,
Police Chief Nishimura,
and Commissioner Ishikawa will be attending.
All the big names in Gyeongseong will be there.
Representing our people is the United Society of Joseon,
along with the People's Livelihood Corps.
This is our opportunity.
Jun-taek, you must attend that event.
So the leaders of the Japanese occupation forces
and the heads of the pro-Japanese traitors will all be there, assembled in one place.
It's an incredibly rare chance for us.
We've still got all that dynamite we stole when we planned the railway attack.
Got about 20 kilograms.
We had to abort the plan when Comrade Jung ended up getting arrested,
but, um, the dynamite is still in our possession.
We can't get caught. This strike must happen no matter what.
Comrade Kwon, don't you worry.
I am the only one here who knows where it is.
I know where it's hidden.
Everyone, run!
Get out of here!
Comrade Kwon.
He was taken? On what charges?
For spreading around rebel newspapers.
Something's weird though. I was told he wasn't put inside a normal prison.
Where, then?
He was taken over to Ongseong Hospital.
What?
Are they leaving us here?
LONG LIVE THE EMPEROR DEVOTE ALL TO WAR
Comrade Lee In-hyeok?
Who are you? Hey.
-Wait, are you from Joseon? -Excuse me.
Hey, hey. Over here!
Please help us, sir.
Please help us get out of here now.
-Do you know who Comrade Lee In-hyeok is? -I need your help, sir. Listen.
I have two little kids at home, waiting.
Hmm? Please, sir, I really need to feed my kids. Can you help me?
Please help me get back home! Please, sir! Huh?
I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm on a more urgent mission right now.
No, no. No, sir. Help me.
Over here! We're over here!
-Over here! Here! -Sir, help us, please.
-I'm very sorry. -Sir, please! No.
Please help me, sir!
Comrade Kwon!
Thank you for coming for us.
Okay now. Help us. Hurry and get us out of here.
I don't have time right now. I'm in a bad spot.
Wait, what are you saying?
Aren't you… aren't you here to help us get out?
I need you to tell me where you hid the dynamite.
We've got less than ten days before the big rally.
I don't know if we'll ever have an opportunity like this again.
You have to tell me, Comrade Lee. Where'd you hide it? Where is it?
I won't tell you.
Get us both out of here first.
I can't afford to do that right now.
Listen, first just tell me where the dynamite is.
I promise as soon as I get out, I'll be back.
I will find a way to get you out of here. I promise you that.
-Get us out, or I won't tell you a thing. -Tell me where it is!
Listen to me!
This place is a living hell, okay?
This is not some ordinary prison!
Comrade Kwon, if you don't get us out of this place,
then I won't tell you anything.
I won't give you the dynamite.
Don't move a muscle.
Put your hands above your head!
What was that? What was that monster?
I have no idea what that thing even was. However, I'm sure it was created in here.
Hurry. You have to find a way out of here.
We can get to the central vent.
It's behind this boiler room we're in right now.
Let's head over that way.
Drop your weapon.
Did you not hear me?
Knife on the floor.
GYEONGSEONG CREATURE BETWEEN DENIAL AND TRUTH
EPISODE 5 DESPERATION
I told you to drop your knife!
Chae-ok, listen. Let's just do what he says for now.
Why? He'll just kill both of us anyway.
I'm just saying we're in a bad position right now, and all bets are against us.
It's always business for you, isn't it?
You're always quick to give up.
I'm quick to solve a bad situation.
I'm built to handle crises well, even the worst.
Call it flexibility.
Now isn't the time to crack a joke, Tae-sang.
At least we escaped that horrible monster we ran into.
Did we though?
I question who the real monster is.
This is your final warning.
Put down the knife and get on the ground now!
If we both go out like this, then we will have lost to them.
Surrender for now.
There's no such thing as surrendering in my book.
Usually, it's the same for me, but this is different.
So just trust me. Drop the knife.
I'm trying to keep us alive so that we don't die here.
Don't move!
We're still looking for the creature, sir.
How many soldiers were killed in the first platoon?
All of them. There were no survivors.
Are you saying
that it knows how to operate the elevator on its own?
How could you allow this to happen, huh?
-And on your watch. -My apologies, sir.
We were all under attack. We were ambushed so very suddenly, sir.
So where is the creature right now? Does anyone know?
Don't worry, sir. The main elevator has already been shut down,
and the machine gun crews are stationed at every route
to the first-level basement.
The situation is under control for now.
I'm quite certain this will all be over soon.
Do you know what I hate more than anything else, soldier?
Problems that were completely avoidable.
And what I hate even more is when those avoidable problems
take too long to get fixed.
Forgive me, Director.
Apologizing like a pathetic and helpless schoolgirl
instead of finding a way to fix the problem.
You're a complete failure in my eyes, Mr. Soma.
You, take care of it before something even worse happens.
Understood?
Yes, sir!
Director Ichiro, we captured a trespasser.
Look who it is.
The young master of the Bugang Company.
I've heard you're quite the troublemaker and quite the headache.
It seems like you're in really big trouble now.
Did your friend Jang Tae-sang also come with you?
I have nothing to do with them, so let me go.
You rebel.
Did I get that right?
Please don't tell my father I'm a rebel, won't you?
You watch your mouth.
How dare you talk to me that way?
I don't care who your father is.
Just know if you were to die in this hospital, no one here will care.
Is that clear?
-Take him to the laboratory. -Sir!
We can use this as leverage to bribe his father for funding.
Perfect timing.
I want you to teach him a lesson, but he stays alive.
Get in there!
Open this door! Open it!
Open the door!
Let go! Let go!
Stay still!
Sir!
What is it?
The platoon in disease control has found
two intruders in the second-level basement.
They're being taken to Lt. Kato.
Who are they?
Intruders who snuck into the hospital, sir.
It is Master Jang.
-Master Jang? Really? -It is Master Jang.
Quiet!
I'll take this one here.
-Just bring him. -Yes, sir.
Wait! Where we going?
-What about her? -She's staying here!
Get your hands off her!
What's this?
So this is your woman.
Let's go.
Stay where you are! I promise I'll come back for you!
You're mine now!
Stay where you are. I'll find you! I promise you! I'll come back for you!
The creature may be more intelligent than expected.
It learned how to use the elevator on its own.
It's now been more than an hour since we lost sight of it.
I wonder what it is that it's after.
We've just captured the intruders, Lieutenant.
Apparently, they say that they've seen the creature.
Now, you and I can finally talk.
So why did you sneak into this building?
What were you trying to do?
There's someone I'm looking for here.
You knew it was illegal for you to be in here.
Yet you trespassed anyways. Why?
Okay, so it's illegal for me to be inside of this hospital right now,
yet somehow you can all conduct human experiments in here?
Show me
some
respect.
How about you show me some respect first instead of kicking and pushing me?
Why are you so desperate for my attention?
Now, why don't we start from the very beginning?
Why did you break into this building tonight?
And tell me the truth!
What do you want with me?
The Tokyo bombings recently. You've heard, yes?
A little, but what's that got to do with this?
I do not intend to return home.
Even when the war is over.
My family likes it here.
It's nice here in Gyeongseong, and they don't wanna go back either.
Okay, so?
You'll give me a lump sum of money and a nice home.
I want to open a new store as well.
Provide me with these, and you'll leave Ongseong Hospital alive.
That's my offer.
And what makes you think that I'll agree to any of this?
You owe me one. You're alive because I helped you earlier.
Can we take a little peek inside your cart, then?
Would you like to check any other places?
No. Enjoy your evening, Mr. Sachimoto.
To be honest, I was surprised.
Though I knew you were here for Akiko,
I didn't expect you to help the kids as well.
We call her Myeong-ja. Where is she?
Just give up.
There's no way you'll be able to free her.
So just let it go and leave without her.
Down inside of the prison, you had a lot of Joseon people locked up.
What are you all planning to do
with all the innocent women and children down there?
And what about the horrible monster, huh?
What's the point of even making that thing?
Are they running biological experiments?
Is that what all the prisoners are for, to be experimented on?
Does this mean that
you're going to reject my offer?
Where's Chae-ok?
The woman captured alongside me, where is she?
That looked like it hurt.
-She's taking a beating. -He really got her. Ooh!
If you really wanna get out of here alive,
then you'll accept my offer and save yourself, huh?
Well, if I leave here without Myeong-ja, I'm dead anyhow.
So why don't you just tell me where both the women are, huh?
Otherwise, it's no deal for me.
Why did you break into this building? Tell me what your plans were.
Answer me right now!
Go drop dead, okay?
Come grab her.
I'm very aware of how
to deal with defiant women such as yourself.
Answer me, Josenjing!
You may be able to violate me by force…
but that doesn't give you any power at all.
You still don't know that yet?
You little bitch.
I'll kill you!
That's enough!
That's enough for now, Sergeant Haneda.
Lieutenant, I need to teach her a lesson. She's defiant.
Is it not obvious to you?
She's not intimidated by you.
You were right.
Just when you think
the cherry blossoms have bloomed splendidly,
they've already begun to fall.
Mrs. Nawol.
Have you heard from Master Jang at all? He hasn't returned?
So he still isn't back yet?
You must not have gotten any rest last night, Ishikawa.
You were restless.
Well,
it looks like I wasn't the only person out late, was I?
That's right.
Have a seat, sir.
I got your message, and I came here right away.
So, uh, please tell me what's going on.
-Do you want anything to drink? -Some water would be great.
I wanted to speak to you about your son.
Unfortunately, he's gotten himself in trouble.
Last night, he was caught trespassing inside Ongseong Hospital.
This is just so embarrassing. I'm sorry. I'm ashamed he did this.
I'd say that's quite the understatement.
This situation is very serious.
It's more than just breaking and entering.
I hear he's a rebel, too, so I'm told.
If your son is convicted of a crime,
your family and your company would be in great danger.
So you're a rebel?
What is it… that you want?
Is it Joseon's independence?
It's something like that, right?
To be honest,
torture usually isn't my first choice.
I find it exhausting, super messy, and unpleasant to deal with.
Instead, I would much prefer
to put you in one of the jars along with everyone else.
Crack your head, slice your stomach… It's simpler.
I want you to write down the names of your fellow intruders
and the purpose of your intrusion, along with who you were looking for.
You have one hour.
If you don't write down the names, you'll stay locked in here.
But after, we put you on the dissection table for a little fun.
Fighting for a free and independent Joseon.
You dream big. I'll definitely give you that.
You must be aware your father's company depends on Director Ichiro.
You're such an idiot, aren't you?
If you are able to get down there,
can you look for my little brother as well?
His name is Oh Sang-deok.
He has a black birthmark over his right ear.
It's about the size of a small thumb.
Why do you do that to yourself, Jun-taek?
Whatever your problems, drinking's not the answer.
Yeah, but I feel better after throwing up, at least.
Your family's called for you several times already.
I think maybe it's best you go home.
Hey, Tae-sang.
I'm ashamed of my father's business dealings.
My father has gotten so wealthy out of betraying his own country.
Can you believe that?
I hate myself for living lavishly.
At the same time, I'm very fortunate.
The very same people who kiss up to my father for money are
the same people who always condemn us when we turn our backs.
They don't know what we do behind the scenes.
And that's why I beat up anybody who tries to, um,
point fingers at you or your family.
You are something else, did you know that?
You threw the best punches back then but never led a rebellion.
I've always been more focused on earning a good living, that's why.
You're very intelligent. And you're extremely competent.
So why a pawnshop, of all things?
Well, considering my charm and talents,
it suits me quite well, you know?
You don't ever…
you don't ever dream of something bigger for yourself, Tae-sang?
You've always been the dreamer type.
You've been asking me that for the past ten years.
Aren't you tired of it?
You're such a good man inside.
You're the only friend I have who recognizes my sincerity and
my patriotism, my everything, hmm?
So come on! Join us at the Patriotic Society, Tae-sang, huh?
Let go, Jun-taek. I don't want my brand-new suit smelling of alcohol.
Ah! Let's live fast and die young for our own country!
What do you say, huh?
I don't want to, okay?
I wanna live a really long life without you in it.
Hey! Wait! Wait! Whoa! Hey, wait!
Wait, Tae-sang! I'm not done yet. I'm not done, huh?
I guess even the filthy rich master of the House of Golden Treasure
can't escape prison either.
You didn't think to bribe anyone Japanese before you broke into the hospital?
How did someone like you end up here in the first place?
I'm curious myself.
I'm here because of this Myeong-ja woman.
Wait, hold on.
Maybe I'm here because of Commissioner Ishikawa?
No, wait.
Or maybe it's all because of his wife.
So, um…
…did you come in with Comrade Kwon?
Just so you know,
I don't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as him.
My friend has a noble purpose.
He's risking his life for a noble cause while I'm just saving one girl.
And though, in the grand scheme of things, human lives seem a bit trivial,
for some unknown reason, I'm quite terrified of losing my life.
Oh no. I talked too long, didn't I?
I should probably stop rambling and get ready to get on out of here.
What do you mean?
Just how are you getting out of here?
I'm Jang Tae-sang.
You think someone as rich and influential in Gyeongseong as me
came in here without knowing someone on the inside?
These are my terms. You'll grant me the following three things.
You will first call Mrs. Nawol over at the House of Golden Treasure.
Master Jang?
Yes.
This is her speaking, yes.
Master Jang has a message for you. You'll need to write this down.
I'm ready. Go ahead.
What is your second request?
Remove all your patrol men and soldiers away from the prison cells.
Both of you, I need you to come with me.
Right now, sir?
It's about the specimen located in the fourth-level basement.
So shut up and follow my orders!
Yes, sir.
Hey!
You over there! You come too!
Yes, sir!
Whoa, whoa! Wait, wait, wait! Let us come with you, Master Jang!
-Take us with you, huh? -Mr. Jang, don't abandon us!
-Please take us too. -Help us, Master Jang! Help us!
Wait, wait. Master Jang.
Just wait about half an hour or so. I'll be back for you all then.
How do you expect us to believe you, huh?
What if you never come back?
You're full of suspicions, aren't you, Comrade Lee?
I promise to come back, all right?
So just wait here until I come back for you all. Don't move.
Okay.
-Master Jang, be careful. -Wait, wait, Master Jang!
I'm sorry, your third request is too much. If you look for her, you might die.
I will decide for myself whether I do or do not die tonight.
Yoon Chae-ok.
Where is she being held, hmm?
Change into this.
Thank you for the shirt.
I haven't been in Gyeongseong very long.
I was in Manchuria before this.
Did you work in disease control then?
Did you bring that creature all the way from Manchuria?
Who are you?
Are you with the Resistance?
My mother went missing ten years ago, and I've been looking for her ever since.
While searching for my mother, I saw
what experiments you did to Joseon citizens on Manwol.
I never imagined I'd hear about Manwol Island in Gyeongseong.
I wanna know why you brought that creature all the way to Gyeongseong.
You know, as a scientist, I am always curious, you see?
I develop an affection towards what I create.
But I don't
expect you to understand this.
By any chance…
have you and I ever met each other before?
Your eyes
look a bit familiar to me.
What did you say
was the name of your long-lost mother again?
Her Japanese name was…
Seishin.
Tell me who you are.
Well, it's
Choi Seong-sim.
Or Seishin.
But why?
Why are you asking about my mother?
You said you saw the creature.
How was it up close?
It was horrifying.
Did you notice or feel anything else with the creature?
Did anything seem familiar to you?
Why do you ask?
I was too busy running for my life.
So I didn't have time to take a closer peek at it.
Now it's my turn to get some answers.
Why did you ask me about Seishin?
What do you know, huh?
Have you seen my mother around here?
You aggravated the sergeant earlier.
What's the point in making yourself suffer like that?
It wouldn't have mattered how I acted towards him.
He'd still have done the same.
You may be right.
-Take her away. -Yes, sir.
Do not touch her again until I give you permission.
And if you disobey my orders,
you will be demoted to regular infantry.
Do I make myself clear?
Yes, sir.
I'm not finished with you.
I will kill you one way or another.
I would like to see you try 'cause you're just
an inferior soldier boy.
-"Inferior soldier boy"? -"Soldier boy"?
-Soldier boy. -Soldier boy.
Shut your mouths.
You got a death wish?
Huh?
Officer Asano is asking for you, sir.
-Which way should we go? -Let's take a left…
Dammit.
My son may be immature, but he's my only son.
The only child I have left.
So please just let my son go.
Mr. Ichiro, I beg you. I beg you forgive him, sir.
Please have mercy, Mr. Ichiro.
You've put me in a tight position.
Let's see how this unfolds.
Is it all in the briefcase?
Yes, sir.
I completed what you instructed me to.
He's a fickle man.
We'll need to prepare alternative plans as well.
Yes, sir.
Why don't you leave that up to us?
Are you with the House of Golden Treasure?
Indeed.
We are also coming up with a plan of our own.
Let's work together, Master Kwon.
I MISS YOU, CHAE-OK MY DEAR DAUGHTER
Have you and I ever met each other before?
Your eyes look a bit familiar to me.
What did you say was the name of your long-lost mother again?
I want
to live.
I want to live…
so I can see you,
my dear
daughter.
Chae-ok, where are you?
Oh, Mom.
I'm starving.
How much longer?
We still have another hour left.
-It's the real thing. -What is it?
Caramel?
Why would someone throw something so valuable on the ground, huh?
Oh, there's another one.
Chae-ok, are you okay?
What's wrong? Hey, what happened? Did someone hurt you?
What's going on? What's wrong, Chae-ok?
My mother was inside this cell.
How do you know?
I MISS YOU, CHAE-OK MY DEAR DAUGHTER
So she was definitely here.
And I think she might still be here.
I understand where you're coming from, but we need to find a way out,
or we're stuck here.
Master Jang, this is where it ends. I'm going on alone.
So continue with your original plan.
Chae-ok, the original plan included you too.
I'm not leaving knowing that she is somewhere inside of this building.
I'm going to find my mother.
Just listen.
This place is swarming with soldiers on every single floor.
They're heavily armed, and they're looking for us.
On top of that, there's a monster somewhere in this hospital
that is way too powerful to beat alone.
So, instead, how about this? We both should escape for the time being.
Once we're out, we'll find another way to get information about your mother.
If you stay here, that monster could end up injuring you or, worse, kill you.
How are you gonna defend yourself on your own?
And should something bad happen to you, I--
Thank you for everything.
I'm sorry I couldn't stay with you until the very end, Master Jang.
Do you really have to go?
It's been ten years.
In that time, I have been to every place you can think of,
hoping to find my mother.
Now, for once, I finally know where she is.
So I'm going to go get her.
No matter what, just stay alive.
THE HOUSE OF GOLDEN TREASURE
HOUSE OF GOLDEN TREASURE MASTER JANG TAE-SANG
SLEUTH YOON CHAE-OK
SLEUTH YOON JUNG-WON
TO FIND LEE IN-HYEOK OF THE PATRIOTIC SOCIETY
What's this? Where did everybody go?
You do know her.
She was kept prisoner in the cell you put me in.
You better tell me where she is.
Answer me!
I want you to take me to her right now.