Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (신입사관 구해령)

Apprentice Goo!

Apprentice Goo!

It looks like the rain will stop.

You should go. The rain stopped.

No, I'll help you get back.

You're completely wet. How can I let you go by yourself?

I'm all right.

Oh, right. I heard tigers live in this mountain.

- Tigers? - Yes.

So let's go together.

I didn't think you'd be that scared.

Are you that scared of a tiger?

Scared? Who's scared?

I'm a prince of this country. A tiger can't...

Over there!

I should have known when you offered to walk with me.

Forget it. I would rather go alone and get eaten by a tiger.

Do you want me to hold your hand?

It's not that I have an ulterior motive.

Whenever I climbed mountains as a child,

my brother would always hold my hand.

Then nothing scared me anymore

because I could feel that someone was next to me.

I don't have an ulterior motive for doing this either.

It's because of the tiger.

Where did she go?

Do you think something happened to her?

Apprentice Goo!

We were so worried!

Why did you come so far?

Oh, because I think I dropped something on my way here.

- Where could it be? - What is it? Shall I find it for you?

No. It's all right.

You can go first. I'll find it in no time.

Don't be too late.

Apprentice Oh already finished a bottle while it was raining.

Come on, Apprentice Heo.

- You two should go, then. - Okay.

- I'll be there soon. Don't worry. - Okay.

Your Highness.

- Right, Apprentice Goo! - Yes?

You don't have to find any firewood.

All right.

Then see you soon!

Let's go.

Your Highness.

- Seriously? - I apologize. I was in a hurry.

Even so, how can you push a person?

You're pretty.

I mean, I was talking about that flower.

That flower is very pretty.

I know.

I have a mirror at home too.

You're really...

Your Highness.

I was just joking.

Officer Min.

( SENIOR -SEVENTH RANK IN OFFICE OF ROYAL DECREES)

You got here early.

Then I'll go and tidy up the library.

Wait.

You need to rewrite the wimu journal.

Pardon?

Again?

I already rewrote this twice.

I read it over ten times to see

if it was different from the daily records.

Why do you keep asking me to rewrite it?

- I don't even know what to fix anymore. - I can tell how you feel.

I can tell how you feel

about Prince Dowon between the lines.

This time, rewrite the entire thing.

Okay.

"I can tell how you feel between the lines."

Is he a fortune-teller or something?

How can he possibly read my feelings?

My gosh, he's so inflexible.

- Hello. - Hello.

Why are you coming out from there?

Because I live here.

What about your father?

He'll be here soon.

Hey, wait. Clerk Song.

Come on. Apprentice Song.

( APPRENTICE : A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NOT YET OFFICIALLY APPOINTED)

You know there's going to be changes in the personnel.

If your father asks

how good the officials at the Office of Royal Decrees are,

tell him that I'm the brightest and most diligent official.

- Just tell him that. - I'm sorry.

I don't like lying.

That little brat.

Good for you. You must be happy to be born in a prestigious family.

- Hello. - Hello.

What made you come this far?

Let me count how many of you are here.

There are so many of you.

Okay, make way.

Yes, sir.

Sir, I'm Second Historian Hyeon Gyeong-muk.

- Hello. - I'm Park Gun-su.

- Okay, hello. - My name is...

My name is Kim Chi-guk.

Hello. I'm Kim Chi-guk,

a senior ninth-rank who's always ready to work hard.

Please remember me.

My goodness, hello. You and I are from the same school.

Please support me.

- Don't forget. My name is An Hong-ik. - Let's have fun.

- Let's drink. - Hello, sir.

Please don't forget my name. It's An Hong-ik.

- Hey. - Hello, sir.

Aren't they your juniors? What are they doing?

Sir, my name is An Hong-ik.

They should be ashamed of themselves.

I'm the youngest historian there ever was.

My name is Kim Chi-guk. Please remember my name.

- Sir, my name is An Hong-ik. - I'm Kim Chi-guk.

An Hong-ik. Kim Chi-guk.

What? Your wife's sick?

A memorial service?

You little punks. You only just started working.

Trying to get appointed somewhere else?

No, please don't get the wrong idea.

This place used to be my late father's favorite place to drink.

Oh, I see. I guess your father's soul rests here.

Hello, Hong-ik's father!

I'll make sure your son learns his lesson!

- Get over here. - Wait.

- My ear hurts. - No, wait.

- It hurts so much! - Follow me.

Is that the appointment list?

- Yes, I just got it from... - Give me that!

I pray to all my ancestors.

I spent so much money for this.

Please.

Please!

What? Where's my name?

I bought all those drinks for nothing!

I guess I'll just have to die here.

You'll all get appointed and receive a pay raise

when the time is right.

You totally wasted your time and money.

When I used to be in your position,

I never even dreamed of doing something so absurd.

I just worked hard and did my best.

And now, I'm a First Historian.

Back when you were a senior ninth-rank,

you used to chop firewood for the Chancellor,

asking him for a promotion.

Well, that's...

I just needed some exercise.

Go and write the appointment certificates.

- Okay. - Okay.

( APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATE : GIVEN TO THOSE WHO GET NEWLY APPOINTED)

There are so many changes in the personnel.

They're really causing a huge fuss

just to get a so-called good position.

They just end up drinking like fish.

I agree.

Obsessing over a rank is all driven by vanity.

Why do you have that?

Oh, right. Record of Appearance.

People have different ranks now, so we need to memorize it again.

That's so annoying.

Lim Han-baek from the Office of Special Advisors

got transferred to the Office of Rites.

Jeong Gye-ju from the Office of Diplomatic Correspondence

got appointed as the governor of Namhae.

Namhae, Gyeongsang Province.

Officer Hwang.

Some information in Record of Appearance

is a little different from the official documents.

Which one's more accurate?

Record of Appearance, of course.

We even check their personal record sheet to be sure.

- Really? - There was once a big issue

because someone wrote the wrong information.

Your seniors already went through everything,

so use Record of Appearance to write the appointment certificate.

Okay.

Where are you going, Apprentice Goo?

Official Jeong?

Yes, do you know where he's from?

Of course.

He always goes around boasting that his father is

a very rich man in Namhae.

"Namhae"?

Where was Official Kim from again?

- He's from somewhere in Honam. - Is he from Boseong in Jeolla Province?

Yes, that's right. He told me he's from Boseong.

He speaks in a dialect every time he gets drunk.

- Their hometown address isn't correct? - Yes, sir.

There are 42 government officials on the appointment list,

and 15 of them have different addresses.

- What? - Take a look at this.

It says Official Jeong's hometown is Siheung.

But Record of Appearance says he's from Namhae.

- What's going on? - Did Official Jeong get appointed

as a governor in Namhae?