A Korean Odyssey (화유기)

Soon, a sword will appear.

With that sword, you'll end up stabbing Sam Jang.

That sword can never be destroyed.

For her summons, Sam Jang will be sacrificed,

and if you, the Great Sage, carry that deed out using that sword, it will be done.

The sword I have to use to kill Sam Jang…

Don't ever come back out into this world.

We're closed now.

Now I also have the power to deal with your kind.

I'm sorry.

I don't think this kind of thing is meaningful enough to save the world.

The Great Sage took the sword from the heavenly realm.

Isn't that the sword to kill Sam Jang as a sacrifice?

He might have decided to die rather than use the sword.

Geumganggo's control on the Great Sage is stronger than I expected.

At first, the peddler didn't say that it would be strong like this.

The peddler recommended Geumganggo to me.

You've been abusing me since then.

Jin Seon Mi didn't become Sam Jang because I sent her to Five Elements Mountain.

Her fate was decided upon her birth.

You've lied to me about this as well.

Thanks to that, you got a lot of points towards becoming a deity.

Now I am no longer interested in that.

Working for you has been a waste of energy.

I will find a way to return to the original me.

Goodbye.

Now it's Sam Jang.

I was waiting for you.

I came because I have something to discuss with you.

My bull isn't a coat hanger.

I am sorry. Just because he hung his coat there.

Did you come alone?

Is Son Oh Gong not here?

Yes.

Today, I saw the end of the world again. Something is odd.

The sky looked weird before.

Your summons must be getting closer.

The world was destroyed by a human, not by an evil spirit.

Does it mean that there could still be a very strong evil man?

In the end, a man will destroy the world.

That's why you, a human being, have to save the world.

That means humans have to deal with this by themselves.

In any case, I won't be involved with your matters anymore.

How can you say that?

Everything started because of you.

I got to meddle in wrongly just because I was deceived.

Even so, how can you drop out of it?

Once you intervene, you should help out until the end.

Even if I want to help,

I am too weak lately.

Haven't you recovered yet?

Exactly.

Can I help you in any way?

Well, there might be one way.

Will you help me?

How can I help you?

Sam Jang, you've heard about why Ja Eun turned into a demon, right?

I heard that in order to save her own child, she fed her child with human children's souls after capturing them.

That's right. She fed him human children's souls

because that child was a demon since he's my son.

As for demons… they get stronger by eating a human's energy.

In fact, more than the energy beads I have been consuming nowadays,

it's better if I can eat the energy from a live human.

Furthermore, if the energy is from a very special person…

it could be even better.

You will cry.

Excuse me?

I saw you crying so sadly.

I think someone must have died.

Ma Wang!

I found good medicine.

You were here as well, Great Sage.

Hey, Dog Secretary, you brought another medicine?

If you find something good, you should share.

There is nothing to share at this time, too.

Cheapskate.

I should get a cat secretary for myself.

You have Sam Jang.

Being by her side should be better than any medicine out there.

Ma Wang, I will prepare the medicine.

What do mean by Ma Wang will cry?

I don't know what the situation was but I saw Ma Wang cry so sadly.

Now you seem to have an ability to foresee.

Yes, recently, I've been able to see short fragments of the future.

I think you will lose something very precious to you.

I will take it as advice to be careful in the future.

Right, Ma Wang. You shouldn't make a sad thing happen to you.

I heard from Elder Soo Boo Ri. You'd better worry about yourself.

Sam Jang is slowly getting stronger by the day.

I should go take my medicine.

What really happened between you and Elder Soo Boo Ri?

- It was nothing. - Did you argue with him?

I threw a tantrum in front of all the deities because I got so mad.

I don't think I can get promoted. It's okay with you, right?

No. You should have taken me along with you.

I have a lot to complain about as well.

Now I can make things break and throw things when I get angry, too.

Ah, I want to throw a tantrum, too.

Sure. Let's do that together next time.

When you throw a tantrum, you must act fast. Just destroy anything you can see first.

Right. I will destroy everything,

saying if one dares to mess with my Oh Gong, I won't let it slide.

How reassuring.

I have this now. Try calling my name.

Jin Seon Mi.

But I still can't appear right next to you, with a "ta-da" effect.

You want to?

Well. If I could, that would be nice.

Jin Seon Mi.

Hey.

Since I called your name, you came right away.

Because you did it. But either way, it feels good.

Call me whenever you need me.

Really? I can call you whenever?

Wherever I am, whatever I'm doing, it's all fine?

No, call me on my cell phone or send me a message first.

Moving you is quite tiring and hard.

Just call me instead without being scared.

Don't be scared to call my name.

Son Oh Gong, is it really okay if I don't take off the Geumganggo?

I promised I would take it off.

If that just doesn't exist, your feelings now will disappear.

Then you won't need to be in danger because of me.

Do you think it will disappear? Everything?

You thought so, as did I.

But I must have gone insane.

I like you more and more.

Even in this moment when I look at you, you look prettier.

But you think that all of this will really disappear in a second?

Do you truly believe that?

Before, it was saddening to think about,

but now I think it's a relief.

Because it is a way to comfortably let go of your feelings.

Okay, later when you call me and I don't come,

it's because all my feelings have disappeared.

I'm going to be busy for a while.

Whatever I do, don't be surprised.

Bye.

When do you think Ah Sa Nyeo will come back?

She may not come back because she escaped from danger with her lie.

I wish she would come.

She just needs to bring even a tiny clue.

I'm preparing the medicine. Please take it and go to sleep.

No, rather than medicine, I want some alcohol.

Are there many unidentified bodies without families?

He seems to have frozen to death after running away from home.

We're looking for his family.

His family shouldn't be found to make him an unidentified body, right?

Yes. I will do so.

He looks clean without any external scars. This will do, right?

What are you planning to do with this kind of thing?

Is he some kind of sacrifice to summon a dragon?

That is not an easy job.

For now, I will make him a son for someone who dearly wants to see his own son.

I just need to feed this thing with a human's soul.

A soul?

Do I have to get such things for you as well?

No, you don't have to. I stored some here for a while.

Are you saying that the souls of dead people are here?

Why? Are you scared?

You killed me and I am right here.

You're right. I killed you.

That's why you came to me.

Ah, that woman, was she Sam Jang?

Should I kill her too? Will she come to me as well?

You told me that.

What I need most is that woman.

[In Bicheon City, a space for a huge cultural arts exhibition will be created by the Korea Foundation]

Kang Dae Seong.

When I met him, it felt strange.

[Professor Kang Dae Seong from Hankuk University]

Sam Jang will become a sacrifice to hold evil spirits as the heavenly realm planned,

and you just need to get rid of her.

At that moment, the Geumganggo will disappear,

and you just need to do your job.

What if it doesn't disappear?

The Geumganggo?

But it has already been decided, hasn't it?

No, I mean my feelings.

What if the Geumganggo disappears, but these feelings continue as they are?

I can't be sure that my feelings will disappear.

I'm certain that you will return to the old Son Oh Gong.

If you don't believe me, would you like me to help you?

Do you want me to pull out your arm which has the Geumganggo on it?

I think that is impossible for you.

You will probably die before then.

Because you became weaker.

Oh Jeong, this bread is not baked enough yet.

Can you bring me the one baked well enough?

How about you, Ma Wang?

Mine is just right.

My skills are not what they used to be.

I have to find a way to restore my full energy, right?

How? Like eating Sam Jang?

Well, that would be a great way.

Even though I have such a great way like that,

just because I put that darn expensive Geumggango on your wrist,

I can't take the best medicine for my cure, huh?

Secretary Na, his tea cup is empty. Go get some more for him.

Okay.