"Episode 3" ""Die Fahne hoch" by Horst Wessel" "[Hymn of the Nazi Party from 1930~1945]" ""Marschieren im Geist in unseren Reihen mit"" "March in spirit within our ranks" ""Die Stra©¬e frei den braunen Bataillonen"" "free the way for the brown battalions" ""Die Stra©¬e frei dem Sturmabteilungsmann"" "free the way for the stormtroopers" " Suam!" "Suam!" " Suam." " Suam!" " Suam." " Suam." " Suam!" "What have you done?" "I just shot your cat, because he killed our hen!" "This is Suam." "He carried my cousin's name, and was like family to me." "It's nothing but a damn cat!" "And what are you?" "You damn Asians..." "Doctor Li." "I'll apologize on his behalf." "People have changed too much." "But don't let it put you down, not everyone is taking this lying down." "This was in the mailbox." ""There is nothing as shameful as silently enduring a regime's undignified..."" "and despicable delusion without any resistance."" """The world is like a mysterious vessel, impossible for man to control."" ""Anyone trying to control it will destroy it all,"" ""those trying to grab it with their hands will lose it." Lao-Tse* [*a.k.a. Laozi]" "You're not involved in this, are you?" "[*Confucian philosopher from the Warring States Period]" "Xun Zi* once said, knowing is better than seeing, and that acting is better than knowing." "But he also said this, that if you erect a straight tree, you're only hoping for its shadow to bend." "Trying to act despite knowing you will fail is foolish." "Your lives could be in danger." "Yes, it's dangerous." "But someone must do it." "Didn't you come to Germany for the same?" " Because you were one of those people?" " But you have a family... and responsibilities towards them." "Know what I was thinking, when I crossed the Yalu?" "Seeing my mother's face as I was leaving," "I wished I never took part in the resistance in the first place." "If you could go back in time, would you have done otherwise?" "See?" "[*Fellow students!" "*]" "[*Fellow students!" "German people were shaken by our defeat in Stalingrad*...]" "[*Battle of Stalingrad, 1.7mil dead, and one of Germany's worst defeats]" "Doctor Li." "You have a guest." "How do you do?" "My name is Eva," "I'm majoring in Asian studies." "I've read all your work, Seonsaengnim*." "[*deferential for esteemed elder/professor]" "Seonsaengnim, take me as your pupil." "You already speak my language, what else would I teach you?" "I want to learn all of Korea's culture and customs." "I want to go and see for myself, whether Korea is... as beautiful as you depicted it." "Then, did you?" "Are you part of the White Rose, too?" "No." "I just wanted to tell people how many men lost their lives in this war." "What you did was too dangerous." "Then, why did you help me out?" "Wasn't it because you think what we're doing is right?" "Reading your works," "I felt a sense of peace about you, so much I wanted to meet you in person." "Seonsaengnim, please take me as your pupil." "Your calligraphy is a mess." "You will have to learn it a little more." "This chocolate was sent from abroad by one of Eva's friends." "Ahh... precious chocolate." "Remember how long ago we had something like this?" "Just eating something so precious would be a waste." "Don't you think, Mirok?" "Quick, quick!" "Six, six!" "Yes, yes... okay." "Six!" "Six!" "Ahh... no." "Six!" "Good.. good." "Ahhh... five." "Quick, quick." "Six!" "Quick, do it quickly!" "Six, six!" "Six!" "Six." "One six." "That's cheating!" "And why?" "Hurry up and give me the chocolate." "How do you know it was really a six?" "I saw it, it was a six." "It fell off, so it doesn't count." "Don't you think this is too much?" "I haven't touched that chocolate once!" " Anyway, do it once again." " This is really unfair!" "This is how.... just..." "the game works!" "It was a nice wake up call for them." "That simple game made them lose their smile." "But hunger, like war, makes your forget reason and dignity." "Doctor Li...." "I will soon be arrested." "The reason I ignored you last time was not to involve you in this." "If they arrest you now, it will mean death!" "When I started this, I knew I would have nowhere to run." "But if they arrest me, people will learn what we're doing." "I believe many more people will sympathize with our cause." " Professor..." " This is how I'll show my love for this country." "But I hope you will help Germany in other ways." "But..." "But how can I..." "You have the power to surprise people, like you did earlier." "Our people have lost their sense of human dignity because of this war." "Help Germany regain that dignity, for itself and everyone else." "Are you bringing that to Huber's family again?" "Haven't you heard they're arresting everyone who tries to help them?" "You don't need to worry about me, Lina." "Don't worry?" "How can I not?" "We can survive with just a little food, but those good people will not last a single day, if they lose their hope." "I know how hard it must be for you." "I feel sorry for not helping you more." "Look, Doctor Li!" "Just by coming here, a place abandoned by everyone after he was arrested," "I'm already thankful." "You must be strong." "Unless a miracle happens by next week, my poor kids will lose their father." "Hey, you there!" "What is inside this bag?" "Tao Te Ching*" "[Laozi's essential Taoist text, 6th Century BC]" "What is this?" "It's a book about classic oriental philosophy." "And you need this why, exactly?" "Aren't you trying to diffuse disturbing ideology?" "Doctor Li." "What are you doing here?" " Do you know this man?" " Yes." "He's my teacher, here to teach me Chinese characters." "Ahh, here it is." "I've been looking for this for a while," "I didn't know you had it." "If you pardon me." " Is this yours?" " Yes." "Read it for me, then." ""Taesang, Hajiyuji"" ""The best form of authority is one where people acknowledge their ruler"" ""Gicha, Chiniyeji"" ""one where the ruler loves and is close to his people"" ""Gicha Wiji, Gicha Moji"" ""one where a ruler fears his people, but also makes them despise him"" "And what does this all mean?" "That the best form of authority is akin to that of our Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, and his strong autocracy leading us all." "We're gathering texts like this to boost loyalty for the Fuhrer and the party." "Heil Hitler." "Heil Hitler." "I think this might be useful to you." "After the execution of Professor Huber, anyone connected to him, or even those who tried to help him are all being arrested." "It's best just to avoid all this while we can." "While you're here with me in Switzerland at this congress, this White Rose scandal will quiet down." "They disgraced the LMU, we must get them all and kill them." "They'll learn that anyone trying to oppose our great leader... is nothing but a traitor to the German Empire." "And who is this Hitler?" "You don't even know the name of our great Fuhrer?" "No." "Where do you come from?" "Germany." "Are you making fun of our great Fuhrer?" "Gentlemen, please." "Don't misunderstand." "This man came here from Asia for an holiday, so he doesn't know." "Let's go." "Milady." "Don't take all this personal." "I'm just doing this for our country." "Don't you agree?" "Move!" "Let's go!" "That morning, I received news from my faraway hometown." "My older sister wrote that my mother passed away, after suffering for a few days." "End" "(Thomas) Mann Buddenbrooks" "Let's write that letter now, Seonsaengnim." "Piper only publishes novels from the most illustrious writers." "Would they possibly publish something from a nameless writer like me, not to mention having interest in any story from the Far East?" "I'm sure they will publish it." "Come on, Seonsaengnim." "My first novel is a simple account of the experiences..." "I went through in my childhood." "It purely depicts what happened, and attempts to represent the human psyche of East Asian men." "It neither tries to put the spotlight on their ideal tendencies, nor attempts to spread any pretentious ethical musings." "I merely wrote about my nostalgia for things lost, and the transience of life." "By reading this book, I wish my German friends will be able to reminisce about... the happy memories they made, however brief they might be." "Japan will soon capitulate." "Your homeland will soon be free, Doctor Li." "Milady!" "Milady!" "It's all over!" "We're finally done with it!" "Done with what?" "We were liberated!" "Down at the village, people gathered in the streets to celebrate, and those Japanese fools are running away like there was no tomorrow." "Now your husband can come back." "Is this a dream, or what?" "I brought this fool to you, Milady!" "You fool, how much longer do you think you could last... playing a pawn to those Japanese?" "Milady, what should we do with him?" "Let him go." "What?" "Mister Li." "A letter for you." "Seonsaengnim, hurry up and open it!" "Is something wrong?" "My novel is going to be published." "Ahh... my God!" "I knew it!" "Congratulations." "If it weren't for you... none of this would have been possible." "Then, I have a favor." "Give me a name in Hangeul." "I want you to give me a name, Seonsaengnim." ""Ae*"" "[*Ae = Love]" "Ae..." "Pa*..." "[*Aepa = Wave of Love]" "Does this really mean what I'm thinking?" "Doctor Li." "I have wonderful news for you." "Your novel will be featured in our German school textbooks." "From now on, all German children will learn about your hometown." "Seonsaengnim!" "[Li Bai's "Homesick on a Silent Night"] Sang Jeon Myeong Wol Gwang" ""Before my bed you shed, O lustrous moonlight"" ""Eui Shi Ji Sang Sang"" ""Like frost caressing the ground, I doubt "" ""Geo Du Mang Myeong Wol"" ""You capture my eyes, moon of many feelings bright"" ""Jeo Du Sa Go Hyang"" ""And down I look, my yearning gushing out"" "The liberation our country found itself in... doesn't feel like liberation at all." "Only the South is having elections, and, if this keeps up, I worry our country might be divided in two." "Doctor Lee." "Before it's too late, shouldn't you return home, and do whatever you can for your country?" "Seonsaengnim." "Your novel is becoming more and more popular." "And more students are majoring in Asian studies." "Is anything wrong?" "I received a letter from Doctor Kim Ji Won." "He wonders why I don't try to help my homeland." "He's asking me to return to Korea." "If you leave that door open, will he return home?" "Leave that open for a thousand years, and you still will see nothing." "For a few decades every morning, how could you not miss a single day?" "Only seeing that open door drives me crazy." "You heartless man." "Will she be able to see you again before it's too late?" "Are you still thinking about home?" "Hoffman Miniatures" "I tried to build it in accordance with your design." "It's just as I remembered it, exactly the same." "Thank you very much." "Thank you for showing me your house." "In this part of the house live the men of the family, and this is where the women stay." "Ahhh... so this is how home looked like." "I'd like to see this place myself." "This way is the room where Suam and I stole all that honey." "You don't look good." "It just my stomach, nothing to worry about." "No wonder, you're skipping meals all the time these days." "Calm down, please." "You'll only receive 40 mark per person, and even after the currency reform*," "[*June 1948, after the division." "Ostmark were used in the DDR] you will be able to exchange all your Reichsmark into Deutsche Mark." "They're making beggars out of all of us with this exchange rate!" "This is no money, it's just a piece of paper!" "The Soviet Union blocked Berlin, so if a war breaks out, what will all these pieces of paper count?" "Let's just burn them all!" "The Reichsmarks I gave you aren't worth a penny anymore." "So you came here to pay me again with the new currency?" "You recreated my precious hometown, it's not something money can buy." "I'd really like to visit this hometown of yours, if it produces honest people such as you." "I knew you'd come here." "When I crossed the Amnok, going from east to west," "I dreamed of finding a new world." "But, when I escaped Japanese tyranny and came here, what I found wasn't the ideal place I dreamed of, but just another dictatorship." "Are you going to return home?" "Return?" "I don't know." "If I cross the Amnok once again, will my hometown be there?" "The place I was born in, that land populating my dreams." "That is now just a chimera existing inside my novel, a place I will no longer find wherever I go." "You wrote about the hometown you were born in, so now you must write about your newfound hometown." "I'm talking about Germany." "Your first book was a tremendous success." "Doctor Li, let's publish a sequel as soon as possible." "I'd like to talk about that later." "No problem." "But don't make us wait too long." "Is everything all right?" "Why have you waited so long to come?" "You must have realized yourself something was not right." "How serious is it?" "It's cancer, in a critical stage." "You must go through surgery immediately." "Immediately?" "Please, give me some time, so I can prepare myself for this." "Good afternoon, Mrs. Seyler." "I brought you the corrected manuscript." "Doctor Li has left." "You didn't know?" "Insaengdocheojihasa" "What could life resemble?" "Eungsabihongdabseolli" "Like a wild geese's footprints in the snow." "Isanguyeonyujijo" "Although only a caress of fate leaves them behind," "Hongbinabugyedongseo" "As the wild geese flies away, unknowing." "Seonsaengnim!" "Where there is life, there is death." "Where would you find someone as happy as me?" "Someone with two hometowns." "Who could receive as much love as I did?" "Seonsaengnim..." "He says he's coming back, right?" "When will he be back?" "Munhwegeumjikchicheosa" "Your soul drenched my heart in that sightly silk." "DanjeolEunjeongbulhakchi" "Love's extinction, never did I learn such foolish words." "Unusaetanjongyubyeol" "I grieve my loss, despite choosing to part." "Bunshinomunimsieui" "I had the doltish suspicion, wondering whether you would be angry." "Ehh... always making me wait." "What is he saying?" "Is he coming back or not?" "Uh?" "He probably... will not come back." "What?" "He talked of the past, trying to comfort me." "There must be something wrong with him." "Now..." "that river..." "What's wrong?" "I feel so anxious." "Mirok." "Why are you outside?" "The wind is cold." "It feels refreshing outside." "Mirok." "I am all right." "Don't cry, please." "Mother..." "I want to go home." "I want to spend my last days at home." "Why do you say that, Mirok?" "You must be strong." "Is there anything you wish to eat?" "I'd love to eat Korean rice one last time." "This clock didn't stop, but looks like my time is finally up." "Just like your book Der Yalu Fliesst will always populate our memories, you will always have a place inside our hearts." "Germany has become your new hometown, and Korea has become the home of peace for us." "My father gave me this clock." "Mirok." "Your rice is coming." "Mother..." "Seonsaengnim." "Until the East Sea's waters and Mt." "Baekdu..." ""Donghaemul-gwa Baekdusan-I" [Korean Hymn, Aegukga]" ""Mareugo Daltorok"" ""are dry and worn away"" ""Haneunim-I bouhasa"" ""May God protect and preserve us"" ""UriNara Manse"" ""and bless our nation"" ""Mugunghwa samcheolli"" ""3,000 Li of beautiful rivers and valleys..."" ""Hwaryeogangsan"" ""filled with Roses of Sharon"" ""Daehansaram Daehan-Euro"" ""May our great Korean people live the Korean way"" ""Gir-I Bojeonhase"" ""and protect our path"" "We are all here today to celebrate his academic achievements, his cultured ways, and his endless love for teaching;" "his genius as a writer, and his wisdom as a philosopher." "But before all those qualities which marked him, to celebrate the man, Mirok Li." "The people who had the pleasure to meet this slim and subtle man, with his quiet and reserved demeanor, must have felt the warm embrace... of his ways surrounding them." "Mirok Li gave everyone the confidence to believe in one's means, and had the gift of giving us the courage to act according to our ideals." "By meeting this man and the way he interacted with people, we discovered that the joy of life can only prosper, when your life is based on honesty and generosity for your fellow men." "Mirok Li, as a writer, a scholar and a human being, played a bridge of understanding between East and West." "Through his life and works, we discovered a hometown of peace... which transcended race or continents." "That spirit connects and reconciles every single thing on this earth, and it's the spirit involving and leading all of our lives." "He found this hometown not for himself, but for all of us, and left us this wonderful gift." "Let us stop shedding any more tears today, for Mirok Li was able to find his hometown." "Let's all partake in all the peace joining and surrounding him." "Our crying would mean belittling the immortal legacy he created... while living among us." "So, just like his Der Yalu Fliesst remains in our memories, his life will not end here, and will continue flowing inside our hearts." "Why two letters at once?" "What is he writing, this time?" "It's a letter from the people who gave him hospitality." "She asks me to send her some rice." "Says he wants to eat Korean rice." "Ahh... really." "If he came here himself, he would be already tired of eating rice." "This..." "Does this mean he's dead?" "How can he?" "How can you die?" "You heartless man." "How could he die there, so far away from his hometown?" "You left like in a dream... and you go without a last word?" "Where are you, my dear?" "Are you crossing the river?" "Are you coming back to your hometown, your home, by my side?" "Where are you?" "Did you go to that place?" "That place you dreamed of?" "The place which only existed in your works?" "Did you go back there?" "Main Translator  Timer:" "MisterX" "Timing QC: selvaspeedy" "Editor/QC: szhoang" "Coordinators: mily2, ay_link" "Produced by Bayerisches Fernsehen and SBS" "Directed by Lee Jong Han" "Written by Lee Hye Seon" "Based Upon Der Yalu Fliesst by Mirok Li" "Episode 1" "Mirok." "Mirok!" "You were here." "I was thinking about Professor Huber, and what he meant when he said I could help the German people." "It's what you write that can." "Every time I read what you write, I feel at peace." "The kind of peace which is never defiled by this reality of ours." "That is why I read your work, Professor." "We lost too much in this war." "That place called Germany, its beautiful cities." "Peace?" "!" "Our beloved families?" "The only thing war left us was sorrow." "We need someone to give us solace, and dry our tears." "Someone just like you." "This river resembles the one I crossed when I left Korea, the Amnok*." "*Yalu is the Chinese spelling of the Korean Amnok*" "Tell us about those people living south of that river you crossed." "About that peaceful land, and the peaceful people who inhabited it." "SBS  Bayerisches Fernsehen PRESENT" "The Yalu River Flows" "Suam... was my beloved cousin's name, with whom I spent my childhood together." "Suam!" "Suam!" "Suam!" "Suam!" "Wait for me!" "I caught it!" "Suam." "Let it go now." "Let me show you something fun." "What are you eating?" "Suam!" "What are you eating?" "Look at this!" "Say it!" "Was it a mistake or not?" "!" "Speak!" "I said speak!" "It's my fault, I won't do it again!" "Right." "If you do something wrong, you need to be punished." "Take off your socks and come forward." "I asked him to do it, so hit me instead!" "What?" "I was the one who told him about the honey..." "So hit me instead." "That's right, you little scoundrel." "You'll get hit until you apologize for what you did." "That's enough." "We reproached them enough already." "What are you waiting for?" "Go." "Suam." "Does it hurt?" "That was so tasty." "Look, look at my throat!" "You swallowed it!" "Then, am I going to die?" "Mother!" "Aunt!" "Here." "Don't go anywhere, all right?" "Ohh..." "I'll stay here." " It doesn't hurt?" " It doesn't." "There's smoke coming out of that!" " Ahhh... hot!" " Ohh.." "Ohh... it's fine." "We need to do this if you want to get better." "Endure it just a little longer." "It's burning!" "Burns!" "Mother!" "Save me!" "There is nothing we can do, if you want to get better." "Just endure it." "Take these off right now!" "Suam." "Calm down and wait." "Hurry up and take them off!" "It's burning!" "We can't do anything about it, Suam." " Ohh... it's all right." " You rotten quack!" "You son of a wench!" "Starting today, you shall learn how to write." "This Cheonjamun* you will learn from is also called "The Old Man's Book. "" "*Cheonjamun = Qianziwen = 'Thousand Character Classic' Written in the Liang Dynasty by Zhou Xingsi. *" "Do you know why?" "A long time ago, a Chinese poet was sentenced to death." "Still, many..." "People who respected and cherished his talent implored for clemency..." "The emperor then made this man a promise." "If he could write a masterpiece out of a thousand characters, just in one night," "Then his life would be spared." "That next day, the poet showed his completed work to the emperor." "However..." "The emperor couldn't even recognize him." "In the span of a single night, when his life was hanging by a thread..." "The poet's hair had turned a pale white." "As he promised, the emperor spared the poet." "And that is why it is also called the "The Old Man's Book. "" "Do you understand?" " Yes." " Yes." "Then, I shall begin." "Recite after me." "Open it." ""Cheon" of heaven, "Ji" of land." ""Cheon" of heaven, "Ji" of land." ""Hyeon" of black, "Hwang" of yellow." "*Tiandi Xuanhuang = "The sky was black and earth yellow"*" ""Hyeon" of black, "Hwang" of yellow." ""U" of space, "Ju" of time." ""U" of space, "Ju" of time." ""Hong" of vast, "Hwang" of uncultivated." "*Yuzhou Honghuang = Space and time vast, limitless*" ""Cheon" (Heaven)" ""Hyeon Hwang" (Black, Yellow)" ""Cheon" of heaven, "Ji" of land." ""Hyeon" of black, "Hwang" of yellow." "Ehhh..." "look at you two!" "What is all this?" "Your faces are all stained with ink!" "Thenceforth begins a master's path." "You can put me down, Guwol." "If a raven sees you, it will recognize you as its brethren." "Look who's calling us ravens, when your face is the darkest of them all." "You little rascals!" "Mother Daewon, here you are." "Yes." "Have you been faring well?" "Is this the boy?" "Yes." "Mother Daewon prays for all the women who wish to bear a child." "Thanks to her efforts, many women gave birth and became mothers." "After hearing my requests, Mother Daewon spent 49 days with me..." "She spared no efforts in her invocations to Maitreya, an acolyte of Buddha." "And in the end, I gave birth to you." "That is why I called you Mi Reuk*." "*Mi Reuk Bul = Maitreya*" "So, if you hadn't prayed to Maitreya..." "Would I have been born as someone else's child?" "That is right, my child." "Then, I wouldn't have met Suam and Guwol either?" "That's right." "Every time that bell tolls twenty eight times, echoing in the starry night..." "Everyone from the gods in high heaven to the creatures of the Hades..." "Emerge from their penance and find solace in its soothing sounds." "That is why today like tomorrow and hereafter..." "Our land will be blessed with endless peace." "Turtles are guardians of man's fate, so they can predict joy and misfortune." "That prophecy shall gleam your path for years to come." "If the turtle goes to the right it's a lucky omen, left means misfortune." "Bend a little to the right." "What brings you here?" "I came to see Inspector* Lee." "*Gamchal = Inspector, 6th ranked Joseon official*" "He's inside." "Right, thank you." "Let's go." "Ohh... what's wrong with you?" "I don't want to go." "Ohh... really." "Stay out here all day then, do as you please." "Won Shik, let's go in." "Do you know how to read divinations from turtles?" "Is it just a country's land to us?" "Our family spent generations farming that land, and I even buried... my ancestors there." "It means that much to me." "But getting kicked out by those damned Japanese so suddenly." "I can't take this affront anymore." "Your Excellency, if you could just allow us tenancy..." "I'll work as hard as heaven allows, until all my bones snap." "I will make sure I will not become a nuisance to you." "What if, instead of just tenancy, I give you that land?" "What?" "How could you just give them that land?" "They stole our entire country, do you think we would be any safer?" "I shall share tenancy with the farmers, and donate the rest to the temple." "So you know my wish." "If you share all that land, then how about our Mi Reuk?" "Those assets are something he should inherit." "Riches and fame will only stain a judicious boy's path." "I don't want to see our descendants take that path." "Send Mi Reuk to one of the new schools. *" "*Western-style schools started emerging during the Korean Empire*" "Suam and his mother will be given some land away from here." "Sleeping?" "No!" "Will you follow my father's wish and leave?" "I'll have to." "Don't go." "Just stay here with me." "I can't keep living off your father forever." "I need to take my mother and go live on my own." "You don't even want to." "If you tell him, he won't force you to go." "There are things you must do, even if you don't want to." "Becoming an adult must mean going through that." "Go back now." "There is no air inside here." "They call this "vacuum. "" "Here." "There is no air inside this glass, so the only reaction comes from gravity." "Gravity is the force Earth exerts upon all objects." "He said it's because of this gravity that people like us can walk." "So, what else did you learn today?" "About a Chinese crown prince who spent his life in Europe." "To meet the most powerful man there, the crown prince asked this man living on an island to call his owner, but he said he was the president of that country." "In Europe, there are no social ranks nor slavery, the Professor said." "So there are no owners nor owned." "That's quite an ideal world for people to live." "Still, it all feels so unfamiliar to me." "Mi Reuk, remember the Li Bai* poem we learned the other day?" "}*Li Bai = Tang-era poet(618-906 AD) One of the most renowned, historical chinese poets*" "Yes." "'Sang Jeon Myeong Wol Gwang, Eui Shi Ji Sang Sang'*." "*Jing Ye Si (Chinese title) = "Homesick on a Silent Night"*" ""Before my bed you shed, O lustrous moonlight"" ""Like frost caressing the ground, I doubt "" "Geo Du Mang Myeong Wol, Jeo Du Sa Go Hyang." ""You capture my eyes, moon of many feelings bright"" ""And down I look, my yearning gushing out "" "Fine." "If you remember it, then that's enough." "But don't be afraid of learning new things, either." "Because everything you try to learn will be unfamiliar to you." "Many people say we live in ominous times." "Then, tell them with resolve." "That they are neither ominous nor auspicious, just new." "Just like a spring morning salutes the wintry night." "Understood?" "Yes, Father." "It tastes quite good." "Let us have a drink together, tonight." "Quaff it all the way down." "How does it taste?" "It's good." "You..." "what are you doing?" " Are you drinking?" "!" " Sure he is." "That's his second." " And you let him..." " Let him drink." "A few cups shan't do any damage." "I'm basking in this loneliness, don't I need a companion?" "Then, I'll let him drink for tonight." "Ahhh... know..." "that, Mother?" "No." "Do you know, Mother?" "Do you know that drinks are a poet's best companion?" "If you only knew..." "Turtle!" "Turtle!" "Turtle!" "Turtle!" "Turtle!" "Turtle." "Turtle!" "Turtle!" "Turtle!" " Turtle!" " Turtle!" "Turtle!" "Turtle!" " Turtle!" " Turtle!" " Turtle!" " Turtle!" "Turtle!" " Turtle!" " Turtle!" "No!" "Don't look here." "What's wrong, Guwol?" "My... how could this happen?" "That reincarnation of a wise spirit which lived for thousands of years, that poor turtle died here." "What is the matter?" "Rebellious powers instigated a revolt, and hid in the forest." "We merely want to search for any rebels or their weapons, so we request your cooperation." "Open that first!" "Still, what gives you the right to rashly rummage a civilian's abode?" "What are you saying?" "!" "Get out of the way!" " Father!" " Dear!" "You foolish old man." "The world has changed." "If you find the time, head to the southern gates, and read the edict*." "[*I came to the decision to pass on reins of government, to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Japanese Empire,*]" "*Edict = Gukchill (The Day of National Shame) Sunjong writes final edict about annexation to Japan on August 29, 1910*" "[*our dear neighbors that we have been leaning onto ever since hostilities ended. *]" "[*Yield to the Great Japanese Empire's civilized new political path. *]" "[*May you gleefully accept my decision. *]" "What is written there?" "His Majesty abdicated the throne." "For good?" "Yes." "Forever." "Have you been to the southern gates?" "Yes." "An edict said His Majesty relinquished all authority to the Japanese emperor." "Father." "Was there really a war?" "To protect its people, the Imperial family weakened beyond repair." "We will have to wait until a new dynasty reclaims this land." "Mi Reuk." "How old are you again?" "Eleven." "My son's all grown up..." " Father!" " Ohh... it's all right." "No need to worry." "I will live a long life." "Long enough to see you marry your comely wife, and embrace the grandson you shall bless me with." "There!" "Father!" "Father!" "Get out of the way!" "Mudeon!" "Father!" " Father!" " Get moving!" "Father." "Father!" "Father!" "What did you learn today at school?" "Did they teach you about Europe?" "And?" "I saw something terrible on my way back from school." "Japanese troops were carrying prisoners away." "Those people were peasants who rose in revolt to protect our country." "To protect what you love, you need knowledge." "And to truly know, you need to escape from the boundaries which embroil you... and go out to the world." "You need to face this new world..." "Father!" "Father!" " Dear!" " Father!" " Dear!" " Father!" " Dear!" " Father!" " Father!" " Mi Reuk, do something!" "I was looking for you, here you are again." "Your mother is worried." "Suam." "That bell tolls to wish peace for all creation." "Why am I so sad?" "Your father died." "It's not just the sorrow of losing him." "These times, this world itself makes me sad." "What is this new world my father talked about?" "What I wish is for those days, when His Majesty reigned over us." "When my father was alive, and we lived in peace and happiness." "I want to go back." "Milady!" "Allow us to work on that land, it's all we ask." "I understand your situation, but I already gave tenancy to someone else." "But, he said it was our land!" "His Excellency said he would just give us that land!" "Right, that's exactly what he said." "But now that decision is up to me." "Milady!" "Give them that land?" "!" "It's what Father wished for." "I already gave tenancy to someone else." "Am I supposed to get it all back once again?" "Don't always waste all your devotion on other people." "If you don't care for your assets, how are you going to live?" "I need nothing." "You what?" "!" "They are assets even Father didn't want." "I don't need them either." "But those people truly need that land." "Then, at least allow them to stay here." "A few days ago, we reproached Mi Reuk." "Something disappeared from the classroom, and Mi Reuk was suspected." "But, the day after, we found out he actually wasn't responsible." "So I reproached Mi Reuk again." "Ahhh... he didn't even steal, why..." "It's because he didn't try to show he was innocent, when falsely accused." "The world has changed, but Mi Reuk is too meek and peaceful." "I'm just worried." "Mi Reuk." "Stop attending that school." " Mother!" " You didn't steal and they scold you, then you show how unjustifiable your teacher's ways were, and again get scolded." "It doesn't suit you." "But, Father told me to learn modern sciences and face the new world." "What are these "modern sciences"?" "Things like what your teacher did to you?" "And what is this new world?" "!" "One where you should pick a fight when needed?" "Think of the past, of how quickly you learned the classics." "Aren't you too young to work?" "They told me you only learn terrible things in school*." "*The "new schools" also accepted women, but old customs weren't easy to stop*" "That's not true." "Learning about Europe is not terrible at all." "Do you know how wise and clever they are?" "They understand why it rains, what Earth looks like." "Even how thunder roars in the sky." "Do you think flowers like the forsythia and azalea bloom in Europe?" "I don't really know." "They might know how it rains and everything about thunderstorms," "But, see?" "They don't know how azalea bloom and wither." "That's not true." "I just haven't learned about that yet." "That's why we need to keep studying." "Then, will you keep studying, and never get married?" "That..." "I can always do it after I'm done with my studies." "I will marry an educated woman as well." "These days, many girls come to the new schools." "Those are just..." "indecorous women." "I told you to stay away from Mi Reuk." " How old are you?" "!" " He's not an adult, yet." "He's the son of a yangban* family." "*yangban = noble literati*" "Don't you know yangban families only marry into their kin?" "Yangban are people just like us." "They're not." "They have nothing to do with people like us." "You don't age at all, do you?" "You're just as beautiful as the last time I saw you." "Ahh... what are you saying?" "I still remember the day you came through those doors, embracing that child." "It's been twelve years already." "It must be karma, my child perishing." "But even you giving birth to Mi Reuk was heaven's wish." "It rewarded you for treating a concubine like me so nicely." "Ahhh..." "listen to you." "You're just like another mother to Mi Reuk." "It is time Mi Reuk learns of all this." "We can't." "Mi Reuk shouldn't learn of this." "If he learns his father had a concubine, and even another son, he will be deeply disappointed." "And I wouldn't bear to face him, either." "Mudeon." "Yes." "Why aren't you talking to me?" "Aren't we talking now?" "You don't even look at me." "Did I make you angry?" "No." "Then, why?" "Why can't you look at me in the eyes?" "Because I feel ashamed." "What?" "!" "I just feel ashamed." "Mi Reuk." "What?" "Marriage?" "!" "Why are you so surprised?" "Marrying and ensuring his family's stability is the elder son's duty." "She found a perfect match for you." "She's four years older than you, and comes from a very respectable family." " I don't want to." " Mi Reuk!" "I have no intention to marry." "And, even if I do marry, I will choose my wife alone." "What is that supposed to mean?" "Don't start talking like a lowborn!" "Lowborn?" "!" "Didn't my father cherish her enough to make her his concubine?" "Is what he did just as unbecoming as you said?" "Mi Reuk!" "Before he passed away, I heard it from Father, and I knew already." "And I never harbored any resentment towards them for what they did." "Don't cry." "When would such an occasion come to you again?" "He's a man of good character, and even if he's much older than you... he's very respectful and well mannered." "Always so stubborn." "Aren't you going to eat?" "Do you know how long it's been?" "Think of how much your mother is worrying." "You might fall ill from starving, but your mother will suffer the same." "You did great coming here, Mi Reuk." "Welcome." "Let's go in." "I feel too ashamed to face you." "I hesitated until the last moment." "You don't like me, do you?" "No." "The first time my father told me..." "I thought you looked good together." "I felt sorry for you, when I heard of your loss." "One year after that child died, you were born." "You look just like him." "Your eyes and nose..." "It felt as if my son was reborn through you." "So I couldn't help but love you." "Mi Reuk." "Don't make your mother sad." "She's been alone since your father died." "She's sparing no effort to protect you and your family." "Now it's time you stay by her side and offer your help." "Pick it up properly!" "Milady!" "Come out!" "All the grains disappeared from the cellars." "What?" "!" "How could something like this happen to me?" "Milady." "Why don't you ask Won Shik about it?" "I saw him carry grains on his back early this morning." "Wo..." "Won Shik!" "Catch that fool!" "Let me go!" "I said let go!" "Let go!" " Stop." " Please, just his face." "Just allow me to see his face." "I said no." "Go back home." "Naeuri!" "Mudeon." "Mother." "How could you let them capture Won Shik?" "Won Shik committed theft." "Wasn't he one of our servants?" "How could you leave one of us to the police?" "Now Won Shik..." "Is tortured, and spending the night inside a dark cell." "I never knew they would go this far." "I just thought they'd scold him a little." "Mother!" "How can you be so cruel?" "So I am cruel for leaving a thief to the authorities." "but he's not, though he stole from us?" "What do you think your father would say?" "If you paid any attention to this family, who would steal from us?" "It's time you start worrying about our family." ""Jahawal, Sasaeng Yumyeong, Bugwi Jaecheon. *"" "*From the "Analects of Confucius"*" ""Sahaejinae, Gaehyeongjeya. "" ""Life and death are but destiny's compeers. "" ""Honors and riches are borne of heaven's will. "" ""May you wise man whelm thine life with heaven's order,"" ""And all creation shall be thine brethren. "" "Mi Reuk." "The days when you could understand the world from your quartiers' comfort." "When you could see the colors of heaven without a window, are long gone." "The old needs to welcome and understand the new." "You shan't show any reluctance towards the future to protect your present." "Just as Master Confucius said, all creation is your brethren." "Milady!" "Milady!" "Th... the Young Master..." "What's wrong?" "What happened to Mi Reuk?" "I can't find him." "Even his bag and clothes are gone." "What?" "!" "Milady!" "Milady!" "Mother." "I bid you farewell." "I will leave your side, and depart for a far away place." "You must feel sad about me leaving." "But I can no longer live here." "My soul, my every feeling leads me away." "When I close my eyes at night..." "All I see are the grieving cries of people dying or starving on the street." "The soldiers punishing them, along with their guns." "The world is in such disarray, and I don't know where I'm headed." "But I do know I can't just stop walking my path, as your son." "Mother." "Don't look for me." "I don't deserve your caring attention." "I wish you a long life." "My precious little child, will you become a great poet?" "Become our own master." "Do you resent me as well?" "Mi Reuk!" "Where did you want to go?" "I planned to ride the train into China, and then go to Europe." "And how far did you go?" "I was about to ride the train in Sariwon*." "*Sariwon = Current Northern Hwanghae Province, North Korea*" "You could only get so far?" "Head to Gyeongseong*." "*Gyeongseong = Seoul's name during Japanese occupation*" "Mother." "I came back because I couldn't abandon you." "I understand now." "The fact that I can't trap you here anymore." "I don't know what that new world your father talked about is." "But..." "I know you can't stop the current from flowing." "We can't go backwards, can we?" "Follow the current along, and go where it leads you." "What you see now is your mother's back..." "But it is your back I will see from now on." "Take a step forward and surpass me with resolve." "Main Translator  Timer:" "MisterX" "Timing QC:" "Zealousy Editor/QC: szhoang" "Coordinators: mily2, ay_link" "In Gyeongseong, this independence movement or something took place." " Unless he has a death wish..." " Go!" "Cross the river and go to China!" "Just remember this." "That I will always be here for you." "I love you." "I hope the path you walk on will be just as peaceful as you are now." "This is a FREE fansub!" "NOT for SALE!" "Get this for FREE @ d-addicts. com!" "Episode 2" "A body's postmortem... does not in any way signify violating a person's dignity." "On the contrary, as such body is bestowed upon the altar of noble learning, the dead are vested with a most honorable opportunity to achieve fame." "Today, we shall ascertain the location of the internal organs." "We shall cut down the skin near the diaphragm." "Man's body is sacred, even after the soul leaves its physical form." "Violating the essence of man in such a degrading way... feels like dishonoring our own souls." "Hey." "Hearing the scorn the Japanese show for all the Joseon students... who refuse to participate in autopsy classes is no better." "Isn't one of the reasons why we fell behind the Japanese... our refusal to learn practical science such as that?" "Are you all right?" "I don't know." "I don't know if this is truly the path I must take." "Are you saying you'll stop studying medicine?" "I don't know." "I need to go, see you around." "I'm hearing strange rumors." "They say there will be a demonstration against Japanese occupation, looks like he's involved in some way or form." "Our people appeal to Japan and the world's powers for... the opportunity to manifest our own self-determination." "Should we encounter any obstacle in our freedom-seeking activities, for the sake of our survival and freedom, we shall seek independence by force." "No matter what you think of us, we are Joseon people, too." "Preparations for our demonstration are going well." "You students of the Gyeongseong Medical College will... take care of writing our manifesto." " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" "[March 1919]" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" "Do you know what this place is, to enter like that?" "I know all too well, so don't waste my time." "How have you been?" "You little..." "get out of here right now!" "What is all this commotion?" "What brings you here?" "I came to show you how grateful I am, Milady." "Thanks to your sending me to prison, I even learned Japanese, and I found a career for myself, didn't I?" "You brought me success, so I should at least show you my gratitude." "If that's what you're here for, I don't need any gratitude, so leave." "Have you heard the news from Gyeongseong?" "In Gyeongseong, this "independence movement" or something took place." "Those students refuse to fulfill their duties, and started infesting the streets, participating in this demonstration." "They think a few fools on the street will bring us independence." "They must have some kind of death wish." "Ahhh... right!" "I hear the Young Master is attending a Medical College in Gyeongseong?" "Then again, would a boy from a rich and noble family... waste his life on something like that?" "Isn't that right, Milady?" "So, until we meet again." "[*as in Mother-in-law*]" " Mother*." " There is nothing to worry about." "He's not the kind of boy to engage in such imprudent acts." "Indeed." "There is nothing to worry about." " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" " Independence for our people, Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" "Lee Kwon was caught, so we're in danger as well." "Let's part ways here, and hide somewhere else." "Be careful." "Right." "You too!" " Here!" " Yes!" "Where is he, your son?" "In Gyeongseong." "I told you he disappeared from Gyeongseong!" "He came here, didn't he?" "He's in Gyeongseong, for all I know." "Fomenting impure ideological slant towards the Great Japanese Empire... is tantamount to high treason." "He's not here!" "Anyone sheltering such treacherous elements, or even only helping them escape... shall be convicted of felony against the Empire." " Let's move!" " Yes!" "We shall meet again, Milady." "That..." "that motherless scum!" "How can you show such behavior to her?" "You still think of me as a servant?" "If I can only capture one of those fools, then our days will be filled with riches and fame." "I'll catch him, and achieve success." "[*Orabeoni* = archaic form of Oppa (older brother/close friend]" "You can't, Orabeoni*!" "I beg you, please don't do that!" "Let's wake up!" "The world has changed, and I'll use that for my benefit any time." "The moment I saw him, I brought him to a safe place." "You did well." "There is no other way." "He must cross the Amnok river." "Mother." "They even came here, so it will be just a matter of time... before they find him there." "He must cross the border." "Surveillance is so tight, can he even make it safely?" "Even if he does go, if they find him crossing the border..." "If that's what happens..." "Milady." "Mudeon just came." "She said she must tell you something regarding the Young Master." "What brings you here?" "I came to beg for forgiveness." "Forgive my brother for his despicable acts." "I have no desire to hear you say that." "You must help him escape!" "My brother is not going to stop at this." "Help him escape..." "How are you going to help escape someone who never came here?" "Milady!" "Is there a way to help him escape?" "Mi Reuk!" "My son!" "Mother." "Were you injured in any way?" "Uh?" "No." "Let's go." "You must run away." "We heard surveillance is limited in the upper Amnok." "Cross the river, go to China and then head for wherever you wish to go." "Mother." "Now." "What... who are you?" "You!" "What are you..." "Did you lure me here to help them?" "Our father died because of those damned Japanese!" "How can you work for them?" "Surviving made me like this!" "I couldn't live, nor die like a decent person, so here I am!" "I will catch him at all costs!" "Orabeoni!" "Orabeoni!" "Hurry up." "I am sorry." "Whenever I think of you, I just feel sorry about everything." "I will ask you just this much." "What... do I mean to you?" "Whatever I mean to you, just remember this." "That I will always be here for you." "Just that..." "Never forget it." "Where did you hide him?" "What are you talking about?" "Where did you send your spouse?" "!" "I have no idea what you're talking about." "Get moving!" "I caught him while he tried to run away." "Speak." "Where is he?" "Mi Reuk." "You are no coward." "You did lose you courage once, but you still kept walking your path." "I trust you." "Indeed!" "The Mi Reuk I know is not a coward." "You will cross the river and go past the border, and you finally will reach Europe." "But, if I go..." "What... what will happen to you?" "You needn't worry about me." "I will quietly wait for your safe return." "Doesn't time fly?" "Mother!" "Should you not be able to ever make it back here, you shan't fall into despair." "Raising you as my child all this time," "I have been blessed with happiness." "You gave me the kind of joy... nothing else in the world would be able to." "Now, walk on your path." "Don't think of your mother." "You must walk that path alone." "Hurry up!" "Where is he?" ""Korean Provisional Government"" "Mother." "After safely reaching Shanghai," "I applied for a Chinese passport to get to Europe." "While I was waiting," "[*Ahn Joong Geun = Korean independence activist who killed Ito Hirobumi, Japan's PM]" "I met the cousin of Ahn Joong Geun*, Ahn Bong Geun, and I'm helping him at the Provisional Government." "So don't you worry about me." "They say this place is safe." "Mother." "Finally, I received my passport, and I started my trip towards Europe." "Bong Geun Hyungnim agreed to join me, on his way to France, and we are sharing this experience together." "On this ship, not only Joseon students," "[*Annam was used by foreign states up to the mid 19th Century for Vietnamese*] but also people from China and Annam*." "We talked about our concerns and future projects, and even discussed about European politics and culture." "[*Swiss writer Gottfried Keller's "Der grune Heinrich"" " The Green Henry*]" "It's a good book for learning German." "It's written with simplicity and candor." "You're too quiet." "You must be spending too much time thinking." "In Asia, silence is considered a virtue, but it's different in the west." "They consider it antisocial and haughty." "Try to spend time and socialize with people, talk with them." "Just as you told me, I safely reached Europe." "Thanks to Bong Geun Hyungnim," "[*Benedictine Abbey in Bavaria]" "I found refuge at the Munsterschwarzach Abbey* in Germany." "It was here that I started focusing on my German language studies, and I'm rapidly progressing." "My little boy!" "Mi Reuk..." "Mi Reuk!" "Come in." "Brother, I beg you pardon." "I don't understand this passage." "Is anything wrong?" "I don't know what's wrong with me either." "First I felt a strange sensation in my chest, and now even my stomach hurts." "Your hands are cold." "Do you feel nauseous?" "Yes, it's been this way all morning." "May I help you out?" "It will only be a slight sting, you needn't worry." "I feel a little better." "Oriental medicine is based on the five elements theory." "That is, wood, fire, earth, metal and water." "These five elements regulate all the organs' activity in the human body." "Fascinating." "You're well versed in Oriental medicine, and even studied western medicine in your motherland." "I think studying medicine here in Germany would suit you perfectly." "You will become a very esteemed and talented doctor." "Do you wash your hands that way at home, too?" "Why?" "Your face and body as well, I suppose." "Yes." "And?" "So why is your skin still so dirty?" "Hey, I brought someone from your hometown." "From my hometown?" "!" "Are you a compatriot of mine?" ""C'est mon compatriote?"*" "Why don't you talk to him?" "Speak your mother tongue, that is." "Sadly, people from my hometown and I speak a different dialect, just like you can't easily understand what professors from other regions say." "Isn't it?" "Elizabeth!" "Don't run!" "Are you all right?" "Nothing to be afraid of." "Because I come from another land, the color of my skin is different." "Do you understand?" "Thank you." "Do all men from your hometown have the same skin?" "Yes." "Is it because they don't drink enough milk?" "This land I come from is a little country from the far east." "The people living there all have dark hair and yellow skin." "Ahhh... it must be the sun that makes your skin yellow." "It takes a such a long time to reach us it doesn't have enough power, so we're all white." "Yes, probably." "I'm Elizabeth." "And my name is Mirok." "Mirok?" "!" "Mirok means being foolish but of good heart!" "When I was this little just like you," "I must have looked like a fool, but at least I looked kind, so that's probably why they called me that." "Uh?" "Fool!" "You can't pay the rent again?" "I apologize," "I will pay as soon as I can." "You haven't paid for two months, this can't go on anymore." "I'll only wait until the end of this month, otherwise you're out!" "Mother." "Have you been well?" "I'm wondering if the rest of the family is healthy as well." "I'm doing fine." "We'll start practicing at the hospital, beginning this month." "They're all very kind to me, and the owner of this boarding house dotes on me like a mother." "Throw everything out!" "From now on, this place will be used by the Imperial Police." "Erase any trace of the traitors' shadows as well." "I'm glad you're doing well." "We're doing fine." "Our only concern is you, living alone in such a far away land." "We recently moved." "Our house started languishing in its old age, so everything feels fresh in this new house." "It's full of rooms and with a very large yard, it makes you feel elated." "So, you needn't worry about us, and I wish you good health and luck in your studies." "This is not worth much, but that watch over there would certainly be better." "Care to give me that?" "Looks like it's the same for Oriental philosophers, worrying about the time even for promenades." "That's what Immanuel Kant did, every single day." "He took a walk at the same exact time every day, so people said he was trying to match his clock." "Can I introduce myself?" "My name is Rosa." "Mirok." "Mirok Li." "What does your name mean?" "[*Mireuk = Maitreya]" "Mirok* in Buddhism is a future Buddha who's come to save all men, creating a peaceful world to live in." "That's the kind of peaceful world you'll make, one day." "You think I'm going to die?" "Elizabeth!" "That's what the doctor told me, Aunt Rosa." "No." "That's not what I think." "Whatever happens to me, will you stay by my side?" "Of course I will." "I'm not going anywhere." "But you probably will not be able to." "Why wouldn't I?" "Because she likes you more than I do." "Elizabeth." "I really care about you." "Stop!" "A friend of mine was shot to death by Japanese troops." "Another was arrested." "Before they could get me, I ran away, and came all the way here to Germany." "Without even realizing it, everything came back to mind." "No one will harm you here, it's a safe place." "Mother!" "Mother!" "Mother!" "Are you all right?" "Mother!" "Please." "You must save her." "The patient is already dead." "But her hands are still warm!" "The machines don't lie." "She's still alive, her hands are warm!" "You're not suited to be a doctor." "People who can't be objective with their patients... are not qualified for this job." "Mother!" "Mother!" " Mother!" " Mister Li!" "You're all burning." "I received a letter from home." "My mother passed away." "So you're leaving the hospital?" "The human body is like a small universe in itself, a vessel embodying a man's soul, but nobody seems interested about that here." "I think the path I'm walking could lead me elsewhere." "Spiritual enlightenment is much more important to me." "That's a relief." "[*Munchen = Munich]" "I'm leaving for Munchen*, to study literature." "See those gates?" "[*Frederick V = King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire, 1596~1632*]" "It was commissioned by Friedrich the Fifth*, and built in a single night, to make his consort Elizabeth happy." "They say when lovers pass through these gates, their love will last a hundred years." "Mirok, should we pass through as well?" "Or maybe not." "If we go through, we could be a hundred years together." "But if we don't... it could be forever." "Mirok." "Will you come to Munchen with me?" "There, you can find the inspiration to live life as you wish, to walk your own path." "Mi Reuk!" "Jae Won." "The applications for publication end this month, but I already mentioned them your name." "Thank you, but I'll have to decline." " Look." " It's just that I wouldn't make it." "I was writing something, but haven't finished yet." "Ahh... really, aren't you about to be kicked out of that place?" "What are you writing?" "I'm trying to write my first short story." "What is it about?" "It's about a messenger from heaven." "Do you mean angels?" "Two poets were walking the streets of Seoul one night, when they suddenly heard a woman's voice coming from over the fence." "[*nyang = old Joseon monetary unit*]" "She was praying to the gods to give her 1 nyang* to free her son, who had been incarcerated because of her." "[*10 don = 1 nyang*]" "The older poet only had 7 don,* so he threw what he had over the fence." "A few days later, the younger poet passed there once again, and he heard that woman again." "She was still praying to the gods, asking for just another 3 don." "The young poet threw the 1 nyang he had over the fence." "He was waiting to get the difference back, but all he heard was this woman, still praying to the gods, saying she'd use the remaining money to feed her son for a few days, after all that time starving." "The young poet just went home, smiling." "I love it." "That messenger of heaven," "I wish you had one by your side." "Will other people like it?" "Will German people understand and enjoy a story from the far east?" "I love you." "See?" "I understood." "Just express your feelings, with honesty and simplicity." "Then, other people will understand and interpret your feelings." "Thank you, Rosa." "Of course." "You can love me, if you want." "Your Korean has gotten a lot better?" "!" "If I want to understand what beats inside there," "I must do that." "I thought there was no path past this labyrinth of mountains and rivers." "But I found a village of bright flowers and the willows's shade." "It's a poem about finding hope in a village where flowers bloom, after enduring the despair of losing one's path." "Hello." "My name is Seyler." "[*LMU = Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen*]" "I teach Art at the LMU* here in Munchen." "I've heard you're an expert in East-Asian culture." "I am grateful for your inviting me here." "How long has it been since you've left your homeland?" "Over ten years." "You must be really missing your friends and family." "Don't you feel lonely?" ""Sa Hae Ji Nae"" ""May you wise man whelm thine life with heaven's order,"" ""Gaehyeong...(je)"" ""And all creation shall be thine brethren."" "Ohhh... that's a bone!" "I think I'll have to call these Chinese characters "bone scriptures," from now on." ""Sahaejinae Gaehyeongje."" "A pupil of the Oriental philosoper Confucius... worried that, while everyone had brethren, he was alone." "Confucius then said that, if you behave with decorum and politeness to everyone, all the world is your brethren." "So why are you losing yourself in anxiety, saying you have no brethren?" "You and I, we are not of the same race, and we don't speak the same language." "But I think what we all have in common is that we're all people." "Because with affection and understanding, then all men can be friends, and become family." "And I have faith in this..." "So I feel no loneliness at all." "What are you going to do now?" "I'll find a way." "Can you hand me those books?" " Where?" " There, on my bed." "What's wrong?" "Come in." "Doctor Li." "Hello." "I must have chosen the wrong time." "Ahh... no, no!" "I've been forced to move in a hurry." "Where are you going?" "Welcome, Doctor Li." "I'm really grateful." "You can think of this as your house, and should you need anything, you can ask Lina here." "Hello." "Sahaejinae Gaehyeongje" "This is wonderful." "Now there's nothing you should worry about, you can finally write in peace." "It's all thanks to those people." "I sent my final draft to the publisher." "Rosa!" "I'm sorry, Mirok." "It slipped from my fingers." "Come in." "It's a package for you, from Korea." "Thank you." "It's so beautiful." "These clothes, and your wife, who made them for you." "I'm just fine, Mirok." "You haven't betrayed your wife even once." "And that's the reason I liked you." "It's soft and beautiful." "Do they make these for women, too?" "I am grateful for the clothes you sent me." "I need a favor from you." "I'd like you to make me a skirt." "[*Famous work by female poet Heo Nanseolheon]" "The blue sky and white clouds sing my prose.*" "Altair and Vega bedeck the deep, starry night." "Where art thou, O my beloved?" "The rain of tears my heart sheds, as vast as the ocean." "Just remember this." "That..." "I will always be here for you." "[*Nights in a Korean alleyway." Mirok Li*]" "I've been looking for you." "My short story was published." "I wanted you to be the first I'd show it to." "Congratulations." "It's all thanks to you." "You've always encouraged me, and gave me strength." "This is a small token of my gratitude." "Open it for me." "It's really soft." "Mirok." "If that day... we passed through those gates, would our love have come true?" "Mirok." "I can see you." "Multiple sclerosis." "I..." "I don't have much longer to live." "But... how did..." "When I leave this world," "I will wear these clothes you gave me." "I wish the path which led you to leave your homeland... and find refuge here will be always as happy and peaceful as it is now," "Mirok" "[*Don't buy from Jews!" "*]" " Don't buy from Jews!" " Don't buy from Jews!" "Don't buy from Jews!" " Don't buy from Jews!" " Don't buy from Jews!" "What is this?" "It's an invitation to participate at our book burning rally next week." "A book burning rally?" "!" "Yes, we will burn all the blasphemous and detrimental books harming our people." "This will include works by Thomas Mann, Stefan Zweig, Karl Marx, other Jews... and any other work deriding nationalsocialism." "We would be glad if you participated." " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" "Against un-German spirit!" "Against un-German spirit!" "In the ideological struggle, books can become a very fierce weapon." "From the flames of these degenerate texts... we shall rid our land of this anti-German spirit which besmears our pure Arian blood!" "We shall all hail this new spirit of change!" "This new spirit led by our beloved leader, Adolf Hitler!" "[*the "Nazi salute"]" "Heil Hitler*!" " Heil Hitler!" " Heil Hitler!" " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" " Against un-German spirit!" "They think... burning these books will get rid of the spirit they carry." ""The world is like a mysterious vessel, impossible for man to control."" ""Anyone trying to control it will destroy it all,"" ""those trying to grab it with their hands will lose it."" "This is what the great Chinese philosopher Laozi said." "In Ancient China, Emperor Qin Shi Huang* burned any scripture trying to criticize him," "[*Qin Shi Huang used Fenshu Kengru, a policy to legitimize his "mandate," 213~206 BC*] and buried one scholar opposing his ideology after another." "But it took nothing more than two decades for this mighty empire to crumble." "Twenty years is too long." "Even if our scholars end up perishing to fight Hitler, wouldn't our resistance against the Fuhrer shorten that period?" "Why should they die?" "They will survive and fight instead." "[*Huber = famous member of the "White Rose," a Nazi resistance group*]" "My name is Kurt Huber*." "I'm Mirok Li." "This is my way to help my beloved Germany, Mirok." "But I hope you'll help our country in other ways." "It's one of the biggest publishing houses in Germany." "Would they publish something from a nameless writer like me, not to mention someone from a far away land?" "I'm sure they will publish your work." "Just like your book, "Der Yalu Fliesst," will always remain in our memories, you will always have a place in our hearts." "Main Translator  Timer:" "MisterX" "Timing QC: schizoar" "Editor/QC: szhoang" "Coordinators: mily2, ay_link"