A Korean Odyssey (화유기)

A long time ago, when humans believed in the heavens and the heavens cared for the humans,

a monkey was born from a hot-boiling rocky volcano.

The monkey was very strong and had a bad temper.

He caused chaos here and there.

The heavens had no choice

but to make him a deity to placate the monkey.

The monkey who became a deity

gave himself the title the Great Sage, the Equal of heaven.

The Great Sage, the Equal of heaven?

That's right.

Then the monkey lived happily in heaven?

No. He committed a crime so he was punished.

Why?

The heavens put a gigantic fire pillar

in a mountain where Oh Gong was born

and white smoke was coming out of it everyday.

Humans were scared of seeing that.

They prayed to a rock monkey deity

to block the hole poked in a rocky volcano by the heavens.

The monkey became conceited and stole a long staff

used as a pillar in the dragon sea palace called the Magic Rod

and blocked that fire pillar.

The rocky mountain wasn't able to produce smoke?

That's right. However, the heavens were extremely angry

at the monkey who blocked the fire pillar without its permission.

The heavens captured this arrogant monkey

and locked him up in a prison called Five Elements Mountain.

Then the humans didn't help the monkey deity?

Afterwards, people didn't go to his temple.

No one remembered him either.

He was locked up while he was forgotten for a long time.

Humans had no manners.

Humans by nature act differently when they have the urge to poop compared to after they poop.

Why was he abandoned when he protected humans?

Because he didn't do it to protect humans.

He didn't love humans even the slightest bit.

He only did it to make the heavens a laughing stock, out of his arrogance.

So the heavens got angry.

Is he still locked on the Five Elements Mountain?

He already made his escape out of there.

After that, he got a truly painful punishment.

And right now, he is alone, living a lonely life.

Where is he all alone?

He is staying in a home with a very beautiful garden called Sureumdong.

By the way, wouldn't you like to see this stone monkey once?

Have a good trip, kids.

I will rewards you with a lot of toys.

I hope they can bring back Son Oh Gong

from Sureumdong.

On his wrist, he wears a pretty bracelet called the Geumganggo.

If you ask him to take it off and bring it to me,

I'll give you all the toys you want.

How dare you come into my garden without my permission?

Get out.

Get out!

I thought you were mice, but you're human children.

How did you get in here?

Mr. "You pass" told us to come get your bracelet.

It's Ma Wang's doing, again?

Go and tell him to stop sending bothersome things in since I have no intention of leaving here.

Go.

Hey.

You dropped your dinosaur.

Hey, you dropped your umbrella.

Please protect me.

Then, we made a contract.

Fairy, please don't go!

Are you alright?

You… do you know me? Have we met before?

Are you very sick?

Go, kid.

As his whole body got broken, his memory was also shattered into pieces.

Sometimes, when a fragment of his previous memories pops up,

it leaves behind severe heart pains, for a reason that he does not know.

In that state, he shut himself in Sureumdong and has no thoughts of coming out.

All of his memories of Sam Jang have become fragmented

and Sam Jang is longer in this world. How is he still like that?

- The Geumganggo is still as it is. - It's because he himself has no intention of removing it.

No, rather, the Geumganggo has a tight grasp on his heart

and won't let go. Anyway, thanks to the Geumganggo,

he is still alive.

The moment his whole body was shattered, only his heart which the Geumganggo was wrapped around was left unharmed.

What saved the rascal who should have died

was the Geumganggo.

His softened heart, which we thought would become his biggest weakness,

brought his broken body back to life.

That's what's strange.

According to the Heavens' plans,

the Geumganggo should have disappeared the moment Sam Jang died.

Well, there's nothing that the Heavens know for certain, or plans that go according to their will.

Even the death bell fate was cut off by their own free will.

When Sam Jang chose to fulfill her summons,

there was only one thing she asked for.

I will take it all.

But you cannot make him kill me.

If I have to empty everything up including my life, until everything is emptied,

please make sure to hold Son Oh Gong back so that he can't come to me.

Son Oh Gong hid the sword

and of course, Sam Jang received the sword of the wicked.

In that way, the death bell's fate was put to an end.

Anyway, the Great Sage should return to heaven now.

But in his current state, would it be alright to take him there?

Try taking him there.

If you take Oh Gong back to the Heavens, when he is not in his right mind… holy moly!

You will get to see many interesting things!

It would be too much for him, wouldn't it?

That's why when we discuss the means of removing the Geumganggo in the heavens,

there's one idea that I've suggested.

- What would that be? - Calling the owner of the Geumganggo to remove it.

Speaking of the owner of the Geumganggo…

Sam Jang. No, Jin Seon Mi. We temporarily summon her from the Underworld

for the duration of just one day so that she can remove the Geumganggo.

I don't know if that idea will be chosen.

I want this one.

It smells good. Delicious.

Son Oh Gong.

Son Oh Gong.

Another bothersome intruder came in.

What are you? You're not human.

You are still the same.

How did a minor demon like you enter Sureumdong?

It seems your temper has gotten worse.

It seems like you don't know exactly who I am, minor demon.

The Great Sage, the equal of heaven, Son Oh Gong.

How dare you act up despite knowing who I am? Do you have a death wish?

I'm already dead, so how can I die again?

What are you? Do you know me?

I know you very well. I was the one who put the Geumganggo on you.

I came to take it off.

Jin Seon Mi won't be able to take off the Geumganggo.

It's because the owner of the Geumganggo, who's already put it on again through his own strength, is Song Oh Gong himself.

I guess the Heavens didn't know of that.

But why didn't you reveal this information to him?

Then he wouldn't call Jin Seon Mi, now would he?

Because Jin Seon Mi also doesn't know the secret behind the Geumganggo, she'll come to take it off.

Even if he meets Jin Seon Mi, he won't be able to recognize her since his memory is fragmented.

He needs to realize the fact that he can take off the Geumganggo himself.

For that to happen, he has to piece together his fragmented memory.

And Jin Seon Mi is the only one who is capable of doing so.

There is only one day for that opportunity.

You put this on me?

That's right, I did.

Since I am now dead, I will take it off and leave.

You will be at peace.

How dare a minor demon play tricks on me?

Did Ma Wang send you? Is it the heavens?

Why is everyone so eager to take this off?

- You said you were hurting. - My heart is hurting.

When it hurts like crazy, I'm barely enduring it due to it's connection with the Geumganggo.

You're mistaken. You are hurting because of the Geumganggo.

Taking it off will take away the pain.

- I'll take it off for you. - You said you put it on, right?

What happened afterwards?

An enormously happy occasion close to a miracle happened.

Me falling in love with you.

Thanks to that, I came to love you like crazy.

How about it? Can you believe me now?

Will Jin Seon Mi be able to get the Great Sage's memory back and take off the Geumganggo in one day?

His temper has gotten worse so he probably wouldn't let her even touch it.

When I went to Sureumdong and laid a hand on it, I almost became pork roast.

I also occasionally drop by just to give him his meals. He barely speaks.

Is it really good for the Great Sage to piece together his memories?

I'm afraid that he will suffer more pain because of that memory.

If that memory is about remorse, it will be more difficult.

The Jade Dragon, I mean, is it Alice?

I think everything is okay now.

I saw the article about you going into a new project.

But what brings you here?

They say I collapsed on the set and momentarily lost my memory.

I just don't understand the things I did during that short amount of time.

Well, that is… I chased Alice around and it became a scandal.

Alice didn't like me so we broke up quickly.

But for it to be me, there's a really strange picture I have.

Prince, you're drunk again.

Octopus, stop moving limply

Bu Ja, support her.

Yes, Jeo Pal Gye.

Here, here. Hold, hold, hold.

Hold her, hold her

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

My cellphone.

- Get it. - Summer Fairy, let's take a photo together.

Take a picture of us to send to the Dragon Palace.

Prince, the Dragon King will get mad.

- Now. - Hey, you octopus with a nasty personality.

I'm taking the photo. Now then.

Hurry up already.

Now, say pig.

Pig.

I'm the only one left.

PK?

Ugh, rotting smell.

All my power disappeared.

Is it because Sam Jang died?

I keep rotting but I can't even die.

Gosh.

Downfall of Kang Dae Seong. Founder of Korea Foundation influenced academic. media and legal circles.

An evil human like Kang Dae Seong attracted an evil spirit like you.

I really was an evil spirit.

It'd be better if someone could burn me.