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00:00Go to sleep. My baby sleep. Where has she gone off to? I can hear her crying out.
00:30I can hear her crying out.
01:00There's no need for that.
01:02Why is she being so stubborn?
01:04Also, let's decide what the winner will receive.
01:07Right down to business! I love it!
01:10If I manage to best you, I wish for you to come and live with me.
01:16You promised not to interfere, remember? Yes, but...
01:20I don't mind. Although, I'm under hire right now and can't leave until my contract expires.
01:28Your contract? Meaning that you're actually working for him?
01:32Yes.
01:34Oh...
01:36Now for my terms. If I defeat you, I want you to go to the Verdigris' house and buy out a courtesan.
01:44Oh... Of all the things to ask for, that's odd.
01:48I won't name any names, but the old lady has an aging courtesan that she's eager to have off her hands.
01:54So, that's how it is. Hmm. Well, if that's your desire, my dear, then I suppose I must accept. Anything else to discuss?
02:04Also, I'd like to add two more rules.
02:13Judging by the smell, it's a distilled hard liquor.
02:22I have a very bad feeling about this.
02:24And what is in that vial?
02:26When it's taken in small amounts, it's a medicine. Three sips of deadly poison.
02:32As you can see, I'm pouring it in three of the five cups. Then after switching them, neither of us will know which is which.
02:40After a match is done, the winner will select a cup. The loser only needs to take a drink. That's the first rule I'm adding.
02:49And a draconian one at that.
02:52The second is this. It doesn't matter what the player's reason is. If they are forced to abandon a match, then they will automatically lose. Do you accept?
03:02Hmm. Sounds fine to me.
03:08Is she trying to throw him off balance? Your typical player might be intimidated, but him?
03:15This is our famous weirdo strategist. I doubt he'd be shaken, even when faced with such unsettling terms.
03:22Hmm. What does she have in mind?
03:26It's time to find.
03:56She lost again. That's two games in a row.
04:18She's the one who challenged a master of chess. I thought she would at least have some skill.
04:23It seems she knows the rules, but has never played a real game before.
04:29Two cups down, and she drank them so eagerly, I can't tell whether or not they were poisoned.
04:36This third game, would you mind if I play first again?
04:39No. Your move?
04:43She's not going to win this match either. What in the world is she thinking?
04:47If both cups she drank from contained poison, there's a one in three chance the next one will be fatal.
04:56Knowing Lachan, I'd be surprised if he hadn't foreseen this happening.
05:02That's checkmate.
05:06You've got me.
05:07A win is still considered a win, even if you gifted me it, right?
05:10Yes. Whether or not the next cup is tainted, it's not as if I could ever risk feeding my daughter poison.
05:17Why don't you choose for me?
05:19You pick. I insist.
05:21Does this medicine you poured have a specific taste?
05:25It's noticeably bad. One sip and you'll be able to tell.
05:29Lachan can afford to lose two more games.
05:32If even one of those cups tastes odd, he'll know for sure his daughter is safe.
05:36So he lost on purpose.
05:40Say what you will, he's a sly fox.
05:43I choose this one.
05:45That does taste awful.
06:03It was poisoned.
06:05So if that's the third, the remainder of the cups are safe to drink.
06:09Which means Lachan doesn't have a reason to lose any more games on purpose.
06:13The apothecary can't win now.
06:18If I manage to best you, I wish for you to come and live with me.
06:23Is it just me, or is it quite warm out?
06:25What's going on?
06:42You said it would be safe having only one cup.
06:44Don't tell me you actually killed him.
06:46Do you seriously hate the man that much?
06:48It is medicine. Alcohol is famous for making the pain disappear.
06:51You mean, it wasn't poison?
06:55Master Jinchi.
06:56Huh?
06:57It appears he's only drunk.
06:59Huh?
07:05He abstains from drinking completely.
07:09Come to think of it, I've never seen him with alcohol.
07:13Only that fruit juice he carries with him.
07:15So, what was that liquid from earlier?
07:19Uh, just spirits.
07:20Anyway.
07:23Let's drag him out of here quick, so we can pick his flower from the brothel.
07:27From the day I was born, I couldn't differentiate between humans.
07:40Not only did I mistake my nanny for my mother, I couldn't even tell men and women apart.
07:47My father believed I was useless and disappointed by me, so he ran off to his mistress.
07:52My mother was desperate to get him to return home.
07:59As I matured, despite being the eldest son from an important family, I was able to live with minimal constraints and devoted myself to go and chess.
08:10Instead of faces, try differentiating people based on their voices, behavior, and build.
08:15In your case, why not use chess pieces?
08:18Out of everyone, only my uncle understood me.
08:23He was a brilliant but clumsy man.
08:25Thanks to him, I gradually learned to see people's faces as game pieces.
08:33The day I began viewing him as a chariot piece, it only reaffirmed what an exceptional man he was.
08:41Once grown, thanks to my family name, I was suddenly assigned to lead a squadron, despite my lack of combat experience.
08:47Even though I was weak, as long as I made efficient use of my men, that was enough.
08:54Of all the games I've played, chess with human pieces was the most fun I ever had.
09:00I continued my winning streak in both work and play,
09:03Until eventually, I followed my colleagues to a brothel to challenge a celebrated courtesan.
09:10Amid a world of black and white, she was different.
09:15A brilliant red I'd never seen before.
09:18Her name was Feng Shien.
09:20The undefeated courtesan versus me.
09:23The unbeaten military tactician.
09:25The spectators were sure to be entertained, no matter which of us lost.
09:30She's strong, this woman.
09:32But she only knows how to fight in her own small world.
09:37I lost.
09:39And it wasn't even remotely close.
09:41How long had it been since I was so thoroughly thrashed?
09:44A human face.
09:57So that's what it looks like.
10:01Her eyes.
10:03They had such defiance.
10:05It reminded me of a balsam flower that would burst if touched.
10:10I won't lose to you this time.
10:20For several years, we continued meeting and played go, or chess, over and over.
10:32She was born in the brothel.
10:35Her personality consisted of unwavering pride and little else.
10:39A woman did give birth to me, but I have no mother.
10:43Because in the Pleasure District, a courtesan can never be a mother.
10:50Courtesans are a commodity.
10:52And when one gains popularity, the brothel is reluctant to sell them.
10:56Feng Shien fit that profile exactly.
11:00Her harsh demeanor certainly wasn't for everyone.
11:03But she became many a dilettante's favorite, nevertheless.
11:06They gradually drove up her price.
11:11Until the point where I could only see her once every three months.
11:15Balsam flower.
11:24And what's this plant?
11:26Wood sorrel.
11:27Also known as cat's foot.
11:29I hear it helps treat poisons and insect bites.
11:34Just like balsam.
11:36When they're touched, the seeds fly right off the fruit.
11:39How long until your next visit?
11:51Three months, the same as always.
11:55I understand.
11:56It was around that time I learned the truth.
12:01How she was bought out.
12:03Her price continued rising, hiked up by the eccentrics competing against each other.
12:09Though I was on a good career path as a military officer, I had lost the title of heir to my half-brothers.
12:16And so her price was well outside my means.
12:19Care to place a bet for a change?
12:24Huh?
12:24If you win, I will give you anything you want.
12:28If I win, I will take anything I want.
12:33Select which game you wish to play.
12:37Quite suddenly, a terrible thought crossed my mind.
12:42Go, is it?
12:44Yes.
12:45Meimei, I want to concentrate on this game.
12:50Yes.
12:50Yes.
13:15Before I knew it, our fingers had intertwined.
13:34There were no sweet words offered from Feng Shien, nor from me for that matter.
13:40So in a way, you could say we had similar natures.
13:45I want to keep playing Go.
13:48Actually, I've been thinking about how I wanted to play chess.
13:53Go to sleep.
13:57My baby sleep.
14:01Where has she gone off to?
14:04I can hear her crying out.
14:08Those little birds, so sweet, oh, how innocent.
14:17Off they fly to somewhere so far away.
14:25Three months later, my supposedly bright uncle was ousted from his position.
14:30First you become a doctor in the rear palace, and now you get yourself exiled?
14:35You've brought shame to our family.
14:36Despite all his intelligence, he really was clumsy.
14:40Don't you go pretending like you two haven't been thick as thieves.
14:43Leave the house for a while and study abroad.
14:46Is that necessary?
14:47It's a precaution.
14:49But I...
14:51What?
14:53No, it's nothing important.
14:56There was no way I could speak up against him.
14:58He was my father and my superior.
15:00Around that time, Feng Shien wrote to me saying her buyout agreement had fallen through.
15:08I assumed my sojourn would be a brief one.
15:11Six months at the most.
15:12I was wrong.
15:21When I did finally return, I had no idea that it would be three years later.
15:30There are so many letters from Feng Shien.
15:32Is this mud?
15:48Too hard.
15:50Maybe a branch.
15:52And there's two of them?
15:53Oh no.
15:58What if I...
15:59Finger severing.
16:03I was aware it was a popular way to curse someone.
16:06That's the reason why her deal fell through.
16:09Why I received that package and should have been around to open it years ago.
16:12Why didn't I realize it sooner?
16:16All I had in my head was Go and Chess.
16:20Such a simple conclusion right in front of me.
16:23And I couldn't even reach it.
16:29Where is Feng Shien?
16:30You.
16:31Feng Shien is gone now.
16:33Where were you this entire time?
16:35You left her three whole years.
16:37You never cared for a single moment what happened to some worthless cortisar, did you?
16:42If only I had given it a little thought, I would have known.
16:47That's the reason why she didn't get bought out.
16:50This entire time.
16:52It's because she was pregnant.
16:54There was no going back.
16:56The brothel was soiled.
16:57Her trust and reputation fell beyond repair.
17:01All she could do was to take customers like a streetwalker.
17:05It was too late.
17:12No matter how much I cried out, there was no way to turn back time.
17:21It was all my fault.
17:24If only I hadn't been so short-sighted.
17:27This place looks similar to the Verdigris house.
17:41You're finally awake.
17:47Mei Mei.
17:49Some noble servant brought you here.
17:51You look awful.
17:53When I saw you earlier, I couldn't tell whether your face was more red or blue.
17:58It's not like I woke expecting this either.
18:00I don't know my liquor, but that must have been a mighty strong one.
18:04I know this girl well.
18:09At one time, she was Feng Xin's servant.
18:12I used to play with her a lot.
18:14Whenever I complimented her talents, she would get embarrassed.
18:20Come to think of it...
18:22Is something on your mind?
18:24Nothing, except a headache.
18:29Here you go.
18:31Thanks.
18:34Why is it so bitter?
18:37What's in this?
18:39It's something Mal Mal made.
18:42Is that so?
18:44Well, if it's one of her recipes.
18:47Also, she left this box for you to open.
18:59It says preserved, Rose.
19:00Even though it's withered, it's still able to keep its original shape.
19:12Big Sis Mei Mei.
19:14If you'll excuse me.
19:16It saysISA decriptorst.
19:30I don't know what the vorbei is.
19:32I've got to drive all the way.
19:32I don't remember.
19:33I'm in it.
19:34I can never die if someone keeps moving.
19:34I don't know what happened.
19:35I don't remember.
19:35I wasfounding it.
19:36I just did notice.
19:36I'm in it.
19:42I know, Alabama.
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