Great Fan Art of Daejang

Sharing some of the great fan art of Choi Yong Daejang, the warrior from Goeryo Dynasty..Happy 2nd Anniversary to Faith drama!

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Faith 2nd Anniversary

Today we celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of Faith..we certainly love and miss our Choi Yong Daejang..hmm..let's marathon for the drama again today!!

Lee Min Ho as  General Choi Young

In the mid-1300s, approximately 1351, Choi Young is a bodyguard to King Gongmin of the Goryeo Dynasty. He is 29 years old and has no regrets in life, no ambition for women or money, and whose hobby is sleeping. Because he lives a life of no regret and gave up on love to be a determined warrior, he's not afraid of death. He is the brave captain of the Woodalchi warriors and loyal to the king. Choi Young believes that people who do not fear death need not spin their wheels scheming, so he takes that to the extreme — he's a warrior with a brain who has the ability to strategize and attack head-on.

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Japan Fuji TV : "FAITH" Interview with Lee Min Ho

Lee Min Ho interview with Fuji TV for Faith..

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Faith Novel - Volume 2 Part 5

We continue from the last excerpt. Choi Young is having a showdown with Ki Chul, who walks up to him with his lackeys in tow. Eun Soo is standing a slight distance behind Choi Young.

Choi Young’s point of view:

I didn’t lower my head. I stared straight into the eyes of Ki Chul and those behind him. If I want to protect the person behind me, I shouldn’t fight them.

The two men trade barbs and we come to the part where Choi Young muses he is thinking of running away with Eun Soo. Ki Chul snorts in amused disbelief and wonders whether the Woodalchi army is hiding around waiting to attack. Choi Young informs him that he is here on a personal mission…

Though one couldn’t tell, I was nervous. Whatever I was going to say now could be seen as committing treason against the king, or could destroy my chance of saving the person behind me.

“Don’t you know what I mean? I am here because…”

I couldn’t think of a better solution, thus I decided to take the plunge.

“It is because I’m in love with the person behind me, that’s why I’m here.”

For a moment, the whole room was thrown into confusion. Ki Chul was staring at me in disbelief, Dae Man’s mouth hung open, Hwasuin was staring hard at me with a smile on her face. But the person who was most shocked was the person behind me.

As Faith fans would know, Ki Chul is impressed by Choi Young and invites him to stay for a drink. The following part wasn’t filmed in the drama. Eun Soo and Choi Young are on their way to have that drink…

Eun Soo’s point of view:

Everything is fine now. Because I’m next to him, everything will be okay.

I stuck close to his side as we walked across a big garden. But the garden was not easy to traverse, so I started to lag behind him. But Choi Young slowed down, walking to match my pace. Though the person guiding us kept turning around to shoot us irritated glares, Choi Young wasn’t worried. The kid called Dae Man was stuck close to my other side.

I was attacked by yet another wave of dizziness. The whole place was filled with the smell of blood, with blood stains everywhere. It smelled like I was in the middle of an operation. I haven’t come across this smell of blood for a long time; this person walking beside me, who came all the way here for me, could be bleeding too.

I stared at him. There were stains of blood on his sleeves and the nape of his neck, but he didn’t look as if he was injured anywhere. A breeze blew and the smell of blood wafted across. This time it wasn’t from the ground, but from the person walking beside me.

What in the world has he done?

Though I wanted to grab him by the collar and shake him, I resisted the urge. He was someone who was going to die yesterday. No, he in fact did die. How did a person in that condition cause this bloodbath?

We reached the bridge that crossed over the lake. Choi Young halted in front of the steps and watched me as I walked towards it. After making sure I climbed up the three steps without a hitch, he resumed walking again.

That’s right, it’s okay. I’m safe. No what matter what the person beside me does, he will protect me. Because of me, he will have no qualms shedding his own blood or leaving others stained with blood. He’ll go ahead and do just that. Damn.

They reach the hall.

Choi Young’s point of view:

I made sure she was seated first. As we were walking to this place, her footsteps had increasingly become unstable, and I was worried. I saw her staring at all the blood on the ground. I saw her face slowly lose colour, but at the same time her expression had hardened. I saw her trying her best not to be frightened by all of this.

The brief time I was in the heavenly world. Nobody walked around carrying weapons. The only weapon I saw was the short stick of the guard who chased after me. Probably in that world, nobody fought each other with swords, with blood spilling everywhere. That person lived in that kind of world.

Ki Chul was smiling at us and stood up. Was it possible to sit here and not end up fighting? I didn’t want the person beside me to see any more blood being spilled in front of her.

It’s sweet that both of them mutually worry for each other, Eun Soo to a lesser extent as she is predictably affected by all the blood surrounding her. Not that we can blame her. But the depth of care Choi Young has for Eun Soo at this point is almost heart-breaking. Not really 100 percent because of the potential romantic element, but his unwavering sense of responsibility and honour, and his unquestionable integrity, is so gosh darned solid that I find it moving.

Song Ji Na mentioned in a previous interview that the hardest and most annoying aspect of writing Choi Young’s character as the drama went along was the fact she had to maintain his unflappable honour and integrity at all times, in all circumstances. But I’m so glad she did. Because Choi Young remains the noblest male drama lead I have ever come across. And that’s one of the reasons why I adore this drama so much.

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Faith Novel - Volume 2 Part 4

 Vol 2 excerpts – Part 4
This excerpt starts from the point Choi Young wakes up from his coma. And yes, it includes the squeal-worthy scene of Choi Young in which he wipes off his blood before entering the room Eun Soo was being locked in. Trust me, when you find out what he was thinking then, it’s worth all the squeals. And if you watch that scene again with this translation in mind, you’ll be dying at the end of it all. Like me.
Please note that the entire excerpt is written from Choi Young’s point of view.
I couldn’t open my eyes. Even though my eyes were shut, the sunlight still managed to filter into them. The whole room was filled with sunlight. That made me feel dizzy, too.
I remember someone calling me. Therefore, I turned around to have a look. And thus, I returned to this world.
I carefully tried to open my eyes again. The bright rays of sunlight were making my eyes tear. Dae Man gradually came into view.
“Where’s that person?”
Dae Man couldn’t answer me. When I saw his uncertainty, I quickly tried to regain my senses. My body felt heavy, but I forced myself up into a sitting position and asked him in a clearer voice.
“What happened.”
We skip to the part where Choi Young has arrived at Ki Chul’s house. He is standing outside contemplating on the implications of what he is going to do. Saving Eun Soo is almost akin to disobeying the king’s order.
Because he is the king. The woman I escorted here from heaven because of the king’s order, is now in the danger of losing her life because of yet another of his orders. But I don’t resent the king at all. This woman was the one who called me back when I was in the other world. Because of her call to me, I have returned to this world. Therefore, the reason why I am here has nothing to do with the king – it is something personal between me and that woman.
We move on to the part where Choi Young is fighting the dozens of soldiers in Ki Chul’s house. He hears Dae Man’s whistle in the midst of the chaos and whistles back in return, willing the younger man to heed his command.

Dae Man ah. Please heed my command. I’ll hold off everyone here, so please go and find that person. Please hurry and find that person quickly for me. My heart is feeling over-hasty and anxious now…
Silver-haired dude uses his screechy flute special powers and Choi Young starts to bleed from his ears and mouth. But he manages to fend off the flute with his own lightning powers. Dae Man leads him towards the room where Eun Soo is held. Choi Young arrives at the door of the room (SQUEAL!)…
I stopped in front of the door. I steadied my uneven breathing. My sword was actually lifted, but I lowered it again. 

My heart was overflowing with apology. I said I would protect her, yet I couldn’t. While she was standing alone in front of all those dirty lowlifes, while she was being dragged here against her will, while she was spending a terrified night at this place, I was unconscious and unaware of anything. I was so embarrassed and sorry that I couldn’t breathe. The ventilation of the room was bad – thus the air felt very cold. She coming from such a brilliantly lit world, to be captured and forced to spend a night in such a place… it’s all my fault.
If I open the door and enter the room like this, she would be so shocked and frightened when she sees me. At that thought, I started to wipe the blood streaming from my ears and mouth with the sleeve of my shirt. I had no idea how many times I wiped at those spots to make sure there wasn’t any blood left.
I couldn’t face her, thus I hesitated. In true fact, I hesitated because I was scared. Did those lowlife bastards do anything to her? At that thought, fear started to rise in me. Please be unhurt. Please run energetically towards me and get angry with me. Please…
I raised my sword and smashed the lock. With my two hands, I yanked open the door.
There were no windows, and the room was small and dark. Light slowly filtered into the room and I saw the sleeping quarters. Beside the bed, I saw that person. She was standing there. She was unhurt.
She closed her eyes against the sudden invasion of bright light but when they opened, she saw me. I took two steps towards her and stopped, unable to go any further. I just stood there. I didn’t know what to say, so I just said to her…
“I’m late.”
At that, that person broke into a brilliant smile. Her eyes were filled with tears and she took a step towards me.
“You’re alive.”
That was what she said to me. There was no resentment. There were no complaints. There was no anger. She just looked at me and said that. You’re alive. And one of her hands reached out to touch my cheek.

It was something I never predicted she would do. I didn’t move a muscle when she touched me. I didn’t dare to avoid her hand. Her warm hand lingered on my cheek for a moment before retreating. She smiled again.
“Your fever has subsided. You’re alive. I saved you. But…”
She came closer towards me. Even though she moved closer, I didn’t move away. Because she was so close, I could look right down into her eyes as she looked up at me. I remember you…her scent seem to say as it filled me. She held her breath and whispered to me.
“I’m being imprisoned now.”
I fought the urge to smile.
“I know.”
” I was dragged her last night. And I have been imprisoned in this room until now…”
She suddenly stopped talking and looked behind me.
I knew there was something going on behind me from awhile ago. But because I wanted to confirm further that she was unhurt, because I wanted to stare longer into her lively eyes, I delayed a little longer. With her eyes filled with worry, she grabbed my sleeve and tugged it twice.
Yes. I know
I turned around slowly. I blocked her using my body.
Dying. Really. I think this must be my most favourite excerpt so far. If you thought it wasn’t possible to fall more in love with Choi Young, you will after reading this. Giant hug to Song Ji Na for penning his feelings and thoughts in such a lovely, relatable way. If you watch the scene again, you’ll realise it is possible to match Choi Young’s thoughts to LMH’s portrayal of the character. LMH was Choi Young.

to be continued..

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Faith Novel - Volume 2 Part 3

Vol 2 excerpts – Part 3
Choi Young has just finished relating the story about how/why his teacher died. The king leaves in embarrassment and Choi Young, who has been holding in his pain all this while, finally collapses onto the ground.
Eun Soo, who has been watching him, rushes to him immediately. With help from Jang Bin and a couple of Woodalchi, she checks Choi Young’s wound and is horrified to see how infected it has become.
Eun Soo’s point-of-view:
How did he manage to keep standing in this condition? With this physical condition, he embraced and protected me, and fought?
“I need to operate on him again.”
My voice didn’t waver one bit. Even during the brief seconds when Jang Bin and Dae Man were lifting Choi Young up to prepare to carry him, I didn’t let go of him at all. Even though he was unconscious and unaware of anything, I made sure I hugged him tight and stayed beside him. Not for one moment did I let go of his hand.
Choi Young’s point-of-view:
It’s so warm. I felt warm all over. I’m at the icy lake again. I thought something felt very strange. There was nothing of the place that was warm yet…
In my opinion, the warmth that he is feeling is from Eun Soo holding onto him.
Eun Soo has just finished operating on him.
Eun Soo’s point-of-view:
This man was still alive for now. I did not move one step away from him the whole night. I kept my eyes open, waiting to look into his dark, deep eyes.
I started nagging at him.
“At this point, you should regain consciousness, shouldn’t you? If you did, you would be looking at me with that awkward expression of yours, won’t you? You’ll get angry with me. You’ll ignore me. You’ll pretend not to know anything. Fine. I won’t say anything anymore. You don’t look as if you can take a woman nagging, so I’ll let you off this time. I won’t rush you to come back until you decide you want to come back. Until then, I ‘m going to wait for you. Therefore… please open your eyes.”
We skip to the part I think many of you are waiting for. Eun Soo is watching over Choi Young and admits to him she overheard his conversation with the king…
Eun Soo’s point-of-view:
I looked at him – his eyes were closed, surrounded by his long eyelashes.
Please open your eyes. I’m begging you. I miss those dark, deep eyes. Those eyes that never once wavered and always steadily held my gaze.
I realised there was a small scar on his forehead. One would have missed it from far away. I touched the scar with my hand and traced it. And my heart dropped. He felt too cold.
Hey you. Don’t be like this. I said to him to my heart. Don’t leave me here alone. You kidnapping me… you preventing my return to my world…I can forget all about that. But if you leave me here alone, I won’t forgive you. Can you hear me?
His head rolled to one side. And I knew. His heart had stopped beating. 

Eun Soo starts to perform CPR and mouth-mouth resuscitation on him. When Jang Bin tries to stop her after it looks as if Choi Young is beyond rescue, Eun Soo grabs hold of Choi Young’s and says he promised he will protect her. One of her tears drops on his cheek…
Choi Young’s point-of-view:
That teardrop fell towards the lake. But halfway, it was suspended in space. I was worried and wanted to quickly go to the other side, but suddenly I heard a voice.
“You said you would protect me.”
That voice was like an echo – repeating itself again and again around me. The air start spinning into a wind. The wind got frenzier, but then it stopped. And the teardrop fell into the lake. I could hear that clear voice. The ice started to crack.
You said to protect you?
I started to remember and lifted my head.

Eun Soo’s point-of-view:
I knew before anyone else that he had returned. Choi Young’s chest lifted. My hands stopped moving and I turned to look at his face. Jang Bin quickly checked his pulse. He turned to look at me.
“His breath has returned.”
I carefully checked his vital signs. His face was slowly regaining colour.
At that moment, I unconsciously bent towards him. And touched Choi Young’s lips. These lips had been touched by my lips. Though they felt weak, there was no doubt that as he was breathing, he could feel my breath that I had breathed into him. My breath was drifting along the tip of his tongue. Thank you. Thank you so much. I lifted my head, suddenly not knowing what I had done in the past few minutes.
Jang Bin’s point-of-view:
I saw the heavenly doctor touch Choi Young’s lips. Even though she had risen up, her eyes never left Choi Young’s face. A touched smile flashed across her pale face.

to be continued...

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Faith Novel - Volume 2 Part 2

Vol 2 excerpts – Part 2
Eun Soo just found that her kidnapper is the legendary general Choi Young and is freaking out. She is in the medicinal quarters trying to come to terms that Psycho is the great warrior Choi Young, when the man himself appears…
Eun Soo’s point of view:
When he suddenly popped up in front of me, I almost screamed in fright. The tall man who almost made me collapse in shock leaned down towards me, obviously with no intention of letting me object.
“We are going to leave now.”
I guess he didn’t need to hear my answer, because he started to walk forward immediately.
I didn’t intend on moving at all. I just stood where I was and stared at him. He finally turned back, put his big hand on my back and started pushing me along with him.
“Excuse me! Wait a minute!”
I evaded his hand and was intending to halt where I was, but his big hand just came up again and continued to push me forward. As I being shoved forward, I couldn’t bear it anymore and asked him.
“Your name is Choi Young, right?”
“That’s right.”
His tone was wooden.
“There’s no other Choi Young around here, is there? No one the with same name of a higher
position ?”
” That’s right.”
That means this person is the General Choi Young recorded in history books. At this moment, that Choi Young was talking to me.
“I can’t move around right now. I’ll get a few guys I trust to stick close to you.”
“Stick close to me?”
“Please go ahead first. If possible, I’ll join you one day from now.”
“I have to leave now?”
“It’s dangerous here now. Something came up.”
“Something will happen to me? Who’s the culprit? Why?”
Choi Young’s point of view:
I let out an irritated sigh. In my whole life, I have never met a person who questioned and talked back at every word I said.
” You just have to follow my instructions.”
Eun Soo’s point of view:
This person called Choi Young should at least my questions, shouldn’t he? I swivelled around quickly to face him and he almost barged straight into me. At that, he stopped in his tracks and looked at me in embarrassment.
“Why am I in a dangerous situation? Who should I be afraid of? You have to tell me and I’ll be careful.”
Choi Young’s point of view:
The heavenly doctor stood there in front of me with her hands on her waist. What am I going to do with this person? Her mouth just won’t quit. Do I need to gag her, wrap her up in a sack and carry her out? Just as I was thinking whether to do that, I caught my breath. There was someone else here. The person’s position was somewhere towards the west of us. No. Was the person on the roof?
In the next moment, I wrapped my arms around her, dropped down on the flower bed and rolled across it. A fireball landed on the spot where we just were. We lay low on the floor and were plastered together without the smallest gap between us. It hit me she could have been hit by the flying broken pieces. I quickly ran my eyes over her. She was frightened and lifted her gaze to meet mine. She was not injured. 
 

Well, Choi Young discovers the perpetrator is a woman and they continually get barraged by fireballs. Choi Young decides this cannot go on or they’ll soon get hurt.
Choi Young’s point of view:
“Stay here for awhile.”
I released the woman in my embrace. She grabbed my shirt.
“Where are you going?”
Her tone wasn’t afraid and she wasn’t asking to be rescued. In fact, she looked worried for me.
“I’ll come back later.”
Eun Soo’s point of view:
At that, I let go of his shirt. This man had no fear. He was made for fighting.
We skip to the part where Choi Young is talking to Gong Min (GM) and Eun Soo eavesdrops. Choi Young actually blocked off an area as part of security as the king was with him. But Eun Soo somehow manages to slip pass the guards. She peeks through the gap of the window and sees Choi Young inside the room.
Eun Soo’s point of view:
He was inside the room – I could see the side of him. It was him. The person who pulled me into his embrace in the midst of raining fireballs. Even though I was out of my mind at that time, I was aware of what was going on. The man who hugged me close without leaving even a small gap between us. It wasn’t only about the fireballs. Even if the whole place exploded, he wanted to ensure the woman in his arms would not be harmed at all.


He was standing tall over there. Ever since he left to chase that strange woman, I had been worried sick. He said he would come back, but he didn’t and I was worried. Even though Jang Bin assured me he was fine, I was still worried. I stood there in the dark looking at him. How long he stood there I didn’t know; how long I stood in my position looking at him I didn’t know either. He just stood there, and I just kept on watching him stand there from where I was.
Dae Man’s point of view:
The heavenly woman, who is now known as the heavenly doctor. She is standing too close to the room. We were given orders that no one was allowed to get close. Should I stop her and escort her away? I kept myself hidden from her view while I mulled over what to do. She looked as if she was trying to listen to what was been said inside the room.
I was going to approach her when she smiled. As the heavenly doctor peeked through the window into the room, her smile gradually became wider. My animalistic instincts kicked in and I realised immediately why she was smiling. The heavenly doctor was looking at Daejang. Because he was safe and sound, she was relieved. The heavenly doctor was on Daejang’s side.
What can I say? It just gets better every second, doesn’t it?

to be continued..

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Faith Novel - Volume 2 - Part 1

Vol 2 excerpts – Part 1

I swear Song Ji Na is pouring her heart and soul into the novel version of Faith to make up for the fact that she wasn’t able to film everything she intended to in the drama version.
The first volume was pretty straightforward and quite similar to the drama, but the second volume is chock-full of scenes and opinions not reflected in the drama. We have everyone from Jang Bin to Deok Man to Dae Man trying to figure out how Eun Soo and Choi Young feel about each other. I tell ya – there is major shipping of the OTP going on in the novel.

That’s why I’ve been mulling over what to start translating first. After much thought, I’ve decided to translate the scenes that physically feature both Eun Soo and Choi Young first. When I’m done with that, I’ll go back and translate parts that involve everyone else wondering what the heck Eun Soo and Choi Young are up to. Hope this format works for you guys. Warning: this second volume is tons more substantial than the first one, so you may go off-track mid-way. I’ll try my best to make it as lively as possible!
This scene wasn’t filmed in the drama at all. This takes place after Eun Soo is given a set of Goryeo clothes to change into. The part when she has a hilarious conversation with Jang Bin about wormholes and Einstein, and her lack of knowledge about Hwata.
Deok Man, who is sent to keep watch over her, goes off to report to Choi Young.

Choi Young’s point-of-view:
“She is well. Nothing unusual has happened so far and she’s now at the medicinal quarters.”
When I heard what Deok Man said, I stopped what I was doing and asked “Was she given her meals?”
“Deok Gi served the meals to her. She didn’t leave anything behind – she finished everything. She’s with Jang Bin now. But I overheard them talking and find something really strange.”
‘What is it?”
“She doesn’t seem to know much about Hwata. And she kept asking about everything. She doesn’t know much about the medicine , too. She was surprised to find out she was sampling a part of a toad.”
“The language they use in heaven is different from what we use here.”
“Ahhh…that’s why she doesn’t know anything.”
“Pass a message to Jang Bin that I’m here.”
“Are you not going to the medicinal quarters?”
“Ask Jang Bin to come here…quietly.”
“Quietly? That means…you don’t want the heavenly doctor to know?”
I just turned around and faced the other direction.

Eun Soo’s point-of-view:
I have been at the medicinal quarters since morning. In between, I made some disinfectant together with Jang Bin. A woodalchi guard appeared and whispered into Jang Bin’s ear. Jang Bin immediately picked up some herbs and headed towards the exit. I caught up with him and grabbed his arm.
“That person is here, right?”
Jang Bin just stared at me. His lack of reply meant that I was right.
“I’m going, too. I want to meet him.”
But when I tried to leave, Jang Bin stopped me.
“If he wants to meet you, he will come and find you personally.”
“That’s just his opinion. I have to meet him. There is a lot to talk about when I see him.”
“I will let him know you want to meet him.”
With that, Jang Bin left with the guard, leaving me by myself.

He’s here. The person they called Daejang, the tall person who has rarely words to say. The person who kidnapped and brought me here, the person I almost killed. The person who is possibly dying now. I hesitated for about 15 seconds before making the decision to follow Jang Bin. I was worried sick about him. Until now, he is the first patient of mine that I have fretted over so much before.
He was waiting at the entrance of the herb garden.
The moment I saw him, I instinctively leapt behind a tree and hid. It had been difficult following Jang Bin and the guard, as they were walking really fast. As I slowly regained my breath, I stayed hidden the tree and looked at him. I could only see his profile. His complexion didn’t look good. He looked like death.
Choi Young’s point-of-view:
I heard Jang Bin’s footfalls and turned around. And when I did, I saw someone wearing a white gown hiding behind a tree. Was there someone following him? Holding in the pain in my torso, I pricked my ears and concentrated. Someone was trying to catch his/her breath, someone who didn’t know how to conceal his/her breathing. It was that person. From her breathing, I could tell she had run all the way here. She can’t even walk properly…what is she up to again??
When Jang Bin was in front of me, he turned to Deok Man, “Go back to the medicinal quarters. The heavenly doctor can’t be left alone.”
Deok Man started to turn back, so I said, “Not now, go a little later.”
It was apparent she ran after and followed Jang Bin without him knowing. Why? To see me? I didn’t dare look in her direction, but all my thoughts were in that direction.

Eun Soo’s point-of-view:
I could only see one side of him from where I was. That person probably haven’t smiled once in his whole life, that person with the expressionless face. I started to get angry as I continued to look at him. I wanted to drag him to nearest bed and force him to lie down. I wanted to take his temperature, take a blood sample and give him a thorough checkup.
But why am I just standing here doing nothing? I hesitated. This scenario reminded of a similar scenario that I had buried deep in my heart. Long time ago, I stood hidden like this and looked at another man. I never felt the same way about anyone after that. I thought I had forgotten about it for good. But now, the same feeling is creeping over me. Yoo Eun Soo. Why are you like this.

Choi Young’s point-of-view:
Though I looked as if I was talking and waiting for Jang Bin to reply my questions, I was just randomly making conversation. That person is holding her breath now. Is she looking at me? If she is here to see me, why isn’t she appearing in front of me? Why is she just stopping there and standing there? Is she looking at me?

Eun Soo’s point-of-view:
I liked a guy secretly for three years while in university. I thought it was love, so I poured all my heart and soul into him. I did everything I could. Even when he started to avoid me, I kept following him, like what I was doing now. I thought by following him, his heart would return to me. But it didn’t and one day I decided to stop. Is this what love is? From then on, I decided to live in realism.
I turned by body around. No matter what, why should my heart feel this way? What’s this? Stalker’s syndrome? I was kidnapped and dragged here by him. At that thought, I felt dirty. It was the same feeling I got when I was a club. I sat beside a man I didn’t know, smiled at him. When he touched my arm, I felt like throwing up. Not that I didn’t like him. I just couldn’t stand myself – the one who was sitting there. 

Choi Young’s point-of-view:
I couldn’t bear it anymore so I turned in her direction. She was already leaving the building. Jang Bin and Deok Man followed by line of vision and finally realised she had followed them. I told Deok Man quietly, ” You can go now. When you do, guard her well. Don’t let her escape from where she is.”
GAH. I confess I didn’t translate every line of this scene, but I did translate most of Eun Soo’s and Choi Young’s thoughts and feelings. Now we know why Eun Soo had such a tough time accepting Choi Young’s feelings for her. And Choi Young? I seriously think there isn’t a single icky bone on this Song Ji Na hero. I just love him more with every scene I translate from the novel.

to be continued..

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Faith Novel - Part 11

Vol 1 excerpts – Part XI
Since I still haven’t gotten my Volume 2, I figured I would translate a few other parts from Volume 1 that I didn’t plan to initially as they were a little too piecemeal. But I figured I’ll just post them anyway. The following excerpts are taken from different scenes.

The first time Choi Young saw Eun Soo at the seminar. He’s trying to get a good look at her face, but she keeps turning back and forth from the projector.

Choi Young’s point of view:
A that moment, the woman in front of the moving picture came into full sight. Did that sweet voice belong to her? It was a very sing-song voice – it frequently went high and low. Her fingers looked flexible. All that was left to inspect were her eyes. Everyone in the room started to turn around to look at me. Finally , she saw me. And stared straight into my eyes. Those sparkling eyes looked at me in wonder. I held my breath, faced her and returned her stare.

Eun Soo has just finished complaining to her friend over the phone about how her seminar was ruined by a drama extra (she is referring to Choi Young) who barged in.
Eun Soo’s point of view:

I suddenly thought of the extra I saw earlier. I could recall those pair of eyes very clearly and accurately. Impossible. Instead of that ridiculous armour he was wearing, I realised his eyes left a much more lasting impression on me. My head started throbbing again. Those eyes were just so very deep. He wasn’t just looking at my face – those were eyes that had the ability to look deep inside a person and know everything with just one look. What was wrong with me? I probably wasn’t thinking straight because of my headache.

Now we arrive at the part when they are in front of heaven’s door in present-time Seoul. Eun Soo begs Choi Young to let her go and not to kill her. He says he won’t, but she claims she has already seen his face and in the movies, kidnappers kill victims who have seen their faces. She is crying in desperation now.

Choi Young’s point of view:

When I saw her crying, I felt bad. She was crying like a child. Tears were rolling down her cheeks, while fresh tears gathered in her eyes. I don’t know what came over me, but I said those words to her. I really did. I had absolutely no prior intention of declaring such words, but the words left my mouth first even before I could think about it.
“I’m Choi Young, a warrior of Goryeo. In my name as a warrior, I’ll risk my life to ensure I send you back here again. This is a vow.”
I went in front of the retreating woman again, who suddenly passed out, staggering and stumbling. In her present state, I encircled her waist and held her in a hug.
The next moment, we stepped through the door and were hurtling through the tunnel.
Eun Soo’s point of view:
This was the first time I was descending from a high place. I opened my eyes, but the surroundings were so bright that that I closed my eyes again. I must have fainted. I have never fainted in my entire life. Someone was holding my waist and hugging me close. So I really did faint. I was dying in fear so I dug myself deeper into the embrace of whoever was hugging me and held on tighter. The descent was taking too long. 

to be continued...

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