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Hansungbu sent troops, but they'd already disappeared!

Park Ha Sung isn't Park Ha Sung?

What do you mean by that?

Park Ha Sung is Hong Gil Dong's older brother?

What are you saying?

Hong Gil Dong...

he's that bastard's brother?

Eo Ri Ni!

I'm... so sorry.

You must have been so lonely and in so much pain!

I am not Eo Ri Ni!

Eo Ri Ni!

[Rebel: Thief of the People]

[Episode 26]

I didn't even recognize that Gil Hyun!

And I poured him liquor and gave him the honor of conversing with me!

That bastard... that bastard!

My lady.

This is not worth getting angry about.

What do you mean, this isn't something to get angry about?

Rather, this is an opportunity.

After all, Park Ha Sung was Teacher Song's most treasured disciple.

We have to use this opportunity to help Jung Hak rise up the ranks.

I'll devise a plan to help Jung Hak and to capture Gil Dong.

And if I capture Gil Dong this time

it won't benefit Teacher Song, but our Jung Hak.

Your Majesty. Park Ha Sung, this cur...

Perhaps Teacher Song has a connection with the rest of the Hong Family?

Choongwon!

What on earth are you saying?

You've been keeping Teacher Song's treasured disciple

by your side all this time, Your Majesty.

However, it turned out that he was a blood relative of Hong Gil Dong.

First and foremost, you were not betrayed by Park Ha Sung, Your Majesty.

Rather, you have been betrayed by Teacher Song!

Y-Your Majesty!

Were you truly unaware of Park Ha Sung's true identity?

Please believe me, Your Majesty!

I truly was deceived by Park Ha Sung as well!

Eo Ri Ni, it's me! Official Eom!

Yes, Eo Ri Ni. You saw me when you were a mere toddler, stumbling about!

Eo Ri Ni! You don't remember me?

It's me, the handsome Eop San!

Eo Ri Ni, I used to carry you on my back when you were a wee lass!

Eo Ri Ni, you don't remember following me around all the time?

Hey, Eo Ri Ni, I used to use my stick to pick persimmons and apples for you!

You don't remember that?

Yes, yes!

Eo Ri Ni, you used to touch my head and say that you loved how prickly it was!

Here, touch it!

- Touch it! - Touch it!

What are you doing?

Do you know...

just how long your older brother has been waiting for you?

Do you know just how long your older brother has been looking for you?

I... no.

We have not forgotten about you, even for a single day.

But have you forgotten all about us already?

What on earth are you talking about?

Look, they match up perfectly, don't they?

Eo Ri Ni.

I am your older brother.

And you are my one and only little sister!

Why are you acting this way toward me?

I'm not Eo Ri Ni! I'm telling you, I'm not Eo Ri Ni!

All right, we understand. Calm down.

Gil Dong.

Let's go.

Eo Ri Ni will always be with us from now on.

So let's give Eo Ri Ni some time.

Why do I have to stay with these people forever?

They're so strange. And scary.

Ga Ryung.

Why aren't you eating?

You have to eat up.

You won't be able to use your super-strength otherwise, Husband!

Ga Ryung.

I'm scared.

Of what?

About these people.

That I'll make tears come out of these people's eyes.

I'm so scared of that.

Idiot.

Why are you worrying so much about the future now?

Here.

Come, now. Hurry and eat up.

Ga Ryung.

Where are you?

Where are you, Ga Ryung?

How are you planning to catch that thief and his older brother, Gil Hyun?

We are carrying out an investigation by using the spot

where that thief Gil Hyun and the royal troops disappeared as a reference point.

It will take some time, Your Majesty.

But I will definitely catch him!

Choongwon is here, Your Majesty

I will appoint you as the chief investigator

in charge of capturing the thieves, Director Jo.

And I will appoint Mo Ri as the deputy chief.

So be sure to capture those thieves together!

But... Your Majesty!

That man is a mere servant, so how could he possibly be appointed deputy chief--

Can you possibly win in a match against Hong Gil Dong?

It'd be best...

if you operated on your own this time too, wouldn't it?

But...

Let us do that.

Sir.

There were troops that passed by this path, correct?

Do you know which way they were headed?

I haven't seen them after they headed toward that mountain path.

General Hong! General Hong!

Yes? What is it?

There are troops searching the mountains, General Hong!

Worry not.

This mountain will not reveal a path for just anyone.

Yes.

But even so...

let's do as we'd planned.

Search every nook and cranny!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

How is it that this fog is so thick?

Did you hear something?

Be quiet now! Quiet!

- You hear it, don't you? - Yes.

It sounds like it could be an animal crying.

Over there.

Over there! Catch them!

Lower your heads!

Who are you?

We're searching for the thieves' den, as per your command.

What about you, Official?

We were looking for a hunter in order to offer a high-quality pelt to His Majesty.

Did you see the soldiers who passed through here?

I thought I heard strange sounds coming from around here.

There are many wild beasts around here

so you'll hear all sorts of strange noises around these parts.

And I'm here hunting every day

so there's no way I would've missed a group of soldiers passing through.

Try looking near the foot of the mountain.

If the thieves ran off, they're sure to have headed that way.

Thank you. Let's go!

Thank you, Official.

But you may put yourself in danger if the slightest thing goes wrong.

So why did you decide to help us?

I'm a man who cares about the citizens, too.

I heard that you all broke into the palace a while back

and hung notices on incompetent senior statemen's necks.

- That we did! - Sheesh.

Oh, that makes me feel so good!

That makes me feel so good!

Oh, I really do feel good now.

- Ew! - Oh, come now!

My parents are the ones who gave birth to me

but there is someone else who made me into who I am now.

And that person...

is you.

Your Majesty.

Why is it that sleep is eluding you once again?

He summoned that girl, Ga Ryung, again?

Yes.

Oh, that wretched Ga Ryung!

How dare that ungrateful wench--

My previous ties to Gil Dong have all been revealed.

So His Majesty definitely won't be seeking me out for the time being.

But, how could you possibly be at ease, in this situation?

His Majesty may be cross with me now, but he will return to me eventually.

And how do you know that, Your Highness?

His Majesty...

is far too great and dark for Ga Ryung to handle.

But enough about that. Bring Ok Ran here.

About you and Ga Ryung...

just when did you two end up becoming so close?

That is... I think Ga Ryung mistook me for Sang Hwa.

Mistook you for Sang Hwa?

Yes. Sang Hwa always keeps half a scrap of blue fabric with her.

But she thought it to be mine.

What do you mean by that?

I don't know for sure, but she said that someone else had the other half

and said that the person who has that fabric

is the same as her flesh and blood to her.

Why...

are you being so good to me?

That's because...

you're like a sister to me.

About that half-scrap of blue fabric that you carry around...

do you know who has the other half?

Half a scrap of blue fabric?

Miss, that idiot had this around his wrist.

Should I give it back to him?

Your Majesty.

Allow me to tell you an odd tale of a certain village I once heard.

An odd tale of a certain village?

Yes, Your Majesty.

There was once a village with clean streams, fresh air, and fertile soil.

The town always had a bountiful harvest every year

so the cheeks of the children living in that town were always rosy

and from every chimney escaped delicious plumes of steam

from the cast-iron rice cookers.

It was a truly rich village, with laughs aplenty.

However, the villagers harbored a huge secret.

There was a deserted home in a dark, damp area in northern part of the town

where no sunlight ever shone, and not a single tree grew.

And within that house lived a small, skinny young boy.

And that was the village's secret.

Nobody knows how this came to be

but for some reason, the village's peaceful state and abundant harvest

was only possible if the young boy was forced to live in that dark, damp place.

The villagers came to know about the boy's existence when they turned twenty.

And when they learned of this, some left the village, unable to accept

that the village's success depended on the boy's misery.

But the others decided to remain in the village

accepting that one boy's sacrifice would be what fed their families.

Your Majesty, could such a village really exist?

To think that such a story was floating around.

How strange, indeed.

Listening to your tales is as enjoyable as always.

You have made me happy, so I wish to reward you.

Would you like a sapphire? Or a pea-sized pearl?

Your Majesty.

I would prefer you forgive Lady Jang

rather than a sapphire, as a reward.

For that, I would truly be--

Your Majesty.

We've found the one who has leaked the affairs within the palace to the outside.

Oh, how precious.

I must tell Teacher where this mountain hideout is located.

I am your older brother.

No. He's trying to deceive me.

You have no one.

The only person you can trust and rely on now is us.

This isn't good. Let's go get her.

No, I need to see where she's headed.

Oh, she looks hungry.

Come on in, yeah? Come in.

I'll give you a free serving of rice and soup, so hurry over.

Excuse me, Auntie.

You see that young girl over there?

Give her a plate of sliced meat, too.

Yes, right away.

Eo Ri Ni.

Where are you going so determinedly?

I told everyone that the goings-on within the palace must not be leaked outside.

And yet, you spread rumors of what happened here?

Why did you do such a thing?

You told those of us in Gaheungchang to give you the names of our husbands

and so we did.

But not long ago, my husband returned to his hometown.

Your Majesty.

How... how could you do that?

So, you did that to extinguish your resentment toward me?

What should I do with you?

Come here.

You have no one.

The only people you can trust and rely on now is us.

You are a child whose family has cast you aside.

Therefore, you must trust us and follow us!

Eat this.

And have one per day.

It is a precious medicine that will allow you all to be reborn.

Let me ask you once more.

What is your name?

My name is... Eo Ri Ni...

What is your name?

- My name is... - My name is...

Eo Ri--

My name is...

Eo Ri Ni.

My name is... Eo Ri Ni.

Please...

Please let me see my older brother.

Please...

let me see...

my older brother, Gil Dong.

Eo Ri Ni.

You trust your older brother, right?

I'm your older brother.

And you're my one and only little sister!

Gil Dong...

Big Brother Gil Dong!

Oh, you ugly scamp!

I'm not ugly!

Oh, yes, you are!

Eo Ri Ni!

Big... brother.

Big brother.

Where did you go?

I... went to go get you some water, but...

Eo Ri Ni.

Eo... Eo Ri Ni.

Eo... Eo... Eo... Eo Ri Ni! Eo Ri Ni!

Eo Ri Ni, I'm so sorry!

Eo Ri Ni!

Eo Ri Ni!

Older Brother.

Big Brother Gil Hyun.

Eo... Eo Ri Ni.

I would've been able to become a Geoin and escape

if I remained Teacher's disciple for several years.

Some of my comrades who weren't able to complete their education...

even died there.

What kind of people are gathered there?

Well...

To be frank, people like you are the treasures of Joseon.

Shall I tell you why?

Running a country, when it comes down to it, consists of making decisions.

I decide who I will reward, and who I will punish.

So, what types of people should I punish?

I punish people who Joseon does not need.

That place was full of children who've lost their families, like myself.

Or wives who'd been abandoned by their husbands.

Or servants who'd dared to talk back to their masters.

Or those who could not repay their debts to the government.

Or nomads who could not pay their taxes due to not owning any land.

And...

A subject like you who speaks badly of the king.

A subject like you who lectures the king.

A subject like you...

who dares to try and educate the king.

If I lock up, isolate, and beat just one subject who is like this

then 99 other subjects will do their damnedest not to end up the same

and will become much more loyal to me.

Therefore, there needs to be a subject who is severely forsaken

and trampled upon, for the sake of the country

Because the pain that one subject experiences...

is a much more scary thing to people than a 100,000 soldiers.

So, Mo Sun Hwa.

Think of your death today...

as something that is for the sake of the entire country.

Those people said that the reason why we are beat to death...

is all for the sake of the country's well-being.

Slice all of Mo Sun Hwa's limbs off of her

and have all of the Heungchung, court ladies, and eunuchs watch.

I must clearly show them what happens if one leaks the goings-on of the palace

to the outside world.

Your Majesty, the heavens will surely punish you!

You will surely be punished!

Oh.

Promote Ga Ryung to Heungchung, starting today.

Ga Ryung, come to my room tonight as well

and tell me one of your stories.

About the story about that strange village you told me.

I quite like that story.

Tell it to me once more.

Yes, Your Majesty.

There was once a village with clean streams, fresh air, and fertile soil.

However, the villagers harbored a huge secret.

It was that a young boy was imprisoned within a deserted house.

When the villagers came of age, they came to know the existence of that boy.

But as time passed...

they slowly began to forget about the existence of the boy.

Therefore...

That's right.

You killed Mo Sun Hwa in front of all those people to make an example of her.

And you tied my husband to a pillar and killed him by having him torn to shreds.

All right. Today, I'll be the one to kill you

and I'll make an example out of you.

I'll show everyone the punishment a king receives

for killing his own people.

Are you out of your mind?

Why did you stop me? Why did you do that?

You should thank the heavens that it was me who saw you.

If the king had seen you, you'd already be dead.

I don't care if I die.

No, rather, I came to the palace to die.

I will kill the king, and then I will die, too.

Did you...

lie to me, perchance?

Your husband was not truly torn apart by wild beasts, was he?

Tell me.

Who was your husband?

- Was it Hong-- - I never lied to you.

The one who tore my husband to pieces was indeed a beast.

And the king is the very beast that tore my husband to pieces!

Yes, my husband was the thief Hong. Big Brother Gil Dong.

I saw Big Brother Gil Dong tied up in front of the gates of the palace.

And he was bleeding all over!

The king killed him.

The king killed Big Brother Gil Dong!

Something is making me feel uneasy.

The king was at the very top of the Suguidan.

You mentioned that some citizens disappeared before, right?

The Restricted Area, the lavish offerings to the king

and every corner of Joseon is filled with the sound of resentment toward the king.

But to think that the king shares the same sentiments as the Suguidan!

I have no idea what the king will do now.

The king has gone mad for the hunt, even stripping the citizens of their homes.

So how is he any different than a thief?

The king's reign surely will not last long if he continues like this.

Of this, there is no doubt.

We desperately await the day when the Yi Family is driven out

and the Hong Family is crowned as rulers.

The thief is the king, and the king is a thief!

Apparently, Old Man Hong broke into the castle

and hung notices on the senior statemen's necks!

Man, that makes me feel so good to hear!

Apparently, all of the significant people are joining General Hong's side!

Where can you go to meet General Hong?

Well, the thing about that is nobody knows!

All the people who go into the Restricted Area die!

That's not all!

If you just walk by a person who has a written decree from the king

you'll be beaten, even if you're a high-ranked official!

Man, nobody will be able to walk anywhere, then!

A strong general is born.

The scarlet-red General Hong is born.

He enlists men from from dreams and from fields.

The Mighty Child is born!

- Born, born, a general is born! - Born, born, a general is born!

- Hear, hear, a general is born! - Hear, hear, a general is born!

- Born, born, the Mighty Child is born! - Born, born, the Mighty Child is born!

So the number of subjects who are writing these anonymous documents

and spreading unrest within the country is increasing?

So which province has the most amount of people who harbor

contempt toward the upper classes, and are the most fearless?

Your Majesty!

The provinces that have suffered hardships due to the Restricted Area

are Gwangju, Yangju, Goyang, Yangchun, and Paju.

And bad rumors, as well as these anonymous fliers, are circulating there.

And even though Hyangjumok was not affected by the Restricted Area

the nobles, scholars, farmers, and other citizens of that town

gather at any opportunity they have

to discuss your establishment of the Restricted Area

and are speaking out about your expansion of Heungchung as well!

Hyangjumok?

Get rid those living in Gwangju, Yangju, Goyang, Yangchun, Paju, and Hyangjumok

and make all the citizens living there leave their homes.

And have the servants within the Royal Financial Bureau go live there.

Furthermore...

Hyangjumok is now deemed a traitorous province.

The people of Hyangjumok are not my people, but traitors.

Exterminate Hyangjumok from the map and dispatch the national army there.

And as for any citizens of Hyangjumok who refuses to obey the will of the country..

behead them!

Do you know the reason why the king has killed so many senior statesmen?

It's so that he can confiscate all of those officials' wealth

to fill up his own royal treasury!

I went to Gyeonggi-do for some business, and was so shocked!

Royal offerings, which are supposed to be offered twice a month

were being collected every other day!

And to make matters worse, the subjects were forced to make offerings every day

so the subjects could barely scrape by!

And young and old alike were all starving to death!

That's not all!

He said that he was gathering female scholars for Heungchung

and even took babies who were practically fresh out of the womb!

How can we possibly feel safe enough to have kids now?

The country has fallen to such a state

and yet the king claims that the heavens and the earth are now more at peace

and forced the senior statesmen to submit statements of unwavering loyalty to him!

What else could this mean but that the cries of the people are not reaching him?

Let us gather our strength and show it to the king!

- Yes! - Yes!

- What's going on? - Huh?

If you all will not disperse, we will behead you all!

- Behead? - Oh my!

What on earth are you doing?

Get them!

Elder! Elder!

The national army is massacring citizens?

Yes. The king declared Hyangjumok a province of rebels

and ordered for the people there to be thrown out.

Furthermore, they're cutting down anyone who resists!

The second wave of soldiers will soon arrive at Hyangjumok.

And when that happens, all of the people of Hyangjumok will die!

Help us!

Please, help us!

Help us!

It seems that our worst fears have become reality.

He is using Hyangjumok, the town with the most amount of dissenters

to use as an example for all of the people of Joseon to see.

Yi Yoong.

Yi Yoong!

Chief Eom, please take good care of the mountain hideout.

All right. Don't you worry.

We'll do a great job of protecting this place!

I am worried that we are ill-prepared since we are in a hurry.

However, let us do all that we can.

The problem is that we don't know how many soldiers we'll be up against.

We'll be vastly outnumbered, for certain.

General Hong!

General Hong!

If you are lacking manpower, we would like to come with you.

- We will also help! - Us, too!

No, you can't!

You ladies have no experience when it comes to fighting

so it'll be too much for you to face off against soldiers.

Leave this fight to us, and keep yourselves safe.

Yes, that's the best way for you to help.

But, still!

Can't we help somehow?

Shouldn't we help out in any way we can?

Then be sure to come back safely!

Your Majesty.

I was just told that the second wave of troops will soon arrive at Hyangjumok.

Take a good look, people of Joseon.

And listen.

The strongest force in all the land...

is fear.

Where are you going?

Who are you people?

You soldiers can't even capture barbarians properly

and yet here you are, going off to kill your own people.

Is that really what the nation's own army should be doing?

You bastards are--

Be gone!

If you are planning to go to Hyangjumok

you will have to trample on our bodies to do so!

Are you the rumored Thief Hong Gil Dong's men?

So some neighborhood thugs are going to face off against the national army?

Sure, sure. We'll fight you punks.

If even a single one of you leaves a scratch on my body

I will call you "Older Brother" and serve you.

Now, come at me!

Get them!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

No!

Sir Monk!

Good job!

Sir Monk!

I'm okay!

Brothers.

I'll create a path, so get away, all of you!

Yes, Gil Dong and I will create a path!

There you go again. That's quite enough of that!

If we die, we die together. And if we live, we live together!

Yeah!

I'd rather die a meaningful death today

than to see innocent citizens' blood being shed!

That's the spirit!

Let's die together, you punks!

Get them!

General Hong!

Gil Dong!

- General Hong! - General!

This time, we'll be the ones to save you, General!

Let's go!

We're saved now!

Let's have at it, then!

- Let's go! - Let's go!

Stay right next to me, brothers.

Let's go!

Let's do it!

Your Majesty.

The soldiers who were on their way to Hyangjumok...

were ambushed by rebels and suffered a huge defeat.

What do you mean, rebels?

What the hell do you mean, rebels?

Hurry and bring them to the hideout!

Yes, quickly!

Yes, yes!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry and move them there!

Hurry!

General Hong.

Why... did you come?

I felt like it.

General Hong.

This was the most fun and refreshing day of my life.

Today was the first day...

that I did as my heart told me to.

Thank you.

Look here.

Look here.

Look here!

Please, at least tell me your name before you go!

I...

I don't know your name!

At least tell me your name before you go!

I...

don't know your name!

Get up!

Hyangjumok.

I will make Hyangjumok a rebel base!

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- Hey! - We were waiting for you!

I met quite a righteous person today.

Old Man Hong saved the people of our town!

Why did you help us?

Well...

I felt like it.