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When Jushin fell, I understood...

...the brutality of evil men's unimaginable guile.

My king died, my companions died and I lost my language.

It was then that I thought...

To take on evildoers,

I'd have to be cunning enough to outwit even those bastards.

Otherwise, I couldn't serve as an Amen-Osa.

Is... Is that...

A Medallion of the Three Horses!

An Amen-Osa stands before you!

Shin Angyo Onshi

Long, long ago there was in the east a land called Jushin,

and in that land were clandestine agents called the Amen Osa.

Amen Osa were special officials who helped the common people,

traveling the provinces in secrecy as the king's special emissaries and denouncing misgovernment.

One could say that in that world, they were both individual policemen and an army.

In later days, the world became chaotic and Jushin fell,

but still a single Amen Osa roamed that turbulent world.

Damn am I thirsty...

Hey...

Hey, mister!

Water...

There's no need to be in such a hurry!

I'm back among the living!

Trying to make it across this desert without even a camel...

That's way too reckless.

There are the Sarinja here too.

Sarinja?

Man-eating devils of the desert. They're horrible creatures.

I'm Munsu. I'm indebted to you, partner.

My name is Monlyon. I'm a Sonbi.

A Sonbi?

You're studying to become an official or something?

Huh? What's the story with that bird?

This little guy is a type of desert bat.

After I dressed a wound for it, it went and became attached to me.

I was formerly a veterinarian.

A veterinarian?

A doctor taking the civil-service exam...

You gonna become an influential man in your old age or something?

I'm on the way back home after finishing the test.

But...

I failed the test,

and what's more, it's the third time.

And I felt confident this time too...

What official position were you aiming for?

Amen-Osa.

An Amen-Osa while you're still so young?

Sounds to me like you've got some special circumstance going on.

Yes.

The fact is, in my homeland, there's a person who's dear to me.

Her name is Chun-Hyang. She's a very gentle person.

But the newly-arrived lord stole her away from me.

So you intend to become an Amen-Osa and punish him, and take the girl back?

That's a pretty personal reason.

You're wrong! That lout is...

Certainly, the kind of guy who'd steal another man's woman probably can't govern fairly or anything. You're wrong! That lout is...

Certainly, the kind of guy who'd steal another man's woman probably can't govern fairly or anything.

But after you've punished that guy, then what'll you do?

You know an Amen-Osa isn't allowed to have a family, right?

Can you cast the girl aside and live a wanderer's life, not knowing when it might end?

As for me, I can only think of your three years as a wasted effort.

An Amen-Osa isn't a magic lamp, you know.

Your path is something you've got to carve out for yourself.

You don't know anything about it! Who are you to talk?

Have you ever watched your own parents die right before your eyes?

Can I just let it go,

knowing the pain of having a lover I cared about more than anyone stolen from me?

A man who earns his money easily can easily become poor.

You're not even willing to make the effort.

This is an Amen-Osa's badge, a Horse Medallion?

Now that Jushin has fallen, it's a useless antique.

It's payment for the water. Take it.

Sorry, but could you give that back after all?

If it's gone, I miss it.

I'm going to try making a little more effort.

Oh? Did you think of some better approach?

For starters, I'm going to learn the martial arts.

And then, I'll take back my love through my own strength...

Hey! Are you okay?

What on earth...

Hobgoblins... This is bad.

The Phantom Soldiers won't be of any use against these.

Damn!

Better be prepared to die! I've got explosives here!

All right, listen up!

I'm gonna hand over this guy's body to you!

In return, pretend you never saw me!

You're man-eaters, right?

This young meat will be delicious.

Of course, you'd probably love to be able to taste both,

but you'll only get stomach trouble out of eating me!

On top of that, I'm confident I can take out half of you bastards!

Well, what'll it be?

If my explosives go up, you'll get nothing for lunch today!

You're a persistent one.

I'm sure I told you an Amen-Osa isn't a magic lamp.

Well, there's nothing wrong with an accident from time to time.

That guy's girlfriend..."Chun-Hyang," did he say?

Now that was funny!

Won't you put more spirit into it?

You guys lodged complaints about my rule.

Ordinarily, I'd put you to death immediately along with your families,

but, merciful me, if you defeat that giant, I'll let you off scot-free.

Great, great!

Lord Byon, are you satisfied now?

Yes, I'm satisfied! You did a great job!

I did it! I got him!

I did it with my own hands!

Well done! I did it with my own hands!

You promised, Byon! Release us!

Kill those fellows and put their entire families out into the desert.

They'll be perfect fodder for the Sarinja, I'd say.

Just when I thought he was a man I could use...

That was a waste of time.

Are there really so few men of strength in this world?

If things have come to this...

Lord Byon...

What's the matter?

It's about the condition of Lady Chun-Hyang, in the catacombs.

She bit her tongue in an attempt at suicide.

We dressed the wound, and we have put a gag in her mouth just in case.

Truly, every time I see you, you're beautiful.

You weren't satisfied with writhing around and giving yourself bruises,

so this time you've bitten your tongue.

Chun-Hyang...

I'm shocked.

Trying to throw away your life even though your "husband" may return.

You must be patient and wait until Monlyon comes back as an Amen-Osa.

Right?

Oh, wait, now that I think of it, Jushin fell, didn't it?

In this day and age, there's no use for an Amen-Osa.

Did you bite your tongue knowing that?

That's understandable.

Now that the one and only path to saving you has been closed off,

there's no way Monlyon will return.

Right about now,

he's forgotten all about you and is having a good time with some little kitten somewhere.

How about it? Won't you become mine starting now?

Forget about a guy like that and start a new life with me.

I can make the likes of you my own any time, by force.

Isn't it about time

you accepted this gentle lord, who is waiting for you without causing you a single scratch?

You only need to nod your head, when you do...

The hardship will end, and happiness will begin.

I see!

If you're going to take that sort of attitude,

I'll treat you in a way appropriate to it as well.

Call the hypnotist! Immediately!

How long is this stuff going to continue?

Ever since that Byon came, life has just gotten more terrible.

I hear an Amen-Osa showed up in the north.

They say the corrupt lord there was sent a talisman with "An" written on it,

and when he saw it he started to tremble.

And I hear that after that the Amen-Osa showed up with hundreds of soldiers,

and before you knew it, he got rid of that lord and his whole faction.

If only he would show up here for us too.

Even though I try to tell myself there are no more Amen-Osa or anything,

recently, I can't sleep soundly.

Is it unease about assassins at hearing another lord has fallen?

After all, the more excellent the lord, the more likely he'll be targeted by assassins.

My apologies, My Lord.

Ta... Take this creature to the dungeons!

Forgive me, please!

Do you mean to talk back to me?

No! I had no such intention!

Very well, out of consideration for your courage...

I had intended to imprison you in the dungeon for ten years,

but now I order you imprisoned for a hundred!

Lord Byon! Please!

Forgive me, please, Lord Byon!

Forgive me, please!

Aide!

Yes, My Lord.

You still haven't you found any skilled mercenaries to protect me?

As to that, I am searching far and wide, but we simply haven't...

Are there so few men of strength in the world?

What is it?

Lord Byon, it seems an applicant to serve as a mercenary has turned up.

What's more, I'm told this man says he will face a hundred foes alone and exterminate them all.

Oooh! Now I'm looking forward to that!

If so, we'll have to test just how tough a guy he is.

It's a press gang!

Seize every young man you find!

Yes, sir!

Chun-Hyang...

Chun-Hyang!

Awaken, Chun-Hyang!

The time has come at last.

Chun-Hyang...

You can really win against a hundred men, huh?

What kind of joke is this? They're nothing but townsmen.

I'm granting you a little handicap,

because with my hard-to-recruit soldiers, it would be a waste.

Give them all you've got!

If you can exterminate them all, I'll grant you the very finest treatment!

This is foolish.

I said I was going to exterminate your entire army.

What?!

I've become an Amen-Osa and returned.

Mon... Monlyon!

It's really Monlyon, isn't it?!

Monlyon's come back!

You passed the test to be an Amen-Osa?

The Amen-Osa we've heard rumors about is you?

This means we're saved!

Clear out, you fools.

Do you think I came for your sake?

Fools?

You were trembling at the thought of facing me, a single man, even though you've got weapons.

You can all get killed by this lord for all I care.

Miracles don't happen for those who do nothing but appeal for salvation.

Hey! Monlyon!

What did you come back to do?

There's no way a guy like you could become an Amen-Osa!

Even on the outside chance you were able to, now that Jushin has fallen, it means nothing!

If you grovel with your head on the ground and apologize here and now,

I'll grant you your life.

If you don't, all that awaits you is the same fate as your parents.

What'll it be?

These days you have nothing but bad dreams, don't you?

Because a guy who said he'd bring you to justice and left this land

just might be plotting something, huh?

You, who treated him horribly... The fear in your heart won't subside.

That's why you're trying to hire mercenaries.

But there's no need for worry.

The fool who believes in miracles is no longer among the living.

Wh... Who are you?

Wh... What are you doing?

Ki... Kill this guy!

Yes, sir!

Listen well, all of you!

Everything that's about to happen is an accident.

After this, don't you dare go hoping this sort of thing will ever happen again!

An Amen-Osa stands before you!

There are things that don't go away even when a country falls to ruin:

Disgusting men like you working your foul deeds,

and the Phantom Soldiers who bring justice to those villains!

Th... That's the Ghostly Legion of Jushin!

Cut every last one down and leave them where they lie!

He's an Amen-Osa!

An Amen-Osa came for us!

Rise up, you cowards!

You still don't understand what I meant by an "accident"?

I already told you...

There are no miracles for those who only appeal for help!

You cowards who are just standing in fear and can't do anything,

clear your asses out of here!

If you don't, I'll do away with you too!

Lord Byon, the preparations are complete.

Chun-Hyang, my most beloved one!

That woman is... Chun-Hyang?

Chun-Hyang, listen carefully!

Kill every one of those things!

Where did she learn to handle a sword that way?

Now the tide has turned! Chun-Hyang is a born fighter!

It took me half a year to capture her!

That bastard Monlyon! What's delicate about this woman?!

If I don't kill her, she'll kill me!

Great, great!

Chun-Hyang has become mine,

and if she kills the Amen-Osa, there will be nothing I fear anymore!

What are you all up to?

Damn!

She's amazing, this woman.

This fight will be decided all in one instant.

What the...

Is this a hair band?

Wow, where did you get it?

Thanks, Chun-Hyang.

What do you think? Does it suit me?

I intend to become an Amen-Osa.

Do you know Amen-Osa can't have families?

But don't worry.

Bodyguards called "Sando" accompany the Amen-Osa.

Become my Sando for me.

Let's travel together and help impoverished people, the two of us.

I feel so bashful somehow. It's just like I'm proposing.

How about it, Chun-Hyang?

You'll give me your okay?

Great! Thank you!

It's Byon's head!

We killed him with our own hands!

So they weren't just ordinary fools.

"A N"

He was a good man though I was only with him a short time.

I'm sorry I couldn't save him.

When we were attacked, it was all I could do to keep myself alive.

Just an excuse, isn't it?

Jushin fell because people believed too much in everything that was visible right before their eyes.

Use that sword for what is just, without being deceived by frauds, Chun-Hyang.

Sando...

My name is Sando.

I'll give my protection to you.

Impressive, aren't they?

I've got the new models too, that haven't hit the market in the western country.

They certainly are impressive. They make my guns look like toys.

This is really something.

Where did you get your hands on this many weapons?

With Jushin collapsing and all, trade regulations have vanished.

If you can just gather the cash,

the guys in the western lands will arrange any kind of weapons for you.

Oh, you've got a good eye.

It's the type you rig up to your arm.

You want to try putting it on?

Oh-ho, this thing is good.

It is, ain't it? It costs a lot, but it's a fine item.

Right, I'll take it.

To show my gratitude, I'll show you something remarkable.

Huh? Something remarkable?

Shut your eyes for a second.

Stay right there and don't move.

An Amen-Osa stands before you.

Beat this scum half to death and sink the weapons in the sea.

Of all the...

Unbelievable, even the fisherman in such a remote place would dirty their hands with smuggling.

My, my, my, somebody's seen what they're not supposed to.

Have you got some business with me?

Are you an Amen-Osa?

Yeah, that's right. I'm an Amen-Osa.

Help me, please.

My island is in terrible...

What's it to me?

I don't know what the situation is, but I'm not interested.

An Amen-Osa isn't a champion of justice at your convenience.

Don't you do anything uncalled for.

I've got a real odd sense of curiosity too.

Listening to a request from a kid who's calling for help even though he's got no memory...

I'm sorry.

Sando!

From now on, follow every order I give without fail.

Don't hesitate, get confused or waver.

I mean at every instance. Understood?

Sando, you stay hidden.

This is a pleasure. Thank you so much for coming.

This is a grand welcome.

That's because not many people call upon this island, except for trade.

Though for these few years, we've had a hard time with pirates ravaging this vicinity.

What do you think you're doing? Though for these few years, we've had a hard time with pirates ravaging this vicinity.

What do you think you're doing?

It's for Jyun's own good. Jyun ought to realize that too.

Stop it.

Master!

This can't be helped, can it?

You're still under treatment.

This is bad.

Your mind's balance is disrupted again.

Now, just relax.

Gently, now. Gently.

I'd like you to tell me what the situation is.

I'm the castellan of this island, Fuan-bo.

I'm Munsu. I'm a traveling veterinarian.

This guy is a desert bat.

Jyun's family was killed some days ago, when this island was raided by pirates.

Pirates?

Regrettably, he lost his emotional balance,

and is making trouble for others by doing this sort of thing time and again.

How do you do. My name is Yuite.

I am the castle physician on this island.

Jyun's memory is temporarily disturbed from the shock of his family being killed.

He will improve soon,

if he rests his body and calms his mind for the whole day today.

I'm sorry that's all it was after you came all the way out here.

You must be tired from your long journey.

Please take your ease on this island for a few days.

If you're offering, maybe I'll take you up on it.

It's gotten dangerous around here too.

Originally, it was a peaceful island with mild weather too,

but these days, thanks to the pirates,

the situation has become so bad we can't even feel secure sleeping at night.

Come and get some!

Wow!

At any rate, there is only one doctor on this island, Master Yuite,

so a guest of your kind is most welcome.

That said, I'm only a veterinarian...

This will be your room.

You'll excuse me.

Hey! Come faster!

Wait up!

Hurry, hurry!

Big brother...

Maybe I'll walk a little.

It's really quiet at night.

Is it all right for you to be out walking around already?

Come on, let's go.

Jyun!

Did you forget all about me?

What's the story with that guy Yuite?

I'm Jyun's older sister; my name is Yo.

Jyun's in bad physical health, so he's under treatment.

Master Yuite is a physician whom the islanders call a miracle man.

A miracle man?

He came to this island a few years ago, and saved a lot of people's lives.

Master Yuite's needle can even bring people who have died back to life.

That's why I'm assisting at his place and learning from him too.

I'm going to become a brilliant doctor like him too!

There's no such thing as a miracle in this world.

When you write the word "miracle," you spell it 'f-r-a-u-d."

It's too quiet.

Are these...

I've never seen them this big before.

So, it was this after all.

That is the medicinal herb called "mandarake."

It's a peculiar herb which screams out like a vengeful spirit when it's pulled out from the soil.

It's said that, in some cases, if an ordinary person picks it, he'll die.

Apparently, you're a miracle man, huh?

It seems the people of the island are saying so,

but I'm only doing what's proper as a physician.

You don't look like him.

Oh, among my old acquaintances,

there was a guy who had the same sort of powers as you, you see.

This island is a little odd.

I probably wouldn't have come here if I hadn't met Jyun,

but the kid's gone and forgotten me.

That is a regrettable thing, isn't it?

What's the story with you? You're not just some doctor, are you?

And what of you? Are you really a veterinarian?

Come to think of it, Jyun was holding this stuff.

I don't need it anymore.

It took some searching to find you.

What do you want, showing up all of a sudden?

Jyun, do you want to see the truth about the miracles?

Jyun, why did you escape the island?

Think back!

Isn't it that you became aware of something before you left?

The truth about this island?

Kindly get out of here! I'll call somebody!

You became aware of it, didn't you?

Of the truth about the so-called "miracles" a certain man performs on this island?

Go home!

GO HOME!

Think hard about this.

If you want me to, I'll show you the truth about this island.

I'm positive I told you before, don't do anything uncalled for!

There... Take it and go!

You've got some mistaken idea. I'm not your dead boyfriend!

I have no intention of inheriting his hopes!

My idea of a Sando is an absolute servant, not some kind of guard!

Just obeying my orders is enough.

If you can't do that, you're a disgrace!

Get out of my sight.

Don't concern yourself with me anymore.

I'm sorry. I won't get in your way anymore.

Please, let me accompany you.

Master Yuite's needle can even bring people who have died back to life.

The wind has begun to blow.

Jyun, where are you going?

That was an unpleasant dream.

I have come on an errand from the Lord Castellan.

His Lordship asks if you might like to dine with him.

Gotcha. Sorry, but wait out there a bit and let me get ready.

Master Munsu, please don't hesitate to eat all you like.

Thank you.

This island prides itself on the sea's rich abundance.

It certainly does look good.

Boy, this island does have a vitality to it, doesn't it?

Even the way the island sustains us is thanks to Master Yuite.

Oh?

Have you found this land to your liking?

Yes, however...

However?

There was something I noticed.

I don't see any animals, no dogs, no cats, on this island.

Th... That's...

It's because some time ago, an epidemic struck.

Oh? An epidemic?

I pushed my abilities as a physician to their limits,

but my hands were full with saving the people, and I regrettably had to neglect the animals.

The devoted manner in which Master Yuite worked at that time was staggering.

I merely did as much as was proper for a physician.

So that's the explanation, is it?

Incidentally, do you know of this story?

There was an island to the west on which a plant called mandarake,

which has hallucinogenic effects, grew in profusion.

That island was frequently attacked by pirates whose target was the mandarake.

But a time came when an epidemic struck,

and islanders and pirates alike all dropped dead like flies.

It's an incident that happened some years ago though.

Wait!

Somebody stop him!

Master Munsu!

I remembered!

Jyun, what are you doing?

I'm here because I remembered!

Jyun, stop this, won't you? I'm here because I remembered!

Jyun, stop this, won't you?

Listen to me!

That man's true form is a devil with black wings!

Jyun, you've had some sort of bad dream.

You...

How long do you intend to keep up this kind of farce?

It's about time to drop the curtain on it!

Right on time, as always, Mari.

Sorry, but go see what's happening for me, Mari.

Jyun...

If you want to know the truth, come with me.

Hold on to this.

A time will come when you'll need it.

What's wrong? You don't have that kind of courage?

I'll... I'll go. I want to know the truth!

You're ready enough.

You watch to be sure this forest is burned to the ground.

Whatever may happen to me later, don't you leave this spot.

I'm counting on you.

Hey, Jyun!

Something seems to be burning. What happened?

Did you die too?

Oh yes, can't say how many times I was saved by Master Yuite.

What have you done?!

Stop!

Stop it!

I didn't ask you to do anything like this!

If you're going to get in my way, I'll shoot you too.

Jyun!

What's happening here?

Yo, run away!

Jyun!

Don't shoot my sister!

Step aside, Jyun!

If you shoot my sister, I'll take no mercy on you!

Right, then let's do this.

I won't shoot her.

Instead, you shoot her with your gun.

Then you'll understand the real guise of the truth about this island.

I know you were feeling it too.

That's why you asked for my help, right?

If you don't want to, then shoot me.

If you'll be satisfied with that, that will do too.

If I die here, it's probably because I was wrong.

Jyun, what are you doing?! Hurry up and shoot that murderer!

If you really want to see the truth, awaken to the truth yourself!

Yo!

This is a needle dipped in mandarake.

It gives human beings eternal rest.

It also shows human beings whatever they wish to see.

I'm sorry, sister.

But Yo, you're already dead.

What...

What in the world was I wishing for?

This is the truth about this island.

He deluded the souls of the islanders who died in the epidemic into believing they'd returned to life.

He was working his fraud even on people's souls.

He bound the dead to this world, just to call it a miracle for his own personal satisfaction.

It wasn't for my own sake.

It was salvation.

With my powers, I wanted to save those who had fallen into despair.

Why, Jyun?

After I saved this island for you just as you desired,

now, of all times, will you spurn me?

No! It's not about that!

The truth... It's not so very important.

Such things didn't matter, so long as your pain alone was eased.

After you came to the island, it was as happy as being in Heaven, with every wish fulfilled.

But somehow...

I always had doubts.

Why?

If that's the case, I'll show you the reality that you now wish for!

Spirits of the dead! Go to Jyun!

Taste the agony of reality!

Miracles can't exist!

I knew that, but I...

Jyun! If you had only believed, this would have been a paradise.

But you betrayed me!

Now receive your just rewards for it!

Don't make me laugh.

I don't know who you are, and I couldn't care less what Jyun means to you,

but there's no way this island, a perversion of the laws of nature, can be a paradise!

An Amen-Osa stands before you!

Send these spirits, who have strayed from their destination, and linger in this world, to Hades.

Don't lay a hand on that one though.

I'll take care of him!

It's you, is it?

Are you planning to roast yourself all alone in a place like this?

My warning that you should get out of here at once went to waste, huh?

I'm going to start with you.

I'll settle with that man later, slowly.

Draw!

What's wrong? Are you a puppet?

Can't you do anything without that man's orders?

If not, then I'll make the first move!

Shall we continue now where we left off last night?

Salvation, you say?

Don't make me laugh.

You have no right at all to make sport with dead human beings' souls.

You fraudulent bastard.

You've got just a little more than human powers,

so you think you've become a god or something?

What do you know of me?

I couldn't care less about the likes of you!

If I give you a shot with this mandarake needle,

you can live forever in the world of miracles that you deny.

Who are you trying to kid? You think I'd take a shot of that?

That's why I'm going to give you a shot.

I wonder if it won't be a more fatal wound than poison to you?

The only weapon I have is this.

With just this one piece, I'll show you my miracle.

Why do you fight so desperately for that man's sake?

Interesting!

What's the matter? Come down here!

Damn you! Don't play around with me!

It seems I was underestimating you.

Let's bring this to an end.

You even said it yourself, right? That I have power superior to humans.

So why do you meddle with me nonetheless?

Lt... It's...

There's no way you, an ordinary human being, can defeat me.

What's your reason for taking things so far?

It's because even I've got a chance at winning.

It's unfortunate.

If I could die from something like that, my pain would be eased too.

Sando...

You're counting on me, right?

I can't just watch you die.

Still trying to do something?

What can you do? You're unarmed.

Well how about this?

I'll be damned, still had one.

I know I told you that you can't kill me with that sort of thing.

I wonder about that.

If you haven't got a body, there's nowhere to go back to, is there?

Give it up and die.

You played around with souls too much,

so the one who will be receiving his just rewards is you.

Here at the end, I want to know...

...the name of the acquaintance you said I reminded you of.

Ajite.

My purpose in being alive is to find and kill him, you see.

I'd like to have met him once.

Don't cry. I'm sure they'll go where they were meant to go,

to the place they were meant to go a long time ago.

That's the way of nature.

They're probably all grateful to you.

This is the end.

I feel it.

You were aware of it, were you?

No, I didn't know.

But when Master Yuite died, I sensed it.

Why would I alone survive if it was an epidemic?

Why just me alone?

That's when I realized...

...that I died too, along with everyone on the island.

That's all right, it's nothing to be ashamed of.

Human beings are such weak creatures, you know.

It's natural that we hope for miracles.

But it's because we are human that we can dispel the lies too.

Even when you died, you didn't lose your humanity.

So, Jyun, what is it that human beings need?

I wonder if what human beings need is the confidence to stare straight into this blue sky.

Don't you think so?

I'm sorry. I didn't obey your orders.

Since the fall of this nation, Jushin, the truth has gotten harder to see.

Certainly, you may be powerful.

But there'll be times when, confronted with cunning miscreants who have pushed aside the good men,

you'll end up powerless.

If you act on your own in that kind of situation and you die on me too,

even a guy like me is going to have trouble sleeping at night.

Hey, you! You're going to cry again?!

Don't worry. I haven't forgotten about you.

So long, Jyun.