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They’ll be here soon.

Keep your eyes open

and watch how your father dies.

You’re bait.

Another gunman will shoot your father

when he approaches you.

Right in front of you!

Father!

Father!

That’s Mt. Baek.

Keep in mind that there are two of them.

There are two of us as well.

We can do this.

I’m going right up.

Okay. I’ll go around the back.

I’ll hit them from behind.

Be careful.

You, too.

Our destination is Mt. Hwagye.

Let’s go!

Your father will be here soon.

If you’re here, show yourself.

Your daughter’s right here.

Come and get her.

I know you’re here.

So what are you afraid of?

Look behind you.

Father.

Yes, Yeonha.

Are you okay?

Yeonha.

Yungang.

Yeonha.

Let’s go.

You go first.

I’ll distract them.

Father, come with us.

Don’t worry.

You go first. I’ll...

Go.

Father.

Father!

Father.

Yeonha, let’s go.

Do you understand?

Killing Park Jinhan isn’t our ultimate goal.

[Kim Jwayeong / the head of the Conservatives]

We have to make His Majesty give in

so that he won’t dare go against us.

Yes, sir.

I’ll take care of it.

I don’t want you to be exposed.

Then what?

You’ve done well so far.

I’ll move the Justice Bureau.

I’ll take care of other subjects.

I’ll make them keep their mouths shut.

There shouldn’t be any more mistakes.

If anything goes wrong, it might backfire.

Yes, sir.

How are you, sir?

I’m good.

Young Master Hogyeong is here.

How have you...

Stop.

I heard you came to see me.

As soon as I came back from Japan,

I came to see you.

Then, why did you come back?

Is there any reason why you have to see me?

I came here to say hi.

You didn’t have to.

Whenever you have the chance,

you cry for reform.

What does respecting the elderly

or loyalty mean to you?

I thought you wanted to change all that.

Leave.

Do whatever you have to do to change

this world and see what happens.

All the bastards like you are malcontents.

Don’t kid yourself. You’re not a pioneer.

You’re actually a petty man

who’s jealous of legitimate children.

Don’t forget that.

He’s never been nice to me.

He’s always angry with me.

I can understand why.

You’re taking road that

he doesn’t approve of.

[Hyeonam / the Reformists]

It’s best people don’t know about your father.

Even though you’re a bastard,

nobody would believe that a son of

Kim Byeongje wants to reform this nation.

What do you suggest?

I’ll tell people that your clan has perished.

I’ll tell Jeong Hoeryeong the same thing.

But, sir...

For the time being.

Until they know how serious you are.

Hang in there.

Suin.

Is it true?

Yes. It’s all my fault.

If I hadn’t taken them there,

if I hadn’t made plans for this outing...

Is that why you’ve been standing

next to the gate?

Yes.

I’m so shaken up that

I can’t stay in my room.

Hogyeong.

What is it?

Can you take me there?

It’s dangerous.

There will be soldiers there.

Take me to the vicinity.

I want to know if he’s alive.

Hogyeong.

One, two, three! Upsy-daisy!

You learned how to ride a horse from me, right?

Follow this road.

If you keep going straight,

you’ll meet our soldiers.

This is Mt. Baek. Let them know.

Yungang.

Don’t worry. I’ll bring dad back with me.

You trust me, right?

Here.

Hold on tight.

Father.

Father.

Are you okay?

I’m okay. I’m hanging in there.

Why did you come back?

Where’s Yeonha?

Don’t worry. I put her on a horse.

Who are those guys anyway?

I don’t know, but I think they have to do

with the Gyeonggi Peddlers’ Guild.

I’m checking into it.

The Gyeonggi Peddlers’ Guild.

I cut the left arm of a gunman.

I’m sure I left a scar.

He’s the one who was trying

to kill you and Suin.

Please hang in there.

I sent Yeonha.

Our soldiers will be here soon.

They’re still looking for him.

I thought they’d have come

back down by now.

I think something’s gone wrong.

Let’s wait and see.

Yeonha!

Yeonha!

Suin!

Are you okay? Are you hurt?

I’m okay.

Where are the soldiers?

My father and Yungang are still there.

They need help.

I’ll go up to the mountain

and bring them down.

We don’t have time.

I’m sorry.

Because of me,

my family has been through a lot.

What are you talking about?

Stop.

No. It’s true.

Your mother died because of me.

Father!

I wanted to save her,

but I couldn’t.

Tell me.

[13 Years Ago, a village near the Aprok River] Tell me. You’ve cornered them in the mountains,

But why haven’t you attacked them?

They’re holding someone hostage.

I can’t let an innocent person die.

Stop it!

I know that hostage is your wife.

Sir, even if she weren’t my wife,

I never sacrifice innocent people.

I don’t care.

Take them down before

the governor gets here.

If not, you and your men

will be punished under martial law.

General!

Start the attack in about 2 hours.

General, they have your wife.

I’ll save her.

I went to save your mother.

I was in such a hurry

that I made a mistake.

It’s an ambush!

Dear!

Dear!

How dare you!

Don’t hurt her!

Dear!

For the first time in my life,

I regretted being a military officer.

I cried all night.

Why are you telling me this now?

Why did you let me hate you?

I didn’t want to make excuses.

I couldn’t save your mother.

I couldn’t forgive myself

and I deserved to be punished.

Sorry. Forgive me.

Please forgive me.

Our backup is here.

I’ll go get them.

It’s them.

They’re coming this way.

We’re out of arrows.

If they find us, we’re in trouble.

We can take care of them one by one.

Let’s hang in there a little longer.

I’ll go.

I’m the one they’re after.

Father.

We don’t have to die together.

I’m okay now.

You’ve grown into a strong young man,

and I’m relieved.

I think I can go to your mother now.

Stop it!

Listen to me!

You need to take care of Yeonha.

Father.

Please take good care of Yeonha.

No.

I promised Yeonha that I’d bring you back.

I’m not going back by myself.

Sorry.

There he is.

Father.

It’s me. You were right.

That’s why you’re dying.

Let’s go.

Father!

Father! Father!

Father!

Father! Wake up!

Father!

Father! Please open your eyes! Father!

Yeonha’s waiting.

I have lots to say to you.

I still have lots to say to you, father.

Please wake up.

Father!

Father!

No! No! No!

No!

Father!

Father!

A traitor?

It’s true, Your Majesty!

One of Park Jinhan’s soldiers came to

the Justice Bureau and told us everything.

Park Jinhan was behind all those gunmen

[Kim Byeongje / Minister, the Conservatives] and tried to frame Regent Heungseon.

He summoned me secretly and

gave me an order.

He told me to sneak into

Regent Heungseon’s residence and

plant the evidence that he had prepared.

He said the only person who would hire

gunmen was Regent Heungseon.

Regent Heungseon would be an obstacle

to His Majesty’s reign, and he had to go.

I don’t believe it.

Park Jinhan would never do such a thing.

We’ve verified his statement, Your Majesty.

Give us your order, please.

Since it’s been proved

that Park Jinhan was a traitor,

you should punish his family members.

Not yet. Let me check into it first.

You shouldn’t hesitate any longer,

Your Majesty!

Regent Heungseon is your father.

As a son, you can’t try to protect the person

who was trying to harm your father.

You have to do something before the night ends.

Please give us your order.

Listen to them.

Give them what they want.

Queen.

If you don’t,

they’ll start a coup and dethrone you.

Your Majesty, these people

have ruled this country for 100 years.

They enthrone and dethrone kings

as they please.

Most of the subjects are with them.

Please don’t confront them for the time being.

Buy some time.

Once the mourners start coming in today,

we’ll be busy.

I know.

We need to get mourning clothes.

Yes.

Don’t blame yourself for what happened.

It’s not your fault.

Yungang.

How’s Yeonha?

She managed to fall asleep at dawn.

Poor thing.

Yungang.

Thank you for everything.

What are you doing here?

I need to get ready for the funeral.

You stay here. We’ll take care of it.

I’ll do it.

I haven’t done much for him.

I want to do this myself.

Who are you?

We’re from the police bureau.

This is a royal order.

His Majesty has ordered Park Jinhan,

the traitor, to be beheaded, along with his son,

and his daughter is to be made a slave.

Take them away.

Yes, sir.

Get up.

Who are you?

- Get up! / - Who are you?

What are you doing?

Suin.

Yeonha.

Suin.

Suin.

Suin.

Stop. You must be mistaken.

He’s not a traitor.

Move!

Suin!

Suin!

Yeonha!

Suin!

Yeonha!

Suin!

I’m Park Yungang.

the son of Park Jinhan,

the head of the Palace Patrol.

Is that right?

I heard about your father.

I heard that he was shot by a gunman.

Anyway, what are you doing here?

I’m here to catch the gunman

who killed my father.

Why did you come here?

Before he passed away, my father said

he suspected the Gyeonggi Peddlers’ Guild.

If the Gyeonggi Peddlers’ Guild is involved,

the chief should know about it.

Are you suggesting that

I hired those gunmen?

You don’t know anything about us.

We have several thousand members

in the Gyeonggi Peddlers’ Guild.

Each branch is an independent organization

and even if I’m the head,

I can’t oversee the entire organization.

Stop accusing innocent people

and go back home.

Cooperate with me.

If you’re innocent, help me.

Let me go look around the premises

and look for him.

My father left evidence.

He cut the arm of a gunman.

Make up your mind before I return.

If you refuse to cooperate,

I’ll consider you that gunman.

When I come back, I’ll check your arm first.

He’ll cause us a lot of trouble later.

We have to take care of him.

It’s a smugglers’ spot

near the Cheonilam River.

If you find Yungang, meet me there.

I’ll find a boat.

Thank you, Hogyeong.

I’ll see you later.

Sorry.

I’m with the police bureau so I can’t help you.

This is treason.

I understand.

Well...

His sketch will be out soon.

He has to get out of the palace before then.

Okay.

What the heck is going on?

I’m counting on you.

I’ll deliver them to your place

when the funeral clothes are ready.

Thank you.

I’ll see you then.

Suin.

You have to run.

Hogyeong has found a boat for you.

I can’t believe it.

My father, a traitor?

What about Yeonha?

What happened to her?

She’s been taken to the Justice Bureau.

No.

The soldiers from the Justice Bureau

are looking all over for you.

I don’t care.

Yungang.

Let go of me.

My father died trying to save Yeonha.

Do you want me to run and

leave her here alone?

Yungang, they’ll kill you.

Yeonha will be a slave,

but you’ll be beheaded.

Can you please hide for now?

If you get caught, Yeonha will have no one.

I found him!

That way.

He’s not here.

It’s clear.

Get in line.

Show your face before passing through the gate.

Next.

We’re in trouble.

You go first.

What?

Go through the gate first.

I’ll make it somehow.

I’ll pass through, whatever I have to do.

Yungang.

Go on.

Next!

It’s him!

Let’s go.

This way. Hurry!

You, go that way. Everyone else, follow me.

Yes, sir!

They’re gone.

I’m sorry.

Don’t say that.

We have to go.

You have to get

to the boat before it’s too late.

By the way...

If I take the boat, where am I going?

It’s an isolated temple near Chungju.

Hogyeong knows someone there.

How far is it?

It’s hundreds of kilometers away.

When will we see each other again?

I wanted to spend every day with you.

I wanted to talk to you every night.

That’s the first dream that I’ve ever had.

Yungang.

That’s going to remain a dream.

I don’t know

what’s happening to me right now.

I feel like I’m having a bad dream.

Let’s go.

This is it. I think that’s the boat.

Mr. Kim Hogyeong sent us here.

Are you his friends?

Yes, where is Hogyeong?

I guess you missed each other.

He went that way to look for you.

What?

Get on. We can’t wait too long.

Yungang.

I’ll take care of Yeonha.

I’ll save her and take care of her.

Take this.

It is...

Yes, it’ll show you which way to go.

Wherever you are,

this will help you find your way.

Take care.

Stay alive no matter what.

Then, we’ll meet again for sure.

When we meet again,

we’ll be together forever.

Like your dream,

we’ll be together every day.

Suin.

Promise me that you’ll stay alive.

I promise.

I’ll survive and come back.

Please take care of yourself.

Suin. Suin.

Loose!

Suin. Hurry!

Go with him. Go on.

Yungang!

Yungang!

Yungang!

Yungang!

Yungang!

Yungang’s been hurt.

I have to go.

Suin.

We have to help him. He’s been shot.

He fell into the water.

The soldiers are there.

You’ll get caught.

Yungang.

Is it true?

Yes, it is.

He was shot by a soldier.

What about the body?

It hasn’t been found.

The soldiers gave up and left.

Darn.

This is so terrible.

I’m worried about Suin.

She saw Yungang die right in front of her.

Why did you get Suin involved in this mess?

What if she’d been caught

by the Justice Bureau?

Stop. This isn’t the time or place.

He’s a traitor.

If she’d been caught,

our clan would’ve been completely destroyed.

Dear!

I started to fall for him.

I let him into my heart.

I didn’t mean to send him far away.

At least not this far.

How far is it?

It’s hundreds of kilometers away.

When can we see each other again?

It’s like a dream.

It’s like a bad dream.

I wanted to spend every day with you.

I wanted to talk to you every night.

That’s the first dream that I’ve ever had.

We shouldn’t have saved him.

I don’t think he’ll make it.

I know.

What are you going to do?

What do you mean? He’s still alive.

I’ll take him until he wakes up.

We’re on our way to Japan.

If we get on a bigger boat in Jemulpo,

we’ll leave Joseon.

That’s what life is.

[Kim Okgyun] If he wakes up in Jemulpo, he’ll stay in Joseon.

If he doesn’t, we’ll take him to Japan.

He survived thanks to this.

Wake up depending on where you want to be.

I saved you, so I’ll take care of you for now.

[Gunman in Joseon]

[3 Years Later, Jemulpo]

It’s changed a lot.

It has.

More boats from different countries will come in.

This is the era of trade.

We have to seize this opportunity.

By the way, what’s this guy Yamamoto like?

He has power over

the Kansai Region of Japan.

He also has huge influence

over the Japanese government.

If we can open business with him,

there’s nothing that can stop us.

What about this guy who’s coming today?

Yamamoto gave him complete power

to deal with matters.

His name is Hanjo.

Hanjo.

Our fate is in his hands.

You could say that.

Where’s Hyewon?

At the landing place.

She’s waiting for a very important person.

Do you have to come here every month?

Sure. A boat arrives from Japan.

You can skip it once in a while.

Nonsense.

Things change so quickly in the outside world.

New items are introduced every day.

What are you buying this time?

It’s a very precious thing.

I’ve wanted it so badly.

What is it?

Suin.

Hogyeong.

Have you met them? Did you check?

It’s on the boat that’s coming in today.

Are you sure?

Yes, as soon as it’s unloaded,

we’ll start bargaining.

Here they are.

Hogyeong! Hurry!

Okay.

Move!

Who are those people?

I don’t know.

They look like porters.

I guess they’re having some sort of dispute.