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Honor your parents memory.

I'm sure they want very much to see the lady you've become.

I will honor them with you next year,

and the year after next, and the year after that...

What's everyone doing here?

I heard today was the anniversary of your parents' death.

Eunu...!

They all wanted to help!

How are you going to commemorate them alone?

Mijin, aren't we your family? I want to pour your father a drink.

What are you waiting for? Let's get busy!

The whole village is coming, so we're going to need a lot of food!

We'll go out and catch some fish!

Don't worry about here, and bring back lots of fish!

Ogawa, we are going to Gon-yang by land.

Have the ship ready by the hour of the rat!

Yes, sir!

Eunu, when will Master Namgoong be back?

He won't be back until dark.

Wouldn't it be great if Soon-shin were here today?

Wait! What's that?

It's the Japanese!

Run!

Where is Yi Soon-shin?

Answer me! Where is Yi Soon-shin?

I don't know! He's not here! I don't know!

There's trouble! There's trouble!

Father!

It's the Japanese! The Japanese!

Which one, which one of you is Soon-shin?

Stop!

Not bad for a woman.

I like her glare even better.

Kill me! I will not stop to the Japs to save my life!

She's making me not want to kill her by the second.

Take her away!

Yi Soon-shin, where is Yi Soon-shin?

Search the entire village! I want him!

Run! Run!

Father!

Father! Father! Don't die on me, Father!

Is it him?

Father, stay with me! Father! Father!

Don't, don't hurt him...

He is the best potter in the village. Let him live.

His china is for the King!

Please don't kill him...

Stop, Father. Don't say anything!

Pyung... Pyung!

Father!

You bastards? I'm going to kill all of you!

I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you all?

Not here? Yi Soon-shin nowhere to be found?

It doesn't look like he's here.

Yasuharu sama, we must go. Our ship will soon be here.

Find Yi Soon-shin! He must be killed!

We're running out of time.

Yasuharu sama, please!

Get the dawans! And...

Mujik!

What are you doing in here? Didn't you see what they did?

How could you possibly be looting at a time like this?

Are you crazy? Do you know what that is worth?

You've gone completely mad?

The entire village is destroyed because of you!

What did I do? I only showed them how to get here, that's all!

How could you say this?

It's water under the bridge.

Those who are dead are dead, and the survivor must survive.

So let's give our conscience a break and make the most of it, okay?

Chun-su, what's become of you? How could you change like this?

Life isn't worth living without money.

You need money if you don't want to be treated like a dog.

What are you waiting for? Pack them up!

No, I won't! I won't do it!

What's the hold up? Hurry up!

No, slow down?

We're moving too slow. We better dump that one.

Are you crazy? We got his far! Just come with me!

Hurry!

Master!

Mijin!

Eunu!

Eunu!

Soon-shin...!

What happened?

It's the Japanese, the Japanese...

Where is Mijin? What happened to Master Namgoong?

They took her... The Japs took Mijin...

I wanted to save her, I really wanted to...

But I was afraid... I was too scared...

I should've gone after them...

Mother! Mother!

Soon-shin! Soon-shin!

Nalbal!

Soon-shin! Take me with you!

Stop it, Nalbal! Don't do this!

Soon-shin! Soon-shin!

You shouldn't have been so rough with her.

She's a lady.

Who is it?!

He's here! It's Soon-shin!

Soon-shin's come to save us!

Is he the one named Yi Soon-shin?

Stop!

So you're Yi Soon-shin...

Did you think you could get away with killing my brother?

He got his punishment for invading Chosun and taking innocent lives.

I'll put you out of your misery.

Drop your sword!

Drop your sword! Now!

No! No, Soon-shin! Don't!

Kill me, your bastard! Kill me now!

This wench is going to die if you don't drop your sword!

No, don't! Don't do it, Soon-shin!

Soon-shin...!

Soon-shin...!

Soon-shin!

Let go of me!

Yi Soon-shin... I must kill him with my own hands!

No, your life is in danger!

We must go now, or we will be detected by the Chosun Navy!

What are you waiting for? Get him aboard!

Soon-shin!

Soon-shin!

Soon-shin!

Master!

Soon-shin?

Yes, yes, Master.

Mijin, where is Mijin?

Master...

Poor thing...

Those poor people...

I wanted to protect them, but I guess I won't be able to now...

Hang in there, Master. You have to hang in there!

It's up to you now.

Don't let today be forgotten.

Remember their sorrow in you heart.

Don't forget, not even for a moment the people who are dominated,

plundered and slaughtered. They are Chosun...

Master...

I'm glad you were my student.

And now I can go in peace since they have you.

No. No, Master!

I'm sorry.

I may rest in comfort, but I leave you with such great...

such great burden...

Master!

I can't forgive myself.

I'm so angry at myself for being powerless that I cant stand it!

You finally picked the right enemy to fight.

Can you hold on to that thought?

Can you look to yourself first before you fault anyone else

no matter where you are and no matter what the circumstance?

Perhaps now you are ready for martial arts.

The world "Mu" (Martial Arts) is made up of two words "Ji" and "Gwa",

witch means to stop the spear.

Stopping the spear,

stopping violence an slaughter,

that is what martial arts is truly about.

I've had this for a very long time.

Now it is yours.

Until all of the swords of tyranny aimed at the people are withdrawn,

until the sword of Japanese invasion is completely silenced,

never let his sword out of your hands.

You, get out of the way at once!

Such insolence! How dare you get in His Majesty's way?!

I deserve no less than death, Your Majesty...

Rise.

Rise, I said.

What were you going on the ground?

What had you so preoccupied that you failed to notice this large entourage?

Forgive me, Your Majesty, I was picking up grains of rice...

Rice?

They appear to have been spilled by the servants of the Royal Kitchen,

but no one wad bothering to pick up them...

Do you work in the Royal Kitchen?

No, Your Majesty.

If you don't work in the Royal Kitchen, why were you so carefully

picking up tiny grains of rice?

I am told that many are starving on the other side of the palace walls

due to failure of crops,

and I thought that not a single grain of rice should be wasted...

What is your name?

I am a second class 6th rank eunuch Yoon Gil-choon.

Yoon Gil-choon... You may continue what you were doing.

Turn the Royal carriage around. Do not interfere with this man's work.

Your Majesty, it is against the customs of the palace!

How could a lowly eunuch cause the Royal Carriage to be turned around?

The rice on this road will be ruined if we walk over them.

Am I to waste the product of my people's hard work to adhere to

the customs of the palace?

But...

What are you waiting for? Turn the carriage around!

Your grace is immeasurable, Your Majesty!

What is all this food?

Is there something Your Majesty does not care for?

How could a meal for one man be so lavish?

Your Majesty, the Royal kitchen staff has carefully prepared this food with

great attention for your health. Please do not refuse.

Hasn't anyone told you that the people are starving in this state?

Your Majesty, but it is the customs of the palace to...

Silence! I will not hear another word about the customs of the palace!

I will not be eating, so take this food back.

I want no more than five dishes starting with dinner tonight.

It, too, will be rejected otherwise!

At your service, Your Majesty.

How high is the sky...

The fall is the season of high sky and fat horses, they say...

But there aren't enough grains to feed people let alone fatten the horses...

Your Majesty...

I don't know why things are so complicated in the palace.

There are the customs of the palace when I put on my robe, when I wash my face

and I can't even reduce my meals to share the suffering of my hungry

people without the customs of the palace getting in my way.

What is the palace? What is the rightful path of the ruler?

Your Majesty, withdraw your rage.

Withdraw my rage?

Eunucs are trying to paralyze mr with these customs.

They are mocking me because I am not from the direct line of descent.

How could I withdraw my rage?

Not only the eunucs but some of the ministers will try as well.

The ministers as well?

Then do you suggest that I withdraw my rage and beg them to accept me?

I implore you to have confidence not rage.

The most important custom of the palace that a ruler must follow

is love for his people, and you already know that.

Do not give in to pressure.

Your love for the people is above all laws and customs.

Director Yu...

Are you in, Sung-ryong? It's me, Won Kyun.

I see you're playing badook.

Oh, come In, Kyun.

What's worrying you this time?

What's that smirk? You always play badook when you have a

dilemma pretending all is well.

What is it this time?

How have you been, Kyun?

How do you like working at the Military Affairs?

Military Affairs is the most boring place.

The borders are where soldiers feel most at home.

I'm bored out of my mind.

Defense of offense...?

Consider the situation and safeguard the position...

or risk losing a few pieces and go for the initiative?

What are you talking about?

It's His Majesty. He's being held back too much from the start.

He's not old enough to perceive the sentiment of his subjects and

negotiate and compromise with them, but I fear he might become isolated

if he gives up too much in order to seize control.

I don't know how to advise him.

I just don't understand. Why is everything so complicated?

Take it.

That tomboy... she never touched a needle and thread before in her life...

but she stayed up all night sewing this pouch for you.

She made two exactly the same, and she was so happy.

I found only one in her room, so my guess is...

she is carrying the other one with her.

Try pushing it outward like this.

Don't fret. It's broken. You can't put it back together.

Mijin...

How about people?

Aren't there people that never meet again once they go their separate

ways like this broken cup?

You can't compare people to a cup.

We may go our separate ways, but if our thoughts are with each other,

we will always be together.

Love is the strongest bond that connects two people together.

Soon-shin...

I didn't want to lose another person... that care about...

Your frayed ribbon always bothered me...

I wanted to put a new ribbon on your hair with my own hands...

If I could, if it's all right, I wanted to remove all of your aged

pain and rage from your heart with my own hands...

Why are you outside, sir?

He killed my brother.

I wanted revenge!

What's important is that you are alive.

If his sword had been any closer, you could have died.

You are alive, so there will be other chances.

Yi Soon-shin, wait for me.

I swear I will have revenge!

Soon-shin...