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Episode 15
The Sa Yin sword is in the Secret Chamber.
And it is watched by dozens of guards and archers.
What about inside?
The king is a suspicious man.
He trusts no one and does not allow weapons anywhere near him. The king is a suspicious man.
He trusts no one and does not allow weapons anywhere near him.
Then I will fight him inside the Secret Chamber.
I will go into the Secret Chamber to share the king's bed for one night.
I will ask to see him that night.
The time that we will be there at the same time will be short.
You will have to find the sword in that time.
I'm a thief. Finding hidden items is my forte.
Trust me. I can do it.
We have brought the man you wanted.
Wait.
This is the point of no return. If you fail, we will kill both of you.
Your friend is inside.
So Mal Nyeo made it.
You!
How can you look at me directly like that?
You... told me to look at you.
The man you wanted to see is here.
Let him in.
Are you Hong Gil Dong?
Are you telling me Yi Nok is with the king?
Why? Why is she there?
I was not able to ask her.
You're wrong. You must be wrong!
I have to go see! I have to meet them!
We had no choice.
There was no other way to enter the Secret Chamber.
Do you think Yi Nok can do it? She's not even a thief like us. There was no other way to enter the Secret Chamber.
Do you think Yi Nok can do it? She's not even a thief like us.
She's a bit dumb, but we should have faith in her.
Gil Dong should be with the king by now.
He will be in shock to see Yi Nok instead of Mal Nyeo.
I asked you if you were Hong Gil Dong!
Yes. I am Hong Gil Dong.
You told them you would only talk about him in front of me?
I thought it was only appropriate to open my mouth in front of the person most curious about him.
You look like your father.
Look at the walls carefully and see if there is anything amiss.
So tell me. Where is he?
What identity has he taken on?
I will only speak with you alone.
Please get rid of that girl too.
You have many conditions.
Please make her leave.
You don't have to worry about her.
Think of her as a doll or furniture.
She won't speak of what she heard here.
Why? She is to be killed when she leaves here.
So Yi Nok is really in the palace?
Why did that happen?
We had no choice.
You won't betray us because of that, are you?
You want the Sa Yin Sword.
If we get you the sword, you should be happy.
We have to get her out of there.
If we do something now, both of them will be in danger!
Gil Dong is with her. He'll protect her.
We have no choice but to have faith in them.
Fine. If you insist, I will have her removed.
The prince is in the capital!
Indeed?
Where in the capital?
You are very curious about the prince.
Tell me everything! Say it!
And I will have you killed painlessly.
If I don't tell you everything, then you might keep me alive.
I wish to live a long life.
So I will tell you everything slowly... one thing at a time.
What an interesting fellow you are.
Fine. Then tell me everything... one thing at a time.
And I will kill you slowly.
Ask me your questions.
I will answer them one by one.
You want to play question and answer? Alright.
But you only have four limbs and a head, so I will only give you five questions.
For each answer, I will cut off each part.
If you don't tell me everything by the fifth question, your head will be cut off.
I will be silenced after five questions.
Choose your questions carefully.
What shall I ask you first?
What am I most curious about? Does he look like me?
He is... better looking than you.
No, not that.
Has he killed many people?
Does he have people killed easily?
He tries hard to protect people.
Even though he had some trouble, he said he will come to you under proper circumstances.
That's one question, Your Majesty!
And that's an arm!
Do you want to know what he said about you?
About me...?
What did he say about me?
The prince is a skilled swordfighter.
And he said that he first learned how to use the sword from his older brother.
That's right.
He didn't know how much I feared him.
He came to me saying, "Older Brother, Older Brother."
He asked me for a bow, and I had no choice but to make him one.
He said that the bow was broken was he was imprisoned in the queen's palace.
He said he realized that day that you wanted him dead.
He cried all night and begged to see you, but you refused.
I couldn't see him!
I had no reason to see him!
- By then I... - By then you...!
By then you had already decided to set the palace on fire.
Did... did you see me on the night of the fire?
You saw me!
I saw you amidst the flames.
You were more fearsome than fire because you wanted us dead!
I saw you too!
I saw you and the queen crying out for help!
But you had to die for me to live!
I kept my eyes and ears open so that I could see you perish in the flames!
Then look at me again.
I did not die that night. I am standing before you!
I saw you burn up in flames!
How did you stay alive?
Is this thing really our nation's king?
Unbelievable.
Tell me where he is!
You tried to keep your throne by killing your own brother and lost your mind!
If you truly deserve to be this nation's king, you shouldn't have focused on your illegitimate status.
You should have tried to prove everybody wrong!
Do you dare to give me a lecture when you are a mere bastard?
The pot is calling the kettle black! You're the bastard that's gone mad!
I am this nation's king!
The late king chose the prince as his true heir.
He had it inscribed on the Sa Yin sword! The late king chose the prince as his true heir.
He had it inscribed on the Sa Yin sword!
The Sa Yin sword?
Yes.
You've seen the Sa Yin sword too.
The inscription on the Sa Yin Sword was wrong!
It should have said that the throne shouldn't be passed to a mad man!
Chang Hui!
Do you think he's so different from me?
Chang Hui!
The only reason the boy Chang Hui has to take the throne from me,
is his legitimate status.
The prince is not insane like you!
He ponders his reason to become king, unlike you.
Where is he!
Tell me! Give me Chang Hui's whereabouts!
Chang Hui?
My name is Chang Hui.
The Young Master...?
The game is over! I will ask no more questions!
I will cut off your limbs and cut off your head!
Now you will tell me everything while your arms and legs are being cut off.
No... I will cut off your tongue first. I hate anything noisy!
I will have to shredded to pieces so that everyone can see...
So that he can see!
Guards!
- That little...! - Guards!
Seize her!
Do you really think you can escape from here?
If you help me, I'll try.
There's a path over there.
She's still alive? Kill her first!
Freeze!
Do you really think you can overcome my guards?
Just try it. You and that wench will both die!
Don't you want to meet Chang Hui?
He's waiting for you right now.
Don't you want to see for yourself how he is?
Are you playing another game with me?
The prince is waiting for his older brother.
The king will come to see me?
That's what Gil Dong said.
He said you were his way out of the palace.
He said he would tell the king he could meet you.
If you want to see the king, you will have to go to him.
Go first.
Tell me! Where is he waiting?
He's waiting at his gravesite.
He will hide himself if the guards come. You should go quietly.
Take care of yourself.
Your Majesty!
He is headed for the kitchens! Go and get him!
Yes, Your Majesty!
Make preparations to leave the palace.
We have to get out of here!
We have to catch them!
They must have escaped already. But they can't be far. Find them!
Yes, sir!
- Find them! - Yes, sir!
- Look carefully for them! - Yes, sir!
I will see him!
You're sure they escaped the Secret Chamber?
Yes.
But they are still in the palace.
If she's with him, she'll be safe. I have to have faith in him.
What will you do, Your Highness? Will you go there?
I have never...
...been to my own gravesite.
Will I finally see my own grave?
If you are reluctant, then don't go.
If I go there and hold the king up,
it will be easier for them to escape.
You! What happened?
Well...
Something happened to Mal Nyeo, didn't it?
Yes, she got hurt.
And so you told her, "I'm lucky."
You even told her that you've caught tigers before, so don't worry, right?
I should never have hunted tigers with you!
You've lost all sense of fear!
But it all turned out well, didn't it?
And if it didn't? You know how shocked I was?
Then what should we have done?
If we missed this chance, it would have been worse!
And besides, we found the sword too!
And besides, you weren't the one that caught the tigers! I helped out too!
Everything turned out well, so why are you so angry?
You were in front of the king dressed all strange! Why wouldn't I be angry?
Do you know where that is? Why were you sitting there like that?
Strange? Mal Nyeo said I looked lovely.
That makes me even more angry!
I'm lovely?
The clothes are lovely. That's why it doesn't suit you!
In any case, get dressed!
So you think I'm lovely, right?
Lovely, my foot.
It'll be quiet while the king's away.
We have to leave before he returns.
Gil Dong, you said the king is going to see the prince, right?
Is the prince the young master I know?
Yes, the prince is the legitimate son of the late king.
I see.
I am not a living being.
So that's what he meant.
They will have met by now.
At the prince's grave.
So it wasn't Chang Hui who died with the Dowager Queen in the fire.
Older Brother!
We meet again...
Older Brother.
You're really back from the dead!
Younger Brother!
Now that I'm seeing you in front of your tomb,
I really feel like you've come back from the grave.
It feels real!
You've grown up!
You were this small...
But now you're taller than me.
You've gotten smaller, Older Brother.
Yes.
How... how did you stay alive?
Did you come back with Hong Gil Dong?
Does that mean you're a thief too?
He is not just a thief.
You created him to fight against the dirty and corrupt things of this world.
He may be struggling now,
but soon he will fight your dirty world face to face.
Hwal Bin Dang!
How funny! Thieves helping the poor?
You have no right to laugh at them.
They save people from weak minds caused by poverty.
You made him.
The world you created is poor.
The poorer you make your subjects' minds,
the bigger he will become.
So, the legitimate Prince...
...joins forces with thieves to come after me?
My modus operandi isn't just my legitimacy.
It is I that want it to be my alliance with them.
Do you really think...
...they will find a way out of the palace!
Did you forget?
I too, escaped the flames you started.
I remember the path I took to escape the fire you started very well.
The secret path is inside the Queen's palace.
It's empty, so if we get there, we'll be safe.
Come here.
If we meet anyone, just bow your head and don't say anything!
Your disguise was so good just now! Why can't you tie your bow properly?
Are you still angry that I looked lovely?
Focus!
Don't leave my side.
It is a man and a girl.
- Search even the empty buildings! - Yes, sir!
Let's go to the Queen's palace!
- Search the Queen's Palace! - Yes sir!
You two don't look familiar.
See?
That's the Queen's Palace. Let's go.
- Why are they so late? - I heard they escaped the secret chamber.
If they're not here by midnight, we have to go in.
Let's have faith in Gil Dong. He's our chief.
What do you mean he escaped?
Yes, but they're both still in the palace, so they'll be caught soon, I'm sure.
- Please don't worry. - Both?
There was someone else?
There was also a girl from his gang.
Who was that?
We don't know the details either.
A girl from the same gang...?
My Yi Nok went to the palace to save Gil Dong?
Yes, but they escaped from danger, so don't worry too much.
Oh Yi Nok! Yi Nok!
You have to leave this place too.
Yi Nok and Gil Dong must be attached at the hip!
I'm scared my Yi Nok will die because of Gil Dong!
Yi Nok and Gil Dong are enemies!
But you don't know anything for sure!
That is why I asked you to look into it!
In the year 1650, in middle of the tenth month,
a family was destroyed because of the Interior Minister!
All you saw was her mother's body being taken away.
But I must know for sure!
I must know whose daughter she is, and how she is related to the Interior Minister!
I'm going to tell Yi Nok that Gil Dong is her family's enemy!
That is the only way she will never do such a thing again!
If you want to tell her everything, then you must do so.
If their destiny is not meant to be, then we must let them cut it off.
I've overheard something very big.
She's the daughter of a noble family?
Gil Dong, we're outside the palace!
Hide!
- So he kept his promise. - The sword?
Of course you're here for that.
Here it is.
Hand it over.
Us first.
Get on quickly. The guards will be here soon.
- They may have escaped. Search everywhere! - Yes sir!
We must distract the guards. Set off the things we prepared.
Yes Madam.
It must be them! Let's go!
Yes, sir!
Are those explosions?
It's just fireworks.
It's so pretty!
How can you enjoy fireworks in this situation?
It's like they're celebrating our escape!
Stupid girl.
It's cramped in here.
What is that!
That means my friends and the sword have escaped safely.
So now I bid you farewell.
My brother...
I will...
...most certainly put you back in that grave!
I too, will prepare a tomb for you.
Younger Brother!
Since you're going to prepare it, I'll be looking forward to it!
Great! The fireworks are up! That means Gil Dong is safe!
- Is everything alright? - Yes.
Now hand over the Sa Yin sword.
And Yi Nok? Where is she?
Is she safe?
Young Master!
Are you alright?
I'm fine. Don't worry about me!
That's... good.
That's very good.
Chief! Chief!
- Are you alright? - Well done.
- Gil Dong! - Get off me!
We were all waiting to charge into the palace if something had happened to you!
I told you to trust me!
We trusted you! And that's why we waited!
Yongmun was ready to attack too, but Su Keon insisted on trusting you!
Is that so?
Here.
This helped us get out safely.
We'll give this back to you once we're out of here safely.
Have it your way.
We won't take it, so don't worry.
It has no use for me.
Let's all go home.
Gil Dong!
Let's go together.
You'd better hide for a while.
You can't return to the brothel. It's dangerous.
You'll be safer at Yongmun.
Alright.
Good job today.
Lord Ryu Geun Chan died at the hands of the Interior Minister?
Yes he did.
October 15th of that year you said,
...that's the day he died.
But why do you ask that?
I heard that Lord Ryu was the Defense Minister.
What kind of man was he?
His family was one of the most distinguished in our nation.
They weren't the source of all power like your father. But still.
Amongst the Confucian scholars, they were a widely respected household.
So it was a noble and distinguished family?
Yes, that is what they say. Eun Hye...
I answered all your questions, so as promised,
you must only focus on your wedding.
I feel lighter now that my questions have been answered.
Be careful.
Let's go.
Take care of her so that she doesn't go poking her nose in dangerous places.
I'll take care of her even if you don't ask.
And you!
Don't give that girl so many cookies.
Go.
I'm sorry.
I didn't know that I would get you involved in all of this.
It's alright.
I went to protect Gil Dong.
So it's not your fault.
Young Master...
I mean Sir Young Master...
Your Highness has been so gracious to me.
I am most thankful...
You must have heard something at the palace.
I heard about the name Chang Hui.
I see.
So you were a prince?
Don't try so hard to distance yourself from me.
I am really clueless. You even told me your name.
But I still didn't know.
I asked you stupid things like if you were in love with me.
I really am an idiot.
You really are clueless.
Did I make another mistake?
I shouldn't call you Young Master anymore.
If you still can't see how I feel,
then at least treat me with ease like before.
When I'm with you, I can laugh.
Don't take that away from me.
Don't distance yourself from me.
You were the only one that I found comfort in.
I don't want to lose you.
In that case, I'll continue to call you Young Master.
You must have suffered.
You must have been scared.
How difficult it must have been for you to be in hiding and not even share your name.
You're a really good man.
Much better than the king.
You did good. You grew up a good man.
I'm proud of you, Young Master!
They must have escaped from the palace.
Who was that girl!
It is our custom to not ask the identities of the girls we bring in...
I had Hong Gil Dong, but ended up losing the Sa Yin sword!
I almost lost my life twice because of this sword.
Take care of it properly!
I'm sorry for causing your life to be in danger twice.
Let me ask you one thing.
Did you really believe I would escape safely?
If you escaped, that was good. And if you didn't, so be it.
The palace was really nice.
When you become king, let me visit.
Be a king.
I think you'll be better than the present one.
You're not too bad either.
I can give you a government position.
I don't need it.
But make it so that people like me can serve in government.
Don't become king because of what is inscribed on the Sa Yin sword.
Can you be king because you want to protect people like us?
Can your question be my answer to why I want to be king?
You're better than your brother.
What will you do now?
If you want to fight them directly, you can't do this forever.
I have to gather more strength, if I don't want to be in danger again.
I'll help you.
You've got it wrong.
We'll help you.
You're going to be such a burden to us.
He will be of greater help to me than this sword.
What a nuisance, Hong Gil Dong!
You're just too popular these days.
That boy... That Gil Dong...!
I want to kill him!
I hate him too!
He should have stayed dead!
Why did he reappear and make trouble for you?
He always takes the hearts of the people that I want.
In Hyung!
You are your father's only son.
It's not just Father.
There's someone else?
You know who I am in love with.
I...
I hate him!
But now.. I will ask the world!
I will ask it what I have done... and what I have to do.
The ones who will judge...
...are them.
If he met the king...
He will have seen what I am protecting.
He will have seen who I have rejected ethics for.
The Interior Minister's son...?
You don't really look like him.
I heard from your father how you used thieves to chase away his bastard.
So you must know.
The pain of brothers who share the same blood but must be rivals.
You must know very well.
You will catch your younger brother, so that I can catch mine.
Can you catch them?
If you give me your support, I will catch him and put him to death.
Hear me, Chief Secretary.
Hong In Hyung, son of Hong Seo Hyun, shall be made Chief of Police!
He shall arrest Hong Gil Dong and Hwal Bin Dang, the worry of His Majesty The King!
This is the sword His Majesty gave me to catch Hong Gil Dong.
That is not a position you can handle.
You must think that I cannot catch Gil Dong.
But I will catch him and present him to you.
If you're so worried, then don't let Yi Nok go to the mountain hideout.
But she's already packed. You know she won't listen to me.
I'm going to find out whose daughter she is.
When that happens, please tell Gil Dong.
I hope Gil Dong can do it so that Yi Nok won't be too hurt.
Make room for one more person here.
The sun is bright here, so move Mal Nyeo over there and put it here.
But Mal Nyeo will be angry.
There should be a closet here.
Move Mal Nyeo's closet over there and make another one here.
Mal Nyeo's scary when she's angry...
She always has to have food near by, so we need a food storage bin.
Get this table out of here and put the food bin here.
Aren't you scared of Mal Nyeo?
No.
Mal Nyeo's going to eat Doe Eyes alive.
Really?
Then move it here then.
Gil Dong.
What will you do if Doe Eyes doesn't want to come here?
No way! She wouldn't come! She has nowhere else to go!
She can stay at Yongmun. She'll be comfortable there.
And the Young Master treats her well.
The Young Master?
And she now knows he's the prince.
Should I go get her then?
No! She follows me even into the tiger's den! She will definitely come!
Just get everything ready.
Are you leaving?
I waited to say goodbye to you.
Are you going to the mountain hideout?
I have to be in hiding for the rest of my life anyway.
So there's no use in trying to stop you.
It's not just because of Gil Dong. I want to fight too!
I was so angry and humiliated when I kept getting spanked by the authorities.
I won't be like that anymore.
Did you decide that because of him?
I want to work with him like Mal Nyeo and Gomi.
He has many people behind him.
But I will come and visit you often.
Don't.
You don't have to come.
But you said I was the only one who made you comfortable.
I don't think I'll be that comfortable with you anymore.
I guess you're uncomfortable now that I know everything about you.
In that case, find someone else that's clueless like me and make friends with them.
I want you to laugh more often.
Alright.
Then I'll be on my way.
Yi Nok.
Have... have a safe journey.
Stay healthy.
I can just go back to how it was before.
I was fine without her.
I know I can.
Yi Nok must have gone to the mountain hideout since she can't go to the brothel.
Then she must be with him.
Is that Yi Nok really a nobleman's daughter?
Yes, she's not Heo Yi Nok. Her name is Ryu Yi Nok.
She is the only daughter of the Defense Minister who was killed by his father.
If Hong Gil Dong finds out, would he call her Young Miss too?
How interesting.
Hey, it's hot! Hold the chicken!
You're always drinking! It's hot!
Now now! In tribute to our new chief surviving his ordeal,
he will give a speech!
Because I survived and escaped from the palace, I have become a greater criminal,
and all of you are guilty because of me.
So why are you all so happy?
We can't live the rest of our lives in hiding and stealing from others.
The people we have to fight against have become too strong.
It is no longer the police that chase us. It is the king.
And we have to become bigger.
If we are to fight face to face, the danger will be greater.
If there is anyone here that doesn't wish to join, it's alright to leave now.
You're going to risk your lives, so think about it carefully!
We made up our minds when we came here.
What's life anyway? Stealing for the poor and high treason?
Don't tell us to leave. We're all here because we want to be.
When I see the king, I'm going to say this, "You're the worst thief of all!"
Yes! We're Hwal Bin Dang! We save others and ourselves too!
Our name's a bit embarrassing, but it sounds cool!
I don't know where we can go, but let's do it until the end!
Here, here.
Let's drink to that! Cheers!
Yi Nok, what can you possibly do in their midst?
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
I know. I'm ashamed for some reason.
- Just go first, old man! - I won't go unless you do!
You can live with me.
Doe Eyes, you're really amazing? Do you really like Gil Dong that much?
Don't say that. You're embarrassing me.
Why?
I heard you all just now.
You all have heroic reasons, but I'm just lovesick.
I'm ashamed of myself.
We all pretend to be great sometimes, but we're usually not like this.
We're not that great, so don't be uncomfortable.
I'm not here to be comfortable. I came to join you!
I came here because of Gil Dong, but I want to work with him too.
I'm going to think of him as my chief!
Are you sure? You "I love you" him.
I've given up on that. I can do it!
Good luck then, Doe Eyes.
I can't look dumb here.
It's not suitable for this place!
I'm going to change!
Gil Dong, go to my room. Doe Eyes is acting a bit strange.
It was kind of touching.
Did you say something to her?
Did you act macho because you're the chief?
Gil Dong!
You're here! I was about to go get you...
I didn't come because of you.
What?
So just think of me as a colleague.
Colleague?
I can call you Chief like Gomi does.
- Really? - Yes! Ch... chief.
Chief?
I think you're a great chief!
I respected Sir Moonlight Black Hat, but I can respect you too.
Really?
Can you stop at just respecting me?
I'm proud of you. You're really firm on this.
I can do it!
Really?
Even now?
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Has Yi Nok decided to accept it?
We're going to protect each other.
Isn't this used to smoke opium?
The Capital is full of opium users.
Who wants to go with me?
That thing is terrible! We have to get rid of all of it!
We have to strike there.
Attack the ambassadors from China...?
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