Jung Yi, the Goddess of Fire
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Final Episode 32
How did you get released?
I'm now
taking over Bunwon.
Japanese soldiers are guarding Bunwon.
As of now,
no one is to leave Bunwon.
Are you now trying to
hand over Bunwon to the Japanese?
Chief decided to close Bunwon and told everyone to go back to their families.
Please let them go.
From now on,
you'll have to follow my orders instead of Chief Moon's.
If you ignore my order and try to leave Bunwon,
no one will be able to keep his/her life.
This can't happen!
Stop committing any more sins.
Commit sins?
I'm trying to protect the people of Bunwon now.
How is making threats and keeping people captive by bringing in Japanese soldiers "protecting" them?
There's a war going on outside Bunwon now.
A war where a person's life is worthless.
Do you really not know that
I'm here to protect the Bunwon people from the war?
Whether I live or die in the war,
I want to be with my daughter.
I have an over 80 year old mother at home.
Please let me go.
You're someone who's already stepped down as the Chief.
Why are you trying to reverse Chief's order?
What?
What did you just say?!!!
Anyone who wants to disobey my order, step up.
I'll show you how I discipline that person.
Go back to where you were and act as usual.
If you do that, you'll all stay alive.
You, Lee Kang Cheon!
How could you do such a thing?
The owner of the Chief's office is me now.
Please leave now.
If you wanted the Chief's office,
feel free to have it. However,
release the Bunwon people.
They're the people
who spent time with you for several decades.
What did people, who were with me for several decades, do to me?
Such humiliation and disgrace.
I haven't forgotten it even for a moment.
You... Jung Yi is watching you.
Didn't you see her beg you not to commit any more sins?
Just as she said, stop now.
Do you think Jung Yi and I can turn back the clock?
It's too late to do that. Please leave now.
Royal Ceramist Lee!
You stop your father.
He won't listen to us at all, but he'll listen to you.
It's the choice he made for the Bunwon people
to protect them from the war.
Please follow it.
Like father, like son.
Yook Do.
It's all yours now.
I'll get you back all of the things which you lost.
Father. Please reconsider.
Bunwon people's resentment is high.
If we become the Chief and the Royal Ceramist under these circumstances,
how are we going to be able to lead them?
They're going to be dragged to Japan anyway, once Kenzo comes.
You don't need to be mindful.
Are you saying you're sending them off to Japan?
Except for the ones who pledge loyalty to you, I'm going to send the rest off.
Father!
I'll take care of everything.
You just trust me,
and watch me.
I caught someone who tried to escape.
Stop it.
Didn't I say only death awaits anyone
trying to escape?
I only tried to find out if Hwa Ryeong is safe.
I just wanted to see if she's still alive and come back.
Please consider all our time spent together,
and let me go just this once.
If not, please send someone
and find out. I ask this of you!
Because of Hwa Ryeong,
I'll let this one slide.
However, if you do this again,
you won't escape death.
Chief! Chief! Chief!
Are you okay?
Chief!
Why did you do that?
Do you not know Lee Kang Cheon?
Ahjussi!
Jung. I almost died without even seeing you.
Why did you do that?
I hear, in the capital city,
things are crazy.
So I was worried to death.
Would the Japanese have left Hwa Ryeong's company alone?
What if she were harmed?
Hwa Ryeong must be safe. Don't worry too much.
Lee Kang Cheon, that bastard. How many years have I assisted him?
How could he do this to me?
That's what I'm saying. Becoming an agent for Japanese and pushing in like this...
He can't do this as a human being.
Whom I resent more than Chief Lee
is his son, Royal Ceramist Lee.
I never imagined
even Royal Ceramist Lee would do this.
He has the Chief's blood after all.
What more would you expect from him?
You even said like father, like son.
Wait and see. He's going to be worse, not less.
Did my mother really
like and respect him as a teacher?
Is that why I was born, Madam Yeon Jeong?
No way. If not anything,
I can say one thing for sure.
The only person Yeon Ok Unni admired in her heart
was Royal Ceramist Yoo.
Royal Ceramist Yoo treasured Yeon Ok Unni sincerely as well.
Really? - Of course.
They were like that. That's why I thought you were Royal Ceramist Yoo's daughter.
What would my mother have done at a time like this?
What?
What did you say you're going to do?
I'm going to escape Bunwon and report the situation to the Crown Prince.
Being so young, and a woman at that.
How can you go see the Crown Prince?
Someone has to do it.
I'll do it, Teacher.
Please allow me.
Is it because of Lee Kang Cheon?
Are you miserable
to see Lee Kang Cheon like that?
No, Teacher. It's because of my mother.
Didn't my mother drag her heavy self
to go to and argue with Lee Kang Cheon about injustice?
I'm like this because I resemble her.
His Majesty arrived at Ui Joo, and
Prince Im Hae fled to Ham Gyeong Province.
How's the public sentiment? - Angry people
gathered up at most of the offices
and burned all the documents about slavery.
I hear people turned their back and someone even welcomed Japanese soldiers.
People eventually found out that Your Highness is leading the temporary government,
so don't concern yourself too much.
Report the war conditions.
Yook Jeok is repeating the cycle of winning and losing.
Your Highness. Please be pleased!
Left Jeolla Navy Admiral Lee Soon Shin
went over to Gyeong Sang Province and destroyed over 40 enemy ships,
and killed countless Japanese soldiers.
Did you say Left Jeolla Navy Admiral Lee Soon Shin?
Yes!
Let everyone know of the news of victory immediately. That will boost the morale of soldiers greatly.
Yes, Your Highness!
Although they say the enemy is strong,
we will win in the end by fighting them with loyalty and justice.
Just know that, and encourage the soldiers.
Yes, Your Highness!
I looked around. At night, the fence near the outdoor workshop has the least security.
Around the dorms, they patrol continuously even at night.
I'll wait in the studio until it gets dark, and then sneak out.
We'll go with you!
What?
When the warrior hyung-nim isn't even here, how can we let you go alone?
It's a dangerous task. You might die if caught.
That's why we must do this together.
Madame Ceramist. It's a rice ball. Make sure to take it with you.
I'll try to distract the Japanese soldiers by getting them night food.
Thank you.
You stepped up to do something dangerous. Of course we should help.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
If you lost,
you should've surrendered or killed yourself by cutting the belly. (I.e., harakiri, seppuku
Why did you escape?
Follow them to the end of the world
and capture Joseon's King and
all of the royal family.
Lord Hideyoshi!
Our naval forces were defeated
by Joseon's naval forces led by
an admiral named Lee Soon Shin.
What?
Send Yasuharu who's strong at naval battles and have him confront him.
Yes!
Be careful.
Why are you escaping?
I don't want to be in Bunwon with you.
If I send you off, I can't keep my promise with Kenzo.
Are you trying to hand me over to Kenzo after all?
It's all for you.
If you go to Japan, he said they will treat you with utmost respect and honor.
So go there, and
make porcelains.
I don't want to.
Stop.
Do you really not know how dangerous it is to get out of Bunwon now?
There's a war going on where people are being killed recklessly.
Isn't Bunwon also in the hands of such Japanese soldiers?
If you don't listen to me readily,
I have no choice but to call them.
Call them.
I'm going to go.
Jung Yi!
Teacher! Teacher!
No!
If you let her live, the same thing will happen again.
She's a potter whom General Kenzo wanted to keep alive no matter what.
If you cut off her neck, General Kenzo will cut off your neck as well.
I'll lock them up in the storage room.
I'm going to punish them without even allowing them to drink, so leave it at that.
Tie them and lock them up in the storage room!
Yes!
Are you alright?
Yeah. Are you?
With a cluttered mind, how will you be able to make porcelains?
I'm sure you're tormented
to just watch your father doing that.
Jung Yi feels the same.
What do you mean?
I thought this over a lot whether I should say this to you.
Jung Yi is
your father, Lee Kang Cheon's daughter.
Pardon?
I'm saying she's your half-sister.
I can't believe it.
What on earth are you saying now?
I'm sure it's hard for you to believe.
It wasn't easy for Jung Yi to accept the truth, either.
It's not possible.
How...
can she be my sister?
You and Yoo Jung are very similar in many ways.
Both the heart loving porcelains and the talents as well...
I can't believe it. Please stop it.
She couldn't just sit and watch what her father is doing,
so she risked danger and tried to escape from Bunwon.
Chief wants you to gather up.
I'll guard this place.
Why are you releasing me?
I lured them away for now, but there's no time. Hurry up.
Why are you releasing me?
It's neither a trap nor a trick. So hurry and come out.
Once you leave here,
don't ever come back to Bunwon.
You, of all people,
released Jung Yi? - There's something I want to ask you.
Is Jung Yi
really your daughter?
Is she my biological half-sister?
Did you hear this
from Jung Yi herself?
So it's the truth.
The only bloodline
that I acknowledge
is only you, Yook Do.
When did you find out?
Why didn't you tell me?
How long exactly
were you going to wait until you told me
that you were watching your own son and daughter fighting and competing and plotting revenge against each other?
Yook Do, you, I
at least wished
that you wouldn't find this out.
Even when you knew ...
Even when you know that she's your daughter,
are you planning to hand Jung Yi over to Kenzo?!
Yook Do, even for your own good,
it must not be avoided.
Look here. Did you hear about that?
The Crown Prince is leading the people and recruiting them into the military.
The armies in the North and the armies in the South,
I heard that their vitality is great!
Even the united armies
gained assistance from His Majesty and won.
I heard that His Majesty informed everyone that he would assist the people in the army after the war. Did you hear?
If there is military recruitment in our town, I'm going to go.
I will also do it. Instead of just staying here and dying,
I have to die while fighting.
The fact that our people's sentiment returned
is all thanks to the Crown Prince.
Of course!
They say that there's a place where you can see His Majesty not too far from here!
Let's muster up a little more strength.
Let's go.
We
will go to this place.
That place is no different than enemy territory.
Was there a place that we've been so far that wasn't enemy territory?
Since it has become enemy territory, we should retrieve it.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
He has recruited and brought over one thousand soldiers.
Though they will not exceed the royal military, when it comes to risking their lives and knowing to whom they ow allegiance,
they will not fall behind.
Please accept us!
Your salutations,
I will not forget them.
Is the Crown Prince here?
He is not someone who will freely meet the people,
so go back.
Please tell him that Yoo Jung of Bunwon has come.
So you were alive Jung!
Your Highness,
are you healthy as well?
I can't believe I'm seeing you like this again.
It's like a dream.
I've been curious about how you've been living your life all this time.
I almost ran to Bunwon several times.
As the Crown Prince that must save this country,
you even thought to care about me.
I honor your grace.
Why are you like this?
While coming to this place,
I heard about what great and gracious things you've done numerous times.
You don't know how thankful the people are to you.
In place of those people,
I give thanks.
When my father said
that he would leave Joseon,
I was embarrassed at having the title of a Prince.
I'm not standing here right now as the Crown Prince,
but as a son who is
washing away his father's sins with his people.
I also,
was troubled because the person
with sins on his shoulders, leading Bunwon, was Chief Lee.
What do you mean Chief Lee is supervising Bunwon?
I will go to Bunwon immediately to see him.
You cannot, Crown Prince.
You are now no longer a supervisor of Bunwon,
but a Crown Prince that leads hundreds of thousands of people.
I will wait, Crown Prince.
To you who leads this country,
I will believe that you will chase out the evil-doers of Bunwon one day.
I'll return and await you.
Return?
Why is it that you are returning when you're aware of the danger that lies ahead of you?
While going to Bunwon, you may be stabbed with a sword,
and even if you return to Bunwon safely,
you will eventually be taken to Japan, is that not so?
I cannot send you back.
Please stay well, Your Highness.
Every time I left for the battlefield, I promised this to myself.
In order to meet you again,
I must live.
In order to protect you, I promised myself that I must win.
Now that we've met again,
I cannot send you away again.
Please stay here and be of strength to me.
I, too,
wish to stay here.
I also,
do not wish
to leave your side.
Jung ...
When I first met you,
my heart that didn't even beat began pumping.
When I met you again,
when you called me Jung again,
when you told me to run away,
when you looked at me and smiled,
when you got angry,
when you reprimanded me,
there wasn't one moment
that my heart didn't race.
Jung ...
Did you have the same heart as me all this time?
I knew that that was a sin.
How could I dare
to have the Crown Prince in my heart?
That isn't so, Jung.
In my heart,
you are already there.
In the studio that you gifted me with,
as I create ceramics,
I will wait for you.
Ultimately ...
Ultimately, are you saying you will leave?
In Bunwon,
there is Teacher,
Ahjussi,
Hwa Jang Elder,
and also Yeon Jeong Elder.
Only if I return,
will those people be able to stay safe.
Please let me go.
Your Highness.
Jung!
You guys.
We decided that we would fight in the army.
We were a little worried about sending you off.
But now that we see these men, we feel more at ease.
You guys
really came to a big decision.
When the war ends,
let's definitely
meet again alive.
We will protect the country,
so you protect Bunwon well!
I'll go now.
-- Be healthy, okay? --And take care of yourself.
And eat well, too.
It is obvious that there would be difficulties in Jeolla.
How is it my fault that the assets became exposed to the foreign traders?
It is not because the assets have been exposed!
Since you left all our assets to Lady In Bin,
I'm telling you to take responsibility for the company's downfall!
Guys, leave us alone for a moment.
What are you doing?
Since this company is about to close the business, I'm going to take my share.
Please, stop it now!
Do you want me to call all the people of the company
and reveal the truth about Sohn Haeng Soo's death?
If you don't want to be beaten to death by them,
you'd better stay quiet.
Hwa Ryeong!
Why are you here again?
Do you want to see my miserable state and laugh at me?
I came here because of your father's earnest request.
He was so worried about your safety in this turmoil of the war.
I also...
always worried if you came to any harm.
Since Bunwon is safe, let's go to Bunwon.
No, I can't meet my father in this state.
I will go find Lady In Bin.
I will meet Lady In Bin and get the trade rights for ginseng
and the exclusive right she promised me.
Have you been securing Bunwon well?
You're keeping that ceramist Yoo Jung locked up, aren't you?
For now, please come in.
Yoo Jung has disappeared?!!
Didn't I tell you to keep a watch on Yoo Jung?
All ceramists except for Yoo Jung are
locked in Bunwon.
Whom His Excellency wants is
only Yoo Jung! Didn't I tell you that?
How dare you let her escape...
Who would dare to do such a deed like that?
No one helped her escape.
Have you forgotten
that the guards who kept a watch on Bunwon were my soldiers?
On that night, the one who opened the storage room
was your son, Lee Yook Do, wasn't it?
Why are you taking me?
Did you help Yoo Jung escape?
Royal Ceramist Lee is a ceramist as good as Yoo Jung.
His Excellency would be also pleased if he sees Ceramist Lee's pieces.
You ruined my work.
How will you pay back?
Yoo Jung will come back, so please wait for a while.
Yoo Jung will come back?
Her teacher is still here.
She will never run away, leaving her teacher behind.
She will come back,
so please wait for a few days.
I will give you three days.
If she doesn't come back in three days, from that day on,
I will kill Bunwon people, one person per day.
And the first victim will be you.
Three days, he said, Chief Moon.
After three days, he said he would kill one person a day.
What a brutal sin they are committing against God and people...
Jung should come back as soon as possible...
But it's not going to be easy, especially during a war.
We should consider ourselves as dead people.
Even if we survive, they said they would drag us to Japan.
Whether getting dragged away from my family or getting killed here in Bunwon,
it's all the same to me. I emptied my mind.
For me, I've already lived as much as I can,
so I have nothing to lose,
but for you guys, you should survive.
Hurry up, hurry up to make those humble bowls.
You should prove yourself that your work is better than Yoo Jung's.
That's the only way for you to survive, Yook Do!
At the end, you will get killed because of Jung Yi...
Jung is a child who blocks your future.
That's why I kept trying to send her away.
Yoo Jung... I resent that child,
over and over again...
Is this the message from His Excellency?
Yes, sir.
I shouldn't have bestowed Yoo Jung's bowl on him.
None of these meet with my satisfaction.
Since I can't wait until the war ends,
tell Kenzo to bring Yoo Jung quickly.
Tell all the people of Bunwon to gather, and drag Lee Yook Do here.
I will behead that man myself!
Yes, sir!
Royal Ceramist Lee made ceramic pieces.
It won't be too late for you to make the decision after checking his ceramic pieces from the kiln.
A samurai keeps his promise no matter what, once it's made!
I clearly told you that Lee Yook Do would be the first victim.
Look here!
I'm Moon Sa Seung, the Chief of Bunwon.
Every action that happened in Bunwon
is my responsibility. How dare you, in front of me,
try to behead a person of Bunwon? You should behead me first before that!
I am Yoo Jung. Please let me in.
You are Yoo Jung's teacher, then.
That's right.
I am Yoo Jung's teacher.
Escort this man inside respectfully.
You should do it with courtesy.
Yes, sir!
Let go of me!
Chief! Chief!
Father!
Father...
Jung...
Do you know... why I couldn't accept you...?
All the things I wanted to give Yook Do...
You have them.
Your talent... willpower...
and even the luck you had...
Yook Do... Yook Do... Yook Do...
Father ...
Father.
Father!
Have you seen Her Highness, Lady In Bin?
W-Where is Her Highness, Lady In Bin?
Prince Shin Seong ...
What are you all doing? Won't you help him?
Don't you have to try something?!
I apologize, Your Highness.
-- Prince Shin Seong ... Prince Shin Seong. -- Mother ...
Please
let me go now.
Please don't say things like that.
This mother, this mother will save you.
Prince Shin Seong.
Open your eyes, Prince Shin Seong.
Open your eyes!
How are you telling this mother to live without you?! Prince Shin Seong!
Prince Shin Seong, open your eyes! Prince Shin Seong!
Your Highness.
[Prince Im Hae's residence in Ham-gyung Province - the Northern border]
The alcohol has run out.
Bring out more alcohol and meat.
Bring alcohol! Alcohol!
Why are you here empty-handed?
Did I not tell you to bring alcohol?
You bastards. Do you know who I am?
The one who lived off of the people's blood and sweat.
Aren't you the Prince?!
After making the country like this, who are you to whine about alcohol?!
These bastards! You bastards!
Let me go! Let me go!
We have brought Joseon's Prince!
Give us the reward!
I am the Prince of this nation!
If you touch even a single hair on my head,
you will not be able to get out alive.
Honorable Father ...
Honorable Mother ...
Im Hae
was taken by the people and is now held as a hostage by the enemy's general, Gato?
That is so, Your Majesty.
Shin Seong has passed, and Im Hae has been taken captive.
This is too overwhelming.
Oh my.
In Bin is unable to awake from her sadness,
so who will be able to comfort this lonely soul?
The Crown Prince
is leading the military well, is he not?
If the Crown Prince is that great, bring him here now and tell him to sit right in this spot!
I will give up this position immediately!
You must not, Your Majesty.
The petitions asking me to abdicate and give the throne to the Crown Prince are endless.
That is the truth. If I am lacking, I must step aside.
Please take back your proposal for abdication.
These subjects will not be able to accept this.
I will depose myself of this position and leave to Liaotung. (where Ming's military stayed)
Your Majesty, though I apologize for my rash comment,
in China,
they have taken back the remaining boats in the Apnok River (Yalu River).
What did you say?
Isn't this all saying not to cross the boundaries?
How could this be? How could something such as this happen?
Even a king refusing to be king is unaccepted.
Even me crossing over to other nations is unaccepted.
With all due respect, we hope
at times like this, please strengthen your heart, Your Majesty.
If your thoughts are truly like this,
then for the sake of this country,
I will keep staying in this tiring position.
We thank you for your grace, Your Majesty.
Jung.
Do you hate the Kang Cheon
that never accepted you until the end?
No, Teacher.
Dislike and hatred,
I disposed of all those feelings.
As the one who allowed me to enter this world, as the one who accepted my ceramics,
I will remember him in that way and leave.
What do you mean you will leave? Where to?
I'm going to go to Japan.
Jung.
With this one body, if I could just protect
you, Ahjussi, Hwa Jeong Elder, and Royal Ceramist, I will do so willingly.
Please give me permission, Teacher.
I am more thankful that someone that lacks so much like me can protect the people of Bunwon.
You are Yoo Jung, the ceramist.
Wherever you are, create ceramics.
Creating ceramics alone will heal you.
Creating ceramics alone will be able to comfort you.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Yes, Teacher.
Wherever I go, I will never forget your words.
If you do not hear my conditions, I will never leave for Japan.
No matter how much you fight against it, in the end, you will go.
If you attempt to threaten me, I will take my own life.
If that happens, then you'll have to go see His Majesty alone.
Please release all of Bunwon's ceramists.
Me being dragged from my family and into a foreign land is enough as it is.
Tomorrow morning, once you release them all, then I'll leave for Japan.
Royal Ceramist.
Once the war ends and Bunwon's doors open again,
please lead Bunwon.
Jung.
I don't know what I should say to you.
I know well what that feeling is.
Because it's something I've also been through.
Teacher told me that
creating ceramics will be the only thing that will heal me and comfort me.
It will be the same for you, right?
You are the ceramist that taught me how to spin the wheel
and how to sculpt, aren't you?
Jung.
Are you going to call me "Royal Ceramist" until the end?
Please stay healthy, Royal Ceramist.
What will you do now, Ahjussi?
I need to go find Hwa Ryeong.
Jung. How are you going to survive by yourself in unknown territory?
I have ceramics with me. Don't worry too much, Ahjussi.
Teacher.
You must stay well and healthy.
You, too.
Jung.
It looks like you're paying the penalty for what we caused.
I think that this is the greatest love that I can bestow upon Bunwon.
Hwa Jeong Elder.
Jung.
Yeon Jeong Elder.
Please become a ceramist.
Alright.
I will do so.
♫ Because I keep thinking of them ♫
♫ Because I only see you ♫
♫ I can't do anything ♫
♫ The person trapped in my mind ♫
♫ I can see you even from far away ♫
Crown Prince.
I am unable to keep my promise that I will wait for you.
And I am leaving Bunwon and Joseon.
♫ Because I can't live without you ♫
♫ It feels like my heart is going to burst ♫
♫ If I take one more step, will I be able to see you? Will I be able to touch you? ♫
Did I not tell you to wait?
I will definitely win for you,
so didn't I tell you to believe in me and wait?
Jung.
So that there will no longer be any helpless people that have no strength,
please create a strong nation.
Crown Prince.
Jung.
To me, you are the person that is suffering the most.
17 years later
Jung.
Did you make this?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Do you not think of anything when you see the baby lines?
When I made my first ceramic dish, and as I ate the rice soup that you bought me for encouragement,
they are those baby lines.
Being born from Lee Kang Cheon and being raised from Yoo Eul Dam.
You have become the greatest ceramist that you've been striving to become all this time.
I finally realized that being the greatest ceramist means that I must win over myself instead of others.
If someone dedicates themselves and their heart wholly onto one road,
I learned that anyone is capable of becoming the greatest ceramist.
Are you doing alright,
Jung.
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