Hong Gil-Dong
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Final Episode 24
The beginning of the new world we dream of is not the king, but this place.
We will guard this beginning!
Wanting a new world without a king is like threatening Joseon.
We will strike Hwal Bin Dang, the source of that threat!
- Be careful when you handle them. - Treat them well.
Who took out the ridges on this blade?
- Hurry! - Yes, sir!
The soldiers have already invaded Hwal Bin Dang. If you go, you'll die!
You are Ryu Yi Nok! You cannot go to him!
Then I will go to His Majesty and tell him to stop!
No, I should go to Gil Dong and tell him to run!
I have to stop them from fighting each other!
But why are they fighting each other? Weren't they working together?
Their worlds cannot co-exist!
Even though you knew him as Heo Yi Nok, now that you're Ryu Yi Nok, you cannot be with him!
Your proper place is next to His Majesty!
Heo Yi Nok... Ryu Yi Nok...
I don't care anymore.
I just... just...
I only care about the fact that Gil Dong might die!
Young Miss...!
Move aside! They're at the front of the mountain!
Damn it, I didn't know they would come so soon!
Do you think he planned to do this from the very beginning?
They will come here directly. His men know where our hideout is.
Over that peak is Hwal Bin Dang's hideout! We will attack immediately!
They know our hideout well, and they will attack immediately.
That means we have to make sure that they cannot enter the hideout at all.
In order to protect this country as the king,
I will break Hong Gil Dong.
Break through their defenses!
Guard it to the end! Let's go!
I have to go to Gil Dong! I have to get there before it's too late!
Move the injured to the hideout!
Get the hideout before sunset!
What's happening?
Hwal Bin Dang and the soldiers are fighting on the hill behind the hideout.
Everyone's running away because the village may end up a battlefield.
They stopped their attack at sunset.
Now we have an advantage since we know this mountain well.
Tonight, we will attack the soldiers who are camped nearby.
We have to push them as far away as possible from our hideout.
We were not able to breach their defenses.
They must have been ready for our attack.
Dispatch more soldiers to the mountain!
You must prevent the scattered Hwal Bin Dang forces to join them!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Put out a public notice that I have attacked Hwal Bin Dang!
But if you do that, the people will most certainly...
They will think that I have betrayed Hwal Bin Dang.
The people must know that I am doing this for the sake of the country!
I must strike down Hwal Bin Dang because they are fighting against the customs of our country.
But I cannot make enemies of the people who have supported them.
The king is only attacking Hong Gil Dong and Hwal Bin Dang!
Hwal Bin Dang said that there would be no more differences between peasant and noble!
But look how they are fighting with the king!
- That means that world will never come! - That's right!
Let's go!
Soon, the end will come for Hwal Bin Dang and Hong Gil Dong.
The king is really being merciless.
I didn't know the king would act so quickly.
We were the ones that first suggested Hong Gil Dong be attacked.
But now His Majesty is using that to control all of the government officials!
His Majesty has become a tyrant!
But I wanted to extend my hand out one more time...
No, we can't ask His Majesty to share his authority.
In this world, there is no such thing as the core of all power.
It'll be difficult enough to survive in the periphery!
This isn't what I wanted...
Eun Hye, don't be too scared.
I will try to find a way to escape to China while everyone is distracted.
Hwal Bin Dang's world, my ass. This world belongs to the king and his nobles!
I don't think Gil Dong will be able to last very long in this fight.
Too bad, because Hwal Bin Dang was like our beacon of hope!
But you know, I hope they fight for a long time.
Actually, I hope they never go away!
This is just the beginning.
If we are to survive, we have to make a living.
The king has blocked off all the roads that we use.
That means that we have to live off what we grow in here.
Our last job was pretty good, so I think we're good for a few months.
When spring comes, barley and corn will start growing.
It will be a long fight.
You're all ready for it, right?
What's life anyway? It's a stupid fight, but we'll go to the end!
Does that mean that the last survivor is the most stupid?
Oh, it's Dummy.
Dummy...
Did she really go to him?
At a time like this...?
Someone saw her at the entrance of Mt. Machun.
It is certain that's where she was headed.
Will the soldiers be attacking them again tonight?
Yes, but I will instruct them to delay the attack until we find her.
Hong Gil Dong will not allow her to be harmed either.
I am sure he will send her back.
I cannot allow her to be at a place where I have ordered an attack.
Make preparations to go to Mt. Machun.
More and more soldiers will be headed here. Gil Dong, you must run away!
I'll talk to Young Master... I mean His Majesty, so you must run!
This is like deja-vu.
Are you going to try and save me again?
Does that mean that you're going to die again like last time?
It means I'm going to fight.
Why? You're going to die!
You're supposed to work with him! Why are you both doing this?
Why is he insisting on attacking you and why are you insisting on fighting?
I really don't understand.
He is attacking me to protect his world.
And I'm fighting so that I can change it.
That's the reason why I worked with him to begin with.
But when he became king, he wanted to stop.
But I... We can't stop.
We're fighting because we can't stop.
You... can't stop?
Then how far will you go?
How far will you go?
How far do you think you can go?
How far?
This far. This place is what we want the world to be.
Here, there is no noble, peasant or even king.
Everyone is equal here. We all fight for the same thing here.
I will deliver this message to Gil Dong since it is from the king.
Let's go.
That's a dream.
That's a dream that we all want to be in.
What does it say?
He's trying to persuade me.
Stop fighting, disband Hwal Bin Dang.
He wants me to tell the people that the world we dream of does not exist.
Did he say that if you surrender, he will let you live?
He says that he will deport me to China.
That means that transportation is free!
Are you going to surrender?
I won't.
But I think I have to surrender someone else.
You mean Yi Nok?
First they told her about her parents' death and then the death of her grandfather...
This is like blackmail.
We delivered your message.
Did they confirm that Yi Nok was inside?
Yes.
He'll send her out.
He has no right to involve her in this fight.
Give this to the king. It's my response to his letter.
Is this your way of telling each other that you are looking for a middle ground?
Yes. Right now, you're the only one that can leave here and deliver this to the king.
Do me this favor.
I'll be back soon. I promise I'll be back.
Gil Dong.
I'm really thinking hard about this.
About where I really want to be.
Really?
I've been taking my time thinking about this.
And I've come here.
This is where I want to be.
This is where I want to live. This is where I want to be.
It's right here where you are.
So I promise I'll be back.
Dummy...
The chief of Hwal Bin Dang has sent a message to the king.
You may come with us.
We don't have time. We have to go to the palace!
His Majesty is here.
I'm here only to deliver this message. I am going back.
What did you send to the king?
Yi Nok.
You're really selfish.
Gil Dong said that he is looking for a way to stop fighting you.
That letter should have the answer.
There is no answer.
What do you mean by that?
There is no answer.
Gil Dong said that that was his answer!
What he sent to me is you.
He sent you to me.
- I'm going back. - I won't send you back.
You said you would leave me alone! You said you'd let me decide on my own!
I can send you away, but I will not send you to a place I will attack!
Does that mean that you can't stop from attacking Gil Dong either?
That's right.
I cannot stop fighting someone that is trying to change the world in which I am the king.
You mean Gil Dong sent me here on purpose?
I asked him to.
Even if he loses, the world will keep going.
And I will still be the king.
So the reason he sent me here...
... was because he thinks he's going to lose?
Are you afraid?
Are you fearful?
Of course.
I'm not the superhero people say I am.
But you can still fight even if you're afraid.
I'm more afraid that my fear will cause me to give up this fight.
That's my greatest fear.
You mean like how you gave up Yi Nok?
Dummy...
You wanted me to be with the king after you were killed...
Jerk!
The soldiers will be here soon, but they will allow the villagers here to leave.
- You should leave. - Many already have.
People really do care about themselves.
But as for me and a few others, we are going to fight with you.
We told you that we would be with you!
Aren't you scared?
We're scared. We were afraid when you went to the previous king with the fire.
But we saw you win, so we can do it too.
I respect you.
I should respect your persistence.
But I wonder why I don't.
There once was a bird.
It gave its whole heart to its mate.
But the mate died.
I took pity on it and released it far away.
I thought that if I killed you,
I thought I could find release.
I thought I would find ease of mind.
But I was wrong. It didn't happen.
Please leave this place. Let's go to the foreign land you wanted.
It doesn't even have to be with me. I'll let you go.
Stop fighting for the people that only have given you suffering. Leave!
Seo Eun Hye, I am already in a foreign land that is different than the world you live in.
The world my friends live in...
...does not belong to the king.
Although it is small, it is a world that we created.
We fight to protect this world.
That is a dream! You will die protecting this dream!
No, we are standing in that world now.
You say it's a dream because you cannot enter this world.
That world is my reality and I will be glad to die protecting it.
I am already in that foreign land, so let me go in peace.
Goodbye.
Then protect it to the end!
Protect it to the end without dying.
Let me live knowing that you are alive somewhere.
So protect it and live.
I'll go far away.
I'll send myself far away from here.
To a place where I can see what I want to see and hear only what I want to hear.
And then I will release you slowly from my heart.
We will begin our attack again soon.
The back of Mt. Machun is still their territory. The villages there still support them.
- Reduce their territory as much as you can. - Yes, Your Majesty!
I am returning to the palace. Tomorrow, you will bring news that everything is over!
Yes, Your Majesty!
The soldiers are preparing to attack us again.
- The king will want to end this today. - Then it's going to be big.
We should prepare something big too.
You can't leave!
I'm going! If you won't let me leave, then kill me instead!
His Majesty has ordered us to keep you here!
Let me go, Your Majesty!
No.
Let me go, Young Master!
I said I won't let you leave. I can't let you go!
The soldiers will stage their attack soon.
I still want to leave.
You're heartless.
You can't do this to me.
Becoming heartless to protect what you cherish... You have done the same too.
You used your sword on Gil Dong to protect this world as king!
In order to protect Gil Dong,
I will use my sword on your heart.
Yes...
I used my sword on him to protect this world as king.
But you want me to turn my sword on you too when you're with him?
You are the only one that matters to me.
I told you once that I became human because of you.
But you want me to use my sword against you?
When you used your sword against Gil Dong, did you not use your sword against your inner self?
If that is what you did, if that is what you decided,
then keep living in this world as a good king.
But the world I have chosen,
... is Gil Dong's world.
That is why I must go back there.
The Young Master I once knew was a good man.
That is why I believe that he will be a good king.
To me, Gil Dong is...
... someone I cannot live without.
I am going to him...
... because I cannot live without him.
So Your Majesty...
Please let me go.
Is that my price...
... to protect this world as king?
When I let you leave,
my inner self will die.
Go.
We will conquer Hwal Bin Dang today! Do not retreat!
The Young Master I knew is about to die. Go and protect him.
Go and tell Madam Noh too. That I have come here to protect Gil Dong.
We were not able to reach Hwal Bin Dang's hideout.
But we have reduced their territory.
And we have enclosed them completely.
- Prepare the troops again. - Yes, Your Majesty.
She returned to the hideout while protecting him.
She told me to protect the good man she used to know.
And I will protect him.
For Madam Noh and I, you are someone we have staked our lives for.
We will protect you.
So please do not use your sword against anyone.
Are you hurt?
Yes.
Does it hurt?
It hurts a lot.
Your tears are making it sting.
It hurts too.
Of course it hurts.
You made me cry, so it has to hurt.
I'm sorry.
We'll do this together.
This is where I want to be.
So don't stop me from fighting to protect this place.
And you can't live without me.
You'll keep fighting and you'll keep getting hurt.
How will you survive without a medicine peddler?
I was going to pretend it didn't hurt because I was Chief.
That's why I have to stay with you.
Even if you pretend it doesn't hurt,
I'll know where it hurts,
even if you don't say it.
I'm going to stay with you and keep an eye on you.
Thank you for staying with me.
There is a standoff at Mt. Machun.
Hwal Bin Dang has banded in small groups to defend their hideout.
But they do not have any contact with the outside world.
They have food in their compound.
They are like a self-sufficient island in the mountains.
It must be a totally different world than mine.
I wonder how their world is.
I don't know when the love explosions will fizzle out, but I want a wedding.
What's life anyway? We can live without a wedding.
How can you say that? A wedding is important to girls!
- Don't you agree, Yeon Ssi? - I don't really know women.
Women are so much more complicated than these.
Don't get married. Don't you have any pity for people who don't have a girlfriend?
- Don't get married! - No, I want to! Look at them!
We had a wedding for them even though we were in the middle of fighting!
Be quiet. You'll wake them.
That couple can't hear anyone else when they're together.
Mal Nyeo, we have to get married too!
How pathetic it would be if we died without getting married?
You guys are pathetic. Noona, let him have his way!
Alright, you can have your way. But we have to be a better couple than them!
Of course! I'm getting married!
I want to get married too.
We will use all of our strength to attack Hwal Bin Dang!
Hwal Bin Dang has withstood us longer than expected and more people are talking about them!
There are people who do not want my soldiers to defeat them.
We must gather more power and defeat them!
Yes, Your Majesty!
- What do you want me to see? - Can't you see this seedling here?
- I see it! - I planted this a while ago, and it sprouted!
You're right. What did you plant?
Well, I planted a lot of different things. I can't remember what I planted here.
I'm not surprised, my wife.
My clever husband can tell me what it is later.
Yes, I'll tell you what it is when it's all grown.
I hope it's an apple tree or pear tree!
I hope it's wheat, so we can make flour and make lots of steamed buns!
What about a steamed bun tree?
There are trees like that?
If not, I'll get steamed buns and hang them on the branches!
Steamed buns on branches?
It looks like spring is coming.
It will be a spring of lovely but sad blooms.
- I wish steamed buns would grow here. - Really?
Shall I plant steamed bun trees for you on the whole mountain?
Really? My great husband!
Wait here!
Hubby!
The soldiers are ready, but why do you not give them their orders?
Spring has come on the mountain they fight to protect.
I wanted to let them see spring.
Flowers will wither, but people look at them and say they are lovely.
They don't know it is heartless to do so.
Isn't it heartless?
You know they will wither, and yet you just watch.
The day will come when the blooms appear,
it will be alright if you give them more time.
It's not my world.
That place is in another world.
That world...
... is what people dream of,
and the place she wants to live in with him.
That place is only a dream.
It is a place I cannot enter.
But it is a place I want to see.
It looks like your wounds have healed.
Don't you think I'm better than Huh Joon? (Huh Joon - famous Korean doctor)
There you go.
How is your eye?
Why did you put your eye in front of that arrow?
Just be patient for a while longer.
- Can't we even have a pheasant for our wedding feast? - But they're not flying in here.
Let's just have chicken instead.
Chicken instead of pheasant?
Alright, we'll have peasant.
- We have to have pheasant. - Alright, peasant.
- It's not peasant, it's pheasant. - That's what I said.
Fine, we'll have chicken.
Try it.
Use your abs! That's where you get your power!
And focus!
Master, can you train Gomi using the techniques you used with me?
Let's do that later. Someone is here to see you.
Really?
- Who? - It's the king you're fighting.
So the king has come all the way here to speak with me.
I have a lot of things against you.
What if I lose my temper and do something?
Did you come here alone because I wanted to speak with you?
What if you were seized by the soldiers who want to catch the chief of Hwal Bin Dang?
I do not think I have betrayed you.
I am only protecting my world as king.
I won't take that as an excuse.
I won't forget.
I will not forget the man I fought and the world that he fought to protect.
I will remember it always and never forget it.
And you will have to live in fear.
Even though we may all die here,
there will be other Hong Gil Dongs and Hwal Bin Dangs that will rise up to fight you.
I won't forget that either.
It may not be today, but that world will come to pass one day.
People want that world and they will fight to make it happen.
Even if the world changes a thousand times,
it will edge closer to that dream.
A world in which there are no nobles and peasants...
Do you mean a world like that?
Don't forget that there are dummies who want that world to be real.
While they live in your world, they will dream of mine.
Remember that Hwal Bin Dang and I...
fought amongst the powerless to make that world possible.
Let me go!
- No! No! - Gomi!
Gomi!
Listen to me!
Leave with Master... and live.
Tell the whole world and continue fighting.
You have to prepare for the next world.
For everyone's sake, you have to do that, Gomi.
I mean, Chief Gomi.
Go that way. I will distract the soldiers.
Master, take care of Gomi.
Amitabha.
Let's go!
It's Hwal Bin Dang!
Hyung!
Gomi!
Don't ever stop laughing.
You must keep laughing.
- Go! - No, no, Hyung!
Go!
It'll be alright now. I'll get rid of them so that Gomi can laugh.
Hyung!
I will protect the world...
... in which Gomi can laugh freely!
One of Hwal Bin Dang members have been killed while trying to leave the hideout.
- Has anyone left? - Yes, we will go after them.
Let them be.
Concentrate on the attack tonight.
Now now! Enter bride and groom!
Alright, we're in a hurry! Let's get this over with!
Wait a moment.
Yeon Ssi isn't here yet.
We'll fill him in later. Let's start the wedding ceremony!
Wait!
The flowers have bloomed just in time!
You're so pretty!
Heaven has perfect timing!
The groom Shim Su Geun, and the bride Jung Mal Nyeo! Bow!
Until the day Shim Su Geun and Jung Mal Nyeo have white hair and are old and wrinkly,
they must set off explosions of love and live happily ever after!
Now we must get ready.
The soldiers are coming.
This time it will be big.
On this great day, I will stake my one ball and fight to win!
Whatever happens now, we won't come back as unmarried ghosts!
- Right, husband? - That's right, wife.
Kiss! Kiss!
Hwal Bin Dang has surrounded their hideout!
Prepare the flaming arrows. We begin our attack!
Finish it.
Fire!
They look like shooting stars.
Shall we make a wish?
At a time like this?
They look like they're wishing us farewell.
We'll go together.
Attack!
Gil Dong, I love you.
I know.
Do you know what that means?
Dummy. I love you!
I love you. I love you...
Hwal Bin Dang has been completely destroyed.
I will become a greater king,
and protect this country and my people with even more fervor!
Long live the king!
We must remember our hero, Hong Gil Dong.
- But Hong Gil Dong is dead! - That's right!
Then you should read this new book.
That genius hero Hong Gil Dong who can do magic!
You will know that our hero Hong Gil Dong can never die!
Well, he's invincible! I'm sure he's alive somewhere!
Yes, he's invincible!
My shop is where Hong Gil Dong's breath can still be felt.
Come in and have a look!
- How much is that? - It's cheap!
He lives through them.
And they all live through you.
That one's expensive!
You must become strong!
Why are you crying?
I cry because I am a useless boy who cannot even learn anything!
You live in a time where you can learn anything regardless of status.
Why do you say you cannot learn anything?
So what? The poor cannot learn anything!
So you are my destiny!
There is something in you that seems familiar!
I will teach you, so be my disciple!
What can you teach me?
You little...! Why are kids nowadays so picky?
Have a look!
Wait!
Don't you want to be like Hong Gil Dong?
- Were you really Hong Gil Dong's teacher? - That's right.
Are you really going to teach me how to fight like Hong Gil Dong?
There are other things you must learn first!
Do you really know Hong Gil Dong well? Is he really still alive?
Of course! Hong Gil Dong is immortal!
He will live on after a hundred, even five hundred years.
What will he be doing in the future?
Even in the future, people's lives will be the same.
Just like there are nobles and peasants now,
in the future, there will be the strong and weak.
What will Hong Gil Dong be doing then?
More important than that is the fact that
there will always be someone who is watching and observing society.
There will always be a sword that will watch, observe and correct society.
There will always be a Hong Gil Dong!