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[Episode 8]
[Kim Chae Gun]
Master.
That's enough of the basics.
Close your eyes and slice a petal, then we can leave the mountain.
Pierce a coin and we can leave the mountain.
Beat me with a sword and we can leave the mountain.
Hip!
Do a thousand push-ups and we can leave the mountain.
I won't even be able to do a hundred at this rate.
If you have the strength to talk, do one more push-up.
There you go!
By the way, Master... How many are there?
Of what?
People who are stronger than you.
People stronger than me?
I don't think there are any in Joseon.
You're saying there aren't any?
Not a single one!
Oh! There is one.
He's not quite my equal.
He's been nipping at my heels though.
He was a member of the king's guards and he is strong.
He even caught a tiger with his bare hands.
[Hwang Jin Ki]
Can you catch a tiger with your bare hands too?
Why I be so stupid and do that when I have a knife?
What if you run into one with nothing on you?
What will you do?
My gaze...
I will control it with my gaze.
When the tiger takes a look at my eyes, it will probably pee in fear.
What? You don't believe me?
So, there are two people.
Two that I have to become stronger than.
Thank you. Thank you.
What brings you by today?
I've sent someone to your home.
There will be 10 times more there.
I need your help with the Euigeumbu.
[Jo Il Soo] Euigeumbu?
What do you want from there?
A sword.
The sharpest and most dangerous one there is in the world.
Since you're asking me this favor, I will do it.
But it will not be easy.
If you go towards the back, he will be in the basement prison.
Who are you people?
Our master is looking for you.
Master? Who is he?
Scholar Baek Myun is looking for you.
Scholar Baek Myun?
Yi In Jwa?
I need a sword.
Hey, you!
Where's my sword?
Gosh, I was stupid for asking.
Oh no!
What happened here?
What is going on here?
All you will need to do is take care of the aftermath.
Where is Scholar Baek Myun?
Are you looking for me?
Are you Yi In Jwa?
After I was imprisoned...
I could not sleep, worrying about my mother all alone.
You even took care of her funeral in place of this bad son.
Thank you so much.
Tell me whatever you want.
I'll do anything that's possible.
You will have a lot of work to do from now on.
However, before you do...
Sorry about this.
Why are you brandishing that sword at me suddenly?
I suppose the reason doesn't matter.
It's been a long time since I had a real sword fight.
Stop.
Would you like to have a drink?
A drink?
A drink sounds good.
I'm not his servant girl.
He's making me deliver alcohol now?
You must have a very important guest...
Well, you look very strong.
See you again, then.
Here you go.
Thank you.
The king is so awful. It's hard to live a good life, you know?
Is that why you lost your temper and tried to break down Gwanghwamun?
Well, that thing is so strong. It wouldn't even break.
Still, a master fighter like you would not have been easy to catch.
If only I hadn't been drinking that day...
But that's what happened. Alcohol is my enemy.
Otherwise, what I would have done to him...
Catching him will be your task.
Since the beginning of Joseon, the one known as the greatest swordsman.
Cut that man's throat.
Stop breathing, hand under your chin, spread your legs more...
Shoot.
Give it to me.
Watch closely.
Master? Can you escape an arrow?
From a close distance, can you escape a flying arrow?
Shoot it.
Are you serious?
In martial arts training, your arms and legs can't be faster than instinct.
But there is one thing faster than instinct.
Shoot it!
How did you do that?
The one thing in the human body that is faster than instinct...
is the eyes.
Your eyes.
My eyes?
What was your goal in becoming my pupil?
My goal?
Of course, it was to cut Yi In Jwa's throat...
Then... leave this mountain right now.
With the skills you have now
you could cut his throat in the middle of the night.
Back at the house...
why do you think I agreed to teach you?
I told you, didn't I?
People like Yi In Jwa don't get exterminated because you fight alone.
Look at these bugs.
They won't be exterminated just because you stand up to them alone.
No... I'm not alone.
What... what is this?
You've already learned a lesson that can't ever be bought.
But are you still only thinking this way?
I will wait for you.
For you to become a great tiger and return.
Find a greater purpose and become a great tiger.
[Yeoning (Later to be Yeongjo)]
Becoming the King's Hand is no use at all.
If you want to shed yourself of that useless shell...
I can give you a sword.
Our family's heirloom sword.
Wait for it.
The time will come.
Your Highness! Your Highness.
There was a prison break at the Euigeumbu.
Which prisoner escaped?
Prisoner Hwang Jin Ki.
Hwang Jin Ki?
And this letter was left in the prison.
Your Highness, you must have heard about the news.
I would like to see you. Please make some time for me.
I'm sorry.
Excuse me, sir.
Sis, sis!
What happened here?
She was caught stealing some shoes.
Oh, shoes? That's what happened?
Oh my! She's so young.
- Sis! - It's just some shoes.
The rebel...
Hwang Jin Ki. Why did you help him escape?
What do you plan on doing with him?
Are you afraid of his sword as well?
Do you think I'd be afraid of merely one knife?
What if it's not just one knife?
On your way here, did you perhaps suffer any pain?
I am giving you a warning, Your Highness.
It's not that you're not killing me.
It's that you cannot kill me.
The person that I fear most in the world is someone you fear, as well.
I'm talking about Father.
I won't deny it.
The king is a true beast.
So, I have also become a beast.
In order to overcome the king...
Do you think you can stop me now that I've become a beast?
Just you wait.
I won't need long to do it.
Then don't do nothing and wait.
How about we fight to the death today?
Your Highness.
The king's sword breaks the seven star broadsword.
The seven star broadsword cuts through the official's blade.
The official's blade cuts down the sharp sword.
The sharp sword cuts down the curved blade.
And the curved blade takes down the wooden sword.
What do you think?
How about you and I...
go a round with these swords today?
Yes.
Why don't we put our fate to the test?
You want to use a real sword?
Here you go.
It's the king's sword.
Is it a wooden sword?
Rather than the sword...
the skill of the fighter is more important.
This is the difference between you and me.
You won't be able to kill that beast with skills like these.
You will lose your life by his claws.
Yi In Jwa...
Yi In Jwa!
It seems the king's sword is still too heavy for the mutt.
Take His Highness home.
Stop!
I said stop!
What is it?
Did you lose your pride over something this small?
Do you feel wronged?
What is it you're trying to say?
Don't you see?
Don't you see the blood and tears of the people, Your Highness?
Sis...
Sister!
Sis...
Sister!
Because she stole some shoes...
the unfairness of being killed.
Do you truly not see these things, Your Highness?
You're rushing things.
I suppose you would be frustrated.
You must feel like you haven't taken even one step forward.
Your father, Yi Soo, was like that too.
But Dam Seo, it's not that there is revenge and also a great plan.
It's that your revenge is within that great plan.
- But... - Yes.
It's not bad to get a taste.
Try to stir Yeoning.
Take good care of her.
Yes, sir.
I'm sorry.
By the time you are an adult...
the world will be a better place.
So please forgive me.
For this is all that I can do.
What is it now? Have you come to lecture me again?
Though it was late, you did a good thing.
What is it? Do I look pitiful to you?
Don't waste precious time and tell me what it is you want.
How did you get so twisted?
What did you say?
I did not put you down, Your Highness.
I can see it clearly. The way you feel about me.
Look at my eyes.
Can you really see how I feel?
If I need something from you...
could you do it for me?
Show you the palace?
I'm sure you've been here before.
Let's go back now.
You can't go that way.
You know why.
If you head that way, it is Mother's residence.
Then I should say hello to her.
It's nice to see you again. You are really very beautiful.
So what brings you to the palace?
His Highness offered to show me the palace.
It worked out that way.
We have some things to discuss between us women.
Please step out for a moment.
- But... - Go on.
What is your reason?
Your reason for sticking by Yeoning.
And your reason for coming to me.
I'm sure you know.
The Crown Prince's teacher.
- You don't mean... - Yes.
He is my teacher.
You wench.
How dare you?
I also know about your past, Your Highness.
About your hidden son and his father, Baek Man Geum.
I know all about it.
What is it that you want from me?
Allow me to meet the king.
The king?
For what reason?
Your Highness.
My father's name is... Kim Yi Soo.
Your Kim Yi Soo's daughter?
Yes.
He was once a follower of the king's, but was later killed by him.
He was my father.
Switch him with a baby that has died of plague.
Please take care of this baby for me.
Don't you have a daughter as well?
You foolish girl.
Because of your provocations, an innocent man has ended up dying.
I am indebted to that man.
But what do you mean that the king killed Kim Yi Soo?
What proof do you have to make such a claim?
Did you see it with your own eyes?
It was a long time ago, so I have no proof.
You have no proof, so how could you think such a thing?
Is that what your teacher told you?
That the king killed your father?
Just because one is raised by a beast...
does not mean he or she must become one.
You sit there with eyes that even I can clearly read.
Do you actually believe you can do something to the king?
Have you ever met the king?
Even one time?
Have you faced him even once?
I assure you.
You will not even be able to breathe.
Yeoning, are you outside?
Yes, Mother.
The king is with Yeonryung right now.
She would like to see the king from a distance.
You should guide her there.
I will, Mother.
But what do you mean that the king killed Kim Yi Soo?
Is that what your teacher told you?
Do not forget.
Do not forgive.
One who is less than a beast...
is the king of this nation.
Why are you so deep in thought?
He's over there.
Is it you?
The one who killed my father?
Will you go meet Father?
Only take a look at his face.
Use Yeoning and get to the spot.
And only confirm what the king looks like.
Beyond that, you must not do anything rash.
Do you understand?
No, today I only--
What do you mean, no? It was difficult to get here.
You should at least say hello.
Father.
Your Highness!
Father!
Brother!
[Yeonryung (Sukjong's sixth son)]
Are you healthy, Brother?
Yes.
Who is that?
My name is Kim So Yool.
So Yool?
That's a pretty name.
But you look very familiar.
There was a man I once valued very much.
He was a military officer named Yi Soo.
You look very much like him.
Now that I think about it, he had a daughter about your age.
Her name was... Dam Seo.
I believe that was it.
Five steps.
The king is only five steps away.
The one I've wanted to kill all this time
is only five steps away.
Have you ever met the king?
I assure you.
You will not even be able to breathe.
Why do you look so uncomfortable?
I'm not worthy, Your Majesty.
Put out your hand.
The two of you match very well.
You look very good together.
Yeonryung, let us go for a walk.
Are you really Officer Kim Yi Soo's daughter?
What kind of nonsense is that?
You're not insisting...
that Father actually doesn't know, are you?
Or do you think it was a coincidence that he brought up Officer Kim Yi Soo?
So what?
What has changed?
If you think Father has killed your father...
you are wrong.
If you think that...
do you have any proof?
The look in his eyes when he thought of Officer Kim Yi Soo.
You saw it too.
There was a man I once valued very much.
He was a military officer named Yi Soo.
You are mistaken.
You are being fooled by Yi In Jwa's lies.
No.
It can't be a mistake.
It can't be a lie.
And it can never be that way either.
I'll be going now.
Are you back?
Yes.
So, how was it being in the king's presence?
You are mistaken.
You are being fooled by Yi In Jwa's lies.
I'm wavering.
I am wavering right now, Scholar.
What I believed were truths are no longer true.
Things I believed did not matter to me...
are now things that matter to me.
I am exhausted from waiting.
Please give me permission, Scholar.
Before I crumble right here.
I want to draw my sword.
Do you think you can do it on your own?
If so...
do as you please.
Do you mean that?
Have you ever heard me say something twice?
When you're holding a gambling card, you bet everything on that one card.
When you're holding a sword, you put your fate in that sword.
All that you can trust...
is that one card in your hand... the sword.
That's all you have.
Whether it's fighting or gambling
you will come to realize that they aren't too different.
From now on, keep these three things in mind.
First is breathing.
When the edge of a knife cuts your skin and you start to smell blood...
your breathing goes astray at your own desire to live.
Once your breathing goes astray...
your opponent's blade will pierce your body.
Then you will die.
Use your desire to live to become free.
That's when you will hear it for the first time.
The sound of your opponent's blade.
The sound of your opponent's heartbeat.
Second is the eyes.
Your life is depending on the eyes.
Read the look in my eyes.
First is breathing and second is the look in the eyes.
Then what's the third?
- Courage. - Courage?
Don't worry about that.
You took on a tiger with a stick.
You have the most courage in Joseon.
Master, am I done with my training?
Didn't I tell you?
You have to slice a petal, pierce a coin, and beat me to finish.
Stop talking nonsense.
Let's go get some outside air.
Outside air?
This one, this one, and this one!
- Thank you! - And this one too.
Thank you, my lord.
You're buying all of this?
Don't you worry. I'll eat it all by myself.
You're not going to carry it.
Here, give it to me.
This is good. Let's go.
This is why he brought me.
Take that.
It's been a while since I've seen this.
Thank you.
Move.
What are you doing? Hurry up!
If you have something to say, go on and say it.
I thought it was strange.
Why would a master like you hide out in a small town like this?
Who exactly are you, Master?
Trainer, military. Kim Chae Gun?
At one point, I was a military officer too.
I had pledged my life to protect this country.
But then...
Jin Ki.
You are much more skilled than the others.
I'm sure you'll hear good news this time.
Thank you.
Shin Kil Sook for veterinary.
Yes.
Lee Dong Joon for military.
Yes.
- Choi Eun Ki for construction. - Yes, sir.
- Lee Jae Han for military. - Yes, sir.
- Park Young Kwon for construction. - Yes, sir.
- Jung Tae Hoon for veterinary. - Yes.
That's all.
Sire, I think there is an omission from the military officers.
An omission?
Wasn't there a Hwang Jin Ki?
Isn't he someone with no backing?
There's no point in seeing him.
The same corruption happened every year.
Rather than serve a rotten king, I could no longer stay in the palace.
So, you became a rebel?
I am thinking of killing the king.
Just as you have your reasons, I, too, have mine.
Do not try to stop me.
Listen here.
The king that you serve...
The king that you serve is someone who ought to die.
I will personally go there to cut his throat.
If you can stop me on Chungmyung (April 5)
between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.
give it a try.
The investigation into assassins started about a month ago.
Soonyangjigak, Bohoongak, and even Haeyoungjun.
There have been signs that assassins have broken into the palace.
Crown Prince, if it's Chungmyung, then isn't that today?
That's right.
This is urgent.
What are you all so worried about?
Hm?
They have given us the date and time, so why make such a fuss?
Hm? Defense Minister?
Yes, Your Majesty.
- Royal Guard? - Yes.
- Euigeumbu. - Yes, Your Majesty.
- Police Chief. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Are you all lacking confidence?
Look at the lot of you when you don't get any stored goods out of it.
Your Majesty.
I will gather the armies and the commanders
and make sure nothing happens.
No, don't do that.
There is no need.
No, Father!
How could you command such a thing of me?
Did you not say you would be my sword?
I would prefer to hold a sword rather than wear a crown.
I want to cut off the arms and legs of corrupt officials who exploit citizens.
I will behead the rebels who revolt against the royal family.
I will stand in the path in which you will walk...
and be the first to open it up for you.
But, Father...
It is your sword.
Father.
It is a sword that is too heavy for me.
If you do not have the confidence to wield that sword and protect me...
you will not be able to protect anything.
Even yourself.
Father.
Are you ready?
Shed your shell and throw it away.
I'm telling you to draw that sword however you please.
What if I stop you?
What will you do if I stop you?
Then one of us will die.
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