"(3 years later)" "We're short on food because of the long drought." "Lord Songyang offered a sacrifice but the people are still upset." "He will visit us soon." "To ask us for food?" "Yes." "We're already sharing our profits." "He's too thick, asking for food as well." "I think we should decline this time." "My goodness, he's asking for too much!" "What else can we do then?" "We don't have an army or weapons." "Would you rather die?" "Calm down, Auntie." "I'll take care of the food shortage." "Haengin and Okjuh had a rich harvest." "I'll take some salt and buy some food." "Good idea." "Get ready to leave immediately." "I will." "Piryu and Onjo just fell asleep." "I'll be away for a while." "Look after my sons." "Don't worry." "Yuntabal is waiting." "Let's go." "Are you going fishing?" "I think I'll catch a big one tonight." "If I do, I'll give it to you." "Thank you, sir." "Good luck." "Welcome." "You're hard at work." "How are the kids?" "They're fine." "Don't worry." "Come inside." "How's the training coming along?" "We have 1 ,000 elite fighters." "1 00 new recruits just joined us." "They're just as good as our elite." "They should be." "They cost a fortune." "The Dukchun tribe will send 50 men." "Are we going to attack as planned?" "We have to advance the date." "Lord Songyang will visit Keru soon." "It'll be the perfect chance." "Be thoroughly prepared." "I will." "I'm going to pay him back for everything he put us through." "It won't be easy." "Be careful." "Don't worry." "Hard, soft, hard, soft..." "Hard, soft, hard, soft, hard..." "Is that all you can do?" "!" "No wonder Mooduk left you." "What does she have to do with this?" "!" "How dare you talk back to me?" "!" " Sir, we're done." " Really?" "Good job." "Go and hang it up." "Musong, you go bring a bow and arrow." " OK." " Hurry." "Shoot!" "Dang." "It went through." "Is it possible?" "Just give up." "Be quiet!" "I'll do whatever it takes to make steel armor." "CommanderJumong's new nation... will have a stronger iron army than the Han ever will." "Hurray!" "Hurray!" "Hurray..." "Commander." "My steel armor failed the test again." "Don't let it get to you." "I'll do whatever it takes to clothe you and the Damul Army in steel armor." "Mopalmo." "Yes?" "Despite being outnumbered... thanks to your weapons, we never lose." "Your hands... mean a lot to us." "Let it go and rest every now and then." "If you fall ill, we'll be at a great loss." "Look after yourself." "Commander..." "Governor." "Lord Songyang is here." "Let him in." "I will." "How have you been?" "Long time no see." " Have a seat." " Thank you." "Why did you ask for me?" "Take a look at this." "These are the areas Jumong took over." "Changchun, Joongsan, Gyesoo, Dongman, even the Sunbi tribe." "He's strong enough to threaten me." "Puyo's of no help since Kumwa got reinstated." "The Damul Army is getting stronger every day." "It's so distressing." "I'll do everything I can to help you." "Songyang." "Yes, Governor." "I want to use you as a stepping-stone to get rid of Jumong and attack Puyo." "If you join sides with me, I'm sure it'll benefit you too." "What do you say?" "Would I dare refuse your offer?" "I'll join sides with you." "I'm back, Governor." "So, how are Yangsullan and Daeso?" "Both of them are having a hard time." "The eastern frontier is as far from Puyo as you can get." "Life won't be easy." "Any news on when they'll return to Puyo?" "I doubt they'll be called back anytime soon." "That wretch Kumwa!" "Even beasts look after their offspring." "How long will he neglect them?" "Governor, I doubt Puyo will last long." "Why don't you call them over and let them stay here?" "Good idea." "Puyo is in a miserable state because of the long famine." "The people are barely surviving." "There are even signs of rebellion." "My goodness..." " Did you get it?" " Yes." "Here..." "I might be smuggling you the wine... but what if the King finds out you've been drinking against his orders?" "I have nothing to fear." "I've hit rock bottom." "Not only did I become a Han hostage..." "I even cleaned the war-horses' stables." "Now all that's left to do is to bounce back." "You may say you've hit rock bottom... but if you dig deeper, there's the underground." "Remember, you might get buried." "What?" "Get buried?" "Are you saying I might die?" "!" "I'm just telling you to be careful." "Is the King offering a heavenly rite?" "Yes." "Nothing he can do will deliver Puyo from all this." "Our only way out from the crisis... is to enthrone a new King." "Your Highness." "Jeez..." "Who else is there other than my father or Daeso?" "Your Highness." "It's me, Songju." "Come in." "What's the matter?" "The King has summoned an assembly." "Come to the royal court immediately." "An assembly?" "What do you think?" "I can smell it." "You can?" "Gosh..." "What are you looking at?" "Your Highness, did you..." "His Majesty is here." "Tax Minister." "Yes, Your Majesty." "How's our financial status?" "We spent all we had on public relief so we're utterly broke." "Our soldiers are digging wells but we don't have enough drinking water." "Your Majesty." "Many are even crossing the border." "Guards at the borders are stopping them but they're showing signs of rebellion." "If I may add something." "Our surrounding tribes and nations have long disobeyed our orders." "Some even want to invade us." "Your Majesty." "We don't have a choice." "We must contact the Han and ask for their help." "And do you think they'll help us?" "They only want us on their side when we have something to offer them." "If we tell them the mess we're in, they'll only try to take over us." "Your Majesty." "Why don't we just conquer another tribe?" "If we take over Haengin and Okjuh, we can feed and satisfy our people." "What brings you here?" "Your Majesty." "Please summon Daeso back." "I'll summon him when it's time." "You're dismissed." "You kicked him out because he ruined us." "Has anything changed since you got reinstated?" "Please summon him back." "Your Majesty." "I'm sure Prince Daeso deeply regrets what he has done." "Please forgive him." "You think so?" "Daeso hasn't changed." "I'm getting reports on him." "I'll decide when Daeso is ready to return to Puyo." "Do you want your son to die on some frontier?" "You forgave the Jega and the ministers who went against you... all for the sake of the nation." "Why are you like this to Daeso?" "Daeso hasn't changed?" "You're the one who hasn't changed." "What son wouldn't despair after being abandoned for so long?" "You made Daeso the man he is today." "Be quiet!" "If you really want to see Daeso again, look into how he's doing yourself." "They're Malgal tribesmen." "The Malgal tribe?" "I heard you're good swordsmen." "Sounds interesting." "So, who will fight them?" "Come forward." "He's a new recruit." "He's a good swordsman as well as a strong fighter." "He volunteered to take them on at once when he heard about the reward." "Is that so?" "He has some guts." "Sure." "I'll reward you if you kill them all." "If you manage to beat that soldier..." "I'll let you all go." "Don't take turns." "I'll take you on at once." "He really is strong." "Impressive." "What's your name?" "My name is Bubunno." "Bubunno..." "Naro, why don't you fight him?" "Your Royal Highness, I can fight him tomorrow." "Yangsullan is waiting for you." "Return to your chambers." "You seem to be more loyal to her than you are to me." "How long will you keep this up?" "How long will you go on saying that?" "Don't you get sick of being drunk all the time?" "What else can I do here?" "I'm doomed to stay here until I die." "I need to kill time." "Don't you even want to take revenge?" "King Gou Jian of Yue slept on sticks to remind himself and persevere." "Is this all you can do?" "Gou Jian is Gou Jian and I am me." "While you're wasting your life away, Jumong has risen to prominent power." "Do you know what the people say?" "They're saying Jumong is a dragon and you turned out to be a worm." "Shut up!" "If this is what you want then I'll go back to Hyunto." "The enemies are few." "Chief, you must get out of here!" "Now!" "Sosuhno you...!" "Songyang, you wretch!" "This is where you die." "Wootae!" "Wootae!" "Someone get help!" "Wootae!" "Sayong..." "Sayong." "Wootae..." "Hang in there." "Tell Sosuhno..." "I'm sorry I can't help her... fulfill her dream." "Wootae..." "Sosuhno..." "Sosuhno..." "How did it go?" "Did you fail?" "No." "Songyang is wounded... and his men are all dead." "Then why the long face?" "Wootae... is dead." "Wootae?" "Is he really dead?" "Yes." "I'm sorry, my Lady." "I'm taking our men to Keru." "My Lady." "Get ready to go." "My Lady." "What is it?" "Is Lord Songyang here?" "What are you doing?" "Do you think you'll get away with this?" "Lord Songyang will punish you." "He doesn't scare us anymore!" "Yuntabal." "Come on!" "Imprison them!" "Yes, sir." "Sir!" "Thank goodness you all made it." "Congratulations, my Lady." "Keru is back in the right hands." "Shouldn't we celebrate on a day like this?" "Wootae, Wootae..." "Not you...!" "Did you check?" "Sosuhno and Yuntabal have taken over." "Yuncheryung, Yangtak and Chansoo are in prison." "I'll finish them once and for all." "Tell the chiefs to summon their soldiers." "I will tell them... but I don't think we can attack them just yet." "Why not?" "Sosuhno has been training mercenaries in secret." "Only a few attacked us today." "We don't know where they are or how many there are." "They've been going behind my back." "No wonder Sosuhno gave in to me." "Find out how many men they have first." "I will." "Wootae, Wootae..." "Wootae..." "Dear sun and moon, watch over him..." "Dear wind and clouds, watch over my dear Wootae..." "Hurray!" "Hurray!" "Hurray!" "Piryu disarmed us by force." "Life has been miserable ever since we gave in." "But that ends here." "We'll fight Songyang and his followers, and make them kneel in front of us." "Keru will unite Jolbon... and build a new, invincible nation." "Hurray for Keru!" "Hurray!" "Hurray for Keru!" "Hurray for Sosuhno!" "Hurray!" "Yuntabal." "Don't expect anything from me." "Sosuhno will decide what to do with you." "Sosuhno, this is all my fault." "She only wanted what's best for me." "Kill me and let my mother live." "Sosuhno." "Untie them." "Get up." "Auntie." "Chansoo was chief for quite some time." "It should be enough." "I lost someone very dear to me." "I don't want to lose anyone else." "I'll serve you with my life to repay you for your kindness." "What is Songyang up to?" "He summoned the other chiefs." "Hwanna, Kwanna and Yunna's chiefs are there." "That means we have to go to war." "They won't attack just yet." "They don't know how many men we have." "Why don't we attack them before they find out?" "Sosuhno." "There's no time to dwell in sadness." "You must make a decision." "Keru's fate lies in your hands." "My Lady, attack Piryu and kill Songyang." "We must make him pay for Wootae's death." "Some of the tribes we took over are too far from Mt." "Bongye." "They're defenseless against sudden attacks." "You're right." "We need to move our headquarters." "But then it'll become harder to defend." "Whoa..." "Commander." "Isn't that Lady Sosuhno?" "How have you been?" "What brings you here?" "Is your father well?" "Yes." "I've heard what you've accomplished over the past few years." "You conquered the Gyesoo and Dongman tribes... and even pushed the Sunbi tribe 50 miles north." "How do you know all that?" "My troop travels everywhere." "I came here to help you establish a new nation." "Although your army has expanded... many of the tribes you conquered are too far away from here." "The Damul Army must be the center of your nation." "But that will be hard for as long as you're in Mt." "Bongye." "To build a new nation... you need new land." "Do you know of a place?" "Come to Jolbon." "We are well-populated and our land is fertile." "Your army will grow." "We've accumulated many riches too." "I'll help you establish your new nation." "I was worried about you." "I heard you fought in many battles." "I'm glad to see you're OK." "My goodness, don't worry." "It's nothing." "I can take care of myself." "Don't worry about me." "Don't be so sure of yourself." "However good you are, one mistake can cost you your life." "You must be careful." "OK..." "Sayong." "Did something happen?" "Wootae has passed away." "He what...?" "I'll be waiting for your reply." "Have a safe trip." "Poor Lady Sosuhno." "What is it with her?" "What do you mean?" "Wootae passed away." "What?" "He died trying to kill Songyang." "What do you think?" "Do you think he'll accept?" "I really don't know." "Wait and see." "It won't be an easy decision." "Lady Sosuhno suggested we join her by moving our headquarters to Jolbon." "She even knew we're having trouble controlling all the tribes." "Isn't that good news?" "Jolbon might be a coalition but it has everything a nation needs." "If we help her attack Songyang and unite the tribes... it'll make things much easier." "He's right." "It'll solve all our problems." "It's a great opportunity." "What more do we need?" "They've been suffering for so long." "I'm sure they'll welcome us." "It's not that simple." "Suppose we join her, unite Jolbon and build a new nation." "Who should become ruler?" "The Commander or Lady Sosuhno?" "One nation cannot have two monarchs." "Lady Sosuhno is from Jolbon and this was her idea... so she'll want to govern the nation we build." "She won't do that!" "The Left Officer is right." "She might kick us out once she's done." "Still, we can't tell them to give everything up." "Let's join them first and talk later." "Military Officer." "We can't put this off." "One wrong decision and all we've worked for can go to waste." "You don't know how much the Commander feels for her!" "Stop it!" "You had your say." "I'll think it over and make a decision." "Soryung." "What is it?" "I saw Yeomieul." "What did she say?" "The three-legged crow must find a new nest." "Yuncheryung, Yangtak and Chansoo pledged their allegiance to Sosuhno." "Dang." "Those fools." "I'll make them pay for betraying me." "From what I know, they have thousands of mercenaries." "They're all very well-trained." "We can't take them lightly just because we outnumber them." "Without a good plan, we might even lose." "Don't worry." "Yangjung will back us up." "He'll send the Iron Army as well as his soldiers." "We'll attack as soon as they arrive." "You asked for us?" "I'm going to spy on Puyo and the Han." "We'll escort you." "No, I'll be leaving with Oi." "I want you two to guard the hideout." " Yes, sir." " Yes, sir." "Yangjung sent you a letter." "We're going to Hyunto." "Get ready." "I will." "I hate the fact that I still have to put up with them." "Your Highness." "I know how you feel but there's nothing we can do for now." "What do you mean?" "Jumong's Damul Army has grown, enough to become a threat to the Han." "Yet they haven't attacked us once over the past three years." "Why do you think that is?" "Just think of them as hostages that'll help us pull through." "Yesoya." "Yes, Your Highness." "I should ask the King to let you and Yuri go." "Your request will put him in an awkward position." "What do you mean?" "Puyo and the Damul Army haven't clashed because we're both in Puyo." "I don't think the time is right." "I can leave after my husband establishes a new nation." "Commander." "Yangjung's sending his men to Jolbon." "If they join forces with Songyang, Keru won't stand a chance."