Moon River
Episode 17
Sword of Heartbreak
Anyone there?
Did you ask for me?
I'm sending Jang Ho to Qing with the group.
Your son?
It bothers me that he saw the head.
I should keep him out of Hanyang.
Don't let anyone tell Jang Ho anything about the secret letter.
And make sure all the men are careful.
- Understand? - Yes, Sir.
'the head'... 'Qing'... and 'the secret letter'...
Everything became clear now.
Be careful.
Lady, you're home late.
Why are you so late?
What took you so long?
- Your hands are cold. - She's beautiful.
But my great-aunt kept crying. I couldn't leave.
Oh, I see.
Let's go inside.
I want to talk to you.
- Go inside. - Hurry.
I want to talk to you.
Stop!
I want to talk to you!
Get out!
Who's that girl?
This is Kim Ho's house, and she's his daughter.
So?
Behave yourself. Go home.
No! I want that girl.
Jang Ho...
- Yes? - Tell me what happened.
I heard that you made a commotion at Kim Ho's house.
I didn't know whose house it was but I wanted to get married.
Get married?
You like Kim Ho's daughter?
Father, I'm going crazy. I can't live like this.
Make her my bride.
You can help me, right?
That can't be done.
Why not?
She got engaged today.
What? Who's the guy?
A poor noble's son named Gil Yeong.
Is that so?
If you want more, just say so.
Tell him to go elsewhere if he wants to win people with treasures.
- You'll regret this. - Regret?
I'll regret it even more if I take this.
So...
Get out.
They must be nuts to refuse Minister Gwon.
- Let's go. - Yes, Sir.
Wait.
- He wanted you to have this. - What's this?
It's a letter... from Gil Yeong to Minister Gwon.
What did it say?
Read it yourself.
It says that the severed head will speak if I ruin the wedding.
- How did he know? - That's what I want to know.
I have to do something about Gil Yeong.
Kidnap him tonight.
We're going to kill both the girl and boy.
- Yes, Sir. - Father!
I want to marry Suk Yeong.
I'm going to get her, even if you don't want me to.
Jang Ho!
Will you do as I say?
What is it, father?
Go to Qing.
No! I want to get married.
I'll get your wedding planned out while you're in Qing.
- What? - You can have Suk Yeong.
Father, really?
Yes, Sir.
He says only a Pudao can cut a person's head that clean.
'Pudao'...?
It's a sword with a long handle.
There's a good blacksmith nearby.
Go talk to the blacksmith.
Su Ryeon, get a list of the missing people from the Right Police Bureau.
We need to identify the headless body first.
'Don't pass up a good deed because it seems trivial,
and don't do an evil deed because it seems trivial'.
According to the writings of Jang Ja*.
*author's name
Suk Yeong knew Gil Yeong from a young age and visited him often.
I brought you this.
Eat it when you get tired of reading.
Move... out of my way!
Jang Ho was excited at the thought of marrying Suk Yeong when he comes back from Qing.
Move...!
Out of my way!
That's Jang Ho.
Where's that idiot going?
- He looks excited. - Out of the way!
Out of the way!
You need to pay before you eat.
Let's go.
M... m.. move...!
Out of my way!
They look weird.
Because I didn't have breakfast, I'm hungry.
Because I'm hungry, I'm getting angry.
I want to eat that.
These two had now resorted to collecting debts for the illegal casino.
- Is this Dal Rae's house? - Yes, but who are you?
Are they the big one and little one?
Where's your father?
Father!
Who are you?
I'm here to collect debt.
- Give us 500 nyang. - I have the promissory note.
I gave you the deed to this house for collateral.
What did you think that was for?
I don't speak the Joseon language that well.
If you don't give us 500 nyang, they will be sorry.
Maybe I'll cut them with this.
Hey you wretch, they have nothing to do with this.
Are you out of your mind?
Dal Rae, take Gak Su out of here!
Father...
Go to your aunt's house. I'll come for you.
Let's go.
Where are you going? Hey, come back.
Hurry! Hurry!
- Huh? This is crazy... what?... - Hurry!
Hey you! Hey!
- I think he's dead. - He fainted.
You hit him too hard.
We needed him to pay up.
I tried, but I can't control myself.
I'm too strong.
Now that I'm full, I'm not angry anymore.
Hey, this chicken is too tough.
Now that I'm full, the meat tastes tougher.
This is all Iljimae's fault.
This chicken is tough because of Iljimae.
I can't even make money. I hate Iljimae!
I'm going to give him pain. Let's go!
But I'm not done eating.
Wait for me.
Where's the money?
- We couldn't get it. - I knew it.
Go and get the big one and little one tomorrow.
Yes, Sir.
But...
They got away.
They got away?!
We tried to get them, but the kids got away.
I'm not talking about the kids...
I mean the chickens.
Wait... So... you were talking about the chickens?
Their names are Big One and Little One.
They're good fighters.
They're worth more than 500 nyang.
So...
Go and get them.
What are we going to do? He wasn't talking about the kids.
We both ate 250 nyang worth of chickens worth 500 nyang total.
No wonder the meat was tough.
It's time for the 36th stratagem. If everything else fails, retreat!
*powder for anesthesia in surgical procedures
The powder Iljimae sprinkled is mafeisan*...
which places people in nearby confined areas in a temporaty state of coma.
Damn bastards...
Who are you?
Which room are you staying in?
Thief!
Get him!
He's a thief!
A thief!
Thie..thief? Thief!
Get that thief! Thief!
- Where did he go? - Over that fence.
That fence?
Stop right there!
Get that thief!
Who are you?
Go inside and sleep.
- You're a thief too, aren't you? - I said, go inside and sleep.
I'm asking you nicely.
You... You're going down. You little...
What the...?
I told you to go inside and sleep, for your own good.
Why, I ought to...
You never give up, do you?
What's that paper you stole?
It's not worth reading.
It's content is a conspiracy...
to sell the country to Qing.
This is...
Yang Po didn't stop Iljimae from burning the document that he could put to good use in the future.
Why?
I have to go.
Where are you going?
To get rid of Gwon Yeong Sik, Jang Ho's father.
Are you going to kill him?
Minister Gwon is conspiring with Qing. I can't let him live.
Are you going to spill blood again?
You could place yourself in danger.
You'll put yourself in danger. You'll end up getting caught by the police and you'll die.
Die?
I don't care.
Move over. I have to go.
Iljimae.
If you don't move, I'll kill you first.
He has become ferocious.
Is it because of Wol Hee?
'Treasures will run dry but fidelity never will'.
'Poverty is not a problem in a happy family...'
Who are you?
Gil Yeong... Gil Yeong...
Honey! Honey!
What's wrong?
Gil Yeong... Gil Yeong is missing.
What? What?
- What the...? - What are we going to do?
It must be Minister Gwon.
I can't believe how dirty they are.
It must be Minister Gwon.
They already took my son.
You should hide your daughter before something terrible happens to her too.
We can't even expect the law to help us at a time like this.
Lady, let's go.
I made some fish porridge.
Now that the ice has melted, the streams are filled with fish.
Guess what I put in here?
I put minnow, swiri, goby minnow, and a bullhead.
Have you heard of the bullhead?
It got its name because it's ugly, so ugly.
Try it. Come on, try it.
Here's the spoon.
Wol Hee miraculously made it back.
Her body was resisting her soul's temptation to let go of her life.
You should eat more. You have to.
Say something to me... Anything.
Ahhh... my heart hurts. You gotta start talking to me.
What am I going to do with you?
She hasn't talked for five days.
Ahjussi...
She's talking.
- Did you say something? - Ahjussi...
Let's go back to Hanyang.
Hanyang? And stop looking for Iljimae?
There's no reason to look for him anymore.
No reason?
Let's leave tomorrow morning.
Okay. Okay, alright.
But you should eat something.
The porridge is cold.
Hold on. I'll heat it up.
Good. Now get that out of here.
What should we do with Kim Ho's daughter?
How many did you kill so far?
I've not kept count but I'm sure it's at least twenty so far.
I've heard that you don't put your sword down unless you kill someone first.
That many?
Taking one more life won't make much of a difference for you.
I understand what you're saying, Sir.
His son's went missing last night and there is no trace of him anywhere.
- Everyone knows it's Minister Gown... - Sshhhh...
Everyone knows it's Minister Gown, but everyone's too scared to report him!
If you can't even appeal when you've been wronged, what a sick world we live in.
One man's selfish love for his son made him forsake the ways of man.
What about this powder?
You know I never buy these.
Then at least buy a hairpin.
No, thank you.
Have you heard any news from Hanyang about Iljimae?
What? Iljimae...? What about him?
It's the only entertaining news I hear in this tiny village.
You're right about that.
Tell me what you know.
Well... Iljimae did something great.
What's that?
There was an incident where thieves escaped from prison.
I heard that was because of Iljimae's imposter.
You knew that?
And then what happened?
The real Iljimae found the thieves and told Deputy Chief Gu,
who then went to Gyeongsang Province himself to arrest all the thieves and brought them back.
Iljimae told him?
Not only did he tell the Deputy Chief but also caught the thieves for him.
For the Deputy Chief?
Yes!
Wow, really?
I'm leaving if you're not buying.
Wait.
I'll buy something from now on if you tell me more news about Iljimae in the future.
Sure, if you buy from me.
Okay.
Wanna take a look at this mirror?
I should not have talked about the head.
I thought he would stop after a warning.
I tried to do good, but ended up ruining everything.
What's the matter with me?
What about Suk Yeong?
Who are you?
Wh... what are you doing?
Stop!
Who are you?
Step aside, lady.
Are you Iljimae?
Iljimae?
Back off unless you want to die. I'll let you live.
I guess you don't want to live. I'll kill you in one try.
Did that hurt?
That's excruciating pain.
That is the excruciating, heart rending pain... exactly the pain that the people suffer because of you.
Die.
Ahjussi... Ahjussi... Ahjussi!
Jong Gap!
Jong Gap.. Jong Gap!
Gap Ju... Gap Ju!
Wait!
Are you really Iljimae?
Do you know what happened to Gil Yeong?
Did they...
Go down the mountain and go back home.
I can't.
My legs are shaking. I can't move.
What if I run into someone again?
Can you take me with you? Please, Iljimae.
Go down the way you came and go back home.
No one's going to follow you.
Who's there?
I'm here to get a cup of water.
I'm surprised to see you.
Thank you for helping me in Gyeongsang Province.
But, I doubt you're really here for water.
Who is Gwon Yeong Sik?
Are you going to rob him this time?
Don't do it!
Gwon Yeong Sik is a national hero.
Right now he's only a Second Minister but he soon might be a Councilor.
He's a powerful man!
If you make him angry, then it'll be hopeless for you.
- Hope? - Iljimae!
After arresting the thieves thanks to you, I started having hope.
That this might alleviate your punishment.
So please don't act out of rashness, for your mother's sake.
Don't lecture me.
You're looking for the head, right?
It's in Minister Gwon's house.
There's a room between the guest room and main room in which there is a chest.
You'll find that head in there...
along with another innocent head.
Really?
What do you mean?
Thanks for the water. I must leave.
Iljimae... Wait, Iljimae.
Who's there? Are you the servant?
What?
I don't know what it's about, but tell me tomorrow.
I'll teach you what uncontrollable pain is.
Goodbye, murderer.
What a terrible dream.
I hope he's okay.
I believe you... that you'll save Iljimae and bring him to me.
But you need to stay safe too.
Our promise will be meaningless if something happens to you.
They've seen the golden blossum branch before, but never on top of a dead body.
That fool.
Chief, there really are two heads in there.
- What should we do? - You know what to do!
Get a facial composite and identify the body.
Yes, Sir.
I ought to kill Iljimae!
I was going to bring in the Qing army, but he ruined everything.
You're too loud.
If Iljimae knows about the letter, then he'll kill me too.
Your name's not on the letter.
But Lord Gwon might have told him.
Hurry. I won't be safe until I see Iljimae's head.
This is how the poster about Iljimae became plastered all over Hanyang...
...now a Wanted Man.
It said that he was the murderer of Second Minister of Personnel, Gwon Yeong Sik.
Whoever arrests or reports him will be rewarded with...
a government job for a noble, and pardon for a commoner.
Pardon? From what?
From being a commoner, silly. That means you can be a noble.
Aigoo, really?
- But who will report Iljimae? - No one's going to report him.
He ended up killing someone.
I... Il.. Iljimae?
Yes.
Are you going to hand the country over to the barbarians?
How did you...
You're despicable.
Goodbye.
Sir...
What seems to be the matter, Sir?
Nothing. I must've had a nightmare.
Where did Iljimae go?
I'm very disturbed.
I get nightmares of him everynight!
Assistant Park is guarding you every night.
I'm counting on you. Don't ever leave my side.
- There's a way. - Really, what is it?
There's a hunter group led by Park Su Dong.
They used to be military officers.
After losing the Manchu invasion,
they've been living in the mountains, hunting with guns.
They're in Hanyang right now.
No matter how good Iljimae is, he can't win against a gun.
A gun? Good idea.
Because of Iljimae, we can't sleep at night.
You never know when he'll try to kill us like he killed Lord Gwon.
I've decided to get the best men of Joseon to fight him.
But that'll cost money.
We paid for the assassins, but none of them were able to kill him.
This is different.
These hunters have fought these savages during the Manchu invasion.
They're formed a community and now make their living by hunting tigers.
If we collect enough money to hire them, they'll bring us Iljimae's head within two weeks.
We're not doing this for our own good.
In that case...
We're the public servants of this country.
It's our duty to ensure the safety of our citizens.
Don't you get it?
Unlike you guys, Iljimae never stole anything from me.
My intention for wanting to arrest Iljimae is pure.
I'm doing this for public safety.
You're all public servants.
So...
Aren't you going to do anything about this?
One box of gold, 20 kwan of silver,
30,000 nyang of money, 500 rolls of cotton, and a lot of silk.
Send 10% to Park Su Dong.
Tell him that we'll pay him ten times more after the job.
Who should we send?
Send Choi Jun Seok to build credibility.
If the King's uncle shows up with the goods, they'll be touched.
Yes, Sir.
How pretty.
Wol Hee arrived at Hanyang with her frail body.
Weariness from the trip through Gyeongsang Province served as a painkiller for her broken heart.
Come on.
The police are looking for Iljimae.
- Why did he kill Minister Gwon? - How would I know?
He even killed the men who worked for Minister Gwon.
He's killing everyone in sight.
They found a person's head in that house.
That's probably why.
I'm telling you...
Did you just say, a person's head?
He punished Minister Gwon for killing others.
Even though you didn't know it, that is probably the real reason.
Of course, Iljimae wouldn't kill without good reason.
You betcha.
Minister Gwon probably deserved it.
He killed the assassins in Gyeongsang Province.
He didn't kill people before.
I wonder what happened?
Oh?
- What's wrong? - That man...
Hurry.
Who's he?
It's Lady Wol Hee.
Wol Hee? Iljimae's girlfriend?
Yes, it's Lady Wol Hee.
Lady Wol Hee.
Don't call out her name. What if the police hear it.
You're...
Let's go someplace quiet. I've something to tell you.
Like what?
Iljimae killed someone?
Do you have any idea? Huh?
Do you know why he's acting like this?
I don't know.
Iljimae didn't even blink an eye when Wol Hee died.
Wol Hee died?
She died, and came back to life.
What's that supposed to mean?
She died, then came back to life? Tell me what happened.
Take your time.
Poor thing. You don't have a mother.
I try not to step on a single grass...
or an insect... out of fear that it might hurt my son.
Guess what?
Iljimae is my son. He helps the people in need.
Iljimae must still think that Wol Hee is dead.
Maybe that's why.
Yes, that's got to be it.
Iljimae can't forgive himself because he feels responsible for her death.
But he said that Iljimae left without looking for Wol Hee after she fell off the cliff.
He didn't care if she died or not.
No, this must be a misunderstanding.
I didn't think he'd do that either.
But that means the man lied. Then, why would that man do that?
We can find Iljimae and ask him.
- Oh! I should go. - Huh?
We need to go. You never know, maybe he's in Ui-dong.
Ui-dong?
He's not there.
If he was going to return, he would never have left in the first place.
How is it?
I like it. I like it a lot.
There's even a stream. I can do the laundry here.
We got him. Let's go check.
Is he dead?
Take a look.
Who are you? Who sent you?
Why are you looking at me?
You look suspicious.
But I'm just a beggar.
Not you.
You look like Iljimae's girlfriend.
No need for alarm. He's just teasing you.
There's been an order to arrest Iljimae and his girlfriend.
We have to inspect any suspicious looking woman.
No. Maybe she's Iljimae.
I heard that Iljimae looks like a girl.
Are you Iljimae?
Why are you accusing me?
You're fooling us. You're Iljimae.
Can you prove that you're not a man?
Unless you prove to us that you're not Iljimae, you're not leaving.
Come on, she doesn't look like a man. Let us go.
What?
Stop teasing her!
We're trying to find a thief, by order of the King.
Wait a minute.
This beggar looks suspicious. Let's take them both!
Wait... wait. All we need to prove to you is that she's a girl, right?
Yes.
Ahjusshi...
But... Fine.
Fine then. Please turn around just for a bit. Just a bit.
Ahjusshi...
What are you doing?
Your loyalty for the King and the people makes this treasure look trifling.
I didn't accept this job for the money.
We heard that a thief named Iljimae is disturbing the peace.
And we knew the King was concerned so we were only trying to relieve him of that concern.
Your courage and skills are more than enough to catch the thief.
We're soon going to get Iljimae.
Captain! Wu Dol is back.
Why are you back alone?
Deok Bo is dead.
What? He's dead?
We found Iljimae.
We shot him, but... he kicked my gun,
and Deok Bo got shot.
Are you sure it was Iljimae?
Yes, he looked just like the description.
Let's go after him. Bring my gun!
Yes, Sir!
I've yet to hear from Park Su Dong.
Sir, the Prophetess Gi is here.
Really? Bring her in.
Come in.
- Finally, she's here. - A prophetess?
He last name is Gi.
She's called the prophetess because she can see the future.
So, she's a shaman?
A shaman? That's not quite what she is.
Then, is she a fortune teller?
Fortune tellers are wrong sometimes, but she's never wrong.
Is that so?
She's the one who prophesized my fortune and fame.
Thanks to her, I'm who I am today.
I had forgotten about her until now.
I'll borrow Park Su Dong's strength and wisdom from Prophetess Gi.
The people who are looking for him are at the tavern.
Welcome, welcome.
Sit down.
One hunter died, and the boss is screaming.
Someone died?
The golden blossom is bleeding too.
He's bleeding?
I have to reach the water, before they come after me.
Return of Iljimae ~ Volume 18 Kim Ja Jeom
Stay still. Stay still... you just have to be still...
Aiyaa!
Wol Hee...
Dal... Wol Hee...
I'll never let you go again.
Find him!
Yes, Sir!
He's not here either.
- Search everywhere! - Yes, Sir!
Don't get caught!
Where a flower with no name bloomed,
where the bird cage that he left was,
a heavenly smile, slowly forming,
brings me back to this place once again.
This world that follows the wind and the clouds,
the scenery that changes with each passerby,
the blade in my hand cries in my stead...
...won't you leave me be at last
I am just one wolf.