Rampant (Chang-gwol / 창궐) (창궐)

I found it!

Take him out.

Do you have a wolf in your belly?

Do we have some meat? I'm thirsty!

Then drink water!

Honey?

Are you okay?

Arquebus,

there is no need to wait for the wick to burn out.

Light it and pull the trigger, and bang!

Sieging the palace is child's play with this.

Gunpowder?

Give me three to four days.

Tomorrow midnight.

That's too soon.

Tomorrow night. I'm out of time too.

Captain!

Just kill me!

Hold out until tonight!

Who is that?

A man or a beast?

He's a man right now,

but he could be a demon by tomorrow.

A demon?

We must depart in two days' time.

Tell them, the deal is good until tomorrow.

He wants to trade 600 guns with 10 gwans of silver.

That'll be enough to arm my men.

We'll wipe out the Qing soldiers stationed here and move in.

Where's the ship?

It's docked near Jemulpo.

Get baron park.

Yes, sir.

Plotting an uprising

from the heart of the palace?

General?

Where...

Did such a thing come from?

The Jemulpo traitors are keeping their mouths shut.

They won't say where it's from, how many there are,

and what their target is.

Damn you!

If this is a sign of an uprising against the Qing,

I do not know how the Qing emperor will react.

What do you advise?

It's an act of treachery against you and the court.

We must find the perpetrators and charge them with high treason.

Indeed.

This is a plot against me.

Initiate an interrogation! I'll oversee it myself!

General, I know where your loyalty lies.

There is no need to resist anymore.

Who is behind this?

My desire to right the course of this country is behind this.

Do your worst.

Is that so?

General! Father!

Give this to Prince Ganglim.

I cannot do that, your highness.

His majesty will not stop.

You cannot go,

but if you must,

kill me first!

Your majesty, they are not traitors, please release them.

Return at once, this isn't your place.

Your majesty, they've armed themselves with guns,

and conspired a revolt.

If that is not treason, then what is?

Their only desire was to remove

the vile Qing army and rebuild Joseon.

Shut your mouth!

I've told you many times but you refused to listen.

Instead of taking care of the people, you've only listened to disloyal nobles.

I said, shut your mouth!

If that is a conspiracy...

It is indeed!

Whether we submit to Ming or qing,

it is I, the king who should decide!

Whether this country prospers or flounders, it is also my decision!

But you defied my will,

and imposed yours, so now that is a conspiracy!

Then the one behind this plot...

Is none other than me.

The man behind the revolt was not any one of them,

but the crown Prince of Joseon, your son

and the leader of the so called traitors, Lee young.

I will accept death as my punishment,

so I beg you to stop this unnecessary slaughter,

and release them at once.

Your highness!

Your highness!

Your highness!

Your highness!

Your highness!

Your highness!

Your highness!

I'll return soon! See you in Beijing!

There are plenty of beauties in Joseon too, right?

I beg you, have some dignity as a Prince!

You mustn't say such obscenities within the palace walls.

Damn it.

Such words are used only by the peasants.

How could you say such indecent words when we just set foot on this land?

Please think before you speak...

And let me know before you hit me.

We'll develop a beautiful relationship by doing so...

Wait a minute.

Why didn't anyone come to greet me?

It's the Prince, no less.

I'll give them hell.

These idiots...

Look, was there a war?

Perhaps there was an attack by the japs...

Go look around.

But you're the warrior, why me?

This way!

Do you know where you're going?

I'm new to Jemulpo.

This is the right way to the capital, but where's the town office?

There isn't anyone around to ask either,

not a damn soul.

No dogs or cats, not even a rat.

If so...

Look!

There!

A plague?

But even so, must they burn the corpses?

I've ordered a lockdown of Jemulpo,

and distributed detailed profiles of the conspirators

to give rewards to anyone who informs us and to behead those in hiding.

You've ordered?

I've relayed your orders.

And?

Prince Ganglim will arrive in Jemulpo today.

That bastard.

I'd have sent him a royal order to return in time.

He never appeared for any official functions,

but he came without hesitation at the first news of his brother's death.

What future does this country hold?

I did not become a king

to let my precious son die before me.

I did not become a king for this.

It's okay.

It is not your fault, your majesty.

What I am fearful of is that

the rumors are unsettling as it is,

but that Ganglim's arrival may make you worry even more.

Unsettling rumors?

The crown Princess found a something nasty at the shrine.

It was a headless bird

and the bird is a holy thing which shares its name with you.

The world conspires against me!

What did I do to deserve this?

Should I read your fortune?

Destruction

Princess!

Princess!

It's all right, my child.

Your mother is here.

This is bad, your highness. What?

It's already dark, what do we do?

Find something to eat, I'm hungry.

Something to eat?

I'm hungry too.

I'm the one doing all the work, wouldn't I be hungry too?

Hello? Is anyone here?

Anyone?

Hello?

Can someone answer me?

Innkeeper!

Oh man, what the heck?

Innkeeper!

I'm on my way to the palace,

if you got any food to share...

Innkeeper.

I heard a sound here.

Could you help?

Goodness.

Look at that.

Innkeeper?

Minister Kim, it's so-Yong.

The Princess has been locked inside, as you wished.

His majesty ordered to not feed her until she confesses,

so she won't last three days.

Good work.

Will she be okay?

She is pregnant, after all.

Pregnant with a traitor's seed.

What about Prince Ganglim?

We don't know the exact reason of his return.

He won't return.

Pardon?

Damn it.

Not a single ant in sight, let alone beauties.

Uprising at a time like this?

What? What is it?

Ghost! There's a ghost!

Ghost, my ass.

Royal guards! They must be it!

They're here.