Blade of the Phantom Master (Shin angyo onshi) (Shin angyo onshi)

When Jushin fell, I understood...

the brutality of evil men's unimaginable guile.

My king died, my companions died and I lost my language.

It was then that I thought...

To take on evildoers,

I'd have to be cunning enough to outwit even those bastards.

Otherwise, I couldn't serve as an Amen-Osa.

Is... Is that...

A Medallion of the Three Horses!

An Amen-Osa stands before you!

Shin Angyo Onshi

Long, long ago there was in the east a land called Jushin,

and in that land were clandestine agents called the Amen Osa.

Amen Osa were special officials who helped the common people,

traveling the provinces in secrecy as the king's special emissaries and denouncing misgovernment.

One could say that in that world, they were both individual policemen and an army.

In later days, the world became chaotic and Jushin fell,

but still a single Amen Osa roamed that turbulent world.

Damn am I thirsty...

Hey...

Hey, mister!

Water...

There's no need to be in such a hurry!

I'm back among the living!

Trying to make it across this desert without even a camel...

That's way too reckless.

There are the Sarinja here too.

Sarinja?

Man-eating devils of the desert. They're horrible creatures.

I'm Munsu. I'm indebted to you, partner.

My name is Monlyon. I'm a Sonbi.

A Sonbi?

You're studying to become an official or something?

What's the story with that bird?

This little guy is a type of desert bat.

After I dressed a wound for it, it went and became attached to me.

I was formerly a veterinarian.

A veterinarian?

A doctor taking the civil-service exam...

You gonna become an influential man in your old age or something?

I'm on the way back home after finishing the test.

But...

I failed the test,

and what's more, it's the third time.

And I felt confident this time too...

What official position were you aiming for?

Amen-Osa.

An Amen-Osa while you're still so young?

Sounds to me like you've got some special circumstance going on.

Yes.

The fact is, in my homeland, there's a person who's dear to me.

Her name is Chun-Hyang. She's a very gentle person.

But the newly-arrived lord stole her away from me.

So you intend to become an Amen-Osa and punish him, and take the girl back?

That's a pretty personal reason.

You're wrong! That lout is...

Certainly, the kind of guy who'd steal another man's woman probably can't govern fairly or anything. You're wrong! That lout is...

Certainly, the kind of guy who'd steal another man's woman probably can't govern fairly or anything.

But after you've punished that guy, then what'll you do?

You know an Amen-Osa isn't allowed to have a family, right?

Can you cast the girl aside and live a wanderer's life, not knowing when it might end?

As for me, I can only think of your three years as a wasted effort.

An Amen-Osa isn't a magic lamp, you know.

Your path is something you've got to carve out for yourself.

You don't know anything about it! Who are you to talk?

Have you ever watched your own parents die right before your eyes?

Can I just let it go,

knowing the pain of having a lover I cared about more than anyone stolen from me?

A man who earns his money easily can easily become poor.

You're not even willing to make the effort.

This is an Amen-Osa's badge, a Horse Medallion?

Now that Jushin has fallen, it's a useless antique.

It's payment for the water. Take it.

Sorry, but could you give that back after all?

If it's gone, I miss it.

I'm going to try making a little more effort.

Did you think of some better approach?

For starters, I'm going to learn the martial arts.

And then, I'll take back my love through my own strength...

Hey! Are you okay?

What on earth...

Hobgoblins... This is bad.

The Phantom Soldiers won't be of any use against these.

Damn!

Better be prepared to die! I've got explosives here!

All right, listen up!

I'm gonna hand over this guy's body to you!

In return, pretend you never saw me!

You're man-eaters, right?

This young meat will be delicious.

Of course, you'd probably love to be able to taste both,

but you'll only get stomach trouble out of eating me!

On top of that, I'm confident I can take out half of you bastards!

Well, what'll it be?

If my explosives go up, you'll get nothing for lunch today!

You're a persistent one.

I'm sure I told you an Amen-Osa isn't a magic lamp.

Well, there's nothing wrong with an accident from time to time.

That guy's girlfriend... "Chun-Hyang," did he say?

Now that was funny!

Won't you put more spirit into it?

You guys lodged complaints about my rule.

Ordinarily, I'd put you to death immediately along with your families,

but, merciful me, if you defeat that giant, I'll let you off scot-free.

Great, great!

Lord Byon, are you satisfied now?

Yes, I'm satisfied! You did a great job!

I did it! I got him!

I did it with my own hands!

Well done! I did it with my own hands!

You promised, Byon! Release us!

Kill those fellows and put their entire families out into the desert.

They'll be perfect fodder for the Sarinja, I'd say.

Just when I thought he was a man I could use...

That was a waste of time.

Are there really so few men of strength in this world?

If things have come to this...

Lord Byon...

What's the matter?

It's about the condition of Lady Chun-Hyang, in the catacombs.

She bit her tongue in an attempt at suicide.

We dressed the wound, and we have put a gag in her mouth just in case.

Truly, every time I see you, you're beautiful.

You weren't satisfied with writhing around and giving yourself bruises,

so this time you've bitten your tongue.

Chun-Hyang...

I'm shocked.

Trying to throw away your life even though your "husband" may return.

You must be patient and wait until Monlyon comes back as an Amen-Osa.

Right?

Wait, now that I think of it, Jushin fell, didn't it?

In this day and age, there's no use for an Amen-Osa.

Did you bite your tongue knowing that?

That's understandable.

Now that the one and only path to saving you has been closed off,

there's no way Monlyon will return.

Right about now,

he's forgotten all about you and is having a good time with some little kitten somewhere.

How about it? Won't you become mine starting now?

Forget about a guy like that and start a new life with me.

I can make the likes of you my own any time, by force.

Isn't it about time

you accepted this gentle lord, who is waiting for you without causing you a single scratch?

You only need to nod your head, when you do...

The hardship will end, and happiness will begin.

I see!

If you're going to take that sort of attitude,

I'll treat you in a way appropriate to it as well.

Call the hypnotist! Immediately!

How long is this stuff going to continue?

Ever since that Byon came, life has just gotten more terrible.

I hear an Amen-Osa showed up in the north.

They say the corrupt lord there was sent a talisman with "An" written on it,

and when he saw it he started to tremble.

And I hear that after that the Amen-Osa showed up with hundreds of soldiers,

and before you knew it, he got rid of that lord and his whole faction.

If only he would show up here for us too.

Even though I try to tell myself there are no more Amen-Osa or anything,

recently, I can't sleep soundly.

Is it unease about assassins at hearing another lord has fallen?

After all, the more excellent the lord, the more likely he'll be targeted by assassins.

My apologies, My Lord.

Ta... Take this creature to the dungeons!

Forgive me, please!

Do you mean to talk back to me?

No! I had no such intention!

Very well, out of consideration for your courage...

I had intended to imprison you in the dungeon for ten years,

but now I order you imprisoned for a hundred!

Lord Byon! Please!

Forgive me, please, Lord Byon!

Forgive me, please!

Aide!

Yes, My Lord.

You still haven't you found any skilled mercenaries to protect me?

As to that, I am searching far and wide, but we simply haven't...

Are there so few men of strength in the world?

What is it?

Lord Byon, it seems an applicant to serve as a mercenary has turned up.

What's more, I'm told this man says he will face a hundred foes alone and exterminate them all.

Oooh! Now I'm looking forward to that!

If so, we'll have to test just how tough a guy he is.

It's a press gang!

Seize every young man you find!

Yes, sir!

Chun-Hyang...

Chun-Hyang!

Awaken, Chun-Hyang!

The time has come at last.

Chun-Hyang...

You can really win against a hundred men?

What kind of joke is this? They're nothing but townsmen.

I'm granting you a little handicap,

because with my hard-to-recruit soldiers, it would be a waste.

Give them all you've got!

If you can exterminate them all, I'll grant you the very finest treatment!

This is foolish.

I said I was going to exterminate your entire army.

What?!

I've become an Amen-Osa and returned.