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In the finale, the king receives from Jang Yeongsil the Sechongtong that fits inside a robe.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Dam, holding the knife, asks Gwiyeong to kill him; he explains that he lost his mother, Yeol, and his father, and blames the king who sent his father north. As he says he has given up on his plan, the group accuses him of recklessness. Then the Hoebeon organization reveals its search for a secret weapon to kill the king and that it asked Dam to bide his time. In the finale, the king receives from Jang Yeongsil the Sechongtong that fits inside a robe.","key_events":["King demands results from Jang Yeongsil who presents ready Sechongtong hand cannon.","Hoebeon learned of Chetamjas while researching northern Jurchen campaign.","Dam confesses he blamed the king for his father's northern deployment and plotted harm.","Dam says he abandoned his plan but still believes the king is guilty.","Secret intelligence group Hoebeon introduced as ordinary people gathering information.","Hoebeon seeks a Chetamja who can meet the king face to face to kill him.","Group scolds Dam for recklessness then decides to return to avoid attention.","Dam asks Gwiyeong to kill him with the knife Gwiyeong gave him.","Concealable robe-sized weapon with 230-meter range is planned to be seized."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"DAM. HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.\nCALM DOWN AND PUT THE KNIFE ON THE GROUND.\n\nWE DON’T WANT TO FIGHT YOU.\nDAM...\nARE YOU SERIOUSLY TRYING TO--\n\n...?\n\nGWIYEONG...\nI WANT YOU TO DO IT.\nWHAT...?\n\nTHIS IS THE KNIFE YOU GAVE ME.\nI’VE KEPT IT WITH ME ALL THIS TIME.\nAFTER LOSING MY MOTHER, YEOL, AND EVEN MY FATHER...\n\nI HAD NOTHING LEFT TO LIVE FOR IN THIS CRUEL WORLD.\nI NEEDED SOMEONE TO BLAME...\n...BUT BLAMING THE BARBARIANS WASN’T ENOUGH.\n\nSO I WENT AFTER THE KING...\n...BECAUSE HE HAD SENT MY FATHER TO THE NORTH.\nIF I MUST BE EXECUTED FOR HAVING TREASONOUS NOTIONS...\n...I WANT YOU TO BE THE ONE TO KILL ME, GWIYEONG.\n\nWHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?\nDOES THIS MEAN...\n...YOU'RE GIVING UP ON YOUR PLAN TO HARM THE KING?\n\nIT HAS ONLY BEEN A DAY. WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?\nI GUESS GWIYEONG...\n...REALLY DID KNOCK SENSE INTO ME.\nI CAN'T SAY I CHANGED MY MIND. MORE LIKE I GAVE UP.\n\nHOW WOULD I KILL THE KING WHEN ALL OF YOU KNOW MY PLAN?\nEVEN SO, I STILL BELIEVE THE KING IS TO BLAME.\nSO I DON’T WANT TO DIE BY HIS HAND.\n\nG-GOOD THINKING, DAM.\nYOU CHANGED YOUR MIND, AND THAT’S WHAT MATTERS!\nDON’T YOU AGREE, GUYS?\n\nDO YOU EXPECT US TO LET THIS SLIDE?\nSAYING THOSE THINGS ISN’T GOING TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT YOU DID!\nDO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW RECKLESS THAT WAS?\nIT COULD'VE GOTTEN ALL OF US INVOLVED--\n\nCOME ON. LET'S NOT DO THIS HERE.\nGET UP, DAM.\nLOOK AT ALL THOSE BRUISES ON YOUR FACE... GWIYEONG WAS PRETTY ROUGH ON YOU.\n\nLET'S GET BACK NOW.\nOTHERWISE, WE'LL DRAW TOO MUCH ATTENTION.\n\nI'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK, DAM.\nI CAN’T SPEAK FOR OTHERS...\n\n...BUT I KNEW YOU’D COME TO YOUR SENSES.\nANYONE CAN MAKE MISTAKES. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH.\nSURE. THANKS, DUMOK.\n\nIT’D BE NICE IF YOUR ACTIONS COULD MATCH YOUR WORDS THOUGH.\nWHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS, DON’T YOU?\n\nIT CAN’T BE HELPED. YOU SAY YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND...\n...BUT WHO KNOWS IF YOU MIGHT TRY TO CAUSE TROUBLE AGAIN?\nWOW... THAT’S HARSH.\n\nARE YOU KIDDING ME?\nWHAT?\n\nBEFORE YOU ASK ME TO JOIN YOU,\nDON'T THINK YOU OWE ME AN EXPLANATION?\nWELL, I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE MANY QUESTIONS.\nLIKE HOW WE KNOW ABOUT YOU, FOR EXAMPLE.\nTHAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING.\n\nARE YOU REALLY PLANNING A COUP WITH THOSE PEOPLE?\nKILL THE KING AND ALL?\nHOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE CONVINCED BY THIS?\nFAIR ENOUGH. I'LL EXPLAIN.\n\nOUR WEAPON IS INFORMATION.\nYOU'RE A CHETAMJA, SO YOU'D KNOW HOW POWERFUL THAT IS.\nWHAT? YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CHETAMJA?\n\nSEE? I TOLD YOU.\nINFORMATION IS OUR WEAPON.\nWE CALL OURSELVES HOEBEON.\n*TO RETURN AND CORRECT\n\nWE ARE EVERYWHERE.\nTHE MEMBERS OF HOEBEON ARE ORDINARY FOLK.\nBUT WE ARE IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES TO GATHER INFORMATION.\nTHAT'S WHY I WORK AS A GUARD.\n\nWE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CHETAMJAS...\n...WHILE INVESTIGATING THE NORTHERN CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE JURCHENS.\nAS FOR YOUR PAST...\n\n...SOMEONE WHO USED TO KNOW YOU INFORMED US.\nBUT OF COURSE, I CAN'T TELL YOU ABOUT OUR SOURCES OR OUR MODE OF OPERATION.\nWE DON'T FULLY TRUST YOU EITHER.\n\nWHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW?\nFINE, I'LL DO IT.\nBUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M ONE OF YOU.\n\nYOU JUST WANT TO USE ME. LIKEWISE, I'M GOING TO USE YOU.\nTHAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR. WE HAVE A COMMON GOAL.\nSO LET'S WORK TOGETHER.\n\nGEEZ, ALL THAT SMART NONSENSE...\nWE'RE A TEAM NOW, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.\nLET'S GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.\n\nI'LL SHOW YOU SOMETHING NICE.\n\nHOW DO YOU LIKE THE VIEW?\nTHIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPOTS.\nSO... WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US?\n\nYOUR SO-CALLED WEAPON, OF COURSE.\nI WANT INFORMATION.\nWHAT ARE YOU PLANNING?\nIS THERE A WAY TO KILL THE KING?\n\nCOME ON. WE BARELY KNOW EACH OTHER'S FACES.\nARE WE GETTING RIGHT INTO BUSINESS ALREADY?\nWE DON'T HAVE TIME TO FOOL AROUND.\nTHE CHETAMJAS KNOW MY PLAN.\n\nYOU DO REALIZE THAT WAS GENERAL SUNMONG LEE IN THAT GISAENG HOUSE, DON’T YOU?\nIN FACT, THEY DON’T EVEN NEED THE GENERAL.\nGWIYEONG AND THE OTHERS...\nCAN CRUSH AN ORGANIZATION LIKE YOURS IN NO TIME.\n\nBUT YOU’RE ONE OF THEM TOO. I FIND THAT QUITE REASSURING, ACTUALLY.\nTHIS ISN’T THE TIME FOR JOKES!\nI WASN’T JOKING.\nWE NEED YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A CHETAMJA.\nWHAT?\n\nWE CONSIDERED MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS.\nWHAT IF WE HIRE AN ASSASSIN...\nOR TRY TO POISON THE KING?\nNONE OF THE PLANS HAD ANY CHANCE OF SUCCESS.\n\nWE DON’T MIND DYING AFTER KILLING THE KING.\nBUT OUR PLANS WERE POINTLESS BECAUSE THEY’D ONLY GET US KILLED WITHOUT DOING ANY HARM TO THE KING.\nWE NEED TO MEET THE KING IN PERSON.\n\nWE MUST STAND BEFORE HIM AND KILL HIM OURSELVES.\nTHAT’S WHY I JOINED THE GUARDS AND TRIED TO MAKE MY WAY UP.\nBUT A FOOT SOLDIER LIKE ME WILL NEVER GET THE CHANCE TO FACE THE KING.\n\nIS THAT WHY YOU WANT TO ATTACK HIM AT THE BANQUET?\nIT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THE BANQUET. I’M SURE A CHETAMJA WOULD HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE HIM.\nDON’T YOU KNOW THAT ONE MUST REMOVE ALL WEAPONS WHEN MEETING THE KING?\n\nWHY WOULD I GO THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE IF IT WAS THAT EASY?\nIS THAT YOUR GRAND SCHEME? THEN I’M LEAVING--\nOF COURSE NOT. THERE IS MORE.\nTHERE IS A WEAPON...\nYOU CAN EASILY CONCEAL AND KEEP AROUND.\n\nWHAT? DON’T BE RIDICULOUS.\nNO, IT’S NOT.\nPEOPLE WON'T EVEN REALIZE IT'S A WEAPON.\n\nIT'S SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN YOUR ROBES...\n...AND YOU ONLY HAVE TO BE WITHIN 250 YARDS OF THE KING.\n\nTHAT'S NONSENSE.\nA RANGED WEAPON? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A DART OF SOME KIND?\nNO. NO ONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS OF IT YET...\n...JUST LIKE THE CHETAMJAS.\n\nWE'LL GET OUR HANDS ON THAT WEAPON ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.\nSO I WANT YOU TO RETURN TO YOUR GROUP AND BIDE YOUR TIME.\nDOES SOMETHING LIKE THAT REALLY EXIST?\nWHO COULD’VE MADE SUCH A WEAPON?\n\nWHO DO YOU THINK IS BEHIND IT?\n\nANYBODY HERE?\nY-YOUR MAJESTY, I WASN’T TOLD YOU’LL BE VISITING TODAY.\n\nWHEN HAVE I EVER SENT WORD BEFORE VISITING?\nWERE YOU SLACKING OFF WHILE PRETENDING TO BE BUSY?\nSURELY NOT, SIRE...\nTHEN WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD FROM YOU?\n\nIS IT NOT ABOUT TIME YOU SHOWED ME SOME RESULTS?\nWHY DO YOU TAKE SO LONG? IT'S NOT LIKE I ASKED FOR SOMETHING THAT DIFFICULT.\nQUITE THE CONTRARY, SIRE...\n\nYOU ORDERED ME TO MAKE A WEAPON SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN ONE'S ROBES...\n...YET SO EASY THAT EVEN AN UNTRAINED LADY WILL BE ABLE TO USE. IS THIS THE NOT-SO-DIFFICULT REQUEST WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?\nYES! AND DON'T FORGET THAT IT SHOULD HAVE A RANGE OF 250 YARDS...\nAHH... YES. HOW COULD I FORGET?\n\nWELL, IT SO HAPPENS THAT IT IS READY.\nTHIS IS THE PECULIAR WEAPON YOU ORDERED ME TO MAKE, YOUR MAJESTY...\n\nYEONGSIL JANG ASSISTANT TECHNICIAN OF THE ROYAL COURT\nTHIS IS THE SECHONGTONG*.\n*NARROW PISTOL","bubble_count":159,"pages_count":51,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Dam, holding the knife, asks Gwiyeong to kill him; he explains that he lost his mother, Yeol, and his father, and blames the king who sent his father north.","spoiler_summary":"Dam, holding the knife, asks Gwiyeong to kill him; he explains that he lost his mother, Yeol, and his father, and blames the king who sent his father north. As he says he has given up on his plan, the group accuses him of recklessness. Then the Hoebeon organization reveals its search for a secret weapon to kill the king and that it asked Dam to bide his time. 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