


YOUR HUSBAND... THAT IS TO SAY, MUNSAN, LOST HIS RIGHT HAND IN A BATTLE AGAINST THE BARBARIANS.
THAT WAS THREE MONTHS AGO.
FORTUNATELY, HE RECOVERED AFTER RECEIVING TREATMENT.
BUT HE CAN NO LONGER SERVE AS A SOLDIER.
THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HIM TO RETURN TO HANYANG?
WE DID! OF COURSE WE DID...
BUT...
...HE WOULDN'T ACCEPT IT.
THREE MONTHS AGO
SERIOUSLY...
WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THIS?
THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD BE ASKING YOU!
NOW, STEP ASIDE!
PLEASE STOP...
WHY ARE YOU GETTING IN MY WAY?
WHY WON'T YOU LET ME IN?!
BECAUSE YOU ARE NO LONGER A SOLDIER.
PLEASE STOP DOING THIS.
JUST LOOK AT YOURSELF.
YOU CAN'T DRAW A BOW OR WIELD A SWORD.
SO WHY DO YOU KEEP ACTING LIKE THIS?
HIS MAJESTY GAVE THE ORDER.
NOW, RETURN TO HANYANG AND TEND TO YOUR FAMILY--
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS!!
THE ONLY COMMAND I'VE RECEIVED FROM HIS MAJESTY...
...WAS TO DEFEND THE NORTH!
AND I'VE YET TO FULFILL THAT COMMAND--
STOP IT!
NOT ONLY ARE YOU INJURED, BUT...
...THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY WAITING BACK HOME!
WHY ARE YOU BEING SO STUBBORN?!
I CAN'T...
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO...
...EXPLAIN THIS TO MY FAMILY...?
I CAME HERE WITH EVERYONE'S HOPES...
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO EXPLAIN THIS TO MY BOY?
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL...
....?
COME ON, CHANGSIK...
I'M SURE YOU STILL REMEMBER...
...HOW HIS MAJESTY SUMMONED US TO THE PALACE TO ENCOURAGE US...
...AND EVEN PLACED HIS HAND ON MY SHOULDER.
I MUST RESPOND TO HIS MAJESTY'S FAITH IN ME.
I CAN'T GO BACK WHEN I HAVEN'T ACHIEVED ANYTHING!
DON'T TELL ME...
...THIS IS THE REASON BEHIND YOUR STUBBORNNESS.
DO YOU MEAN TO SAY IT'S ALL FOR SOME TWISTED NEED FOR RECOGNITION?!
PLEASE! GIVE ME A CHANCE...!
GIVE ME ONE LAST CHANCE...
...TO PROVE MYSELF TO HIS MAJESTY...!
HUH...?
WHO GOES THERE?!
IT'S AN INTRUDER! GET HIM!
DID THE BARBARIAN SCUM INFILTRATE--
HUH...?
NOT THIS GUY AGAIN...?!
I HAVE A RANK AND A TITLE! YOU WILL ADDRESS ME APPROPRIATELY!
I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF THIS.
PLEASE STOP BOTHERING US ALREADY!
HOW DARE YOU?!
LET ME IN!!
MUNSAN CAME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN.
AND WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP SENDING HIM AWAY.
HE EVEN RESORTED TO STEALING MILITARY UNIFORMS.
THANKS TO THAT, THE TROOPS THINK OF HIM AS A NUISANCE NOW.
EXCUSE ME...
HMM?
I-I WANT TO BUY SOME... R-RICE CAKES...
WHERE IS THE RICE CAKE SHOP...?
WHAT? RICE CAKES?!
WE BARELY HAVE ANYTHING TO GET BY, AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR RICE CAKES?
SEARCH THE WHOLE VILLAGE! SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
HA! RICE CAKES... WHAT A CLUELESS LITTLE KID.
PLEASE LEAVE.
WHY DID YOU BRING THE KIDS TO A PLACE LIKE THIS?
TAKE THE KIDS AND HEAD BACK TO HANYANG.
YOU SHOULD COME WITH US, MUNSAN.
WE CAN ALWAYS START OVER.
START... WHAT OVER?
ANYTHING. WE CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER.
I STILL HAVE THINGS LEFT TO DO HERE.
NO, MUNSAN. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LEFT TO DO HERE.
YOU'VE ALREADY DONE EVERYTHING YOU NEEDED TO DO.
SO NOW, YOU CAN DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH YOUR FAMILY.
THAT'S ENOUGH...
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU AND THE KIDS.
MUNSAN...!
IF I HEAD BACK NOW, I WILL BE A NOBODY.
A NOBODY TO YOU, TO OUR CHILDREN...
AND...
...TO HIS MAJESTY WHO TRUSTED ME.
FATHER...
YES, DAM?
THEY SAY YOU CAN'T BUY RICE CAKES HERE.
BUT I WANT RICE CAKES...
DOES THAT MEAN THERE IS...
...NO PEACE... AND PROS... PERITY HERE?
WHEW...
POUR ME A DRINK.
YOU'RE ALWAYS THE ONE WHO COMES TO MY GATES AND CAUSES A SCENE.
SO IT'S MY TURN TO BARGE IN AND ASK FOR FREE DRINKS.
CH-CHANGSIK...
I'M SORRY FOR THE TROUBLE I CAUSED YOU.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN UP TO.
TELL ME... DO YOU LIKE RICE CAKES?
RICE CAKES? DOES ONE GET AN OPINION?
YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT PREFERENCE IF THEY ARE NEVER AROUND.
THAT'S TRUE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS PLACE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DREAMED OF A DAY WHEN WE'D SMELL RICE CAKES BEING STEAMED IN THE STREETS OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS.
I WANTED TO BRING PEACE AND PROSPERITY TO THIS PLACE...
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ACHIEVE...
MUNSAN, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE ENOUGH...
SIR!
W-WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU!
WHAT IS IT? I'M OFF FOR THE DAY.
EVERYONE HAS BEEN ORDERED TO RETURN TO THE GARRISON!
THE BARBARIANS...
...RAIDED AND PILLAGED THE WEST VILLAGE!
THE W-WEST VILLAGE...
MUNSAN... ISN’T THAT WHERE YOU LIVE?
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
DAM...
YEOL...
MY DEAR...!
DAM!
DARLING!
HUFF
HUFF
HIC...
HIC...
NO...!
FATHER...?
H-HONEY...
FATHER!
D-DAM! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
FATHER... WHERE WERE YOU...? HIC...
A-ARE YOU HURT?
DEAR...
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT ABOUT YEOL...?
FATHER...
THIS PLACE IS SCARY, FATHER...
CAN WE PLEASE GO HOME...? PLEASE?
YES, YOU'RE RIGHT...
LET'S GO HOME, DAM...
LET'S ALL GO BACK TO HANYANG TOGETHER...
SEAL OFF...
...THE ENTIRE NORTH.
MAKE SURE NO ONE...
...GETS IN OR OUT OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS.
Her husband Munsan lost his right hand in a battle against the barbarians three months ago and can no longer serve as a soldier. Refusing to return to Hanyang, he causes trouble at the gates and even steals a uniform. His wife and children, Dam and Yeol, come to take him back, but he insists on staying, citing his promise to the king. Just then, news arrives that the barbarians have raided West Village, where they live. Munsan runs to his family and finds them, and finally agrees to return home together.
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