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The world of Mr. Sunshine. During the Japanese colonial era. He was born the son of a butcher. He couldn't even speak to commoners first, and he was ignored and despised wherever he went. His mother, after nearly suffering a terrible fate at the hands of a commoner, killed the man and brandished a knife at her son to drive him away and save him. "Get out! I'm sick of butcher stock. I don't ever want to see you again, so get out!" She abandoned him to keep him alive. His mother and father were eventually caught and beaten to death, leaving Gu Dong-mae a fugitive on the run. A young lady from a noble family, hearing his story, hid him in her palanquin. She said that every human life is precious, that Confucius said so, and that was why she hid him... A noble girl indulged in luxury... He chose the sharpest words he could find to wound her. He managed to escape and eventually crossed over to Japan. There, he met ronin who wielded swords. Unlike the butchers who held knives but could cut no one, these ronin could cut anyone. He followed them and joined an organization called the Musin Society. He learned how to cut people, not meat, with a blade. He caught the leader's eye and was given a Japanese name. Ishida Sho—that was his new name. Soon, no one in Japan could rival him. He gained followers among the ronin. By the leader's order, he was appointed as the Hanseong branch chief of the Musin Society and returned to Joseon. The first thing he did upon his return was cut down those who had ignored and mistreated him and his mother in his childhood. Unlike when he was a butcher boy, he could now cut anyone. Watching the commoners who once looked down on him crawl on the floor and beg for mercy, he killed them mercilessly. Now, he had the power to do so. There was only one reason Gu Dong-mae returned to this Joseon, a place where he had no good memories. That noble girl indulged in luxury. He wondered if he might see that precious, fragile young lady just one more time. The only person who looked him straight in the eye when everyone else despised him.