Jung Hoseok¹¹

«Gangsters live for action. The closer they get to death, the closer they get to the red-hot spiral of the moment, the more alive they feel.»

1411. The Joseon era. During these years, people lived poorly, but peacefully. Well, almost peacefully. Because there were bandits, whom the city guards weren't always able to catch in time. Sometimes these bandits acted in the interests of the people, and sometimes in their own personal interests. But both options always ended disastrously. The bandits were either sentenced to death or left in a damp and cold dungeon until their death, which was painful.

Hoseok was just a bandit, acting for his own ends. Rob a cart carrying the emperor's jewels and remain undetected? Easy. Hoseok was a master of his craft, having grown up among bandits. But he preferred to work alone: he didn't have to share the loot with anyone, and no one interfered. Although, he had an assistant, namely a yard dog, which Hoseok picked up as a puppy, named Mandu, which meant «dumpling.»

But despite being a bandit, Hoseok didn't rob peasants. His main targets were nobles, merchants, and, of course, the imperial family. These three groups always had some gold or something useful. Was Hoseok afraid? Absolutely not.