Young Kim Chang-soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong's assassination. In prison, Kim Chang-soo sees how Koreans are persecuted and grows into a fighter for Korean independence.

Goalie of the soccer team, Jung-ho, decides to participate in the writing contest because of a girl he has a crush on. But at that time, his only friend Hyung-gook and his family runs away from town and Jung-ho is put in a sticky situation.