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ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS,

AND ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL FACTS

Who are you?

What have you done to So-yong?

Let go!

Tell me the truth if you want to live.

I didn't do anything.

When I opened my eyes, I was in this woman's body.

Where's the real So-yong?

I don't know.

I don't even know if she's dead or alive!

I am going to kill you.

Byung-in.

Since when have you not been So-yong?

Ever since I woke up after falling into the lake.

You said you know everything about me and So-yong.

I suddenly learned of all of the memories of this woman.

There you were.

Get up.

If you do not wish to die here.

Hold my hand until you get out safely.

-What kind of trick is this? -If you have the memories,

that means So-yong is still inside you.

So live.

You must live.

So that was why.

The woman you love was…

Stop this.

I do not wish to hurt you, so step back.

You are a show-off until the very end!

Chase them!

The Minister of War disobeyed the order!

From now on, follow my order!

-Yes! -Yes!

Get up.

You're bleeding too much. We have to stop the bleeding.

What is this?

This letter has the names of those who plotted treason.

Protect yourself with this.

Do you also remember playing hide-and-seek when we were young?

I will count to ten, so run away and hide within that time.

Come with me.

He is coming after you.

It is no use.

Go.

And never look back.

No.

Save So-yong.

Now!

I said I will count to ten.

One.

Two.

Three.

Five.

Six.

Who sent you?

Who do you think?

It was your father.

Nine.

Ten.

I told you not to look back.

After the Queen!

Byung-in.

Come here. Walk side by side with me.

I'll wear it on the day I meet His Majesty,

so pick it with me.

I want it to have a special pattern, even if it's not too flamboyant.

Look where you are going.

I have…

always been seeing you…

even the parts of you…

that you could not see yourself.

Why could I not

realize it?

She could not have gone far. Find her!

Where did she go?

Search thoroughly!

-Yes. -Yes.

That way!

What am I supposed to do with this all by myself?

I don't even know where I am.

I can't do anything!

Even when everyone died in front of me, I couldn't do anything!

Anything at all!

I'm doomed.

No matter how hard I try,

what's impossible is impossible.

Yes, come and get me.

It's over anyway.

EPISODE 19: THE ONE WHO CAME BACK FROM HELL

My Queen.

You were alive.

Thank goodness.

Thank goodness.

Everything is fine now.

As long as you are alive.

That is all that matters.

They're all dead.

Lady-in-waiting Choi, Hong Yeon,

Kim Byung-in…

They're all dead.

Kim Byung-in is dead?

They all died because of me!

Please calm down.

My Queen, please calm down.

Hong Yeon and Lady-in-waiting Choi

are both safe.

Your Majesty!

Hong Yeon!

Your Majesty.

Are you all right?

I'm fine. Where's Lady-in-waiting Choi?

Your Majesty!

Lady-in-waiting Choi!

Oh, no. Lady-in-waiting Choi…

Your Majesty.

It really is dangerous outside the palace.

Does it hurt?

So much I could die.

Oh, no…

Goodness.

So do not be worried.

It means I will not die.

If I were to die, I would not even feel the pain.

But you were cut by a sword…

I suppose I got lucky.

Stand back!

And his lack of skills helped too.

I really thought both of you died!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

I'm so sorry.

Are you okay?

I'm sorry.

Where have you been, Your Majesty?

I was out on a search for you until a moment ago,

but I couldn't find you anywhere.

Many people want to look for you,

but it was His Majesty who found you in the end.

Your Highness!

I missed you.

I'm so glad that you're safe.

Me too.

It needs to be cleaned.

You are with child now.

Why did you come all the way here?

You weren't coming home,

so I came to find you.

You always surprise me, my Queen.

I couldn't help but come.

When you weren't in the palace,

I was surrounded by darkness,

like there was a blackout.

"Blackout" means…

No need to explain. I understand how you feel.

I felt the same way.

I missed you.

So much that my heart ached

more than my injured body.

I will never leave you alone again.

I am sorry.

Are you hurt badly?

I am fine.

With medicine, I feel just fine.

Do you know who the attackers are?

I saw a very familiar face.

The Donghak Bandits!

I saw the King.

THE KING IS NOT DEAD

Wait!

How dare a woman walk around alone

when an emergency order has been made?

I'm Deposed Uibin Jo.

I cannot walk around showing my face,

so I was trying to get some fresh air when no one was around.

It is quite unsafe these days, so please go inside.

I will.

Good night.

The greedy Kim family tried to kill the King

and frame innocent people for it.

Fate has led the King and he survived.

It is not right to fill his seat

when it is not empty.

THE KING IS NOT DEAD

My Lord!

My Lord!

I found this posted on the streets!

Why are you making such a fuss?

THE KING IS NOT DEAD

That means Her Majesty the Queen…

did not go on a recuperation.

So Kim Byung-in really was in the hands of Lord Kim Jwa-geun.

He even predicted that Kim Byung-in would betray us.

Lord Kim wants us to keep quiet about Kim Byung-in's death for now.

-Yes, Father. -Anyway,

you are now working for Lord Kim Jwa-geun too.

You must make up

for losing the Queen

with other achievements, right?

It will get mushy if he keeps boiling it!

Let him be.

Ever since Her Majesty the Queen left for recuperation,

he has been out of it.

They were always bickering nonstop.

I guess he became very attached to her.

How could His Majesty pass away like that?

He sincerely cared for the subjects.

I knew you would be here alone.

I have no one to greet me at home.

Her Majesty must be devastated too.

I do not know what to say to offer my condolences to you.

You have already helped plenty

in providing me with comfort.

So much that I forgot to nag for a moment.

You are the one who comforted me.

Would you like a cup?

No, thank you.

I am a bit busy, so…

Wait.

I must pack some food for you.

I like you.

I adore you.

I am not in a place

to express those feelings. So…

So, royal cook,

please meet a wonderful woman

who can make your loneliness go away.

Lady-in-waiting Choi.

I knew something felt off.

How is the royal meal coming along?

Hey!

Royal cook!

It is ruined.

But you never mess up a dish.

What is going on?

Something is going on with the country, not me.

The southern regions are in such a mess

that the offering wagons have not been arriving.

Royal cook!

An odd poster is being posted on the streets too.

The one who harmed His Majesty is…

Who else but the Donghak Bandits?

Those wretched things! They must be gotten rid of…

Get rid of what?

What do you know about getting rid of things?

You shut up.

Tell me.

I have been wearing this for too long,

and I am starting to get sick of it.

It is time for me to take it off, is it not?

You can handle it, right?

You worked for me for ten years.

What?

What?

Where are you going?

Who is going to cook royal meals now?

There are many people in Joseon who could be the royal cook!

Suspicious posters have been posted on the streets since two days ago.

I heard a rumor about the King is written on them.

Some rumor is not the issue right now.

It is all going to be over after the coronation.

What we need to worry about now

is the letter on which our lives depend.

Well,

it is suspicious that Kim Byung-in is not around these days.

The Queen left to prepare for her childbirth,

and Kim Byung-in disappeared too?

Both the King's death and the Queen's recuperation

seem doubtful somehow.

If both of them are false…

Does that mean they hid the Queen,

who protested against false death,

and Kim Byung-in defended the Queen?

If so, Kim Byung-in would use that letter

to destroy the Kim family.

Man, it's cold.

Are you cold?

So inappropriate.

Wait.

The weather suddenly got cold as soon as you left.

Maybe it was simply because I was not there.

I am thankful for your overflowing love.

Two, three, one! One, two, three, two!

-One, two, three, three! -Move!

One, two, three, four!

What? That's…

It is the training method you told me about.

So that's why you made the books of war tactics.

I didn't expect the King to be a real Donghak Bandit.

I made sure they did not know.

I let them think I am a rich man who is dissatisfied with the country.

Why did you do such a dangerous thing?

You said "an enemy of an enemy is an ally", right?

The corrupt are our common enemies.

But isn't this too small of a group?

Where's everyone?

Want to get us all killed by being in one place?

We only gather when we do something big.

We must stay apart from each other to be safe!

Are you the boss here?

I am.

What?

Nice to meet you! You do have that boss-like look.

The scar by your eye makes you look valiant.

Nice to meet you.

The one who lives the longest is the boss here.

If the boss dies, the next one becomes the boss.

So being a boss means he's the one who survived the longest here.

When I die, that kid…

-He's going to be the boss. -Nine! One, two, three, ten!

That young boy?

I heard about you from my Dahm-hyang.

"My Dahm-hyang?"

That means you're…

He is Dahm-hyang's father that we have been looking for.

The one who got hit in his eye with a pitchfork?

It's a small world!

If it was not for Dahm-hyang, I would have killed him already.

I said if I meet the darn King,

I was going to cut his throat for messing up the country.

Be thankful for your daughter.

You could have died trying to kill me.

I should have killed you when I had a chance.

I should have just chopped your hands off with the cutter!

Two, Three. Ten!

How long are we supposed to do this?

Move on to the next move!

Do I have to teach you everything?

Dahm-hyang saved you, and she saved me too.

The King isn't giving up on the subjects,

so the subjects saved the King.

But what about the soldiers who were after me?

Most of them were animal hunters or medicinal herb hunters

who grew up in these mountains, so they know the geography here.

The soldiers cannot beat them here.

What about that weirdo in a goblin mask?

-Did you get him? -A goblin mask?

Did he come after you?

He tried to kill me.

And Kim Byung-in died…

while trying to stop him.

That man in the mask

is Kim Jwa-geun's henchman.

Kim Jwa-geun is back.

One, two, three, eight! One, two, three, nine!

ONE DAY BEFORE CORONATION

This is a Death Note.

It's a kill list for all the corrupt officials.

We just need to find our way back into the palace.

If we gather up all mutiny soldiers across the country, how many are there?

If we gather everyone from across the country,

About…

-A thousand. -That's it?

What do you mean, "that's it"? It's not easy to risk a life!

Why did you spare the chiefs every time?

You have to kill the boss to win the fight.

Do you take us for a pack of bloodthirsty dogs?

We had to let them know that lowly beings like us

can make those nobles fear us if we stick together!

That was all we needed.

So it was for propaganda.

That was a good strategy.

They will not have an excuse to strike you either.

We may be ignorant,

but we know that we'll lose if we fight properly.

They just appointed 1,000 new soldiers at the palace.

How dare you!

How can you not recognize a man of great will

who came here risking his life?

Royal cook?

How could you!

Royal cook…

How can we trust anyone from the palace?

Forget it.

I will go back, okay? Untie me.

Okay, yes. I'll untie myself.

Why are you all looking at me like that?

And how dare you talk down to someone so much older than you?

I won't stay even if you beg me to!

Move!

You can come in freely, but you can't leave freely.

This situation somehow feels familiar.

You saw our faces and you know where the hideout is.

Do you really think you'll live?

Darn it!

Royal cook!

This must be the end of me. I'm hearing things.

Hey, Man-bok!

Your Majesty! How can this be…

Your Majesty!

Royal cook!

Lady-in-waiting Choi!

Lady-in-waiting Choi!

-Royal… -Lady-in-waiting Choi!

Royal cook!

What is going on?

Who did this to you? What is going on?

-You are amazing as always. -Royal cook…

So what are you doing here, royal cook?

Well, Your Majesty,

I heard those who are unhappy with the country are gathered here,

so I asked around to come here,

and everyone who disappeared from the palace is here!

Were you unhappy with the country too?

The messy state of the palace would make anyone unhappy!

How is the situation in the palace now?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Go get changed first. And cover your mouth when you sneeze!

Good grief, man.

TONGMYEONGJEON HALL

There is not enough time in a day to prepare for the coronation tomorrow.

I can tell you are very busy.

By the way,

why do the Donghak Bandits grow fiercer when they are trampled on?

I have been hearing some unsettling news.

People tend to start thinking they are righteous

and grow angrier when the opponent is intimidated.

Therefore,

the only way is to trample them even harder.

I will utilize cannons to suppress them right after the coronation.

How come you are holding a sword?

Is the inside of the palace now dangerous too?

This sword is a gift from Her Majesty the Queen.

The Queen?

The thing is,

and I am sorry to tell you this so early in the morning,

but Byung-in gave up on his life to protect the Queen.

So he finally did…

The foolishness to risk everything for fleeting emotions.

It is the only weakness of youth.

So?

Did the Queen survive?

Yes.

The one who saved the Queen is the King.

So both the King and the Queen survived?

Are you all just bad at your jobs or are those two just great at surviving?

I apologize. So at the coronation tomorrow…

The King knew about us using ice with arsenic on the Queen

and came running to her rescue.

I think…

there may be a rat that is eavesdropping on us.

But she is the female physician whom you gave me as a gift.

And it was you who blinded and deafened her.

I was being sensitive due to important matters.

I understand what you mean.

We will move up the coronation as much as possible.

Do not forget.

You have already lost against those two before.

I am putting my life on the line

for this fight.

I have a good idea.

We can get through Hanyang's gates and the palace gates at once.

What is that clever idea about?

The high-class people who used to eat fresh food every day

could only last a few days without it.

And the Grand Queen Dowager, who's picky about food?

She couldn't stand it.

Not that one!

That one.

That one!

So!

There's one gate that's always open

even when the rest are locked.

The middle gate, where the ingredients go.

We will need information on the offering wagons.

In the palace, there is the Daily Offerings Delivery,

and more than 50 wagons come to the royal kitchen every day.

And there is the Monthly Offerings Delivery, which comes every month,

and the Four-Month Delivery, so once every four months--

Just get to the point.

The point.

A total of 62 wagons will enter the palace in the morning of the coronation.

But an emergency order is given now,

so they will check the offerings more strictly.

What if there was to be one more wagon that no one knows about?

The Head Eunuch's secret wagon.

Hello!

These are ours. Let them in.

-Now, come in. -Yes.

Royal cook said that the Head Eunuch does "switching".

"Switching"?

Not all nobles have palates like mine.

It is switching out some of the offerings

with slightly lower-quality ones.

And the wagon with those replacements is

the secret wagon for the Head Eunuch.

Only a few know about this.

I knew it.

The palace is like a house of bandits.

I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I thought of it as a custom…

It is natural for rotten wood to have holes in it.

Let us use that hole.

Now, let's get our hands together.

-Give me your hands. -All of us?

Get our hands together. Bring them together.

Now, one, two, three! Go!

-Go! -Go.

Go…

Are you ready?

Yes, let's go.

Hey, Man-bok!

Yes, Your Majesty!

Hurry.

-You got changed again? -Let's go.

Thank you.

And I'm sorry.

You were special to Kim So-yong too.

I want to bury him myself.

Sure thing.

You can rest in peace now.

Shall we go?

You may speak.

Her Majesty the Queen's mother is supposed to help her

prepare for childbirth,

but since I lost my wife, I wish to help her myself.

So I came to ask you where she is recuperating.

For the safety of the Queen who conceived the royal baby,

I am not disclosing the location.

I am making sure that she gets everything she needs, so do not worry.

Well…

THE KING IS NOT DEAD

Did she really go for recuperation?

You did not harm Her Majesty, did you?

The Queen ran away!

We are trying to protect her honor!

Ran away?

I am sure she left with the delusion that the King is alive.

I am sorry,

but I will be forthright to you, Your Highness.

If you are going this far,

you are not doing this for the good of the family.

This is rather a disgrace to our family's name.

Do you not see how our family will be spoken of in future generations?

And do you think you have the right to say such things?

At least I have a sense of shame now.

It is the shame that turns it into a crime.

If you have no shame, it will not be a crime!

If not for the family's honor,

what are you trying to get by even harming His Majesty?

Until I let it go myself,

my era must not end.

So you can hear.

-Dae-ho! Sang-ju! -Crap.

Your Majesty.

You were here already.

-Yes. -Yes.

My knees are wrecked.

Your Majesty.

Hey.

I am glad to see you two alive. Thank you for all your hard work.

We are just glad that you are safe, Your Majesty.

Does anybody have some tobacco?

Your Majesty, the ground is cold.

This is the perfect time for a cold can of beer.

Wait, this place isn't even that great.

-Why did we come all the way here? -This place is…

a safe place that is unknown to the public.

Right.

You couldn't find this place even if you tried.

My legs.

Darn it!

Not yet.

This is good enough!

This is our last chance. We must be careful.

Now!

Is it that delicious?

Yes.

-Hey. -Hey.

-Have this. -Have this.

-Right. -Right.

My goodness.

It's so delicious.

Why go through all this trouble?

When it comes to people like us,

we're going to die anyway, so we have no choice.

But you people are in the highest places in Joseon.

Wouldn't it be convenient for you if you close your eyes and wait?

Once, my life used to be

like hell that I had to endure.

The desire to kill those who killed my family

is what drove me to get through those days.

And I saw that Joseon was rotting away,

and the subjects suffering in it.

You're a King with a really good vision.

I thought everyone in the palace was blind.

You won't end up just like them

once we succeed in this operation, are you?

I am now

dreaming of a new future for Joseon.

You called it "voting", right?

Where the subjects select the King themselves.

Yes, voting.

Not that it makes the world a perfect place.

I mean,

it would be just perfect.

You can always change it back if something goes wrong.

The King and the Queen are just as crazy as each other.

Now, we have a big event tomorrow. So go to sleep early!

Good night.

If you are really from the future,

then you must know the ending of this fight too.

What happens?

You're going to lose.

But I'm going to bet everything I've got on you.

But are you not always on the winner's side?

It's okay.

I'm screwed in this life anyway.

Even if I bet everything, it's not that much.

So you put all of the eggs in my basket.

Yes. All in.

I went all in on you.

In that case, I will do my best even if I fail.

So that this darned fate will get sick of me.

I will not let it take me over that easily.

I cannot believe I am tied up here, unable to help His Majesty.

Do you think Her Majesty met him?

Even if she did,

what could the two of them do on their own?

If there was a way to stop the coronation in here…

What if we use Kim Hwan?

Captain Hong.

You are here again?

I brought some food.

This is…

I am also collecting appeals to get you two out of here.

But is there anything else that I can properly help you with?

Help?

Yes, tell me anything.

Anything?

Yes, I can do anything if it's for you.

How can you…

be so naive and gullible?

Do you provide for con artists as a living?

How can you be so naive?

That is… my fault.

What is?

I don't know what it is,

but if you tell me, I will never do it again.

Your fault…

was confiding in me.

I pretended to be your friend to get information,

but you had no idea.

Look at what you're doing.

You…

Are you saying you never thought of me as a friend?

I am.

I have never thought of you

as a friend of mine.

So do not ever come see me again.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Are you going to blame me for not getting more use out of him?

I was not trying to look.

But such absurdity just took place in front of me.

You must have been tired.

It's not mixed with water. It's mixed with soju.

Soju and beer, made in perfect ratio!

It looks like you are having a happy dream.

I am relieved.

Just what kind of dream did you have?

The late King's portrait was on fire.

That fire devoured the entire Seonwonjeon Hall.

I was trapped in here all alone and the fire…

Today is an important day. I could use every single drop.

Dress me up to perfection.

THE DAY OF THE CORONATION

For Your Majesty's safety,

we also restricted access to the palace for today.

No one can go in and out of the palace except for soldiers.

Okay.

We did not invite musicians or other royal relatives,

so the coronation will be quiet.

Not even my relatives?

That's the safe thing to do.

But…

I am right.

I see.

Your Majesty, aren't you scared?

Don't worry.

When fortune tellers see me on the street,

they say that I am blessed by my ancestors.

Let me use that blessing this time!

Your Majesty.

You seem more like yourself

than you ever have before.

Hey! Don't get all emotional.

You're making it feel like it's the end. We're just getting started.

You're right, Your Majesty.

See you in the palace this evening.

Okay.

See you.

-Bye. -Yes.

Do not die.

Living isn't all that great.

Even if we become miserable and pathetic,

let us live a long life.

If we succeed this time, I'll pick you as the King

with that voting or whatever.

Thank you.

Shall we?

It's time to go home now.

"I order Yi Kyung-eung to be dismissed from his position

and be banished to Chujado Island for hiding the identities

of the Donghak Bandits who plotted treason."

"And I order Hong Doo-il,

who lost firearms,

to be a public slave for 600 days

at the Public Office of Ganghwa District Office."

The sentences will be carried out immediately after the coronation.

There was no achievement to write on the late King's record.

It was not easy.

The royal funeral is not over yet.

Do you think it is appropriate to smile with your teeth showing?

I am sorry.

Whether the coronation event will run smoothly without problems

depends entirely upon you.

Yes, I will make sure to do my part

to fill in for the Minister of War.

By the way…

When is Minister of War Kim Byung-in

coming back to the palace?

You must be curious about where the letter is.

Everyone is concerned about it.

Do not worry. I have it in a safe place.

I see.

From now on, the King and the Pungan Jo family

are all my puppets.

Mister, we'll pay you double to the palace!

"Dabul."

Mister, we're nice people.

But if anyone, including the Head Eunuch, notices that something's off,

we can become really bad people.

People are neither born good nor evil.

It all depends on how you behave, okay?

Act natural.

Let's go.

I feel uncomfortable. Scoot over a bit.

Like this?

Is this your elbow? Stop poking me.

It's pressing the belly…

Good grief…

Scoot over.

Now I can see.

Here?

This is not the time.

You are right. We must focus.

Good thing you aren't hiding with a bodyguard.

Did you have to say that?

Scoot over a bit. Let me fix my posture.

Move back a bit.

That's much more comfortable.

This position is better for me too.

Hey, we might get caught because of your heartbeat.

Why are you so scared?

It is not just mine.

And I am not scared.

It is because of you.

I'm not…

scared either.

This item is from England. It is stronger and faster.

If the King shows himself in the palace,

shoot for his heart.

Are these new workers?

Yes, they are.

-Okay, come on in. -Yes.

Stop.

-Search. -Yes!

No problem here.

ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS,

AND ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL FACTS

Once the coronation is over, I am going to wipe them all out.

It feels like I'm about to fight a final boss in a game.

I know my way around a knife.

I must have gone crazy! I was excited about a special mission…

The change you've always feared has already begun.

What do you think you are doing?

How can a King team up with the Donghak Bandits?

I am the family of those you killed.

I am the King of the subjects that you trampled on!