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It's not over yet.

2
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Now.

3
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Let us make a deal with each other.

4
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I will give you half of my yang energy,
and in return…

5
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Your help is all I require.

6
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Shit.

7
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At this rate, your soul will be destroyed.

8
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If you reveal your identity now,

9
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I will let you go to the afterlife.

10
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If I lose all my yang energy,

11
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then I will die too.

12
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I told you not to…

13
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THE EAST PALACE

14
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Are you all right?

15
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The Prince was unharmed at least.

16
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You were the one who saved him,
were you not?

17
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What's important is,
why did you pull the rope?

18
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Because I heard the bell stop ringing,

19
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and I thought that you might
be in danger or something.

20
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Was I interrupting?

21
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I thought I told you loud and clear before

22
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to make sure
that you do not pull the rope.

23
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You never listen to anything.

24
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You purged it?

25
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The pond spirit?

26
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All I could do was make it weak for now.

27
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For a while, at least,
it will not be able to move.

28
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What's that look for?

29
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I…

30
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I just regret misjudging your abilities,
and I took you for a… layabout.

31
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I thought you were irredeemable
and only cared about your own pleasure

32
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and were someone who had no respect
for other humans, other than,

33
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well, himself.

34
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I mean, you're not wrong.

35
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But still, that does not
sit particularly right with me.

36
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His Majesty… is going to thank you
for what you did to save Prince Yeongan.

37
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Then put in a good word with your father
so I may leave, will you?

38
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How do you know about that?

39
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-How long have you known?
-From the moment I saw you.

40
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Well, I wondered who His Majesty
would send to help in secret.

41
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And there you were,
with such delicate hands for a woman.

42
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Are you all right?

43
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Not to mention,
you are a spitting image of the man.

44
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Huh?

45
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You're strong-willed.

46
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And your… your… your stubborn look
says it all.

47
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Wait, is that why
you told me to show my blood?

48
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The royal bloodline
is why the spirit held a grudge.

49
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You used me as bait?

50
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The blood was used for a way to draw
the pond spirit's attention elsewhere.

51
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I can see now
that His Majesty chose the right person.

52
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And speaking of that…

53
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Let's help each other,
without His Majesty's knowing about it.

54
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Here.

55
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The truth is, I'm allowed
to stay here under close supervision

56
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while the spirit is being dealt with.

57
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So,

58
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buy me time
to stay here a little bit longer.

59
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And what exactly do you plan to do?

60
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I am going to kill someone

61
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here in the palace.

62
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Your Majesty.

63
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A child who once served
the late Crown Prince

64
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has requested an audience with you.

65
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He claims to know about the spirit

66
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and the Crown Prince.

67
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He can enter.

68
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All right.

69
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So then,

70
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do you have something to say?

71
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You are still young.

72
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Yet you are quite courageous.

73
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Yes, right here.

74
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Why should I become your ally
without His Majesty's knowledge?

75
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Because those
who know the palace's secrets

76
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are not permitted
to leave this place alive.

77
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So if I help you with your task,

78
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you will let me leave
the palace alive after I do?

79
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Hmm…

80
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The bell though. How did you hear it?

81
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I have a gift as well.
It's rather similar to your own.

82
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Mother!

83
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Are you all right?

84
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Did you see something inside?

85
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Oh my.

86
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And what do you think
you two are doing here?

87
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"The pond spirit."

88
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"The serpent's shed skin
killed the dragon's child."

89
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Those were the words
that were spoken by a spirit

90
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once trapped there
when I was a young girl.

91
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The dragon's child refers
to the King's son.

92
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And the shed skin of the serpent
is the pond spirit, I would gather.

93
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What are you on about?

94
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If we look into the salt storehouse,

95
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we can learn information
surrounding the spirit.

96
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-Don't tell me that the reason...
-That's not yours to worry about.

97
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For now,
you must investigate the pond spirit.

98
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So anyway, you were cast out of the palace
for hearing ghosts, huh?

99
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Even though you're a princess,
you have the gifts of a shaman.

100
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What happened when you were young
that led you to hear voices?

101
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How did you grow up
that you dig into people's hearts

102
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with every word you seem to say?

103
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Wow, you're getting all worked up
over nothing.

104
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Nothing?

105
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You truly do not know how
to consider other people's feelings.

106
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You must be disliked
by your friends and family.

107
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I have neither to speak of. I'm an orphan.

108
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Oh.

109
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And you are one to talk.

110
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Do you have any friends? Huh?

111
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Are all royalty born annoying,
because maybe...

112
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That is enough!

113
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You must hurry up
and investigate the salt storehouse.

114
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Seriously, this pond spirit…

115
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Hold on.

116
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Don't tell me…

117
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Oh…

118
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Can it be?

119
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Why are you going there? What is it?

120
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-No way.
-What…

121
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-Wait.
-Is there something there?

122
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I was saving this for later.

123
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-What are you doing?
-It really is here.

124
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-A gwi-mae.
-It is?

125
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I need to figure out what kind it is.

126
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Where did you get the rice cake from?

127
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-Wait, why are you throwing...
-Sh!

128
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Keep it down for a moment. Huh?

129
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This can't be happening.

130
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-No.
-What do you see?

131
00:15:06,447 --> 00:15:08,365
-Hey…
-We need to go immediately.

132
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Follow me.

133
00:15:11,493 --> 00:15:12,328
Come on!

134
00:15:12,411 --> 00:15:15,122
But… we need to check…

135
00:15:23,505 --> 00:15:26,884
You said it was a gwi-mae,
and that it is bound to one place.

136
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-We should be fine.
-Hang on.

137
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Just… wait a minute!

138
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That one… is a special one.

139
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It's called a ggeomeoksali.

140
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It latches onto the living, not a place,
and drains their yang energy.

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-And those who have been affected by it…
-Their yang…

142
00:15:42,399 --> 00:15:44,234
…will die after witnessing terror.

143
00:15:45,861 --> 00:15:47,446
A truly terrifying creature.

144
00:15:47,529 --> 00:15:48,948
But…

145
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I understand,
so stop pushing. Wait.

146
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Let me show you where you will be staying.

147
00:15:56,455 --> 00:15:59,583
His Majesty had your quarters changed
because you saved Prince Yeongan.

148
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Why are you telling me this now?

149
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-Well…
-Where is it?

150
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Over there. That way.

151
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Quickly.

152
00:16:11,637 --> 00:16:14,640
-Come on.
-I am going. I am!

153
00:16:18,018 --> 00:16:19,520
Good grief.

154
00:16:19,603 --> 00:16:21,689
This is truly unbelievable.

155
00:16:23,273 --> 00:16:24,316
Goodness.

156
00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:25,880
What are you staring at?

157
00:16:25,943 --> 00:16:29,196
I was a fool to trust him.
My goodness, seriously. Ugh.

158
00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:31,657
So, more comfortable lodging?

159
00:16:35,744 --> 00:16:38,064
It's just the room
across from the previous one.

160
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Oh.

161
00:16:44,545 --> 00:16:45,963
It followed us all the way here.

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-The ggeomeoksali.
-What?

163
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Ggeomeoksali.

164
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No.

165
00:17:02,604 --> 00:17:04,898
That bastard is as clingy
as sticky rice cakes.

166
00:17:07,526 --> 00:17:09,286
What has made you act like that?

167
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There is nothing here.

168
00:17:22,374 --> 00:17:23,374
Anyway…

169
00:17:25,377 --> 00:17:28,213
Looks as if His Majesty is pleased
with how you handled it.

170
00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,049
That is a relief.

171
00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:31,759
But just temporary.

172
00:17:32,634 --> 00:17:34,678
If the pond spirit shows itself again,

173
00:17:35,429 --> 00:17:37,598
it is certain
that Prince Yeongan will soon die.

174
00:17:43,645 --> 00:17:45,856
You must stay strong,
Prince Yeongan.

175
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Give it to me.

176
00:17:51,278 --> 00:17:52,946
Please come back to us.

177
00:18:02,623 --> 00:18:05,709
Your Majesty,
now that even the last remaining prince,

178
00:18:05,793 --> 00:18:07,336
Yeongan, lies so ill,

179
00:18:07,419 --> 00:18:10,464
the succession of this realm
is gravely imperiled.

180
00:18:10,547 --> 00:18:13,258
Rumors surrounding
the East Palace continue to circulate,

181
00:18:13,342 --> 00:18:15,844
shaking the very foundations
of the nation.

182
00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:19,223
The nation's foundations
are shaken, you say?

183
00:18:19,306 --> 00:18:21,475
You should mind the words you choose.

184
00:18:21,558 --> 00:18:23,477
So long as I draw breath,

185
00:18:23,977 --> 00:18:27,648
this great nation's foundations
will not be shaken.

186
00:18:28,482 --> 00:18:31,944
Your Majesty,
Prince Iksang has arrived.

187
00:18:34,279 --> 00:18:35,999
Prince Iksang?
What's he doing here?

188
00:18:36,031 --> 00:18:37,574
Greetings, my friends.

189
00:18:37,658 --> 00:18:39,576
Have you had your meal today?

190
00:18:42,621 --> 00:18:44,957
You are looking younger than ever, Aunt.

191
00:18:46,583 --> 00:18:50,254
I see you still prefer to address me so,
Prince Iksang.

192
00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:53,382
How have you fared as of late?

193
00:18:53,465 --> 00:18:56,051
I have returned from a tiger hunt
in Hobyeong Valley.

194
00:18:56,135 --> 00:18:58,178
I also lingered
at the Nine Valleys of Hwayang,

195
00:18:58,262 --> 00:18:59,721
indulging in idle pleasures.

196
00:19:00,889 --> 00:19:02,182
If I may say so,

197
00:19:02,266 --> 00:19:04,935
you should not remain confined
to the palace walls.

198
00:19:05,018 --> 00:19:07,062
A period of rest outside is deserved.

199
00:19:07,646 --> 00:19:09,231
I am not sure.

200
00:19:10,357 --> 00:19:13,110
I entered these walls
as Crown Princess at age 11.

201
00:19:13,193 --> 00:19:15,904
I have never once set foot
beyond its gates.

202
00:19:16,780 --> 00:19:20,492
This palace is where I shall stay
until the day I die.

203
00:19:22,327 --> 00:19:23,871
You remain unchanged.

204
00:19:23,954 --> 00:19:26,123
So why did you wish to see me again?

205
00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:33,088
And how is your son?

206
00:19:42,848 --> 00:19:44,766
He is doing well.

207
00:19:46,685 --> 00:19:49,980
Unlike his father,
he delights in scholarly pursuits.

208
00:19:50,063 --> 00:19:53,901
Even so,
a collateral figure of the royal family

209
00:19:53,984 --> 00:19:55,485
is barred from holding office.

210
00:19:56,153 --> 00:19:59,156
A small stream
cut off from the main current

211
00:19:59,865 --> 00:20:02,034
cannot easily spread.

212
00:20:02,117 --> 00:20:07,372
However, should that main river grow foul
and become dry…

213
00:20:10,667 --> 00:20:14,671
It should be cut away,
making a new channel flow in place of it.

214
00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:19,092
How dare a feng shui master like you
venture to seek out an audience

215
00:20:19,176 --> 00:20:21,345
with Her Majesty so lightly!

216
00:20:21,428 --> 00:20:22,512
Get out at once.

217
00:20:22,596 --> 00:20:25,599
He entered the palace
under His Majesty's command.

218
00:20:25,682 --> 00:20:28,185
He promptly arrived
with important information

219
00:20:29,561 --> 00:20:31,188
and at the will of His Majesty.

220
00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:34,233
Wait here.

221
00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:44,493
She sure is damn prickly, that woman.

222
00:20:46,954 --> 00:20:49,498
She stands above
all the ladies of the palace.

223
00:20:49,581 --> 00:20:51,875
You suppose
an audience with her comes easy?

224
00:21:00,467 --> 00:21:01,885
I hear a noise coming close.

225
00:21:19,152 --> 00:21:21,613
This place is crawling with yin.

226
00:21:39,423 --> 00:21:40,924
Her Majesty is still unavailable.

227
00:21:41,008 --> 00:21:42,592
You should leave.

228
00:21:46,179 --> 00:21:47,859
Oh,
what a mighty shame that is.

229
00:21:47,889 --> 00:21:51,727
You see, I had something to tell her
about the pond spirit.

230
00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:54,438
Pardon? The pond spirit, you say?

231
00:21:56,857 --> 00:21:59,026
Then please convey this one message.

232
00:22:02,154 --> 00:22:04,531
Tell her she should start to think about

233
00:22:04,614 --> 00:22:07,409
who might rule next
once the Crown Prince is dead.

234
00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:08,993
What?

235
00:22:09,619 --> 00:22:10,704
Who might be next?

236
00:22:16,001 --> 00:22:17,419
What does he mean?

237
00:22:25,010 --> 00:22:26,928
It was a waste to come here.

238
00:22:28,764 --> 00:22:30,390
Trying to meet with the Queen Dowager.

239
00:22:30,474 --> 00:22:32,559
No, there was a gain.

240
00:22:32,642 --> 00:22:34,186
A gain? What do you mean?

241
00:22:35,604 --> 00:22:37,147
Oh. Are you…

242
00:22:46,782 --> 00:22:48,784
She lives in a residence that's private.

243
00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:51,036
Why is she in the palace wandering?

244
00:22:54,623 --> 00:22:55,832
Who was that?

245
00:22:55,916 --> 00:22:57,042
You know each other?

246
00:22:57,125 --> 00:22:59,252
She is my grandmother.

247
00:22:59,336 --> 00:23:01,213
The birth mother of His Majesty.

248
00:23:06,676 --> 00:23:08,637
Is that why relations
between the Queen Dowager

249
00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:09,805
and the King are strained?

250
00:23:10,514 --> 00:23:11,765
They're not blood-related?

251
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:15,102
Or rather,

252
00:23:16,186 --> 00:23:18,438
because the King
was the child of a concubine.

253
00:23:21,817 --> 00:23:23,193
Thirty years ago,

254
00:23:24,194 --> 00:23:28,907
all of His Majesty's brothers died
for reasons that were never made clear.

255
00:23:31,034 --> 00:23:33,620
He alone survived among
the late King's sons

256
00:23:33,703 --> 00:23:34,955
and was named Crown Prince,

257
00:23:35,038 --> 00:23:37,207
but because the lowborn blood
of a court lady

258
00:23:37,290 --> 00:23:39,084
was said to run in his veins,

259
00:23:39,167 --> 00:23:41,962
he was never fully acknowledged
as the Crown Prince.

260
00:23:42,462 --> 00:23:45,298
Not even now,
after he ascended to the throne.

261
00:23:57,561 --> 00:23:59,104
Your Majesty,

262
00:23:59,187 --> 00:24:01,481
for the sake of this country
and its people,

263
00:24:01,565 --> 00:24:04,192
a new Crown Prince must be appointed.

264
00:24:04,276 --> 00:24:05,861
This, I am aware of.

265
00:24:06,361 --> 00:24:10,824
However, Prince Yeongan's health
has yet to fully recover.

266
00:24:10,907 --> 00:24:14,035
That is precisely why
we are mentioning this, Your Majesty.

267
00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,037
It is imperative that measures be taken.

268
00:24:17,831 --> 00:24:19,583
What kind of measures?

269
00:24:19,666 --> 00:24:22,502
You must move forth
and select one of the royal kin

270
00:24:22,586 --> 00:24:25,255
and name him your new Crown Prince,
Your Majesty.

271
00:24:26,131 --> 00:24:28,133
Grant your royal assent.

272
00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,303
Grant your royal assent.

273
00:24:34,097 --> 00:24:37,225
Do all of you believe the same thing?

274
00:24:39,019 --> 00:24:40,520
That death will soon take my son?

275
00:24:40,604 --> 00:24:42,105
Uh…

276
00:24:42,189 --> 00:24:44,649
How could we harbor such irreverence?

277
00:24:44,733 --> 00:24:46,693
That is not what we imply or intend,
Your Majesty.

278
00:24:46,735 --> 00:24:48,153
That is not what you imply?!

279
00:24:50,363 --> 00:24:52,282
Then whose intention is it?

280
00:24:55,827 --> 00:24:57,996
Is it the Queen Dowager's intention?

281
00:25:01,374 --> 00:25:04,211
I am deeply disappointed in you.

282
00:25:05,462 --> 00:25:08,215
I went above and beyond
to get you in here,

283
00:25:08,298 --> 00:25:12,302
yet you failed to command a single spirit
and, instead, restored his health.

284
00:25:13,303 --> 00:25:15,931
I did not drive away the spirit.

285
00:25:17,182 --> 00:25:20,060
I only sought to draw the spirit
toward the Prince.

286
00:25:20,143 --> 00:25:23,104
Then was there another
who drove the spirit away?

287
00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:25,941
The feng shui master the King brought in
is rather suspicious.

288
00:25:26,024 --> 00:25:29,069
The King?
He brought in a master of feng shui?

289
00:25:37,577 --> 00:25:40,038
I want you to keep him under close watch.

290
00:25:40,121 --> 00:25:43,667
If he truly is the one helping
to destroy spirits…

291
00:25:46,002 --> 00:25:47,546
He will die at our hands.

292
00:25:48,171 --> 00:25:50,257
The more spirits run rampant
within the palace,

293
00:25:50,340 --> 00:25:52,300
the further the King
is driven into a corner.

294
00:25:52,884 --> 00:25:54,511
And that serves me well.

295
00:25:56,054 --> 00:25:58,848
Prince Iksang
was at the Queen Dowager's residence?

296
00:26:02,644 --> 00:26:05,438
My, that is truly impressive.

297
00:26:13,738 --> 00:26:18,118
So she plans
to alter the royal bloodline after all?

298
00:26:19,661 --> 00:26:23,707
She intends to sever the curse
that has endured for 30 years

299
00:26:24,332 --> 00:26:26,126
and begin anew.

300
00:26:28,753 --> 00:26:30,922
But it will not be so easy.

301
00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:37,679
And for someone who has been bound by sin,

302
00:26:38,221 --> 00:26:41,141
does she truly believe she can escape it?

303
00:27:13,923 --> 00:27:15,091
You all right?

304
00:27:16,384 --> 00:27:17,802
You okay?

305
00:27:17,886 --> 00:27:20,221
What's wrong with you?

306
00:27:24,184 --> 00:27:25,769
Sorry, who are you?

307
00:27:25,852 --> 00:27:28,355
Ji-yul, a sanggaksi
serving in the Saenggwabang.

308
00:27:28,438 --> 00:27:31,024
I will be sharing this chamber with you
starting today.

309
00:27:31,107 --> 00:27:32,984
Huh? That cannot be possible.

310
00:27:33,068 --> 00:27:34,068
There.

311
00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:38,823
Um… I was told
I would have my own quarters.

312
00:27:38,907 --> 00:27:41,368
-I have never shared a chamber.
-What's this?

313
00:27:41,451 --> 00:27:43,495
This must be
rather uncomfortable for you, so...

314
00:27:43,578 --> 00:27:44,871
Not at all.

315
00:27:45,372 --> 00:27:49,584
Before I entered the palace,
I shared a room with nine of my family.

316
00:27:51,711 --> 00:27:52,629
Ah.

317
00:27:59,010 --> 00:28:01,096
What might all that fuss be about?

318
00:28:01,179 --> 00:28:03,973
What? Oh my. You haven't heard about it?

319
00:28:04,057 --> 00:28:06,685
A spirit was seen
at the Queen Dowager's quarters.

320
00:28:06,768 --> 00:28:07,852
A spirit, really?

321
00:28:07,936 --> 00:28:11,606
Yes. Ever since I entered the palace,
a lot of incidents have happened.

322
00:28:11,690 --> 00:28:13,690
I heard a spirit showed up
at the Saenggwabang too.

323
00:28:13,733 --> 00:28:14,733
Hang on.

324
00:28:15,068 --> 00:28:17,529
Tell me all that you have heard
about the spirits.

325
00:28:17,612 --> 00:28:20,573
Gosh, I'm so cold.

326
00:28:36,423 --> 00:28:38,466
Damn it! Jeez.

327
00:28:41,094 --> 00:28:42,094
What the…

328
00:28:42,595 --> 00:28:44,222
When did you get in here?

329
00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,517
Hey. Stop that.

330
00:28:48,893 --> 00:28:50,937
Stop coming closer!

331
00:28:51,020 --> 00:28:52,522
Who said you could act all cute?

332
00:28:53,898 --> 00:28:56,735
Why? Why pick on me? Huh?

333
00:28:56,818 --> 00:28:57,986
Why?

334
00:28:59,446 --> 00:29:02,258
Apparently, a salt storehouse spirit
is in the Queen Dowager's quarters.

335
00:29:03,575 --> 00:29:04,617
You mean right now?

336
00:29:04,701 --> 00:29:07,162
We must go.
We need to investigate immediately.

337
00:29:07,829 --> 00:29:10,290
Sure. I cannot wait to get out of here.

338
00:29:10,915 --> 00:29:12,167
What?

339
00:29:35,774 --> 00:29:36,775
What is it?

340
00:29:38,359 --> 00:29:39,778
Do you hear something?

341
00:29:41,237 --> 00:29:43,323
I can't make it out.
It's too subtle for me to hear.

342
00:29:43,406 --> 00:29:44,991
Too faint to understand.

343
00:29:46,284 --> 00:29:47,327
Hmm.

344
00:29:51,372 --> 00:29:53,416
I should step inside to hear better.

345
00:30:04,052 --> 00:30:05,845
Do you really have to go in alone?

346
00:30:11,518 --> 00:30:12,519
I will be fine.

347
00:30:13,019 --> 00:30:15,313
Okay, then I will wait out here for you.

348
00:31:11,077 --> 00:31:12,704
Say what you need to say.

349
00:31:13,663 --> 00:31:15,957
Tell me what happened. Please say it.

350
00:31:42,108 --> 00:31:45,695
The serpent's shed skin
killed the dragon's child.

351
00:31:47,530 --> 00:31:51,117
"The serpent's shed skin
killed the dragon's child."

352
00:31:51,743 --> 00:31:54,162
Tell me who wrote these words.

353
00:31:55,246 --> 00:31:58,958
The dragon's child refers
to the late Crown Prince.

354
00:31:59,792 --> 00:32:02,795
Her Majesty, the Queen,
was born in the Year of the Snake.

355
00:32:02,879 --> 00:32:06,049
So, that implies
that the Crown Prince died

356
00:32:06,132 --> 00:32:07,884
because of Her Majesty.

357
00:32:07,967 --> 00:32:12,472
It seems one of you wenches
has insulted Her Majesty's house.

358
00:32:14,265 --> 00:32:16,559
You will starve in here until you confess.

359
00:32:16,643 --> 00:32:19,270
Not even a drop of water will be given.

360
00:33:01,479 --> 00:33:03,564
They burned to death whilst in there?

361
00:33:07,527 --> 00:33:10,613
Gather the court ladies' bones in jars
and bury the lot.

362
00:33:11,322 --> 00:33:14,909
Their vengeful spirits must be sealed
so they cannot harm the royal house.

363
00:33:14,993 --> 00:33:15,994
Yes, Your Majesty.

364
00:33:34,762 --> 00:33:36,931
Have you had the chance yet

365
00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:39,976
to look into who broke the sealed jars?

366
00:33:41,060 --> 00:33:42,645
I have looked into it,

367
00:33:43,146 --> 00:33:46,649
but I could not find the person
who entered the salt storehouse.

368
00:33:48,943 --> 00:33:51,195
This must have been done by someone

369
00:33:51,779 --> 00:33:54,157
who knows exactly what these jars are.

370
00:33:55,324 --> 00:33:58,536
But are we not the only ones in the palace
who know of those jars?

371
00:34:00,079 --> 00:34:03,875
This must be an aimed attack against me,
but who would do that?

372
00:34:06,753 --> 00:34:07,795
Yes.

373
00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,299
I know of a person who would do it.

374
00:34:11,799 --> 00:34:13,801
Who is it?

375
00:34:14,594 --> 00:34:18,723
I can see clearly how my fear of spirits
momentarily clouded my sight.

376
00:34:18,806 --> 00:34:20,975
Why did I not see it coming
sooner than this?

377
00:34:21,642 --> 00:34:24,729
All of this trouble began
after I met with Prince Iksang.

378
00:34:24,812 --> 00:34:27,774
Prince Yeongan
has overcome the crisis, Your Majesty.

379
00:34:27,857 --> 00:34:31,527
Therefore, I believe now is the time
for you to appoint the Crown Prince.

380
00:34:31,611 --> 00:34:34,781
His Majesty
saw straight through my heart.

381
00:34:34,864 --> 00:34:37,700
He is trying to stop me,
no matter the cost.

382
00:34:37,784 --> 00:34:40,620
I know that he means to oppose me
with wielding spirits.

383
00:34:40,703 --> 00:34:44,123
So if I'm right, it would seem
the King wants me dead tonight!

384
00:34:48,044 --> 00:34:50,546
But I will not let that happen.

385
00:34:50,630 --> 00:34:53,966
I will not die
at the hands of mere spirits.

386
00:34:54,467 --> 00:34:56,135
Night will soon fall.

387
00:34:56,219 --> 00:34:57,845
Court ladies are not to sleep tonight.

388
00:34:57,929 --> 00:35:01,474
They will all protect me
until daylight hours come!

389
00:35:02,558 --> 00:35:05,520
So, for 30 years,
the pond spirit

390
00:35:05,603 --> 00:35:08,356
has been killing the princes
in the East Palace.

391
00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:12,235
And the court ladies wrote
that the princes were dying

392
00:35:12,318 --> 00:35:13,986
because of the Queen Dowager?

393
00:35:14,070 --> 00:35:15,571
It was not the court ladies' doing.

394
00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:18,074
They were falsely accused
and put to death.

395
00:35:19,575 --> 00:35:23,246
What is certain is that the pond spirit
is connected to the Queen Dowager.

396
00:35:25,164 --> 00:35:26,541
Still, thanks to your ability,

397
00:35:26,624 --> 00:35:29,252
I was able to learn why the court ladies
became won-gwi.

398
00:35:30,837 --> 00:35:32,505
I could not have done it alone.

399
00:35:33,673 --> 00:35:34,757
You did good work.

400
00:35:37,385 --> 00:35:38,553
You are the first person

401
00:35:39,595 --> 00:35:42,265
to say this strange ability
of mine was helpful.

402
00:35:42,348 --> 00:35:43,558
Is that so?

403
00:35:43,641 --> 00:35:45,184
I assumed His Majesty sent you to me

404
00:35:45,268 --> 00:35:46,978
because your ability
was a thing he valued.

405
00:35:47,061 --> 00:35:50,189
I must have proved to be of use
in helping with spirits.

406
00:35:55,611 --> 00:35:57,613
Are you in bad standing with your father?

407
00:36:01,576 --> 00:36:03,369
Hold your wretched tongue.

408
00:36:03,452 --> 00:36:06,706
You must not tell me
that you can hear such atrocious things.

409
00:36:06,789 --> 00:36:09,125
Not any child who bears my blood.

410
00:36:09,834 --> 00:36:12,295
Unless you wish
to bring disgrace to our name.

411
00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:19,385
To hear such strange things would indeed
be a disgrace for the royal house.

412
00:36:23,139 --> 00:36:24,139
Sounds good to me.

413
00:36:27,310 --> 00:36:28,728
What do you mean by that?

414
00:36:30,354 --> 00:36:33,774
It's just that
since we both dislike the King,

415
00:36:33,858 --> 00:36:36,027
it makes it feel almost like
we are on the same side.

416
00:36:39,155 --> 00:36:40,364
Even so,

417
00:36:42,033 --> 00:36:46,454
when I heard those voices yelling
to be let out, I should've helped them.

418
00:36:47,955 --> 00:36:51,083
If only I had broken the jars
that their souls were imprisoned in.

419
00:36:51,167 --> 00:36:53,920
What could a mere child
have done to help them?

420
00:36:54,003 --> 00:36:56,714
Bearing such a strange gift
would've been hard enough.

421
00:36:57,757 --> 00:36:59,967
Don't carry that pointless guilt with you.

422
00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:09,143
I, too, was feared and pointed at
by others.

423
00:37:10,603 --> 00:37:12,980
You can simply ignore people like that.

424
00:37:17,401 --> 00:37:20,029
Just be mindful of them
and live your life so you don't end up…

425
00:37:20,112 --> 00:37:22,365
…getting possessed like that.

426
00:37:29,413 --> 00:37:32,792
Now I understand why you're so unusual.

427
00:37:33,626 --> 00:37:34,626
Me?

428
00:37:35,836 --> 00:37:38,005
I'll make sure
they are correctly buried in the ground.

429
00:37:38,089 --> 00:37:40,049
Whoa, whoa! Hey, hold on. Hold on.

430
00:37:40,091 --> 00:37:43,135
I will grind these court ladies' bones
into powder.

431
00:37:44,178 --> 00:37:45,680
-What?
-Hmm?

432
00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:47,807
Ground into powder?

433
00:37:48,766 --> 00:37:50,393
No, you must not!

434
00:37:51,018 --> 00:37:52,812
Are you trying
to shame the dead once again?

435
00:37:52,895 --> 00:37:54,814
Oh, for crying out loud.

436
00:37:54,897 --> 00:37:57,400
It's a pain having to explain this
every time.

437
00:37:57,483 --> 00:38:01,153
A won-gwi is a spirit that cannot just
simply pass on to the afterlife

438
00:38:01,237 --> 00:38:03,155
because its resentment
is weighing it down.

439
00:38:03,906 --> 00:38:06,784
So if you use things
to help it remember who it once was,

440
00:38:06,867 --> 00:38:08,744
you can dissolve that resentment…

441
00:38:10,788 --> 00:38:12,665
And send it to the afterlife.

442
00:38:13,416 --> 00:38:16,043
But then their souls
do not disappear, right?

443
00:38:16,127 --> 00:38:17,378
They are pitiful spirits.

444
00:38:17,461 --> 00:38:18,337
Hey.

445
00:38:18,421 --> 00:38:22,717
Pitiful or not, they are harming
innocent people around the palace now.

446
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,302
There's no time to explain.

447
00:38:24,385 --> 00:38:28,097
What do you mean "there's no time"?
Are you saying that others will appear?

448
00:38:31,267 --> 00:38:34,312
They're probably already
under the Queen Dowager's nose.

449
00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:03,007
Who is there?

450
00:39:04,050 --> 00:39:06,552
Bring me a candle at once.

451
00:39:31,410 --> 00:39:34,580
You will take this bone powder
and go to the Buddhist temple

452
00:39:34,663 --> 00:39:36,499
where the Queen Dowager is.

453
00:39:37,917 --> 00:39:41,337
I will go into the World of Gwi
and confront them.

454
00:39:44,673 --> 00:39:47,093
They will be with the Queen Dowager.

455
00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:16,247
I am very sorry.

456
00:40:47,486 --> 00:40:50,448
As you said,
they are innocent won-gwi.

457
00:40:53,325 --> 00:40:56,954
To set them free,
we must get rid of the mass of resentment.

458
00:40:58,956 --> 00:41:01,500
You must begin when I ring the bell.

459
00:42:57,533 --> 00:42:59,743
So this is
the only way in the end?

460
00:43:03,747 --> 00:43:05,624
I am as good as dead.

461
00:43:32,860 --> 00:43:36,614
Hurry, Saeng-gang! Do it now!

462
00:44:14,485 --> 00:44:16,111
Let go of your grievances…

463
00:44:18,739 --> 00:44:20,908
And lay your anger to rest.

464
00:44:23,619 --> 00:44:26,205
Now you can all find your peace.

465
00:44:30,209 --> 00:44:32,670
I will guide you
to the afterlife.

466
00:44:34,129 --> 00:44:35,464
May you all…

467
00:44:38,926 --> 00:44:41,178
…be reborn in paradise.

468
00:45:09,039 --> 00:45:11,875
We are innocent.

469
00:45:11,959 --> 00:45:14,795
We are resentful.

470
00:45:14,878 --> 00:45:18,132
We are innocent.

471
00:45:19,633 --> 00:45:21,927
We are resentful.

472
00:45:23,971 --> 00:45:26,682
We are innocent.

473
00:45:26,765 --> 00:45:30,144
-What my mother and I had to endure…
-We are resentful.

474
00:45:30,227 --> 00:45:32,146
I've not forgotten about it.

475
00:45:32,229 --> 00:45:34,773
We are innocent.

476
00:45:35,691 --> 00:45:38,402
We are resentful.

477
00:45:38,485 --> 00:45:40,320
What are you so resentful about?

478
00:45:46,618 --> 00:45:47,703
We…

479
00:45:49,413 --> 00:45:53,125
We were only guilty of being in that place
and put to death.

480
00:45:53,208 --> 00:45:54,208
Who?

481
00:45:55,002 --> 00:45:56,628
Who is trying to speak?

482
00:45:59,465 --> 00:46:02,426
When she died,
the Most Favored Lady of the Court…

483
00:46:02,509 --> 00:46:04,553
Uttered the curse…

484
00:46:09,975 --> 00:46:14,229
From this day on, no royal blood
shall flow within these walls.

485
00:46:14,313 --> 00:46:17,399
You insolent wench!
How dare you speak in that manner!

486
00:46:17,483 --> 00:46:20,068
When I die and become a spirit,

487
00:46:20,736 --> 00:46:23,530
I will come back
to sever the royal bloodline.

488
00:46:24,239 --> 00:46:29,161
I will wipe out the royal bloodline
and dry out the seed of the East Palace!

489
00:46:31,205 --> 00:46:32,885
What are you waiting for? Stop her!

490
00:46:43,175 --> 00:46:47,137
"No royal blood shall flow
within this palace."

491
00:46:47,888 --> 00:46:50,933
"I will dry out the seed
of the East Palace."

492
00:46:51,934 --> 00:46:55,896
"The serpent's shed skin
killed the dragon's child."

493
00:46:56,396 --> 00:46:58,273
She killed us because we heard

494
00:46:58,357 --> 00:47:00,984
the Most Favored Lady
of the Court's curse.

495
00:47:01,985 --> 00:47:07,533
Under the pretense
of the writing on the wall…

496
00:47:12,037 --> 00:47:14,790
The curse by
The Most Favored Lady of the Court?

497
00:47:17,960 --> 00:47:20,271
Does that mean
the pond spirit's true identity

498
00:47:20,295 --> 00:47:22,130
is the Most Favored Lady of the Court?

499
00:47:24,675 --> 00:47:27,386
We are innocent.

500
00:47:29,888 --> 00:47:32,850
While we were in there,
being burned alive,

501
00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:37,521
why did you stand by
and do nothing to save us?

502
00:47:39,439 --> 00:47:43,443
Those who commit sins
are bound to be punished eventually.

503
00:47:46,697 --> 00:47:49,616
You do not need to take a life
with your own hands.