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There's this bad habit that I still can't fix.

- It's jealousy, so... - So?

I hate the people on the list. I don't want them to be alive.

Imprudent utterances that shouldn't have been said in front of the King.

Wu Dal Chi can get rid of him right now.

He can get rid of you if I tell him to do it, Excellency Deok Seong.

You came here alone probably expecting this, didn't you?

You are willing to sacrifice your life for saying those offensive words in front of me.

Do you think I'm doing this without any measures?

Measures?

I put the first measure in Kwon Seong Jeon where the Queen stays.

I put the second one with Eui Seon.

I heard the first person on the list was killed by a thief.

I think after one hour, the second person on the list also met the same thief.

So? So?

You know what you should do!

I'll go check on them.

Please gain time until that.

Go to Kwon Seong Jeon and tell Court Lady Choi about this.

Yes.

Excuse me, did you see suspicious people around here?

- You know Eui Seon, don't you? - Yes.

Do you know where she went? Did you see her?

Who is it of these three?

This is why I hate convincing people by talking.

Can I just kill her?

I'll ask you for the last time.

If you don't answer...

So if I tell who's the dearest person of the three, what are you going to do?

Gi Cheol told me to kill the dearest person to you first.

He told me to train you like this until you get meek and mild.

- Train me? - Yes, that's his way.

If he wants somebody, he kills people around her first.

So he can be the only person that she can rely on in the world.

- Did he... - Did he what?

Was it him that gave the poison to Gyung Chang?

Of course, it was him.

But it was Choi Young who gave that poison to the little boy.

You didn't know that? You knew.

Anyway, who should I kill first? Just name one.

- Do whatever you want. - What?

I can't answer that ridiculous question. So do whatever you guys want.

Then what about your patient that we kidnapped?

He's going to have to die first if you bother us.

Then go kill him.

Move.

You guys can't kill me yet. I know that.

I don't care if you guys kill somebody, as long as it's not me.

Two...

Three...

- Five... - Eui Seon!

She's leaving.

Would she really not care if we kill people around her?

Do you want me to test her?

Did you two kill innocent people in the middle of the day?

And you kidnapped Eui Seon...

Go get him!

Stop. Stop!

Captain, they killed innocent people and kidnapped...

What do you want to do? Do you want to keep fighting or leave?

- What should we do? - It will be a long fight.

Well, we got the answer from her anyway.

The person next to you will be the first, right?

He always comes for you.

Every time. No matter what happens.

I'll see you later.

- Are you just going to let them go, Captain? - Stop.

You can't beat them.

Are you okay?

Go take her to Jeon Eui Shi and protect her.

So what you want me to do... is nothing?

I'm a king but you don't want me to act like a king?

Do you know why you're forced into a corner

and why I look so dignified now in front of you?

Because you still have a lot of lingering desires.

The worst desire you have now is to be a good king.

The king that the people want.

That's what you don't like?

The people don't want the king that loves them.

They don't want that?

The people...

they don't stop complaining even if you're trying to satisfy them.

So you just have to trick them, force them, and feed them.

You shouldn't feed them too much. They might disobey you.

So you have to feed them sparingly.

The Queen in Kwon Seong Jeon is fine.

And Eui Seon got back to Jeon Eui Shi safely.

What about the people?

The people on the list.

Of them, five people in Gae Kyung were killed.

And there was this note next to the dead body.

Ji.

Gwa.

Pil.

Gae.

It means, if you know what you're doing wrong, then you must fix it.

That's what was written on the note.

Five of them?

I think it can be a good warning for not just Gae Kyung but the entire Goryeo, right?

So you're saying there won't be any people who would follow me?

Should I have killed more?

I'm going to hold a meeting in the middle of this month.

On that day, my people will teach me about the virtues of a good king.

You should come too.

Did you say your people?

In Goryeo...

there are people who aren't afraid of threats,

need to be fed enough, and want a good king.

I'll prove to you that.

All right. I'll be looking forward to seeing your people.

Then I'll see you later.

Captain.

Your Majesty, I'm okay. You should go to Kwon Seong Jeon first.

From now on, you will be staying at Gang Ha Jeon where I stay.

Court Lady Choi.

She will stay there until I make sure this place is safe.

Excellency Deok Seong came here.

I heard that.

He threatened me using your life.

I heard that.

So...

- So... - I will...

stay with you.

Okay.

Follow them slowly, keeping some distance.

He told me to kill your dearest person of the three.

And he told me to train you like this until you get meek and mild.

I guess the person next to you is the first one.

He always comes for you.

Every time.

- Are you okay? - Yes, we're okay.

It's true.

Everyone said the captain of Wu Dal Chi is so strong.

They even said you can beat 100 enemies by yourself.

- Did you really believe that? - There were people who even saw that.

If you swing around a sword, it kills three enemies in one time.

Is this the sword?

Is this your sword?

- Listen. - Okay.

First, you must never want a sword that's not yours.

I'm sorry.

Second, if hundreds of enemies are waiting for you, you just run away.

What?

You just have to kill one guy that's behind the hundreds of enemies. Why fight?

Yes. That's right.

- How's your ear? - It's okay.

I just checked your subordinates.

No one was injured that badly. They were all okay.

Yes, I know they are okay.

Wait.

Can I talk to you?

That boy was the one you talked about, right? Did you say he's going to kill me?

But I don't think he can kill me.

I'm planning to make an earnest request to the King.

That allows me to leave the palace for a couple days.

If he allows me, I'll take you to the heaven's door.

You said you can't be so sure if the door is open even if we go there.

Yes.

You have so many things to do with the King, don't you?

Yes.

Did you say you're going to keep the promise?

If you're here, you will be in danger so...

Is it because I know about the future?

- Because Gi Cheol wants me? - He'll want more and more people.

So before more people find out about this, you'd better leave here.

- I want to know something. - Tell me.

When I was trying to run away from Gi Cheol and was about to fall off from the slope,

It was you who caught me, wasn't it?

It was you, right?

If it seemed dangerous for me to stay with Gi Cheol, you would have fought him, right?

Just to save me.

- Because I promised you. - To protect me and to send me back?

Yes.

Can you win if you fight with Gi Cheol?

I'd probably lose.

Losing a fight in this world means death, right?

If you lose a fight, then you die.

Okay. Give me some time to think about it.

Are you...

not smiling anymore?

Is it because you're in front of me or...

you just don't want to smile?

What are you going to do with Choi Young now?

He's worth 2,000 soldiers.

But you can't have him.

I don't think he will be your person that easily.

There's a way to have him. It's simple.

What is it?

I can have the King.

Then Choi Young will be my man.

And that's his limit.

By the way, who will be the one that's willing to be the King's man?

- There are some names on the... - Whatever.

Whoever it is, we should kill all men who will be in the meeting.

There will be members of Wu Dal Chi guarding them.

I'm going to call Chi Sal.

Chi Sal is a group of assassins.

Even you might not able to control them so...

I should dethrone the little king.

But before I do that, I'm going to make him know his place.

What Eui Seon?

Do we drag her here or just let her go?

She's a stupid woman who's very useful for us

but doesn't know anything about politics.

Without the King and Choi Young, she has nowhere to go.

She will come to me by herself.

'There are people who aren't afraid of threats, '

'need to be fed enough, and want a good king.'

That was amazing!

Gi Cheol will be so nervous by now.

- I told him it's on the 15th of this month. - I know.

I have to get my people together and show him.

Yes.

Your Majesty, that's not hard at all.

Your Majesty, there are so many people who've been waiting for a king like you.

And you have proof that you are the one.

- Proof? - You have Eui Seon.

She's a doctor that God sent to you from heaven.

She saved the Queen's life and Choi Young's life.

She also brought a son of Chun Ho Jang back from the dead.

She even knows what's going to happen in the future.

She is right next to you.

I already spread a story about her everywhere.

Every person in Goryeo will know about her soon.

- Your Majesty. - I'm also worried.

If we exposed her to more people...

I know it'll be more dangerous to her. But there isn't any other way.

Excellency Deok Seong had people he wants by killing and threatening them.

How are you different from him?

How am I different from him?

Are you saying I'm the same person as he is?

Are you not?

You tell people about heaven and the future.

And make them come to the meeting, and show off to Gi Cheol that they're your people.

Since you criticize your king like this, you must have a plan for this, right?

I'll bring your people.

My people? How?

I will bring them without using Eui Seon.

So for that, you want me to send her back because you promised her?

Yes.

What's your problem...

You said you'll be the first loyal retainer, but you criticize and yell at me!

This is nothing.

Compared to the people I'm going to bring, I'm so meek and mild.

Are you scared?

They will be more rude than you, Choi Young?

Yes.

Fine.

Let me see how they look like.

Then I'll go bring them.

- Can Eui Seon... - I'll send her back. I will.

I should've come earlier to express my gratitude.

But I was too busy. I'm sorry.

- I'll tell Eui Seon that. - Oh, is she here?

But it'd be hard to meet her now.

I met...

I met her, Father. I didn't know how pretty an angel from heaven was until I met her.

I heard about her and her talent on the way to Gae Kyung.

Anyway, when I go back to Ssangseong, I plan to tell people about her.

If people in Yuan heard about it, they will be so surprised and jealous.

Are you not smiling anymore?

No way. Yoo Eun Soo, don't worry and be happy.

Fighting.

So I start from Gae Kyung and go to Jeol Lyung, and what's next?

And you go to Seo Kyung.

- From there, you go to Wun Jeong Do and... - Wait.

- So it's Seo Kyung and Wun Jeong Do... - What are you doing?

I should know some names of locations to ask people which way I should go.

Okay. So after Seo Kyung and Wun Jeong Do, what's next?

And you go to Yeon Ju.

After that, you go to the east side until you see this...

Where are you going?

You think Gi Cheol would give me that?

If I go to that pervert and ask him to give me my notebook back,

you think he would give me it? Of course, he wouldn't.

So I'm going to give up.

I'm just going to go to heaven's door and wait.

Since it has opened once, it's going to open someday.

Come here.

Speaking of which, it's kind of far to go there.

I think I need some money to get there.

I'm planning to ask the Queen for money. How much do you think I'd need?

I don't know the concept of money in this world.

Are you asking the Queen for money?

I operated a surgery for her. Can I not ask?

Did you tell Captain about this?

You're going there by yourself without telling him about it?

Give me a suit of men's clothes.

I saw people in historical dramas doing that when they made a long journey.

They dress up like a man and wear a bamboo hat.

Are you scared of staying here?

Wu Dal Chi is protecting you. Do you not feel safe enough?

The most scary thing for me now is...

me.

I don't know what I would do in this world.

I'm so scared of that.

I don't want to be responsible for any historical events or politics.

I really hate that.

You guys are here.

How dare assassins like you get close to my master?

Back off. Even if you have to say something, move back and say it.

I'll tell you when, where, and who you should kill.

I'm paying you just like last time.

There is this woman that needs to be watched by one of you guys.

Watch her every move so I know what she's doing.

Let's set up a date. I'll provide a place and everything.

Please?

I practiced this martial art with him. You probably can't beat me up if I use that.

- Aren't I right? - I don't know.

You said you could beat him.

Oh, it's that house.

Let's do it. Let's just do it two out of three.

If you keep ignoring what I'm saying, I will...

You will what?

I'll probably get mad...

Is this Teacher Lee's house?

I came to see him.

I hope he's not the one.

You said Teacher Lee is the best scholar in Goryeo.

Can a scholar not sleep?

What is it?

I'm Choi Young, a captain of Wu Dal Chi.

- Hey, are you sure it's this house? - I don't think it is.

He can't be the one who passed the state exam at the age of 13

and passed every state exam at the top. Can he?

He should be the one.

I think he is.

Are you Teacher Lee?

It's so hot. Don't block the wind and move.

I have the King's command for you.

That sounds funny. Just go home.

Scholar Lee should receive the King's command with courtesy.

What's his command? And why are you beating me up?

Is it something I can wear or something I can eat? Give me it, I'll take it.

I said I'll take it!

I have something to say to your teacher.

My teacher won't understand anything since he doesn't use the same language that we use.

Don't twist your words. I don't get it anyway.

He's just hiding himself so he won't get killed.

Go tell your teacher that if he's brave enough to meet me, Choi Young, let me know.

Captain!

Where did Eui Seon go?

She took all of this and went out?

I should keep going until I see Seo Kyung.

Let me ask you something.

Which way is Seo Kyung?

Is it this way or that way?

Am I in Jeol Lyung now?

Is it hard to understand what I'm saying?

Can't he speak?

What are you doing?

That's what I want to ask you. What are you doing?

It's none of your business. Let me go.

I told you to watch her!

What was I supposed to do then? She was trying so hard to run away from the palace.

I couldn't just catch her and tie her up.

So I had to just follow her.

- Dae Man. - Yes.

Go bring one horse.

Is it just one? Not two?

I don't know why I did it but I taught her how to ride a horse.

- I only need one. - Okay.

- You stand by here. - Okay, I will.

You said you will think about it. And this is the result of that?

You're going to heaven's door by yourself?

You took a lot.

That's what I got for the surgery. Lee Sung Gae's family gave it to me.

I cured Lee Sung Gae. I can't still believe it.

How come you aren't afraid of anything? How could you...

Are you going to keep following me and nagging?

I'm thinking. Should I convince you by talking or just haul you?

Let's break the promise.

What do you mean?

I'll just forget about getting kidnapped by you.

What's done is done. I can't change it.

I'll just think I'm a super unlucky person and just forget about it.

Let's just break the promise that you'd send me back.

You want to break the promise?

Yes.

Is it because I might get killed for keeping the promise?

That's...

So you decided to go to heaven's door by yourself?

For me?

You don't know what a handshake is, do you?

No, I don't.

In my world, when I meet somebody for the first time, or haven't met him in a long time,

and when we say good bye, we shake our hands.

Here. Hold it.

Come on.

It's the promise that I made. So it's up to me to break it or not.

Wait.

So if you please behave yourself and wait for...

Even if you make me go back to the palace, I'm going to run away again anyway.

Did you say run away?

Let me go.

I can't see people dying in front of me anymore.

And I don't want to get involved in your world.

And...

I don't want to cry because of you.

So let me go.

How can I let you go here?

Stop protecting me.

You don't have to protect me anymore.

A promise is easy to break.

Let's just end it here.

It's over.

Everyone's here.

I, a captain of Wu Dal Chi, came here by your order, sir.

I called you here because we have some questions to ask you.

Will you open your mind and tell us the truth?

I will.

Have a seat.

Choi Young.

He's the fifth generation of the Yoo Chung family.

His father was a great civil official.

He was also the youngest head of Jeo Gol Dae.

After the breakup of Jeo Gol Dae, he worked as a captain of Wu Dal Chi and protects kings.

I've known your father since I was young.

Really?

He said he'd leave a message before he died. Did he say that to you?

Before he passed away, he said 'Kyung Geum Yeo Seok.'

It means don't be blinded by gold.

Yes.

I've dug up some information about you.

You can be the the king's right hand and control him.

But you haven't even gotten anything from the king yet.

This kind of question is what you wanted to ask me?

Why the present king?

Pardon?

For the last seven years, you weren't interested in money or power.

But why him all of a sudden?

Are you asking me to evaluate the King now?

We already banished all expectations of Goryeo.

We're just holding our breath until we die.

Give us an explanation why it has to be this king.

The person who Choi Young went to see tonight is Teacher Lee Jae Hyun.

He has a wide connection of great scholars, even in Yuan.

I've heard of his name at Yuan.

Was he the one who insisted against Yuan

and wrote a letter to the King of Yuan when Yuan wanted to colonize Goryeo?

Yes, he was.

Because of him, it could be stopped.

Would he come to the meeting?

What do you think?

Well...

He said he would never come back to the palace, so I can't be so sure.

Do you think the new king is wise?

He's wise but...

Does he have a merciful heart for people?

I haven't seen him treating the people yet so I don't know.

- Is he independent of Yuan? - I think he is.

Would he be willing to risk his life for Goryeo?

I've never tested him for that so I don't know.

Let me ask you this way.

If we spend the rest our life for the King, what can he give us?

- May I ask you one thing first? - I'm listening.

What kind of king do you want?

Your king has to have a smart brain when he was born and

he should be merciful like Buddha,

and he should give all his wealth and have long life?

Are you waiting for that kind of king? Are you?

Is this why you're testing him?

Let me ask you again.

You, Choi Young, why is he the one?

Because he's the King that I, by myself, chose for the first time.

What made you choose him by yourself?

He's weak so he gets scared.

He makes a decision but he also gets confused.

He sometimes regrets what he has done.

But he knows what sense of shame is.

Sense of shame?

That made me choose him.

I decided to protect him before he becomes dulled by the sense of shame.

Does this answer your question?

Did you ask me to attend this meeting that the King is holding?

Yes.

If we attend the meeting,

it means we should be the King's people and protect his sense of shame.

But in order to do that, we all should be alive until that.

So will you promise me that you will protect us until we attend the meeting?

So will you promise me that you will protect us until we attend the meeting?

- Have some. - Thank you.

You must be so tired because of me. I could go by myself.

No, you can't go there alone.

There are thieves and hunters too.

Anyway, I'm okay.

Actually, I like it here better.

So, Teacher Lee will be coming?

- He will. - For nothing?

He will ask you for that in the future.

That's what you're supposed to figure out well.

I'm supposed to figure out well by myself?

I sent Eui Seon back.

I heard that. She left without saying good bye to me and the Queen.

Because she might get caught by doing that.

You always talk back at me.

- Your Majesty. - Why?

Are you going to nag at me again?

All members of Wu Dal Chi are well-trained for any situation.

Always let them guard you.

Of course, I will.

If Teacher Lee Jae Hyun becomes your man,

Goryeo can be stronger than now.

I heard the Queen stays in Gang Ha Jeon with you.

- That's for other dangerous situations... - I hope you can protect her.

Chi Sal is in Gae Kyung.

Chi Sal? You mean the group of assassins?

- Yes. - Who made them come?

Who do you think?

That man... Is he really planning to kill everyone?

Everyone that will follow the King.

Are you going to fight with Chi Sal too?

Alone?

I'm thinking.

You said you're going to protect Teacher Ik Jae and the people around him.

That's so fast. I told them about it last night.

Hasn't the wound been cured yet? Are you still sick? Are you still out of your mind?

How are you going to protect all of them?

- You don't believe me either, do you? - How many times did I tell you that?

For Excellency Deok Seong, Eui Seon isn't the only toy.

The King, the people and the world are his toys.

So you're saying I'm not strong enough to stop him.

Then are you?

Mae Hee...

She didn't believe that either.

That I could protect her.

And the woman doesn't believe that either.

The woman?

- Aunt. - Tell me.

Mae Hee... I don't remember her face.

What?

It has been so long that I don't remember her face.

What about it?

What if I can't recognize her even when I'm in heaven?

That's not good.

So... before that. Before I completely forget her face,

I should go see her.

What are you saying now?

I'm going to do what I can do.

What is it that you can do?

What my father used to say all the time. The best strategy is the simplest thing.

Bye.

You hate me, don't you?

Me?

From the beginning... Even before you met me, you hated me.

There's only one that I can trust.

It's you, Captain.

Please tell me how to fight with him.

So I can save your life.

Choi Young? Really?

I'm kind of scared.

If you're right, then we should stop him.

He wouldn't listen to me.

I know him.

Even if I call him and command him not to do it?

He's not in the palace now.

I went to his room and all of his things were gone and empty.

Then what should we do?

Maybe... she... She might...

She?

She might stop him. But I'm not so sure.

What are you doing now? Go.

It's tonight. They only do it once a month.

If you miss it tonight, you will have to wait another month.

Here's the address and how to get there.

Time and dates are accurate, right?

It has been the same date for the last 4 months. It's not legal so it has to be at night.

It's between 10 to 12 o'clock.

- How many people are guarding him? - If it's the same as always,

- It will be three to four people. - Good job.

Are you really going to go there alone?

You wouldn't be that much help.

Grab your spear.

My spear? Why?

Front.

Side.

Low.

Front.

And face.

- Your eyes are wrong. - What about my eyes?

You see where you're going to attack next.

Do I?

You're telling the enemy what you're going to do next. You can't win that way.

Captain.

What about me? What about me?

Okay, then.

- Eui Seon. - Yes?

We can stay here tonight.

What are you doing here?

Hi.

I need to talk to you.

Guard us so no one attacks us.

I came here because he might listen to you.

Who is 'he'?

- Choi Young. My nephew. - Did something happen?

I'm doing this because something might happen.

Have you seen his sword?

That's what his master gave him.

There's this old string tied up on the sword.

That string is...

his fiancee's.

His fiancee? Was he engaged?

I think he was.

They were about to get married after the country gets more stable.

What do you mean he was?

She's dead.

That was seven years ago.

They were like brother and sister who learned martial arts from the same master.

But the master was wrongfully killed by the previous king.

And his fiancee caused his death.

She couldn't bear it and left the world.

Left the world?

- Killed herself? - After that, he wasn't really living a life.

He slept every day and picked a fight whenever he could.

I thought he changed recently.

He's trying to do something now. I think...

that it's because of you.

The person he talked about all the time is you, right?

Well...

Did you tell him that you don't trust him?

Did you tell him you don't need him anymore?

So I think he found the position where he needs to be.

I think...

That's his death, Eui Seon.

Captain.

Captain.

Go back to the palace and tell Chung Seok what I told you.

I'm not going to.

- What did you say? - I'm going to follow you.

I said I'm going alone.

- I'm going to follow you! - Hey, this is...

It's like I have to put a trap and wait. I have to do it alone.

A trap?

A trap and hunting. I'm better than you at that.

But is it a trap?

- Why? - You used to do a frontal breakthrough.

It's strange, isn't it?

What's there to save and look back?

- Dae Man. - Yes?

I think I feel scared.

What?

- If you follow me, you won't see me again. - Captain.

I am not...

kidding.

Are you going to be okay alone? I'll follow you as soon as possible.

It said he will come to me.

The one that Eui Seon and the King trust.

A captain of Wu Dal Chi is coming at the risk of his life.

Can you win if you have a fight with Gi Cheol?

I'll probably lose.

Losing in this world means death, right?

If you lose a fight, then you die.

Did you just ask me what I'm doing?

I'm testing to see if I can change the history that she tells me.

If I can...

change the history that's recorded in the heaven...

Then we will have a lot of work to do.

So take care of yourself until then.