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Episode 15

You're going to cure my illness?

Even the doctors who are the best of the best in Joseon weren't able to cure it,

but a rogue-like you will cure my illness?

Your Majesty's illness is not one that can be cured by a doctor.

Your Majesty must have shown it to dozens of doctors and taken hundreds of medicines.

The reason why it cannot be cured is because it's an illness that cannot be cured by medicine.

So, Hong Joo's black magic is the cause?

Yes.

I also suffered her black magic. That kind of person is clinging on your side.

However, Your Majesty's illness, that nobody could cure or determine the cause of,

is surely Hong Joo's black magic.

Now, I don't want to believe such a shamaness' words,

and I don't want to believe your words even more.

If you don't want to die, go back.

If Your Majesty listens to Hong Joo's words and offers the Princess as a sacrifice,

what will you do if your illness still doesn't get better?

By then, Your Majesty would have to endure that suffering until you die.

This is the only chance to cure Your Majesty's illness.

The reason Your Majesty sees a lowly person like me is that you're very desperate to be cured.

A day. I will give you just one day.

Try to prove it.

If you can't prove it,

I will end your life and Princess's life together.

Because my life and Her Highness the Princess' life hang on that one day,

I will do my best to cure Your Majesty's illness.

Please help me.

What help are you talking about?

So that Hong Joo can't use black magic for the whole day,

please lock her up.

Are you okay, Young Master?

Just what did you do to me?

I tested your capabilities, Young Master.

The ability that His Excellency used to have seems to have been passed to you

so I woke up your ability, Young Master.

It's your first time using the spiritual power so your body probably needs time to adjust.

The spiritual power?

It's called burning or lighting a fire by the internal spiritual force. Have you heard of it?

It's the power to handle sacred fire.

What does that mean?

How can I?

You must be very confused right now,

but the fire lit by the internal spiritual force purifies a curse.

You received the power to get rid of the Princess' curse.

Now, you are the only person who can save Yeon Hee, Young Master.

If you're very confused, go to His Excellency and ask what you should do.

Don't you think he will probably give you an answer?

I have something to ask so I came.

It seems like your ability was passed down to me.

I am able to light a fire by the internal spiritual force but I don't know how to use this power.

I see that you've come to walk my path.

You can just purify the Princess' curse with a fire lit by the internal spiritual force.

Is the evil energy really the only one that will disappear?

I should have killed the cursed Princess with a fire lit by the internal spiritual force a long time ago but I couldn't do it.

I regret having been conceited enough to believe that I could dispel the curse without killing the Princess.

Are you telling me you had tried to kill Yeon Hee, Father?

Don't you know that Yeon Hee has a wicked curse?

But when you took Yeon Hee to the Black Forest...

So what do I have to do now?

Help Hong Joo, kill the cursed Princess, and protect Yeon Hee.

That's the reason my power was passed on to you.

Help Hong Joo?

Is that what you want, Father?

That is the way for the royal family.

What is going on?

I don't think I can receive your treatment today.

Just for today, you will have to go into prison.

What's the reason for it?

You said that if I want to live, I have to follow what you say, right?

To be able to do that, I would have to keep you away just for today.

The pain must be really bad today,

but you're even going to endure the pain.

What are you scheming?

Don't be suspicious

and you'll find out once this day is over.

I understand.

I will listen to what Your Majesty wants.

Heo Jun went into the King's quarters. What should I do?

Just stay still. It's not something to fuss about.

Then, I will have a look at the affected area.

Please take off your royal robes.

You have to take your royal robes off for me to examine the affected area.

I apologize.

Have you found proof of black magic?

Signs of black magic

were not found.

What? Have you lied to me?

Your Majesty, a student who doesn't trust in his teacher cannot learn,

and a patient who doesn't trust the doctor will not get better.

Today, I'm not any different than a doctor so please trust me until the end and leave it to me.

Are you trying to teach me right now? Don't be mistaken.

You said that I'm inflicted with black magic and that you will treat my illness,

so I'm enduring and letting you off. Don't act up.

I will cut off your head and throw it in front of the Princess.

What is Heo Jun trying to plan?

Your Excellency...

Tell me. What is he trying to do next to His Majesty?

Y-You can win over this, Your Excellency.

He is probably trying to save the princess.

Not... Not yet.

Now is not the time. Yeon Hee could die, Your Excellency.

It's still okay.

Still...

Has something happened to His Excellency?

To make a talismanic shield for Yeon Hee, he lost all his internal spiritual force and got infiltrated by black magic.

What? Then, what happens to His Excellency?

I don't know. Since he's not completely invaded yet he's desperately fighting it.

Is there anything I can do to help?

How is the work with His Majesty?

I thoroughly searched His Majesty's body and sleeping quarters but I didn't see any sign of black magic.

I was going to ask His Excellency what I can do but...

There's not much time left. We have to go to Yeon Hee's quarters and at least look at magic books.

Incantation. It doesn't need a carrier to do it.

What is that?

Putting a spell on a person using words. (Prince Haseong, Later King Seonjo)

Everyone will try to kill you.

They will ignore you up front and curse you behind your back.

No matter how much you try to fight it, you won't be able to come out of this misery.

How can we break it if she cast a magic spell on him?

The only method I know is how to destroy the carrier (physical vehicle) of the spell.

But if there is no carrier itself, it's very high-level magic spell...

His Excellency would be able to break it.

Where are you going?

I have something to find out.

Hong Joo seems to have cast a black spell without a carrier on His Majesty.

According to the Taoist, it is done by incantation. Is there a way of undoing it?

Don't you know it, Your Excellency? Please tell me.

There is no solution.

Is there really none?

If there was one, why wouldn't I tell you?

Yeon Hee's life is on the line. Please think about it one more time.

I want to save Yeon Hee as well. It hurts me, but since there is no solution, I can't do anything about it

other than to accept fate.

That is not your answer, Your Excellency.

You were playing the role of royal physician weren't you?

Even if you found a solution, you wouldn't be able to do anything.

If it's not me,

who could be speaking?

This is all that I know.

Your Excellency, you have lived a life protecting Yeon Hee.

Didn't you ask me to do it because you can't do it anymore?

If I knew, there's no reason I would say I didn't.

If you can't believe me, you can find out a way for yourself.

Now, Your Excellency's body and soul is mine. You cannot throw it away and you also cannot move it the way you want it to.

Your Excellency. Your Excellency, are you okay?

Your Excellency. Your Excellency!

Don't despair. You can just live about as if nothing's wrong.

Look in the Book of Demon Banishment.

You have a lot to do for me, Your Excellency.

I understand your intentions very well, Your Excellency.

- Hey. It's time for shift change. - Already?

Here. Work hard.

Yeon Hee!

- We don't have much time. - Are you okay? Are you hurt?

I'm okay.

I think I can reveal that His Majesty's illness is caused by black magic.

According to His Excellency, there's a solution in the Book of Demon Banishment.

- Father did that? - Yeah.

The black magic is known for infiltrating a weak heart.

From my observation of His Majesty, it seems he held a lot of grudges in his heart.

The answer is in the Book of Demon Banishment.

We have to make him be honest with his inner feelings.

How about a drink that makes people tell the truth?

The truth drink?

If that works, the black magic inflicting His Majesty might be dispelled.

White Bongyeong Mushrooms, Wild Asparagus Root, Dysosma, Kutki,

There is one more thing left though.

If the drinker doesn't have real desire to tell the truth, it won't have any good results at all.

But we still have to try. I'll try to make one.

We have to leave now.

No, let's leave together right now. Let's go out and relight the candles.

No.

I have done nothing wrong.

Since I came to the palace because I didn't want to hide anymore,

I will clear my name and proudly get out of here.

Okay. Believe in me and wait.

Did...

my father really tell you a way? Father

came in with Hong Joo but acted weird.

Yeon Hee, don't worry. Wait just a little bit more.

I will be back for you soon.

- Dysosma. Dysosma. - Device (sounds almost the same)?

Device. The device is here.

The cutting device.

- Dysosma. Dysosma. - Device.

- Dy-d-y-dysosma. - Dysosma?

- Dy. - Dy. Dy. Dysosma.

No. That's not it!

Dysosma.

Put it in and grind it.

This is the first time doing it without Yeon Hee. I guess it's not working.

You messed up.

Let's see... First...

Did you say that you would cure His Majesty's illness?

Yes.

Up to now, there isn't a medicine we haven't tried on the King.

Don't start things in a poorly done way that will harm Yeon Hee.

Just stand still.

- This is the only solution left. - So,

are you saying to leave Yeon Hee's life in your hands?

My knowledge might end up saving the Princess' life somehow.

I will try it.

If something happens to the Princess,

I won't forgive you anymore.

The days you promised are passing.

If something happens to my body

or this illness isn't cured,

then I will execute both you and the Princess.

Come in.

What is this.

It is the miracle cure that will heal Your Majesty.

Who made it?

I did.

You're telling me

to drink this, which was not made by a physician but by you?

Is that what you're saying?

You trusted me with your royal body, didn't you?

I told you to prove to me that it's black magic.

I never said I would drink something

that could be either medicine or poison.

I know very well that Your Majesty cannot trust me. But,

trust me that I am concerned about the Princess.

With this heart, I made this medicine.

Your Majesty, he is someone we cannot trust.

Please reconsider your decision.

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Lock him! Lock this man up.

- Lock this man up! - Yes.

Y-Your Majesty...

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Scholar Heo!

- What happened? - His Majesty has collapsed.

I had high expectations, but I had no idea things would end so futilely.

It is not over yet.

You are alive, no?

Do you not know that it is the Princess and not I who will be dying?

No, it will not be like that.

What did you do to Father?

He has made a barrier for the Princess.

Your Excellency has passed away.

And I have saved him.

Father has passed away. What did you do to Father?

His Excellency and myself has become one body.

If you kill me, His Excellency will also perish.

Every time you light candle, you are killing not only me but also His Excellency.

I will return Father

so that you will never again touch him.

Why don't you then?

Our deal is over.

Now you're going to have to bear the consequences of what you blabbered.

Yeon Hee.

Jun.

It isn't enough that the Princess tried to commit regicide,

you also attempted to poison me to death.

I will behead you both.

King, you must not kill the Princess.

If you kill the Princess, the curse on the Royal Family will get worse.

Queen Dowager, please just return to your quarters.

You will be the next one.

- Your Majesty! - I clearly said to go back!

For the King, are you afraid of the Princess?

What did you say?

Or, is it Hong Joo that you are afraid of?

Do not transgress your boundaries carelessly!

Are you afraid of the throne being taken?

What is it that you are afraid of that you are so angrily guarded?

More than anyone else here, aren't you more powerful and above us all?

Shut your mouth!

I know that you all point fingers at me saying that I'm incompetent and tyrannical.

Isn't that why the Princess despised me and tried to kill me?

I did not attempt to assassinate Your Majesty.

How could I even possibly kill the King of this nation?

The only thing I wanted to do was to protect you from Hong Joo's evil plans.

Please look. There is a person who is trying to protect you, the king.

No. No.

In this nation, there are only those who want to kill me, someone of indirect royal lineage.

There are only those who want to expose my weaknesses!

You are all the same.

Then, why did you trust me?

You have allowed me in the palace and listened to what I had to say.

You could have killed me easily or you could have even ignored me.

But, you listened to me and drank the medicine.

Why were you so desperate to believe me?

Was it just to protect the throne?

Do you want to give up the throne?

If you say one more word, I will kill you right here.

In truth, to those who point and say that you have no right,

you wanted to be acknowledged by them as king.

That's right.

I wanted to be ackowledged.

Did you think I wanted to be king?

This position... How scary and heavy it is,

you do not know.

How someone of indirect royal lineage,

was ignored, slandered, and insulted.

The tried to kill me.

I also want to do well.

I ALSO... want to be acknowledged.

For the people, I wanted to be a good king.

But...

No matter how hard I tried,

it didn't work at all. What am I supposed to do?

This time...

Even this body of mine isn't well,

and there is no longer anything I can do.

In this land, in this palace!

There is nothing that I can do.

Your Majesty.

That was the black magic invading Your Majesty's body all this time caused by that woman named Hong Joo.

- Arrest her! - Yes!

How dare you take me lightly, belittle me and expect to survive?

What are you saying?

Are you pretending not to know that you used black magic to toy with the royal family of this land?

How dare a mere shamaness like me do such a thing to the Royal Family?

All I did was fulfill the wishes of Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and His Majesty, for the sake of the royal family.

- What? - If the two of you are blameless, then hold me accountable for my wrongs.

It was you, Your Majesty the Queen Dowager, who wanted to bear a crown prince, even if it meant using dark methods.

Even if I had to kill the Princess, Your Majesty, it was you who asked me to cure your ailment.

But what did I do wrong?

Insolent wench!

Will you tie us all together with you to slip away?

That's right.

I can't slander the royal family, just to punish a mere thing like you.

Let him in.

Report the crimes that you've committed.

Under the order of the Palace Shaman Council's Lead Shamaness Hong Joo,

I have killed people.

When I brought her their hearts, Lead Shamaness would use them for her black magic.

There are no lies in this?

There aren't.

Even with this...

Do you not have any sins?

So what?

What will you do now?

Will you slash my throat?

- You wench! - You plead that you will do anything for help,

and now you reveal the truth.

The royal family is always like this.

How base, petty, and cowardly.

No matter how much time passes, you never change at all.

You better be careful from now on.

Right now they are keeping you right by their side only because they need you somehow, but...

You also will be thrown away like a dog.

Shut up. Take her away now!

In front of all,

I will have her quartered into pieces.

Korean Folk Village (Place of cooperation)

Hey, Hey, Mi Hyang come here!

Where have you been?

Okay. Sit down, sit down.

Hey! Hey. Did you know?

Heo Jun, that bastard is now locked up.

- Really? - Yes.

Forever and ever.

Did you catch him?

You can see it like that.

Really, really?

Then what will happen to Jun?

Him? Since he got caught trying to poison he king...

Of course, he will be torn limb from limb and be displayed for all to see.

I've never seen someone with such a tenacious fate.

That's what I mean. If I made him into a dead person,

then he should've considered himself dead, and lived quietly.

Then there's no way that he'd be dead.

Find him! It's that way!

For reporting a falsehood, have him arrested!

- What? - That man, arrest him now!

- Drag him out! - You're not going to take off your shoes first?!

Where is this order coming from?

I, I'm the Royal Guard captain, punks.

You bastard, what's your name?

Father.

That shamaness...

She told me that Father has already died.

That's a lie, right?

His Excellency now

cannot move his body or mind with his own will.

If we get rid of the black magic that is leeching into him,

His Excellency will return, but...

He has already passed away.

His life is being prolonged by the black magic. Thus, if that energy is dispelled,

his breath will be stopped immediately.

That woman said that...

Father and she are one in body and mind then, after all.

If Hong Joo dies,

His Excellency, as well,

will die.

Sir.

You...

Are you truly Red Robes?

Answer me. Are you truly Red Robes?

I'm sorry.

Was I really that much of a joke to you?

Without knowing anything,

looking back on me who tried like mad to capture Red Robes with you,

was it amusing?

Do I look pathetic to you?

It was not like that. I was...

I believed you.

I accepted you as a true friend.

For you, who put in a sincere effort on my behalf,

I was thankful.

But, you...

You...

While you were with me,

did you have that kind of intention while being by my side?

However,

who do I trust now?

Please do not forgive me.

You were my friend for at least a little while.

This is my last act of pity towards you.

All the thorns that were poking out have all disappeared,

And all the scars have been healed.

That's right.

Thank you.

Your Majesty.

What is it?

Since your sickness has been fully healed, the thing that I want...

Yes, the thing that you want.

Did I not already release the princess?

Since it has been revealed that Her Highness the Princess has committed no wrongdoing, shouldn't you naturally release her?

That's true.

When I come to think of how much you humiliated me,

even now I can slash your neck.

Go back.

Yes.

The thing that you want...

What is it...

At least say it.

I don't have one now but if I have one later, may I request it then?

Sly fox...

Do not smile.

Yeon Hee!

Have you been waiting for me?

I don't know where to find Father.

Hong Joo. That woman named Hong Joo...

Has Hong Joo caused another incident?

Hong Joo has escaped from the prison.

I am indebted to you, young master.

Do not be mistaken.

Once Yeon Hee has changed back, you must pay for your sins

Now what must I do?

Once the preparations are done,

the only thing left is for you to light the fire with the internal spiritual force.

After I light the fire with the internal spiritual force,

will Yeon Hee come back.

Do you still not trust me?

You will know once you've done it.

Meeting Sol Gae first,

was that according to your plan?

Yes.

You are a scary human indeed.

For a great work, a big picture is needed.

Regarding the great work it must be done with a calculating heart.

Please make sure to put an end to your heart's kindness you show towards Sol Gae.

If Hong Joo has disappeared,

she must be planning something.

She will try to harm you.

I think the royal guard needs to be dispatched around your quarters.

I am alright.

Yeon Hee. You are now a royal.

Your health is the country's health. You must remember that.

Yes.

And.

Put distance between Heo Jun and yourself.

I know that he has given you a lot of assistance.

I am also sincerely thankful.

But...

You, who are this country's princess,

cannot spend time without boundaries anymore.

For his livelihood, I will prepare something.

He is someone I gave my heart to.

The feelings toward that man must be deep.

Is it that you need more time?

Now that the Queen Dowager has given us some soldiers, I am more at ease.

Yeon Hee.

I should also look for something to do.

I don't think I can come often.

But, until all the candles are lit, and until you are fine,

I will continue to protect you.

Hurry and go inside and rest. Your complexion doesn't look good.

Yeon Hee!

♪ Don't cry, sky Let me see that person ♪

♪ My love which is getting further away ♪

♪ Don't cry, my heart Let me hold onto him ♪

♪ Please stop this falling rain ♪

♪ If I cut out my heart, ♪

♪ Will I be able to forget all about him? ♪

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You know, I wish for Yeon Hee to only walk on a rose-petaled path.

Will you be even able to handle His Excellency in that state?

- Scholar Heo! - You can't kill him or save him at all!

What is it with the worthless shamaness? She could put our country and the Palace into chaos like this!

I'm sure His Excellency will help us somehow.

Where exactly is my father now?

When he had died because of the Princess,

I had to save him using black magic.

I can't see the man beside you all the time.

Why would he come along with me, when I came to die.