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RECRUITING SERVANTS FOR SONGRIM

That is not a letter.

What is there to a letter?

As long as it delivers your feelings.

You must have pitied me for trying to get in here

as a servant.

You used to be an incredibly experienced master.

I did feel bad for you.

I guess I helped you learn about loyalty and duties.

Seeing how far you would go as my master,

I did think that I should do my best.

You must have felt pressured.

Not really. But I was in a dilemma.

I did not know if I should reply as your young master or pupil.

Or just reply based on what I read.

What did you read?

Then should I also reply based on what I read?

Also? What do you mean?

It is written here.

I will go this far just to see you.

"I can do anything if it means being able to see you."

And this is my reply.

I also missed you.

That is my reply.

I will pretend like I did not hear that.

You should forget about the letter too.

You cannot get rid of something

that has already been exchanged.

It is as good as gone.

Once it burns away,

there will be nothing left.

So you think burning it will make it disappear?

But know this, Master.

Your pupil

has recently learned to read what cannot be seen.

I told you that I read Words of the Heart. Do you want to check?

You must focus

when you are trying to read what you cannot see.

And then…

call out the name of the receiver.

Mu-deok.

This is a clear and dangerous signal.

I am in love with this man.

There. I read you.

Some things are hard to see because they are hidden,

not because they do not exist.

Just as you saw my blue mark and found out I was a soul shifter,

you have once again caught me.

You have found another weakness of mine.

If you must call that a weakness,

then it is my weakness too.

You sent me a letter, and I sent you a reply.

So we both share that weakness.

I guess I would not mind having you share a weakness.

Honestly, I felt anxious while we were apart.

You finally had what you always wanted,

and I had no power to do anything even if you chose to betray me.

I even thought to myself that I should have poisoned you

and found something to blackmail you with.

But Uk,

it seems you have already poisoned yourself.

Poison?

You will become weak and miserable.

It is a terrible poison you cannot escape,

as its only antidote is the person it is from.

Are you saying the reason I missed you so much

was that I was poisoned?

Yes.

You were cruelly poisoned by a dangerous assassin.

Think of it as that.

And it is not far from the truth.

So I was poisoned?

Then again, I did find it bizarre that the person I missed

was you of all people.

You always threaten to kill me.

You even once threw a knife at me.

You mocked my incompetence and even made my arm rot.

Yet you had the audacity to lie.

You were always so horrible to me,

but I could not get you out of my head.

I miss you first thing in the morning,

all throughout the day, and even when I lie down to go to sleep.

-Stop. -Why should I stop?

I confessed my feelings, and you ruined it with poison.

So you should at least know my symptoms.

You said you were my antidote.

All I did was sincerely tell you that I missed you, you wicked assassin.

You called it poison.

So from now on, I will complain to you about my symptoms.

After all, I was poisoned.

I have nothing to be embarrassed about.

You called yourself an antidote, so you deal with this toxin.

This young master is the nephew of Songrim's leader

and the future leader of our organization.

I have come to greet you on behalf of the leader.

Congratulations on becoming a Songrim member.

Welcome.

You all did a great job today.

Tonight, you will be served a generous amount of alcohol and meat.

So relax and have fun.

Go get yourselves a drink.

-Follow me. -Yes, sir.

Young Master.

Are you acquainted with Mu-deok,

the servant who passed the exam today?

I am talking about the maid who came in last.

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE

SONGRIM SERVANT CONTEST

Number 125, Mu-deok.

You have passed!

Yes, I am very well-acquainted with Mu-deok.

She fainted due to exhaustion and got taken to Sejukwon.

I need to return the bag she brought to the contest

along with this entrance plaque.

Is she still at Sejukwon?

Give it to me. I will give it to her.

You did great today.

All right. Let us go.

Mu-deok.

The reason you get lost when you have a lot on your mind

is that you are focused on too many things.

When that happens, just try to focus on one thing.

So the only one in your mind has been Jang Uk, Naksu.

Hey, Yul.

I happened to look inside Mu-deok's bag,

and I found something strange in here.

Is this not the whistle you used to carry around?

The one you left at Danhyanggok.

Yes, that is mine.

Then why does Mu-deok have it?

Have you seen Young Master Park?

He apparently has my bag and entrance plaque.

He gave them to me.

I see.

I will take that.

I left this at Danhyanggok. Is that where you got this?

Yes.

I kept it because…

Because you are in love with me.

You told me that you were in love with me.

That is enough of an explanation.

I will just take my things.

You can keep the whistle.

I already told Dang-gu that I gave it to you.

So I cannot take it back.

Why are you giving this to me?

You did not believe me when I said I was in love with you.

Then do a better job and make me believe it.

Up until now, I was just teasing them.

But Mu-deok is actually in love with Yul.

And seeing how Yul gave her that,

I am guessing he has some feelings as well.

She probably asked him for the whistle.

When she needs something,

she easily flatters people and lies.

Yul even knew about Mu-deok's test.

He solved all the test questions for her.

She probably asked Yul to help her out beforehand

because she was so desperate to pass.

She always gets what she wants.

Most importantly,

I saw them affectionately spending time together.

What?

Affectionately?

Mu-deok and Yul met up with each other separately.

I guess you did not know because you were locked up in the Training Center.

Gosh.

No, I had no idea.

What if it is true?

I also missed you.

That is my reply.

She turned me down because she did not like me.

She did not miss me like I did.

I was the only one who felt that way.

I…

I should just poison myself and die.

This is so embarrassing.

I am indeed in love with you.

I can tell you that hundreds and thousands of times.

I do not know much about love,

but when you truly love someone, you will not need to say it that often.

Because it will be hard just to say it once.

That whistle used to belong

to a friend I once failed to confess my feelings for.

I liked you a lot.

I have always wanted to tell her that.

I would also like to try.

Can I have that?

We will be seeing each other often now that you are back in Songrim.

You may come to me if you need any help.

Thank you.

Uk managed to read Words of the Heart.

Master, you helped him, did you not?

I figured you might want to know, so I came to inform you.

Tell Jin to take that book and hand it over to Jinyowon.

There is a bone here.

Why?

Uk got angry at the fact that everyone was reading it.

I think Master Seo Gyeong would have felt the same way.

It seems like you are very fond of Uk.

He is a special young man, so I have my eyes on him.

He is a clever fellow,

but Jin just wants to keep him locked up.

Are you sure

the ice stone is not somewhere in Songrim?

What makes you think that?

Twenty years ago,

Gwanju Jang Gang performed the alchemy of souls.

Because of that,

a child that should not have been born was born.

And that night, the King's Star was in the night sky.

Is that child Jang Uk?

Yes.

A mage at Songrim unsealed the ice stone

and birthed the king's son through the alchemy of souls.

And Jin Mu at Cheonbugwan knows this fact.

If the ice stone has already fallen into their hands,

what kind of justification can Songrim use…

to take that stone from them?

Jin has no choice but to hide Uk because he wishes to protect Songrim.

Why?

Is there something I do not know about?

You little…

How am I supposed to say anything to such a careless and imprudent punk?

How could you…

I hope I can wash this off.

He…

He is angrier than he was when I told him I decided

to stop training with chaste herbs.

Wait. He got that scarf from Maidservant Kim.

I am sorry.

We must finish cleaning

before the mages begin their day, so move quickly.

-Yes, ma'am. -Yes, ma'am.

Where is Young Master Jang?

-Is he not here? -Well…

I went to wake him up,

but he told me he did not sleep a wink last night.

So he did not wake up? On his first day?

See you later, Mu-deok.

Young Master.

You must wake up.

Young Master!

Get up.

Or else I will beat you.

Wake up!

Stop being annoying and go. I am going to sleep.

Are you out of your mind? Do you have a death wish?

Yes, I would rather die.

What is the matter with you?

This is just a symptom. I have been poisoned.

Uk, stop being stubborn with your spite.

I told you I was your antidote.

Here.

Here is your antidote.

I am sorry.

Hey, Uk.

I heard you read Words of the Heart. I am impressed.

It is nothing to be impressed about.

I see you are reading about the Hyeongong Technique.

I mastered that swordsmanship when I was little.

If you teach me how to read Words of the Heart,

I will teach you the Hyeongong Technique.

I am not sure.

Do it. Tell him you will do it.

Listen. I am a bit tired.

You can ask Master Lee how to read Words of the Heart.

Uk.

I mastered Ryusu around the same time you did.

So what do you say we fight a duel?

Then I will lend you a precious sapphire mat

that I use for training.

If you train with that, it will double your energy.

A sapphire mat? That is very hard to come by.

Young Master, this is great.

But sapphire mats are really cold, are they not?

I easily get cold these days.

So I do not need something like that.

What are you doing?

I have not been sleeping well these days, so I am going to take a nap.

You missed your chance to learn the Hyeongong Technique.

Are you mad?

The same goes for yesterday. Sapphire mats are so rare,

but you refused, saying it was cold.

You should have said yes even if you were to die on that mat.

You are unbelievable. "You are mad. Just die."

That is all you ever say to me.

Just give me that.

What are you doing?

There is no space to nap together.

You must get through me to take a nap.

Move.

Make me.

It will not take too much effort.

Damn it.

I told you I missed you,

but you told me I was poisoned. I need to sleep to recover from the shock,

so stop pushing me and stay away for a bit.

You just want to make me feel frustrated.

Like I said, if I die, you die.

I am in agony, so you should at least feel irritated.

I even have convulsions when I sleep these days.

For how long, then?

I do not know.

Why? Does it frustrate you?

That will help me sleep well.

Young Master Jang will not stop sleeping.

You should beat him up and make him train.

The mages of Jeongjingak train on their own accord.

How fast one masters one's energy all depends on the individual.

I will not interfere as long as he sticks to the rules.

But…

Do not worry. There he is.

Hello.

My head hurts so much.

I would like to go home

and recuperate by taking a bath.

Why does your heart hurt? You have not done a thing.

You cannot go home on your own accord. That is against the rules.

Is it not?

Uk is an exception. The leader gave him permission.

Why only him?

You may have been too busy having fun to know about this,

but I made a deal with the leader while I was locked in here.

I will be back.

I will go with him.

If you go, you will be fired.

You went through a lot to get hired. Are you okay with getting fired?

Damn it.

Jang Uk went home.

Are you sure that is okay?

Let him do whatever he wants

so he can remain lazy.

My lord.

Lady Jin is asking you to wait a little longer.

Is she with another guest?

I saw a servant from Cheonbugwan on our way inside.

By any chance, do you think Assistant Gwanju Jin Mu is here?

They are not close enough to personally meet up like this.

Just in case, go see if anyone leaves.

If that is what Master Lee wants,

we will store Words of the Heart safely in Jinyowon.

Were you meeting someone else before me?

A distant relative.

Is Young Lady Jin going to be the official heir of Jinyowon?

That has not been decided yet.

My eldest daughter might still be alive.

It has been ten years since the accident.

Although she could not see,

she could feel energy and could control relics like no other.

She was a very clever girl.

Unlike other babies,

it took her 13 months to come out into this world.

She was born on the very day that Gwanju Jang Gang picked

as a blessed day from the skies.

She was born exactly on the day that Jang Gang picked for you?

Is it possible

to choose the date and time of a baby's birth?

It just happened to match.

I would like to invite Master Lee to Jinyowon someday.

Please tell him that.

I will.

I had her inside me for 13 months.

I cannot let her go like this.

I heard the ice stone has the power

to bring back the souls of the dead.

Gwanju.

Please help me.

I went far and beyond to protect my baby.

I will find you.

I will do everything I can

to find you.

-Did you check who the previous guest was? -Yes.

It was Assistant Gwanju Jin Mu.

Since when did the leader of Jinyowon

acknowledge him as a family member and meet with him like this?

He quietly left through the back gate.

They must have made a secret deal.

I wonder what that cunning man, Jin Mu,

is using as bait to freely enter Jinyowon like this.

There is no way to find out where you are since you cannot see.

If you do as you are told and stay completely silent,

your life will be spared.

Do not make any noise.

Stand up.

Sit down.

Leave that one here. The others can go.

They are looking for the girl in the portrait.

She must be blind.

He just said the others could leave, but why is there no movement?

You can see.

What a pity. I thought I had found an adequate girl.

Kill her.

I can do it!

I can be the girl in the portrait.

Please have mercy.

You said I was adequate.

If you need me to be blind…

then blind I will be.

You are a very daring girl. Stand up.

So you can act like you are blind?

I already am blind.

Let me see if that is true.

It really looks like I have found an adequate girl.

You will do.

From now on, you are Jin Bu-yeon, the missing daughter of Jinyowon.

Yes.

I am Jin Bu-yeon.

Uk has stopped once again.

What kind of cliff do I have to push him off of this time?

I see you are working hard thanks to me.

Yes.

Thanks to you, I will have to sweep the yard again.

Are you complaining?

Then I will have you gone.

You cheated your way in here.

If I say a word about this, you will be fired.

Forgive me, Your Royal Highness.

I am grateful for the leaves you have sprinkled for me to sweep.

You may keep going your way, Your Royal Highness.

You should be grateful

for the answer sheet I gave you, not these leaves.

I see you were not being grouchy. You just wanted to receive credit.

Goodness, I was too slow to notice that.

I am grateful, Your Royal Highness.

Of course, you are grateful. I solved those questions myself.

Do you even know how to wash off ink stains?

You solved that question, Your Royal Highness?

Yes, that is right. I am the Crown Prince.

Yet I learned that rice paste gets rid of ink stains.

I even tried it myself, and it actually worked.

Unbelievable.

I am forever indebted to you.

So tell me.

Are you happy to be with your master?

I heard Uk read Words of the Heart.

Yes.

He was the fastest mage in Jeongjingak to have read it.

I doubt he read it with his skills.

He probably got lucky again.

But still, he beat you in a duel.

Goodness.

I know Uk's level of capacity very well since I have fought against him.

He has bad swordsmanship, and his spells are weak.

He got lucky and beat me by using Tansu. It was not because he was skilled.

He is accurate.

That is why he came to Jeongjingak. To become a mage of a higher level.

To be frank, he does not even have what it takes to enter Jeongjingak.

If he manages to beat anyone here,

then I shall acknowledge him.

Using the Crown Prince would not be such a bad idea.

Your Royal Highness.

Then how about we make a bet?

A bet?

What will I gain from making a bet with you?

I will bet the most precious thing I own.

I will choose first.

I pick red. You can have the blue one.

Wait there. I will go to you soon.

I also missed you.

That is my reply.

-Young Master. -Hey.

I brought honey biscuits, your favorite.

Are you also staying for dinner?

No, I am staying here for a few days.

-Is that allowed? -The leader gave me his permission.

He let me be an exception for everything.

Well, I get why.

It only took you a few days to read Words of the Heart.

It is absurd to make you abide by the same rules as ordinary mages.

Are you happy about my achievements?

I am more than happy.

You have no idea how proud I am.

Maidservant Kim.

I know I have always disappointed you, but you can feel proud now.

Should I get you a nice dress to help you boast?

My goodness.

I do not wish for anything anymore. I already feel like I have everything.

These days, people come up to me

and tell me that you truly are your father's son.

They do?

Your father used to be called a genius,

and they say you are as talented as your father.

People used to say I was nothing like him.

As you continue to achieve things,

there will be fewer people who say that about you.

What if I do not do well? Will they say I am not his son again?

No, that is not…

Tell them to go ahead and say what they want about me.

I do not care anymore.

Yes, we should not let that bother us anymore.

Frankly speaking, you are responsible for your own achievements.

Your father is irrelevant.

He was never around for you anyway.

And to be honest, it is all because

I raised you well.

You will always be my precious young master

no matter how competent or incompetent you are.

Really?

Then can I go back to slacking off like I used to?

Yes, if that is what you want.

But I thought you hated that.

Compared to the times when you used to slack off at home,

you looked a lot happier when you had just come back

from your training in Danhyanggok.

That is why I could not stop you even though it seemed dangerous.

You see,

I want you to achieve everything you want to achieve.

All right.

I should go back.

You are leaving?

Yes. If you forced me to leave, then I would have refused to go.

But after that speech, I should go and study.

I should do everything I can to make you proud, Maidservant Kim.

How is your headache? Is it better?

Yes.

Horses and people are trained

through the carrot-and-stick approach.

But recently, I kept getting hit by a stick.

Who in the world dared to hit you?

Do not worry. I am not one to stay still after getting beaten.

Just pack me some snacks.

A ton of honey biscuits.

-This is going to be fun. -Are you sure?

Hey, Uk.

You are finally here.

Yes.

Why does it seem like you have all been waiting for me?

Are you fans of the honey biscuits I bring from home?

You should go to the Training Center. It will be fun.

-You have been waiting for me? -Yes.

I will be your first opponent.

What?

Let us fight a duel.

If you refuse, you lose.

What are you talking about?

Just take it.

Uk has lost.

Gu Hyo, the winner, may take the first gold toad.

What is going on?

I have made a bet.

I never made a bet with you, Your Royal Highness.

Not with you. I have made a bet with your maid, Mu-deok.

I told her that you did not have the skills to beat any of the mages

here at Jeongjingak.

But your maid insisted that you could at least beat one.

Mu-deok said that, did she?

You will fight a duel every day for ten days.

If you fail to beat a single fight,

she will give me an item that is most valuable to her.

Valuable?

What valuable item do you have?

It is something you gave me.

This is what she bet.

This jade looks very valuable, so I want it for myself.

So I brought gold toads

as prizes for the match.

If you fail to beat a single opponent before all those toads disappear,

this will be mine.

I am not interested in taking part in this bet.

This is not a bet between us. It is a bet I made with her.

If you give up,

you will not have won a single match, so she will lose.

And this will be mine.

Young Master Jang.

That is the most precious object I have ever received.

Please do your best so you can win it back.

Look at that.

You really won this gold toad.

Of course. Uk may have managed to read Words of the Heart,

-but he is a bad swordsman. -What is going on?

The Crown Prince and Mu-deok made a bet over Uk.

The Crown Prince brought gold toads, so everyone is eager to participate.

The strongest mages are lining up to fight Uk.

Put it down.

The Crown Prince mocked your competence.

As your master, I could not let it slide.

Do not lie to me. I know you.

I have been lazy these past few days,

so you made that senseless bet to force me to train.

Yes, I did.

You will have to fight ten mages regardless of your will.

The first duel was incredibly disappointing.

Your sword was slow, and your feet were heavy.

-Tomorrow's opponent is from the Jung-- -I am not doing it.

Even if you lose, you always memorize what you see,

so it will help you learn.

-I told you I am not fighting. -As you fight ten mages,

you will learn ten different spells.

-Mu-deok-- -Young Master.

Feel free to go home for a bath again tomorrow.

Then you will never get that jade back.

All right, fine.

So you made this bet.

But…

But how could you bet on that?

You know why.

That was the only thing to motivate you to fight hard and win.

When I said I missed you,

is this what you meant when you said you had my weakness?

Yes.

You probably despise me right now,

but you cannot lose what we share to someone else.

So this is why you said I was poisoned.

If you get it back, I will give you a bright smile.

Just like an antidote.

Uk.

Return it to me no matter what.

It is the most precious item I have ever received

in my entire life.

Is it really precious to you?

Do you not want it back

merely because of its price?

I will get it back from the Crown Prince.

It would be funny to share that jade with him.

But it was not worth sharing it with you either.

I heard you have been visiting Sejukwon pretty often.

Is it because you wish to appoint Master Heo as your master

and learn spells from him?

Do not be ridiculous.

You are my master.

I am only going there for treatment.

It allows me to get some fresh air. Not to mention, fun things happen there.

You must enjoy hanging out with the mages of Songrim.

I get to meet Yul, my cousin.

Park Dang-gu is a lively person to be around.

As for Jang Uk, I would like to teach him a lesson, but it is not easy.

He seemed elated after having read Words of the Heart,

so I put him back in his place today.

He lost to a mage who just mastered Ryusu.

So people know his true competence now.

People no longer admire him.

That is a nice jade.

I got it in exchange for ten gold toads.

-Is it something valuable? -That blue jade holds yin energy.

Where is the other one?

The other one?

Items with opposite energies come in pairs.

There should be a red jade that goes with it.

They are only valuable when they are together.

So this is supposed to be a pair?

Eunuch Oh.

What does it mean when two people share something that should be a pair?

It means they are married or a couple.

Damn it.

Do you not like the jade, Your Royal Highness?

I do not like it. It gets on my nerves. It extremely bothers me.

Take it away and smash it to pieces.

You cannot do that yet.

Jang Uk might win it back.

If he takes it back,

they will become a pair again.

Damn it.

-Master Lee. -Yes…

What brings you here?

I wore hemp fabric all year round, yet I never felt cold.

But…

after I wore this scarf,

I realized how cold it had been.

What is that over there?

What…

My goodness.

I never once thought flowers were pretty,

but I saw these flowers and wanted to show them to you.

How pretty.

Are they for me?

These books…

You have nice books here.

What a great read.

About Maidservant Kim…

Is she sick?

I have not seen her at Songrim these days.

She went there yesterday.

She goes there often to meet Young Master Jang.

I see.

She just did not drop by to see me.

She is with a guest right now.

A guest? Who is it?

I do not know who he is, but he was a young man.

A young man?

From what I know, Maidservant Kim is not acquainted with any young men.

Maidservant Kim.

Hello.

What are those weeds?

They are flowers.

-How could you call them weeds? -Maidservant Kim.

Did you get upset that day because I was a bit harsh?

Is that why you stopped visiting?

I really had no idea. I thought you were sick.

I came here worried for nothing.

You should not have come.

You said you would never visit again.

When did I ever say that?

You are mistaken.

But still,

I am glad that you are all right.

If you were worried that I might be sick,

you could have brought me a bundle of weeds like this one.

Do you need weeds?

I will get them for you.

I do not need them.

What I want from you are flowers, not weeds.

I want you to show me

how much you care

by giving me something beautiful.

We still have a guest here, so you should go.

Maidservant Kim.

Well…

Next time you come to Songrim to visit Uk,

I hope you will drop by and visit me too.

Wait…

Is she kicking me out

because I came empty-handed?

Maidservant Kim.

What a cold-hearted woman.

Seeing that his shoes are smaller than mine,

he must be shorter than I am.

Do you like sweet snacks?

Yes, I do.

It is delicious.

Then here is one more…

For me.

-How do I look? -You look pretty.

-Try this. -Me?

How do I look?

-It should go there. -I see.

Look. There is a flower shop over there.

You said you needed to buy flowers.

I need to buy flowers to decorate Bu-yeon's room.

We might really find her this time.

Really? Will Jin Mu find her?

It is still a secret.

I really hope Bu-yeon comes back.

Then you will not be able to become the leader of Jinyowon.

Instead, I will be free to marry the man I want to marry.

I will be allowed to marry the man I love.

That is good news.

Then we should hurry up and end our fake engagement.

Thank you for pretending to be my fake betrothed.

I never pretended.

My feelings

were sincere.

But you are an heir to Songrim.

How could you think of marrying me and moving in with my family?

I know.

I guess I was worried for nothing.

I was even getting ready

to get kicked out of the family.

Are you serious?

You were willing to give up on becoming Songrim's heir because of me?

You said you did not want a loveless marriage.

I figured if I married you,

you would at least marry a man that loved you.

That is why.

Anyway, you should meet a man that you have feelings for.

I feel like I have…

already met him.

If you hold onto me like this…

I will never give up on you.

My feelings for you are too strong.

There is no turning back.

I should get you flowers to properly propose to you.

Let us go.

Send these flowers to the Jang family.

Did someone die in the family?

Why are you sending them white chrysanthemums?

I almost made a huge mistake.

Right.

Everything from here

to all the way over there.

Send them all.

-All these flowers? -Yes, send them all.

-I am sure she will like at least one. -Goodness.

My goodness, thank you so much.

-Which one would you like? -This one.

I can get you everything if you want.

You are the heir of Songrim.

Why would you court the future leader of Jinyowon?

What was your plan?

Did you plan to give up your succession and marry into their family?

Uncle, we are in love with each other.

Up until recently, Young Lady Jin

had feelings for Uk.

That is wrong. She proved it to me today.

Young Lady Jin said she could give up becoming the leader of Jinyowon for love.

They only have one daughter.

Who will lead Jinyowon then?

That position is supposed to go to the eldest daughter.

They are receiving help from Cheonbugwan to help find her missing sister.

What?

Assistant Gwanju Jin Mu visits them every day for that.

Jin Mu?

I too wish I had another brother

who could take over for me and become Songrim's heir instead.

This is just a question out of curiosity.

Uncle, is there no chance that you might have a secret child?

No one?

Not once?

Get out.

I said, get out.

Pardon?

Get out!

It is not too late to have a child now.

Hey.

I mean you are still healthy.

Catch that punk!

Oh, dear.

Why are there so many flowers here?

I tried to cut ties with someone, and this is how he tries to make up.

I hope you forgive him. The flowers are so pretty.

You speak such kind words.

Young Master Jang's mother

was also kind just like you.

Young Master Jang is kind too.

He is?

What makes you think he is kind?

When he talked about his mother,

I could feel the warmth

in his eyes.

What?

He spoke to you about his mother?

You two must be very close.

No, not yet.

He is the one who wishes to become close.

Last time, he kept her busy for four hours.

Is that true?

We just had a chat.

So it really is you. The egret.

Young Master Jang can be blunt due to his past scars.

But after he opens up to someone, he is very kind and warm.

I hope you visit often.

Think of this place as your nest.

Feel free to fly in here and visit often.

I will.

Jin Mu is helping Jin Ho-gyeong find her missing daughter?

It looks like he is using that as an excuse

to frequently visit Jinyowon.

I guess Jin Mu wants Jinyowon on his side.

If Jin Mu gets his hands on Jinyowon,

he will become powerful enough to fight against Songrim.

And…

if he no longer fears Songrim,

he and his men will reveal the ice stone and show it to the world.

Someone on Jin Mu's side is in possession of the ice stone.

The ice stone may seem like it is made of ice,

but it also has the nature of fire, water, and wind.

Just as a Choi family mage did 200 years ago,

somebody is using the ice stone's power to make the Soul Ejector.

This is the new batch of Soul Ejectors made by the Queen.

It is not the power of the ice stone that is evil.

It is the Soul Ejector that is being used for evil deeds.

The kind of power that is not granted to humans

but would be coveted by anyone if available.

The power to leave the body you no longer wish to live in

and move to a new one.

From an old body to a new one, an ugly body to a beautiful one.

The power to stop death and live for eternity.

He is a young, healthy, and beautiful young man.

He has

already been selected to be my successor.

This is where I would like to move into.

Master.

What is the new spell you promised to show me?

It is the alchemy of souls.

The alchemy of souls?

I still have many more things to achieve.

But this body is old and facing death due to sickness.

Which is why…

I need your body.

What?

Let us begin the alchemy of souls.

Master, I do not wish to switch bodies.

If I enter your body, I will die soon.

But your body will still be alive.

Please help me.

Help me live.

Help! Help me!

Master!

Master.

My body…

Give me back my body.

Please. I do not wish to die.

Master! Give me back my body!

Master! I want my body back!

Master!

Once again, the soul of another valuable mage has been saved

by the alchemy of souls.

As long as

we possess the power of the ice stone,

our souls will be able to live forever instead of dying in this body.

The great power of the ice stone is currently classified as sorcery,

which is why we have no choice but to lie low like this.

But sooner or later, there will come a day when our power grows strong enough for us

to show everyone that we were right and that what we wish for is inevitable.

When that day comes,

everyone here

will overcome death and be given eternal life.

Did you witness everything?

Yes.

Your job will be to bring someone here.

Jin Ho-gyeong is going to be your mother, and I want you to win over her heart.

Then bring her to this place.

Can you do that?

Yes.

You found an adequate match.

If we manage to bring Jin Ho-gyeong here,

it will become easier for us to reveal the ice stone to the world.

My love, why are you still up?

Jin Mu's power and influence

might be stronger and more widespread than we think.

The King's Star must have appeared to deal with the chaos brought by the ice stone.

Are you talking about Uk?

Master Seo Gyeong, who stopped the chaos brought by the ice stone 200 years ago,

was also born with the energy of the King's Star.

That King's Star was created through sorcery.

You cannot compare that to Master Seo Gyeong.

They are different. I did not say they were the same.

That is why I am curious.

I am curious to see if this new star will slowly fade away

or start shining brightly.

Win!

-Nice. -Great job.

I knew you would win.

I know you use Tansu.

The Crown Prince was unaware, which is why it worked.

But you used Tansu with water from a puddle everyone can see.

It was not hard to block.

Win!

-You did great! -Amazing!

There are only three toads left?

Yes, Your Royal Highness.

Does that mean he has been fighting nonstop for the past seven days?

It means he continuously lost.

I thought he would stop if he kept losing.

But I guess he will keep fighting for this.

You were right, Your Royal Highness. His swordsmanship and spells are weak.

But he keeps fighting

only because he is persistent.

I know it is just a duel, but he has been fighting Jeongjingak mages every day.

So I bet he is exhausted.

I am sure you will win, Your Royal Highness.

Even I did not get a chance to fight with Jeongjingak mages.

But I am letting Jang Uk do that

at the expense of my own gold toads.

Did I get fooled by Filthy Mu-deok?

Fight and perish, Jang Uk.

All the pain that does not kill you

will only make you stronger.

-Uk! -You must be here for your young master.

Uk may be losing, but he is improving.

Do not go.

Do not go to your room and just stay here.

Goodness, look at your shoes. They are drenched.

You are injured.

There is a commotion in the capital. Some assassins attacked him last night.

-Do not kill him! -Kill him.

-He is a soul shifter. -Come on out!

-I will. -Jang Uk.

I do not think it is right to let a mage who has barged in here leave so easily.

Once they run wild, there is no turning back.

They will no longer be humans, but monsters.

We can also protect the monsters from this world.

Subtitle translation by: Ja-won Lee