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Your accompanying officers must disarm themselves.

The royal guards cannot come inside the city.

Disarm ourselves?

How rude of you!

His majesty has personally come to attend the coronation ceremony of buyeo!

That's the buyeo law. If you won't abide by it, you can't enter the city.

Officers, disarm yourselves.

Your majesty...

Do as I say!

I heard that you're now going to be the king.

Congratulations.

Thank you for coming all the way to buyeo.

This is prince biryu.

I heard that his majesty is very ill.

I will go and give my regards to him first.

Ju-mong?

Yes, your majesty.

Is he out of his mind? How can he set foot in buyeo?

I must go and talk to dae-so!

Your majesty!

Is anyone outside?

Call the royal physician! Now!

Your majesty!

Your majesty.

I'll tell him to come by later because you're ill.

No, tell him to come inside.

Yes.

I'd like to be alone with him.

Have a seat.

I thought we didn't invite goguryeo.

How did you get here?

I think this visit to buyeo is more dangerous than any of the wars I've fought.

Then why did you do something so reckless?

I don't think this is reckless.

I'm here to find a way for goguryeo and buyeo to live together.

Live together?

You know very well that the han is the only one who will benefit from animosity between goguryeo and buyeo.

Goguryeo and buyeo have maintained peace for over a decade.

I know that the reason why goguryeo didn't attack buyeo is because of your will even though you had the power to.

From now on, my will alone is not enough

to maintain peace between the two nations.

Han disguised their men as buyeo soldiers

and massacred the trade troop from goguryeo to north ok-jeo.

The han is plotting to break the peace between buyeo and goguryeo.

I'm here to suggest an alliance between goguryeo and buyeo to retaliate the han's conspiracy.

Dae-so is now the king of buyeo.

That's for him to decide.

Buyeo's only chance for survival is to form an alliance with goguryeo.

Please convince him.

Whatever dae-so decides on, I will accept.

What should we do with ju-mong?

The king of goguryeo has personally come to attend your coronation.

He will make the ceremony more authoritative.

There's no reason to turn him away.

The liaodong governor will be here with the han mission.

If they find out that the goguryeo mission is here, we might have a problem.

We have nothing to gain by upsetting the han.

You're wrong.

If we use the relationship between buyeo and goguryeo wisely,

we have a lot to gain.

It's your call.

Think about who will benefit buyeo more and choose that country to be our ally.

You mean we have to choose either the han or goguryeo?

That's right.

Since we're not strong enough to fight the han or goguryeo,

we must use diplomacy to solve our problems.

The prime minister is right.

Your highness!

What's the matter?

The queen has collapsed.

Mother!

What happened?

She collapsed all of a sudden.

I don't know what happened.

Mother...

Dae-so...

What happened?

She's in a critical condition, but I don't know why.

You don't know why?

But you're the royal physician!

Forgive me.

Call priestess ma oo-ryeong and tell her to look upon my mother.

- Yes - hurry.

Mother...

I heard that he's here to form an alliance with buyeo.

An alliance?

How can I avenge my humiliation and my father's death if I don't kill him?

We must kill him.

Your highness, be careful.

The royal guards aren't with us.

If buyeo plots a conspiracy, we can't guarantee your safety.

The taesunin's right.

You should go back immediately.

I won't go back before I negotiate with prince dae-so.

Then we should station the iron army near the buyeo border

to stop any possible conspiracy.

He's right.

We need to use force if that's what it takes to guarantee your safety.

I will go back to goguryeo and get them ready.

That's not necessary.

All the tribes and nations are paying attention to the buyeo palace right now.

Now that everyone knows that I'm here to help buyeo,

dae-so can't harm me without a good reason.

Father.

I don't know why you volunteered to come here to be humiliated like this.

I thought buyeo was your enemy state.

But buyeo is also the country I grew up in.

This is where the dream of goguryeo began.

If I deny buyeo and consider this an enemy state,

my dream of defeating the han will drift farther away.

Goguryeo's enemy is not buyeo.

It's the han.

I have a favor to ask father.

What is it?

Buyeo is holding a tournament to commemorate this coronation.

Please give me a chance to participate and test what I've trained so far.

The prince is more than able to take first place.

Let him participate.

Very well.

Go ahead.

I will do my best.

Stop!

You should stay home and take care of yourself! Why are you working?

I'm fine.

The coronation ceremony will be held soon.

Everyone's in the mood to party.

We have visitors from many countries.

Even the king of goguryeo is here.

King ju-mong is in buyeo right now?

Yes.

The king of goguryeo was originally a buyeo prince.

Where are Yuri and du-bong, anyway?

Next.

What's your name?

My name is sang-chun.

This is prince biryu of goguryeo.

He will participate in the tournament.

Prince biryu of goguryeo has requested to participate in the tournament.

We will look silly if he gets first place in the tournament.

Let him participate, but select a skilled fighter from the royal guards to enter the tournament, as well.

Yes.

Your highness, this is priestess ma oo-ryeong.

Come in.

Did you look into my mother?

Yes.

Even the royal physician doesn't know what's wrong with her.

Her majesty is sick because darkness is hovering over buyeo right now.

The coronation ceremony is coming up.

Why would there be any dark energy?

This is because king ju-mong is in buyeo right now.

King ju-mong is pressing down on the energy of buyeo.

Does that mean my mother will be ill as long as ju-mong is here?

I will pray on behalf of her majesty, but I can't guarantee that she'll get well.

Prince!

Where were you?

Am I supposed to tell you everything I do?

It makes me mad to think that dae-so is going to be the king.

King ju-mong of goguryeo is in the buyeo palace right now.

I'm the one who had a few drinks not you. Why are you talking like a drunk?

I'm serious!

Ju-mong is in buyeo right now to make an alliance with buyeo.

Are you sure?

Yes.

If dae-so makes an alliance with goguryeo after becoming the king,

I'll be ruined!

Buyeo and the han should make an alliance in order for me to survive!

What should we do?

When will the han mission get here?

They're probably on their way to buyeo.

Let's go! Hurry!

Okay.

You could've greeted me at the buyeo palace instead of coming all the way here.

I have something important to discuss with you.

What is it?

Something unexpected has happened in buyeo.

Ju-mong from goguryeo is in buyeo right now with a goodwill mission.

If that's true, this is an insult to the han.

I am on my way to buyeo with our king's personal letter.

If buyeo rejects the han's offer to make an alliance,

the han will consider buyeo as an enemy and go to war.

Chang'an and liaodong are preparing for a war with goguryeo.

Buyeo will try to justifiably benefit between the han and goguryeo.

The officers were forced to disarm themselves,

and the royal guards couldn't enter the city.

I hope his majesty is safe.

We should mobilize the troops to the buyeo border

in case buyeo plots a conspiracy.

We can't mobilize the troops without his majesty's order.

You're right.

His majesty is not depending on thousands of soldiers.

He's depending on his willpower

and confidence in going to buyeo for an alliance.

Let's trust and wait on his majesty.

This is the chief of the sungsan tribe.

It's an honor to meet you.

Come visit me in goguryeo anytime if you need help.

I am grateful.

This is the king of yangmaek.

I didn't know that you would come all the way to buyeo.

We would like to have a friendly relation with goguryeo.

- I will send an envoy to yangmaek as soon as I go back to goguryeo. - Yes.

Everyone is wanting to meet with ju-mong.

Even the king of yangmaek has met with him.

Your highness, your coronation is causing a commotion in this palace.

Congatulations on your coronation.

You've traveled such a long way.

- Bring the governor inside. - Yes.

I've brought something from the king of the han that I need to discuss with you.

I've heard that ju-mong is in buyeo right now.

That's right.

What will you do?

That is not for me to decide. I'm not yet the king.

But you will be king soon?

I've heard that all decisions are up to you.

If goguryeo and buyeo meet,

you will have a war with the han.

But if you join together with the han,

then the han will become your ally and not hold back on your support.

Choose wisely.

I'm master hwang. Do you remember me?

You're the yo-dong governor.

I haven't forgotten the shame of that day.

The knife of revenge in my heart has a sharpened edge.

The current situation is no different then it was at hyeon-to.

If you are scared for you life in yo-dong, then leave and go to Chang'an.

Let's go.

What the...?

Do you know who he is?

He attacked my trade troop while I was in north ok-jeo.

If that's true, we should kill him.

We're in buyeo right now.

Let's not make any commotion.

Yes.

Sang-chun's victory!

Do you recognize me?

You had me in a surprise attack in north ok-jeo,

but things will be different this time.

Don't get disqualified in the middle.

I'll see you at the final round.

Yuri, are you going to be okay?

If there was a problem, they would have already done something.

Don't worry.

You've defeated two people. You must defeat 3 more to get to the final.

Your majesty, prince biryu has made it to the final round.

That's amazing to hear that you have defeated so many people.

Well done.

The last round will be in front of all the royalty.

I'm going to be victorious and make goguryeo proud.

What? Our royal guard has failed?

Yes.

This will make buyeo look bad to not have our guy in the final round. How could he fail?

Even though our royal guard has failed to reach the finals, the person that defeated him is also from buyeo. Don't worry.

Mother!

Mother!

Yuri made it to the final round!

Yuri will get to fight in front of all the royalty.

My opponent is prince biryu of goguryeo.

I'm very hopeful.

I will win and do what you told me to do.

- What was that? - Nothing.

What happened?

The coronation ceremony is taking place right now.

I should go.

Help me get up.

Your majesty, you should stay in bed.

You know how long I've been waiting for this day.

I can't believe I won't even get to see dae-so's accession to the throne.

Your majesty...

This is all ju-mong's fault.

His evil spirit will ruin dae-so and buyeo.

Now that I've handed my throne over to you, I will leave the buyeo palace.

Leave?

Where are you going?

I will roam anywhere my feet take me to and live amongst the buyeo people.

Father...

I still have a long way to go before I can lead buyeo on my own.

Please stay by my side and teach me.

No, you will do well.

Are you going to form an alliance with goguryeo?

I haven't decided yet.

I trust you, but let me ask you for a favor.

Never let yourself be a slave to your own grudge.

Cast off your hatred towards ju-mong.

Make sure your decision will benefit buyeo.

I will keep that in mind.

What are you doing here?

Shouldn't you go?

Yuri made it to the finals!

You should go and cheer for him!

So what will become of my reputation if prince biryu wins this contest?

The guy fighting prince biryu in the finals is a buyeo citizen.

He will not fail. Don't worry.

If he is defeated, the entire blame will be on you.

Ahh, let's enjoy this.

Start the fight!

Are you crying?

No.

Oh-yi.

Yes, your majesty.

In the crowd, I just saw ye soya.

Go find her now!

Yes, your majesty.

Let's search again.

Forgive me.

That's fine.

You did well.

Did you get hurt?

No.

You should go and rest.

Your majesty.

What happened?

Did you find her?

We didn't find her.

Perhaps, your majesty was mistaken?

Drink.

Your fighting has brought glory to us.

Well done.

Na-ru.

Yes, your majesty.

Let him learn with the royal body guards.

Yes, your majesty.

Now we will meet with ju-mong to negotiate.

Yes.

King dae-so is talking to king ju-mong right now.

I hope buyeo and goguryeo don't make an alliance.

King dae-so is not a foolish man.

Don't worry.

Why don't we get rid of the root of the problem?

Ju-mong is disarmed right now without any bodyguards.

Are you saying that we should eliminate king ju-mong?

That's the surest plan.

I didn't acknowledge your presence until now, but I will from now on.

But that doesn't mean buyeo and goguryeo will form an alliance.

I have a plan to rebuild buyeo without forming an alliance with goguryeo.

Are you going to form an alliance with the han?

I should if that will benefit buyeo.

I have no choice but to attack buyeo if you form an alliance with the han.

That means you'll drive your people to death

as soon as you ascend to the throne.

Are you threatening me?!

Think hard about what will benefit buyeo and about what the buyeo people want.

Buyeo killed my own father and mother.

Yet, I want to form an alliance with buyeo.

I let go of my grudge because I have a mission to beat the han.

And I want buyeo to join me on that mission.

Now that I'm king dae-so's royal guard,

I can go anywhere in the buyeo palace.

Tell me what I need to find.

There's a detached palace

where king geum-wa's second queen used to reside in.

The proof you need is hidden under the pillar.

What is it?

It's a broken sword.

Who gave that broken sword to you?

How would that sword prove who I am?

I will tell you after you find that sword.

What are you doing here?

I got lost because I'm new to the palace.

I have a question.

Why did you let me live in north ok-jeo?

I don't know.

You don't know?

I like the way you fight.

It was hard to defend myself against you

because you haven't been trained systematically.

I admit my loss, but I will beat you next time if we fight again.

Your majesty.

King dae-so is talking to the liaodong governor right now.

I don't like the fact that he's meeting him without giving your majesty an answer.

The buyeo officers are negotiating with the han mission.

I already told them what I want.

The decision is up to king dae-so.

If buyeo forms an alliance with the han, they won't guarantee your safety.

You should go back home.

Now that I'm in buyeo, I better visit mt. Chunmoo.

Where's mt. Chunmoo?

Why does he want to go there?

That's where commander hae mo-su passed away.

Have you decided on something?

It's tough because the people don't want me to side with the han.

I need more time to think this over.

I will trust and follow whatever decision you make.

Your majesty.

What's the matter?

The goguryeo mission has requested to visit mt. Chunmoo.

What should we do?

Let them do whatever they want.

Yes.

I brought him here.

I have an important assignment for you.

What is it?

The goguryeo mission will soon leave the buyeo palace to visit mt. Chunmoo.

Follow them discreetly and tell me what king ju-mong is up to.

Understand?

Yes.

- Did ju-mong really go to mt. Chunmoo? - Yes.

The heavens are helping us!

I heard that ju-mong and his officers are great fighters.

Can you kill them?

Don't worry.

That's where commander hae mo-su passed away.

I'm blind, but that doesn't hinder me from using my sword.

Do you know why?

An average man uses the sword by seeing it.

But a master uses the sword by feeling it with his whole body.

That's why a master can block a surprise attack from behind

while fighting his enemy in front of him.

The minute you grab a sword, it should be your limb with blood

and energy flowing through it, not a cold weapon

this is true not only for swords, but for Spears, bows and other weapons, as well.

Gather your energy and hold your sword again.

Father, I am fighting a challenging battle with buyeo right now.

I said that I don't hold any grudges anymore,

but I resent king dae-so from time to time for killing you.

Sometimes I wonder whether I'm wasting my time by trying to embrace buyeo.

Shed light upon my path so that my grudges won't blind me.

He was on your trail.

Were you sent by king dae-so?

That means king dae-so is plotting a conspiracy.

Now that we know what king dae-so is up to,

we don't need to stay in buyeo anymore.

Let's kill him and go back to goguryeo.

You may leave.

Your majesty!

He trailed us by himself.

He can't plot anything.

If king dae-so wanted to harm father, he would've sent more soldiers.

Go.

What do you want to do now?

I will go back to the buyeo palace and settle everything with king dae-so.

Let's go.

I understand.

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Poh Kim

we are courting death...

If we go back to buyeo palace

hurry

find the keepsake and leave

what's your name'?

Let's go

tonight, I'll enter buyeo palace...

To find the keepsake

answer now

or I'll kill you

I don't know

sangchun has not reported to the palace

I'm here to find him.

His majesty has decided...

On an expedition to liaodong

expedition to liaodong'?

Let's leave here

he is my father