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[Resemblance to any historical figures or incidents is fictitious.]
It's you, right?
Persimmons.
Let go of me.
- Yeon Hui. - You're wrong.
I came to see if the restoration was complete.
There must be a misunderstanding.
It seems like you're confusing me with someone else.
Please let go of me.
Why are you acting this way?
Are you under some unknown circumstance?
- If it's something I can help with-- - You worry about your own life.
It seems to me you're not in any position to offer help to others.
My apologies.
I've confused you with someone else.
I wish you would finish restoring the Grimoire of Curses
as soon as possible and leave this place.
I wanted to tell you this. That's why I've come over.
[Episode 8]
Everyone you love will die.
Anyone who loves you will die too.
Seo Ri.
I think he's done with the restoration.
I'm going to release him tomorrow morning.
Give me the oblivion elixir.
Why are you hesitating?
You know how important this is.
Let's not let our personal feelings get in the way of our plan. All right?
This is tiring.
Let's take a short break here.
Let's take a break.
- Aren't you tired? - I'm all right.
Hiking down this mountain is tough.
You need to be careful.
I've been going down this path for the past 30 years
but it tires me out every time I come.
But this place has a great view.
You must be thirsty. Drink a cold bottle of water.
Thank you. You can have some first and give what's left to me.
That's quite all right. You can drink some first.
- You go ahead. - No. You go first.
Just drink it.
Drink it first. You go first. I'm fine.
Is this what Lady Seo Ri wants?
You knew what this was?
The recipe for this elixir came from my head.
Of course I knew.
Tell Lady Seo Ri that I gladly drank it.
Have a safe trip.
He left.
What's wrong? Are you sad?
That's good to hear.
Chungbing Temple can finally have its peace.
Also, he drank the oblivion elixir.
Are you all right?
It's just a fleeting fate anyways.
I have no business in seeing him again.
If you trust me
I can completely get rid of
all the thorns that are suffocating you, Your Highness.
What is it that you want?
Summon me back to the palace.
That is all I want.
The court lady I've sent has gone missing?
Yes.
I heard she went out at night and never came back.
Did His Majesty find out about her?
I don't believe so.
Then who could it be? And why?
- Your Highness. - What's wrong?
What?
I have something I would like to announce to you all.
I'm planning on rebuilding Sungsuchung, which had been closed off.
Your Highness.
Sungsuchung was closed by Queen Dowager.
So how could you...
This is for the well-being of the royal family.
So how is this a problem?
Packs of thieves.
Homicide cases.
Bad incidents are happening all over this country.
So our current state feels very ominous.
Who dares to stop my intent
to protect our nation and its people
through borrowing some power of magic?
However...
If Queen Dowager finds out about this...
Sir.
I'm the king of this country.
Not Queen Dowager.
Let her in.
Also.
After Sungsuchung has been reconstructed
I'm going to place shamaness Hong Joo as the Chief of Shamaness.
I'll pass on all of my power regarding Sungsuchung to her.
So please accept my wishes.
Your Majesty, please reconsider your wishes.
I'm enjoying my welcoming greetings, Your Highness.
It's nice to see you again, sir.
What have you done to His Majesty?
What have you done?
To make His Majesty suddenly summon you to the palace?
I've reopened Sungsuchung to heal the Majesty's illness.
Are you curious to know how I found out about the Majesty's illness?
That is what I do.
Keep this in mind.
If you harm the Majesty's health in any way
I'll be the one taking your life. Understood?
You must.
- What is that? - Let's hurry over.
Here we go. The final round!
Take your first pick! First pick!
You mustn't have any regrets!
Bet your money.
Let's go!
- Let me see. - Let's see.
Where should I look?
Oh my. This one is...
This is...
My cards suck. I give up.
Eight! Here are my cards!
I'll be taking the money then!
Nine.
What's this?
Hold on. Wait.
Hey.
No. No. Hey. You.
Hey. You there.
Hey!
Are you deaf?
Because of you, I was...
You... You?
You're that murderer!
Hey! Why did you kill our Man Weol?
- Let me ask you a favor. - How is he alive?
Are you a ghost?
Whose body is hanging by the gate then?
Did you see if the body that was hanging by the gate was me?
Why would I murder Man Weol?
She was the only friend I could talk to.
Are you saying you were framed, then?
That's why I really need you to do something for me.
No. Don't do it. Whatever it is, I'll never do it.
Hey. Because of you, I was accused of working with the Red Gentleman’s Robe.
Did you know? How disgusting.
What I've just paid you is my security deposit.
If you succeed, I'll give you twice that amount.
No. I don't want to get involved with you.
You'll be compensated well this time.
You don't have to dictate anything. You just need to save a few people.
Then you won't ever get involved with me.
I beg you.
I'm not that drunk!
- Are you all right? - Let's have another drink!
Sir, you're very drunk.
Hey, Ok...
- I'm in a great mood today! - I get that. But we're done.
How will you get home in this state?
Let go of me. Don't worry about me.
I am...
Why is it getting cold all of a sudden?
I'm so cold! I'm so cold.
- I'm so cold. - All right. Come this way.
- Hurry up and go. - I'm so cold.
What's this?
That looks warm.
I want to take this one instead.
Sir, I'm sorry.
But this is for our girls.
- Who am I? - Huh?
I said, who am I?
Hm? Who am I?
What is this?
I work for the royal family!
If I want to ride the palanquin, then I will!
Open it up.
- Open it up. Quickly. - Come on.
This must be nice.
- Let's go! - Have a safe trip back home.
You, on the right! Make sure this is balanced.
I could lock all of you up in jail!
Hey!
An officer serving the royal family is coming through!
It's not just any officer.
I'm an officer though.
The palace. Okay?
Have you guys ever been to the palace?
Buy a bowl of rice soup with this.
And keep what happened today a secret.
- All right. - I'll see you later.
What's going on?
Where am I?
Why am I here? Hm?
Somebody help me!
Mommy, please save me!
Please save me!
I almost died!
I don’t know who you are, but thank you so much.
Didn't you see those palanquin bearers? Those bastards.
Hm? Those bastards. They don't know who they're messing with.
You're right.
Who dares to mess with our lord's precious palanquin?
A ghost... A ghost.
You look like you've just seen a ghost.
That's right.
The illegitimate child you killed.
What? What are you doing here?
Even as a ghost, I've come to take you.
The laws of the noble family are very strict. Aren't they?
So.
I'm planning on occasionally checking up on you
to see if you're alive and well.
As a ghost.
No need to be so scared.
I'm going to capture the Red Gentleman’s Robe myself.
I'm going to clear my name and come back as a live person.
Until then...
Take care of yourself.
Hey you bastard! Do you know who I am?
I serve the royal family! You bastard!
You think I won't be able to capture a little weasel like you?
Come back here! Come back here!
Hm?
Your Majesty, please take back your decision to rebuild Sungsuchung!
If you decide to bring Hong Joo back into the palace
you'll have to face the misfortunes that will be brought upon the royal family!
Your Majesty! Please take your decision back!
Ma'am, it's cold outside.
Please protect your health.
I'm not taking a step back
until the Majesty takes his decision back.
So you all should go away.
- Quickly! - Ma'am.
Hurry!
Your Majesty, please take your orders back.
Your Majesty!
Please take it back!
My little brother.
Your Highness.
You can't bring Hong Joo back.
Hong Joo...
Hong Joo shouldn't be back.
Not anymore...
No more...
Queen Consort.
No, you're Queen Dowager now, right?
How have you been, Your Highness?
You wretched bitch.
How dare you...
I'm so grateful and happy to see you again.
But I guess you are not too excited to see me again.
You bitch.
How dare you step back into this palace?
I haven't forgotten about what you've done.
Because of you, my son...
- My son... - Things took a bad twist back then.
So I've returned to put things back in order.
Your Majesty. You can't bring Hong Joo back in to Sungsuchung.
Your Highness.
Mother.
- Your Majesty. - Mother.
It's me.
I'm your son, Boo.
That's enough.
Mother.
Why are you acting this way? Why?
Do you think this little of me?
How could you?
Mother.
It's me. It's me.
Mother.
It's me, Boo. Mother.
Prince Soonhwe?
Are you really my son?
Yes.
Yes. Yes, Mother.
Mother.
I'm hungry.
Prince...
Are you really my son?
- Prince... - Mother.
Prince Soonhwe.
What is going on? How could it be you?
Are you really my son? My Prince Soonhwe?
My son...
Queen Dowager.
Queen Dowager. Are you all right?
- Your Highness! - Your Highness!
Your Highness! Hurry!
I'll give Crown Prince Soonhwe back to you, Your Highness.
What did you just say?
Rebuild Sungsuchung, Your Highness.
Why did you have a sudden change of heart?
Your wishes are mine, Your Majesty.
I didn't know you were so understanding of my decisions, Queen Dowager.
Now I know.
Think what you will.
Hong Joo.
Do you know that shaman?
No. I don't.
I guess that makes sense.
You've always kept your distance from Sungsuchung.
I'm sure you never kept any shamans near you.
Am I right?
You should be careful, Your Highness.
When desperation makes you obsessed
you'll lose a lot of things.
You've made a promise with me.
You'll let me see my Prince Soonhwe again
once you return to Sungsuchung, right?
Of course, Your Highness.
Could you really let me meet with my son again?
Ma'am.
Prince Soonhwe has a soul right now, but he doesn't have a body.
So finding a body for him is my priority.
What do you mean...
Are you saying you could use the Majesty's body?
That is the only way for you to meet with Prince Soonhwe again.
That would be His Majesty. Not my son.
How did you feel just now, looking at His Majesty?
Who was the rightful owner of the throne?
- It was my son, Boo's. - You're right.
If Prince Soonhwe hadn't passed away like that
he would still be on the throne.
Your Highness.
Please abdicate the throne.
Your Highness.
Please abdicate the throne.
Your Highness.
Please abdicate the throne.
[Prince Ha Seon Gyun. Future Sunjo]
Ma'am.
I had chosen a perfect body for Prince Soonhwe.
So just trust me.
- Did you take good care of it? - Yes, ma'am.
He could be back any day.
Don't forget about it, and take good care of it.
Lord.
This is the new beginning.
Man Weol?
The Red Gentleman’s Robe.
Who are you?
- Is this the place? - Yes.
But...
Why are you trying to reinvestigate the Red Gentleman’s Robe?
Everyone will be in danger until we capture the real Red Gentleman’s Robe.
Also...
this is all I can do for the Majesty right now.
Are you sure you'll be all right?
Your skin is so beautiful.
Maybe we should check whether he's an actual man or not!
How dare you.
Sir.
Where are you from? You're so beautiful.
What's wrong with you?
How could a woman harass a man like this? Very unladylike.
Just quickly answer my questions.
We've told you already.
Unless you empty this cup, we can't give you an answer.
I've told you already! I don't drink.
You're a man!
How could we believe that you don't drink? Not even one drink?
You should try it. There you go.
You're doing great.
Enough is enough.
Because Man Weol was so ugly, no one ever looked for her.
She was at least good at gayageum. That's why we kept her.
That reminds me.
The only man who ever looked for Man Weol was...
- that man. - Which man?
You know. Man named Heo Joon.
But I still can't quite understand.
How could a classy scholar like him be the Red Gentleman’s Robe?
Was there anything strange about Man Weol before she died?
Something strange before she died...
There was something!
That ugly Man Weol
went to the 100-year-old tree the day before she died.
And in just one day, she turned extremely beautiful!
As if she was under some magic!
But the next day, she faced such a horrid death.
Oh my. How scary.
There must be something here that could give me a lead.
The 100-year-old tree that Man Weol visited before her death.
Is there anything you know about this tree?
The 100-year-old tree is famous for making people's wishes come true.
Wishes?
Why do you ask?
This gisaeng wasn't the exception. When I went to investigate other victims
I was told some of them also had visited the 100-year-old tree.
I think there is some connection there.
This is it.
I'm sorry.
I didn't know someone was in here.
It's all right.
Who is that?
Hey!
Who are you?
Why aren't you paying your respect to us?
You're new here.
You think you're all that because you're young and pretty?
These young ones are so lazy these days.
I'm sorry.
I'm just so busy.
Excuse me. Ma'am!
I would like to talk to you.
Please show me your face.
You're...
- Sol Gae, go that way. - Yes, sir.
What were you doing in there?
It's none of your business. Let go of me!
- What are you doing? - Who are you?
How are you related to the Red Gentleman’s Robe?
Me?
I'm a man who really badly wants to capture the Red Gentleman’s Robe.
Then what's with this outfit?
Is this your uniform?
I'm not the Red Gentleman’s Robe.
I know. I know that it's not you.
Then could you let go of me?
You can only be proven innocent after an investigation.
You could be an accomplice of the Red Gentleman’s Robe.
That's right.
I'm innocent.
Hey. What are you doing? Huh?
The golden bell that you took from me.
Where is it?
The golden bell? What is that?
So you don't know what it is?
I think there is a misunderstanding.
I have no idea what that object is.
- What are you doing? - Haven't I told you already?
I'll investigate you.
Take him away.
Why are you doing this to me?
I'll question you in the morning. So stay quiet.
I've told you! I don't know what it is! And I'm innocent!
We'll know by tomorrow. Whether you're lying or telling the truth.
The boundary. The boundary.
Why is the boundary breaking down again?
Monk Yoh Gwang.
Monk Yoh Gwang?
Yes? Hey, Seo Ri.
- What are you doing? - Nothing.
- Did you bring it? - Huh?
Yes. That's right. I'm on my way to get the wish plaques.
- Are you going to make elixirs again? - Yes.
That's good to hear.
If you head down and start the preparation
I'll quickly bring them for you.
Take your time. Let's go. Let's go.
We should get prepared.
I must find it.
The boundary. This isn't it!
There must be a way. There must be.
You idiot! What an idiot!
Ok Choo Kyung.
Ok Choo Kyung. Ok Choo Kyung.
Ok Choo Kyung.
The boundary. The boundary.
So those who have this symbol?
He is a human boundary.
What an idiot!
Why did I tell her to give him the oblivion elixir?
The oblivion elixir...
Maybe I should exorcise the evil spirits away.
Everything is a mess.
I'm going to quickly explain everything. So listen to me very carefully.
You probably don't know who I am
but my name is Yoh Gwang.
That's right. You might not remember me. It's because of the oblivion elixir.
I shouldn't have told her to give you the oblivion elixir.
So you stayed at a place called Chungbing Temple very briefly.
You met a woman named Seo Ri there.
Seo Ri?
I can sense the energy of the princess.
Sir!
Seo Ri. Seo Ri!
Seo Ri!
We meet again.
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[Mirror of the Witch]
Since I drank that elixir, I should go meet some dead people.
Where is that bastard, Heo Joon?
Please stay by Seo Ri's side.
We'll find out once we go outside. Whether I'm your human boundary or not.
Do you think Heo Joon will come?
Why don't low-class people know their place?
No matter how hard I try, can I not break free of this curse?
They tell me being alive is a sin.
So I'm going to fight until death for my life and live on.
Since I'm the one they're after, I'll go.