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BASED ON THE KINGDOM OF THE GODS BY YLAB

THE FIVE ARMIES' BASE CAMP IN MUNGYEONG SAEJAE

Something's off, sir.

Very few men.

We should move carefully.

What did you...

Where is His Royal Highness?

He is undeserving of that title. He is a traitor.

You are the one that is betraying our nation,

not His Highness!

You are not the judge of that.

His Majesty will decide who is guilty.

It is to the kindness of His Majesty he has come,

so that he could issue these traitors punishment in person.

Step aside.

Those standing in my way now will never find forgiveness.

It was only three years ago

that you saved countless lives in Gyeongsang

from certain destruction.

You are a man of remarkable wisdom and bravery,

so why have you sided with this traitor?

I understand it is difficult to desert someone

who was once your disciple.

However, if you acknowledge your grave mistake...

your life might possibly be spared.

Father! Father!

Everyone I have ever loved has died

or was denied their birthright.

You are my only son...

the importance of your life affects me greatly.

No matter what happens, you must survive.

Your survival proves that you're different from them...

and that you are different from me.

Prove it to them.

Show them what a true king ought to be.

I'm here, Father.

It's me, your son, Chang.

I'm ending this madness.

I have lived in hell for the last three years because of you.

You won't deceive me this time around, not like you did then.

His Majesty...

His Majesty is dead!

Blinded by his endless lust for power,

Cho Hak-ju resurrected the King.

He has transformed him into a monster that hungers for flesh.

Since His Majesty is no longer with us,

the throne should...

then be passed on the line...

in accordance with the law.

Why do you hesitate?

Shoot him.

You will shoot him, or you will be next.

Shoot him down!

I...

I beheaded...

I beheaded my father. He's dead.

Your Highness.

None of this is your fault.

Listen to me.

You are now...

you are the rightful king.

Not the King!

The Five Armies...

shall arrest the traitor and all his allies...

who beheaded his majesty!

HANYANG

ROYAL COMMANDERY DIVISION

Good sir...

do you intend to search the Queen's private residence?

There are trails of blood from the creek surrounded

where that dead woman was found.

That trail leads all the way back to Naeseonjae.

I am nearly certain that she made her escape from this area.

She claimed that there were more women held captive here.

-Investigation is imperative. -I see.

The Haewon Cho Clan must be connected to this.

Would you speak truth to such power?

I have given much thought to the consequences.

But Haewon Cho Clan's power is without equal in this country.

However, if this crime took place here,

we will investigate in the name of our people.

We must learn what happened.

My Lady, the Royal Commandery Division are investigating Naeseonjae.

NAESEONJAE

We must hurry.

Come on, what are you doing?

Go on, get off!

Why are you puking everywhere? You drunk!

-I can't believe you threw up... -I'm dying.

...that expensive wine!

Hyah!

Officer, for what reason must you visit this late in the evening?

We received a report of a murder at this location.

We are conducting a search, and you will cooperate.

-Everyone, scatter and search! -Yes, sir!

Officer, this is a private residence of Her Majesty.

It is unlikely that anyone here will behave

in an unbecoming manner to her reputation.

The incident you are describing could not have happened here.

Search the quarters!

Who lives in that house?

Normally, it is where we would accommodate guests.

For now, it's empty.

Sir, there's something you need to see over here!

Over here, sir.

Winter has frozen most of the soil,

but this spot here is soft.

It looks like someone buried something.

Hyah!

This way. Come on, let's go.

That troop over there. Don't let them get away!

Over here!

How mortifying.

They were all found at Naeseonjae?

Yes, sir.

We found the corpses of seven pregnant women and infants.

The women we found were stabbed, but something was odd about the children.

All the female infants were strangled to death,

but it doesn't seem like anything was done to the boy.

I believe that one must have been stillborn.

But how...

How could this happen?

Something very strange is going on.

Why would you think that the girls were murdered...

and that only the boy remains untouched?

Good sir, what are you trying to say?

Whoever it is that took the lives that once belonged to this bodies...

they were looking for a son among these women.

Uh, isn't that the horn?

The one that tells us that the king has passed away.

Tell me, what on earth happened?

This is a letter that was sent from The Chief State Councilor.

He's in Joryeong.

The plague in Gyeongsang is out of control

and Crown Prince Chang has committed high treason.

Despite battling illness, His Majesty came all the way to Joryeong.

We were victorious in containing the plague,

in Mungyeong Saejae,

but Chang and his aides took advantage of the chaos

to seize the throne.

It was then that Chang decapitated His Majesty

with his own hands.

-Your Majesty! -Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Return to us!

Return to us!

What should be done with the Lord's corpse?

To his side, he was a traitor, he was still a hero to all of us.

You should dress him in shrouds and laid to rest.

Sir.

Taxation and rites...

HANYANG CONFERENCE HALL

you will handle the state funeral.

The Chief Magistrate of the Capital District Office

should secure and repair

any damage to bridges and pathways along the burial route.

Are there not more pressing matters to attend to?

Our throne is currently vacant.

Finding an heir quickly should be our first priority.

Well, at the moment, we do have the Queen standing in as our regent.

She should give birth to a potential heir any day now.

That child has every chance of being a boy,

which would then mean he would inherit the throne.

And what if it's not a boy?

We must search the collateral bloodlines to be prepared.

There are children of Prince Noseong, I believe he was executed in Ganghwa.

Those children are hardly related to him. Why must we go that far down the line?

Or do you just want to put a puppet on the throne?

The Second State Councilor is right.

We must take great care to follow the rule of primogeniture.

We will table this discussion until the birth of the child.

Honorable gentlemen, this is the head eunuch.

I've received a message from the Office of Royal Delivery.

Her Majesty has begun labor.

The Queens's baby should arrive immediately.

Certainly, that is well-timed.

Huh, some good news makes for nice change.

I suppose all we can do for now

is wait to see if her Majesty gives us a prince.

-Certainly. -True.

DELIVERY ROOM AT THE QUEEN'S PALACE

This is the Queen's room.

Her Majesty has been waiting for you and the nurse.

Let us proceed.

Your Majesty, this is the head court lady.

The royal physician is here for you.

What did you do with the rest of the girls?

They were taken care of as per your Majesty's orders.

You want me to keep pushing the Naeseonjae investigation?

That is correct.

But you must do so in complete secrecy.

Understood, sir.

We do not have much time.

We must find out the truth

before the Queen births that child.

THE BASE CAMP IN MUNGYEONG SAEJAE

State your business.

The magistrate told me to stop by,

and to perform a wellness check on the prince.

This order came directly from the magistrate?

Yes.

CHO BEOM-PAL

Highness.

How have you been feeling?

Hanyang is far, and the journey won't be easy.

I'll treat your wound first so you can keep it from getting infected.

There's no way they didn't know we were coming.

We were set up. Someone told them.

That must mean...

there is a spy among us.

We shouldn't be talking to each other right now.

What does that mean?

I'm not going to die in this prison. No.

My purpose won't be complete until I avenge my family.

They will pay for Lord Ahn Hyeon's death. Will you help me?

I swear I would do everything in my power...

to make them pay for it.

But is there any way for us to do that?

Our lives are already forfeit...

might as well take Cho Hak-ju down with us.

Just before we leave for Hanyang...

that is our only opportunity.

What's the matter? Is there something I should know?

Work is completed. We're ready to leave, sir.

I see. Gather the traitors.

On your feet!

They are begging to be killed.

Spare the Crown Prince's life.

You can do what you will with the rest.

Cover me!

Someone arrest that man at once!

He's coming! He's coming!

Shoot him in the head.

Put an arrow in his head!

Your Highness, listen to me...

there is only one way to survive.

When I leave you,

take my body and turn me...

into a monster.

I need you to do this.

It's the only way to reveal the truth.

Subtitle translation by Liya Choi