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THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH

EPISODE 3

SIN-JAE...

She should tell us
if she's going to be late.

She's making us wait.

The good parts like the drumsticks
and wings

should be eaten while they're crispy
on the outside and soft on the inside.

Sin-jae, just drink with Eun-sup today.

I have something to take care of.

Eat up. She says she can't come.

Give us a bottle of soju, please.

Hang on.

Tae-eul really refused chicken and beer?

What's going on?

That's unbelievable.

Lieutenant Jeong Tae-eul.

I take you

to be my wife, the Queen.

You just became the reason.

The reason

why I should stay in this world.

Did you say "queen"?

Why?

Did I look cool over the last few days?

You've gone so mad
that your brain turned 360 degrees.

If you are referring
to the angle of rotation,

a 360-degree turn means
that my brain is in its original position.

Oh, right. It should've been 180 degrees.

So?

Are you saying you really mean it?

I've just given you a whole world.

I don't know
how I can be any more sincere.

Oh, I just received a whole world.

Right, I guess that's a good item

to be giving back and forth
on the street while going to eat chicken.

Are you crazy?

Among real numbers,

zero is my favorite.

You have the nature of that number.

Do I?

Who would have known?

Usually, a zero means
that there is nothing,

but it's actually
a number of absolute power.

It can nullify any number
or take everything away from it.

What makes money powerful
is not the number at the front,

but the number of zeros behind it.

A number trapped
in a root symbol can escape

under only two circumstances.

They need to have a square root
or meet the powerful number, zero.

You're always busy,
and you don't care much for me.

Because of you, I'm powerless here,

but it's fine.

You are much more amazing
than I had imagined.

And you're standing
in front of the root symbol

I'm trapped in.

You asked if I meant it. That's my answer.

Do you believe me now?

Believe what?

I was asking if you really
mean to keep talking nonsense.

You're as slow-witted

as a bear.

A bear?

A bear?

Oh, are you insulting me
since you have nothing to say?

Would it be okay for a king
to marry some random bear?

They would oppose a marriage with a bear.

The court and the cabinet
would all oppose strongly.

All right, let's go.

Let's go there.

Take me to this
parallel universe of yours.

I'll go and proclaim myself
the mother of the people.

Lead the way. Which way is it?

Come on, lead the way.

What is it?

Is this the wrong address
of the doorway to your world?

If you have to recite
a spell or something, do it.

No need to feel embarrassed.

I'm looking for the door.

But it's not opening
since I came empty-handed.

I guess we should've brought something.

Are you kidding me?

I know it's hard to believe,

but there should be two obelisks there.

Your lies are getting
more and more detailed.

You mean the rocks in temples?

Yes. The obelisks that stand between
the world of gods and humans.

I heard a flute,
then came thunder and lightning,

and two large obelisks appeared.

But I guess I'm not allowed
to use that door today.

Are you bored or something?

Why did you come here
when you're not allowed?

I needed to check once anyway,

but you told me to lead the way,
so it was a good chance.

What did I do to deserve this?

Why am I talking such nonsense with him
when it's freezing cold right now?

Mr. Kim Gae-ddong.

Listen to me carefully.

Your DNA results will probably
come out by tomorrow.

It will be a relief
if we find a relative of yours,

but even if we don't,

this is as much as I can do to help.

And stop calling Eun-sup. Got that?

Did he agree to that?

He's government property,
so he doesn't have a free will.

Would Eun-sup and Yeong
really have the same DNA?

Even twins don't have the exact same DNA.

So even if you find a relative
based on my DNA,

they won't be my real family.

Why would a relative not be your family?

My mother and father passed away
a long time ago.

Ironically, the first duty of a king

is carrying out
the funeral of the former king.

It was when I was eight.

That's a long time ago.

Shall we go now?

What's his name?

You're an only child
but you call him your brother.

What's your name, then?

Why ask another guy's name
when you don't even know yours?

I never said I don't know.

I said you can't say my name
even if I tell you.

Are you the poet Kim So-wol?

Who's Kim So-wol?

Wow, you're really good at pretending.

I won't "finish the last words
I had in my heart,"

so stop being nosy about my life.

Is that guy
really a huge part of your life?

Hey!

The five tenets of Taekwondo are

courtesy, perseverance, integrity,
self-control, and indomitable spirit.

For people without black belts,
the forms are Taeguk 1 to 8.

For people with black belts,
the forms are from Koryo to Ilyeo.

You're the Taekwondo master?

As you can see, the road of learning
is a long and rough unpaved road.

But there is no need to worry.

And I'll accompany you
to the end of that road,

so you'll show courtesy,
have perseverance,

integrity, and self-control,
and eventually have an indomitable spirit.

-Is that black-belt real?
-Don't talk so casually to me.

JEONG TAE-EUL

I thought you had perseverance.

Don't lower your guard.

You're the one who needs
to learn perseverance, not me.

It'll be a waste of money
to just lie there on the floor.

Get up. You will learn breakfalls first.

Let's just skip that.

I fell thousands of times before.

And you'll keep falling in the future,

so I'll teach you how to fall safely.

Hey.

Hey, that's prejudice.

I just look a bit rough.
I'm not really a bad person.

They must've been talking about you.

You really are handsome.

You don't have an ID, do you?

Hey.

Are you trying to attack me?

Your resume states

that your family is living
in Canada right now.

Is your family wealthy?

Pardon?

Oh, well...

We didn't have any financial trouble.

Then you won't do anything stupid
because of money.

Do you have many friends?

Well, it hasn't been long
since I came from Canada.

I only meet a childhood friend often.

Then you won't have many people
to tell about your work.

The reason why I'm hiring you is--

What?

I got the job?

So suddenly?

It's not sudden.

You've applied for 4 years,
and I've watched you for 4 years.

You've been watching me?

How?

Nickname Jogon Jogon.

I've enjoyed your fanfics.

I was happy
living in the world you created.

I appreciate your ability to create
something from nothing,

so I will give you an important job.

Can you use After Effect and Photoshop?

Wow, that's crazy.

Sorry about that.

I got a spot for you
at the Royal Public Affairs Office.

I want you to just write like you used to.

Please write beautiful stories
and touching hashtags.

HIS MAJESTY IS GROOMING
HANDSOMENESS STILL SHOWS BEHIND THE MASK

Head Court Lady Noh sure is working hard.

Prime Minister,

are you honest?

Honesty is a privilege that only
the king can have

since he doesn't need to care
about approval ratings.

But I'm a politician.

I thank you on behalf of all the citizens

for voluntarily deciding to pay taxes.

But as a politician,
I'm planning on using your honesty--

I heard you vetoed the salary raise
of the Congress members.

Do you think you can win?

Am I going to be the Joker in that fight?

Don't you know what card you are?

You're always the King, of course.

I'll do my best to win.

Just watch me, Your Majesty.

I've always been watching.

He said he'd watch, but he ran off?

Pardon?

Is everyone attending the meeting today?

Oh, yes.

Since it's an agenda
that affects them personally,

even those on a business trip
returned this morning.

They only start working hard
when their money is on the line.

It's the first time in three years
that a salary raise has been mentioned

since the discussion
at the last cabinet meeting.

Living expenses have risen since then,

and it's natural to have
an increased rate based on that.

But a veto?

My goodness.

Aren't you a member of our party,
Prime Minister?

Prime Minister,

are you trying
to use our well-earned money

to maintain your own approval ratings?

I really didn't want to say this,

but don't you think that position
is too much for you?

I mean, the party helped you
gain that position

by creating a favorable image for you.

But all you're doing
is putting on more makeup.

Mr. Park, if this position can be kept
by dressing up and putting on makeup,

then you can dress up
and put on eyeliner as well.

Look here, Prime Minister!

COREA PARTY

His Majesty has been paying taxes
voluntarily since last year.

Don't you think we should
improve our party's image?

There are articles being written every day

about the increasing gap between
high-income earners like politicians

and low-income earners.

Of course, postponing the salary raise
just once won't narrow the gap.

But we can show the citizens

that our party's values
are clearly centered around them.

If you understand why our party's
approval rating has been so low,

please explain it
to the people next to you.

Don't just keep it to yourself.

And one more thing.

I'm the Prime Minister
of the Kingdom of Corea.

Not the representative of a party.

My mouth feels...

My mouth feels so fresh.

Chief.

What is it?

I just heard from Administration that
they're seizing Sin-jae's salary again.

Again?

You didn't say anything
to Sin-jae, did you?

I didn't. If I wanted to,
I would've gone to the office right away.

-Why would I be here telling you about it?
-Good job.

Do you think his mother
still hasn't quit gambling?

This is just unbelievable!

His mother grew up a bit spoiled
in a wealthy environment.

She has no knowledge of the world.

People enjoy gambling even
when they weren't spoiled.

It's so irritating.

What do we do about poor Sin-jae?

This is the list of junk dealers
in Eunpyeong, Seodaemun, and Jung-gu.

I asked around in Seongbuk, Dongdaemun,
and Seongdong-gu, but there was nothing.

Do I really have to investigate
junk dealers at my rank?

When are we getting a new recruit?

This morning.

It's the afternoon.

The sun's down already.

I mean, he came to work real early,
so I sent him to Squad Two to help...

Wow.

Is that our new recruit

who just caught a criminal?

You look well-built. Nice.

It's nice to see you, newbie.
Tell us your name.

Yes!

I'm Jang Michael.

Sit down, sir.

And answer
the detective's questions properly.

He's the detective.

Hello!

I'm Jang Michael, and I'll be working
with you starting today.

I really wanted to try wearing
a handcuff with a criminal I caught.

I won't do it again.

Right, once is enough.

Is there another dream you have?

Even if you do, don't ever mention it.

Yes, sir.

But you...

-What's your name again?
-It's Jang Michael.

It's my baptismal name.
Just call me Jangmi.

My friends all call me that.

Jangmi, as in "rose"? Wow.

I'll send you our work manual,
so tell me your email address.

Yes, sir.

It's rose93...

Oh, I'm sorry. I mean...

R, O, S...

We weren't shocked at your
English skills, you know.

"Rose"?

The "rose" part was fine with me,
but the 93 shocked me.

Okay, just continue.

Yes, sir.

It's rose93@unicorn.net!

I will do my best
with passion and a sense of duty!

I look forward to working with you!

Wow, look at you.

Passion and sense of duty?
That's too overwhelming.

Let's get rid of one.

It'll exhaust you, too.

Copy that list and follow
your seniors around with passion.

-Yes, sir!
-You can drive a manual, right?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I was born in 1993, so...

Okay, I'll drive since I was born in 1987.

I'll drive, I was born in 1990.

A crowbar? You can look around.

You can find scrap metal on the right.

There are some crowbars there.

Is the weapon a crowbar this time?

The world is so scary these days.

You're lucky.

I didn't get enough scrap metal,
so I haven't sold them off yet.

You can dig around freely.

Let's go.

Ms. Jeong! Mr. Kang!

I found it! I think I found it!

What?

The blood. This is it, right?

I think it's the weapon.

Are you a shaman or what?

We'll hand it to the Forensics team.
You two take care of the rest.

What do you mean? You should join us.

What would this rookie know?

That's the same as telling me
to do everything.

I guess you understood, then.

Good luck.

Where are you going?
Are you receiving a bribe or what?

It's too bad that such a fine tradition
is disappearing these days.

I really like your jokes.

"Jokes"?

We weren't joking.

Why?

You only accept your salary
and nothing else?

Take him with you.

Take this guy!

He believes everything he's told!

What should I do with you?

I just picked this up on my way here.

Nobody saw me.

If we pick up money on the street,
we should give it to the police.

Detective Kang,

please find the owner of this.

Wait, maybe you're the owner.

I did a background check on you
the last few days.

Your family was rich,
but you went bankrupt when you were 15.

It seems like you need two lifetimes
to pay back the debt.

Right, I lived in an upscale neighborhood.

Why? Are you jealous?

Of course.

I lived in Area B
of the Youth Detention Center.

But I guess I'm better off now.

How?

Did you buy your own house?

Then I'd be jealous
because I live on rent.

I'm really curious, though.

Why do you live so honestly?

You really are a curious person,
aren't you?

I don't live honestly.

Somebody once told me to be someone
standing at the edge of the wrong path.

So I'm living like this, okay?

Wow.

That's so touching.

Then you should earn lots of money.

I bet the government
doesn't give you this much.

I'm not asking for much.

Just give me a call before any crackdowns,

and let us off a little if we get caught.

It's a win-win...

Civil servants can't beat up
civilians like this.

Don't you know what it's like these days?

You can call the police if you want.
And I got hired ages ago.

-You little...
-Hey, it's fine.

Why don't you calm down and...

You asshole, you chose the wrong guy.

You better be here at the next crackdown.

And make sure I catch you,

so I can get promoted, all right?

-Taekwon!
-Taekwon!

-Taekwondo! Concentration!
-Taekwondo! Concentration!

Everyone, gather round. Roll call.

Yang Seo-jun.

-Here!
-Here!

Jeong Si-ho.

-Here!
-Here!

All right, answer just once,
shortly and politely.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Jeong Seo-yun.

-Here!
-Here!

Jeong Ji-min.

-Here!
-Here!

Rock, paper, scissors.

The five tenets of Taekwondo
are courtesy, perseverance, integrity...

Hey!

Be quiet, you little jerks!

You should listen to your Taekwondo master
when he's talking, all right?

You little punks!

Why are you crying?

Stop crying!

Cut it out!

Hey, Sin-jae.

You...

You should stop teaching the kids.

-Why?
-They said they're scared of you.

They go home all excited
and never come back.

Gosh, kids these days
don't have any perseverance.

Perseverance? You punk!

You're the one who should
have perseverance!

My goodness.

You can't do this to me.

You took my money, saying
you'll stop me from becoming a gangster.

How will I make a living
if you suddenly kick me out like this?

All I can do is become a gangster.

If I do, I'm going to take tons of money
for the building maintenance fees,

so think about it.

Why weren't you so good with words
in front of the kids?

I'll be better tomorrow.

I can lead kids on the right path, too.

I'm going to get someone else
to do the leading,

so just do something else.

Not someone who leads people
to the right path,

but be someone
on the edge of the wrong path.

POLICE EXAM PREPARATION BOOK

I handed the weapon over
to the forensic investigation.

I was really anxious.

The forensic investigation just called.

-You left your phone there.
-Really?

I bought it yesterday. Oh, no...

My gosh, Jangmi.

Can you really do such an important job?

What you're going to do now

is the most important job
for our team's rookie needs to do.

Is it a case?

It will be if you don't do this properly.

Organize the bills for activity fees
and write up work progress reports.

The overtime payments of
your senior colleagues depend on you now.

So with your sense of duty and passion,
record each second. Pick up your pen.

Right!

Use a black pen, Jangmi.

Black!

Yes, this is Violent Crimes Division
Squad Three, Lieutenant Jeong Tae-eul.

It's me. I guess you're still at work.

It's a relief.

Kim Gae-ddong?

No wonder why my cellphone
was quiet today.

How did you find out
the direct line to my office desk?

Eun-sup.

-Jangmi!
-Yes?

Bring Jo Eun-sup here.

In handcuffs.
You can beat him up if he refuses.

-Eun-sup?
-Wow, it's broken.

Gosh, it can't even live up to its worth.

Don't even talk to me.

I'm not getting involved with you anymore.

It's great.

Hey,

what did you say to make me
get handcuffed?

All I said was "Eun-sup."

I told you to keep it a secret.

How can you be so cheap?

You might not know it,

but nothing I have is cheap.

So as an apology,

I'm appointing you
chief of the Royal Guard in this world.

From now on, you're the Unbreakable Sword.
It's a very honorable position.

-You're crazy.
-"Crazy"?

I must take you back to my world with me.

You'll be beheaded for sure.

Yeah, sure.

I don't have a head, so I'll skip my bow.

Yeong.

Head Court Lady Noh.

Since His Majesty
is not shown to the public,

there are rumors about Him being ill.

They will soon
start writing speculative articles.

We are in trouble now.

He won't come out of his study
and won't let anyone in or out.

I'm feeling so heavy with worries.

I have a solution.

We can cloud the issue in times like this.

Where is the Jo Yeong,
the Chief of the Royal Guards?

What are you doing here?

Work.

Give me your phone, unlocked.

Head Court Lady Noh
told you to cooperate with me, right?

Do you have SNS?

I don't.

I knew it. I was just checking
if you have any hidden accounts.

I'm going to check your photo album.

I guess you came to work
with your father's phone.

It's my phone.

I know. I'm just making fun of you.

Amazing.

I'm going to use this photo.

BUSAN, THE CULTURAL CAPITAL

-Jo Yeong's official account?
-Don't impersonate him.

Gon Jo couple is official now.

-I thought it would never happen.
-Oppa, I love you. English please.

JEONG TAE-EUL, NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY

Find out everything you can about her.

And of course, this is a secret.

Isn't she

the woman from the ID card
His Majesty had?

How do you know that?

I already investigated her three years ago
under His Majesty's orders.

I looked through every database,
but such a person didn't exist.

And as you would've seen,
the issue date is strange, too.

There's a high chance it's fake.

I'm getting a headache.

And it breaks my heart.

I told him not to,

but I guess he never gave up.

The woman he was chasing,

could it have been this woman?

How can there be nothing on her?

There aren't
any immigration records, either.

Don't worry.

That woman isn't His Majesty's style.

She won't even get along well with him.

You can tell she's not a science
kind of person.

And you,

do you know what your style is?

Oh, my head.

Oh, my heart.

The number you have called is unavailable.

The number you have called is unavailable.

SIN-JAE

Detective Jeong!

Oh, Officer Yoon.
Did you get the DNA results?

Yes.

But there aren't any matches,
even in the missing person database.

Nothing?

-Are you sure?
-Yes.

You said he doesn't even have ID.

How can there really be nothing?
I've never seen such a person.

Damn it. Hang on.

Yes, this is Lieutenant Jeong Tae-eul.

Detective, this is
the Korea Racing Authority.

I'm contacting you about the document
you sent us.

Could we take a look
at the horse you were asking about?

So is it a stolen horse?

No, it wasn't stolen at all.

It's a rare breed from
a Spanish descendant,

so we can't find it
in the Republic of Korea right now.

We're curious about how
that horse is here.

Hello? Lieutenant Jeong?

Let's talk after I drink a glass.

I really need alcohol right now.

But why are you mixing
two kinds of alcohol?

It's not just mixing.
It's making a new drink.

Is it your first time seeing this?

Why?

Your horse is of Spanish descendant,
but you've never seen this?

Don't you have soju and beer
in your world?

-We have.
-Then why don't you mix them?

Don't you know MSD?

You know MSD?

It's the joy of life.

Making,

shaking,

and drinking.

Bottoms up for the King.

Why are you laughing?

The MSD you know and the MSD I know
are so different.

And I'm telling you again,

I never drink anything my subordinates
haven’t tried the taste for me.

Are you really from another world?

I told you countless times
but you don't believe me.

Who's allowed to use that door?

I'm not sure yet,

but there's a chance
that someone besides me used it.

Who is that?

I can only tell you
if you become part of my royal court.

Stop making things up.

You should know, though.

If I make up something,

then that becomes the law.

You should know, though.

If I give you a punch,

then that becomes a bruise.

-You really are a liberal arts person.
-Right.

Liberal arts people make the ideas

and the science people
make them come true.

But I don't think you're capable
of doing either.

You said it's a parallel universe.

But why is the capital Busan?

Busan is the cultural capital.

The central government is in Seoul.

It's the political capital,
and Pyongyang is the economic capital.

You use the term South and North Korea,

but in our world,
it's the southern and northern region.

And both the King and Queen
stay in the main palace in Busan.

-In case you were wondering.
-Do you think that makes sense?

Why would the King stay
in Busan and not Seoul?

I'm not curious, though.

Since 1592,
we've had a political conflict with Japan.

We're always at the brink of war.

So my grandfather, King Haejong,

announced a constitutional monarchy
in 1945,

leaving the parliament in Seoul
and moving the palace to Busan.

That decision was made to show

the royal court's resolution to stand
at the front to face our enemies first.

That's why

the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-Sin
is in Busan in my world.

The statue shows

that no one can cross our Kingdom's seas
and invade our Kingdom.

I see your novel is going well.

I guess you got nothing on my DNA results.

But you still can't really believe me,

right?

So who do you think I am?

There is no information at all
about me in this world.

I hope your earth

can become round soon.

I'm going to use the bathroom and pay,
so you can head out first.

What is...

No wonder.

I thought it was too expensive.

When did you get that?

Before you came back,

the owner asked if I needed anything else,
so I answered yes.

I nearly got fooled.

A King? And the stuff about the capital?

You're a total nutjob.

This is so ridiculous.

I've been missing you for 25 years--

-Shut up!
-You'll be beheaded for interrupting.

You'll be beheaded for your lies.

Just go and keep writing your novel.

My gosh.

Why are you following me?

I'm not following you.

I'm going to Maximus to say goodnight.

But why won't it eat
the carrots I give it?

Do Senior Seventh Rank officials
only eat freshly picked food?

Did you taste it beforehand?

Why didn't you eat the carrots
she gave you?

Just eat them from now on.

Keep it in your mouth,
even if you don't want to.

That's a king's order.

What?

Are you wondering
why I always look at this?

Yes.

Prince Buyeong performed the autopsy.

The fingerprints and DNA
all matched with traitor Lee Lim.

I know. I know that, but...

The body is like Lee Lim,

but it's like an unknown symbol
that's not really him.

Sometimes,
symbols of mathematics or science

are useful when understanding
a certain phenomenon.

For example, the plus sign
doesn't have any meaning by itself,

since it's a symbol that means
adding something.

So I have a theory

that this body is a symbol
that Lee Lim used

to show that he died.

But then there would be a bigger question.

What is this body,

and how does it have the same DNA?

What was added

to the real traitor Lee Lim?

Where are you?

What has been

added to you, Your Majesty?

I told you to just pretend.

Don't actually sell food here.

Careful what you say.

Those kids have ears too, you know.

Hey, kids.

Move. That's my seat.

I heard that if you sit here,
you can become a Prime Minister.

I succeeded because it was me.

I even went to the palace before.

That woman goes there every day.

She's the King's girlfriend.

Right?

You can stay and play,
and you can go home.

Stop babysitting the kids around here.
You're taking care of all the kids.

My gosh.

You can play here and go home
when your mom gets back.

-Okay.
-Okay.

Mom, I want pollack soup.

And I want it spicy.

What about the men outside?
Are they joining you?

Just Mr. Kim.

The security team takes turns eating,
so don't mind them.

What's that?

Oh, a customer left it here.
They might come back to get it.

Get some sleep. I'll wake you up later.

Okay.

RELICS EXHIBITION
KINGDOM OF COREA

I hope your earth

can become round soon.

What's going on?

The fuel tank is full.

Right, I should turn off the engine first.

Stay calm.

This is Hero Taekwondo Academy.

Hello?

Is that you?

Why...

Why is Kim Gae-ddong answering...

What?

Did you just hang up on me?

You did that often to me.

Don't you dare.

Why are you over there?

I was here the whole time
since I came to this world.

You just didn't know it.

Let me talk to my father.

Your father is having a meeting.

Your father gave me coffee,
and he even tasted it for me.

What do you need? I'll tell him later.

I'm...

in front of the supermarket,

but my car just stopped.

I need him to watch my car
until the service center person comes.

I can take a taxi.

What state is your car in?

If I tell you, would you know...

Oh, I guess you might.

You said you're a science guy, right?

Tell me, what should I do?

Answer my questions first.

-Okay.
-Did you change your engine oil?

-Of course.
-And the fuel filter?

You should change it every 20,000km.

What's that?

-What stuff do you have right now?
-Oh, hang on.

A bottle of water,

wet towels...

Beef jerky and a hair tie.

Then take the hair tie and water.

Okay, hang on.

Tie your hair and open up the bonnet.

-And...
-Yes?

Drink that water while you wait.
I'll head over there.

Are you kidding me?

Good cars stop like that
to protect their engines.

That means there's nothing you can do.
I'll be there soon.

Just hang on.

The service center person's
going to come in ten minutes.

So just watch my car until then.

Don't touch anything.

You...

Gosh, it feels like...

I'm leaving my kid in danger.

So take care of it like you take care
of your Senior Seventh Rank official.

This thing is
a Senior Fifth Rank official to me, okay?

Time stopped for a bit just now.

Didn't you feel that?

Why would time stop?

-Did you decide to get weirder?
-Everything stopped except for me.

Why not you?

It's a theory, but I think it might be
a side effect of using that door.

But

thanks to that,

I saw something beautiful.

Okay, enjoy yourself.

And please watch my car too.

Bye.

I unintentionally got a car.

EOSU BOOKSTORE

THE KING LEFT THE PALACE

Your Highness.

It's been a long time.

The world is peaceful,

so I couldn't feel the time passing by.

I guess there are many customers
in the book shop.

Yes, they always come at the agreed time.

On that day...

I should have realized it once I found out

that Manpasikjeok is the key.

That traitor Lee Lim has
the other half of the Manpasikjeok.

And that he is probably alive

moving back and forth
from the two parallel worlds.

I should have known

before seeing the beauty
I have been looking for.

I should have known that
Manpasikjeok is the key

and the lock.

Have you all been well?

-Your Highness!
-Your Highness!

Listen up, everyone.

We finally got the results
from the Forensics team.

They found the blood of both the killer
and the victim on the crowbar.

We can finish up the case on Kim Bok-man.

Sin-jae,
you write the investigation report.

Good job, good job.

Great job, everyone.

Thank you, sir.

"Good job"? That's it?

-We should have an after-work party today.
-My gosh.

But Chief...

-Oh, please.
-Oh, please.

Kim Bok-man is strongly denying it,

but everything's adding up perfectly.
Don't you think so?

Among the guys
who strongly denied their crimes,

nobody was innocent.

They all killed someone
and just denied it.

-We have the weapon and a clear motive.
-Right.

And the victim's body was in his trunk.

Which out of those three is bothering you?

I'm not saying there's something specific.

It just feels like someone
planned all this.

My gosh.

Why are you looking at me?
She's looking at me.

Buzz, buzz. 2019 Kang Sin-jae.

Is it the same over there?

Do you have after-work parties
without investigating everything?

It's been 20 years,
so I guess some things would've changed.

It's Cho Jin-woong from Signal!

She's talking nonsense while
looking at me, and he keeps playing along.

You little... Hey.

You little...

Good job.

The number you have called is unavailable.

The victim's wife isn't picking up.

I guess she ran away from the loan sharks.

Are you going to keep digging?

Kim Bok-man is garbage anyway.

We can put him behind bars for longer,
so why go through all the trouble?

A detective shouldn't talk like that.

You came with me anyway

so we can make sure
he isn't falsely accused.

I'm only making sure
you don't feel wronged.

If you're going to keep digging,
trust the evidence we found.

If it really was planned by someone,
that evidence will point to something.

I doubt it'll have anything useful,
but I took this just in case.

Check this.

Wow, 2019 Kang Sin-jae.

Hey, Kang Sin-jae from 11th grade,
Class 3, Number 5!

What's going on today?

The past keeps calling me today.

Hey, it's been such a long time.

Has it been three years?

What are you doing
in such a dangerous neighborhood?

Is he your old teacher?

No, my old classmate.

You should go. He might kill me.

I sent him to jail three years ago.

Your friend must've succeeded
after getting released from jail.

He has a large group.

Yeah, and I only have you.

Sometimes I think I should've
just stayed on that path.

You can rely on me.

You're in Violent Crimes Squad Three now.

Hey, misters.

You can't just jaywalk like that.

Is she your girlfriend?

Oh, she's a detective.

Female detectives are so scary these days.

Maybe I should change my job.

Should I become a househusband?

You two have some nerve coming here.

It's actually three people.

Hey! How did you get here?

By car. Your Senior Fifth Rank official.

-It was pretty speedy.
-What?

We'll talk about that later.

So how are you going to do this?

Are you three teaming up?

I'm just going to watch.

The governmental authority
can take care of it.

Why are you confusing us?

Guys, make sure to beat up Number 5
Kang Sin-jae from Class 3 properly.

I owe him a lot.

Why did you become a cop?

It's dangerous to be a cop.

Not everyone in the world can be brave.

So I decided to become brave.

Hey! Get this jerk first!

You really shouldn't do that.

I hate it

when people touch me.

I told you, didn't I? I worked out a lot.

-I'm glad I was able to prove it.
-Are you kidding me?

Are you mad? How could you drive that?
Do you even have a license?

The King doesn't have a license.

-I'm the one who issues--
-You crazy...

How did you know I was here?

I went to the station to see you,

and they said you were out.
I looked at your GPS

and this place was searched
several times, so I came here.

It's a relief I met you here.

I nearly had to go to the forensics.

Over here.

I just got some random stuff.
Put on a bandage while we eat.

So we meet again.

Are you feeling all right?
It looked like you got beat up badly.

What are you doing here?
You seemed to be on their side.

What's with the two of you?

Let's continue after we eat.

Gosh, why didn't you put some thought
into what you're buying?

There are waterproof bandages these days.

They are expensive.

And why did you only get one?

The bigger one is mine, okay?

Focus on dividing it equally.
Don't think about eating the bigger half.

You could've just bought two.
There are two people, you know.

It's actually three people.

-I'll pay for this.
-No, I will. Just head out first.

Mister.

Pay for mine.

I need that hospitality more than her.

You really are a funny dude.

He really doesn't hold grudges.

He doesn't keep anything to himself.

I'll head out first. Come with me.
Where did you park my car?

Head to the station. And you come with me.

Come with me.

Did you enjoy it?

Come out. Hurry.

Are you going to be late today?

Why are you asking?

I should say goodbye.

I might have to wait for you.

Where are you going?

Back to my world.

I'm the King of my country.
I left the palace empty for too long.

And you didn't share that
obelisk-shaped ice cream with me.

You said it's a parallel universe.

You make it sound as if you're going
to a different neighborhood.

Did you finally remember the spell?

It's not that I didn't know
how to go back.

I just didn't want to go.

All right, then.
Goodbye. I'm gonna be late.

I'll pay you back next time. Bye.

That horse is yours, right?

What's the company that made the harness?

Give me their number.

That's an interesting question.

Why? Is it nice?

What's the company?

I don't know.
I was never curious about it.

And you won't be able to reach them
even if I knew.

Stop the nonsense.

What logo is this?

I'm asking because I saw it before.

-Where?
-You better be honest.

I didn't see it at some party.

Wherever you think saw it,
you're mistaken.

That logo is used

in a different country in another world.
It's not used here.

Oh, really?

Then how do you know about it?

I'm the King of that country,
the Kingdom of Corea.

He's a liberal arts person too.

How long will it take to analyze this?

It's urgent.

Extremely urgent.

Everything is urgent here.

-It'll take two weeks minimum, I guess.
-Wait, this is--

Everything here is about murder,
robbery, and assault.

I truly mean it.

I have a family.

I work 13 hours a day.

Don't rush me.

Good luck.

What? You lent him money? How much?

I told you. 2,007,560 won.

He said he needed to check out of
the hotel, but he was missing that much.

Do you sleep on a pile of cash?

That guy didn't even have 7,560 won
to pay himself.

How could you lend him that much?

He walks in even strides, has precise
pronunciation, and is good with words.

You can't achieve that
with just any education, you know.

I'm sure he's wealthy. You just wait.
He'll pay me back double the amount.

My gosh. Where is he right now?

He would've gone back to his world.
He said he was going home.

What?

He said he's the King of his country.

And that he left
the palace empty for too long.

He said he was going to stop by somewhere
and head home.

AZALEAS
SELECTED POEMS OF KIM SO-WOL

"Oh, shattered name.

Oh, the name that parted in the air.

Oh, the name without an owner.

The name I will die calling."

INVOCATION OF THE DEAD

"I could not finish the last words.

I had in my heart.

The one I loved."

"The one

I loved."

Subtitle translation by Ju-young Park

The King finally came out of his study.

Where did you go to this time?

My nephew finally found...

The time stopped.

It's the second time.

What's wrong with you?

Mom, please.

I should have gone
straight to his bedroom.

I don't want to hurt you.

But my words will be hurtful.

Do it until he wants to die.

Where have you been?

Don't be surprised
about things that will happen.

No way...

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