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Episode 39 I think we must add the flower to the antidote.

However, I just do not know...

which part to add and how.

You must use the root.

You.

Dae Mok's son.

It is the flower that caused my daughter's death.

He will teach you how to make the antidote.

This is definitely the method of making the antidote.

I understand the concept...

of how it cures the people.

Remember this.

The antidote...

will kill people who are not already addicted.

I understand.

I will remember.

But...

why are you teaching us the secret method?

It is none of your business.

I made a deal with the King, that is all.

You made a deal?

The King is obsessed with capturing Master Dae Mok.

Who...

let us...

live so well?

It was all thanks to Master Dae Mok!

That is right! It was all thanks to Master Dae Mok!

What has the King done for us?

That is right!

That is not all.

The King wants to eliminate the Bureau of Water Supply.

He cannot do that!

How will we make a living?

How can we help Master Dae Mok?

What must we do to make sure we do not lose our jobs?

At one o'clock today,

gather outside Gwanghwamun.

Let us raise our voices and tell the King,

who starves his subjects to death,

not to arrest Master Dae Mok!

Let us go to Gwanghwamun!

Let us go!

We have a problem, Your Majesty.

The water deliverers...

are rushing to Gwanghwamun.

Why are they doing that?

They claim...

it is improper to arrest Dae Mok,

and that Your Majesty is persecuting them.

Water deliverers?

They are average subjects.

Why would they...

take Dae Mok's side?

Dae Mok...

is spreading a lie that Your Majesty is trying...

to eliminate the Bureau of Water Supply...

and starve them all to death.

If you arrest me,

then the people will abandon you.

Your Majesty. You must suppress them as quickly as possible.

We cannot suppress them with force.

They are naive subjects...

who were manipulated by Dae Mok.

But Your Majesty, you cannot leave them be.

If more gather and the number rises,

it will turn into a rebellion.

Once the Bureau of Water Supply is eliminated,

the water deliverers will lose their jobs. That is true.

It is true Dae Mok manipulated them,

but I understand...

how they feel.

Your Majesty.

Water deliverers are gathering outside Gwanghwamun.

Red spots started to appear all over my body.

What do we do if the King cannot make an antidote?

We will all die.

As instructed,

I have relayed your message to the Pyunsoo Group members...

who went over to the King's side.

If he cannot make the antidote,

they will run to me and beg me to save them.

In addition, if the subjects start a rebellion,

burn the palace down...

and murder the King,

we will make someone from the Royal Family the king,

and create our world again.

It is it.

It is the antidote.

We did it!

We did it.

We finally created the antidote.

We must notify His Majesty at once.

Let us go.

Please tell the people...

the truth.

Have every peddler spread word across the land...

of the Bureau of Water Supply and Pyunsoo Group's tyranny.

Also, that we will hire the water deliverers...

to fix the palace walls,

thus ensuring their livelihood.

Yes, Your Majesty.

We shall do the best we can.

Your Majesty.

Master Woo Bo is here to see you.

Show him in.

Your Majesty.

We have finally created the antidote.

Is that...

Is that true?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Hurry.

Distribute the antidote to everyone...

who is addicted.

We shall obey your royal command.

We will not take it.

Dae Mok's son taught you how to make it?

Who knows if it is a ploy...

by Dae Mok to kill us all?

I will not take it!

I understood how the antidote works and made it myself.

You can trust it.

We cannot trust you!

I will not take it.

I will not take it!

Neither will I!

- I will not take it! - I will not take it!

They will not...

take the antidote?

The spots have started to appear, and they are on the brink of death,

but they refuse to take the antidote...

and are demanding to be sent to Dae Mok.

If one person would take the antidote,

it will prove it works.

Everyone is afraid to step forward to be the first to take it.

We must...

instill faith in them that this antidote...

is indeed safe.

Your Majesty, it is I, the Chief Eunuch.

I need to speak with you urgently.

What is it?

Officials are marching toward Gangnyeongjeon.

- Hurry. - Walk quickly.

- Halt. - What are you doing?

Stop it.

You cannot do this!

Step aside!

I must speak with the King right this instant.

Your Majesty!

What is it?

Your Majesty. We apologize,

but we cannot...

trust the antidote. We cannot take it.

Why would Dae Mok's son share the method?

It is obviously...

Dae Mok's ploy to kill us all.

Your Majesty.

We cannot simply wait to die.

Please...

send us to Dae Mok.

We will bow at his feet, if we must,

but we must save our lives.

I also...

beg of you, Your Majesty.

- We beg of you, Your Majesty. - We beg of you, Your Majesty.

Listen to me!

Do you know what His Majesty did in order to save you?

Stop.

I understand. I shall send you...

to Dae Mok.

Will you...

really let us go?

I became king...

to save you.

However,

if you do not trust me...

and wish to find another way to live,

I will not...

stop you.

You stupid, worthless fools!

You will not trust in the antidote that we finally created,

and wish to go to Dae Mok?

Even if you go to him and beg,

do you think Dae Mok will save you?

You must believe in His Majesty!

Please halt.

You cannot trust the antidote,

so I will...

make you trust it.

As you all know, these are poppy pills.

Ga... Ga Eun.

Ga Eun!

Step aside!

Ga Eun.

Ga Eun.

I took two pills, to make the poison...

take effect quickly.

Now, if I...

take this antidote and live,

It is certainly the antidote.

You can be assured that it is effective.

Ga Eun, wake up.

Ga Eun!

Do you see that?

There is no way Dae Mok's son gave the actual prescription.

We have no choice.

Everyone, let us go to Dae Mok.

- Let us go. - Let us go now.

Ga Eun.

Let us go to Dae Mok.

Let us go now.

Your Majesty.

I still feel her pulse.

Your Majesty!

Minister of War took all Pyunsoo Group members who were locked up.

They are fleeing the palace.

Your Majesty, if all of them go to Dae Mok,

there will be a huge rebellion.

You must stop them now.

Your Majesty.

Will you let them rebel against you?

If Dae Mok saves their lives,

that is enough.

Your Majesty.

Master Dae Mok, they are here.

Jang.

Get ready to welcome the guests.

Yes, master.

Did the King not save you?

How unfortunate.

Neither can I save all of you.

Let us do this.

The first ones to get on your knees and beg at my feet...

will be given the antidote.

Their bodies should be covered with red spots by now.

There is hardly any trace.

- Master. - The King is arriving.

Everyone, halt.

- Look. - How is this possible?

- Goodness. - Look.

Dae Mok.

We have made the antidote for poppy pills.

You can no longer threaten...

the people with poppy pills.

I will find another way.

Pyunsoo Group has existed for over 1,000 years.

No wind can sway trees with deep roots.

Pyunsoo Group will not collapse by such a light breeze.

Light breezes gather to form a typhoon.

That typhoon will pull out Pyunsoo Group by the roots.

You shall witness it today.

Are you here today for our final fight?

No, I will take over Pyunsoo Group without shedding any blood.

Pyunsoo Group committed high treason.

They assassinated the king,

mistreated the people,

and they killed...

the innocent.

On behalf of those above and people on the earth,

I will punish Pyunsoo Group.

Throw away the weapons and surrender.

If you admit guilt and surrender now,

you will be forgiven. If not,

I will show you no mercy.

You are given one hour.

For those who surrender,

I will spare your life.

You have an hour.

With help from the peddlers,

the King calmed down the people.

He offered work to water deliverers.

Water deliverers in Gwanghwamun...

all dispersed.

45 minutes remain.

(45 minutes)

Why you...

Stop right there.

30 minutes remain.

(30 minutes)

Master.

All swordsmen except a few loyal men...

surrendered to the King.

You must flee now.

The King will come for you soon.

- Master! - Master.

The time is up.

We will arrest Dae Mok and ministers of Pyunsoo Group.

Follow me.

I should have decapitated you last time.

- How unfortunate it is. - It will be meaningless death.

- Surrender your weapons. - Meaning?

I am Jo Tae Ho.

Thanks to Master Dae Mok, I lived a good life.

I will die while protecting Master Dae Mok.

Forward!

Everyone, drop your swords!

Stop!

Master Dae Mok is waiting for you.

Dae Mok.

If you surrender now,

I shall spare your life.

Did you just say...

you shall spare my life?

I do not wish to let you live.

I am only trying to keep faith.

I will tell you how to make the antidote...

on one condition.

Tell me...

what you want.

Please spare...

my father, Dae Mok's life.

Your son...

asked me to spare your life.

I had to go through hardships and pain because of you.

Although I cannot forgive you,

I have to admit...

that you made me who I am today.

You had me in humble station,

and it made me understand the people.

You made me a king who lives for his people,

not who takes his throne for granted.

Are you...

trying to thank me now?

No.

I am trying to apologize to you.

This country...

and the king...

pushed you into the depth of despair.

You said that was why you had to become a monster...

to survive that horrible world.

I...

apologize.

Apologize? Fine.

What would you do?

When the people are suffering in the depth of despair,

would you teach them morals?

Or would you advise them to give up?

I would jump into that depth of despair...

and offer the people my shoulders.

They may step on my shoulders to get out.

But I would never...

make this world...

a place where my people have to become...

monsters like you.

I wish I had a king like you...

a little sooner.

Water...

has to flow from the top to the bottom in this world.

I tried to spurt backwards.

Although I fell back down in the end,

I do not regret that I went against...

the world.

I will watch...

how you change this country...

in the otherworld.

So be it,

Dae Mok.

His Majesty's return is later than I expected.

You are right.

This does not mean he failed to catch Dae Mok, does it?

His Majesty, the King.

Dae Mok and the head of the bureau who plotted treason died.

The rest of the group surrendered.

Your Majesty.

- Congratulations. - Congratulations.

- Congratulations, Your Majesty. - Congratulations, Your Majesty.

Maybe it is time for us to leave.

Stop looking. You too.

Your Majesty.

Do you know how worried I was?

I am just fine.

I am not sure...

what I should do with you.

I do not know if I should get mad at you or thank you.

You saved four people's lives which we almost lost today.

Now,

we should save our friend.

Let us go to Sun together.

Yes.

I will bring the antidote, Your Majesty.

The King is waiting for you.

Follow me.

Sun. Take this.

It is the antidote.

(The final episode will be aired shortly.)

Last Episode Take it. It is the antidote.

If you do not trust me,

trust Ga Eun and take it.

If it is from Lady Han,

I would take it,

even if it were poison.

At the time...

when I asked you to take my place,

I had no idea...

how dangerous it would be.

I am...

truly sorry.

I tried to...

take the crown from you.

Do not ask me for forgiveness.

I will not ask you to forgive me.

If you stay alive,

the day will come...

when we understand each other.

Fate...

tested our friendship.

You will always be...

the first friend that...

I ever had.

Sun.

Can we not...

go back to...

how things used to be?

As family and friends.

Can we not...

stay close?

Sun.

Can you put spilled milk back into a container...

or put a fallen petal...

back on the flower?

Even if we try to turn it back,

we cannot go back to those times.

You will worry about me,

but I worry for you.

Please be well.

I will pray for you.

He will return one day.

Let us...

wait for his return...

together.

You released the impostor?

I am the one who put him there.

I am...

responsible for this.

Your Majesty, you cannot release a man...

who deserves to die out of personal feelings.

It was not just personal feelings.

For whatever reason,

he was once King.

Do you not know that a deposed king...

was usually spared from execution?

Your Majesty.

You may...

do as you wish with the impostor.

But there is something else...

I must report to you about.

Within the palace...

resides the woman the impostor was planning to marry.

You cannot take her...

as your queen.

Not only the commoners,

but the scholars too will rebel.

Please become a sage king by putting your obligations...

before your feelings.

the King gave me...

the real antidote.

Only Dae Mok knows how to make the antidote.

How do you think his son obtained it?

Can you really trust him?

I came to...

doubt the Crown Prince...

because of the antidote Hyun Seok gave me.

No.

Hyun Seok?

He said...

I saved his life.

One of the farmers that you pardoned...

was my father.

Thank you for saving him.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I need someone to avenge Master Dae Mok.

Only you can do that.

Shall I...

assassinate the King?

No.

I believe that Master Dae Mok...

would go after someone else.

Someone who will make the target waver immediately.

To the late king that someone was the Crown Prince.

To this King...

No.

You have a guest...

and you will not serve him a chicken?

Your Majesty.

Out of fear that...

this letter would distract you or make you emotional,

I hesitated many times before beginning to write.

Now, as King,

you have a great duty towards your people.

I worry that...

I, with all my shortcomings, will keep you from your work.

Please allow me to live a normal life...

in the marketplace.

I would like to see firsthand and with the people...

the peace and prosperity...

you bring to our nation.

Lady Han...

left this in her chamber...

and left the palace.

No one...

did as much as she.

Do you not agree, Your Majesty?

I am...

not fit...

to be king.

I saved many of the lives of the men standing here,

but that was...

only possible because of the sacrifice...

one woman maid.

Your Majesty.

What are you talking about?

Someone made a great sacrifice...

and just because a new ruler took over,

must we ignore her now?

Just a few days ago, while you begged for your lives,

she risked hers.

Must we forget about her?

Is that how we do things?

Your Majesty. There are times when...

you must put emotions aside when making decisions.

Your Majesty, please...

accept our advice.

Very well.

If that is what you say,

I have no choice.

Your Majesty.

Thank you for...

I reclaimed the throne...

not because I was the righteous heir but to save...

the people from Pyunsoo Group.

I have done all I set out to do.

Please...

find someone more virtuous and wiser than me...

and put him...

on this throne.

It is water!

- Water! - Goodness!

Your Majesty,

are you seeing this?

They are laughing happily.

You are...

someone who should be there for all those people.

I guess it is only right for me to leave you.

Do not even think about it.

Ga Eun.

Look at me.

Ga Eun, please look at me.

You have been sincere to me...

since I was Chun Soo, the Book Seeker.

Even when I was the Chief Peddler and the Palace Guard,

you stayed the same.

But...

why would you leave me...

now that I am the King?

Your Majesty.

I was...

once selected as the fake king's wife.

If I become the queen,

it will harm your future...

in ruling over the country.

Do you know what can be of real harm to the people?

That...

I lose you.

Everyone said the same thing when you were taken by Dae Mok.

They advised me...

to protect my life for the people's sake.

But...

if I had given up on you to save myself then,

I would not have been my original self anymore.

I would not have been willing to...

sacrifice myself to protect the people...

from Pyunsoo Group anymore.

Ga Eun, there can be...

someone monstrous like Dae Mok who is after the throne at any time.

Can you not guide me by my side...

so that I do not become like Dae Mok?

For me...

and for the people.

Like these sun and moon...

who finally became together after waiting for a long time,

I wish to be...

with you all the time from now on.

As deep as my soul can reach...

As wide as it can become,

I love you.

Even if I die...

one day...

Even after I die,

I will love you.

My heart will never change,

so will you spend the rest of your life with me?

Be my wife.

Be the mother of the country.

Please protect...

the people with me.

I will.

I will be your wife...

and I will be with you forever.

Look over there!

It is His Majesty!

- Gosh! - It is him!

- Your Majesty! - Goodness.

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

My goodness.

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

- Thank you! - Your Majesty!

- Long live the King! - Long live the King!

- Long live the King! - Long live the King!

Are you sure...

you do not have a son named Hyun Seok?

I told you several times already.

I do not.

We should return to the palace together right now.

Your Majesty,

you should give me time to say goodbye.

I will go after...

saying goodbye to the nanny, Kko Mool, and others.

Okay.

Then I will send you a palanquin after two hours.

Ride it on your way back to the palace.

Thank you.

Master!

Master!

- Sun. - Master.

Hyun Seok who used to serve me was Dae Mok's lackey.

Is that true?

He is not serving His Majesty now, right?

If he is, His Majesty is in danger.

He is not...

with His Majesty right now.

What is wrong?

Where is he right now?

She is coming out.

Hurry and ride the palanquin.

Everything is now going back to where it is supposed to be.

Sun will come back home soon.

Be happy, Ga Eun.

She is now Her Highness!

Long live the Queen!

- Long live the Queen! - Long live the Queen!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Stop.

Put down the palanquin.

- Is something the matter? - Open its door.

Is something wrong?

I do not have any grudges against you.

It is just that...

you are the King's weakest point.

That is the sole reason,

so do not resent me.

Sun.

You cannot touch a single hair on her.

You were once my master.

I do not want to kill you, so step aside.

Shut it!

Sun!

My lady...

Run.

No...

Ga Eun!

Your Majesty!

Sun, wake up. Sun.

Do not cry,

my lady.

Sun.

I always hurt your feelings.

I am so sorry.

No, my lady.

Thanks to you,

I had a name.

I had a dream.

I was happy.

Sun.

Your Majesty.

Please forgive me...

for resenting you.

No, do not apologize.

It is fine.

Do not make me lose you like this.

Your Majesty.

You were also my first...

and last...

friend...

as well.

Please...

live happily...

with my lady.

Please become the true King...

of...

this nation.

Sun.

Sun.

Sun.

Sun!

Sun!

Sun!

- Sun! - Sun!

Sun!

What makes someone a true king?

(1 year later)

I will ask myself that question every day of my life.

I will...

never stop searching for the answer.

That is the only thing I can do...

to repay...

the people who sacrificed themselves for me.

And I...

shall protect you by your side for the rest of my life.

I crown you as Queen of Joseon.

Please become the mother of all the people of the land...

and...

be with me forever.

Your Majesty. Your Highness.

Congratulations.

- Long live the King and Queen! - Long live the King and Queen!

- Long live the King and Queen! - Long live the King and Queen!

Master Han. I will make Ga Eun happy.

Please watch us from above.

Your Majesty.

Please become a great King whom everyone loves.

I am always grateful and sorry.

I can I repay you for the debt I owe you, Lady Hwa Gun?

Please be happy.

If you are happy,

that is enough for me.

Sun.

You will forever be my friend.

Your Majesty. Please become the true King of this land.

- Long live the King and Queen! - Long live the King and Queen!

- Long live the King and Queen! - Long live the King and Queen!

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