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Your Excellency.

[Episode 9] Have you been well?

Have you been well?

So, you are the new magistrate.

You seemed to be busy working. So, I pushed off receiving greetings from you.

This office is old so there are probably a lot of places to fix.

If something is uncomfortable, just tell him.

I will tell him to take care of it.

I will take care of my office.

There is no reason for you to worry about it.

So...

why did you ask to see me?

I didn't ask. I summoned you.

You should know the reason why.

Are you talking about that strange graveyard?

That is something I want to ask myself.

How could someone like you dig up an ominous place like that yourself?

And how could you push off taking care of it?

It is a homicide graveyard. It is not something to take care of in a rush.

Then, why did you personally take action to cover up the case?

Cover up? What do you mean the homicide graveyard?

Are you writing a story?

Well, even if you are the magistrate of this place

there is nothing for you to do.

So, it is probably better for you to spend time writing a story.

Excellency!

Do you think the people in this town did not know about that graveyard?

Everyone from the age of three to eighty,

if they are from this town they know about it.

What are you talking about?

During the last coup d'etat there was a horrible massacre in this town.

It was a graveyard that was made back then.

A graveyard made during a coup d'etat?

It is an old tragedy of this town.

Pretending it doesn't exist even though they knew what happened.

Do you know how much time has passed since then?

How can I just stand by when I know that

the new magistrate is picking at their old wound?

Are you telling me to believe this?

What is there to believe or not to believe?

Ask them right now.

I don't want to shake this town up with something like that.

The past, today and the future, I only hope for this town to be quiet and peaceful.

The peace of this town that you sincerely wish for, who is it for?

A fox is pretending to be a tiger while the tiger's away.

But I can see it's a fox, what should I do?

Even if that happens will you be able to split the heavens with your hands?

What did you say?

Aren't you the one borrowing the tiger's power and acting foolhardy?

I was surprised that Excellency Kim had an illegitimate son like you.

Illegitimate son?

An illegitimate son?

Also the son of a slave?

Son of a slave?

On top of that your mother is the daughter of a traitor?

-Trai... -Traitor?

How did an illegitimate, son of a slave, grandson to a traitor become a magistrate?

Did the world become more flexible or is it doomed?

I cannot tolerate a world like this.

So I'm not going to treat you like the leader of this place.

There is no place in Joseon for someone like you to keep your head up high.

Split the heavens with my hands?

I say the same to you.

Can a lowly person like you split the heavens?

Let's go now.

I don't know why my father is here.

In Miryang the crape-myrtle is blooming right now.

It is worth seeing the red flower at Yeongnamro.

Would you like to go to Yeongnamro after this?

Since you are not from here I want to show it to you.

There are a lot of places in Miryang that I want to show you.

Legitimate or illegitimate birth, we're all human.

Do you know what I mean by 'we're all human'?

We all become the same thing when we die.

What are you going to do now? Will you quietly leave this town?

Or are you going to stay here and continue to act like a nobleman?

If you are going to stay then there is nothing I can do.

But, I don't know how they will act now that they know your true identity.

Do you not have anything else to say? Then I will take my leave now.

Let me give you a bit of advice.

If I were you, I would quietly take a step down for my father's sake.

That's the true act of a nobleman.

It's something a greedy lowborn like you will not be able to understand.

Hey, old man!

Hey, old man.

You keep saying illegitimate son but what's wrong with that?

Who says those who are born illegitimate are lowly?

Who made that law?

I know that old man Great King Jade personally.

Someone like him won't establish such an immature law like that.

What?

You are?

So where do they birth precious old men like you?

Since you look down on illegitimate birth (west) so it can't be the west.

East? North? South?

Where do you have to be born in order to become

a human precious enough that can stand over another human?

Wait a moment.

Your house is in the east, so are you an east-born?

You!

You're stuttering because you also think it's ridiculous.

It's natural that you stutter when you make a ridiculous demand.

I'll rip you apart!

Even if you rip me apart only your hands will hurt.

Rip me apart. Try and rip me apart!

Why are you here?

What kind of scene is this?

I don't know.

Let go of my hand right this instant!

Let him go now.

I will take him away.

Let him go.

-How dare you! -Let's go now!

I'll come back later.

Let's do continue what we planned to do today another time.

You.

How dare you!

I won't let this go.

Let's go!

You, when you move there's trouble.

Why did you fearlessly butt in?

Unlike someone, I don't stay still when I see injustice.

What? West-born, East-born?

Is there also a north-born and south-born, you idiot?

I was so embarrassed that I couldn't bear to listen anymore

to what you had to say.

I didn't do that because I didn't know.

To an ignorant person you must stand up to them with ignorance.

Just because they wear a hat and a gentleman's robe

do you think they understand difficult words?

I should just not say anything.

Where were you going with that guy?

How would I know? I couldn't go because of you.

What? Should I go and find out right now?

Where do you think you're going?

How can a grown lady like you follow around a man?

Don't you know the saying that a boy and a girl

after the age of seven should not sit together?

A boy and a girl after the age of seven?

From what I heard, you are not even that high and noble.

Why are you so picky?

What?

Just live comfortably according to your station in life.

Don't get depressed.

There's a lot of smart people among the class of illegitimate sons.

You look good in your magistrate uniform.

Did you know that Joo Wal is going around doing foolish things?

There is no way you would know. He's sly.

A girl? He brought that girl into this house yesterday, too.

Don't you know how I protected this house with such care for you?

It's been decades.

For decades, I've protected you. How can he go around like that?

Are you going to just let this go on?

I understand. You can go now.

Wife.

Leave!

I'll take care of it myself.

Young master, you just came in? You need to eat dinner, right? I'll get it ready.

It's fine.

But you shouldn't skip your meals.

Legitimate or illegitimate, we're all human.

Do you know what I mean by 'we're all human'?

When we die, we all become the same thing.

These things!

Your Excellency.

What is it?

What is it?

There are guys that are hanging around the office.

What?

Why?

I don't know exactly why? Should I find out?

There's something you must take care of first.

-What? -Gather some strong men.

There is someone I have to punish.

-Yes. -Make sure there's no mistake.

I must show them who's boss.

Just trust me.

Why did she not come out today?

I'm not the type to go to a woman's house.

But my young master is in an emergency situation.

So, I must forget the customs for a moment.

They said it's here somewhere.

Our gods would like it if I make friends for that kimchi.

In order to do that I have to go out and make money.

I can't go out with my face up.

What is it? Why?

I got startled because of you.

What brings you here?

The thing is...

I can't stop worrying about him.

He's been in there all day.

He didn't even eat lunch.

He must be troubled deeply.

But is she really either a ghost or a nine-tailed fox?

I'm not sure.

What I'm sure of is that she's not a human.

Are you able to tell with a glance?

Of course.

You promise you'll let me set up a big table for my gods?

Don't worry. You're saving my young master.

One table is nothing.

But...

why do you keep using honorifics?

Just because...

Hey, lady!

Are you not in there?

This is not fun.

She must not be in the room.

Then wait here a little. I'll look for her.

Why is it hot?

Is this heart boiling bone soup?

Why is it making boiling sounds?

At this rate I might die before my holy spirit comes.

A talisman that gets rid of girls.

Why are you still around him buttering him up?

How did she know?

But buttering?

Let him go now since you got enough out of him.

Got enough out of him?

This shaman got bolder while I was gone.

She's frowning. She's not an easy girl.

Why aren't you saying anything?

You're going to pretend not to understand?

You put on that "I don't know" expression with that round face of yours

so the guys would fall for it.

Even so, it won't work on him.

You don't know that he asked me to get rid of you, right?

What is she talking about?

You! Shaman!

How dare you come here?

Why are you doing this?

What do you mean why?

Catch her! Catch that girl!

What is it?

What is it?

Yeom La.

It's not fun because you keep on frowning.

How would you feel if you lose one of your fairies?

Keep on frowning. Frown as much as you want.

It is because they look down on us. Thanks to someone.

Anyways, when are you going to tell Moo Young?

Until when are you going to just let him be?

You startled me.

What are you doing?

Why are you hanging around my room?

I was just passing by.

You know...

I heard that the crape-myrtle flower at Yeongnamro is pretty.

You want to go see it?

Go look at flowers this late at night?

To refresh yourself.

Fine. Let's do that.

Wait a moment.

What?

Are those the only clothes you have?

Why? You don't like it?

You were fine with one set of clothes for three years when you were a ghost.

Did you ask the shaman to get rid of me?

What are you talking about?

Why are you singing about flowers this late at night?

I'm curious because I couldn't see it in the morning

when that young man said he would show me.

I really like flowers.

I like it the most.

When I die I'm going to be reborn as a flower.

Never mind... I'm going to be born a butterfly.

It's so pretty.

Joo Wal sure has elegant taste in things.

You've wandered around Miryang for three years as a ghost.

Is this the first time you've seen it?

No. I've seen it a lot.

I saw it until I was sick of it.

Are you joking with me?

But this is the first time I'm seeing it with you.

So the same landscape looks different.

What are you trying to do?

Give me some peaches.

I couldn't eat anything because you were like that all day.

You heard it, right?

That's why you kept on walking back and forth in front of my room?

What other reason would I have?

You don't have any peaches?

Really?

Do you think peaches come out of thin air?

You should've told me beforehand. Then I would've brought it.

How can you trick a person like that?

Who tricked who?

Did you come out to eat peaches or look at flowers?

It would've been good to do both.

I should just keep my mouth shut.

But why are you looking so hard to find your mom?

Like you said I don't know because I don't have any memories of my parents.

So, sometimes I can't understand why you are doing that.

The reason my mother disappeared was because of me.

The daughter of a traitor.

She spent her whole life swearing revenge

on the ones who turned her father into a traitor.

Everyday she was busy swearing revenge. She had no room for me.

That was the mother that I remembered since I was four.

In my mother's world, nothing else existed.

Not even me or my father.

I pitied my mother who was like that.

Pitied her?

Not hate her?

I hated... the world.

Mother was pitiful.

But there was one moment...

when I hated mother.

It was the first time I hated her.

And it was only one moment which I couldn't control my feelings.

I realized then.

I was hating my mother all along.

Isn't it a good thing if the person you hate disappears?

That's right. What can I talk to you about?

What are those black things?

Did you call them?

What is it?

It's nothing much.

I'm just asking you to give me the money you have.

Don't just laugh.

You guys are really bold.

How dare you challenge a magistrate?

Stay over there. Don't worry about me.

I got it.

You will soon experience the reverse fall on the styx river.

It's going to feel thrilling.

But why aren't the death angels coming?

He's going to escape if you don't come soon.

Where are you taking me?

They're weird.

They're not death angels.

Hey!

Hey!

What are you guys?

Where are you guys from?

Hey! I know because I have been in the ghost league before.

Ghosts have to stay here on their own will.

It doesn't look good.

Do you want to become a ghost?

Arang!

Arang!

Hey!

What are you to be holding something like that?

There is no point in cutting me.

Just take him. I'll pretend that I didn't see anything.

Magistrate.

I told you to stay still.

What is that?

What is that?

What were they?

What are those things?

Why are you glaring at me?

You got him because of me.

Everything failed because of you.

This guy or that guy. They don't know how to say thank you.

I told you to stay still.

If I tell you to stay still, please just stay still!

When did you tell me to stay still? You just told me to stay there.

Don't make me look for you!

Don't make me look for you.

Don't make me worry.

Moo Young. In the end you got in my way.

You tricked others to gain something.

You didn't believe you tricked others and pretended to believe them.

Even though it's wrong, you said it was right.

You pretended to say the truth but you only created chaos.

Divulging Hell.

-Then -Yeah.

Don't make me look for you!

Don't make me look for you.

Don't make me worry.

I'm the one that's worrying.

Why did he say that?

It didn't seem to mean much but... now I see him as a man.

You came back just now?

Did you catch a lot of ghosts?

Yes.

Send them over to Yeom La.

He needs to keep busy so he can cool down his temper.

Yes, sir.

But I'm here.

When did you come?

He left during the chase and went somewhere else.

Where did he go to?

I think he was trying to trace the demons path.

He probably wanted to check the identity of the demon.

He moved without informing us.

Then, does it mean he knows who the demon is?

He doesn't but it's probably his instinct, and the fear that he might be right.

Wouldn't he want to check?

You can see everything while sitting here.

What are you worrying about?

I don't know that one crucial thing.

The human heart.

The human heart?

There are too many layers. It's not easy to find a path.

Why do you not know?

If you are in the judging position like me everything becomes clear.

There are only two kind of human heart.

The good ones. and the bad ones.

Oh, there's a defect between those two.

The weird ones.

Really?

Of course, the defects are also split into two.

The good weird ones and the bad weird ones.

So think of it simply.

Is Moo Young a good guy or a bad guy?

Never mind... I was deluded for a moment.

Since he is not a human.

So there is no reason to think about it.

What is it?

I thought about it a little.

About what?

About last night.

I was wondering why I said something like that.

I thought about it all night, too.

Why did she think about something like that all night?

It's because of your mother.

How did you know?

What other reason could there be?

Anyways, isn't it that you can only find your mother if I'm safe?

Little boy.

Yes, it was that.

That's why I was a little sensitive yesterday.

I think so, too.

So, I thought about it a little.

A way to worry a little less about you.

Self-defense?

If you are able to protect yourself I think I will worry less about you.

Magistrate. I know everything.

If you live as a ghost your body just learns it.

To us, it's not self-defense but survival skills.

Forget whatever you learned up until now.

You will learn the proper way.

Instead of that teach me how to fight with swords.

What was that fan from before?

When someone hugs you like this...

Magistrate.

What is that nine-tailed fox ghost girl doing?

This is good. Keep fighting.

Magistrate, are you okay?

I'm sorry. I told you. My body knows everything.

Fine.

This time...

something else.

I told you I'm fine.

Be quiet and turn around.

I told you I know everything.

This time when someone hugs you like this.

I told you I know everything.

Why?

You're not going to do it.

Yes. Today.

Today, let's stop here!

Let's learn the rest another time.

What is this?

Are you kidding me?

Magistrate!

They're doing everything.

I can't believe he's my young master.

Why is his embarrassment also mine to feel?

I shouldn't be talking about others.

It wasn't on purpose but I made the past magistrates like that.

Because of that, things got worse in this town.

Magistrates! I'm sorry!

I took it lightly because you guys died of a weak heart.

But, now that I remember the pain of my death.

I can see how scared you guys must have been.

When I go to the other world, I will beg for forgiveness.

You are not going to tell me to the very end.

Why were you hanging around the front of the office?

Because I had something to tell the magistrate.

Something to tell the magistrate?

What were you going to tell him?

What were you going to tell the magistrate?

Tell me. Tell me. Tell me!

Father! Father! Father! Father!

Father.

Father!

Please save my father.

Hurry back. If you stay here something will happen to you, too.

Why is it so noisy?

Please save my father.

He has his father locked up and...

Your Excellency. Please let my father go.

Your Excellency. Please let my father go.

It's noisy.

I don't know what he is up to but tell him to hurry up and take care of it.

Why is he doing something I didn't even tell him to do?

Your house is in the east so...

are you an east-born? -You!

You are stuttering since you also think it's ridiculous.

It's natural that you stutter when you make a ridiculous demand.

Why is that guy still alive?

Hong Yeon, why are you leaving him alone?

Are they preparing something behind my back?

Moo Young.

It's Joo Wal.

What is it?

I have something to ask you.

Come in.

What is it? I don't feel good today.

If it isn't urgent ask me next time.

You said that that child is immortal.

Yes.

How can something like that exist?

What exactly is her identity?

Is she also not human?

I don't care what she is.

I only have one interest.

But...

Why do you have so many questions these days?

Just do as I tell you.

How can something like that exist?

There can't be.

Not unless they made it.

A being made to catch me in the end?

Fine. I'll accept it.

I'll give it 100 times.

Lee Seol Im must've been in an unrequited love. That's okay, too.

It's okay as long as she had color in her life.

Magistrate was right.

There is only that young man.

Magistrate. I see you again.

What brings you here again?

Arang isn't here. I was hoping to see her.

I asked you what brings you here.

I don't think it's something that I have to tell you.

Since it's personal.

Personal?

That's weird.

What can the fiance of the late magistrate's daughter

have to do with the girl in the office?

It's also not the custom to come in to a girl's place unannounced.

I came again to finish what we couldn't do yesterday.

Can you go out right now?

Good timing. I was going to go see you.

Me?

There is no need to go out. Don't go.

What is wrong with you?

Don't go.

I told you. I do what I want to do and I don't do what I don't want to do.

It's not in your position to tell me what to do.

I told you to not worry me. I feel uneasy leaving you alone with that guy.

The way he is always around you, something is suspicious about him.

What do you mean suspicious?

Don't go.

I'm going to go.

I want to ask.

Why he got engaged when he didn't care enough

to even remember what her face looked like?

Does he really not know anything about Lee Seol Im

or is he pretending not to know anything?

I'm going to ask him.

Young Master!

Why is Excellency Choi's son going out with Arang?

Why are they going out in such a happy mood?

They look so good together like a pair of geese.

Young Master.

Magistrate. You're the magistrate, right?

Can you save my father? Please save my father.

Where is your father?

He is locked in Excellency Choi's house.

If we leave my father in there he'll die.

Please save him, Magistrate. Magistrate, please save my father.

-I don't know what it is but you go. -What?

Why would I go there? It's Excellency Choi's house.

Move.

Do you think they'll listen to a servant like me?

I'm also busy right now.

I have somewhere to go.

Magistrate, please save my father.

Hey, kid. Ask someone else.

Magistrate, please save him. I beg you.

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What is your relationship with the Magistrate?

How dare you come here and cause a racket?

Don't you know that interfering with my work is disobeying a King's commands?

Playing the magistrate? It won't be easy.

I came today because I have a lot that I wanted to ask you.

Why do you worry about me?

Do you like me?

What?

Don't like me.

I have to go to hell if I don't find the truth to my death in two full moons.

Why are telling me this now?

I didn't because it's not important.

It's not important. You're fine with that?