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[Park Ji Hoon]

[Hong Ye Ji]

[Hwang Hee]

[Ji Woo]

[Love Song for Illusion]

[Characters, places, organizations, and incidents in this drama are fictitious and have no connection to historical facts. The scenes with animals were in compliance with the production guidelines.]

You were alive.

You were alive.

Thank you for staying alive.

Kyera.

You were alive.

Thank you.

Precious lives were lost because of me.

All of them could have been saved.

But because of their half-witted king...

It is not your fault, Your Majesty.

You did your best.

No.

It is my fault.

If you wear it, you and I will be matching.

Nu Ru.

Take this and...

go to a good place.

In our next lives,

let us really meet as father and daughter.

Nu Ru. Nu Ru.

- You poor thing. - Eunuch Neung.

You poor thing.

Nu Ru!

Nu Ru!

[Episode 10]

The rescued women were taken to a safe place.

Well done.

I will order them to be taken care of until they can return home.

What will you do with the Grand Prince Sajo Yoong?

He will feign ignorance for sure.

I am sure he will.

It is only right to interrogate him and punish him.

But I will watch closely for a while and look for an opportunity.

It must be because he is closely related to Jinhoi.

Border disputes with Jinhoi are frequent as of now.

So, the Grand Prince Sajo Yoong will surely use it to his advantage.

Did the Defense Minister depart?

Yes, he departed in a hurry.

You will be with the Wind Knives now. Right?

Yes, I will be at a distance where you can call for me.

Thank you.

Everything is meaningless to me if I do not have you.

I cannot live.

It is also the same for me.

Please be careful.

You, too, Your Majesty.

Everything is meaningless.

How insignificant.

Since you are not looking my way, Kyera.

K-Kids, help yourselves! There.

You have some, and you have some, too.

I could not see them before.

When I went to and from the drapery just to do what I love,

I did not know how painful my people's lives were.

I can see them now, my people.

I will not forget yesterday.

I will never lose my people again.

Geez, seriously.

Eat! Eat!

Is it the announcement?

I will go take a look.

This is breaking news!

Terrible news!

They said the king was possessed by an evil spirit!

This is breaking news!

They said the king is possessed by an evil spirit!

Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying—

Did you see it?

Is this what is posted there?

Yes.

Who on Earth could have...

The king is possessed by an evil spirit?

What is this saying?

I will be damned.

- Take them all away! - Yes!

Search everywhere!

You fool! You half-wit!

You are less than a bug!

You did not notice anything until Sajo Hyeon arrived at the port with the Royal Guards?

Are your eyes and ears of no use?

Please have us killed, Grand Prince!

Please have us killed!

Sure.

Hurry up!

Was he really...

Sajo Hyeon?

Grand Prince, the Minister of Defense and the Royal Guards attacked our secret fort.

Is that so?

Bring out the criminals in the prison to the interrogation grounds right now.

Yes, Grand Prince.

Follow me!

You, scoundrels, confess the truth!

How could we have sold off the amusement troupe's women?

I have never heard of this!

Everyone, beat them until they confess the truth!

Yes!

All hail His Majesty!

Have you arrived, Your Majesty?

What is the meaning of all this?

I am quite sorry to inform you,

but I found out they sold the amusement troupe's women to Jinhoi.

Hence, I arrested all the relevant individuals for interrogation.

These men are innocent.

You also know well who led the trafficking of our women. Do you not, Grand Prince?

Who might this person be?

Halt the interrogations right away and let these men go!

Do you not hear the king's order?

Will you come to your senses only after getting the same beating?

Hurry up and release them!

In that case,

are you saying you have nothing to do with this incident, Grand Prince?

I apologize, Your Majesty.

My crime for not having realized until matters got this bad does deserve death,

but I did not partake in selling those women off to Jinhoi.

Grand Prince,

you are seriously shameless.

How can you get rid of the evidence like this and

lie even in front of me?

Could you be...

talking about what the late king did?

Yes, I could not help but partake in that matter.

You also know how I had to take all the blame for the late king's wrongdoings.

- Grand Prince Sajo Yoong— - Your Majesty.

If you continue to mention this matter, you are insulting the late king and

only amplify the hatred of the people, in my opinion.

Not to mention, the people are feeling unsettled because of a wicked rumor about you currently.

A rumor?

Are you talking about this?

[The haunted king will be the doom of Asatae.]

You ended up seeing it, too, Your Majesty.

Gosh! What kind of a wicked person could have done this?

It is a seriously big trouble, Your Majesty.

That is right.

This is a really big trouble.

Because there is a fool who thinks the people can be swayed by something like this.

I will revoke your right to interrogate from this moment.

Take your hands off of all matters you are involved in.

Why are you giving me such orders, Your Majesty?

I cannot entrust the government matters to a delusional liar.

This is unfair, Your Majesty!

Unfair, you say?

What is truly unfair are the innocent people who lost their lives at the port.

Sajo Yoong,

how do you plan to pay for all those sins in the future?

Your Majesty.

I will help you lose all interest in gambling!

Leave your right hand and get lost!

No, no— Please, please!

H-Hold on.

T-Take this hand instead.

Because you cannot gamble without this hand?

That will not work, you idiot!

Clench your teeth tight!

Will this be enough?

How can I ever repay you for this?

T-Though I look like this, I am quite good with my hands.

Please tell me if your roof or chimney ever needs a repair.

I will come right away and—

Huh?

Your son told me to deliver it to you.

My Yoong did?

Yes.

Grand Prince Sajo Yoong did.

His Majesty ordered you not to enter, Grand Prince.

Please wait here.

Move aside.

I apologize.

I know yesterday's atrocity stemmed from the late king's wrongful judgment.

As the late king's son,

I strongly feel the responsibility.

I will cooperate as well so such an incident will never happen again.

So I hope our ministers will also work together.

Your order has been heard, Your Majesty.

In addition,

starting today, the Grand Prince Sajo Yoong has been...

resigned from public office.

If there is any minister who made secret dealings with the Grand Prince,

he will surely know the reason.

Once all the truths are uncovered,

I will also rebuke any ministers who are linked.

However, if you regret your wrongdoings now and cooperate with me,

I will lighten your sentence, so give it some thought.

Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!

Go on and tell me.

Is the one on the throne really Sajo Hyeon?

He is Sajo Hyeon.

No, no, there is no way.

Sajo Hyeon, the half-wit, cannot be that confident!

But I am sure he is!

Summon the evil spirit right now.

Get rid of Sajo Hyeon.

If you cannot do so,

I will shove this down your throat.

Stop!

After that day from 10 years ago,

I was able to feel the sound of the wind.

Is it a gift the pain gave me?

I can feel the wind.

The trapped wind that stayed in an empty space.

Break this wall down.

Yes, Your Majesty.

There is space inside.

You are coming to the palace tomorrow?

His Majesty invited me.

He told me to come right away.

But I said I will come tomorrow because I am tired today.

Prince Ga Ron, there is a trust you and I have built so far.

You accepted His Majesty's invitation without even consulting me?

How can I reject an invitation from Asatae's king?

Do you not know the relationship between Sajo Hyeon and me?

But how could you?

If it is trust you want to build,

you can find this woman for me.

Kyera.

I fell for her at first sight.

I just could not forget her, so I told a painter to draw her face.

Judging by her beauty, she might have been in the amusement troupe.

Kyera, you even approached Prince Ga Ron?

Find Kyera quickly.

Yes, Grand Prince.

Looks like Hwang Ga Ron is looking for you.

So, what happened?

I only gave him an unforgettable memory.

I know what you are thinking.

You must not do that.

If you want to catch the tiger, you have to run into its den.

Please allow me, Master Yang.

Kyera.

Gosh, seriously.

The haunted king will

be the doom of Asatae!

[The haunted king will be the doom of Asatae]

It is a big problem these rumors keep circulating.

I thought it was only a rumor,

but it was true.

You confirmed it?

Yes.

I saw and heard it with my own eyes and ears.

By the way, Your Majesty,

you kind of seem quite different today.

Ak Hee told you to leave. Right?

Because he cannot stand us loving each other.

Were you aware of this already?

Wait, Sir Ak Hee, when did you come out?

Surprised?

Because Sajo Hyeon and I switched in broad daylight?

Oh, my goodness.

This is because His Highness took cold medicine just now.

So, you should not have given him cold medicine.

Sajo Hyeon fell asleep after taking it,

so I came out again.

You have been wanting to come out in the morning. Right?

Idiot, we switch whenever one sleeps.

Also,

stop bringing these things!

I said I am different from Sajo Hyeon, the half-wit!

Gosh, please calm down!

Someone will see you!

S-Sir Ak Hee!

Are you saying you already knew about it for a long time, Father?

And you still married me to His Majesty?

To a man possessed by an evil spirit?

Did you forget?

It was what you wanted, Your Majesty.

You said you wanted to become the most powerful woman in Asatae.

You said you do not fear anything to achieve that purpose.

Was it just to let me achieve my ambition?

Was it not because of your greed, Father?

Should I have left you be?

Should I have let you fool around with Ji Jeon Seo, who became our servant

after wandering as a vagrant?

Do you see me as such a person?

I am Jin Chae Ryeon, Father.

I am not swayed by mere emotions.

I can do anything if I put my mind to it.

If you can really do anything,

how are you still unable to win over His Majesty?

Do you really not know you have become a mockery for women inside the palace

after failing to sleep with him last time?

How impertinent, Head Minister!

How dare you speak that way

This humble one made you the queen, did I not?

You should also repay your father, Queen.

Hurry up and give birth to a son.

That is our only way to survive.

If something happens to His Majesty before you bear his child,

you will also not escape a fate similar to that of the

forgotten Consort Cheong Myeong.

Your Majesty.

You said you would not come even if I called for you again.

But you do come.

Please go back to the palace.

I will escort you.

Ji Jeon Seo,

I need you to help me out.

Is something wrong?

Help me bear a child.

Y-Your Majesty, how can you say such—

I will take my leave first.

I am going to scream.

The moment you leave this room,

I will say you called me out and tried to rape me.

Do as you please.

I would rather die an unfair death than follow your order.

I apologize, Your Majesty.

Ji Jeon Seo!

Please help me out.

You said you can do anything if it is for my sake.

Please.

Do not do this, My Lady.

I cannot bear to watch you end up in misery.

I apologize.

No, do not do it.

Do not do this.

I will leave.

Hey, Cheong Ta, you can do something like this, too?

Gosh, this is tiring.

I used my last resort.

How bad must it be for me to come in like this?

Sir Ak Hee.

Can you see the full moon over there?

Ten years ago, when you possessed Crown Prince Sajo Hyeon,

that same moon was there.

If we do bonghamsal today,

we can seal His Majesty for good, forever.

You never had feelings for me...

as your lover?

Right?

I am sorry.

Forget it. I am not doing it.

Come on, Sir Ak Hee.

Look at your body.

It is fading away. Right?

At this rate, you will disappear completely in the end.

And I will disappear, too, on top of that.

I am not doing it.

Let us just disappear. Okay?

Hand in hand, let us disappear together.

We need to survive together.

Right.

You know, yesterday, Kyera was in a really dangerous situation.

So I tried to force my way out to save her.

But why could I not go out?

It worked last time. Right?

Do you really not know the reason?

It is because His Majesty's energy strengthened!

So, you cannot even force your way out anymore.

Oh, is that so?

I guess this is it for me, huh?

Let us go.

I will do bonghamsal for you.

- I am not doing it. - Let us do it.

I am not! I said I am not doing it!

My goodness.

I will wait at the Hall of Spirits.

I trust you will come out.

Precious lives were lost because of me.

All of them could have been saved.

But because of their half-witted king...

How painful must it be for him?

♫ I will come and meet you ♫

♫ I will come to you where you are breathing ♫

Your Majesty.

♫ When I am reminded of you in my white dream ♫

Your Majesty, I just miss you for no reason tonight.

Even though I know I cannot meet you just because I go there running,

I just want to be near where you are for a moment.

For no reason. Nothing at all.

Yeon Wol.

How did you c-come here?

I missed you too much.

I just came without a second thought.

I also missed you too much,

so I just came outside without a second thought.

Yeon Wol.

Your Majesty.

Your heart was heavy. Right?

It was painful, was it not?

I need to overcome it.

I need to endure it and

set right those who hurt us.

You will do that for sure.

You are a beautiful person.

A precious person.

I love you.

I love you.

♫ I will reach for you, where you are ♫

♫ With my breath, I will send myself to you ♫

♫ The moment the flowers bloom again after this winter ♫

♫ Embraced in your arms, just for a moment ♫

♫ If time will stop like this forever ♫

♫ Tears keep rolling down ♫

I also think of you all the time,

knowing I do not have the right to.

♫ My feelings will not change, I will now reach for you ♫

[Sajo Hyeon]

And the j-jar next to me, too.

Did Ak Hee say he will come?

He will come.

I am sure.

Your Majesty.

Ak Hee, are you really never going to come outside again?

I need to take a break today, too.

Go outside for a moment and get some air.

And come back if you want. Do as you please.

Do as you please.

I am not going to take your body even if you fall asleep.

So you can rest easy and get a good night's sleep.

What is the matter with you?

You are the one who always said so to me!

That the fake should disappear.

Things ended up the way you wanted.

Why? Did I grow on you or something?

Who knows? I am sure you did grow on me.

I am sorry, but not for me.

Even now, whenever I see you,

I just want to— Gosh.

Is it because of Yeon Wol? I am sorry.

I do not hear you. I cannot hear you.

Never say that name with your mouth in front of me again.

Leave.

Ak Hee.

Gosh, I said I was fine! Get lost!

Sir Ak Hee, this is your last chance.

If today passes,

your existence will get erased gradually.

Come out to the Hall of Spirits.

- Your Majesty, what happened— - You may not speak of

what happened tonight, even in the afterlife.

Forget it.

Your Majesty—

I could not help it.

Because I need to survive.

Because I have to stay alive.

Please...

What is the meaning of this? Why did Ak Hee not come?

W-Well... H-He should. Why is he not coming?

His Majesty went to sleep.

How weird.

Is there no other way besides bonghamsal?

There is none. Not anymore.

I have no more use for you, then.

Open your mouth right now!

There is one! There is one more!

There is one last method.

What is it? Tell me.

To force his way out.

Force his way out?

What do you mean?

That woman, Yeon Wol.

Are you talking about Kyera?

Yes.

If that woman is about to lose her life and

if even His Majesty Sajo Hyeon cannot save her,

he might force his way out.

Last time, he—

That is what he did.

To draw Ak Hee out, I need Kyera?

Are you still looking for Kyera?

We are still looking.

Kyera.

Wait.

Ak Hee, you did not...

Move aside!

He is the fourth prince of Jinhoi.

- The fourth prince? - Why did he come?

Sir, please spare me some change!

- Move aside! - Move aside!

- Please spare some change! - Get lost!

Let them be!

It is entertaining.

All right, here comes money!

Hey, you!

Do you think we are beggars?

Which one of you? How dare you!

Let him be!

Sir, please spare me some change.

Please spare me some change.

There, it is money!

Move aside!

Blood?

G-Goodness, lady.

- Lady, y-you are bleeding. - Blood...

I apologize for asking to see you when you must be busy.

You must be at ease now, Grand Prince.

Since you were relieved of cumbersome governing affairs.

It is all thanks to His Majesty's consideration.

Head Minister, do you remember General Yeon Poong Hak?

What do you think caused General Yeon Poong Hak's downfall

when he was reaching new heights every day?

It was his foolishness for failing to recognize the real hero.

It is because he could not grab the late king's hand, who was a general at the time.

What are you trying to say?

Right now, it is exactly the same as that time.

I am the late king from that time and

you are General Yeon Poong Hak from that time.

It is still not too late.

You should take my hand.

If you do so, even after I take the throne,

your daughter will stay as the queen.

Are you saying you will take the queen as your wife,

when she used to be His Majesty's wife?

Of course.

You will continue to stay as the king's father-in-law.

This is so funny that it is making me tear up.

What do you say, Head Minister?

I have someone to introduce you to, Grand Prince.

You may come in.

You can recognize who he is, right?

Who is that man?

I have no idea.

You cannot recognize him?

You two are so much alike. How could you not recognize him?

You two almost look like a father and a son.

That is a bizarre thing to say, Head Minister.

To have you insult me like this, Head Minister...

I will not forget this.

Consort Cheong Myeong is coming in.

Why did you want to see me, Head Minister?

My, Hon—

Grand Prince.

Your family got to reunite after a long time.

So I will go now.

Head Minister!

Grand Prince, you should be the one giving it some thought

about which way to kneel.

However...

do you even qualify to be a grand prince?

Of course, I am—

Jin Mu Dal—

Hear ye. Is no one out there?

Yoong, please!

Honey, hurry up and run.

I am sorry!

Y-Yoong, please!

Please spare him for my sake.

- Move aside. - Yoong!

Yoong, he is your father!

Who are you saying is my father?

Who are you saying is my father?

That man, who drags me down like a burden! Why is—

Why is he my father?

Why?

I will... I will keep him in check.

I will manage him so he does not cause any trouble.

If something happens, I will die with him right away.

Just this once. Please ignore him just this once.

Please, Yoong.

Yoong!

Officer Jin, is something wrong?

You are not looking too well.

No, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty! Your Majesty.

Prince Ga Ron of Jinhoi has arrived.

Really? I must get changed.

By the way, you will be glad to see who is at your chamber, Your Majesty.

Y-Yeon Wol.

It is great to see you again, Your Majesty.

Yeon Wol.

Wait! You want to meet Hwang Ga Ron?

You cannot.

I cannot use you just to convince him.

I am not being used.

We are joining forces.

Hwang Ga Ron wants to meet me badly, so I will be of use to convince him.

He is after you as a woman, Yeon Wol.

I will not treat him as a woman.

More importantly, I have dependable you by my side, Your Majesty.

I am not afraid.

Prince Ga Ron, thank you for accepting my invitation.

I am thankful.

Your palace is gorgeous.

I prepared this meeting to have a serious conversation with you.

But I am not sure how you find it.

I like it.

First off, I wanted to meet you to tell you two things.

Firstly, do not take Asatae's women to Jinhoi ever again.

I apologize for what happened at Port Mihwari.

Secondly, the border dispute between Asatae and Jinhoi is endless right now.

Please help our two countries sign a peace treaty.

Diplomatic matters are not for me to meddle with.

Innocent women of Asatae lost their lives because of the recent incident.

I hope you will feel the responsibility as Jinhoi's prince who is involved in this incident.

It looks like you keep connecting that incident and me.

But do you even have proof?

Yes, he does.

You are—

You live here?

The amusement troupe?

Prince Ga Ron, be careful what you say.

She is someone I love.

Is the back of your neck okay?

Hurry up and order them.

It is hard to take them off with one hand.

Hear ye!

Yes, Your Highness.

Release the women locked up in the basement right now.

- Sorry? - Hurry up and let them go right now!

Yes, Your Highness, as you command.

Hear ye!

Happy now?

Good job.

You like these plays?

I like them, too.

Thanks to the back of your neck, the women locked up in the basement were rescued.

These women are the witnesses.

Prince Ga Ron, I plan to officially object to Jinhoi's Royal Family about this matter.

Depending on how well you cooperate with us,

the weight of your responsibility will vary.

You see, I only came to have fun sometimes because Grand Prince Sajo Yoong invited me,

and to lend him the warehouse by my villa.

The truth will be uncovered and

other princes who are competing with you

will be very glad to hear this.

Kyera, you dared to come into this place.

I think the negotiation with Prince Ga Ron went well.

It is thanks to you.

Thank you.

I will get going now.

Wind Knives are waiting outside.

We are parting again.

We will meet again.

Will you come running again like this, then?

Probably. After holding back as much as I can.

I'll take my leave, now.

Officer Ji, summon Grand Prince Sajo Yoong.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Yeon Wol!

Hong Goon!

Yeon Wol, I could not thank you properly at Port Mihwari.

Thank you so much.

It was really scary, was it not?

What about your injury? Is it better now?

Yes.

Yeon Wol!

Yeon Wol.

I am sorry.

Did you want to see me, Your Majesty?

Grand Prince, everything is over now.

The fact you built an army at a secret hideout and

kidnapped women from the villages to sell them off to Jinhoi with

the amusement troupe's women as well.

You worked hard to disguise your secret hideout as a warehouse for food supplies.

The secret army was made to protect you during an unforeseen event.

For confidentiality, it was normally disguised as a food warehouse.

Also, I have no idea about selling the women off to Jinhoi,

as I already told you.

Grand Prince Sajo Yoong!

Do you not fear the heavens?

This is injustice, Your Majesty.

Though I am the son of a concubine,

I am still your brother and the late king's oldest son, so how can you be so harsh—

My brother and the oldest son?

Are you really of the late king's bloodline?

Your biological father is a man called Pal Cheon, is he not?

I gave you a chance to confess for our old times' sake.

Hear ye! Bring Sajo Yoong, the criminal, to the interrogation grounds!

Yes, Your Majesty! Take away the criminal.

- Yes! - Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, this is unjust.

None of this is true.

Your Majesty, please hear me out!

Your Majesty!

Sajo Yoong.

You were clearly found to have plotted a rebellion

by building a secret army and organizing the human trafficking of women.

But are you still denying your crimes?

I told you already.

All of it is an entrapment!

What a shameless man.

Your Majesty, please order the guilty to be interrogated through torture.

Tie down the guilty for torture.

Tie him down!

- Yes! - Yes!

I-I will speak!

I will confess everything!

Your Majesty, I will now confess all the truth.

So, please give me some time.

Your Majesty, there is no need to listen to his pathetic excuses.

It is right to tie him down and interrogate—

I am begging you, Your Majesty!

Go ahead.

Thank you for your grace.

Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty.

This humble one, Sajo Yoong, will tell all the ministers here, including the Head Minister,

a very shocking fact!

His Majesty, who is sitting there, is...

possessed by an evil spirit.

Sajo Yoong!

How impertinent!

Your Majesty, I have told you already.

There is no need to show mercy for that wicked criminal!

Sajo Yoong.

How can you be such a shameless human being?

I gave you your last chance,

but how do you still...

dare to say I am possessed by...

a-an evil spirit—

What is going on?

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?

I cannot speak.

Did you all see it?

Because His Majesty's body is possessed by an evil spirit,

he is acting like that suddenly.

The evil spirit is coming alive with the energy from the moon!

You scoundrel! Shut your mouth!

The king will turn into an evil spirit now.

I hope all of you will watch closely and witness it.

Do not move!

His Majesty's life will be at risk.

This is truly a rebellion!

Hear ye, take all those rebels right now—

Bring me Kyera.

Yeon Wol?

K-Kyera?

They caught Kyera?

Darn you.

How dare you.

Yeon Wol.

I cannot move.

Your Majesty, please watch closely.

Yeon Wol.

Kyera!

Everyone, watch closely

what is about to unfold from this moment.

Stop there, Sajo Yoong!

Kyera. Kyera. Kyera.

Kyera.

That is not me, Your Majesty! Your Majesty—

Kyera.

Did you all see it?

This man is not His Majesty.

He is an evil spirit.

The king is possessed by an evil spirit!

Your Majesty.

Bring it on, Evil Spirit.

Come on.

Sajo Yoong.

Sajo Yoong!

♫ Never lost, I will not lose you ♫

♫ Within the darkness, open the door and look at my inner self ♫

♫ Never lost, when this darkness ends ♫

[Love Song for Illusion]

What happened to Yeon Wol?

You are still worried about Kyera in this situation?

Ak Hee, I leave my people and Yeon Wol in your hands.

The haunted king will bring forth a plague!

Looks like the heavens are also helping me, Sajo Yoong.

They said Prince Ga Ron suddenly fainted!

His Majesty needs to come back quickly.

Make my body stiffen and let His Majesty wake up.

Would I be able to take you to the mind's space, Kyera?