Original subtitles

[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.]

What are you all doing?

Arrest this evil spirit right now!

Sajo Yoong, you scoundrel!

On top of plotting a rebellion, are you mocking the King and the Royal Family?

How am I an evil spirit?

Everyone, watch clearly!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Did you see that?

If I am really an evil spirit,

would my blood be red like this?

You still do not believe me?

Fine.

If I am an evil spirit, I must be immortal and undying.

Sajo Yoong, strike my neck with your sword.

Your Majesty, please calm down.

Why can you not strike me down?

With everyone watching, kill the king and

hit the peak of your rebellion, Sajo Yoong.

What are the Royal Guards doing?

Arrest the rebels right away!

Lock up the rebels right away!

Officer Ji, tie this man up again.

Tie him up tightly!

Yes, Your Majesty!

Take him.

That man is definitely an evil spirit!

Cheong Ta, where are you? Cheong Ta!

Let go! He is an evil spirit!

He is the one you should take! Let me go!

You are Ak Hee, huh?

Please have us lowly ones killed for failing to protect you!

Please have us killed!

From this moment on, if anyone dares to refer to me as an evil spirit,

I will slash him with my sword right there and then.

Do you understand?

I shall heed your words to heart, Your Majesty.

We shall heed your words to heart, Your Majesty!

[Episode 11]

Cheong Ta.

What did you do to His Majesty?

What do you mean?

I saw you shoot the poison dart.

What kind of poison does it contain?

Poison— What poison dart are you talking about?

Sajo Yoong instigated you. Right?

Why did you side with Sajo Yoong?

My goodness!

Cheong Ta—

Hong Goon, do not move.

Yeon Wol.

It will hurt a lot.

Endure it.

You cannot move for a while.

I will go find herbs in the mountain that help with wounds.

Yeon Wol,

please just kill me.

Yeon Wol.

Yeon Wol.

I am sorry.

I am sorry.

He said they would sell my sisters, who live outside the palace.

I am sorry!

Such a thing will not happen.

Run away right now.

I tried to run away,

but I got caught.

It looks like we should bring the physician.

What if it gets infected?

How fussy. It is fine.

Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?

No.

Your Majesty, I apologize for asking,

but you are Sir Ak Hee. Right?

I apologize, Your Majesty.

You are right. I am Ak Hee.

Then, what happened to His Majesty?

I heard he suddenly did not seem well on the interrogation grounds.

Right.

Well, I am sure he is not too well.

Goodness, His Majesty.

His Majesty.

Listen carefully.

From now on, you two, Eunuch Neung and Ji Jeon Seo are the only people I can trust.

You know things are rough right now. Right?

You need to get your acts together.

If you fall asleep, will His Majesty come back out, Sir Ak Hee?

Why? Are you worried Sajo Hyeon will not come out?

Because I might take over this body?

This is unpleasant, Ji Jeon Seo.

For now, secretly check if Kyera is okay.

- Yes. - Even if Sajo Yoong is in prison,

he will be spinning his head to land a big blow. I understand the dynamics well.

- Yes. - We will do that.

And also watch the Head Minister, Jin Mu Dal, and the queen closely.

There are so many people to watch out for.

Kyera.

Master Yang.

I thought something happened because you did not come while I waited.

You came at the perfect time earlier.

It was really close.

By the way, were rumors spreading inside the capital true?

I also saw His Majesty starting to act strange.

That is His Majesty's deep scar I told you about before.

The day our family was massacred that is what happened to His Majesty.

The one I have been facing so far...

was the evil spirit?

No, you always met with His Majesty, except for just now at the interrogation grounds.

And Sir Ak Hee is not an evil spirit.

He is just another personality who resides in His Majesty's body.

Another personality?

Sir Ak Hee is unfortunate, too.

Hey, Sajo Hyeon, you cannot speak here, either?

Man, it looks like that was a tranquilizing dart.

Gosh, Cheong Ta, that son of a bitch.

Right, you can talk to me through your mind.

Try talking in your mind.

What happened to Yeon Wol?

You are still worried about Kyera in this situation?

The woman who was shot by an arrow earlier was not Kyera.

It was Hong Goon.

Sajo Yoong, that punk, wanted to force me out,

so he intentionally made it look like Kyera was in danger.

Your body needs to weaken for me to force my way out.

That is why you were shot with a tranquilizing dart.

I hope Yeon Wol is safe.

Goodness, even in this state, Kyera is all you think about.

Is the floor not cold, huh?

Your mouth will start drooping.

Hold on a moment.

You are heavier than you look.

Ak Hee, please check if Yeon Wol is okay.

Hey, I already told them to check. Would I just do nothing?

Just worry about yourself!

Do you know how scary a tranquilizing dart is?

Tranquilizing darts show different effects according to the dosage you were hit with.

- You— - Your Majesty!

Her Majesty and Head Minister have arrived.

Let them enter.

Your Majesty, I heard Grand Prince Sajo Yoong brought about a bizarre rampage.

Are you okay?

Of course, I am okay.

I got to expose Sajo Yoong's impure intentions.

It is actually for the better.

By the way, according to the palace people,

at the interrogation grounds, you were—

Did they say I displayed questionable behavior?

Looks like they are excited to talk about the king being possessed by an evil spirit.

So, did you come running as well to see for yourself?

Sir Ak Hee.

W-What did you just say?

Head Minister, are you doubting me as well?

Did I look so questionable for getting furious at Sajo Yoong, who plotted treason?

Sir Ak Hee, you have to be honest with me and Her Majesty.

That is how we can unite and fight off the wicked Sajo Yoong.

What nonsense are you saying, Head Minister?

Father, how could you dare say such a thing to His Majesty?

Apologize right away.

I apologize, Your Majesty.

Father, the current king is not His Majesty.

He is clearly the one called Ak Hee.

His gaze looks different.

Yes, this is a serious problem.

Sajo Yoong is wreaking havoc like that, and

His Majesty let everyone find out a significant weakness.

My goodness.

Sajo Yoong is imprisoned, so he will not have his way for a while.

Do you not know Sajo Yoong?

Even if his limbs are tied and put in solitary confinement,

he is wicked enough to manipulate the heavens and earth.

Actually...

a crisis might turn out to be an opportunity.

Your Majesty,

sleep with the one called Ak Hee right away.

He might be easy to win over.

Father, how can you tell me to sleep with an evil spirit?

Your Majesty, what happened—

Wait and see.

Fate might be on our side, perhaps.

I wonder if Hong Goon is okay with taking an arrow to her leg?

Yeon Wol!

Why are you here?

His Majesty's chamber is dangerous right now.

Everyone is looking intensely from everywhere.

Do you know what happened to His Majesty?

No.

I asked Sir Ak Hee, but he only got mad.

I am also worried to death.

Eunuch Neung, I must meet Sir Ak Hee.

Your Majesty?

I cannot even see you clearly now.

But I can still feel it.

That you are smiling right now.

Kyera.

- Sir Ak Hee. - Were you disappointed

because I am not Sajo Hyeon?

How is His Majesty right now?

He is not doing too well.

I think Cheong Ta shot him with a tranquilizing dart.

A tranquilizing dart?

What happens when you get shot by a tranquilizing dart?

I lost my memories because of the sleeping incense.

Tranquilizing darts show different symptoms depending on the dosage.

Losing memories is one.

Shot in the wrong spot, you might lose your speech or

your body stiffens like Sajo Hyeon.

His body stiffened and...

he cannot speak?

How...

How do you treat it?

What do I need to do?

Who knows?

I do not know what to do.

Cheong Ta must know the solution.

He helped me get my memories back, too.

Back then, I think he gave me the antidote.

I ran into him earlier.

I should have held onto him.

Sajo Hyeon was worried sick about you, too.

Whether you got hurt or not and

about what happened to you.

About me?

Tell him I am doing well.

Tell him I will find a way to save him one way or the other.

Tell him he cannot be losing heart now.

Please...

make sure to tell him.

I am sorry, Sir Ak Hee.

I was just worried and confused.

It is upsetting to hear you are sorry.

We are really like strangers now.

People who have nothing to do with each other.

I am—

Sir Ak Hee, are you unwell?

Your eyes are a little...

Do not worry about me.

I will find a way to heal Sajo Hyeon quickly.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty.

Something terrible happened.

What is wrong?

They said Prince Ga Ron was spitting blood and suddenly fainted!

Be careful.

I will get going now.

Bring me with you.

I might know what is going on.

Something seemed to have happened to Prince Ga Ron?

Seeing how he is staying inside, he must be ill.

Find out what illness it is.

Yes, I will.

Everyone got imprisoned.

What do we do now since all your men are tied down?

W-Why did he suddenly lose consciousness and faint?

It looks like the flu.

He spat blood because bad energies came in from outside, making his lungs heat up.

If Jinhoi finds out, they will start making all kinds of assumptions.

I will find the cure promptly.

It looks strongly contagious.

It might be spreading among the people already.

You have to make sure it does not spread.

The people are anxious, and turbulent lies are—

We will need to focus on containing the spread of the illness.

Minister of Medicine, especially the poor people and...

Ak Hee.

Are you causing a curse to be laid on Asatae?

That's right.

Wind Knives are going around villages and bringing the sick who cannot move.

I knew things were looking unsettling from a few days ago.

And it is spreading like wildfire out of nowhere.

It is the same symptom Hwang Ga Ron has.

Does he also have the plague?

Sir Physician!

Sir, thank you for all your work.

This illness is highly contagious.

You must prevent contagion by making the sick cover their nose and mouths with a towel.

Are you a physician?

I studied medicine since I was young.

I will help out as well.

P-Please be careful.

You must be dead tired

from discussing the measures all night.

If His Majesty wakes up because you go to sleep,

will he still be in that state?

Well...

probably?

So he cannot even talk and move freely?

That is why I cannot even sleep right now.

In this situation we have,

what will happen if Sajo Hyeon comes out unable to speak with a stiff body?

W-What do you think will happen?

Could His Majesty not have gotten better in the meantime?

So I should get lost now?

Oh, okay. I will go.

Gosh! S-Sir Ak Hee! N-No.

You cannot go to sleep, Sir Ak Hee.

You are still calling me "Sir Ak Hee"?

Y-Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, please do not sleep.

Goodness! Y-Your Majesty, you cannot!

Wait, you cannot—

Ak Hee,

please take care of my people...

and Yeon Wol, too.

The haunted king will bring forth a plague!

Hwang Ga Ron caught the plague?

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

You will soon take the throne, Grand Prince.

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

All hail His Majesty, Sajo Yoong!

"The haunted king will bring forth a plague!"

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What is worse is the fact that there is an actual plague.

That is right.

Would that mean...

it is because the evil spirit is possessing His Majesty?

No matter how I think about it, it is weird.

At the interrogation grounds,

His Majesty clearly seemed to become a different person.

- You are right. - Oh, right!

That must be why he locked up Grand Prince Sajo Yoong, do you not think?

Because he knows His Majesty's secret!

This is troublesome.

All hail His Majesty!

Hence, as more people are catching the plague all over the country and

the people's resentment grows by the day—

Minister of Finance,

do you not know well how plagues came and went as seasons and times changed?

Just what is all this fuss about?

Your Majesty, it is not a fuss. In reality, within the capital,

there— Gosh, Your Majesty— Never mind, Your Majesty.

The rumor that the plague was caused by the haunted king?

Are you not the ones who are actually trembling in fear, Ministers?

Stop feeding into the rumors here and there.

And I hope you will cooperate with the Minister of Medicine.

Answer?

- Yes, Your Majesty! - Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!

I, Minister of General Affairs, report to you.

Jinhoi's messengers arrived at Port Mihwari and requested to meet you.

What do they want to see me about?

Well,

they are demanding Grand Prince Sajo Yoong to be released promptly.

W-What now?

Wait. Who are they to tell me what to do?

You can all leave for today and

I want the Minister of General Affairs and Head Minister to stay.

Yes, Your Majesty.

They want to meet Prince Ga Ron?

Is that what the messengers asked for?

Yes, they heard a rumor that Prince Ga Ron is currently being detained inside the palace.

So they want to meet Prince Ga Ron quickly and confirm his well-being.

He is detained? How ridiculous.

I will take care of this, so do not let this bother you too much.

I am sure it was here.

Gosh! What on Earth are you looking for?

Did you bury some gold around here?

Who am I talking to? Geez!

- Huh? Whoa! - Whoa!

Gosh, we found it!

They're medical books my grandmother gave me.

Your grandmother?

You said she was a royal physician.

I think I read a similar plague going around in the past.

I found it! I found it!

My memory was right!

- It was right! - You were right!

You hit my right arm. Ouch.

These are ephedra and licorice.

These are gypsum and apricot kernels.

Ephedra and gypsum only grow deep in the mountains.

If you continue to give ephedra gypsum tea to the patients, it will have an effect on the plague.

And make sure to use needle therapy on dazhui.

I understand.

Are you going to the palace?

Prince Ga Ron needs to be saved.

Jinhoi will be sure to pose it as a problem.

And that is what Grand Prince Sajo Yoong would rejoice over.

Be careful.

Sajo Yoong's henchmen are everywhere.

Yes, Master Yang.

Why is he not regaining consciousness?

Prince Ga Ron was born with weak energy, so it looks like he cannot recover as quickly.

We need him to wake up so he can take the medicine.

Jinhoi is mistakenly thinking we are detaining this man.

They keep requesting to meet him.

Sajo Yoong must have contacted them.

Yes, what a wicked bastard.

I did intimidate the messengers, saying how dare they mock our Royal Family.

But their assumptions will only worsen as time goes on.

We will need to make sure he wakes up.

I will keep tending to him here.

Well...

Sajo Hyeon is doing well.

He did not worsen.

It is a relief to hear he did not worsen.

♫ I will come and meet you ♫

♫ I will come to you where you are breathing ♫

♫ Close your eyes for a moment ♫

Your Majesty, how difficult must it be for you?

How worried and lonely must you be?

I miss you, Your Majesty.

♫ Please embrace me ♫

♫ I will reach you now ♫

Kyera, you are crying.

♫ With my breath ♫

Your love for Sajo Hyeon is deep enough

to shed tears without others knowing.

♫ The moment the flowers bloom again after this winter ♫

♫ I will reach you now ♫

Prince Ga Ron!

It is you again?

Great job! Thank you for overcoming!

Please drink it all.

Goodness, you drank it so well.

All right, this one, too.

I am sincerely glad you recovered.

You are all at your wits' ends.

You must have been scared that people would find out I got sick.

Of course, we were.

Because we do not know what issue a stronger country may raise against us.

However, aside from all of this,

we sincerely wished just for you to recover.

Because a person's life should not be used as a tool,

much like Asatae's women, who were sold off to Jinhoi.

I only had compassion as someone who practices medicine as I watched you suffer in pain.

Yeon Wol searched the mountains to bring precious medicinal herbs.

And she nursed you all day, every day.

Thanks.

Messengers from Jinhoi are waiting for you.

If you are truly apologetic to Asatae's women who were sacrificed unjustly,

if you have even an inkling of thanks for this woman who nursed you,

I trust you will be a good mediator.

I went to visit him and

Grand Prince had lost so much weight.

Queen, what if the Grand Prince dies like that?

Please save Grand Prince, Queen.

I will...

beg...

I will beg like this, Queen. Please?

As expected, a mother's love is quite sad and beautiful like this.

Of course!

If it is for my son, I am fine with getting ripped apart

and becoming the crows' food.

Queen, please...

If you help me, Consort Cheong Myeong, I will release Grand Prince.

How?

I will do anything. Just say the word.

Please announce that the Grand Prince Sajo Yoong is not the late king's biological son.

How did you know—

What do you mean, Queen?

You see, my Yoong is...

a long time ago when I was—

So, when the late king was a general,

I secretly had such-and-such happen to give birth to him.

Of course, I did have a good-for-nothing husband at the time.

But he is nothing more than a fool.

I only loved His Majesty, so—

Hear ye.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Demote Consort Cheong Myeong, the mother of the rebel Sajo Yoong, to a court lady

and detain her in her residence.

Yes.

Wait, why?

I only came to beg you, Queen.

As the leader of the Inner Court, I was thinking about demoting you to a court lady.

So you came at just the right time.

Be glad you were not kicked out of the palace and

just stay put inside your residence.

Instead of peeking here and there within the palace

like a stray cat to report to your son, Court Lady Gwang.

C-Court Lady Gwang?

Queen, how can you do this to me?

I am more or less your mother-in-law!

Let go, you lowly ones!

I am the late king's best concubine and

Grand Prince Sajo Yoong's mother!

Let go of me!

Let go!

I am sure Cheong Ta lived around here.

Cheong Ta?

Kyera!

I got it from a powerful shaman.

Put this on one's forehead and

they freeze just like that.

Would Cheong Ta not be more powerful than that shaman?

No, no! Even tigers jump when bitten by a flea.

Take it. It is better than nothing.

Do not move!

Kyera.

Wait! So you would wander the mountains like this?

In the middle of the night? So fearlessly? All alone?

What can I do, then? Cheong Ta is the only one who can fix His Majesty.

Look, and also,

these cheap talismans do not work on Cheong Ta.

Where the heck is this punk, though?

Seeing how he appeared at the interrogation grounds,

I do not think he moved too far away.

Why did he not move far?

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.

He cannot move that far.

Why?

Because Female Cheong Ta is being held hostage.

Female Cheong Ta?

There is a female Cheong Ta?

Two people coexist in his body.

Male Cheong Ta and Female Cheong Ta.

Oh, so you are saying Cheong Ta also shares one body like you and His Majesty.

Why must you compare me to them? That is insulting.

They are a male-female body.

So Sajo Hyeon and I are...

A man-man body?

Anyhow, something happened to Female Cheong Ta.

That is why Male Cheong Ta is doing as Sajo Yoong orders.

In that case, Female Cheong Ta must be locked up somewhere.

A place where even Male Cheong Ta cannot approach.

I am so hungry.

Chicken, a boar's hindleg, pig's feet,

bean rice cakes, honey rice cakes, deep-fried wheat cakes,

large beef intestines, small beef intestines, and beef abomasum.

It is our first time walking together like this.

Why?

Because the shadows only show us two.

Kyera and I.

Neither fake nor real, just me.

Your Majesty.

Do you miss Sajo Hyeon that much?

I am sorry.

You said you do not like to hear this.

I will let you meet Sajo Hyeon.

- Sir Ak Hee. - You cannot see him for a long time.

It is only for a moment.

Are you going to fall asleep again? Right here?

You cannot. It is dangerous.

Sir Ak Hee.

Sorry.

I do not know if this will work,

but it might.

Close your eyes and think of Sajo Hyeon.

Trust me.

Trust me fully.

I trust you.

Will it work?

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

Where is this place?

This is the mind's room.

A place where Sajo Hyeon and I meet.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Yeon Wol.

Your Majesty, even in this place, you are...

How did you bring Yeon Wol?

Hey, Sajo Hyeon, do not scold me too much.

Last time, I could have slept if I wanted to,

but taking you out and having you stay the same will be troublesome.

They are already at it about the evil spirit and stuff!

Goodness, I am dizzy.

It must have been exhausting to bring me here.

Your Majesty, does it hurt?

Where does it hurt?

Do not worry.

I am going to cure you for sure.

I am fine.

I am worried about you.

You have to be careful.

He said he is fine.

Acting tough, huh.

He said he is worried about you, so you should be careful.

Your Majesty, just think about the good stuff.

The good times we had.

The beautiful memories.

I will.

He said he will.

Gosh, why am I doing this for them?

♫ I see, hear, and feel you from anywhere ♫

Your Majesty.

♫ The place where you are, even if it'll only be a moment, please take me ♫

♫ Please hold me so I do not waver, I am tired ♫

♫ Please hug me so I can relax ♫

♫ Because I was you ♫

We must find Female Cheong Ta.

I mean...

Even Male Cheong Ta is nowhere to be found.

So, how can we find Female Cheong Ta?

If Female Cheong Ta is locked up somewhere, it means she is immobile,

which means we can find her.

When on earth?

Rather than to find Female Cheong Ta, I would—

You would rather?

Gosh, so dizzy.

You are exhausted because of me. Right?

It is not because of you.

My nosiness is the problem.

Gosh, so annoying! I need to be able to see to do anything!

You cannot see this?

It was figurative speech.

Let me see.

Stop overreacting and hold it for a moment!

No, it hurts when we make contact!

We just made contact.

I am sorry.

Sir Ak Hee, your vision is blurry. Right?

Nope, I can see just fine.

Officer Ji is over there.

Officer Ji!

Your Majesty, how far have you traveled?

Oh, just up to there.

You are going. Right?

Take care, then.

- Sir Ak Hee— - Please be careful!

Oh, I-I am fine.

Where did a plague suddenly come from?

I am about to die.

You got a lot better. You will be cured soon.

What is the use of just me getting cured?

The entire neighborhood is full of sick people.

Goodness, it is because the king is haunted. We are all going to die.

That is not true, ma'am. This is a curable sickness.

It only spreads because it is contagious.

All the rumors about the king being haunted are false.

What are you saying is false?

The fish died in groups, surfacing on the river.

They said healthy trees withered to death.

I saw it, too.

The fish died at once like that.

A 100-year-old white turtle died with its belly showing.

This is all because of the haunted king!

The evil spirit possessed...

We are the only ones dying out because of the haunted king!

They are heading to the government office today, too.

The haunted king should step down!

We are all going to die at this rate!

The haunted king should step down!

Sajo Yoong is manipulating public opinion again.

The people are being swayed.

It is because the plague is spreading.

You distributed the medicine I made. Right?

Wind Knives are visiting each village to hand them out, but it is not enough.

I heard the border situation is looking dangerous, too.

Gosh, this is terrible.

The haunted king should step down!

The public opinion is worsening.

You have to step forward, Sir Ak Hee.

What? Should I step forward and

tell them I am not an evil spirit but the king?

That seems to be the best we can do for now.

I do not want to.

You promised me you would help His Majesty.

When did I?

You made that promise on your own, Kyera.

Letting you meet Sajo Hyeon was not enough?

Are you not asking too much from me?

- Sir Ak Hee! - Also,

I am an evil spirit.

You want me to stand in front of the people and say I am not an evil spirit?

What if a tranquilizing dart comes my way?

Are you going to take it in my place?

I apologize. I was feeling too desperate.

I brought you medicine for your eyes.

I will tell Eunuch Neung to brew it for you.

I get such great treatment, thanks to Sajo Hyeon.

Do you think these medicines will work on an evil spirit?

Take them back, and stop teasing me.

Sir Ak Hee, why are you so angry at me?

It is because of how I met His Majesty last time. Right?

Yes, you are right!

I regret having helped you two meet!

Why do I need to help your romance, huh?

Go.

Go and never come to me again.

- Sir Ak Hee. - This is a royal decree.

Get lost.

Is Cheong Ta looking right now?

I hope he is looking.

Ak Hee, are you quite pissed now?

Why did you drive away Yeon Wol so harshly?

Do you not know Kyera?

No matter how harsh I am with her, she is not even fazed.

It is not like she will not come back just because I kicked her out.

Are you saying you did it on purpose?

Gosh, I do not know.

What will you do with your worsening vision?

Is there no way for you to get better?

There is.

If I seal you away with bonghamsal,

my eyes will probably get better again. Should I do that?

I am already annoyed seeing you and Kyera getting all lovey-dovey.

Do as you wish.

If I am to live on like this,

it will be better for you to take over this body.

Wait, really?

What about Kyera, then?

She will forget me one day.

It will be better than living in pain while watching me live in this state.

Even if that happens,

will you not regret it?

I will not regret it.

Consort Cheong Myeong was?

Yes.

She was demoted to a court lady overnight.

Her Majesty...

is really scary.

Where is Consort Cheong Myeong right now?

Your Highness Consort Cheong Myeong.

Your Highness, what happened to you?

Why did you come here?

Did you come to kill me?

No, I came to give you Grand Prince's message.

Are you not...

like this with Yoong?

It seems that way in other people's eyes.

He took care of me since I was young.

Grand Prince told me to tell you not to be too worried

and to cheer up.

My Yoong did?

Yoong.

Also, the Grand Prince asked if the one locked up at that time was doing okay.

Locked up?

Oh, right!

The shaman he locked up in the warehouse in Dabutgol.

Yes.

I am sure she is doing okay.

No one knows she is there.

Dabutgol is not far from the capital.

I hope Female Cheong Ta is there.

[Sajo Hyeon]

Well, it is about time for Cheong Ta to show up.

Hey.

Long time no see.

Have you decided now?

Yes, I am going to seal Sajo Hyeon with bonghamsal.

So I can take over this body.

What will you do with Grand Prince Sajo Yoong?

I will release him.

I am also going to give him the crown at the proper time.

You should have done so from the beginning.

You are so right.

Watching Sajo Hyeon and Kyera, I had a soft spot for them out of pity for a while.

But it was pointless.

They are only happy by themselves.

Gosh, I am losing my vision every day.

What is all this for?

Do you really want bonghamsal?

Of course! By the way, can you really do it?

The full moon passed already.

- Cheong Ta, you know me, right? - Yes, yes.

Please take off this talisman on my forehead

and all the other talismans!

Yes, I will take it off.

Yes, yes, hurry now!

Before that,

give me the antidote.

- Antidote? - Do you not know?

Male Cheong Ta tranquilized His Majesty so he could not move or speak.

That was ordered by Sajo Yoong.

Sajo Yoong, that evil bastard.

Give me the antidote, please, Cheong Ta.

Things are chaotic inside the capital right now because of a plague and

even Jinhoi is taunting us.

His Majesty needs to wake up soon.

Sajo Yoong will not let me be.

I will protect you.

No, you cannot.

Cheong Ta, then, instead,

make my body stiffen and let His Majesty wake up.

I cannot see him wither away powerlessly like that.

Make me like him instead or take my life, even. Do whatever. Instead...

Instead, please save His Majesty, Cheong Ta.

Please.

Oh, my, your love is

really so romantic.

Can I really take your life?

Yes.

You cannot disappear if I do this. Right?

I said I would expose your doings to the shaman association if you keep acting up. Did I or did I not?

How are you going to report me?

Jinhoi's shaman, Tan Ya.

Jinhoi's prince, Hwang Ga Ron, is best friends with Shaman Tan Ya.

So?

I will expose everything you did.

I got the evidence, too.

D-Darn!

So make Sajo Hyeon wake up.

Right now!

You were lying about getting bonghamsal.

I am sure you did not come here to do bonghamsal, either.

The full moon passed already.

You catch on fast, Ak Hee.

That is right. I did not come to do bonghamsal.

I came to do geuminsal.

G-Geuminsal? What is that?

That would be...

This is it!

If I hold you down with that blade,

how are you going to report us?

You and Sajo Hyeon both need to be eliminated

in order for us to survive.

Sorry, Ak Hee.

Ak Hee, what is wrong?

Ak Hee!

Ak Hee! Ak Hee!

Sir Ak Hee, did you enjoy your walk?

Eunuch Neung.

Your Majesty?

Your Majesty!

Why are you so slow?

- Seriously. - Yeon Wol.

- Cheong Ta! - Gosh.

- Give me the antidote. - What?

Cure His Majesty. Please give me the antidote!

Please give me the antidote!

Let me go! Let go!

Female Cheong Ta, you said you would give me the antidote, and that is why I saved you!

You trusted her words?

I am sorry!

Let us hurry!

Cheong Ta! Hey!

Yeon Wol.

Kyera.

♫ 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]

Ak Hee, open your eyes. Are you dead?

I think it is time we make our stance clear.

I need the antidote for a tranquilizing dart.

Are you ready?

All hail Grand Prince Sajo Yoong!

Is it not actually an opportunity for me?

I will come over there, so you pull this out.

We must get rid of the haunted king taking up space in the chamber.

I will come.

I will come into your mind's space and pull out the blade.

Yeon Wol.