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The year of 1719, in the latter years of Sukjong's reign,

a rumor started spreading that

the Crown Prince cannot produce an heir.

Thus, Seoin Party, dominating the royal court at that time,

was divided into Noron and Soron

and tried to make different princes take the throne.

Only a few among the Namin Party

that had no political authority stood by the Crown Prince.

In the middle of the political chaos,

was the best judicial organization

called Saheonbu in Joseon.

You are...

We all live on the edge of a precipice.

It will be an instant to fall headlong from a light push.

Do you know what you realize as you face that moment?

It is that losing your power means death.

All rise for His Majesty!

I am sure of it.

The Crown Prince will never be able to have a child of his own, Your Highness.

YI TAN, PRINCE MILPUNG, NORON

Your Highness, in this case,

another prince could replace the Crown Prince.

YI HWON, PRINCE YEONRYEONG, SORON

However, it does not only apply to back then.

MIN JIN-HEON, MINISTER OF PERSONNEL

Who knows if a person's life is falling apart as we speak?

What goes around comes around in life.

I would like to know first

why I was summoned by you when I am an inspector

of Saheonbu, My lord.

You come from

a humble family.

You would know by now,

you cannot get far as long as you are a Namin

even though you won the first place in the civil service exam.

Is it that you are not drinking the tea because you have a pre-engagement?

Such as

a night inspection?

How do you know that?

I heard that a few inspectors like you

are planning to make trouble tonight.

You do not even know what is going on in the royal court.

They also refer to an official of Saheonbu

as Haechi.

Haechi.

It is a mythical animal

that judges good and evil.

But, do you know why it only exists in a legend?

It is because judging good and evil

in real life is impossible.

Byeong-ju!

I am glad you came.

I knew you would come forward.

That is how it is.

In reality, there are only winners and losers,

ones who survive and ones who die.

Today,

we, inspectors of Saheonbu, gathered here,

not for politics or for general current,

but to obey the law and justice.

"Even the weakest arms

become powerful when they wield

the sword of justice."

You see, some fools believe

that there is a different truth to this world.

We are getting close. It is Hanyang.

A country liquor peddler came so far.

I get to visit the big town of Hanyang.

Still, there are tons of people who are no better than you.

Are you really not going to tell me until the end? You are about to leave.

Who are you?

Are you a rich merchant? A son of a minister?

The most useless person of them all.

I already told you.

Nevertheless, you were the first person

who treated me like a human being.

Since I came here already,

I will look around the capital before going back.

When you get to the dock, call a porter and go to this place.

Go there first.

I will be a little late.

Where is that place?

Do not tell me it is where you live.

Are you insane?

I am not even a kisaeng, I used to sell liquor on the streets.

People would look down on you if you take me in.

Do not worry about such a thing.

That is exactly

what I am supposed to get in Hanyang.

This way, please.

This is the horse the wife of a minister bought

as a gift for her son-in-law.

But he unexpectedly passed the civil service examination.

You know, aristocrats cannot ride expensive horses

if they want to get promoted.

What good is it to be an aristocrat?

They cannot even show off their wealth.

Exactly, it is best to be a middle person.

Even the Crown Prince's position

is uneasy these days, right?

-Hey, get him a stirrup that fits. -Yes, Master.

-Sure, this way, please. -Okay.

He does not have an eye for horses.

Just wrap up quickly.

I will call 300 as a bluff and settle for 200.

Oh, you are back! Did you enjoy yourself?

He makes your bottom tingle, right?

I am surprised you brought a good for once.

I know enough not to mess with you.

Who would mess with a person who could con a con man?

He is more valuable than a thousand pieces of gold.

You can take him

and please help me out this once.

How come you jumped into that shady business?

I did not jump in, they pushed me into it.

They just told me to find the right person.

What kind of a half-witted scholar would take such a risk?

Are you saying I would, since my life is already ruined?

Goodness, you are making me feel bad.

That is not it, you are the best of all.

Get me a brush and an inkstone.

The exam starts at 9 a.m.?

Are you helping me, then?

I am late, so I will take this one with me.

Avoid going through Gye-dong.

There was a big ruckus last night,

so the streets will be messy.

A ruckus? What happened?

The night inspection.

Apparently, the Prime Minister

got a night inspection last night.

What?

The Prime Minister?

Back off!

-Oh, my goodness. -Gosh.

Goodness, apparently,

the Prime Minister got a night inspection.

What? What does this mean?

So, he committed a sin whatever it was.

I told you to take it away right now! Why can you not?

A night inspection?

KIM CHANG-JOONG PRIME MINISTER, NORON

How dare you, you mere Saheonbu churls!

You want to know what a night inspection is?

Pardon?

It is what Saheonbu does

to expose the sins

of high-ranking officials like your master to the world.

Do you think I would let you be?

And it comes to this mess.

-Is it not funny? -You should be bitten off by dogs!

You punk,

try and run your mouth again.

Even a tiger

can get bitten off by a dog one day.

That cannot be an excuse to cause a scene.

Lord Min, where did you come out from?

The Inspector General is here.

Inspector General.

Do you not know the current situation?

Everyone knows the Crown Prince could be replaced.

Why provoke the Prime Minister, the head of Noron?

Have you heard?

It looks like the next Crown Prince

will be either Prince Milpung or Prince Yeonryeong.

Obviously, Prince Milpung has the advantage now.

So, the Namins who support the Crown Prince

are uniting as well.

So, why on earth did Saheonbu attack the Prime Minister,

the head of Noron, at a time like this?

Do you not know Noron is supporting Prince Milpung right now?

I do not mean that we should side with anyone in particular.

I am asking you if this is politically correct.

How on earth did you manage the low-ranking inspectors?

What are inspectors for Saheonbu?

Some say that we are the sword that protects the law.

But that is not true.

We are just 24 servants.

Do you understand?

Servants like us

are supposed to

follow the orders and bring in corrupted petty offenders!

However, last night,

some scums who do not understand what discipline means

made trouble, thinking they are better than others.

We made a night inspection, not trouble.

As inspectors,

we have a right to press charges against high-ranking officials.

So, is that why

you conducted an inspection without my knowledge when I am the team leader

and made me look like an idiot to the higher-ups?

That is not fair.

Inspector Han brought the matter to you before, but you dismissed it.

Why did you get involved?

I thought you were dying to go up in the world, were you not?

Right, you are a Namin after all.

Since the position of the Crown Prince

that you side with is unstable, you are going up against Noron, is it?

Is that justice for you? That is just trickery!

Please do not turn this into a political matter.

Inspector Wi is the only Namin among us,

and we are only doing our job

as Saheonbu inspectors, not playing politics.

Are you saying that you will keep digging into the Prime Minister?

The Prime Minister exercised his influence over the Police Bureau

and tried to cover up the murder case I was investigating.

Why do you think he did that?

It is definitely because Prince Milpung on Noron's side was involved in--

I told you to drop that groundless accusation!

Only if he did not sabotage the investigation,

we would not have gone on the night inspection.

Hey, Jeong-seok!

You scum!

-Please relax. -If you will excuse me,

I will go do my job.

You, stop there!

Your job? That is not your job.

You are off the case. Make custom inspections.

There happens to be an exam being held at Sungkyunkwan.

-Go inspect the examination site. -Team Leader.

Yes! That is me, the Team Leader!

I assign your duties every day. That is what I do!

I am warning you, insubordination within Saheonbu is unacceptable.

If you want to do whatever you want,

take off your uniform and get out.

Goodness, look at this shitty brush.

We would have been in trouble if the rain did not stop, right?

Gosh, you look all lusterless.

Did you have trouble sleeping too?

Were you worried they would postpone the exam?

I slept well, and my face cannot be lusterless.

But it is.

Your whole face is dark.

Are you suffering from a disease, then?

Hold on.

What is that smell?

What are you doing?

Liquor? Have you given up already and drank all night?

Why would you do that?

It is not over until it is over. Why did you?

It is not your concern.

Some lives are over as soon as they begin.

You must have failed the exam many times.

That is why your face is rotten.

Whatever you say.

To tell you the truth,

I have already failed more than ten times as well.

Everyone here is pretty much the same.

You are not alone.

They say you need to fail 1,000 times

to win first place.

So

let us not give up until the end.

All right.

Still, I did not ask and was not curious.

Here, this is a marten brush.

A brand new brush.

You came on a fancy horse,

but what is with the brush?

I do not need--

I am

Bak Mun-su.

What about you? What is your name?

Our Master has worked as an inspector for many years.

How could he make you do custom inspections?

That Ju Yeong-han jerk.

So what if he is the Team Leader?

Are we really closing the case, then?

Should we back off since it is the Prime Minister?

A-bong, how long have you worked for me as an investigator?

Five years. Why do you ask?

Goodness, you fool.

Stop babbling about that nonsense.

Do you think he would sit back and do nothing?

"No Tae-pyeong, 52 years old"?

Look, brother. You are crossing the line.

What do you want this time?

You told me your last name was Jang.

But your paper says "No Tae-pyeong, 52 years old."

You must have lived a terrible life.

Even with that face, you cannot be in your 50s.

You are a substitute, are you not?

Substitute?

I even let you use my brush without knowing that.

Excuse me! Here is a substitute!

What are you doing?

Thanks for the brush, but this is a swine bristle brush, not a marten brush.

Just so you know.

Swine bristle?

Pig's hair? Hey, you!

Here, this is my test paper.

You there! Stop!

I will come back for you soon.

You, stop right there!

Stop!

Move!

You jerk!

Stop there!

Hey, you jerk!

-Get him! -Stop, you scum!

Get him!

What...

Is that not Mun-su?

What is going on? What happened?

Not so fast!

That is quite impressive.

You punk.

I am tired.

Let us go now, okay?

Already? I feel fine.

You took the test for someone else for money?

Some people bet their lives on it, you scum!

Let me give you some advice, do not bet yours on it.

I took a peep and can tell it will not happen in this life.

What?

What are you saying, you fop?

You stay right there. Do not move!

I am not moving as you can see.

Hey, you!

You!

No Tae-pyeong, 52 years old!

Gosh, that punk.

Make way! Prince Yeonryeong coming through!

Make way! Prince Yeonryeong coming through!

Hey, are you out of your mind?

This is the Prince's honored going!

-Mun-su! -Goodness, Jeong-seok.

What is wrong? What are you doing here?

You are here just in time.

I caught a jerk substituting on the civil service exam,

and was chasing him. But...

Hold on.

The civil service exam?

Why would you go there?

Did you take the exam by any chance?

Again?

Oh, well... I perhaps did, but...

I told you to consider that I do not exist.

You could have ignored me as others do.

Why do you need to take notice?

You still make a fuss,

Big brother.

PRINCE YEONING, YI GEUM

-That was amazing. -Unbelievable.

That was incredible.

Amazing.

You are amazing, Your Highness.

All right.

Have you enjoyed yourself?

I was very much entertained, Your Highness.

I have never seen such a movement.

You sure excel in all six arts of noblemen,

Your Highness.

Since you all have high expectations from me,

I tried learning the sword dance.

And it turns out that I was able.

I have come up with the whole choreography.

Nonetheless, was it not excessive to perform the sword dance?

Because of you, the guests had to stay outside in this weather.

That was unnecessary.

By the way,

the Crown Prince is not here with us.

-That is... -By any chance,

did something happen last night, Crown Princess?

Not at all.

He has a stomachache and is resting.

Too bad.

It worries me that he is sick very often.

The position of the Crown Prince must not be kept unattended even for a moment.

I appreciate your concern,

but His Majesty and the current royal family will take good care

of the Crown Prince.

The current

royal family, Your Highness?

It means that it is not a concern

for a collateral relative such as you, Prince Milpung.

Forgive me, Your Highness. I am late.

Oh, Prince Yeonryeong.

I have been anxiously waiting for you. What took so long?

I ran into someone I was happy to see and came with him.

Since it is your birthday, everyone in the royal family should come.

I believe we have everyone here already.

Who are you referring to?

No way.

Prince Yeoning?

When did he return?

How dare he show his face here?

He wants to be acknowledged as royal blood?

Good afternoon, Your Highness.

Have you been well?

Oh, yes.

It is a surprise to see you.

Tell Chief Royal Secretary to come in, right now.

Do you know what I hate the most?

Selfish jerks.

A jerk like you who only cares about himself

and causes a nuisance.

On top of that, I am a prince.

A prince who will become the king!

You must think I cannot kill you inside the palace.

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

But you are wrong, you punk.

Everything in here is mine now!

I see you still take matters into your own hand.

You will get into trouble at this rate.

The Palace Guards are near Jinseon Gate.

You will get caught.

Take him away and look around.

Let us say that you did not see anything, Prince Yeoning.

I mean, big brother.

This is why I find you amusing.

You are quick to change your behaviors.

Did you call me big brother?

I can say the same about you.

I am surprised you showed up here.

I guess you can smell good opportunities.

Will you side with Prince Yeonryeong?

Do not mind me

because I am not interested in whatever happens in the palace.

I am tired.

Interest, my foot. You are just not qualified

since your mother was lowborn.

That is why people are uncomfortable around you.

A lowborn prince, what a joke.

That must be humiliating.

Why are you close to Prince Yeonryeong?

You are both sons of the King,

yet one is treated like a prince, and the other is abandoned.

Gosh, do you not feel offended?

Speaking of blood,

do not call me big brother.

You are not even the King's son.

You are a so-called

collateral relative.

I am the direct heir of Prince Sohyeon!

The throne was my father's and mine, in the first place!

Stop whining.

There is no such thing. Whoever gets it gets it.

I heard Prime Minister Kim Chang-joong got a night inspection.

That was your doing, was it not?

You caused some trouble,

and Noron had to cover it up.

And it must have come to that chaos. Why was that?

Did you happen to kill someone and get caught?

Shut up, jerk.

You becoming the King? How funny.

Prince Yeonryeong will take the throne.

So, do not get your hopes up.

Since he is kind-hearted, he would let you live.

So, do not be too scared.

You!

Take this away.

You will get hurt as well.

Prince Milpung,

I think you should come quickly.

His Majesty will give the King's order

regarding you.

What?

Me?

His Majesty will be giving the order directly to Prince Milpung.

Did you hear what it was about?

He would unshackle Prince Milpung first.

That way, he can have a better relationship with us, Noron.

I decided to comfort Prince Milpung's great-grandmother,

Crown Princess Kang's victimized soul

by clearing her name.

Your Majesty.

Thus,

I order you to rename Crown Princess Kang as Minhoe,

and move the ancestral tablet and enshrine it

in Prince Sohyeon's shrine.

I received the royal command, Your Majesty.

Thank you for your boundless generosity, Your Majesty!

Crown Prince.

Crown Prince!

CROWN PRINCE, YUN, NAMIN

Did you say you will grant Crown Princess Kang to clear her name?

Your Majesty, what does this mean?

Please tell me you do not intend to dethrone the Crown Prince.

Do you wish to replace him with Prince Milpung?

It is not for you to interfere.

However, Your Majesty...

Then,

do you wish to let the succession to the throne to break?

QUEEN INWON

Hwon.

Prince Yeonryeong.

Congratulations, Prince Milpung.

Your long-cherished wish has come true.

It will be smooth sailing from now on.

It happened as it was expected.

This is what this country is made of.

Let us get out quickly, Your Highness.

I have reached out to everyone in a hurry so that we can discuss what happened.

Do not mind me.

Go ahead.

Where should I take you?

-To Jeong-dong. -Yes, my lord.

It took a while. I thought you would come right away.

I was at the palace for a while.

Did someone...

How dare you give me that look, you wench?

It was your eyes, now it is your mouth.

Fine, do you want me to tear your mouth apart?

Will you be okay with that?

It smells terrible from not being able to wash for days.

You lowly wench.

How did this dirty wench end up in my--

Who is more lowly

than I am in Hanyang?

If you ask me, I would say she fits right in here.

Do you not agree, my lady?

That lowly blood is in my body too.

All right, go ahead and enjoy yourself.

Do what you have always done.

No matter what is going on in this world, and who becomes the next King,

that is the only thing you can do.

Still, you should have cleaned up your mess before coming in.

At least, the royal family and scholar-officials in this country

take kisaeng as their concubines!

Not a lowly roamer like her!

So, you were a prince?

Try to understand.

She came from a noble family

and married a bastard like me out of convenience.

And she was hurt along the way.

I am sure she was nasty even before that.

I can read people right away.

You are fine enough to wag your tongue.

By the way, are you really a prince?

Only half.

My mother was a lowborn.

Oh, I think I have heard of it.

The current King fell for some lowborn wench and...

A maid.

She used to draw water in the palace.

Yes, that is what I meant, a maid.

But I heard no one ever does that.

They never take in a lowborn as a concubine who is not even a court maid.

You should say, a royal noble consort.

Eyes, peepers. They are all the same.

You are right.

A bastard of a consort and a prince are the same.

I am

that lowly prince.

Gosh, that is filthy.

I also heard that the lowly prince

is not treated well because of that.

Since he can neither be royalty nor a commoner,

no one lets him in anywhere.

I must be pretty popular.

So,

are you disappointed?

No, I am glad.

Since you cannot get along with anyone, you would always want my company.

So, that is why you did not abandon me.

You took pity on me because I am a lowborn.

When will they finish up the meeting?

Are they catching the culprit with their tongues instead of their feet?

Since the situation in the palace seems serious,

they will definitely make a move as well.

-Make sure to-- -Jeong-seok!

Jeong-seok, I am here.

Are you still here?

I have been waiting.

Goodness, what did I tell you?

He is like a dog, he never lets go once he bites.

The problem is that he has a brain of one too.

Gosh, Bak Mun-su, you are a mystery.

I am sure he has done this before.

He looked like a fop and was riding a very expensive horse

with the money he earned from it.

His excuse for failing the exam this time is this fop.

He sure looks like a git.

We have reported it to Saheonbu and made a composite sketch.

The case will be assigned to the right person tomorrow.

By then, he will have fled to Pyongyang.

If you are too busy, at least, let me see his family register.

I read up to "No Tae-pyeong, 52 years old, Hanyang."

That is overstepping, not to mention illegal.

How many times have I told you?

We will lose the culprit while you obsess over the protocol.

I know you are a righteous man.

That is why I care about you.

But put it into action after you become a proud inspector

of Saheonbu.

Jeong-seok.

I will get going now.

My wife asked for you.

I think she wants to share some food, so stop by when you can.

Jeong-seok.

-Good night, Lord Han. -The food is not important now.

Master Han is very cruel to a good friend of his.

How can he tell you to pass the exam first when you failed 11 times?

That is so harsh.

I failed ten times.

Do you need to see it to believe it?

You little...

Can I not find a way?

Can you two not help me?

We have our hands full.

Do you not know how big the inspector's case is?

Jang-dal, how can you measure the size of the cases?

That is right.

-Yeo-ji! -What?

Why is that manly man not here?

He would be all over it whatever the case is.

They give smaller bottles for the same price every time.

Small? Are they small?

I see. They are considerably small.

I have never taken much interest in them before.

Then, how big is not small?

So, they should be that big.

That is how I can get into that room.

What do you want?

Nothing.

I was simply drinking.

I am telling the truth.

Drink away, then.

Gosh, I should try to steal some clementines.

Clementines.

Did you say Lord Min made the girls go away? Why?

He said he would be discussing something confidential,

and told me to keep the girls out today.

He is too fastidious for nothing.

Why would we come to a courtesan house then?

He should have sent a letter instead.

Oh, my lord!

It is this way.

If he cleared Crown Princess Kang's name,

it means the King made up his mind.

Prince Milpung will ascend to the throne.

But do you think there would not be any trouble?

As you know, the inspectors of Saheonbu

made a night inspection of me.

I know.

I heard there is one particular inspector,

investigating a few murder cases.

And he is suspecting Prince Milpung.

I put pressure on Police Bureau to cover it up

and ended up getting humiliated by the Saheonbu inspectors.

There is only so much I can do to control Saheonbu.

An accusation can stay as an accusation.

There is nothing proven.

I know.

Prince Milpung is a despicable scumbag.

He also has a lot of weaknesses.

But, weakness is not a bad thing.

Because of that weakness of his,

Prince Milpung will be a king whom we can talk to.

Goodness, I feel so annoyed.

Why? Who came in?

Lord Min.

About that case...

Of course, I believe Prince Milpung did not do that,

but things are looking a little...

So?

I need to save my face as the head of Saheonbu.

I cannot continue to restrain them like this.

There is an inspector named Wi Byeong-ju in Saheonbu.

Wi Byeong-ju?

That Namin?

Appoint him as the Team Leader,

he will take care of any trouble.

Prince Milpung?

Are you saying Tan put me up to that substituting job?

That is what I am saying.

Why would he do that?

Who is the man needing to pass the exam?

How would I know why a nutjob does something nuts?

I am a sane person.

You know what Prince Milpung is like, right?

It this goes south, I am as good as dead.

Prince Milpung

does not know that you were the substitute.

How could you have let this happen?

Well, you must have heard of that rumor

about Tan's Death Ledger.

They say bodies keep piling up

around Prince Milpung.

Death Ledger.

Keeping a record

of the dead after killing people.

Is that what it means?

It is a rumor.

It could be that busybodies are making up the story.

Nevertheless, it is true

that an unusually high number of people have died

around Prince Milpung.

Damn it, what should I do?

I need to restrain myself. I should.

Save me, merciful Buddha.

Four years ago,

it started with the servant who was

maintaining Prince Milpung's lands.

Oh my goodness.

He died right after he went to the Police Bureau

to expose Prince Milpung's corruption.

Since then,

one of Prince Milpung's guards, the guard's wife,

and the officer on the case committed suicide.

Not long ago, a young widow who was raped by Prince Milpung died

while she was pregnant.

Hey!

And her sister too.

Wake up!

The officers from the Police Bureau who were investigating the deaths

lost their lives as well.

Shit.

It is not like I am Buddha.

How could I hold myself back? How?

Scumbags

always defy me when I am being nice to them!

They say no ghost has said

everything they wanted before they died.

There is one now.

I will overlook that you killed my niece,

so please help me pass the civil service exam.

I have given a thought, and I think I should be compensated as well.

When the young widow niece died while pregnant,

the uncle came to ask for a government post

and money in exchange for silence.

What a scumbag!

I told him I would help him pass the exam.

He is so shameless to be whining and ask for more.

Hey.

What was this scumbag's name?

No-something?

Tae-pyeong?

Are you telling me this to warn me?

If that was all true,

it means Prince Milpung gets rid of everything

that stands in his way.

Stand in his way?

Is this about the throne?

What happens in the palace is not my concern.

However, this case is my responsibility.

I will keep an eye on him, but you should

also be careful, Your Highness.

Did you not get off work yet?

You work for Inspector Han.

Your name was...

It is Yeo-ji.

Have you come for my master?

I stopped by to have a drink with him,

but I must have missed him.

I will let him know that you came by.

I would appreciate that.

Take care.

By the way,

your hair is...

I just wanted to try it.

I thought ladies with their hair up looked beautiful.

Please pretend you did not see it.

All right.

Death Ledger?

Well, he is crazy enough to do that.

Then why did he arrange substitution for No Tae-pyeong?

For what?

Here it is.

Why the bow all of a sudden?

There is a hunting competition in Yangju hosted by Prince Milpung today.

Pardon?

Why?

To celebrate clearing Crown Princess Kang's name

and boast his power.

You know he looks for every opportunity to show off.

That is not what I meant. I am asking why you would participate.

You have never attended such events before.

I am curious

to know what Tan is up to.

You are worried about Prince Yeonryeong.

And you are worried about me?

You should be careful.

I have been doing that all my life.

You nag a lot.

Help me with this.

Yes, Your Highness.

I cannot even kibitz.

She ties up a topknot better than most men.

Switch a letter from her name, and it means "woman."

I feel bad for her strange fate.

Yeo-ji.

Are you all set?

Yes, Master. I am all set.

There will be danger waiting at every corner. Will you be all right?

You have come a long way for this.

We must catch Prince Milpung at all costs.

From what I overheard at the courtesan house,

the Norons seem to know about Prince Milpung's sin.

They are knowingly covering up for him.

That is obvious. Why would they not?

They are rubbish jerks for a reason.

And that scumbag is about to become the King of this country.

We must get our hands on his Death Ledger.

Be careful.

Mun-su.

A-bong, here!

Did you get it?

You know I will be in trouble

-if you get caught, right? -I know.

This is illegal. I cannot do this.

-No, Mun-su. -You punk.

Hand me that now, or you will be in trouble with me.

-Give me that, punk. -Here.

You little punk.

Use that will of yours for your studies.

You would have won first place 100 times over.

Great. 52-year-old No Tae-pyeong,

I hope you rest in peace in advance.

You sure live up to your name, Your Highness.

I have never been to any hunting competition this big.

Prince Milpung does not bother with anything

that is not the best!

Of course, he is the future King!

Indeed!

Anyone who hunts the biggest one will get

a gold toad with my name engraved on it.

A gold toad!

All right, let us go!

That crazy jerk.

He paid for a substitute when he is this poor?

Did he sell his wife or something?

What? He already fled

because he got caught by me.

Gosh!

Darn it, he fled.

Well, getting a substitute does not guarantee success.

He just fled without thinking since I caught him.

If I cannot catch No Tae-pyeong, what about that fop?

Try this too.

Gosh, I am feeling the buzz.

It is very delicious.

My apologies. Here you go.

-What do you want? -Nothing.

I was simply drinking.

I am telling the truth.

That is all right. You can go on your way.

Look here.

Is Prince Milpung at the tent down there?

Excuse me, what is going on here?

What happened? Did something happen?

It is a notice, the list of people who passed the exam.

Already?

-Wait! Let me see that. -Goodness.

I beg you.

I do not care if I am the tailender, just put my name up there for once.

-It is there. -What?

It is on it.

"No Tae-pyeong."

"The first place"?

That is rash.

Prince Milpung is an idiot,

but not that much of one.

You cannot open it with that.

It is better if you take the whole thing.

I too want to see what is in there.

Please clear the way.

I will give you money for it.

Leave it behind.

Do I look like a beggar?

Are you offended?

I think it is better than a thief.

Okay, fine.

For your effort,

how about...

I give you 20 yang ?

What about 30?

Not 200 or 300 yang ?

Goodness.

You want to turn your life around with--

It will cost you to get treated. Use it.

I held back since you need it as a man.

You should thank me.

Hey.

Who are you?

Why are you coming out of there?

Get him, now!

Gosh, it is so strange.

Rats belong in the fields,

but why is this pretty-looking rat living in a mountain?

Is it not weird?

He is cute for a man

and so little.

I feel too bad to catch him.

Then let her go.

She is not a man.

You should have pride.

Is it not embarrassing to hurt a girl?

A girl?

Come on, Tan. You should fight me instead.

Get them!

I think we are both after the same thing.

Did you not chase Prince Milpung

because you knew about his sins?

You are the second son of His Majesty, Prince Yeoning, are you not?

-Is he, really? -You are indeed a bold girl.

So, are you insisting on endorsing Prince Milpung?

Stop covering up for Prince Milpung!

Where is this informant whom we know nothing of?

Could you let the world know you as I knew you?

I am hesitating whether to be drunk on alcohol or on my dreams.

Subtitle translation by Alfe Kim