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<i>Princess! Princess!</i>

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Is it tormenting you
to learn of the bloodshed

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caused by your family 30 years past?

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Do you despise your parents so deeply
that you would abandon your mind

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<i>and surrender your body?</i>

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<i>Your mother came to me.</i>

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She appeared to me
and pleaded for me to save her daughter.

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<i>And… I learned the truth</i>
<i>about your father.</i>

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<i>How could a mere court lady</i>
<i>refuse a command like that?</i>

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<i>Royal Noble Consort Sukbin Choi</i>
<i>forced your mother to do those deeds.</i>

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Your father saved your mother
by marrying her.

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So don't turn your hatred upon
your mother or your father!

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Do not allow that hatred
to be exploited by the spirit, Princess!

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<i>Princess!</i>

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<i>Princess!</i>

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<i>Princess.</i>

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What has caught hold of your gaze?

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Are these the blossoms
of the ginger tree, Mother?

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Yes, my dear.

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They grow in abundance
back in my hometown.

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When I shared this with His Majesty,

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he bestowed it upon you
as your childhood namesake.

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Do you sometimes miss your homeland?

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I don't.

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There are no happy memories there.

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My father died very young.

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And my mother was often unwell.

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Then, Mother,

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please be born as my daughter
in your next life.

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That way, I will keep you safe.

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That is a wonderful and special idea.

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How did that…

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- Are you all right?
- Your Majesty!

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How did that happen?

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- Are you all right?
- Is anyone out there?

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- Is there no one to help?
- Bring something for the wound!

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Your Highness!

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Go check outside.

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- Right now.
- Yes, Your Majesty.

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Chief Eunuch Kim.

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What is going on?

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Are you all right?

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Has your sight returned? How?

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We must stop the bleeding first.

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That was far too close.

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It's a good thing the Crown Prince fled
as soon as you woke up.

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I was a complete and utter fool.

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I allowed the Crown Prince

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to overcome the ward
and use me as its vessel.

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We should take you to the physician.

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First though…

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Where did you see my mother?

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I would like to speak with her.

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I must tell her that I will release
her lingering resentment, and that…

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that I will be all right,
and she should go to the afterlife.

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She can't do that now.

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- She can still pass on.
- Not anymore.

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Her soul was devoured
by a gwi-mae on the other side.

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What, um…

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What does that mean?

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Your mother's soul

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was obliterated in the other world.

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Go to Saeng-gang now!

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I will be fine!

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So go now, please. Protect my daughter!

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Save Saeng-gang! I beg you.

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I am sorry.

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THE EAST PALACE

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The Princess came to see me last night.

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According to the eunuchs,

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she acted in a most unusual manner.

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It's nothing to worry about.
You need not be concerned with her.

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What's important is
I must go outside the palace

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if I'm to send
the Crown Prince's soul to the afterlife.

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There's no more need for that.
Do not send the soul to the afterlife.

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Obliterate it.

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Do you know what it means to do that?

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To obliterate someone's soul?

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It does not matter.

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You won't be leaving these walls at all.

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- The Princess can do it in your stead.
- I won't allow it.

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I will urge the Princess
to withdraw from this.

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It'll be too dangerous.

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But you said we shouldn't worry.

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So then something did occur
with the Princess.

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And…

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something happened to you as well.

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She was given to you
because she can hear the spirits' voices.

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The Princess has her uses.
You'll keep acting together.

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I have clearly stated to you
that the Princess is in danger, perhaps--

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Do not overstep your place by fretting
over the safety of the Princess,

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or have you forgotten your lowly station,

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and now she has become
an object of your desire?

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No, of course not.

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She was starting to get in the way.

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I simply want her to be gone.

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The closer she gets to
the Crown Prince's secret, Your Majesty,

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the closer she gets to uncovering
more secrets of the royal family,

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and her heart
can no longer bear the weight.

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Why are you still here?

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Just in case you got possessed.

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Can you tell me now?

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Your eyes… What happened to you?

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I obtained the eyes of a gwi-mae.

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The eyes of a gwi-mae?

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What happens to you now?

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Don't concern yourself with that.
Just hold on to this, please.

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Don't be careless and lose it.

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And you don't need to concern yourself
with the Crown Prince's spirit anymore.

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With my sight restored,

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I'll deal with the spirit on my own.

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- Why are you being like this?
- Because you get in the way.

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You may lose your body
to the Crown Prince once more.

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Taking care of you
has nearly made my intestines fall out.

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Gu-cheon.

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Is this because of my mother?

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If it's about that…

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don't be troubled.

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She met her end while trying to save me.

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You have no reason to feel guilty.

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It's not your fault what happened to her.

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- Do you hear me at all?
- It is my fault.

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Even before that…

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there was a soul that was devoured
by a gwi-mae seeking my yin energy.

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So you should just stay away from me.

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Who knows what may happen to you
if you stay with someone so cursed.

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<i>Never again</i>

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<i>will I lose anyone because of my actions.</i>

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Did you bring those wards
from your private residence?

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You brought a lot of them with you.

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You can go now.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Where did you suddenly
run off to last night, Saeng-gang?

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Kneel down, will you?

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Closer.

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Come, my child.

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Once again, you and I must go back

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to the inseparable grandmother
and granddaughter that we were,

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and with you, I will be able
to keep our family unharmed

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so we can guard our family secret
that took place 30 years ago.

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Oh.

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Someone has already started to notice
the mess you've caused.

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Your Highness,
your presence is urgently requested

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at the Queen Dowager's quarters.

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His Majesty the King has arrived.

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You may all sit.

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You summoned even the royal kin.

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For what urgent matter have you called me?

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I do not have the leisure to sit
and enjoy refreshments at present.

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Thirty years ago,

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while the late King's sons
met their untimely deaths,

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I wish for you to tell me how it happened
that only you, out of them, survived.

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Has my own survival

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truly displeased you all this time,
my dear Mother?

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I am simply asking you to clarify
how you escaped the pond spirit's curse.

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Can you explain?

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At the time, I took refuge in the temple
of a renowned monk who exorcized spirits.

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But you are aware of that, Mother.

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No!

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I am aware that there was no need for that

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since there was no spirit there
to begin with.

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The Princes' deaths 30 years ago
were not the work of some pond spirit.

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That is clear.

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This case of poisoning
was carried out by a mortal.

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Bring forth Inha!

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Prince Inha collapsed
as soon as he entered the palace.

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And something was found
in his quarters beside him.

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The confectionery box,
which Prince Inha ate from.

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And one more thing.

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It was given to me by the Princess.

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Her mother is also said to have died

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after eating food
from a lotus-patterned confectionery box.

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This is clear evidence
that the Princes' deaths

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were not the work of the pond spirit,

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but the acts of someone poisoning
the royal bloodline.

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What do you think of this, Your Majesty?

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Are you saying…

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that I killed my very own brothers
by poisoning them one by one?

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When everyone else is killed,

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naturally, the sole survivor
becomes the main culprit.

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And those actions allowed you
to be on the throne.

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A throne that you could never
have claimed, Your Majesty.

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Are you willing
to stand behind the words you speak…

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and bear their weight, Your Majesty?

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What are you doing, Your Majesty?

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Your Majesty.

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But that is…

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Goodness.

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You claimed it was poisoned.

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We will have our proof in time,
will we not?

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Oh…

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- Chief Eunuch.
- Yes, Your Majesty.

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Take Prince Inha
outside the palace right this minute.

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Outside the palace in this state?

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Something has piqued my curiosity.

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Stop here!

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Your Majesty,
the moment we left the palace,

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the young prince regained consciousness.

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What is that?

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And he asked us
to deliver a message to you.

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Wait! What did he say?

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That it was actually a spirit
that tried to kill him.

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It said that it would sever
the royal bloodline.

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No. That cannot be.

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It must have been poison that did this.

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Poison?

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What nonsense is this?

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Are you saying that I, their father,

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am responsible for killing my sons
with my very hands?

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They were all killed by the pond spirit.

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The Most Favored Lady of the Court,
whom you put to death.

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No, no.

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I held back
out of concern for your well-being.

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Now I simply have no other choice.

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You cruelly put
the pregnant favored court lady to death,

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completely severing the royal bloodline,
and branded me as a murderer.

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Your ruler, your King,
and the most sovereign of this nation!

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I will not tolerate this any longer!

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You are to leave the palace.

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At once.

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How dare you command me!

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I already know the entire truth!
I know it all!

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This is all your doing!
I know the truth of it all!

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I know it all!

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No, you bastard!

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No, you do not.

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Because it was you.

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You are behind
all of the palace tragedies and curses.

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This all started because of you, Mother.

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I was dragged by you
into this miserable hell

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because of your pathetic actions.

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Now, it is time you accept it.

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Do you hear me?

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This is your burden to bear.

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Your karma, Mother.

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I will never leave the palace. Not ever.

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I will not leave, not even in death!

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This palace belongs to me! It is mine!

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This palace is mine! It belongs to me!

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I will never leave here. Never!

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Your Majesty, are you all right?
Please, calm yourself.

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Your Majesty.

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Father! Wait!

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Let us leave.

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You willingly released
the spirit of the Crown Prince?

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You took Prince Inha as your adopted son,
despite knowing the spirit would harm him.

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How could you have done this?

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Is your mind your own, Saeng-gang?

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And who are you today?

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Are you really the Princess?

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Don't appear before me
until the pond spirit's been destroyed.

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I cannot place my trust in you until then.

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I, too, cannot place my trust in you
at the moment.

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Father, why did
your first and second sons both die?

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Like the third one you buried.

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Were those two poisoned as well?

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The consequences of that sin
will come for you.

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It is inevitable.

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Fine.

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Then I shall wait.

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The King…

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The King…

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I must kill the King.

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Come in.

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I must kill the King.

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<i>Are you saying the plague</i>
<i>has reached the outskirts of the capital?</i>

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We humbly apologize, Your Majesty.
All gates of the capital have been closed,

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and we have restricted anyone
from entering or leaving.

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The Jeonuigam,
the Hyeminseo, and the Hwalinseo

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are to report to me all measures in place
to contain the sickness at once.

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And release all of the grain reserves.
Make sure the Minister…

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- Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty!

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty. The plague has come.

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I will summon the physician.

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No.

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Gu… Gu… Gu-cheon.

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G… Gu-cheon. I need Gu-cheon.

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Now.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty. Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty.

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Take a proper look at me.

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Tell me what you see.

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This is unlike the spirits
I see here in the palace.

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I see people around you,
wailing in suffering.

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Please help us.

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Their bodies are covered in spots.

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And a child, around the same age
as Prince Yeongan, is by your side,

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clutching the hem of your shirt,
Your Majesty.

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So they're the villagers.

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The people with the plague you killed.

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Did they come to the palace…
bearing ill will against me?

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Won-gwis are remarkably simple.

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If they hold resentment,

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the soldiers who killed them
are the ones they'd go after.

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But instead, they chose the one
who gave the order, Your Majesty.

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Someone guided them to you
from the other realm.

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So the one
who brought the spirits here is…

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It was the Crown Prince.

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Then go… and resolve this to the end.

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What about all the spirits here?

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If they remain, you will be in danger.

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I will conduct a Yeoje rite.

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I will have it performed tomorrow night

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and have the spirits
driven out of here to end this.

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Driven out of here?

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That rite is for souls
who have died unjust deaths.

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An appeasement rite will surely fail
if performed with that mindset.

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You just focus
on the Crown Prince's spirit

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and how to get rid of it.

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The time we agreed upon draws near.

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What are you doing?

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Something calls.

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I hear it.

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What calls?

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Gu-cheon.

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It's nothing. Don't worry.

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Be honest with me.

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Did your condition worsen
after you got the eyes of the gwi-mae?

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Why are you here?

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Did I not say that I would do this alone?

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Is this really how you're going to be?

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I told you,
my mother's soul being obliterated

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was my fault for getting possessed.

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None of it was your fault!

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I know you are doing this
out of concern for me.

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What's already happened
and whatever happens after tonight,

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I promise you right now,

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that is all my burden to bear.

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None of it's yours.

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<i>The Crown Prince's spirit</i>
<i>failed to approach the King.</i>

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<i>It's drawing the spirits of the villagers</i>
<i>with the plague into the palace.</i>

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I will draw them all to this place.

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<i>The Crown Prince's spirit</i>

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<i>will surely seek out the King</i>
<i>and kill him.</i>

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<i>Draw them in…</i>

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<i>I couldn't even protect</i>
<i>your mother's soul.</i>

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I mustn't allow your father
to be taken as well.

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I should send you
out of this place to free you,

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but I need you in the palace.

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I can only depend on you.

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We will wait until the morning arrives

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so I can replenish my yang.

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I will share my yang energy with you.

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<i>I will find out what he intends</i>
<i>to do with the plague spirits,</i>

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<i>but I need you to buy me some time.</i>

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<i>First, write a spell,</i>
<i>coat it with chicken blood,</i>

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<i>and affix it to the King's bedchamber.</i>

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<i>That way, the Crown Prince</i>
<i>will not be able to approach easily.</i>

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<i>The King must be protected</i>
<i>until the Yeoje rite is held.</i>

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What are you doing here?

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Do not let anyone enter this chamber
from now on.

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I asked you a question.
Why have you come here suddenly?

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I did not wish to be here either,

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but I was told that I must protect you
until the Yeoje rite is held.

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So Gu-cheon has spoken to you, I see.

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There is something
I must tell you, Your Majesty.

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What is it?

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There is… someone here
who is not a plague spirit.

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Your Majesty.

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He's behind you, Father.

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There is something
you must know about the Crown Prince.

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Stay where you are.

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Please, I beg you,
hear me out, Your Majesty.

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He says that he wishes to speak to you
about the Crown Prince.

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No.

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- Do not listen.
- Please, I beg you.

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What is it
that you are trying to keep hidden?

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- You are to leave at once. Now.
- No, I refuse.

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Father, you must speak for yourself.
You can't keep evading the truth.

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That's enough, Saeng-gang!

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Whatever it is that voice
so earnestly begs you to hear,

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I will hear it speak.

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Do not come closer. Do not listen.

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I said you are to learn nothing more
about this! Leave, now!

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- Leave this place at once!
- Father!

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Who is speaking?

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You need to tell me honestly.
Did you kill him, Father?

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I commanded it.

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Why did you have him killed?

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He said that…

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he was trying to confess that he saw…

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what the Crown Prince had done.

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I see.

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This palace has always been

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the most interesting place.

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Would you not agree?

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Are you saying

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the Crown Prince could hear
the voices of spirits as well?

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I want you to tell me exactly

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how I, your father, became King.

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Because the late King's sons died
one after the other.

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And tell me the reason…

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why they all died?

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I was told
it was the curse of the pond spirit.

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Be honest with me.

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I don't understand what you mean.

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In our lineage,
there are children among the relatives

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on my mother's side of the family

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who are born with a cursed ability
our ancestors had passed down,

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and you have that ability.

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You can hear the voices, can you not?

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So you must have known in advance
that the pond spirit never even existed

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and how it wasn't a spirit
who killed the late King's sons.

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But, in fact, it was a human.

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Your Majesty!

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And yet,

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my first and second sons
have died as well.

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They both died,
even though no such spirit ever existed.

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They vomited black blood,
just as my brothers did.

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Meaning…

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you must have heard the secret
from 30 years ago

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and reenacted it.

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Did you really think
that I'd let you get away with it?

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Did you…

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Did you really poison this?

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How could this happen?

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How could a father
kill his own children by poison?

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You can never become the King
and rule the people of this land.

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I will not allow you
to ever realize that agenda.

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Why?

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That's how you became King yourself,
so why?

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Why is it that I am not allowed
to ever be King, huh?

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We do not need
another brother killer to be King.

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That role is mine alone.

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You, too…

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…will be known as having died
by the curse of the pond spirit.

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Yes, do as you wish.

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Oh, my father,
since you are the pond spirit…

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…it is only fitting
that I die by the spirit's hand.

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And when I do die, Father…

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I will become the true
and now very real pond spirit.

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Father!

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As the curse decreed 30 years ago…

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…I will completely sever
the royal bloodline.

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If I… cannot be the king someday…

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Father?

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Father.

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Father!

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<i>Then you, too, cannot be the King, Father.</i>

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May peace fill this house
and harmony be fulfilled!

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With one heart,
we offer this solemn prayer!

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Your Royal Highness,
who is the householder deity,

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take our gifts to you!

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Even though, Crown Prince,
we've not much to offer,

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please partake in this meal
and drive away the plague spirits

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from this palace!

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Is he devouring human souls
like a gwi-mae?

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Stop that at once!

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Does that mean…

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His Majesty's dead?

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Father.

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Father!

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Gu-cheon!