Lovers of the Red Sky (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 11 - Episode #1.11 - full transcript
(This drama is fictional and people or stories are not tied to reality.)
(Prince Yangmyeong Lee Yul, King Seongjo's third son)
What?
Scholar Ha was found with his father's body as a child,
and his father Ha Sung Jin's body...
looked strange and listless?
She is with Scholar Ha.
She is in danger. It's too dangerous.
As a suspect for the murder of the palace guards in Mount Inwang,
Scholar Ha, you're under arrest.
No, you can't do this.
There must be a misunderstanding.
Back off.
Your Highness.
How can you?
I told you to back off.
I won't.
How dare you!
Let me go on my own accord, Your Highness.
Thank you...
for everything.
Scholar Ha.
Why would you say something like that...
as if we'll never meet again?
Put down your swords.
Scholar Ha, come with me.
Sir.
Sir, wait.
Sir!
Sir. No. You can't do this. Don't.
Sir!
Sir!
Sir!
Sir...
Keep an eye on her...
and make sure she gets home safely.
Yes, Your Highness.
Over there. Who are you?
I missed you.
Very much.
I love you.
We are...
just not...
meant to be together.
Leave. Leave far away from me.
Please.
Sir...
(Episode 11: The Ring of Fate)
(Police Bureau)
(Chamber of Punishment)
This is a special cell within the Police Bureau.
You cannot get out,
and you won't have human contact.
It's almost clear that you killed the soldiers,
so stay here until the king's portrait is complete.
Yes, Your Highness.
Excuse us for a moment.
Yes, Your Highness.
Yes, Your Highness.
It has gotten warmer,
but it'll still be cold at night.
I'll have the guards bring you more straw.
Your Highness.
What is it?
Did Miss Hong return home safely?
Don't worry. She got back safely.
I had a man keep an eye on her.
Thank you.
I feel...
more relieved now.
I'm sorry.
Do you remember?
The day we first met in the Palace,
I had fallen down because I couldn't see,
and you helped me up.
You said the same thing.
"I'm sorry."
Why should you apologize?
It's me who cannot see.
I am guilty of a crime, so why should you...
apologize to me?
I should go now.
Are you in trouble?
(Ms. Gyeonju, Baekyu Painters Society's cook)
What is it now?
Is something wrong?
No. Nothing's wrong.
I heard that Master Choi...
scolded you and told you not to go to the Palace.
Is that what you're upset about?
How do you know that?
Chun Bok told me.
You poor thing.
Where have you been all this while?
Must I lock you up in the storage room again?
Didn't you hear me tell you not to go to...
Can you just leave her...
Cheon Gi!
Cheon Gi!
Goodness. Cheon Gi!
Cheon Gi!
Cheon Gi!
You poor thing.
She's burning up.
Won Ho. Is my daughter dying?
Wait. Where is my daughter?
Where is she? Cheon Gi.
What...
Cheon Gi.
She's right here...
My goodness.
The smell of peach flowers returns each spring,
but I can no longer see the girl who was there.
I lost my sight and warmth and vowed to get revenge.
When we met again on the path,
I could no longer see you, yet your painting made me smile.
The woman made me shudder
like a branch before a storm.
Ha Ram!
The memories are gone and only nightmares remain,
breaking my heart.
Ha Ram.
You demand I prove my love by parting with you.
Is this something I deserve or is this a curse?
My fate is so cruel.
I am sad and full of sorrow.
You will dare paint me?
I will paint it.
I swear.
Dad, it's time for your medicine.
Silence.
Dad, eat this.
Dad.
You know,
for the first time,
I must paint...
for someone else, someone other than you.
Just this once,
for the first and last time,
let me paint for someone else.
The painting you drew.
I will complete it again.
Dad.
Help me just this once...
so I can finish it.
Why do you want the door locked?
I will restore the king's portrait.
What?
Are you crazy?
Why did you change your mind?
Scholar Ha...
Ha Ram's body...
is where the Demon is.
I want to help him.
What are you talking about? What about Scholar Ha?
No way. Do you think that makes sense?
He was arrested and taken to the Police Bureau
under the suspicion of killing the soldiers on Mount Inwang.
If I don't do anything, not just Scholar Ha,
but everyone else will be in danger too.
I don't know the details,
but basically, I must restore the portrait for everyone to live.
If you finish the portrait, you'll suffer the consequences.
Did you forget what Master Choi said?
Look at your own dad.
I'm prepared.
Please.
You two are my only friends.
Help me just this one time.
(Chamber of Punishment, where felons are locked up)
Scholar Ha of Seomungwan.
(Seomungwan: An office in charge of astronomy, weather, and calendar)
A man with the surname Ha who works at Seomungwan?
He ended up in here?
Is it time for me to leave?
Excuse us.
Have some. It's jakseol tea, your favorite.
(Jakseol tea: High-quality tea made of young leaves)
I apologize, Your Highness.
While you interrogate me,
please forget that we were friends.
On the day of the dragon rainmaking ritual,
a fire broke out in Gyeongwon Pavilion.
Joohyang and I were looking at King Youngjong's portrait.
Doesn't Grandfather's portrait look as if he's still alive?
I presume the Demon broke out when the portrait burned that day,
and got into your body.
Is that so?
The Demon was inside you for all this time.
How long have you known this for?
I figured it out after the Gyeongwon Pavilion incident.
Your fingernails grew long and your eyes changed color.
I still can't forget that look.
But you don't remember any of that
because it's not your memory.
If I had known of this sooner,
I would have...
chained myself down.
Are you admitting that each time you lose your memory,
you could harm someone?
Yes.
I am.
You seem to know how dangerous the Demon inside you is.
I will not say any more.
You have only one option.
Attend the Sealing Ceremony.
Wouldn't that be best for everyone and yourself as well?
I must get the Demon out of you.
Whatever it takes.
Then I must ask you something.
Go ahead.
Is it true that the king's portrait is a must for the Sealing Ceremony?
Yes.
But it cannot be restored by just anyone.
It must be done by a divine painter like Miss Hong.
Her father went insane...
after finishing King Youngjong's portrait.
Can you guarantee the same will not happen to her?
That is...
If the portrait is a must,
I do not wish to attend the ceremony.
Do you think Painter Hong will suffer...
once she restores the portrait?
I heard the painter who finishes King Youngjong's portrait...
will be put under a curse at the Sealing Ceremony.
Just like Hong Eun O.
Is that true?
Yes, Your Highness.
Do you still insist on having the portrait restored?
If you truly care for her,
you must stop the restoration.
Each time I lose my memory,
I lose people who are dear to me.
If I do not attend the Sealing Ceremony,
the Demon will remain in me forever.
Demon. Why is it me? Why?
Why did you choose me?
Greetings, Your Highness.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Do you resent me?
That ring is...
Scholar Ha gave it to me.
I had no choice.
Yes, Your Highness.
I feel terrible as well, but...
I had to do that.
For your sake as well.
I will take a short break.
Please don't do this.
Let me ask you something.
How do I look in your eyes?
You look like a prince of this nation.
What I'm asking is...
what kind of man I look like in your eyes.
Do you want an honest answer?
Yes. Tell me.
You look like a jerk.
A jerk?
Do you know what kind of star the Big Dipper is?
They say that it decides...
the way a person's life goes...
when that person was given life from Old Lady Samsin.
Is everyone's fate decided...
when he or she is born?
Changing one's fate...
would never be easy.
Well, I guess it is true.
Painter Hong.
Painter Hong, are you here?
(Han Geon, Expert of Gohwawon)
My goodness.
She already drew a preliminary sketch.
(A rough sketch on paper drawn before drawing on silk)
It is magnificent.
I feel like I am seeing my father when he was alive.
Then we will use this as the preliminary sketch...
for the former King's portrait, Your Majesty.
You may proceed.
Then I suppose you should start drawing the first draft.
(Drawing outlines on silk based on the preliminary sketch)
Yes, Your Majesty.
Once you start drawing the first draft,
you must never do anything that could bring bad luck.
As of this moment,
the divine painter is not allowed to leave the Palace.
Yes, Your Majesty.
(Simcheonggak)
What should we do?
If he ends up confessing...
doing something that he did not do during the interrogation,
our plan will fall through.
We must get him out of there even if we need...
all our informants to do so.
(Moo Young: Ilwolseong's bodyguard)
Our chief left this to me just in case.
If you're reading this letter,
it means something has happened to me.
Do not be flustered and deliver this letter...
to Prince Joohyang through Moo Young.
I found out that Prince Yangmyeong arrested Scholar Ha...
as a suspect for the murders at Mount Inwang.
Yul did that?
Yes, Your Highness.
(Prince Joohyang Lee Hoo, King Seongjo's second son)
Did he find out about the Demon?
We must not let anything happen to Scholar Ha...
until we bring the Demon to us.
But it seems that Prince Yangmyeong...
already knows about the Demon.
What do you mean by that?
Prince Yangmyeong has been working as the supervisor...
(Supervisor: Manages and supervises governmental works)
for the restoration of the former King's portrait.
How did that happen?
Why did Father...
My lord, a letter has been delivered.
Here is your first move...
to achieve a major weapon.
(Major weapon: A great method to determine the victory)
(Baekyu Painters Society)
Is this the map of the Police Bureau where Scholar Ha is locked up?
Listen carefully.
As you enter, you see the interrogation yard.
The painters sit in the yard right here...
drawing the criminal's face.
But I couldn't get any information on any other places in there.
They would not tell me when I asked.
What is this place?
Oh, that. This is the prison.
But this is not a highly secure prison.
You can just give the guards chump change...
and they'll let you in, but the problem is...
this place right here.
What did they say?
Anyway, it is a special prison built with some sort of rock.
Even low-ranked palace guards are not allowed to go there.
Cut to the chase.
You're saying that you think Scholar Ha is locked in this prison.
I asked each and everyone I could find...
who might know where he is.
But no one knew.
That gives us the answer.
Here. He must be locked in this rock prison.
People are locked up in there secretly,
and once they go in there, no one can find out...
if they are alive or dead. He's in that place now.
So how do we get in there?
I looked into it since I went to the Police Bureau.
But...
there is no way unless we have...
something like a written order from a prince.
How about we forge a written order?
Hey.
Don't say such nonsense and finish the King's portrait.
He's right.
That would be faster than sneaking into the prison.
I will complete the King's portrait no matter what.
I can finish it sooner if you two help me.
But didn't you say that not everyone can draw it?
I mean you two are not like other painters.
You both made it to the third round at the Maejukheon Painting Contest.
That's not what he meant.
Neither of us has divine power like you do.
The painting to seal the Demon in it,
the former King's portrait.
But not everyone can draw it.
How did my father do that?
Sealing the Demon in the painting...
That kid...
Do you see me?
I knew it. You have magic eyes.
It's time to break up with the Demon.
Hey... Kid...
Kid, I prepared some tea.
I know you like tea. Why don't you come and have some?
I have forsythia tea, apricot flower tea, and everything.
Kid...
Excuse me.
Hello?
Who are you calling "Kid", Child?
Gosh, you startled me.
I'm Tiger Spirit from Mount Inwang.
Tiger Spirit?
So Kid, you are...
I mean...
Tiger Spirit,
you are a deity from Mount Inwang who protects this palace.
Did I understand it right?
Do you see that now, Child?
I have something to ask you about.
What is it?
The last time we met,
you told me to break up with the Demon.
What did you mean by that?
Oh, that?
Since the Demon would chase you whenever he had a chance,
you should not see him.
I do not understand...
You could get killed.
Pardon me?
You are one clueless girl.
Why do you think you can see me?
Why do you think...
the Demon who threatens your life keeps showing up in front of you?
I think...
that it's because I'm the painter who will draw the King's portrait.
Yes, that is the reason.
That is why the Demon appears when you two just touch each other.
You must avoid him when you see him.
Or else, you could be killed any time.
Just focus on completing the portrait as soon as possible.
Why do you think...
the Demon who threatens your life keeps showing up in front of you?
I was the reason.
I can not believe the Demon is awakened because of me.
This is ridiculous. I hate all this.
The struggle to draw the preliminary sketch has ended.
Pardon?
His Majesty was satisfied with it.
His Majesty ordered the astrologist to find the best day,
so you will begin to draw the first draft soon.
And once you begin, until you complete the portrait,
(Completing the King's portrait)
you must stay in the Palace.
Does it mean that I won't be allowed to leave the Palace?
Yes.
You must not go anywhere or meet anyone that could bring bad luck.
What is the matter?
If I can't go out of the Palace until I complete the portrait,
please let me meet Scholar Ha for the last time.
What did you say?
Until I see him,
I do not think I can focus on drawing the portrait.
I can never allow you to see him.
Your Highness, please let me see him just this once. I beg you.
Must you be like this?
You do know that such an evil spirit is inside of his body.
(Evil: Bad and vicious)
I do not know how else I can ask you to help me.
Stand up.
I will not stand up...
until you promise me you will help me.
How could you...
This is...
very unlike you.
Your Highness,
they say that it's the heart...
that moves a painter's brush, not the hand.
And I have to draw the King's portrait that requires divinity.
Don't you think that I must have no regrets in my heart?
So please...
Please let me see Scholar Ha...
at least once.
I am begging you.
Were her feelings for him this deep?
Prince Joohyang, Your Highness,
I heard that the Crown Prince is in critical condition.
Please have a royal physician confirm...
that the Crown Prince is unconscious,
and make an issue of this matter.
Your Highness.
Are you Heo Yu, the royal physician who takes care of the Crown Prince?
I... Yes, that is correct.
I heard that the Crown Prince's condition is worsening every day.
And that he's unconscious now.
Pardon?
(Heo Yu, royal physician)
But... How did you find out...
When the King seems to be going down the wrong path,
stopping that from happening is a subject's duty.
Then why won't you give the King honest advice?
(Honest advice: Honest criticism to correct the wrong decisions)
Do you not know what could happen to the government...
if something bad happens to the Crown Prince?
That is... I am not...
Will you...
just sit back and do nothing in this situation?
His Majesty will probably change his mind at least a little.
He would not change his mind that easily.
The Crown Prince has been ill for a long time.
That is why Lord Sung Jin Ki is helping me.
But...
Stop.
I like the plan that Ilwolseong suggested.
You know that it's unlikely...
that the Crown Prince will regain his health.
His Highness is barely breathing...
without the possibility of recovering.
If we keep ignoring this fact, what would happen to our nation?
Even if that's true, what could we possibly do?
We are royal physicians who are in government service.
We must not keep our mouths closed...
instead of giving His Majesty advice as mere spectators.
Are you suggesting that I should prepare for the worst?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I heard that the Crown Prince's condition hasn't improved at all...
and that His Highness has been unconscious for several days.
It is time to make a decision for the future of our nation.
(To preserve the history and pursue prosperity of the nation)
What is your opinion, Lord Kim?
As it has always been an issue,
it is too soon to jump to a conclusion.
Nevertheless, I do think that it is necessary to prevent...
the chaos that might happen in the government.
That is not all, Your Majesty.
If something bad happens to the Crown Prince...
even before the next crown prince is appointed,
political strife will begin among the officials...
in order to maintain their political power.
That sounds like as if you are hoping...
that something bad will happen to the Crown Prince.
That is not true, Your Majesty.
I am advising you with my loyal heart.
Please forgive me and consider what I am suggesting.
I understand what you two are trying to say, so let's stop here.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Yes, Your Majesty.
It was clever of you to convince the royal physician.
It is time to stir up a bigger hornet's nest, wouldn't you agree?
Yes, Your Highness.
The scholars whom I studied with will lead the young students.
His Majesty won't be able to ignore the matter any longer.
Your Highness.
Lord Sung Jin Ki keeps discussing the appointment...
of the next crown prince with the other officials.
Lord Sung has been Prince Joohyang's person for a long time.
How could you talk about such a disrespectful thing?
The Crown Prince is alive.
Both of you should leave now.
Your Highness, please.
I said, leave immediately.
Hoo, what do you want me to do?
What on earth should I do?
I see. Things are going just as our chief planned.
The officials are talking about...
the appointment of the next crown prince.
Whatever happens, there's no turning back for us now.
We'll take this to the end and have our revenge.
The Crown Prince's installation is now on the subject.
I'm waiting for your next order.
Scholar Ha.
Are you well?
The first draft is finally finished.
(First Draft: Drawn on a silk canvas according to the sketch)
Blood is indeed thicker than anything.
Is she truly a divine painter?
What's the next step?
The first draft is finished, so it'll be inked and colored.
(The sketch is inked, then colored.)
It'll first be colored from the back of the silk canvas.
Then it'll be colored again from the front.
You'll be able to review it in just 10 days.
Good work.
I'll show my appreciation for Painter Hong later.
Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, Prince Yangmyeong is here.
Perfect timing. I was about to call you.
In about 10 days,
the king's portrait will be finished.
Find a lucky day...
get ready to hold a sealing ceremony.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Father.
Please show Wol Sun the first draft in detail.
It hasn't been colored.
What's the reason?
Although it's not finished,
I should be able to discern if the portrait is divine or not.
This is an important task of sealing the Demon.
What's wrong?
Your Majesty, please forgive me for overstepping my bounds.
But this painting does not hold any divine qualities.
What?
Is that true?
If the painting was divine,
the talisman would've seeped into the portrait.
That can't be right.
Even I'm reminded of my father when I see this.
It's excellently drawn.
Your Majesty, what you need right now...
isn't an excellent portrait, but a divine one.
This portrait does not hold any divinity.
There's no divinity in a portrait drawn by a divine painter?
How can this be?
I apologize.
What happened?
This is my fault, Your Majesty.
What...
am I going to do now?
Your Majesty, let me redo this.
Did you say 10 days?
How did it go?
Did something go wrong?
There was no trace of divinity in the draft.
We cannot use that portrait for the sealing ceremony.
Sorry?
Wait, but why?
I put all of my soul into that.
Are you truly unaware of the reason...
why the painting didn't become divine?
Please...
forget Scholar Ha...
just while you draw the portrait.
You must forget him. Please, I ask of you.
Let's start over promptly.
We don't have much time left.
Miss Hong, are you well?
I miss you...
very much today.
You rascal.
How are you going to get your revenge...
with a timid heart like that?
Who are you?
Cleaning up people's toilets would've suited you better.
It reeks of dung,
so that's why people will swarm in this late at night.
Do you know me?
You're of the Ha family, the son of Ha Sung Jin.
Do you know my father?
I wanted to know him very well.
Do you know your father well?
Yes, I do.
You two must have had a great relationship.
Listen up.
People will swarm in tonight.
Among them, there will be one person who'll hold your hand.
Someone who can save you or destroy you,
the divine painter.
You must...
hold onto her hands.
What do you mean?
Hey. Mister.
There's no divine quality.
No divinity.
Scholar Ha.
What should I do now?
I have so many stories to tell you.
I don't think Prince Yangmyeong will help me.
Be quiet.
Cheon Gi. Cheon Gi!
Is that Troublemaker?
What?
Hey, what's with her?
What?
Hey.
You're making us worried. It took us forever to find you.
He's awful at explaining directions.
Hey, Jung.
Yes?
Wait, are you...
No.
(Uigeumbu: Police Bureau)
What's going on?
This painter is here to sketch the composite.
(Composite: A sketch drawn to catch the criminal)
Keep up the good work.
A composite? At this hour?
We are...
running out of time.
This is Prince Yangmyeong's seal.
Show me the way to the eastern cells.
Follow me.
Let's go.
Go.
You must be working hard.
Did you get some sleep?
Why won't you say anything?
Lift up your head.
My gosh.
You're Jung!
My apologies, Expert Han.
I deserve to die.
My gosh.
Be smooth.
Who goes there?
These painters are here to draw composites.
What?
Are you saying His Highness made you do this in this hour?
I need to see you two.
Hey.
Arrest them!
Your Highness.
(Go Pil: the head servant for Prince Yangmyeong's family)
What is it?
This is bad, Your Highness.
Painter Hong snuck into the Police Bureau,
then got arrested there.
What did you say?
What's your plan now?
I'm sorry.
Goodness, Troublemaker.
Hey, now that we're here, we have no other choice.
What can we do? We should try to escape.
Escape?
Like jailbreaking?
Hey, I just said whatever came to my mind.
Don't be so scary.
Painter Hong.
Yes, Painter Hong.
Get up.
You must be done within half of a quarter.
(Half of a quarter-hour, about 7 minutes)
Thank you, Your Highness.
Scholar Ha.
Miss Hong?
How did you get here?
You look...
very thin.
I'm fine.
It's all my fault.
It's because we met one another.
Don't say such nonsense. This isn't your fault.
No.
It is my fault.
When you and I come in contact,
the Demon manifests itself.
What do you mean?
It's because I'm the painter who'll seal the Demon.
Everything is my fault.
Who said that?
You may not believe it,
but I heard it from a deity named Tiger Spirit of Mount Inwang.
Tiger Spirit?
That's how the Demon manifests himself?
What's wrong?
It's just a lot to take in right now.
Even if that's the case, if the portrait puts you in danger...
If that's the truth...
As I suggested before, you must leave this place.
Is it because I might fall in danger?
No, because I might.
It's not for you. Do that for me.
No, I can't do that.
It's not something to be stubborn about.
My father also said this once.
"If we continue to live this life,"
"it'll only make your life tough."
"You must leave me and go."
"This isn't for your sake, but it's for me."
He asked me to leave for his sake.
But how does that make any sense?
My father was someone who kept me going.
So even if you said that,
you can't make me go.
I wish to do everything with you, whatever it may be.
Because...
it took so many years for us to be reunited.
Everything will be resolved once I finish the king's portrait.
Don't.
Leave...
while you can.
This is...
the Royal Command...
and my destiny.
You'll regret it.
I will,
if that's what it takes...
for me to finish the portrait and seal the Demon.
Tonight,
you'll meet someone who can save you or destroy you,
the divine painter. You must hold onto her hands.
Give me your hand.
What do you mean? We cannot be in contact...
Let's check and see...
what that destiny is.
(Special thanks to Choi Jong Won and Kim Pub Lae)
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
Ha-ram!
What happened? What happened to Scholar Ha?
Scholar Ha is unconscious?
What will happen once the painter finishes painting the portrait?
Isn't what we're asking too brutal?
I need to ask my father tonight.
How long will you consider me invisible?
You rascal!
Your Highness, please help Scholar Ha.
I'm so sorry.
Open up.
What do you want?
Hand me the Demon.
(Prince Yangmyeong Lee Yul, King Seongjo's third son)
What?
Scholar Ha was found with his father's body as a child,
and his father Ha Sung Jin's body...
looked strange and listless?
She is with Scholar Ha.
She is in danger. It's too dangerous.
As a suspect for the murder of the palace guards in Mount Inwang,
Scholar Ha, you're under arrest.
No, you can't do this.
There must be a misunderstanding.
Back off.
Your Highness.
How can you?
I told you to back off.
I won't.
How dare you!
Let me go on my own accord, Your Highness.
Thank you...
for everything.
Scholar Ha.
Why would you say something like that...
as if we'll never meet again?
Put down your swords.
Scholar Ha, come with me.
Sir.
Sir, wait.
Sir!
Sir. No. You can't do this. Don't.
Sir!
Sir!
Sir!
Sir...
Keep an eye on her...
and make sure she gets home safely.
Yes, Your Highness.
Over there. Who are you?
I missed you.
Very much.
I love you.
We are...
just not...
meant to be together.
Leave. Leave far away from me.
Please.
Sir...
(Episode 11: The Ring of Fate)
(Police Bureau)
(Chamber of Punishment)
This is a special cell within the Police Bureau.
You cannot get out,
and you won't have human contact.
It's almost clear that you killed the soldiers,
so stay here until the king's portrait is complete.
Yes, Your Highness.
Excuse us for a moment.
Yes, Your Highness.
Yes, Your Highness.
It has gotten warmer,
but it'll still be cold at night.
I'll have the guards bring you more straw.
Your Highness.
What is it?
Did Miss Hong return home safely?
Don't worry. She got back safely.
I had a man keep an eye on her.
Thank you.
I feel...
more relieved now.
I'm sorry.
Do you remember?
The day we first met in the Palace,
I had fallen down because I couldn't see,
and you helped me up.
You said the same thing.
"I'm sorry."
Why should you apologize?
It's me who cannot see.
I am guilty of a crime, so why should you...
apologize to me?
I should go now.
Are you in trouble?
(Ms. Gyeonju, Baekyu Painters Society's cook)
What is it now?
Is something wrong?
No. Nothing's wrong.
I heard that Master Choi...
scolded you and told you not to go to the Palace.
Is that what you're upset about?
How do you know that?
Chun Bok told me.
You poor thing.
Where have you been all this while?
Must I lock you up in the storage room again?
Didn't you hear me tell you not to go to...
Can you just leave her...
Cheon Gi!
Cheon Gi!
Goodness. Cheon Gi!
Cheon Gi!
Cheon Gi!
You poor thing.
She's burning up.
Won Ho. Is my daughter dying?
Wait. Where is my daughter?
Where is she? Cheon Gi.
What...
Cheon Gi.
She's right here...
My goodness.
The smell of peach flowers returns each spring,
but I can no longer see the girl who was there.
I lost my sight and warmth and vowed to get revenge.
When we met again on the path,
I could no longer see you, yet your painting made me smile.
The woman made me shudder
like a branch before a storm.
Ha Ram!
The memories are gone and only nightmares remain,
breaking my heart.
Ha Ram.
You demand I prove my love by parting with you.
Is this something I deserve or is this a curse?
My fate is so cruel.
I am sad and full of sorrow.
You will dare paint me?
I will paint it.
I swear.
Dad, it's time for your medicine.
Silence.
Dad, eat this.
Dad.
You know,
for the first time,
I must paint...
for someone else, someone other than you.
Just this once,
for the first and last time,
let me paint for someone else.
The painting you drew.
I will complete it again.
Dad.
Help me just this once...
so I can finish it.
Why do you want the door locked?
I will restore the king's portrait.
What?
Are you crazy?
Why did you change your mind?
Scholar Ha...
Ha Ram's body...
is where the Demon is.
I want to help him.
What are you talking about? What about Scholar Ha?
No way. Do you think that makes sense?
He was arrested and taken to the Police Bureau
under the suspicion of killing the soldiers on Mount Inwang.
If I don't do anything, not just Scholar Ha,
but everyone else will be in danger too.
I don't know the details,
but basically, I must restore the portrait for everyone to live.
If you finish the portrait, you'll suffer the consequences.
Did you forget what Master Choi said?
Look at your own dad.
I'm prepared.
Please.
You two are my only friends.
Help me just this one time.
(Chamber of Punishment, where felons are locked up)
Scholar Ha of Seomungwan.
(Seomungwan: An office in charge of astronomy, weather, and calendar)
A man with the surname Ha who works at Seomungwan?
He ended up in here?
Is it time for me to leave?
Excuse us.
Have some. It's jakseol tea, your favorite.
(Jakseol tea: High-quality tea made of young leaves)
I apologize, Your Highness.
While you interrogate me,
please forget that we were friends.
On the day of the dragon rainmaking ritual,
a fire broke out in Gyeongwon Pavilion.
Joohyang and I were looking at King Youngjong's portrait.
Doesn't Grandfather's portrait look as if he's still alive?
I presume the Demon broke out when the portrait burned that day,
and got into your body.
Is that so?
The Demon was inside you for all this time.
How long have you known this for?
I figured it out after the Gyeongwon Pavilion incident.
Your fingernails grew long and your eyes changed color.
I still can't forget that look.
But you don't remember any of that
because it's not your memory.
If I had known of this sooner,
I would have...
chained myself down.
Are you admitting that each time you lose your memory,
you could harm someone?
Yes.
I am.
You seem to know how dangerous the Demon inside you is.
I will not say any more.
You have only one option.
Attend the Sealing Ceremony.
Wouldn't that be best for everyone and yourself as well?
I must get the Demon out of you.
Whatever it takes.
Then I must ask you something.
Go ahead.
Is it true that the king's portrait is a must for the Sealing Ceremony?
Yes.
But it cannot be restored by just anyone.
It must be done by a divine painter like Miss Hong.
Her father went insane...
after finishing King Youngjong's portrait.
Can you guarantee the same will not happen to her?
That is...
If the portrait is a must,
I do not wish to attend the ceremony.
Do you think Painter Hong will suffer...
once she restores the portrait?
I heard the painter who finishes King Youngjong's portrait...
will be put under a curse at the Sealing Ceremony.
Just like Hong Eun O.
Is that true?
Yes, Your Highness.
Do you still insist on having the portrait restored?
If you truly care for her,
you must stop the restoration.
Each time I lose my memory,
I lose people who are dear to me.
If I do not attend the Sealing Ceremony,
the Demon will remain in me forever.
Demon. Why is it me? Why?
Why did you choose me?
Greetings, Your Highness.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Do you resent me?
That ring is...
Scholar Ha gave it to me.
I had no choice.
Yes, Your Highness.
I feel terrible as well, but...
I had to do that.
For your sake as well.
I will take a short break.
Please don't do this.
Let me ask you something.
How do I look in your eyes?
You look like a prince of this nation.
What I'm asking is...
what kind of man I look like in your eyes.
Do you want an honest answer?
Yes. Tell me.
You look like a jerk.
A jerk?
Do you know what kind of star the Big Dipper is?
They say that it decides...
the way a person's life goes...
when that person was given life from Old Lady Samsin.
Is everyone's fate decided...
when he or she is born?
Changing one's fate...
would never be easy.
Well, I guess it is true.
Painter Hong.
Painter Hong, are you here?
(Han Geon, Expert of Gohwawon)
My goodness.
She already drew a preliminary sketch.
(A rough sketch on paper drawn before drawing on silk)
It is magnificent.
I feel like I am seeing my father when he was alive.
Then we will use this as the preliminary sketch...
for the former King's portrait, Your Majesty.
You may proceed.
Then I suppose you should start drawing the first draft.
(Drawing outlines on silk based on the preliminary sketch)
Yes, Your Majesty.
Once you start drawing the first draft,
you must never do anything that could bring bad luck.
As of this moment,
the divine painter is not allowed to leave the Palace.
Yes, Your Majesty.
(Simcheonggak)
What should we do?
If he ends up confessing...
doing something that he did not do during the interrogation,
our plan will fall through.
We must get him out of there even if we need...
all our informants to do so.
(Moo Young: Ilwolseong's bodyguard)
Our chief left this to me just in case.
If you're reading this letter,
it means something has happened to me.
Do not be flustered and deliver this letter...
to Prince Joohyang through Moo Young.
I found out that Prince Yangmyeong arrested Scholar Ha...
as a suspect for the murders at Mount Inwang.
Yul did that?
Yes, Your Highness.
(Prince Joohyang Lee Hoo, King Seongjo's second son)
Did he find out about the Demon?
We must not let anything happen to Scholar Ha...
until we bring the Demon to us.
But it seems that Prince Yangmyeong...
already knows about the Demon.
What do you mean by that?
Prince Yangmyeong has been working as the supervisor...
(Supervisor: Manages and supervises governmental works)
for the restoration of the former King's portrait.
How did that happen?
Why did Father...
My lord, a letter has been delivered.
Here is your first move...
to achieve a major weapon.
(Major weapon: A great method to determine the victory)
(Baekyu Painters Society)
Is this the map of the Police Bureau where Scholar Ha is locked up?
Listen carefully.
As you enter, you see the interrogation yard.
The painters sit in the yard right here...
drawing the criminal's face.
But I couldn't get any information on any other places in there.
They would not tell me when I asked.
What is this place?
Oh, that. This is the prison.
But this is not a highly secure prison.
You can just give the guards chump change...
and they'll let you in, but the problem is...
this place right here.
What did they say?
Anyway, it is a special prison built with some sort of rock.
Even low-ranked palace guards are not allowed to go there.
Cut to the chase.
You're saying that you think Scholar Ha is locked in this prison.
I asked each and everyone I could find...
who might know where he is.
But no one knew.
That gives us the answer.
Here. He must be locked in this rock prison.
People are locked up in there secretly,
and once they go in there, no one can find out...
if they are alive or dead. He's in that place now.
So how do we get in there?
I looked into it since I went to the Police Bureau.
But...
there is no way unless we have...
something like a written order from a prince.
How about we forge a written order?
Hey.
Don't say such nonsense and finish the King's portrait.
He's right.
That would be faster than sneaking into the prison.
I will complete the King's portrait no matter what.
I can finish it sooner if you two help me.
But didn't you say that not everyone can draw it?
I mean you two are not like other painters.
You both made it to the third round at the Maejukheon Painting Contest.
That's not what he meant.
Neither of us has divine power like you do.
The painting to seal the Demon in it,
the former King's portrait.
But not everyone can draw it.
How did my father do that?
Sealing the Demon in the painting...
That kid...
Do you see me?
I knew it. You have magic eyes.
It's time to break up with the Demon.
Hey... Kid...
Kid, I prepared some tea.
I know you like tea. Why don't you come and have some?
I have forsythia tea, apricot flower tea, and everything.
Kid...
Excuse me.
Hello?
Who are you calling "Kid", Child?
Gosh, you startled me.
I'm Tiger Spirit from Mount Inwang.
Tiger Spirit?
So Kid, you are...
I mean...
Tiger Spirit,
you are a deity from Mount Inwang who protects this palace.
Did I understand it right?
Do you see that now, Child?
I have something to ask you about.
What is it?
The last time we met,
you told me to break up with the Demon.
What did you mean by that?
Oh, that?
Since the Demon would chase you whenever he had a chance,
you should not see him.
I do not understand...
You could get killed.
Pardon me?
You are one clueless girl.
Why do you think you can see me?
Why do you think...
the Demon who threatens your life keeps showing up in front of you?
I think...
that it's because I'm the painter who will draw the King's portrait.
Yes, that is the reason.
That is why the Demon appears when you two just touch each other.
You must avoid him when you see him.
Or else, you could be killed any time.
Just focus on completing the portrait as soon as possible.
Why do you think...
the Demon who threatens your life keeps showing up in front of you?
I was the reason.
I can not believe the Demon is awakened because of me.
This is ridiculous. I hate all this.
The struggle to draw the preliminary sketch has ended.
Pardon?
His Majesty was satisfied with it.
His Majesty ordered the astrologist to find the best day,
so you will begin to draw the first draft soon.
And once you begin, until you complete the portrait,
(Completing the King's portrait)
you must stay in the Palace.
Does it mean that I won't be allowed to leave the Palace?
Yes.
You must not go anywhere or meet anyone that could bring bad luck.
What is the matter?
If I can't go out of the Palace until I complete the portrait,
please let me meet Scholar Ha for the last time.
What did you say?
Until I see him,
I do not think I can focus on drawing the portrait.
I can never allow you to see him.
Your Highness, please let me see him just this once. I beg you.
Must you be like this?
You do know that such an evil spirit is inside of his body.
(Evil: Bad and vicious)
I do not know how else I can ask you to help me.
Stand up.
I will not stand up...
until you promise me you will help me.
How could you...
This is...
very unlike you.
Your Highness,
they say that it's the heart...
that moves a painter's brush, not the hand.
And I have to draw the King's portrait that requires divinity.
Don't you think that I must have no regrets in my heart?
So please...
Please let me see Scholar Ha...
at least once.
I am begging you.
Were her feelings for him this deep?
Prince Joohyang, Your Highness,
I heard that the Crown Prince is in critical condition.
Please have a royal physician confirm...
that the Crown Prince is unconscious,
and make an issue of this matter.
Your Highness.
Are you Heo Yu, the royal physician who takes care of the Crown Prince?
I... Yes, that is correct.
I heard that the Crown Prince's condition is worsening every day.
And that he's unconscious now.
Pardon?
(Heo Yu, royal physician)
But... How did you find out...
When the King seems to be going down the wrong path,
stopping that from happening is a subject's duty.
Then why won't you give the King honest advice?
(Honest advice: Honest criticism to correct the wrong decisions)
Do you not know what could happen to the government...
if something bad happens to the Crown Prince?
That is... I am not...
Will you...
just sit back and do nothing in this situation?
His Majesty will probably change his mind at least a little.
He would not change his mind that easily.
The Crown Prince has been ill for a long time.
That is why Lord Sung Jin Ki is helping me.
But...
Stop.
I like the plan that Ilwolseong suggested.
You know that it's unlikely...
that the Crown Prince will regain his health.
His Highness is barely breathing...
without the possibility of recovering.
If we keep ignoring this fact, what would happen to our nation?
Even if that's true, what could we possibly do?
We are royal physicians who are in government service.
We must not keep our mouths closed...
instead of giving His Majesty advice as mere spectators.
Are you suggesting that I should prepare for the worst?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I heard that the Crown Prince's condition hasn't improved at all...
and that His Highness has been unconscious for several days.
It is time to make a decision for the future of our nation.
(To preserve the history and pursue prosperity of the nation)
What is your opinion, Lord Kim?
As it has always been an issue,
it is too soon to jump to a conclusion.
Nevertheless, I do think that it is necessary to prevent...
the chaos that might happen in the government.
That is not all, Your Majesty.
If something bad happens to the Crown Prince...
even before the next crown prince is appointed,
political strife will begin among the officials...
in order to maintain their political power.
That sounds like as if you are hoping...
that something bad will happen to the Crown Prince.
That is not true, Your Majesty.
I am advising you with my loyal heart.
Please forgive me and consider what I am suggesting.
I understand what you two are trying to say, so let's stop here.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Yes, Your Majesty.
It was clever of you to convince the royal physician.
It is time to stir up a bigger hornet's nest, wouldn't you agree?
Yes, Your Highness.
The scholars whom I studied with will lead the young students.
His Majesty won't be able to ignore the matter any longer.
Your Highness.
Lord Sung Jin Ki keeps discussing the appointment...
of the next crown prince with the other officials.
Lord Sung has been Prince Joohyang's person for a long time.
How could you talk about such a disrespectful thing?
The Crown Prince is alive.
Both of you should leave now.
Your Highness, please.
I said, leave immediately.
Hoo, what do you want me to do?
What on earth should I do?
I see. Things are going just as our chief planned.
The officials are talking about...
the appointment of the next crown prince.
Whatever happens, there's no turning back for us now.
We'll take this to the end and have our revenge.
The Crown Prince's installation is now on the subject.
I'm waiting for your next order.
Scholar Ha.
Are you well?
The first draft is finally finished.
(First Draft: Drawn on a silk canvas according to the sketch)
Blood is indeed thicker than anything.
Is she truly a divine painter?
What's the next step?
The first draft is finished, so it'll be inked and colored.
(The sketch is inked, then colored.)
It'll first be colored from the back of the silk canvas.
Then it'll be colored again from the front.
You'll be able to review it in just 10 days.
Good work.
I'll show my appreciation for Painter Hong later.
Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, Prince Yangmyeong is here.
Perfect timing. I was about to call you.
In about 10 days,
the king's portrait will be finished.
Find a lucky day...
get ready to hold a sealing ceremony.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Father.
Please show Wol Sun the first draft in detail.
It hasn't been colored.
What's the reason?
Although it's not finished,
I should be able to discern if the portrait is divine or not.
This is an important task of sealing the Demon.
What's wrong?
Your Majesty, please forgive me for overstepping my bounds.
But this painting does not hold any divine qualities.
What?
Is that true?
If the painting was divine,
the talisman would've seeped into the portrait.
That can't be right.
Even I'm reminded of my father when I see this.
It's excellently drawn.
Your Majesty, what you need right now...
isn't an excellent portrait, but a divine one.
This portrait does not hold any divinity.
There's no divinity in a portrait drawn by a divine painter?
How can this be?
I apologize.
What happened?
This is my fault, Your Majesty.
What...
am I going to do now?
Your Majesty, let me redo this.
Did you say 10 days?
How did it go?
Did something go wrong?
There was no trace of divinity in the draft.
We cannot use that portrait for the sealing ceremony.
Sorry?
Wait, but why?
I put all of my soul into that.
Are you truly unaware of the reason...
why the painting didn't become divine?
Please...
forget Scholar Ha...
just while you draw the portrait.
You must forget him. Please, I ask of you.
Let's start over promptly.
We don't have much time left.
Miss Hong, are you well?
I miss you...
very much today.
You rascal.
How are you going to get your revenge...
with a timid heart like that?
Who are you?
Cleaning up people's toilets would've suited you better.
It reeks of dung,
so that's why people will swarm in this late at night.
Do you know me?
You're of the Ha family, the son of Ha Sung Jin.
Do you know my father?
I wanted to know him very well.
Do you know your father well?
Yes, I do.
You two must have had a great relationship.
Listen up.
People will swarm in tonight.
Among them, there will be one person who'll hold your hand.
Someone who can save you or destroy you,
the divine painter.
You must...
hold onto her hands.
What do you mean?
Hey. Mister.
There's no divine quality.
No divinity.
Scholar Ha.
What should I do now?
I have so many stories to tell you.
I don't think Prince Yangmyeong will help me.
Be quiet.
Cheon Gi. Cheon Gi!
Is that Troublemaker?
What?
Hey, what's with her?
What?
Hey.
You're making us worried. It took us forever to find you.
He's awful at explaining directions.
Hey, Jung.
Yes?
Wait, are you...
No.
(Uigeumbu: Police Bureau)
What's going on?
This painter is here to sketch the composite.
(Composite: A sketch drawn to catch the criminal)
Keep up the good work.
A composite? At this hour?
We are...
running out of time.
This is Prince Yangmyeong's seal.
Show me the way to the eastern cells.
Follow me.
Let's go.
Go.
You must be working hard.
Did you get some sleep?
Why won't you say anything?
Lift up your head.
My gosh.
You're Jung!
My apologies, Expert Han.
I deserve to die.
My gosh.
Be smooth.
Who goes there?
These painters are here to draw composites.
What?
Are you saying His Highness made you do this in this hour?
I need to see you two.
Hey.
Arrest them!
Your Highness.
(Go Pil: the head servant for Prince Yangmyeong's family)
What is it?
This is bad, Your Highness.
Painter Hong snuck into the Police Bureau,
then got arrested there.
What did you say?
What's your plan now?
I'm sorry.
Goodness, Troublemaker.
Hey, now that we're here, we have no other choice.
What can we do? We should try to escape.
Escape?
Like jailbreaking?
Hey, I just said whatever came to my mind.
Don't be so scary.
Painter Hong.
Yes, Painter Hong.
Get up.
You must be done within half of a quarter.
(Half of a quarter-hour, about 7 minutes)
Thank you, Your Highness.
Scholar Ha.
Miss Hong?
How did you get here?
You look...
very thin.
I'm fine.
It's all my fault.
It's because we met one another.
Don't say such nonsense. This isn't your fault.
No.
It is my fault.
When you and I come in contact,
the Demon manifests itself.
What do you mean?
It's because I'm the painter who'll seal the Demon.
Everything is my fault.
Who said that?
You may not believe it,
but I heard it from a deity named Tiger Spirit of Mount Inwang.
Tiger Spirit?
That's how the Demon manifests himself?
What's wrong?
It's just a lot to take in right now.
Even if that's the case, if the portrait puts you in danger...
If that's the truth...
As I suggested before, you must leave this place.
Is it because I might fall in danger?
No, because I might.
It's not for you. Do that for me.
No, I can't do that.
It's not something to be stubborn about.
My father also said this once.
"If we continue to live this life,"
"it'll only make your life tough."
"You must leave me and go."
"This isn't for your sake, but it's for me."
He asked me to leave for his sake.
But how does that make any sense?
My father was someone who kept me going.
So even if you said that,
you can't make me go.
I wish to do everything with you, whatever it may be.
Because...
it took so many years for us to be reunited.
Everything will be resolved once I finish the king's portrait.
Don't.
Leave...
while you can.
This is...
the Royal Command...
and my destiny.
You'll regret it.
I will,
if that's what it takes...
for me to finish the portrait and seal the Demon.
Tonight,
you'll meet someone who can save you or destroy you,
the divine painter. You must hold onto her hands.
Give me your hand.
What do you mean? We cannot be in contact...
Let's check and see...
what that destiny is.
(Special thanks to Choi Jong Won and Kim Pub Lae)
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
Ha-ram!
What happened? What happened to Scholar Ha?
Scholar Ha is unconscious?
What will happen once the painter finishes painting the portrait?
Isn't what we're asking too brutal?
I need to ask my father tonight.
How long will you consider me invisible?
You rascal!
Your Highness, please help Scholar Ha.
I'm so sorry.
Open up.
What do you want?
Hand me the Demon.