Yi San (2007–2008): Season 1, Episode 23 - Episode #1.23 - full transcript

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Episode 23

I, Kim Gui Joo, greet you, Your Highness.

Have you been well, Your Highness?

It has been a while.
When did you return to the Capital?

I returned yesterday, Your Highness.

But I have heard about the terrible things
that are happening in the Capital.

As an official of this government,
I offer you my deepest condolences.

Why have you entered the palace
with the two princes?

Oh, I just ran into the two princes
on my way into the palace.

They said that they had business
here in the palace, Your Excellency.



I see.
Then you should have let me know.

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

Well then, I have business to attend to.

- We will meet again soon.
- Yes, Your Highness.

Why did you not tell His Highness the truth?

You told us we were going
to see Her Majesty the Queen.

The prince is preoccupied with many things.
What is the use of adding to his worries?

Let us go, My Lords.

This is Pu Er tea.

This tea is served only to the royal family
of the Ching Dynasty.

I asked for it to be prepared so that we
can enjoy it together.

You are most gracious, Your Majesty.

I am honored to be included here with you
and the two princes, Your Majesty!

This is a land deed to
a piece of land in Jae Chun.



Although you are of royal blood,

you do not have a place of your own.
I hope this will be useful for you.

No, Your Majesty.
Royal land should not be given away so freely.

Our livelihoods are taken care
of by the government.

Please do not worry about us.

Prince Eun Un, why don't you understand
Her Majesty's concern for you?

No, Prince Eun Un is right.

But this is not a gift from the Queen, but a
gift from a grandmother to her grandson.

- You are most gracious.
- You are most gracious.

The prince has shaken
the nation with his inexperience.

And you Ministers did not help him,
making the people suffer and be in distress.

I have come to realize that I cannot sit back
and merely watch while this is happening.

Therefore, I will reverse my order to allow
the prince to rule in my stead,

and take back all authority
and power give to him as sovereign.

How could you be so careless, Brother?

What do you mean, Your Majesty?

How could you have
brought the two princes here?

There are eyes watching us!

- You were careless!
- Why do you fear the eyes of others?

When the sword is out, one should use it!

I will take care of anyone who dares
to speak a critical word of this.

That is not so, Brother!
We must not reveal our plan.

We must be cautious and discreet
until all preparations are ready.

Do you understand me?

I will heed your words, Your Majesty.

But...

What did you think?

I prefer Prince Eun Jun.

Did you think so as well?

He is young and his maternal
family is powerless.

If you want to rule, it would be better if
Prince Eun Jun was made the Crown Prince.

Look here!

What is it, Sir?

Come with me.
Hurry!

What? His Majesty withdrew his order
to allow the prince to rule?

Is it true?

That's right. He announced it in front
of his ministers just now.

That's impossible!
How could he do that?

- So that's how it's going to be.
- His Majesty was furious about Honganmun.

And all the ministers gathered and sent up
petition after petition.

But how could... it was so sudden!
This doesn't make any sense.

It wasn't the prince's fault!

- I must talk to Inspector Hong!
- It's no use.

I heard that he has given his resignation
to the Office of the Inspector-General.

What? Resignation?

- What? Is that true?
- I heard it from the guard there.

It might all end like this.

Damn it.

Why did you do it?

When I first met you, you said this to me.

You said one had to do anything and
everything to gain power,

but that same power had
to be used carefully.

Do you remember?

Yes, Your Highness.

When I heard that, I felt such strength at the
fact that such a righteous man was on my side.

So how could you use your authority
to give such orders?

Were they empty words
meant to move my heart?

I have nothing to say, Your Highness.

I know that you have also shielded me.

Because of this,
you received more opposition,

whereas I, who deserved all the blame,
have remained safe.

But how could I be forgiven for the violence
the people suffered because of my order?

This happened because of my foolishness
and unworthiness.

Therefore, I will give judgment
to myself and leave you.

Alright.
You may do so.

I had hoped that you would
try to dissuade me.

To tell you the truth, I need you right now.

But you made an unforgivable mistake.

As prince, I cannot forgive you,

and as someone who cares for you,
I cannot do so.

I understand, Your Highness.

I understand that better than anyone.

May I say something else before I leave?

Please meet with Inspector Han Jung Myung
and Advisor Oh In Chul, and speak with them.

They started their civil service with me.

Both of them are well-learned and brilliant.

They will of great help to you.

I will do that.

Thank you.

Then I shall take my leave.

Please be well, Your Highness.

Long time no see, Secretary Jung.

What brings you to the palace, My Lord?

- Have you returned to the Capital?
- The palace has been ruined in my absence!

So what choice did I have?
I had to return and fix things!

I heard that you made a lot of mistakes
and have caused worry for Her Majesty.

Well, you're still young and inexperienced.

But now that I am here, come and find
me if you need any help.

Yes, I will do so, My Lord.

Where are you going?

You already know the answer,
so why do you ask?

Who is this fellow?
Do you know him?

He is Inspector Hong of the Office
of the Inspector-General.

This is the Second Royal Secretary,
Lord Kim Gui Joo.

So you're that Hong Gook Young.

I've heard about you.

You're said to use the prince's relationship
with you to abuse your power.

Be careful. I hate men who use their
superiors for their own benefit!

You should never forget
that I am watching you!

In that case, shouldn't you go home and
look in the mirror first?

The whole world knows that you became an
official only because you are the Queen's brother.

What?

I'm leaving the palace today,
so you shouldn't concern yourself with me.

If you have spare time, please use it to help His Majesty
and for the people of this nation, My Lord.

What did you say?
You impertinent fool!

Your Lordship!

Impertinent fool!

How dare you speak in such a manner to me!
Do you know who I am?

Do you think anyone would care if you leave
the palace as a corpse?

Sir!

What is this?
Are you really leaving?

Are you really resigning and leaving us?

You're acting like your wife is running away.

I mean...

What happened to your face?
Have you been hurt?

Nothing to be concerned about.
I was bitted by a rabid dog in the palace.

- What?
- In any case, be healthy.

If you have time, come and visit me.
And since I'm jobless, you can buy me a drink!

No, you can't leave!

Look here...

The prince needs you!

You should be helping him!

This incident was not your fault!
I know what happened, so I'll the prince.

- Then he'll forgive you for sure and...
- Don't waste your time.

- Then His Highness will be in even more trouble.
- Sir!

Don't you understand? If you tell him,
he will try to protect me.

But if I stay in the palace, it will be giving
the prince's enemies a weapon to use against him.

If that happens, the prince will suffer
many times over because of me.

As you said, the prince is in need of help now.

So do your best to give strength to him.

Do you understand what I am saying?

Sir...

All of this was your achievement.

All those who criticized you and I will
definitely be silenced this time around.

Well done!
You have done well!

- Does this make you that happy?
- Why wouldn't it?

What does it mean to reverse the order
to allow the prince to rule?

It means that Father has lost
his faith in the prince.

Now that he has lost that,
the prince is powerless.

We cannot be certain of that yet, Mother.

You have been surprised by the prince too
many times. You are too cautious.

Do not worry.
I know my Father.

He wouldn't have done that
without good reason.

All that is left now is to make sure that our voices
are loud before Her Majesty and the ministers.

We must make sure that
we take the lead role.

Somehow I don't think that will be so easy.

What do you mean?

I met Lord Kim Gui Joo on the way here.

I think he has returned to the palace.

Was he not in Pyongyang?

Her Majesty must have summoned him.

Are you saying she did it without telling us?

Perhaps she made the decision suddenly
and didn't have time to inform us.

No, that is not it.
Don't you know the Queen's character?

She does not take a single step
without planning it first.

If she summoned Kim Gui Joo, then
she must have given him a task.

Go and find out.
Find out what that man is up to.

- Do you understand?
- Yes, Mother.

Hurry and announce us to the princess!

Your Highness, the Right Minister
and Justice Minister are here.

So what has happened now?

The prince has been summoned again.

What should we do, Your Highness?

At the last Cabinet, His Majesty's anger was
at its peaked when he reversed his order.

How could all of this be so similar
to the late Crown Prince?

Crown Prince Sado drew His Majesty's anger
when he ruled in His Majesty's stead...

Enough!
Is that all you have to say to me?

You let the Crown Prince die.

You let him die,
and refused to allow me to shed tears!

You told me to hold back for the family,
for the prince!

But now that the prince is going through
the same thing, how have you helped him?

How have you helped him for you
to be able to say this to me?

Please forgive us, Your Highness.

Please forgive us.

This cannot happen.
This truly cannot happen!

We cannot allow the prince to have the same
fate as his father!

It must have been when
you were eleven years old.

You told me that you would become a good ruler
as your father told you to be.

I asked you then what
the first duty of the king was.

Do you remember?

Yes, Your Majesty.

You weren't able to give me the answer then.

I will tell you the answer today.

The first duty of a king is
to value the lives of his people.

The moon does not shine merely as a
reflection in the pond.

A king must be the same.

The worthy and unworthy,
the strong and the weak...

A king must embrace
all of them as his children.

The merchant clans, they are truly evil men.

They offer bribes to the officials
to ask for their support.

They steal the marrow from the nation's bones.

And not only that, they take all
the trade rights for themselves,

and sell goods to
the poor people at high prices.

But those merchants are also your children.

They have talent, but they are wicked.
They are still one of your children.

So what should you have done?

You should have found a way to punish them
for greed, but helped them to grow their talent.

But what did you do?

You took your own child
and tried to kill his talent.

Fine. Let us say that you did that
because you are young and inexperienced.

But what did you do next?

To cover up your mistake,
you used violence on the people.

Do you know that if you were king,
this nation would have been ruined?

Reform and innovation is good.

As you said, we need them in this nation.

But what did you prepare for the people
who had to face days of hunger because of them?

You stayed in the comfort of the palace
and spoke of reforms and innovations!

You have far to go.
You still have a long way to go.

That is the reason why I reversed my order.

Do you understand?

Everyone in the marketplace is saying that
the prince has been cast out.

So it was true.

If it weren't for Honganmun,
the people's hearts wouldn't have changed so much.

The goods were coming in via the Gaesong
merchants and the traveling peddlers.

That wasn't the prince!
It was Inspector Hong who came up with that idea!

And it wasn't even him who ordered the strike,
but he took the whole blame for it and...!

My blood boils just thinking about it!
I can't even sleep!

Can't sleep?
You snore the moment your head hits the floor.

That's not me!
That's you, Uncle!

You scared me!
Why are you shouting?

- Was it me who was snoring?
- You thought it was me?

Do you know how I feel right now?

So what do you think
will happen to the prince?

According to the market people,
the prince is going to be de-crowned soon.

What? Who said that?
Which crazy fool said that?

Everyone saying it!

The late Crown Prince died at the hands of
the king after his rule was taken away!

So isn't it obvious that the prince will also...?

- I'll kill them!
- Hey, where are you going? Sit down.

Are you crazy?
Where are you going?

Let me go! I'm going to find those fools
and drag them out for treason!

- Let me go!
- Where are you going to find them?

I'm Royal Guard Park Dae Su!
Park Dae Su!

The first duty of a king is
to value the lives of his people.

But what did you prepare for the people
who had to face days of hunger because of them?

You stayed in the comfort of the palace
and spoke of reforms and innovations!

Please Sir, please don't hurt me!

Please let me go this once, Sir!

- Silence! Drag him away!
- Yes, Sir!

Sir!
Sir Yi Chun!

- Sir! Sir!
- Take him away!

Sir!

You're here.

- What happened to your face?
- That's why I wanted to meet you at your house.

I didn't know your face was looking like that.

I'm helping out at the inn
because I can't open my store.

So you're in dire straits yourself.

I was hoping to discuss some money making
opportunities with you.

Money?

Look here, Dal Ho. Do you know of
any way I can make some money?

I can't even sell my erotica because of
the regulation of the moral laws. I'm going crazy!

I almost got hit with a grindstone today.
I'll die soon at this rate.

I'll be killed for sure!

Who threw a grindstone at you?

Someone whose arm is as thick as my thigh
and whose thigh is as thick as my waist.

My wife.

You're saying your wife did that to you?

Don't tell anyone.
I'm so ashamed of myself.

I'm thinking of something, so wait a while.

Re-opening my store seems impossible now,
and I can't work at someone else's inn forever.

Someone else?
I'm not someone else!

- I told you not to feel that way!
- How could a man eat for free! I've got my pride!

I'm so happy to have you around all day!

So what if you have a man's pride?

I'm so envious, Dal Ho!

How can she like you when
you don't give her any money?

How do you grab
a woman's attention like that?

It's not that easy.

If she finds out I have nothing down there,
a grindstone will be the least of my worries!

What?
Nothing down there?

What's that?

Artist Tak.
I want to talk to you.

- Yes, Sir.
- The map you did...

- Sir, that wasn't me...
- It was well done even though you had no pigment.

What?

Everyone else was using the lack of pigment
as an excuse to not work,

but you were the only one that did.

That was...

I just did what I had to do.

In any case, well done.
You certain take pride in your duty!

You are too kind, Sir.

Now when you draw leaves on a tree,
you use backward strokes.

When you draw reeds on the water,
you use downward strokes.

So now everyone take ten pages of
scrap paper and practice.

- What? Ten pages?
- Yes, we'll start out with ten pages today.

- Start out with ten pages?
- Ten pages for ten days, I think.

- A hundred pages?
- That's too much!

- Now go back and try it.
- Let's do it, girls!

You're telling me the girl
knows how to draw maps?

Yes. I took a look and
there was nothing amiss.

We have to find some fault for us to
be able to chase her out.

You know, Sir,
I'm not sure what I have to do.

I've known her for a long time already,
and since her talent is good,

I'm not sure if I should say anything.

How can you be so weak?
She is trying to manipulate you!

- Did you ask for me, Sir?
- Oh yes.

Have you completed the folding screen
for the princess' chambers?

- Yes I have.
- Then go to her and give it to her yourself.

- Me?
- That's right.

Yes, Sir.
I will do so.

You should open it a little bit more.

If the folding screen is opened all the way,
there is no energy in the painting.

But if it is not opened enough,
the depth of the painting is lost.

Because there are a lot of small fruits in this
painting, it is better to be opened wider.

Do as she says.

It does look different than before.

Take a seat.

Now I understand why Official Park sent you.

When you do something,
I trust you for some reason.

You honor me, Your Highness.

When I spoke to you last time,
you said you were taking lessons.

How is that going?

Have they reversed that as well?

No, Your Highness. The Artists allow me
to take lessons along with the novices.

Is that so?
I am glad to hear it.

At a time where all of
the prince's decisions have been reversed,

I am glad that you are
still being given an opportunity.

You are most gracious, Your Highness.

Your Highness, it is Attendant Kim.

What did you find?
How is the prince doing?

Well, he is said to be
at his office day and night.

He won't move no matter what his attendants say.
They are all in deep distress!

Why don't you go to him, Your Highness?

If so, I am certain His Highness will come out.

- Or at least tell the princess ...
- Don't do anything unnecessary.

Your Highness...

He has been through
a lot in the past few days.

He will need time to himself.

You should be on your way.
There's nothing else for you to do here.

Yes, Madam.

Excuse me.

Do you know where the training ground
for the Royal Guard is?

- The training ground?
- Yes.

- Why?
- I have to meet someone.

You most certainly know
a lot of people in the palace!

Go that way and you'll see it.

Thank you.

Royal Guard?
That's all men!

How could she be so obvious!

I'm getting all red!

Woosema!
Come on out!

Yes, Sir!

- What is it, Sir?
- Go outside. A girl is looking for you.

What? A girl?

A girl? Have you already attached yourself
to the palace maids?

No!

Song Yeon!

- Why are you at the palace?
- I came to deliver a painting.

Painting?
Oh, that folding screen!

You must have finished it!

I'm glad.
You worked hard for it.

Dae Su, do you know how
the prince is doing now?

- The prince?
- Yes, I heard he's at his office all the time.

So you've heard too.
Actually, we haven't seen him either.

He doesn't come to the training ground anymore.
And he only meets with Official Nam.

But even then he doesn't say anything.

Dae Su, if you see His Highness,
will you give this to him?

What is it?

Your Highness...

- Dae Su, what brings you here?
- Please forgive me, Your Highness.

- I came without notice.
- Not at all. Take a seat.

- Were you painting?
- Yes, it had been a long time.

There is nothing better than painting
to calm a restless mind.

I'm an ignorant fellow,
but the painting looks very nice.

I think you have more talent than some of
the Artists at the Bureau!

It is a painting of an plum tree.
My father used to love painting this.

So what brings you here?
Has something happened?

- It's nothing like that.
- What is it? Tell me.

Your Highness, it has been five days.

You haven't been to your chambers to rest.
Everyone fears for your health.

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

No, I should be sorry for causing everyone
to worry about me.

Now that I come to think of it,
I am quite a useless fellow.

No matter what I do,
I seem to cause trouble.

Your Highness!

I realize that everything that I tried to
do was all in my self-interest.

I caused misery for others
because of my selfish desires.

It may have been better
if I didn't do anything.

How can you say that, Your Highness?

Look at this.

What is all that?

They're paintings done by
the Damos Song Yeon is teaching.

Song Yeon is teaching Damos?

Yes. Because of you, Song Yeon was able
to receive instruction from the Bureau Artists.

Because of that, the other Damos are also
able to be taught by her.

Song Yeon asked me to bring these to you.
To tell you that this is all because of you.

Because of you, many Damos now have
the opportunity to learn how to paint.

It's not just Song Yeon
and her damo friends.

We Royal Guards are also living
with hope and courage because of you.

So how can you say that
you shouldn't have done anything?

You promised us that you would
survive in the palace no matter what.

So how can you speak such weak words
at such a trivial incident?

What should we do when you say such things?

You still trust me and have hope in me?

Your Highness!

I know now why Song Yeon asked
you to give me those paintings.

She is telling me to come to my senses.

How could that be, Your Highness?

Song Yeon may be going through more
than I am right now.

She is fighting alone against the ancient
traditions of the Bureau.

She is going through
the most difficult thing of all.

You're right.
Song Yeon is going through all this,

but I was holed up in my office
showing everyone how weak I was.

Your Highness...

~Instructs painting techniques~

So what did you find?
Have you found what I asked for?

Yes. I suspect the Queen is planning
something quite big.

Big?
What do you mean?

Her Majesty did not only
summon Lord Kim Gui Joo.

She also met with Princes Eun Jun and Eun Un.

What did you just say?
Her Majesty met with the princes...?

- Then...
- She is preparing to de-crown the prince.

I think she is planning on choosing
one of the princes

so that she can rule until they are older
once His Majesty has passed away.

Does that mean that she has found a
way to de-crown the prince?

I don't know about that.

Who was it that saved Father's life
and removed the prince's from rule?

How could she plan on de-crowning the prince
without involving us in her plan?

How could she do this to us?

Please be calm, Mother.
Nothing is for certain yet.

Nothing is for certain?
She plans on reaping the harvest without us!

Everything is so obvious!

She is worried that I will be
an obstacle to her rule.

She wants all the power to herself!

If that is her plan,
I will not sit by and do nothing.

If the plan is to set up a puppet king,
then I can do so as well.

The guardian of Prince Eun Jun is
his maternal grandfather, Magistrate Cho.

I am slowly reaching out to him.
He will become one of ours soon.

Well done, Older Brother.

But even if Prince Eun Jun agrees,
the prince must still be de-crowned first.

Prince Eun Jun is not important right now.
We must focus on de-crowning the prince.

The most important thing
is His Majesty's intentions.

If he does not make a decision,
this will all be difficult for us to accomplish.

So what are you saying?

Are you saying we should forget everything?

No, the Minister is right.

Even though he was greatly disappointed,
His Majesty still has faith in the prince.

Unless that faith is shaken to its core,
de-crowning the prince will be impossible.

Then why don't we just eliminate him?

- Older Brother!
- We tried as well!

We made several attempts,
but failed each time.

That was because it was foolishly prepared.

Leave everything to me, Your Majesty!
I will pulverize the prince before your eyes.

Then would that not solve all our problems?

Go and search the residence
of Lord Kim Gui Joo.

Do not let yourself be caught.
Do you understand?

- Yes, My Lord.
- Let us go to Gyodong.

So we meet again.

Yes, have you been well, My Lord?

I was curious about what you were doing.

But you sold your house and disappeared.

I returned to my previous house.
What is the use of a big house for me now?

- Is that why you are doing this?
- Why? What's wrong with what I'm doing?

Don't you know the phrase
"sustained perseverance and determination"?

A king who lost his country wanted to remember
his bitterness and ate gall everyday.

If I don't want to forget
the humiliation given to me,

I should be eating gall too,
but unfortunately I have a weak constitution.

So I've decided to smell
this awful odor instead.

So this is to not forget your humiliation?

It makes sense.

But this "sustained perseverance and determination" is
only useful if you have an audience.

You must not have heard the news.

There are many rumors that the prince
has given up on everything.

A horse that has been riding for days is
unable to get up after it takes a fall.

What did I tell you from the beginning?
I said this was dangerous ground.

I still value your talent, so if you want to change
your territory, come to me anytime.

But come before that smell
sticks to you forever.

I have a weak constitution too.

- Your Highness, it is Official Nam.
- Enter.

Did you want to see me?

How many days have I been here?

What?

Including today, it has been six days.

I feel a bit suffocated.
I think I want to go out for some air.

What?

You're going to be escorting the prince
to the Capital?

It's a secret.
You can't tell anyone!

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.
But what happened?

I don't know, but he asked for Official Nam
and told him he wanted to go out.

I'm late.
I have to go.

Dae Su, take care of the prince.
Make sure nothing bad happens, alright?

Don't worry! Who I am?
I am Woosema Park Dae Su!

I'm going.

We will watch out for the prince from afar,
so you stay close to him.

- Alright.
- Make sure you don't attract any attention.

Yes, Sir.

If you're ready, let us go.

- What is the matter?
- Forgive me, but where are we going?

Why? Are you afraid that I'm going to cause
a commotion because I am upset?

No, Your Highness, it's not that...

I want to see how the people live.

When you fall, you must get up again.

You cannot flail about on the ground forever.

If I don't want to make
a mistake like this again,

I must find out how they live
and how they think.

Your Highness...

So, let us set off.
We have much distance to cover.

Your Highness...

You wretches!
How dare you continue your peddling!

Don't just stand there!
Go and strike at them!

Your Highness!
You must leave this instant!

Those bastards....!

Stay still.

Your Highness!

- Good food!
- Yes, come again!

Oh, welcome!

- I will look for a room.
- No, it's alright.

- What do you want to order?
- We'll order later. Come back later.

Enjoy your meal.

- Thank you for the food!
- Thank you!

- Welcome!
- Two bowls of soup and two rice wines!

Have you heard that prince
isn't allowed to rule anymore?

- Yes, I heard.
- I heard that he's going to be de-crowned soon.

- Be careful of your words!
- So what?

That prince didn't know anything.
Of course he should be chased out.

I'm glad to meet someone
who feels the same way.

Did you lose a lot of money too?

I had to burn perfectly good merchandise
because of the prince.

It's not just the merchants that lost money.

All the peasants in the Capital
suffered because of that stupid prince!

That's what I'm saying!
He doesn't know anything about trade!

How can he become king if he doesn't
appreciate the merchant clans?

That's true!
What you said is true!

Here, drink up.

They say blood is thicker than water.
The prince is exactly like his mad father!

Don't you think?

You fools!
I can't listen to your foolish words any longer.

Who dare you blame the prince
for the ruined economy of our nation!

It's all because of you merchants
and the Noron faction!

You old man...!

- Do you want to die?
- Calm down! Please calm down.

This is why Confucius was a fool.

He said if man wasn't hungry,
he would be good.

That's all nonsense!
The fuller you are, the more food you want!

- That's the rich and the powerful!
- You old bastard...!

We should eliminate garbage like you
merchants and the Noron faction.

- Do you understand?
- Where are you going, old man!

Let me go!

Madam! More wine!

- Find out who he is.
- Yes, Your Highness.

Your Excellency, the Second Royal Secretary is here.

- Let him in.
- Yes, Your Excellency.

I hope I have not bothered
you with late visit.

Not at all, but what brings
you here at this late hour?

There was something I wanted to show you.

- To me?
- Yes.

I wanted to show you how to prepare
for a big event.

This is it.

In a few days, the palace will have
its year-end festivities.

I am sure you are well aware.

- That's right.
- There will be a great feast and entertainment.

Do you know what happens
at the end of the festivities?

There will be fireworks.

It is a tradition of the palace.

But this year, there will be a new display.

At the end of this year's festivities,

there will not only be fireworks,
but the death of the prince!

What are you saying?

How are you going to make that happen?

- Show him.
- Yes, My Lord.

What did I tell you?
I told you I would pulverize the prince.

Did you find out?

Yes, he is from a butcher village, but
he also tells fortunes from time to time.

- He tells fortunes?
- Yes.

They said that he doesn't do it often, but when
he does, he is very accurate.

What an interesting old man.
He lives in the butcher village?

Yes, Your Highness.

Anyone home?
Anyone?

I'll take a look around.

Your Highness, take a look.
Something's a bit strange.

- What's wrong?
- Well...

I suspect he's a bit mad.

Wait.

What's wrong?
What's written on there?

I've never seen it before.

I have never read this before in any book.

Of course you didn't.
This is all my writing.

- Who are you anyway?
- Do you know who you are talking to?

Forgive us for entering your house.

We came to have our fortune read,
but no one was in.

You're that fellow at the inn.

- That's right.
- I have nothing to say to you. Go back.

I am not a fortune teller.

If you're not a fortune teller,
then what are you?

Are you an insurgent?

An insurgent? Me?

Then what is all this?

These are all writings criticizing
the throne and the government.

If you're not an insurgent,
then what are you?

I don't know who you are, but you have
lived with Death next to you all your life.

You have no time to waste
on words of an old man.

Since you say you wanted your fortune told,
I will tell you one thing.

Be careful.
Death may take you with him this time around.

Main Translator: MrsKorea

Timer and Editor: MrsKorea

Coordinator: mily2

Special thanks to Suz07