(Episode 30)
Are you all right?
I am fine.
How is your arm?
This is nothing.
It will be hard to hold out...
with the remaining men until the backup soldiers arrive.
It is already 11am.
What were you thinking?
Had I not pulled back, you could have been dead.
Are you trying to kill Nok Du and start a revolt?
- Is this truly what you wanted? - Yes.
This way, I could have done what you wanted all along.
But you know that I do not want anything from you.
Why not?
Why do you not want anything from me?
I can do everything for you.
I can give you everything. Why not?
Had you...
given your heart to me, I would...
You scare me,
and I hate you.
What?
I believe you deserve to be punished.
However,
I feel sorry and pity you as well.
So...
I know it is funny for me to say this.
But please stop.
Stop this dangerous deed of yours.
I am sincerely pleading to you, so...
No.
I will see it through.
I will take the throne and have you by my side.
Did you say that you could not give me your heart?
I do not need it.
No matter what, you must stay by my side.
Nok Du will never have you.
Because...
I will kill him myself.
Take her.
- Yes, my lord. - Yes, my lord.
Come this way! Retreat!
This way! This way!
Make sure you get every single...
He will never find out...
that you were here or that you had saved his life.
What were you two planning to do?
Were you going to run away?
You tried to kill his father,
and he is the son of the man who destroyed your family.
You may think it is okay for now,
but you will ultimately destroy each other.
Do you hear me?
- Take her away. - Yes, my lord.
It is still dangerous outside, so keep an eye on her.
Yes, my lord.
So?
Were you hiding inside, trembling in fear...
while they were running away?
I did not know what had happened to the Commandant of Palace Guards.
We have far more men than they do,
so even if they attack once again...
Are you saying we should wait until they strike again?
That is not what I meant.
I saw all the men fleeing into the Hall of Convenience.
- The Hall of Convenience? - Yes, my lord.
I just watched them all go inside.
It is better that they are all together.
We will attack them with all the soldiers we have now.
Get the men ready.
Were you running away from me?
Why would I do that?
Let us go to the Hall of Convenience.
You must witness his death.
I need to go to the toilet. Will you manage?
It is just one woman.
Take your time.
You brought everyone.
How nice of you.
It will be hard to hold out...
with the remaining men until the backup soldiers arrive.
It is already 11am.
Are we a little late Lady Kim?
Go after him right now!
What are you doing here? Have you gone mad?
Why would you get involved in this?
I will go wherever...
whether it may be a battlefield or a place that is burning down.
I told you already.
I can no longer live without you.
You finally realized that?
Of course, you cannot live without me.
I cannot live without you either.
So do not worry.
I will be back.
Make sure you stay hidden.
Do not worry.
Promise me that you will come back.
I promise.
Did you just smile?
Fighting you is as exciting...
as I thought it would be.
You crazy jerk.
That is... That is enough.
My lord! Be careful!
Dan... Dan Ho.
I am sorry,
my lord.
Dan Ho.
I will take revenge on behalf of Lady Chun.
Stop what you are doing right now!
Drop all your weapons.
How...
Are the rumors true?
Does His Majesty really have a son that no one knows about?
Yes.
I cannot believe His Majesty died in vain like that.
He should have died a more painful death.
So...
what do you plan to do about Grand Prince Neungyang?
We cannot let him become the king.
Your Majesty.
What is it?
His... His Majesty is back.
What do you mean?
You told me he is dead.
Her Highness told me...
I just saw His Majesty...
enter the palace gates along with a group of soldiers.
Your Majesty, you must move somewhere else...
I would like to meet His Majesty.
It seems like they are at the Hall of Convenience.
Your Majesty.
You should be at the West Palace.
Why are you here?
I was dragged here.
He came to the West Palace all of a sudden.
And he coerced me to justify the revolt they plotted.
Who did?
You were just about to achieve your goal.
I must have interrupted you.
I asked you who came to you and plotted treason against me.
I have never seen him before.
I thought it was absurd,
but he said he was your son.
You asked me once if I abandoned you...
because of what I heard from the fortune-teller.
Yes, that was why.
Not only did I abandon you,
but I also killed the woman who uttered such words and her daughter.
I ordered my men to kill Yun Jeo as well.
Do not look at me that way.
I did what I ought to do.
Look.
Just as predicted, you coveted my throne and tried to steal it.
And you declared that I was dead when I was not.
Do you wish to deny it?
Tell me what you were doing here...
unless you were trying to start a revolt against me.
Why did you hide your identity and stay by my side?
Why did you make me trust you...
and confide everything in you?
I abandoned you.
I tried to kill you countless times!
You must have despised me to death.
Is that not true?
I asked if that was not true.
Yes,
that is true.
I hate you.
I resent you to death.
Yes. You probably did.
That must be why...
you plotted an awful revolt like this.
Please forgive me.
I tried to stop him after finding out what he was up to.
But he...
stirred up the men with a hideous lie...
that you passed away.
That is not true.
Grand Prince Neungyang is the one who led the revolt.
Nok Du...
My brother was trying to stop him.
Do not listen to him.
He deceived me and conspired with his brother to help the revolt.
You stayed by my side to deceive me...
and to take revenge against me.
You have prepared a lot.
Right.
You will not believe anything I say.
Get rid of all the people who may cause trouble later.
And make sure the rest stay silent.
Are you certain that this could work?
His Majesty will not believe his son anyway.
If anyone sides with his son,
that will be considered treason as well.
No one will risk their life to tell the truth.
For a son who was abandoned by his own father.
Will you believe me...
if I was actually trying to stop Grand Prince Neungyang's revolt?
If I say that I was happy and scared at the same time...
without knowing how you felt about me...
when I stayed by your side, would you believe me?
You will not believe anything...
except for that I tried to take your throne.
Did you truly...
try to take my throne?
Have I hurt you?
What?
You trusted me and kept me by your side.
But I hid my identity and plotted treason.
Did that hurt you?
Are you...
trying to...
look down on me again?
You had no idea,
and you trusted me like a fool.
Do you hate yourself for that?
Are you heartbroken by the sense of betrayal?
Are you in pain?
- How dare you? - Just like how I felt...
when you abandoned me.
If so,
I will give you the answer you want. Yes.
I wanted to drag you down from your throne...
myself.
I decided that I was going to kill you myself.
Are you satisfied with my answer?
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
The culprit has confessed to his crime.
Arrest him immediately.
- Arrest him! - Right away.
Protect His Majesty!
- Right away! - Right away!
We must go, Your Majesty.
Let us go.
We will buy you time. Get him out of here now.
We will follow you right away. Do not worry.
I like you so much that I am about to lose my mind.
Do you know...
who I am?
It is not your fault.
(Next Monday,)
(Nok Du and Dong Joo's last story will unfold.)