01x02 - Episode 2

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CROWNED IN A HUNDRED DAYS

ALL ELEMENTS ARE FICTIONAL.
DO NOT IMITATE.

At a time like this,
you still made breakfast?

Mom always said mornings set the tone.

To rule the day, fuel up first.

Besides, today we start something big.

You never mentioned your dad.

Where is he?

Before you overthrew the Old King,

he was taken for forced labor and died.

King Lie,

Madame Witch said
someone took your body last night.

What exactly happened?

That night, I was in the chamber restroom.

Somehow, I just fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes,

I found I had become a soul.

At first, I thought it was a dream.

Then I saw that fake wiping my rear.

King Lie,

no need to go into that much detail.

You enforced the Magic Ban Order.

Who would've thought

the one who used magic to harm you

was right inside the royal palace.

Now I'm staying inside your body.

That makes us brothers sharing one body.

So don't call me King Lie.

Just call me Lie.

Sure, Lie.

One more thing.

What's the Magic Ban Order you mentioned?

When did I ever issue that decree?

You don't know?

It's been enforced since
you took the throne.

People can't study magic anymore.

They can't use magic, either.

Many magic-run trades now use manual work.

And former Mages like Madame Witch

were sent to remote
places like District 9.

That doesn't add up.

How do I not remember something so big?

Wait.

What just happened?

What's wrong?

What did you do?

For a split second, I felt

a rush like nothing I'd ever known.

I...

I only took a sip of porridge.

Could it be

that you can taste the food I eat?

So it was the bliss of feeling full.

But that awful taste made it so confusing.

How does it taste?

My father-in-law taught me himself.

Are you running a diner or a pharmacy?

If it feels good, I'll keep going.

Don't.

Wait.

Fed and ready.

All geared up.

The next 100 days will get brutal.

Ready to face the storm?

My heart is set on the moon.

Even if the road is full of trenches,

I'll fill them all as I go.

Are you Xiaoming?

Sorry, I mistook you for someone else.

Oh, right.

Have you seen a kid

about your age?

His name is Wang Xiaoming.

He was wearing white.

There may be blood on it.

After soul fusion, your life was rebuilt.

No one will recognize you now.

So?

Will you tell your mom the truth?

I'm sorry, Madam.

I didn't see the person you mentioned.

Sorry to bother you.

Thank you.

Knowing more will only put you at risk.

Mom,

wait for me.

In 100 days, I'll bring Xiaohong home.

Xiaoming.

Are you there?

Are you back, Xiaoming?

So this really is District 9.

How did it get this run-down?

You knew nothing about
the Magic Ban Order.

And you barely know the current situation
in District 9 now.

As King of the Nation,
how could you miss so much?

Come on, don't roast me.

No one's experienced the
first time as King.

Do you know when I first took the throne,

how much I had to handle every day?

The whole nation has Ten Districts.

Issues pop up in every district daily.

They get reported and filed for my review.

I'm asked to give my opinion.

I'm good at fighting.

But reading? I can barely scan a line.

And they want me to read piles daily.

It's like putting us in one twin bed.

Tough on top of tough.

So what do we do?

These matters are vital to the nation.

If you can't keep up, you still must read.

People learn and grow, right?

A nation can't rely on my brain alone.

So later, I began using management methods

to spread out the daily workload.

I appointed a District
Chief in each district.

Then each District Chief reports daily

to the Chief of Internal Affairs.

They report the top issues to me.

That way, I only judge what matters most.

You call that management?

It's just lazy governance.

Easy for you to say.

Got a better plan? Let's hear it.

Wait.

First, tell me.

What's your plan
for this grand revenge mission?

What plan?

Are you kidding me?

I'm the strongest force in this nation.

A one-man army.

I'll fight my way
straight into the royal palace.

Let's see who dares to stop me.

I'll destroy anyone who gets in my way.

Oppose me and perish. Obey me and thrive.

Once I catch that scumbag,

I'll take his head.

Cut off my own head, overthrow myself.

Genius. Truly genius.

There you go again, all talk.

Then give me a better plan.

Bringing you here is part of my plan.

This is...

LEILEI-CHAN'S CHILDREN'S THEATER

Leilei-chan's Children's Theater.

Leilei-chan?

That name for kids' theater? Really?

Lie,

you useless, reckless fool.

A century of magic, ruined by you.

Face divine judgment!

Five Thunderbolts Strike!

Bravo!

How can kids watch such harsh scenes?

Once I get my body back,

I'll shut this place down first.

Why bring me to this insulting kids' show?

I'm not here for the show.

I'm here to find someone.

Archmage Lei Wan,

I'm your fanboy.

Please return and topple this tyrant.

Lei Wan?

The Archmage I once
dropped with one punch.

Young man,

do you know what you're saying?

Wild talk can get you ex*cuted.

Of course I do.

You once represented the magical community

and battled King Lie for three days.

In the end, you narrowly lost.

I want to help you fix that.
- Three days?

I ended it with one punch.

One punch.

Young man,

let me remind you.

It wasn't three days.

It was seven days and seven nights.

So you know how hard toppling him will be?

I've watched the shows
since opening night.

Your defiance of the Magic Ban Order
moved me deeply.

It became my guide in life.

Tell me, did you really plan an uprising?

So opening a children's theater

to teach resistance from a young age

actually paid off.

Young man,

I admire your courage.

But to upend the world,

power isn't enough. Talent matters too.

Lie was able to become king

because he had unmatched power.

Whether you can make it

depends on your chance with magic.

So I'll give you a simple test.

Don't tell me I touch a stone to rank me.

Don't be ridiculous.

I'd never use something that overdone.

Let my apprentice show you how.

Yes, Master.

This trial should be easy for you, right?

But I know nothing about spells.

Xiaolan,

let's begin.

Makabaka Kabibala
Dalabengba Milabala Xilihuala,

Sasimiya Qiegexi Babalabala.

Pew.

Xiaolan just cast a basic Arcane m*ssile.

Young man,

now you give it a try.

I remember the moves.

The moves aren't the hard part.

The key is making the m*ssile appear.

A mighty King of the Nation,

and you can't squeeze out a drop of mana?

Forget it.

I've tried many times, all for nothing.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have
been taken away.

And I wouldn't have toppled the old king.

Maybe this is heaven keeping balance.

It grants godlike power

but also sealed away my mana.

I was made magic blind.

No way around it.

At this point, I have to risk it all.

Miss Xiaolan,

could you teach me the exact spell?

Makabaka Kabibala
Dalabengba Milabala Xilihuala,

Sasimiya Qiegexi Babalabala.

Okay.

I've got it.

I didn't catch a word she mumbled.

You memorized it after one try?

Young man,

confidence is good,

but arrogance gets you nowhere.

Makabaka Kabibala
Dalabengba Milabala Xilihuala,

Sasimiya Qiegexi Babalabala.

He really memorized it.

How did you do that?

I actually made a ball.

I don't know, it...

It

just popped out on its own.

But this thing is way too big.

And it's still expanding!

Young man, sh**t it!

Launch it out!

If it blows here, we're all toast.

I recited the spell word for word.

But there's no command to sh**t it.

Oh, dear.

Forgot to teach you that.

How can you stay so calm right now?

Pew.

Quick,

young man,

sh**t it!

Pew.

Phew, that was close.

Archmage Lei Wan,

Arcane m*ssile launched successfully.

So I passed the test, right?

Young man,

not quite.

My disciple showed how to hit birds.

Look at you.

You fired off so many.

But you didn't hit a single bird.

That old man is so sneaky.

How can you change the rules now?

Lie,

where did that mana come from?

So that's how the spell is chanted.

I've never said it right before.

What?

You weren't magic blind, just illiterate.

ILLITERATE

So,

that huge Arcane m*ssile just now

means your mana points
are way above average.

The sky looks a bit strange.

What just happened?

That m*ssile just now.

It actually shattered
the stars in the sky.

Who says Heaven is fair and equal?

You actually possess the greatest power

and incredible mana to go with it.

Why'd he blast the stars into a heart shape?
Was that a confession?

So, what do you say?

Archmage Lei Wan,

does this count as passing the test?

Young man,

from this moment on,

consider me your biggest fanboy.

I'm here to ask you to help
overthrow the tyrant's rule.

Then we'd better hurry.

Only 99 days remain.

The sky's showing us a sign.

It means Heaven is blessing this cause.

Look, the stars form a heart.

Doesn't it mean we're
a match made in heaven?

Don't touch me.

Relax.

I won't touch you till you're an adult.

I could never do anything

both classless and immoral.

On the day you come of age,

I'll honorably marry you
as my princess consort.

Ming, are you guys okay?

I hope you see the same
sky as me right now.

Through it, convey

my feelings.