01x04 - Episode 4

[bunniefuu]

My lady, you must stay strong.

You must stay awake.

Please stay strong.

I SHALL MAKE DO-HWA MINE

IF SHE BEARS A CHILD, KNOW THAT IT IS MINE

Thanks to you,

the past seven days have been wonderful.

Do-hwa will be giving birth

to my son soon.

Your Majesty.

Do you remember the divination I received

on the day of my coronation?

You said I would be granted a son

who had the energy of the King's Star.

The divination was incorrect.

That cannot be.

No.

What you said has to be true.

I will have a son

thanks to your alchemy of souls.

Remember that.

Do-hwa will bear

my son.

He will be mine.

The star at the center of the Big Dipper

that contains nature's secrets

only reveals itself when the sky is filled

with the energy of the Daeho waters.

And my son will be born

when that star appears.

From this moment forward,

I hereby banish Jang Uk from Songrim.

There is one more left.

As for the last one,

you should do it yourself.

Mu-deok.

Is Young Master still not talking?

No. His back was flogged,

but it seems his mouth was as well.

He cries in pain even when

he bumps his fingers into something.

But he is being silent

after being flogged 100 times.

I am truly worried.

He is a crybaby, so I am guessing

it is still bearable for him.

His back is not what is paining him.

It is his heart.

He was cast away by the man

he considered a father figure.

Imagine how he feels.

He must think he was abandoned.

You should be happy you got flogged.

They will not be able to retrieve

the torrent of energy right away.

You will have more time to train.

Young Master.

Are you all right?

Mu-deok, look at this.

I think I used my energy

to make these ripples.

The water is just rippling.

Why is it not working? I have been

practicing my breathing technique.

Is that what

you have been doing in silence?

I thought you were wallowing in sadness

for being abandoned.

-I was wrong.

-Wallowing in sadness?

I was abandoned

from the moment I was born.

And this is not my first time

getting kicked out.

It does not faze me.

Just wait and see.

I will make them beg me

to come back to Songrim.

I guess being stupid

can be helpful at times.

I am acting with vigor.

By the way, why is it so hot in here?

Hot? I am cold.

Why did the water become so hot?

Why are you burning up?

I feel strange.

I think my body is getting hotter.

It is the energy.

But this soon?

It was the flogging.

It caused the torrent of energy

to surge faster.

I am glad you got flogged.

Mu-deok, I am burning up.

You will burn up once the torrent

of energy transforms into heat.

Then you will feel chilly

when it becomes cold.

That energy will be yours

only if you can bear that.

Keep breathing slowly.

This is cold water.

Mu-deok.

Is Young Master still bathing?

It has been almost an hour.

If she finds out, she will tell Songrim.

Then we will lose the torrent of energy.

Medicinal herbs.

He is bathing in medicinal herbs.

I have dissolved some medicinal herbs

and let him bathe in them

to treat his wounds.

Is that so?

Good thinking.

Hold on.

Then why is the water cold?

Sorry?

The water must have cooled down

in the past hour.

So why are you not bringing him hot water?

Is he running a fever?

Young Master.

That is so cold.

How could you let this happen?

What if he catches a cold?

The boiling hot water became ice-cold.

Young Master.

Where did he go?

Goodness.

Young Master, are you all right?

Yes.

Bathing in medicinal herbs

has made me relaxed but drowsy.

Come on, now. Go on and make his bed.

It is the cold. His body is freezing now.

I am freezing.

I think I am covered in ice.

It is the cold. Your energy

is surging faster than I thought.

Keep breathing.

I am freezing. I think I might faint.

Fight it. You must.

Jang Uk! Stay alert.

You could freeze to death

if you fall asleep now.

Get up.

Keep breathing.

Uncle, Yul and I

are the only friends Uk has.

He has nowhere but Songrim to call home.

Please let him return to Songrim.

He will not be able to train anyway.

No one will take him in

once they find out

he has been ousted from Songrim.

Stop talking about Uk.

I want you to focus

on the soul shifter case from now on.

He has completely hardened like stone.

He has been petrified.

A soul shifter who has run wild

replaces their lost energy

by absorbing that of a human.

He is no different from an evil spirit.

I can see why you forbid this sorcery.

The alchemy of souls

was not a type of sorcery from the start.

You can only perform this

once you have mastered Jipsu, Ryusu,

Chisu, and ultimately, Hwansu.

Hwansu is the godlike power

of changing water

to fire and vice versa. Is it not?

-Humans cannot reach that level.

-Right.

But Master Seo Gyeong,

the founder of Songrim, did.

There was also someone else.

Who?

As if you would know his name.

Who dared to perform the alchemy of souls

on this poor Songrim pupil?

He was meant to work at Cheonbugwan

and record the constellations.

He had been frequenting

the place for a few months.

Right. They were the ones

who caught Naksu's men

whom we had failed to catch

as if they had been waiting.

I am certain that

they have something to do

with this soul shifter case.

Yul and Dang-gu,

keep an eye on Cheonbugwan

and see if there is anything strange.

-Yes, my lord.

-Yes, my lord.

What is wrong with that?

It has been malfunctioning

ever since Uk broke it.

-Jang Uk…

-Do not move!

It will crumble.

Do not move.

Wait until the door completely shuts.

Jang Uk!

I told you not to move!

Help me!

Stay still.

Jang Uk…

Stay down for a moment.

Sapsali.

Come out.

Come with me.

I am glad you are back.

I will reward you with delicious treats

if you find the soul shifters.

I hope we get along.

Mu-deok.

If I freeze to death,

take the torrent of energy…

within me if you can.

If I could, I would have k*lled you

and done that already.

I am freezing to death here.

Do not say such coldhearted things.

Say something heartwarming.

Have you finally gone mad?

What is with you?

Jang Uk. Open your eyes.

Fine. I will say something heartwarming.

There was a huge tree

where I used to live.

And there was a bird's nest on top.

The egg inside it was warm.

Did you eat it?

I said this would be heartwarming.

The mother bird always came by

and sat on the egg.

I am the egg

that is at the top of the tree.

I know no one…

and I am powerless.

You are the only one

who can take care of me.

My life…

is in your hands.

How heartwarming.

Keep going.

There was also a cave where I lived.

A bear cub was living inside…

You cannot even take out

your own father's sword.

How do you expect to learn spells?

No one in Daeho will be able

to go against your father

and open your gate of energy.

That was the fate given to you

by your father.

You are not ready yet.

To unsheathe a mage's sword,

you must master Ryusu and be able

to channel your energy outward.

You cannot do it just yet

since you cannot control your energy.

My father left this sword behind

when he abandoned me.

And I can only join Songrim

if I unsheathe it.

I want to unsheathe it and show them.

Is that an act of stupidity?

No, it is an act of vigor.

Stay strong, Jang Uk.

Your Royal Highness.

We have arrived at Cheonbugwan's Gwanju,

Jang g*ng's house.

Young Master!

You have a guest.

Who is it?

The Crown Prince has come to see you.

This is the perfect weather

to go fishing with Uk

by Lake Gyeongcheondaeho.

I wonder if he has recovered

from the flogging.

I am going to see him since I am worried.

But why are you tagging along?

I need to check something.

There is something I told his maid.

I see.

I understand that

we are visiting him as friends.

But why are you here?

I just happened to run into you.

And I had something

to nitpick him about. That is why.

I see. You are going to nitpick.

What is in that bundle?

It is medicine to treat his wounds.

I see. You are going to give him

some medicine before nitpicking at him.

I see. How incredible.

You are here for Naksu's sword?

The King has entrusted

Cheonbugwan with it.

Jin Mu, the Assistant Gwanju,

should take it since the Gwanju is absent.

Since you came here yourself,

I will hand it over to you.

You can take it.

Bring it here.

And one more thing.

There is another sword here

that you cannot unsheathe.

The late king had bestowed it

on Gwanju Jang g*ng.

I would like to take that as well.

But that belongs to his father.

He has the right to keep it.

He was never entrusted with it.

I heard Songrim had kept it all this time.

You only took it

after being kicked out, did you not?

The royal palace will keep it

until a new Gwanju is instated.

Bring it to me.

I cannot.

As you already know,

no one acknowledges him as my father.

It will not bode well for me

if I lose that sword as well.

I will keep it, even if it means

using it as decoration.

I must take it with me,

but you refuse. It cannot be helped.

Whoever wins shall take the sword.

You are not fully trained

for a true fight.

If you can push me over this line,

I will leave.

I am sure you expected me

to grovel in humiliation.

Going against you would be

an act of stupidity.

However, there is someone

who sees it as one of vigor.

So I shall try.

It is the energy.

It was the flogging.

It caused the torrent of energy

to surge faster.

I am glad you got flogged.

All right. You can hit me

as much as you want.

Step back!

Step back! This is from the chamber pots!

What did you just do?

Who is she?

-I serve this young master.

-How dare a maid intervene?

My apologies, Your Royal Highness.

My maid was impudent.

What is this?

That is disgusting.

You should return home and get changed.

-What?

-You stepped over the line.

You may have stepped back

to avoid the filthy water,

but you still lost.

Please keep your word

and let me have my father's sword.

As you can see,

I am afraid I cannot see you out

since I am heavily injured.

What is going on?

All right.

I will keep my promise

and let you have it.

However,

I must punish her.

I will not forgive her

for tainting my clothes.

I unsheathed this sword…

Jang Uk!

I thought you did not know

how to use spells,

but you have been deceiving us all.

That is not…

What?

You!

How dare you point

the sword at the Crown Prince?

-No, it was not me.

-Uk! Put that down!

-Put it down right now!

-I want to!

But I cannot!

Stop it this instant!

I have no control!

Jang Uk.

Die!

Please stop.

-Stop it.

-This is weird. I cannot control my arm.

What?

I did not mean to do that…

Goodness! Young Master!

Oh, dear!

It is a binding bracelet.

Its weight will keep

your arm under control.

His energy overflowed into one arm

and made it uncontrollable.

Unbind him!

Jang Uk.

Grab your sword.

Your Royal Highness.

He is no match for you.

Did you not just witness it all?

He unsheathed his father's sword

and pointed it at me.

He just failed to control his energy.

-As you can see, he even hit me.

-Shut it!

Your Royal Highness,

you wielded your sword at him first.

The sword you swung in anger broke.

You should abide

by the mages' customs and return home.

How dare you stand

against the Crown Prince?

Jang, Jin, Seo, and Park.

All four of you are before me.

I refuse to go home defeated.

What will you do?

Join hands and come at me.

This is not looking good.

It will look like our families

are up against the royalty.

This is getting pretty serious.

Cho-yeon provoked him.

What did I do?

Then let us just hand Uk over.

Your Royal Highness.

They are the four heirs of Daeho.

The King will be furious

if he hears of this fight.

Then what? Should I just leave?

You should have stopped me

before I started.

Mu-deok, you…

I am terribly sorry, Your Royal Highness.

How dare a lowly brat like me

splash filthy chamber pot water

on your precious clothes?

I am sorry. I truly am.

Go away.

Get lost. You reek. Go.

Please forgive us.

As a token of my apology,

I will drink the rest of this.

So please forgive us.

Mu-deok!

Why on earth would you drink that?

Young Master!

I should be the one drinking it.

What?

That is not true.

Why would you drink this?

I am the cause of all this, so I should.

You got it all wrong.

His Royal Highness is upset at me.

So I ought to drink it.

There is quite a lot.

Just give it to me. I will drink it.

Then should we share it?

Why would we share drinking

this filthy water?

What?

You can have it all.

Then I will drink some and hand it to you.

Help me hold it up

since I cannot use my right arm.

Young Master!

I will drink…

I will drink it.

Forget it.

Why would you drink this?

Just go.

Exactly how much is there?

Do you want me to help out too?

-Really?

-Give it to me.

It really is chamber pot water.

Your Royal Highness.

How could we possibly

dare to challenge you?

Must you let them drink

that filthy water solely as an apology?

Damn it.

Forget it. You are making me retch.

Let us go.

His Royal Highness is leaving!

Bow before him!

By the way, why did he come here?

He came for Naksu's sword.

Then he suddenly picked a fight.

He may have left for today.

But given his temper,

he will retaliate for sure.

-Are you all right?

-He hit me so many times.

-Goodness.

-You hit me pretty hard.

-Are you all right?

-Yes, I think so.

-It hurts.

-Does it?

-Are you all right?

-It hurts.

-It hurts.

-Do not touch him!

Your Royal Highness!

What is that?

You came here

for Naksu's sword, so here it is.

That is right.

I had come here to retrieve that.

I brought it to you

so you will not have to come here again.

Please take it.

Are you telling me to take

what I came here for and never return?

You are truly intelligent and strong.

Are you teasing me since I lost?

Lost? You got what you came here for.

And he lost it.

You are the winner here.

She is right, Your Royal Highness.

You won.

Congratulations, Your Royal Highness.

Let us say that is the case.

You are truly generous as well.

There is no other man

who is as noble as you.

What is your name?

It is Mu-deok, Your Royal Highness.

Mu-deok.

Since you threw filthy water at me,

I will call you Filthy Mu-deok

from now on.

Just like your name,

you reek of filth right now.

You even gave me a name.

I am truly grateful for your kindness.

Goodbye, Your Royal Highness.

Let us go.

My pupil is still too weak

to fight against you.

Until he becomes stronger,

he should not get on your bad side.

You do not hesitate to fall in love

or brown-nose others

for your young master's sake.

I could not fight him myself,

so I splashed that on him.

I reek of filth. You should avoid me.

Wipe yourself.

How dare I dirty

the man I am in love with?

No, thank you.

I sure have become Filthy Mu-deok.

You should wash up

since you probably reek as well.

Master, I finally did it.

Gwigu was stolen from Jinyowon.

Only those from the Jin family

can open that door.

They must have summoned it out of there.

A burglary in Jinyowon?

You were heartbroken for years

after losing your eldest daughter.

You must have become weaker

over the years.

What an impudent brat.

You may be an illegitimate son,

but you are still part of the Jin family.

How dare you bad-mouth your half-sister?

How dare you?

I am the Assistant Gwanju.

I would appreciate it

if you showed more respect.

My lord, please come outside.

Jang Uk is here.

Did I not forbid him from entering here?

So why did you bring him with you?

There is something you should see.

This is my father's sword.

When I was young, you said

you would accept me if I unsheathed this.

Do you remember?

I thought he had just opened

his gate of energy.

I see he has absorbed

my torrent of energy.

Like father, like son.

He mastered Ryusu in the blink of an eye.

Please take me under your wing,

my lord.

What is that around your arm?

His energy is focused on his right arm.

He could not control it yet,

so it has been tied down

by the binding bracelet.

Take it off.

If we do, his arm will get out of control.

He should unbind it

after receiving more training.

Do it.

Let me see you hold your sword.

Bind his arm again.

Are you all right, my lord?

What is the point of unsheathing the sword

when you cannot even hold it?

He is just not able to control it for now.

But his power is incredible.

He even b*at the Crown Prince with that.

He broke His Royal Highness' sword.

Despite having mastered Ryusu long ago,

he was defeated by Uk.

Cho-yeon, stop intervening.

Yes, Mother.

Uk, did you really fight the Crown Prince?

He did not start it first.

Did you fight him?

I did.

His Royal Highness wanted

to take the Gwanju's sword.

It was a bet, my lord.

Even the Crown Prince forgave him.

Despite his sword having broken,

Uk still threatened him with that sword!

He put the Crown Prince's life in danger.

We were there too.

We stopped him beforehand.

That means the four of you watched

as His Royal Highness was ridiculed.

This is an insult to the royal family!

Lock him up.

He is uncontrollable and dangerous.

Yes, my lord.

As soon as his gate of energy was opened,

Jang Uk immediately wielded

his sword at the Crown Prince.

Cheonbugwan will not let this slide.

Have you still not received treatment?

You bled a lot.

How is your arm?

The binding bracelet hinders its movement.

But I am fine.

You managed to turn

Master Heo's torrent of energy into yours

in a short period of time.

I am truly impressed.

It felt like my body was on fire.

Then it felt like I was covered in ice.

What about the wounds from the flogging?

Are you still in pain?

It seems like the flogging

helped surge the energy.

The Crown Prince had landed many hits.

Then I felt a surge within me.

That is when I unsheathed it.

Right.

You were always

a quick learner compared to others.

You even learned to walk and run

sooner than Dang-gu did.

You could also talk before he could.

I still remember that.

When I did not know what it meant

to have a blocked gate of energy,

I thought I would become

the most powerful person.

Uk.

You are intelligent

and pick up things quickly.

How about you join our trade

and learn how to do business?

Or Master Heo can take you under his wing

and teach you the art of medicine.

No, my lord.

I am going to train in Jeongjingak

and become a mage.

Why?

Because that is what your father did?

Do you desire to become

the next Gwanju of Cheonbugwan?

Yes, my lord. And I will be.

I will take his place

and prove it to all those scumbags

who denied that I was his son.

-I will make them speechless.

-You…

are not

his son.

You are

the result of your mother's love affair.

To show our respect to your late mother,

we let you into the Jang family.

But we cannot allow you

to lead Cheonbugwan after your father.

So stop dreaming of becoming…

like your father.

Just stay a clueless Young Master

of the Jang family.

If you do,

we will continue to take care of you.

Then…

Then who is my real father?

How would anyone know

whom your late mother…

had an affair with?

Uk probably has a lot on his mind.

You should let him be.

Make sure he finishes his food.

Maidservant Kim told me to make sure

you finished your meal.

Did he scold you again?

I thought you were used to being scolded…

It was not me.

I do not think they have fixed the door

since that incident.

Do not move.

Just stay there.

It might all crumble down.

So just stay there.

Why did you not dodge his blade?

Was it because

you needed another reason to kick him out?

I deserve it.

After all, I broke his heart.

Breaking his heart must be more painful

than getting stabbed.

Maidservant Kim.

You said there were rumors

about how I was Uk's father, right?

What if I just said

that I was indeed his father?

I will step down from my position.

Then I will have my own little business

and do trading with Uk.

Songrim needs its leader.

Then how about I say

that I am his mother?

I think it would be better

if Uk and I went to the hometown

where Lady Do-hwa and I grew up.

That cannot happen.

Uk takes after Do-hwa. That is why

he is so good-looking.

Who would believe you…

if you said you were his mother?

Hold on.

Are you saying

he should be ugly if I was his mother?

In that case,

you cannot be his father either.

Of course, I can.

Jang g*ng and I

have always been neck and neck…

when it came to our looks.

No, you lost.

You cannot hold a candle to him.

Do-hwa said she loved everything

about you except for your looks.

Do not put words in her mouth!

You did not even flinch

when you got stabbed.

But I guess hearing

that you are ugly is quite painful.

The pain

runs deep.

Does your wound hurt?

Stay still.

You will break open the wound again.

We share…

the same pain

of not having our feelings reciprocated

by the ones we loved.

So let us

not hurt each other.

I admit that I did not mean what I said.

You are…

good…

Good…

Good-looking.

You are also indeed

good…

Good-looking.

Let me tend to your wound.

It hurts.

Goodness.

A bit below.

That is right.

-Gosh.

-Goodness.

Jang Uk seems to be the owner

of the Spirit Plaque from Chwiseonru.

Jang Uk?

He was flogged recently

after losing Songrim's Spirit Plaque.

And I heard

his maid frequented this place.

That girl from Songrim is his maid.

And she was at the inn that day.

Could she be

Naksu?

Are we still far away from Cheonbugwan?

I think I will be petrified at this rate.

We will hurry. Please stay strong.

You must not run wild right now.

My lord, are you all right?

Let us just go back.

This arm of yours reached Ryusu

in that short period of time.

You sure are as bright as your father.

Jin Mu from Cheonbugwan

only picked a fight because he realized

he will never become the next Gwanju.

He has realized that you,

the eldest son of the Jang family,

would become the next Gwanju.

My uncle's wound was not that deep.

Do not worry about him.

I will have a word with Jin Mu.

All right?

Take good care of him.

You always put Uk in danger.

You were there when he was poisoned

and during the confrontation

with the Crown Prince.

So do you want to separate me from him?

I cannot do that.

He got what he wanted every time.

And you risked your life to save him.

This is his father's sword.

Take it with you.

I cannot tolerate this any longer.

How long will this pity party last?

Get up.

You received a powerful torrent of energy,

and it surged within you.

It took you merely ten days

when it would take ten years for others.

-If you keep training--

-Forget it.

I will not do it.

Have Park Jin's few words dispirited you?

So all this was just an act of stupidity.

No wonder you look so hopeless.

You are just too weak!

Yes, I am.

So I am not going to do anything.

So just be quiet.

Just shut up and do not bother me.

I do not need a pupil

who will not do anything.

Then do not be my master.

Just be my maid.

Annoy me again, and I will sell you off.

Young Master.

My young master is too troubled

and will not drink any water.

Can you please help?

What can I do?

It is best that my uncle resolves this.

Master Heo said he would step up.

Please ask him to meet with Jin Mu

and put an end to this immediately.

I came here today because I am concerned

that you exacerbated a trivial issue.

How could threatening

the Crown Prince be deemed trivial?

That is why our leader locked him away.

Songrim will give him

the punishment he deserves.

Songrim cannot punish him

when this concerns the royal family.

Since Cheonbugwan is in charge,

we will punish him here.

What will you do with him?

Since he threatened the Crown Prince,

he deserves to be beheaded.

However, we cannot k*ll

the Gwanju's one and only son.

So we ought to cut off the arm

that threatened the Crown Prince.

Cut off his arm?

It must have hurt your pride

that your pupil could not put up a fight

against Uk whose gate of energy

had only been open for ten days.

You fool, I was generous enough

to save you two's faces.

So I was going to be nice about this.

But you have gone insane.

Let Cheonbugwan determine

if it is me who is crazy or Jang Uk.

-You little--

-Master, please.

Their fight was consensual.

Uk's maid witnessed it all

from the beginning.

It was a fair fight.

If you cannot believe us,

let them fight again.

Fight again? That is a good idea.

Since you claim

he was not threatening the Crown Prince

and that it was a fair fight,

how about we have an official duel?

A duel between the Crown Prince and Uk?

If you cannot do that, hand Uk over to us.

But if you accept this,

we will not ask anyone to take

responsibility even if someone dies.

As per the Daeho mages' customs.

We had come here to resolve it,

but look what we have done.

That sly snake got the better of me.

Uk will die if they have an official duel.

What should we do?

Do not worry.

The Crown Prince

will not take up the challenge.

Ever since Master Seo Gyeong

founded Songrim,

the royal family and the mages

have never dueled before.

Both sides have kept

this unspoken rule so they would not waste

their energy on each other.

There is no way

the Crown Prince

would break that and fight Uk.

Please take up the challenge.

I do not see why I need to go against

Songrim just because of that fool.

Thanks to them, they will not be able

to point their fingers at us.

Show Songrim exactly how strong you are.

They are royal guards

and Cheonbugwan's men.

What is going on?

Darn it, Master Heo.

He said nothing would happen.

What is all this?

What should we do with Uk?

I do not understand why they are here.

I was going to talk to you about it.

But Jin Mu b*at me to it.

Jin Mu?

Did something happen again?

Darn it!

The Crown Prince

has challenged Jang Uk to a duel.

The Assistant Gwanju said

we should transfer Jang Uk to Cheonbugwan

if he refused the challenge.

Jang Uk is already locked up in here.

Transfer to Cheonbugwan?

What is this about?

Please ask Master Heo.

I was told

they had already agreed on this.

Uk, get up. You need to get out of here.

What is it?

There is no time to explain.

If you do not go, you will lose your arm.

No, you could even die.

-What?

-Young Master.

Things have gotten serious.

Stay here,

and you will lose an arm or your life.

Will you still do nothing?

I will go to the royal palace with Jang Uk

and meet with the Crown Prince.

Uk will be here soon.

Where is Uk?

He is not in the secret room.

I think he fled.

What?

When you are caught

between a rock and a hard place,

fleeing is your best bet.

He was here all along,

and only his maid came and went.

I do not understand how he fled.

Where are Yul and Dang-gu?

Our leader will take care of it.

Lie low until the dust settles.

Mu-deok, take good care of him.

By the way,

are you sure you do not need us to come?

Yes, we are going to my former village.

Sari Village, was it?

Stay there. We will come

to pick you up soon.

You have put him in danger once again.

And he will get what he wants once more.

The duel will take place

in the middle of next month.

But if

he does not show up on that day,

please accept that as his defeat.

That is fleeing, not losing.

I believe a coward like that

should be punished.

I agree with him.

If Jang Uk does not show up,

he will be deprived of his right to become

the next Gwanju.

I understand, Your Majesty.

Why bring that when we are fleeing?

Because you need to train.

Train?

Are we going there to train?

Were you behind everything?

I just played a part.

You finally budged

when I said you were in danger.

What is wrong?

I do not need a pupil

who does not improve.

Just die if you are

not going to do anything.

You have poisoned me again,

crazy master.

Jang Uk.

We will go to where I used to train.

Brace yourself.

There will be no warm baths,

cozy beds, or food

that is seasoned well to your liking.

Is Sari Village really that scary?

Sari Village was where Mu-deok was from.

Naksu's hometown

was Danhyanggok.

That is our destination.

Subtitle translation by: Soo-ji Kim

ALCHEMY OF SOULS

Why are these things here?

Mu-deok!

I almost misunderstood you for trying

to kidnap and make me live with you

on the pretense of training me.

I will have you know

I can teach you in other ways too.

Those kinds of girls

are the most dangerous!

I do not enjoy sweet things.

Be my guest if you do not wish to eat.

-Yul is cooking rice with Mu-deok!

-I told you…

How could you teach someone else when your

pupil is standing right in front of you?

What if we disqualify Uk

of his rights as a mage?

No matter where he goes,

there will be no master for Uk.

A great soul has shifted into this body.

Mu-deok, run!

I wanted to do nothing…

But one thing keeps bothering me.