Love Song for Illusion (환상연가)

Master...

Master Yang.

Do not move.

Lady Yeon Wol.

I am sorry I could not follow your wishes.

Please...

Please do not be sad for me.

Do not beat yourself up.

Just...

be happy.

Master Yang.

Master Yang.

Master Yang!

Master Yang!

Master Yang.

Master Yang!

Ak Hee deceived me.

Yeon Wol was right.

- Step aside. - It is dangerous, Your Majesty.

We will escort you.

I said step aside.

Get moving.

Yeon Wol!

Yeon Wol.

Your Majesty.

Everyone, leave!

Anyone who releases an arrow will be beheaded.

Yeon Wol.

Master Yang.

Leave.

Yeon Wol.

I did not know. I...

If you truly care how I feel,

take those men and leave.

Please.

I must speak with you.

I will send them away so...

After all,

we were not meant to be.

Please...

stay safe.

Leave, everyone!

No one is to harm this woman.

That is my royal command!

I have never...

seen you with your eyes closed.

You must be so exhausted.

You were always tense and on guard.

Because of me, you could never...

truly be at ease.

I will make them pay.

The suspicious plots surrounding me.

Those who bow to me in person,

but whose identities I do not know, I will expose them all.

And I will punish them.

Yeon Wol used to date me.

I must not think...

about my feelings.

I must be in control.

What are you doing, Sajo Hyun?

I can do it.

My thoughts. My heart.

I can control them.

I must.

Hey. What did you just think about?

Why can I not read you?

His Majesty the King!

Your Majesty. Congratulations on your return.

Congratulations on your return, Your Majesty.

- Congratulations on your return. - Congratulations on your return.

I was hoping to rush to the gate in my bare feet to welcome you back.

But the meeting here dragged on.

I apologize, Your Majesty.

That is fine.

The nation comes first.

I appreciate your efforts in running things...

on my behalf.

I am much obliged...

Have you all been well?

Thank you for letting me take a break.

I am well-rested.

Congratulations on your recovery, Your Majesty.

- Congratulations, Your Majesty. - Congratulations, Your Majesty.

Premier Jin, have you been well?

Yes, Your Majesty.

I am so very pleased to see...

you have returned in good health.

What were you discussing?

Report to me in detail.

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Premier.

Yes, Your Majesty.

First, there was a report on the Daggers of the Wind,

a group of assassins that is gaining strength nationwide.

His memory seems to be returning, right?

He treats us as if he is familiar with us.

Yes. I felt the same.

He must have returned to the palace...

because he recovered fully.

I wonder if Prince Yoong...

will not get his way yet again.

Minister of Justice.

- Watch what you say. - What is the matter?

What?

Goodness.

I heard...

you had a close call on the way back.

I am glad I sent men to follow you...

in secret, just in case.

"Just in case?"

The men were full of spirit.

They seemed to be looking for an opportunity,

not just following me to protect me.

I almost got shot with a few arrows myself.

That cannot be.

I received word that Yang Jae Yi,

the Daggers of the Wind leader died.

He incited the public,

hoping to reinstate the Yeon family,

only to die a dog's death by the road.

How odd.

Pardon?

You once backed the Daggers of the Wind,

and you were also friendly with Yang Jae Yi.

Why would you speak in that manner?

Your Majesty. That was when...

I had no idea Daggers of the Wind were assassins.

I believed I was helping the pitiable...

Why are you looking at me like that?

Your Majesty.

Have you regained your memory?

What do you think?

I did not receive a report that you had regained your memory.

I suppose all of your men are incompetent.

So many of them had been watching me.

But they failed to do their job.

You are right.

I have regained my memory.

You have regained your memory?

What? When? How?

I see.

That is such a relief.

Congratulations, Your Majesty.

Congratulations from the bottom of my heart.

Do not try so hard, Prince Yoong.

It makes you look pathetic.

Oh, no. It is too soon.

Darn it. What do I do?

This is too soon.

Sajo Hyun. We must talk.

Hey, Sajo Hyun! We must talk!

Sajo Hyun has regained his memory.

How could he have regained his memory?

How could that happen?

How is it possible that you failed to pick up...

on the signs of his memory recovery?

What is the purpose of having eyes then?

For some reason,

when he was giving out orders to the soldiers on the mountain,

I did not think he sounded like himself before the memory loss.

You did not think so?

How stupid of you.

All right.

You are the problem.

It was a dark, isolated path on the mountain...

seldom frequented by people.

How could you waste an opportunity from the universe?

You spared the man who was supposed to be dead.

Why kill an insignificant man like Yang Jae Yi?

Have you nothing but a load of garbage in your brain?

How can you still call yourself a chief given this colossal mistake?

You are going to stab him!

Oh, no! What am I going to do?

This is odd, is it not?

Even if it is true that he regained his memory,

how could he become a completely different man?

How could he be so bold and fearless?

Could it be Ak Hee?

If it were indeed Ak Hee, you would have recognized him.

You are very quick at reading people.

How much longer will you let Sajo Hyun run free like that?

When will you perform the confining ritual?

I guess it is my turn now.

Well, first of all, you must reach an agreement with Ak Hee.

You said you made a deal with him.

Forget about Ak Hee. Just do it.

Just perform the confining ritual immediately!

If it is so urgent, do it yourself!

What did you say?

Are you asking me to kill you too?

- Gosh. No. - Is that it?

Do whatever it takes to get rid of Sajo Hyun.

If you fail again,

I will put the talismans all over your body...

and shove you into the blazing furnace!

Chung Ta!

My lord.

It is about time that...

you take up a position like the Minister of Defence, is it not?

You are being too kind.

How dare I covet such a position?