Love Song for Illusion (환상연가)

Master Ak Hee.

Yeon Wol.

Your Majesty?

Yeon Wol.

Is it...

Is it really you, Your Majesty?

Yes. It is really me.

What happened?

I am fine.

I missed you.

I really missed you, Yeon Wol.

I know that you always try to help me and treat me well.

I know that I ought to be grateful to you, but...

But...

You had never fancied me?

As a lover?

Is that it?

I am sorry.

You are leaving?

Did the fool Ak Hee tell you to leave?

Because he could not stand that we were in love?

It was my decision.

Prince Yoong is being so reckless,

so for your sake, I must leave.

I cannot let you.

There must be a way. I will sort it out.

- So please... - It is just for now.

Wherever I am, I will think only of you.

I will only look for ways to help you and keep you safe.

I must go now.

Yeon Wol.

I promise you that I will right all wrongs.

Once that is done,

we will be together.

Yes. We will.

I was right.

His Majesty does not suffer from madness.

Your Highness.

Are you leaving?

Yes.

You made the right decision.

You should never return.

Tell me about the evil spirit.

The evil spirit that takes over the King.

Did you think I did not know?

You captivated the King...

and the lust of the evil spirit that possesses him.

Your Highness.

His Majesty is in a very precarious situation.

Please assist him well.

You brazen thing.

You dare lecture me?

How dare you?

Your Highness.

Prince Yoong's only purpose is to harm the King.

Be wary of him and help His Majesty.

I know what must be done without you telling me what to do.

All you must do is leave the palace...

never to return.

That is how you can help the King. Do you understand?

He will not look for me for a while.

Because he will want to know where I go and what I do.

How far did Gye Ra go?

She reached the nation of Chuyoung.

She will have noticed we are watching her.

Stay on her tail.

Keep a silent watch...

on her every movement.

Yes, Your Highness.

May I ask why you let her live?

Now that she has left the palace, it is...

It is easier to kill her now, so why...

am I letting her live?

Gye Ra...

will come in very handy.

When the time comes to bring down Sajo Hyun.

After Your Majesty disbanded the entertainers and sent them home,

a small number of them left the palace, but...

I was told she would be back five days ago,

- but she is still not home. - Oh, dear.

None of them have returned home.

- I am so sad. - Your daughter is not home either?

Oh, gosh.

What? They have not returned home?

Some of the entertainers are still in the palace.

- We must hurry. - Take care.

In the dark of night,

a small number of them were sent away.

Master Yang is following them.

- Eunuch Neung. - Yes, Your Majesty.

We have no home to return to.

They allowed us to stay here for now.

We have nowhere to go,

but here we are fed and sheltered. We are so grateful.

That is true.

Then what about the women who left the palace?

Did they all go home?

I guess so?

Did anyone write to say they got home?

We cannot read or write.

The eunuch who looks after us said so.

They did not seem anxious.

They were actually grateful.

Probably because they felt relieved.

Thanks to His Majesty, they no longer have to entertain.

They must be glad of that alone.

Goodness.

Did Yeon Wol really leave?

Without a word to me?

She does not believe it is forever.

You will see her again.

Father.

- Father. - Nu Ru.

Hello, Hong Gun. Father.

Who? Me?

Nu Ru is your daughter?

She is not.

Who are you calling "Father?"

You could get into trouble for that.

I apologize, Eunuch Neung.

But you look so much like my father.

It is uncanny.

Nu Ru, you do not look like your father.

You are so pretty.

Darn you!

Little girl.

Even if your father looks a lot like me,

if you were to call just anyone "Father,"

it would upset your real father at home.

My father is not at home.

- What? - Three years ago...

he went that way.

Is that so?

You remind me of my father.

I ought to look at your face as much as I want.

My face?

Gosh. Stop that.

- Your face is getting red. - Gosh. That is not true.

Please eat this, Father.

What is this?

This is juak. I like these.

Really?

My father used to love these too.

Can I call you Father?

Wait. What was her name? Nu Ru?

Nu Ru. Well, I am a eunuch.

It is impossible for a eunuch to have a daughter.

My court lady might be looking for me.

Bye, Father. Bye, Hong Gun.

Hey! You will fall down. Be careful!

She is adorable, is she not?

She is a new court maid in the kitchen.

Is that so?

She is adorable.

Wait. Are you going to eat that by yourself?

I met with the female entertainers.

From the looks of it,

they seemed well-fed and doing well.

It did not seem like they were lying.

I doubt that they know what is happening to the others.

- What happened to her? - No.

Moreover, it is suspicious that women from several other villages...

are disappearing one after another.

Where did she go?

The group of entertainers was disbanded.

How come women are still abducted?

Women are still abducted?

Did Gye Ra leave without trouble?

Did you tell Yeon Wol to leave?

I did.

But she did not leave just because I told her to leave.

Well, I am sure you know that...

she is not the obedient type...

to do what I say.

Well, she might listen to you, though.

You did play a part in her departure.

You yelled at her and made her leave.

So now that you feel bad,

you called me here. That is it, is it not?

She had no choice but to leave.

Do you know how much danger she was in...

at the Spirit Pavilion yesterday?

Sajo Yoong is full of spite.

You are lucky it was me in your body.

Had it been you in the body,

she would not be alive now.

Well, thank you for that.

Gosh.

You are annoyingly polite just like Gye Ra.

I do not want to see you.

Chung Ta said...

sharing the body like in the old days was the only option we had.

Hang in there as long as possible.

Until the full moon rises.

From now on, I will go to sleep instead of trying to stay up.

What do you say about sharing this body like before?

Forget it.

I will rest up here.

Do whatever you want with your body.

- Ak Hee. - I am done talking to you.