The Great Queen Seondeok (선덕여왕)

Queen Seon Deok

Episode 25

Why are you acting this way?!

Her final words...

I'm not even going to adhere to not one word, No wait.

I refuse!

And if you refuse...?

And if you refuse, then what?

I cannot keep her final words?

No, wait. Just how am I supposed to?

But...

The princess worried about you until the end.

And that's why...?!

She only worried about me...

so she died instead of me...

So, how am I supposed to keep her words....

As a woman or as a normal person, and to live happily ever after?!

It's over now...

It's over for me in trying to live happily.

You are not... responsible, Deokman.

The princess passing away... you are not responsible.

You are not responsible either.

But still...

I really can't bear to look at your face anymore.

Isn't it the same for you...?

You can't even look straight at my face anymore.

Even though we aren't responsible...

We still have a hard time... just looking at each other.

How deep your sorrow must be...

This is such a lugubrious event.

Your Highness, you don't look too well...

I've heard you were feeling ill.

YOU WENCH!

Your Highness, how could you speak such words...?

You're going to meet your demise as well!

You're going to lose everything as it's being taken away from you,

as it's being trampled on, and you will meet your demise alone in a lonesome state!

Even if you tried.. you won't be able to sleep...

You won't be able to eat...

You won't be able to live...!

Just like a dead corpse!

Even if you're stabbed repeatedly, you'll die without even making a sound!!!

Without a tombstone, a grave, or even any remnants of your remains!

That's how you'll die!!!

Just watch! In any history records, not one letter of your name will be left behind, you wench!!!

Your Highness... Your Highness...

Your Highness...

Your words were right.

But still,

I'm going to send you away safely and keep the princess' final words.

Therefore Deokman...

Deokman... please let's leave here.

If you don't leave, then...

I'm not leaving.

I'm staying in Shilla.

If you stay here, you'll die.

Without dying, I'm going to find a way in which I can stay in Shilla.

No.

I'm going to find a way in order to live.

And...?

So what will you do about it?

I'm going to...

devour Shilla.

In this place where things happen that are incomprehensible....

I'm going to turn this Shilla upside down.

Will Mishil suffice...

Will it suffice once I eradicate Mishil.

Wait, just hold on and tell me. I won't tell anyone else...!

We're friends, right? So, where are you going?!

To Seorabeol.

Seorabeol?

Wait, wait, wait, just hold on a sec.

Everyone is in upheaval trying to look for you everywhere, so what will you do by going there?

Just hold on a sec and just tell me?!

You... you want to do it together with me?

About what?

Just tell me what I'm suppose to do.

I'm going to... devour Shilla.

In this place where things happen that are incomprehensible.

I'm going to turn this Shilla upside down.

By chance, is she? Will Deokman really...?

Yushin and you... You guys are just playing, right?!

If you have an interest,

then come to this tavern inn called the Gwanon Jang in Dongshi, Seorabeol.

You... are you being forthright?

If not... then for us, it ends here and now.

Hey! Are you serious?!

Ever since my birth, this is the most harebrained story I've ever heard of!

Deokman...!

Does it even make any sense?!

Now that the princess has passed away, what's going to happen to the royal family?

Well, whatever happens, since His Majesty has no heir,

I'm sure the royal family rights will now be handed over to Daedeung Sang.

By Daedeung Sang, are you referring to Mishil's husband?

That's right.

So then, those rumors were accurate?

What rumors?

You know the one about Lady Mishil getting rid of Princess Cheonmyeong... like this.

What? You foolish man...

You're going to get in trouble for saying things like that!

And that is why Lady Maya even spat out blood and fainted in front of Lady Mishil!

Well, I sort of heard that rumor as well, but, really... she couldn't have...

We're talking about Lady Mishil, who can do that and so much more.

Even so, do you actually believe that she had the princess killed?

That's what happened.

I saw it with my own eyes.

- Really?! - What?! Really?!

So what happened?! Tell us what happened?! Did it really happen?!

It was at riverbank...

OK, a riverbank, and?

You wretch?!

What do you think you're doing here?

Master.

Follow me.

Yes, sir.

Tell us what happened? Is it true?!

Is it really true...?!

Then the rumors must be true...

I acquired a boat for you because you wanted to help those people you met at Yangji village.

So, what happened to them? And, why were you at the marketplace?!

Well, that is...

Did you send them on off safely?

I tried to, but something happened.

You wretch?!

Are you telling me another fib, and do something else different?!

No, not at all. This time, I really made an effort in trying to help them.

And I did help them.

But... something went wrong.

So now, I'm also feeling somber.

Did you really made an effort to helped them?

Yes, sir.

Did you really have it in your heart to help them?

Yes, I did.

We'll be leaving here now, so make your preparations.

Yes, sir.

I've prepared a boat for you, so go to Hangju.

When you get there, there's a man named Kim Deoruek at a village where Shillaeans live.

He runs a shop that sells writing supplies.

Yes, sir.

If you give him this letter, he's going to look after you guys, so reside there.

And then, I will come for you.

Yes, sir.

This child will return to Shilla, and will achieve great feats.

Baby Deokman

So, please take good care of her.

Pardon?

But His Majesty just wanted me to help her live.

That's because His Majesty is unaware of her fate.

But...

Bidam?

Young Bidam

Do you think the baby is pretty as well?

Bidam?

Yes.

What are you thinking about?

Why yes.. the person I was trying to help...

Who? The Hwarang person?

No, I'm talking about the person next to him wearing the Nangdo garb.

That person and the princess...

I just... I want to help that person.

And why?

Just... that I pity for that person.

You must really feel empathy for that child.

Yes, I want to help that person.

Would it OK for me to help that person?

I want to help.

OK, I understand.

I'm going to leave an encoded letter in Deudung tomorrow,

so go there after you've finished helping.

Yes, sir.

Your Majesty!

You just cannot simply take care of Princess Cheonmyeong's death like this!

You must certainly find the ones responsible for Princess Cheonmyeong's death and...

uncover the master mind behind this incident, and that person must pay severely for the crime!

Your Majesty!!!

Now that the princess' funeral has concluded...

you must immediately interrogate the people who were chasing after the princess.

What?! Archeon Rang is in front of the Great Assembly Hall?!

Yes, Your Majesty.

He is requesting for an official inquiry into the princess' death.

With his "ready to die" make-up on.

Yes, Your Majesty.

First of all, I will have all those people that are gathered in front of the Great Assembly Hall dispersed,

and with the soldiers aid, Archeon Rang will be the sole person that is left there.

Yes, please do so.

Shouldn't we be making our way to His Majesty?

Yes.

Alert His Majesty, and have Lord Eulje, Lord Seohyeon, Lord Yongchun, and Hajong come as well.

Your Majesty! Please heed my request!

Sire, the princess of this nation was met with an ill-fated demise.

Due to this tragic incident,

I, Seju Mishil was unable to do anything because of my blinding tears and my rapid beating heart.

But now,

a Hwarang has risen to the forefront requesting an inquiry to unveil the truth about this incident.

As Archeon mentioned,

if I am able to unveil and uncover the real truth about this incident,

then I will be more than happy to oblige, but...

Your Majesty, you mustn't cover up Princess Cheonmyeong's death in this manner!

Please heed my request!

My goodness. It's like "a thief turning on his master with a club"?