Alchemy of Souls (환혼)

ALCHEMY OF SOULS PART 2

We have brought the liquor to be used for Jinyowon's ancestral rites.

You have used different water to make it.

You see, due to the drought for the past three years,

the well we always used had dried up.

So we had to use a different source.

-Goodness! -Goodness!

-No! -What--

Make them again.

Pardon?

But we have no water.

How could we possibly make any liquor?

Or could you let us use some of Jinyowon's water, my lady?

He can come inside and get it.

-Yes, my lady. -Me?

Go.

-Hurry. -Go.

The young lady has disappeared from her room again.

Stay right here and wait for me.

Yes, I will.

How beautiful.

Is that liquor?

Here you go.

This is of good quality.

It is fragrant.

Do you have more?

I do have one more bottle.

-Give it to me. -All right.

My lady!

-Search over there. -Hurry.

Yes, here you go.

Wait.

How beautiful.

I have never seen such a beautiful woman before.

I think she is from the Jin family.

Young Lady Jin Cho-yeon is the only daughter they have.

It is Jinyowon, after all.

He was likely possessed by a relic.

They have forbidden outsiders from entering for three years.

It must be teeming with ghosts.

Whether she was a ghost or not, I hope I can see her again.

You little…

Do not talk about ghosts when we are delivering funeral drinks.

-Jeez. -My apologies.

Before we go inside…

This charm will fend off ghosts. Take one.

What is this?

This works on soul shifters too.

You remember Naksu, the soul shifter who devastated Songrim three years ago?

Her petrified body was ground to a powder

and used to make these charms.

-With her petrified body? -Yes.

That is absurd.

Her body is at the bottom of Lake Gyeongcheondaeho.

Jeez.

I cannot believe you bought this. You wasted your money.

Come on!

Trust me on this.

If you see a soul shifter,

show it this charm that contains Naksu's energy and--

Did you do that?

No!

Wait for me! Do not leave me!

-What is that? -Darn it!

Is this the deed of a soul shifter?

-Who is that? -Who is that?

Is he a soul shifter?

Are we going to die?

Stay away!

-Go away. -Stay away!

-Go away! -Leave!

-Stay back! -We should go!

Wait.

He must not be a soul shifter.

What is that?

A charm.

Does that fend off soul shifters?

Where did you get it? Gaema Village?

Yes.

-For how much? -One silver nyang.

-For three? -No.

For one. It was three nyang in total.

My lord.

That is expensive.

That village lacks business ethics.

You can get ten for one nyang elsewhere.

Really? Which village?

That is not the point!

Darn it.

You should get your money's worth.

If you want to live,

step aside and duck.

Despite having the ice stone,

can your Tansu skills only make one drop?

Since your body has died already,

you are a soul shifter just like me.

To others,

we are both monsters.

Are you done?

If not, hurry up because that one drop

is going to be quite painful.

You do not deserve to say anything when you shifted into your son's body.

So you are not a soul shifter

but a mage who kills soul shifters.

Thank you for saving us, my lord.

-Is that a bottle of liquor? -Yes, my lord.

Goodness.

His father shifted into his body?

Poor boy.

It is true that soul shifters petrify when they are dead.

My lord.

Then Naksu died and was petrified, right?

I told you, I was right.

These charms were indeed made with the remains of her petrified body.

This charm will protect us from monsters like her.

My lord.

Would you like one?

This charm

will protect you from Naksu?

People must think

she is still alive.

Goodness. Naksu is dead, of course.

Despite her body lying in Lake Gyeongcheondaeho,

people are still terrified of her.

The men from Songrim will clean up here soon.

My lord, what is your name?

I think I know who he is.

He is the one who reached Hwansu

with the ice stone.

He is that mage.

The one whom Naksu almost killed?

Young Master Jang?

What kind of relationship did those two have?

This charm will protect us from Naksu.

If I keep this with me,

I will not be able to see you even if you come.

Naksu was a maid of his.

She was also his betrothed.

And in return for his unconditional love,

she stabbed him

in the heart with a sword.

ALCHEMY OF SOULS PART 2

The energy of the sky rules the wind, clouds, and rain.

This energy reached the ground and created a huge form of energy.

A country was built around Lake Gyeongcheondaeho,

a lake that embodied that energy.

The name of the country was Daeho

due to the enormous lake it had.

This story is about the mages of Daeho, a place that does not exist

in both history books or maps.

That looks delicious.

-Thank you. -Enjoy.

It must be a soul shifter.

I am terrified.

Did you lose her?

She fled into Jinyowon, of all places.

Jinyowon?

JINYOWON

Outsiders are not allowed to enter Jinyowon.

I am aware that for the past three years,

Jinyowon has forbidden outsiders from entering.

But this is an urgent situation. A soul shifter has hidden inside.

Ask Lady Jin to come and see me.

She will still say no.

He is the leader of Songrim.

How dare a low-ranking priestess refuse to relay his message?

-My apologies. -Open the gate this instant!

Young Lady Jin.

I have not seen you for three years.

Have you been well?

I did not come out here to send my regards.

My mother refuses to allow outsiders to enter Jinyowon.

So you should go.

It is a dangerous situation.

A soul shifter has harmed dozens of lives at Yeongpo Dock.

The people of Jinyowon could get hurt too.

Just like my father did?

How could you possibly save anyone when you failed to save

the father of your betrothed?

After what happened,

you never gave me the chance to apologize.

So it laid heavy on my heart.

Then keep feeling guilty.

I hope you never forget it.

Young Lady Jin.

You should go.

Did someone

just enter Jinyowon?

Yes.

I believe it was Jang Uk.

He has been chasing the soul shifter with us.

Jang Uk?

Are you saying he just stepped inside?

He is only obeying

the order of the royal family and the Unanimous Assembly.

I shall close the gate.

You should go.

There is no doubt that Uk will catch the soul shifter.

We can just wait here.

Sure.