My Royal Nemesis (멋진 신세계)

MY ROYAL NEMESIS

Here we go.

Try a little harder this time.

At this rate, I will win again.

Please take it easy, Your Highness.

We do not want a stray arrow to ruin

all the beautiful peonies.

- Do you find them beautiful as well? - Yes.

I was right to clear the patch and plant peonies.

When it comes to flowers,

they need big heads like this to be worth looking at.

A peony, beaded with dewdrops like pearls, was plucked…

By a beauty as she passed a window.

With a smile, she asks her beloved,

"Which is fairer, the flower or I?"

The young lord answers in gentle mischief.

"The flower is far fairer."

I, too, find the peonies more beautiful than Your Majesty.

I can never win against you.

No flower in the world could be as beautiful as you.

Your Majesty.

It is time for your midday meal.

What brings you all the way to the Annex?

I have

a gift for you.

Your Majesty, what is this?

Your health seems to have declined of late.

I personally asked the Royal Infirmary to concoct you a restorative tonic.

A restorative tonic…

Royal Consort Hui of the Kang clan shall accept the poison.

Royal Consort Hui, what is the meaning of this?

Your Majesty, please take the tonic away.

I cannot stand

even the smell of tonic.

Hey, Ms. Shin Seo-ri.

Ms. Shin Seo-ri, wake up.

The shock must've been too much.

I'll call an ambulance.

No, this isn't just another minor fender bender.

The media may exploit this.

- Call Dr. Kim. - Yes, sir.

Wait.

Ms. Shin, are you awake?

EPISODE 2 A GUIDE TO OPTIMIZING YOUR FATE

Given that he resides in such lofty chambers,

he must be at least a high-ranking minister.

He has the pedigree, influence,

and even that handsome face.

He truly has it all.

How did you know

a mannequin would fall from the sky?

I just knew.

My instincts in that sphere are exceptionally keen.

Damn it.

Arrest that assassin at once!

What are you waiting for?

Seize her this instant!

Take him into custody immediately!

I am endowed with a remarkably keen sixth sense.

It has allowed me to survive countless attempts

of poisoning and assassination.

Thanks to me, you have preserved your precious life.

Don't tell me.

Were you in on it?

Are you implying I am involved with those schemers

who lower themselves to using assassins?

I never scheme from the shadows.

I strike necks openly.

So you're not one of them, but you just happened to pass out

in front of my car and save me today?

I think I get the gist of it.

I'll have Mr. Son compensate you for your troubles. You may leave now.

Now, hold on.

Do you take me for some beggar, groveling for scraps?

You are not as perceptive as you appear.

I have something that you desperately need.

Hence, I was going to give you the chance to make a deal with me.

You want to make a deal with me?

Even with all these subordinates at your feet, your life hangs by a thread.

What use are absolute power and worldly riches?

Before a fleeting life,

even the supreme sovereign's throne is but vanity.

I shall safeguard

the flickering flame you call your life.

Keep me by your side.

Unhand me at once!

Do you know who I am?

Unhand me!

Damn it.

How can you be such a poor judge of character?

That pretty face has you with your nose high in the air.

You deserve to be struck down by lightning from the heavens above.

That's pretty harsh.

You would curse someone who was just senselessly attacked?

I know Mr. Cha

can be a bit unreasonable at times, but please bear with him.

Yes. He certainly is an impulsive fool through and through.

Working for him must be torture.

Let's go, Ms. Shin. I'll take you home.

In this moving palanquin?

Hear me!

Shall we?

Mr. Cha, this is the CCTV footage from the scene.

Why would they do this?

I thought it had already been handled.

Sir,

about that protester from earlier...

Can it wait?

I need to make a call.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Son.

Let's just handle the guy from the lobby earlier.

How exactly?

You said it was about unpaid wages.

Just resolve it for them.

Is there someone behind the scenes?

Any guesses on the motive?

I assume it's money.

They attacked even after they were paid what they were owed.

There's a bigger payout somewhere.

He just slammed the door in my face as if I were some assassin.

What is he scheming now?

Is he having me watched? Is that it?

No, not at all.

Mr. Cha was worried about you.

He asked me to make sure you got home safely.

He was worried about me?

When I reviewed your profile, I noticed you lived nearby.

I mean, you were almost in a car accident earlier.

And had the audition too.

You've been through a lot today, so he was concerned.

In this desolate world,

I guess I have someone who worries about me.

Too bad he is the cause of my distress.

Ms. Shin, are you okay?

You look a little pale.

Well, actually,

I have wanted to ask you this for some time now.

Could you slow down a bit?

This palanquin is moving way too fast.

It is making me very dizzy.

But we're only going 20km an hour right now.

In all my life,

I have never been in a palanquin that went this fast.

Father.

Is this seafood stew?

Seafood herbal chicken stew.

Made with 100% wild-caught abalone.

I took the first flight to Jeju Island at the crack of dawn

just to get this for you.

- I didn't sleep a wink. - You can be so silly.

Did you already forget

that Father caught that awful norovirus from eating raw oysters

at his birthday last year?

You know he has a weak stomach.

What hearty roots.

Abalones are so basic.

You should have one before the meal.

It's genuine wild ginseng harvested by a ginseng forager

on Mount Jiri.

It has a nice bitterness to it.

That's the real deal.

I can't compete with you two.

Next time you prepare a gift for Uncle,

can you include me?

Sure thing, Mun-do.

It's a bit rude to show up empty-handed

to your uncle's birthday party, no?

Don't talk to Mun-do about manners.

Ten kids don't compare to one good nephew.

Here we go again.

That damn liver story.

17 YEARS AGO

All right, who's going to give me a liver?

If it weren't for this godforsaken asthma,

I would gladly give you as many pieces of my liver as you wanted.

If I just weren't breastfeeding the kids,

I would gladly chop mine off for you.

I'll give you mine, Uncle.

While my perfectly healthy kids turned their backs on me,

my nephew gave me a second chance at life.

And you brats can't even show gratitude to your father's savior.

Uncle, please stop.

Se-gye was too young back then,

and the rest all had valid reasons.

All I had to offer was my health anyway.

Yes, I'm only alive because of you, Mun-do.

What a shame.

How nice it would be if Se-gye were even half the man you are.

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It appears I still had surprises waiting for me.

Mr. Cha insisted that you get checked out by a doctor.

The aftereffects of a car accident really get you.

Make sure you go tomorrow.

After rebuffing me so harshly to my face…

He certainly is a man riddled with contradictions.

What a destitute life this woman leads.

You call this a house?

I have arrived!

Look at that freak. She must be wasted.