Love Song for Illusion (환상연가)

Can I get out now?

Gosh, you scared me.

Wait.

Hold on. I left something here.

Is that so?

Where did I put it?

Gosh.

Are you looking for this?

What?

You knew I would come looking for this?

Ak Hee, you disloyal fool.

I pulled the dagger and saved you.

How dare you try to get rid of me?

Well, you see...

You must die for me to live.

That will not happen.

I am sorry.

Master Ak Hee!

No.

No.

I am sorry.

Do not stab His Majesty.

No!

Master Ak Hee, wake up. You cannot do this.

We said we would look for a way together.

Master Ak Hee, wake up!

Please wake up. Open your eyes!

Ak Hee.

What did you do to His Majesty?

What did you do?

What did you do?

I am sorry,

Gye Ra.

No...

He is dead.

Sajo Hyun is...

dead.

My time has come at last.

Your Majesty.

Gye Ra, it has been a while.

Is something the matter?

You must know the situation.

Ak Hee told me about the deal the two of you made.

You must resent me, then.

It is pointless to resent someone else.

It is all my fault...

for crossing paths with someone I should have never met.

Ak Hee was all excited about leaving with you.

Have the two of you become that close already?

Or are you being rebellious because the Queen is pregnant?

I will not leave with Ak Hee.

Now that this has happened,

I ought to do my duty as the only surviving descendant...

of the Yeon family.

I knew you would say that, Gye Ra.

Then if I become King,

you will hold your dagger to my throat.

Maybe.

Instead of aiming for me,

could you not side with me?

I heard Daggers of the Wind turned against you.

Those who supported the Yeon family...

are also criticizing you.

For being a traitor who fell for their enemy's son.

The humiliation must be worse than death.

There is a way to calm all of that.

Would you hear it?

Premier Jin has been waiting for you.

- Who? Premier Jin? - Yes.

Are your eyes all right?

His Majesty the King.

- Premier Jin. - Your Majesty.

Why are you here this late at night?

Did the confining ritual go well?

Yes.

You did well, Chung Ta.

Well done.

Yeon Wol is in there.

Will you kill her too?

Let her be.

The poor thing...

will be beside herself now that Sajo Hyun is dead.

Depending on what she does,

she might have some use.

Sajo Hyun is dead?

I was about to head home when I became concerned for you.

Concerned?

You recovered enough...

to return to the palace.

But there is talk that your eyesight has deteriorated,

and that your energy levels have dropped.

Strange rumours have been going about the palace,

so I wanted to see you myself and ask how you were doing.

You are the best.

I am fine.

I feel so well that I could almost fly.

I see. That is very good to hear.

You fool.

You are Ak Hee.

Then...

His Majesty...

has passed away?

Yes. It would seem so.

I feel sorry for His Majesty,

but that is not a bad thing for us.

I did not wish for him to die.

How come so suddenly...

Was it Ak Hee's doing?

Or...

did you...

Chae Ryeon.

Do not become weak.

This is just the beginning.

There will be a bloodbath.

Your focus...

should be nothing else but protecting...

the baby you carry.

Father. You are...

a scary man.

Did you figure that out just now?

Gosh...

Are you really dead?

Are you?

Your Highness. Are you out for some air?

What brings you all the way here?

My son... No, Prince Yoong.

I heard he brought a woman into the palace.

I came over to see her.

- A woman? - Yes.

It was the first time he brought in a woman.

I have a feeling...

she is no ordinary woman.

Prince Yoong always comes this way.

There he is.

Is that not the previous royal concubine?

Yeon Wol.

She really is something.

As soon as she heard you were pregnant,

she switched to my son Yoong?

That sly wench should learn...

Why did you stop?

Yoong.

I have not seen him look so sweet in a long time.

He has not been like that since he was 8 or 9 years old.

I should go.

Come along.

Wait here.

Did you return to the palace to become...

Prince Yoong's concubine?

You should know by now that...

I am not that kind of person.

His Majesty.

Is he truly dead?

Is he?

I believe so.

Your Highness.

Once you gain all the power in Asatae,

what will you do then?

Is that...

the happiness you truly wish for?

If it comes at the price of going against...

the man you love,

what is the point of having riches and power?

You arrogant wench.

You dare lecture me?

Your Highness.

I plan to take the path I really want to take.

I would like you to do the same.

Your baby...

would want that as well.

Fine.

Come at me.

I will bear with it.

I will suppress you.

What made you...

ask me to make you a new outfit?

You are so handsome,

you would look great wrapped in a straw mat.

It is an important night that will change Asatae's history.

An important night?

You will now become...

the Queen Dowager of the royal family.

Then...

at last...

No.

The more important the occasion, the more careful I must be.

Congratulations on becoming...

the King of Asatae, Your Majesty.

I am so proud of you, Yoong.

Let go of me.

One more thing. I am quite happy with Yeon Wol.

So who cares if she was once a royal concubine?

I was once your father's wife too.

Mother.

Anyway,

I am happy that you will be the King,

but I want to see my son, married to a beautiful wife...

and be the father of many children.

I would like to see you have a happy life with your family.

I am leaving.