"Please do NOT hardsub and/or stream this episode using our English subtitles." "Brought to you by WITH S2 Written In The Heavens Subbing Squad" "I said speak!" "Episode 16" "Why is Hye Ap trying to shelter you?" "!" "Is Hye Ap conspiring with Buyeo?" "Spit it out!" "It's been long since I've last smelled burning flesh." "What do you think you're doing?" "!" "Supervisor!" "Stop this immediately!" "And I was just about to summon you." "Here you are, right on time." "What is the reason you're sheltering Black Shadows at the bureau?" "!" "They tried to harm His Majesty and abducted Prince Yeojin." "What is the reason you're harboring such people?" "Isn't the Intelligence Bureau conspiring with Buyeo?" "That is nonsense!" "Then, hurry up and tell us the truth!" "What are you waiting for?" "!" "Tie them up immediately!" "Yes!" "Stop!" "Let them go." "Your Majesty!" "Let them go?" "!" "These disdainful ruffians abducted Yeojin and tried to slay you!" "What are you doing?" "!" "Unbind those men at once!" " Yes." " Yes!" "Your Majesty!" "I can't fathom why you issued such orders, Sire." "Just as Her Majesty told you, they're responsible... for abducting Prince Yeojin and engaging in a treacherous covin against you." "Despite having been servants of Prince Haemyeong, they betrayed their motherland, joining Buyeo's Black Shadows." "How could you condone all this?" "The reason these men joined Buyeo's Black Shadows... was because I ordered them to do so." "If you hear of their meritorious service ever since they infiltrated Buyeo, then all your qualms shall meet with a swift riposte." "Supervisor!" "Yes, Your Majesty." "Explain to the Ubo what these men achieved for their country." "You must be aware that, recently," "King Daeso's condition severely worsened after being ambushed by assassins." "The arrow which pierced King Daeso's might was shot by these men." "They also appropriated countless confidential reports from the Black Shadows." "What oodles of troops couldn't achieve was attained by these men." "Henceforth, they shall join the Intelligence Bureau, and continue devoting themselves to our country." "Should your malefaction expose their identities, or should this trammel their mission in the slightest, any culpability shall be bequeathed upon you!" "I see you're unscathed." "Yes, Your Majesty." "All the tortuous woes you went through emboldened our nation." "Your sacrifices for the sake of Goguryeo shan't be forgotten." "Hye Ap shall protect you, so use all your experience and skills for our country." "Yes, Your Majesty." "Now His Majesty acknowledges us, so we're officially Goguryeo people, right?" "Our past as Black Shadows vanished like dust, right?" "Then, there's no need for us to be confined at the bureau." "We can wander as we please?" "!" "That's what will happen." "You must love all this." "This what?" "!" "If we can maunder as we please, then you'll be able to meet Lady Yeon whenever you like." "Be honest." "Last time, when Dojin talked of his relationship with Lady Yeon, you felt a bit dejected, didn't you?" "Enough." "Now that I think about it, should we go meet her?" "!" "I've heard of your discomfiture." "Is everything all right?" "Yes." "My apologies." "It was all my fault." "Let me beg your pardon on my mother's behalf." "There is no need." "We were freed from the fetters which were trapping us, so, on the contrary, it's all the better." "We have officially been named soldiers of the Intelligence Bureau." "We no longer need to hide, now." "Really?" "That's a relief." "Good to hear." "Then, now I can meet you as well." "Your Highness." "All right, I get it." "I shall do it in secret." "I will not get you into trouble." "You can enter the palace now, can't you?" "Yes." "Your Highness." "Your Majesty." "You saved His Highness, and freed him from this impasse." "It is now time you acknowledge him, and accept him as prince." "His time has not come yet." "Your Majesty." "I can't acknowledge that boy as prince, but I will keep an eye on him." "I can still feel the divine revelation resonate in my soul, but I shall behold whether he can overcome his nefarious fate... and triumph over misfortune." "Your Majesty!" "Are you going to let them do this?" "When His Majesty so explicitly bulwarks him, what can I do?" "I cannot believe all that His Majesty told us." "Then, how are you going to deal with it?" "We are forced to heed his command." "That boy and I share a loathsome bond." "If that fool survives, he will cause trouble to you as well, so leave everything to me." "You must know already, but Yeojin dominates my thoughts." "Because of that man, my Yeojin could once again be in peril, so settle this once and for all." "I can't understand why His Majesty refuses to acknowledge him." "Didn't Prince Haemyeong leave him to you, knowing Muhyul was his brother?" "Is there another reason which escapes me?" "What?" "!" "Bring Goguryeo to its downfall?" "!" "How could that be possible?" "His Majesty is still concerned about the sorceress's revelation." "Then, what is going to happen to His Highness?" "Must he live the rest of his days without knowing his true identity?" "Thankfully, His Majesty said he will give Muhyul... a chance to overcome his ill-fated malediction." "Then, what is it we can do?" "We need to make sure His Highness's skills earn their deserved praise, and prepare for the day when his identity will be restored." "Your Highness." "At last, your beloved Goguryeo has finally embraced me as one of its sons." "It is now time I protect the Goguryeo you so dearly cherished." "To fulfill your dream of reclaiming our fatherland," "I shall zestfully risk my life." "Master." "Isn't this Yang Gil?" "!" "Master Yang Gil!" " How have you been?" " Ahh..." "I'm always well!" "Have a seat, uh?" "Have a seat." " Master." "Everything going well?" " Yes, I'm doing fine." "What are you doing?" "!" "Let's welcome him with a big feast!" "So, how are things in Buyeo?" "Not what they used to be." "Buyeo's influence is dwindling, what can you do?" "!" "Recently, King Daeso was attacked by assassins in the middle of the road." " Really?" "!" " Thankfully, he survived the attack, but all this was a treacherous quandary desecrating Buyeo's name." "Yeon!" " I shall come again." " No!" "No." "What is the matter?" " I wrote down all the herbs I need." " Is that so?" "Leave it all here." "How about her?" "Isn't she from Buyeo?" "And... how would you know that?" "May I enter for a moment?" "Yes." "Is there anything you wish to tell me?" "Are you really Tak Rok's daughter?" "Don't think of easing your way out of this, and just tell me the truth." "Are you truly a Buyeo princess?" "Yes." "Ahh... why is a Buyeo princess..." "sold at the slave market?" "!" "My father was accused of treason and perished." "Treason?" "!" "Chamgunnim." "Is anything the matter?" "Wh..." "Why?" "You look perturbed." "Perturbed?" "!" "Why should I?" " Maro?" "!" " He's still at our quarters." "The supervisor is looking for you, so go in together." "Receive training?" "!" "You are now official troops of the Intelligence Bureau, so you shall be professionally trained to fulfill your duties." "Ehh... what training?" "!" "Muhyul and I need nothing of that sort." "Of course, I'm aware of your formidable skills." "But you need further training to perform your duties properly." "What is that?" "You need to understand the diplomatic scene in and out of Goguryeo," "*Early Goguryeo's state religion Seongyo was heavily influenced by totemism/sun worship and also become proficient in astronomy, geography, divination* and more." "Do we really need to do that?" "Of course you do!" "And I thought things would be easier now, what is all this?" "Train Muhyul alone, and leave me out." "I'm confident I can do well even without such training." "You thick-witted dullard." "Do you plan to scratch the bottom the rest of your days?" "!" "You need to fill this with something, if you are to lead others." "Everything you learn shall be useful, so go ahead and do it." "Yes." "Ahh... what else do we need to learn?" "!" "Astronomy, geography, divination?" "!" "And when would we use all that?" "!" "It will not hurt us to learn something new." "Her Highness Princess Seryu is looking for you." "I bid you welcome." "You still remember us?" "How could I ever forget you?" "Have a seat." "Gweyu told me of all the suffering you went through." "You sacrificed your all for the sake of Goguryeo, even in such adversity." "I'm beholden to you." "Seeing you reminds me of my brother Haemyeong." "There is something about you which resembles him." "I feel as if my brother came back to life through you." "I hope you will pay me a visit from time to time." "Yes." "Have you conveyed my command to Dojin?" "Yes, Your Majesty." "What did he say?" "He said the situation will not allow so, for the time being." "Instead, he gave me this message for you." "A most compelling event is on the horizon." "What does it say, Your Majesty?" "You shall find out in due time." "Isn't His Majesty thinking of Dojin as the heir to his throne?" "Prince Dojin is the son of a treacherous subject." "That is out of the question." "I need a word in private, Your Excellency." "What is it?" "I saw Lady Yeon in Gungnae Fortress." "You did what?" "!" "I saw Dojin meet Lady Yeon." "You shall not reveal that to anyone." "Yes." "*Great Secretary, early Goguryeo high rank;" "managed the king's edicts almost independently" "Daejubunim*." "Wh..." "Who's there?" "!" "What is going on out there?" "Are you listening to me?" "!" "*Influenced by Buyeo's rank system, sixth-ranked courtier administrating central court" "Daesajanim*." "Your Majesty." "What is the matter?" "During the night, Daejubu Gyeong Don and Daesaja Su Gyun were murdered." "Ahh... really." "You need to study all these." "Supervisor!" "You need to at least learn this, to call yourself a bureau soldier." "They were sent by our spies in Xiongnu, Yilou and Nangnang, so read them all." "When you say Nangnang, do you imply the country controlling the southern sea?" "Yes." "If Goguryeo is to become the supreme ruler of these northern lands," "*Goguryeo subjugated Nangnang/Nakrang in 313 AD, 14th year of King Micheon's reign we need to reclaim that land*." "Supervisor." "His Majesty is looking for you." "The Daejubu was a post of utmost importance*," "*Call it "artistic license," if you may, but Daejubu had nothing to do with military issues selecting and training the central guard on behalf of His Majesty." "Not to mention the Daesaja, who won His Majesty's graces enough... to be the next in line for the seat of Lord of Jolbon Fortress." "Those two men and I wove our way through the battlefields for decades." "Daebo, entrust Prince Yeojin with the task of giving solace to the families of the fallen." "Supervisor, you shall swiftly discover who's responsible for this!" "Yes, Your Majesty." "Wait!" "What's wrong?" "Can you turn the corpse over for a moment?" "According to the butler, the assassin did all this alone." "Alone?" "!" "How can he do this alone?" "Like Balso said, it must have been a Black Shadow." "It wasn't a Black Shadow." "Is there a reason for thinking that?" "I've seen countless weapons used by the Black Shadows, but never one leaving such wounds." "Black Shadows usually employ weapons that are easily handled." "We remember no Black Shadow using a weapon leaving such peculiar wounds." "We are sure, Supervisor." "To make sure, we should examine the Daejubu's body." "Go ahead." "The assassin... must have left traces that could be used as evidence, so rummage the Daejubu's residence for possible clues." "Yes." "What could it be?" "It feels as if he pierced them with a skewer." "He didn't leave a single man injured." "Looking at their wounds, all those men either died on the spot, or even if they survived the attack, perished shortly after." "So it means even if he had several men to fight, he hit their vital parts with impressive precision." "What brings you two here?" "Under the supervisor's command, we've come to examine the Daejubu's body." "And what brings you here, Your Highness?" "His Majesty ordered me to comfort the families of the dead, so here I am." "After you're done investigating, will you head to the palace?" "Yes, Your Highness." "Then, wait for me." "It will not take me long." "We need to go somewhere together." "Go where?" "!" "It's been so long since I've been out of the palace." "I want to meander in the capital with you." "Is there anything you wish to tell me?" "You should spend some time here comforting the victims." "Should I really?" "You once told me you envied the fact that Prince Haemyeong had many followers." "The reason we followed His Highness with utmost fealty... was because he embraced our sorrow and grieving throes with his benevolence." "Several courtiers will be present today." "They might be subjects of His Majesty, but the day shall come when they will look at you sitting on the throne." "On this somber occasion, partake in their anguish." "Only then will you open the door of their hearts, and they shall one day be prepared to sacrifice their lives for you." "I engaged in depthless fancy." "I shall never forget your words of advice." "Forgive me for uttering such discourteous monitions." "There is no need." "Didn't I ask you to counterpoise for my demerits?" "I beg your forgiveness, Your Highness." "We couldn't find anything which could prove Buyeo's involvement." "Then, who could be able to devise such uncanny diablerie in Goguryeo?" "It must be the Biryu clan!" "But..." "Your Majesty." "Right now, not only the Biryu clan, but all chieftains of the Council... are trying to spare themselves from your reproof." "It would be hard to fathom why they would try something like this, then." "No." "They are challenging my authority." "Summon the Council immediately!" "Did you do it?" "This can't be compared with getting rid of a paltry tribal leader like the Gisan's." "Then, is Buyeo responsible?" "I hear the Black Shadows weren't responsible for this." "Then... it's evident to which end Yuri's wrathful resolve shall point." "Sangganim." "King Yuri summoned the Council." "Last night, the Daejubu and Daesaja were assassinated." "The Intelligence Bureau confirmed that Buyeo is not responsible for this." "I believe the perpetrator is staring at me right as I speak." "Who is it?" "Who slaughtered those pivotal subjects of mine?" "That is ludicrous, Your Majesty." "We are strenuously trying to find the culprit ourselves, Sire." "If you allow us the time, we shall swiftly single out..." "I said the perpetrator is among us, who will you single out?" "!" "We shan't accept such calumnious insinuations, your Majesty." "Is your claiming that this wasn't Buyeo's doing, but a conspiracy by the Council... based on any evidence, Sire?" " Then, who committed such deviltry?" "!" " Your Majesty!" "Have you forgotten already?" "When His Highness Prince Yeojin was abducted, it was the Council which was falsely accused, and had to endure your storming accusations." "But, what did the truth evince?" "Didn't the blame point exactly to Buyeo's Black Shadows?" "The Council represents the rampart championing all the clans supporting our nation." "But these vile acts mired at indicting the Council and its legacy... rattle the very foundations of the Goguryeo we cherish and respect." "If you keep strewing the seeds of discord, we shall requite your perfidy with utmost resolve." "Are you trying to comminate your king, you felonious scapegrace?" "Even when I could smell your supercilious disdain for the crown," "I munificently embraced your derision with magnanimity." "Such were the millstones invested upon these royal garments," "*Jumong and what His Deceased Majesty* and his legacy called for." "But, what did you requite my zeal with?" "You excoriated my every and all decisions, trying to fluster my authority at every chance." "So, at long last, is your king pointing the blame at you for the death of two trusted subjects... what could truly rattle the foundations of our country?" "!" "Your Majesty!" "May you abate your wrath." "I wrote down all weapons and tactics." "It will help you." "Your Highness!" "That man is here." " Who?" " That man, Muhyul." "Hurry up and bring him in." "Now." "You came here first!" "I'm pleased to see you." "I have a request, Your Highness." "Give me your consent to use the bladesmith's workshop." "What is it you're trying to make?" "Your Highness." "I'm following these drawings to make that sword." "You know how to forge swords?" "At the Black Shadows' training camp, we were taught how to forge weapons." "Really?" "But, why are you trying to make this?" "Can't you have other bureau troops do this for you?" "I wish for this to remain a secret between Your Highness and me." "Something only you and I shall know?" "!" "Yes." "All right." "I shall keep your secret." "My gratitude, Your Highness." "Maro." "Hold it tight." "Was it really Dojin who gave you this scroll?" "Then, it was he who killed those courtiers?" "Must be him." "If that is really the case, it must be something Baegeuk ordered him." "If it's an order from Baegeuk, Dojin would be forced to do it." "For the time being, keep all this secret." "You are not going to tell the supervisor?" "I'll have to meet Dojin." "Endure it a little longer." "Don't move." "When did it start hurting like this?" "It must have been a few days." "Ahh... you're killing me." "You're making me crazy!" "What is wrong with you?" "No need to know!" "Ehhh... really." "You should have told me, Master." "You head for your room." "I shall take care of everything else." "What are you prattling about?" "I'll bedeck Yeon with all sorts of ornaments, and send her to your ro..." "You little!" "Stop with your jabberwocky and go bring Yeon." "Master." "I really can't do this anymore." "I didn't want to sell you away, but it can't be helped, now that I know who you truly are." "Forget about the sanatorium, and go with the Sangga." "Even if we are in Goguryeo, if they learn I'm sheltering a Buyeo princess, it will only bring me danger." "Master!" "You cured the Sangga's throes!" "Thankfully, he's taken a liking to you." "So, even knowing your identity, he could still protect you." "Allow me to stay here." "I shall make sure you don't face any hazard because of me." "Yeon!" "I will not bother you by any means." "Trust me." "If you keep me by your side, I will surely benefit you." "Recently, two courtiers who enjoyed King Yuri's utmost confidence were murdered." "Even if it's crystal clear we have nothing to do with it," "King Yuri keeps fomenting suspicion about our Biryu clan, and is threatening us." "The king is no longer going to hide his belligerence towards us." "And what could be the reason?" "He is using this momentum to once and for all put an end to our influence." "We can't just sit and watch him unleash his cabal upon us." "Find a way to daunt King Yuri's offensive." "Does that mean I can slay King Yuri, if necessary?" "Yeon." "Orabeoni!" "No, I can do it." "I was worried." "Where on earth have you been?" "I briefly went to Jolbon to fulfill the Ubo's command." "It's a relief you returned unscathed." "My gratitude." "You don't look well." "Take this regularly." "Yeon." "I missed you." "I shall come often, from now on." "Yes, Orabeoni." "How long has it been since we've all met like this?" "Come on in." "My apologies." "I have something to talk about with Dojin." "Did you do it?" "What are you talking about?" "Those courtiers were killed with a sword like this." "You must recognize this sword, I suppose?" "Did the Ubo order you to?" " I don't know what you're talking about." " No..." "You and I know perfectly." "Leave the Biryu clan." "They accepted me after I was abandoned by Buyeo." "I can't do that." "As long as you work for them, I shan't be able to take my hands off this sword." "Do you realize what that means?" "One day... you and I could end up pointing our swords at each other." "If such is the fate bestowed upon us, there's nothing we can do to stop it." "Dojin." "Even those walking the same path can change their destination." "I did briefly walk along the same path with you, but it looks as if our paths head in different directions now." "One day... you and I could end up pointing our swords at each other." "What His Majesty orders you is to kill Muhyul and Maro." "So that is the compeer who gave you that necklace?" "And why are you only telling me now?" "I met him at the Black Shadows' training camp." "Before I learned he used to serve Prince Haemyeong," "I couldn't understand what that necklace meant to Muhyul." "If Muhyul is truly the man that necklace belongs to..." "Then, the third son of His Majesty you talked about could be Muhyul." "Is that the truth?" "We can't be sure, but there's a strong possibility." "The reason Haemyeong attacked the border guards while King Yuri was in Buyeo... was to protect that man." "Didn't the king take a step forward to protect him, despite the fact he abducted Prince Yeojin?" "It's true, Sangganim." "Seeing how strenuously the king and Prince Haemyeong tried to shelter him, what His Excellency says must be true." "I have found the perfect subterfuge to encumber King Yuri." "Muhyul." "Have you met Dojin?" "What did he say?" "Did he admit it?" "Shouldn't we tell the supervisor?" "We can't." "It's better if we keep this secret, for the time being." "All right." "Let's move." "Is anyone here?" "I said, is anyone here?" "!" "Where is the Chief of Security?" "!" "Your Majesty!" "What is all this?" "Your Majesty." "Your Majesty!" "What is it, again?" "Speak to me." "Your Majesty." "I said speak to me!" "Eerie occurrences are beclouding the capital." "What is going on?" "Dead ravens are all over the palace court." "Not just a couple but hundreds, Supervisor!" "How is His Majesty faring?" "They called the physician to placate his stupor." "Supervisor." "What is all this about?" " Did you find out?" " Yes, Supervisor." "This is no laughing matter." "Water inside the capital wells has turned crimson, and a mysterious disease is spreading down south." "There are even rumors about a wraith infesting the capital." "Such things wouldn't just happen without a reason." "It must be someone's doing, moved by unhallowed intents." "Go outside the palace immediately, and find the cause." "Yes." "Muhyul." "Hold this for me." "What are you doing?" "What is going on?" "Pull!" "Are you all right?" "Everyone!" "You must have seen your livestock dead last night, without their livers." "Those livers are inside this sack." "The reason the water inside this well turned crimson red... is not an omen pointing at Goguryeo's downfall, but happened because someone threw this inside the well." "His Majesty is sparing no effort in finding the men responsible." "Hence, don't let viperous talebearing becloud your lives, and go on as if nothing happened." "What happened down south?" "Ahh... we couldn't find the cause, yet." "Let's go." "That fool, always so clever." "That "fool"?" "!" "You little..." "Then, how am I supposed to call him, that "wench"?" "!" "Careful with that gob of yours!" "Let me see." "What is all this, so suddenly?" "Remember when you almost died, eating barley?" "Barley?" "!" "Ahh... when Prince Haemyeong told us to check those dead ravens!" "Ahh... yes, yes." "The same thing happened, then." "The wells turned crimson, livestock was found dead." "You have a point, now that I hear that?" "!" "Master!" "You came right when I needed you!" "We were short on workforce." "Me?" "!" "I'm busy?" "!" "What could be more urgent than saving lives?" "Come on." "Ahh... is that so?" "!" "I'll be of no help, I guess?" "!" "Bring us some clean water." "Milady." "What is this malady they have fallen into?" "I have never seen this before myself." "I am trying to treat them as best as I can, but if we don't hurry up and find the cause, many people might perish." "We don't have enough people helping us, either." "If you go ask the supervisor, she will send some physicians here." " Hurry up." " All right." "I'm grateful." "When the physicians arrive, enjoy some repose." "I can't." "Too many people are suffering." "Can I ask you something?" "Why are you drawing this?" "This man asked me to, and he told us a ghost story." "Ghost story?" "!" "What was that about?" "How did it go?" "We haven't found the culprit yet, but Muhyul helped us immensely in finding the cause of all these events." "There is something more urgent than finding the culprit." "And what would that be?" "Eerie talebearing is spreading on the streets." "Eerie talebearing?" "!" "They're talking about a wraith." "Such talebearing is spreading all over the capital." "What is even more fearsome than tales about chimerical wraiths... are the jitters of all the people who believe such hearsay." "If we don't hurry up and stop the innuendo, the situation could become much more serious." "I think it would be best if Your Majesty disclosed the truth about this matter." "Go ahead and tell me." "What are these wraith stories about?" "That a wraith has come back to life, and brought ominous consequences along." "A wraith has come back to life?" "!" "They say that is the wraith of a prince, who perished twenty years ago." "That such prince, who should have met his demise, is either still alive... or he's come back as a wraith to avenge his past." "Brought to you by WITH S2 Written In The Heavens Subbing Squad" "Main Translator  Timer:" "MisterX" "Timing QC: julier" "Editor/QC: thunderbolt" "Coordinators: mily2, ay_link" "I don't know if I did the right thing, saving that child." "All I wanted was to spare his life." "Was I too covetous?" "By sparing him, I subjected that child to even worse suffering." "You remember the boy who used to serve Haemyeong?" "That boy is Muhyul." "That boy was born with the nefarious fate... of killing his brethren, causing his parents' demise, and in the end, even his own son." "But, no matter how terrible the cursed fate he was born under." "No matter how hard I tried to bury him deep down my soul." "At the end, he came back with a beating heart and boiling blood down his veins, as my son Muhyul." 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