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Your Majesty, I do not yet know what conquerors and traitors look like.

I am unable to do it.

With your own eyes, find the men who would not hesitate

to step on other people to see themselves rulers,

who would not hesitate to brutally murder innocents to become king.

My illness worsens day by day,

and it gets harder and harder to tell the future of Joseon.

I find that I wish to rely on you.

Will you disguise yourself as one of the palace eunuchs

and observe these people at my side?

When judging someone's character,

isn't it best to observe within the environment with which he is most familiar?

Do you have any clever ideas?

A man who killed his brothers to ascend to the throne.

Yi Bangwon. The face of a traitor.

Hyung. Do you think if we succeed

- We'll get a huge reward?

- What?

Well, of course! It was a direct order by the King himself.

He'll give you a government position at the very least.

Yes. A government position.

I wasn't so sure if my luck was good or bad

but everything is starting to make sense now!

Things are finally beginning to look up. I knew my fortunes would get better when I got older.

Is that so?

Wow. You'll be Lord Kim Naekyung soon!

Let me have a look at you.

Oh, my Lord!

His Majesty has sent me a rare painting himself?

The first person I saw was Prime Minister Hwangbo In.

He is a generic nobleman, who has only ever looked in one direction.

He is satisfied with what he has

and even procrastinates a little.

What of my younger brother, Grand Prince Anpyeong?

Grand Prince Anpyeong. A man who hides nothing.

He has an outstanding eye for beauty.

He does not consider the fact that he was born royalty to be of great import.

He is a sensitive man who will never be able to take lives with his own hands.

Yes. Whenever he would see an insect

he would refuse to kill it, but instead take out ink and paper and paint it.

Lord Shin Sookju is a very intelligent man

who must have ascended to a high position quite easily.

It seems as if he is less interested in power than he is in women.

Soon it will be time

for you to see Grand Prince Suyang.

He is the most ambitious of my brothers.

You must observe him even more carefully

and tell me what is inside him.

His Majesty has sent me a painting?

This is Grand Prince Suyang?

Grand Prince Suyang is a man who fears the king

and will never be capable of usurping the throne by force.

He is easily satisfied with the smallest of delights,

so I am sure that you need not worry about him.

Truly?

I am certain, Your Majesty.

Do you have any children?

I have one son.

The gods will decide my time of death

but I can't help but worry for the Crown Prince.

He is only a child.

How is he to endure this cold, harsh world?

It is all I can think about.

These men passed the entrance exam with the best results.

What is it?

Is he someone you know?

No...

His face just... looks familiar, that's all...

No, I must be mistaken.

He's even changed his name.

This is a question for Candidate Byeong.

You received the best scores out of everyone.

What was the biggest hardship you faced while preparing for the entrance exam?

It was not letting myself get satisfied with my fate.

Father!

Fate? Fate?!

How on earth did you think of coming here?

I told you that I was going to become a government official, didn't I?

I was unable to take the test under my own name

so I borrowed the name of someone else.

Good Lord!

But... how come you're here, Father?

Me? Well, Lord Kim Jongseo...

How dare you try to change the subject when your father asked you a question?

Are you giving him special treatment already because he had the best test scores?

I'm sorry, Father.

Run along, then.

What?

As long as things have turned out this way,

I might as well wish you good luck.

I knew this would happen!

First place! He was first place!

Jinhyung's going to go on to be prime minister some day -

That's never going to happen.

It's alright now, as long as he's just a low-ranking employee.

But he lied to get himself there.

He'll be lucky if he gets appointed the mayor of a small village, let alone prime minister.

Are you Kim Naekyung?

Yes, I am.

We are here from the Royal Secretariat to pass on a letter from the King.

Kim Naekyung.

Receive the King's letter.

I will already be not of this world

by the time you are reading this.

I cannot stop thinking of my son, who will be alone in this world.

I am unsure that I will be able to close my eyes in peace.

It will prove difficult for the Crown Prince to maintain the throne.

You must go to Kim Jongseo and help him.

You said you are father to a son as well

so I assume that you too know what it feels like.

I entreat you to think of the Crown Prince as you would your own child

and protect the young king with the best of your ability.

I see His Majesty was paying close attention as well.

Nonetheless, my lord.

None of the people I saw had the face of a traitor.

What did you think of Suyang?

I took care to pay special attention to him

as the King himself told me to take special care, and the world regards him your archenemy.

Yet he was the most ordinary of the lot, and his spirit was the weakest.

Ignorant fool!

I may not know a thing about physiognomy, but even I can tell that Suyang has the face of a traitor.

My lord?

Follow me. You must see with your own eyes.

His Highness the Grand Prince Suyang!

With your own eyes, find the men who would not hesitate

to step on other people to see themselves rulers,

who would not hesitate to brutally murder innocents to become king.

He has the visage of a predator that bites down on the throat,

the weakest part of an animal, and never ever lets go.

This man's face is truly

the face of a traitor.

You went hunting during the mourning period?

I would fear what the people would think, if I were you.

I merely went with a few acquaintances to shoot some arrows.

I would not worry so much.

But may I ask

who your companion is?

He is one of the men under my command.

You don't happen to be the man

who can see right through people just by looking at their faces?

I was right!

Don't tell me you plan to turn the former King's interest in face reading into a family tradition?

Alright, then.

What can you tell from my appearance?

When I was a boy

my grandmother often told me I had handsome ears.

Do you agree with her?

They are flawless, Your Highness.

I'm planning to arrange a little party

for some of my acquaintances soon.

Wouldn't you like to drop by as well?

I was a fool.

I should have known that such a man could never be Suyang.

The real Suyang would not hesitate to shed blood to ascend to the throne.

How on earth did he know beforehand that I would be there?

You there! Kim Naekyung!

Kim Naekyung, the face reader.

Have you been well?

He may cause trouble in the future. Kill him.

Why don't you read my face too

and not just Grand Prince Suyang's face?

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