Detective Tae-Eul's curiosity about King Gon is getting deeper. She accompanied him to the forest as she wants proof to believe the stories that he has been telling her since day one.
King Gon realized then as they went to the bamboo forest that he had no flute music and thunder lightning that open the parallel world. Something is missing as well, in which two large stones should appear. They decided to head back since nothing came up as what King Gon explained.
Detective Shin Jae waited for Tae-Eul while a flashback of the past appeared where he started to learn taekwondo with Tae-Eul's father. He went to greet Maximus and saw a familiar logo carved in steel similar to his notes.
The Kingdom of Corea
Court lady Ok-Nam hired a new press officer Myung Seung-ah to help release better articles for the palace and his Majesty. Prime Minister Goo Seu requested the cabinet officials to approve and increase the wages. That would help shorten the gap between high class and middle-class people.
The citizens are already asking for the King's absence in the palace. Court lady Ok-Nam is worried about how they can hide the issue. Myung Seung-ah's idea is to mislead and create another topic that will make the citizens hooked. She used a Jo Yeong picture with the King for a press release. They still don't know King Gon's whereabouts as Jo Yeong failed to locate him.
The Republic of Korea
The Crime department hired a new officer to help them with their operations. The first project the newbie assigned is to help Tae-Eul and Sin-Jae search for the weapon used by the suspect in a case they handled. The forensic team advised Tae-Eul that there have been no records in the database for King Gon based on his DNA test. Maximus breed is from the Spanish descendants not available at present. Tae-Eul tried once again to ask King Gon for any information about him. King Gon shared an explanation about the parallel world.
Later at night, the lightning strikes, and King Gon suddenly felt pain in his right shoulder. It connects with the supernatural world. Someone opened the portal to the next world.
The Kingdom of Corea
Previously, King Gon was convinced that the body they found at the lake was used as Lee Lim's fake identity and he is still alive.
Lee Rim is back in the Kingdom of Corea, walking towards the city. He went to the bookstore to find secret tips about updates of the palace. He went to meet his armed guards.
The Republic of Korea
Tae-Eul's car broke up on her way to work. She called his father's number and King Gon answered the call. He asked her to wait and he will be there to help fix it. He meets Tae-Eul at the park, as they talk - time stands still - King Gon looks around and finds something is not right. Time turns back and to her surprise, King Gon is standing near her. King Gon tries to convince Tae-Eul the earth stops a few seconds but she dismisses his words and walks away.
King Gon uses Tae-Eul's car to visit the bamboo forest, and this time, he brings the cane with the half "Manpashikjeok." As he reaches the center of the bamboo forest, he hears the flute and lightning strikes, King Gon firmly holds the cane. He now understood that the "Manpasshikjeok '' brings power and Lee Rim is using it to his advantage to escape from Corea. The magic flute is the key and the lock to both worlds.
King Gon found Tae-Eul and Shin-Jae in a fight with the gangster, he was good at executing his skills using only his cane. Tae-Eul and Shin-Jae have bruises around their face.
King Gon bids farewell to Tae-Eul and explains he needs to go back to his Kingdom he left behind. Although he felt sad, he would have to leave her, the reason why he stayed long in her world.
