As Shin Jae opened another room in the care center, he witnessed his counterpart in life support. A flashback of him lying on a hospital bed as he woke up to his mother crying.
King Gon got poisoned as Luna offered him a beer in her visit. Luna started to look for the whip as she checks King Gon's pockets. She told him that either his life or the whip that matters for now. Jo Yeong arrived and saw King Gon lying on the floor. Luna hides as soon as she hears the door opens.
Jo Yeong contacted Tae Eul and asked for help. King Gon instructed Jo Yeong to get the whip and keep it secure. They sent King Gon to a clinic for treatment with the help of Tae Eul's forensic doctor. She also warned Eun Sup of Luna's existence in the Republic of Korea and watched over her father.
It's the year 2020. King Gon wore the black jacket the exact outfit he wore 20 years ago when he saves his younger self at the Palace. Lee Rim, at present, remained his youthful look at the age of 70. They both realized that 25 years ago, one has saved the other and encountered the night of treason as the King died in the hands of his stepbrother.
King Gon woke up and ordered Jo Yeong to stay in Korea and protect Tae Eul. He left the clinic to return to Corea as the night of treason will happen. On the other hand, Lee Rim is searching for the gateway where the older Lee Gon enters the past.
Both men entered the obelisk and walked into the axis, holding each half of the Manpasikjeok. As each mystic bamboo met the realm, both men realized of each other's presence and ran towards the exit.
The time Manpasikjeok becomes whole, the gate of the axis brings both men to the time of treason. Older King Gon wishes to save the world from the traitor Lee Rim. On the other hand, the present Lee Rim warned his past self of the failure he will encounter during the coup.
Unfortunately, older Lee Rim is more wicked and killed the present self of him without any hesitation. As he did, he took half of the Manpasikjeok, but it vanished into thin air. This happens as the person holding is not the first keeper.
The present King Gon and Lee Rim time travel to the past to correct and undo the events hoping to change the current outcome. This happened as the Manpasikjeok becomes meet at the axis. But the magic bamboo is powerless when it is still half. A challenge that the present King Gon will face if he returns to the present as he follows his destiny.
The time has moved, the old Lee Rim went ahead of the treason. The older King Gon arrived in the palace and shot the men. The past has happened as the Manpasikjeok turns half, Tae Eul ID's in the hands of the younger Gon. The past Lee Rim got half of the bamboo stick and went into hiding.
