Ruler master of the mask
“A true master will gain the tiger’s affection,” she says. Picking up the cup of tea he used as an analogy before regarding their relationship to the king, she turns his words on him: “We can’t make good tea out of rotten leaves.”Ĭhuckling fondly at his granddaughter’s wise words, Dae-mok starts to agree that it’s more rewarding to raise a tiger than to kill it - but Hwa-goon disagrees once again. When Dae-mok asks for her reasoning, Hwa-goon tells him that it’s because Prince Sun will surely become a mighty king. Meanwhile at Pyunsoohwe, Hwa-goon’s father overhears Hwa-goon’s attempts to convince Dae-mok not to kill the crown prince. As Gon and his men retreat, Prince Sun and his companions take the chance to escape. Gon declares to his men that Lee Sun must be the real prince and orders them to capture him.īefore they can, however, a new force comes thundering in on horseback to save our prince: the palace guards. Behind him, Chung-woon grimaces in fury.īut instead, Gon catches sight of the prince’s jade identification emblem, which is still in Lee Sun’s hands as he trembles on the ground. Protecting Chung-woon and Lee Sun, Sun swears to go with Gon if it will end this battle. This time, it’s Prince Sun who leaps to the rescue.
Gon and Chung-woon face off, and they’re evenly matched until Gon manages to cut Chung-woon’s arm and knock him to his feet. Thankfully, Chung-woon blocks a potentially fatal blow aimed at the prince at the last moment. Sun is good, but Gon is better, as each thrusts and parries. Noting their escape, Gon leaps into their path to stop them, forcing Prince Sun to draw his sword. Chung-woon holds off the attackers as best as he can, but it’s clear from the tide of battle that their best bet is to run and wait for the palace guards to arrive.įollowing the path cleared by Chung-woon, Prince Sun picks up an abandoned sword from the ground and protects a frightened Lee Sun with his body. When they refuse to comply, Gon commands his archers to shoot. Led by Gon, Pyunsoohwe surrounds our heroes to collect the crown prince. But when his attempt to fix things only seems to make things worse, is Sun prepared to be more than just a mask? When it turns out that the king’s throne is nothing more than a decorative chair, however, Prince Sun is forced to make a choice: obey the villains like his father, or defy them and fight for a better future. 146 Ruler–Master of the Mask: Episodes 5-6 by hanshimiĪs our villains step up to remind the king of his place, our prince finally learns the truth about his past.