01x09 - Episode 9

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[Crowned in a Hundred Days]

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I can still go.

Just let me go with you.

Young man,

your legs are shaking so
hard they're about to spark.

The machine was destroyed yesterday,

so I spent all night
squatting until this morning.

My legs are pretty much done.

They released a dangerous
prisoner to attack us.

What if something

happens to them while I'm not there?

Huh?

Fine, fine.

I'll try one more time.

I can still go. Just let me go with you.

Fine. Come if you want.

What?

You're supposed to keep saying no!

Look at you.

Your legs have been shaking nonstop,

and you're still acting tough?

She's charming even when she's angry.

I know what you're worried about.

But it's broad daylight,

and there'll be plenty of people around.

They won't dare try anything.

Good point.

Let's listen to Supervisor Huang

and stay home to rest.

Are you worried about them or her?

What are you implying?

Just because she's my first
love doesn't mean I'm a simp.

No one said you were.

I certainly didn't.

You gave yourself away.

What are you doing here?

You're not welcome.

We're all just trying to do business.

Why the long faces?

I'm here

to pick up where we left off yesterday.

Drop the act.

Yesterday, you dragged
me around your mansion

like some wide-eyed
tourist just to buy time.

You knew that felon would
attack us, didn't you?

You seem to have

dropped something.

What?

Sitting down triggers Food Creation too?

Watch how far you bend
your knees when you sit.

There goes the cool act you just put on!

And whose fault is that?

So that's it.

No wonder what I saw
through my peeping skill

made me think he was

making bread in a filthy way.

Watching him up close just now,

I clearly saw bread appear out of thin air

the moment he sat down.

He's probably just like me,

a transmigrator with a cheat.

And his cheat

lets him create food.

It fell out of my pocket.

It's still warm.

Want half?

The machine was destroyed yesterday,

yet you can still make
fresh bread this quickly.

Drop the act.

You're just like me.

You have a cheat too,

don't you?

A cheat?

What does that mean?

Do you know?

What treat?

Is it tasty?

If that's the case,

we have even more reason to work together.

You bring the power, and
I'll bring the money.

Together, we'll conquer this world.

Money is exactly what I wanted
to discuss with you yesterday.

I want one billion.

What?

One billion.

Why do you need

that much money?

I want to buy something very expensive.

An official post.

Just a moment.

This customer's paying now.

Please wait

and stay calm, everyone.

I'll take one loaf.

One?

Are you sure you only want one?

Everyone else has been stocking up
because the bread is cheap.

Why is he only buying one?

Strange.

By the way,

how long will our current stock last?

Two more hours at most.

I wonder what the young man is discussing

with that shady profiteer.

This bread looks perfectly normal.

Could those people really have made it?

This afternoon,

I sensed a powerful surge of magic.

Do you know what happened?

Magic?

Oh, right.

I was planning to report
this to you tomorrow.

They all seem to be connected to magic.

The bread they're selling

is most likely made with magic.

What did you say?

Food created by magic?

Yes.

Yes.

We don't have solid proof,

but ever since they appeared,

large quantities of unaccounted-for bread
have appeared in District Nine.

If that's true,

then this is perfect.

Food Creation is a long-lost spell.

It was banned because
mass-produced magical food

could upend the entire labor market

and economy.

If I can master it...

This is it. No doubt about it!

You eat it, but it feels
like you've eaten nothing.

It fills your stomach, yet
still leaves you empty.

That's exactly how magical
food makes you feel!

Yes! Yes!

What a weirdo!

He scared me!

Until I figure out how it works,

I need to keep a low profile.

I can't alert others,

especially not those guys
watching my every move.

I'll use this forbidden
spell to earn their respect

and win back King Lie's approval.

It's so quiet.

Was he so exhausted last night

that he's still sleeping it off?

What's that noise?

Are you done?

Are you done?

Acting on impulse will
only make things worse.

If we want to succeed, we need a strategy.

A strategy! - Buying an official post,

bribery,

and colluding with a crooked merchant...

That's your strategy?

Calm down!

He sent a dangerous felon to k*ll you all,

and you still trust him?

You're the one... -
What is he muttering...

Being irrational! - To himself about?

I'm not being irrational.

I made this decision
after thinking it through!

Yes, he has his flaws,

but that doesn't mean
we can't work with him.

Once we know what each other wants,

we can meet each other's needs.

I get it.

Ah, young people these days...

I'll let him vent for a while.

Meet his needs?

Are you out of your mind?

Cooperation means balancing
both sides' needs.

That's the only way to gain power faster

and speed up our plan to
overthrow that impostor.

Power gained through theft or force

isn't worth having!

I was going to let you vent on your own,

but now you're taking
the self-harm too far.

Let me help you work through

whatever's going on between you two.

Archmage Lei Wan,

you... you know?

I've been around much longer than you.

I've eaten more salt
than you've eaten bread.

Of course I can see what's troubling you.

You're young.

Young people are always troubled by love.

You're afraid to confess your feelings

and afraid of rejection if you do.

That sort of thing.

Wait.

What are you talking about?

Don't bother denying it.

You're only giving yourself away.

You call me Master, after all.

So I should teach you more than magic.

I should teach you how
to navigate life too.

You have a crush on
Supervisor Huang, don't you?

I talked your ear off this
morning, and you wouldn't listen.

But Supervisor Huang convinced
you in just a few words.

And the way you looked
at her while she spoke?

You practically had hearts in your eyes.

I told you to tone it down.

Your behavior affects mine.

Does it?

Was it that obvious?

I know.

Boys your age often lack the courage
to confess their feelings.

But you don't need to put so
much pressure on yourself

or beat yourself up.

Look what you've done to yourself.

No, listen.

That's not why I...

Even a top-tier mage like me

can't just conjure up courage

for you.

But you can

find some here.

Archmage Lei Wan,

are you asking me to drink with you?

I'm allergic to alcohol. I can't drink.

Both of these are for you.

Two measly beers are nothing.

I haven't had draft beer at a tavern
since taking the throne.

Now I can finally drink my fill!

I promised Hong

I wouldn't drink anymore.

Don't make things worse.

Who just said cooperation

meant balancing both sides' needs?

Fine. Here goes nothing.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Come on.

Don't let my dad egg you on.

Take it easy.

Ah, that hits the spot!

Another one!

Have you forgotten what
happens every time you drink?

Look at him.

He really is troubled by something.

And it's something big.

You're going to throw up after two beers?

I can hold my liquor.

I could drink all night
without throwing up.

There's just one problem...

Young man,

do you feel a warmth
rising from your chest

and rushing straight to your head?

That's liquid courage kicking in.

Now's your chance.

Ride that wave

and confess your feelings!

How did I get back here?

Who are you confessing to?

Did I black out?

But I didn't even drink.

I can't stop burping whenever I drink,

but how can a burp be this powerful?

Don't forget.

You inherited my power,

but you can't control it now.

Oh, no.

Here comes another one.

If I keep burping, I'll
destroy this place!

This is bad.

Anything I hit in the
city could be destroyed.

Then aim at the sky.

Wouldn't that

alert the Guard and everyone else?

But you don't have time to
make it out of the city.

I've got it!

Archmage Lei Wan,

why are you here alone?

Where's Meow?

He...

An earthquake?

At least no serious damage was done.

Now you see what happens when I drink...

Why do you keep poking my forehead?

This is a spell I invented.

Different tapping rhythms can
convey different messages.

This rhythm means

"I miss you."

Well?

Are you finally done?

Archmage Lei Wan was right.

Those two beers

really did carry my feelings to her.

Why are you grinning like that?

Are you actually drunk?

What is Long Ao up to

in District Nine?

That kid is out of his mind.

Coming up with one billion

would wipe me out.

Let me run the numbers again. - Wait.

You can't just barge in here.

Who are you?

[Days]