Yi Kang is expelled from the Donghak army because he hid the fact that Yi Hyun is the ogre. Yi Kang tells Bong Joon that he wants to serve in a war as a common soldier at least, but Bong Joon says that he won't raise an army. Meanwhile, Ja In tells the Queen that she has to let the King know how grave the situation is.

Duk Ki tells Ja In that he wants to stop selling rice to the Japanese because he thinks it is an act of betraying the country, and Ja In tells him her real plan. Doo Hwang brings Secretary Lee to Yi Hyun, and Yi Hyun interrogates him. Meanwhile, Baek Ga tells Yi Kang to leave Gobu with Yoo Wol.