We see on the battlefield that even after the death of the enemy King Griffin, his soldiers do not stop fighting.
Ashoka is very shocked and thinks, Why don't they stop fighting?
However, after taking severe damage from Griffin, Ashoka loses consciousness and falls to the ground.
We see Tangen take Ashoka with him and return inside the kingdom. He orders the soldiers to close the gate.
Tangen takes Ashoka to Albert, hands him over, and then returns to the battlefield on behalf of Kan-ki because Kan-ki has not fully recovered from the injuries he received during his fight with Ragnar.
Some time later, Ashoka wakes up.
Ashoka opens his eyes and says, "Where am I? And what is happening on the battlefield?"
The door to the room opens, and Albert enters.
Albert says, "Prince, please calm down. Your injuries have not fully recovered. You are currently in our kingdom's hospital."
"And if you are asking what is happening in the war, then in simple words, we are currently losing."
"I defeated enemy commander Thane, and Kan-ki defeated the other enemy commander Ragnar, but..."
Ashoka interrupts and says, "But what? Didn't I also defeat their king? So what is the problem now?"
Albert replies, "Prince, that is correct. You defeated the enemy king, but we underestimated him."
"Before entering the battle, he made his son the next king."
"And I think he also knew that he could not win through strength alone."
"That is why this war is no longer a war of strength."
"Now this war has become a war of time."
"We don't have enough manpower at the present moment, and the reinforcements will only arrive tomorrow."
"Prince, you were unconscious for three hours."
"And during that time, our manpower dropped to only 250,000 to 300,000 soldiers at most."
"But they still have around 600,000 soldiers remaining."
"And the biggest threat is Griffin's son, who is now the new King of the Kingdom of Rock, Leon."
"The rumors say he is stronger than his father."
"And after entering the battlefield, he has been killing our soldiers rapidly."
Ashoka thinks, What should I do now? Is this the end? I can't leave the kingdom, and I can't abandon my mother. What should I do? What should I do?
Albert says, "Prince... Prince... Prince..."
Ashoka snaps out of his thoughts.
"Yes? What is it, Albert?"
Albert says, "Prince, I know this is a very risky plan, but I have an idea."
Ashoka says, "What plan, Albert? Tell me. I am listening."
Albert says, "Prince, I think we should try talking to him and reach a compromise."
Ashoka says, "What do you mean, Albert? Do you think he will compromise with our kingdom when he knows he can win this war in a single day?"
Albert replies, "Yes, Prince, I know. But have you ever thought about why they started a war against our kingdom?"
Ashoka says, "Wasn't it to rule our kingdom?"
Albert replies, "Prince, I thought so too."
"But when I saw their soldiers fighting on the battlefield, they fought like madmen."
"It was as if they had to win this war at any cost."
"It was as if they didn't care about their own lives."
"Prince, I fought in many wars alongside King Rajendra in the past."
"And I have seen many kinds of soldiers."
"Some fight only to obey their king's orders."
"Some fight for money."
"And some fight to protect someone."
"But there are very few people who fight with everything they have just to save others."
"When I looked into the eyes of the Kingdom of Rock's soldiers, I saw that every single one of them was fighting with all their strength to protect someone."
"And I was amazed by that."
"Later, I captured some enemy soldiers and asked them why their kingdom attacked ours."
"They answered that it was to save their people."
"They said their king did everything possible to solve the starvation crisis in their kingdom."
"He even emptied the entire royal treasury for them."
"But he could not solve the problem permanently."
"And according to them, conquering our kingdom was the only way left for their people to survive."
Ashoka says, "Albert, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"You want me to talk to their new king?"
"And you think he will listen to me?"
Albert replies, "Prince, I found out that their new king, Leon, is very kind-hearted."
"He also did not want to start this war."
"But for some reason, he eventually agreed with his father's decision."
Ashoka says, "Albert, I don't want to use that plan."
"But I don't have any other choice."
"And I also can't think of another way to save our kingdom."
"You know that if this plan doesn't work, we will have nothing left."
Albert says, "Prince, I think we should try."
"I don't know why, but I believe this plan will work."
Ashoka says, "Okay. But how are we going to meet him?"
Albert replies, "Prince, I know this is dangerous, but we should meet him directly on the battlefield."
Ashoka says, "Well, I think that is our only option."
"Prepare my armor."
"I think I have to go."
"And prepare my horse, Albert."
Albert says, "Yes, Prince."
Then he leaves the room.
Ashoka thinks, If they wanted to solve their starvation problem, then why didn't they trade with other kingdoms?
I know their kingdom's stone is of extremely high quality and is perfect for building castles and cities.
The scene changes.
Ashoka and Albert enter the battlefield.
Ashoka sees Leon and says, "He is very powerful."
"I can sense his magical power."
"I can tell he is definitely stronger than Griffin."
We see Leon killing soldiers rapidly.
He throws two sharp metal-like stones toward two soldiers.
Ashoka destroys one with his punch, while Albert destroys the second.
Leon is shocked and says, "So you are the prince of that kingdom."
"I am very surprised."
"You are very young."
"And listen, you killed my father."
"For that reason, I have some unfinished business with you."
"But first, how old are you?"
Ashoka replies, "So you know me well."
"First, I am fourteen years old."
"And second, do you really think I came here to fight you in my current condition?"
Leon replies, "I don't care why you came here."
"But I can kill you right now."
Leon attacks Ashoka with his sword.
Albert blocks the attack and says, "We are not here to fight."
"At least listen to what our Prince wants to say."
Leon attacks Albert again and says, "Why should I listen to someone who killed my father?"
Albert steps back.
Ashoka says, "If you want to kill me, then why aren't you using your magic?"
"Why are you attacking me with a sword?"
Leon replies, "I can't attack an injured little boy with magic."
Ashoka thinks, I think Albert was right.
He is indeed kind-hearted.
His father was killed by me, and yet he still sympathizes with me.
Wow.
Ashoka says, "Okay. If you don't want to talk with words, then we can talk with swords."
Albert says, "Prince, but—"
Ashoka interrupts.
"Silence, Albert."
"I already know I can't defeat him in my current condition."
Ashoka draws his sword and attacks Leon while riding his horse.
Leon also attacks.
Their swords clash.
While their swords are locked together, Ashoka says,
"I know I killed your father."
"But listen."
"I had no choice."
"Your kingdom attacked ours first."
Leon shouts, "Shut up and fight!"
"I am not here to listen to your excuses."
"We never wanted to start this war either."
"But when we asked your kingdom for help, what was your answer?"
"'No, we can't help your kingdom.'"
"And when we asked merchants from other kingdoms for help, they told us that your kingdom had ordered them not to help us."
Ashoka is shocked.
"But we never received any letter from your kingdom."
Leon replies, "Stop lying."
"We sent a letter asking for help two years ago."
"Your kingdom rejected it."
"And six months ago, we sent another letter asking for assistance."
"But you never responded."
"Then, a few days later, your kingdom's Prime Minister sent us a letter."
"He promised that if we helped him become king, he would solve our starvation problem."
"My father didn't want to do it."
"But he had no other option left."
Ashoka realizes the truth.
So this was all Shakuni's plan.
I think when they sent the first letter two years ago, Shakuni intercepted it.
He probably misled my father and obtained his signature on a false response.
At that time, because of Father's illness, he may not have even read the letter properly.
And I think Shakuni also hid the second letter they sent six months ago.
So now I understand.
This entire war was Shakuni's plan.
That bastard manipulated another kingdom's king into starting a war.
And the most shocking part is that he started preparing this plan two years ago.
Ashoka attacks Leon.
To dodge the attack, Leon takes five steps back.
Ashoka says, "Leon, I understand the situation now."
"Please listen."
"This is neither my kingdom's fault nor your kingdom's fault."
"It is the fault of one old bastard who started a war between two empires to satisfy his own desires."
"Understand what I am saying, Leon."
"I know you don't want more people to die."
"So let's stop this war and talk peacefully."
Leon replies, "Shut up."
"You think I am going to believe your words?"
"You killed my father."
Ashoka says, "That is true."
"I did kill your father."
"But I am telling the truth."
"Please stop and listen."
"And if you still don't believe me, then fine."
"Kill me."
Ashoka drops his sword onto the ground.
"Okay."
"You can come and kill me if you don't believe me."
Albert shouts, "Prince, no! Why did you drop your sword?"
Ashoka replies, "Silence, Albert."
"It is now Leon's decision."
"He must decide what he wants to believe and what he doesn't."
Leon says, "Shut up."
"You think I will fall for your sweet words and acting?"
Leon attacks Ashoka.
But suddenly, he remembers a conversation with his father.
He sees a flashback.
His father says:
"I don't want to start a war."
"I don't want our people to die in this war."
Leon immediately stops his sword.
Then he says,
"Okay."
"Say what you want to say."
Ashoka smiles and says,
"I knew you would stop."
"So listen."