In this chapter, we learn that the master scenter of the hyun perfumery has left to attend some business, and that the king has been looking for the secret ingredient that makes the scent so strong. The scent is a "secret recipe" from the family that makes it so strong, and the scent doesn't stop after a victim stops breathing. So, the scent isn't just a trick, it's a secret recipe that's been passed down through generations of the family. It's so strong that if you carry the scent, your mind and body will become hazy and your body won't function properly. This is why the scent is so powerful, and why the king is searching for it so often. He's probably not paying attention to the scent at all, because he probably just didn't realize that the scent was so powerful. The master of the perfumery tells his brother to tell the king about the scent when he sees him today, so that he can check to make sure that there's something different about his brother. He also tells the brother that he's only two places in the perfumery left empty, so he should work hard to fill them up. He says that if his brother is half as good at the scent as his brother, it would be a good thing. He apologizes for being unable to follow him during the journey, and says that he will try his best to help him. He tells the brothers to go to the trading post at the port of waegwan and look for his people there first. He warns them that the preparations for the war are complete, but that he knows one way to get rid of the scent: the herb that grows on the western border of China. The herb