(The 17th Babylonian investiture)
Great
Now
(King Darius) I will announce the prime minister
First
Prime minister 1
Yes
Prime minister 2
Yes
And our Daniel
(Daniel)
Wow, what's that?
They named us prime minister 1 and 2
because we're not the main characters
of this animation?
Silence
Hmm
Congrats on becoming prime ministers
Work hard from now on
and I hope that you don't
get to disappoint me
Yes sir
Oh wait, I have someone
I'd like the compliment here
Our prime minister Daniel
had been donating every month
to help the less fortunate Babylonians
A round of applause
(Clapping)
Those of you who have become
May you all
live like Daniel
and help those in need
That's all
This cannot happen
How dare
a former prisoner
become a Babylonian prime minister
The king is a fan of Daniel, right?
His eyes when he was looking at Daniel
It was different from us
If it keeps going on like this
we might lose our place
because of Daniel
and get kicked out
Daniel
Now is really the time
to work on him
Do you have any good idea?
Weakness
We need to find his weakness
No way
He doesn't have any weaknesses
He graduated at the top of the Royal School of Babylon,
is fluent in two languages,
and has been the prime minister three times in a row
He's an elite among elites
Even then
there's no one without a flaw
If we keep an eye on him,
we'll surely find something
Hehehe
(Slam)
You kiddo
How many times do I have to tell you
to come out and eat
I get it
I'm coming
What on earth are they up to
bringing friends over and turning off the lights
My goodness...
(Slam)
(The next day)
He must be here by now
La la la
He's here
Dear God
Thank you for making me a prime minister
Please give me wisdom
so that I may govern this nation well
and please help our people from Judah
who have been brought to this land,
to return to our homeland
What is he mumbling about?
I think he's praying
Pray?
I heard
that Jews that were imprisoned
still worship their god,
the God
How dumb
Even though his country has fallen,
he's still praying to his god
If we sit here and watch him all day,
we're bound to catch anything
Hehehe
(That night)
I've seen keeping an eye on him
the whole day, and can't see one weakness
What he does all day is
working
and praying three times a day
Praying three times a day
Oh
I have an idea
(The next day)
Great
Let's begin the morning meeting
Before we do
I have an important request
to tell you
What is it?
From now on
no one should be allowed
to pray or bow to anyone other than you,
your Majesty
Huh? Why all of the sudden?
Because
you are so magnificent,
you're on a whole different level from other kings
That's right
Your Majesty has the height of a model
and a face of an idol
Come on, I'm not that good
(Baby face Darius)
Of course you are
Not to mention your body
Muscles like that of Captain America
Hey hey
Stop now
That's enough
How kind you are as well
You don't have a single anti-fan
Hey
Yes?
Stop it
Yes sir
In conclusion
you're suggesting we ban praying
to any other god or person besides me...
Not a bad idea
If anyone breaks this law,
let them be thrown to lions
Isn't that too harsh?
Nope
It is not
Anyone who disobeys the king's command,
even after a law has been established,
could be a potential traitor
So from the beginning,
we must completely
stop them
Hmm
Prime minister 1 is right
Then from now on
let me implement a new law
Wise decision
your Majesty
If you seal this,
no one
will be able to change this law
(Order: Anyone who prays to other than King Darius will be thrown to lions)
(Hmm..)
(The next day)
After all this,
do you think Daniel will keep praying?
Have you heard of Daniel's friends' stories?
Friends?
I also heard it from someone else
so I don't know the details
(Abednego, Shadrach, Meshach) but they also worship God
(Three people not bowing) so they didn't bow
to the statue that the king made
I heard that they ended up in a fiery furnace
Daniel will do the same
Look
What did I tell you
Wow
He's completely crazy
Is he eager to die?
(Click)
Great
Now we have evidence
(Hum hum)
Argh
What is it
without even knocking the door
Your Majesty,
Da.. Daniel is..
Take a breath and speak
Daniel just prayed
to his God,
who he believes in
Oh come on
There's no way Daniel would do that
There's an evidence here
Oh? I accidentally
deleted it
I knew this would happen
So I sent this photo in advance
just in case
to Babylonian officials group chat
(Wow, Daniel breaking the law right after it was implemented)
(He's doing too much with the king behind his back)
We have enough evidence
so you don't have to worry
Oh
I just realized
I didn't specify
the exact date and time
when the law would take effect
I'll start enforcing the law from tomorrow
That's enough, your Majesty
You do realize that a document sealed with the king's stamp
cannot be altered, don't you?
Even if it's the king himself
(Shaking)
You guys
get outside for now
(Prime minister 1 and 2 exits)
What do I do?
Should I bring my big dog
and decorate it to look like
a lion?
Or should I hire a magician
to make the lion disappear?
Or
Your Majesty...
you do realize that
what you just said makes no sense
Huh?
You heard me?
I think you should
head outside first
It's a mess
(Crowded)
Daniel for the lion!
For the lion!
That bastards
(Lion cave)
You should have prayed
in secret so yu wouldn't get caught
You knew this would happen,
why did you still do it?
I'm sorry
But
I couldn't let God down
even knowing my death
You don't need to be sorry
I..
(am sorry Daniel)
Put him in the very corner
so that the lion can't see him
(Roaring sound of lion)
Get yourself together
They say that even if you enter a tiger's cave
I mean, in a lion's cave
you can survive if you keep your wits about you
Yes, prayers
Let me pray to God
Uh, wait
I'm not done praying
(What will happen to Daniel?)
(To be continued in Dan 6:20)
(Producer Hwang Jisoo, voice actor Jang Kwang, Lim Jaeyoung, Choi Kibum Music Yoo Kinsook, illustrations Han Junchul)
(Writer Jung Yeji, assistant director Lee Yoonjung, director Kim Haram)
(Production CGNTV)