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THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION BASED ON REAL FACTS OF HWARANG

IN THE ERA OF KING JINHEUNG OF SILLA

This is not fair.

This is not fair.

I did not get to say how I feel.

This is not fair.

This is not fair.

I did not get to tell you that I am happy

that you are not my real brother.

These feelings are driving me so crazy

that I hate myself.

That is why I had been so mean to you.

You made my heart flutter.

I couldn't breathe, I felt like I was going to die.

Now, I can finally breathe.

There were so many days when my heart raced

after seeing you.

I felt like I was going to lose my mind.

How can you die like this?

What am I supposed to do?

Seon-u. I mean...

What I meant is...

Seon-u.

Seon-u.

He fell off a horse?

His horse returned without him, so I went to check if he's okay.

-And I found him like this. -Fortunately,

a physician was with him.

She must be in shock

to have witnessed her brother falling off a horse.

Why did you call me?

This is why they say you are rude.

How can you say that

when our roommate might die?

I feel sorry for your future wife.

If he is still unconscious,

could it be a problem up here?

His pulse is fine. Why is he still unconscious?

What shall I do if you don't wake up?

Wait.

He will not lose his memory, will he?

No. It is fine even if he does not remember anything.

So, just...

Just open your eyes.

Please?

Why is he so cold?

This is no good.

I am doing this as a physician.

I must do my best for a patient.

He better realize how well I am treating him.

He should be thankful to me later.

Is this what he looks like?

Please get up soon.

Get up and look at me.

I think we have a lot to talk about.

Or maybe we don't.

It's so hot. How uncomfortable.

How did this happen?

What are you doing?

Are you up?

I saved you.

We saved him together.

If you're looking for your sister, she isn't here.

Where is she?

She did not get any sleep for three nights.

So, I sent her away to get some rest.

You know how stubborn she is.

It was not easy.

How many days was I unconscious?

Three days and a half.

What happened? Where did he go?

No way.

While I was asleep, did he...

No. That isn't possible.

Where did he go?

Where is he?

Where did he go?

He's fine. He looks all right.

Did he not see me?

What is this?

Is he ignoring me?

How do you feel?

Fine.

I saved your life. Are you not going to thank me?

Thank you.

Did he...

not remember?

What's wrong with you?

Do you know how worried your sister was?

What is wrong with him?

It is always complicated between men and women.

Right. Are they siblings?

Could a man

forget about kissing a woman?

Your brother forgot about you and Master Ban-ryu too.

That is different. They are incomparable.

What kind of man would forget a kiss?

Then why is he acting oblivious?

Did someone kiss you?

Or could this be a new story?

Just answer me.

Maybe he doesn't want to take responsibility.

Or maybe he doesn't want to get involved.

Perhaps, he regrets it after coming to his senses.

All men are like that.

They think avoiding the issue solves it.

It isn't like that. It just isn't.

Have you not seen my brother?

His heart changes over a dozen times a day.

I think the only loyal man in the world

is Master Ban-ryu.

Dog-Bird.

I noticed everyone calling you that.

Did you get any better? Do you want to compete with me?

No, thank you.

Why are you being like this to A-ro?

Let me go.

Just tell me what happened.

I said, let go.

-It's none of your business. -It is.

As you know, I am very much interested in your sister.

I cannot ignore it.

If anyone makes her cry,

I will not tolerate even if that person is you.

Mounted archery?

Fine, let us go.

Not bad, considering you started learning it recently.

I don't need to learn this. I just do it.

That Dog-Bird...

Don't overexert yourself. You are still new to this.

Be quiet.

Just go and shoot.

This is the last round.

We will know who the winner is after this round.

Master Seon-u will never beat Master Ji-dwi.

He spent years training to get where he is.

His posture is perfect when he shoots those arrows.

Look at how handsome he is too.

Master Seon-u only started to learn ten days ago.

Go ahead and beat him.

Why are you with him?

Connections are what matters the most.

How old are you really?

I am 22 years old.

You do not look like it.

-Then how old are you? -I am 22.

Although we are the same age, I was born early.

I was born in January.

What about you?

I was born in January,

twenty years before you.

You can speak casually to me,

my friend.

You are really something.

What are you?

You are fearless and good at everything.

What about you?

You are just as secretive as I am.

Shall I tell you a secret?

Ever since I was born...

I have never had a friend.

Now...

I think of you as my only friend.

I like you a lot.

What's with that face?

You will be surprised when you find out

how big this secret is.

-Wait. Hold on. -Come here.

-What are you saying? -Hey.

-Hold on. -You shouldn't share big secrets.

-Gosh. -Sit down.

-You better be grateful. -Let the kids play.

There.

How dare you...

Why are you treating your sister that way?

If you do not want to talk, forget it.

I'm afraid.

Of what?

Myself.

I'm afraid of myself.

Did he really forget?

No. If he forgot,

there would be no reason for him to be so cold.

He has never treated me like this before.

Then, what is this?

Did he really regret it...

when he woke up?

Then, why did he kiss me?

Why did he do that to me?

You still have a habit of throwing away your shoe.

You sit just about anywhere.

Stop doing that.

You remember all of that...

but do you not remember something else?

I remember.

Then why did you act like you didn't see me?

Because when I look at you...

I want to hold you.

Because when I look at you...

I want to grab you by the hand

and run away in front of everyone.

I held myself back.

That is why it took me this long to come.

I still want to hold you right now.

But if I do that...

I might break you. That's why I can't.

I'm sorry.

I missed you.

I saw your face every day...

but I still missed you.

Oh, my goodness.

Okay.

It looks good here.

No, not like that.

Why is she so happy to see him?

I am sure you find me uncomfortable to be with

but deal with it.

I am sure

you have no other choice right now anyway.

Do you know what it's like to live as the Sacred Bone?

We do not share with others.

Because the moment we do, we become weak.

You are exactly like your mother.

You do not know how to beat around the bush.

I do not know what the Queen

or what you think about Hwarang.

But to me, Hwarang is nothing but a tool.

An entity that may kill or be killed

in order to protect the Royal Family.

We must hone their martial arts skills.

They are too weak

to be called Silla's warriors.

We are teaching them martial arts right now.

I don't think that will work.

A training that has them fight to the death.

A fight that does not end until one side dies.

A type of training where they stand on opposite sides,

and the strong one oppresses the weak one.

Was that not your intention from the start?

The strong will oppress the weak and take from others.

Let them try it all.

Who cares if they kill each other?

Even if they do not kill now,

they will kill each other later anyway.

That's right.

You always knew

we had an informant in Hwarang House.

The Queen raised you very well.

I will give you ten days.

Train them well until then.

And if possible, make sure they do not die.

Where did you lose it?

Shut it.

Find it. Do you know what that is?

What is it?

What?

I told you it was my favorite thing.

-I liked it so much. -Stop mumbling.

You're giving me a headache. Stop yapping.

Do you have nothing else to do? Get going.

Find it.

I see that he is desperate to find it.

Darn it.

Interesting.

If you knew who had it all along,

why did you not say anything?

If you had known, would you have killed him to get it?

Of course, I would have.

No.

I am indebted to him.

Indebted? You're...

Are you someone who can be in debt?

You are the King of Silla.

His friend died because of me.

But

I like him.

I like his sister even more.

Now, shut your mouth and look for it.

Or find the one who found it.

Darn it.

Where did you say you found this?

I found it on the ground in Hwarang House.

Hwarang?

Yes. it seemed special.

Who was wearing this?

It was one of the Hwarangs.

Which Hwarang was it?

It was Master Seon-u, Master Ahnji's son.

This is a letter the previous king sent to the King of Baekje

when the alliance started to falter.

The King's mark was found in Hwarang House.

And it was

with Master Ahnji's half-breed son.

No!

I hear...

I hear people say I am a cruel, ruthless mother.

Do you agree?

I guess you may.

I have nothing to fear...

as long as I can protect Sacred Bone.

As long as my son and descendants...

can inherit Silla...

and rule for generations to come.

There is nothing I cannot do.

Master Ahnji's daughter.

I cannot lose everything because of her.

I shall kill her.

It is not that simple.

No one may know.

She must not know

why she is dying.

Princess Sookmyung greets the Queen.

There is something you must do.

Your Highness.

I am not a great physician,

so I cannot know all of your ailments.

But your energy is weak and your lungs are cold.

You must have suffered for quite some time.

I am fine now.

I became stronger as I learned martial arts too.

I shall prepare medicine to protect your body.

Before that...

I wish you would become my exclusive physician.

But, I am the physician in Hwarang House.

That way, the Queen would be

more comfortable with my being here.

I was thinking about how I could let you stay alive.

However...

I could not find a way.

Kill her.

I do not expect much.

Just come to me whenever I call.

Okay, then.

I will assume that you have accepted my offer.

I do not know what the Queen or what you think about it

But to me, Hwarang is nothing but a tool.

An entity that may kill or be killed in order to protect the Royal Family.

I will give you ten days.

Train them well until then.

And if possible, make sure they do not die.

She is exactly like the Queen.

What are you thinking about?

You scared me. Why you...

Here. Crispy rice.

My good man, if you were going to bring it,

why did you not make it more appetizing?

You are so clueless.

It is the trend to eat it like that nowadays.

Goodness.

By the way,

the Princess made orders for this and that.

-What? -She sent someone

to order preparation for some sparring competition.

She did not tell you.

She didn't, did she?

Gosh.

I better stay on my toes.

The chief instructor's power

is nothing compared to the Princess.

I should jump ship.

This has nothing to do with my power.

Get out.

Everything is obviously going as the Princess wants.

Why do you bother resisting?

Hey, Pi Joo-ki.

Come here.

I need to tell you something.

Yes?

Get out.

My goodness.

I should jump ship. Seriously.

Where were you that day

of the performance?

I was just nearby.

That isn't possible. I checked everywhere.

I really was.

We must have missed each other.

There were so many people then.

It's totally possible. Right?

Bye.

Father.

Hi.

What brings you here?

I was passing by,

and I thought you would be getting out around this time.

It is the first time you did this.

You never picked me up even when I was little.

I used to get hurt about it.

I am sorry.

That is not what I meant.

Let's go.

I wish you could pick me up every day like this.

Shall I walk you here too?

Really?

No, it's okay.

It would not be right to hog Silla's best physician.

Thank you for coming today. It's already enough.

She could not kill her this time,

so she will make sure she does next time.

Regardless of where in Silla you hide...

you cannot avoid Jiso.

I already warned you,

so protect that child.

What is going on?

It can't be anything good.

Ten days from now,

you will be sparring each other.

The Princess

will supervise this herself.

So, only the Hwarang who wins will pass.

Sparring?

The Princess is doing what?

She hasn't changed.

This is different from any other assignments.

You may lose your life

during the sparring.

Fight with your life.

A commander who fears death

cannot protect the lives of his men.

Keep that in mind.

A sparring to the death.

Did you just say, a hunt?

What better training is there before sparring?

But I thought the Royal Family prohibits killing animals.

Are you saying that killing animals is the same

as killing enemies for soldiers?

Hwarangs are soldiers.

Whoever the opponent is doesn't matter to soldiers.

As long as they know whose side they are on.

That is all that matters.

HWARANG RESIDENCE

We will divide into teams for hunting training.

Hunting?

You must know hunting is the best way

to train mounted shooting.

She is pretty,

but she is a little annoying.

You may catch a rabbit

and you may catch a bird,

but whoever catches a deer first

shall be the victor.

I can tell where the Princess' heart lies.

It's so obvious.

If Sam-maek-jong is within Hwarang,

how do we hunt him?

What must I do

for him to get caught on my hook?

Jinheung.

Is something wrong with the Princess?

She went to the hunting grounds,

but she has not been well since yesterday.

What is wrong with her?

She could not sleep.

She said she was dizzy early in the evening and skipped dinner.

Can you go to her?

Of course. I will go.

She is in the woods behind Hwarang House. Go to the largest fir.

How is she so different from her mother?

The Queen...

She is so warm.

What are you babbling about?

You do not know real women.

If I learned anything from meeting so many women,

it is that a woman does not show her true feelings.

The Queen

is the womanliest woman.

What?

Forget it.

You are so consistent.

Didn't he say whoever catches a deer first wins?

If the Princess catches one first,

we will look like fools.

Where is she?

The biggest tree.

Where is that?

Is this it?

Princess Sookmyung!

Princess Sookmyung! Where are you?

You must eliminate a girl named A-ro.

Do it within Hwarang House. Do not let anyone see.

Do you understand

what I mean?

Princess Sookmyung!

Princess Sookmyung!

Where are you? Princess Sookmyung!

I think this is the spot.

Princess Sookmyung!

A-ro?

Why are you here?

Where are you?

Seon-u!

Seon-u!

Seon-u!

Help! Is anyone out there?

Is anyone out there?

Seon-u.

I am fine.

Do not cry.

Are you really okay?

A-ro. Pull this out.

What?

Pull it out.

Oh, no.

Are you really okay?

Why did you do it?

You are out of line.

-Do you not know who I am? -Why did you do it?

Do not...

Do not do this again.

I will not forgive you then.

If you try to hurt her again,

I will not forgive you.

Got it?

Why...

How could you take the arrow for me?

I told you.

Wounds like this one are nothing to me.

How much worse must it be for it to be something?

Don't cry.

Seeing you cry

hurts much more.

What brings you here?

I have to tell you something.

Please protect A-ro.

You must do whatever it takes to protect her.

Please.

Why did you do it?

Do not...

Do not do this again.

If you try to hurt her again,

I will not forgive you.

How is your wound?

I'm sorry.

Why are you sorry?

I asked why you are sorry.

THE KING IS WITHIN HWARANG

What is that?

"The King is within Hwarang"?

Does that mean what I think it means?

The King is among us?

No way.

The King is among us?

That makes no sense.

Why not?

-The King is here? -Make way.

"The King is within Hwarang."

If this is a joke, I will forgive it just once.

However,

if there is a motive behind this,

I will not forgive it next time.

Do you understand?

-Yes, Master. -Yes, Master.

There is nothing to see here, so go!

Now!

HWARANG RESIDENCE

Let's go.

KING