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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

Go inside.

But...

Wait inside.

Who are they?

Are they assassins?

I don't know what they are,

but there are many of them.

There is a group of robbers outside.

It's dangerous. Please don't go outside and stay here.

What do they want?

What do you think?

They're here for our throats and anything valuable.

The carriage.

The gifts for Baekje are in the carriage.

We can't let them just take it.

-What are you doing? -They don't even have proper weapons.

Don't hurt them.

They starve during the day,

and they rob at night.

Are you out of your mind?

We are about to lose the gifts for Baekje.

Still,

we can't kill them.

Are you just going to let them go?

What's wrong with you?

If the Queen or the King get in danger because of what you did,

you won't be safe as well.

After seeing how those people live,

will you still support the King?

What?

He is incompetent, foolish,

and a coward.

You little...

Stop it.

Did they know we would pass by here?

I think those robbers are from a nearby neighborhood.

They are just farmers.

Farmers?

The farmers that live near the border

end up becoming robbers because of starvation.

Are you saying ordinary people become robbers?

Did we lose all of the gifts and money from the Royal Family

for amity with Baekje?

I am sorry.

I will chase them now and bring them back.

It's useless.

They hardly have anything to eat.

They've probably sold things off already.

If it hadn't been for you,

this wouldn't have happened.

Why did you do that?

Those people had nothing to do with you.

Why did you let them live?

They are just farmers like you said.

They are subjects.

No subject deserves to die for nothing in Silla.

I'm not going back to the capital.

But we can't go empty-handed,

especially since we're going to Baekje for amity.

We lost all of our food as well. We can't go on.

It's the birthday of the King of Baekje in four days.

The Crown Prince of Baekje is very aggressive.

What if he decides to attack Silla to celebrate that day?

We must stop him beforehand.

We must hurry.

I will become stronger in Hwarang,

Mother.

Why are you standing there?

Come and check my pulse.

I came here to tell you

that I can't be your physician anymore.

Why is that?

A plague is going around outside the capital.

I must go and care for them.

Send someone else.

How can you not be my physician for mere peasants?

No.

You should let the in-house physician take care of you.

I can't trust other physicians.

I already told you.

It has nothing to do with me.

How dare you.

-Are you going against the Queen's orders? -Then,

will you kill me as well?

You still blame me.

You only blame someone if you have expectations.

I don't expect anything from you.

It's just that...

I no longer wish to see you.

You can't do this to me right now.

Right now...

If you also leave me,

I won't have anyone left.

You must be mistaken.

I'm not leaving you

because I've never returned to you.

At one point,

my world broke down at your word.

However...

I can still be this cold

even when I see your tears.

It looks like we have to sleep outside tonight.

We're going to sleep out here? What about the Princess?

There are no inns around.

We don't have any silver either.

You should go find firewood.

I will make a shelter we spend the night in.

-Excuse me. -Yes?

Could you go search for some food?

Okay, Master.

Who are you to order everyone around?

Do you have any other ideas?

Then, just follow me.

It's about that time I kissed you.

Please don't talk about it until I bring it up.

What do you want me to do?

Should I apologize or should I confess?

Apologize to me.

-Gosh. -My goodness.

-That is so cute. -What do we do?

That physician girl is mean.

She should accept him.

He's a palace guard who will soon go to war.

How can she turn him down?

By the way,

how does that woman and the royal guard look like?

Is she beautiful like that woman,

and is he handsome like that master?

No.

You got the master correct, but the woman is right here.

What?

I'm telling you the truth.

She looks just like me.

She's like me.

That woman is here.

Give some to me.

Take it.

Are you stupid? How could you drop those?

What did you say?

Do you want to fight?

Yes.

Bring it on.

Come here.

Here.

Don't regret this.

I'm Kim Su-ho.

I don't have regrets.

Hey!

Now I think

You look familiar.

What are you saying?

Does Soo-yun

like you?

I know it won't happen,

but don't accept her if she does like you.

We just got a bit closer.

I don't want to be awkward with you again.

This is nice.

Are you all right, Your Highness?

No, stop.

No?

We need to take turns and keep a night watch.

There are robbers everywhere.

Why did you put that in?

Master.

Please forgive me.

I guess we will have to starve tonight.

I don't think so.

You're saying that you found all these in the mountains?

There are generous people everywhere.

Good people will always share what they have.

Don't you agree?

What are you doing? Let's eat.

Please have some.

I found this food.

You think I tried to kill you.

But

why are you taking care of me?

I don't know how you have lived,

but the people I know would call this generosity.

Even if you hate someone,

you should still feed them.

Also, I'm your personal physician.

It's my duty to look after my patient.

All right, it's finished.

Now, move your head slowly.

I feel fine.

This is amazing.

You're a skilled physician.

I'm not.

You really must be skilled.

Do you think so?

Shall we just say so?

You are.

Your sister will survive anywhere.

Maybe that's why I like her.

I told you I like her.

Your prank is lasting too long.

I never made a joke about her.

I'm jealous of you,

yet I feel sorry for you.

I'm jealous that you have a sister like her,

but I also feel sorry that she's your sister.

Why must it be A-ro?

She's the only one for me.

The only one in the world.

That's why I need her desperately.

Did you come here because of A-ro?

I told you, I'm desperate.

All right.

However...

she's everything to me.

It's not because I want or need her.

The only reason I'm alive and breathing...

is her.

It seems like you will have to sleep with me tonight.

We will arrive tomorrow.

I know it is uncomfortable, but please endure it.

Your Highness.

I have been curious about something.

Why did you bring me here?

Do you want an answer

or a confirmation?

Did you use me...

so you could bring my brother?

Why do I have to tell you

whom I want to use or bring?

Your Highness.

What do you remember about your brother?

If you think

that Seon-u is your brother,

you're wrong.

My brother

is not your brother.

I don't care.

It's true.

I used you as bait to make Seon-u come.

He's someone...

I want to keep close to me.

Are people just born with it?

It looks like

you're good at leading others.

Are you saying you're not?

What do you think?

Do you think I can lead others?

If you are a king,

how will you change Silla?

Subjects become robbers because of starvation.

What should a king do?

You said you're not the King.

Why are you curious about that?

You're right.

What are you doing here?

Are you trying to fish again?

Nothing beat fishing in passing time.

It's strange though.

Time is going by so slowly, no matter what I do.

You never notice when they are there,

but you feel the void when they leave.

I feel empty for some strange reason.

I feel nervous too.

That is why I brought...

crispy rice.

I discarded my pride as a chef

and smashed the rice down.

I have had enough of this crispy rice.

Let's feed it to the fish.

Here it is.

My gosh.

Where are you going?

I'm going for an afternoon drink.

He always goes without me.

You left your fishing rod.

Seriously.

The best strategy of war

is not to fight a war.

-It's best to avoid it. -When will Seon-u return?

-Thus... -I don't know.

-if there is no way to... -After preventing a war?

I miss him.

-Do you like Dog-Bird that much? -Yes.

Then, what about me?

-I don't like you. -Why you...

What?

I will deal with you later.

Are you crying?

I'm not crying.

I don't know what you're going through,

but a 22-year-old man shouldn't cry anywhere.

Consider me as your big brother and tell me.

My gosh! Seriously.

Two disciples cry without their Hwarangs.

Well, it's not bad to cry in advance.

What do you mean?

Do you really think

your Hwarangs will return?

Why you...

Tell it to me straight before I kill you.

Even though they are your masters,

whether they die or survive shouldn't matter to you.

What do you mean die?

Tell me!

Do you think Master Young-shil

will let the delegates live?

The delegates are dead meat.

They will never return!

Why you...

My gosh!

Hey!

I think they are having some problems.

You useless fool.

How many times did I tell you that Han-seong is not your brother,

but your master?

How could you make him an incompetent fool?

Han-seong...

is the only true heir of the Suk family.

Train him until your bones break.

Make him the best Hwarang.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Dan-sae got beaten for you.

Get your act together.

Yes, Grandfather.

He's getting old.

He has grown weaker.

Dan-sae...

-Move it. -Yes, Master.

The items are here.

These are items for the Crown Prince of Baekje.

Give them to him.

Make sure you arrive before the King's birthday.

Yes, Master.

Do you think Ban-ryu will be safe?

We warned him already.

I'm sure he won't fail.

So,

CROWN PRINCE CHANG OF BAEKJE

did you lock up the people from Silla who crossed the border again?

Yes, Your Highness.

We don't have a place where we can keep them.

That's why we'll prepare a temporary jail and put them in there.

Isn't it better to just wage a war at this point?

Why don't you convince the King?

I know I can win.

An amity delegation from Silla

will arrive shortly.

Their people farm and hunt on someone else's land.

How is that amity?

Your Highness, the delegation from Silla is here.

I'm Sookmyung, the Princess of Silla.

I came to clear up the misunderstanding between us.

What is going on?

Is he ignoring us?

This is not right.

Hold it in.

I shall wait until you finish eating.

Do as you wish.

So, what have you brought?

If you wanted amity,

you must have brought gifts that would peak my interest.

Am I right?

I came here to represent Silla.

I would like to speak to you in private.

Is this all?

It's a token of amity,

not an offering.

Do you expect me

to be as benevolent as Buddha?

Baekje and Silla have had an alliance for years.

Breaking the alliance now

would be voluntarily becoming Goguryeo's subject nation.

How old are you?

Don't you know

how nations create amity with each other?

Wedlock.

Don't get me wrong.

I don't like you.

I'm just saying

that is how you create amity between nations.

I already have

several wives.

Are you also from Silla?

It's that place over there.

Are you from Silla?

How hungry were you that you came all the way here?

No, I can't accept this.

Where did you get this?

This doesn't look like it's from the market.

Then, I will wear it for a few minutes and give it back, okay?

-Come. -What are you doing?

Hold on!

What are you doing?

He is a thief.

He is here because he tried to sell stolen goods.

He's merely a mute child.

He's not a child who can steal.

What is that?

Look at this.

You're working with him, right?

Am I right?

No, I'm from Silla.

I'm a delegate from Silla!

-Quiet. -What are you doing? Let go!

-Quiet! -I'm not a thief!

Seon-u!

Let me go! Seon-u!

-Quiet! -Seon-u!

What is it?

Didn't you hear that?

Hear what?

Let go of me.

I'm not a thief.

I'm a delegate of Silla who came with the Princess.

Look here!

Seon-u.

Seeing you so flustered

makes me flustered as well.

Are you naive?

Or...

are you stupid?

If they had sent the Prince,

I would have taken it as you wanted war.

However...

they sent the Princess.

What could that mean?

If you are displeased with the gift,

I shall return with something else.

However,

don't attack Silla in the meantime.

A gift?

I'm sure you prepared silk and gold.

However, all of them were probably stolen.

We locked up petty thieves from Silla

selling those items for a cheap price.

The Princess is trying so hard to stop a war,

but they steal the amity gifts.

The people of Silla don't seem to be loyalty.

I don't need any gifts.

I already have everything anyway.

What I wish to tell you on behalf of Baekje

is we can have amity.

But...

having a war is also possible.

In two days,

on His Majesty's birthday,

I plan to give him a slightly expanded Baekje.

If you need time to think it over,

I shall give it to you.

We're in trouble.

Miss A-ro was taken away by soldiers.

Halt!

Stop!

No swords.

What do you mean? Why not?

If you draw your sword now,

it will mean war.

What fool would wage a war with this small number?

If you wield your sword...

amity will be over.

Get them!

What's going on?

There must be a misunderstanding.

Strike them!

Don't cause any further trouble.

The Hwarangs caused trouble?

The physician who accompanied them

was locked up in our temporary jail by mistake.

That's strange.

Just because of a mere physician,

all the Hwarangs got involved?

What should we do?

Lock them up in jail.

-Yes, Master! -Yes, Master!

It's the Crown Prince's orders.

Stay here quietly.

Not a single person is well.

I don't have much medicine with me.

Excuse me.

I'm a physician.

Come here. Let me take a look.

Are you afraid it will hurt?

It may hurt a little bit,

but it works well.

My father, the best physician, made it himself.

How have you been?

Is that what you spoke of last time?

Yes.

It's a small token from our Lord

to the Crown Prince of Baekje.

Open it.

But this time,

I need to speak to him in person.

Your Highness, Master Hwi-kyung...

You look like

you really saw a ghost or something.

Won't you offer

your limping brother a seat?

Sit down.

Why have you shown up?

First, you kicked out your son and claimed the throne.

Then, you sent the Princess into danger, but you seem at peace.

But then again,

you framed your only friend

and killed her mercilessly.

What is it you wish to say?

I heard

you hid the King in Hwarang.

I heard that Master Ahnji's son, Seon-u, is King Jinheung.

If Seon-u returns from Baekje alive,

you should give him the throne.

I shall assist you.

You've disappeared for ten years,

and now you're telling me to crown Master Ahnji's son as king?

I don't understand what you mean.

"The King is within Hwarang."

Did I hear incorrectly?

I heard Silla has many kings.

I guess it's true.

So, what is it that he wants?

He said he will directly send you a message .

A message will come directly from him?

Yes.

How dare you look at the Crown Prince?

If it weren't for the gold you brought,

I would have plucked out your eyes myself.

My goodness. Please forgive me, Your Highness.

-Leave. -Yes, Your Highness.

Master Young-shil, the highest official of Silla,

asked me to relay this to you secretly.

I almost lost my eyes.

But I saw Baekje's Crown Prince.

Let us go.

"The King is among them.

Do as you wish to do."

He wants me to kill the King.

The King?

Kill the King?

Rather than dealing with the Princess,

dealing with the King would be better.

Please forgive me.

They locked up Miss A-ro.

We couldn't let that be.

Who cares if they lock up

or kill that half-breed physician?

Do you even know

the lonely and unjust treatment I'm enduring for the people of Silla?

However...

the Hwarangs who were supposed to help me

ended up like this.

If you think it's unjust,

then why don't you fight?

If that fight is for the people,

I would fight and make sure this doesn't happen again.

Don't endure it if it's unjust, and fix it instead.

You came on behalf of Silla.

So, don't be afraid. Don't blame others as well.

Say it yourself.

Princess.

General.

Even if the people of Silla crossed into Baekje,

farmed, and hunted in your land,

executing them is too severe!

They are not soldiers wielding swords, they are farmers.

Don't you think that stealing someone's land without a war

is a more severe punishment?

It was wrong for our people to cross the border,

but what father would watch his child starve?

This should not be an excuse for war.

It should be resolved diplomatically.

Since you came here to create amity,

why don't we resolve this through wedlock?

I'm already betrothed.

I heard Sacred Bones marry each other.

Are you betrothed to the King who is hiding?

Based on the information I received today,

one of those Hwarangs

is the King.

If I kill them all,

will your betrothal be nullified?

Am I wrong?

Princess!

Let me repeat myself.

I will not marry you.

And another thing.

You shall not kill the King of Silla.

Tie them up and drag them out.

-Yes, Master. -Yes, Master.

What?

Oh, no.

No!

Please, don't.

Oh, no.

I heard that the King of Silla is among you.

Thus...

I plan to make you show yourself

and take responsibility for this.

If the King is among you,

step forward and admit that you're indeed the King.

If you don't,

we will cut off a head and send it to Silla

every 15 minutes.

-No. -Please, no.

No.

Please spare us.

-Two bowls of gukbap, please. -Sure.

I never asked for a drinking buddy.

Master Hwi-kyung.

I heard there was a scroll saying,

"The King is within Hwarang" hung in Hwarang House.

Is the King really there?

How would I know who the King is when he has been hiding?

My father thought I would die young.

The Crown Prince, with the perfect blood of Sacred Bone,

was born this way.

It couldn't happen,

and it shouldn't have happened.

My father waited for me to die in the cold, empty room when I was a baby.

However,

after several days,

I didn't die.

And now,

I'm living like a ghost

and hide somewhere in the capital.

Do you think Jinheung is the answer?

If there is a better candidate,

wouldn't it be better to change the king?

A new king

who will abolish the Bone-rank System

to create a better Silla.

What if there is someone like that?

Perhaps he would be even better than King Jinheung.

The King in hiding

might be that kind of king.

I oppose the Queen regent.

It isn't right for the mother to claim the throne

just because she doesn't trust her son.

However, I will never defy the Royal Family

and throw Silla into turmoil.

I would never do that.

-No! -Father! No!

-No! -Father!

Please don't kill us.

Once 15 minutes pass,

we shall cut off their heads.

Please spare us.

Thus, the King of Silla shall show himself and admit he's the King before then.

Oh, my.

It hasn't been 15 minutes yet.

Were we too quick?

Now, I shall give you eight minutes.

I am

the King.

I am

the King

of Silla!