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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

-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 has not 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!

Are you really

the King of Silla?

How can I believe you?

You are the one who told me to step forward.

If you were not going to believe me,

you should not have asked.

I like your boldness.

We need to do something.

He might be killed.

Do you believe that jerk is the King?

Yes, I do. Why don't you?

Let us say he is. What could we do?

None of us can do anything.

We should break down the gate and fight with him!

"The Hwarangs who were sent to prevent a war

attacked Baekje first."

Is that what you want to hear?

Do you want to be the cause of a war?

What is the point of fighting among ourselves?

I am

the King of Silla!

I believe you win or lose a war

based on luck.

You win if you are lucky and lose if you are unlucky.

However, I have been lucky as of late.

A man from Silla gave me a great amount of gold

and told me that the King was among the Hwarangs.

I did not think you would really step forward.

Was it

because of that girl?

The pretty girl among those prisoners.

I do not know what you mean.

Whatever the reason may be, that is fine.

I do not care whether or not you are the one.

Whether or not,

I will make you the King.

And I will make you kneel at my feet

and beg me for your life.

I wish you would act like a crown prince.

You take unarmed delegates of peace hostage

and want to swallow Silla.

Who would deem you the Crown Prince?

I doubt,

the King of Baekje,

your father would commend you.

What do you know

about His Majesty that you run your mouth?

I shall give you a chance

to save face as the future King of Baekje.

Who will give whom a chance?

As you must have heard,

no one in Silla knows what the King looks like.

If the Queen says I am not, that is all it takes.

You will merely be a lowlife who slaughtered

the Princess' unarmed delegate.

That is why I am giving you a chance.

A chance for the King of Silla

and the Crown Prince of Baekje to duel fair and square.

I grew up in the midst of a cruel war.

I did not

live in hiding as you did.

We will see whose life was crueler.

I am

the King of Silla!

That cannot be.

He cannot be my brother.

But, seeing how he stepped forward

and risked his own life,

perhaps he is the King.

He placed his life on the line?

But...

why do I get the feeling he is not?

She is

the wife of the man who was slain earlier.

Everyone is deathly afraid

that they will be next.

You are people of Silla.

Why are you here in Baekje?

What does it matter

to what nation people like us belong?

Eating and surviving are more frightening.

Do not worry too much.

You will all be okay.

If you are this weak, you cannot return

even if there is a chance to.

So, please.

Be strong.

What is okay?

We are all about to die along with that faceless King.

Could a king like him without an army save us?

The man who said he is the King

is someone I know better than anyone.

He will never let us die.

Can you promise?

If we die, so do you.

Can you?

I trust him.

Do you promise?

I promise.

I will stay with you here.

What do I have to do to get a chance to fight

and beat Silla's King fair and square?

If you were to fight me one on one,

people would say that you went easy on Silla's King.

Choose what will make you win.

I will accept anything you choose.

Are you looking down on me?

Perhaps.

Do you believe that you are the King?

What I mean is, you have never sat on the throne.

How do you think of yourself?

I am very curious.

If a beast lived alone in a forest,

could it forget that it is a beast?

If I win,

the Princess cannot go back with you.

The Hwarangs that came with you

will have their necks cut off

along with your subjects.

Let us not complicate the matter.

Let our swords speak.

I will choose the conditions.

I accept.

General.

Wait.

Before you go,

let us test our luck.

It is five and six.

Take good care of him.

He is King of Silla.

Let's go.

Is this where Silla's subjects are locked up?

Yes, that is correct.

I will prepare a place for you to rest.

I prefer where I was before.

I will go there.

Are you all right?

I mean...

Are you all right, Your Majesty?

Are you really the King?

Tell me.

I asked if you are the King?

That is enough, Ban-ryu.

Yes. I am the King.

At least until we get out of here.

Then, are you saying you will not be afterwards?

I will tell you if I am the King or not

once we get out of here.

If we live, the King will stay alive.

And you will stay alive as well.

What do you plan on...

It is awkward to treat you with respect so suddenly.

What do you plan on doing?

I will fight

against Prince Chang.

It will be pointless.

He was trained through wars.

It is only a game for him to take away lives.

I will win

because I have something to protect.

Are you talking about your sister?

Yes.

And,

the people that are starving

and shivering in fear just because they were born in Silla.

You call them

subjects.

Are you telling me the truth?

We confirmed that Master Young-shil's men entered Baekje with gold coins.

Master Young-shil's son is among the escorts.

It is not his son. It is his adopted son.

Your Highness, please.

Please save His Majesty.

The officials...

Call the officials.

What are you talking about?

I said the Hwarangs will die.

What do you mean?

There will be no amity.

Also, the Hwarangs will not be able to come back.

The Crown Prince of Baekje

heard that the King is one of the delegates.

I assume it was Master Young-shil.

Are you saying there will be war?

The officials won't do anything

unless Master Young-shil makes a move.

Then what do we have to do?

What do you think?

The answer

is with you.

Where is Master Young-shil?

On his way to the palace,

he had an upset stomach and went back home.

I assume he is resting.

You said that something happened

to the delegates.

That is impossible.

You must have misunderstood.

This is legitimate news.

We must send an army right away.

Or, the Princess and the Hwarangs will be--

Are you out of your mind?

If we make a fuss over something that did not happen,

we will have to take a huge responsibility.

You can say this easily because your son is not

-among the delegates. -It is not possible

to move the army when we are trying to make amity.

We cannot justify it.

Just a while ago, you wanted to start a war.

Now, we can't justify it?

Which country are you serving?

Do you not care about Silla's safety?

Did you make a deal with Prince Chang?

Things are going easier than I expected.

They are doing the work for me.

MAKING ONE'S ENEMIES FIGHT EACH OTHER

I will not have to move a finger.

Is the King really one of the Hwarangs

that went to escort the Princess?

I am sure of it.

However, even if he is not,

we should make it like he is.

They will not be making peace.

Also, the Hwarangs will not be able to come back.

The Crown Prince of Baekje

heard that the King is one of the delegates.

The answer

is with you.

Darn it.

I am definitely lucky.

Is it not pure luck that I met him now?

I have this feeling that I could be in danger

if I met him in the future.

Will you kill him?

It is true what he said.

Everyone should know he is the King.

Once he is treated like one, I would have a justification to kill him.

The Prince of Baekje made the King of Silla surrender.

If Silla comes into my hands that way,

I will have supremacy over the Three Kingdoms

without a problem.

I might be able to give His Majesty

a great present for his birthday.

What do you think?

If something happens to you by chance,

I will get killed too.

You must be getting old.

I am Prince Chang.

The battlefield has been my playground.

I am the Crown Prince of Baekje, Chang.

Everyone!

Everyone, gather around.

Have you all heard?

-They might not come back. -What?

What are you talking about? They cannot come back?

They are being held hostage by the Crown Prince of Baekje.

They are all going to die.

-What? -What do we do?

-What is this about? Tell us. -Are you sure?

What are we going to do?

Do you believe that Hwarangs have the strength

to change Silla?

It is unlike you to ask me such a question.

It suddenly came to mind.

If a bird leaving its nest wants to fly,

it needs many days to train.

If we let these children into the world,

will they be able to fly?

That is what I was wondering.

Chief Instructor.

I did not like this place at first.

I did not look up to your teachings either.

However, I know that the children have changed from before.

They are no longer bound by the adults' world.

They can decide for themselves.

They have the willingness to decide what world they will live in.

Do you plan to make trouble again?

No.

Thank you.

This is a ridiculous battle.

It is not too late to quit.

It is better to do something than to do nothing at all.

Also,

I will not lose.

Are you ready?

Do not die.

What did you just do?

It is one against one.

All other conditions remain the same.

Let us just say this is my precaution.

Let's go.

GOJA HALL

What are you doing right now?

Princess, this is war.

A lot of Silla is at stake here.

That includes you.

I do not know why that woman keeps on bothering me.

You must be scared,

since you are delaying it by talking nonsense.

It must be hard for you to even hold up a sword.

You must be very much interested in me.

I am the Crown Prince of Baekje!

I am Chang!

Today, I face the King of Silla,

King Jinheung.

I shall have a sword fight with him.

We shall respect each other in this fight.

It will be fair.

Depending on the result of this fight,

the relationship between the two nations

will differ.

No matter how the result comes out,

I shall submit to it.

I shall not make any problems

arise from this incident in the future.

I swear this

in front of

the generals of Baekje

and Silla's Hwarangs.

Are you tired already?

If you fight in war with the poor skills,

you will not last a second.

He is concise and fast. I cannot dodge.

It will hurt this time.

He is playing with me.

He plans to stab me once I get tired.

I cannot last very long.

What are you doing? Will you not flee?

I am having fun, but you do not seem to enjoy it.

This is no fun, as the real fight hasn't yet begun.

Then should I end this?

That sounds good.

If he wants my arm, I will give it to him.

But this time, I will cut him as well.

However, I will do it faster than him.

One, two. Now.

General.

Did you not say that this is a fair battle

between the two nations?

Will you go against the Prince's words?

Let us change the rules.

Now this will really be fun.

Do you not fear death?

Why would I?

Here.

This is where Mak-moon and he lived.

He had no name, so I called him Moo-myung,

which means "nameless,"

but everyone used to call him Dog-Bird.

Earlier,

you said I unlocked the gate to destiny.

What did you mean?

Did I?

There is no coincidence in this world.

Why did I happen to raise your son

as well as that child?

What do you mean?

Who do you think

that child is?

Let us stop.

It is not over yet.

Do you

admit defeat?

Keep your promise.

I shall not

wage war with Silla.

Moreover, Silla's Princess

and delegates are hereby released.

And the people?

What about the people?

They have

nothing to do with this.

They are criminals who stole from Baekje.

So, they shall pay for their crimes with their lives.

That is not right!

Lock them up in the prison!

No!

We must leave now?

The Crown Prince might change his mind.

But

where are the other two Hwarangs?

Do you plan to get them out alone?

Stay out of it.

Give it up.

If the Crown Prince knows you are trying to save her,

she will die.

Then what should I do?

The Crown Prince is not well and cannot see you off.

Please understand.

Please tell the Crown Prince

that I am happy we have established

an amicable alliance with Baekje.

I shall.

You trust him?

That he will never leave us to die?

They all ran away.

What will you do now?

Say something, will you?

Why are you doing this?

She did nothing wrong.

Why not?

You should not have given us hope.

You should not have made us hope!

Because of you,

being here is even more torturous.

This is even more miserable.

The ones who died earlier were luckier.

They do not need to starve

or worry about when they will die.

Still, do not lose hope.

Why, that wench--

Even if we die,

dying without having any hope is inhumane.

If you are alive,

you must do all you can.

All we can do right now is to be prepared.

What do you mean? Be prepared for what?

Be prepared to run

once an opportunity arises.

Be prepared to live well

once we return home.

Be prepared to be happy again.

So,

even if we die...

Even if we do,

please do not lose hope.

There are four on the south, four on the north.

If we want to get all of them out,

we must be as quiet as possible

and not have them realize the prison is empty.

Can you do it in your condition?

Let's go.

Who is that?

Get out quickly. Hurry. We do not have time.

Hurry.

Quickly.

Are you okay?

I'm glad. Let's go.

Come out.

The Crown Prince of Baekje was merciful

and let Silla's delegates return home.

How could you do something so heinous?

We came for amity,

but your Crown Prince locked us up and threatened us.

If Baekje does not want a war against Silla,

you should stop now.

We will take back our people as a sign of Baekje's amity.

I shall take that to mean you wish to be buried here.

Must you speak like such a jerk?

Was it necessary to speak that way?

It did not work.

Strike them!

-Are you okay? -Yes.

We will take them with us. Take the people to the south gate.

Ban-ryu.

That way. You must hurry!

We let them go as you ordered.

Then it is time to go hunting.

A wild beast in the woods.

It must be caught by the hunter.

Please hurry.

Hurry.

I'm so relieved.

We made it!

Yes. We made it.

We made it!

We made it!

What was that?

Spread out!

Wait.

Su-ho. Get up.

What a shame. Someone else was shot.

We are too close to the Silla border.

Then,

we should finish the hunt.

No.

My child...

My child...

No!

No!

This is not a tiger,

but a mouse caught in a trap.

King Jinheung.

We should finish our fight.

I thought it was already finished.

Were you always a sore loser?

I want a real fight. That is all.

I was dissatisfied with the result of our fight.

Then, you and I shall fight one on one.

No.

This time, it will be a team fight.

I no longer intend to let you go

alive.

-What did he say? -Oh, no.

They are people of Silla!

Thus, how could the King leave them to die?

I told you they have nothing to do with our fight.

You broke out criminals who stole from Baekje,

so I cannot let you live either.

Do what you can.

I will stop it all.

You want to take this all the way.

Is that it?

General.

Aim!

What is that?

They are Hwarang.

Hwarang.

I must have made my appearance at the perfect time.

You are supposed to be Hwarang,

but you look terrible.

Other than that,

I am proud that you are my Hwarang.

I do not know who you are

but you are on Silla's land right now.

Obviously, you got lost while hunting.

You may be mistaken as starting a war.

You could not be the Crown Prince of Baekje

who followed our Hwarangs

who went to Baekje without soldiers for amity.

If you are neither this nor that,

you must be bandits who fell on hard times.

What do you say?

Would you like to see the skills of our Hwarangs?

We should return.

This is not the time.

Hwarang.

Hwarang, you say.

Your Highness.

I was too engrossed in hunting a tiger

that I crossed the border by mistake.

I hope you will be understanding

and forgive my mistake.

Of course.

Once again,

we part with a debt.

However,

if we are to meet again,

I will

finish my hunt.

King Jinheung.

Let's go.

Let's go!

I congratulate you.

Everything went as you had wished.

Is everyone

truly safe?

Yes, it appears so.

However, is that Hwarang

really His Majesty?

There is a rumor among the people

that Master Seon-u is His Majesty.

The true king who will make Silla strong.

Are you okay?

Oh, no. My baby.

Why are you sitting here?

They need you there!

Master Ahnji!

The disease has spread.

He needs medicine right away.

Even the capital is out of medicine.

So?

Everyone came back alive?

They even saved the people who were imprisoned

and crossed the border.

My apologies.

This is not right.

This is not it.

You should have seen it!

Did you see me?

It is a wound of honor.

This is nothing. A man should be able to handle it.

Goodness.

What did they do that they are so voracious?

Goodness. I will not make any money this way.

I am

the King.

I am

the King

of Silla!

I wanted to hold you

like crazy.

How are

your wounds?

Let me take a look.

I am sorry

for avoiding you.

I know you did it

to protect me.

I thought I was going to go crazy because I...

I wanted to run to you so badly.

In times like these,

I don't know

what to say.

I love you.

I love you.