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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

I will make you a Wonhwa.

And I will make you meet the fate of a Wonhwa.

You must know what happened to them.

I heard they were jealous of each other

and killed each other.

I killed them.

I needed the power to assist the King of Silla.

Thus,

I needed to eliminate obstacles like Wonhwa.

I will use you to take Hwarang into my own hands.

If you become an obstacle,

I will also kill you.

You must want to run away.

No.

I will not run away.

Until the day you take my life away,

I will survive.

I will withstand it all.

I will find a way.

False hope only makes you suffer.

No matter how hard a fish struggles in a net,

it will lose its scales

and have a knife pierce its throat.

Sometimes...

Sometimes,

a struggling fish

ends up back in the river.

She was taken away.

I don't know what a Wonhwa is.

Just tell me how to get her out of there.

How can I help you if you just barge in and bark at me?

Explain in detail so I can understand you.

You already know what I'm talking about.

How can I get her out of there?

The Queen

will try to use Wonhwa to control Hwarang.

And when she doesn't need her anymore,

she will probably kill your sister.

Whenever the Royal Family was in danger,

they formed Wonhwa.

They made excuses to get rid of them

when they became useless.

Wonhwa was used by the Royal Family,

and they all ended up being killed.

That's why I am asking you.

What do I have to do?

Will you really become The King?

If you become the King,

you won't have to worry about your sister.

You can make the world you desire.

You won't end up dead like how your friend ended up.

Will you become the King?

Who the hell

are you to say all this nonsense?

I'm someone

who knows your father well.

My father?

Who is that?

If you are Seon-u, it must be Master Ahnji.

Silla's most virtuous physician and a real True Bone.

If you are Sam-maek-jong,

King Galmoon must be your father.

KING GALMOON IS FATHER OF KING JINHEUNG

However,

if you are a nameless peasant who goes by Dog-Bird,

Moo-myung,

you are my son.

I am

your father.

I...

I must kill you.

Your Highness.

You will continue to cause trouble.

Please spare me.

We were each other's sole comrades.

Wonhwa that hinders strengthening the Royal Family's power

must be eliminated.

Just like how Nam-mo died,

you must not live either.

You must take all the blame.

I must kill you

for my son's sake.

Please have mercy on the baby.

This baby is also from Sacred Bone.

I will not name him.

I will make him live as if he was never born.

He won't know who he is.

I will make him live as someone else.

Please.

Please have mercy.

That baby can't be born.

The baby is moving.

Jiso...

Why was I chosen to be a Wonhwa?

Being a Wonhwa is not a punishment.

It's an honor for you.

I have never wanted to be one,

nor do I want to be one now.

Were there things in this world that didn't happen

just because you didn't want it to?

Mother has already decided.

Whether you like it or not,

you will become a Wonhwa.

You will soon realize

what it means to be one.

I have a favor to ask you.

Please let me pay a visit to Hwarang House.

It will only be a moment. I just need to say goodbye.

Clean her and dress her up.

Why are you doing this to me? Stop it.

What are you doing?

You have never spilled blood.

You don't know what it takes to protect the throne.

The King of Silla?

Your Majesty.

Endure it.

Whatever it may be.

Whether it's a high or low place, dirty or beautiful,

dangerous or safe.

If it's something you must do as the King, please...

Please endure it all.

You must be very busy.

Why did you ask for me?

Why do you think I called you in?

Since I'm training Hwarang so well, you must want to reward me.

Is that right, Your Highness?

I intend on reviving the Wonhwa system.

Come hither.

Three days from now,

they will return from paying respect at Wonhwa Nam-mo's shrine.

There will be an inauguration after then.

They will become Wonhwa,

and lead Hwarang.

You will have to vacate your position as Chief Instructor.

Show respect to the two Wonhwas.

Show respect to the two Wonhwas!

Is this what you really want, Your Highness?

Yes.

Didn't you train Hwarang for the future of Silla?

Now the Hwarangs are well-trained for the future of Silla.

I wanted them to kneel before me.

That was my plan.

It will not go as you wish.

The Hwarangs

aren't what you think they are.

Miss A-ro.

You're really beautiful.

Am I really beautiful?

Yes.

However, I...

I'm not happy at all.

If you are a nameless peasant who goes by Dog-Bird,

Moo-myung,

you're my son.

I am

your father.

She will dump Hwarang and will create Wonhwa?

I heard you went to Wolseong Palace.

Did you see A-ro?

Your sister...

She seems to be fine for now.

Perhaps, she's even in a better place.

Did you come here because of that?

Why aren't you doing anything?

You know how the Queen is!

What do you expect me to do?

Do you want me to slit the throat of the Queen?

Even so, the same type of person will take the throne

and will repeat the same thing.

What if I become powerful?

Is a king...

free from such situations?

If I'm a king,

can I avoid such a thing?

Wait here.

Master Young-shil.

I must speak with you.

Did you bring the head of the King?

I thought I made myself clear.

We will talk about the next step after then.

Get me the stepping stool.

What are you doing? Hurry up and bring it.

Please step on me.

Please get up.

He already left.

Did you hear him?

The King's head.

You have to do it.

Bring the head of that boy

in Hwarang House.

Seon-u!

Where are you?

Is he in his room?

No one is here.

Hey, don't you see me?

Do you know how popular I am outside here?

Have you seen Seon-u?

You stalker.

Where is he?

If you become king,

you won't have to worry about your sister.

You can make the world you desire.

You won't end up dead like how your friend ended up.

Will you become a real king?

There you are.

"No path started as a path.

Someone must walk on it for it to become a path.

You must pound and break the hard land

and pierce through it for the water to flow out."

What are you doing?

I'm writing a letter to my grandfather.

This time, I will tell him what I truly feel.

I won't let him bother my brother because of me.

Doing this...

I mean, going against my grandfather...

is a first for me.

Why did you suddenly change your mind?

I really admire you.

Can a coward like me

become like you?

Will I...

be able to make

a path?

I will walk with you.

Really?

Do you mean it?

Will you promise?

For certain?

You're serious, right? You already made a promise.

-Yes. -Yes!

For certain, right?

You promised.

Princess Sookmyung and Miss A-ro are going to Wonhwa Nam-mo's shrine

before their inauguration.

Do you mean Princess Nam-mo who Joon-jung killed?

That is the rumor, but some say she was framed.

Some say she is alive since her body wasn't found.

This is your only chance.

Get A-ro out while they are returning from the shrine.

-And then? -Send her anywhere.

Send her to a place out of Mother's reach.

This is the most I can do.

Stop staring at me.

I keep wanting to look at you.

What is it?

I don't even deserve to look at you.

If I touch you as well,

I may be punished.

I will receive the punishment.

Two-fold.

Do you

like Soo-yun?

Yes.

I like her very much.

You know you can't be together.

Your father and my father will not allow it.

You will both just get hurt!

So, stop it.

Are you worried about me too?

I'm worried about Soo-yun

since she will worry about you.

"I will walk with you."

He's so cool.

Han-seong!

-What is this? -I was told to give it to you.

-Who is this from? -I don't know.

SUK DAN-SAE

This is for Dan-sae, not me.

Hey.

What were you doing?

You always run away from sword training.

Why are you here?

Not anymore.

I have someone to walk with me.

What does that mean?

Here.

Why did Grandpa send that to me?

He could have sent it to you directly, right?

What is it?

Isn't it time for your lecture?

Grandpa will scold you if he finds out you skipped your lecture.

Okay.

It's Seon-u!

Why do you look so cool today?

You're better-looking.

-Have you eaten? -Yes.

If our family can't join Master Young-shil,

I will kill myself and Han-seong.

Why Han-seong?

What did he do wrong?

You witnessed the insult I suffered, didn't you?

If things go wrong this time,

Han-seong will have to be his stepping stool.

I can't let the Suk family heir

live like that.

Are you...

threatening me?

Place this poison on your sword.

He will die even with a slight cut.

If you fail at killing the King,

Han-seong and I

will drink this poison.

I plan on making your sister a Wonhwa to assist me.

The Queen will try to use Wonhwa to control Hwarang.

And when she doesn't need her anymore,

she will probably kill your sister.

Will you

spar with me?

Let's spar later.

No.

Now.

My apologies, Master.

Apologize?

Why do you always apologize?

I told you over and over that you and I are the same.

Avoid it if you can.

You can't lose.

You can't even get a cut.

That is the most I can do for you.

You're better in sword fighting than me.

Why are you being so serious?

If you can,

make sure to kill me.

I shall do the same.

What has gotten into you?

You're talking too much.

Do it in the afterlife.

YOU MUST KILL HIM

No.

What...

What are you doing?

What are you doing? Why are you doing this?

Let go.

Let go!

If I do,

you will try to kill Seon-u again.

Han-seong.

Why did you put the medicine Grandpa sent

on your sword?

Dan-sae...

Why did you do it, Dan-sae?

You're a good person.

No.

What have you done, you jerk?

What do you know?

Poison.

It's poison.

Venom.

Seon-u.

Yes?

I'm fine.

Miss A-ro will heal me.

That's right, so don't give up.

Seon-u.

You said you will walk with me, right?

Yes.

Don't hate my brother.

Okay, I won't.

What's wrong with him?

What's wrong with you?

What's wrong with you?

I know you don't want to live.

However, you can't die.

I understand...

how that feels.

Take this.

Han-seong wrote it for your grandfather,

but I feel like it was meant for you.

Another thing.

In case you're wondering...

you're still my disciple.

Grandpa.

It is I, Han-seong.

I'm doing well in Hwarang House.

At first, you just forced me to come here,

but I like it here now.

I learned from a dear friend

that a hard land can become a path.

I learned that if you leave

your footsteps together,

a rough land can become a path.

I'm writing you a letter

because I want to let you know

that I will receive my own punishments from now on.

Dan-sae didn't do anything wrong.

I don't know much about the Bone-rank System,

but Dan-sae is my brother.

He's someone who is always on my side.

Someone I can trust more than anyone.

If you wish to cry,

cry all you want.

Silla must still have people

who think they can control Hwarang

and do as they please.

However, never again.

Never lose a friend again.

Grandpa.

I'm learning how to be an adult here.

I'm learning not to rely on others

and to take responsibility for the decisions I make.

Don't let the order that someone else created

be the order that you hold yourselves to.

You're not pieces on a chess board.

You are freer than anyone. You are Hwarang.

Never forget...

that you are Hwarang.

Grandfather.

I made a friend among the Hwarangs who said he would walk with me.

I will live freely.

I will not think about family names and power.

I will live as a Hwarang.

My goodness.

What a waste of a young and frail life.

However, his death was not in vain.

Now, people will be sure that Seon-u is the King.

It's not that simple.

The people believe Seon-u is the King

and their excitement for him is growing day by day.

It's just a waste of excitement.

However, it may be impossible to turn back later.

Your Highness.

Master Young-shil is here to see you.

Master Young-shil?

What brings you to my quarters?

I have lost.

Please step down.

I thought about what you said before.

And if I truly care about Silla's future,

I believe it's time that Your Highness step down.

What is he up to now?

Your Highness. The officials...

What do you think you're doing?

Please step down!

It's time to step down.

We now have the King who was victorious in Baekje.

Why is Your Highness still trying to bear this heavy burden alone?

There is no reason to delay!

That's correct.

Please step down.

Please come down.

Please step down.

You used a fake king as a shield for King Jinheung.

Now, I shall make him the King.

Please step down.

Please step down.

Master.

-Hello. -Hello.

You know, everyone is saying...

You defeated the epidemic in Makmang Village,

but you don't look very happy.

We didn't have medicinal herbs,

so I even fed them poisonous herbs.

As I watched the sick vomit blood and die,

I wondered if I was a physician or murderer.

While I was fighting a war out there, this place...

Everything here was too peaceful here.

This place was not free of war either.

Your daughter

became a Wonhwa.

WONHWA HAD TWO MAIDENS LEAD A GROUP OF YOUNGSTERS

Wonhwa?

A-ro...

She became a Wonhwa?

Did you say you used poisonous herbs?

Why?

That is the current state of Silla.

Silla is just like Makmang Village.

It doesn't have medicine to treat an epidemic.

What will you do now?

Will you wait for medicine to fall from the sky?

Or,

will you use poisonous herbs?

I must make your son...

No, I will make my son

the King.

-Come on, do. -No.

Mo! Yes!

That's it!

I go five steps.

-Double up. -Double up. Okay.

Geol.

Geol.

-Yes! Geol! -Yes!

We killed you.

Okay. Gae.

-No. -Do it.

Yes! Gae!

-Yes! -Yes!

Yes.

Okay.

Come here.

I'm sorry.

What now?

Should we go for another round?

Let's go for another round.

Sounds good.

I see you've made friends already.

You're quite impressive.

I'm looking for a way to endure it.

Don't you know what happened to your brother, do you?

What do you mean?

Did something happen to my brother?

He was mistaken for the King and was attacked.

Do you want to know how he is now?

My brother is safe.

Why do you think that?

Because I believe him.

I'm sure he's fine.

I guess that's how you consoled yourself

when his life was endangered because of you.

You must want to irritate me,

but I will not fall for it.

Why won't you?

Because I must live.

That is the only way

to save my brother.

Tomorrow,

we shall go to the Wonhwa Nam-mo's shrine.

Did you...

make my daughter a Wonhwa?

Wonhwas are Hwarangs' leaders,

so it's an honor for her.

Do you still think...

you can toy with me?

I'm the Queen of this country.

There is nothing I can't do to protect the throne.

Your son...

will never sit on that throne.

I plan to make my son

the King before then.

How could a lowly peasant of mixed blood

sit on the throne?

Do you think that's possible?

You seem to be misinformed.

That child

has the right to sit on the throne of Silla.

-He has the right? -Joon-jung.

That child...

is Joon-jung's son.

Prince Hwi-kyung's son, the Sacred Bone of Silla.

It's time.

Let's go.

You said to gain people.

To gain Park Young-shil.

-Did you gain him? -No.

He makes my stomach curl.

Your Majesty, what do you mean?

There are times

when you must do something disgusting to achieve your goal.

I don't want the Hwarangs to be hurt any longer.

I must protect the Hwarangs myself.

How do you plan to do that?

You can't even befriend an enemy because you dislike it,

and you also can't protect a friend pretending to be the King for you.

So...

how will you protect Hwarang House?

WONHWA PRINCESS NAM-MO

I let others know that Wonhwas are going to the shrine,

so he will take action.

You must not make any mistakes.

Princess Nam-mo and Joon-jung are just like us.

The Princess and a half-breed.

Don't be afraid.

I have a question.

Did I become a Wonhwa

because I saw the King's face?

Or...

because I am the sister of Seon-u,

who pretended to be the King in Baekje?

You overestimate yourself.

It's not because of who you are or what you did.

It's because we can use you.

Did you say you must live for your brother to live?

No.

You're holding him back!

It's because of you.

If you stay with him, Seon-u's life will be in danger.

Even if he wants to leave and do greater things,

he can't leave.

If you touch a single hair on her head,

you're dead.

Now!

Kill me now.

But if she gets hurt before then,

I will kill you.

I am

the King of Silla!

If you die,

I die as well.

If you're not fine, I won't be either.

If you really care for me,

please take care of yourself.

Is this

a dream?

How did you know I was here?

Wherever you may be...

Do you think I can't find you?

I...

I won't let you go anywhere.

I will keep you by my side.

Open your eyes.

Please. A-ro, open your eyes.

Open your eyes!

That child

is Joon-jung's son.

Prince Hwi-kyung's son, the Sacred Bone of Silla.

Now, the people know who the King is.

Why are you still not stepping down?

She is too greedy.

How long will the Queen rule over this nation?

This is the Royal Family's matter.

It's not something the officials can decide!

Do you know how many problems Silla is faced with right now?

We need a real king who can go to war!

Who is he?

I am the King of Silla,

King Jinheung.