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(This drama is set in the times of King Jinheung.)
(But all characters and events are fiction.)
What? Have you never seen a beautiful man before?
Just a minute.
It is gray.
Does that make five of us?
Master Kim Seub's son, Soo Ho.
Master Ho's son and Master Young Shil's stepson,
Ban Ryu.
Master Ahn Ji's son, Sun Woo.
I am Yeo Wool.
And you, from nowhere...
without an origin.
Five.
This is going to be fun.
Do you not agree?
(Episode 6)
Are you crazy? Why are you sleeping beside me?
I told you to leave last night. Why did you stay?
The one that was beaten more should leave.
You have no clue what you look like, do you?
You are a complete mess.
You do not look like you just slept together.
The rumor about me loving men is enough.
I saw you two...
touch each other all night.
You filthy thing.
All right. Let us fight.
Okay.
Did you not hear me?
My hobby is watching fights and fires.
Ready, set, go.
Who was that?
Keep it down, will you?
I cannot sleep because of you.
Finally, the unending fight started at Hwarang House.
What do you mean?
At last, a proxy war started...
between the Queen and Master Young Shil.
A proxy war?
Master Seub's son Soo Ho is on the Queen's side.
Ban Ryu is Master Young Shil's son.
- Their being in the same room is surprising. - True.
Along with them is a crazy half-breed...
and a random person from the West.
On top of it all, Yeo Wool is looking through everyone.
- Do you get it now? - Yes.
This is not a room for the higher ranks,
but a room full of trouble.
How dare you speak up in front of me?
What?
Sorry. I tend to laugh when I am nervous.
Listen carefully.
I hate it here.
I hate the Queen's dog over there,
but I hate that jerk more...
along with your arrogant attitude.
Stop it, Ban Ryu.
It was I who threw it at you.
Do you think a half-breed like you...
can be seen equal to us?
Even if the Queen sent you, you are not one of us.
You will be like oil on water.
You will end up going down the sewer.
It is you who is the sewer.
You have never done anything yourself.
You are like water rotting in a ditch.
That is what a sewer is. Do you understand?
You half-breed!
I said, stop it!
Do not get in the way!
How dare you? Let me go!
Who are you?
- Gosh. - What is this?
Who are you?
Get out of the way.
After three warnings, you will be kicked out.
Those that cause disorder.
Those that escape Hwarang House without permission.
Those who break trust among Hwarang members.
You will be given a warning in such cases.
There is no Bone-rank System in Hwarang House.
Hence, you will not have any servants.
Hence, you must take care of yourselves.
All done.
Gosh.
You will take turns doing work for Hwarang House.
A Hwarang must get up early.
You will have to train your body and mind.
What is wrong with you?
You may exit Hwarang House every 10 days,
but you are forbidden to go out otherwise.
Lastly,
you must sleep, eat, and bath...
with your assigned roommates.
Why are you doing all the laundry by yourself?
How dare they?
I am on duty today.
I think I am pretty good at this.
I have talent in doing laundry.
You have talent in something else.
In reducing the length of my life.
Are you looking after that girl?
How can you think of a woman at this time?
She is not a woman. She is my medicine.
Can you just come in here? What if they see you?
They will get me out.
Who? My mother?
Do you not think so?
I guess it was not just your looks...
that made you lose to the commandant.
Do not worry. I can perform simple acupuncture.
I succeeded 98 times out of 100 on this spot.
What happened to the other two?
One of them turned blind...
and the other became partially paralyzed.
This is insane.
Thank you so much.
Did you treat someone for free again?
Why do you think I did not become a doctor?
I cannot compete with my father in the capital.
He is more talented than I am and affordable as well.
Why are you here anyway?
I wondered if you have any news from your brother.
So...
You do not care about your brother's news,
but you are here to get my brother's news. Is that it?
You are right.
Anyway, do you have any news...
from your sweet, nice, handsome,
and fit brother?
He's sweet, nice,
handsome, and fit.
However, I do not have any news.
Why are you sighing?
People will think that you sent off your husband.
There is something I did not get to give him.
It has been bothering me.
Again.
Again!
Again.
Again!
Who are you?
I am the chief instructor's acquaintance.
You do not have to know.
It is too salty.
Right?
We should not be eating and sleeping together.
How dare you eat at our table?
Peasants eat this way, right?
Did this True Bone master...
go crazy after being beaten by a peasant?
You only think of yourself, do you not?
How are you still talking back?
Do I hear a dog barking?
I hear Master Ahn Ji's daughter is...
the storyteller at Okta.
I hear your half-breed sister is good...
at telling stories.
Did you do it as well?
Why?
Does it remind you of your brother?
Once I get out from here,
I will go straight to Okta.
Let us go together. I will pay for the story.
Even better if we can play with your sister.
If you hold it in,
I will tear you to shreds.
This is too easy.
Your sister is the secret to shut you up.
What do you mean Hwarang House is a mess?
I can tell. I could just feel it.
There will be a huge fight if you leave it.
They are all fighters to begin with.
I am glad you are here.
Can you scratch my back?
I cannot reach the middle. This does not work.
It is not a few punches after drinks.
It will be big. It will be a big trouble.
I get it, so just scratch my back!
My goodness.
Where? Where?
- In the middle. - Here?
Stick your hand in.
Perhaps you do not know what self-respect means.
If you know who I am,
you must know what I said earlier is true.
You have to start so I can start.
Are you a fool?
No.
I am just ignoring you so that you cannot start.
You will not last in here.
I'll bring you down...
as well as Hwarang House.
Why me?
One.
I hate you because you are the Queen's Hwarang.
Two.
If I fight with others,
it will get complicated between families.
It does not matter with you.
Three.
I hear your sister is pretty enough...
to become my concubine.
You...
You started it.
You did not even get to start with me.
- You. - Punk.
You are all annoying.
You are only a half-breed.
Halt!
What do you think you are doing?
You have violated Hwarang House's rule.
You caused disorder and broke trust.
You made the sacred learning place...
into a mess.
I intend on punishing...
the ones responsible severely.
Who started...
this mess?
Who is it?
It is I.
I started it.
You can put your hope in me...
and depend on me.
You are not alone anymore.
Being with him...
makes me feel secure and happy.
Seeing him makes me cry...
and it aches right here.
I feel empty when he is not with me.
This is what family means, right?
What nonsense are you spewing out?
What kind of family makes your heart ache?
Being together would make you ache in the head.
Am I wrong?
I cannot hold my head up because of my brother.
He dated every one of my friends.
You are my only friend because he did not date you.
Heartaches? Nonsense.
Then what am I feeling?
He makes you feel secure and happy.
You cry, you are lonely, and your heart aches.
What do you think?
It is love.
You tell love stories all the time.
Why do you not know?
Love?
That is impossible.
How can I love my brother...
Miss Ah Ro! Miss Ah Ro.
I looked everywhere for you.
What is it?
You have to come with me to the Hwarang House.
The Hwarang House?
I thought women could not go in.
I did not ask you to go in as a woman.
You will go in as a doctor.
A doctor?
Here.
What... What did you want me to do?
I am not a real doctor.
I only learned from watching my father.
Why do you think they called you even so?
This is very sensitive.
They made Hwarang just a few days ago,
but they already had a huge fight.
They cannot let this information leak.
As you can see,
they are not in the position to pick and choose.
Just apply some medicine...
and close up the cuts.
I will write off half of your debt.
Well? What do you say?
Move.
Is this all of the patients?
Why do you ask? They are not enough for you?
No.
I cannot find my brother.
Is it...
the sedge hat? The necklace?
The sedge hat?
Are you back?
What will happen now?
Will the half-breed get kicked out?
I would assume so.
Our fathers are powerful enough to fend for us,
but he is the son of a physician.
He cannot compare to Ban Ryu.
Of course not.
True Bone is innocent.
A nobody is guilty.
If you are a True Bone, you are innocent.
If you are a peasant, you are guilty.
What are you talking about?
They said there is no Bone-rank System in here.
You cannot eliminate the Bone-rank System that easily.
There cannot be a Silla without the Bone-rank System.
Think about it.
It will be noisy for a while.
Which side are you on?
Is it the half-breed or Ban Ryu?
Not Ban Ryu.
I cannot stand him.
Your arm is bleeding. Were you hurt?
Me?
What is this? I am bleeding.
You were the one who started it, both in the room...
- and in the hall. - No.
I told him to start it. I did not start it myself.
What could I do? That half-breed attacked first.
You should not have brought up his sister.
I realized that was the best way to get at him,
so why should I?
I understand now why Half-Breed called you the sewer.
The world has never changed.
The strong defeats the weak.
The powerful takes and keeps.
What is it?
I thought about it.
Would you ever join Hwarang?
Over your dead body.
Why did you end up here?
Did something happen?
Do you feel pathetic? That is what power is like.
If you do not wield it, it will be used against you.
What could you do?
Let me know if you ever want a fight.
I have no intention of listening to your babble.
Why that rat...
I think I will have to stitch it up.
It will hurt a lot.
It does not matter. Please proceed.
How old are you? You look young.
I am not young.
I am obviously significantly older than you.
Here. Chew on this.
It is a dried root. It will help with the pain.
I am a man. It is just a moment.
I can endure it.
I suggest you chew on it since you are my elder.
Your elder?
Your elder.
Okay. Sure.
Are you... Are you...
Master Ahn Ji's daughter?
Do you know me?
I think you are the most famous half-breed...
in Hwarang House.
I shall think about what I should...
do with you.
Do you have any complaints?
Well, I cannot help it even if you do.
I have a question.
If I held it in, avoided it,
and did nothing,
would I not have ended up here?
Do you regret it now?
Not regret. I am thinking.
Is being timid, hesitating, and falling down...
the Hwarang that you desire?
If I say it is, will you do it?
That is why I am thinking...
because that is not how I do things.
Then how do you do things?
I believe there is no wall that can stop me.
Saying what is right or wrong.
Tearing down something if it should be torn down.
If there is someone who is sick, weak,
or pretty,
I protect them no matter what.
Lightly, please.
You are all done.
Thank you.
Where is he?
- Master Pervert? - It really is you.
Have you seen my brother?
Is your brother all you can think of?
There is a great patient standing before you.
Who created this mess?
Where is my brother? Is he all right?
Come with me.
I do not think it is all right for you to be here.
What do you mean?
Do not get hurt.
I wish you would not get hurt anymore.
But I got hurt again.
Stop.
What are you doing?
Do you not see that I am hurt?
It is difficult for an injured to walk for so long.
Are you insane?
I could not sleep and got hit.
Help me sleep for a moment. I will not do anything.
Give me 30 minutes.
(30 minutes)
And you are not irresistibly pretty...
that I would try something in broad daylight.
It is not our first time sleeping together.
Why you... Who slept with you?
Just 15 minutes.
I do not know whether or not you are a real physician,
but you are my medicine.
You are an incredibly effective sleeping tonic.
I do not have time to sit here like this.
I must find my brother and...
What?
Is he asleep already?
Do you know where the chief instructor's office is?
I shall escort you.
This is it.
Thank you.
Oh no. I am in trouble.
The assistant chief instructor must be doing his job.
Is this the Hwarang and teachings you mentioned?
Even when you build a castle out of sand,
some sand is bound to slide down.
You are building the future of Silla.
Are you saying you cannot handle this much breakage?
No one died or became paralyzed or mute.
I think we should be satisfied.
Please tell me.
Did you come all the way here because of your Hwarang?
Or because of my Hwarang?
Who is your Hwarang?
His name is Ji Dwi.
He got that name while in the West.
I am a distant uncle.
This time,
I shall ask you a question.
Why did you make Master Ahn Ji's son a Hwarang?
He is...
my son.
I was once betrothed to Master Ahn Ji,
so his son is my son.
Please think of it that way.
If you are curious about that son,
you may go see him.
Do you think I sent you here to end up like this?
The Hwarang I sent is at risk of being expelled.
I was curious about that at first too.
I wondered why you sent me here.
Even killing me would not be gratifying enough.
I wondered why you made me a Hwarang.
But I could tell right away.
You sent in a weak animal to get torn apart...
for the other animals to see and instill fear in them.
I know that I am the perfect prey.
Let me remind you...
why you must endure it.
As you said, you are here as a prisoner. However,
if you cannot pay for your crime,
someone else will have to pay for you...
whether it be your sister or your father.
How long is he going to sleep?
Look here. You.
I have been caught.
What? What do you mean?
Your brother, whom you seek so desperately,
is locked up in the shed.
In the shed?
Why is he there?
That annoying brother...
is the beginning and end of this mess.
Why are you telling me that now?
Sun Woo. Are you in here?
It is I, Ah Ro.
Why are you here?
And why are you in there?
Is someone behind you?
No, there is no one here.
Come in.
I came as a physician because the Hwarangs were hurt.
I did not sneak in, so...
What difference does that make?
Your face... Are you all right?
I am not all right because of you.
Get out of here right now.
Let me look at your wound first.
This is nothing to me.
What is driving me crazy...
is the fact that you are here.
Then you should not have gotten hurt.
That wound is all I can see right now.
That is most important, and it worries me the most.
I do not know how you lived in the past,
but not any longer since you have me.
If you get hurt,
I will treat it all.
So let me look at it.
You are so...
Sit down, will you?
Here.
You crybaby.
It really hurts.
Good for you.
This medicine is famous.
It is called, "It will not hurt if you are nice."
It is effective.
I like it when you laugh like that.
What? How do I laugh?
You laugh...
very rarely, but with a very bright smile.
I do not like your being in here.
I do not like the other jerks looking at you.
And...
It is too late.
I already met all of those jerks,
and a few of them...
may be partially paralyzed in the morning.
How are you so fearless?
Why should I be afraid...
when you are here?
You wanted to see your brother so badly.
You saw him, but you look neither happy nor sad.
I do not know. I feel stranger after seeing him.
Are you sure that sedge hat is your brother?
What?
It is quite strange.
I lived without you for over 10 years,
but these few days that I did not see you...
felt much longer.
I kept worrying,
and I was curious.
When you were not in my life,
I did not care where you were living.
But now,
I keep thinking about you.
I guess that is what family is all about.
Did you just tell me to release that Hwarang?
I asked you...
to build Hwarang,
not torture and kill them.
Hwarang will not last...
if you kick them out for things like that.
Without Hwarang,
how would I break the officials...
and create a new future?
"I"?
Not long ago,
you asked me to create the future of Silla,
but the master just changed.
Did you forget that you gave me full authority?
Or do you wish to go back to the beginning?
Of course not.
I will not do anything. However,
if your standards are improper...
and I feel like I will lose all my Hwarang,
I may withdraw the authority I gave you.
Do you understand?
She will withdraw the authority?
My goodness.
Look who this is.
Is it not Master We Hwa, Hwarang's Chief Instructor?
You must have met with the Queen.
Yes.
It is impossible to understand what women are thinking.
They are different from men like us.
Women are not...
the only ones who are impossible to understand.
I have great wine at my house.
You should stop by.
Or shall I come to Hwarang House?
My son is also a Hwarang. His name is Ban Ryu.
He was referred to as the King's brother as a child.
The King's brother?
Silla's future may change...
over a drink among men.
Wine. It sounds so good.
Shall we set a date?
That sounds good.
How about tomorrow...
plus 30 years?
What do you say?
Excuse me.
Why you...
That poisonous mushroom of a man.
I will not expel you right away.
That is good news.
But I plan to choke you little by little and expel you.
First, you must pass this test, no matter what.
If you get three warnings, you must leave Hwarang.
It will probably be a painful experience for you...
since you will come to learn...
just how stupid and ignorant you are.
I guarantee this. The result will be the same.
So your leaving now voluntarily...
without wasting time and effort is the wisest decision.
What will you do?
Will you stay or go?
I have only one choice.
I shall remain.
I must.
You shall remain?
Look here.
(Water)
Do you know what this means?
It means water.
Is water strong or weak?
If strong, how strong? If weak, how weak?
Water defeats fire, so it is strong.
But if it meets obstacles, it avoids them.
Water is weak and cowardly.
Water avoids and is cowardly. And?
It is good.
It embraces all of creation and revives dead seeds.
It makes itself humble and flows to where it is low.
Thus, because water does not try to become strong,
it is good.
Yes, water is good.
Hey.
Do you not have anything to say?
Water...
is tired.
How so?
Water...
must give of itself endlessly.
To the fish and to gold...
Until the ground dries up and cracks...
because there is nothing more to give,
water is always tired.
Water is tired.
(King)
This is your first assignment.
Discuss...
a king as water.
However, "Tae Te Ching" by Laozi must be the backdrop.
("Tae Te Ching" discusses the value of nature.)
What a pain.
("Tae Te Ching" discusses the value of nature.)
(King)
What? "Tao Te Ching"?
Goodness.
I hear it is a very difficult assignment.
That is like asking someone who can't walk to run.
He thinks there are 200 characters in the world,
but what? "Tae Te Ching"?
How is he supposed to do?
Why are you getting angry at me?
I did not assign it.
What do we do?
What do you want us to do?
It dried well in the open air.
Is this all you have of this?
Yes.
That is bad.
What if an epidemic breaks out?
Those with the medicine will make a lot of money.
Master Ahn Ji.
Do you know me?
Why did you not let him live a quiet life?
He had given his all to live quietly,
but you made him...
become a Hwarang.
This is our fate. His and mine.
Fate? Do not give me that.
I know you are using him...
to get revenge in your dead son's place.
That kid...
is not someone who should be out in the world.
You mentioned about your fate.
Just know that you unlatched...
his sealed fate.
Just who...
is that child?
Look here!
"Someone who should not be out in the world"?
The black ones are letters and the white is the page.
Why is it so difficult?
Will it be okay?
What do we do about dinner tonight?
I placed herbs that help heal burns.
It will get better in a couple of days,
but you cannot get your hand wet for a few days.
Goodness.
Thank goodness we treated it quickly.
Otherwise, it would have hurt for months.
Thank you.
We like having a pseudo-physician...
Anyway, it is nice having you here,
but how long will you hide it?
I am going to tell him.
Hey. Hey.
Look.
Excuse me. Have we not met before?
What do I tell him?
Am I hallucinating?
You are hallucinating. I am a ghost.
A ghost cannot be this stupid.
What is your deal?
I came here as the physician.
You have lost your mind.
Did you not see this place is crawling with men?
If you are so concerned, you can just protect me.
Is it better outside?
I got abducted while just walking down the street.
Why is it more dangerous in here?
At least you are here.
How am I safe walking around without you?
Should I walk around alone?
You know only 200 characters.
What will you do about "Tao Te Ching"?
Do you have a better teacher than I?
Still, no.
Try writing it yourself.
Go on.
Only until I finish this.
I am tired of repeating myself.
Shall we pinky-swear?
Not that.
Hold this for me.
Just the first time. That will make it go faster.
Hold the brush like this.
Okay.
Diagonal first.
Diagonal.
Okay.
Okay. Good.
Good. Like that.
Hold the brush straight.
That is right.
Good.
That is good.
What? Are you practicing without me?
You picked up horseback riding quickly,
and you picked up writing quickly too.
Is there anything you cannot do, young man?
Do not be cheeky.
Hey.
How dare a pupil speak that way to his teacher?
You brat.
Stop that.
- Get over here. - No.
- Get over here. - Stop it.
There. You look very familiar.
Seriously.
Mole girl. Come hither.
What is this?
It looks good on you.
You have double eyebrows.
You look like a big eater.
- Just hurry up and write. - Here?
No, no. Stop it. No.
(King)
You cannot have it all.
Queen or mother.
Choose one or the other...
because I shall do the same.
If I keep silent about you,
no one will know who you are.
Do you plan to give up being the King?
Do not upset me any further.
Do not corner me so much...
that I cannot handle you...
and end up discarding you.
Where is it?
Oh my gosh.
What are you doing?
The promissory note is still here.
When will you repay your debt?
Master Pervert.
You cannot demand it suddenly like this.
I told you... I shall...
repay it over time.
There is a way to call it even.
What are you doing? Let us begin.
Why are you here?
Did you not tell him?
- You see, I lent her... - Wait.
Let us begin. Quickly.
We do not have time and there is much to do.
Let us start.
Okay. Raise your brushes.
- Okay. Grind the ink. - Okay.
My bad.
How do you write this?
Is it like this?
Well...
Sorry. I thought you were my brother.
Can you please stop saying, "brother"?
But he is my brother.
What shall I call him then?
Just stop.
Is it true that you cannot read?
It is.
You need to teach me everything from scratch.
That character means butterfly.
If you look at it like a picture rather than a word,
you can see the word in the picture.
I have met people who could not write at all,
but never met someone who cannot read.
One more.
Is there a word you would like to see?
King.
What does this picture...
mean?
I do not know what other people think,
but I pity that faceless King.
You pity him?
The Queen has no intention of stepping down,
so he must become stronger on his own and fly up.
I pity the young bird.
He became King against his will...
and cannot come out into the world.
He is like a small bird that fell from its nest.
There are...
people who never should have been born.
If he had not been born,
he never would have been pushed out of the nest.
How could you say that?
I feel so sorry for him.
He has been roaming, homeless, since he was a child.
How could you say that?
How dare you...
pity the King?
Why are you suddenly acting this way?
Who are you?
Who are you to stir me up like this and why?
Please stop. I do not know what happened, but...
Who do you think you are?
Who are you to make me feel pathetic?
If you keep treating me this way,
my brother will not forgive you.
I told you to stop talking about your brother.
My brother will be...
(Hwarang The Poet Warrior Youth)
Hwarang House is unguarded right now?
Get down.
Do you think this insanity makes any sense?
Is tonight the night you make up for my sadness?
Ban Ryu! What did you do to my sister?
I shall become strong within Hwarang.
I think...
we have the same foe.
This acupuncture point.
One needle, and it can take a life.
If kissing me against my will was not a mistake,
was it a child's tantrum?
Do not go near her.
Do not look at her.
Do not talk to her.
I cannot do that. I think...
I like your sister.
You jerk.
Let go.
(Bloopers)
Get over here.
You insolent...
Insolent?
All you do is talk.
Let us take this to the death.
Let us do this. Get over here!
Hold on.
His name is Ji Dwi.
Wait.
His name is Ji Dwi.
No, no. Seo Jun. I mean, Sun Woo.
Seo Jun?
- I'm sorry. - She called me Seo Jun.
My gosh.