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~ Episode 7 ~

Deokman!

Deokman!!

Don't scream!

Find my bag, quick!

All right.

I found it!

Pass it down, quick!

Take it!

Hold it tight.

A little more...

It's dangerous! Stand back!

You have done enough. Save yourself at least.

I said don't!

You'll kill us both!

How can I let go?!

It's all because of me!

It was all because of me once again!

But... save myself?!

You're telling me to abandon you and save myself?!

No way!

I, too...

want to help you out at least once.

I want to save you as well!

I will try.

I can do it!

So... hold it tight!

Deokman!!

Deokman! Deokman...

Deokman!

Deokman!!

Mother...

This...

must be the end for me.

You saved me...

time and time again.

But it looks like...

this...

You must survive! You must!

Mother...

Just once... Save me just once more.

Deokman, are you all right?

Mother...

Mother...

Are you all right?

Can you hear me?

You... You didn't...

You didn't jump off that cliff, did you?!

You saved my life, you did!

Bear this in mind.

It is Munno whom we are facing.

He shall be subjugated as discreetly and quickly as possible.

Yes!

Conceal your visages.

It's all right.

I apologize for leaving you behind.

But, why did you return?

I saw it was raining, so I felt cheated.

Came back to boast right in your face!

But, did you really know it would rain?

I just had faith, I guess.

Faith?!

In what?

My mother.

It felt like my late mother was somehow protecting me?!

You said you were looking for Munno, right?!

Yes.

And why Munno?!

To alert him on my mother's demise.

I also must ask him who is the man who tried to slay her,

and...

ask him who I am as well.

And does Munno know that?

Seeing how my mother reacted, he must know something for sure.

Let's go.

Where?

To meet Munno.

There is something I must ask Munno myself.

You really...

know where Munno is?!

Really?!

Munno...

is at the Yeorae Temple in Sangsan.

Really?!

Nobody seemed to know.

You are really something!

Was I not a good-for-nothing just moments ago?!

We're quite meticulous, are we not?!

Ehh... Anyhow,

look at yourself, always acting like a wench.

And you're still all soiled, look at all this.

Oh?!

You have a spot here, too?!

Uh?!

Ahh... This?!

I have one myself.

Oh!

It looks similar indeed!

That's really remarkable.

My father has a spot like that as well.

Really?

We must have really been destined to meet.

Let's go.

You're not coming, to Yeorae Temple?!

Coming.

What are you waiting for? Quick.

Yeah...

Who is there?!

Yeorae Temple.

Is it here?

Yes. Let's enter.

There is no trace of Munno.

Cheonmyeong?!

Run!

Catch them!

And Munno?! Munno?!

I don't know! Just run!

Are you all right?

They will not have gone far.

We must find them at all cost!

Yes!

I found them!

Come out.

Who are those knaves?!

Let's go!

I shall go after them.

~ Imjong ~

- I leave command here to you. - Yes!

No!

Stop!

What did you just say?!

Cheonmyeong disappeared near Yeorae Temple?!

Yes.

That is what happened.

How could Cheonmyeong be near that temple?!

She went there...

to meet Lord Munno.

Bojong has vanished?!

And Princess Cheonmyeong was seen at the Yeorae Temple?!

What on earth is happening here?!

Choenmyeong appears at Yeorae Temple,

and Imjong led troops to attack Bojong?!

Yes.

Seju.

Let us first ascertain the situation.

Since both Her Highness and Bojong disappeared...

Two questions.

Two questions are all I shall ask you.

Did Princess Cheonmyeong see Bojong's visage?

~ Seokpum ~ (One of Seorabeol's ten elite Hwarang)

He acted in disguise,

but I cannot say with certainty.

And also,

how much of this does His Majesty know already?

Did you not say he was hit by arrows and fell off a cliff?!

Who is responsible for this?

We are looking for the culprits as we speak.

Yongchun!

What on earth are you trying to scheme behind my back?

Is not the Yeorae Temple in Manno County...

where Hajong's troops were despatched to subjugate the upheaval?!

You force the princess onto a battlefield?!

My apologies.

I shall head to Manno County firsthand, and...

I shall go there myself!

I shall head there firsthand.

What, disappeared?!

I shall head to Manno County myself.

Sire.

Are you going to leave the palace unattended?!

Not only does Manno County border Baekje,

but it is ravaged by the disorder those vile miscreants have fomented.

Are you telling a father who just lost his daughter to sit here quietly and witness it all unfold?!

However...

Sire!

Sire.

I shall escort you.

What lamentable occurrence beclouds our heavenly kingdom.

The capital can lean onto Their Excellencies Sejong and Eulje,

so there is nothing to be concerned about.

I completed all preparatives to escort you, Sire.

May you depart.

No.

She must have survived.

For sure.

It's that varmint called Jukbang, for sure!

We learned that he is an infamous charlatan at the Manno County market.

Now that I have lost his pendant,

~ Kim Yushin ~

how am I going to face my father again?!

Milord!

There...

Listen... Can you hear me?!

It is a deep wound! We must get her out of here!

Yes!

~ Manno Fortress ~

~ Kim Seohyeon ~ (Kim Yushin's father)

Manno County Prefect Kim Seohyeon...

seeks audience with Your Majesty.

How is the search proceeding?

We are rummaging the entire Sangsan,

*Old Gwesan

and extending our search in cohort with Gajam Fortress*.

Also,

we requested additional troops from Inghol District,

and they shall join our forces by the eventide.

Your impudence pierces the skies, Lord Kim.

Your Highness.

Your lack of virtue as prefect created this upheaval,

and because of those insurrecting miscreants, Her Highness had to suffer injuries as well.

However, we still cannot confirm it was the insurgents'...

So, shall no blame be laid upon them?!

As the prefect of Manno County, should you not acknowledge your inadequacy,

and implore His Majesty's clemency first?!

We had to deploy the Central Guard to subjugate the insurgents.

That is right!

I had to lead Seorabeol's troops into this forsaken hamlet,

and endure the most harrowing of discomfiture!

Should we fail to find Her Highness,

or should anything befall her,

Your Excellency shall pay a direful price for all your misdeeds.

I once again commend you, Mother!

Did you see that ghastly pale look on Kim Seohyeon's visage?!

Kim Seohyeon...

Lord Seolwon, find a suitable candidate amongst our people...

to be proclaimed the new prefect of Manno County.

Yes.

Why, are you planning to remove him from his post?

Kim Seohyeon shall no longer be entrusted a paramount county like Manno.

- We shall take this opportunity to... - If you may pardon me,

I must briefly ask you to leave us alone, Milord.

Wh...What?!

Leave?!

Me?!

I have something to confer about with Her Highness.

Mother.

Leave us alone.

Are you not concerned about Bojong?

Is there any mother who would not be concerned about her son?!

Still, we cannot openly announce his disappearance,

so I ordered Seokpum to discreetly look for him.

You can't die.

Who you are, what did you do with Munno...

You must tell me.

They will not have gone far.

- We must find them at all cost! - Yes!

Run!

The seven stars...

Gaeyang's keeper?!

Abandon such trifling delusions,

and run far away.

Listen...

Is anyone out there?

Can you hear me?

So you are awaken?!

Who are you?

Unclasp me at once!

I found this in your garments.

And what is that?

- It does not belong to me. - Of course it doesn't,

since it was taken from us!

Why were you carrying this?

I don't know.

You look of wellborn lineage, so what is this obloquy?!

Unclasp me immediately!

If you don't explain this, I shall let the authorities deal with you!

You knave!

How vivacious, for a mere thieving slattern!

Are you really a monk?

What temple do you lodge at?

Bring me to Prefect Kim Seohyeon.

His Excellency shall confirm my identity.

Tell me your name.

Who are you?

If you bring me to Prefect Kim, he shall tell you my name himself.

How dare you mention his name in vain?!

Bring me to him.

We have no time to squander.

Indeed.

Once practice is complete, I shall transfer you to the local administration.

995...

996...

997...

998...

999...

1,000...

1,001...

1,002...

For how much longer are you going to keep hitting that?!

1,003...

1,004...

1,005...

9,924...

9,925...

1!

2!

What on earth are you doing?

Did you not hit it almost ten thousand times?!

In the final moments...

my resolve abandoned my soul.

Look at this hopeless varlet!

Who is ever going to find out about your soul?!

You could have easily gone on and reached your goal!

Whether anyone knows does not concern me.

It is because I am aware of it.

So is this the kind of leadership you employ to lead your fellow Hwarang?!

You are likely neither discerning nor dexterous.

You might demean yourself with exalted flair in this meager hamlet,

but your clan must be of unremarkable lineage.

You might admire Seorabeol's Hwarang,

but you could not accomplish half of what they easily could!

But...

Since you are their leader, you must show them something,

so what you chose is righteousness and honesty,

is that all?!

Seems like it.

It must be the only subterfuge that vacuous mind of yours...

could concoct, to impress your fellow Hwarang.

I know nothing about any subterfuge!

I am merely...

trying to live in sincerity.

Your Highness.

I know nothing about any subterfuge.

I am merely...

trying to live in sincerity.

Sincerity?!

That does not concern me.

Call it sincerity,

engage in all the subterfuges you wish...

But what could ever change?!

What could you possibly change?!

Call it sincerity, engage in all the subterfuges you wish,

but nothing will ever change.

You shall remain nothing but a Hwarang populating this meager hamlet.

Call it sincerity, but what could possibly change?!

Everything will!

Because living in sincerity shall at least change my life!

And should I change,

then everything shall change as well.

That is what...

I believe.

1!

2!

3!

4!

N...No!

You can't die!

Ajeosshi.

I beg you, just once!

Ahh.. I said no! Leave!

Leave.

Ajeosshi, just once, I beg you. Help me out just this once.

That is your problem!

At this belated juncture, you don't pay me a penny and expect me to help?!

I can just pay you later.

Someone is perishing in there!

Ahh... whatever! Go!

I said leave!

Ajeosshi!

Look who we have here...

So, did you enjoy your visit to Lord Munno?

Visit Lord Munno, my ass.

Give me my pendant back, you shameless swindler!

It was just a jest, nothing more.

A jest?!

I found a swindler!

He's a swindler!

Ehh... just a jest. A jest, uh?!

Return to your trading, will you?!

What the hell are you doing?! Shut that gob of yours!

I said give me my pendant back!

We were brimming with debts, think we would still have that?!

Hyungnim! Let's just run! What if they go after us?

Do you even realize whom you're dealing with?

While you still can, get going,

before I feed you to the ravens. Uh?!

No way!

Give me my pendant back!

I must find a physician.

Someone is perishing.

I need that pendant.

Did anyone get hurt?

Do you even know what you're doing?

My...

temple name might be Jukbang,

but in the secular world,

*Korean for Hua Tuo, renowned Eastern Han Dynasty physician

my name was Hwata*.

Here... Scaredy little thing.

Give me a break.

*Korean for Bian Que, legendary pioneer of Chinese medicine from 5th Century BC

If you're Hwata, then I'm Pyeonjak*.

It's true!

He is the best in the world at three things.

Medicine, running away...

Always with your fruitless palaver.

Don't just sit there, and go prepare the infusion.

Certainly, Master Hwata!

It happened because of the arrow's poison reacting with his flesh,

but I removed all the poison, so he shall soon regain his vigor.

Were it not for Hyungnim here, he would be roaming the netherworld already.

You know, right?

Then,

we have done all you have asked us to.

Aigoo...

What patronage for a mere few bruises.

We more than made up for the pendant, right?!

- Yes! - Yes...

So long.

About those herbs...

They are quite expensive,

so be careful in handling...

So long.

What's that?!

I knew this would happen!

Hey! Give me that ring back!

Aigoo... that vexatious little pest.

We barely evaded him.

What's that?

What is it?

Let me take a breather first.

I said what!

Whomever can find the princess...

will be generously rewarded.

They're paying in silver taels, let's just go!

Here.

Heed my words carefully.

I shall repeat it once again.

Anyone volunteering to join the search for Her Highness...

shall be rewarded with a gobbet of silver.

A gobbet of silver?!

Anyone well versed in excursions, this way.

Those who know the area well, gather over there.

Inscribe their names, and distribute the silver.

Yes.

I am not worried about my own safety.

I am deeply concerned that Her Highness...

may have suffered grave discomfiture.

We are augmenting our search forces,

and even requested for additional troops,

so we shall surely find her.

We must find her at all cost.

Let us join them!

Ehh... And what is so special about a mere gobbet of silver?!

Uh?!

Hey.

In my last ten years of enlightened endeavors,

never before have I seen a ring gleam with such splendor.

We will at least get one or two nyang in gold for this.

Let us just go.

Where are we headed?

Where do you think? Shut that gob and follow me.

You must particularly be heedful and not let anyone spot you.

I shall once again repeat your calling.

He disappeared near Yeorae Temple in Sangsan.

He is aged fifteen, wearing black garments,

approximately six cheok* tall, with thick eyebrows.

*180cm

He might have suffered external wounds,

so be particularly careful.

Should anyone find him,

he will be rewarded with thirty nyang in gold.

- Th...Th...Thirty?! - Thirty nyang?!

Should you find any clue,

- Let's go. - report back to us immediately.

You said we would go sell the ring.

Let's just go. Stop prattling and follow me.

Thirty nyang in gold, thirty nyang!

So, what?! We're looking for him now?!

Let us use that brain over here, shall we?!

Aged fifteen, black garments.

Six cheok tall.

Thick eyebrows.

Does anything come to mind?!

Ahh!

Not to mention, if it's near Yeorae Temple in Sangsan...

It's him! He's the one!

How could you fail to find any clue?!

We not only despatched all armed forces in the county,

but also entrusted the search to volunteers amongst the public.

I also requested reinforcements from Gwanmun* District, so...

*Current Mungyeong

And how do you expect to find her with such meager deployment?!

Five hundred men from the Central Guard are on their way already.

Also, in addition to Gwanmun District,

I also requested reinforcements from Sangnak County* and Suju District**.

*Sangju **Yecheon

Leave the proceedings to them, Your Excellency.

I was thinking that we could entrust a more meticulous search to Hajong, Sire.

Ahh... Does even this...

require my leadership?!

We shall reform the troops' composition,

and expand our search to Mount Taehang.

Would a woman like me slay you, or find a way to escape?!

At least unclasp this.

Thieves must be clasped, it is natural!

When we meet with the prefect, he shall make you pay!

Keep up with that, and I shall forcibly silence you.

Gather! Gather here!

This is Her Highness's visage.

She disappeared near Sangsan,

and is wearing a monk's garments.

Should anyone find her,

His Majesty shall personally...

bestow him twenty nyang in gold!

May you hasten,

and find Her Highness at once!

Hasten!

Hasten.

Twenty nyang?!

From His Majesty, personally?!

If we find her, it will change our lives!

Give my daughter a monk's garments,

- and wouldn't she look just like her?! - Ehhh!

What is all this commotion about?

Her Highness disappeared?!

How could such a terrible...

My father must be deeply concerned.

She is 5.5 cheok tall,

disappeared near a riverbank in Sangsan.

She last was wearing a monk's... vestments...

Are you... by any chance...

What?

that princess... Your Highness?!

Yes.

Sire!

Ch...Cheonmyeong!

Making you suffer such harrowing throes...

on our first meeting after a long twelvemonth engulfs me with repentance, Sire.

You wretched little...

But for bringing you back in good fettle,

we must forever be grateful to the heavenly gods.

Yes, Sire. My sincerest congratulations.

Congratulations.

We all came here to find you.

Your presence is requested.

Sire!

My foolish ineptitude caused...

What is your rank, and who are you?

The first lord of Shinju,

who repelled King Seong of Baekje during the Gwansan Fortress battle,

General Kim Muryeok was my grandfather...

Then,

are you not Lord Seohyeon's son?!

Yes, Sire.

He is my son indeed.

What is your name?

I am the Hwarang in charge of the Dragon Flower Corps,

Kim... Yushin, Your Majesty.

Right.

Kim Yushin.

Come closer.

Come here.

You have my deepest gratitude.

I laud your efforts.

Wh...at?!

Were it not for Yushin Rang,

nobody knows what could have befallen me.

I shall forever owe him my life.

Not to mention the fact that you are my sister Princess Manmyeong's son.

It whelms me with utmost felicity.

If any request you have, may you voice it at once.

Sire.

I have no right to ask anything from you.

My vacuous whims prohibited me from recognizing Her Highness...

And despite not knowing my identity,

he selflessly rescued me from the claws of demise.

What a bounteous and sagacious deed.

Your son made you proud today.

Your grace is immeasurable, Sire.

Therefore, Sire.

I have one request.

What is it?

Our young Yushin Rang is strenuously devoting himself to practice...

and preparing himself for battle.

We lost countless young Hwarang in the war,

so I feel abased to have concealed my remorse inside a temple.

But now...

Never again shall I run away,

and I shall return to the palace, reprising my role as keeper of the Hwarang.

Will you... really return?!

Yes.

So, allow me to enlist Kim Yushin as part of my Hwarang,

and for Kim Seohyeon's kindred to move to our capital Seorabeol.

It is inadmissible.

Seeing you unscathed, whilst you announce your return to the palace,

whelms me with jubilation.

However,

according Kim Seohyeon's kindred the chance to live in the capital...

is out of the question.

Are you implying that you shall not acknowledge my savior's meritable service?!

How could I ever dare to?!

I certainly acknowledge his meritorious service.

- But, Kim Seohyeon... - Yes.

*Marrying an enemy (Shilla, since he was from Gaya) noble by force

He violated the heavenly kingdom's mores, and engaged in conjugal ties by capture*.

Therefore,

Queen Sado* prohibited him from ever returning to the capital.

*King Jinheung's consort

That only concerns the royal family.

I shall gain consent on my own.

You need not involve yourself in this, Seju.

On the contrary,

as Holder of the Royal Seal (Seju), I staunchly disapprove.

Should Prefect Kim have promptly dealt with the insurgents,

nothing would have happened in Yeorae Temple.

The accident at Yeorae Temple has nothing to do with the insurgents!

The remnants of the insurgents Lord Hajong was sent to subjugate...

committed murder in Yeorae Temple.

It has nothing to do with it?!

It doesn't!

And how would Your Highness know?!

That...

is because I was amongst the insurgents.

Then...

Did they even abduct you?!

No...

It's not that.

They did not know my identity.

That is something we cannot know with certainty.

Anyhow...

they are merely refugees of a long war, maintaining a scanty existence.

Yes... insurgents are all just people, at the beginning.

Those same people muster a few heedless pretences,

and refuse to pay their levies.

They desert their duties, arm themselves,

and eventually fight the authorities. That is what insurgents do.

And if we add abducting a princess to all that,

would a few murders at Yeorae Temple be out of the question?!

That's not true!

They were not responsible for what happened at the temple.

Then?!

Then, who is responsible?

For what reason did you seek to talk in private?

I have been looking for some time,

and while I can see Seokpum, there is no trace of Bojong.

There were a few suspicious movements, now that you mention it.

Seolwon's men are looking for someone.

Then, could it be Bojong whom they are looking for?!

What?!

Your Highness.

May you speak to us.

Who is responsible?

I cannot seem to find Bojong.

And what is that supposed to mean?

Where is he?

Why are you suddenly looking for Bojong?

He left on an excursion.

Where to?

To Samnyeonsangun*.

*Old Boeun

Why are you asking?

I think that... the man I saw at Yeorae Temple was Bojong.

So Bojong is somehow involved with what happened there,

is that what you are implying?!

Can you take responsibility for such accusations?

Summon Bojong.

If he indeed is at Samnyeonsamgun,

via horse relay, he could reach the capital in just one day.

Then, any misunderstanding on my part would vanish.

I shall certainly do that.

You have until the morrow.

Would there be any question about that?!

Should he fail to answer his summoning...

He shall be here.

I am sure.

Sure he probably shall.

Her Highness threw down the gauntlet!

What?!

Mother, what are you talking about?

We have no time to waste.

If my son... If Bojong is to survive,

we must find him by eventide, at all cost.

Spare no effort nor show any scruple.

Whatever it takes!

It's him, right?

He's the one.

His eyebrows are quite thick.

He is wearing black cotton garments.

And he must be around six cheok tall.

Nice spectacle, you two.

You!

Where did you...

What?

Follow me.

You brought him here from that valley in Sangsan, right?!

Enough with the antics,

and give back that ring.

Is that ring the problem now?!

We are talking about thirty nyang in gold, thirty nyang!

Right... thirty nyang!

With that much money, you could get thirty of those rings,

and pay all our debts, right?!

I don't know what you're scheming...

Hey! Everyone is in tumult looking for the princess,

while they discreetly sent a squad to find that moppet.

Right... Twenty for the princess,

but thirty for him.

Discreetly...

they sent a squad to find him?!

I told you! Thirty nyang!

- Even more than the princess?! - We told you! Thirty nyang!

How many times...

You...

Hey.

80/20.

Discreetly...

looking for him?!

Hey.

70/30.

You damned...

Then, 60/40.

Who is looking for him?

- And what does that matter?! - It matters to me!

I need to find out who instigated him to do that...

That is what matters to me.

Instigated to do what?

No need to know.

Should I find that out, you can keep all the money.

- Really? - Really?!

You know?! Who's that.

I have no clue.

You do?!

If you have no clue, would I have any?!

I'll let you keep all the gold, so let us do this.

- What... - What?!

Do what?!

Is that true?

Ohh...

You cannot trust us?!

Then, too bad.

Let's go.

Where is he?

And why would I just trust your word, and tell you?!

Right! No less than thirty nyang in gold!

I must first see the gold, and who will reward us.

And also verify whether they're really thirty nyang.

Should this turn out to be a lie...

I shall sacrifice his arm in repentance.

You shall pay with your lives!

They're the ones.

Should you engage in vile mendacity,

you shall...

He was gravely injured.

Gravely how?

The herbs we used to rescue him...

were quite expensive, isn't it?!

Where is he?

Where?

It's not like we're asking for a gold plate...

But, since we have our reasons...

Do not fret and just tell me.

Where is he?

Ahh... well, that...

First, you must show us the gold...

if you want to live up to our deal.

Yes, gold.

First show us the gold.

Now tell me.

Where is he?

Was it really Bojong?

I first could not say with certainty.

But...

Seeing how Mishil reacted,

I am now sure it was him.

Even if it was indeed Bojong that I saw,

there is no way to prove the accident at the temple was his doing.

But the moment I asked her to bring him to me,

she immediately showed concern.

The Mishil I know...

would never show concern over something like that.

So she instigated her son to do something of such gravity,

and was shocked to hear that he was injured in the process.

Yes.

Imjong said he shot someone wearing a guise,

when he came to rescue you.

That must have been Bojong.

It is obvious...

Bojong will not be able to make it by the morrow.

Cheonmyeong.

Yes, Sire.

Are you really planning to contend with Mishil?

Are you?!

So is that why you wanted to meet Munno?

Before I distinguish between things I can and cannot do,

I wish to first try everything in my power.

But, it is Mishil we are talking about.

Just like Yongsu...

Yes, Sire.

But, we can never know.

Whether I really am destined to be a contender for Mishil's might,

or if that is not the case,

whether the one who shall help us on the way,

or should it not be even that,

whether Mishil, one day,

will be engulfed by a harrowing malady,

and lose her life first.

You must be alive, right?!

I shall take care of him,

*11pm~1am

so bring that man to the forest near the fortress by the hour of the rat*.

They will come.

They will not, damned...

They will!

They will not, those...

They will!

- Again, again! Again! - They will not.

- They will! - Hyungnim.

Is this the right place?

Is it?

- They will not? - Are you even listening?!

Shut that gob.

They will.

They will not.

They will.

They will not, you...

That...

They're here!

It's here! Over here!

Aigoo... I see there's quite a retinue here!

Are they the ones?

Yes.

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~ On the Next Episode Of ~ QUEEN ~*~ SEONDEOK

Run away and do not look anyone in the face!

Princess Cheonmyeong has hereby been reinstated as the Hwarang's keeper.

Seorabeol's ten Hwarang shall never accept you within our ranks!

Are you trying to rile us up?!

A son?!

Is that not fruit of the same prophecy?!

Then, did he...

find out?!

That is the one!

Where is Munno?

Tell me where.

That will only happen when the Dragon Flower corps vanquish them.

Give me back my father!

Spare me... Spare my life!

You know...

he told no lies.

But...

there was something eerily perturbing about him.

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