"The King: Eternal Monarch" Episode 1 Part 2: King Gon Meets Officer Tae-Eul
The Kingdom of Corea
The ceremony of crowning the heir to the King's throne started. King Lee Gon was wearing the traditional robe and walked the aisle towards the palace with all the high-profile attendees.
Now crowned as the new King, he performed the traditional mourning ceremony for his father. Court lady Ok-Nam supported the young King all throughout. She made special arrangements - a boy younger than him will befriend the young King. Eventually, he became his loyal guard, Jo Yeong (Woo Do Hwan), the son of his late father's good friend as well.
Growing up, young King Gon studied well and became a good leader of his kingdom. He grew up to be a handsome king and very athletic. Jo Yeong remained alongside him and became King Gon's head captain. His only priority in life is to protect the King and to report to court lady Ok-Nam regarding anything about King Gon.
The Kingdom of Corea has a smart and beautiful Prime Minister, Gu Seo-Ryung (Jung Eun-Chae). She manages the government matters and officials of the kingdom. It is also no secret that her eyes are set to conquer the heart of the handsome King. However, what keeps King Gon's mind occupied is to find the fighter who saved his life. The ID that he took from the fighter shows a Seoul Police ID holding the name Ms. Tae-Eul.
King Gon loved the story of the 'White Rabbit With The Clock." He usually reads children's books in one of the schools in the city. Even the children would tease him if he liked anyone to be his girlfriend. He'd laugh at their curiosity. Court lady Ok-Nam insisted that the King should be dating someone and he is in his right age, but King Gon dismissed the thought of it.
He saw a person wearing a black hood that looked like the "white rabbit" in his description. He ran after the person while riding with his white horse. His quest led him to the bamboo forest, and suddenly, he heard the sound of the lightning and the music of the bamboo flute.
King Gon, all this time, has been holding the other half of the magical flute embedded in his small cane. Holding the mystic flute creates a power that lets him access to the different realm.
The Republic of Korea, the present time
King Gon was riding his white horse and soon enough, he landed on the streets of Seoul. The people who saw King Gon were attracted to his handsome face. They thought that he was an actor and filming a movie, with his outfit and the matching horse.
Detective Jung Tae-Eul (Kim Go-Eun) apprehended him for public disturbance. King Gon, however, was amazed by seeing her face. Detective Jung Tae-Eul has the same face on the ID he kept for 25 years. He tried to persuade Tae-Eul but she wasn't easily convinced. He then hugged her tightly. He was happy to see his savior.
