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In the present, while General Choi's apprenticeship, Gwiyeong being called the Shadow of the Ghost, and Chetamja's restructuring with Yujeong and Gwiyeong chosen as leaders are discussed, Captain Kim's expulsion comes up, and the chapter ends with the apprentice who fears water undergoing harsh training in the river.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"This chapter focuses on the past of Yujeong, who grew up as the illegitimate son of a noble father and a commoner concubine and always felt mediocre. Spurred on by his sister Yuseol's harsh scolding, he works hard at the sword. In the present, while General Choi's apprenticeship, Gwiyeong being called the Shadow of the Ghost, and Chetamja's restructuring with Yujeong and Gwiyeong chosen as leaders are discussed, Captain Kim's expulsion comes up, and the chapter ends with the apprentice who fears water undergoing harsh training in the river.","key_events":["Yujeong argues he cannot take state exam as illegitimate; Yuseol tells him to stop excuses and commit.","Narrator discusses apprenticeship with General Choi, seeing himself as ordinary versus genius Gwiyeong.","First riverside training begins; water-fearing member forced into water and physically resists master.","Narrator recalls childhood as mediocre in letters and martial arts and as illegitimate mixed-blood son.","Supervising official Jang demands Captain Kim's expulsion for failing to order and allowing river crossing.","Yujeong insults servant children as lowly during sword-master argument; Yuseol scolds and slaps him.","Chetamja to be restructured with narrator and Yujeong as leaders; Captain Kim transfer discussed."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"HMM... HOW...\n...AMBIGUOUS.\n\nIT ISN'T BAD,\nBUT IT ISN'T ANYTHING EXCEPTIONAL EITHER.\nYOU DON'T HAVE THE TALENT TO BECOME A TOP OFFICIAL THROUGH YOUR WRITING SKILLS.\n\n\"NEITHER THIS NOR THAT.\"\nI HEARD PEOPLE USE THAT PHRASE TO DESCRIBE ME TOO MANY TIMES IN MY CHILDHOOD.\nHYAH!\n\nHYAH!\nWELL?\nHMM... I DON’T KNOW.\nHE’S NOT BAD.\n\nBUT HE ISN’T GREAT EITHER.\nI WAS RATHER AVERAGE IN BOTH ACADEMICS AND MARTIAL ARTS. I WAS NEITHER TALENTED NOR SLOW.\nBUT THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT ME THAT WAS EVEN MORE AMBIGUOUS THAN THE REST.\nWHAT? IS HE AN ILLEGITIMATE* CHILD?\n*BORN TO A COMMONER CONCUBINE OF A NOBLEMAN\n\nI HAD NO IDEA BECAUSE YOU TREAT HIM LIKE YOUR OWN SON.\nHE IS AS GOOD AS MY OWN,\nAND HE IS SUCH A SMART BOY TOO.\nIN FACT, HE IS SO SMART...\n\n...THAT MY OWN KIDS CAN'T KEEP UP WITH HIM.\nI WAS BORN TO A NOBLE FATHER AND A CONCUBINE MOTHER OF COMMON ROOTS.\n\nEVEN BY BLOOD, I WAS NEITHER A NOBLE NOR A COMMONER.\nHIYA! TAKE THAT, SUNMONG LEE!\nNOT A CHANCE, YUNDEOK CHOI!\nOW!\n\nHEY! LEE ISN’T SUPPOSED TO WIN AGAINST CHOI!\nWHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LEE IS THE ULTIMATE SWORDSMAN, THE BEST IN JOSEON.\nOF COURSE, HE WINS!\nDON’T YOU THINK SO, YOUNG MASTER?\n\nWHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE BEST SWORDSMAN IN JOSEON?\nYOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.\nYOU ARE JUST LOWBORN SERVANTS.\nTHAT'S SOMETHING FOR THE YANGBANS* TO DECIDE.\n*YANGBAN: JOSEON NOBILITY\n\nI'M A HALF-BLOOD NOBLE, BUT YOU DON'T SEE ME DWELLING OVER THAT STUFF.\nSO YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS--\nI CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YUJEONG.\n...?!\n\nY-YUSEOL...?!\nGO INSIDE, BOYS. MY MOTHER IS LOOKING FOR YOU.\nGO ON.\n\nMAY I BORROW THIS THOUGH?\nYES, MILADY.\n\nTHAT'S FOR YOU, YUJEONG.\nY-YUSEOL?\n\nWHO TAUGHT YOU TO SAY THINGS LIKE THAT?!\nYOU SHOULD BE KIND TO THOSE WHO SERVE YOU!\n?!\n\nSENSE OF INFERIORITY!\nLOSER MENTALITY!\n\nI DON'T EXPECT YOU TO UNDERSTAND.\nBUT...\n...I'M NOT AN HEIR OR AN HEIRESS LIKE YOU.\nSO WHY DO YOU HOLD ME TO YOUR STANDARDS?!\n\nI HATE BEING A HALF-BLOOD ILLEGITIMATE SON...\nAND MY MEDIOCRE SKILLS TOO.\nI CAN'T EVEN TAKE THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM BECAUSE I'M AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD!\nSO WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO--\n\nUGH...!\nNOT TO MENTION A TWISTED SENSE OF EGO, MIXED WITH DEEP INSECURITY...\nYOU HAVE A BUNCH OF USELESS QUALITIES THAT WILL NEVER SERVE YOU IN LIFE.\n\nTHEY ARE ONLY GOOD FOR ONE THING. WASTING YOUR LIFE AWAY WITH EXCUSES.\nYOU COULD SPEND YOUR DAYS AS A GOOD-FOR-NOTHING,\nOR YOU COULD GET YOURSELF TOGETHER AND FIND SUCCESS IN LIFE.\nBUT IF YOU DON'T GET RID OF THOSE QUALITIES, YOU'LL NEVER GET ANYWHERE.\nBEFORE YOU START BLAMING THINGS,\nTRY DEDICATING YOURSELF TO SOMETHING WHOLEHEARTEDLY.\n\nTHEY USED TO SAY YOU'RE NOT BAD WITH THE SWORD.\nBUT NOW, YOU'RE JUST PLAIN BAD.\nMY SISTER'S RUTHLESS WORDS...\n\n...GOT ME THIS FAR.\nI PRACTICED DESPERATELY AND TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD...\n\n...TO FILL THE GAPS AND MAKE PROGRESS.\nBUT...\nTHE DISCIPLE TAKES AFTER THE MASTER, HUH...\nUNLIKE YOUR ORDINARY DISCIPLE, GENERAL CHOI...\nTHAT'S WHEN A GUY WHO MADE IT PURELY ON TALENT ALONE...\n\n...THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE THE GHOST'S SHADOW.\n...APPEARED BEFORE ME.\n\nG-GENERAL. WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?\nWHAT'S THIS TALK ABOUT BEING YOUR DISCIPLE?\nYEAH, THAT'S HOW IT TURNED OUT.\nI JUST FOUND OUT MYSELF, SO DON'T ASK ME ANY MORE ABOUT IT.\n\nWHY ME, SIR?\n?\nDON'T YOU THINK GWIYEONG WOULD MAKE A BETTER DISCIPLE THAN I WOULD?\n\nAFTER ALL, I'M ONLY ORDINARY,\nBUT HE'S A PRODIGY CALLED THE GHOST'S SHADOW.\nHAHAHA! LOOK AT THIS GUY...!\nDID YOU HEAR HIM, GENERAL?\nHE ADMITTED IT HIMSELF! HAHA!\n\nSEE? GWIYEONG IS--\nYOU ARE AS STIFF AS A BOARD.\nRIGIDITY WILL ONLY MAKE YOU SNAP AND BREAK.\n\nTHE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS WHETHER YOU CAN GROW INTO A BIG TREE.\nUMM...\n?\nI APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING...\n\n...BUT LET ME HUMBLY CHOOSE GENERAL CHOI THEN... HEH.\n?\nI'LL STICK WITH GWIYEONG.\n\nI NEED MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT THIS...\nYOU ARE BOTH INCREDIBLE, SO IT'S HARD TO CHOOSE...\nWHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?\nY-YOU ARE TAKING US IN AS YOUR DISCIPLES SO WE CAN TRAIN UNDER YOU, RIGHT?\nI WISH THAT WERE THE CASE.\n\nUNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T TAKE ALL OF YOU.\nWH-WHY IS IT...\n...JUST ME AND YUJEONG?\nBECAUSE THE TWO OF YOU WILL BE NAMED...\n\n...AS THE LEADERS OF CHETAMJA ONCE THE TEAM HAS BEEN REORGANIZED.\n?!\nARE WE REORGANIZING... AND CHOOSING NEW CAPTAINS?\nDOES THAT MEAN CAPTAIN KIM WILL BE ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER UNIT?\n\nUGH, I KNEW IT.\nLOOKS LIKE NO ONE TOLD YOU ANYTHING YET.\nMANY THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE AROUND HERE...\n...AND IT MIGHT GET QUITE INCONVENIENT IN MANY WAYS.\nWE HAVE AN ANNOYING GUY OVERSEEING THE WHOLE THING.\n\nGET RID OF THIS JANG KIM FROM THE CHETAMJA IMMEDIATELY.\nREADING THIS REPORT... LEFT ME SPEECHLESS.\nHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A COMMANDER, BUT HE LET HIS SUBORDINATES TELL HIM WHAT TO DO.\n\nTHEN HIS MEN CROSSED THE RIVER WITHOUT ORDERS AND CARRIED OUT TASKS THAT WERE BEYOND THEIR SCOPE OF DUTY.\nTHE WHOLE TIME, THIS MAN COULDN'T GIVE ANY ORDERS. HE LET THE WHOLE THING SIMPLY HAPPEN.\nWHY WAS HE MADE THE CAPTAIN OF THIS TEAM?\nKIM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CHETAMJA FROM THE PLANNING STAGES.\n\nHE HAS MADE SOME MISTAKES, BUT WE MUST CREDIT HIM FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THIS OPERATION.\nPERHAPS YOU COULD SHOW HIM MERCY AND GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE...\nHAVE YOU FORGOTTEN WHY HIS MAJESTY SENT ME HERE?\nTHIS IS A CRITICAL TIME, AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SHOW EVERYONE MERCY.\nFIRE HIM.\nTHE CHETAMJA WILL CONTINUE RECRUITING PERSONNEL ANYWAY.\n\nWHAT'S THIS NOW?\nHAHAHA!\nOH, THIS KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.\nBASICALLY...\n\n...CHETAMJAS ARE OPERATIVES CARRYING OUT RECON MISSIONS ACROSS THE RIVER.\nBUT THIS ONE'S AFRAID OF THE WATER.\nWH-WHAT ARE YOU DOING, SIR?!\n\nOH? ARE YOU RESISTING RIGHT NOW?\nB-BUT YOU SAID TODAY WILL BE OUR FIRST DAY OF TRAINING! WHY ARE WE HERE?\nTHIS IS THE TRAINING.\n\nWE TALKED ABOUT THIS, MR. I'M-AFRAID-OF-THE-WATER.\nBUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU FORGOT EVERYTHING WE DISCUSSED AFTER THE RECENT MISSION.\nIT DOESN'T MATTER HOW BRAVE OR SKILLED YOU ARE.\nTHE CHETAMJAS HAVE NO NEED FOR AN AGENT WHO CAN'T CROSS THE RIVER.\nSO STOP FIGHTING BACK AND GET IN THE WATER ALREADY--\n\nG-GIVE ME SOME TIME...\n\nI CAN FIGURE THIS OUT ON MY OWN...\nSTUBBORN BRAT...\nMUST I FORCE YOU INTO THIS?\n\nOH? YOU DODGED--\nHAHA!\n\nYOU REALLY ARE SOMETHING! YES, YOU DESERVE TO BE MY DISCIPLE!\nSO JUST...\n...LISTEN TO ME ALREADY!\n\n?!\n\nPLEASE STOP THIS!\nOR ELSE I'LL HAVE TO FIGHT BACK!\n\nIT'S ONLY DAY ONE, AND YOU'RE MAKING THIS SO INTERESTING ALREADY.\nHOW CAN I NOT OBLIGE WHEN YOU KEEP INSISTING...\n\n...MY ARROGANT LITTLE DISCIPLE?","bubble_count":164,"pages_count":49,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"This chapter focuses on the past of Yujeong, who grew up as the illegitimate son of a noble father and a commoner concubine and always felt mediocre.","spoiler_summary":"This chapter focuses on the past of Yujeong, who grew up as the illegitimate son of a noble father and a commoner concubine and always felt mediocre. Spurred on by his sister Yuseol's harsh scolding, he works hard at the sword. In the present, while General Choi's apprenticeship, Gwiyeong being called the Shadow of the Ghost, and Chetamja's restructuring with Yujeong and Gwiyeong chosen as leaders are discussed, Captain Kim's expulsion comes up, and the chapter ends with the apprentice who fears water undergoing harsh training in the river."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/chetamja-the-king-s-eyes-vte5jbtj/chapter-32-4zi9mm","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Chetamja: The King’s Eyes #32: Neither This nor That","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-09-20T10:02:01.625Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/chetamja-the-king-s-eyes-vte5jbtj"}}