# WebtoonLib — Chetamja: The King’s Eyes #45: High Treason ## Series - title: Chetamja: The King’s Eyes - slug: chetamja-the-king-s-eyes-vte5jbtj ## Chapter - number: 45 - chapter_key: 45-kfiqfv - title: High Treason - release_date: 2026-09-13 ### Summary In Hanyang, the team discusses Dam's past; they learn there has been no news from his family. As the drunk manga leader Yujeong is carried in on someone's back, they realize Dam has disappeared. Gwiyeong is tasked with finding Dam and calming him down before the royal audience in two days. He finds him crying, but the drunk Dam asks for help to kill the king. Enraged, Gwiyeong demands he tell his story on charges of treason, and Dam begins to recount his past in the north. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Dam's mother is turned away at the military base and told to look for Munsan at the village tavern. - Munsan is found wretched at the tavern fighting King's critics and reunites with his family. - Dam begins recounting his past: his mother took him and baby brother Yeol from Hanyang to the north to find father Munsan. - Dam disappears, is found drunk and crying, and asks Gwiyeong for help to kill the King himself. - Comrades discuss Dam being grumpy and silent since Hanyang with no news from his family. - Gwiyeong confronts Dam over treason and says he will hear his northern story then decide whether to kill him. - Gwiyeong recalls meeting Dam as a child in the north when barbarians killed Dam's father that day. - Manga leader Yujeong gets drunk and is carried back to camp on someone's back. - Yujeong orders Gwiyeong to calm Dam down and bring him back before appearing before His Majesty in two days. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser In Hanyang, the team discusses Dam's past; they learn there has been no news from his family. ### Spoiler summary In Hanyang, the team discusses Dam's past; they learn there has been no news from his family. As the drunk manga leader Yujeong is carried in on someone's back, they realize Dam has disappeared. Gwiyeong is tasked with finding Dam and calming him down before the royal audience in two days. He finds him crying, but the drunk Dam asks for help to kill the king. Enraged, Gwiyeong demands he tell his story on charges of treason, and Dam begins to recount his past in the north. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 149 ### Content WHO KNEW DAM HAD A STORY LIKE THAT? I THOUGHT HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE NORTH. THAT EXPLAINS WHY HE'S BEEN IN A BAD MOOD EVER SINCE WE ARRIVED IN HANYANG. HE'S BEEN SILENT THE WHOLE TRIP. THE WOMAN SAID THEY NEVER HEARD FROM HIS FAMILY AFTER THEY LEFT. WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED? !! THERE MUST BE A REASON WHY THEY NEVER RETURNED TO HANYANG. HEY, SQUAD LEADER YUJEONG. ARE YOU UP? WH-WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? LET ME DOWN THIS INSTANT! SHEESH. YOU GOT SO DRUNK THAT I ALMOST LEFT YOU THERE. YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL I CARRIED YOU BACK... D-DRUNK? ME? WHO SAYS I'M DRUNK?! SQUAD LEADER... DAM IS GONE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S GONE? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? SO... THAT'S WHY HE LOOKED UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN HE HEARD ABOUT THE TRIP TO HANYANG. DO YOU THINK SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THE NORTH WHEN HE WAS LITTLE? BUT WHY DID HE SUDDENLY RUN OFF? AND WHY WAS HE SO ANGRY? NO IDEA... GWIYEONG, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? HUH? ME? YEAH. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING SINCE DAM ALWAYS CLINGS TO YOU. IT'S ALMOST LIKE AN OBSESSION, REALLY. ACTUALLY, I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT THAT TOO. DID YOU AND DAM KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE YOU BECAME CHETAMJAS? ... WE MET WHEN WE WERE LITTLE. BACK THEN, I WAS ROAMING THE NORTHERN LANDS, SLAUGHTERING ANY BARBARIANS I ENCOUNTERED. BUT I DIDN'T REALLY REMEMBER THAT UNTIL MUCH LATER. I MIGHT HAVE TOLD HIM SOMETHING RANDOM, AND IT BECAME A SOURCE OF STRENGTH FOR HIM. INTERESTING... FROM WHAT I CAN REMEMBER, BARBARIANS... ...HAD KILLED DAM'S FATHER THE DAY I MET HIM. ANYONE WHO HAS EVER LIVED IN THE NORTH HAS A STORY TO TELL. GWIYEONG. I WANT YOU TO CALM HIM DOWN AND BRING HIM BACK. M-ME? YES. THAT'S THE LEAST YOU CAN DO FOR HIM. DAM HAS BEEN WATCHING YOUR BACK SINCE DAY ONE. I-I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT... WE'RE SUPPOSED TO APPEAR BEFORE HIS MAJESTY IN TWO DAYS. MAKE SURE HE'S BACK BY THEN. BUT WHERE WOULD I FIND DAM IN THIS CITY? COME ON... THAT'S ALMOST TOO EASY. PHEW... HIC... HIC... HIC... YUJEONG IS PROBABLY RIGHT... EVERYONE'S GOT A STORY. BUT I GUESS YOU HAVE A PRETTY BAD ONE. OTHERWISE, YOU WOULDN'T BE CRYING LIKE THAT. WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO YOU? GWIYEONG... GWIYEONG! DAM...? YES... YOU'D UNDERSTAND ME... I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK, GWIYEONG. I NEED YOUR HELP. A FAVOR? I’LL MAKE SURE NO HARM COMES TO YOU... MAYBE NOT COMPLETELY UNSCATHED... BUT I’LL MAKE SURE YOU’LL BE FINE... WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?! CAN YOU PLEASE CALM DOWN? WHAT DO YOU NEED ME TO DO ANYWAY? IT’S THE KING... I’M GOING TO... ...KILL THE KING. I’LL DO IT MYSELF, GWIYEONG. I JUST NEED HELP SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY-- ...?! I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT THAT NOTION IN YOUR HEAD... BUT WE ARE THE KING'S BLADES. HOW DARE YOU SPEAK OF TREASON? I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU THOUGHT I'D GO ALONG WITH-- UGH... NO. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S MISTAKEN, GWIYEONG. I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SWEET WORDS THE KING MUST'VE SAID TO WIN YOU OVER... BUT A SAGE KING? NOT A CHANCE. THAT'S NOT WHO HE IS. THE KING'S BLADES, YOU SAY? DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH. THE KING JUST NEEDED BUTCHERS TO DO HIS SLAUGHTERING FOR HIM. HE TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME. SO IT'S ONLY RIGHT THAT I TAKE A BIT OF HIM AS WELL. START TALKING. TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NORTH... ...AND DON'T LEAVE OUT A THING. YOU ARE GUILTY OF HIGH TREASON. I WILL HEAR YOUR STORY AND DECIDE... ...WHETHER TO KILL YOU OR NOT. WE ESCAPED DEATH SEVERAL TIMES... ...ON THE JOURNEY FROM HANYANG TO THE NORTHERN REGION ALONE. MY MOTHER RISKED TAKING ME AND MY BABY BROTHER YEOL THROUGH ALL THOSE DANGERS... ...BECAUSE MY FATHER WAS THE ONLY HOPE WE HAD. YOU CANNOT ENTER. THIS IS A MILITARY BASE. I-I'M HERE TO SEE MY HUSBAND. YOUR HUSBAND? DO YOU MEAN TO SAY HE'S STATIONED HERE? WHAT'S GOING ON? MA'AM, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMEONE? MY HUSBAND IS A NINTH-RANK OFFICER HERE. HIS NAME IS MUNSAN. ...! UMM... IF YOU CAN'T LET ME IN, COULD YOU AT LEAST CALL HIM HERE? I ONLY NEED TO SEE HOW HE'S DOING. MUNSAN... ISN'T HERE RIGHT NOW. WHAT...? WHAT DO YOU MEAN...? OH. IS HE OFF DUTY TODAY? N-NO... NOT REALLY... PERHAPS YOU SHOULD CHECK THE TAVERN IN THE VILLAGE. I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND HIM THERE. I’LL TELL YOU WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. JUST LOOK AT THIS PLACE. ...? WHAT MAKES THE KING THINK PEOPLE CAN SURVIVE OUT HERE? THINK ABOUT IT. IF HE LIKES THIS PLACE SO MUCH, HE SHOULD GET THE ROYAL FAMILY TO LIVE HERE! WHOA, LET ME STOP YOU RIGHT THERE. YOU SHOULDN’T TALK ILL OF THE KING...! HA! WHO CARES? HE’S NEVER AROUND-- YOU IGNORANT FOOLS... ....?! HOW DARE YOU INSULT HIS MAJESTY? MAYBE YOU'LL LEARN YOUR LESSON ONCE I DRAG YOU OUT AND PUNISH YOU! GEEZ, THIS GUY AGAIN...? OH, THIS SON OF A BITCH...! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH HIS MAJESTY-- STOP KIDDING YOURSELF ALREADY, YOU DELUDED BASTARD! YOU’RE NOT EVEN A MILITARY OFFICER ANYMORE! HEY! I TOLD YOU NOT TO COME BACK HERE! YOU’VE BEEN PESTERING PEOPLE FOR MONTHS ALREADY! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?! HIS MAJESTY HIMSELF ASKED ME TO GUARD THE NORTHERN BORDERS! HE PUT HIS HAND ON MY SHOULDER, AND HE-- MUNSAN...? OH... MUNSAN... UH... WHAT...? UMM... MUNSAN... FATHER!! FATHER... D-DAM... DAM...! MY DEAR... F-FATHER... HAND... YOUR HAND... WHERE IS IT...? YOU'VE SUFFERED SO MUCH... YOU DID SO MUCH. HIC... 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