Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — Chapter 18

GET THEM!

DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY!

AAAH!

HUFF

HUFF

D-DARN IT...

I'M GONNA DIE...

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA SURVIVE THIS...!

WHERE DID HE GO?!

SEARCH THE AREA!

I KNOW I SAW THE JOSEON BASTARDS.

WE MUST FIND THEM!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? I TOLD YOU TO KEEP UP!

THIS WAY!

WHEW... I THOUGHT I WAS DONE FOR.

DUMOK, ARE YOU OKAY?

IS EVERYONE OKAY? IS ANYONE INJURED?

NO. SURPRISINGLY, I BARELY HAVE A SCRATCH ON ME.

I’M FINE TOO.

DAM. AREN’T YOU GOING TO ANSWER ME?

COME ON, DAM. DON’T BE MAD AT HIM.

WHAT HAPPENED TO GWIYEONG IS SAD, BUT IT’S NOT YUJEONG’S FAULT.

I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK OF ME.

JUST MAKE SURE IT DOESN’T AFFECT THE MISSION.

GWIYEONG’S SKILLS ARE UNDENIABLE.

THERE’S A REASON WHY PEOPLE CALL HIM THE GHOST’S SHADOW.

IT’D BE SUCH A SHAME TO LET HIS TALENTS GO TO WASTE.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A CHETAMJA WHO’S AFRAID OF WATER...

THIS WOULDN’T DO AT ALL.

REPORT IN. WHERE IS MANZHU LI?

WE LOST HIM, SIR.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HE KILLED HIS OWN COUSIN...

GWIYEONG... WE WOULD’VE HAD HIM IF YOU HAD DONE YOUR PART!!

B-BUT I...

AAAH!

EEEK...!

WAAAH!

GO HOME.

THE CHETAMJAS DON’T NEED AN AGENT WHO CAN’T CROSS THE RIVER.

WHY WASTE YOUR LIFE WHEN THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO HERE?

GO HOME. FORGET EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED HERE AND LIVE OUT YOUR LIFE.

S-SIR...! PLEASE!

I CAN DO THIS!!

I’LL DO ANYTHING.

LET ME STAY, AND I’LL DO ANYTHING YOU NEED.

I KNOW WHAT I SAID, BUT I DIDN’T MEAN IT LITERALLY...

HE PUT ME IN CHARGE OF CLEANING HORSE DUNG!

GWIYEONG!

THIS IS RIDICULOUS! HOW COULD HE ASSIGN A TALENTED MAN LIKE YOU...

TO CLEAN THE STABLES OF HORSE DUNG?!

IT'S COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS!

I'D SAY THIS IS A WASTE OF TALENT ON A NATIONAL LEVEL! DON'T YOU THINK SO?

SURE, I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SENTIMENTS...

BUT AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT ME IF YOU'RE TRYING TO CONSOLE ME?

I-I WISH I COULD, BUT WE MIGHT GET KICKED OUT OF THE CHETAMJAS IF WE'RE SEEN TALKING WITH YOU!

ARE YOU STILL SUFFERING FROM IT?

DO YOU STILL SEE YOUR SISTER WHEN YOU ENTER THE WATER?

WHY NOT JUST GIVE UP? I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU TRY SO HARD TO BE HERE.

I MEAN, I’M A LOWBORN.

AND THAT’S WHY I’M RISKING MY LIFE FOR A CHANCE TO BECOME A FREE MAN.

BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A CHETAMJA.

YOU’RE A FREE MAN, SO YOU CAN DO ANYTHING TO MAKE A LIVING.

WELL...

HEY!

I TOLD YOU NOT TO TALK TO HIM!

MOVE!

HEY! THAT'S A LITTLE HARSH, DON'T YOU THINK? WE'RE JUST SAYING HELLO!

AND HE'S OUR COMRADE, REMEMBER?

HIM? A COMRADE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

TELL ME. IS GWIYEONG A CHETAMJA?

W-WELL...

CHETAMJAS HANDLE TOP SECRET INFORMATION.

NONE OF THE THINGS WE WORK ON SHOULD EVER BE LEAKED TO THE PUBLIC.

HOW DO I KNOW YOUR IDLE CHATTER AND GOSSIP WON'T LEAD TO SECURITY BREACHES?

DON'T TELL ME YOU CARE ABOUT HIM. YOU'VE BARELY KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR DAYS--

WHOA! YOU WERE SUCH AN ASS THAT I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF...!

COME HERE, YOU LITTLE BASTARD...!

SQUAD LEADER! PLEASE CALM DOWN...

NOVEMBER 1432 YEOYEON COUNTY IN PYEONGAN PROVINCE

HMPH... THAT YUJEONG AND HIS NASTY TEMPER...!

HA. WHAT ABOUT THAT SUCKER PUNCH YOU THREW AT HIM?

AND YUJEONG HAPPENS TO BE OUR COMMANDING OFFICER, YOU KNOW?

WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO? HE WAS TALKING NONSENSE!

HAHA... CALM DOWN, GUYS.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS...

TECHNICALLY, YUJEONG WAS RIGHT.

BUT FOR SOME REASON, HE GETS VERY EDGY WHENEVER GWIYEONG IS INVOLVED.

HAHA... AT LEAST HE LET US HANG OUT IN THE TOWN TOGETHER.

SURE... BUT THAT'S ANNOYING TOO. WHY DO WE NEED HIS PERMISSION TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER?

GWIYEONG! THIS NONSENSE WILL ONLY END WHEN YOU'RE BACK ON THE TEAM! YOU CAN DO IT, RIGHT?

WELL... I DON'T KNOW...

SOME DRINKS? YEAH, RIGHT. YOU ALWAYS GET KNOCKED OUT AFTER THE FIRST GULP!

THIS SUCKS. WHY DON'T WE GO FOR SOME DRINKS?

HUH?

GET LOST!

CURSES! YOU JUST RUINED MY DAY!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

A G-GRAVE INJUSTICE IS BEING DONE! I'D BETTER GO AND HELP--

DON'T FORGET, DUMOK. WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET INVOLVED IN ANY VILLAGE MATTERS.

B-BUT...!

YEAH... IF WE GET INVOLVED IN THAT, WE'LL DEFINITELY GET KICKED OUT OF THE SQUAD.

OH...

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

HEY! YOU'RE AN OUTSIDER, AREN'T YOU?

THIS IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. SCRAM!

DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO DEFEND THAT WRETCHED B****. SHE DESERVES THE BEATING.

YOU WOULDN'T STOP US IF YOU KNEW WHO SHE WAS.

SO GO--

SHUT UP.

I DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

H-HEY! DIDN'T YOU HEAR WHAT CHANGRYONG JUST SAID?

WE CAN'T GET INVOLVED IN VILLAGE MATTERS--

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THAT ONLY APPLIES TO YOU, CHETAMJAS.

OH!

DARN YOU, OUTSIDER!!

CHANGRYONG! DID YOU-?

I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE DID OR WHAT HER SOCIAL CLASS IS!

HOW COULD YOU GANG UP ON A LITTLE GIRL?

GET UP. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

IF DONG WAS ALIVE...

...SHE'D BE ABOUT HER AGE...

GWIYEONG IS BRAVER THAN I THOUGHT.

I SEE. COURAGE IS THE KEY TO SCORING HOT GIRLS...

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

WHY DID YOU LET HER GO?! SHE DESERVES TO DIE!!

I WAS GONNA LET THIS GO...

...BUT YOU PEOPLE TAKE IT TOO FAR! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

IF SHE'S GUILTY OF A CRIME, THEN TAKE HER TO THE AUTHORITIES.

WHY ARE YOU FORMING A MOB AND BULLYING HER?

SHE'S A BARBARIAN.

THAT WENCH... IS NOT FROM JOSEON.

SHE'S A JURCHEN IMMIGRANT*. A BARBARIAN, YOU HEAR?

*A NATURALIZED SUBJECT OF JOSEON