Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — Chapter 21

YOU'VE GOT SOME MOVES FOR A LADY.

TOO BAD THEY WON'T WORK AGAINST A STRONG MAN LIKE ME...

!!

DARN IT!

I GUESS I HAD TO HIT MUCH HARDER THAN THAT.

ANYWAY... WE MANAGED TO CATCH...

...THE SPY.

WE FOUND HIM!

CAPTAIN.

WE FOUND THE AGENT!

YOU'RE AWAKE.

YOU...

FIVE YEARS AGO,

MY VILLAGE WAS RAIDED BY THE BARBARIANS.

MY PARENTS WERE BEHEADED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES.

I RAN AWAY WITH MY YOUNGER SISTER, BUT I...

I... FAILED TO PROTECT HER.

IN THE END, SHE DIED...

...AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY THEIR ARROWS...

...AND FELL IN THE FREEZING WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

I ALWAYS FIND MYSELF ASKING...

...WHEN EXACTLY IT WAS THAT DONG DIED.

I DESPERATELY HOPE IT WAS BEFORE SHE FELL INTO THE WATER...

...BECAUSE THE RIVER WAS BONE-CHILLINGLY COLD THAT NIGHT.

HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING ME?

SO, YOU THINK I'M A SPY TOO?

FROM THAT DAY ON, I STARTED CHASING AFTER THE BARBARIANS...

...TO BUTCHER EVERY ONE OF THEM I FOUND.

HEY, ARE YOU--

BUT NOW, THEY WON'T EVEN LET ME DO THAT ANYMORE...

...BECAUSE I SEE MY DEAD SISTER EVERY TIME I GO INTO THE WATER.

I HAVE TO GET OVER IT...

SO I CAN CONTINUE KILLING THE BARBARIANS ONCE AGAIN.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN DO FOR MY SISTER'S SAKE.

SO I REALLY HOPE YOU ARE NOT A BARBARIAN SPY.

I MEAN THAT.

I'M SICK OF THIS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BELIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT ANYWAY.

WHY DO YOU KEEP ASKING FOR PROOF?

YOU CUT OFF THAT THUG'S FINGER...

CLEAN AND QUICK.

SO WHAT?

YOU’VE CLEARLY BEEN TRAINED.

YOUR SKILLS ARE BETTER THAN WHAT MOST MEN ARE CAPABLE OF.

THAT’S BECAUSE...

...MY FATHER TRAINED ME.

YOUR FATHER...?

YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT? BARBARIANS HAVE PARENTS TOO, OKAY?

YOU MUST’VE SEEN WHAT MY LIFE LOOKS LIKE IF YOU’VE BEEN FOLLOWING ME AROUND.

EVERY DAY IN JOSEON IS A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL.

I HAD TO LEARN MARTIAL ARTS JUST TO SURVIVE.

SO IS THAT REALLY SUCH A BIG DEAL?

SEE? YOU WON'T BELIEVE ME ANYWAY.

I HEARD YOUR SO-CALLED LONG STORY.

BASICALLY, YOU WANT TO DEDICATE YOUR LIFE TO SLAUGHTERING BARBARIANS, RIGHT?

AND THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T STAND ME.

BECAUSE I HAVE BARBARIAN BLOOD RUNNING IN MY VEINS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M SICK AND TIRED...

...OF PEOPLE REFUSING TO BELIEVE WHO I AM.

SO...

...I'LL KILL MYSELF SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO DO IT.

A-ARE YOU OKAY? WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!

LET GO...

JUST LET ME BE! IT WON’T EVER STOP UNTIL I DIE!

MY DEATH IS THE ONLY WAY TO BREAK THIS CHAIN!

WAIL

STOP IT ALREADY!

HAVEN’T YOU DONE ENOUGH?

WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE?

COME ON, LET’S GET YOU OUT.

IT'S FREEZING COLD...

YOU'LL FREEZE TO DEATH BEFORE YOU CAN DROWN.

DUMOK! YOU CAN COME OUT OF HIDING TOO!

THIS HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH!

THE WHOLE THING WAS A RIDICULOUS IDEA.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIND PROOF OF SOMEONE NOT BEING A SPY?

DON'T GIVE ME THAT COLD STARE, DUMOK.

IF SHE WASN'T A NATURALIZED JURCHEN, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN SUSPECTED HER.

EVERYTHING WE SAW POINTS TO HER NOT BEING A SPY. WHY ARE YOU TRYING SO HARD TO DENY IT?

YOU QUESTION HER ONLY BECAUSE SHE HAS JURCHEN ROOTS!

THIS IS EXACTLY HOW THE LOWBORNS ARE TREATED IN JOSEON!

DO THE NATURALIZED JURCHENS HAVE TO SUFFER THIS TREATMENT TOO?

THEN WHY DON’T YOU TELL US YOURSELF, HARI?

ARE YOU SURE YOU AREN’T A SPY?

I’M NOT...

I REALLY AM NOT...

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME...

PLEASE...

DUMOK!

I KNEW I'D FIND YOU GUYS HERE.

DAM?

WE FOUND HIM.

WE FOUND THE MISSING AGENT!

REALLY? WHERE WAS HE?

WE FOUND HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WOODS UNCONSCIOUS.

HE MUST'VE RUN INTO SOME BANDITS AND GOTTEN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.

BUT THE PHYSICIAN SAYS HE SHOULD RECOVER AND WAKE UP BY TOMORROW.

ANYWAY, THEY WANT EVERYONE BACK NOW.

I KNEW IT! SEE? WHAT DID I TELL YA? HAHA!

EVERYTHING'S FINE NOW, HARI!

NO ONE WILL EVER BOTHER YOU ANYMORE.

NO WAY...

I REMEMBER...

...FINISHING HIM OFF.

JUST AS I THOUGHT...

SHE FELL FOR IT...!