Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — Chapter 23

WHAT THE--

!!

AAAAHHH!!

WH-WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?

I KNEW...

...YOU WERE FOLLOWING ME.

WELL THEN...

LET'S SEE HOW READY YOU ARE.

CHETAMJAS.

WHAT? SHE EVEN KNOWS WE ARE CHETAMJAS!

HARI...

NO!!

UGH...!

N-NO...

AAAGH...

IF YOU HURRY, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAVE EVERYONE...

...INCLUDING THE TWO ORPHANS LIVING IN THAT HOUSE.

YOU CAN SAVE THEM OR CAPTURE ME INSTEAD.

WELL? WHAT WILL IT BE?

HEY, GWIYEONG. ARE YOU OKAY?

NEVER...

?

I'LL NEVER FORGIVE HER!

HEY! WAIT!!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

GWIYEONG...

DO YOU MEAN TO SAY THE WOMAN NAMED HARI CAUSED THE FIRE LAST NIGHT?

AND... SHE KILLED THE TWO GUARDS TOO?

YES, MAGISTRATE.

THROUGH OUR INVESTIGATION, WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT SHE IS A SPY WORKING FOR THE JURCHENS.

WE MUST ISSUE AN ARREST WARRANT IMMEDIATELY AND CAPTURE HER.

I SUGGEST REPORTING THE ISSUE AND REQUESTING FOR REINFORCEMENTS ALONG THE BORDER.

HMM...

I SEE YOUR CONCERN.

BUT IS IT REALLY NECESSARY TO MOBILIZE TROOPS FOR JUST ONE WOMAN?

THE FACT THAT THEY SENT A SPY TO YEOYEON IS ENOUGH CAUSE FOR ALARM.

IT IS BETTER TO BE READY THAN BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD.

HMM... SO YOU SAY, BUT...

M-MAGISTRATE.

WHAT IS IT?

WE HAVE AN URGENT REPORT FROM THE BORDER.

JIANZHOU JURCHENS, LED BY MANZHU LI, HAVE BEEN SPOTTED IN MOVEMENT.

A SIZABLE FORCE IS MOVING ALONG THE RIVER.

WHAT? WHERE TO? A-ARE THEY HEADING THIS WAY?

N-NO. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE HEADED TOWARD JASEONG.

JASEONG? BUT THAT'S A STONE'S THROW FROM HERE!

SEND ALL OUR TROOPS TO JASEONG RIGHT AWAY!

W-WAIT!

IT DOESN’T SOUND RIGHT.

THEIR SPY HAS BEEN EXPOSED, AND THEY KNOW WE WILL REINFORCE THE BORDER. SO WHY MAKE THE MOVE NOW?

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

WE MUST BE PRUDENT.

THERE ARE TROOPS IN JASEONG ALREADY. SO WE MUST LEAVE A SMALL FORCE TO GUARD--

WHAT NONSENSE IS THIS?!

THEY WILL NEED EVERY SOLDIER TO SAVE OUR PEOPLE FROM BEING PLUNDERED BY THE BARBARIANS!

YES, THAT IS TRUE. HOWEVER, WE MUST ALSO PROTECT THIS--

THAT'S ENOUGH!

YOUR JOB IS TO KEEP WATCH, NOT ASSUME MY COMMAND!

NOW, GATHER EVERY SOLDIER IN THE CAMP AND HEAD TO JASEONG IMMEDIATELY!

HUFF

HUFF

WHY ARE YOU BARGING INTO THAT HOUSE?

THE BARBARIAN WENCH LIVES THERE!

YOU'D STAY AWAY FROM THAT PLACE IF YOU KNEW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU!

OLD MAN... DID YOU SEE HER TODAY?

YES, AND WHAT ROTTEN LUCK TOO.

THAT ONE MUST BE LOSING MORNING SLEEP LIKE ME. SHE WAS ALREADY OUT RUNNING AROUND BEFORE DAWN.

SHE EVEN PACKED THEIR BAGS. GOOD RIDDANCE! I HOPE SHE NEVER COMES BACK--

THAT LITTLE BITCH!!

UGH, MORE SNOW AGAIN...

I'M SO SICK OF THIS... HUH?

WHAT IS IT?

OH, GREAT...

I CAN'T BELIEVE I RAN INTO THAT BARBARIAN GIRL OUT HERE.

IT'S THE BARBARIAN!

BARBARIAN! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

FINALLY GOING BACK TO YOUR BARBARIAN FRIENDS?

I REALLY HATE...

...THE JOSEON FOLK, BOTH YOUNG AND OLD.

HUH...?

B****!! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!

HOW DARE YOU HURT MY SON?! I’M GONNA KILL YOU-

DON’T MOVE A MUSCLE!

IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THAT SPOILED BRAT’S LIFE...

...YOU’D BETTER NOT TAKE ANOTHER STEP FROM THAT SPOT.

OH, YOU FINALLY LOST IT, DIDN’T YOU?

I’LL GET RID OF YOU ONCE AND FOR ALL--

HUH...?

THAT WAS QUICK.

ARE YOU THE ADVANCE GUARD?

A YOUNG WOMAN IN A RED SKIRT...

ARE YOU THE EYE OF THE JIANZHOU JURCHENS LI MENTIONED?

FOR SOME REASON, WE DIDN’T RUN INTO ANY GUARDS ON THE WAY HERE.

MY CHIEF SAW TO THAT.

I CAN CONFIRM THE ENEMY TROOPS LEFT CAMP TWO HOURS AGO.

THIS PLACE IS PRACTICALLY FREE OF ANY SOLDIERS.

GOOD. THEN WE WILL INFORM THE MAIN FORCE TO STRIKE--

HARI...!!!

H-HARI...

HOW COULD YOU...?

YOU AGAIN? OH, I'M TIRED OF YOU.

WHY ARE YOU SO MAD AT ME?

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM ME ANYWAY?

DON'T TELL ME...

...YOU SEE YOUR DEAD SISTER IN ME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT!

CURSE YOU!!

PLEASE BRING HIM DOWN FOR ME.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT FOOL?

HE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE AN AVERAGE GUY.

MOVE.

HOW BOLD OF YOU TO CHARGE AT ME WITHOUT A WEAPON...

WHAT...?

UGH!

B-BASTARD...

MAKE YOUR CHOICE.

YOU WILL EITHER MAKE WAY...

...OR...

...CATCH HARI AND BRING HER TO ME.

IF YOU DON'T DO EITHER OF THE TWO...

...I WILL SLAUGTHER YOU ALL.