Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — S2 - Chapter 31

I WILL GIVE YOU 15,000 SOLDIERS.

I WANT THE TWO OF YOU TO GO THERE AND MAUL THEM ALL DOWN.

NEVER AGAIN WILL THOSE BARBARIAN BASTARDS DARE TO MESS WITH MY PEOPLE.

I AM ORDERING YOU TO CRUSH THOSE SAVAGES ONCE AND FOR ALL, GENERAL CHOI.

YOUR MAJESTY...

I UNDERSTAND YOUR WISHES VERY WELL.

BUT AS I'VE SAID, MY CONCERN IS NOT WITH THE NUMBER OF TROOPS.

WE HAVE MUCH TO CONSIDER, ESPECIALLY WITH A LARGE FORCE OF 15,000.

WE NEED TIME TO MAKE SURE NO LIVES WILL BE LOST IN VAIN.

CHOI... I HOPE YOU DON'T SEE ME AS A KING WHO'D PUSH AN AGENDA WITHOUT A PLAN.

SO YOU WANT A STRATEGY. CORRECT?

THAT'S WHY I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO CREATE...

...THE CHETAMJA. REMEMBER?

Y-YES, BUT THE CHETAMJA IS STILL A SMALL AND NEWLY FORMED GROUP.

THE GROUP STILL NEEDS WORK.

I WAS TOLD THEY PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN SAVING THE CAPTIVES.

THAT IS TRUE, SIRE. BUT ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, THEY STILL NEED MORE TRAINING.

EXACTLY!

SO I HAVE A GREAT IDEA...

WILL YOU HEAR ME OUT?

HUFF

AAAAHHH!!

...!!

SEE? I TOLD YOU IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THIS.

WHY ARE YOU SPARRING WHEN YOUR WOUNDS HAVEN'T EVEN HEALED YET?

I'M NEXT.

GET UP, GWIYEONG. I NEED A PARTNER.

OH, I SEE. YOU'RE ALL RILED UP AFTER THE HEROIC MISSION YOU PULLED OFF.

IT MADE THE FOUR OF YOU REAL CLOSE, DIDN'T IT? SHOULD I FEEL JEALOUS NOW?

NO. I WANT ANOTHER ROUND.

GWIYEONG. LET'S GO.

DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME? IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THIS.

AND YOU CAN'T EVEN USE ONE OF YOUR ARMS, YUJEONG. HOW ARE YOU GONNA FIGHT GWIYEONG LIKE THAT?

YEAH. HE'S RIGHT, YUJEONG. YOU SHOULD--

GOOD. AND NOW...

...THE MATCH HAS BEGUN.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DO BEST?

THERE YOU GO MOUTHING OFF AGAIN!

YOUR ARROGANCE WILL--

UGH...!

UGH...!!

FINDING AND EXPLOITING MY OPPONENT'S WEAKNESS.

THAT'S WHAT I DO BEST.

I REMEMBER THAT ALL TOO WELL...

THAT NASTY BASTARD...

BUT THAT'S THE COOL SIDE OF HIM TOO...

IS HE GOING FOR A LUNGE...

...WITH HIS LEFT HAND? THAT'S NOT EVEN HIS DOMINANT HAND.

TOO SLOW!

DID HE KNOW I'D DODGE THIS WAY?

NO. HE LED ME ON.

THAT MOVE...

THAT'S THE KICK HADAR USED AGAINST GWIYEONG...

HOW DID HE MANAGE TO COPY THAT?

OH... REALLY?

LET'S STOP THIS, YUJEONG.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS, WE CAN WAIT FOR OUR BODIES TO HEAL FIRST.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. WHY ARE YOU SO HOSTILE TOWARD ME?

YOU'VE BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE THE DAY WE MET.

AND I THOUGHT THINGS MIGHT CHANGE A LITTLE AFTER WE FOUGHT BATTLES TOGETHER WITH OUR LIVES ON THE LINE.

YES... AND IT DID.

GWIYEONG... WHEN I SAW YOU TAKE ON HADAR...

...I WAS GENUINELY ROOTING FOR YOU.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME...

...I SAW A WALL I CANNOT OVERCOME IN YOU!

"WOULD I BE ABLE TO FIGHT AGAINST HADAR AS HE DOES?"

YUJEONG. I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF YOU AS--

OW, OW, OWW!

YUJEONG! COME ON...!

LET GO...!

AAAAHHH!

UGH!

THAT'S IT!!

YOU SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN...

...HOW YOU RUINED THE PLAN AFTER GETTING EMOTIONAL...

...AND LET LI GET AWAY WHILE LOOKING FOR THAT DEAD SISTER OF YOURS.

DO YOU FEEL SPECIAL JUST BECAUSE YOU DID SOMETHING RIGHT FOR ONCE?

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THEM? WHY DO THEY HAVE TO FIGHT LIKE THAT?

LET THEM BE.

IT’S BETTER THIS WAY.

IF THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AT SOME POINT, IT’S BETTER THEY DO IT NOW.

I’VE HAD IT WITH YOU.

I'M NOT GONNA TAKE THIS ANYMORE.

SURE! I HAD MY SHARE OF FAULTS, AND I DESERVE THAT.

BUT YOU KEEP PICKING FIGHTS OVER EVERYTHING ELSE TOO!

I'M NOT LETTING YOU HAVE IT--

AAAGH!!

L-LET GO...!!!

I WON'T ACCEPT IT...

Y-YOU COWARDLY BASTARD...!

THAT'S FUNNY, COMING FROM YOU.

I THOUGHT NOTHING WAS TOO LOW FOR THE GHOST'S SHADOW.

I REFUSE TO ACCEPT IT!!

THAT'S ENOUGH.

WHY DID YOU STOP THEM? IT WAS JUST GETTING FUN...

DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW...

...WHICH OF OUR DISCIPLES...

...WOULD'VE WON THE FIGHT?

I-I BEG YOUR PARDON...?

YOUR... DISCIPLES?

Y-YES, BUT THE CHETAMJA IS STILL A SMALL AND NEWLY FORMED GROUP.

THE GROUP STILL NEEDS WORK.

I WAS TOLD THEY PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN SAVING THE CAPTIVES.

THAT IS TRUE, SIRE. BUT ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, THEY STILL NEED MORE TRAINING.

EXACTLY!

THEN YOU TWO CAN TRAIN THEM FROM THE GROUND UP.

AFTER ALL, YOU ARE THE TWO BEST SWORDSMEN IN THE KINGDOM!

Y-YOUR MAJESTY... HAHA... FORGIVE ME...

HMM?

BUT I DON’T TAKE IN DISCIPLES.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU ALREADY TOOK GWIYEONG AS YOUR DISCIPLE, DID YOU NOT?

WHAT GAVE YOU THAT IMPRESSION, SIRE...?

YOU WENT AS FAR AS TO STEAL THE JADE PLAQUE THAT I PERSONALLY GAVE HIM.

SO I FIGURED YOU WANTED TO TRAIN YOUR DISCIPLE TOUGH THROUGH HARDSHIPS.

TH-THAT WAS ONLY--

YOUR MAJESTY...

I OBEY...

...YOUR COMMAND.

ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT...

...THIS SOUNDS PRETTY FUN.

YOU CHOSE YOUR DISCIPLE, AND THIS BOY HERE TURNED OUT TO BE MY DISCIPLE. NOT THAT I WAS AWARE OF IT, OF COURSE...

BUT DON'T YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHO WOULD WIN?

I-I DON'T... UNDERSTAND...

HIS... D-DISCIPLE?

THEY JUST SAID DISCIPLES, DIDN'T THEY?

WHEN WAS THIS DECIDED?

SUCH POINTLESS PROVOCATION.

WHO WOULD WIN? WELL, THAT'S THE KIND OF QUESTION YOU WOULD ASK.

BUT THEY DO SAY A DISCIPLE TAKES AFTER THEIR MASTER.

THEN THE ANSWER IS PRETTY OBVIOUS, IS IT NOT?

ALAS. YOU FORGET...

THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE THE GHOST'S SHADOW.