Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — S2 - Chapter 36

THE CHETAMJA?

YEAH. THEY SAY IT'S A SPECIAL UNIT CARRYING OUT RECON MISSIONS AGAINST THE BARBARIANS UP NORTH.

RECON MISSIONS? ARE YOU SAYING THE JOB IS TO WATCH BARBARIANS?

WELL... IF YOU PUT IT THAT WAY.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

YOU'D STILL BE KILLING BARBARIANS.

I WANTED TO BE A MILITARY OFFICER SO I COULD STRIKE THE INVADERS DOWN!

I DIDN'T SIGN UP TO BE A SPY!

JUST ACCEPT IT. IT'S BEEN DECIDED ANYWAY.

DARN IT...

FINE, BUT I WON’T LET THEM HAVE THEIR WAY WITH ME.

I’M GOING TO SHOW THEM WHO’S IN CHARGE.

IF WE’RE GOING TO BECOME THESE SO-CALLED CHETAMJAS,

THEN I WILL BE THE ONE TO LEAD THE GROUP.

AT LEAST THAT WAS THE PLAN.

I SHOULD’VE TAKEN CONTROL FROM DAY ONE SO I COULD LEAD THE GROUP.

BUT WHY ARE THEY SO STRONG?

THEY’RE JUST SPIES, AREN’T THEY?!

YOU BEASTLY BASTARD...!

....?!

COME ON.

WHO'S NEXT?

THAT'S ENOUGH.

THIS WILL DO.

DID YOU JUST USE DAM’S MOVE BACK THERE?

SH-SHUT UP.

WELL...

THAT SHOULD PROVE IT TO ALL OF YOU.

THE CHETAMJAS...

...ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.

IT’S FUNNY HOW YOU SHOULD SAY THAT...

...?

...WHEN NO ONE LOOKS DOWN ON THIS ORGANIZATION...

...AS MUCH AS YOU DO, MY LORD.

ISN’T THAT WHY YOU DROVE OUT CAPTAIN KIM, SOMEONE WHO HAS RISKED HIS LIFE FOR THE CHETAMJAS?

ISN’T THAT WHY YOU’RE BLOATING THIS ORGANIZATION UP WITH A BUNCH OF NOBODIES?

YOU WON’T EVEN TELL US WHY YOU’RE SHUFFLING EVERYTHING AROUND--

YES, BUT YOU ARE ONLY HALF RIGHT.

I AM TRYING TO GROW THE SIZE OF THIS ORGANIZATION.

BUT THEY ARE NOT A BUNCH OF NOBODIES.

THOSE MEN ARE THE BEST WE’VE GATHERED FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE KINGDOM.

IF THEY SEEM LIKE NOBODIES TO YOU...

...THAT ONLY PROVES HOW STRONG YOU'VE BECOME.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

AS FOR MY PLANS... SURE, LET ME TELL YOU.

I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU ANY SPECIAL TREATMENT JUST BECAUSE YOU DIRECTLY ANSWER TO THE KING.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I SEE IN THIS UNIT.

I INTEND TO MAKE YOU THE MOST ELITE ORGANIZATION THIS KINGDOM HAS EVER SEEN.

FROM NOW ON, THE WAR WILL BE FOUGHT WITH INTELLIGENCE.

WHAT YOU DO WILL DETERMINE THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE WAR.

I AM THE MAN HIS MAJESTY SENT HERE TO LEAD YOU.

MY NAME IS JONGSEO KIM.

OWWW...

WHAT? ARE YOU STILL WHINING ABOUT YOUR WOUNDS?

AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO YOU, SIR.

HE WAS ABOUT TO KILL ME BACK THERE...

HE DEFINITELY HAS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES...

HUH? WHAT ARE YOU MUMBLING ABOUT?

OH, FORGET IT. I'M HEADING BACK FOR THE DAY.

ARE YOU GOING TO SLEEP HERE AGAIN?

YES... I THINK SO...

YOU ARE NOT STAYING HERE IN HOPES OF SEEING YOUR SISTER AGAIN, ARE YOU?

I TOLD YOU WHAT IT WAS.

IT WAS YOUR SURVIVAL INSTINCT.

THE DIRECTION OF THE ARROW, AND ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FIGHT ME...

THAT WAS YOUR BODY DESPERATELY CRYING OUT TO SURVIVE.

DO YOU THINK IT WAS YOUR SISTER WHO LED YOU TOWARD THE CLIFF?

NO. YOU KNEW ALL TOO CLEARLY...

...THAT GOING INTO THE WATER..

...WAS YOUR ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE AGAINST ME.

B-BUT...

THAT INSTINCT AND YOUR SUPERIOR SENSES HELPED YOU SURVIVE TO THIS DAY.

AS FOR THE EMOTIONAL DRAMA...

IT'S PROBABLY YOUR NATURAL INSTINCT TRYING TO PROTECT YOU FROM GUILT.

AND THAT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF YOUR TALENT FOR SURVIVAL.

I'M LEAVING NOW. TRY NOT TO FREEZE TO DEATH,

YOU WILD ANIMAL.

YES... SIR...

UGH, I DON'T HAVE A CLUE!

IT WAS MY INSTINCTS CRYING OUT...

YEAH... I GUESS...

...I KNEW THAT TO AN EXTENT.

BUT IT WAS ALL SO VIVID...

IF ONLY...

FOR JUST ONCE...

IF ONLY I COULD SEE...

...DONG ONCE AGAIN.

DONG...? IS THAT... YOU?

GOSH...

WHAT DID I EXPECT?

I KNOW ALL TOO WELL...

...IT'S JUST FOOLISH HOPE...

....?!

MY ARM IS NEARLY HEALED NOW.

I CAN START TRAINING AGAIN.

BRING GWIYEONG DOWN.

SUBDUE HIM AND MAKE HIM KNEEL BEFORE YOU.

AFTER SAYING THOSE WORDS...

...HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ELSE FOR DAYS.

HE ONLY WATCHES ME TRAIN WITHOUT SAYING A WORD.

SIR.

YOU'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF MY SKILLS.

SO PLEASE. I WOULD LIKE TO START LEARNING FROM YOU.

PLEASE TEACH ME HOW I CAN BRING GWIYEONG...

...TO HIS KNEES.

DO YOU NEED TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM ME TO TAKE HIM ON?

YOU DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WRESTLING HIM ON THE GROUND THE OTHER TIME.

I'M NOT ASKING FOR A FOOLPROOF PLAN.

ALL I WANT IS A SOLID FOUNDATION I CAN TRAIN MYSELF WITH.

I KNOW I'M NOT PERFECT!

BUT YOU KNEW THAT WHEN YOU TOOK ME ON AS YOUR DISCIPLE!

YOU STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT WHAT I MEANT.

SIR! KEEPING ME IN THE DARK WON'T HELP-!

UMM...

WHO'S THERE...?

YUSEOL?!

THE NORTH REALLY IS AS COLD AS THEY SAY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE...?

WE WERE TOLD YOU WERE COMING.

WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

I'LL LEAVE YOU TO TALK.

S-SIR. WHY IS MY SISTER...

Y-YUSEOL. WHAT BRINGS YOU ALL THE WAY HERE?

I MEAN, HOW DID YOU EVEN FIND THIS PLACE?

IT'S A VISIT, YOU FOOL.

SURE. OUTSIDERS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PLACE.

FATHER PULLED A LOT OF STRINGS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, ALL FOR YOUR SAKE.

HE SENT ME HERE.

HE WANTS TO KNOW IF HIS RUNAWAY SON IS STILL ALIVE.

WELL, I'M STILL ALIVE AND KICKING, SO YOU SHOULD TURN BACK NOW.

PLEASE TELL FATHER I'LL VISIT HIM WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

AND PLEASE DON'T COME TO THESE PARTS AGAIN, YUSEOL--

IS THIS HOW YOU TREAT YOUR SISTER WHO RODE ALL THIS WAY FOR YOU?

DON'T YOU HAVE THE TINIEST BIT OF DECENCY TO INVITE YOUR GUEST IN FOR TEA, YOU FOOL?

SO...

THIS BOY NAMED GWIYEONG KEEPS GETTING ON YOUR NERVES,

AND GENERAL CHOI TOLD YOU TO SUBDUE HIM. CORRECT?

YES, BUT HE’S CLEARLY OVERESTIMATING MY SKILLS.

HE JUST STANDS THERE WATCHING. HE DOESN’T SAY A THING.

PERHAPS HE’S DISAPPOINTED IN MY SKILLS.

BECOMING THE DISCIPLE OF THE BEST SWORDSMAN IN JOSEON... WHO AM I KIDDING?

I NEVER HAD MUCH EXPECTATION TO BEGIN WITH.

I’LL BE FINE, YUSEOL.

AS LONG AS I KEEP ON THE RIGHT PATH, I’M SURE SOMETHING WILL COME UP--

HMM... THIS LOOKS SUITABLE.

YUJEONG, IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE LAST SPARRED.

SHOW ME HOW MUCH THE LITTLE WHINING BRAT HAS GROWN.

WHAT...?!

YUSEOL... DON'T BE RIDICULOUS...

!!

YUSEOL! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?!

YOU'D BETTER GET SERIOUS, YUJEONG.

IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU PROVED TO ME...

...THAT YOU NO LONGER SETTLE FOR MEDIOCRITY, DON'T YOU THINK?

PLEASE...

PLEASE STOP ALREADY!

UGH...!

Y-YUSEOL? ARE YOU OKAY?

YUJEONG... HOW COULD YOU...?

SEE? I TOLD YOU THIS WAS A BAD IDEA--

I WIN.

YOU USED TO CAUSE TROUBLE BY NOT TAKING ANYTHING SERIOUSLY.

AND NOW, YOU GIVE ME THAT FOOLISH TALK ABOUT PRINCIPLES AND THE RIGHT PATH.

YUSEOL... WATCH YOUR WORDS...

OH, YOU FOOL. GENERAL CHOI TOLD YOU TO MAKE THIS GWIYEONG KNEEL BEFORE YOU.

DON'T YOU GET WHAT HE'S SAYING?

FIND THAT BOY RIGHT NOW AND SNEAK UP ON HIM.

STRIKE HIM WHEN HE LEAST EXPECTS IT.