Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — S2 - Chapter 54

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, BEATING UP MY FRIENDS?

DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

G-GWIYEONG... HOW DID YOU FIND US?

THERE WAS NO ONE AT THE INN. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG I RAN AROUND LOOKING FOR YOU?

WHAT HAPPENED?

S-SO THE THING IS...

DAM HAD TO GO FOR A WALK, SO WE DECIDED TO FOLLOW HIM...

THAT'S WHEN THAT BEGGAR SUDDENLY STARTED ATTACKING US.

THE BEGGAR...?

GWIYEONG...

THE... GHOST'S...

...?

HUH...? I KNOW YOU...

THE GHOST'S SHADOW...

GWIYEONG...!

HUH? DO YOU KNOW THIS GUY?

WELL, SOMEWHAT...

HE'S THE SCHOLAR WHO WAS WITH THE IMPOSTER AT THE BUREAU IN THE NORTH...

I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE STILL ALIVE...

THE GHOST'S SHADOW...

...MUST BE KILLED.

HEY! WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

GWIYEONG...

THE GHOST'S SHADOW... IS A BARBARIAN.

HEY...

I THINK HE LOST IT...

D-DUMOK...!!

DUMOK! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

UGH...

WHO'S THAT...?

I'M SURE YOU'LL FEEL LIKE TALKING...

...ONCE I KNOCK SOME SENSE INTO YOU.

THERE! THAT'S THEM OVER THERE!

THEY'RE BEATING PEOPLE UP! IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING, SOMEONE MIGHT DIE!

STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!

TRY NOT TO GET YOURSELVES INTO TROUBLE.

DUMOK, CHANGRYONG. LET'S MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

WHAT? WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!

COME ON! RUN!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

YOU DID IT...!

WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

I SAID IT WOULD WORK, DIDN'T I?

WELL, YOU DID SAY SO, SIRE...

AS I'VE MENTIONED, FIREARMS ARE NOT MY FIELD OF EXPERTISE.

I WORKED ON THIS BECAUSE YOU INSISTED, BUT I MUST ACKNOWLEDGE MY TEACHER'S HELP IN THIS PROJECT.

I KNOW, I KNOW. BUT HAESAN CHOI IS... WELL, NEVER MIND.

DOES THIS MEAN THE SECHONGTONG IS FINALLY READY?

THE PROBLEM THE TROOPS FACED IN THE LAST CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN RESOLVED.

THE CHAMBER NO LONGER CRACKS FROM THE PRESSURE EXERTED BY THE POWDER ANYMORE.

IT SHOULD BE READY FOR THE FIELD THEN.

HAVE THEM MANUFACTURED RIGHT AWAY.

WHY DO YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE SO?

FORGIVE ME, YOUR MAJESTY...

I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW SERIOUS YOU ARE ABOUT THIS, SIRE.

ABOUT THE PROBLEMS IN THE NORTH, THAT IS.

YOU EVEN WENT SO FAR AS CREATING FIREARMS TO WIPE OUT THE JURCHENS...

WHY DO YOU SOUND SO SURPRISED?

THE NORTH IS A PART OF JOSEON, AND I HAPPEN TO BE THE KING OF THIS LAND.

HOW COULD I NOT BE SINCERE ABOUT THIS ISSUE?

BUT WE MUST BE PRUDENT.

AS YOU KNOW, MANY COVET WEAPONS THAT USE GUNPOWDER, SUCH AS CANNONS.

THE MING DYNASTY, FOR ONE...

AND EVEN PEOPLE IN JOSEON WOULD TRY TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THEM.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE KEEPING IT UNDER TIGHT SECURITY.

IN FACT, YOU SHOULD EXERCISE MORE CAUTION THAN I.

YOU ARE THE GREATEST SCHOLAR IN ALL OF JOSEON, AND I WILL NEED YOU TO DO MANY GREAT THINGS.

SO YOU'D BETTER TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR HEALTH.

OF COURSE, YOUR MAJESTY... I AM YOUR SERVANT. USE ME AS YOU SEE FIT.

HAHA. YES, I INTEND TO.

THE BUTCHER OF JURCHENS?

YEAH. THE PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST CALL HIM THAT...

...BECAUSE HE'S BEEN BUTCHERING JURCHENS LEFT AND RIGHT.

HMPH, WHAT A RIDICULOUS NAME.

I AGREE. IT'S NOT TOO DIFFERENT...

...FROM GHOST'S SHADOW.

WHAT? YOU CAN'T COMPARE THOSE TWO--

WHY NOT? THE BARBARIANS THEMSELVES THINK OF HIM AS THE SECOND GHOST'S SHADOW.

THE MAN ACTUALLY HAS A HISTORY WITH GWIYEONG.

WHAT KIND OF HISTORY?

SOMETHING ABOUT HOW GWIYEONG TRICKED HIM.

BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.

THANKS TO THE BUTCHER OF JURCHENS,

THE ATTENTION MIGHT SHIFT FROM YOU TO GWIYEONG.

IS THIS BUTCHER...

...A PAWN ON THE BOARD YOU SET UP TO DISTRACT THE CHETAMJAS?

PAWNS? WE DON’T HAVE PAWNS HERE.

WE’RE ALL VICTIMS HERE...

...JUST LIKE YOU.

BUT FOR SOME REASON, THEY TREAT US LIKE CRIMINALS.

LIKE I SAID... WE SUPPORT YOU...

...BECAUSE WE ARE JUST LIKE YOU.

TH-THAT’S ENOUGH.

SO... WHERE ARE WE HEADED?

WE’RE ALMOST THERE.

OH, THERE HE IS.

HEY, OLD MAN!

I TOLD YOU TO COME EARLY!

HAHA, SORRY. I HAD PEOPLE ON MY TAIL AND HAD TO SHAKE THEM OFF.

HOW DOES IT LOOK? DO YOU THINK HE'LL BE HERE TODAY?

I'M SURE HE WILL.

HE LEAVES THE PALACE AT LEAST ONCE IN FOUR DAYS...

WHO ARE WE WAITING FOR?

YEONGSIL JANG.

I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD OF HIM. AFTER ALL, HE IS JOSEON'S GREATEST SCHOLAR.

Y-YEAH, I’VE HEARD OF HIM. HE WENT FROM BEING A SLAVE TO THE ASSISTANT TECHNICIAN OF THE ROYAL COURT, RIGHT...?

IS HE THE ONE WHO MADE THE WEAPON...?

I’M NOT TOO SURE WHETHER HE MADE IT HIMSELF...

BUT HE DOES HOLD THE KEY TO OUR FUTURE.

SANG...

GET READY.

YEONGSIL JANG IS COMING.

HEY, WHAT’S THE PLAN?

I DON’T KNOW...

MAYBE WE COULD KIDNAP HIM AND MAKE THREATS...

IF NOT, WE COULD KILL HIM...

HELLO!

WERE YOU WAITING FOR ME AGAIN?

IT’S BEEN DAYS SINCE YOU LAST WENT HOME.

IF YOU KEEP OVERWORKING YOURSELF, YOU MIGHT HIT THE GRAVE BEFORE I DO.

HAHA... YOU ARE QUITE RIGHT.

WHO ARE THESE YOUNG MEN?

AHH, YES. I BROUGHT THEM HERE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU.

THEY ARE SOME VERY PROMISING YOUNG TALENTS.

NOT THIS AGAIN...

I TOLD YOU. I REALLY CAN'T...

WHY? WHAT IS HE ASKING FOR?

YEONGSIL, DO YOU MIND IF I JOIN YOUR LITTLE PARTY?