


DARN IT... WHAT A MESS.
I'M GLAD WE GOT THERE IN TIME.
YEAH. ANYWAY, WE NEED TO MOVE.
WE MUST CARRY ON WITH THE MISSION.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT. OUR JOB IS DONE.
WHAT...?
WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO SAY WE'RE DONE?
YOU'RE CROSSING THE LINE--
Y-YUJEONG, THAT'S NOT WHAT HE MEANT...
ARE YOU SURE YOU FINISHED YOUR JOB AT THE BLACKSMITH SHOP?
HEAR ME OUT, OKAY?
SO THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED AT THE SHOP...
WH-WHAT...?
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS...
THEY WERE JUST A BUNCH OF UNTRAINED MEN...
HAVEN'T YOU SEEN ENOUGH?
NOW, COME QUIETLY.
N-NO, WE WON'T!
WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT FOR TOO LONG!
YOU MADE THE WRONG CHOICE.
TREASONOUS REBELS...
I OFFERED MERCY. I WON'T ASK TWICE!
THERE WERE MORE OF THEM!
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
STAY CALM, AND NOTHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
DON'T MOVE A MUSCLE.
WH-WHO ARE YOU?
"HOEBEON IS EVERYWHERE."
....!
GO TO SANG.
I'LL DEAL WITH THESE TWO.
GET OUT OF HERE. NOW!
OLD MAN, LET'S GO...!
HYAH!
YOU HELPED THOSE REBELS GET AWAY! YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT...
WITH YOUR LIFE...
STOP.
CALM DOWN.
LET ME EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
HUH...?
WH-WHAT? WHY ARE YOU HERE...?
GENERAL CHOI...!
TH-THAT VOICE...!
DON'T JUST STAND THERE.
GO! NOW!
WH-WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT IS THIS?
PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON...
...GENERAL LEE.
HE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART.
...?
WH-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHO HAD A CHANGE OF HEART?
THE CHETAMJAS ARE ON THE MOVE, SIRE.
GIVEN THEIR SKILLS...
...THEY SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM NEUTRALIZING HOEBEON'S THREAT.
CALL THEM OFF.
....?
YOUR MAJESTY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN... CALL THEM OFF?
YES... THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
I INTEND TO GIVE THEM A LAST CHANCE.
MAKE THEM COME BEFORE ME.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHO WAS THAT MAN?
HE HAD THE MARK OF HOEBEON ON HIS MASK...
IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE GROUP I'M NOT AWARE OF?
SANG...
OLD MAN? WHY ARE YOU HERE...?
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE ATTACKED TOO.
WERE YOU ATTACKED AT YOUR SHOP?
YES. BUT AN UNKNOWN MEMBER OF HOEBEON APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AND SAVED US!
WHAT? YOU TOO?!
WERE YOU SAVED BY SOMEONE LIKE THAT TOO?
SANG... THIS DOESN’T SOUND RIGHT.
WE DO HAVE PEOPLE IN VARIOUS PLACES, BUT...
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? WHY ARE YOU HESITATING?
WE RISKED OUR LIVES FOR THIS MOMENT! THIS IS THE DAY WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
NO, WE SHOULD WATCH WHAT HAPPENS AND--
WATCH FOR WHAT, EXACTLY?
SAY THIS IS A TRAP. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE?!
AT THIS POINT, RETREAT IS NOT AN OPTION!
LOOK. CALM DOWN AND WE CAN DISCUSS--
THEY'RE RIGHT.
DAM BETRAYED US, AND WE RECEIVED THE HELP OF STRANGERS OUT OF NOWHERE.
IT'S RIGHT TO BE SUSPICIOUS.
BUT WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY EITHER.
WE HAVE TO PUSH ON WITH IT.
DO YOU MEAN TO SAY HIS MAJESTY HAD A CHANGE OF HEART?
HUH?
IF THAT’S WHAT HE WANTS...
...WHAT HAPPENS TO DAM NOW?
G-GWIYEONG, I DIDN’T COME BACK SO I COULD BE FORGIVEN...
SO YOU’RE DAM.
YOU’RE A PART OF A UNIT THAT DIRECTLY ANSWERS TO THE KING HIMSELF.
AND YET... NOT ONLY DID YOU HARBOR TREASONOUS THOUGHTS, BUT YOU ALSO MINGLED WITH REBELS...
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU GOT LUCKY, BOY.
YOU SEIZED THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY.
WHAT OPPORTUNITY, SIR...?
COME, GWIYEONG.
LET'S WRAP THIS UP AND HEAD BACK.
I MEANT... I'LL HEAD BACK, AND YOU WRAP THIS UP...
HEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE?
HE'S GONE...
ONE OF THEM IS GONE.
THE ONE WHO CAN'T SPEAK, NAMED EOYEON!
YOUR MAJESTY.
I FULLY UNDERSTAND YOUR INTENT.
HOWEVER...
...THEY ARE CLEARLY REBELS, AND THAT MUCH IS UNDENIABLE.
YOU OFFERED THEM A LAST CHANCE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T TAKE IT?
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, SIRE?
I TRULY HOPE...
...THEY WOULD...
...DECIDE AGAINST IT.
YOU'RE HERE...
WELL... LET'S GO.
WHERE ARE WE GOING, SIR?
YOU HEARD THE MAN THE OTHER DAY.
WE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT YOU'LL BE MAKING.
WHERE ARE WE?
...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING...?
THIS...
...IS WHAT YOU WILL BE MAKING.
IT'S CALLED THE SECHONGTONG.
AHH, YOU'RE FINALLY HERE.
TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST, I WAS HOPING YOU WOULDN'T SHOW UP.
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO DO SOMETHING INCREDIBLY HARD AND DIFFICULT.
AND YET, HERE YOU ARE.
YOU DECIDED TO COME...
The team argues over whether the mission is over after a messy clash; Yujeong objects angrily. The raid at the blacksmith shop, the mysterious Hoebeon-masked rescuers, and the rebels' escape heighten the tension. The intervention of General Choi and General Lee reveals the king's decision to give Hoebeon one last chance. The chapter ends with Gwiyeong being shown a weapon called the Sechongtong.
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