Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — S2 - Chapter 65

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?

WHAT ABOUT THE ROYAL BANQUET? WHY ARE WE EATING IN A TAVERN INSTEAD?

IS THAT IT? IS THIS ALL WE'RE GONNA GET?

NO...! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BANQUET...!

I WAS GETTING READY FOR THE LAVISH FEAST AT THE PALACE!

IT CAN'T BE HELPED, NOT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT STILL...

I THOUGHT HIS MAJESTY DECIDED TO KEEP THE INCIDENT A SECRET.

THEN WOULDN'T IT MAKE SENSE TO PUSH ON WITH THE BANQUET AS PLANNED?

HE PROBABLY DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT ANYMORE.

HIS OWN PEOPLE EXPOSED HIS MISTAKES AND ROSE UP AGAINST HIM...

NO ONE WOULD WANT TO HOST A BANQUET AFTER THAT.

I'M SORRY.

I ONLY MEANT TO--

HERE. LET ME POUR YOU ONE.

I HEARD YOU DRANK WITH HIS MAJESTY TOO.

GEEZ, YOU HOGGED ALL THE ATTENTION FOR YOURSELF.

HIS MAJESTY FORGAVE YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO US.

WELL, I COULD USE SOME OF THAT APOLOGY.

DUMOK...!

REGARDING HOEBEON,

WHO FOUND ALL THE INFORMATION ON THEM?

I SUPPOSE IT WAS GENERAL CHOI...

HUH...?

AM I SEEING THINGS AGAIN...?

WHAT IS IT, DUMOK?

WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE ARE YOU UP TO THIS TIME?

C-CAPTAIN JANG KIM...?!

YOU RASCALS...

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

S-SIR... WHY ARE YOU IN HANYANG...?

IT'S BEEN A WHILE. COME NOW, SOMEONE POUR ME A DRINK.

WAS IT YOU, SIR?

SO IT WAS YOU...

...WHO INVESTIGATED HOEBEON AND DISCOVERED THEIR MOTIVE.

SO... WHAT HAPPENED?

THREE MONTHS AGO

MOTHER! LET'S BUY THIS TOO!

THE NORTH

MOTHER, LOOK! I'D LIKE THAT ONE TOO!

GOSH, YOU TWO...

YOU JUST HAD YOUR MEAL.

WE'RE AT THAT AGE WHEN WE GET HUNGRY AGAIN AS SOON AS WE GET UP FROM THE TABLE.

MY SILLY HUN AND BUN! WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO TALK LIKE THAT?

DARLING, SAY SOMETHING TO THESE TYKES...

DARLING...?

HELLO?

OH... DID YOU SAY SOMETHING?

WHAT'S GOT YOU SO DISTRACTED?

OH... IT'S THAT.

THAT MARK...

I'VE BEEN SEEING THEM IN MANY DIFFERENT PLACES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

REALLY? I DIDN’T NOTICE THEM AT ALL.

THE STRANGE THING IS...

...EVERY SHOP AND HOUSE WITH THAT SYMBOL...

...HAD A PERSON MISSING EITHER AN ARM OR A LEG.

IT FEELS RATHER SUSPICIOUS...

FATHER! THEY SAY THERE’S A STREET PERFORMER OVER THERE!

REALLY? MY LITTLE HUN AND BUN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE PERFORMER?

HURRAY!

WELL THEN! LET’S GO SEE HIM!

DARLING... WHEN DID YOU GET BACK?

OH... DON'T MIND ME. YOU SHOULD GO BACK TO SLEEP.

YOU'VE BEEN COMING HOME LATE THESE DAYS.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?

IS IT THE MARK WE SAW AT THE MARKET THE OTHER DAY?

IS THAT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO?

IT'S JUST THAT... IT MAKES ME FEEL UNEASY...

MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIMBS WERE VICTIMS OF THE RESETTLEMENT POLICY.

THEY COULD BE GATHERING FOR AN UNKNOWN MOTIVE...

THAT CAN’T BE A GOOD SIGN...

OH, I JUST THOUGHT I’D LOOK INTO IT. IT’S NOTHING SERIOUS...

ARE YOU STILL HOLDING ONTO HOPES OF BECOMING A CHETAMJA AGAIN...?

THEY RUTHLESSLY CAST YOU ASIDE THE MOMENT YOU MADE A MISTAKE.

THEY ONLY SAW YOUR FAULTS, NEVER YOUR DEVOTION.

DARLING, THAT’S NOT WHAT I--

I ADMIT I FELT SOMEWHAT HAPPY...

WHEN YOU WERE LET GO.

EVERY TIME YOU CROSSED THE RIVER TO THE OTHER SIDE,

THOSE FEW DAYS FELT LIKE YEARS TO ME. I DIDN’T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT ANYMORE.

I DIDN’T HAVE TO SPEND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS DREADING SOMEONE MIGHT COME...

...AND DELIVER NEWS OF YOUR DEATH ANYMORE. THAT GAVE ME GREAT RELIEF.

I WAS OVERJOYED TO HAVE MY HUSBAND BACK FROM THE CLUTCHES OF THE KINGDOM...

...AND THAT THE KIDS GOT THEIR LOST FATHER BACK.

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY IN MY DEFENSE--

AND YET...

...I ONLY SEE YOUR DEVOTION, NOT YOUR FAULTS.

IT’S TRULY A PITY.

SO IF THAT MARK BOTHERS YOU...

...THERE IS NO NEED TO SNEAK AROUND ON MY BEHALF. GET THE JOB DONE AND COME BACK TO ME.

D-DARLING...

BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR TOO LONG.

PROMISE ME YOU'LL BE BACK SOON.

I PROMISE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH...

MOM? DAD...? WHY AREN'T YOU SLEEPING...?

OH M-MY SWEET BOY... DID WE WAKE YOU UP?

WAAAH!

OH DEAR. BUN IS CRYING AGAIN...

NICE OF YOU TO VISIT. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

SO... WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?

WELL... IT'S NOTHING URGENT,

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING I MUST TELL YOU.

SOMETHING TO TELL ME, HUH?

I HOPE YOU ARE NOT HERE TO VENT ON ME.

FINE. LET'S HEAR IT.

I'VE NOTICED SOMETHING RATHER SUSPICIOUS IN THE MARKETS LATELY.

WHAT IS IT?

IT WOULD SEEM THE VICTIMS OF THE RESETTLEMENT POLICY HAVE BANDED TOGETHER IN A GROUP.

THEY EVEN HAVE A NAME. THEY CALL THEMSELVES HOEBEON.

THEY CLAIM IT'S ONLY A SOCIAL CLUB.

BUT I THOUGHT I'D INFORM YOU IN CASE THEY MIGHT BE PLOTTING ANYTHING AGAINST HIS MAJESTY.

HERE... THIS IS A SUMMARY OF MY FINDINGS.

I HOPE IT WILL SERVE AS A LIGHT REFERENCE.

I WILL LEAVE YOU NOW, SIR.

WAIT.

...?

WHAT WAS YOUR MOTIVE BEHIND THIS?

MY MOTIVE? I BEG YOUR PARDON?

DID YOU DO THIS...

...IN AN EFFORT TO REGAIN YOUR POSITION IN THE CHETAMJA?

THEY RUTHLESSLY CAST YOU ASIDE THE MOMENT YOU MADE A MISTAKE.

THEY ONLY SAW YOUR FAULTS, NEVER YOUR DEVOTION.

WHY WOULD YOU--

I SWEAR IT ON MY FAMILY.

THAT HASN'T EVEN CROSSED MY MIND AT ALL.

NEVER!

SO LONG NOW.

I'D HAVE TO ASK YOU THEN.

WHAT...?

YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF RETURNING, SO I’LL HAVE TO ASK AND PERSUADE YOU NOW.

ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION CALLED HOEBEON...

MAY I ASK YOU TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER?

PREFERABLY...

...IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD TAKE ON THE TASK AS A CHETAMJA ONCE AGAIN.

ARE YOU SAYING...

...YOU ARE BACK ON THE TEAM, SIR?

YES, APPARENTLY SO.

WOW! THIS IS AMAZING NEWS!

BUT I WON’T BE LEADING YOU AS YOUR CAPTAIN ANYMORE...

...SINCE YUJEONG AND GWIYEONG HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED TO THAT.

YOU PROBABLY KNOW THERE ARE PLANS TO RECRUIT MORE CHETAMJAS AS WELL...

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS, SIR?

HUH? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, DUMOK?

I MEAN YOUR FAMILY, SIR.

YOUR WIFE SAID SHE WAS WORRIED.

WOULD SHE BE OKAY WITH THIS?

GEEZ.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE?

THIS IS THE SUREST WAY TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE.

I'VE LET THEM DOWN, BUT I'M SURE THEY'LL COME TO UNDERSTAND ME SOMEDAY.

MY WIFE... AND MY KIDS TOO.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AWAY FROM HOME THIS TIME?

HMM? WELL... LET'S SEE...

ABOUT THREE MONTHS NOW?

YOU SHOULD HEAD BACK WITH US...

...TO THE NORTH, SIR.

THAT'S THE PLAN. I GOT ALL THE PAPERS SORTED OUT SO I CAN TRAVEL WITH YOU.

PACK UP, RASCALS. WE'RE HITTING THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY.

WHAAAT?

MEANWHILE

IN THE NORTH

OH DEAR... HOW DID THIS HAPPEN...?

THIS IS H-HORRIBLE...

WHO COULD'VE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

DID ANYONE HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THEM?

EXCUSE ME, LET US THROUGH.

SOLDIERS! WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THEY NEEDED YOU?!

IT'S TOO LATE!!

M-MY GOODNESS...

DO YOU KNOW WHO LIVES HERE?

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO THIS HOUSE BELONGS TO?

W-WELL...

JANG KIM...

THEY'RE HIS FAMILY.