AAAH!
HUH? COME ON... YOU'RE RUINING THE FUN...
HAA... HAA... THIS IS ABSURD...
OH...
I-I'M SORRY, SIR!
PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE!
ROUND TWO, CANDIDATE NUMBER ONE. MANDEUK.
YOU HAVE FAILED.
HAA...!
HAA...!
EEEK!
AAAAH!
I-I GIVE UP... PLEASE DON'T SHOOT!
NO! I DON'T WANNA DO THIS ANYMORE!
CANDIDATE NUMBER 16. BUKSOE. YOU HAVE FAILED.
AT THIS RATE, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY CANDIDATES LEFT.
I SHOULD'VE KNOWN IT'D BE LIKE THIS WITH GENERAL LEE...
TSK... YOU GUYS ARE PATHETIC. WHAT A BUNCH OF COWARDS...
OR IS IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T TRUST ME?
THIS IS AS EASY AS IT GETS! WHY CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING SO SIMPLE?
NEXT! WHO'LL BE THE FIRST TO PASS THE TEST?
I'LL DO IT, SIR...!
D-DUMOK? ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
DON'T WORRY. I HAVE A PLAN.
I LIKE YOUR CONFIDENCE. TO YOUR POSITION!
EVERY TEST HAS A HACK TO IT...
...AND I HAVE IT FIGURED OUT.
FEAR COMES FROM VISUAL INFORMATION.
BUT I HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR SINCE GENERAL LEE IS AN AMAZING ARCHER!
I KNOW HE WON'T MISS.
THEN...
I'M READY, SIR!!
...THE KEY IS NOT TO LOOK!!
WOW! DUMOK IS SO SMART!!
I'M STARTING TO FEEL LIKE THOSE MUSCLES KINDA LOOK COOL!
WELL... HE'S A STRANGE ONE.
AS YOU WISH THEN.
OH NO... I'M IN TROUBLE.
THERE WAS SOMETHING I DIDN'T ACCOUNT FOR.
THE LACK OF VISUAL INFORMATION...
...MAKES IT ALL THE MORE TERRIFYING!!
W-WAIT...
LET ME FIX MY POSTURE--
HE TURNED AT THE LAST MOMENT...
HOW DID HE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
OH...?
CONGRATULATIONS. YOU PASSED.
I THINK I WET MYSELF...
WE FINALLY HAVE OUR FIRST SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE!
WHO'S NEXT... HUH?
WHY, IT'S GWIYEONG...
...THE GHOST'S SHADOW!
WOW! GWIYEONG, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
HAHA... SO... I MISPLACED THE JADE PLAQUE, BUT NO ONE WOULD BELIEVE ME...
GWIYEONG...? IS HE SAYING THAT LITTLE KID IS THE GHOST'S SHADOW?
WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?
HE'S REALLY WELL-KNOWN IN THE NORTHERN REGIONS FOR SLAUGHTERING ANY BARBARIAN ON SIGHT.
BUT HE LOOKS SO YOUNG!
THE ONE THEY CALL THE GHOST'S SHADOW WAS GWIYEONG...
THAT'S WHY HIS NAME SOUNDED FAMILIAR.
WAIT, DOES THAT MEAN HE ACTUALLY HAD THAT JADE PLAQUE?!
HE MENTIONED THE JADE PLAQUE BUT HAD NO PROOF OF IT. THAT'S WHY WE MADE HIM TAKE THE TEST...
BUT IF IT'S TRUE, THEN HE DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE THE REST OF--
WHY BOTHER?
PARDON?
IN ANY CASE, HE DOESN’T HAVE THE JADE PLAQUE WITH HIM.
BESIDES, DON’T YOU THINK THESE TESTS ARE RATHER FUN?
WELL...
COME NOW. SINCE YOU’RE HERE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO THROUGH IT.
LEAVE THE ARROW AND GO TO YOUR POSITION...
...GWIYEONG.
GENERAL LEE IS QUITE STERN.
THEN AGAIN, PEOPLE MIGHT RAISE FAIRNESS ISSUES IF HE GIVES GWIYEONG PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
THIS WILL HELP GWIYEONG IN THE LONG RUN, AND HE KNOWS IT.
I MUST STAY CALM... AND RELAX...
BUT...
...THIS IS TOO EXCITING!
I WONDER IF I WAS RIGHT TO SEE IT IN YOU...
GHOST'S SHADOW...
SHOW ME...
...WHAT YOU CAN DO!
WAIT...! DID HE AIM FOR THE BOY'S HEAD?!
THIS IS NO MISTAKE!
HE DID IT ON PURPOSE!
HUH? THIS LOOKS BAD...
I'D BETTER MOVE---
GWIYEONG! IF YOU MOVE, YOU'RE OUT!
STAND YOUR GROUND!!
HE MOVED! HE'S OUT!!
HE CAUGHT THE ARROW...
...WITH HIS BARE HAND!
WELL... HOW'S THIS?
DOES THIS WORK?
HA...
HAHAHAHA! THAT WAS SPLENDID!
SURE, THAT WORKS! YOU PASSED!
I KNEW YOU WOULDN’T LET ME DOWN!
I’M TRULY IMPRESSED!
OKAY, IT’S TIME TO FINISH THE REST...
THIS IS GETTING TEDIOUS. NEXT...
SURE. LET’S DO THIS.
WHY DON’T WE CONTINUE TOMORROW?
YOU SEEM QUITE DRUNK, SIR.
COME ON! I'M NOT DRUNK!
DO YOU TAKE ME FOR A FOOL WHO CAN'T EVEN HOLD HIS LIQUOR?
B-BUT...
IT WON'T TAKE LONG. I'LL FINISH UP QUICKLY...
DARN IT! DODGE THE ARROW!!
OH NO...
OOPS, I DIDN'T MEAN TO...
HEY... ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WELL... IT MISSED ALL THE VITALS.
YOU'LL BE FINE. DON'T WORRY.
DON'T GET UPSET NOW. YOU STOOD STILL WITH GUTS, SO YOU PASS---
YOU'RE ALL THE SAME...
ALL THE HIGHER-UPS IN THIS KINGDOM...
THINK ITS SUBJECTS ARE JUST TOYS TO TINKER WITH...
ALL OF YOU...
...INCLUDING THE DARN KING.
DID YOU JUST MOCK THE KINGDOM, THE KING...
...AND ME, ALL AT THE SAME TIME?
THEN I SUPPOSE IT WOULDN'T BE UNJUST...
...TO CUT YOUR TONGUE RIGHT HERE AND NOW--
SUNMONG LEE... YOU STEPPED OVER THE LINE!
I AM GOING TO KILL YOU...
YUNDEOK CHOI <THE BEST SWORDSMAN IN JOSEON>
...AND ASK FOR HIS MAJESTY'S MERCY TOMORROW.
YOU D*** FIEND!!
SUNMONG LEE <THE BEST SWORDSMAN IN JOSEON>
General Lee's arrow test eliminates candidates one by one; Mandeuk and Buksoe get scared and fail. Dumok becomes the first to pass by closing his eyes. Then Gwiyeong is revealed to be the Shadow of the Ghost; he catches the arrow aimed at his head with his bare hand and passes. When the drunk general injures the next candidate, the enraged candidate insults the king and the atmosphere becomes tense.
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