We will go into the flashback of Ijin and 003 and how the relationship between them fared. Among the numbers, 003 has come out as the least trustworthy and is looking up to be the main antagonist for the coming arc. The story beats and how the two will deal with each other by looking at their past in Mercenary Enrollment Chapter 169.
Ijin recently resolved a case of a fight club in his locality where one of his friend’s siblings was involved. At this point, it is no surprise to anyone that Ijin cares for his friends as much as she cares about his family. They have stood by him when he needed them the most without him ever asking.
Moreover, Ijin’s story arc is more or less resolved unless some new trouble comes out to deal with them. This isn’t likely to be the case, as the action manhwa is about living in the present and dealing with the past. Especially when it comes to Iiin’s relationship with his former mercery allies whom he used to lead
Mercenary Enrollment Chapter 169 Spoilers
Mercenary Enrollment Chapter 169 will not have the usual slice-of-life charm in the series as we go into Ijin’s past. Ijin’s past is nothing but a big web of events and characters that have relevance to his life to this day. They say that the part is hard to run from, or it catches up to you. Both of these apply to Ijin in some manner.
The numbers came after Ijin because he had run away from the camp and killed the comrades who chased him. However, throughout the series, we have seen that Ijin is kind to those who are close to him—going to great lengths to protect them from any kind of harm that could be brought to them.
Even in the last arc, we saw this play out when his friend Jungyuk’s brother became part of an underground fighting ring. And now that 003 is here, we might finally get an answer as to who killed his comrades. Given the vicious nature of the newest mercenary, it is clear that she had some hand in their deaths, but could she be the real killer?
Mercenary Enrollment Chapter 168 Recap
Mercenary Enrollment Chapter 168 started with 003’s troupe doing an open fire where the numbers were located at. They had been taken by her by surprise when she came to the region surrounding their bases uninformed and acting as a diversion. However, the numbers notice what she was up to and open-fired at her, forcing her colleagues to come out of hiding.
One of the numbers told 002 that she had betrayed them, urging 002 to make a decision. However, 003 was the one to break the silence by pleading to the numbers that had taken cover after the open fire between them. She offered them to surrender and go back to their old way of life, but they had to betray 001.
The numbers recalled an event from the past where 003 had made a similar offer before. The offer was aimed at the people they had to fight, and 003 told them that they would be spared if they joined their side. However, she killed them right after and laughed at their face for their naivety.
What is the release date for Mercenary Enrollment Chapter 169?
Mercenary Enrollment Chapter 169 will come out on January 1, 2024, for the following regions.
- Pacific Daylight Time [West Coast]: 8:00 AM PDT (January 1, 2024)
- Central Daylight Time [Central American and Canada]: 10:00 AM CDT (January 1, 2024)
- Eastern Daylight Time [East Coast]: 11:00 AM EDT (January 1, 2024)
- Greenwich Mediterranean Time [Britain]: 3:00 PM BST (January 1, 2024)
- Philippines Standard Time [Philippines]: 11:00 PM PST (January 1, 2024)
It will be available to read on January 2, 2024, for these regions.
- Korean Standard Time [Korea]: 12:00 AM KST (January 2, 2024)
- Japanese Standard Time [Korea]: 12:00 AM JST (January 2, 2024)
- Australia Eastern Daylight Time [Australia]: 02:00 AM AEDT (January 2, 2024)
Where to read Mercenary Enrollment Chapter 169?
Mercenary Enrollment Chapter 169 will be available to read on Naver Webtoon.
