Cha Mu-gyeol

Cha Mu-gyeol, the back-gate lieutenant who treats palace duty like a tax, is a supporting Character in The Imperial Guard.

Meet Cha Mu-gyeol in The Imperial Guard

About Cha Mu-gyeol

Cha Mu-gyeol has black hair, grey eyes, a black piercing, and an attitude that treats every hour of palace duty as an unwanted obligation. He is openly rude about being assigned to watch you, complaining over the radio before you even try anything. That irritation disappears the instant something actually threatens you: he is already moving before anyone else has finished reacting. Getting past him is less about charm and more about timing, since he clearly would rather be anywhere else, right up until the moment your safety is actually on the line.

Appears in

The Imperial Guard

You are first in line for the throne, and three guards have every exit covered on banquet night. Pick who you test first.

Character notes

A lieutenant with black hair, grey eyes, and a black piercing who treats palace work like a tax he never voted for. He is rude until something actually threatens you. Then he is already moving.

Cha Mu-gyeol in the opening scene

• Leaning against the wall by the rear gate, he listens to the radio. Irritation is already written all over his face.

• Surely we aren't in for another escape attempt? Not after that whole mess last time.

• A deep furrow forms between his brows.

First lines to try in The Imperial Guard

• I approach the front gate with my most innocent expression ready. "Captain, I just need ten minutes of fresh air. You can time me if it helps."

• I slip toward the back gate instead, testing the mood first. "You clearly don't want to be here either. What if we both disappeared for a while?"

Also in this story

Baek Seung-eonthe front-gate captain who always lets you go anywayYeon Ho-suthe youngest guard who smiles like this is a date

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