Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (Gumihodyeon 1938 / 구미호뎐1938)

TALE OF THE NINE TAILED 1938

Cheon Moo-yeong?

-Is it really you? -Yes, it's me.

-How are you-- -Alive?

Cut the crap. Moo-yeong is dead. I saw it with my own eyes.

Who exactly are you?

It's me.

Your friend, Moo-yeong.

This is proof that the three of us are one.

Whoever betrays this pact dies at my hands.

What if I lose it?

I'll feed you deer poop.

-Deer poop, deer poop, deer poop-- -Hey!

How do you have that?

Because I don't want to eat deer poop.

-No way. -I missed you.

Are you red-white mask?

What do you mean?

You haven't changed at all. You and your temper.

Who are you?

The Governor-General has me as a target.

I won't be able to hide my identity for much longer.

Please punish me! My brother did this because of me--

No, I put you in danger, ma'am.

Don't cry.

A gisaeng must become not a flower, but a weed in times like this.

Don't let the pesticides phase you.

I promise I will.

Jae Yoo, keep an eye on the Governor-General.

And…

Don't get hurt.

Yes, ma'am. I'll do as you say.

What will happen to Myoyeongak now?

Run the business as if nothing happened.

I will protect Myoyeongak.

Madame, you'd better come outside.

What the hell are you two doing?

Please stop.

What kind of fool do you two take me for?

Ryu Hong-joo.

Are you insane?

You better not do that.

-You've been struck on a vital point. -By a mountain god's sword, at that.

What are you trying to do?

There are two of you.

And the opium addict in Manchuria is the real one.

Damn, you caught me.

But…

-I'm the real Lee Yeon too. -Except, you don't belong in this era.

He lost a lot of blood.

I wonder how you ever came back?

Taluipa never revives those she kills, since she's all about principles.

I'm looking for answers too. As to who awakened me.

As to what I am, if I'm neither living nor dead.

What happened on the day the four mountain gods were chosen?

Tell me! What the hell did you do to ruin our friendship?

I killed…

Moo-yeong's older brother.

That's insane.

But…

I don't regret doing it.

Shut your mouth.

I can't die here.

I must go back.

-He's out of breath. -What will it be?

The only one who can save him…

is you.

EPISODE 6

HANGMYEONOK NOODLES

I think they're closed. Shall we go somewhere else?

No. I eat where I want to eat.

Bring me two bowls of naengmyeon .

We're closed. No more customers.

I want naengmyeon .

You're full eating like that?

I'm full.

Men like mysterious women.

Women who eat as little as birds

and don't even go to the toilet.

Why? Is there something on my face?

You're a curiosity.

I am?

A sales girl who turns out to be a mermaid in disguise.

A half-blood with weak legs who's really a master of destruction.

-Master of destruction? -You destroy all with your singing.

Did you inherit your voice from your mother?

I hate my voice.

I only sing to make people happy.

But I do that sometimes.

Quit complaining. That's a blessing.

You have the power to fight the world and protect yourself.

Is that so?

Then I will protect you.

Why would you protect me?

Because you still have five more wishes to grant me.

Quite the woman of tenacity, huh?

Check, please.

-Go home. -You're not dropping me off?

-Would that be another wish? -No. I'll use it sparingly.

-Good night. -Yeah.

OBOK BOUTIQUE

The one who did this to you…

is that nine-tailed fox?

Yes, sir.

It could disguise itself. The Madame of Myoyeongak is one of them!

We must get rid of them now!

Lee Yeon.

How wonderful.

Joseon seems to be filled with utilizable demons.

Expedite the work at the gold mines.

Give them the orders.

You will do nothing about Myoyeongak?

We are in the middle of war. Military expansion takes priority.

As for us, we're going to the laboratory.

We have secured new Joseon demons to be our prey.

No!

They are not prey.

They are new war weapons for the Empire!

Yes, sir.

Did you find anything?

-They won't be raiding Myoyeongak yet. -And the Chief Commissioner?

I hear he's going to some laboratory with his right-hand man.

-A laboratory? What's that? -Well…

It's top secret, so I don't know much.

But there's a rumor that the hostages there aren't human.

You're here.

Let me introduce you to our newest member.

Whoa! These are your other members?

Let's see the goods from Manchuria first.

This is what I picked up from Gyeongseong Station?

-A real bomb? -I'm sure you know.

Both importing and carrying bombs is a serious crime.

So from now on, we must protect each other.

Even if we get exposed, I will claim that I did everything alone.

-Me too. -Same here.

And we are the Independence Volunteer Corps.

When's the date?

We will receive an order from Manchuria soon.

Excuse me for a moment.

-Why are you here, sir? -I'm the keeper of the Stream of the Dead.

I've witnessed infinite deaths, but this has gone too far.

War, torture, and even forced labor. These lives don't deserve such a fate.

Does Taluipa know about this?

She'd go berserk. Not to get involved in human affairs.

It's a secret.

Well, Lord Lee Yeon doesn't know I'm here either.

It's good to have you.

We are Joseon demons, after all.

We can't have our country taken on our watch, no?

You all are admirable, comrades.

Still have your talents, huh?

He'll be up in half a day.

Why are you saving him?

You said you died because of him, no?

I brought Yeon to the past to restore everything…

-to its rightful place. -"Rightful place"?

Both my family and the forest I ruled.

I intend to get them all back.

And to do so, I need him.

Because this one has something that the one from this era doesn't.

And what's that?

You'll find out soon.

Does he know you're red-white mask?

Shush.

-Yeon, I'm scared. -A starving demon lives in this forest.

The creature that feeds on humans and animals, regardless!

-Hey, stop tormenting him. -Fine.

-Taluipa should know we're gone by now. -Let's go back now.

If we decided to run, we must see it to the end.

Just show me everything you have.

You here to open a tavern or something?

I can't stand being hungry.

What's that?

-I should still study, you know. -Geez, Cheon Moo-yeong.

You brought underwear?

I must have clean underwear, no matter what.

Oh, and this.

Ta-da!

-Isn't that Taluipa's favorite comb? -It's revenge for tormenting us.

This is proof that the three of us are one.

Whoever betrays this pact dies at my hands.

What if I lose it?

I'll feed you deer poop.

-Deer poop, deer poop, deer poop-- -Hey!

I'm sorry, Yeon.

To be honest,

I don't care if you're from the past or future.

I'm going to protect you.

And Moo-yeong.

In my own way.

Even if we end up in shreds.

We're hiring new gisaengs ?

At a time like this?

Myoyeongak is open until Madame Ryu says otherwise.

Gosh.

-How many are there? -We have six candidates.

Madame will decide after she sees them.

How old? Are they pretty?

She sure does hate the pretty ones, except for Madame Ryu.

Shut it. You're not one of them.