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

CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS APPEARING IN THIS DRAMA

ARE FICTITIOUS, REGARDLESS OF HISTORICAL FACTS

CHILD ACTORS WERE FILMED SAFELY WITH THE PRESENCE OF THEIR GUARDIANS

AND SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS WERE FILMED WITH EXPERTS

Emergency! Wake up!

-It's an emergency! Wake up! -Ax!

-Is it an ambush? -Madame Ryu's summons.

I don't know why, but she's gone wild.

EPISODE 8

What? Why?

The cabbage from the seas are firm and hearty.

-Taste all good with the shrimps? -It's refreshing, without a fishy smell.

-Please save me, boss. -What are you doing there?

I thought there was an emergency?

One of Myoyeongak's biggest events is obviously an emergency.

-Sit down, the three of you. -It's gimjang season?

-I'm a former mountain god. -I'm the boss of a bandit gang.

I'm a victim of the bandit gang.

-A former god never makes kimchi. Geez. -Hold on.

I've calculated your lodging expenses. You've been indulging free of charge.

It sums up to at least the cost of a house!

-How is it so expen-- -I told you not to eat full course meals!

You ate most of it!

Oh, well…

Don't I get a discount? We're friends and I'm a former god, no?

Not a chance, you punk.

Geez, it's not like I've ever done this before.

Seriously.

Gosh, my back.

Do we really need to make 500 cabbage heads worth of kimchi?

I'm a bandit, but I have red pepper instead of blood on my hands.

-Well, I'll say! -Kimchi tastes best homemade.

Make sure to fill it up.

-Hey, but isn't this a bit too salty? -Really? Let me try.

It's just right. It should be salty to ferment it in a crock.

-Is that so? -Be meticulous.

-It should be salty. -It's delicious!

Hey, you two!

Gosh, seriously.

Sir, I can't share rooms with him. We're so incompatible.

Gosh, you're gonna rat me out?

So why did you rob him of all people? He can be really vindictive, you know.

How could he have known? Just commend him for his professionalism.

Exactly. Who's the idiot taking drinks without knowing what's in it?

You thief.

Hey, blaming the victim is still uncalled for!

-Don't yell at my henchman! -Don't talk back to your brother!

Don't tell my boss what to do!

-Shut up and kimjang ! -Get your hands--

Even Gyeongseong's changed quite a bit.

Speak in Korean, you idiot.

K-- Korean. H-- Hard.

It's been twenty years since you've learned Korean.

You guys the Shinigami Mercenaries?

-I'm on orders to pick you up. -You work for Kato, but you don't know us?

This is Gyeongseong. I don't care about you hillbillies.

Shall we tell you who we are?

There are many eyes watching.

-Are you waiting for Lee Rang? -No, ma'am.

If not, what's all this?

Magazines say folding paper cranes will make your love come true.

Goodness. You like him that much?

-Go meet him then. -Can I do that?

Then I'll be back in an hour.

My gosh.

Damn! There's caramel on my clothes.

-Nyudo. You did this, huh? -So noisy…

Disgusting! Give me my clothes!

-What are you looking at? -I wasn't looking.

Yes, you were. Just now.

Oh, goodness. Finally, we have some space.

-It's a demon. There's a demon here. -What kind?

-A mermaid. -Doesn't mermaid flesh grant immortality?

I want to eat it.

Yuki, I'll catch it for you.

That's enough. The mission comes first for now.

Yum! It's so delicious.

You look free. Aren't you going to catch Red-white mask?

I already went looking for him, but he's gone.

-Want my guys to look for him? -No. He'll come on his own.

You will die before you live a century.

In the year 2020, you sacrifice yourself on your brother's behalf.

How are things with the mermaid? Is it going well?

-I hear you see her daily. -Not daily.

Let's set a date for us to meet. Where should we meet?

Korean cuisine or Western cuisine? Seafood's off the table, right?

-The bride is a similar species after all. -Are you crazy? Engagement, my foot.

-My wish is to see you get married. -That's none of your business.

Hey! Why are you drinking makgeolli on an empty stomach, huh?

-Here. Have some suyuk too. -Seriously, cut it out.

-Is this so upsetting to you, huh? -Stop being nice. It's annoying.

What's the problem this time, huh? Why are you being perverse?

Hey!

Geez, that little…

Gosh, that brat. We haven't even much time left together.

Akira!

Didn't you want to see Yuki?

-I'm not so sure. -Yuki missed Akira so, so much.

I heard you got bitch-slapped by Joseon demons.

Don't laugh!

I'll get you your revenge.

Just do as you're told.

Don't give Yuki orders!

Akira, you sure look dapper now since quitting the group?

Is it 'cause it's a white-collar job?

Don't touch me.

You came.

Shinigami Mercenaries. Arriving from Manchuria.

Everyone, thank you for your efforts in battle.

-Where's your boss? -You haven't seen him?

-He left for Gyeongseong before us. -Boss only shows up when he feels like it.

Just tell us the mission. I might lose my mind from impatience.

-We're conducting an experiment. -An experiment?

To convert Joseon demons into the Empire's war weapons.

Oh, my. That sounds like so much fun.

Your mission is to capture the Joseon demons.

Can I kill them and bring back only a body part?

It'll be difficult to capture them alive.

And how will you be paying?

By the number of heads.

Yes, sir!

Was it a good idea to call them?

-They move arbitrarily. -The experiments aren't everything.

We must wipe them out.

Uproot the Joseon demons, and their folk beliefs.

We must uproot the spirit of Joseon.

-I looked into the one named Lee Yeon. -And?

He's at Myoyeongak.

Just like the Madame, he's also a mountain god of Joseon.

A mountain god of Joseon, you say.

CHEON HO-YEONG

It was a long wait.

-Old man. -Yeah.

-How did you find me? -You weren't home, so…

-Isn't your brother buried here? -Yes, he used to be.

But he's there now.

Moo-yeong, what on earth are you trying to do?

I'm boiling his bones with dirt. Plus, a weasel, snake, and spider.

Don't tell me…

Do you intend to work the banhon charm? No, you can't. You mustn't wreck…

BANHON CHARM - CHARM THAT REVIVES THE DEAD

-…the realm of the Living and the Dead. -I know. I may never be forgiven for it.

-But I have to do it. -Don't turn the old hag into your enemy.

Neither she nor I… We haven't given up on you.

This is why I didn't want to see you.

You kept my company even when I became stone.

When it was snowing, you'd put clothes on an immobile piece of stone.

You were always sensitive to the cold.

I'm no longer the Moo-yeong you knew. No. I must not be.

Moo-yeong, you think I don't know you?

Just let me be the villain.

Don't come looking for me anymore.

I bought this for you.

Don't skip meals.

-When are you leaving? -I have less than a week left.

-Do you have to go? -Yes, I do.

I have someone waiting.

Geez, you jerk.

I heard she was reincarnated? That woman.

Moo-yeong tell you that?

Why didn't you say anything about Moo-yeong's identity?

You knew, didn't you?

Perhaps, I hoped to dream.

That maybe we could return to the old days.

Just a silly dream that only I have.

I don't know if you'll believe me, but I never abandoned either of you.

That's why I can't forgive him.

I'll end this with my own hands.

You're just like him.

You both risk your lives to save me…

yet steal each other from me again.

I'm sorry, Hong-joo.

For never giving you the answer you wanted.

But I have something to protect.

Both here, and the future where I'm from.

Fine, then. If that's how you guys want to be.

I quit being the pathetic damsel in distress.

I, too, will do whatever it takes to protect Myoyeongak and my girls.

You left one out.

You. Be sure to protect yourself too.

I want a hug.

I won't play fair from now.

SAFETY AND SECURITY SAY NO TO WAR

Wait! Hold on!

I mean, this isn't a barbershop. It's useless if we do this ourselves.

We must get Taluipa to come out! The Talui-- Hey, hey!

-You should be fasting right now. -Geez.

-Hey! -This is why-- Oh, gosh.

Oh, my.

Now you decide to show your face?

I'm here to watch the sedentary deity shave his head.

SEDENTARY DEITY - A HOUSE-PROTECTING TUTELARY DEITY

Well, I don't know.

If I bid farewell to my hair, I expect it'll make things tougher on you.

Go for it. You have a nice shaped head.

-Should I cut it-- -Gosh! Hold on! Geez.

Let me knock some sense into you.

Wait, wait-- Hold on! Let's talk! We'll settle this with words.

You might die if you keep this up!

Whose side are you on?