A Korean Odyssey (화유기)

Breaking news. Around 3 p.m. yesterday, a wildfire

broke out in Gangwon Province and has been causing damage for two days.

The fire has been spreading along the ridge,

and it has engulfed about 60 hectares of the forest so far.

Due to the extremely dry weather, it is spreading very quickly,

so the firefighters are struggling to put out the fire.

PREVENT WILDFIRES FOR OUR MOUNTAINS!

-Oh, it's Jin Seon-mi. -It's Seon-mi.

-Don't get close to her. -You're a ghost.

-You're a ghost. -Let's go.

-You're a ghost. -She's a ghost.

-You're a ghost. -She's a ghost. Avoid her.

-You're a ghost. -You're a ghost.

-Her ghost will follow you. -Get lost.

-You're a ghost. -You're a ghost.

You give us the creeps. Get lost!

ETHICS

Hello, everyone. Good morning.

Shall we greet each other?

Stand up, everyone.

What's she looking at? There's nothing.

I don't know. She's doing it again.

She must be crazy.

You're the only student who listens to me.

You're a good girl.

I should reward you.

Go away!

What's wrong, kids?

What's going on? Seon-mi!

What are you doing?

Are you okay, Seon-mi?

Go away.

Go away, please.

Hey kid, where are you going?

I'll come with you.

Let's go to school and study together.

No!

Students must study.

I told you to go away!

You're a bad student.

Shall I teach you a lesson? You should be punished.

Go away!

I said, go away.

Leave me alone!

Go away.

Mister, did you make her go away?

Yes.

How?

Mine doesn't do that.

That's too bad. Mine works.

You're probably not a human either.

Since I don't want to scare you, I'll just say...

that I'm a fairy.

I'm not scared of you.

I'm scared of things like that from earlier.

You can see creatures that aren't human.

I've been

looking for a special human like you.

You...

passed.

-Why were you looking for someone like me? -Because I have a favor to ask.

If I help you,

will you swap yours with mine?

Sure thing.

Then we have

-a deal now. -Sounds good.

This path will lead you to a small house in the forest.

Go inside the house

and bring me what I need.

What is it?

It's a fan with a pretty name, Pachoseon .

You know that a fire has been going on

for a week in the big mountain east from here, right?

I need that fan to put out the fire.

If you bring it to me,

I'll swap my umbrella with yours.

-Then I'll go. -Good.

What an absurd request. All right.

Human kid.

You must get out of there as soon as you find the fan.

No matter what you see or hear,

you must turn a blind eye to all of it.

Okay. I'm really good at things like that.

-See you soon. -All right.

You can go get it yourself.

Why are you asking me?

That house

is a very strange house.

Humans can't see it, but only humans can enter it.

Only special ones like you can go inside that house.

You'll find it inside the room at the end of the hallway

after going up the stairs.

I thought you were a fly, but you're actually a human.

Hey, kid.

Who are you? How did you get in here?

No matter what you see or hear,

you must turn a blind eye to all of it.

And you came empty-handed?

You didn't bring any gift? Booze, for example.

I'm craving alcohol.

You'd make the perfect snack.

There's no way this human kid can see or hear me.

Hey, your umbrella just fell on the floor.

Can you hear me?

Well, well.

You can hear me, right?

Why did you come here?

Why is that fan in your pocket?

Someone asked me to bring it.

Mr. Fairy asked me to bring this fan to him.

Mr. Fairy?

A tall guy with a mustache?

He said he's a fairy?

Do you know him?

I know him very well.

How did a human kid like you become his minion?

I'm not his minion.

We made a deal.

A deal?

On what terms?

Terms?

You didn't state your terms?

-You're in big trouble now. -Why?

Something bad might happen to you when you walk out of that door now.

Frightening monsters might come at you.

I can't let that happen.

I'll go with you.

I'll keep you safe.

Let me go get changed into something nice since I have to go out now.

You should put out the candles before we head out together.

Hurry up.

Why don't you do it yourself?

Just go ahead and do it.

You can't do it.

Only I can do it, right?

Isn't that why you're asking me to do it?

That's right, human kid.

Do it for me, please.

I must put them out to leave this place.

Isn't it dangerous?

They represent the Marble Mountains.

Their energy is... Look at this. Here too.

It's confining me all the way up here.

If you release me by putting out the candles,

I'll keep you safe. You understand?

-Shouldn't we make a deal, then? -Goodness.

Kiddo, you're quite smart.

All right.

Tell me the terms you want.

Keep me safe.

I see horrifying monsters.

You can see demons.

Life must be tough for you.

What's your name?

-Jin Seon-mi. -"Jin Seon-mi."

I'm Son O-gong, the great sage equal to heaven.

Call my name when you're in danger or scared.

Then I'll show up

and protect you.

Then we have a deal.

All right.

I'm so sick and tired of the Marble Mountains.

Get rid of them for me.

Did I get out?

I did.

I got out of there.

I got out. I'm finally out of there!

The house is gone.

I know.

That prison has completely vanished.

Great job, Seon-mi.

I need a drink right now.

You probably don't want to join me. So, bye!

Where are you going?

You must stay by my side and protect me from now on.

Oh, right.

We did make a deal.

First, please take me to somewhere safe.

I live with my maternal grandmother.

I'll introduce you to her.

All right.

Hold on. Let me think for a second.

You won't come with me?

Seon-mi.

You seem like a very smart kid,

so you must know what a prison is.

What kind of people get locked up in there?

Bad guys.

I was locked up in one.

What does that make me?

Are you a bad guy?

Yes.

Let me introduce myself.

I'm a total bastard.

Does that mean you'll break the deal?

I don't like this,

but we can't break any deal we made with humans.

According to our deal,

I must show up and keep you safe

whenever you call my name, but...