Tale of the Nine Tailed (구미호뎐)

TALE OF THE NINE TAILED

I told you to wait, didn't I?

We finally meet again. How long has it been?

That rebel jerk blabbed everything without getting hit once.

Because I asked him to.

So I can meet you right here, right now, just as I planned.

So you can't be killed with a sword, huh?

I was wearing a female human's body at the time,

but not anymore.

You have a ton of cheap tricks.

-I wanted a real match against you. -So did I.

Not bad.

You don't know anything about me, Lee Yeon.

I've been living much longer than you think.

I've existed on this land long before you were born.

-Don't be stuck in the past. -And I'm going to live longer than you.

And don't be obsessed with a future that will never come.

You, born in a cave during a plague, endured 1,000 years under the dark water

to get out of the darkness and become a god?

I was supposed to be in your place.

If only I wasn't caught when ascending to heaven after becoming a dragon…

Too bad. It's the same as this.

You went to take the CSAT but got caught with your phone and got kicked out.

That's too bad.

But that's your character and your fate, Imoogi.

You're just an Imoogi.

You're still the same. You're still arrogant.

You think the whole world is under your feet?

I think you're under my feet, at least.

-I want to trample on you. -Your brother's, your woman's,

and even her parents' lives are all in my hands.

What do you have?

Let me make a reasonable suggestion.

Lee Yeon, if you give me your body, I will spare the rest.

What do you think I am?

A rebel of Seogyeong.

You took them, didn't you? You took my mom and dad!

It's the carnation I made.

Look on the back.

Ji-ah, why aren't you coming to save us?

They're alive?

Where are they?

Give me the mountain god.

If you do, I'll give you your parents back.

Tell me! Where are they?

You saw them. You just didn't recognize them.

What does that mean?

You'll find out soon enough.

I won't forgive you.

Want to call the police? Or your boyfriend?

Whichever is fine, but if you do, you can never meet your parents again.

Why? Why did it have to be my mom and dad?

Because I knew this day would come.

Because you, Ji-ah, would do anything to save your parents.

Because I want you to make a wise decision again,

just like how you saved your father in your previous life.

You'll let them go if I give you my body?

Ji-ah, her parents, and Lee Rang too?

If I can, I'd like to have all of them,

but if that's hard, you can just give me your heart.

Are you serious?

I am serious.

So, is it a yes or a no?

I…

My answer…

is no.

-Why? -You look like you'd take it and run.

I don't make deals with jerks like you.

I'm going to get them back on my own, one by one.

Feel it.

The feeling of destroying precious things with your own hands again.

Well, this question is a bit off, but why are you back?

No one welcomes the icon of calamity, plague, and war.

If you're asking me about my worldview, I don't have one.

I want just one thing.

I want that woman.

The woman who was offered to me as a sacrifice since her birth

but saved you and made me die.

I like her.

You bastard, how dare you…

That's good enough. I just wanted to estimate your power.

But I'm just getting started.

I want to die. Right now.

You can feel it, right?

You really are connected to them.

-What? -You are their vessel.

Why on earth are you doing things like this?

You're human too.

I'm a human, so I don't want to die, but there are so many things I want.

So being a rebel wasn't enough for you, huh?

My only sin was dreaming of a new world after being born into the lowest class.

My only wish was to feed my children, my wife, and my mother proper meals.

But they said they'll behead me because I'm a rebel.

That was when I met them.

I'm sure it wasn't for free.

What was your price for survival?

My children, my wife, and my mother.

I offered my beloved family as sacrifice to the Imoogi, and I survived.

You lunatic.

If you want to get something, you must lose something.

So are you telling me to sell Lee Yeon?

To become someone like you?

Ji-ah, the choice is up to you.

Will you hold a funeral for your parents,

who lost half of their lives for you, or…

A drop of this potion will make anyone sleep so deeply,

they won't even know they're kidnapped.

Make Lee Yeon fall asleep.

I will let you get back the life you've always dreamed of.

GROUND CHERRIES

That's why I told you to buy a massage chair.

It'll turn into a laundry rack eventually. It's a waste of money.

I'm getting old too, so my joints and limbs aren't well either.

Massage harder! Seriously.

Yes, ma'am.

Our son Bok-gil was the master of massages.

He collected rubber tree bark and Siberian ginseng,

which are good for joints,

and boiled them into medicine for his mother, who worked day and night.

Don't mention that disloyal brat in my presence.

Don't call my son a disloyal brat.

Get out.

Why do you act like you're the only one

who was heartbroken after losing a child?

-I said, get out! -It was your fault.

If you didn't kill his bride, he wouldn't have killed himself.

She was possessed by a Plague Demon.

Should I have just let the plague strike the whole peninsula because of that girl?

Right.

That's just who you are.

You are neither Bok-gil's mom nor my wife.

You're the guardian of the Stream of the Dead.

And I was crazy for trying to understand you even a bit

until this very moment.

I can't stand you! Get out!

EMERGENCY - 132 PEOPLE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN GEUMRAN-GU

GRIM REAPERS ASSEMBLE AT THE SHRINE OF KING OF THE DEAD

That Imoogi did it, huh?

Give us Lee Yeon. You have two days.

We need his body.

Don't try to break the deal. Try to untangle what's been tangled.

Imoogi, that bastard.

What on Earth is it planning?

"MASS DEATH LIKE NEVER BEFORE" CITIZENS ARE SHOCKED!

How is this possible?

What is this? A horror movie?

How can 132 people commit suicide at the same time in the same city?

-Maybe they had a suicide pact? -Not a single will was found.

The psychology of those who commit suicide is to explain why they died,

who caused them to die, and what caused them to die.

What about a pseudo religion?

There was this pseudo religion

in which believers committed mass suicide in Jonestown in the 1970s.

That was suicide by poison, but these people all have different causes of death.

-Wow! That's weird. -I'm back.

Oh, Terry, you're back.

Wait. You just went to Geumran-gu.

Are you… okay? Is your body okay?

-Are you hurt? -What?

Didn't you watch the news?

A whole bunch of people died there an hour ago.

-Really? -Where's Ji-ah? Didn't she come with you?

She left first. She had something urgent to do.

-Isn't she here? -Oh, did she? When did she come?

-This is the footage from today. -Thank you.

So, how was it today?

Were you abused by Ji-ah or anything?

Not at all.

She's a lot nicer than I thought.

OUTGOING CALL - NAM JI-AH

Give me the mountain god.

If you do, I'll give you your parents back.

LEE YEON

Come here.

Nice house.

The living room is big, but there aren't many rooms.

So vets do make a lot of money.

Come this way.

Have a seat.

-This is… -Borscht, a traditional Russian dish.

I'm sure you didn't grow up eating something like this,

but I thought you'd miss the smell of your hometown.

Don't you like it?

I sometimes miss the forest where I was born and grew up.

It turned into an apartment complex.

I know this smell, and I like this smell.

And it's delicious too.

Help yourself.

I'm sorry!

Geomdoong?

Mister!

You brat! Come here right now!

Don't make me angry. I'll kill you if you do.

Who is he?

He's my stepdad.

Come here. I said, come here.

You choose.

If you ask me to help you,

I'll make sure you don't ever see his face again.

If not, I'll just go my way.