Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020) s01e07 Episode Script
Chapter 7: The Trap of Samsara
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TALE OF THE NINE TAILED
Hi.
The thing that came out of the well
hid as soon as it came out…
and I just found a piece of it.
A piece.
No way.
In that girl's body.
The Fox Marble you gave her disappeared.
And as a result,
something awakened in her body.
What?
Why…
Why is it there?
She was finally born again
after 600 years.
Her only dream…
is to live a normal life with her family,
like other people.
Why…
Why is it in Ji-ah's body?
It's all her fate.
Fate?
Says who?
She didn't commit any sins!
How dare you try to insult the heavens
in the territory of gods!
Old hag, you knew everything, didn't you?
So that's why you've been telling me
not to see her, huh?
I feel like
someone stole my money
after I've been saving for 600 years.
So?
You need to cut down the principal a bit.
I took you in
when you had mountains of debt,
and you dare to demand
that I cut down the principal?
Stop it!
Calm down, Lee Yeon.
And that's enough from you too.
Listen to what I say.
If Ji-ah dies at an early age,
I will destroy both
the Worlds of the Living and of the Dead.
I can't stand your presence.
Take him away!
Did you see her?
I'm curious about how you felt.
I feel like crying.
Because I felt that I must've traveled
through a long time to meet her.
You're really torn right now.
-What?
-"What weird things they are.
Isn't it that Imoogi from back then?"
If I changed,
it's because the world has changed.
In this world, both Imoogis
and nine-tailed foxes exist only in games,
so I don't need to stick
to the old worldview.
They're going to start looking for us too.
That's what I'm waiting for.
I wish to meet her as soon as possible.
Even if she talks like that, I'm sure
she doesn't mean everything she says.
She may be harsh and stern,
but she cares about you
like you're her own child.
Please don't try to comfort me.
I already want to cry.
Lee Yeon, don't be dragged into it.
Just turn a blind eye to it.
Don't jump into the fire pit
right in front of you.
If I don't go, she'll get hurt!
Do you wish to
repeat that tragedy of the past?
If you get involved,
either you
or that girl will die.
Once that thing was reborn…
your future was already set.
No.
Ji-ah won't die. She won't.
I promised her that I will have her live
her life fully and properly this time.
I will protect her with my life.
CHAPTER 7: THE TRAP OF SAMSARA
There are moments when a kid needs
his parents way more than I thought.
When you take your first steps.
Only parents will be touched
by you getting up
and taking a few steps on your own.
When I couldn't take gimbap
for lunch on picnic day.
And when my classmate
who fought with me said,
"I'm going to tell my mom everything!"
I couldn't win against brats with moms.
They should've been a bit meaner.
If they did,
could I have forgotten everything
and lived normally, like the others?
What's making you wait for your parents
for such a long time?
For me, it's simple.
I miss them.
Fox Marble?
Was it that important?
It's that fortune teller, right?
He was talking about my fate and destiny,
and he said he'll release you
if I gave it to him, so…
But how could you just give it to him
like you're exchanging antiques for taffy?
Because I didn't have it in me
to lose you.
I'll stay here for a while.
You'll stay here?
At my house?
-And eat and sleep here?
-Yeah.
-How can a nine-tailed fox be so liberal?
-Want to go to my house?
That's not what I'm saying.
Why, all of a sudden?
It's the least amount of safety necessary.
Please don't make me risk my life
all the time just to save you.
It means, "Is a sofa okay with you?"
You're trying to make a deal by holding
yourself hostage, so I can't win.
By the way, why did you wake up?
You were asleep when I left.
Oh, I had an uncomfortable dream.
-A dream?
-I saw a kid, and he said hi to me.
-And?
-That's it.
But, you know, I got chills at first,
but when I woke up from the dream,
I was kind of glad to see him
for some reason.
Like he was someone I know.
It is the most precious thing you have.
A brother.
I'd like cola.
What? Cola?
After I got drunk
and ate a whole bunch of local pigeons,
I'm trying to control myself.
I got enteritis.
Then the pigeon
that was at my front door was from…
Did I take one there too?
I don't remember.
What are you, a stray cat?
Did you get the item?
So these are Tiger's Eyebrow.
If you wear these, you can see
someone's previous life, right?
By the way, why do you look sad?
-I'm not sad. I'm angry.
-Why?
Because I still have human emotions,
and it's so dirty and pathetic.
Is it because my blood is filthy?
You said your mother was a human.
Did your mother hug you
and carry you on your back?
And cook chicken and pull the meat
to put it on your rice?
You're making this liquor taste like crap.
It's because I'm curious
about how it is to be loved.
Love?
Mom.
Wait here for a moment, my baby.
I don't want to. I'm scared.
I'm going to go pick some hazelnuts
and will be back soon.
I want to go with you.
Why are you making things so hard for me?
I am forced to live because of you.
Then shall we die together?
Mom?
You see, love is about being eaten
when you're distracted for a moment.
-The one who loves more will be the prey.
-I don't like that.
I'd rather eat the other one.
Did Shin-ju do this?
How did he shake you up
to make a naive predator like you
say the word "love?"
I will not be shaken. Ever.
Even if the sky falls.
Your enemy is my enemy too.
Go.
I want to be alone.
KI YOO-RI, KOO SHIN-JU
Seven, eight.
Nine.
That's 99 points.
Lord Lee Yeon and Producer Nam
have 25 points.
See?
According to the scientific proof
called probability,
this is clearly a fling.
Though she's from overseas
and not familiar with Confucianism,
she kissed me right here
when she first met me.
Hey! How can you say that?
Why would I be neutered?
What? I'm in heat?
Hey! You shouldn't say that!
Anyway,
your mommy ate all of
the samgyetang I bought,
though she acted like she hated it.
She may say mean things,
but she's not actually mean.
You know it too, right?
You want some samgyetang?
You just ate your dog food
less than 30 minutes ago.
You don't remember?
You are driving me completely crazy.
Hey!
How long are you going to
stand there like that?
-All night long.
-All night long?
Don't mind me.
How can I not when you're staring at me
with fire in your eyes?
Then shall I watch you from outside?
That's like a horror movie.
If you don't like any of these,
how can I protect you?
Sleep on the sofa.
No. That place is out of the visual range.
-Then sleep here.
-Okay.
I mean in this room, not in this bed.
I told you already that I'm pretty modern.
I can't sleep when I'm uncomfortable.
If you're scared, go down.
I'm not scared.
Aren't you asleep?
I can't sleep.
My dad taught me before
that when you can't sleep,
try to imagine something that
makes you happy just by thinking of it.
Like mint chocolate chip ice cream?
I imagine
the smell of freshly cooked rice.
The shaving sound from a pencil sharpener.
A new pair of sneakers.
Professional baseball season.
World literature anthologies.
A puppy's paw pads.
Gimbap made by my dad.
And I don't think it's being written
very often these days,
but the word "letter."
Your turn.
Are you asleep?
For me, it's…
a red umbrella.
No!
What's with that reaction?
Why are you laughing?
Wasn't I awesome just now?
I was so fast like Spider-Man
and went "swoosh"!
He's the type of a human I hate the most.
Plus, that runny nose…
Mister, do you like Spider-Man?
-No.
-Why not?
-I just don't like him.
-I like him.
I don't want to know.
Okay?
Stop talking to me.
I feel like crap already,
even if you don't bother me.
I got up at 4:30, and…
Almost done.
I'm almost done.
What are you doing? What's all this?
-Dried pollack soup.
-Dried pollack soup.
Did you burn this?
Wow. How amazing.
It's not burnt, it's--
How should I put it?
I'm making dried pollack soup--
Hey, about dried pollack--
-Buy more pollack. I used all of it.
-You used it all?
I did it wrong. I put sugar in it.
I'll do it. Let me do it, please.
Seriously.
Hi.
Oh, good morning.
Let's have breakfast.
Dried pollack soup
is the best for hangovers.
Did you cook all this by yourself?
Well, that's not important.
-Wow.
-Love and care are important.
This is awesome.
Good morning, Producer Nam.
Why are you coming out from there,
Dr. Koo?
I heard you decided to live together,
so I came to give Lord Lee Yeon
clean clothes, and so on.
Oh, where's the bleach?
Why do you need bleach?
The bathroom sink
is covered with fur and slime.
I rubbed the tiles
with baking soda and vinegar, but--
And I have to remove hair
from the drain too.
Don't stack delivery food in the fridge.
They are all full of germs.
What is he, my mother-in-law?
Yes, I do feel sorry for meddling
in someone else's household,
but Lord Lee Yeon
never did any chores in his life,
but he's also a clean freak.
What did you say?
Go ahead. Oh, where's the bleach?
The bleach is in the bathroom drawer.
He should've kept looking for it.
Why did he come out…
Wait.
Did you burn it?
I didn't really burn it. It's more like
I failed to adjust the heat.
And you're cute in this moment.
Dried pollack takes over my body.
Cute? I'm more than 1,000 years old.
-Let's eat.
-Yeah, let's eat.
The eggs are half-cooked.
Half for you, half for me.
Come in.
Can I really come in?
Yes, come on in.
Here.
-Thank you.
Producer Nam,
it may be arrogant of me
to say this to you,
but please be safe.
If you get hurt,
Lord Lee Yeon will be hurt
two, three times--
no, ten times more than you.
Lee Yeon is so lucky.
He has a friend
who's worried about him too.
He's very precious to me.
I promised
that I'll do my best to be safe.
He's precious to me now, Lee Yeon is.
Let's go. You might be late.
Yes, my lord!
By the way, where are you going?
Me? To work.
Are you saying
you're going to my workplace?
Yes, of course.
You can't enter a broadcasting station
without an employee ID.
I'm a nine-tailed fox.
No one will dare stop me.
-I can take care of it myself.
-Okay.
By the way, your outfit…
Well, it's an ordinary office look
so I don't stand out. Don't you like it?
That's not why,
but only executives wear neckties.
-Oh, really?
Let's take that tie off only.
No. I want to be an executive.
Good to see you, Director.
Yeah, you're all working hard.
What the heck?
Did you just hypnotize them?
Yeah.
But why the director?
Those who are handsome and rich
are directors in the dramas.
So, Director,
what are you going to do now?
I'll wait for you here.
Here? All day?
I don't know about anything else,
but I'm an expert at waiting.
I can sit here for not only 24 hours,
but also 24 years if I must.
-Here.
-Okay.
Bye.
And call me right away
if anything happens.
Okay.
Thank you, Lee Yeon, for being there.
If you get involved,
either you or that girl will die.
Once that thing was reborn,
your future was already set.
Perhaps this may be my last life.
It's not that bad.
I didn't remove my artificial fingernails.
Hi. I'm the babysitter
who's supposed to start today.
You don't need to do anything else.
Please just feed him on time.
Today's the day.
Today's the day
when the Imoogi finishes its growth,
with a new face and a new body.
A man in a dark blue suit came to see me.
He said there'll be an accident on March
3rd of the lunar calendar at Fox Hill.
It was faint, but there was
a trace of punishment by tattoo on it.
"Seo" meaning "West,"
and "gyeong" meaning "capital."
Punishment by tattoo, in which
the crime is tattooed on the face,
was one of the most brutal punishments,
which harmed the body.
Those who received punishment by tattoo
were despised and hated,
so they couldn't live among people.
And Seogyeong is an old name
for Pyongyang.
SEOGYEONG
Why is it Seogyeong
and not somewhere else?
SEOGYEONG, PUNISHMENT BY TATTOO
"Those who led Myocheong's Rebellion
to move the capital to Seogyeong
in the Goryeo Dynasty
were tattooed on their bodies
and banished."
Myocheong's Rebellion.
Those who put the world into chaos
with belief in prophecy.
The text tattooed on those criminals
was "Seogyeong" or "a rebel of Seogyeong."
So that bastard was a rebel.
The target of that accident
wasn't the parents.
The daughter was the target
from the start.
Where are you?
I got caught up with him just now.
It looks like he's going somewhere
in a hurry.
Alone?
Yes, he's alone.
Keep watching Lee Rang's actions.
You want me to find a man with a tattoo
of a criminal on his forehead, right?
-And that he's on the Imoogi's side?
-Yeah.
The Imoogi obviously has a connection
to Lee Rang.
Did he drop his wallet or something?
Go find the glasses.
Find them by doing everything you can.
Glasses?
Who is he talking to?
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
-Oh, she's here!
-Start the hearing.
Time out. Jae-hwan, show me your forehead.
Why?
Never mind.
-Who is that man?
-Who is he?
-Your boyfriend?
-An information source?
How much did you bet on this?
Fifty dollars.
Say it! What's your relationship with him?
I know, right?
What's my relationship with him?
I'm curious too.
What does that mean?
When you're curious
about your relationship
measure your pulse, like this.
Because your body never lies.
Why is his pulse so fast?
I guess his body can lie.
Did you hold hands with that man?
I didn't hold his hand yet, but…
You held something else besides hands?
What did you hold?
Did you hold on to any items?
A rare item.
What? What are you doing? What?
I just want to take a close look
at your forehead.
I found the one who picked up the glasses.
-Who is it?
-It's a kid.
A kid?
You must've drunk too much yesterday.
He's not my family.
He saved me from the zoo.
-So he's your savior, huh?
-Of course.
He tore the zookeeper apart.
You'll get to meet him soon.
I'm leaving.
Did you think I didn't know?
Anyway,
keep your schedules free this evening.
The CEO summoned us.
What's he going to treat us with?
We're going to his house.
His house?
How burdensome.
Hey, what's so burdensome about it?
You jerk.
Usually only those close to him
are invited to his house,
but he specially invited us this time.
Hey, you know what this means?
You do, right?
Anyway…
Never mind. Eat samgyetang, all of you.
What's this?
There must've been a misunderstanding.
We were about to order samgyetang
just now.
Go ahead. It's free.
Free?
What's with the free giveaway, Mrs. W?
Because I heard we have
a valuable customer today.
Well, I practically brought
80% of the people
who work at our broadcasting station
to this restaurant, huh?
But if you give away so much,
even to a VIP customer,
you might go broke, Mrs. W.
Do you have a magnesium deficiency?
You have a spasm in one eye.
Be quiet.
Please enjoy.
Our traditional cuisine
has legends and tales, happy and sad,
even in cabbages and flower petals.
Like you, Chef.
Doesn't she speak so wonderfully?
Hey, go ahead.
Hey, you guys are working for
a boss like me,
and that's why you can be treated
like this, you slaves.
What on earth are you looking at?
What?
Nothing.
That man.
It's him, right?
It is. You sly girl.
Please come and join us.
Me?
It's a small world, isn't it?
We got to meet
you by coincidence.
It's not a coincidence.
Then why are you here?
Because Ms. Nam Ji-ah is here.
What's your relationship with her?
Pyo Jae-hwan.
She's not interested,
but I'm hitting on her unilaterally.
Unrequited love?
And wasting that face?
He is hitting on me, yes.
But it's not unilateral. It's bilateral.
Why did you tail me?
Why did Lee Yeon send you to follow me?
You.
Do you think I'm still a kid who followed
Lee Yeon around once upon a time?
I know you're not.
And I also know you can
secretly kill me right now.
Then tell me. Why did you follow me?
I'm sure you know very well why,
Master Lee Rang.
You bastard, are you playing
Twenty Questions with me?
I've been living my life
for Lord Lee Yeon.
I lived thanks to Lord Lee Yeon too.
It means I can never do anything
to harm him, even if I die here.
Is that loyalty or sympathy?
Or are you just stupid?
It's the same reason as why you're
so desperate to destroy your brother.
Because I like Lord Lee Yeon.
Excuse me, but what do you do?
I mean, your job.
I don't have such a thing.
I knew it. I just knew it.
You have time to kill and no experience,
so you're following around
someone like Producer Ji-ah.
Can I punch him in the ribs?
No.
Calm down.
By the way, are you really jobless?
He gets rent.
Oh, do you own a building?
It's worth about $30 million. Not much.
Me?
Do you have any brothers?
I have a younger brother, but
My brother-in-law!
Then how old are you?
I'm not young.
-1,000
-He's older than you think.
You've been there once, huh?
What do you mean?
He's asking if you're divorced, like him.
Divorced…
The one who got divorced less than
a year since marriage is
Right!
So you do know.
His record is clean. No divorce.
He's like the main character
of a fantasy drama.
Why is he doing that?
It's a regular course.
He always does that.
Eat it.
-Mr. Choi.
-Just eat it.
I need to go somewhere for a moment.
Kid, are you all right?
Wow. How pretty.
Pretty?
Kids have myopia and astigmatism
because of smartphones.
-A eunuch.
-What?
What's a eunuch?
It's something very sad
I'm not!
I can't show it right here
What are you doing
in front of a kid?
He just said that I'm a eunuch.
Kids are not good at lying.
Child, are you sick?
Scary.
What?
Your face is very scary.
That means I look bad, huh?
Yes. Kids are not good at lying.
Hey, you're here.
Where's Shin-ju?
He's alive, at least.
Don't take it out on an innocent guy.
If you have something to say,
say it directly.
You must really treasure him.
I treasure him more than my brother who's
been in puberty since the Joseon Dynasty.
Why did you tail me?
You know I don't really
beat about the bush.
Why did you join the Imoogi?
You finally figured it out.
There must've been many ways to harm me.
Why did you choose the Imoogi?
Well, I thought a reenactment
of your past would be awesome.
I'm an aesthete, you know.
Is it using your weakness against you?
It is.
Frankly, it's a give-and-take,
so it's a deal.
Listen carefully.
There are things in the world
that you must never make a deal with.
I have to make a living too.
Cut ties with it now.
If you don't,
you will pay a big price someday.
You know,
if I'm in this situation,
and if my life is really at risk,
would you come to save me?
You save yourself.
Looks like you're having a great time
with your first love.
By the way, would that woman
want to be with you
if she found out everything
that happened in her previous life?
If you mess with her again,
I'm really going to kill you this time.
Lord Lee Rang, I located that kid.
I'll die for you willingly.
Give Shin-ju back.
You owe me his life.
Lord Lee Yeon.
Give me my glasses back.
No! These are my magic glasses!
I won't forgive you
just because you're a kid.
Stop it. I hate the sound of crying.
If it was back in the day,
I would've killed you.
I'm sparing you
because the birth rate is low these days.
No, no.
This can't be.
Black Dog?
Wow! I love it!
Faster!
Black doggy!
I will not give my heart
to a lowly creature like that again.
I will never…
Why did you follow me?
Mister, are you Spider-Man?
You moved fast like Spider-Man!
A despicable type I hate.
If you hate me, why are you buying me
delicious chocolate bread?
I'm just paying back a debt.
It's like, "Eat this and get lost."
Dab? You mean dab on my hair?
He even seems stupid.
Why were you born a stupid human?
Let's go.
Producer Nam, hurry up.
-Hurry up! Hurry!
-Okay.
Wow. It has an upstairs too.
What is the price for a house like this?
Why? Do you want to buy one?
It's not bad, but I don't like that it's
far away from a subway station district.
Ha!
Wow! Wow!
Wow!
I don't get to see ground
cherries in Seoul. Look.
Are these ground cherries?
They look like lanterns.
When I was young, we removed the insides
and blew it like a flute.
-Does it make sound?
-Yeah.
My mother used to spank me, saying that
playing a flute will bring a snake.
Sheesh.
Don't touch that.
It's special to me.
Oh, yes. I'm sorry.
You just need to keep in mind
two things at my house.
One: don't touch the ground cherries.
No flute either.
Oh, yes. It can bring a snake.
Two: never go upstairs.
Is someone up there?
No, I'm the only one in this house.
Oh, and the caterers.
Anyway, don't go up there
after you're told not to.
Aren't you all hungry?
-Lord Lee Yeon.
-Yeah.
-I'd like water.
-What?
-Water.
-Water.
Here.
The lid.
The lid.
You want me to feed you?
I'm injured.
What about Producer Nam?
She has a dinner appointment.
Don't you need to go to her?
She went with her coworkers.
She said she'll see me later.
By the way, why isn't
the chicken coming?
Oh, the chicken.
Delivery has started.
-One whole garlic chicken.
-Garlic chicken drumsticks.
Did you order original chicken?
Yeah.
Seriously.
I'll forgive you. That's delicious too.
Please feed the dog
before the chicken comes.
All right.
By the way,
are you sure you're in pain for real?
Aren't you pretending
so you can use me as a servant?
I feel pain in my body
and in my heart.
So I've been telling you
from the beginning.
I told you that necklace thief
is suspicious.
Stop calling her thief.
She has a good name: Yoo-ri.
Yoo-ri or whatever was trying to use you
because Lee Rang ordered her to!
The start was wrong,
but our relationship is a 99.1.
Ninety-nine points? Shut up.
Here.
These are matchmaking points
based on names.
KI YOO-RI, KOO SHIN-JU
NAM JI-AH, LEE YEON
Nam Ji-ah and Lee Yeon, 25 points?
Ouch, my back, my head, my legs, my heart.
You I'm going to do this again.
This is wrong.
Now, let's all have a drink.
Scary Urban Legends Team,
keep taking over ratings and popularity,
and be a long-lived show.
-Go!
-Go!
-You say it.
-When we went to shoot at Gonjiam,
we took the cross,
the rosary and the talisman in a full set.
Right. And a box of cheongsimhwan.
I'm sure you were fully armed.
But even fully armed, when he held
the camera, it was shaking,
and he almost got killed by Nam Ji-ah.
And then I learned that humans
can be scarier than ghosts.
Ji-ah is really fearless.
When I interviewed her, I saw it for sure,
and I kept her
so she wouldn't go anywhere else.
I remember. You told me
that I just had to join our company.
I remember something too.
When I went to a workshop with you,
we were at the training institute.
The microphone was broken.
Mr. Choi,
did you go on a workshop with me?
Yes, yes, yes.
By the way, CEO,
do you believe in scary stories or ghosts?
There was a time when I almost died.
I miraculously survived,
and what I met in that moment
wasn't human.
Then what was it?
A miracle, I said.
Oh, come on.
Where's the bathroom?
Go inside and go straight.
I'll be back soon.
Sir, you see,
when we went to the Producers
and Directors Association Awards…
Is someone upstairs?
Am I hearing things?
What are you doing
at someone else's house, Nam Ji-ah?
Artificial fingernail?
I guess I like champagne.
-Hey, stop him!
-Stop drinking, Mr. Choi!
You rude brat!
Champagne isn't liquor, you brat!
By the way, where is Ji-ah?
Shall I go get her?
No, you're a guest. Stay seated.
Be back soon.
Come.
-Hey.
-What time do you think you'll get out?
Within 30 minutes, I think.
Are you still at the animal hospital?
Yeah.
Give me the address. I'll pick you up.
It's okay. I'm taking a taxi
with Jae-hwan and Ms. Kim.
All right, then. See you at home.
See you soon.
Sir.
I told you you're not allowed upstairs.
I'm sorry.
By the way, is someone in that room?
I keep hearing a sound from the room.
I'm sure it's the wind.
The window is open.
-Let's go have dessert.
-Okay.
Why are you crying?
Because it's been so long
since I saw you looking this happy.
Yeah.
See it as much as you can.
And remember only this face I made,
if you can.
-Why are you talking like you're leaving?
-Leave? Why would I?
Please live for a long, long time.
Please be as happy as you can be
while Producer Nam lives.
Nam Ji-ah, just in time. Are ghosts bad?
Are you trying to catch them
because they're bad?
If so, you should arrest them!
Sir, this is what I think.
I think we're a community.
Even though there are ghosts that
cause supernatural phenomena
If we see them! If we meet them!
"Thank you, thank you
for helping us make money.
Please do more weird things for us."
We actually have to beg them like this,
you know.
-You found this at the CEO's house?
-Yeah.
It's gross.
It's an artificial fingernail attached
with glue. The parts are cheap too.
Whose would it be?
It's not mine or yours.
The caterers' fingernails were clean too.
And the CEO's wife passed away
more than ten years ago.
You should ask him if he has a girlfriend.
The CEO?
How can you work in society
with a mind-set like that?
It'd be more reasonable to think of it
as the CEO's secret hobby.
You mean nail art?
Why would he do nail art as a hobby?
You're home.
You cooked? But I already ate.
I know. But you said you like
the smell of freshly cooked rice…
My cooking skills are a bit…
But I'm excellent at getting
the right amount of water for rice.
So this is how it feels to come home
from work to the smell of food.
I'll let you smell it every day
while I'm here.
Here.
What is it?
I found it on my way.
-Mint chocolate chip?
-I'm going to go change.
She said she found it,
so I thought it was trash.
What do you usually do at night?
You said you enjoy watching TV, no?
Well, I also read and watch the news.
I usually watch movies.
Want to watch a movie?
Shall we?
-What is that?
-What's happening?
Did you just see that?
-Yeah.
-Gonjiam is crazy.
Everything online was true.
Did you get it on camera too?
Are you recording it?
What's wrong? You don't like the movie?
No.
I like it.
I like it so much, I wish time would stop.
Me too.
I imagine
the smell of freshly cooked rice.
A new pair of sneakers.
SENT TO: NAM JI-AH
Put these on
and take a look in the mirror.
You'll find the answer to your question.
New sneakers…
What kind of shoes do women like?
Excuse me Damn it.
-What do you want?
-I sent your woman a gift, you know.
The Tiger's Eyebrow or something?
LEE YEON
PUT THESE ON
AND TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR
YOU'LL FIND THE ANSWER
TO YOUR QUESTION. - LEE RANG
What the Almost had me fooled.
This woman means nothing to me.
Didn't you think I could've
used her as bait to lure you?
Lee Yeon.
Did you see it?
Answer me. Did you see it?
Look at me, please.
What…
What on earth did you see?
I…
I was murdered in my past life.
You…
killed me.
It was a plan to catch the Imoogi,
from the beginning.
Lee Yeon.
You used me…
as a sacrifice.
TALE OF THE NINE TAILED
If I'm reborn,
I wish to live as a human, just once.
I won't go easy on you anymore.
The Imoogi-- Where is it now?
You're a sacrifice offered to me
since the day you were born.
Because she will be my bride.
What are you most afraid of?
Fox Hill.
From now on,
I'm going to do whatever it takes.
Mom!
Please hang in there
Just a little longer.
TALE OF THE NINE TAILED
Hi.
The thing that came out of the well
hid as soon as it came out…
and I just found a piece of it.
A piece.
No way.
In that girl's body.
The Fox Marble you gave her disappeared.
And as a result,
something awakened in her body.
What?
Why…
Why is it there?
She was finally born again
after 600 years.
Her only dream…
is to live a normal life with her family,
like other people.
Why…
Why is it in Ji-ah's body?
It's all her fate.
Fate?
Says who?
She didn't commit any sins!
How dare you try to insult the heavens
in the territory of gods!
Old hag, you knew everything, didn't you?
So that's why you've been telling me
not to see her, huh?
I feel like
someone stole my money
after I've been saving for 600 years.
So?
You need to cut down the principal a bit.
I took you in
when you had mountains of debt,
and you dare to demand
that I cut down the principal?
Stop it!
Calm down, Lee Yeon.
And that's enough from you too.
Listen to what I say.
If Ji-ah dies at an early age,
I will destroy both
the Worlds of the Living and of the Dead.
I can't stand your presence.
Take him away!
Did you see her?
I'm curious about how you felt.
I feel like crying.
Because I felt that I must've traveled
through a long time to meet her.
You're really torn right now.
-What?
-"What weird things they are.
Isn't it that Imoogi from back then?"
If I changed,
it's because the world has changed.
In this world, both Imoogis
and nine-tailed foxes exist only in games,
so I don't need to stick
to the old worldview.
They're going to start looking for us too.
That's what I'm waiting for.
I wish to meet her as soon as possible.
Even if she talks like that, I'm sure
she doesn't mean everything she says.
She may be harsh and stern,
but she cares about you
like you're her own child.
Please don't try to comfort me.
I already want to cry.
Lee Yeon, don't be dragged into it.
Just turn a blind eye to it.
Don't jump into the fire pit
right in front of you.
If I don't go, she'll get hurt!
Do you wish to
repeat that tragedy of the past?
If you get involved,
either you
or that girl will die.
Once that thing was reborn…
your future was already set.
No.
Ji-ah won't die. She won't.
I promised her that I will have her live
her life fully and properly this time.
I will protect her with my life.
CHAPTER 7: THE TRAP OF SAMSARA
There are moments when a kid needs
his parents way more than I thought.
When you take your first steps.
Only parents will be touched
by you getting up
and taking a few steps on your own.
When I couldn't take gimbap
for lunch on picnic day.
And when my classmate
who fought with me said,
"I'm going to tell my mom everything!"
I couldn't win against brats with moms.
They should've been a bit meaner.
If they did,
could I have forgotten everything
and lived normally, like the others?
What's making you wait for your parents
for such a long time?
For me, it's simple.
I miss them.
Fox Marble?
Was it that important?
It's that fortune teller, right?
He was talking about my fate and destiny,
and he said he'll release you
if I gave it to him, so…
But how could you just give it to him
like you're exchanging antiques for taffy?
Because I didn't have it in me
to lose you.
I'll stay here for a while.
You'll stay here?
At my house?
-And eat and sleep here?
-Yeah.
-How can a nine-tailed fox be so liberal?
-Want to go to my house?
That's not what I'm saying.
Why, all of a sudden?
It's the least amount of safety necessary.
Please don't make me risk my life
all the time just to save you.
It means, "Is a sofa okay with you?"
You're trying to make a deal by holding
yourself hostage, so I can't win.
By the way, why did you wake up?
You were asleep when I left.
Oh, I had an uncomfortable dream.
-A dream?
-I saw a kid, and he said hi to me.
-And?
-That's it.
But, you know, I got chills at first,
but when I woke up from the dream,
I was kind of glad to see him
for some reason.
Like he was someone I know.
It is the most precious thing you have.
A brother.
I'd like cola.
What? Cola?
After I got drunk
and ate a whole bunch of local pigeons,
I'm trying to control myself.
I got enteritis.
Then the pigeon
that was at my front door was from…
Did I take one there too?
I don't remember.
What are you, a stray cat?
Did you get the item?
So these are Tiger's Eyebrow.
If you wear these, you can see
someone's previous life, right?
By the way, why do you look sad?
-I'm not sad. I'm angry.
-Why?
Because I still have human emotions,
and it's so dirty and pathetic.
Is it because my blood is filthy?
You said your mother was a human.
Did your mother hug you
and carry you on your back?
And cook chicken and pull the meat
to put it on your rice?
You're making this liquor taste like crap.
It's because I'm curious
about how it is to be loved.
Love?
Mom.
Wait here for a moment, my baby.
I don't want to. I'm scared.
I'm going to go pick some hazelnuts
and will be back soon.
I want to go with you.
Why are you making things so hard for me?
I am forced to live because of you.
Then shall we die together?
Mom?
You see, love is about being eaten
when you're distracted for a moment.
-The one who loves more will be the prey.
-I don't like that.
I'd rather eat the other one.
Did Shin-ju do this?
How did he shake you up
to make a naive predator like you
say the word "love?"
I will not be shaken. Ever.
Even if the sky falls.
Your enemy is my enemy too.
Go.
I want to be alone.
KI YOO-RI, KOO SHIN-JU
Seven, eight.
Nine.
That's 99 points.
Lord Lee Yeon and Producer Nam
have 25 points.
See?
According to the scientific proof
called probability,
this is clearly a fling.
Though she's from overseas
and not familiar with Confucianism,
she kissed me right here
when she first met me.
Hey! How can you say that?
Why would I be neutered?
What? I'm in heat?
Hey! You shouldn't say that!
Anyway,
your mommy ate all of
the samgyetang I bought,
though she acted like she hated it.
She may say mean things,
but she's not actually mean.
You know it too, right?
You want some samgyetang?
You just ate your dog food
less than 30 minutes ago.
You don't remember?
You are driving me completely crazy.
Hey!
How long are you going to
stand there like that?
-All night long.
-All night long?
Don't mind me.
How can I not when you're staring at me
with fire in your eyes?
Then shall I watch you from outside?
That's like a horror movie.
If you don't like any of these,
how can I protect you?
Sleep on the sofa.
No. That place is out of the visual range.
-Then sleep here.
-Okay.
I mean in this room, not in this bed.
I told you already that I'm pretty modern.
I can't sleep when I'm uncomfortable.
If you're scared, go down.
I'm not scared.
Aren't you asleep?
I can't sleep.
My dad taught me before
that when you can't sleep,
try to imagine something that
makes you happy just by thinking of it.
Like mint chocolate chip ice cream?
I imagine
the smell of freshly cooked rice.
The shaving sound from a pencil sharpener.
A new pair of sneakers.
Professional baseball season.
World literature anthologies.
A puppy's paw pads.
Gimbap made by my dad.
And I don't think it's being written
very often these days,
but the word "letter."
Your turn.
Are you asleep?
For me, it's…
a red umbrella.
No!
What's with that reaction?
Why are you laughing?
Wasn't I awesome just now?
I was so fast like Spider-Man
and went "swoosh"!
He's the type of a human I hate the most.
Plus, that runny nose…
Mister, do you like Spider-Man?
-No.
-Why not?
-I just don't like him.
-I like him.
I don't want to know.
Okay?
Stop talking to me.
I feel like crap already,
even if you don't bother me.
I got up at 4:30, and…
Almost done.
I'm almost done.
What are you doing? What's all this?
-Dried pollack soup.
-Dried pollack soup.
Did you burn this?
Wow. How amazing.
It's not burnt, it's--
How should I put it?
I'm making dried pollack soup--
Hey, about dried pollack--
-Buy more pollack. I used all of it.
-You used it all?
I did it wrong. I put sugar in it.
I'll do it. Let me do it, please.
Seriously.
Hi.
Oh, good morning.
Let's have breakfast.
Dried pollack soup
is the best for hangovers.
Did you cook all this by yourself?
Well, that's not important.
-Wow.
-Love and care are important.
This is awesome.
Good morning, Producer Nam.
Why are you coming out from there,
Dr. Koo?
I heard you decided to live together,
so I came to give Lord Lee Yeon
clean clothes, and so on.
Oh, where's the bleach?
Why do you need bleach?
The bathroom sink
is covered with fur and slime.
I rubbed the tiles
with baking soda and vinegar, but--
And I have to remove hair
from the drain too.
Don't stack delivery food in the fridge.
They are all full of germs.
What is he, my mother-in-law?
Yes, I do feel sorry for meddling
in someone else's household,
but Lord Lee Yeon
never did any chores in his life,
but he's also a clean freak.
What did you say?
Go ahead. Oh, where's the bleach?
The bleach is in the bathroom drawer.
He should've kept looking for it.
Why did he come out…
Wait.
Did you burn it?
I didn't really burn it. It's more like
I failed to adjust the heat.
And you're cute in this moment.
Dried pollack takes over my body.
Cute? I'm more than 1,000 years old.
-Let's eat.
-Yeah, let's eat.
The eggs are half-cooked.
Half for you, half for me.
Come in.
Can I really come in?
Yes, come on in.
Here.
-Thank you.
Producer Nam,
it may be arrogant of me
to say this to you,
but please be safe.
If you get hurt,
Lord Lee Yeon will be hurt
two, three times--
no, ten times more than you.
Lee Yeon is so lucky.
He has a friend
who's worried about him too.
He's very precious to me.
I promised
that I'll do my best to be safe.
He's precious to me now, Lee Yeon is.
Let's go. You might be late.
Yes, my lord!
By the way, where are you going?
Me? To work.
Are you saying
you're going to my workplace?
Yes, of course.
You can't enter a broadcasting station
without an employee ID.
I'm a nine-tailed fox.
No one will dare stop me.
-I can take care of it myself.
-Okay.
By the way, your outfit…
Well, it's an ordinary office look
so I don't stand out. Don't you like it?
That's not why,
but only executives wear neckties.
-Oh, really?
Let's take that tie off only.
No. I want to be an executive.
Good to see you, Director.
Yeah, you're all working hard.
What the heck?
Did you just hypnotize them?
Yeah.
But why the director?
Those who are handsome and rich
are directors in the dramas.
So, Director,
what are you going to do now?
I'll wait for you here.
Here? All day?
I don't know about anything else,
but I'm an expert at waiting.
I can sit here for not only 24 hours,
but also 24 years if I must.
-Here.
-Okay.
Bye.
And call me right away
if anything happens.
Okay.
Thank you, Lee Yeon, for being there.
If you get involved,
either you or that girl will die.
Once that thing was reborn,
your future was already set.
Perhaps this may be my last life.
It's not that bad.
I didn't remove my artificial fingernails.
Hi. I'm the babysitter
who's supposed to start today.
You don't need to do anything else.
Please just feed him on time.
Today's the day.
Today's the day
when the Imoogi finishes its growth,
with a new face and a new body.
A man in a dark blue suit came to see me.
He said there'll be an accident on March
3rd of the lunar calendar at Fox Hill.
It was faint, but there was
a trace of punishment by tattoo on it.
"Seo" meaning "West,"
and "gyeong" meaning "capital."
Punishment by tattoo, in which
the crime is tattooed on the face,
was one of the most brutal punishments,
which harmed the body.
Those who received punishment by tattoo
were despised and hated,
so they couldn't live among people.
And Seogyeong is an old name
for Pyongyang.
SEOGYEONG
Why is it Seogyeong
and not somewhere else?
SEOGYEONG, PUNISHMENT BY TATTOO
"Those who led Myocheong's Rebellion
to move the capital to Seogyeong
in the Goryeo Dynasty
were tattooed on their bodies
and banished."
Myocheong's Rebellion.
Those who put the world into chaos
with belief in prophecy.
The text tattooed on those criminals
was "Seogyeong" or "a rebel of Seogyeong."
So that bastard was a rebel.
The target of that accident
wasn't the parents.
The daughter was the target
from the start.
Where are you?
I got caught up with him just now.
It looks like he's going somewhere
in a hurry.
Alone?
Yes, he's alone.
Keep watching Lee Rang's actions.
You want me to find a man with a tattoo
of a criminal on his forehead, right?
-And that he's on the Imoogi's side?
-Yeah.
The Imoogi obviously has a connection
to Lee Rang.
Did he drop his wallet or something?
Go find the glasses.
Find them by doing everything you can.
Glasses?
Who is he talking to?
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
-Oh, she's here!
-Start the hearing.
Time out. Jae-hwan, show me your forehead.
Why?
Never mind.
-Who is that man?
-Who is he?
-Your boyfriend?
-An information source?
How much did you bet on this?
Fifty dollars.
Say it! What's your relationship with him?
I know, right?
What's my relationship with him?
I'm curious too.
What does that mean?
When you're curious
about your relationship
measure your pulse, like this.
Because your body never lies.
Why is his pulse so fast?
I guess his body can lie.
Did you hold hands with that man?
I didn't hold his hand yet, but…
You held something else besides hands?
What did you hold?
Did you hold on to any items?
A rare item.
What? What are you doing? What?
I just want to take a close look
at your forehead.
I found the one who picked up the glasses.
-Who is it?
-It's a kid.
A kid?
You must've drunk too much yesterday.
He's not my family.
He saved me from the zoo.
-So he's your savior, huh?
-Of course.
He tore the zookeeper apart.
You'll get to meet him soon.
I'm leaving.
Did you think I didn't know?
Anyway,
keep your schedules free this evening.
The CEO summoned us.
What's he going to treat us with?
We're going to his house.
His house?
How burdensome.
Hey, what's so burdensome about it?
You jerk.
Usually only those close to him
are invited to his house,
but he specially invited us this time.
Hey, you know what this means?
You do, right?
Anyway…
Never mind. Eat samgyetang, all of you.
What's this?
There must've been a misunderstanding.
We were about to order samgyetang
just now.
Go ahead. It's free.
Free?
What's with the free giveaway, Mrs. W?
Because I heard we have
a valuable customer today.
Well, I practically brought
80% of the people
who work at our broadcasting station
to this restaurant, huh?
But if you give away so much,
even to a VIP customer,
you might go broke, Mrs. W.
Do you have a magnesium deficiency?
You have a spasm in one eye.
Be quiet.
Please enjoy.
Our traditional cuisine
has legends and tales, happy and sad,
even in cabbages and flower petals.
Like you, Chef.
Doesn't she speak so wonderfully?
Hey, go ahead.
Hey, you guys are working for
a boss like me,
and that's why you can be treated
like this, you slaves.
What on earth are you looking at?
What?
Nothing.
That man.
It's him, right?
It is. You sly girl.
Please come and join us.
Me?
It's a small world, isn't it?
We got to meet
you by coincidence.
It's not a coincidence.
Then why are you here?
Because Ms. Nam Ji-ah is here.
What's your relationship with her?
Pyo Jae-hwan.
She's not interested,
but I'm hitting on her unilaterally.
Unrequited love?
And wasting that face?
He is hitting on me, yes.
But it's not unilateral. It's bilateral.
Why did you tail me?
Why did Lee Yeon send you to follow me?
You.
Do you think I'm still a kid who followed
Lee Yeon around once upon a time?
I know you're not.
And I also know you can
secretly kill me right now.
Then tell me. Why did you follow me?
I'm sure you know very well why,
Master Lee Rang.
You bastard, are you playing
Twenty Questions with me?
I've been living my life
for Lord Lee Yeon.
I lived thanks to Lord Lee Yeon too.
It means I can never do anything
to harm him, even if I die here.
Is that loyalty or sympathy?
Or are you just stupid?
It's the same reason as why you're
so desperate to destroy your brother.
Because I like Lord Lee Yeon.
Excuse me, but what do you do?
I mean, your job.
I don't have such a thing.
I knew it. I just knew it.
You have time to kill and no experience,
so you're following around
someone like Producer Ji-ah.
Can I punch him in the ribs?
No.
Calm down.
By the way, are you really jobless?
He gets rent.
Oh, do you own a building?
It's worth about $30 million. Not much.
Me?
Do you have any brothers?
I have a younger brother, but
My brother-in-law!
Then how old are you?
I'm not young.
-1,000
-He's older than you think.
You've been there once, huh?
What do you mean?
He's asking if you're divorced, like him.
Divorced…
The one who got divorced less than
a year since marriage is
Right!
So you do know.
His record is clean. No divorce.
He's like the main character
of a fantasy drama.
Why is he doing that?
It's a regular course.
He always does that.
Eat it.
-Mr. Choi.
-Just eat it.
I need to go somewhere for a moment.
Kid, are you all right?
Wow. How pretty.
Pretty?
Kids have myopia and astigmatism
because of smartphones.
-A eunuch.
-What?
What's a eunuch?
It's something very sad
I'm not!
I can't show it right here
What are you doing
in front of a kid?
He just said that I'm a eunuch.
Kids are not good at lying.
Child, are you sick?
Scary.
What?
Your face is very scary.
That means I look bad, huh?
Yes. Kids are not good at lying.
Hey, you're here.
Where's Shin-ju?
He's alive, at least.
Don't take it out on an innocent guy.
If you have something to say,
say it directly.
You must really treasure him.
I treasure him more than my brother who's
been in puberty since the Joseon Dynasty.
Why did you tail me?
You know I don't really
beat about the bush.
Why did you join the Imoogi?
You finally figured it out.
There must've been many ways to harm me.
Why did you choose the Imoogi?
Well, I thought a reenactment
of your past would be awesome.
I'm an aesthete, you know.
Is it using your weakness against you?
It is.
Frankly, it's a give-and-take,
so it's a deal.
Listen carefully.
There are things in the world
that you must never make a deal with.
I have to make a living too.
Cut ties with it now.
If you don't,
you will pay a big price someday.
You know,
if I'm in this situation,
and if my life is really at risk,
would you come to save me?
You save yourself.
Looks like you're having a great time
with your first love.
By the way, would that woman
want to be with you
if she found out everything
that happened in her previous life?
If you mess with her again,
I'm really going to kill you this time.
Lord Lee Rang, I located that kid.
I'll die for you willingly.
Give Shin-ju back.
You owe me his life.
Lord Lee Yeon.
Give me my glasses back.
No! These are my magic glasses!
I won't forgive you
just because you're a kid.
Stop it. I hate the sound of crying.
If it was back in the day,
I would've killed you.
I'm sparing you
because the birth rate is low these days.
No, no.
This can't be.
Black Dog?
Wow! I love it!
Faster!
Black doggy!
I will not give my heart
to a lowly creature like that again.
I will never…
Why did you follow me?
Mister, are you Spider-Man?
You moved fast like Spider-Man!
A despicable type I hate.
If you hate me, why are you buying me
delicious chocolate bread?
I'm just paying back a debt.
It's like, "Eat this and get lost."
Dab? You mean dab on my hair?
He even seems stupid.
Why were you born a stupid human?
Let's go.
Producer Nam, hurry up.
-Hurry up! Hurry!
-Okay.
Wow. It has an upstairs too.
What is the price for a house like this?
Why? Do you want to buy one?
It's not bad, but I don't like that it's
far away from a subway station district.
Ha!
Wow! Wow!
Wow!
I don't get to see ground
cherries in Seoul. Look.
Are these ground cherries?
They look like lanterns.
When I was young, we removed the insides
and blew it like a flute.
-Does it make sound?
-Yeah.
My mother used to spank me, saying that
playing a flute will bring a snake.
Sheesh.
Don't touch that.
It's special to me.
Oh, yes. I'm sorry.
You just need to keep in mind
two things at my house.
One: don't touch the ground cherries.
No flute either.
Oh, yes. It can bring a snake.
Two: never go upstairs.
Is someone up there?
No, I'm the only one in this house.
Oh, and the caterers.
Anyway, don't go up there
after you're told not to.
Aren't you all hungry?
-Lord Lee Yeon.
-Yeah.
-I'd like water.
-What?
-Water.
-Water.
Here.
The lid.
The lid.
You want me to feed you?
I'm injured.
What about Producer Nam?
She has a dinner appointment.
Don't you need to go to her?
She went with her coworkers.
She said she'll see me later.
By the way, why isn't
the chicken coming?
Oh, the chicken.
Delivery has started.
-One whole garlic chicken.
-Garlic chicken drumsticks.
Did you order original chicken?
Yeah.
Seriously.
I'll forgive you. That's delicious too.
Please feed the dog
before the chicken comes.
All right.
By the way,
are you sure you're in pain for real?
Aren't you pretending
so you can use me as a servant?
I feel pain in my body
and in my heart.
So I've been telling you
from the beginning.
I told you that necklace thief
is suspicious.
Stop calling her thief.
She has a good name: Yoo-ri.
Yoo-ri or whatever was trying to use you
because Lee Rang ordered her to!
The start was wrong,
but our relationship is a 99.1.
Ninety-nine points? Shut up.
Here.
These are matchmaking points
based on names.
KI YOO-RI, KOO SHIN-JU
NAM JI-AH, LEE YEON
Nam Ji-ah and Lee Yeon, 25 points?
Ouch, my back, my head, my legs, my heart.
You I'm going to do this again.
This is wrong.
Now, let's all have a drink.
Scary Urban Legends Team,
keep taking over ratings and popularity,
and be a long-lived show.
-Go!
-Go!
-You say it.
-When we went to shoot at Gonjiam,
we took the cross,
the rosary and the talisman in a full set.
Right. And a box of cheongsimhwan.
I'm sure you were fully armed.
But even fully armed, when he held
the camera, it was shaking,
and he almost got killed by Nam Ji-ah.
And then I learned that humans
can be scarier than ghosts.
Ji-ah is really fearless.
When I interviewed her, I saw it for sure,
and I kept her
so she wouldn't go anywhere else.
I remember. You told me
that I just had to join our company.
I remember something too.
When I went to a workshop with you,
we were at the training institute.
The microphone was broken.
Mr. Choi,
did you go on a workshop with me?
Yes, yes, yes.
By the way, CEO,
do you believe in scary stories or ghosts?
There was a time when I almost died.
I miraculously survived,
and what I met in that moment
wasn't human.
Then what was it?
A miracle, I said.
Oh, come on.
Where's the bathroom?
Go inside and go straight.
I'll be back soon.
Sir, you see,
when we went to the Producers
and Directors Association Awards…
Is someone upstairs?
Am I hearing things?
What are you doing
at someone else's house, Nam Ji-ah?
Artificial fingernail?
I guess I like champagne.
-Hey, stop him!
-Stop drinking, Mr. Choi!
You rude brat!
Champagne isn't liquor, you brat!
By the way, where is Ji-ah?
Shall I go get her?
No, you're a guest. Stay seated.
Be back soon.
Come.
-Hey.
-What time do you think you'll get out?
Within 30 minutes, I think.
Are you still at the animal hospital?
Yeah.
Give me the address. I'll pick you up.
It's okay. I'm taking a taxi
with Jae-hwan and Ms. Kim.
All right, then. See you at home.
See you soon.
Sir.
I told you you're not allowed upstairs.
I'm sorry.
By the way, is someone in that room?
I keep hearing a sound from the room.
I'm sure it's the wind.
The window is open.
-Let's go have dessert.
-Okay.
Why are you crying?
Because it's been so long
since I saw you looking this happy.
Yeah.
See it as much as you can.
And remember only this face I made,
if you can.
-Why are you talking like you're leaving?
-Leave? Why would I?
Please live for a long, long time.
Please be as happy as you can be
while Producer Nam lives.
Nam Ji-ah, just in time. Are ghosts bad?
Are you trying to catch them
because they're bad?
If so, you should arrest them!
Sir, this is what I think.
I think we're a community.
Even though there are ghosts that
cause supernatural phenomena
If we see them! If we meet them!
"Thank you, thank you
for helping us make money.
Please do more weird things for us."
We actually have to beg them like this,
you know.
-You found this at the CEO's house?
-Yeah.
It's gross.
It's an artificial fingernail attached
with glue. The parts are cheap too.
Whose would it be?
It's not mine or yours.
The caterers' fingernails were clean too.
And the CEO's wife passed away
more than ten years ago.
You should ask him if he has a girlfriend.
The CEO?
How can you work in society
with a mind-set like that?
It'd be more reasonable to think of it
as the CEO's secret hobby.
You mean nail art?
Why would he do nail art as a hobby?
You're home.
You cooked? But I already ate.
I know. But you said you like
the smell of freshly cooked rice…
My cooking skills are a bit…
But I'm excellent at getting
the right amount of water for rice.
So this is how it feels to come home
from work to the smell of food.
I'll let you smell it every day
while I'm here.
Here.
What is it?
I found it on my way.
-Mint chocolate chip?
-I'm going to go change.
She said she found it,
so I thought it was trash.
What do you usually do at night?
You said you enjoy watching TV, no?
Well, I also read and watch the news.
I usually watch movies.
Want to watch a movie?
Shall we?
-What is that?
-What's happening?
Did you just see that?
-Yeah.
-Gonjiam is crazy.
Everything online was true.
Did you get it on camera too?
Are you recording it?
What's wrong? You don't like the movie?
No.
I like it.
I like it so much, I wish time would stop.
Me too.
I imagine
the smell of freshly cooked rice.
A new pair of sneakers.
SENT TO: NAM JI-AH
Put these on
and take a look in the mirror.
You'll find the answer to your question.
New sneakers…
What kind of shoes do women like?
Excuse me Damn it.
-What do you want?
-I sent your woman a gift, you know.
The Tiger's Eyebrow or something?
LEE YEON
PUT THESE ON
AND TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR
YOU'LL FIND THE ANSWER
TO YOUR QUESTION. - LEE RANG
What the Almost had me fooled.
This woman means nothing to me.
Didn't you think I could've
used her as bait to lure you?
Lee Yeon.
Did you see it?
Answer me. Did you see it?
Look at me, please.
What…
What on earth did you see?
I…
I was murdered in my past life.
You…
killed me.
It was a plan to catch the Imoogi,
from the beginning.
Lee Yeon.
You used me…
as a sacrifice.
TALE OF THE NINE TAILED
If I'm reborn,
I wish to live as a human, just once.
I won't go easy on you anymore.
The Imoogi-- Where is it now?
You're a sacrifice offered to me
since the day you were born.
Because she will be my bride.
What are you most afraid of?
Fox Hill.
From now on,
I'm going to do whatever it takes.
Mom!
Please hang in there
Just a little longer.