Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020) s01e11 Episode Script

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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.
CHAPTER 11: 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 A
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.
Hey, do you know him?
Who do you think you are,
getting involved in family matters?
Be quiet.
I'm waiting for the kid's answer.
What are you? A cop?
You know, I…
Kim Soo-oh, answer him correctly.
I have to go home.
Okay.
Ms. Yoo-ri, who has no friends or family.
-What?
-I just can't live without chicken,
but if you say you want Russian food
for all three meals,
I might change my taste in food.
What does that mean?
It means I want to be them.
Your family and your friend.
When it comes to family,
I have something similar.
The fake mom and dad
Lord Lee Rang made for you?
The department-store owners?
Yeah.
I am a replacement
for their dead daughter and a puppet.
-But they said they can't live without me.
-Humans always say that.
They say family is something they want
to throw out when no one's watching.
Because they give each other a hard time.
But family is also what
they pick back up again, unwillingly.
-Like Lee Yeon and Lord Lee Rang?
-Yeah.
So…
give the lives of your
department-store parents back to them
and become a real family with me
and live happily--
What are you guys doing here?
Lord Lee Yeon!
Lee Yeon? Why are you here?
This is my house.
By the way, have you seen Ji-ah?
She's not here. Why?
I called her work, and she didn't answer.
Where did she go?
Anyway, keep doing what you were doing
with the necklace thief.
-Damn it. Was this Lee Yeon's house?
-It's okay.
Lord Lee Yeon's house is also my house.
-Are you laughing?
-Go ahead.
Lord Lee Rang?
What?
What are you doing here?
I thought I could meet you
if I waited here.
You didn't answer your phone all day.
Did something happen?
Yeah.
Same for me.
What happened?
Before that…
Open it.
Something that makes you happy
just by imagining it.
You remembered?
Of course.
The smell of freshly cooked rice,
a collection of world literature,
gimbap made by your dad,
a new pair of sneakers,
and me.
It's like buy one, get one free.
People say if you buy shoes
for your girlfriend, she'll run away.
Even if you do run away, I hope you'll
find a good path with your new shoes.
Why are you smiling so sadly?
Don't you like these shoes?
That's not why.
I just never realized
how loving the word "shoes" could be.
I like you.
I like you so much,
I would give my life for you.
How about we walk a bit? To a good path?
Together.
What is this?
Can't you tell? It's a fresh human.
-Who is he?
-No need to know that.
There won't be any trouble,
so turn him into a ground cherry
and keep him as emergency food.
Thank you for your generosity.
He moved the ground cherry flower pot
somewhere else?
Want to see it for yourself?
Is it okay to show me something like that?
There's no need to hide things
between us now.
It looks like a common seed, doesn't it?
It traps the body and soul together,
so I call it the Lock of Soul and Flesh.
Only the Imoogi can make this.
What a despicable bastard.
He went to prison so many times.
Did you save the kid?
I should also have
a card up my sleeve
for when I go to the World of the Dead.
-Want some more milk?
-Yes.
Help yourself.
That's enough.
The milk is mine.
Why isn't that old lady going home?
You go to your house.
I might just eat your liver.
I don't have a house anymore.
Don't act so pathetic.
So many people in Seoul don't have houses.
-You don't have a house either, old lady?
-Not me.
Stop fighting.
Did you say your name is Soo-oh?
Where's your mom?
My mom got hit every single day
and ran away with a man I don't know.
That's why my stepdad was angry at me.
-That means you have nowhere to go.
-Oh, my God!
Lord Lee Rang,
why are you doing this to me?
Go ahead.
What are you thinking about?
Have you heard of the fairy tale
called "The Little Mermaid"?
By Andersen?
Yes.
I've hated the ending of that story
ever since I was young.
She could've survived
if she killed the prince,
so why did the Little Mermaid
turn into sea foam?
What about you?
What would your choice be if you were her?
Back then,
I thought, of course,
I'd kill the prince and survive.
What about now? Did it change?
After she actually met him,
she began to like the prince
even more than she thought.
Even though the story can have
a happy ending if the prince dies.
If I was the Little Mermaid…
I'd kill the witch who cast the curse.
I don't want to be humiliated
by things like that.
They're cursed.
They said they'll give my parents back
if I give you to them.
Tell me what you want,
not what those jerks want.
I want to get my voice back
and have the prince too.
Of course, I don't want
to turn into sea foam either.
Can you help me catch the witch, please?
Do you have time to be here like this?
Twenty-four hours remain for our deal.
It may be the last day of my life,
so why do you even care if I live this day
like a year or totally waste it?
Are you going to give your life?
For your brother,
whom you've always hated?
The Imoogi met Lee Yeon today.
He told him that we have three hostages:
Ji-ah, her parents, and you.
But where is Lee Yeon right now?
Did he even call
and say he's worried about you?
Don't be ridiculous.
You're abandoned, again.
Yes, I abandoned you.
I'm sorry.
For saving you when you were
abandoned by your human mother.
Lee Yeon said…
I've never abandoned you.
He said he had never abandoned me.
You, more than anyone,
know that's not true.
-Hey, kid!
-Lee Yeon?
-He came to the forest to save me.
-It was just a show to save Ji-ah.
And you were just a prop.
Shut up!
Lee Yeon would do anything for Ji-ah.
Even if it means risking
the life of his own brother.
If you mess with her again,
I'm really going to kill you this time.
Are you really going to give up your life?
For your brother,
who only cares about that woman?
Yes, Lord Lee Rang.
What? Shin-ju?
He wants to talk to you.
This is Shin-ju.
You know, right? Where's Lee Yeon now?
He went to meet Producer Nam.
So where is he?
I'll ask him and call you back.
There are 132. Those
who weren't even on the List of the Dead.
Even bigger numbers will come.
-What?
-That thing is a calamity itself.
-It's just the beginning.
-Let's catch it now.
-Just tell me how, and I'll catch it.
-You can't do it.
Because if you want to catch it,
you have to do
what makes you hate me so much.
What is it?
Hi, Yeon.
You-- You are…
Hello, sir, ma'am.
I'm Nam Ji-ah.
I've heard a lot about you from Yeon.
-Nice to meet you.
-Hey!
How dare you bring a living human
to this place?
She is a living human, yes.
But she's also the issue
you two were arguing about.
This is not a place for a human child
to come so early. Go back.
I know that you value rules
more than anything, ma'am.
I'm risking being rude because--
Do you think this place
is for granting wishes?
Come on…
Or do you want me to tell you
the day you will die?
No. I don't want to hear
any spoilers about my life.
-I don't even go to fortune tellers.
-If so, then…
I got separated from my parents
when I was nine.
Don't sell your sad life story.
And I heard that something
from the Imoogi is in my body.
That must be your fate too.
And I'm going to defy that fate
with my life.
So I came here, knowing well that this
isn't a place for the living.
She's just like you.
Yeah. We're a match made in heaven.
I do approve that you're bold enough
not to be intimidated by me.
What do you want?
Let me borrow your thousand-mile eyes.
I want to know where my parents are.
-What?
-I'm not saying I'll use them for free.
And you think you can pay it off?
Even if you rip me off,
I am eager to accept it,
but I have no capital.
How can you do business without capital?
I'll catch the Imoogi.
I will, with Lee Yeon.
That was close.
Could you tell that my legs were shaking?
I couldn't tell at all.
I thought past lives and the afterlife
only existed in comic books,
but they're all real.
The sinful ones living better lives
doesn't apply when they're dead.
Do you send the dead ones
to the Stream of the Dead from here?
I do presentations
about the way to the World of the Dead,
catch those who insist that they won't go,
and please my wife too.
Still, it's a relief.
That the first one the dead ones meet here
is someone kind, like you.
You were separated from your parents at
a young age but grew up to be righteous.
Your parents would be so happy
if they saw you.
Do you think I'll be able to meet them?
Let's trust Yeon and wait.
You're not yourself, old hag.
-Then what's "like me?"
-That Imoogi…
With your temper,
you would've turned it into stone by now.
I saw the northern mountain god
go on a rampage,
get caught by you
and be turned into a stone pillar.
So why!
Why is this jerk the only exception?
Because I don't want to see you
go on a rampage.
-What do you mean?
-The Imoogi is also in that girl's body.
What's the way to get rid of that thing
in Ji-ah's body?
There's none.
Other than her death
or the Imoogi coming out on its own.
I'm sure you saw or heard something about
how that thing can be a parasite
in a human body.
Even if you struggle to your death,
the Imoogi has awakened already.
So that girl will be sacrificed,
and you will live your life
in hell once more.
That's…
your fate.
So that's why you said
I shouldn't look for her.
From the beginning,
that Ji-ah and I shouldn't be together,
because you were afraid
I might get heartbroken again.
Because I might get dragged
into that fate again.
Thanks, old hag.
Even so, I still choose her.
Because I've been living my life
to meet her.
Even if I ask you 100 times,
you'll still make the same choice.
The ground cherries.
Her parents are in them.
Let's go.
-Bye, sir.
-Yeah, bye.
If anything happens,
call my name, Clothes-hanging Old Man,
three times.
Whether you win or lose against fate,
I want to bet on you two.
-Thank you.
-Yeah.
Bye.
Did you find out?
-Ground cherries.
-Ground cherries?
-I get to see ground cherries in Seoul.
-Are these ground cherries?
My mom and dad were there?
How…
The plant traps the flesh and blood
of living humans,
and it's used to extend the life spans
of its followers.
Let's go. It was in the living room.
I'm sure it was there.
They must've moved it already.
It wasn't there when I was there.
Twenty-four hours remain for our deal.
You poisoned the relationship
between two brothers.
-Would Lee Rang fall for it?
-He would.
Lee Rang's feelings for his brother
border on deep obsession.
It's more twisted than you think.
So, he can kill him because he loves him?
Leave this to me.
I'll bring Lee Yeon's heart.
Don't underestimate Lee Yeon.
I fell asleep on Lee Yeon a long time ago
because I underestimated him.
So that's why I set three traps:
so one of those three will fall in.
When this is over,
I want to get into politics.
I'm sick of being the CEO
of the broadcasting station,
and I need an appropriate reward…
Do as you wish.
What a monster.
But where is Lee Yeon right now?
Did he even call and tell you
he's worried about you?
You're abandoned, again.
Are you going to give up your life?
For your brother,
who only cares about that woman?
Lee Yeon?
You saw that ground cherry pot
at the Imoogi's house, didn't you?
Ji-ah's parents are in it.
Know anything about it?
Is that all you have… to say to me?
Is it there or not?
It is there.
-Where did they take it?
-I don't know about that.
-Get off the phone.
-I can look into it.
The CEO treasures it like his own life.
-Oh, yeah?
-Meet me tomorrow.
Let's meet and talk face to face.
Rang will look into it.
I'm seeing him tomorrow.
Where? What time? Can I go?
Leave it to me, and you should do
something only you can do.
Why are you two here?
We can't sleep because we're worried
about her dating a nine-tailed fox.
Ji-ah.
How did you find my house?
Producer Nam checked your background
with your fingerprints.
Why did you come all the way here?
We're here to check
if our princess is safe.
You can never date a nine-tailed fox,
even if I'm dead and buried!
You can. How big is this living room?
Still, we're coming
to someone else's house,
and it would be rude to come empty-handed.
-What is this?
-Just some snacks.
Mealworms?
I asked my colleague in an animal show,
and he said foxes go crazy for them.
I was torn
between mealworms and crickets, but…
Just go ahead and enjoy them.
Did you guys have dinner?
-No.
-I'll order it.
A fox cannot get away from the deal,
unless you die.
GOPBUNI GOPCHANG
They wrap them in cloth for delivery.
Let me feed those guys first.
So our CEO is an accomplice
to that mummy incident?
I questioned him about the fingernail,
and he admitted it himself.
-Why don't we call the police?
-What should we tell them?
The CEO of the station we work at
is from the Goryeo Dynasty,
who worships a legendary Imoogi
and kills people?
-I'm sure they'll believe us.
-Yeah.
Then how about we make Detective Baek
try on the Tiger's Eyebrow?
To show him that both a past life
and a man from the Goryeo Dynasty exists.
Are you sure he graduated
from the top university in Korea?
He's a nice boy, at least.
Why aren't you eating?
You don't eat mealworms or intestines.
Do you eat human liver, by chance?
I do feel like eating one at this moment.
-This is actually quite delicious.
-Yeah.
-No offense, but do you have a tail?
-Why do you ask an offensive question?
It's still hard to believe
that you're a nine-tailed fox.
He does. I saw them.
Awesome! Then can you transform
by putting a leaf on your forehead?
That's what raccoon dogs do.
I can transform,
but I don't because it's undignified.
Show us! Show us!
You jerk.
Eat it. Just eat it.
I'll do it.
Why did you suddenly change your mind?
I want to live.
By the way, are you sure
you can take out your brother's heart?
You take the heart out.
I'll do the luring.
You're just too softhearted.
Take this.
And call Lee Yeon
out to the place I told you about.
From now on, we're in this together.
Why don't you stay here tonight?
He's the perfect person
to work at a broadcasting station, right?
Terry, you work here for life.
Did you buy all these in the morning?
Yes. Please help yourself.
This looks good. Go ahead and eat.
When did you all get so close?
Hey, he's totally awesome.
He knows everything.
History, culture, art, religion…
-He's a human encyclopedia.
-He was helpful on-site too.
We have overseas cases
for previous lives, right?
He even translated it into English,
French and Chinese overnight.
What's your secret?
I couldn't leave the house
when I was young due to health issues.
I was usually alone,
unless a babysitter came to my house,
so I just read books.
Good morning.
So you were all here.
What's with the toasted sandwiches?
-That's mine!
-Let me have one. How harsh.
Friends of Scary Urban Legends,
come to the get-together.
-I'm not going.
-Me neither.
No, no, no.
Reporting, script-writing, editing--
None of those excuses will work.
Why? Because
it's Terry's welcome party today.
Hi.
What are you doing here?
I'm brewing coffee.
And what's with these flowers,
which don't suit you at all?
So you can indulge in the hometown smell.
Choose any of those you like.
Women love them.
You don't have to.
What about the ground cherries?
Did you find them?
-Why are you in such a hurry?
-I got no time to chitchat.
-Why?
-I got no time either.
Still, listen to everything I say.
What is it?
What am I to you?
At which point
did you get it twisted this time?
I did as much as I could.
What's the problem this time?
Answer me.
What am I to you?
A family.
A family I'm sick and tired of,
who acts like he has a right
to be vicious to me
because we share the same blood!
Don't think I'd say flowery things
just because you made me sit
in a bunch of flowers.
I'm sick of you throwing tantrums
at your age!
You're so heartless to me.
While you're so generous to that woman.
Yeah, she's much stronger than you.
She has a tragic family story,
as bad as yours,
but she doesn't whine, like you.
It's weird.
You were never a nice brother to me…
but you seemed to shine in my eyes.
You looked perfect.
I wanted to…
be like you.
Drink it.
What if you put something in this coffee?
You scared? I was just kidding.
So, where are the ground cherries?
Just wait. We'll find it soon.
Don't you dare play any tricks.
You saved me
from the Forest of Starving Demons.
This was what I thought at the time.
"I should die for you someday too."
To save you, I mean.
But, you know,
now that I might actually die,
that wasn't it.
I want to live.
So I'm asking you.
Would you please die, Yeon?
Want to fight?
If we fight head to head,
I could never win against you.
The coffee.
If you worried about me
a quarter as much
as you're worried about that woman,
I wouldn't have gone this far.
I wouldn't have been able to do this.
You idiot.
We caught Lee Yeon.
Wait until I get there.
And don't call this number again.
Damn it. Does he think
I'm his servant or something?
Oh, here, here.
Come here.
Have a seat.
Now then, fill your glasses.
Terry, I'll fill your glass.
All right. Here you go.
Yes, thank you.
I'll fill my own glass.
-Welcome!
-Welcome.
-Thank you.
-Drink up.
I wish I could have a son like him.
He's handsome, smart, and so on.
Look at his body.
He's like a character in Virtua Fighter.
Wow. You're so…
Yeah, you're nice.
I'm actually starting to admire you, sir.
How can you be so consistent? Right?
Let me go get some fresh air.
Terry, where are you going?
I'm going to go meet someone.
I'll be back soon.
What kind of etiquette is that?
-What?
-Who dares leave during a get-together?
The main star, to be more specific?
-I'm sorry.
-I have so many questions for you.
Like what?
What's your favorite book?
-A Lover's Discourse: Fragments.
-Roland Barthes?
-Have you read it?
-I was tricked by the title.
I thought it was a dating guidebook,
but it seemed I'd need
a master's degree in humanities
to understand the language of love
he writes.
It also has many beautiful sentences.
"He praises the other for being perfect,
and he glorifies himself
for having chosen this perfect other."
Well, I praise bomb cocktails.
Let's go.
We have five minutes. Finish the deal.
To be specific,
Lee Yeon's heart is the end, isn't it?
I brought Lee Yeon, as promised.
Say that the deal is over.
I'm waiting for the Imoogi right now.
-You're talking down to me?
-You're going crazy, aren't you?
You can't kill someone
who offered you kindness.
You were born a slave,
so it seems you can't do anything
without a master.
Watch your mouth.
You must do whatever I say
once you're told to repay kindness.
And you kiss that Imoogi's butt,
the one that ate your family.
-Shut your mouth.
-How did it feel?
When your parent, your wife,
and your children died in a flash.
Did you cry?
-I said, shut up!
-Say it!
That our deal is over.
All right, let me smash
that damn deal for you.
In my way.
You-- Are you nuts?
I really can't do this.
I may be a bastard,
but I can't offer my family
as a sacrifice, like someone.
What?
Then you'll die.
I will not die.
A fox dies if it breaks the deal.
You know,
foxes can transform.
I really hate this. It's so undignified.
You and your obsession with dignity.
You said you'd only sip the coffee,
yet you were sound asleep.
What the heck? Since when?
Since last night, at your house.
Why…
are you here?
I'm sorry.
I just heard
that you're one of the hostages.
I didn't know you're facing your death.
Let's survive, with me.
I can't get out of the deal,
no matter what I do.
You can get out of it.
How?
Switch places with me.
And take me to him,
just as he wants.
I'll do it.
Take this.
Why don't you stay here tonight?
You damn foxes…
How dare you!
You, kill Lee Yeon right now.
Don't harass my brother.
If you do, I'm really going to
cut your head off.
Now, the choice is yours.
Kill Lee Rang
and be killed by me right now, or…
change the deal.
Save my life. Repay the kindness.
The ground cherries.
Take me to the ground cherries…
Hey, the alcohol is to get drunk!
You're already too drunk.
-Mr. Driver, thank you! Bye!
-Terry, trust me!
You take my car. I called a chauffeur.
I'm okay.
I'm not okay, that's why.
Mr. Driver, I'm sorry. You can go.
Producer Nam.
-Yeah?
-Do you have a boyfriend?
Yeah, I do.
What's he like, your boyfriend?
He's like a fairy tale.
Break up with him.
-What?
-You know, fairy tales for adults
mostly end up being cruel fairy tales.
Bye. Thanks.
He just blurted everything out.
It's lifted.
You were good at acting.
Perhaps you can be an actor.
Shall I try?
LEE YEON
Terry.
Don't act like a man in front of me.
To me…
you're nothing but
an enemy who took my parents away.
So you knew, huh?
Is that why you've been keeping me here?
You should do something only you can do.
Something only I can do?
Keep the Imoogi with you
while I look for the ground cherries.
The Imoogi?
Where is it?
Perhaps somewhere much closer to you
than you think.
Somewhere close to me?
Could it be…
You're too defenseless
for someone who knows who I am.
Lee Yeon told me
that you can't kill me.
That's true.
I like you.
Mom.
Dad.
TALE OF THE NINE TAILED
I guess it wanted to warn me.
I will save you. I promise.
You're going to strike
the Imoogi directly?
I will find its weakness.
Kill those who are precious to you…
An even bigger calamity will come.
Don't harm them!
Look closely. I am you.
What about Ji-ah? Where's Ji-ah?
The plague will strike the world.
So no one would dare to be happy.
-Why does it have to be Ji-ah? Why?
-Turn it back to how things were.