Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020) s01e15 Episode Script

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TALE OF THE NINE TAILED
CHAPTER 15:
MY FATE, WHICH IS YOU
Let me ask you one thing.
The reason you decided
to join forces with me.
What is it?
Perhaps it's the same reason as you.
Why are you here?
Because you have to die
in order for me to survive.
I will end everything with my own hands.
Don't do this. If you do, you--
Goodbye.
That's why Ji-ah warned you
that you shouldn't do this.
You're not Ji-ah, are you?
Can't you even recognize your lord?
You worm-like bastard.
I let you live longer than you deserve.
How dare you--
Worm?
If it weren't for the ground cherries,
I wouldn't even have stuck by you.
To be honest, you're really disgusting.
You're a big chunk of insecurities,
and you failed to become a god or a human.
You're blabbering way too much.
You've lived far too long.
Go to hell.
Your family must be waiting.
-Father.
-Father.
When was it?
I, too, once had something
I wanted to protect with my life.
Father, where have you been?
-What did you bring home, Father?
-My children. My wife. My mother.
Father.
But I don't even remember
their faces anymore.
Damn it.
Did you see it?
This feels unfamiliar.
Those who filled my glass
were always the ones
who begged me for more time.
Because they wanted to live
for another day or another year.
Why are you bragging
about not having any friends?
Because I trust no one.
That just sounds like
you're being trusted by no one.
It means I have nothing to protect.
And that's what made me stronger than you.
I am stronger than you
because I have something to protect.
Really?
Looks like some kind of an event
happened on Ji-ah's side.
My other half has woken up again.
What?
Sit.
If you leave before we finish our tea,
our alliance is over.
There's only one chance
to bring it to the Stream of the Dead.
Shall I give up on this chance and
go to Ji-ah, or…
Don't worry.
That jerk only comes out
when it senses danger.
Like seeing blood.
It has a strong sense of self-protection.
I'm sure nothing will happen.
To Ji-ah, at least.
That's the difference between you and me.
I'm not so sure. You have one too.
Something you must protect with your life.
That jerk. How's that thing inside Ji-ah?
I heard rumors of you becoming
totally worthless if it dies.
It looks like you worked your brain
with this one,
but why did you have to hide
such a precious thing
in someone I love and cause this mess?
-You took one of the scales.
-Do you want it back?
-Can you give it back?
-If you give Ji-ah back.
The old hag of the Stream of the Dead
comes first.
Don't come any closer!
Don't come.
I got closer to you.
Now what? Are you going to kill me?
If I die, Ji-ah dies too.
Want to shoot?
Do you think
I won't be able to?
As you saw earlier,
you must do it in one blow.
If not, someone else will be killed.
Now, I'm going to start counting to three.
Decide before then.
One.
Do you think the three of us met
by coincidence?
I think it's fate.
Two.
The thing that's targeting me
is closer than I thought.
Just like how you two protected me
in our previous lives,
I want to protect you guys too.
Three.
I knew this would happen.
Nam Ji-ah!
Get ahold of yourself, you brat!
Why is your hand covered in blood?
Your pretty clothes are ruined.
Ms. Kim?
Yes, it's me.
Can you recognize us now?
Jae-hwan.
I'm fine.
I'm not hurt at all.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
It's okay.
If the three of us are okay,
that's good enough. It's okay.
Oh, no.
-Oh, no.
-It's okay, it's okay.
How are we going to catch the
old hag of the Stream of the Dead?
How much do you know about the old hag?
That she can turn mountain gods
into stone with the blink of an eye,
and she can see a thousand miles
from where she is.
Those thousand-mile-eyes of hers…
How far can she see with them?
For example, my face?
Her eyes are not like a CCTV.
They just read the overall
flow of the world.
For example, she might not know
exactly what we're chatting about,
but she can see
that you and I are together right now.
So she can miss the details?
If we seal her eyes,
we may have a chance to win.
How?
You sent this item
to put me to sleep, right?
Rang only had a sip of it,
and it was quite effective.
Would that old hag drink this?
She may.
If we use the only one she trusts.
Who?
Clothes-hanging Old Man.
They say he would even play dead
if his wife told him to.
Not anymore.
The fact that he defied the old hag
and saved Ji-ah is proof.
So he will get the old hag
to fall asleep before we get there, right?
When the old hag falls asleep,
you finish it.
-When should we do it?
-Tomorrow.
Come to that place by noon.
When it's done, you will be the lord
of the Stream of the Dead, as promised,
and your ill-fated connection
with Ji-ah and me will be over.
All right.
Am I overthinking for no reason?
Things are going much more smoothly
than expected.
No. For now, it took the bait.
If I just get this jerk
to the Stream of the Dead…
Didn't that couple have a son?
How do you know about that?
I just--
I just do.
What kind of an ending
will this story have?
A happy ending, no matter what.
The CEO was here.
He had the same illness as Ms. Kim.
He said he can survive if he kills me.
What happened to that jerk?
He's dead.
I shot him.
I turned into the Imoogi, and I…
He's a human who defied his life span
and has been living for hundreds of years.
Even if it wasn't for you,
he wouldn't have survived more than a day.
I almost killed Jae-hwan too.
I'm finally back to myself, but…
You endured it well. You really did.
I'm so scared.
It won't be long now.
Everything ends tomorrow.
Don't you have to pee?
I don't pee that much, you know.
You're lying down in a blanket
at someone else's restaurant,
and you're being shy?
By the way, why are you so kind to me?
You even closed the restaurant
because of me.
That's how connections
go around, you know.
You said your husband passed away
a long time ago, right?
What was your husband like?
Even when we ate a grilled yellow croaker,
he removed the bones
and put the meat on top of my rice first.
That's how he was.
One time, in the dead of winter,
I said inadvertently
that I wanted some honey rice cakes,
so he went beyond a snowy hill
and bought some for me.
He could've called for delivery.
Why did he go overboard on a snowy day?
Why do you keep wandering around me?
Whenever I eat the food you cooked,
my heart right here--
it tingles and tickles.
It's somewhat familiar
and brings back nostalgia.
How many dead ones came
last night because of the Imoogi?
Nine hundred and three?
Tell them to put all
emergency personnel on full-time duty
and make it through the day somehow.
Honey!
Honey, these are
for when your vision is blurry!
Honey, these are for calming your anger!
Honey, these are
for relieving your stomachache!
Is something bothering you?
It's about time for the old hag's
joint medicine to run out.
I don't know. Whatever. I don't care.
You should go back home.
You've been rebelling enough already.
-I'm not going back.
-But you'll regret it.
I do regret it.
Why did I believe that I could change her?
Why couldn't I leave her
when I lost my child?
Because you loved her.
I did love her.
I thought it was love.
Even when we were so different,
both personalities and taste.
We couldn't even share
a bowl of tteokbokki.
I always ate the mild one.
She always ate the spiciest one.
You could've ordered a medium
one and shared it.
That's what married life is about.
We were just too different.
So, are you just going to sit and watch?
You said Lord Lee Yeon might die
instead of that young lady.
If that's not the case,
old hag wouldn't have let that child live.
Please stop him.
Hey, if I thought I could stop him,
things wouldn't have gone this far.
Still, we can't lose…
Lord Lee Yeon like this.
INCOMING CALL
LEE YEON
-Hey, it's me.
-We need to talk later.
Tell me over the phone.
I'm prepared for whatever.
It's too long to say over the phone.
I'm on my way back
from meeting the Imoogi.
Oh, yeah?
Okay.
What's with that reaction?
Did that girl die? Or survive?
What do you mean?
Why would you eat that jerk's scale?
If I eat the scale,
the Imoogi inside Ji-ah
will transfer to my body.
And then?
I'll jump into the Stream of the Dead
with that jerk.
No! Never! No!
I'm sure there's another way,
aside from that.
Not only Ji-ah's life,
but also the lives of many people
dying of the plague are up to me.
I thought about it
with all possibilities open…
but this is the only way
to catch that thing.
Then I'll do it.
I can eat its scale
and jump into the Stream of the Dead.
You can't handle the Imoogi.
Don't do it.
Please don't do it. If you die like that,
your soul cannot even be retrieved.
You can't be reincarnated or anything.
I know.
If you know, please stop
saying that you're going to die!
Shin-ju.
You…
have to understand me.
I'm telling you the whole truth
because it's you.
You're so cruel.
Lord Lee Yeon, you're so cruel.
What brings you here?
-Thanks for the present.
-Present?
You sent him to me. Our CEO.
If you knew, why didn't you tell Lee Yeon?
Because I would've
done the same thing too.
If I were you,
I would've tattled to Lee Yeon already.
Well, I didn't,
and I'm not going to either.
Why not?
Because Lee Yeon treasures you.
Because he'd be sad if he lost you.
Do you even know
what it means for Lee Yeon
to join forces with the Imoogi?
-What does it mean?
-He's going to save you and kill himself.
All because of you.
Lee Yeon is thinking of
killing himself to save me?
Isn't it obvious?
Speaking of which…
Tell me one good reason
why I shouldn't just kill you
right here, right now.
If that's your wish, I won't stop you.
But I wouldn't recommend it.
Because you'll either die or get hurt.
Someone tested it just earlier.
Let me be straightforward with you.
I don't want to die. Not yet, at least.
Not yet?
If I harm Lee Yeon by any chance,
I'm going to kill myself.
And by any chance, if I fail,
then you kill me.
Because Lee Yeon won't be able to do it.
Are you serious?
Ironically, we happened to have
the same goal.
To protect Lee Yeon.
If you want to save your brother,
call a truce with me for now.
Okay?
Deal.
What should I do?
You should not
get dragged into this fight.
You should survive safely,
and protect Ji-ah.
Watch over her for me.
I will protect her.
If Rang gets heartbroken
and goes awry again because of me…
nag him to live his life righteously.
I will nag at him like crazy.
Start your own family
with the necklace thief.
This is an early wedding gift for you.
It's a newly built apartment.
You've been through so much,
serving a bad-tempered guy like me.
Lord Lee Yeon.
I'm not going to say
"thank you," "I'm sorry,"
or anything like that,
because I've been feeding you,
dressing you,
and putting a roof over your head.
Lord Lee Yeon…
Can I ask you something?
Ages ago, when I was being chased
by the mountain god of my area,
why did you save my life?
To get revenge.
Revenge?
I had spicy noodles
with your mountain god before.
And that jerk picked up
my one and only egg,
and ate that damn thing.
You saved my life
for something small like that?
What do you mean "small"?
I always save my egg
so I can eat it at the very end.
What does this mean?
Should a bowl of naengmyeon
have meaning behind it?
Why are you buying me naengmyeon
all of a sudden?
You're buying it,
because I couldn't eat lunch.
You wish.
I know what you're thinking.
Stop driving me nuts. Let's just eat.
It's true. You only put mustard in it,
without vinegar.
What?
Was it Ki Yoo-ri? She said so.
That you only put mustard
in your naengmyeon.
She said that?
That's something you can only catch
if you really care for someone.
I'm her lifesaver.
If it wasn't for me,
she would've been beaten to death
or starved to death at the zoo.
Who's that kid at your house?
Black Dog.
He was my pet in his past life.
Hey, even if he was your puppy
in his past life,
how could you just take him like that?
What about his parents?
His damn stepfather was beating
him brutally! I couldn't stand it.
-Why are you laughing?
-Because it's ridiculous.
You've been going everywhere
with a face like the Joker,
but it turns out you were
doing a ton of volunteer work.
-Shut up.
-You're all grown up, bed wetter.
I'm going to kill you.
If you don't want your egg, give it to me.
Why do you look outright miserable?
I hate being with you. I want to go home.
Home?
Do you have a home to go back to?
You tore Lee Rang's body
with your own hands,
and as of yesterday,
you were abandoned by Shin-ju as well.
Nobody will come looking for you anymore.
No, you're wrong.
Lord Lee Rang will be waiting for me.
-And Koo Shin-ju is too.
-No. This place suits you better.
You've been abused
by a human before, right?
For a long time,
until your soul became ragged.
I can see darkness inside of you.
Don't read others' minds.
That's what makes you even creepier.
Things like you
only spread misery,
whether you're with Lee Rang or Shin-ju.
Like me.
So don't live your life
having unnecessary hope.
No one's going to come and save you.
I know, because I've tried it.
Do you like naengmyeon that much?
Naengmyeon is delicious, at least.
Why do you like that woman so much?
Why do you like her so much
that you'd try to risk your life for her?
Ji-ah protected me in her past life.
By risking her life.
If I don't stop her,
she'll try to protect me
rather than herself, once again.
And she always keeps her promises too.
Just ask her to protect you.
She's doing it because she wants to, no?
No.
I'd be totally embarrassed
if I go through it again.
You crazy little…
So, you're going to die
instead of that woman?
Hey, come with me tomorrow.
-To where?
-To the Stream of the Dead.
To catch the Imoogi.
I'd like you to stop any unexpected things
that might happen in this plan.
What's the plan about?
You don't need to know the details.
I want you to be my arms and legs
in unexpected situations.
I'll think about it.
-Hey, I saved your life twice.
-What's so great about that between us?
Yeah, that's a good point.
How can you only react like that
about things between us?
Your brother might die,
and you don't even shed tears.
-You little brat.
-You're not going to die.
You're not human.
A nine-tailed fox can't die easily.
What a beautiful sky.
It wouldn't be too bad
for this world to end on a day like this.
What are you trying to do
by joining forces with Lee Yeon?
Didn't you hear it all?
My conversation with Lee Yeon, I mean.
So you're really going to become a god?
You are?
-So, what are you going to do?
-I will rule this world.
And make Ji-ah mine too.
Isn't that different from the promise?
That promise
couldn't be kept from the beginning.
It's the same for Lee Yeon too.
So, I need you to come with me
to the Stream of the Dead.
Why should I?
If Lee Yeon doesn't come alone,
you should keep them for me again.
-What if I say no?
-I wasn't asking for your opinion.
Want me to call Lee Rang
and Shin-ju right now?
If I just say, "I want to die,"
they'll be gone.
-Don't you know already from experience?
-Kill me instead!
That's not how it's done.
If I kill you,
I can't watch you fall into despair.
What brings you here?
I am just a cook…
but I couldn't just sit
and watch Lord Lee Yeon die.
Just watch him die. Just sit and watch.
There's nothing you can do about it.
I'm afraid I can't do that.
What?
Water Snail Bride.
What is this place?
It's the place where you rule
the boundary between
the World of the Living and
the World of the Dead.
Who am I?
You're the god of the Stream of the Dead.
Then you must know how impudent
your behavior is right now.
Yes, I'm well aware.
But before the god of
the Stream of the Dead,
you're also someone's wife, mother,
and a friend.
You are neither Bok-gil's mom,
nor my wife.
You're the guardian
of the Stream of the Dead.
You're wrong.
I have never been a wife, mother,
or friend in my life.
Are you going to be okay?
-Even if you lose Lord Lee Yeon?
-What?
Obviously
I'm not asking about fate or whatever.
I'm asking about your feelings.
Lord Lee Yeon has been trusting you
and depending on you for a long time.
It must be because you treasured him
as much as he treasured you.
Was it because he was like your son,
whom you've lost?
Did that old man say that to you?
Then I'm sure you've also heard about
what I did to my only child.
My son
also stood right there, begging me,
just like Lee Yeon.
He begged me to spare his bride at least.
Yes, and I even refused my own son's plea.
And that's why you still
cannot forgive yourself.
How dare you!
I'm sorry if I was being impudent, but…
If you say one more word,
I'm going to crush your hands,
so you won't be able to cook again.
GLUCOSAMINE
He asked me to deliver this to you.
Please do not abandon
Lord Lee Yeon or your husband.
Where is it this time?
You don't need to come with me.
I'll tell you what to do when I get back.
What? You said that to Yoo-ri?
You said that she was using you?
It was a mistake.
She said she doesn't care
if "those damn humans" die, so…
That woman's parents are
"those damn humans!"
You lunatic! Who do you think you
are to say such a thing to Yoo-ri?
To a girl whose life is at risk
because of me!
I reflected on my actions a lot,
but she's not answering my calls,
and there's no way to apologize.
You're screwed now.
Yoo-ri can be really spiteful
when she holds a grudge.
Then, Lord Lee Rang, please talk to her.
It's the same for me too.
I will never allow you to date Yoo-ri.
Will Yoo-ri be able to come back safely?
That's it. Let's go.
Where?
Ki Yoo-ri, it's me.
Since your car is out front,
it looks like you're in there.
I don't care if you're
with that jerk or not, so just listen.
When you get back home,
I'm going to smack you a few times.
Who said you can change
your lord on your own?
Because of that,
things are so inconvenient for me.
I have no one to go out
and buy naengmyeon for me,
and that kid
keeps putting stickers on my body.
I'm going crazy.
That's all you're saying
when we came all the way here?
-What if she's not listening?
-Shall we just break in?
If Lord Lee Yeon finds out,
it'll be a disaster.
Then I'd like to also say something.
Yoo-ri, don't forgive this bastard.
Yoo-ri.
I'll apologize to you later.
So just come back safely.
No matter what that jerk says,
don't listen to it, ever,
and just think of your own safety.
I was going to propose to you
when you came back…
All right.
Ki Yoo-ri, I will save you.
Hang in there till tomorrow.
-I, too, Yoo-ri--
-Let's go.
Hold on.
Guess who!
I can tell just by looking at these hands.
What if I'm someone else
transformed into Nam Ji-ah?
If so, my heart wouldn't be
beating this fast.
What a great pick-up line.
Are you sure you've been single
for the past 600 years?
Of course I am.
You're the only one in my eyes.
Like a single-shot photo.
By the way, what are we doing today?
We're a very ordinary couple today.
Look forward to it.
Something ordinary.
You come this way.
Why a crane machine, of all things?
It's one of my dreams!
With my wealth,
I can buy this whole arcade for you,
but, you see, I want to give you a gift
called the price of sacred labor.
Now, look.
Don't fight the machine. Comfort it.
Like this.
So cute.
-Again. That one too.
-Try one more time.
Help me.
Here, like this.
-Press it.
-Press it?
It worked! It worked!
Ta-da!
I just can't seem to score.
No, no. Wait, wait, wait.
-Support it with one hand.
-Let go.
This is a battle
between me and this thing.
Move, move, move.
How's the mint chocolate chip?
It's refreshing, as always.
It's like I took a bite of a forest.
How's the vanilla?
It's sweet.
It tastes like honey too.
Want to switch?
How about we mix them instead?
I think
I must really love you.
I've been alive for so long,
so other names and faces I've seen
have faded from my memory,
but the memories
of times I spent with you are vivid.
Don't forget me. Ever.
How can I forget this face?
I love you, Lee Yeon.
Is it true?
That you're not the one
who abandoned and left me,
but I was the one who abandoned you?
Is that why I'm like this now?
I promised myself
that I would never forgive you.
But it turns out
that I was the one
who couldn't forgive myself.
What kind of…
mother was I to you?
What did you wish for?
I wished for you to be safe.
So you won't get hurt, be in pain,
or cry.
You're greedy.
And if something we can't fix
with our power happens…
That you'll forget everything.
No. I'm going to wait for you.
Like how you waited for me.
No.
Human life is too short to do that.
My dear Ji-ah, what did you wish for?
I wished that there's a super kind
god in the world somewhere,
so he can make something
like a miracle happen.
I asked him to please save us.
Hey, old hag.
Right now?
What does that mean?
What you said earlier…
I've been smoking for such a long time.
There were only two brats in the world
who nagged me to quit smoking.
-One was you…
-And the other's your son, huh?
He was the kindest boy ever.
But,
after his bride died,
he closed his mouth forever.
He should've blamed me instead.
And then he jumped into
the Stream of the Dead?
He took off the shoes I made for him
so nicely before he died.
That jerk.
As if he wanted me to see me.
To tell me he'll never forgive me,
even in death.
You're wrong.
Even in that moment, when he was joining
his dead bride with grave sadness,
he didn't want to wet the shoes
his mother made for him.
I'm an expert in things like that,
you know.
I might try and quit smoking.
For real this time?
I've lived long enough,
so I might try and do something
that I've never done.
What do you mean?
It means there's a way to end this
with both you and that girl surviving.
What is it?
KOREAN FOLK VILLAGE
Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you, sir.
Get home safely, all of you.
-Goodbye, everyone.
-Have a safe trip home.
MEN'S RESTROOM
STAFF ONLY
When the Imoogi comes here tomorrow,
cut Ji-ah with this sword.
Not lightly,
but deeply enough to kill her.
What?
When that girl is dying,
that thing inside her body
will try its best
to get out before she dies.
-What about the scale?
-Don't use the scale.
Let that thing transfer
to the Imoogi's body.
When the Imoogi,
split into two, becomes one,
I will turn it into stone.
But,
what if Ji-ah actually dies
during the process?
I will bring her back to life.
I, too, will have to pay a price
for breaking a taboo.
Old hag.
Don't say anything embarrassing,
and just get them here on time.
Both the Imoogi and that girl.
You know,
I've known for a long time
that you're not all that bad, old hag.
Let me go, you brat!
I enjoyed your performance.
Thank you.
I see you're not human, either.
You're really keen.
Human or not, the Folk Village is closed.
I came here to find something.
If you lost something,
you should go to lost and found.
That's all right.
Because I just found it.
What did you find?
The Moon Mirror.
After my mom passed away,
I felt like I've become an orphan,
but thanks to you and Jae-hwan,
I wasn't lonely at all.
Thank you.
Please hang on just a bit longer.
Please, please.
Producer Nam.
Yes?
I think you should answer this.
Sounds like someone's dying?
Where are you?
Somewhere very close to you.
Finally, you're looking for me.
What about the medicine?
Why worry about others,
when you're about to die any day now?
I said, where's the medicine?
There's no such thing.
My birth was a plague,
so I know how to kill,
but I never learned how to save.
You bastard!
You're going to die soon!
I wish you'd fall to the very end of hell!
This is why I like you.
Even when you're at risk
and can't even control your own body,
you seem like you might,
but in the end, you never collapse.
I'm going to make you mine.
In your dreams.
I'd rather die than to be yours.
From this moment on,
you're going to wish you were dead.
Come out.
Don't join forces with Lee Yeon.
These jerks are plotting something.
I don't care.
There's something you must do from now on.
What's going on?
-The magistrate was attacked.
-What?
What do you mean all of a sudden? By whom?
By the Imoogi.
He didn't die,
but I guess he had something important
taken from him.
You're that jerk, aren't you?
Now, time for a quiz.
What's the thing that was taken
from the magistrate?
The Moon Mirror.
You.
How on earth did you
take that form, that face?
This is the face
you've been missing so dearly, no?
A poor child killed by his mother.
Your one and only son.
Bok-gil. My son Bok-gil.
When I was reborn,
I chose a shell that's perfect for you.
Because I knew
this day would come someday.
How do you know my son?
Now, here's the second quiz.
Why did my other half target
the Moon Mirror in particular?
No!
-Old hag!
-Stay here, with me.
Let go, Shin-ju.
-Why would you…
-Because I was called.
Someday,
when the Imoogi inside her calls,
you will be my soldier.
Bok-gil was a really nice guy.
He was the first one to talk to me,
even when the rest of the world hated me.
For the first time,
I felt like I had a friend.
But did you know?
It was I who planted the seed of plague
into the body of Bok-gil's bride.
Why?
Why would you do that?
Because he seemed too happy.
You wretched bastard!
Let's go. We need old hag.
It's too late already.
Wake up, Ji-ah!
Both of us can live.
We have hope for the first time!
Ow, my head.
-Lord Lee Yeon…
-Shin-ju, you stay.
Rang, come with me.
-I'm sorry. We--
-Later!
You guys were only under an implication.
Take Ji-ah.
Hold on.
Let go. I'll go on my own.
What about old hag?
Where's old hag?
Did you get her?
No wonder it's one of the Four
Protective Items of mountain gods.
When I showed up here with her son's face,
the almighty old hag lost her mind.
Even the god of all gods
can have a weak link,
as long as they have
the heart and mind of a human.
So this was your plan all along?
It's all your fault, Lee Yeon.
You wouldn't give up,
so innocent people died, the old hag died,
and our dear Ji-ah is dying.
Ji-ah.
Please.
Damn, you can't bring yourself
to attack this body,
even in this situation.
So why don't you just donate
that body and die?
You don't have a choice anymore.
That's the only way for Ji-ah to live.
No more. Please…
Let Ji-ah go.
I will…
Take my body.
What are you doing here?
Lord Lee Rang, you cannot go in. Never.
Yoo-ri,
I'm here to save you and Lee Yeon.
If something happens to Lee Yeon…
I'm going to kill you.
Don't!
-Ji-ah.
-Don't move!
Her spirit is still holding out?
No. Don't do that.
Put your hand down, please.
I'll protect you, Lee Yeon.
I'll do it.
Goodbye.
No, no!
Get out of that body.
Please forgive me.
This is to protect you, Lord Lee Rang.
-Lee Yeon!
-Don't come close to me.
-Lee Yeon!
-Don't come!
No!
Now, the Lee Yeon you know is dead.
I won.
What's this?
I look terrible, don't I?
I wanted to look
the most beautiful in the end…
But still…
we won.
This is my gift to you.
When your other half is weakened,
you're also weakened, no?
It's an evening primrose from a grave.
Lee Yeon!
Rang.
Rang!
You know what to do.
You and I are one now.
If he kills me, you'll die too.
That's what I want.
Rang.
No. I can't.
Soon I will
turn into an Imoogi.
Please let me remain as myself.
-Rang.
-No…
Save me.
I will be reborn.
I'll be reborn,
and find her again.
In your dreams.
Anyone who falls
into the Stream of the Dead
can never come back.
No.
No.
I love you.
N-- No!
No!
He smiled.
As if he was relieved to save me.
As if this was his happy ending.
At the last moment…
I think I may have heard
the word "love."
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I'll do whatever you tell me to.
Please just tell me how.
Such a thing will never happen.
Get ahold of yourself!
This is from Lord Lee Yeon.
You will get used to it.
Though you'll have to walk alone
on the path we used to walk together,
you should let me go now.
I love you, Ji-ah.
I am here to see that old man
after hearing the rumors.