Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 8 - Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 - Chapter 8: Indigenous Gods - full transcript

TALE OF THE NINE TAILED

Emergency! Wake up!

- It's an emergency! Wake up!
- Ax!

- Is it an ambush?
- Madame Ryu's summons.

I don't know why, but she's gone wild.

EPISODE 8

What? Why?

The cabbage from the seas
are firm and hearty.

- Taste all good with the shrimps?
- It's refreshing, without a fishy smell.

- Please save me, boss.
- What are you doing there?

I thought there was an emergency?



One of Myoyeongak's biggest events
is obviously an emergency.

- Sit down, the three of you.
- It's gimjang season?

- I'm a former mountain god.
- I'm the boss of a bandit gang.

I'm a victim of the bandit gang.

- A former god never makes kimchi. Geez.
- Hold on.

I've calculated your lodging expenses.
You've been indulging free of charge.

It sums up to
at least the cost of a house!

- How is it so expen--
- I told you not to eat full course meals!

You ate most of it!

Oh, well…

Don't I get a discount?
We're friends and I'm a former god, no?

Not a chance, you punk.

Geez,
it's not like I've ever done this before.

Seriously.



Gosh, my back.

Do we really need to make
500 cabbage heads worth of kimchi?

I'm a bandit, but I have red pepper
instead of blood on my hands.

- Well, I'll say!
- Kimchi tastes best homemade.

Make sure to fill it up.

- Hey, but isn't this a bit too salty?
- Really? Let me try.

It's just right. It should be salty
to ferment it in a crock.

- Is that so?
- Be meticulous.

- It should be salty.
- It's delicious!

Hey, you two!

Gosh, seriously.

Sir, I can't share rooms with him.
We're so incompatible.

Gosh, you're gonna rat me out?

So why did you rob him of all people?
He can be really vindictive, you know.

How could he have known?
Just commend him for his professionalism.

Exactly. Who's the idiot taking drinks
without knowing what's in it?

You thief.

Hey,
blaming the victim is still uncalled for!

- Don't yell at my henchman!
- Don't talk back to your brother!

Don't tell my boss what to do!

- Shut up and kimjang!
- Get your hands--

Even Gyeongseong's changed quite a bit.

Speak in Korean, you idiot.

K-- Korean. H-- Hard.

It's been twenty years
since you've learned Korean.

You guys the Shinigami Mercenaries?

- I'm on orders to pick you up.
- You work for Kato, but you don't know us?

This is Gyeongseong.
I don't care about you hillbillies.

Shall we tell you who we are?

There are many eyes watching.

- Are you waiting for Lee Rang?
- No, ma'am.

If not, what's all this?

Magazines say folding paper cranes
will make your love come true.

Goodness. You like him that much?

- Go meet him then.
- Can I do that?

Then I'll be back in an hour.

My gosh.

Damn! There's caramel on my clothes.

- Nyudo. You did this, huh?
- So noisy…

Disgusting! Give me my clothes!

- What are you looking at?
- I wasn't looking.

Yes, you were. Just now.

Oh, goodness. Finally, we have some space.

- It's a demon. There's a demon here.
- What kind?

- A mermaid.
- Doesn't mermaid flesh grant immortality?

I want to eat it.

Yuki, I'll catch it for you.

That's enough.
The mission comes first for now.

Yum! It's so delicious.

You look free.
Aren't you going to catch Red-white mask?

I already went looking for him,
but he's gone.

- Want my guys to look for him?
- No. He'll come on his own.

You will die before you live a century.

In the year 2020, you sacrifice yourself
on your brother's behalf.

How are things with the mermaid?
Is it going well?

- I hear you see her daily.
- Not daily.

Let's set a date for us to meet.
Where should we meet?

Korean cuisine or Western cuisine?
Seafood's off the table, right?

- The bride is a similar species after all.
- Are you crazy? Engagement, my foot.

- My wish is to see you get married.
- That's none of your business.

Hey! Why are you drinking makgeolli
on an empty stomach, huh?

- Here. Have some suyuk too.
- Seriously, cut it out.

- Is this so upsetting to you, huh?
- Stop being nice. It's annoying.

What's the problem this time, huh?
Why are you being perverse?

Hey!

Geez, that little…

Gosh, that brat.
We haven't even much time left together.

Akira!

Didn't you want to see Yuki?

- I'm not so sure.
- Yuki missed Akira so, so much.

I heard you got bitch-slapped
by Joseon demons.

Don't laugh!

I'll get you your revenge.

Just do as you're told.

Don't give Yuki orders!

Akira, you sure look dapper now
since quitting the group?

Is it 'cause it's a white-collar job?

Don't touch me.

You came.

Shinigami Mercenaries.
Arriving from Manchuria.

Everyone,
thank you for your efforts in battle.

- Where's your boss?
- You haven't seen him?

- He left for Gyeongseong before us.
- Boss only shows up when he feels like it.

Just tell us the mission.
I might lose my mind from impatience.

- We're conducting an experiment.
- An experiment?

To convert Joseon demons
into the Empire's war weapons.

Oh, my. That sounds like so much fun.

Your mission is
to capture the Joseon demons.

Can I kill them
and bring back only a body part?

It'll be difficult to capture them alive.

And how will you be paying?

By the number of heads.

Yes, sir!

Was it a good idea to call them?

- They move arbitrarily.
- The experiments aren't everything.

We must wipe them out.

Uproot the Joseon demons,
and their folk beliefs.

We must uproot the spirit of Joseon.

- I looked into the one named Lee Yeon.
- And?

He's at Myoyeongak.

Just like the Madame,
he's also a mountain god of Joseon.

A mountain god of Joseon, you say.

CHEON HO-YEONG

It was a long wait.

- Old man.
- Yeah.

- How did you find me?
- You weren't home, so…

- Isn't your brother buried here?
- Yes, he used to be.

But he's there now.

Moo-yeong,
what on earth are you trying to do?

I'm boiling his bones with dirt.
Plus, a weasel, snake, and spider.

Don't tell me…

Do you intend to work the banhon charm?
No, you can't. You mustn't wreck…

BANHON CHARM -
CHARM THAT REVIVES THE DEAD

- …the realm of the Living and the Dead.
- I know. I may never be forgiven for it.

- But I have to do it.
- Don't turn the old hag into your enemy.

Neither she nor I…
We haven't given up on you.

This is why I didn't want to see you.

You kept my company
even when I became stone.

When it was snowing, you'd put clothes
on an immobile piece of stone.

You were always sensitive to the cold.

I'm no longer the Moo-yeong you knew.
No. I must not be.

Moo-yeong, you think I don't know you?

Just let me be the villain.

Don't come looking for me anymore.

I bought this for you.

Don't skip meals.

- When are you leaving?
- I have less than a week left.

- Do you have to go?
- Yes, I do.

I have someone waiting.

Geez, you jerk.

I heard she was reincarnated? That woman.

Moo-yeong tell you that?

Why didn't you say anything
about Moo-yeong's identity?

You knew, didn't you?

Perhaps, I hoped to dream.

That maybe
we could return to the old days.

Just a silly dream that only I have.

I don't know if you'll believe me,
but I never abandoned either of you.

That's why I can't forgive him.

I'll end this with my own hands.

You're just like him.

You both risk your lives to save me…

yet steal each other from me again.

I'm sorry, Hong-joo.

For never giving you
the answer you wanted.

But I have something to protect.

Both here, and the future where I'm from.

Fine, then.
If that's how you guys want to be.

I quit being
the pathetic damsel in distress.

I, too, will do whatever it takes
to protect Myoyeongak and my girls.

You left one out.

You. Be sure to protect yourself too.

I want a hug.

I won't play fair from now.

SAFETY AND SECURITY
SAY NO TO WAR

Wait! Hold on!

I mean, this isn't a barbershop.
It's useless if we do this ourselves.

We must get Taluipa to come out!
The Talui-- Hey, hey!

- You should be fasting right now.
- Geez.

- Hey!
- This is why-- Oh, gosh.

Oh, my.

Now you decide to show your face?

I'm here to watch
the sedentary deity shave his head.

SEDENTARY DEITY - A
HOUSE-PROTECTING TUTELARY DEITY

Well, I don't know.

If I bid farewell to my hair,
I expect it'll make things tougher on you.

Go for it. You have a nice shaped head.

- Should I cut it--
- Gosh! Hold on! Geez.

Let me knock some sense into you.

Wait, wait-- Hold on!
Let's talk! We'll settle this with words.

You might die if you keep this up!

Whose side are you on?

The indigenous gods
have been disappearing for no reason.

- We don't have a place to live right now.
- So?

What? You want me to buy you a house?

Oh, honey.
It's a matter of their survival.

Our job is to oversee life and death,
not to look after these pricks!

You see this? I knew this would happen!

If this problem remains unresolved,

know that all the provincial gods
will gather here to go on strike!

- Destroy him first!
- Oh, no.

Come on, honey. Don't be like that.
Let's help them out however we can.

Honey, drag all those pricks out of here.

And do as I say.

It's a demon. There's a disguised demon.

It's original form?

One is an eagle-owl,
and the other is a nine-tailed fox.

Hey, hey! He's super cute!

That man! To think such
a beautiful demon was in Joseon.

- Don't touch him. I'll take care of it.
- Yuki!

- Gosh, what!
- You can't.

Here.

Gosh, you sure are a fox.

What are you, a girl?
Slapping all that on your face.

Says the guy slapping oil on his sheets.
Want to fight again?

You little--

Both of you. Let's talk for a minute.

We're sharing rooms
due to inevitable circumstances,

but communal life entails responsibility.

I can't sleep because of you two fighting!

- Just last night--
- This thief used my chamber pot.

We shared some potty pan,
so what's the big deal? Geez.

You should at least not poop
in someone else's chamber pot!

- Why not?
- Let me tell you the rules of this room.

First, don't fight after 9 p.m.

Second, live a regular lifestyle.
We wake up at six in the morning.

- What? Is this the military?
- Third, take turns cleaning once a day.

- Be sure to hang your sheets in the sun.
- Gosh, you sure do nag a lot.

May I ask what you are
behind your disguise?

I'm a Jindo.

Natural monument no. 53.

THE JINDO WAS DESIGNATED
AS A NATURAL MONUMENT IN 1938

Paw.

Don't do that!

We're an endangered species too, you know.

Bang!

Usually, dogs play dead if I do this.

- Bang!
- Bang!

Do you two…

wish to go extinct?

Water. Water!

Eat up.

Gosh, seriously.

You want us to resolve
all those civil complaints? Why?

You have no choice. You refuse, you
can't go home and you're going to hell.

- Seriously, this old hag--
- I get him, but why me?

She commuted your jail sentence
for killing that salt merchant, no?

- I knew it.
- I actually bribed her for that. One cow!

Whatever, I don't know!
Anyway, I'm leaving her to you.

- Old man, how can you leave like this?
- Old man!

Gosh.

Whatever, you take care of it.
It's your house.

Let's do it together. Sheesh!

Stop eating!

No cutting in line!

Hey, stand in line!

Hey!

Attention, everyone.

We made kimchi today, so we're exhausted.
I'd like to avoid violence, if possible.

- So let's keep this neat.
- Come in one at a time.

Make your story short and brief.
Within a 20 word count.

- Who are you and where are you from?
- I own the well by that intersection.

A well god? What brings you here?

WELL GOD - AN INDIGENOUS GOD
WHO STOPS WELLS FROM DRYING OUT

My well produces medicinal water.

People all the way from Incheon
to draw water from it.

But they say it tastes different now.

You think we're here
to replace your water purifier filters?

- What's a water purifier?
- You want to clean the well or move out?

Gosh, I can't use that well anymore.

Someone put chemicals in the water,
so I need a new place to nest.

Then, find her an unclaimed well
and let her nest there.

Next!

I'm the crock god,
and my crock jar was stolen.

I don't know who did it, but I hear
they were dressed like Japanese soldiers.

Maybe they were stolen
because the crock god left his post.

CROCK GOD - AN INDIGENOUS GOD
WHO PROTECTS CROCK JARS

- You're right.
- Why did you go wandering around?

I gained some weight
so the jar felt a little tight.

- Buy him one.
- Yes, ma'am.

Well, might as well buy me
quality earthen pots from Yeoju--

Get out of here!

Who are you?

Oh, dear.

Why? What is it?

She's the ancestral god.

Her landlord doesn't hold ancestral rites,
so she's famished.

ANCESTRAL GOD -
A GOD WHO PROTECTS

ONE'S DESCENDANTS

- Is that something to whisper about?
- She's a bit shy.

- So what does she want?
- She wishes to demolish her house.

This is the problem with tutelary deities.
You guys don't own the house, okay?

You share it with the descendants.
Like "home sharing."

Feed her ritual leftovers
and send her off.

Next.

He's the Great General of all Under Heaven
placed below Bukhansan.

But the Female General of the Underworld,
has gone missing.

- Oh, dear.
- You hit the boredom rut.

Next!

- I'm home.
- Where have you been off to lately?

Maybe my dad's forgotten,
but I'm a journalist.

A reporter at my newspaper company.

And your boss is telling you to sit down.

I'm not hungry.

Your dad's worried you've lost weight.

The daughter of Gyeongseong's richest man
looking like barley hump

will have me become a laughingstock.

- Ginko is just busy.
- What do you know about me?

Why you brat. How rude!
He's even brought you a present.

What for?

Look at it alone.

Since I've already been robbed,
let's just fund our war chest.

Why does the Chief Commissioner have this?

I'm sure I gave it to a member
of the organization.

Well? Do you like it?

What kind of present is it?

- Why are you giving this to me?
- We're family.

I'm always keeping an eye on you, Ginko.

What can you even do with this?

You need my family background, no?

You are where you are thanks to that.

CLUB PARADISE

Thank goodness.

Your heart is beating,
and you're breathing just fine.

You're alive, my brother.

Please hang in there until I get back.

I will never give up on you.

Stay with me for the next month.

Then take me, not Cheon Moo-yeong.

I can go with anyone, but you!
How could I send you to your death!

I had a rough idea.

Because during our time together…

he was getting ready to leave.

Eat. You should gain some weight.

Do I have to tuck you in?

But…

He did all that out of guilt.

I will…

die because of Lee Yeon.

Now that I think about it…

I have nowhere to return to.

I still have more songs to sing.

I don't need this.

- Did something bad happen?
- Don't follow me for pity's sake.

Who is it? Who upset you?
Tell me and I'll take care of it.

- Rang--
- Stop it!

Are you mad at me?

Or do you need someone to vent to?

Yes, I'm upset because of you.

What did I do wrong?

After being abandoned by my parents
and my brother,

I wandered alone for hundreds of years.

I…

I'm just a stain in their lives.

I was pissed, I started killing humans.

I became a bandit
to loot and set fire to things.

That was my normal.

But…

But what?

You. All of you.

You all keep making me weak.
It's annoying.

I keep feeling tickles over here.

The world wasn't so bad to live in.

It was warm. Even to someone like me.

I hate feeling such pathetic feelings.

So? What's your conclusion?

I…

I don't need anyone anymore.

Neither you nor Lee Yeon.

Or the bandit gang.

You coward.

- What?
- Neglecting is always the easiest.

Breaking up and forgetting,
all on your own.

Stop using the world's easiest shield.

Face your fears
like the boss of a bandit gang!

What the hell do you know?
Who do you think you are?

I'm not unimportant,
and I'm not being careless.

We kissed.

And I'm going to marry you.

So you can't run away anymore.

Everyone, we're calling it a day.
Come tomorrow if you haven't had your say!

- What?
- Huh?

- But isn't it a bit strange?
- What is?

I think someone's
after the tutelary deities.

So many of them suddenly disappeared.

I ordered Jae-yoo to look into something.

- You know that raccoon couple?
- Damn, how could I not?

They recently got kidnapped in an alley.

Kidnapped? By whom?

Orders from the Governor-General.
Chief Commissioner, Ryuhei Kato.

He's running some experiment.

Kato. Where have I heard that name?

My name is Ryuhei Kato.
Remember it. We'll meet again.

It's that guy!

Shall I destroy it?
The Governor-General of Korea.

If you kill them, what happens then?

A new Governor.
A new Chief Commissioner will come.

I'll fight them too!

Who will?
You have less than a week left, no?

Don't forget that you're merely
an uninvited guest in this era.

Can I just put these on?

I'll deduct it from my salary.

Were you always this rough-spoken?

Don't stop me.
I'll be Mrs. Bandit Gang soon.

Don't marry me.

- Why not?
- If I die, you'll be left alone.

You're not going to.
I'll fight the Grim Reaper.

How reassuring.

OBOK BOUTIQUE

Where should we go for our honeymoon?
The mountain or the sea?

Shall we go to both?

Let's go to Mt. Geumgang first.

They say not to discuss scenery
without seeing Mt. Geumgang.

After that, let's go to the East Sea.

You will die before you live a century.

In the year 2020, you sacrifice yourself
on your brother's behalf.

You smell the blood, huh?

Don't rush me.

Once I finish this,
I'll get you some food.

- Wait! Move.
- Let go!

Move, you bastard!

Wh-- Darn it.

Gosh, that's refreshing.

Hey--

Hey!

Move!

That prick!

Man, that felt good.

Gosh, my shoulder.

Is it from making kimchi?

- You too?
- The clams we had for dinner

must've been spoiled.

Will this help with the smell?

- Just this once.
- All right, let's go.

- Let's go.
- If you win this one…

That's right.

Come on in, come on.

There it comes!

Want to play a game?

I'll pass.

How much is on the line?

They're not playing for money.

This is the Dokgakgwi's game, after all.

That man is the Dokgakgwi?

If not money, then what?

DOKGAKGWI -
AN ANCIENT WORD FOR GOBLIN

Life span.

Go Dokgakgwi! Go Dokgakgwi!

I heard Jae-yoo fell into the the toilet.

Serves him right for being a germophobe.

You sit, and make some poo tteok.

What's a poo tteok?

POO TTEOK - WARDS OFF MISFORTUNE
WHEN SOMEONE FALLS IN THE TOILET

It blocks off misfortune.
Even great shamans

can't treat illnesses
from falling in toilets.

Try-- Try this.

Eat as many as your age.

Man, it stinks.

He's not just a dog anymore.
He's a poop dog now.

Please don't tell Madame Ryu. I beg you.

Hang tight.

It may not seem like it,
but I'm known for being tight-lipped.

He fell in the toilet? How?

According to him,
someone pulled him down from below.

He's too ashamed to tell the truth.

The point is, he's stinking up the room.
So if you will grant us another room--

You.

Shut up and take the lead.

- Close it.
- Close it? Okay.

- My goodness!
- Open it.

I'm scared. Do I open-- I'll open it.

- Don't come in!
- Yeah, I won't.

- Oh, geez!
- What?

What's this?

What's what?
It's filth straight from the toilet.

Get hit, you get jinxed.

Quite the temper, huh?

- You're the toilet god, aren't you?
- A toilet god?

They say evil mistresses
become toilet gods after they die.

So it's true.

- What the hell are you doing?
- Just let her be.

She'll only be satisfied
when she finishes counting your hair.

Damn it.
I lost count because of you, wench!

Wench?

All right, let's get started.

Let's see, let's see.

LEE RANG - 82 YEARS OF LIFE SPAN

DOKGAKGWI - 963 YEARS
OF LIFE SPAN

- I can't watch this.
- Seriously.

- There it is, there!
- You poor boy.

All right.

I bet 50 years.

- Call. Show me your hand.
- Yours first.

Pair of threes.

- He got pair of fives!
- I win!

Dokgakgwi wins!

As expected of Lord Dokgakgwi!

Give me your 50 years.

- One more game.
- Wait.

Oh, it's heavy. Here, sir.

Let me have my night snack.

Memilmuk, my love.

Oh, wow! Give me a bite.

It's mine!

- A lump!
- He has a lump.

He got a lump!

Next round.

All right, fine.

Here we go.

What are you doing in my house?

When I arrived,
I didn't see any house deities here so…

So you were planning
to nest in our toilet?

Why did you pull Jae-yoo in?

He brought me flowers at night.

It'd been ages,
since I'd gotten flowers from a man.

So I wanted to spend eternity with him.

I support this love.

- Cut the nonsense. Get lost!
- Yes, ma'am.

You too!

Wait! Will you allow me to nest in here?

Don't try to play me.
I hate tutelary deities.

You bless, you curse.
I know how fickle you all are. Just go.

Wait!

If you let me nest here,
I'll tell you about the treasure.

The treasure?

I heard it from the house deities
of the gold mining royalties.

That the Baekdudaegan mountains god
has the guardian stone and golden ruler.

What?

Boss' brother! We have bad news!

What is it again?

Boss is on a betting gamble!

Man, he's addicted.

- How much has he lost?
- It isn't money. That's not it.

Over here, here.

Hey.

What happened?

It's my remaining life span.

I've less than a day to live.

Who did this to you?

- A pair of tens!
- Yes!

You rude bastard!

Shut up
and revert what you did to my brother.

Your brother?

The nine-tailed fox from earlier?

Dokgakgwi won them.

Give it back.

What makes you think you can take
my brother's scant life span?

A bet is a bet.

I'll kill you.

Why don't you try?

Let's see if that'll bring
his life span back.

Assertive as always, sir!

Lord Dokgakgwi is never scared.

Come on. Let's see you try.

Hurry up and stab me. Go on.

What do you want?

I'll give you anything you want,
so revert his life span.

Really? Then gamble against me.

You can beat me
and win his life span back, right?

I don't gamble.

Then it can't be helped.

- Let's set up for another game!
- Yes, sir. Set the table!

Quickly, quick.

Boss, what do I do?
What will happen to you?

Quit being noisy.

You can lead the gang when I'm gone.

Boss, don't die.
We promised to take all of Gyeongseong!

Stop whining.

Do me a favor.

Why did you do that?

Why risk your life on a stupid bet?

It's my life.

Who cares what I do with it.

You pathetic bastard.

You take responsibility
for your own actions.

You're finally showing your true colors.

- Fine, this is you after all.
- You get sick and hurt day in, day out.

And now you go so far as
to lose your own life span?

How much longer must I clean up after you?

It's your fault!

It's you who made me this way.

Why are you acting like this? Huh?

Please, can't you just live a decent life?

How am I supposed to leave now? Damn it.

- Hey.
- Geez.

You're crying? Because of me?

- I wasn't crying!
- I didn't want to die!

I, too, wanted to live.

You…

What do you mean?

You would know better, no?

Lord Lee Yeon is gambling
with his life span!

- Begin.
- Before we do that,

I must check how much you have.

Fifty-two years? You're kidding?

What kind of mountain god has this little?

When I have this much.

I decided to die on the same day
as a human woman.

- Pathetic bastard.
- Fine.

Give him 52 candles.

What an embarrassing amount.

All right, I bet 10 years.

Call.

Show me.

It's a high seven.

- I got a high nine!
- That's right!

As expected!

Dokgakgwi! Dokgakgwi!

That's 10 years off your life span.

All right. I bet 12 years.

Here we go.

Pair of ones.

Pair of twos!

- That's right!
- All right!

Dokgakgwi is better at cards
than a mountain god. How's that?

You feeling all jittery?

What? Did you just laugh?

Fine, then.

Do you want to shuffle?

Oh, goodness.
Looks like he's never gambled before.

You're risking your life span
with such petty skills?

- Exactly my point!
- Guess we're holding a funeral today.

- Oh, my goodness.
- What a pity.

This time…

I bet 20 years.

How's that? Are you scared?

Call.

If you lose this time,
you'll only have ten years left.

Your hand.

My hand, my hand!

Oh, my hand!

My hand, my hand.

A three bright.

That cunning little--

Give me back my hand!

That evil bastard cheated!

This was the first time.
Believe me. I swear.

Bullshit.

Let it slide this once, okay?

I can't gamble with a hand missing.

Fine, then.

- But all our previous games are invalid.
- Yes, yes, of course.

Now you will play fair against me.
Let's say I win.

Then, you return my brother's life span,
and all that belongs to these gods.

Yes, that's right. Rightfully so.

Though poor and powerless,
they are still tutelary deities.

You've no right to take their lives.

Answer me!

Whatever. Fine. Bring it on!

We have him now.

What is Yeon up to?

He's gambling with Dokgakgwi.

Has he lost it or what?

I've never seen anyone
beat Dokgakgwi in gambling.

I searched everywhere, ma'am.
There's no guardian stone or golden ruler.

He's more careful than you'd think.

- Shall I continue searching?
- That's okay.

We'll make him give it to us himself.

All right.

I'm going all in.

- Is he crazy?
- Playing aggressive from the start?

It's all or nothing now.
The Dokgakgwi is terrifying when angered.

- Terrifying.
- So, so terrifying!

If you call,
I'll valuate yours to the price of mine.

One of us dies here.

This is too scary. I can't watch.

I fold.

It's a high zero!

You went all in with that awful hand?

Why didn't you call then?
You would've won.

All in.

Fold.

- All in.
- Fold.

- Oh, gosh!
- Geez.

- All in.
- Fold.

All in!

- Fold.
- Mountain god is such a chicken.

Mountain god is scared.

It's worth betting this time.

Should I bet?

All in.

Will you call or not?

The problem is… is he bluffing?

No, let's fold this time.

One last time.

- What's wrong?
- Is he dead?

I'm warning you.

You leave the seat, game's over.

No second chances.

Rang, hang in there a little longer.
Trust me, I'll save you.

So much big talk
for someone losing every game.

All it takes is a single round.

If I lose, Rang and I will both die here.

Will you call or not?

- Say call, say call.
- Will he be okay?

He's the great mountain god, after all.
Everyone, let's support him.

Say call, say call!

- Say call!
- No. Please, don't do it.

It's not a bad idea to take out a demon
of that caliber in advance.

- Say call! Say call!
- Say call! Say call!

Fine.

Bring it on.

Fine, I'll open my hands.

PAIR OF TENS

Are you sure you won't regret this?

I'm not the regretting type.

A PAIR OF EIGHTS

One, two, three!

What's this?

He lost?

Thank you for sparing my life.

Hey!

- Thank you.
- Thank you, sir.

I'll live doing good now.

No more gambling.
Don't wrestle anyone either.

Yes, sir!

- Let's go.
- Okay.

- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you, sir.

Go on, you.

We're grateful.

- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you so much.

No need to thank me.

Just stop bothering the old hag.

But why did you
retrieve our life spans too?

It's a chaotic time
for the indigenous gods.

And it will continue.

If you want to survive,
find yourself a grounding.

Learn to live among the humans
in the new world.

- Yes, sir.
- Thank you.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

If the governor's office had this,
something's happened to the guy I met, no?

He's off the grid?

Not only him.

All our contacts based in Gyeongseong
went off the grid.

- Just how far have we been compromised?
- We don't have time.

The Governor-General's moving too.

Are you saying we should proceed
with this few of us?

Moving with the fewest
may be for the best.

First, I'll find out the time and place.

You should all go home.

You should stay safe.

- Shin-ju, please protect Eun-ho.
- Yes, ma'am.

I need an answer today.

Koo Shin-ju, what are you?

What do you mean by that?

I was captured by the Jangsan Tiger.
I met a self-proclaimed mountain god too.

Don't you think it's time
I knew about my comrade…

who lives through gun shot wounds?

You--

You intend to remarry with whom?

Ginko Tawara, my sister-in-law.

Have you lost your mind?
I don't care how many times you marry.

But I can't let my Ginko marry a divorcee.

- You know how I raised her!
- You will change your mind

when you see this.

Come in.

He's a member of the Manchuria-based
Independence Volunteer Corps,

responsible for the recent bombings
at Gyeongseong station.

Are you saying that
he's the one who robbed my house?

That's what we thought at first.

But there's a catch.

PLEASE USE THIS
FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF JOSEON

Written with a typewriter.

How many people do you think could afford
to use a typewriter in Gyeongseong?

You're trying to bring Ginko into this
with this lousy note?

- Go ahead!
- Sit back down.

Father-in-law.

We're only getting started now.

We have a witness.

I saw it with my own two eyes.

I saw Ms. Ginko Tawara at the station
when the bombing occurred.

A fox?

You're a fox?

It's top secret on our side of things.

That's why you said that.

That the world I know
may not be everything.

You believe me?

Normally, humans are disbelieving
even after witnessing all.

I want to believe you.

Do ghosts exist too?

Why do you ask?

That's my sister.

It's the anniversary of her death soon,
so I wondered if she'd come to her ritual.

How did she pass?

The Chief Commissioner says it's suicide.
But I don't believe that bastard.

On the day she died,

we promised to go see the azaleas
at Changgyeongwon.

Don't tell me your sister was…

I think she was murdered
by my brother-in-law.

Man, it's breezy.

How did you win?

Like this.

A three bright?

Don't tell me you…

My hand, my hand!

Oh, my hand!

Though I can't gamble,
I'm a quick learner.

Wow! And you cut off his wrist
for playing dirty.

It's called having double standards.

Tell me what happened to us
in the future you are from.

Want to see yourself?

All right, look at this.

It's me.

I'm going to die soon.

If you were here,
you would come to save me.

But I have no one to depend on.
I'm totally doomed.

I'm going to be reborn
as a Dokdo humpback shrimp.

So don't eat them, just in case.

I hope…

you are reborn too.

But still,

if we can…

let's meet again.

Yeon.

Can you forgive me?

You protected me,
but I couldn't protect you.

Forget about me.
How come you die so early?

- Did that human ask you to die with her?
- No.

It was my decision.

I've been living for infinite years
neither aging nor dying.

- This isn't so bad either.
- Nothing good about it either.

The feeling of cherishing every second
of my life like a normal human.

Living as a mortal, I finally
saw the beauty filling this world.

By the way…

Did you cry?

Did you cry a river after I died?

Not really.
I don't have tears to cry, you rascal.

Why you--

Rang!

I thought you were going to die!

- I'm not dead.
- I told you! I knew it!

- You're so mean, really.
- Sorry.

Still, I guess the last thing
you wanted to see was my face?

I mean-- My boss
is such a hopeless romantic.

If I could,
I would've folded him into my suitcase

to take him to the era that I belonged to.

However, my little brother

grew up and found his own place.

Living a life of his own.

Who would've imagined?

The Japanese colonized Joseon!

Wanna know what's more?

Future Joseon will split
into North and South,

so I can't even willingly go
to Baekdusan, our home!

I want to go home with you.

I wonder if the persimmon tree
we planted is well.

So Ho-yeong, hurry and wake up.

Moo-yeong.

To be fully revived, I need
the guardian stone and golden ruler.

Okay.

I'll bring them.

Who is it?

Who poisoned my well?

It's me.

Please save me!

Save me!

The demons of Joseon
are all a bunch of cowards.

They were to be captured alive.

But I can't control my strength!

I'm hungry.

Buy me a meal.

I'm busy.

I heard an interesting rumor.

What could it be?

They say there's a treasure in Myoyeongak.

A treasure?

- They're dead.
- Lord Lee Yeon!

The well god, crock god,
and even the totem pole disappeared.

Search the Gyeongseong grounds,
and find out who's behind this.

Yes, sir.

Rang.

- Have our guys on this.
- Yes, sir!

I was going to let things slide
to prepare to leave,

but that's not going to work.

TALE OF THE NINE TAILED

I'm going to kill

all the Japanese demons before I go home.

Four Japanese demons
and two mountain gods, it's six to one.

I'll be the bait.

It's over now.

Hand over the treasure
if you want to save your brother.

I'll snatch the treasure
while Yeon and Moo-yeong are fighting.

I never start a losing fight.

What if Hong-joo
and Moo-yeong sides with us?

Catch them with me.

As the last mountain gods of Joseon.

TRANSLATED BY TIFFANY HWANG