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[whimsical theme song playing]

[whimsical theme song continues]

[twinkling chime]

-[air hissing] -[ball pops]

[whimsical theme song continues]

[song concludes]

[fox squealing]

NO TAIL TO TELL

SEOUL SANGSEO POLICE STATION

[man snoring]

[grunts]

[Si-yeol gasps softly]

Damn it.

-[man snoring] -[breathes shakily]

[footsteps approaching]

[officer] Mr. Kang, you can step out now.

-[key jingling] -[lock clicks]

[cell door creaking]

[police radio beeping]

You just keep outdoing yourself.

You're really a piece of work, aren't you?

[quirky music playing]

Hey, Si-yeol.

What?

[inhales sharply]

Are you acting out because I told you to quit soccer?

[sighs]

No, it's not like that.

Jeez, you're a total nutjob.

Is apologizing to me that difficult?

You've got a seriously nasty temper.

Seriously.

[music fades]

[sighs]

Fine.

You win.

[sentimental music playing]

[Yong-gil] Come back to training tomorrow.

But on one condition.

You'd better get your head in the game.

Listen.

Let's win the championship this season and get promoted to the third division.

[music fades]

Are you crazy?

-[echoing gasp] -[quirky music playing]

You expect me to play in the fourth division?

Are you out of your mind?

[sighs]

[groans]

[sighs]

I can't live like that.

No.

I won't, damn it!

[whimpering] Seriously…

[sobs, sniffles]

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with him?

[ominous music playing]

[spirit growls]

[music fades]

[cell phone buzzing]

-Hey, Woo-seok. -[Woo-seok] Si-yeol.

Where are you right now?

Are you in London too?

Actually, Woo-seok…

-The thing is-- -[Woo-seok] No, wait.

Let's just meet up.

Let's talk in person.

[chuckles softly]

I think

I've become a Premier League player.

That's the thing, Woo-seok--

[Woo-seok] It's all thanks to you, Si-yeol.

[sighs]

Hey, Woo-seok.

The thing is,

our fates have been switched.

[unsettling music playing]

What do you mean, switched?

You became a Premier League player instead of me.

And I'm playing in the fourth division instead of you.

[sighs]

Woo-seok?

[hesitates]

So what do we do now?

What happens now?

Well, I asked.

She says you have to wish

to have our fates switched back.

A wish?

I have to make a wish?

Yes, because I don't have anything left to pay for a wish.

[hesitates] I see.

[Si-yeol] Can you check your pockets or your bag?

Her business card should be in there somewhere.

Woo-seok, come out here for a minute.

Just a second.

[breathes shakily]

Si-yeol, hang on. I'll call you back.

Woo-seok? Hello?

-Woo-seok, wait-- -[cell phone beeps]

[faint twinkling chime]

[breathes deeply]

[blows]

[groans softly]

[music concludes]

[Sang-cheol] Woo-seok, do you have any idea how crazy things are right now?

The clubs are fighting over who's going to sign you,

and the reporters keep calling.

God, having such a perfect son is exhausting!

Okay, today's the day. Let's lock in your team!

And when your transfer fee comes through,

can I get…

a new car?

[clicks tongue]

-Dad-- -I know.

I know we have plenty of cars, but…

[Woo-seok] Dad.

You're happy, right?

What?

Of course I am.

Thanks to you, I've got it pretty good.

Of course I'm happy.

-[pensive music playing] -I really was hoping for that one car.

[sighs deeply]

[pensive music continues]

[cell phone buzzing]

Hello? Hey, Woo-seok. Did you find the business card?

[hesitates]

Well, the thing is…

What, it's not there?

No, that's not it.

[Si-yeol] Then what is it?

Do we really have to switch back right now?

What… do you mean?

[Woo-seok] Just one month. Let's switch back in a month.

I promise I'll switch us back then.

-[scoffs] Hey! -[Woo-seok] If we're switching anyway,

does it matter when we do it?

Of course it does.

Just give me a little more time.

[sighs shakily]

Hey, Woo-seok.

You can't do this. Please.

[Woo-seok] I'm sorry.

-[phone beeps] -Woo-seok!

Hyeon Woo-seok!

-Oh, come on! -[goofy music playing]

[wails] I'm screwed!

I'm seriously screwed!

Damn it!

[goofy music continues]

[owl hoot echoing]

[Si-yeol] Damn.

[pants]

[gasps]

REPUBLIC OF KOREA PASSPORT KANG SI-YEOL

[panting]

[goofy music continues]

-[attendant] Have a nice day. -[travelers] Thank you.

One ticket to London, please. The earliest available.

-Would you like a round-trip ticket? -No, one-way.

[attendant] Hm…

Excuse me.

It looks like your passport has expired.

What?

Then what do I do?

-[music concludes] -I have to get to London right now.

[Eun-ho] And here I thought your friendship was special.

Not so special after all.

You!

[echoing squeak]

-[chuckles] -[fox squealing]

Have you learned your lesson?

I'm not really fond of stupid humans.

Learned what lesson, exactly?

You think I'm the one who needs a lesson?

Apparently not.

[Si-yeol gasps] Wait!

I seriously can't live like this.

Put me back!

[echoing boing]

Please.

[quirky music playing]

[echoing chime]

You shouldn't have been so cocky in the first place.

[echoing rattle]

Well, that should do it. I guess I've tamed you enough.

Shall we end this here?

[echoing chime]

When you wake up tomorrow, everything will be back to normal.

-Really? -[Eun-ho] Yes.

If you ever make a wish,

always remember what happened today.

So you don't make the same mistake with me ever again.

[echoing ring]

And from now on, don't be so quick to trust people.

Consider it a free lesson from me.

[echoing ring]

[breathes deeply]

[sighs] Man…

[sighs heavily]

Seriously.

[music concludes]

I'll never make a wish again.

Not even if my life depends on it.

Never, damn it.

-[sighs] -[ominous music playing]

[Si-yeol groans]

[music concludes]

[Si-yeol] Oh!

Sorry.

-[echoing eerie whoosh] -[ominous music playing]

[Si-yeol] What?

[echoing jingle]

What was that?

[sighs]

[sighs]

Where to?

[echoing jingle]

[echoing jingle]

I'm sorry. I thought this was a taxi.

You're right. It is a taxi.

But…

VACANT

Sir.

[music intensifies]

[echoing] I'll take you exactly where you need to be.

[echoing jingle]

[ominous music continues]

-[fox squealing] -[echoing jingle]

EPISODE 4 THE PRICE OF GOOD DEEDS

[music concludes]

[Si-yeol groans softly]

[raindrop plops]

[grunts softly]

[exhales]

-[grunting] -[metal creaking]

[tense music playing]

[music turns ominous]

Who are you people?

[thunder crashing]

[chuckles]

[ominous music continues]

[music rises]

[thunder crashing, rumbling]

[thunder crashing]

What's with the weather all of a sudden?

Something feels wrong.

-Stay still. -[Si-yeol grunts]

Who the hell are you people?

What are you doing?

[patting, rustling]

[Si-yeol grunts]

It's not here.

That's impossible. Look again.

[Si-yeol grunts]

Look for yourself then. It's not here.

[Si-yeol] You've got the wrong person.

I have jack squat right now.

I won't call the police, so just let me go.

[groans]

Shut up.

[music concludes]

[scoffs, mutters]

There's no business card or anything remotely like it.

Are you sure this is the right guy?

[unsettling music playing]

[grunts]

[grunts, pants]

I'll get straight to the point.

We're looking for something.

Hand it over, and I promise nothing will happen to you.

You have the wish-granting business card, don't you?

A business card?

[mysterious man] That's right.

I have some business with that fox.

[scoffs] Unbelievable.

[breathes sharply]

You did all this just for that?

Kidnapping an innocent guy and tying him up?

Fine, I get it.

Just untie me first.

I'll just summon her for you.

You think this is a joke?

Hold it!

What did you just say?

You don't even have the card. How are you going to summon her?

-[music fades] -[humming cheerfully]

-[chuckles] -Dad, should we go look at some watches?

No, I'm good. Let's find something for you instead.

You've already bought me plenty today.

[sighs]

Who knows when we'll have a day like this again?

I really want to buy you one.

It's not like this is our only chance.

But I wonder if they still have that limited edition.

-[Woo-seok] Let's go look. -Shall we?

-[cell phone buzzing] -Hold on.

SI-YEOL

[cell phone buzzing]

[Sang-cheol] Ooh!

[cell phone continues buzzing]

[cell phone beeps]

-Who is it? Why didn't you pick up? -Oh…

It's okay. I don't need to take that call.

Let's hurry.

We should go check out some cars later.

Really?

But that can wait until the transfer talks are--

[Woo-seok] You said you wanted one.

Why wait? Let's buy it now.

Okay, then. Let's go.

-[Sang-cheol exclaims] -[tense music playing]

Why isn't he picking up?

[scoffs]

-[dial tone ringing] -[sighs, grunts]

Just wait. I'll get her here for sure, okay?

[cell phone beeps]

[dial tone ringing]

[Si-yeol] By the way, I don't know what wish you're trying to make,

but you may want to think it through one more time.

Thanks to that crazy fox…

[dial tone ringing]

Anyhow, wishes don't work the way you think they do.

I know.

I'm not going to make a wish.

Then why are you looking for the nine-tailed fox?

We're going to kill her.

You're going to kill her?

[dial tone ringing]

It's not for a wish?

[exhales]

-[tires screeching] -[Si-yeol] Hey!

[Woo-seok over phone] Hello?

Hey, Woo-seok.

Look, I'm a bit busy right now, so I missed your call.

Okay…

[exhales deeply]

Si-yeol.

I'm begging you, please.

[music concludes]

I just need a month.

That's all I'm asking.

-[unsettling music playing] -[Yoon echoing] We're going to kill her.

[Woo-seok] Si-yeol?

Look, Woo-seok.

Let me call you back.

[phone beeps]

What are you doing?

[sighs]

[tense music playing]

I don't think this'll work.

Look, I don't like that nine-tailed fox either.

But still, you don't have to kill her.

Fine.

If that's how you feel, then so be it.

We'll just have to find another way.

[heavy thud]

[music concludes]

-[scoffs] -[brick thuds]

[dramatic musical sting plays]

-[faint twinkling chime] -[mysterious music playing]

[twinkling chime]

[thunder crashing]

[twinkling chime]

-[gasps] -[eerie musical sting plays]

[gasping]

[faint echoing whoosh]

[gasps]

[faint echoing whoosh]

[exhales softly]

[strained] What is this?

[mysterious music continues]

[echoing whoosh]

[faint chime]

[ethereal voice vocalizing]

I'm about to lose a huge chunk of my spiritual power again.

[wind whistling faintly]

-[rain pattering] -[music concludes]

I was wondering what was going on with me.

I should've known it was you.

Wait.

[tense music playing]

What is all this?

Look at you, crawling in here not knowing this is where you'll die.

[Yoon snickers]

I recognize that face.

And you're that male shaman!

Your name…

was it Jang Do-cheol?

You're quite the wicked creature.

How did you know my name?

-[warbling chime] -Oh my gosh!

[breathes heavily]

[Yoon snickers]

[Eun-ho] Did you

trap me in here?

[Do-cheol] I spent years researching this.

You won't be able to do a thing in there.

Not even a centuries-old nine-tailed fox.

A human after a fox bead…

There used to be a few like you.

Ever wonder what happened to them?

[whistles]

[echoing jingle]

[Do-cheol] Rumor has it

this dagger can cut through anything.

Humans, ghosts,

and even fate decreed by Heaven.

[tense music continues]

[Do-cheol] How disappointing.

I thought a centuries-old nine-tailed fox would be different.

[gulps, breathes sharply]

[sharp thud]

[music fades]

-[rain pattering] -[thunder rumbling]

[head monk] Are you about to leave?

[mysterious music playing]

The time has come, so I must.

Is your long watch finally over?

-[Yoon breathing heavily] -[mysterious music continues]

[snickers]

[screams]

[fox howling]

What?

[giggles]

[echoing whoosh]

[Eun-ho] Well?

Not so disappointing now, am I?

[twinkling whoosh]

[Yoon groans, whimpers]

[yelps] That really hurts.

[whimpers] It hurts!

Now do you wonder?

About what happened to the humans who dared chase my fox bead.

How on earth…

It seemed like you were digging into my past,

so I did some digging on you too.

-Jang Do-cheol, 54 years old. -[intriguing music playing]

And?

And he's a former high-flying fund manager.

[Eun-ho scoffs]

He chose his profession wisely.

With his powers, he must've predicted every stock price perfectly.

And he probably mistook it for his own talent.

Anything else?

Ten years ago, he quit a perfectly stable job

and has been wandering since, with nowhere to call home.

His last known address is right here.

ID CERTIFICATE: JANG DO-CHEOL YANGHEUNG-GUN, GANGWON-DO

-[door creaking] -[intriguing music continues]

[sighs]

I came to see if I could find anything,

but it looks like this will take a while.

[music concludes]

-[owl hooting] -[insects chirping]

-[faint eerie wailing] -[unsettling music playing]

If you have something to say, go ahead.

I'm listening.

[wailing rises, fades]

What are you going to do with me?

I'm not sure.

Nothing at all, actually.

-What? -You don't have long to live anyway.

You know that already.

You're destined for a particularly miserable death.

So why should I bother getting my hands dirty?

-And as for you. -[whimpers]

I'll be coming for you soon

since you clearly haven't learned your lesson.

[wails]

No!

This wasn't even my idea.

That guy made me do all of this.

[twinkling chime]

[echoing whoosh]

[gasping]

-[ethereal voice vocalizing] -[dramatic musical sting plays]

[groans]

[exhales heavily]

I once heard someone say…

-[Yoon yelps] -[echoing whoosh]

Damn it!

What is it now?

[moody pop song playing]

You…

[moody pop song continues]

-[vehicle approaching] -[truck horn blaring]

[brakes screeching]

[brakes hiss]

[moody pop song continues]

[Yoon grunting]

[yells]

[Eun-ho] …"Heaven's net is vast and wide,

yet nothing slips through."

[moody pop song continues]

[Eun-ho] What a joke.

Deities have no interest in humans.

There's no world where the guilty are justly punished.

[moody pop song continues]

[Eun-ho] So I just need to deceive them enough to get by as well.

Get up, Kang Si-yeol.

It'll be quite inconvenient for me if you die like this.

[raindrops tinkling]

[distorted whoosh]

[moody pop song continues]

[twinkling chime]

[twinkling chime]

[moody pop song continues]

-[gasps sharply] -[song concludes]

[gasps]

[rain pattering]

If you're going to die, do it tomorrow. Don't make it my problem.

[gasps]

If you die with your fate switched,

the ones above will find out what I'm up to.

And that would be

extremely annoying for me.

Hey,

are you okay?

What happened to those people?

-[twinkling chime] -[echoing whoosh]

Why?

Planning on getting revenge?

Did you…

kill them?

[scoffs] What?

You must've forgotten already.

I don't kill humans.

Right.

Though I will pay them a visit soon and make their lives a living hell.

Anyway.

I'm sorry.

[tender music playing]

What?

I feel like you got dragged into this because of me.

Are you just going to sit there?

Get up. I'll take you home.

-Yeah, okay. -[music concludes]

[rain continues pattering]

[thunder crashing]

-[gasps] -[dramatic musical sting plays]

-[tense dramatic music playing] -[Eun-ho gasps]

[groans, gasps]

[faint twinkling chime]

[ethereal deep exhale]

[exhales]

-[Eun-ho gasps] -[fox bead clinking]

[breathes shakily]

[bead clinking]

[rapid clinking]

[gasps]

[twinkling whoosh]

[Eun-ho gasps]

[breathes shakily]

[echoing whoosh]

[music fades]

[birds chirping]

[footsteps approaching]

I told you

this would happen,

Geum-ho.

[melancholic music playing]

You never once came to look for me.

Not when your child was sick,

or even after they died.

Not when your family was ruined,

when your husband died, or when you were left to starve.

While you were living that miserable life,

why did you never once ask me to grant you a wish?

You never gave me the chance to help you.

I smell the earth on you, miss.

It smells like the place

where I once lived, long ago.

[Eun-ho] I told you that you'd be miserable.

You knew you'd forget everything in the end

and die as a lonely, withered old woman.

[trembling] Why did you choose to endure it all?

Oh my.

You're such a beauty.

My, how beautiful you are.

[sniffles]

I came to say goodbye.

Because you're going to die today.

There was something I needed to say.

[breathes deeply]

I will never become human.

I won't love a human as you did.

I won't live in misery, and I won't die in despair.

I'll never

live like you.

[breathes shakily]

-Gosh. Ma'am! -[music concludes]

Ma'am!

-Oh gosh. Ma'am! -[man 1] My goodness.

-Goodness! -Gosh.

[man 1] Ma'am!

[man 2] There she is.

Good grief. This senile old woman is always wandering back here.

She can't even find her own home anymore.

How does she find this place every time?

The sun's setting. Let's go.

[bird calling]

-[somber music playing] -[woman] Ma'am.

No…

Oh no. Ma'am!

[sobs]

Goodness me.

[sobbing] Ma'am…

Oh no.

-[group sobbing] -Oh no. Ma'am! Poor thing!

[group sobbing, wailing]

[music fades]

[Si-yeol] Wait.

Are you crying?

[birds chirping]

Where am I?

I brought you here.

Are you feeling better?

The light's so bright.

[fingers snap]

-[quirky music playing] -What's wrong now?

[breathes rapidly]

[breathes shakily]

What's wrong with me?

[twinkling whoosh]

[Eun-ho gasps]

[gasps]

[Eun-ho wailing]

[meows]

-[goofy music playing] -What just happened?

How is this possible?

-What did I do to deserve-- -What is it? What's wrong?

Yes, you.

It's because of you. This is all your fault!

Why is it my fault again?

Do you know what I went through because of you?

That's not the point!

Then what is?

[shouting] I…

[pants]

I've become human.

[music falls]

What?

I've become human because of you!

-[music concludes] -[Eun-ho breathing shakily]

INN

-[Yoon grunting] -[lights buzzing]

[groans]

[breathes heavily]

Huh?

Where are you going?

[ominous music playing]

[Do-cheol] We should go our separate ways now.

What about me then?

What am I supposed to do?

Move to a new place every day.

What?

Don't stay in one place for too long.

That way, she'll have a harder time finding your energy.

Hey, wait!

That's it?

What if that fox finds me here?

Maybe you're fine with dying, but what about me?

That's not really my problem.

[music concludes]

[drink pouring]

[sighs, breathes shakily]

Calm down.

Explain it so I can understand.

[Eun-ho exhales]

I've become human.

What more is there to explain?

But is that really such a big deal?

What?

I mean, nine-tailed foxes eat human livers to become human.

At least, that's what the stories say.

[scoffs]

-[quirky music playing] -Are you out of your mind?

If you were me, would you really choose to lose your powers, grow old and sick,

and die before even reaching a hundred?

-You think I'd eat a liver just for that? -All right.

I get it.

Then how did this happen?

You wouldn't have suddenly become human for no reason.

[Eun-ho] That's…

because I saved your life.

[distorted whoosh]

As you were dying, I was losing my spiritual power.

So I saved you just to stop that from happening.

But how can they count that as a good deed?

How does that even add up?

Do they have any idea how many terrible things I've done?

All because I saved one meager life?

-[music rises] -[huffs]

-[music stops] -Well, I agree.

You're not fit to be human yet.

-There must've been some mistake. -[quirky music resumes]

You think so too, right?

[sighs]

Anyway, since you became human against your will,

I really do feel for you.

-[sighs] -[Si-yeol clears throat]

But there is something I've been wanting to ask.

-[wobbly boing] -[wobbly chime]

What's that?

When exactly will I go back to how things were?

-[music concludes] -[wobbly trumpet notes play]

What?

You said so last night.

That everything would be back to normal by morning.

-And it's morning. -[rooster crowing]

Actually, it's already past morning. It's lunchtime.

When will it switch back?

[laughs]

Have you even been listening to me?

[goofy music playing]

I'm human now.

-[echoing plop] -So?

I'm human now, so how am I supposed to turn things back the way they were?

[echoing rattle]

Wait, what are you talking about?

No way.

You're joking, aren't you?

Does it look like I'm joking?

This isn't a joke. This is hell.

No, no. This can't be happening. Please don't do this to me!

Are you saying I have to keep living like this?

Yes, for the time being.

"For the time being"?

-[echoing baby cry] -For how long?

A few weeks?

Well…

A few months?

-[cartoonish laughter] -[Eun-ho] Hm.

-[Si-yeol] Say something! -[clears throat]

What are you going to do? There's no way I can live like this!

Do you think I want to live like this?

-Then do something! Anything! -[fingers snapping]

There has to be a way, right?

-[fox yipping] -Do you even have to ask?

If there isn't a way, I'll make one.

-[breathes deeply] -[echoing baby grunts]

[music concludes]

[tires screech]

[birds chirping]

Could you have gone any slower? I said I was in a hurry.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

That temper of yours, seriously.

What are we doing here anyway?

I have some things to say and questions to ask.

Something definitely went wrong.

-[beads clacking] -[door opens]

You there, could you leave for a moment?

I have some business here.

-[whispers] Hey. -What?

He is

no longer here.

What?

-He left last night. -[intriguing music playing]

That crazy old geezer!

Since you've come all this way, why don't you stay for some tea?

[intriguing music continues]

[tea pouring]

[tea pouring]

Where did he go?

I wouldn't know.

How could a mere monk fathom the divine will?

There's something I need answers to.

So I'd appreciate it if you could just tell me where he went.

He didn't say.

But he told me to give you this.

Since you'll be living in the human world now,

he said it's something you'll definitely need.

What is this?

[head monk] Your name is Ok-sun. "Ok" for jade, and "Sun" for pure.

-[music falters, stops] -Lord Pagun hoped

that choosing a name like this for you

would help you rein in your temper.

RESIDENT REGISTRATION CARD

-[scoffs] -[quirky music playing]

How did it go?

Is there a way?

Hey, say something.

How did it go?

STORAGE ROOM

[quirky music continues]

What are you doing?

Hey.

Carry this and follow me.

What are these for?

What are you doing?

What is…

[sniffs]

Gosh, that smell! Are you crazy?

Hey!

I'm going to burn this place to the ground!

Jeez!

Let me go!

[monk] Excuse me, what's going on?

-[Eun-ho] Let me go! -[Si-yeol gasps]

[Eun-ho] I'm going to burn this place down!

I'm going to burn this place down!

-What are you doing? -[Eun-ho] Let me go!

-[monk] Why are you doing this? -[Eun-ho] Put me down!

-[police siren wailing] -[music concludes]

TRUSTED POLICE WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE

[siren wailing in distance]

[sighs]

The head monk spoke up for you.

He said you'd be able to get out tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow morning?

Are you kidding me? Tell them to let me out now.

You're here for attempted arson.

You should be grateful they're letting you out tomorrow.

Can't we just pay them off or something?

Where would I get the money?

I'm broke because of you.

Whatever. This is pathetic.

[sighs] Good grief.

Grab those two blankets over there.

There won't be any left when the drunks get here.

By the way, where's my wooden-handled dagger?

What?

[Eun-ho] The dagger I had.

It was gone when I woke up.

Don't tell me.

Did you not bring it yesterday?

[intriguing music playing]

Was there a dagger?

[twinkling chime]

Oh, that.

I was all over the place yesterday.

You left it behind?

Yes. Was it important?

Go and get it right now!

Right now?

You want me to go back there?

Why? You want to wait until next year?

That's not what I meant.

After everything that happened yesterday, how can I go back there alone this late?

Let's just wait until morning and go together, okay?

It's the only Sajin Ritual Blade left in the world.

Sajin… what?

It's a sacred dagger that can sever and defy fate.

If we want to get things back to how they were…

we might need it.

Jeez.

[music fades]

[insects chirping]

Is this the place?

-Yes. -[car door closes]

The NASDAQ is about to open.

Where are we going at this hour?

[yelps] Jeez!

What is this place?

Where are we? What are we looking for here?

[exhales sharply]

There's a lot of weird stuff in there,

so don't be too shocked.

[Gyeong-hun] Weird stuff like what?

Hey, wait.

[sighs]

Si-yeol!

-Damn it. -[tense music playing]

[Chi-su] Oh…

[Chi-su exclaiming shakily]

[yelps]

-Oh! -[echoing jingle]

-Oh, jeez. -[Beom yelping]

[exhales]

-[music intensifies] -[thunder crashing]

[music concludes]

Wait, why is it…

Oh!

-[eerie music playing] -What's wrong? What's supposed to be here?

What is it?

-There's nothing here, Beom. -What?

[Chi-su] Seriously.

[coughs]

It's just a construction site.

You say there's something here? Looks like there's nothing at all.

-[hand patting] -Are you okay, Si-yeol?

-Yeah. -[music fades]

[buzzer blares]

[MRI machine whirring]

-[panting] -[EKG monitor beeping]

[EKG monitor beeping]

[in English] It's a great honor to have you on our team.

[chuckles]

Hey, man.

World top team.

Many, many team. All offer. All offer!

But my boy selected this team!

-You okay? -[chuckles]

[timidly in Korean] Stop it, Dad.

[in English] I know. You won't regret that decision.

This will be your home ground from now on.

Welcome to Londinium FC.

[exciting music playing]

[Woo-seok sighs contentedly]

[fan cheers echoing]

-[sighs in disbelief] -[music concludes]

[siren wailing]

[siren wailing in distance]

-[cell door clanging] -[keys jingling]

[officer in Korean] Ms. Kim Ok-sun, you can come out now.

Ms. Kim Ok-sun.

I said, you can come out now.

[sighs wearily]

[echoing plops]

[quirky music playing]

I told you yesterday.

My name's not Kim Ok-sun.

Then are you going to stay in here?

[echoing chime]

I am coming out.

But I'm not Kim Ok-sun.

[quirky music continues]

[music stops]

[sighs]

[quirky music resumes]

Hey.

How can I help you?

Call Kang Si-yeol for me.

-[music fades] -I'm sorry, who?

I just got released from here,

but Si-yeol isn't here yet. Tell him to get here fast.

[chuckles]

This isn't the place for jokes. Please leave.

[scoffs]

[downbeat quirky music playing]

[sighs]

[downbeat quirky music continues]

[police radio beeping]

[sniffs]

-[stomach growls] -[sighs heavily]

[music concludes]

[handbrake clacks]

[car horn beeps]

-Hey! -[car horn beeps]

Kang Si-yeol?

I thought you'd abandoned me.

What are you talking about? Why would I do that?

I need you more than ever right now.

Really?

Get in. We're going to Seoraksan Mountain.

We have to hurry before it closes. Get in.

Buckle up.

-Hurry up. Come on. -Okay.

[seatbelt clicks]

-[handbrake clacks] -Okay, here we go.

Let's go.

Why Seoraksan Mountain all of a sudden?

Do you think we have time for that?

I found something.

Right. Did you find the wooden-handled dagger?

No. When I got there, there was nothing left.

The dagger was gone, and so was all the shaman stuff.

-What? -[mysterious music playing]

Then what on earth did you find?

Another

nine-tailed fox.

What?

[Beom] How long are we staying here?

There's nothing there.

[ethereal voice vocalizing]

COUPLE SAVED BY NINE-TAILED FOX STARTS NEW LIFE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING

[Eun-ho mumbling] That's absolute nonsense.

There is no other nine-tailed fox in this land besides me.

How can you be so sure?

I just am.

If there were another being like me, we would sense each other's energy.

Even from a distance.

Then what about those people?

They're just talking nonsense.

Humans are always like that.

They either hallucinated or just wanted attention.

[inhales sharply] They didn't seem like that.

[slurps]

How would you know?

-[music concludes] -Because I met them myself.

[dark intriguing music playing]

Gosh, I really thought I was going to die that day.

I think it was around 2 or 3 p.m. when we entered Dinosaur Ridge.

Sometime around then.

But since it was winter, the sun went down so fast.

[husband] It was freezing cold,

and we'd been hiking all day, so we were exhausted.

We couldn't see a thing in front of us.

But she suddenly said she was getting sleepy.

-[wind howling] -[wife] It was because of hypothermia.

If that happens on a mountain, you're in big trouble.

[husband] I forced her to stay awake and was dragging her along

when she suddenly appeared.

-[couple yelp] -[fox howling]

She was a very pretty young lady.

She suddenly appeared and asked, "Would you like some help?"

[gasps] We thought we were seeing things.

So we asked who she was and if she was a ghost.

She said she was a fox trying to become human by doing good deeds.

Anyway, she lit a fire for us and helped us find our way.

So, thankfully, we made it back alive.

She said she was a fox, right?

The young woman said that herself?

I understand if you don't believe us.

But it's true.

Actually, there are a few others besides us.

A few others?

After the article came out,

a lot of people got in touch, not just you.

They all said they were saved by that young lady on Seoraksan Mountain.

[music concludes]

[Eun-ho] By the way,

you said there was nothing there, right?

What?

You said there were no shamanic items and no Sajin Ritual Blade either.

Oh, that.

It was spotless, as if someone had swept it clean.

Who could have cleaned the place up overnight like that?

Maybe those guys came and went last night.

Not likely.

They wouldn't know that I've become human.

Why would they risk going back there?

And how could they have known

that you were stupid enough to leave the dagger?

Hey!

Come on, that's not the point. [clears throat]

What do you think about what I said earlier?

If we find that fox on the mountain, couldn't she turn things back to normal?

Don't you think it's strange?

[Si-yeol] What is?

-[intriguing music playing] -A deserted construction site wiped clean,

and a newspaper scrap about a nine-tailed fox

lying around as if it were deliberately left there.

I guess…

Take it out.

Sure. [clears throat]

COUPLE SAVED BY NINE-TAILED FOX…

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1997

[tutting]

See? I knew it.

What?

Look at the date.

NOVEMBER 16, 1997

This newspaper is over 20 years old.

Isn't this a bit too convenient to be a coincidence?

Someone is pulling the strings here.

Who?

Probably those guys up there.

[scoffs]

That's just how deities treat humans.

Under the pretext of things like fate or coincidence,

they manipulate humans however they want.

So there's no nine-tailed fox on Seoraksan Mountain?

I wouldn't know.

Whether there's an actual nine-tailed fox and they're sending us there,

or if there's another reason for this.

Let's go.

I need to see for myself what they're up to.

[intriguing music continues]

-[music concludes] -[birds chirping]

[exhales deeply]

[upbeat music playing]

[sighs]

[echoing bear roar]

Is that Park Bi-ryong?

[scoffs]

How nice. [scoffs]

Do you know this bear?

[upbeat music continues]

The sun will be setting soon.

Wouldn't it be better to sleep nearby and hike up tomorrow?

We're trying to get stranded anyway.

But aren't we a little unprepared?

You do have a plan, right?

[sighs]

It's just one night on a mountain. Why are you making such a fuss?

Have you forgotten who I am?

I lived on a mountain for centuries.

[music stops]

[Eun-ho] Just follow me.

[upbeat music resumes, fades]

[Si-yeol] Wait for me.

Ow!

[huffs]

Are you all right?

[panting] Go. Just keep going.

[pants]

Eat this and hang in there. You're still so young.

[downbeat quirky music playing]

[wobbly boing]

[scoffs] Just how much steeper does this get?

[groans] This useless human body.

[music concludes]

-[bird calling] -[insects chirping]

[hiker grunts]

Hey, young man!

-Take these with you. -[Si-yeol] Pardon?

-No, I'm okay. -Just take them with you.

And also…

[zipper opening]

Here, take this.

If you give all of this to me…

[hiker] It's fine.

-[Si-yeol] Uh… -[hiker laughs]

[Si-yeol] But…

[Si-yeol sighs]

What's wrong with humans today?

They keep giving us things,

looking at us with teary eyes, and holding our hands.

Do we look that pathetic?

[Si-yeol] Mm-mm.

[ranger 1] Excuse me!

Hold on a second.

[rangers panting]

[Si-yeol] Yes? How can I help you?

We received a report.

[wobbly chime]

[Si-yeol] Hm?

[quirky music playing]

[Si-yeol] I'm telling you, it's not like that.

Who said anyone was going to die?

-Jeez. -[ranger 1] Are you sure?

If you weren't thinking such things,

why would you climb the mountain at this hour dressed like that?

[ranger 2] We've received several reports.

I don't know what you're going through,

but you're a young couple with a future ahead of you.

Please think it over.

-No-- -[Eun-ho] We're not a couple.

And we're not here to die, so just let us go.

We were dragged down for nothing. How are we supposed to get back up?

-[clicks tongue] -You're going back up?

Of course I am. Why else would I have come this far?

Goodness, you have no idea how dangerous mountains are.

Anyway, you can't go up now. You can't see anything, and it's cold.

Even expert hikers would be in serious trouble without proper gear.

-[music rises] -[chuckling sarcastically]

MULLEBOGO RESTAURANT

[music concludes]

[groans] Oh man.

Jeez.

[groaning] My goodness.

-[inhales sharply] -[Si-yeol chuckles]

I thought you lived on a mountain for centuries.

[sighs] I've realized one thing for sure.

I'd rather die

than live as a human.

[sighs shakily]

[groans]

[pot clatters]

[owner] It's all cooked, so you can eat it right away.

Enjoy your meal.

-Thank you for the meal. -[owner] Sure.

[gasps excitedly]

[quirky music playing]

[rattling]

[Eun-ho blows]

[whimpers]

Gosh, you're spilling everywhere.

You hiked with your legs, so why are your arms shaking?

How should I know?

There's not one part of my body that doesn't hurt.

Okay.

[music concludes]

[Si-yeol grunts]

[echoing plop]

-[exhales, blows] -[tender music playing]

[Si-yeol] Here.

Say "ah."

Ah…

[chuckles softly]

Is it good?

Give me some more. And some broth too. It's a bit dry.

Ah…

[chuckles]

[blows]

Here.

[slurps]

[sighs contentedly]

[inhales sharply] Careful, it's hot.

-[slurps] -[chuckles]

You've got quite an appetite.

You want this?

Yes, the chives too.

-Please come again. -[Si-yeol] Thank you.

[chuckles]

Are you asleep already?

Jeez.

She must've been really tired.

[tender music continues]

[chuckles softly]

[chuckles softly]

Man, what on earth am I thinking?

[music concludes]

[hand patting]

Hey, wake up.

Come on, wake up.

[rumbling whoosh]

[thunder rumbling]

[ethereal voice vocalizing]

[Eun-ho] What's this?

Why am I suddenly…

[dramatic musical sting plays]

[vocalizing continues]

[eerie musical sting plays]

[thunder crashing]

-[gasps] -[moody pop song playing]

-[breathes shakily] -[moody pop song continues]

[moody pop song continues]

SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY SON SUK

[moody pop song continues]

[moody pop song continues]

[moody pop song continues]

[fox squealing]

NO TAIL TO TELL

Did you have a weird dream or something?

It wasn't a dream. It was more like a prophecy…

[Si-yeol] You seem to keep forgetting, but you're just a human woman now.

[yelps]

I get it. This is like hitting on a female. It's called flirting.

Are you nuts?

[Yoon] Look into the records of the accident from nine years ago.

Find out everything about where he lives and what he's doing.

[Woo-seok] You can't do this all of a sudden.

[shouting] How can you do this?

[Si-yeol] Have you ever seen other nine-tailed foxes?

-[Eun-ho] I have. -[Si-yeol] Are you okay?

[woman] Do you need help?

[chuckles softly]

Geum-ho?

Subtitle translation by Susanna Kim