All language subtitles for Tale of the Nine Tailed_S01E15_Episode 15.English

Let me ask you a question.

Why did you decide

to work with me?

It's probably the same reason as you.

What are you doing here?

You have to die for me to survive.

I'm going to end everything myself.

Don't do this.

-If you do this, you'll--
-Goodbye.

This is exactly why Ji-a warned you.

You shouldn't have done this.

You're not Ji-a.

Do you not even recognize your master?

What a scumbag.

-I let you go, then you dare to do this?
-A scumbag?

I had no reason

to stick around
other than the bladder cherries.

To be honest, you really disgust me.

You're the definition of inferiority
who isn't a deity nor a human.

You talk too much.

You've lived too long.

Go to hell.

Your family must be waiting.

Dad! Dad!

When was that?

I used to have something
I wanted to protect with my life.

Dad, where have you been?

What did you get? Dad?

My children, my wife, and my mother.

Dad.

I don't even remember their faces anymore.

Damn it.

Did you see that?

This is strange.

Those who filled my cup

were always those who begged me
for more time

to live longer.

"Just one more day. Just one more year."

Don't brag so much
about having no friends.

I don't trust anyone.

It sounds more like
you couldn't be trusted by anyone.

It means I have nothing to protect.

That's what made me stronger than you.

I'm stronger than you

because I have something to protect.

Really?

Something must have happened with Ji-a.

My other half woke up again.

What?

Sit down.

If you leave before I finish this,

you can forget about our alliance.

This is my only chance
to drag him down to Samdocheon.

Am I going to give up this chance
to go help Ji-a? Or--

Don't worry.

That thing only comes out
when it feels threatened,

like when it sees blood.

It's highly prone to protect itself.

Nothing bad will happen,

at least to Ji-a.

This is the difference between us.

I'm not sure. You also have something

you'd die to protect.

What about that thing inside Ji-a?

Rumor has it that if it dies,
you'll be pretty worthless.

You put some thought into it,

but why did you hide

something so important in my lover
and cause this trouble?

You took one of its scales.

-And you want it back?
-Will you?

-If you return Ji-a.
-We attack Taluipa first.

Don't--

don't come any closer!

Don't come.

I came closer.

What will you do?

Will you kill me?

If I die, Ji-a dies too.

Do you want to try?

Do you think

I won't?

As you've seen, you get one chance.

If you miss, it'll be my turn.

Now, I'm going to count to three.

Make your decision.

One.

Do you think it's a coincidence
that the three of us met?

I think it's fate.

Two.

A guy who's after my life is
much closer than I expect.

Just as you two kept me safe
in my past life,

I want to keep you safe too.

Three.

Man, I knew it.

Nam Ji-a!

Wake up, you brat.

Why are your hands so bloody?

Your cute outfit is all ruined.

Ms. Kim?

Yes, it's me.

Do you recognize us now?

Jae-hwan.

I'm fine.

I'm not hurt.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

We're all safe. That's all that matters.

It's okay. It's all right.

Oh, no.

No.

It's okay.

How are we going to catch that old woman?

What do you know about her?

That she can simply blink

and turn any mountain deity to stone.

And she can see 1,000 ri ahead
with those eyes.

About her clairvoyance…

how much can she see?

For example, can she see my face?

She isn't a CCTV.

She can just read
the general flow of this world.

For example, she may not know
what exactly we're talking about,

but she'd know we're together right now.

So she could miss out on the details.

We'll have a chance
if we could cover her eyes.

How?

Didn't you send this to put me to sleep?

Rang took just a sip,
but it still worked like a charm.

Would that old woman drink this?

She might.

If I can take advantage
of the only one she trusts.

Who?

Hyeonuiong.

Hyeonuiong is a man who would
even feign death at his wife's word.

He's not anymore.

Saving Ji-a against her will is
proof of that.

So he'll put the old lady to sleep
before we get there?

Once she falls asleep, you finish the job.

When do we do it?

Tomorrow.

Be there by noon.

When we're done, take over
the Samdocheon River as promised,

then Ji-a and my ill-fated relationship
with you ends there.

Fine.

Am I worrying too much?

This is going a lot easier than I thought.

No, he took the bait.

I just need to bring him to Samdocheon.

Didn't they have a son together?

How do you know that?

I know. I just do.

How will this story end?

A happy ending, for sure.

The president was here.

He had the same condition as Ms. Kim.

He said he could live if he killed me.

Where is he?

He's dead.

I shot him.

I turned into the serpent, and I--

He defied his natural time
and lived for centuries.

Even if it weren't for you,
he wouldn't have lived to see tomorrow.

I almost killed Jae-hwan, too.

I barely managed to come back to myself.

You held out well.

I'm so scared.

It won't be long.

It'll all end tomorrow.

Don't you have to pee?

I don't do that kind of stuff.

Gosh.

You're already lying here
in the middle of my restaurant.

Don't be so embarrassed.

But why are you so nice to me?

You even closed because of me.

What goes around comes around, doesn't it?

Did you say you lost your husband
a long time ago?

What was he like?

When we'd grill fish,

he'd remove the spines
and put the meat on my rice first.

One time, in the middle of winter,

I suddenly said
I wanted some honey rice cake,

and he climbed over a hill in the snow
to get me some.

He could've called a delivery service.
Why did he go that far in the snow?

What about you?

Why do you keep lurking around me?

Whenever I eat your food,

it gives me butterflies in my stomach.

It feels very

familiar and nostalgic.

How many people died last night
because of the serpent?

Nine hundred and three?

Get all reserve personnel on it.

Tell everyone to hold out
for one more day.

Honey!

When your eyes get blurry.

When you have to calm yourself down.

A great cure for your stomachache!

Is something bothering you?

It's about time my old woman
ran out of her arthritis medicine.

Whatever. I don't care.

Go back home. You've already done enough.

Forget it.

You'll regret it.

I do regret it.

Why did I think I could change her?

Why didn't I leave when we lost our son?

Because you loved her--

I did.

I thought it was love.

We had nothing in common
from our personalities to tastes.

We couldn't even share
a bowl of tteokbokki together.

I always get the mild one.

She gets the spiciest one.

You should have shared the medium one.

That's what married couples do.

We were just too different.

So are you just going to sit around
and watch?

Mr. Lee might die

instead of that young lady.

Otherwise, my old woman
wouldn't have let her live.

Stop her!

If I could stop her,

things wouldn't have come to this!

Even so, we can't lose

Mr. Lee like this.

Goodness.

LEE YEON

Hey, it's me.

I need to see you.

You can tell me over the phone.
I'm ready to take this.

It's a long story.

I just went to see the serpent.

Is that so?

Okay.

What does this mean?

Is she dead or alive?

What do you mean?

Why would you eat the serpent's scale?

If I eat it,

the serpent inside Ji-a
will be transferred into me.

And then what?

I'll take that thing

and jump into the Samdocheon.

No. Never.

Forget that plan.
There has to be another way.

What's at stake

isn't just Ji-a.

Countless people are
dying from this plague.

I've thought about everything I could,

but this is the only way
to catch that thing.

I'll do it, then.

I'll eat that scale
and jump into the Samdocheon.

You can't handle the serpent.

Don't do this.

Please don't do this.

we won't be able to save your soul.

You can't even be reincarnated!

I know.

Then will you stop saying
that you'll kill yourself?

Sin-ju.

You…

have to understand me.

I'm telling you everything
because it's you.

You're so mean.

Mr. Lee, you're so mean.

What brings you here?

Thanks for the gift.

-"Gift"?
-You sent the president to me.

If you knew, why didn't you tell Yeon?

I would've done the same.

If I were you,
I would have told him already.

I didn't, and I'm not going to.

Why not?

Because Yeon cares about you.

He'll be devastated if he loses you.

Do you know what it means
for him to join hands

with the serpent?

-What does it mean?
-He'll save you and kill himself.

He'll die…

because of you.

He came up with the idea
to kill himself to save me?

Isn't it obvious?

That being said,

give me one good reason
why I shouldn't kill you

right now.

I won't stop you if you want to do that.

But I wouldn't recommend it.

You'll either die or get hurt.

Someone just tested it out.

I'll get straight to the point.

I have no intention of dying.

Not yet, at least.

Not yet?

If I ever hurt Lee Yeon,

I'm going to kill myself.

However, if I fail,

you kill me.

Yeon won't be able to.

Are you serious?

As luck would have it,
we share the same goal.

We want to protect Yeon.

If you want to save your brother,
call a truce with me for now.

Fine.

What do you want me to do?

Don't get involved in this fight.

Make sure you survive…

and keep Ji-a safe.

Keep an eye on her for me.

I'll protect her.

And Rang.

If I break his heart
and make him go astray again…

nag at him to do better.

I'll nag him as much as I can.

And start a family
with the necklace thief.

This is my early wedding gift.

It's a brand-new apartment.

You've done a great job
putting up with my short temper.

Mr. Lee.

I'm not going to thank you or apologize.

I've fed, clothed,
and accommodated you plenty.

Mr. Lee.

May I ask you a question?

A long time ago, when the deity
of my mountain came after me,

why did you save my life?

I wanted revenge.

Revenge?

I had spicy noodles with him one time.

But that jerk snatched the only egg I had

and ate the whole thing.

Is that all?

What do you mean?

I always save the egg for my last bite.

What's this for?

Do I need a reason
to buy a bowl of naengmyeon?

Why are you suddenly buying me this?

It's on you. I missed lunch.

That's ridiculous.

I know what you're thinking.

Don't be so annoying. Let's just eat.

You really do add only mustard,
and not vinegar.

What?

Ki Yu-ri? She told me that.

She said you only add mustard
in naengmyeon.

Did she?

That's something people only notice
when they really care.

I saved her life.

If it weren't for me,

she would've been
beaten or starved to death.

Who's that little boy at home?

He's Geomdoong,
that black dog I kept in the past.

Even if he was your dog in the past life,

you can't just bring him home.
What about his parents?

He has this stepdad,
but he beat him and pissed me off.

Why are you laughing?

It's ridiculous.

You went around wreaking havoc
like the Joker,

-but you've done lots of volunteer work.
-Shut up.

You've grown into a good man, bed wetter.

I'll kill you.

Give me your egg if you don't want it.

Why do you look so obviously unhappy?

I hate being around you.

I want to go home.

Home?

Do you have a home to go back to?

You've torn Lee Rang's body
with your hands,

and you were abandoned by Sin-ju
yesterday.

No one will miss you anymore.

No, Mr. Lee will wait for me.

And Sin-ju too.

No, you fit in much better here.

Didn't people abuse you?

For quite a while,
until your soul turned into tatters.

I can see the darkness in you.

Stop reading my mind.

That's why you're so creepy.

Things like you

only bring others misfortune
even if you stayed by Rang or Sin-ju,

just like me.

So don't get your hopes up.

No one will save you.

I know from experience.

You must love naengmyeon.

At least this tastes good.
What do you see in that woman?

What about her
makes you want to risk your own life?

She saved me in the past.

She even risked her own life.

If I don't stop her,

she'll try to protect me again

instead of herself.

She's a woman who keeps her promises.

Just ask her to protect you.
She's doing it because she wants to.

No.

It'll be embarrassing
to have her save me twice.

You fool.

So you're going to die instead of her?

Come with me tomorrow.

Where?

Samdocheon. Let's catch that serpent.

I need you to prevent
anything unexpected from happening.

What's your plan?

You don't need the details.

I need your help
in case of any accidents..

Let me give it a thought.

Hey, I saved your life twice.

Come on, it's us.

I'm glad you brought it up.

Is this the best you can do between us?

You won't even shed a tear
even though I just said I might die.

You won't die.

You're not human.

A Nine-tailed Fox can't die easily.

Gosh, the sky looks so nice.

It won't be so bad
to end the world on a day like this.

What are you planning to do with Lee Yeon?

Didn't you hear us?

You heard us talk.

So will you really become a deity?

Then what?

I'll take the world

and Ji-a for myself.

That's not what you said.

That was a promise I couldn't keep anyway.

It's the same for him.

That being said,

come with me to Samdocheon.

Why should I?

If Lee Yeon doesn't come alone,

you'll have to hold them back again.

What if I refuse?

I wasn't asking for your opinion.

Should I call Rang and Sin-ju now?

They'll die if I say, "I want to die."

You've experienced it.

Just kill me instead!

That's not how you do it.

If I kill you,

there's no way for me to see you despair.

What brings you here?

I'm just a cook.

But I couldn't just sit by
and watch Mr. Lee die.

Sit by and watch. Just sit there.

There's nothing you can do.

I couldn't do that.

What did you say?

Snail Bride.

Where are we?

the place where souls cross over
to the afterlife.

And who am I?

You are lord of the Samdocheon.

Then,

you must know how blasphemous
everything you just said is.

Yes, I know.

However, before you are
the lord of Samdocheon,

you're also someone's wife,
mother, and friend.

You were never a mom for Bok-gil
or a wife for me.

Just the gatekeeper of Samdocheon.

You're wrong.

I was never

someone's wife, mother, or friend.

Will you be all right

after losing Yeon?

-What?
-I don't mean his fate or whatnot.

I mean your heart.

He has given you his trust
and relied on you for many years.

That's also probably because
you adored him so much,

since he reminded you of the son you lost.

Did that old man say that to you?

Then

I'm sure you've also heard
what I did to my only child.

My son

also begged me right there,
just like Yeon did.

He begged me to save his wife.

Yes, I'm someone
who even refused my son's request.

That's why

you still can't forgive yourself.

How dare you?

I'm sorry
if I stepped over the line. But--

If you say another word,

I'll crush those hands you cook with.

GLUCOSAMINE

He asked me to give you this.

Please,

do not abandon Mr. Lee Yeon
or Lord Hyeonuiong.

Where are we going now?

I don't need you.

I'll give you a task when I return.

What?

How could you say that to Yu-ri?

She used you?

It was a mistake.

Yu-ri said she didn't care
if those petty humans died.

That woman's parents are
just petty humans.

You crazy jerk.

How dare you say that to her?

And she's in danger all because of me.

I regret it too.

But I can't reach her to apologize.

You're finished.

Yu-ri can be very harsh
once she holds a grudge.

Mr. Lee, then please talk to her--

I'm just like her.

I'll never let you date her.

Will she come back safe and sound?

This won't do. Let's go.

Where?

Yu-ri, it's me.

Your car is here, so you must be inside.

I don't care if you're with him,
so listen.

Once you come back,
I'll hit you a few times.

Who said you could switch owners?

You've caused me so much trouble.

I have no one to get me naengmyeon,

and that boy is putting stickers on me.

-It's driving me nuts.
-You came here to say that?

Maybe she's not listening.

Should we just barge in?

No, Mr. Lee Yeon will be furious.

Then let me say something too.

Yu-ri, don't forgive this jerk.

Come on.

Yu-ri.

I'll apologize later.

Just come back safely.

And don't take anything
that jerk says to your heart.

Just focus on your safety.

I was going to propose to you
when you come back.

-Okay, I get it.
-Wait.

Yu-ri.

I'll save you.

Stay strong until tomorrow.

Yu-ri, I'll also--

-Let's go.
-Hold on.

Guess who?

I can tell just by your hands.

What if someone disguises as me?

Then my heart
wouldn't be beating this fast.

That's some pickup line.

Were you really single for 600 years?

Yes, I'm sure.

My eyes are for you alone.

You're the only one in frame.

So what are we doing today?

Today, we're going to be
an ordinary couple. Look forward to it.

Here's a normal thing. Come to this side.

Why is it a claw machine?

This was one of my dreams!

With my fortune,
I could just buy you the whole arcade.

But how can I put this?

I want to give you a token of my efforts.

Now, look.

Don't fight the machine.
Make it work for you.

Like this.

It's so cute.

-Do it again.
-Try it again.

Help me.

Look. Like this.

-Press it.
-Now?

We got it.

Ta-da!

Look.

It won't go in.

No, wait. One second.

No, hold your hand like this.

Let go.

This is my fight against this jerk.

Move!

How's the mint chocolate?

It's refreshing.

It's like a forest in my mouth.

How's the vanilla?

It's sweet.

It tastes like honey too.

Do you want to trade?

How about mixing it up?

I must be

deeply in love with you.

I've lived so many years,

and I've easily forgotten
other names and faces I've met,

but I remember every single moment
I spent with you.

Don't ever forget me.

How could I forget this face?

I love you, Yeon.

Is that so?

Is it not that you left me,

but that I have forsaken you?

Is that why I ended up like this?

I've told myself endlessly
that I'd never forgive you even if I die.

It turns out…

I just couldn't forgive myself.

To you,

what kind of mother was I?

What did you wish for?

I wished for your safety.

That you won't get injured or hurt

or cry.

You're so greedy.

If anything happens out of our control,

I wished that you'd forget everything.

No, I'm going to wait for you.

Just as you waited for me.

No.

Human life is too short for that.

What did you wish for, Ji-a?

I made a wish

to a very kind deity somewhere out there,

to bring us a sort of miracle.

"Please…

save us."

Hey, Granny.

What? Now?

What did you mean by that?

I've smoked for a long time.

There were only two of you in this world

who nagged me to quit smoking.

-One of them is you.
-And the other was your son.

He was the sweetest boy.

But

he never said a word again
after his wife passed away.

It would've been better
if he blamed me outright.

Then he jumped into the Samdocheon River.

He even left the shoes I made for him.

That jerk.

He was trying to show me

that he'll never forgive me.

You're wrong.

Even as he took his own life
after the devastating death of his wife,

he didn't want the shoes
his mom made for him to get wet.

I'm quite savvy about these things.

I'm going to quit smoking.

Do you really mean it?

I've lived long enough,
so I want to do something I've never done.

What do you mean?

I mean that there is a way to end this

without letting you or her die.

What's that?

Great work, everyone.

-Great work.
-Great job today.

Be careful on your way home.

Great work today.

-Goodbye.
-Great job today.

When the serpent gets here tomorrow,

use this sword to slay Ji-a.

Slash her not gently,
but almost enough to kill her.

-What?
-On the verge of death,

that thing in her body
will try to escape from her.

What about the scale?

Don't make use of it.

Let it go into the serpent.

When the two half-serpents become one,

I'll turn him to stone.

But what if Ji-a really dies?

I'll bring her back.

I will have to pay the price
for breaking the taboo.

Granny.

Put the soppy stuff aside.

Just bring them here on time,

both Ji-a and the serpent.

You know, I always knew
that you weren't such a bad person

for a long time.

Let go of me, kid.

I enjoyed your performance.

Thank you.

You're also not human.

You're very sharp.

It doesn't matter. We're already closed.

I was looking for something.

If you've lost something,
please visit the lost and found center.

It's okay.

I just found it.

And what is that?

The Moon Mirror.

Ever since my mom passed away,

I felt like an orphan.

But thanks to you and Jae-hwan,

I wasn't lonely at all.

Thank you.

Hang in there.

Please.

Ms. Nam.

Yes?

I think you should take it.

Is anyone dying?

Where are you?

I'm nearby.

You finally came.

Where's the cure?

Do you have time to worry about others?
You're about to die soon.

Where's the cure?

It doesn't exist.

I was born as the plague.
So I know how to kill people,

but I've never learned how to save lives.

You asshole.

You're going to die soon.

I wish you fall to the bottom of hell.

This is why I love you.

You're in such danger that
you can't keep your body under control,

but you still never give up.

I'm going to have you.

That's absurd.
I'd rather die before I become yours.

From now on, you'll wish you were dead.

Come out.

Don't work with Lee Yeon.

They're up to something.

I don't care.

You have a job to do now.

What are you doing?

The magistrate was attacked.

What?

What do you mean?

Who attacked him?

The serpent.

He's not dead, but something important was
taken away from him or something.

You're him.

It's time for a quiz.

What was taken from the magistrate?

The Moon Mirror.

You--

How did you take up his form?

Didn't you miss this face a lot?

The poor boy who was killed by his mother,
her only son.

Bok-gil.

My Bok-gil.

I chose this face just for you.

I knew it'd be useful one day.

How did you know about my son?

Here's my second question.

Why did my other half
go after the Moon Mirror?

No.

-Granny.
-Honey, stay with me.

Sin-ju!

Why are you--

I've been called by him.

One day, when the serpent in her calls,

you will become my soldier.

Bok-gil was such a nice boy.

He was the first to talk to me

when everyone else in the world
despised me.

It felt like I finally made a friend.

But did you know?

I was the one

who seeded his wife's body
with the plague.

Why--

Why did you do it?

He looked way too happy.

You scumbag!

Let's go. We need Granny for our plan.

It's too late.

Wake up, Ji-a!

We can both live.
For the first time, there's hope.

Gosh, what a headache.

-Mr. Lee.
-Sin-ju, you stay put.

Rang, come with me.

-I'm sorry. We are--
-Not now!

You were just hypnotized, that's all.

Take Ji-a with you.

Wait a minute.

Let go.

I'll go on my own.

What about Granny?

Where is she?

Did you get her?

No wonder this is one of
the four treasures of the deities.

That old woman lost her sanity

when I showed up with her son's face.

She might be the deity of all deities,

but she'll always have a weakness

as long as she has a human heart.

This was your plan all along.

It's all your fault.

You wouldn't give up,

so innocent people died,
that old woman died,

and our dear Ji-a is dying.

Ji-a.

Please.

You still can't lay a finger on this body.

So just donate your body and die.

You have no other choice.

It's the only way she'll live.

Stop this.

Let her go.

I will.

Take my body.

What are you doing here?

Mr. Lee, you can't go in.

Never.

Yu-ri.

I came here to save you and Yeon.

But if anything happens to Yeon,

I'll kill you.

Don't!

-Ji-a.
-Don't move!

You're still holding out?

No, don't do that.

Put that down, please.

I'll protect you, Yeon.

I'll do it.

Goodbye.

No.

No!

Get out of that body.

Forgive me.

It's all to protect you.

Yeon!

Don't come near me.

-Yeon.
-Stay away!

No!

The Lee Yeon you know is now dead.

I win.

What is this?

Don't I look awful?

At the end,

I wanted to look especially pretty.

But still…

we won.

This is my present.

When one half gets weak,

you become weak too.

It's evening primrose from a graveyard.

Yeon!

Damn.

Rang.

Rang!

You and I are one now.

If you kill me, you'll die too.

That's what I wanted.

Rang.

No, I can't do this.

Soon,

I'll turn into the serpent.

Let me die as myself.

Please, Rang.

No.

Save me.

I will be reborn.

I'll come back

and find her again.

Don't make me laugh.

No one can come back once they've fallen
into the Samdocheon River.

No.

No.

I love you.

No!

No!

He smiled

as if he was glad to have saved my life,

as if this was his happy ending.

In the very end,

I think I may have heard him say…

Yeon!

…the word "love".

I can really do anything you ask.

-Please.
-Something like that won't happen.

Get a grip!
Mr. Lee wanted me to tell you that.

You'll get used to it.

You'll have to take the path

we took together alone now,

but it's time to let me go.

I love you, Ji-a.

I heard a rumor,
so I came to see that old man.

Subtitle translation by: Eun-sook Yoon