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(Tale of The Nine Tailed)

When a fox turns 100,

it can transform into a beautiful woman...

or become a man who has relations with one.

However, a fox of 1,000 years receives the sky's blessing...

and becomes a celestial fox.

Its abilities match that of a powerful shaman...

which allows it to see what are miles ahead.

I was going to wait until we get home,

but here's your birthday present.

Do you like your gift?

Yes, I love it.

(1999, Yeou Gogae)

Ji A.

Help.

Help.

My princess, you're up.

Thank goodness. It was a dream.

President Kim Dae Jung...

- Here you go. - Here's our fruit.

Mom, I love you. I love you so much.

What's gotten into you?

Dad, I love you. I love you so much.

My goodness. I also love you very much, Ji A.

Did you have a bad dream?

I don't even want to think about it.

- My goodness. - They will be sticking to the plan.

Many people got injured due to the fire that broke out...

at Seongjin Market this evening.

The fire broke out at 7pm...

and got extinguished after having burned down three buildings.

The fire caused severe damage to the market,

and a total of 22 people ended up getting injured.

The fire broke out in a cramped space in the market...

and spread throughout...

Mom, I'm hungry.

- Do you want some fruit? - No.

I want walnut cookies.

Let's see. Where did I put the walnut cookies?

I think we ate them all.

Can I get them for you tomorrow?

We never buy walnut cookies.

I had to go to the hospital because it turned out...

I was allergic to nuts.

Oh, right. I forgot.

My mom never forgets that because she's a doctor.

I just forgot about it because I'm really tired today.

You're not my mom.

- Ji A. - Where's my mom?

I am your mom.

Honey!

Come here!

Ji A, open the door.

Come outside. Let's talk.

Ji A, be a good girl.

You little brat.

A Eum.

Are you A Eum?

I guess not.

You're not A Eum.

Forget everything you saw today.

If you don't...

Road 144, Yeou Gogae.

A sedan rolled over.

I see bloodstains on the driver's and passenger seat.

It looks like they shed a lot of blood.

But I don't see any bodies.

Mom. Dad.

Yes, the only survivor is a little girl.

Mom!

- Dad! - Are you okay?

My parents are gone.

Will you help me find them?

I'll find them for you. Don't worry.

Do you remember how the accident happened?

Were you here by yourself?

(Chapter 1: The Incident That Occurred on Yeou Gogae)

(21 years later)

(Wedding, August 29, 2020)

Please eat ice cream after you eat your breakfast.

Why is it raining? I didn't see this on the weather forecast.

Gosh, I know. I got my hair done today.

- It's all wet. - My goodness, you're right.

Your hair is all wet.

That's because a fox is getting married today.

What was that?

He's handsome.

- Can you take a photo for us? - Sure.

1, 2, 3.

- Let me see. - It came out really nice.

- Does it look nice? - You look beautiful.

You didn't send me a wedding invitation.

Will you please excuse us?

- Who is he? - Is he your ex?

- You should introduce him to us. - Get out.

Lee Yeon, what are you doing here?

I'm not here to catch your bouquet.

How did you find me?

How did you manage to hide so well?

Do you think you can get rid of your bloodthirsty past...

just by changing your looks and identity?

But you need to know that changing your identity...

isn't as simple as you think.

- Please forgive me. - It's too late for that.

I've changed. I don't harm humans anymore.

Listen, you fox.

How could you dare dream of having a happy ending...

after eating so many livers?

I'm in love now.

I want to live as a human being. Please.

How romantic.

But you're still going to die today.

You also once loved a human being.

I'm sure you understand.

You must not know this.

But first of all, I hate it when people bring up my past.

And second of all, don't even dare...

to take out your claws.

- Goodbye. - Just once.

Let me see him just one last time.

Here's a piece of advice. It's completely useless to do that.

Please. It's my last wish.

It's time for the wedding.

Oh, okay.

You need to go in now. Let's go.

Just until the ceremony ends.

There may be entities living among us...

that we are unaware of.

Perhaps the many urban legends...

are really about them.

- What do you think? - Did you revise the script again?

The writer will faint.

- Will she be really mad? - Of course.

Notwithstanding that, the revision is much better, right?

Of course. What?

Then go with this.

A production director needs to have guts.

It's really strange.

I don't believe in monsters or ghosts,

but this scares me.

I'm not scared at all, but I believe in them.

You do? Why?

Did you see one in real life?

Mom. Dad.

- Yes. - Really?

You're just trying to scare me.

You can tell yourself that.

The weather stinks.

They say rain on your wedding day means you'll have a happy marriage.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

- The meal tickets. - We're good.

No, no. We'll take them.

All you get after giving an expensive gift is food.

I can never digest wedding food.

Why do you think that is?

The air filled with forced happiness suffocates me.

You should try to absorb the forced happiness near you at times.

Who knows? You may meet the man you're destined to be with here.

(Emergency. The informant flaked.)

I need a story that I'm destined to cover.

The informant flaked.

The pyebaek room is this way.

- Come this way. - Please come with me.

Former master of Baekdudaegan.

By what authority do you convict us?

Listen to this brat.

I'd be watching American TV shows and having ice cream if not for you.

You're just a nine-tailed fox stripped of...

your mountain spirit status for breaking a taboo.

That's why I'm paying for it now.

Help me!

Help me!

Who are you?

Do you really think you can hide dressed like that?

Who are you?

Who are you?

You really won't listen.

No.

- No. - Don't look. Please.

How foolish.

You should've run away when you had the time.

I wanted to be a bride.

Don't do something stupid like falling in love in your next time.

I have one last favor to ask.

Please...

remove only the good memories of me from his memory.

Sure.

Listen carefully.

Your bride...

Hey. She's not bad.

Hey. Keep it down. You'll get me in trouble.

You look good.

Do I?

How could this happen?

How could this happen?

Wait here.

What now?

- Hey, this is huge. - What happened?

The wedding in the next room was canceled.

Really?

Who was he again?

Who is he? Do you know him?

- No. - Should I find out?

- What? - How that peaceful wedding...

turned into Pandora's Box.

Who knows? That may be the story you were destined to cover.

The bride ran away.

She ran away?

Sure, that's possible.

But what kind of an enlightenment must you obtain...

to make such an expensive about-face in life?

True love.

- Did she have a guy? - Yes.

He said, "She's my woman."

Then the bride grabbed his hand and said,

"I'm going with my love."

All the witnesses said the same thing.

There's a sign of resistance.

- Isn't that blood? - There was a scuffle.

No one mentioned that.

Most importantly,

why is this dress here?

Because she took it off...

You're right. What did she leave in?

The witness statements and the scene of the incident...

are telling different stories.

Were they mass hypnotized or something?

I need to see what that woman of this love story looks like.

Okay. I'll get a video.

It's fox fur.

- Fox? - A red fox.

A native of Korea.

The native foxes are extinct.

Oh my.

There's something you actually don't know.

In 2012, they started a business reviving foxes.

Look.

(Extinct Fox Species Revived After 40 Years)

How was a fox native to Mount Sobaek...

found near here?

One was caught in an apartment complex in Gyeongju,

and one even crossed the DMZ into North Korea.

So showing up in a wedding hall in Gangnam is nothing.

Hungry wild hogs rampage through convenience stores.

All the foxes of Mount Sobaek have GPS trackers.

None of them came to Seoul yet.

I was an assistant director for an animal show for two years.

Okay. So where could this have come from?

Please pick up.

I'm in love with someone.

I want to live as a human being. Please.

A selfie? Now?

Nice.

Smile.

You loved a human once.

You understand how I feel, right?

Here.

Thank you.

So Yoon!

Are you an alien?

- No. - Then what are you?

- A nine-tailed fox. - Are you over 100 years old?

Actually, I'm over 1,000.

What are you doing here though?

Nothing other than waiting for someone.

- As in who? - My first love.

Why?

Because a fox can only love one person...

till death.

My mom waits for the delivery man every day.

She only has to wait two days.

Not for me even after 100 or 1,000 nights.

- How are you coping with that? - Not well.

Then what if I kept you company?

- No. - Why not?

Just look at you. I hate those with a runny nose.

Besides, humans die too early to properly have a friendship.

I'm saying that life is short,

so try your best in life...

but know to let go when something's too unbearable.

It extends to people, love,

and so on and so forth.

- Okay? - Okay!

(Afterlife Immigration Office)

(Crackdown on undocumented spirits are being enforced.)

(Afterlife Immigration Office)

How have you been, Granny?

You haven't been around much.

I've been busy, thanks to you.

Never did I imagine...

seeing the great Taluipa struggle to operate a computer.

What can I do when the world has changed?

The Afterlife should have a five-day workweek too.

Did you get my text?

- About the female fox? - Why was there no response?

Do I seem like someone who has the time to listen to sob stories?

You're to obey the order and capture whom you're sent after.

Until when must I carry this on?

Have you lost your mind?

Did they serve rat poison at the wedding ceremony?

How can one not lose it...

after following orders as a soldier for 600 years?

As a soldier?

Nobody forced you to give up...

being a mountain spirit and live this way.

You're the one who chose this life...

in return for that girl's resurrection.

"I, Lee Yeon, former mountain spirit of Baekdudaegan,"

"will punish those who disrupt the order..."

"between the Living Realm and the Afterlife..."

"in return for A Eum's resurrection."

Foxes never stay in debt, right?

Darn it.

So tell me...

Do you want your freedom back?

You'll end up in the Underworld.

- What? - I'll pray for it every day.

How dare you.

And stop munching on glucosamine tablets.

Having a kind heart is the key to healthy joints.

(Hyeonuiong: Gatekeeper of Samdo River)

- Hey, Yeon. - Hey.

(Measures the sin of the spirits)

What the... Is he leaving already?

Darling!

Have some tteokbokki.

I've lost my appetite because of that jerk.

Goodness, don't be so harsh.

Be more considerate of his heart that awaits a dead woman.

This again? Stop being such a sap.

You're absolutely clueless when it comes to love.

I should have the tteokbokki all by myself.

Mr. Lee, why haven't you been picking up?

- What is it? - It's a Code Red!

- Tell me what it is. - Where are you right now?

("Unveiling Urban Legends")

(Shamanism and shamans)

(The cursed tree)

(All 45 members of the crew were found as skeletons.)

Someone revised my script again.

Are you trying to pick a fight with me?

I committed a mortal sin.

Your attitude says otherwise.

- Are they at it again? - Should we fight it out?

- Yes, let's. - No, don't.

Just stay out of it, sir.

I'm back!

- Did you find something? - I'm not sure.

Is it about the runaway bride?

Bring it over so that I can see the face.

A red umbrella with an embroidered pattern?

He has weird taste.

I got the footage that has the best angle of him.

This is him going in...

and this is him going out.

His face is completely hidden under the umbrella.

Hold on a second. It didn't rain after the wedding.

Then he's the intelligent type.

I get why he's alone when he entered,

but why also on the way out?

- She can't be found. - What?

I checked all the footage from the wedding hall,

but I couldn't see the bride leaving it.

Have you been listening to me?

- Regarding what? - That...

That female director brought over fox fur.

- Did you get caught? - When I'm a seasoned veteran?

I'm now up to the point where I'm wondering...

if I've turned into an actual person.

You must be proud.

Anyway, I'm getting a bad vibe.

- Did you enjoy your meal? - Somewhat.

- Installments? - A single payment, please.

Mr. Lee, there... Over there!

What now?

("Unveiling Urban Legends")

That's you, right? Oh, no!

Maybe you shouldn't carry around that umbrella for the time being.

This? No.

Tell that human...

to catch me if you can.

- Are you serious? - What...

(Traditional Korean Cuisine: The Snail Bride)

What did I tell you about that bad vibe?

That show's actually quite famous.

- Are you the one with the tip? - Oh, yes.

I'm the director for "Unveiling Urban Legends".

Could I get an autograph later?

I watch each episode about 20 times, you see.

Please have a seat.

So you saw him?

- Of course. - Who is he?

- A monster. - A monster?

He never ages or dies.

Like goblins and aliens you see in movies.

- I see you don't believe me. - If I'm being honest, no.

You shouldn't underestimate me though.

I don't lie.

May I ask what you do for a living?

I'm studying for the state exam.

- And your hometown? - Yeongam, South Jeolla Province.

My mother, who has always been a farmer, has one wish...

which is to see me work at a decent office.

Take care, then.

I have more to tell you.

Your backstory doesn't match your shoes.

What kind of student can afford customized shoes...

that are worth 4,000 dollars?

You don't have an accent from Yeongam, South Jeolla Province.

That already tells me that I shouldn't be wasting my time.

- Bye then. - Yeou Gogae.

"Yeou Gogae"?

That's where I saw him.

How can I trust something coming from an unidentified man?

You can check for yourself.

Hey, you're back.

Gosh, I picked the wrong pair of shoes.

She noticed that right away.

But why are you smiling?

I like her.

What do you like about her?

I like her from head to toe.

Then should we eat her...

from head to toe?

No, not yet.

Which flavor do you want?

- Mint chocolate. - That's all you ever eat.

I noticed that you're a regular, so I gave you a lot.

Next time, just give me the usual amount.

- Pardon? - When I'm indebted to someone,

I'm obligated to return the favor.

The number you've called doesn't exist, you punk.

Long time no see.

- What do you want? - I just missed you.

What are you doing?

I'm busy. Hang up.

You don't look very busy.

Let's meet.

I refuse.

I'll set your house on fire.

You're 600 years old. Stop acting like a kid.

You'll regret it.

- No, I won't. - Are you still waiting...

for your dead girlfriend?

I heard an interesting rumor.

Should I tell you what it is?

Don't try to mess with me.

If you want to know, come meet me.

Tonight, go to the place I told you about and get on a bus.

But I have one condition.

What's that?

You must come alone.

(Seonghan-dong Community Service Center)

("Unveiling Urban Legends")

Hey, do you direct TV shows?

- Yes. - My dream is to become a director.

You should become something else.

I've been working today for 22 hours straight.

- My goodness, you hurt me! - Sir.

Are you okay?

Are you going to get on the bus or not?

I'm coming. Just a second.

Get up. Let me take you to a hospital.

Get off me!

Sir, I need to get on this bus.

- Hey, let's just go. - My gosh.

- Are you not coming? - I'm going. Just a second.

Don't go, you brat!

- Sir! - Don't go, you brat!

It's him.

Don't go, you brat!

- Sir! - Don't go, you brat!

It's him.

Wait!

(Yeou Gogae)

Sir, where do you live again?

Just take me to that tree over there.

Sir.

You're a lot heavier than you seem.

How strange.

He's so heavy.

I can't even hear him breathing.

Sir.

It... It hurts.

Please... Your hand...

We're here.

You should cut down on alcohol.

Don't think I'll give you credit for this.

I already paid you back.

What?

Sir, wait.

Where to?

Please follow the route of bus number 1002.

Sir, did you see the old man who was behind me?

Who are you talking about? You're the only person I saw.

Hello? I'd like to report an accident.

Road 144.

Yes, it's Yeou Gogae.

"Yeou Gogae"?

Road 144, Fox Ridge.

My parents are gone.

No.

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Wake up.

Hey.

Hey.

I said no pictures!

You need to stop them. Seriously.

Hey, Ji A. What are you doing here?

Detective Baek. You almost had to process my corpse today.

What are you talking about?

- I almost got on that bus. - What?

That was my bus. I was supposed to be on it.

Are you serious?

- 5 are dead, and 1 survived. - Really?

- There should be one more person. - What?

There were seven people on this bus.

Are you sure?

I saw with my own eyes.

He's the only one missing.

There's no body or anything.

He probably got off.

No. This bus didn't stop before the accident.

There's no bus stop in the tunnel.

I need to check something. Get out.

Hurry it up.

("Death Trap Road 144! Only 1 out of 6 Survived")

"Only 1 out of 6 survived."

- Let's go. - Too many people died.

- So? - Just leave it.

I have to finish it by myself.

(Jung Soo Young)

Soo Young. Do you recognize me?

We met at the bus stop.

Do you remember how the accident occurred?

You must be scared because you were the only one who survived.

I was in a similar accident a long time ago.

That's why I'm all alone.

If you put your mind to it,

a tragedy can become a very convenient shield.

Because everyone fusses over you and pours out their sympathy.

But I hope you'll become strong.

It's much more fun being a production director than a victim.

Contact me if you need anything.

Did you see that young man who sat by the window...

on the right side of the bus?

He had an umbrella like this.

You did see him.

What did you see? What was it, that you're so...

He's coming.

What?

He's coming to kill me.

He'll come to kill me too.

Jae Hwan. Tell Detective Baek to send some people to the hospital.

Yes. What about the camera from the bus?

It's blank.

It's the same as the wedding hall.

- What about on the road? - There aren't any at all.

I'm looking for the teenage girl who was admitted...

after the bus accident yesterday.

Are you together?

What?

Found him.

(Woojin University Hospital)

Why does a TV station's production director want to see me?

This voice. It couldn't be.

Why do you think?

Are you scouting me to become an idol?

But sorry, I can't sing or dance.

My only talent is my face.

Yes, I'm scouting you, but not for that.

- Then? - Fox Ridge.

Is it a horror movie?

It's an urban legend.

For example, 1 passenger on the 1002 bus disappeared.

Like he evaporated into thin air.

It doesn't sound like it'll be very well-made.

Plus, I'm more into rom-com.

What about this?

That color photographs really well.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or fate,

but I saw you three times already.

First, it was in a wedding hall in which a bride disappeared.

Second, on the 1002 bus.

Third, at this hospital where I came to meet the victim.

Let's say it was fate.

But sorry to disappoint. I'm seeing someone.

Plus, I'm very devoted.

Did you kill them?

Or did you come to kill her?

I met someone that I want to kill. Just now.

Where is he? He said he'd be back in 10 minutes.

Don't people usually have evidence to back them up...

when they ask rude questions like that?

Like physical proof or witnesses.

Or at least a police badge.

You're right. I was very rude, wasn't I? I'm sorry.

I don't need your empty apology.

You didn't touch your coffee.

Have some.

I don't eat or drink anything from strangers.

It's such a dangerous world.

One more thing.

What now?

- What's your name? - Who knows?

Why don't you try to find out?

Wait.

At least take my business card.

It's inside.

What is this, a blind date?

I don't want a second date.

Hey, Jae Hwan. Ask Detective Baek to run a fingerprint for me.

Yes.

A leather bag.

This is totally fate.

The little girl whose life you saved 20-plus years ago showed up.

She must not even remember.

I don't like it.

She really does look like her.

I get surprised every time I see her too.

You should quit consulting for that TV station.

No. That's directly related to my livelihood.

It's just a B-rated program.

It's the only show you enjoy. "Unveiling Urban Legends".

You even posted a comment on their website...

that the Grim Reaper's outfit was all wrong.

I know Grim Reapers well...

Concentrate on driving.

Soo Young, are you all right?

I told you to keep an eye on her.

I only left the room for about five minutes.

- Did you catch the guy? - No one saw even a shadow.

Maybe she's just dreaming.

I'm not!

Ji A, I don't want to stay here.

I must leave.

Soo Young.

If I stay,

I'll die.

(Missing Parents)

("Mystery Accident on Yeou Gogae")

I don't if my clothes will fit.

I'm sorry for putting you out like this.

It's only for the night.

What about your family?

I live alone, so make yourself at home.

She's all alone.

When did she get discharged?

It hasn't been long.

She asked me to give this to you.

- Who... - The lady who took the patient.

Soo Young?

Why aren't you in bed?

I suddenly remembered...

what happened in the tunnel that day.

The bus entered the tunnel.

I took out my earphones...

only to be met with silence.

Do you want...

Everyone was dead.

From the darkness,

he began to approach me.

He?

The man with the umbrella.

What did that man do?

He tried to kill me!

I was terrified.

It's all right. It'll be all fine.

Are you okay? Did you get hurt?

- Lift up your feet. - I'm good.

Soo Young, where were you headed in the middle of the night?

What? Home, of course...

I checked your address and in order to do so,

you had to be going the other way.

You see, that night...

Stop blabbering whatever comes to mind.

Ji A...

When did you figure it out?

Humans...

instinctively move to protect themselves...

when involved in car accidents.

However, the sole survivor of that bus crash...

had no defensive wounds.

I don't believe in miracles, you see.

Who are you?

I'm someone you know...

and also someone you don't.

How...

Where's the real Soo Young?

I ate her.

As if something like this could hurt me.

I know.

I only offered myself as bait.

Bait?

Hey, you. Didn't I reject your proposal earlier?

What you're looking for will be at my house.

Shouldn't you get busy?

- Did you miss me? - As if, brother.

- Brother? - It's a long story,

but the family has a dirty past.

This is why kids must be disciplined.

How many people have you killed?

Are you worried I'll be sucked into the Underworld?

No, it's because you embarrass me.

This is because I don't want a pathetic life like yours.

What's more pathetic is a grown man who whines.

Time out. How about a bet instead?

Old habits really do die hard.

If you don't find it until the end of the next month,

this woman will die.

- What? - You know I'm not joking.

I'll see you around.

You... Who on earth are you people?

Forget everything about me.

(Detective Baek)

I got the result back on the fingerprint you wanted an ID on.

As if something like this could hurt me.

I only offered myself as bait.

Bait?

Shin Ju, is that you?

Why are all the doors open?

Did you miss me?

- As if, brother. - Brother?

It's a long story, but the family has a dirty past.

What's going on?

This is why kids must be disciplined.

How many people have you killed?

Are you worried I'll be sucked into the Underworld?

No, it's because you embarrass me.

This is because I don't want a pathetic life like yours.

What's more pathetic is a grown man who whines.

Do you like it?

How did you come here?

Name. Lee Yeon. Age. 36 years old.

It's pretty obvious that you live with a fake identity.

Now, I can proudly say that it's fate.

You remember what happened?

I don't know what it is, but I guess it didn't work on me.

What do you want?

The original copy is in here.

If you want it, come and take it.

I knew it. You're not human.

Did you just test me?

Forget everything you saw today.

If you don't,

I'll kill you.

I've been waiting for you.

(Tale of The Nine Tailed)

It comes with a cost?

I'm going to take your eyes...

for having seen what you never should've seen.

I'm going to keep bothering them...

until one of them dies.

Go back to your world.

I'm desperate.

Is that a Kimite patch?

So this is where it's buried?

Do not look for it. It will change your fate again.

A Eum was reborn, wasn't she?

Just don't disappear.

Do you really want to see the world I live in?