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Who is that girl we saw today?

-I can't tell you. -You can't?

Then don't tell me. I'll make you spill the truth.

You jerks!

Stop hitting Mun!

Mun, who is she? Just tell him!

If not, you might die!

You've done enough.

So, it's time for you to stop!

Cut your damn nonsense. Where is she right now?

I've paid you back in full.

You son of a bitch.

What the hell is this guy saying?

-Damn it. -Hey, get up.

It's all over now, okay?

What? "Stop"?

How dare you tell me to stop?

Hey, come here.

Keep showing me attitude!

I'm going to kill you.

-Hey, enough! -Let go!

-Hey. -I said, let go!

Hey, are you all right?

I'm going to kill you!

This is enough!

Hey, Mun.

Mun, are you okay?

Mun!

-Hey. -Wake up!

Mun!

Is he dead?

-I told you to stop! -Damn it!

God damn it.

The cops are here!

Who are those weirdos?

Wait, the cops are here?

I was just playing a prank on you. Look at you all scared.

Who are you bastards?

Don't swear, kiddo.

What do you want?

That boy is a member

of our organization.

Your organization?

Eonni's Gang.

With an old fart like yourself and that grandma?

Hold on. Isn't she that girl?

Jeez, you guys beat the crap out of him.

Kids these days are so cruel.

This could kill someone.

You'll go to jail.

Why should we go to jail?

That bitch should.

An adult hit a minor.

-Call the cops. -Are you all right?

Just know that my dad is an assemblyman.

-Gosh. -Jeez, you son of a bitch.

This is why the victims can't report you guys.

I bet their parents are assholes too.

Total assholes, I'm sure.

Are you Mun's friend?

Yes. I'll carry him.

It's okay.

Hey. What are you doing?

Where are you going?

Hey.

We're not done here. Stop.

Aren't you that bitch from earlier?

If you call me a bitch again,

I will actually kill you.

We always retaliate when someone messes with any of us,

but we'll let this one go since you guys are civilians.

However, we won't forgive you if you bother him again.

I'm dead serious,

so don't you forget.

Oh, my. How scary.

We're scared to death!

-My gosh! -Look at you, Mo-tak. You've matured.

They're kids, you know.

Mun has such a big heart.

He could've totally beat them to a pulp,

but he held back.

Don't forget to take that.

That gimp will need it.

Hey, that's mean but hilarious.

-Hey. -Hey! Careful!

Mun, are you all right?

-Are you okay? -Wake up!

-Mun, wake up. Mun! -Are you all right?

My leg is gone.

Mun, are you all right?

It wouldn't be fun to beat them up here.

-Bye! -Get up.

-Hey, you're so good at this. -Bye.

Sorry. I apologize.

We'll get going.

Mo-tak.

Don't worry.

I shouldn't have called you. I'm sorry, Mun.

Stop crying.

This isn't your fault.

Just one punch each.

You call that an apology?

Damn you!

You know that wasn't a proper apology, right?

Hey, go easy on them.

Let's erase their memory before our territory disappears.

No, let them suffer a little longer.

Pain must be shared!

Go home.

Let me come with you.

It's getting late.

He'll call you when he wakes up.

It's wrong to let these kids off the hook.

Why are they even allowed to go to school?

Shouldn't they be suspended?

His dad is an assemblyman.

Korea ranks number one amongst countries when it comes to protecting assailants.

My arm's broken. It's broken!

We can lose the counter for hurting civilians, you know.

Gosh, those jerks in Yung should really give us some leeway.

They aren't interested to know what really goes on out in the field.

Let's see, you little rat.

No, don't! No!

-No. -Get some sleep.

No!

All right. Next up is you, rooster.

Don't hurt me. Please spare my life!

-Hey, I never said I was gonna kill you. -I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You should've said that to Mun.

Don't apologize just because we're stronger.

You should apologize to the person you wronged.

Got it, Mr. Assemblyman's son?

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me…

All right. Next!

My dad is the mayor!

He's Mayor of Jungjin!

So you'd better not mess with me.

King of Jungjin, Mayor Shin Myeong-hwi?

Yes, that's my dad. My dad is--

Okay, I heard you.

People applaud your dad for being such a wonderful man,

whereas you're being slapped left and right for being a piece of trash.

You won't remember us when you wake up,

but I hope you'll remember this tiny amount of pain

so you can become a better person.

Our territory is disappearing.

I should go treat Mun as well.

We've erased their memory, so let's just leave.

You pummeled these boys.

Oh, dear.

Oh, boy.

This is getting harder with age.

Why can't I develop healing powers?

This is too much for you.

We all got powers that suit our personalities.

You're strong, like a dumb but tough fighter.

Was that a compliment?

Yes, of course. That's a compliment.

Oh, boy. Gosh.

Let's see. Oh, boy.

-Wrong side. -Oh, really?

All right. Jeez, this stupid rooster.

He's woken up.

How…

How did I end up here?

You were beaten up and fainted, so we brought you here.

Come join us for some noodles.

-Ouch! -Jeez.

What are you doing?

Well…

This is weird.

You've forgotten

how to walk properly?

I promised you I'd heal your leg.

-Ouch! -My gosh.

Come on.

I'm walking.

I can walk.

I'm going to step out.

Hey, slow down.

Watch out!

EONNI'S NOODLES

My gosh.

Mun! You shouldn't be running yet!

He's not going to listen to us now.

Hurry up, Mun!

-Mun! -Hurry up!

Let's run away!

Mun!

-Aren't you tired? -No.

You caught us!

Thank you

for the noodles

and also for my leg.

You must be hungry. Eat up.

Hey, what's with you?

Are you crying because of your leg?

Or is it because the noodles are too good?

I just feel bad for my parents.

Have your parents passed away?

Yes.

In a car accident.

I heard the other driver was drunk.

Is that when you hurt your leg?

Yes.

That must've been a lot for you to handle.

We've all been through that, Mun.

All of us here have had a near-death experience.

We all suffered a lot.

We're all living with a wounded heart.

This guy here? He lost all his memory.

What? His memory?

My skull was crushed.

Apparently, I fell off a building.

What? And you survived?

Those two brought me back to life to make me work.

But I wonder

how this kid got his foot in the other realm.

You can only reach the afterlife

when you're in a coma.

That's right. We were all in a coma once.

I was also in a coma for a month after the accident.

That doesn't count.

That was years ago. You're not in a coma now.

When did the accident take place?

-Seven years ago. -Seven years?

Seven years…

You too, right?

You two were in a coma in the same year.

His only lasted a month. Mine lasted six months.

We're not at the same level.

It was longer than a month.

Maybe almost two months.

Look at you changing your word.

You punk.

Hey, it's not something worth being competitive over.

Gosh, you men…

Oh, what about you?

How did you end up in a coma--

I just spotted one.

It's level one, so I can go alone.

I'll go with you.

Hey, can you tidy up and take Mun home?

Your leg is healed, but don't run around just yet.

You have to be careful. Hey.

Where is it?

The redevelopment area in Ojin-dong.

-It'd be faster to run than drive. -See you.

What did she spot?

An evil spirit.

What? They went to capture an evil spirit?

You don't want to be a counter.

That's what you said.

What does "level one" mean?

Strong or weak?

Didn't you hear her saying she could go alone?

It's a weak one.

I see.

Then what's the highest level?

Earlier at the gym…

Why allow them to beat you up when you could've whacked them?

-What? -Hey.

Don't you know you have your power now?

Power?

Our physical abilities are three times as strong as ordinary people's.

Where is she right now?

Something…

did feel a bit off.

Throw a jab.

-What? -Do it.

Gosh.

Are you kidding me?

Stand firm and jab as hard as you can.

Fine. A real jab this time.

Try again.

What?

What do you say?

Want to meet an evil spirit?

Level one means the evil spirit entered a human body recently.

The human can't even sense the evil spirit.

So stage one is before they kill anyone.

Right. And they're not strong, so it's not hard to capture them.

They must be caught at this stage

because their abilities can get a huge boost from just one murder.

And that's level two?

That's right. Then they become fascinated with their powers and go crazy.

Hey, I told you to take it easy and not run so fast!

I can't control my legs.

I don't know how fast I can run.

-Hey, easy! -Gosh!

Wow! That was sick! Did you see--

You little punk.

-We're here too. -"We"?

I'm here too.

I told you he'd come.

-What are we looking for? -Right.

He's wearing a gray shirt and regular pants.

A plastic bag is 20 won.

-Do you need one? -Just hand it over.

Want to get killed for 20 won?

And he has a large mole on the back of his neck.

He bought soju and snacks at a store with a kid

and went into an alley.

He already seemed quite drunk.

Oh, okay.

Inhale. Three.

Son, let's eat some chicken.

-Okay. -Careful, it's hot.

-Honey, pass me the cola. -Cola? Here.

Eat up.

A large mole on the back of his neck…

Eat up.

What kind of snack did the kid get?

Are you seriously curious about that now?

It could lead us to a clue.

There are many empty houses because of the redevelopment.

Look carefully, okay?

Stop playing that game and go study!

Found him. Across the street from the sauna.

Okay, roger that.

KKOBUGI

Ha-na.

Did the boy get Kkobugi?

What?

What is it?

Oh, the boy…

I told you he's an adult.

-Die! -No.

-I mean, this woman here-- -We're looking for a man.

This woman is killing someone.

-Mun. -Gosh.

The boy isn't moving either.

I'll go to where Mun is. You two, keep searching.

I should go in.

-The kid is… -Mun.

-The boy is… -No, wait.

Mun, don't do anything.

-Don't do anything until I get there! -Shit.

Mun!

-Wait! -Just die!

Let's end things now.

Die!

I want you dead! Die.

Just die!

Die! Just die. Die.

Kiddo, are you all right?

Hey, kiddo. Wake up. Hey!

Die!

Die! Just die. Die.

You little…

Dad, stop!

Seong-hyeon!

Die!

Mo-tak, what do we do?

He's not breathing.

Mun!

Darn it.

What happened?

This bastard.

He's not dead.

Ms. Chu, have a look.

My gosh.

Seong-hyeon.

Put her to sleep. He's in critical condition.

Mun.

This boy…

You saved his life.

We almost lost that boy to the evil spirit.

You're pretty good.

I'll summon him.

Is that…

the evil spirit?

What a shame.

I could've eaten that boy's soul.

Who are you people?

Listen.

If you keep living like this,

whether it be you, your husband, or that boy…

One of you will die.

I just want to tell you this one thing.

All of us here

are on your side.

Don't hit Seong-hyeon.

And don't hit me either.

Both Seong-hyeon and I won't put up with it anymore.

We don't want to see you ever again!

If I see you again, even though I failed today…

Next time, I won't fail.

That won't happen.

Don't dirty your hands

just to punish an evil bastard.

We're on your side.

Mun, you saved that boy's life today.

Exactly. Thanks to him, we saved that boy and captured the evil spirit.

That's right. Thanks to you, their lives totally changed overnight.

This is the work we do.

Ha-na, do you have anything to say?

Will you be a counter or not?

Good job today.

-Thank you. -Yes.

He was born for this, don't you think?

Will you do it or not? Ouch!

Well, take some time

to think about what you did today and make a decision.

Here.

You have a week, you know.

I'll think about it.

-Okay, great. -What's there to think about?

Just say yes, you little punk.

EONNI'S NOODLES

All right, then. Get home safely.

Take care.

We erased those bullies' memory.

-They must not find out. -Don't worry.

You don't need a week. Decide by tomorrow.

If you want to do it, come to the overpass tomorrow morning.

That's where we train.

If you don't come, we'll find another member.

What? Tomorrow?

Yes, you've got a day.

If you don't come, we'll erase your memory.

Jeez, go back inside.

It means no more noodles for you!

You'd have to wait forever in line…

Where did that punk go?

-Get back inside! -That punk.

Hey, why are you so impatient?

We should just wait patiently

until that kid has an awakening while giving him the support he needs.

Why do you think Wi-gen gave him a week?

Of course, you know nothing about kids.

He should man up. Just say yes or no.

-Ha-na, why don't you go and-- -I don't want to.

Mo-tak, then you…

Jeez. I have to do all the work, don't I?

ONLY OPEN WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

-Mun-yeong! -Gosh, Grandma!

My gosh, Mun-yeong isn't home yet.

I should go look for her.

-Mun-yeong. -Grandma!

I'll go find Mun-yeong.

-Let's go inside. It's cold. -No.

-Mun-yeong! -Grandma, please.

You'll catch a cold.

Gosh, let me go.

Grandma, please!

-My daughter-- -I heard you.

-Where did Mun-yeong go? -Grandma, I'll go find her.

-Gosh, Mun-yeong. -Grandma! It's me, Mun.

Look, Grandma. It's me, Mun.

Grandma.

Look at me.

I can walk now.

Look.

What do you think? Isn't it fascinating?

I can even do this.

Grandma, what's wrong?

Do you remember me now?

Do you recognize me?

No, I don't.

Then why are you crying?

I don't know.

I'm just happy.

You're happy?

Yes, I'm happy.

My gosh! There you are.

Honey, I thought you went out again.

Gosh, you scared me for a second.

What? Did you cry?

I caught her as she was leaving the house to look for Mom.

My gosh. Come on. Let's go inside.

Why are you getting in so late?

I'm sorry.

-Have you had dinner? -Yes, I have.

I had super tasty noodles.

Really? That's great.

Mun.

This boy…

You saved his life.

One.

Two.

Three.

Are we too early?

We should've set a time. Jeez.

This isn't bad. We get to exercise.

I think we got too ahead of ourselves.

Gosh, must you be so negative?

He's here.

Of course. Why wouldn't he come?

I knew he'd come.

You were exercising on pins and needles.

First.

Do not use the powers to get your revenge.

Second.

You will not meddle in human affairs.

Third.

You must not tell anyone that you are a counter.

If you violate any of these rules...

I will be stripped of my rights as a counter.

I'll do it.

I will become a counter.

But on one condition.

-Condition? -The others were brought back to life

in return for accepting the job.

Tell me.

What would you like, then?

I want to meet

my parents.

There's something I must tell them.

Mo-tak, Ha-na.

Let's groom him well.

He has no idea how dangerous this job is.

Let's keep him safe

and help him become a great counter.

Welcome!

Do you think…

I can do a good job?

You need to undergo hazing first.

Hazing?

-Mun. -Yes.

See those handprints?

The green one is Ms. Chu's. The red one is Ha-na's.

And the yellow one is mine.

What? That's insane.

All right, yours will be blue.

It was Cheol-jung's color.

The one who passed away?

Yes, Jang Cheol-jung.

But I don't see a blue handprint on that wall.

Right. Why would that be?

We will officially

accept you as his successor the day you find the answer.

Relax, it's your first time.

Ready.

And now…

What? A blue handprint!

The blue one! It's here!

This is Cheol-jung's handprint, right?

Wow! This is so cool!

-Yes! Wow. -This is unbelievable, Mun.

My gosh! This is incredible!

Indeed!

Well done!

Ung-min, Kim Ung-min. Look at me.

Hey, look at me.

I knew this would happen.

I have to go see if Mun is okay.

Why? What happened to Mun?

They beat him to a pulp.

They should be locked up for attempted murder.

I really thought they'd kill Mun.

Go to the police station.

You need to get this sorted out.

That won't help us.

They'll just beat us up more.

They almost killed him.

We have to protect Mun, you know.

That was our promise.

What's Mun going to do now?

After losing his parents, he cried every time

he saw a truck or whenever he was alone.

He started getting better a few years ago.

Get your act together, Kim Ung-min.

Hey! Out of the way!

What are you looking at?

Go back to your classroom!

Back to your classroom, you morons!

That's Mun's class.

Get out.

Get the hell out.

What's going on?

Hey, what happened yesterday?

I know we were beating you up,

but that's all we remember.

Exactly.

And we woke up at the gym this morning.

What happened?

I don't know either.

I fainted, remember?

I don't like those haughty eyes.

You could get beaten up for that glare. Didn't Mommy tell you?

She gave birth to a moron who can't even run away,

so she should've taught you that.

You jerks!

Hey, punching bag.

Come here.

Hey, come here.

Don't hurt Ung-min.

Like I said yesterday,

this is between us.

Leave Ung-min out.

Hey.

Have you lost your mind?

You little piece of shit.

Are you humiliated?

You guys have been humiliating

everyone here all this time.

So don't you ever forget

how mortified you were today,

and don't hurt them again.

You guys can come for me.

But don't…

Don't hurt Ung-min ever again.

The same goes for Ung-min's friends.

His friends' friends too. Don't hurt anyone at school,

ever.

If you hurt or bully anyone again, I guarantee you…

You'll get it all back, twofold.

Mark my words.

Damn it.

God damn it.

Get out of the way!

I'm going to kill him.

I'm going to kill that bastard at all costs.

Hey, I'm sorry about that.

They hurt you because of me.

No worries. I'm fine.

But I have to say, I'm impressed.

-Mun. -What did I just see?

What happened?

What?

I just didn't want them to keep walking all over us,

so I tried throwing a little jab.

And I guess…

I can fight.

Dude!

Hey, Ju-yeon!

Please, no more surprises.

There are five counters in the country.

You, Ms. Chu, Ha-na, and me.

And Mr. Choi Jang-mul, who takes care of all our expenses.

I see.

Are there counters in other countries as well?

Evil spirits are everywhere.

Oh, right.

Our physical abilities are three times as strong as ordinary people's.

But it can vary depending on how hard you train, so--

I must train hard.

There are times when our abilities are increased fivefold.

When the territory shifts.

"Territory"?

When the energies of the divine and human realms merge,

waves are created.

Only we can see our territory. Yung's territory.

You've seen the waves too.

What?

Yesterday at the gym.

Look at that face. Goodness.

What the heck are you guys doing?

Yes! I saw it. Like the northern lights.

That's a territory shift.

I see.

When does that happen?

Can you make it happen?

It'll help us capture evil spirits.

We can't control it.

Like a sudden rain shower, we never know when or where

it'll happen. It happens randomly and disappears.

Usually, it lasts a few seconds,

but it can last over an hour if you're lucky.

Can evil spirits see it too?

No, they can't. It's our territory.

Here's something more important.

If an evil spirit enters the territory during one of those energy shifts,

we can sense it right away.

Wow, so I can sense evil spirits too?

All counters can, up to a few kilometers.

But when it comes to catching them…

That's usually Ha-na's job. She can spot every evil spirit

within a radius of a few hundred kilometers.

Can you get better with training?

We don't even know how to train for it.

-Darn it. -Ha-na is very good at it.

At catching them.

And she's also very good

at reading memories.

We can only read a small portion of others' memories,

but she can scan years' worth of memories in just a few seconds.

She's an extremely sensitive one.

So Ha-na is good at catching evil spirits,

and Ms. Chu can heal others.

You are…

freakishly strong.

FREAKISHLY STRONG

What about me?

Why don't you find out?

Evil spirits are everywhere,

but there are a lot of them in Jungjin.

That's why we're here.

Why in Jungjin?

I'm not sure.

Maybe it's a sinful city?

There are many types of evil spirits.

The one who killed Cheol-jung was level three.

Level three?

It means the spirit has eaten four to five souls.

But it's all case by case.

Some stay at level two even after killing more people.

If the evil spirit and the host are very compatible,

they can reach level three more quickly.

Once they enter level three, they can talk in two voices.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

In two different voices?

And that can evolve

into the host and the evil spirit becoming one.

That's level four.

But we haven't seen it yet.

Wasn't that your first time seeing level three?

Then how strong is level four?

All of us would have to fight together to beat it.

Only when we have our territory.

We might be able to do it if Mun reaches Cheol-jung's level.

No.

Not without our territory.

I cannot lose another teammate.

Here, Mun.

He killed Cheol-jung.

This is…

Is this

a composite sketch?

Yes.

You think

you can catch him with this?

You're laughing?

No.

Can I see a different one?

MID-LENGTH HAIR, MOLE ON FACE, YOUNG

SHORT HAIR, SMALL EYES, FEMALE?

LOOKS OLD, FOREHEAD AND SMILE LINES MID-LENGTH HAIR, MOLE ON FACE

You think they're funny?

He's looking down on us, right?

He sure doesn't respect us.

Hey, what's the problem?

Do you know how many spirits we caught using these?

He's looking down on us too.

His face is on the narrow side, right?

Well, the chin too. It's more…

He has a square chin.

He has an oval face, but it looks quite sharp.

And he has a high nose bridge.

The eyes. His eyes are slanted.

-Yes, that's it. -He looks like a wolf.

Make the eyebrows thicker.

He's bald, but he was wearing a hoodie.

Done.

We must catch him.

Let's catch him

so Cheol-jung can rest in peace.

Shall we take a photo together?

Mun, you see…

I used to run a photography studio.

Really?

That's how I was able to raise my son, put him through school,

and even send him to the Military Academy.

-That's so inspiring. -Here we go.

Okay, ten seconds.

We won't lose anyone in this photo.

I promise you that.

What the heck?

Okay, let's try that again.

One more time.

Ta-da!

Let's pretend we're besties.

Don't touch me.

You can't touch Ha-na.

She doesn't want her memories to be read.

Hi, so you're Ha-na.

Gosh.

Hey, it's nice to meet you. You must be Ha-na--

I wasn't trying to read your memories!

Mun, why don't you take her down

and read her memories?

I'll try.

Maybe I shouldn't have said I'd try.

What is this?

This is the basement?

My gosh, this is so cool.

You should warm up too.

Oh, okay.

One, two, three, four, five.

Let's do this.

Oh, you know…

I hope you didn't get the wrong idea. Mo-tak kept saying

I should give it a shot.

You wanted to take me down.

No, I only said that because Mo-tak kept egging me on.

This is part of the training.

Come this way.

Gosh, please.

I won't dare to do this to you.

I've never even done this…

She's fast.

Hey, go put on the defense suit.

No, it's fine.

Okay, that's how you'll play this? Got it.

I have a third-poom belt in taekwondo.

I can't hear a thing.

Damn it.

I'll really show you now.

Here I come.

Shit.

You can't even get me once?

Gosh! Damn it.

Jeez.

No. Please, don't get the wrong idea.

No, please!

Oh, I just blocked you.

I did, right? I just blocked you.

What's wrong? What?

Gosh, no!

Class is over.

Your second class.

Thank you, Mo-tak.

You have a lot to learn.

Train harder, okay?

What the heck was that about?

Gosh, seriously.

Try to figure out

the best way to fall to lessen the pain.

How would I know? Why don't you teach me?

Bring it on!

Don't worry.

Your body will figure it out.

Damn it.

Jeez.

Good. You're resisting. Here we go!

Nice. If you're trying to escape…

Get off me!

-Tap! -Hey, you can't tap out

-in real fights. -Okay, fine. Tap!

Mun. Hey, Mun!

Go! Keep going!

Darn it.

Ouch, my chest…

Where did you come from?

Okay.

What just happened?

What? I did it!

I did it! Yes!

-Mun. -Yes.

-Can I get some sleep? -Okay.

Turn off the lights before I start yelling at you.

Okay.

-Hey! Pass it to me! -Hey!

-Over there. -Here it comes!

-Nice! -Nice.

-Hey. -Pass it to me!

Hey, block him.

Hello, Ms. Chu.

Mun, we got a case. Come to the front gate now.

-Pass the ball to Ung-min! -Okay.

Mun! Can you throw the ball over?

Mun?

Another evil spirit?

-Calm down and hop in. -Okay.

Guess what I'm having for dinner.

Take a guess.

-Soybean paste stew? -Wrong.

Napa cabbage soup?

-Wrong. -Gosh.

What is it, then?

Not telling you.

This one's quite heavy.

He's probably eaten at least three souls.

What's his level?

I'm hoping for two,

but it could be three.

We have to get there before he does anything.

Who's So Mun?

Who's the best fighter here?

Don't ever…

hurt them again.

He said his parents passed away in a car accident, right?

It might not have been an accident.

Then what was it?

An intentional accident. Murder.

Today's training day.

Just don't do anything.

Over here! Come quickly, Mo-tak!

-Mun. -Answer me, please!

Subtitle translation by Liya Choi