01x10 - Episode 10

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Don't worry, Irene. I'm here.

J-Jooheon...

Oh brother, we meet again!

J-Jooheon!

You'll turn to gold too!

Human! Let go of my brother
while I'm still asking nicely.

And get out of the water!

Come to me, brother!

What a joy!

Jooheon...

Now I get it, Irene.

I was wondering what all
this talk of a brother meant.

If I'm right, Midas's relic
was split in two:

The Golden Hand and
the Hand of Bankruptcy.

Only the latter attached itself to you.

W-What?

The Golden Hand is trying to k*ll you
to save the Hand of Bankruptcy.

So we'll do the exact opposite.

You will subdue the Golden Hand
with your Dominance.

What?! But how am I supposed...

I'll help you!

Focus only on controlling that relic!

I-I can't do this.

Please trust me! Now!

Argh, that hurts!
What are you doing, human?

Hurry, Irene! I can't do it alone!

We can only do this
by combining our Dominance!

Focus, Irene. You can do this!

Are you insane?!

Good! Just like that!

Boss!

Stop this! Stop at once!

Submit!

No!

Enough of this pointless resistance!

Submit already!

Irene!

M-My hand...

Looks like we did it.

The symbols changed.

That's proof that the contract is now...

Thank you! I owe it all to you!

It was nothing...

What? We lost contact
with the men at the tomb?!

Y-Yes, well...

Did that Jooheon Suh get them?

Order every unit within
a one-kilometer radius to pull out.

General, are you saying...

We can't! That would
destroy the entire tomb!

Silence.

Now that it's come to this...

Are we done? Then let's get out of here.

We are. But what's the rush?

If we don't leave soon,
something's bound to happen!

Don't worry. This time,
I won't let any of my people die.

"This time"?

THE SAVAGE GODDESS'S
CURSE SEEPS INTO THE TOMB.

What's going on?

Damn it, did she catch on already?

W-Why is everything shaking?!

This is Kiera's doing.

Run! We have to get out!

But her relics were destroyed!

Only the three maps!

Kiera's real weapon is
the Relic of Sekhmet.

As long as she knows the location,

she can attack her target
regardless of distance.

That's exactly why she was
so obsessed with map relics.

H-Hello?

General?

What is going on here?

Where are your parents, little one?

Ugh.

This is the General.

What?

It's a side effect of Sekhmet's relic.

This information has been
strictly classified until now.

Wait...

She used that dreadful relic?

Did she get Jooheon Suh
and the others too...?!

The targets appear to have escaped.

She is asking about Pandora's status.

How did you understand that?

Ahem, anyway.

As for Pandora, everything is ready.
And not a moment too soon.

The international relic organization
"Pandora" celebrates its launch.

Relics are a dangerous factor
that bring great chaos to the world.

Therefore, from this moment on,
the public is forbidden

from approaching tombs
or possessing relics.

Violations will be treated as t*rror1st
acts and punished accordingly.

From today onward, Pandora is committed
to protecting humanity from relics.

Bullshit.

Those greedy b*stards just
want the relics for themselves.

Without the "Tomb Restoration" skill,
things would've gone very badly.

Everyone, move!

And here I thought it'd be useless.

- "TOMB RESTORATION" [RANK
F] HAS BEEN UNLOCKED.

- But it saved our lives.

Boss.

What are you waiting for?

I sense relic energy at the airport.

W-What?

No need to be nervous.

Relic Administration Pandora.

If you are carrying any relics,
hand them over immediately!

What is this now? Pandora?

Who do you think you are,
making such a scene?

For the safety of citizens,

relic holders are
prohibited from entering.

Ha, you people really keep
coming up with new tricks.

Irene.

Hand over your relics at once!

Now.

Breaking news: An expl*si*n occurred at
John F. Kennedy Airport 30 minutes ago.

No casualties have been reported so far.

The government suspects
a relic to be the cause

and is holding Pandora responsible
for its poor handling of relics.

Serves those b*stards right.

Did I... do well, Jooheon?

You sure did! Even better
than I expected.

I'm relieved. I was afraid that...

Irene?!

Ms. Holton!

W-What's going on?

Are you okay?

Oh, crap.

How could I forget about the risk?

Relics don't lend people
their power for free.

And that expl*si*n required
an enormous amount of power.

Which means an equally high risk.

The problem is, you never know
beforehand what price you'll have to pay.

Breathe in and out slowly.

I have to find out what
kind of risk this is.

Is the relic causing her pain?

Come to your senses!

I-Irene?

A-Are you all right...?!

Are you... feeling better?

Boss!

Uh, is she smelling me?

You okay, Boss?

Y-Yeah, I think so.

- WHEN MIDAS'S RELIC IS USED, THE USER IS OVERCOME BY INSATIABLE GREED. THEY CRAVE WHAT
THEY HAVE ALWAYS WANTED EVEN MORE INTENSELY AND MAY TAKE ENTIRELY UNPREDICTABLE ACTIONS.

- "Insatiable greed"?

IN THIS CASE, THE USER
CRAVED YOUR SCENT.

My... scent?

I'm sorry. I don't know
what came over me.

It's all right. The relic made you do it.

But tell me...

do you have a weakness for body odor?

What?

Ah, forget it.

Is this a joke?!

Boss, this is the Holton estate!

C-Can't I just wait in the car?

If George Holton catches me, I'm dead.

Don't worry. My brother isn't home today.

Stop talking nonsense and get out.
We'll be dealing with the Holtons often.

How long do you plan to hide?

B-But...

Well, well. Who do we have here?

The back of your head looks familiar.

George!

Oh, George! What a surprise!

How have you been?

What are you doing here, George?

I was called over.
But who could've expected this reunion?

Irene, call the police. Now.

Um...

George! I did something terrible!

Please forgive me one more time for...

Ha! You scammed me and
faked your own death!

I'm not falling for you again!

Boss, don't just stand there!

Making him pay with his life
seems a little excessive.

Exactly!

We removed your sister's curse.

That's true.
Please put the g*n down, George...

Yes, Irene told me about that.

- So you got rid of the curse?

- We sure did!

- That's right.
That's why we're here today...

You damned scammers! You didn't
separate the relic from her,

you completely bound it to her body!

How dare you?!

George!

The relic was bound to her
from the beginning.

Parasitic relics
aren't that easy to remove.

Shut up! Don't act like
you know everything!

I'll hire a real expert to handle this.

You just can't talk to this guy.

Oh? What's that?

- Stop right there!

- B-Boss?!

There's no doubt.
That smell of rotting skin...

- Where are you going, you b*stard?!

- And that repulsive energy.

- George!

It can only be one thing!

Don't you dare go through that door...!

Mom! What happened to her?!

You're not listening, are you?!

Shut up!

How is Mr. Holton?

He... um...

How long have they been like this?

They've deteriorated terribly
over the last few weeks.

But they've been sick
for about half a year.

Even the doctors don't know what to do.
All we can do is watch them waste away.

W-What kind of disease is this?

Relic Syndrome.

You... know what's wrong with them?

Of course. I had it myself, after all.

It strikes people who spend
a long time in contact with relics.

Users with high Affinity
fall victim to it especially often.

Those affected suffer increasing
mental and physical agony.

Impossible...

In the future, a third
of humanity will die from it.

Back then, the monopolists sold
medicine made from healing relics

and raked in enormous profits.

I had to sl*ve away
for that medicine too...

That makes no sense.
Why would our parents...

There is a way.

A way to heal them.

Really?

I have a healing relic
that hasn't been activated yet.

I'll have a cure in a few days.

What's strange is that both of them
are already in the terminal stage.

And after only a few months.

No, that should be impossible.

But what if someone used
a relic to worsen their condition?

Someone caused this on purpose.

What?

I'm absolutely sure.

Someone artificially accelerated
the progression of the disease.

Who would do something like that?!

That's what you need to find out now.

I have to deal with the healing relic.

I'll come with you!

M-Me too...!

Ah, the Tree of Eternal Life?

And what do we do now?

We're going to find the tree its partner.

Its... partner?

Have you heard of the "Relic of Xu Fu'"?

The Tree of Eternal Life
can't be used yet.

Emperor Qin Shi Huang knew this as well

and tasked Xu Fu with finding a catalyst
relic that would awaken the tree.

The emperor provided him
with vast amounts

of gold, silver, soldiers,
and thousands of children

to serve as offerings for the undertaking.

So Xu Fu set out to find the Land of
the Immortals, but he never returned.

Supposedly, he became
the King of Immortality himself.

And that's the relic we're looking for.

We're searching for a relic on the subway?

Are we really in the right place?

Quit complaining. We're here.

Oh? Someone's lying there.

Rise and shine!

W-Why would you do that?

What do you think you're doing?!

Oh? Edward? What are you doing here?

And what happened to you?

Y-You?

Jooheon Suh, you b*stard!

Because of you, I ended up like this!

Now, now. I found the British
Prime Minister just like I promised.

And you destroyed Kiera's relics!

She thinks I'm one of your men!
Do something about this!

Leave it to me.

What?

In exchange, I want some information.

Information?

You must know about Xu Fu's relic.

I'm... afraid I have no idea.

I called you my future partner, didn't I?

I wasn't just saying that.

I'll make sure you become filthy rich
and never have to grovel to anyone.

I already have the Tree of Eternal Life.
If we find Xu Fu's relic too,

we'll develop the first cure
for Relic Syndrome.

And that's not all! The healing relic
can produce countless medicines.

The licensing fees alone will
have us swimming in money.

So, what do you say?
Doesn't that sound tempting?

A pleasure to meet you.

From now on, we will be
responsible for your safety.

I'm sorry. George insisted
we bring them along.

The more allies, the better.

They'll come in handy.

Edward said Xu Fu's relic is in Ghana.

And that Kiera has already
set her sights on it.

But one thing is strange.

Even though it involves a tomb,
she hasn't sent a special unit.

Only a small number of people
have been assigned to it.

As if she wanted to
keep the mission secret?

Yes, exactly.

So General Kiera is plotting
something behind America's back.

Come on!
Let's let loose today!

I'd rather just go out for a drink.

A casino?

Then let's play a round.