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My First Night Shift Saved the City
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00:00:00I'm Sean Leng, a mortician who handles the bodies.
00:00:03But today, I landed a gig at a private museum as a part-time night guard.
00:00:09Why? Because the pay is insane. It's 10k a day.
00:00:16Why burn it?
00:00:17That way the agreement kicks in.
00:00:20Mr. Leng, welcome to private museum number 9.
00:00:25Listen up. You work a full month, then you get paid.
00:00:28If you don't, you will owe a crazy penalty.
00:00:32For whatever else happens, you're on your own.
00:00:42The hell is that?
00:00:44Our last night guard.
00:00:47No way a man could end up like that.
00:00:49What a heartless witch.
00:00:50So if she gets me to sign, then makes me quit to pocket the penalty fee?
00:00:54A death like that? Even I would be lost.
00:00:57Almost time. I gotta go.
00:01:03Hope you can last longer.
00:01:13Rule 1. Museum hours. Midnight to 6am. Don't show up during the day.
00:01:17Rule 2. If the eyes of the glazed funerary lion move, cover it with a red cloth.
00:01:22Do not lock eyes with it.
00:01:24Rule 3. The bleeding hairpin.
00:01:26If you hear a woman crying, act like you hear nothing.
00:01:30And don't answer any of her questions.
00:01:34Rule 4. The bronze warrior is missing its head.
00:01:38If it comes begging you for a head, toss it the mannequin head from your desk, then lock the office
00:01:42door.
00:01:45Rule 4. Who's trying to pull some ghostly crap?
00:02:00I'm a mortician.
00:02:02I've mended a corpse in pieces, all alone, in the dead of night.
00:02:06No death or horror can surprise me now.
00:02:10Rule 4. The bronze warrior is missing its head.
00:02:12Rule 4. The bronze warrior is missing its head.
00:02:14Rule 5. The bronze warrior is missing its head.
00:02:15What a dump of a museum.
00:02:16How come everything's all busted to hell?
00:02:26Boss, I'm on camera!
00:02:28I didn't break this junk!
00:02:29So don't touch my paycheck!
00:02:33This mess is giving me a headache.
00:02:37There comes my work ethic.
00:02:50No bearing, needs a heavy duty pin
00:03:20Pull him up!
00:03:23Pull him up!
00:03:44It's an S rank demon, no way we can handle that, evacuate the whole city now!
00:04:11Huh? Where does that come from?
00:04:14Still crooked, unstable, gotta lock it in with a bracket.
00:04:48Perfect.
00:04:50True art.
00:04:51If that were a corpse, the grieving family would worship me.
00:05:07Pierced by a hundred yard spike, tied by chains from nowhere, an S-Rank demon got wiped out just like
00:05:13that.
00:05:14What demon teamer are we looking at here?
00:05:17Captain White, the S-Rank Octo Armasura, is it really just gone?
00:05:21Nope, the power of a demon never disappears, it transfers.
00:05:26Kind of like when you killed a mirror demon and got its power.
00:05:30The power of the S-Rank Octo Armasura now belongs to whoever took it down.
00:05:36Who took out the Octo Armasura last night?
00:05:46Who is it?
00:05:47Sean, huge news, the city was locked down last night.
00:05:49They say it's because of this S-Rank demon, the news is scrubbed everywhere.
00:05:53My buddy took this picture. Dope, huh?
00:05:56That's the statue I restored last night.
00:05:59Someone photoshopped it, blew it up and slapped on some lightning.
00:06:02Dumb Chuck, he'll believe any gossip.
00:06:03Stop buying such fake edited crap.
00:06:05I've been a mortician for years, never once seen any real paranormal junk.
00:06:09Get your ass back to work.
00:06:11But come to think of it, weird.
00:06:13After a night shift, I'm not even tired.
00:06:15If anything, I feel much stronger.
00:06:20Hold up.
00:06:22When did rule 5 show up?
00:06:29Did someone find out I restored that statue?
00:06:32And sneak in last night to add this rule, just to pin it on me?
00:06:39Mr. Lang, you... you're still alive?
00:06:42Of course I'm alive. You think I'm a ghost?
00:06:46You made it through night one. Well done.
00:06:49Ms. Swan, the rules have won more than yesterday.
00:06:52Did you guys sneak that in?
00:06:55Stop asking. Just follow every single rule there is.
00:06:58No questions asked. That's how you last longer.
00:07:02Look, I restored that statue.
00:07:03And let me be clear. Long before my shift, that statue had been in pieces.
00:07:06I didn't break it before restoring it.
00:07:08Don't you dock my pay over this.
00:07:10What?
00:07:12You restored the Octo-Arma Sura?
00:07:14Quick, take me to it. Now.
00:07:28Huh? You actually restored the Octo-Arma Sura?
00:07:31No doubt. You see, I've had this weird ability.
00:07:34No matter what it misses, one look and I instantly know what it's supposed to look like whole.
00:07:46Over the years as a mortician, I have pieced together countless bodies and received real five-star feedback.
00:07:52Since you restored it, you're responsible for it.
00:07:58If it breaks again, whatever happens, you'll answer for it.
00:08:05Hey! No way! This thing was always trashed! I restored it! Why is it on me if it breaks again?
00:08:14Are you looking for an excuse to dock my pay?
00:08:18And hey! Tell me this. I restored it. What's in it for me?
00:08:24You've gotten the reward.
00:08:28What reward? I got nothing.
00:08:31Pretty women are the best liars. Is she trying to score something for nothing?
00:08:41Hmm...
00:08:41Alright. You'll keep the reward you've gotten.
00:08:44And as the boss says, for every artifact you restore, I'll throw in an extra 100k.
00:08:50100k per piece?
00:08:52Ms. Swan, now you're talking! You could've just said you'd pay!
00:08:55You've got a deal! Problem solved!
00:08:58Deal! Deal!
00:08:59Being paid, I can restore every single artifact in this whole museum!
00:09:03I'll make them all shine like new!
00:09:19100k per piece.
00:09:2010 pieces?
00:09:21A million?
00:09:21Yeah, jackpot!
00:09:30Here we go! Another night ship! On top of pulling guard duty, tonight I'll restore another artifact!
00:09:50Huh?
00:09:52What happened?
00:09:57Weird. These are not natural cracks. Someone hacked at it with a sword or an axe. Who the hell did
00:10:02this?
00:10:04Is it Mrs. Swan?
00:10:06Guess not.
00:10:07That woman spent all day breathing down my neck like a forewoman. She never got the chance.
00:10:18Screw it. I'll patch it up.
00:10:29Gonna restore one more piece tonight.
00:10:31Also, I need to step up patrols.
00:10:34Whoever did this, you're done.
00:10:48This is it. A small chip. Easy restore.
00:11:14Once this one's done, that's another 100k.
00:11:16Once this one's done, that's another 100k.
00:11:16on top of any other day.
00:11:29100k.
00:11:31100k.
00:11:41100k.
00:11:54what the hell where are my tools where did my tools go they walked off
00:12:04who the heck did this
00:12:11gotcha
00:12:26nobody here the one who destroyed the octo amasura might be just the creep who swiped my tools
00:12:32right the camera it tells all
00:12:43rule six before restoring any artifact always check how the others around it react
00:12:52who's playing ghosts now so to restore one piece i need permission from the others here you're
00:12:58telling me those other artifacts stole my tools bullshit no way some metal could come to life
00:13:05nah i'm being played when i find out who you're done gotta pull up the cameras then the truth will
00:13:11come
00:13:22out
00:13:23the hell no signal
00:13:29the cameras got messed with too
00:13:38this is the last guard's diary
00:13:42day one
00:13:44i started as the night guard at this museum nothing happened the whole night easy money jackpot
00:13:50day two while on patrol i accidentally found that some pieces had changed poses
00:13:54the bronze warrior's arm was raised higher the bejeweled lady was staring at me ah they were not
00:13:59in those poses before day three i told miss swan about it she said it was all in my head
00:14:05because i
00:14:06had too much free time i could go fix the broken artifacts if i feel bored during the night shift
00:14:10and she'd pay me a fat bonus for that day four for the money i started restoring the broken bronze
00:14:16mirror but they don't want to be restored that night a bronze sword flew out of its display case
00:14:20it whizzed past my scalp almost stuck into my skull i get it now i shouldn't have restored that thing
00:14:28i stared at that mirror my fingers started hardening it turned white like porcelain i i'm becoming part of
00:14:35it what this diary says is true that pile of porcelain shards i saw was really the last guard
00:14:42i see everything clicks even why my tools got stolen but this is seriously knots wait a minute while i
00:14:52was
00:14:52restoring the same mirror i had my face right in front of it i also touched it why did nothing
00:14:57happen to
00:14:58me who's there
00:15:28who the hell did this
00:15:32before restoring any artifact always check how the others around it react
00:15:43screw it i'm restoring this mirror anyway
00:16:01i guess i was worried for nothing can't believe i bought those shitty rules
00:16:08so
00:16:19so
00:16:20so
00:16:21so
00:16:35Those things really can move
00:17:05Since when did I get reflexes this quick and such strength?
00:17:09I'm practically Superman now. No wonder I felt super strong during the day. It wasn't in my head
00:17:20The hell is that thing doing throwing in the towel
00:17:43Are you kidding me
00:18:10that hunk of junk is literally trying to kill me I
00:18:16Quit time to haul ass
00:18:43What is this a museum or a haunted house?
00:18:50They play dirty too
00:19:10What is this a museum or a haunted house?
00:19:23Phew finally stopped
00:19:52What a shame they're all busted up
00:20:03But hammer
00:20:08You... you were smiling?
00:20:14Another creepy area
00:20:16What a shitty museum so full of creepy trouble
00:20:36No way!
00:20:37My wound healed up overnight
00:20:39What crazy regeneration? Am I even human anymore?
00:20:54Perfect timing!
00:20:56Guess you figured it out
00:20:58This isn't a normal museum is it?
00:21:00Those artifacts freaking move!
00:21:02They steal! They swing swords at me!
00:21:05This isn't just a gig!
00:21:07This isn't just a gig!
00:21:07I may die for this shit!
00:21:08I quit!
00:21:09I don't care how much you pay me!
00:21:10I'm done!
00:21:11You're quitting?
00:21:12Mr. Lang!
00:21:14Mr. Lang!
00:21:14Breaking the contract means a 10 million dollar penalty
00:21:1710 million?
00:21:18I could never make that much money!
00:21:20Fine!
00:21:21I'll just be a deadbeat!
00:21:22Better than getting killed here!
00:21:27You think you can just walk away now?
00:21:32You restored the Octo Arma Shura
00:21:35You saw it yourself!
00:21:37Those things do not want to be restored
00:21:45If you stay here, they may hesitate to mess with you
00:21:48But if you leave, they'll follow you right out the door
00:21:52If you stay here, they may hesitate to mess with you
00:21:55But if you leave, they'll follow you right out the door
00:21:59Huh? Stop bluffing with that crap!
00:22:02Fine, go ahead and leave
00:22:05But, if you just stick around
00:22:07Starting tonight for every artifact you restore
00:22:11Your pay gets multiplied by 10
00:22:14By 10?
00:22:15Before it was 100k per piece
00:22:17And now, that's the million, right?
00:22:20Yep
00:22:21I mean
00:22:22I will do anything for that cash
00:22:24But you have to tell me what the hell this museum is
00:22:27Why does all that junk move on its own?
00:22:29Is this place haunted?
00:22:33Mr. Lang, you ask too many questions
00:22:37At this museum, the truth costs more than anything else
00:22:40You want answers?
00:22:42Fine
00:22:42For every artifact you successfully restore
00:22:45I'll answer one of your questions
00:22:46Good luck
00:22:48For tonight
00:22:56Rule 7
00:22:58You're safe only with the guardians
00:23:00Assume they like you
00:23:02Another one just magically appears
00:23:07The guardians
00:23:07So those huge bronze statues are called the guardians
00:23:10Then what are those moving things outside?
00:23:12They're cursed?
00:23:13Ghosts?
00:23:13Or maybe they are being suppressed?
00:23:15Ghosts?
00:23:18As for whether they like me
00:23:20I hid there and didn't get kicked out
00:23:21So I'm guessing yeah
00:23:22If something creepy happens again tonight
00:23:24I'll just go straight there
00:23:26No idea how these rules keep showing up
00:23:28But I gotta say
00:23:29They tell the truth
00:23:30Now I've got a backup plan
00:23:32Gotta get to work
00:23:34Rule 4
00:23:35The bronze warrior is missing its head
00:23:37If it comes begging you for a head
00:23:38Toss it the mannequin head from your desk
00:23:40Then lock the office door
00:23:41So the headless bronze warrior
00:23:45Should be an easy restore
00:23:48That's the one
00:23:50Back when I was a mortician
00:23:52I got headless bodies from car wrecks
00:23:54Still I used plaster and clay
00:23:56And sculpted exact replicas
00:24:16No original head?
00:24:18No original head?
00:24:18Then I'll make you a brand new one myself
00:24:37Nailed it
00:25:01Coming
00:25:18Wait here.
00:25:42Alright, you want to head, huh?
00:25:44The original one is gone, but I've made you an exact replica.
00:25:54What the heck?
00:26:07Perfect, one million baby.
00:26:14What the hell, I'm burning.
00:26:25Team A's gone dark, team B is shattered, team C, all of team C just flatlined.
00:26:34Where's my body?
00:26:42Give me your body.
00:27:01In the last 72 hours, the demonic invasion in town has tripled, and the most dangerous
00:27:06one, codename confirmed, Bronze Head.
00:27:08So far, HQ has lost three A-ranked Demon Tamers and seven B-ranked Demon Tamers.
00:27:14With just a head, it's likely S-rank strong.
00:27:17You bet it is.
00:27:18It's definitely an S-rank.
00:27:20Once it finds a body, it will be catastrophic.
00:27:29The target!
00:27:31It's gone!
00:27:33What?
00:27:33It's gone?
00:27:35How can it be?
00:27:37It's not hiding!
00:27:40We... we lost the Demon's Trace!
00:27:42Pull up the last feed!
00:27:48Body?
00:27:49Where's my body?
00:27:52It found a lead on its body!
00:27:54Undyneed!
00:27:56Nooooo!
00:27:58Nooooo!
00:28:01Nooo!
00:28:02Nooo!
00:28:03Nooooo!
00:28:04Why are you doing this?
00:28:15I do not need to escape here!
00:28:22I'm not sure how to deal with the건.
00:28:23Is it... completely dead now?
00:28:37Bird Hammer? Who's that?
00:28:40The Forger.
00:28:44This S-Rank demon was crafted by someone with an intention.
00:28:47It can't be.
00:28:49Apart from the bronze head, that demon also has a body.
00:28:53And it's missing. Remember, that thing is at least S-Rank strong.
00:28:57Dig up everything you can on Bird Hammer.
00:28:59Track down the origin of this demon.
00:29:07I'm just a night guard. Why am I stuck cleaning the front desk too?
00:29:12Hmm?
00:29:13What's this?
00:29:27Hold on. This woman.
00:29:31That's Ms. Swan.
00:29:33But this photo gotta be years old.
00:29:41The Olympic Games.
00:29:43Amsterdam.
00:29:46The Olympic Games, Amsterdam.
00:29:48That's literally in 1928.
00:29:51Almost a century ago.
00:29:58If this is really Ms. Swan.
00:30:00Then she's been alive for over a century.
00:30:21Miss Swan, morning.
00:30:24Time to pay up.
00:30:26Pay up?
00:30:27Yeah.
00:30:29I've restored the headless bronze warrior.
00:30:34You restored the headless bronze warrior?
00:30:37No, you didn't.
00:30:38The Octo Arma Sura was just cracked open.
00:30:41The pieces can be put together.
00:30:42But the head of that bronze warrior was totally gone.
00:30:45How could you fix that?
00:30:47Come on.
00:30:48Why the big whoop?
00:30:49Its head was missing.
00:30:50So I just made it a new one.
00:30:55Looks like I was really right about you.
00:30:59Save the flattery.
00:31:04You did promise that every time I restore an artifact, you'll answer a question.
00:31:08So here's my question.
00:31:09Who is the person in this photo?
00:31:11Why does she look exactly like you?
00:31:19This photo was taken.
00:31:21Almost a hundred years ago.
00:31:24Well, she was my grandma.
00:31:26We've got good genes.
00:31:27I take after her.
00:31:29What's the big deal?
00:31:30The one that will hit your account on time.
00:31:32I've got things to do.
00:31:34Bye.
00:31:39Your grandma?
00:31:40Your grandma wore the same heels as you?
00:31:43Ms. Swan?
00:31:44The woman in that photo?
00:31:46Is you?
00:31:51A woman who has lived one hundred years.
00:31:53And those busted and creepy artifacts.
00:31:56This museum is hiding something huge.
00:32:00Don't think she'll tell me the truth.
00:32:01I gotta dig into it.
00:32:07This museum's been around for ages.
00:32:09There must be something about it online.
00:32:21No results found?
00:32:23This is a museum in the downtown.
00:32:35Bingo.
00:32:37The eccentrics of the 1920s?
00:32:39Just the era I'm looking into.
00:32:47Son of a!
00:32:48I saw it clearly!
00:32:49It got wiped in one second!
00:32:56That's some exact blocking and deletion.
00:32:59Some serious force.
00:33:00He's covering up everything about this museum and Burt Hammer.
00:33:06Guess I'm not finding anything online.
00:33:09Gotta hit up Chuck for some leads.
00:33:11He's got connections.
00:33:13Full of juicy info.
00:33:25Sean, you've been ghosting everyone for days.
00:33:27You even turned down the mortician gigs.
00:33:30What kind of business are you in now?
00:33:35I got a night shift side job.
00:33:38Chuck, take my advice.
00:33:41Some things are better left unknown.
00:33:44Fuck.
00:33:44Why all the secrecy?
00:33:47Hey, listen.
00:33:49Remember the photo of the Octo-Armasura?
00:33:52Did you Photoshop it?
00:33:54Sean, make fun of my weight as you want.
00:33:56But show some respect for my intel.
00:33:58That photo's the real deal.
00:34:04Sean, check this out.
00:34:06It's a demon.
00:34:07This pic just got dropped.
00:34:09Got nuked from the internet right away.
00:34:10Wiped everywhere.
00:34:11But I grabbed a screenshot.
00:34:13I was so quick.
00:34:22Wait.
00:34:24Isn't that the head I sculpted last night?
00:34:26For the headless bronze warrior?
00:34:28That's just the head.
00:34:33Slack-jawed, huh?
00:34:35This bronze head was going around killing people.
00:34:38All the while crying for its body.
00:34:40Lots of people got killed.
00:34:41So Miss Swan wasn't lying to me.
00:34:44Leaving the museum brings huge trouble.
00:34:46What happened next?
00:34:47Where did that thing go?
00:34:49See, you're clueless.
00:34:52The demon control division was on it.
00:34:55They've taken care of that head and taken it away.
00:35:00Demon control division?
00:35:04What is that?
00:35:07Sean, you came to the right guy, you know.
00:35:09The DCD is a top secret special official agency set up to handle the paranormal incidents that happen all over
00:35:16the country and can't be explained by science.
00:35:18Word is, there's been more and more demonic invasion.
00:35:22The DCD is short-staffed.
00:35:23They're recruiting talent nationwide.
00:35:28The DCD specializes in paranormal incidents, and they've taken that bronze head.
00:35:32In their internal archives, there must be some info on Birdhammer and Private Museum No. 9.
00:35:37If I get into the DCD, I'll be able to dig into the museum.
00:35:44Chuck, do you know anyone from the DCD?
00:35:47I want to join them.
00:35:51Holy crap!
00:35:52You lost your mind!
00:35:53That's a special official agency.
00:35:55Those guys exercise demons.
00:35:57They are legends.
00:35:57No way I'd know big shots like that.
00:35:59But you said they're recruiting talent.
00:36:02They are.
00:36:03But they've got crazy bars.
00:36:06If you prove you've got some special ability and pass their trials, they'll let you in by exception.
00:36:24Special abilities.
00:36:27Special abilities.
00:36:27Something like this.
00:36:35Huh?
00:36:36Sean, you?
00:36:37You have a special ability.
00:36:40Chuck, sign me up.
00:37:02Inside that bell, there's something alive staring at us.
00:37:07The second I walked in, I felt breathless.
00:37:10What are the DCD's trials even about?
00:37:18Thanks for joining the DCD's trials.
00:37:20I'm Gene White, the examiner and deputy captain of the DCD.
00:37:25Our recruitment standard is pretty simple.
00:37:27The strong stay, the weak out.
00:37:30You see that bell?
00:37:32Inside it is a trapped A-ranked demon.
00:37:35Codename, Face Eater.
00:37:38You gotta be kidding me.
00:37:40An A-ranked demon?
00:37:41That thing can wipe out half a city.
00:37:43And they keep it in just a bell?
00:37:45Hmm.
00:37:46Quiet.
00:37:47During the test, we will only break part of the seal and let out a tiny fraction of its energy.
00:37:52If you can withstand D-ranked demonic energy, you get to become a trainee demon tamer.
00:37:57If you can withstand C-ranked energy, you get to become a C-ranked demon tamer.
00:38:02If you do exceptionally well and withstand B-ranked energy, you get certified as a B-ranked demon tamer.
00:38:11No offense, ma'am, but what rank are you as a demon tamer?
00:38:15Captain White is an A-ranked demon tamer.
00:38:18Only a few people from the DCD have reached that level.
00:38:20As for you rookies, if you can handle D-rank energy without pissing yourselves, that'd be a huge blessing.
00:38:31A-rank, huh?
00:38:32From how they put it, an A-rank is basically a top-tier badass.
00:38:42Wonder what level I can reach.
00:38:47The test starts now.
00:39:10My face!
00:39:12My face is killing me!
00:39:36Guess I've got this test in the bag.
00:39:43Seriously, that insane?
00:39:47Keep going.
00:39:49Take it to C-rank.
00:40:04I-I saw it!
00:40:05There are faces in there!
00:40:07So many faces!
00:40:09Get out!
00:40:10Get the hell out of my head!
00:40:12Don't eat me!
00:40:13Don't eat me!
00:40:26Don't eat me!
00:40:27That's the best you can do!
00:40:29Now get the hell out!
00:40:31I'm going for something harder here!
00:40:34Take it straight to B-rank!
00:40:38Take it straight to B-rank!
00:40:42Are you sure?
00:40:44Damn sure!
00:40:50Captain White!
00:40:52B-rank!
00:40:53Seriously?
00:40:53I've got it!
00:40:54I've got it!
00:41:06Give me your face!
00:41:07Your face is so perfect!
00:41:09Let me have a bite!
00:41:10I'm so hungry!
00:41:27My face!
00:41:28My face got ripped off!
00:41:33That rookie is way too cocky.
00:41:34A B-rank is way out of a C-rank's league.
00:41:36We've been recruiting for years.
00:41:38Only a handful have passed the B-rank trial straight up.
00:41:42Wait!
00:41:43Check that rookie out!
00:42:03Oh shit!
00:42:04The demon is out!
00:42:05It's after that guy!
00:42:06Fall back!
00:42:32I don't feel any danger.
00:42:35I can probably take it.
00:42:39Crap!
00:42:40That rookie's got no guts at all!
00:42:41He's frozen in fear by that A-rank demon!
00:42:44He can't even dodge now!
00:42:45He's not moving!
00:42:46No way Captain White can save him now!
00:42:54Praise you, demon!
00:43:02Get the hell back!
00:43:04Get the hell back!
00:43:07Get the hell back!
00:43:09Get the hell back!
00:43:13And we're going over it!
00:43:15I can't believe you!
00:43:16A-siad?
00:43:24także!!
00:43:25What you're on!
00:43:30Hey!
00:43:31Go ahead!
00:43:35I got to get one!
00:43:38I got toaz!
00:44:04Holy shit!
00:44:07Face-eater, the A-rank demon is gone!
00:44:09That rookie wasted it and crushed the bell.
00:44:13With just one freaking strike.
00:44:21Wait, is this really a test for rookies?
00:44:23He punched an A-rank demon into oblivion?
00:44:29I haven't ever been this strong back in the museum.
00:44:43Sean, congrats.
00:44:46You passed the test, you're now one of us.
00:44:51The higher ups of the DCD made a call.
00:44:53You're certified as an A-rank demon tamer.
00:45:07A-rank demon tamers are the absolute core muscles of the DCD.
00:45:10Starting today, you get top tier pay and a fat bonus.
00:45:14Also, you may access all the intel and resources.
00:45:17Sweet, it paid off.
00:45:18With A-rank clearance I can finally dig into private museum number 9.
00:45:23Sean, I gotta warn you about this.
00:45:25Your power feels weird.
00:45:27It isn't anything you trained for.
00:45:29It's like something you reap from a demon.
00:45:33What do you mean?
00:45:34There's a definite rule about demons.
00:45:37A demon's power never disappears.
00:45:39It transfers.
00:45:40Even when an S-rank demon gets put down.
00:45:43Its power doesn't vanish.
00:45:45It jumps straight to the demon's killer.
00:45:52A demon's power never disappears.
00:45:54It transfers.
00:45:57You just killed Face Eater, the A-rank demon.
00:46:00By the said rule, you've now inherited its power.
00:46:02And you'd gotten some power before that.
00:46:05According to our assessment, you're at least a top A-rank.
00:46:10Kill some demon and you get its power?
00:46:17Ever since I restored the Octawarma Sura and the Bronze Warrior,
00:46:20my body has started mutating.
00:46:23So the Octawarma Sura and that Bronze Warrior are both demons.
00:46:27But here's the thing.
00:46:28I didn't kill them.
00:46:30I just restored them.
00:46:33Ahem, you're going too deep.
00:46:34I don't get it.
00:46:35Truth is, I used to work as a mortician.
00:46:37You know, that gig had me around corpses.
00:46:40I may have come into contact with a ghost.
00:46:44We won't make you talk.
00:46:46If you're not up for it.
00:46:48Strong demon tamers have their own secrets.
00:46:51As long as you use your power against demons, you are one of us.
00:46:55Sean, on behalf of the DCD's task force, I approve your membership.
00:46:59Welcome aboard.
00:47:06It's a pleasure.
00:47:16Commander!
00:47:17A spike of demonic energy detected in the west underground channel.
00:47:21The energy is skyrocketing.
00:47:23The reading is above A-rank.
00:47:24Get the live footage up now.
00:47:32Codename for now.
00:47:34Rusted Centipede.
00:47:35Two repair crews are down in the channel.
00:47:36They got attacked.
00:47:37It's heavy casualties.
00:47:39We have to stop it underground ASAP.
00:47:41It can't crawl up to the street.
00:47:45Notify Captain White of this now.
00:47:47Tell her to lead the task force into the channel to suppress that demon.
00:47:56I don't know.
00:47:58I don't know.
00:48:02I don't know.
00:48:04I don't know.
00:48:05Normally, new recruits go through at least two weeks of training before they ever see field
00:48:10duty.
00:48:13But things are crazy right now.
00:48:15And also, clearly you are way better than an ordinary rookie.
00:48:20Hope you understand.
00:48:23Got it.
00:48:26Dude, this is the real deal.
00:48:28We're facing a genuine A-rank demon.
00:48:30Things are tougher than the trials you took.
00:48:32No buckling at the knees or quitting.
00:48:38Halt.
00:48:40It's right up ahead.
00:48:43Lock and load!
00:49:00Form up!
00:49:02Yeah!
00:49:05We'll be there, Tee, Tee.
00:49:09We're here, Tee!
00:49:14We'll be here, Tee!
00:49:17We'll be here, Tee!
00:49:17Oh, man!
00:49:19Get back!
00:49:20Okay.
00:49:26Go to hell!
00:49:51Sean!
00:49:54Sean, don't force it!
00:49:55That thing is too strong!
00:50:05Holy shit.
00:50:07A full strike from an A-ranked demon.
00:50:09Can't even scratch him.
00:50:13Is he...
00:50:15Is he really just a rookie?
00:50:26You done, Worm?
00:50:27Trying to run?
00:50:29My turn now.
00:50:33Up you go!
00:51:02No way that guy is a rookie.
00:51:05I think he's even.
00:51:09More vicious than a demon.
00:51:20How dare you snarl at me.
00:51:22How dare you snarl at me.
00:51:22I've seen you.
00:51:25I've seen you.
00:51:28I've seen you.
00:51:35I've seen me.
00:51:36S ちょうど!
00:51:51I've seen you.
00:51:52If you've seen me.
00:52:12Forged by Burt Hammer
00:52:21The bronze statue of a guardian. What does it have to do with this A-rank demon thing?
00:52:35Burt Hammer again?
00:52:38Captain White, you know Burt Hammer?
00:52:41Let's head back to HQ.
00:52:44Then, you will know.
00:53:02Check this out.
00:53:11The head from Chuck's photo. An exact match of the one I made.
00:53:19And I never even saw the original head of that bronze warrior. Is this a coincidence or what?
00:53:25You okay? You've seen this before?
00:53:28Ah, nope. But this head really gives me the creeps.
00:53:34This is an S-rank demon KO'd by some mysterious demon tamer. Just like that A-rank centipede. It's got
00:53:41the name on it, the name of Burt Hammer.
00:53:46Captain White. Who is Burt Hammer anyway?
00:53:50According to the external intel we found, Burt Hammer was a legendary figure back in the 1920s. It's said that
00:53:58he was a legendary craftsman. With hands that could work magic and breathe spirit into dead things. However, when it
00:54:05comes to his life story and how he died, records of that are all classified.
00:54:11Classified? Even you have no access?
00:54:13Not just me. Even the commander can't access them. All intel on Burt Hammer has been locked away in a
00:54:19top secret SSS rank file called Number 9 Project of Demon Control.
00:54:24What? Number 9 Project of Demon Control?
00:54:27Yeah. A level 1 secret from the earliest days. I've applied to 1HQ for partial access.
00:54:34Both the A-rank rusted centipede and this bronze head are tied to Burt Hammer in some way. Anyway, we
00:54:38should start digging into Burt Hammer and the Number 9 Project of Demon Control.
00:54:42The approval should take a few days. Sean, I know you're itching to go, but this is a huge deal.
00:54:48Just hang tight for now. I'll hit you up the second the file lands.
00:55:00Private Museum Number 9. Number 9 Project of Demon Control. They both have Number 9 in their names. They are
00:55:07both related to Burt Hammer. No way.
00:55:09So that museum has another role other than a building full of creepy artifacts. Sean, you following?
00:55:21Got it. I'll be waiting.
00:55:38Tonight, I'm restoring one more artifact. First thing next morning, I'll threaten to stop my restoration work.
00:55:44And make Ms. Swan spill the beans.
00:55:47If she feeds me that my grandma shit again, I'm done with this job.
00:56:15Missing?
00:56:17No kidding. It's rusted centipede.
00:56:20The demon. We met underground during the day. It really came from this museum.
00:56:25But it was a tiny little thing inside here. Why did it turn into a monster outside?
00:56:30The artifacts here move and attack sure, but they're no match for the A rank and S rank demons outside
00:56:35in size and strengths.
00:56:36What the hell is going on?
00:56:46One, two, three, ten.
00:57:10Over thirty empty display stands, each with a missing tag.
00:57:16So that means there are at least thirty more demons out there going around killing people like rusted centipede did.
00:57:23Two, three, ten.
00:57:28One, two, ten.
00:57:39One, two, ten.
00:57:40I'll restore it tonight.
00:57:49Act like I hear nothing piece of cake
00:58:03Can you see me first rule of a mortician never get distracted on the job
00:58:11Why won't you answer me will you help me answer me
00:58:28Whoo done
00:58:41I heard it these artifacts are like the living they breathe faintly
00:58:51Who is it who's sighing
00:58:59Was it the museum itself sighing
00:59:07Every piece of crop here moves on its own
00:59:10Don't tell me
00:59:13The building itself is also a living thing
00:59:33Ms. Swan I restored another one for you
00:59:37Good work
00:59:39The one down our restoration fee will be wired to you soon as I promised
00:59:45I better get every penny of that money
00:59:47But besides the cash
00:59:49Per our deal
00:59:51You'll give me an answer to a question
00:59:55And it's gotta be the honest truth
00:59:57So stop feeding me that my grandma
00:59:59Shit don't ever lie to me again or else no matter how much you pay
01:00:02I'll never restore a single thing here again
01:00:06What do you want to know
01:00:08What's the real story behind this museum
01:00:10And what is its connection to the number nine project of demon control
01:00:13How
01:00:15How do you know about that project
01:00:17None of your business
01:00:19Now give me the truth
01:00:25You've heard of that project so I'll spill the beans
01:00:28This private museum
01:00:30Is actually a tomb
01:00:32A tomb
01:00:33Private museum number nine
01:00:36Is the number nine project of demon control
01:00:42A tomb
01:00:44Whose tomb is it
01:00:45And what about bird hammer
01:00:47Who the hell is that
01:00:48What's his role in this
01:00:50Mr. Lang
01:00:52I lied to you before
01:00:54So to make it up to you
01:00:55I answered two of your questions
01:00:58I told you what this museum is
01:01:00And how it relates to the project
01:01:02But then you fired off five more questions
01:01:07Ms. Swan
01:01:08Don't try to game the system on me
01:01:10Rules are rules
01:01:12You want to know whose tomb this is
01:01:15And who bird hammer is
01:01:17Earn it restore more stuff tonight
01:01:31Number nine project of demon control is the museum
01:01:35And the museum is a tomb
01:01:38But whose tomb is it
01:01:40Who is buried here
01:01:50Your requested file is finally approved
01:02:00Finally got it
01:02:04What the hell
01:02:07When I first got it
01:02:09I felt shocked too
01:02:10This is an incomplete file
01:02:12In other words
01:02:13The file got heavily censored
01:02:15Higher ups understand that we're investigating the surge of demons
01:02:18They know it's likely connected to the number nine project
01:02:22Actually they went to talk with the participants of the project
01:02:25But those people were stubborn
01:02:27They don't want the file released to the DCD
01:02:30That's why the higher ups can only give us these heavily censored scraps
01:02:35Participants of the number nine project
01:02:37This project dates back over 80 years
01:02:40How come the participants are still alive?
01:02:43How old would they be now?
01:02:51They've lived over a hundred years
01:02:53Not like that's impossible
01:02:55I mean Mrs. Swan's been around for over a century
01:03:01Flesh is the vessel
01:03:07Given to the seal
01:03:08The seal stands
01:03:15What does that even mean?
01:03:21Hold on
01:03:2414 people
01:03:26But why 14?
01:03:29So the statue with the Burt Hammer tag
01:03:32Was one of the demon tamers who died to set the seal
01:03:36But the museum only has 12 intact statues
01:03:39With the shattered one included
01:03:42That's only 13 altogether
01:03:43So where is the 14th one?
01:03:48Sean
01:03:49Burt Hammer might be
01:03:52One of the 14 participants of the project
01:03:54All the high level demons popping out lately are connected to him
01:03:58And that means the number nine project has gone off the rails
01:04:03We gotta find the real site of this project
01:04:06Only by digging into that can we stop the demon crisis at the source
01:04:10I know where the site is
01:04:13But trust me
01:04:15That place is complicated as hell
01:04:21Gene, Sean, move out now
01:04:23An abnormal surge of demonic energy detected in a newly excavated suburban ancient tomb
01:04:28Our recon team is trapped down there
01:04:31No idea if they're dead
01:04:32Lead a team there and rescue them
01:04:34Copy that
01:04:49Crazy magnetic field
01:04:50Strong interference
01:04:51The detector can't locate the recon team
01:04:56Flashlight off
01:04:59Allow me
01:05:28Over there
01:05:29To the west
01:05:30300 wide out
01:05:31They're getting swarmed
01:05:37Crap
01:05:38I'm done
01:05:56Captain White
01:05:57Sean
01:05:58You finally made it
01:06:02Check this wall
01:06:12No way
01:06:13The patterns of these rooms
01:06:14They look the same as the ones from those golden markings at the feet
01:06:17Of the guardians
01:06:25Over there
01:06:35The size and shape of this slot
01:06:37It's an exact match to the empty stands
01:06:39The ones with the tag missing
01:06:40This isn't some ancient tomb
01:06:42This is where the museum artifacts were kept
01:06:47Sean, look at this
01:06:51You locked me up for 50 years
01:06:53And now I'm gonna destroy everything you built
01:06:57What does that mean?
01:07:05These are
01:07:11The lost broken artifacts from the museum
01:07:15Why are they here?
01:07:16Whoever that is
01:07:17They're deeply connected with private museum number nine
01:07:20And even with those missing artifacts
01:07:24Captain White
01:07:25Can I borrow them for now?
01:07:27You mean these artifacts?
01:07:29Yeah
01:07:30They're a huge help to me
01:07:31Can't explain it right now
01:07:33You were a huge help in this rescue
01:07:35So yeah
01:07:36You can take them
01:07:39Thanks
01:08:09You're back home
01:08:11I tracked down the lost artifacts and brought them home
01:08:15That's something
01:08:16As tough as restoring a busted artifact
01:08:19A million per piece
01:08:20Two pieces
01:08:21Two million
01:08:22Even better
01:08:23Miss Swan
01:08:24Will answer two more of my questions
01:08:27I gotta find and restore more artifacts
01:08:30Then it won't be long
01:08:32Before I get to the bottom
01:08:34The bottom of this creepy private museum
01:08:46I lost him again
01:08:56The second
01:08:58His night shift ends
01:08:59Sean goes completely missing
01:09:02I've been tracking him step by step
01:09:05But every time he gets near this block
01:09:07He just vanishes into thin air
01:09:09No traces
01:09:10None
01:09:10No matter what
01:09:14The minute he joined the DCD
01:09:17He pulled A rank clearance to dig into the number nine project
01:09:21He's got that terrifying power
01:09:23Yet he's ignorant of the demonic power rule
01:09:26Sean
01:09:28What are you really?
01:09:35One
01:09:36Two
01:09:38Three
01:09:40Eleven
01:09:41Twelve
01:09:45This smashed one included
01:09:47That makes thirteen statues in total
01:09:49But it was fourteen demon tamers
01:09:51Giving away their flesh
01:09:52As the vessels
01:09:54The fourteenth one
01:09:56Who is it really?
01:09:57Where'd it go?
01:10:17Asking for trouble scam
01:10:52I get it now
01:10:53Hey you
01:10:54The Guardians
01:10:55You've been burning through your life force
01:10:57To suppress the demonic artifacts here
01:10:59Your bodies are cracking
01:11:01Cause your power's been drained
01:11:02And that collapsed statue
01:11:04Maybe it died from running out of power
01:11:08Was that you protecting me just now?
01:11:25The two
01:11:26Burt hammer
01:11:26The smith
01:11:27Rider
01:11:28The martial artist
01:11:29Potter
01:11:30The potter
01:11:31Webb
01:11:32The weaver
01:11:33Harper
01:11:33The musician
01:11:34Black
01:11:35The calligrapher
01:11:36Stone
01:11:37The carver
01:11:38Lacquer
01:11:39The painter
01:11:39Jade
01:11:40The engraver
01:11:41Wood
01:11:42The carpenter
01:11:45Forging
01:11:46Painting
01:11:47Carving
01:11:47Weaving
01:11:48Lacquer arts
01:11:49Music
01:11:49Calligraphy
01:11:50Stone arts
01:11:50Jade arts
01:11:51Carpentry
01:11:51Pottery
01:11:53Bird hammer
01:11:53Was a smith
01:11:54So all the bronzes here
01:11:56Were cast by him
01:11:57Does that mean
01:11:59Those porcelains
01:12:00Were made by potter
01:12:02And the bejeweled lady
01:12:04It was a painting
01:12:05By bosetch
01:12:05The artist
01:12:06The bleeding hairpin
01:12:08Was made by jade
01:12:09The engraver
01:12:11So every single artifact
01:12:12In this museum
01:12:13Was made by the guardians
01:12:23I chose to become a statue
01:12:24To guard this place for a century
01:12:27The age to come
01:12:28Do not grieve
01:12:29We have no regrets
01:12:56Work faster
01:12:58The clock is ticking
01:13:00Something
01:13:00Something's off
01:13:01The extra rules
01:13:03That popped up out of nowhere
01:13:04Were all like type text
01:13:06But these sentences
01:13:07So sloppy and rushed
01:13:09Clearly handwritten
01:13:10And the color's different
01:13:11This looks like blood
01:13:14What the hell are you?
01:13:20Holy crap
01:13:24This handbook is a living thing
01:13:27And it can answer my questions
01:13:36So we get to communicate?
01:13:38Good
01:13:39Listen up
01:13:41Who the hell created you?
01:13:48The one who wanted the future age to last
01:13:53Then tell me
01:13:54What is this museum really?
01:13:56Who's buried underneath?
01:13:58And the 14th guardian
01:13:58Where are they?
01:14:04Go ask her
01:14:05Who do you mean?
01:14:06Could it be
01:14:07Miss Swan?
01:14:11Hey!
01:14:12Quit playing possum!
01:14:13Do you mean Miss Swan or not?
01:14:15Why do I have to keep restoring artifacts?
01:14:17Spit it out already!
01:14:20Hey!
01:14:21Codex of the Oracle!
01:14:23Hey buddy!
01:14:24You there?
01:14:29Damn it!
01:14:31Don't you bail on me now!
01:14:40I'll go ask her then
01:14:42Fine
01:14:43I'll take it that it meant Miss Swan
01:14:51Miss Swan
01:14:52Morning
01:14:53Looks like you didn't restore any artifact last night
01:14:58True I didn't restore any broken ones
01:15:00But I did something harder than restoration
01:15:03Oh?
01:15:04What is it?
01:15:05I brought back two artifacts that went missing
01:15:08A bronze vessel and half a jade pendant
01:15:10I've put them back on their display stands
01:15:13Come again?
01:15:14For real?
01:15:15You found the artifacts we lost?
01:15:17While on that
01:15:19Did you run into that person?
01:15:21That person?
01:15:23Which person is she asking about?
01:15:28The one who carved those words on the hidden chamber's wall?
01:15:31Even Miss Swan
01:15:32A slick old timer is nervous
01:15:34That person's gotta be a true nightmare
01:15:36Yeah
01:15:36Yeah, I did
01:15:40I was asked to pass you a message
01:15:42You locked him up for 50 years
01:15:44And now he's gonna destroy everything you built
01:16:16Mr. Lang
01:16:19What?
01:16:20You talked with it?
01:16:22What did it tell you?
01:16:23It said I gotta stay alive and restore more
01:16:25It also said that if I have questions
01:16:28I should ask you
01:16:31Ms. Swan
01:16:32Let's be honest with each other
01:16:33I know what you want
01:16:34You want me to keep restoring artifacts in this museum?
01:16:37I can agree to that
01:16:38And keep doing this life-threatening shit
01:16:40Only if you answer all my questions
01:16:41No more secrets or lies
01:16:49That thing is willing to guide you
01:16:52I guess it's really accepted you
01:16:56All right deal
01:16:57Ask me anything
01:16:58If I know it
01:16:59I'll tell you
01:17:00Question one
01:17:01All those broken artifacts in the museum
01:17:04What are they?
01:17:05And also
01:17:06Why is it that every time I restore them
01:17:08I end up getting some crazy power boost?
01:17:11Mr. Lang
01:17:12You've joined the DCD haven't you?
01:17:14By now you should have memorized that definite rule of power
01:17:17The power of a demon never disappears
01:17:19It transfers
01:17:20Right
01:17:21In this world
01:17:22Demons are immortal
01:17:23The only way to truly wipe one out is to have it sealed
01:17:27When you're restoring the broken artifacts
01:17:29You're actually having them resealed
01:17:32Having them sealed is the same as having them killed
01:17:36That means
01:17:36The moment you have an artifact restored and resealed again
01:17:40Its power gets pulled out of it
01:17:42And then
01:17:43The power transfers right into you
01:17:45That's why you keep getting stronger
01:17:50I see
01:17:52Question two
01:17:52All those busted artifacts are freaking terrifying demons
01:17:58And the ones that got lost out there
01:18:01Have world shattering power
01:18:02But why inside the museum are they stuck as tiny lifeless objects?
01:18:07Most of them can barely even twitch
01:18:09And also
01:18:10Even I myself feel so much weaker whenever I'm inside here
01:18:13When I'm here
01:18:13I can't access most of my power
01:18:15Actually, that's the whole reason
01:18:18Private museum number 9 was built
01:18:21Inside the museum, every single demonic power
01:18:25Must be absolutely suppressed
01:18:27Get suppressed inside here?
01:18:31Sean, have you thought about this?
01:18:33Why are there only five main sections here?
01:18:37What about this?
01:18:38Bronze arts
01:18:38Jade arts
01:18:39Jade arts
01:18:39Calligraphy and paintings
01:18:40Ceramics
01:18:41Terracotta arts
01:18:44Any story behind that?
01:18:46These five exhibition areas were built according to the toughest formation there is
01:18:51The formation of five celestial peaks
01:18:54This museum itself
01:18:56It's one massive god-tier magical formation
01:18:59Massive
01:19:01Anyways, we're going to be filled with two of cries
01:20:15From the statues of the Guardians, this whole formation gets its power.
01:20:20For a century, they've been stuck here as living bronze and stone.
01:20:24They've been burning themselves out to keep the formation running.
01:20:29So that the thousands of demons here could stay suppressed.
01:20:37Sean, now you know everything.
01:20:40The Guardians' power is almost drained dry.
01:20:42The formation will soon fall.
01:20:47So listen.
01:20:48Forget our old rules.
01:20:50Starting tonight, you're not restoring just one artifact a day.
01:20:53Instead, you'll restore at least ten pieces every day.
01:20:58Ten pieces a day?
01:20:59Holy crap, that's a death sentence!
01:21:02The demons will tear me to shreds!
01:21:03Don't worry.
01:21:05You've got the Guardians in here.
01:21:07You'll burn our last ounce of strength.
01:21:09And even sacrifice the museum just to protect you.
01:21:12And to help you.
01:21:14Sean, we're out of time.
01:21:15That person is coming.
01:21:16You must go all out now.
01:21:18Work as fast as you can.
01:21:20Restore every last artifact in this museum.
01:21:23Only by restoring them can you keep getting stronger.
01:21:25In the end,
01:21:26you must inherit the twelve Guardians' power
01:21:29and become the strongest Demon Tamer alive.
01:21:32Only then can you take their place and end this everlasting nightmare.
01:21:45Ten pieces a day, huh?
01:21:47I'm in.
01:21:49I landed myself with this mess after all.
01:21:52As a mortician, I'll strip this tomb clean.
01:21:55I'll wipe the demons all out one by one.
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