Just calm the hell down already!
D-Damn it... Not like this!
Damn you for doing this to me,
Taejoon Kwon!
This mission must succeed at any cost.
EPISODE 1: ONCE AGAIN FROM THE END
In return, I'll see that you are appropriately rewarded.
There's no way this is how I die!
Jooheon Suh, age 38.
Looks like today...
is the day I die.
Good grief, you're loud.
What the hell is going on?
Oh? You can hear my voice?
You're not my first talking relic!
I dunno which god's trinket you are,
but if you're there, get rid of this snake and let me go!
Do you truly think you can survive in that state?
You've been split clean in two.
At this point, can you even feel pain?
Even if I get rid of the snake, you can't walk out of here.
Or do you plan to crawl?
You're barely holding on to life.
How much longer do you think you have?
This is your end, and what a wretched one it is.
An exceptional talent, born in the wrong era only to suffer,
and now you die without ever getting to use those little tricks of yours.
Damn it! You know nothing about me! You're just running your mouth!
It's not like...
It's not like I lived this way because I wanted to!
Taejoon Kwon, you bastard.
No matter what it takes...
I'm going to kill you! I swear it!
How amusing.
Yes, it would be a waste to let all that talent die here.
Wh-What is that?
A c-crow?
I will grant you a chance.
Go and claim the throne of the true king... if you think you can.
Become a king? What?
It'd be one thing to have an eagle helping me, but a crow? Really?
Still, it seemed to be at least a hero-grade.
Maybe even a god-grade relic?
What? You expect me to just let him go?
Nah, couldn't be...
He hit my son!
Wait. What's this?
My... My legs!
Hey! What's gotten into you?!
They're back to normal! And more importantly... I'm alive?!
What's with him? Talk about annoying.
See? There's clearly something up with him! Do something about it!
A police station?
Hello? I'm interrogating you here. I asked who you are.
What's taking you so long?
I told you he was weird! Honestly...
We're busy here, you know.
Ah... right.
You really can't judge a book by its cover.
Is this the crow's doing?
Your name?
Was it a dream? A hallucination?
But I remember it so clearly...
You can't even give me your name? What the hell?
Gimme a break, man.
First day of the new year, and we can't even go home?
Screw you, 2025.
Wh-What?
It's 2025?
How is that possible? Was I reborn?
No, 2025 was fifteen years ago.
So... did I go back in time? For real?!
I will grant you a chance.
Go and claim the throne of the true king... if you think you can.
For crying out loud... Hey, you!
You won't answer any questions,
and now you're mumbling and grinning like a creep? Do you know where you are?!
Actually... this lady looks familiar.
Now I remember.
Yo, get real! You think I'm some kinda pushover? You started this!
That little punk picked a fight with me, so I shoved him,
then he just fell over, like he'd been waiting for me to make a move.
You want me to gouge your eyes out? No? Then bring it on!
You hit my son! He's in his third-year of high school!
Don't waste his time like this!
How did I solve this fifteen years ago?
What are you going to do if the trauma makes his grades drop?!
They demanded a ridiculous settlement,
and I had to get on my knees and beg for them to lower it.
Back then, I didn't have any money.
What's wrong with you?
When someone's talking to you, you listen!
I blocked it...
Give it a rest, lady!
Your son started the fight!
And don't you think you're inflating the settlement way too much?
They say wealthy people are the worst people, and you're proving that!
What did you say, you bastard?! I've heard enough of your shit!
That's enough! Sit down!
Hey! Stop it!
How could you?!
What are you doing?!
My body definitely feels lighter.
Did you see that?! What are you going to do about it?!
Ma'am, please calm down!
Because the relic-induced sickness hasn't hit me yet?
Why didn't you stop him?! Be responsible!
You two, don't move!
Wait... Are all the combat skills I built up over the past fifteen years intact?
Why haven't you arrested this man yet?!
You saw him hit my son! What are you going to do about it?!
Nice! Talk about a windfall!
Do something right now!
You piece of shit... You just made a big mistake!
Oh, are you all right?
Oh, my poor little boy! Are you in pain?
You think this is how things work in this day and age? Huh?!
Go ahead! Call everyone I know and ask them!
Well?! Why don't you say something?!
Ma'am, please calm down.
Calm down?! You expect me to calm down?!
Don't go thinking we'll just settle! You did bodily harm to my son!
Whatever. As if that even matters.
Once relics appear, the world will become a lawless wasteland.
In 2025, massive earthquakes shook the entire planet, and tombs appeared.
Inside them, relics from myths, legends, folk tales,
and popular fiction were found.
They say stories remembered for ages possess power.
Those who came to own these relics were granted all kinds of abilities,
so people around the world set out in search of their own.
As luck would have it, I unearthed the Archaeologist's Relic.
I hit the jackpot.
After gaining vast knowledge of tombs and relics,
I thought I could finally turn my pathetic life around.
But...
What do you mean, we can't enter the tomb?
TKBM Corporation holds exclusive excavation rights to these tombs.
Everyone, please leave.
What? That's ridiculous!
Get out of the way, you clown!
If you continue to defy us, we will open fire.
That was when it all began.
Starting with Taejoon Kwon, the chairman of TKBM,
a large number of monopolizers
made it impossible for anyone but themselves to excavate relics.
Fortunately, my excavation ability was recognized,
and I was scouted by TKBM Corporation.
Welcome aboard.
Thank you, sir.
I handled all kinds of dirty jobs for Chairman Kwon.
Smuggling, theft, spying...
and tomb raiding.
I snuck into tombs that the government had barred off and smuggled relics out.
Chairman Kwon made a fortune off of me.
What a scumbag.
Seriously.
Damn bottom-feeder, kissing a monopolist's ass.
You'd have nothing if not for Chairman Kwon.
Don't go getting cocky.
Oh, is that how it looks to them?
I chose to become Chairman Kwon's dog,
putting up with every insult and humiliation.
And in the end...
C-Captain, this is a trap!
Once relics appear, the world will become a lawless wasteland.
It's good that I can still fight, but that alone won't be enough.
I need to get things ready to start excavating, but how?
[TOMB RAIDER JOOHEON SUH]
What's that? Why are there words floating in the air?
Come on, am I seeing things now?
[TOMB RAIDER JOOHEON SUH] A LOUSY THIEF WHO CAN'T EVEN USE A SHOVEL
Only a relic could pull this kind of crap...
Okay, you stupid crow! Come out right now!
Are you hiding somewhere and watching me?!
TOMB RAIDER BASIC SKILLS (1/4) SPY [RANK F] DETECT EVERYTHING IN A 1-METER RADIUS
A status window?
Spy? Rank F?!
That damn crow!
Is my life a game now?
NEW QUEST UNLOCK ALL FOUR SKILLS OF A TOMB RAIDER. AWAKEN THE FOUR HIDDEN SKILLS WITHIN YOU TO BECOME A FULL-FLEDGED TOMB RAIDER.
What? Unlock four skills?
What the hell? I get quests now, too?
What is it now? Keep it down, will you?
Sorry.
Am I... the only one who can see it? Come to think of it...
everything within a one-meter radius is crystal clear.
That's the ability the Archaeologist's Relic gave me.
The relic is gone, but the ability remains?
So I can see all this stuff on a status window now?
Wait, if this is one out of four, that means there are three more.
Well, I'm off to a good start.
But what's that crow after?
Relics don't help humans. I know that much.
Hey, Jooheon!
Bad luck, man. That high school kid's a repeat offender.
He's the one who should be sitting in that cell.
Don't worry. I'll take care of everything.
Thanks, Geonwoo.
Huh? Did you hit your head or something?
Jooheon Suh is thanking me? What's gotten into you?
You sound like a normal person.
Guess the holding cell really scared you, huh?
Detective Geonwoo Kim.
He looked out for me when I didn't have anyone else.
Come on now. Let's go.
He still looked so young fifteen years ago.
Hey, Geonwoo, have there been any strange incidents lately?
Like people being possessed, or anything involving superpowers?
What are you talking about? Are you sure you're all right?
You should ask a psychic about that kinda thing.
Actually, sometimes it does feel like my wife has superpowers.
She always manages to find my secret stash.
Looks like relic users haven't appeared yet.
Go home and get some rest. You had a rough day.
Tombs have appeared here and there, but no relic users as of yet.
This is the perfect time to make a move.
The problem is money.
Most of the early relics were in Europe and the Americas.
I need to get money for plane tickets—
Hey, Jooheon Suh.
Why the hell are you wandering around instead of working?
There's my cash cow.
Kyeongtae Park.
Former mobster, now a local thug and art broker.
He runs a small gallery with his older sister, Kyungjoo Park.
Back in school, I was desperate for money, so I worked part-time for them.
For a pathetic wage, I put up with their punches and worked like a dog.
Why aren't you answering, you little shit?!
Do you need a beating to come to your senses? Quit glaring, you—
That enough for you? Run on back and tell your boss...
I'm handing in my resignation today, so hand over my back pay and severance.
All right, you bastard. Let's settle this today!
Well, go on.
B-Boss!
Wh-What the hell? I thought this guy couldn't fight worth a damn...
Shut up! Rush at him all at once!
My eyes... My nose...
My eyes!
My nose!
Wh-What's going on? H-How did he...
It's fifteen years of accumulated skills, that's what.
I'm missing the strength, though.
I need to finish this quickly.
You guys done already?
You ungrateful brat! This is how you repay our kindness?!
B-Boss, be careful with that knife!
What if he gets seriously hurt and—
Will you shut up?! Who cares?!
Oh? That knife... is a relic.
Why does that low-life have it?
Well, I guess it's not all that surprising.
Some relics slip out of their tombs and hide in human society.
You think you're so hot?! Die, you bastard!
Either way, that thing is mine now.