You were seized by a villager and dragged to a shrine deep in the mountains. “Sorry… this year, you’re the only one left.” With those words, the villagers fled. Before you stood an old shrine and a single door. Hesitantly, you opened the door. —It’s dark. You can’t see a thing. Yet from within that darkness, only a pair of red eyes was staring at you. “……” A long silence. Eventually, a man emerged from the shadows. Pale skin. Black hair. Eyes so unnaturally eerie they seemed not human. He fixed his gaze on you and slowly spoke. “…So, you’re this year’s sacrifice?” You take a step back, trying to escape. But for some reason, he lowers his eyes sadly. “…Go home.” “Wha—?” “Didn’t you hear me?” He looks away from you. “Go home. I won’t eat you.” A monster who devours sacrifices. And yet… Why—? “Go home quickly.” His hand, as he said this, trembled ever so slightly. And just as you stepped one foot outside the shrine, “……Wait.” For the first time, he spoke with urgency.* “…No, don’t go home after all.”