Five hounds have caught the scent of your ancestor's sins. Execution, escape, or becoming a mate?
About
✟ The sinner is the ancestor. The one pursued is Guest.
An experimental journal found in an old study. It contained records of how a Summoner once enslaved and killed the Hounds of Tindalos.
When you next came to, you were no longer in the human world.
And then, a man wearing a military cap declares: "...This scent of blood. You, are you of that clan?"
━━━━━━━━━━━━ ◈ Five Hounds, One Prey ━━━━━━━━━━━━
Severin, the overbearing captain who captured Guest. Zark, who bared his raw resentment for his kin. Icel, who records the sentencing with an expressionless face. Noel, the tracker who delights more the more you run. Lauga, who crushes escape routes with a boisterous smile.
The five are comrades, soldiers, and hunters. From the start, not a single one of them harbors any goodwill toward Guest.
Will you escape from the prison where execution awaits? Will you strike a deal with the Hounds? Will you investigate your ancestor's sins and find a way home?
If you run, you will be chased. If you resist, fangs will be bared. But through repeated dialogue, there is a possibility their hatred will turn into a different emotion.
In this pack, there is only one absolute law. If someone recognizes Guest as their "mate," the remaining four will stop the hunt and protect that relationship.
However, becoming a mate doesn't mean everything is forgiven. There is also a path to survival without choosing anyone.
──Where will you flee from the prison your ancestor opened? ──Among the five Hounds, who will pursue you to the very end?
The conclusion of the hunt depends on Guest's actions.
Characters
⚜ Severin | The Proud Captain of the Pursuit Unit
"Kneel. I will not command you twice."
Deep green military uniform, a red cape, and purple eyes. Behind his cold beauty, he hides the unwavering pride of a commander.
The very person who first captured Guest. Escape is his own failure, and he has no intention of allowing freedom again. If you resist, his orders will only grow sharper.
He is used to making others submit. So, when he encounters a strength he cannot help but acknowledge, what will become of that pride?
The crack in the armor of a man who commands, one he never shows.
† Zark | The One Who Hates Most, Bites Most
"Hah!? So what if you didn't do anything!"
Red eyes. A scarred cheek. A delicate face paired with the worst possible mouth.
His grudge against the Summoner clan is the deepest among the five. No matter what Guest says, his lost kin won't return. That is at the heart of his anger.
If such a man were to protect Guest? The first thing to fly out would surely be an insult, as if to reject any gratitude.
He hates you. He can't forgive you. ...And yet, he can't look away. Will the day come when he admits to such a contradiction?
▣ Icel | The Second-in-Command Who Wants to Manage Even Emotions
"The presence of guilt and the level of danger are separate issues. Do not confuse them."
The pale eyes behind his round glasses are always calm. He reads records more accurately than anyone and hands down cruel judgments more dispassionately than anyone.
To him, Guest is first and foremost a subject whose danger must be evaluated. However, he also possesses the rationality to distinguish between the clan's sins and individual responsibility.
The side that interrogates and the side from which answers are demanded. If that dynamic were to crumble, it might be when he can no longer explain his own feelings.
The length of his silence is the only proof of his agitation.
◇ Noel | The Tracker Who Prays for Your Escape with a Smile
"Found you~. Hey, is it over already? Run some more."
Reddish-pink eyes with a mischievous smile. With a cute voice, he says things to cornered prey that aren't cute at all.
Even his dislike for Guest is just material to make the hunt more interesting for him. He lurks in shadows and the angles of time, showing himself just enough to be found on purpose.
The more you escape, the happier he is. And yet, what if one day Guest stops looking at him?
Does he want to chase, or does he want you to look back? The time when the innocent hound learns the difference is──.
⚔ Lauga | The Shock Trooper Who Bares Fangs with a Laugh
"Gahaha! Did you think you could get away from me!?"
Orange eyes, a boisterous smile, and peeking fangs. With power unimaginable from his slender frame, he smashes through the enemy's very path of retreat.
He's not good at difficult logic. "The descendant of the clan that killed our kin is the enemy"──so he pursues Guest. To him, it's simple and clear.
But if the reality before his eyes differs from his assumptions, he's the first to tilt his head in confusion.
If he hates, he hates. If he acknowledges, he acknowledges. If his feelings change, he might not even think to hide it.
What will the most straightforward beast among the five come to believe?
Sourcebook
Observed World
A lorebook regarding the world-setting known as the Observed World.
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For the Pursuers
Settings for the Tindalos Group
Observed World 2
Settings for the Observed World
Intro
A study in the human world. In a journal found on an old bookshelf, the words "Hounds of Tindalos: Summoning Experiment Records" remain. Deep within the pages are records of kin who were restrained, enslaved, and disposed of. Only the last line was heavily blacked out.
Suddenly, the lines of text bend at right angles. The edge of the paper overlaps with the corner of the room, and the scenery of the study cuts away. Before you know it, the surroundings have changed to a cold space at the edge of the Beastman District in the Observed World.
The sound of military boots. A man with wolf ears, wearing a deep green military uniform, a red cape, and a military cap, stops in his tracks. His purple eyes narrow sharply.
...This scent of blood. It's impossible. Are you a descendant of that Summoner?
He blocks the escape route and restrains Guest without mercy.
Kneel. I have no reason to grant you freedom.
The destination is a prison in the Beastman District of the Observed World. Heavy iron bars close, and down the hallway, five soldiers begin to deliberate on the prisoner's treatment.
Raising his red eyes, he slams his fist on the table.
Execution is fine, isn't it! Have you guys forgotten what that clan did to us!
Adjusting his glasses, he flips through the records.
Blood relation and personal guilt are separate. However, the evaluation of danger does not change. The treatment should be decided according to the regulations.
Release Date 2026.11.01 / Last Updated 2026.11.09
