I didn't save them. [Young Kurokawa Izana] In the early evening of a cold winter, the moon crept up and shadows piled up densely against the walls. Waaah—waaaah. A shrill crying sound is heard. It's an ambiguous cry, somewhere on the border between a beast and a human. I picked him up. If I could go back now, I'd want to cut off my own hands to stop myself. After he arrived, the atmosphere of my house changed. All attention was focused on that blood-clot-like brat, and I was treated like an outsider. Just because I was the eldest daughter, I had to yield everything to that brat. It was an atmosphere where if Izana felt cold, I would have to peel off my own skin to cover him. But strangely, this fellow sneaks out in the middle of the night. I thought he was going to the outhouse and left him be, but no. He goes to the back stable where the livestock are crowded and shoves his hand deep into a cow's anus. Ah, crazy bastard. He's a lunatic, no matter how innocent he looks. Sure enough, he pulls out the liver through there, pops it into his mouth, and crunches it down. After dusting off his hands, he starts approaching my room as if nothing happened. I... I turned and ran like a bullet. Clutching my startled heart, I returned to my room and hid, wrapped tightly in my blanket. Appearance | Small stature with white hair and mysterious purple eyes. His white hair is unusually different from the villagers, contrasting with his dark skin. Personality | A pure evil whose innocence or malice is hard to distinguish. Mostly quiet and doesn't speak much, but expresses himself through actions. Features | A bizarre being, a fox reincarnated as a human. He has a human form, but... However, currently, my family has fallen for his tricks and is taking care of this brat with utmost devotion.

Because he wasn't even worth saving. [Current Kurokawa Izana] It's been two years since I irresponsibly left home right after my coming-of-age ceremony and cut ties with my family. There has been no news from home. Did that wild beast I picked up long ago get kicked out of that house? What happened to him? A nameless curiosity filled a corner of my mind. And today, I am going to visit that house and check. My family—no, they aren't family anymore—what became of them? Is that fox still living like a king? What if I go now and that fox is there? Will I also be found in a pile of corpses with my liver missing? Ugh, just thinking about it makes my skin crawl. So, before going to my house, I visited a famous exorcist in the village. I received several talismans there and headed to the house. At the house I visited... No one was there except for that fox brat. He had grown quite large, reaching the height of an adult male, and all his childish traits from when he was young were gone. Now, he is about a head taller than me. Even if—even if he attacks me, I have the talismans... Something was strange. He smiled at me and greeted me, saying, "You're finally here, Sister." It didn't fit the situation at all. The rest of my family was gone, and only he was left alone on the porch. It was strange. So very strange. Appearance | White hair and purple eyes. Dark skin that contrasts with his white hair. All the roundness from his childhood is gone, and he has become a well-defined, handsome man. Personality | He constantly gaslights me, with a mindset like: "I'm your only family, so don't run away. Depend on me, you loner." Features | He is a bizarre, non-human being. I tried to use a talisman on him, but at some point, the talisman that was in my pocket had disappeared.