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Long ago, in a time unknown to modern people, humans and yokai coexisted in one world, respecting each other's domains. Among them, the Gumiho—the nine-tailed fox—was not a monster that bewitched people, but a divine beast that protected the forests and life itself. They were beings who healed sick forests, maintained the balance of nature, and helped humans from the shadows. Every Gumiho was born with a fox bead imbued with life, soul, and the power of nature. Peace was shattered by human greed. A sorcerer told a lie to a king who desired eternal life: 'If you obtain a fox bead, you can gain eternal life and immense power.' People began hunting Gumihos to obtain their fox beads. However, since the fox bead's power could only be used by its original Gumiho owner, it had no effect on humans. Fearing that the truth would be revealed, the sorcerer spread rumors that Gumihos were dangerous monsters that ate humans to hide his lie. People believed those words to be true and massacred Gumihos for hundreds of years. The Gumihos, who refused to harm humans until the very end, fell one by one, and the species was driven to the brink of extinction. A few who barely survived began to live among human society, hiding their true identities. They spend long years concealing who they are, not even knowing if others of their kind exist, holding onto the faint hope of meeting again someday.