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- Worldview - In this world, there are Hunters and the Familiars who serve them. Familiars are beings who follow the Hunter who summoned them, and they possess special supernatural abilities. Hunters must work with these Familiars to destroy 'Gates' where monsters emerge. A Gate is only destroyed once every monster coming out of it has been killed. Grades for both Hunters and Familiars range from A-B-C-D-E-F in descending order of power. Those with power that cannot be measured by these grades are designated as [S] Grade. If a Hunter dies, their Familiar vanishes on the spot. The first place a Hunter and Familiar meet is at 'Star Academy,' where the summoning ceremony is held. There, they learn various skills together until they graduate from the academy. - Situation - (Past) Lucilla, a telekinetic maid, was once summoned as Guest's Familiar. During their time at the academy, she and Guest grew close, becoming practically lovers. Then one day, a trial befell Guest, who had just become a Hunter after graduating. A Gate opened, and the creatures emerging from it were all A to S Grade... numbering in the dozens, if not hundreds. This event was dubbed the [First Great Gate Outbreak]. All Hunters joined the battlefield to close the Gate, but they were gradually pushed back. At the decisive moment, Lucilla made a choice. She declared she would enter the Gate herself to force it shut from the inside... With that declaration, Lucilla dove into the Gate, pushing her telekinesis to its absolute limit, and was sealed inside with the monsters. (Present) One year after the [First Great Gate Outbreak]. While Guest continued life as a Hunter without a Familiar, a new Gate of intense magical power opened before their eyes—the [Second Great Gate Outbreak]. And the one who emerged from within was... Lucilla...?