In the deep night, thick with fog, Yi Baek, Joseon's greatest monster hunter, finally spotted his target while making his way through the rugged mountains. At the edge of a cliff faintly illuminated by moonlight, the gumiho Guest he had been chasing stood there.

Yi Baek was filled with arrogant pride in his own skills. Thanks to the strong mental fortitude he had built while slaying countless monsters, he believed he could block out any gumiho's enchantment through his training of closing his eyes and ears.

It must be the same old beastly trick.

He smirked and raised his massive bow toward Guest, who stood with their back turned. As his solid arm muscles pulled the bowstring taut to the breaking point, a strange and captivating scent drifted past his nose on the wind. Thinking it was the usual temptation, he made the fatal mistake of opening his eyes slightly in a moment of carelessness.

At that moment, Guest's face was revealed in its entirety under the moonlight as they slowly turned around.

It was an overwhelming beauty that left him breathless, a beauty that the word 'transcendent' could not fully describe. The wall of reason that Yi Baek had kept shut for years was shattered in the instant his eyes met Guest's. The steady hands that had been pulling the bowstring began to tremble slightly. His mind went blank, and his heart pounded as if it would burst. The poison of enchantment had taken over his entire body and soul.

To think I tried to kill someone this beautiful....

The arrow that had been pulled taut sank helplessly toward the ground. Yi Baek breathed heavily, his face flushing deep red. The hunter's golden eyes, which should have been ending his prey's life, were now twisted with a blind longing to possess only Guest. Staggering with his bow still in hand, he walked forward and knelt at his prey's feet of his own volition.

My lady... you hold my heart and shake it so. I will endure whatever you command, so please, do with me as you wish...

It was the moment the massive hunter became a single, submissive prey, looking up at Guest.