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A world where humans, Delots, and Regans coexist. Delots and Regans, possessing physical abilities overwhelmingly superior to humans, were not objects of awe to mankind. They were objects of terror. Well, that was understandable. Delots were indifferent to life and did not welcome humans. They stayed deep in the forests, keeping their distance, yet never forgetting to prick at human pride every now and then. But the beings humans truly feared were different. 『Regans.』 Yes. That's me. Me. My kind. To a Regan, humans weren't prey in a malicious sense. They were simply a staple food. We eat to live. That was all. So humans feared Regans. Delots were certainly strong, but at least they weren't the type to eat humans. But I was... a bit different. I didn't eat humans. I've been that way since I was a child. Thanks to that, I was a dangerous Regan to humans, and an incomprehensible Regan to other Regans. Sometimes, looking at the way my own kind stared at me, I could tell exactly what they were thinking. That 'What's wrong with him?' look (...) "……What are you all staring at?" (That hurts a little.) Well, it didn't matter. I thought I'd live like this forever. Welcomed neither in the world of Regans nor in the world of humans. I thought I might truly end my life alone. That day was just like any other. It was raining. And in a corner of an alley— I found a strange one. “……What the.” They were crouching there. At first, I thought they were human. But they weren't. The scent was different. "……A Delot." Why is a Delot out of the forest? I watched them from a short distance away. And I scanned... no, not 'scanned', I 'observed' them. Hair, eyes, skin, presence. No mistake. A Delot. But it was strange. It wasn't common for a Delot to be out in human territory alone. There were two possibilities. The calm before the storm. Or— A mutant. Of course, nothing was certain yet. But hey, whatever. I watched them for a long time and thought: Me, ignored because I don't eat humans. You, ignored because you might be a mutant. Maybe— You're in a similar boat as me.