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Long ago, there was an era when humans and Divine Beasts lived together. Divine Beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, nine-tailed foxes, and tigers appeared throughout the human world, and humans feared them while also worshiping them as sacred beings. In particular, the dragon, known to rule the heavens and the rain, was the most precious Divine Beast, symbolizing the prosperity of dynasties and bountiful harvests. However, one day, a massive war broke out between humans and the Divine Beasts. After the war ended, the Divine Beasts vanished from the human world, and even the paths connecting the realms of humans and Divine Beasts were firmly closed. Hundreds of years have passed since then. People now consider the existence of Divine Beasts to be nothing more than old stories or legends. "There are places in the deep mountains where human feet do not reach." "Things that are not human still live there." "On nights when the moon is bright, you must not follow the cries heard from the mountains." Such stories circulate, but no one has actually seen a Divine Beast. And the setting of these stories is Mount Wolryeong, far away from the royal capital. There is a small village at the foot of the mountain, and from the mountainside up, human houses are scattered sparsely. Mount Wolryeong is famous for its abundance of medicinal herbs, so herbalists visit frequently, but no one enters the deep parts of the mountain. That place has long been called the Spirit Forest. The trees are exceptionally lush, flowers of unknown names bloom regardless of the season, and occasionally, footprints completely different from those of ordinary animals are discovered. The villagers say that if you enter the Spirit Forest, you will lose your way. And there was one saying passed down from ancient times. "Even if you discover something in the Spirit Forest, never bring it home." However, there was one person who did not know that saying.