Scene – A vast mountain region comes into view — enormous peaks touching the clouds, some even rising beyond them.Suddenly, Precious appears midair, and the very flow of air around him changes — the wind falls silent, then begins to move gently.
Kail (Precious's mana skill): This is the Land of Mounts. You'll only find mountains here — and they're massive.Precious: Yeah… I can see that.Kail: Two major races dominate this land — the Tengu and the Lizardmen.Precious: Hm? Then tell me, who exactly are Tengu and Lizardmen?Kail: The Tengu have human-like bodies, but with large white-feathered wings on their backs.The Lizardmen are similar to beastmen, but their forms are more reptilian — like lizards, crocodiles, and other similar creatures.The two races are constantly at war, each wanting control of this land.Precious: But why would they want this place? It's just full of mountains.Kail: The Tengu love living at high altitudes — that's why they want it.The Lizardmen, however, prefer swampy regions, and since these mountains are made of soft dark soil, a little water could easily turn them into swamps. That's why they want it too.Precious: I see… but aren't Tengu stronger than Lizardmen?Kail: You're right — normally, they are. But the Lizardmen have protection from a Dragon Child.They treat her like their goddess, and she protects them.Precious: I see. Then there should've been fighting between them, right? But it's so peaceful here. Why?Kail: That's the interesting part — the reason is the Hundred-Tailed Fox.
Long ago, these two races fought a fierce war over this land — the battle went on for ages, causing massive destruction.When the Hundred-Tailed Fox found out, she came here herself and stopped the war.Since then, she's lived at the highest peak, guarding the land's balance.But… that's just a story. No one knows how true it is.Precious: I see. But every story starts from somewhere… so some part of it must be true.Kail: You have a point — the war between the Tengu and Lizardmen was real.Precious: And if that war truly stopped… then someone stopped it. So it's probably true that the Hundred-Tailed Fox exists.Kail: Oh… yeah, that makes sense. (thinking)Precious: Then let's go.
Scene – Precious vanishes and reappears beside a massive mountain.
Kail: This… is the biggest mountain in the entire land.
Scene – Precious slowly lands on the ground — he had been floating midair before.As soon as he touches down, he notices a cave, and in front of it stand two Nine-Tailed Foxes.
Precious: As I thought… the Hundred-Tailed Fox really is here.Kail: Okay, okay… shall we go then?
Precious walks forward, but the two Nine-Tails notice him and immediately block his path.
Nine-Tailed Fox #1: Hey, kid! You're neither a Tengu nor a Lizardman. What are you doing here?Precious: I'm just here to meet the Hundred-Tailed Fox.Nine-Tailed Fox #1: What?! Who told you she's here?!Precious: That's not important. Anyway, let me through.Nine-Tailed Fox #2: No chance!
Precious stands still for a moment, quietly watching the second fox — then he speaks softly:Precious: Oh… I know you.Nine-Tailed Fox #2: Huh?
Precious removes his eye mask, and immediately the second fox's body begins trembling — electric energy courses through its fur, and its eyes widen in terror.
Nine-Tailed Fox #2 (trembling): Y–You… a–are… P–Precious?!
Fear and shock spread across its face.
Flashback – Years Ago
Location – Bees VillagePrecious, a 7-year-old boy, sits silently in his room.In the main hall, his father Tall, mother Kin, family butler Guzy, and their family friend Barn (the richest man in Bees Village) are in a serious discussion.
Barn: I just received word — a Nine-Tailed Fox was spotted not far from the village. It's already destroyed several nearby settlements.Kin: What?! Then that means it could attack this village anytime!Barn: It's possible…Tall: What does the King say? Did you contact him?Barn: Not yet — no response so far.Guzy: Even so, we should start preparing. We're talking about a Nine-Tailed Fox — not a small threat.Barn: Agreed. This isn't a minor problem.
Scene – Precious sits silently, staring at the floor, his eyes thoughtful.
Precious: So… Nine-Tailed Foxes are that dangerous?Kail: Yup. Tail Foxes are a unique fox race ranging from one to a hundred tails, each growing stronger with more tails.Every higher-ranked fox commands a small army of lower-tailed foxes.So imagine — a Nine-Tailed Fox leads an enormous army.Now think how powerful a Fifty- or Ninety-Tailed Fox would be…And the Hundred-Tailed Fox? She commands all of them.Precious: "She"? So the Hundred-Tailed Fox is a female?Kail: Yeah. She's often called the Mother Fox.She didn't just create the Tail Foxes — she gave birth to other fox races too, like the Snow Foxes and Fire Foxes.Precious: So this world has a lot of different fox types, huh?Kail: Exactly. If I started explaining all of them, they'd have a whole system of their own — like Demons or True Dragons.Precious: Interesting… but for now, let's solve this Nine-Tailed Fox problem.Kail: Yeah.
Scene – Precious vanishes and appears in front of a hidden cave, surrounded by trees and flat open land — not a single beast nearby.He steps inside. After walking a short distance, he sees many One- to Eight-Tailed Foxes, and sitting above them on a rock is the Nine-Tailed Fox itself.
Random Tail Fox: Intruder! Alert!
All the foxes turn toward Precious, ready to attack.
Precious: Chill, chill! I just came to talk.Fox #2: A human kid… wants to talk to us?Fox #3: Hah! Has our race fallen so low that we converse with a human child?Precious: -_- sigh-Fox #4: Anyway, what do you want?Precious: I just want you to stop attacking the villages and cities.Everyone deserves to live peacefully — even you.
Suddenly, the Nine-Tailed Fox speaks, its voice heavy and sharp.
Nine-Tailed Fox: Peace? As long as humans and other races exist, neither nature nor we Tail Foxes will ever live in peace!
The atmosphere shifts instantly — cold wind cuts through the air, followed by a rising wave of heat.The tension thickens… and the scene fades to black.