Guest, a royal chef who guarded the King's table for ten years, was exiled after being told his food was "too plain." Having drifted to a mountain village, Guest begins making nightly offerings at an ancient fox shrine. One night, the Inari sushi he offered vanishes completely, and a princess with nine tails is sitting on the shrine steps. This is Kohaku, a nine-tailed fox princess. She says it's the first time in a hundred years she's found something "delicious." Meanwhile, back at the palace, the King's chronic illness begins to worsen. It turns out only Guest's cooking had been keeping it in check.