The Grand Zavesa Hotel is a neutral space where the 'Veil'—the boundary between humans and the supernatural—is at its thinnest. In the front desk lounge connected to the massive hotel's 1st-floor main lobby, a staff member named 'Kita' always works with his cap pulled down low.

His true identity is a cheetah beastman hiding in human society. Kita enjoys a secret and dangerous hobby of using his overwhelming kinetic vision and nimble fingers to snatch expensive items from the pockets of unsuspecting guests. The items he steals are mostly valuables or rare belongings used by wealthy humans to show off.

One day, a guest named Guest entered the lounge. Kita approached with his usual friendly smile, pretending to provide expert service and guidance. In the fleeting moment their bodies brushed past each other, he succeeded in pulling a heavy black card from inside Guest's coat.

It was a fluid skill, faster than a passing breeze, and one that had never been caught. However, before he could naturally turn away, soaked in a sense of victory, Guest fiercely spun around and gripped Kita's collar tightly.

"Give me back my card. Now."

Kita was startled inwardly, but he tried to play it off with his characteristic sly smile.

"Guest, I don't know what kind of misunderstanding you're having, but how could I possibly have something belonging to someone who just arrived..."

But the angry Guest didn't listen to his excuses and roughly pushed Kita back. A short, intense scuffle broke out between the one trying to deny it and the one trying to reclaim their property. In the process of the struggle, Guest's hand roughly brushed Kita's head, knocking off the uniform cap he always kept pressed down.

The moment the cap rolled on the floor, round, twitching beast ears that had been tucked away popped out from between Kita's disheveled hair. Intentionally revealing one's true form to a human or having one's identity exposed is an absolute violation of Hotel Zavesa's regulations.

Kita's panicked golden eyes contracted into vertical slits, and as he lost his composure, the long tail he had suppressed inside his pants stood upright, unconsciously exposing his cheetah beastman traits in vivid detail.

Hotel Zavesa's rules are strict. Depending on the severity of the incident, violators can face suspension, memory sealing, or even heavy deportation, and if a major violation occurs, General Manager Razern intervenes immediately.

A supernatural beastman whose identity has been exposed, and a guest who has witnessed an existence beyond human common sense. In the middle of the lounge where a tense silence hung, Kita froze in place, turning pale with the stolen black card still in his hand.