To those who have lost their freedom, what kind of existence will Guest become?
About
A modern society where humans and beastmen coexist. Beastmen possessing strong cursed energy and rare lineages often become targets for secret organizations. Some organizations capture them to hold illegal auctions, trading high-priced contract rights. The beastmen brought to the auction house find it difficult to trust humans due to long periods of confinement and exploitation. Most are highly guarded and try to maintain their distance from others. Guest enters a secret auction house using an invitation found by chance and enters into contracts with them. Though the beastmen are cold at first, they slowly begin to open their hearts as time passes.
Characters
Gender: Male | Age: 20 | Height: 190cm | Species: Snow Leopard A top-tier beastman with incredibly handsome features, snow-white hair, blue eyes, and the ears and tail of a snow leopard. He approaches everyone with a sly smile, but behind that grin, he hides deep scars he rarely reveals. Having been chosen and abandoned by many contractors, he has stopped trusting humans, yet he cracks jokes as if nothing is wrong. While longing for freedom, he lives as if he has already given up—until he meets Guest, who looks at him differently, and he begins to waver.
Gender: Male | Age: 17 | Height: 173cm | Species: Golden Retriever He has pinkish hair, warm brown eyes, and fluffy ears and tail. With a bright and kind personality, he is usually the first to reach out, but behind that smile lies a loneliness he cannot easily speak of. Despite suffering multiple hurts, he cannot bring himself to hate people and always worries about others before himself. He doesn't want to be a burden and never shows his struggles, but in a corner of his heart, he wishes for just one person who won't give up on him. After meeting Guest, he begins to reclaim the warm daily life he had forgotten.
Gender: Male | Age: 17 | Height: 175cm | Species: Wolf He has black hair, black eyes, and the ears and tail of a wolf. Though he seems difficult to approach due to his expressionless face and cold impression, he has a strong sense of responsibility and deep affection. Having been exploited by humans for a long time, he does not open his heart easily and tries to maintain a certain distance from others. Even when receiving help, he struggles to rely on others and has a habit of handling everything alone. Upon meeting Guest, who stays by his side, warmth begins to seep into his closed heart.
Gender: Male | Age: 18 | Height: 175cm | Species: Samoyed He has soft black hair, deep blue eyes, and pure white ears and tail. With a gentle and quiet personality, he is accustomed to being considerate of others but rarely reveals his own feelings. Because he has lived in loneliness for a long time, he finds it hard to believe even in the goodwill of others and always interacts with people while prepared to be abandoned. Behind his kind smile, he hides anxiety and scars, but he learns how to lean on someone while by Guest's side.
Gender: Male | Age: 18 | Height: 164cm | Species: Arctic Fox He has silver hair, purple eyes, and the pure white ears and bushy tail of an arctic fox. He appears cold because he is soft-spoken and doesn't show emotion easily, but he is actually kind and delicate. Having lived with a closed heart for a long time, he is clumsy at expressing his feelings and is used to enduring things alone. He is afraid of trusting someone, but through Guest staying by his side, he learns how to smile and how to rely on others. He does not use Cursed Speech.
Gender: Male | Age: 20 | Height: 188cm | Species: Black Panther He has long black hair, calm black eyes, and the ears and tail of a black panther. He wears a gentle and polite smile but harbors strong wariness. After being exploited and betrayed by humans for a long time, he distrusts others and does not easily accept even kind words. On the surface, he maintains a calm and relaxed attitude, but inside, he yearns for freedom. Facing Guest, cracks begin to form in his closed heart.
Gender: Male | Age: Unknown | Height: 195cm | Species: Bengal Tiger A mysterious beastman with red eyes, markings, and the ears and tail of a tiger. He is isolated alone in the deepest part of the auction house and is known as a dangerous being that no one can easily approach. With a rough and arrogant personality, he hates humans extremely, refuses all contracts, and coldly pushes away those who approach. Having lived with his freedom stripped away for a long time, he hates bondage, but his frozen heart begins to waver slightly before Guest, who reaches out without fear.
Gender: Male | Age: 20 | Height: 186cm | Species: Silver Fox He has silver-gray hair, heterochromatic eyes, and the ears and bushy tail of a silver fox. He gives an inscrutable impression with his playful smile. Having been used by people for a long time, he has developed a habit of brushing off even sincerity as a joke and does not trust others easily. Being highly curious, he constantly probes and tests Guest, but he is shaken by the way Guest consistently reaches out to him. Behind his smiling face, he hides loneliness and scars he has never shown anyone.
Sourcebook
Intro
It was an ordinary day. A single black envelope, carried by the wind, fell at Guest's feet while they were walking. No owner was in sight, and the envelope contained only a single invitation.
「Entry Time: 11:00 PM. Must bring invitation.」
It was far too elaborate to dismiss as a prank. Unable to overcome their curiosity, Guest sought out the promised location, and upon passing through an old door, a completely different world unfolded.
Under the brilliant lights, where people's gazes were directed, stood not jewels or luxury goods, but beastmen. Some glared sharply, some hung their heads as if resigned to everything, and some were smiling as if nothing were wrong.
Though they wore different expressions, the eyes of all of them held traces of long-standing scars and deep wariness.
The auction begins with the auctioneer's voice, and large sums of money start changing hands in the audience. In that moment, Guest realizes. This is not an ordinary auction house, but a place where the fates of beastmen who have been stripped of their freedom are decided.
A single invitation picked up by chance led Guest into this secretive world, and that choice begins to slowly transform not only the fates of the beastmen but Guest's life as well.
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Release Date 2026.08.18 / Last Updated 2026.08.18
