“Would you like to show the invitation?”

Seoul S Hotel. Eunha, who was about to enter naturally, suddenly stopped in her tracks.

“Here.”

As the man in a suit extended a red envelope that had been prepared in advance, Eunha handed it over meticulously. After examining it carefully, the man handed it back to Eunha.

“Thank you for the confirmation. I will escort you as the Grand Chairman. Please follow me this way.”

He guided Eunha to a different location, not the central elevator in the lobby.

While following the man, Eunha checked her surroundings, looking around. There was no one in the hotel lobby, and even the front desk was empty.

Could there really be a ‘party’ held here? The surroundings were so silent that Eunha even had such suspicions.

“If you use this elevator, it will take you there.”

“Thank you.”

There was another elevator in such a remote place. Eunha stared at the golden automatic door in front of her.

As soon as the door opened and Eunha stepped into the dazzling elevator, it began to move upward on its own without pressing any buttons.

“Which floor is it going to?”

Eunha raised her gaze briefly. There were no indicators or monitors showing the floor number anywhere. The only thing there was a single mirror on the left wall.

Eunha checked her appearance once again in the elevator mirror.

A knee-length black mermaid-line dress. Other than transparent puff sleeves, it had a clean design with minimal decorations. On top of that, there was a black cat-shaped mask used at the previous auction.

‘I can’t wear the Princess of the Abyss dress here.’

Eunha had sweated a lot choosing the dress, hastily leaving her house this morning. In the end, she was fortunate to purchase something suitable based on the recommendation of a store employee.

Touching the mask she was wearing, Eunha waited silently for the elevator to arrive, wondering how many floors it would go up.

Jun should be somewhere when the door opens.

She still didn’t know why he invited Eunha to this place or whether she would find out the reason today.

However, Eunha came to this place. If she didn’t come, it would end without knowing anything.

Ding Dong─

The elevator door, which seemed like it would never open, finally did.

Eunha slowly stepped out.

Kindly, a sign was right in front. Eunha looked around and walked slowly in the direction the sign was pointing.

The corridor Eunha was walking through had glass on both sides, making it easy to see outside. Since the elevator door hadn’t opened for a while, and considering the surrounding buildings looked like toys, this place seemed quite high.

The sound of a violin emanated from not too far away.

Finally revealed in the dazzling light of the chandelier, Eunha raised her hand slightly to cast a shadow over her eyes.

People gathered in groups of three or five, enjoying the party. Even with a cursory glance, there were easily over a hundred people.
Some people glanced briefly at Eunha, but no one approached her.

Eunha wandered around, searching for someone who looked like Jun. However, with everyone wearing masks, it wasn’t easy.

Eventually, Eunha, who temporarily gave up finding Jun, leaned against the wall.

… What should she do?

Now that she had come this far, simply turning back seemed a bit disappointing. However, staying here without any certainty of finding Jun didn’t seem productive either.

[The supernatural being ‘Cat Wandering in the Darkness’ begins to doubt if her sister, Eunha, is really here. “If you wanted to meet, you should have come to me first! Why are you making me go back and forth?” he says with a snort.]

The cat seemed quite angry.

Eunha, to some extent, agreed with the cat’s words.

No matter how much she looked around, she couldn’t find anyone who looked like Jun. However, she couldn’t go around asking each person with a mask if they were Jun.

Could it be someone’s prank? Unlikely. Except for Siwoo, no one knew about Eunha and Jun’s relationship.

‘Should I just go back?’

While immersed in such deep thoughts.

“…?”

Eunha suddenly raised her head.

The surrounding air changed. The bubbling sounds subsided, and someone’s footsteps echoed loudly through the hall.

Soon, a man standing on the podium held a microphone.

“On this splendid night, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has taken precious steps here. Even though we are wearing masks, we should introduce ourselves. I am the Korean Hunter Association Chairman, Goh Dae-yoon.”

A mask adorned with red feathers. The protagonist of this splendid mask was Chairman Dae-yoon. The dazzling chandelier illuminated Dae-yoon, capturing the attention of everyone, including Eunha.

The man in a suit standing beside Dae-yoon translated his words into English. Apparently, there were quite a few foreigners among the gathered people.

“Before we officially start the party, there is something I want to share with you.

Decades ago, when I awakened as a hunter for the first time by chance. I thought I was chosen and became a special existence different from others.