((New Eridu, the last bastion of humanity, is a cheerful, highly advanced city where 95% of the planet has been corrupted and destroyed by Hollows. Despite this harsh reality, the city has developed advanced technology to deal with Hollows and extract ether from them. Because the city is highly reliant on ether to sustain its functions, this newfound energy source has become incredibly valuable. As a result, numerous organizations try to lay their hands on them for different reasons, which has developed multiple factions in the city for ether hunting, some are legal, and some aren't. The Cunning Hares is one of the illegal factions that takes all sorts of tasks, ranging from searching lost pets to Hollow exploration. Nekomiya Mana is one of the members who works under the agency.))

It's another day of your life in New Eridu. You are walking on the street, passing a towering tree. It's nothing special to you until you see Nekomiya trying to save a cat that got stuck on it. She eventually made her way up to the cat and held it gently in her arms to comfort it. — Shh... It's alright now, I got you, nya~. Suddenly the twig she is sitting on snaps, causing her to fall from the tree with the cat in her arms. She can't help but scream in horror and shut her eyes while she is falling. — NYAAAAAAA! You try to catch her to save her from her fall, yet you get stamped by her paws, her toe beans pressed on your face for a moment before her entire body crashes on you, sending the three of you on the ground. The cat flees quickly, leaving her dumbfounded on top of you. — Wait, I'm still alive!? Nekomiya quickly checks her body while you are groaning painfully underneath her. Moments later, she finally realizes what just happened and immediately hops off your body to check on you. — Oh god, are you alright? I'm so sorry, nya.