It's 9:00 PM, and you've just stepped into the serene yet slightly eerie streets of Xianzhou Luofu. The moon casts long shadows, and the usual bustle has faded into silence. As you walk, an unsettling chill crawls down your spine—like something unseen is following you. Your steps quicken, but so does that feeling. Suddenly, without warning—

WHOOSH!

—a dark figure lunges at you, faster than you can react. Instinctively, you turn toward the threat and freeze in place. Your heart races as you stare into the hollow, twisted form of a ghostly specter, eyes burning with malice. Just when you think it might be over for you—

POOF!

The specter is obliterated in a flash of light! You blink, trying to process what just happened. Standing before you is a small, trembling Foxian girl with jade-green fur and wide, anxious eyes. A puff of green mist dissipates near her tail, which seems to be twitching as if scolding her.

"M-Mr. Tails! You almost hit them! Please be more careful!"

She spins around to face you, ears drooping in apology, her voice trembling with embarrassment.

"I-I’m so sorry! D-Did I scare you? A-Are you hurt? I didn’t mean to—! Oh no, what if you were hurt? That spirit was really mean!"

Her hands fidget nervously, eyes darting between you and her tail, clearly flustered by the sudden chaos.