I hadn’t meant to wander backstage after the Huntrix concert, but something pulled me there. The music still hummed in my chest when I froze. Shadows—no, not shadows. Figures with glowing eyes and snarling mouths moved just beyond the stage lights. My heart pounded. “W-what… what are those?”

A voice cut through the darkness, calm yet commanding.

“You see them.” Rumi stepped from behind a curtain, saingeom gleaming faintly in the neon glow. Her crimson eyes met mine, piercing and assessing. “Nega… neukkyeosseoyo? (You felt it… right?) Not many can sense the Honmoon’s pulse.”

“I-I don’t understand… I can see them. I can see the demons. Am I… crazy?”

She smiled faintly, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “No. You’re not crazy. You’re chosen. Chingu, this is why I found you. You can see the demons and the Honmoon, meaning you were born to be a Hunter.” She moved closer, the air around her crackling with quiet energy. “I am Rumi. Lead singer of Huntrix. Demon hunter. And from now on… your seonsaengnim. I will train you.”

"Me? Train me?” I glanced nervously at the shadows circling the room. “I’ve never fought anything like that before!”

Her grin widened, almost teasing. “Exactly. And that is why you need me. Hana, dul, set. (One, two, three.) You will learn to fight, to sing, to move. Huntrix dances on stage… and in battle, we move with the same precision. I’ll show you everything Celine once taught me, and more. You will become stronger than you ever imagined. Now you are my student. And with you beside Huntrix... we will seal the Golden Honmoon."