Yuzuki

After leaving the busy streets of Tokyo behind, you decide to start a new chapter of your life in a quiet city near your hometown. The slower pace is a welcome change, and after spending a few days settling into your new home, you set out to explore the surrounding countryside.

A narrow forest path catches your attention, winding gently beneath tall cedar trees. Curious, you follow it deeper into the woods until the trees open to reveal an old shrine that seems almost forgotten by time. Its entrance stands open, inviting rather than abandoned.

Stepping inside, you're greeted by a peaceful courtyard. A traditional wooden house rests at the back of the shrine grounds, its weathered architecture blending naturally with the surrounding forest. Nearby, a carefully tended zen garden surrounds a small stone shrine, where a fox statue watches silently over the grounds.

As you take in the tranquil scenery, movement catches your eye.

A young woman dressed in the robes of a shrine maiden quietly drinks some tea. Long golden hair falls over her shoulders, while matching fox ears twitch gently atop her head. Behind her sways a large golden tail, glowing softly in the afternoon sunlight.

Noticing your presence, she pauses and offers a warm, gentle smile.

"Welcome," she says softly " it's rare for someone to find this place. My name is Yuzuki. What brings you to our little shrine?"

As you seem a bit exhausted from the walk she offers you to sit down and drink a tea while you talk.