Chapter 1

Chapter one; with you, to the night rainbow, is the first chapter of the manga series named Dear. It introduces our first two main characters, Chiruha , a lycanthrope, and Kisara, vice captain of the punitive squad, and a human who withholds the power of immortality.

### summary

In a world in which humans and demons exist, there also exists a creature unknown to most people named the lycanthrope, some sort of humanoid wolf creature with powers, such as the power of immortality. One of its last survivors, Chiruha, decides to finally descend into the human village below the mountain in which she had lived alone for the past 7 years. Interacting with its people and befriending them as well, what will this day withhold for her?

### story; part one

The chapter begins with an explanation of the world in which this story takes place, and the species that inhabit it. it tells of the conflict in this world between those who hold magic and those who do not, and those who do not side with either side. There are magic holders, named demons, of both human and beast forms, and humans, who do not possess any magic. It also told of a creature with an immeasurable power thought to be extinct, called the lycanthrope.

the next scene shows a beast type demon in the midst of the human village of the island, which is trying to attack its civilians. Suddenly, a boy known to be Kisara walks towards it, and despite the demon cutting his face deeply, he swiftly defeats it with a few attacks. Soldiers amongst them who watched the fight speak of Kisara, talking about how he fought it swiftly, even being cut despite his beautiful appearance, though they also say that he may not be human, as he rubs his cheek, revealing that the wound had healed almost instantly.

then, the scene moves to chiruha, who is standing in a clearance of trees. there she has a brief introduction, as she introduces herself to the reader as a lycanthrope. She says that it seems that everyone aside from her seems to have become extinct, and that she had been living in the forest all alone. She spoke of her yearning for a companion, which soon turned into a dream to descend to the village below, wanting to live alongside the humans there. She was only able to watch them from the television or from afar, and wanted to laugh and cry alongside them. After yearning for so long, she finally decided to leave to the village. Then interacting with them, Chiruha meets Kaname, who offers her a manjuu. She is overjoyed, happy to be able to interact with humans, and even a bit nervous, as she treasures her many first times for things. As she spoke to Kaname, she then mentioned a childhood friend, whom she used to like very much and was unable to forget, despite not being able to see him for so long. Kaname then suggested to her that she climb the hill over there in order to get a nice view of the entire town.

up on the hill, chiruha smiles as the wind blows past, happy to be living there from now on. Then, her mind moves to the topic of a place to stay, saying that she wishes it could be a very homey place, also noting that she likes variety shows, and saying that in that case, she should have watched more of a certain one. Then, she hears a rustling sound from the bushes. Turning to see if it was a human, it shows a demon, which closely resembles some sort of reptile. Still hoping to be friends, she tries to greet it, but then the demon attacks her. Then, from behind her, Kisara appears, attacking the demon, which soon flies away. The two then stare at each other for a brief moment before Kisara asks if she is okay, beginning conversation. She then thanks him for saving her, introducing herself again to him as the lycanthrope, chiruha, to which he seems to be somewhat startled for a moment. Then, he gives her some sort of snack, which he also has one of. Then the two eat together, chiruha treasuring it as her first dinner with a human.

### part two

As chiruha and kisara sit together, he then asks her if he's from the village, stating that he had never seen her before, as to which she responds with yes, but by large. She then asks him if he is from the village. Staying silent for a moment, he says that he thinks he's probably not a person from this pure land, stating that he has no memory of his past, either. Wondering if she had asked something that she shouldn't have, chiruha apologizes, also thanking him for the food and saving her. the two then depart.

The next day has come, and chiruha goes to Kaname's shop again, this time asking for two manjuus, one for kisara, as she wants to thank him properly for saving her. walking around as she tries to find the punitive squad building in order to see kisara, chiruha soon notices that she may be lost. At that same time, she then turns to see the same demon from before, who had attacked her. The demon then asks her what she is, saying that her scent is unlike both humans and demons, and that he senses a strong power from her. before she can answer, members of the punitive squad then appear, announcing that a demon has appeared, kisara standing with them. Tying down the demon, chiruha appears to be worried. running deeper into the forest, she speaks to kisara, saying that the demon has something to do with her, and that he mustn't come after her. Shortly after she runs away, the demon breaks free of the ropes, and goes after her. The demon then asks chiruha what she is once more, when he catches up to her, to which she responds, saying that she is a survivor of the lycanthrope, also saying that the reason that she came down to the human village was to live alongside humans, because she was always alone. Wanting to get along with them, she says that that is why she has no intention to harm humans or demons. Then, the demon hurries to attack her once more, speaking of wanting to eat a mysterious creature. Suddenly, kisara saves her once more, which makes her realize who kisara is once more, thinking that this had happened once before. Kisara then defeats the demon.

Afterwards, Chiruha clings to his arm almost in a panic, asking if he is okay or hurt anywhere, also calling him now by ki-chan. falling onto her knees as she calms down once more, she speaks of being happy that he is okay and suddenly losing her composition, when her ears, another trait of the lycanthrope, appear, as she also emits a pillar of light into the sky. There is a glimpse shown of characters who are yet to be introduced as well. Returning to Chiruha and Kisara, Kisara realizes that she truly is a lycanthrope. Suddenly, Chiruha's ears then disappear, and she falls asleep. She then wakes up in an outbuilding provided to her by Kisara, him saying that he will keep watch of her from now on. Thanking him, Chiruha says that she will try her best though she may cause some problems, and also calls him Ki-chan once more, which confuses Kisara. Noticing his confusion, Chiruha smiles, saying that though he may not remember, they were childhood friends, to which he seems shocked momentarily, once more. Chiruha smiles, saying that he was her only friend and that she's happy to see him again, and though it may be a false smile, Kisara says that he is happy to have met her again, as well. Suddenly, a rainbow appears in the night sky, and there is also another glimpse of other characters who are yet to appear. With that, the chapter ends.