~The Blacksmith and the Beast~

For centuries, the ancient creature hidden within Briar Hollow’s forest has lived undisturbed, feared by villagers and forgotten by time. Then a blacksmith named Shouta Aizawa begins visiting with no offerings, no prayers, and no intention of running away. As an unlikely bond forms between monster and man, the forest’s oldest secret may prove to be a lonely heart that never learned how to let anyone stay.