In the high‑tech, spell‑bound realm of the Wahrheit Empire, whispers of a looming disaster called simply the "light" stir unease among its citizens. In the capital, deliveryman Innumael Grauer readies his daily routes, fighting to support himself and his sister. New recruit Leocadio Wöhler joins him on the commute, inadvertently lugging a concealed parcel that houses illicit artillery owned by a shadowy gang.
Accused of trafficking the bundle, Innumael faces capital punishment under the Empire"s stringent arms controls amid growing unrest. Yet the very syndicate that thrusts him into this peril may, unbeknownst to him, rescue him—if only for a short while. Meanwhile Leocadio receives his inaugural assignment: to capture the outlaw faction dubbed "Headkeeper," believed to ferry forbidden weaponry.
Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst chronicles the odyssey of these two youths across the Wahrheit Empire, setting off a cascade that will reshape their destinies and alter the empire"s trajectory as they know it, as they navigate a world on the brink.
