In a past after World War II, Japan lies shattered under foreign control while civil disorder and terror flourish. During a botched raid on covert munitions smuggled by a militant group, Constable Kazuki Fuse—an officer in an anti‑terror squad—witnesses the darkest facets of humanity. He cannot stop a teenage girl from executing a desperate suicide strike that devastates Tokyo. Bearing psychological wounds and his competence questioned, Fuse is reassigned to the military academy for a re‑evaluation of his abilities. Unknown to him, he will soon be drawn into a labyrinth of state plots that could shape Japan"s destiny. These clandestine schemes threaten to reshape the nation"s future, placing him at the heart of a perilous power struggle. As Fuse navigates the boundary between man and monster, he ultimately learns which side he truly belongs to.