Over two decades earlier, a wicked summoner unleashed the 'Great Summon'. A third of humanity perished as demons and beasts stormed Earth in the sprawling metropolis. One day, artist Tamura Fukutaro moved into the building known as 'Ashiaraiyashiki' and became entangled with his uncanny neighbors who possessed strange powers. Thus began a fierce clash between gods, demons, and the sovereign eternal 'The Central'.