The bitter war between the Empire and the Republic of Frost has ended, but three years after the ceasefire, the Empire is still ravaged by starvation and disease, and bandits terrorize the populace. Can the Imperial Army State Section III, aka Pumpkin Scissors, stop a renegade force with chemical weapons? And who is the mysterious stranger helping Pumpkin Scissors?
The Nebulo Congress is finally underway. The citizens are filled with pride at its magnificence, excited by its grandeur, and exhilarated by its effect on the growing economy. Even those without naivete forget their possible fates after the conclusion of the Congress and indulge in the mudslinging that comes with sectionalism. In the midst of crazed revelry, the body of a nameless laborer is discovered...an event that would otherwise be ignored during a period of changing state affairs, except--?!