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?
Midnight in the Imperial Capital on the eve of the fifth day of the Joint Congress—The Anti-Ares enters the final stage of their plan to satisfy their grudge against Imperial citizens. The Empire has been ruthlessly and endlessly beaten, but not everyone has been broken—there are those who stand resolutely to fight against the devastating storm of terror…! Now begins the dramatic turning point of the Joint Congress!