"My father's last words were a curse, binding me even after his death." Genkyou is a city-state ruled by status and comprised entirely of nobles. Crime and underhanded deals seem to be an everyday occurrenc...

1883, the sixteenth year of the Meiji era, Tokei (Tokyo). Shizume Kurahashi, a "worshipper" of the scientific method, suffers from a peculiar problem: when her heartbeat becomes irregular, she falls into a...