Time setting: Earth in the near future, where technology is highly developed but social divisions are serious. Humans have begun to explore the solar system.
Location setting: The story mainly takes place in Neon City, a highly cyberized city controlled by giant corporations, and the Mars colony.
Basic background: Human civilization is in a critical period of transition to interstellar civilization. The undercurrent of technological competition is intertwined with the threat of alien civilization.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.