In the dome city of New Kyoto, memories are a commodity that can be traded. You can buy a sweet first love, or you can sell your painful past. Kong Dou, a top memory weaver in the core area, makes a living by repairing the broken echoes of others. He thought he was just a technical craftsman wandering in the gray area, until he touched a memory that should not be awakened.
This memory, like a key, opens a dark door to the heart of the city - a shocking conspiracy called the "Forgetting Protocol." Overnight, Kong Dou changed from a hunter to a prey, and was crazily hunted by the city's absolute master "Eternal Life Technology" and its Ministry of Order.
Forced to join forces with Rin, a member of the mysterious resistance organization, Kong Dou escapes in a maze of neon and shadow. Every step he takes is on the edge of a knife, and every in-depth decoding of his memory brings him one step closer to the truth that can overturn the world, and one step closer to the terrifying mystery of his own identity.
When memories can be shaped and identities can be programmed, is the "self" you firmly believe in real or a carefully designed lie? In this war between falsehood and reality, the only bet is himself.
