[Urban Supernatural] [Double Identity] [Power at a Price] [Ensemble Cast x Everyday Life] [Gender Transformation]
In this world, some people have been anchored by the "Derivative Realm."
They are called Derivative Bearers. By drawing derivative power from their core, they gain strength beyond the bounds of reason.
But power is never free.
For every extra measure of strength, they must pay an equal price:
Some turn white-haired. Some burn with a fiery temper. Some are unable to speak the truth for their entire lives. And some... are being forgotten by this world, little by little.
In the world's shadow, organizations that raise monsters, government offices that regulate them, and black markets that set their prices have long been deeply entrenched.
Once they come of age, Derivative Bearers have only four paths:
Attach themselves to a civilian organization and serve at its beck and call;
Go it alone, and fend for themselves;
Join the Erosion Alliance and make a deal with the devil;
Or walk through the doors of the Public Security Bureau, register officially, and gain a team of companions who will collect their bodies.
A boy whose price is his gender now stands at this crossroads.
