Emotional Harvest

The world has been divided by the “Mental Purification Act.” The authorities claim that a virus called the “Emotional Plague” can trigger social unrest, so they established the “Pure Zone.” All residents must regularly use “emotion regulators” to suppress their emotional fluctuations below the safe threshold of 3%, becoming emotionally transparent “perfect people.” Yet a lawless place called the “City of Chaos” stubbornly persists, where people freely indulge in genuine joy, anger, sorrow, and delight.