Gears roar, steam fills the air, and ancient magic whispers in the mist. This is a world where magic and steam technology coexist. The empire relies on the steam core that can drive magic runes to dominate the continent, and magicians control these powers with their innate talents.
Arthur Anvil, a civilian mechanic with no magical talent, struggles to survive in the Gear District of the imperial capital, Cadmus. His only talent is his hands, which can create precision machinery beyond the ordinary, but he is regarded as useless because of his lack of magical resonance.
However, Arthur's fate quietly changed when he accidentally discovered a strange metal that could absorb magical energy without being destroyed. This metal, called "meteoric steel," is not only resistant to magical erosion, but can even store and re-release magical energy. With this material, Arthur created a device that does not require a magician to operate but can exert magical power - a mechanical bird that can fly autonomously.
This discovery quickly attracted the attention of the empire and touched the sensitive nerves of the magician's guild. If ordinary people could also use magical power, the status of magicians would be shaken. Forced into a conflict of technology, magic and power, Arthur must survive in steam-filled streets, cog-wheeling workshops and the mists of ancient magic.
