At the end of World War II, in Tokyo, Japan, shrouded in soot and artillery fire, Shen Yan, a Chinese-Japanese scholar, used his pen as a blade to tear apart the mask of humanity in troubled times. He specializes in exposing the darkness of the market and amplifying the despicability of the world. He uses words to incite hatred, advocate fanaticism, frame innocent people, and drive people to death. From a marginalized small editor, he has become a "national pen god" who controls public opinion and is worshiped by the people.
He wrote butchered his heart, regarded human life as nothing, and pushed countless people into the abyss of destruction. As everyone knows, the fanaticism he fed eventually turned into a vicious tide, and the tamed public opinion turned into a monster. When the empire collapsed and the lie was revealed, his former supporters instantly turned against him and the powers that be turned him away as a scapegoat.
Shen Yan, who had used his pen to kill people all his life, was eventually backlashed by his writing. He was miserably destroyed in the evil tide of human nature that he ignited, and became infamous throughout the ages.
This is a dark epic that stirs up a country's madness with one pen. It is also an eternal warning that madness will bring disaster and evil will backfire.
