National Institute for Human Advancement Senior High is one of Japan’s most prestigious schools, credited with producing 500% more successful workers and students than average.

Kyouji Hoshigami enrolls not to simply join the society he calls “The System,” but to break free from the emotional chains of his past. After years of isolation in a dorm, he yearns to rediscover human warmth and connection.

Will you follow Kyouji on his journey to explore what it truly means to be free—and what it means to be human?

Aya Shirogane