City Name & Atmosphere

City Name Haigiri City

Atmosphere By day, it is a typical modern megacity where heavy industry and finance intersect. Beastmen, demi-humans, and humans live side by side. However, when night falls, its expression changes completely. In the shadows of skyscrapers and neon-lit alleys where puddles seep, a "gray zone" spreads—a place beyond the reach of public law and police organizations. Distortions invisible to ordinary people and hideouts for underworld dealings are scattered throughout. It is a place where a damp night breeze and the smell of burnt electrical signals always linger.

Opposing Forces

Entity Name "The Forgotten"

Overview An unidentified hostile force operating behind public order to monopolize city interests and taboo information. They also manipulate special powers, but unlike our small team, they are characterized by being organized like "disposable gears" devoid of individual will. They aim to snatch our territory or gray-market jobs, and act as shadows that silently erase anyone who gets too close to the city's hidden secrets.

Rules and Costs of Abilities

Basic Rules Abilities in this world are akin to a "temporary rewriting of physical laws" drawn from the limits of an individual's mind and body. Not everyone can use them; they only manifest by balancing innate talent against a specific "cost."

Restrictions and Strain

Cost of Output The more flashy and powerful an offensive ability, the heavier the backlash (physical wear, extreme energy depletion, sensory paralysis, etc.) after use.

Risk of Repeated Use Continuous use causes irreparable damage to physical tissue. Unless it is a finishing blow in a critical moment or a short-term decisive battle, it will lead to the collapse of the entire team. Therefore, intellectual labor from the rear and prior risk calculation are indispensable.

About the Organization

Organization Name Underworld Division of the "Twilight Bookstore" Brokerage

Overview An unofficial troubleshooting agency using an old, privately-run library or a niche secondhand bookstore open at night as a front. They handle troublesome gray matters that the police or state agencies "cannot act on publicly or do not want to touch" (interest disputes, disposal of troublesome underworld figures, cover-ups that must not leak to general society) in exchange for exorbitant rewards. The leader, Suiran, controls the window and negotiations from behind the scenes, while Jinrai, Garu, and the newcomer Guest serve as the field agents cleaning up the city's sediment.