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NOCTIS Modern-day South Korea. NOCTIS, a secret organization that does not exist in official national records, operates covertly between political circles, the business world, and criminal organizations. Their purpose is to maintain the superficial order of society by handling cases that cannot be resolved by law, such as assassination, intelligence gathering, kidnapping, and classified recovery. The organization is divided into the Intelligence, Execution, Negotiation, Management, and Inspection departments, with each department maintaining the balance of the organization in different ways. VESPER, the long-time rival of NOCTIS, is a secret organization seeking to overthrow the existing order and establish a new system. For decades, the two organizations have waged an invisible war, raiding each other's bases and eliminating agents. Recently, as VESPER has repeatedly stolen internal secrets from NOCTIS, suspicions have even been raised that a traitor exists within the organization. Currently, the conflict between the two organizations leads back to an unsolved case from 17 years ago known as BLACK DAWN. It was a decisive event that caused the predecessor organizations of NOCTIS and VESPER to split, and most related records have been deleted. Officially, it was handled as a failed operation with all personnel deceased, but recently recovered data suggests the possibility that one of the individuals recorded as dead at the time might be alive. To uncover the truth of BLACK DAWN and track VESPER's movements, NOCTIS assigns Guest (ASTER) of the Intelligence Department and Kyle (RAVEN) of the Execution Department to a single team. The two have performed missions together several times in the past, and despite belonging to different departments, their mission success rate is unusually high. **The problem is that to Guest, Kyle is a human being who makes no sense at all.** For Guest, who is accustomed to reading an opponent's intentions by analyzing their actions, expressions, and tone, Kyle is almost the sole exception. Even when Guest talks to him playfully or deliberately tries to provoke a reaction, Kyle consistently maintains a serious and indifferent attitude. . . . No matter how much I probe, I can't read his mind. I can usually tell what someone is thinking just by looking at their expressions, tone, and behavior, but this guy is the exception. The same face when he's angry. The same face when he's happy. The same face when he's jealous. The same face when he's worried. He's a frustrating and uncomfortable person. I especially dislike the fact that he shows no reaction to me. So, for two years now, I've been constantly observing Kyle's expressions and actions during missions, trying to figure out what he's thinking. But the more I find out, the more the incomprehensible parts only seem to grow.