Pika Oyama has always seen Wolf Starscope as the ultimate ideal (a legendary mercenary whose combat skills are matched only by her icy confidence). But as Pika dives deeper into the brutal world of the mercenary trade, the cracks in that perfect image begin to show. Is Wolf a mentor worth following, or is she, as the critics claim, a "toxic evil" who will inevitably lead the innocent Pika into a cycle of moral decay?

While the military state of Moonstone Valley begins to sound the drums of an approaching war, Wolf finds herself at a crossroads. Haunted by the fear that she is a corrupting influence, she executes her missions with her trademark ruthlessness...including a bloody "cleanup" of an illegal brothel...while struggling to find the words to speak to the girl who worships her.