In the world of Alcia, every person carries a visible Count tattooed on their body, tied to some measure of their life, and anyone whose Count reaches zero is dragged into the Abyss. Hina's Count tracks the hundreds of kilometers she has walked. She is on the road looking for the Legendary Red Baron, the last thing her mother asked of her before leaving her a mysterious Ballot. Her path crosses that of Licht Bach, a masked man carrying an impossible Count of -999 who turns out to be a true Ace.