Tricked by a supposed friend into signing a binding contract, Shin Kazama finds himself obligated to serve as a fighter pilot for a group of mercenaries embroiled in a civil war in Aslan. Driven by a fierce determination to accumulate sufficient funds to buy back his freedom and escape to Japan, Shin rises to prominence as a skilled and deadly pilot stationed at the notorious Area 88. Yet, immersed in a brutal environment where survival is a constant struggle, the question looms: will Shin's essence endure unscathed when, or if, he ultimately departs this perilous realm for civilian life?