Mishima is a reporter at the Weekly Times tabloid. Once passionate about journalism, he’s now jaded from chasing celebrity scandals. That changes when his editor-in-chief gives him a rare chance: to witness a world hidden from ordinary life.

She sends him to meet someone unexpected—Keijiro Kihara, a legendary ex-yakuza and now an informant known only as “Informa.” Dishonest in every way but one, Kihara knows the darkest corners of crime, politics, and entertainment.

Kihara nicknames Mishima “Clunker,” makes him his driver, and takes him to a Shinjuku cabaret club. There, a hostess warns him: “Don’t die, Clunker Number Two.” Before Mishima can ask what she means, Kihara gets a call—someone has set a politician on fire. It’s the first of many murders.

In an age where anyone can spread information, true power lies with those who can bury it. As Mishima and Kihara dive deeper into a web of secrets, one question remains:
Who really controls the truth—and what does it cost to uncover it?