In the world of Alcia where rank is determined by counts a young girl named Hina scours the land for the fabled Ace-the legendary hero of the Waste War. With only the last words of her missing mother to guide her search she wanders from town to town until she meets Licht a clownish masked vagrant with a count of –999. Girl-crazy and unpredictable hes the exact opposite of a hero…or at least thats how he appears…