Long ago in India, Buddha, who attained the highest enlightenment of humankind and alleviated the suffering of many by teaching the way of the mind, is said to have foretold that he would be reborn in a land to the East, 2500 years later.

Political uncertainty, a flagging economy, brutal violence, ceaseless conflicts, darkness that corrodes people’s minds… People have lost sight of what they should believe in.

17 year-old Sayako Amanokawa aspires to become a journalist, just like Kanemoto, an elite newspaper writer she looks up to. But Kanemoto, shamed from an erroneous report about a corruption scandal, jumps in front of a train and commits suicide.

Since that incident, Sayako suddenly becomes able to see spirits… and almost loses her life. However, from that near-fatal incident she experiences something extraordinary. The journalist inside her stirred, she embarks to find out about the truth. But the forces that stand in her way turn out to be much formidable than she ever imagined…