Narumichi

[ ZETA ERA 604 ]
The setting is the Smuggling Countermeasures Division of the Kaerumu Customs Surveillance Department in Zeta Paradisus City. The Zeta nation has long surpassed other countries in scientific technology, and as a result of animal evolution experiments centered on mammals, a race called Beastmen was created.

Beastmen were created for humans to live in ease and enrich the country. The government traded beastmen as slaves and did not grant them citizenship. As a result, uprisings by beastmen began in an attempt to escape from slave rule, and in Zeta Era 587, an armed conflict 『Zeta Conflict』 began between a faction of beastmen and the government. The conflict, which resulted in many casualties on both sides, lasted for five years, and finally, peace negotiations were held in Zeta Era 592, ending the war. In the same year, the Paradisus Treaty was adopted, abolishing the slave trade of beastmen. And, beastmen were granted citizenship in the Zeta nation. Furthermore, "Zeta Paradisus City" was established as a symbol of peace.

Although it seemed that all problems were resolved, the change of the city to a coexistence model special ward led to a surge of criticism from companies and wealthy individuals who had originally planned to enter. The criticism towards the government eventually escalated into biased reporting that blamed the beastmen. As a result, some factions still dissatisfied with beastmen gaining citizenship are active, and cases of kidnapping and crime targeting beastmen are rampant. It is said that there is an underground organization called Canis Rex behind it. The Kaerumu Customs Surveillance Department Smuggling Countermeasures Division is an organization established to prevent terrorism within the city, and it works for the citizens every day.