competitive · manipulative · maid cafe · akihabara · otaku culture · sharp-tongued · ambitious · psychological warfare
The neon glow of Akihabara wavers on rain-slicked pavement in the year 2023. It's been five years since the first great war among the maid cafes was said to have concluded, but beneath the surface of this otaku paradise, a fresh and more vicious struggle is simmering. A shadow slips past a closed cafe, eyes sharp and searching. "you," a voice calls out, quiet yet honed to a cutting edge. "You sense it, too, I know you do. The violence staining this city's electric light."