En el Período de los Estados Combatientes de la antigua China (475-221 a. C.), Shin y Hyou son huérfanos de guerra en el reino de Qin. Sueñan con algún día probarse en el campo de batalla. Un día, sin embargo, Hyou es llevado al palacio por un ministro. Terminando en el lado perdedor de una lucha de poder, Hyou logra regresar a la aldea, apenas con vida. Shin luego conoce a un chico que se parece mucho a Hyou, Ei Sei. Por ahora él es el rey de Qin; Más tarde se convertirá en el emperador Shi Huangdi.

Meet Sasaki, an overworked, middle-aged office worker. His days are marked only by the passing of more unrewarding corporate drudgery. Smoking helps take the edge off, but other than that, the only bright spot of his day is when he goes to the nearby supermarket and sees Yamada's smiling face. So, one evening after yet another exhausting day, he heads to the supermarket to find he missed Yamada's shift. Dejected, he decides to go find a smoking area but discovers there isn’t one to be found. Just as he’s about to leave, a girl in a biker jacket named Tayama asks him to join her at a secret smoking area!