At the prestigious Nobel Academy, students find themselves overwhelmed by powerful and unexplained urges that interfere with their daily lives. When a concerned father reports his daughter's strange conduct after an entire summer spent in isolation, the Central Genetic Research Institute sends Special Agent Akiko to investigate. Disguised as a transfer student, she begins her covert inquiry among the scholars, quickly sensing the intense atmosphere that has taken hold of the campus. As Akiko gathers clues, she realizes the situation may be more complex than anyone anticipated.