In the world of Alcia'' where rank is determined by "counts" a young girl named Hina scours the land for the fabled Ace-the legendary hero of the Waste War. With only the last words of her missing mother to guide her search'' she wanders from town to town until she meets Licht'' a clownish masked vagrant with a count of --999. Girl-crazy and unpredictable'' he''s the exact opposite of a hero...or at least'' that''s how he appears...