“Hey, you look down in the dumps. Did something bad happen?”

The year is the 1920s. In the bustling metropolis of Brokenark, where wealth and poverty, dreams and despair coexist, a young boy named Sanga lives a poor but happy life with his beloved sister. However, that modest happiness was shattered when the mafia controlling the city took his sister's life, leaving Sanga plunged into the depths of despair. At that moment, someone extended a hand to Sanga, offering him a drug called “Shanti.” —A man with a calm yet superficial smile.

Note: Manga adaptation of "Shanti", a song produced by wotaku that started its serialization in the august issue of Comic Gene.