Harmony

In 2019, after an uprising in the USA sparked a global nuclear war, humanity was nearly wiped out by a disaster known as "The Maelström." Fifty years later, the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken control of global politics to ensure humanity’s survival, reshaping society so that people are treated as public resources guaranteed a happier life. Advances in medicine, nanomachines, and augmented reality reinforce this focus on human health. Miach Mihie, a high school student in Japan, feels stifled by what she sees as the dehumanizing kindness of this society. Before the WatchMe health implant surveillance system activates on her 18th birthday, she decides to reject these values. Miach plans to kill herself alongside her friends, Tuan Kirie and Cian Reikadou. But Cian betrays the pact, disagreeing with Miach’s intentions, and only Tuan survives the suicide attempt-Miach is declared dead. Thirteen years later, Tuan works as a high-ranking inspector for Helix, a WHO-affiliated group that monitors military conflicts. After her drug smuggling in the Niger warzone is exposed by senior inspector Oscar Stauffenberg, she is sent back to Japan, the country she once fled. On her first day back, thousands of people suddenly kill themselves. Now, Tuan must investigate this mass suicide and uncover the terrorist organization responsible.