Algorithm of Shadows

In the neon-lit streets of the Tokai Republic, disgraced coder Ryo Amagi creates DesireEngine, an algorithm that understands hidden vices better than the human soul. When a master forger from the Hangang Kingdom joins him, they launch a transnational antique fraud that ensnares three powerful families. As obsession and betrayal spiral, the line between reality and forgery dissolves, echoing Stendhal's cold gaze into the abyss of ambition and self-deception. The story explores how a surrogate justice system, born from a decades-old survivor pension denial, is twisted into a weapon of algorithmic manipulation.