Jint Lin must quickly adapt when the Abh Empire conquers his planet. A chance encounter with the prodigious Abh Starpilot girl, Lafier, leads him down a path of galactic-scale intrigue and conflict in this modern classic of Japanese sci-fi.

48th Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story Division) This existential widescreen yuri baroque proletariat hard sci-fi idol story has carved out a new legend in science fiction history!