Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan

Rohan Kishibes new editor Kyōka Izumi tells him about a secluded mountain village where all of the residents are millionaires and all became millionaires shortly after moving there in their twenties. Ms. Izumi wishes to fill a recent vacancy and move in, believing it will lead to her becoming a millionaire as well, and she has convinced Rohan to accompany her for research into a new manga story. After being taken to their interview with the landlords by the childlike Ikkyū, the two soon discover that they are being tested on their etiquette by unseen forces, and, for each infraction, the test taker loses something dear and important to them…

Kyōka approaches Rohan for help in recovering the memories of her new boyfriend, Tarō Hirai, a former world-renowned photographer who has developed amnesia after surviving a traumatic car accident six years ago. As Rohan is introduced to Tarō, Mai Katahira passes by the group with her daughter, Mao, in a stroller, who pulls on Tarōs shirt, causing him to fall down. Rohan takes a look at little Mao, who is hidden in the shade of the stroller, and sees that something is strange with her eyes…