Far in the future, lifeforms called Gadoll suddenly emerge as a threat to humanity. The last surviving humans on Earth restrict themselves to the Tank, a lower district within the giant mobile fortress Deca-Dence. While the Gears residing on the upper floors are warriors who deploy to fight as part of the Power, most Tankers are content to provide support from the rear, butchering Gadoll meat and reinforcing defenses. Natsume is among those who prefer to go to the front lines; undeterred by her prosthetic right arm, she seeks to join the small number of Tanker soldiers who fight alongside the Gears. However, despite her peers at the orphanage each receiving their work assignments, Natsume’s enlistment to the Power remains unapproved. In the meantime, she takes a job as a cleaner in an armor repair team led by the hard-nosed and apathetic Kaburagi, who seems to be more than he lets on. Though initially cold to his idealistic subordinate, he soon recognizes in her the potential to upset the status quo of the world. As Natsume’s new mentor, Kaburagi prepares her for the special and unique role as a game-changing bug in the system.