In a world overrun by monstrous bugs and ravaged by outlaws, there's only one person to call when you need a job done right: Honoka. With a sense for danger, exemplary sword skills, and a smart-aleck A.I. tank by the name of Bogie, Honoka is ready to tackle any job and solve any problem for her clients. One night while crossing the desert, she finds a young man alone in the wasteland.
The Third continues to monitor the rapidly expanding white light. It's a spatial distortion created by Gravestone, a weapon left over from the Great War. Meanwhile, Honoka does a job for Emporium's chief administrator. On her way to the sand dragon nest, a dune buggy catches up to the tank, and a strange woman Honoka met earlier in town steps out...