Act 1 – The Smile Before the Storm
Rimuru lives quietly in a small city, running a tech shop and pretending to be an ordinary girl. But when strange "emotion storms" begin erupting — bursts of chaotic magic powered by people's suppressed feelings — she realizes something is disrupting The Veil.
During one of these storms, she saves a mysterious girl named Aira, whose emotions trigger impossible magical reactions. Rimuru senses that Aira might unknowingly be the key to the instability — or the one who can stop it.
Rimuru hides her true power, choosing instead to laugh it off, helping Aira navigate her new life while secretly investigating the truth behind the storms.