Akito's life has never been easy. He's constantly in his older brother's shadow, and his father is the president of Japan who hardly has any time for him. But if he thought things were difficult before, it only gets worse when his brother decides to send him to school abroad -- but it's not any "abroad" that Akito?UR(TM)s ever heard of! Suddenly thrust into a world of magic and intrigue, Akito and his friend Yaya have only their wits to rely on as they try to find their way home... Akito has always been in his older brother?UR(TM)s shadow, but all that changes when Shinkai offers to send him to study abroad ?UR" though, it?UR(TM)s not any "abroad" he?UR(TM)s ever heard of! Suddenly trapped in a world full of warlocks, poisonous bugs and more than a few secrets, Akito and his friend Yaya have nothing to rely on but their wits and the help of a mysterious benefactor named Neon ?UR" who seems to know a little too much about Akito?UR(TM)s brother!