Jing arrives in Rusty Nail intent on confronting the city's mastermind, known as the Holy Brain, but he must first contend with Bloody Caesar, a creature composed of thirty different bodies, who is intent on adding Jing to his collection.
The hunt for Jing and Anisette intensifies after Jet 27's damaged body is analyzed; and Borus is outraged that Jing would attempt to steal the Parfait d'Amour, but it may be too difficult for even the King of Bandits to steal.
When Jing and Kir arrive in the funeral district of Moulin Rouge, they discover that everyone who enters must pay a love tax, which usually costs people their lives.
Jing, King of Bandits, and his avian sidekick Kir, planning their most ambitious heist yet, agree to accompany a Porvora, a highly explosive animal, across dangerous terrain.
Jing, greatest of thieves, is trying to find his latest prize and runs into danger in Adonis, the city ruled by the clock, where breaking schedule is a crime punishable by death.
