...There was a war. War of the Empire of Magicians against the rebellious colony of Asiana. A war in which the forbidden Spell of Infertility was used was equally disastrous for both the victors and the vanquished. The war is long over. The Empire is dying out. Asiana is dying out. But even people who have no future do not stop intriguing and committing crimes. And the best proof of this is the mysterious death of a magician-scientist who, as they say in a low voice, made an important discovery.