Strange events occur in the apartment of Artyom Stepanovich Semin: someone uninvited brazenly steals food from the refrigerator, inexplicable marks remain on the table and floor. In addition, Artyom’s hearing is tormented by very suspicious sounds. Frightened comrade Semin turns for help to Garik Petrovich - a folk healer, white magician, sorcerer and part-time the twelfth governor of Zarathushtra. However, the help of a home-grown magician leads to an unexpected result. Having survived a fatal dose of fear, Artyom meets some suspicious personalities: the knight Casper Scalp and the lovely witch Larsa Vey-Rasta. After which the city is filled with the most outrageous events. Never-before-seen creatures appear on the streets, crimson dragons tear off the hats of passers-by, and magic fills everything. The forces of distant and magical worlds collide in a resort town. The police, the city administration, and, of course, Comrade Semin and his new friends are drawn into the interworld conflict.