"An earthquake in Japan during the Open Go Championship reproduces a famous game configuration that arouses the concerns of the Japanese public as well as the interest of the Iron Mine. Unfortunately for Kanali Patel, the head of the Iron Mine, the few agents she has are assigned to jobs too important to interrupt so she has to turn to the powerful, but unpredictable, Sukchu Yi, librarian of the Iron Mine. After assessing the situation, Yi feels compelled to call upon the help of an old friend. David Wilson—codename Fulcrum—joins the team when the tournament lands in Las Vegas and the investigation forces them to follow it as it travels to Europe and eventually to Australia."