Thirty minutes until the girl's death. Akane Rokujo has stowed away on a spaceship bound for Mars to reach her mother — only to be told by the ship's AI Kuro that when the ship enters warp space, human nervous systems will be destroyed. The ship was a rescue vessel heading to a Mars disaster, and Akane's mother is one of the rescuers waiting there. If Kuro brings Akane back to Earth, her mother on Mars will die. If the ship continues to Mars, Akane dies. One life can be saved. Which one? There is no right answer, no way to save everyone, no happy ending that works for all of them. Choose.