Van Zheng arrives in Roland Garros successfully with his companions. The headquarters of the Coalition of the Milky Way is not at all a tourist place, but here gathered many of today’s greatest minds. Which means there’s always a chance to run into the most unusual people—especially if you consider that some eccentricity has always been characteristic of scientists by nature. However, an awards ceremony is coming. And even at such an apparently dull event, Van Zheng will not only have an unexpected pleasant encounter—he will also find himself in a sudden battle, not with fists or furs, but with weaponry accepted in high society—intellect, cunning, and treachery…