The mission: assassinate the future... or save it? Against all odds, Class 2-D has made it through the academy's deadly midterm exams by working together. For their teacher Solo - secretly the assassin known as Number Zero - it's proof his students, and the kingdom, may yet escape the dark future that awaits them. But victory quickly turns to suspicion when the entire class is accused of cheating. With only the enigmatic Julios Anon willing to stand at his side, Solo must decide whether he's found an ally... or walked straight into another trap.