In 2013, a secret project was launched at CERN, a nuclear research institute in Switzerland, under the shadow of the discovery of the Higgs boson. The name of this project is "Project Niantic". Its purpose is to study unknown substances that interfere with the human mind. This substance, called "exotic matter (XM)", has been inducing people's minds and abilities since ancient times, and has even had a great impact on human history. Institutions around the world are secretly conducting this research. XM is seen as the hope or threat of mankind, and a battle has broken out between major countries and giant companies. The "Enlightenment Army" who accepts the power of XM and prepares to use it for human evolution. The "Resistance Army" who regards XM as a threat and prepares to control it. The world is divided into these two camps, and the battle continues to this day. Behind the battle in this world is the existence of XM. Then, in 2018, a new battle over XM begins on the stage of Tokyo and the world. A new "augmented reality entertainment" that connects animation, online location-based information games, and reality has begun, which has never been experienced before. .