A bully confronts a former dropout and his F-grade iron puppet, mocking their poverty before demanding their silver. The dropout secretly consumes something and escapes with impossible speed, pursued by the man. The pursuer discovers the puppet is AV-001, a relic left behind by the legendary alchemist Vane, and sees it as his ticket to impressing Chief Professor Kraven. However, the puppet coldly corrects him, declaring that their meeting heralds not fortune, but death.