An EX-ARM auction is organized by an individual who calls themselves "Auctioneer." Criminal groups from all across the world flock to the Megafloat hoping to get their hands on them.

The Counter Squad is asked by the government to investigate the auction undercover as the bodyguards of Jinkokusha, the leading group in the Japanese underworld. They are immediately dragged into an inter-group conflict, and Akira loses consciousness in combat. When he wakes up, he's greeted by Auctioneer.
Its dark glow brought Japan to its knees!
أسقط ذاك الضوء الأسود بلادنا قبلاً
Dieses schwarze Licht,
das unser Land in Schutt und Asche legte.
Esa luz negra ya hundió
nuestro país una vez.
Esa luz negra ya hundió
nuestro país una vez.
Notre pays a sombré
à cause de cette lumière noire.
Una volta, a causa di quella luce nera,
 il nostro Paese è decaduto.
Seu brilho negro fez o Japão
cair de joelhos uma vez.
Это тёмное сияние поставило
Японию на колени.