Japanese government negotiator Shindo Kojiro has been absorbed into a giant 2km long cube known as Kado.  Inside, he meets a being called Yaha-kui zaShunina, who seems to possess powers beyond humanity's ability to comprehend.  Who is this being, and what are his plans for humanity?  Shindo agrees to become this creature's representative as it begins its negotiations with the Japanese government.
but who knows what's going on outside.
.ولكنّنا لا نعلم ما الذي يجري في الخارج
aber wer weiß,
was da draußen ist?
Pero quién sabe lo que pasa fuera.
Pero quién sabe qué pasa ahí fuera.
Que se passe-t-il dehors ?
ma come sarà la situazione fuori?
mas vai saber o que se passa lá fora.