Brainwashed by the Barsburg Empire into believing he’s the evil Ayanami’s faithful servant, Teito prepares to attend Princess Ouka’s sixteenth birthday masquerade ball as her bodyguard. The Seven Ghosts are determined to “kidnap” Teito at the ball, but will their bond be strong enough to free him from Ayanami’s grasp, much less the clutches of the darker shadow lurking in the palace?