Project Scard: Praeter no Kizu

The Akatsuki Special Ward, which is under siege by foreign groups, is a bloody battleground where its residents who are caught in the crossfire are abandoned. The Scard, vigilantes with extraordinary skills bestowed upon them by divine tattoos, appear in the wake of the chaos. Eiji Arashiba, the Hero of Akatsuki, who defends the neighborhood from oppressive outsiders, is one of them. Eiji fights a crime gang called Dusk one fateful day alongside Yamato Kai, a young man he just met. In the midst of the turmoil, Yamato manages to deflect a sniper's bullet away from Eiji, but it still hits the man's tattoo. Eiji gives Yamato the tattoo in order to heal him and entrusts him with guarding the Akatsuki Special Ward in return for his sacrifice.