Did you know? According to an urban legend, Hollywood's legendary Raiders of the Lost Ark was originally slated to be filmed in a rural prefecture in Japan. The local governor was even on board—until the Japanese government abruptly shut the project down.

If the story is true, why on earth did the Japanese government force the project to shut down? One controversial historical theory offers a remarkable answer: the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel didn't just vanish, but secretly ended their epic journey at the farthest edge of the ancient world.

Summoned by his powerful benefactor, Oxford Professor Carter is given a daunting dual mission: travel to Tokushima, Japan, to find his benefactor's missing granddaughter, Sarah, who vanished while searching for the relic, and track down his late father's ultimate obsession—the true Ark of the Covenant.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo, passionate magazine editor Nozomi Tamura is chasing the true mastermind behind the greatest mystery in Japanese history: the 400-year-old coup d'état known as the Honno-ji Incident. Her relentless research leads her straight to Tokushima, where she teams up with Kenji Yamashita, a brilliant but deeply enigmatic local university professor.

When Yamashita, Nozomi, Sarah, and Carter finally cross paths at a small French restaurant named Nishida, their two investigations collide.

The very next day, Yamashita is suddenly arrested on suspicion of murdering his own mentor. Then, the truly impossible happens: he vanishes into thin air from a locked interrogation room, leaving behind only a cryptic phrase.

Will the Ark finally be unearthed? Who exactly is Kenji Yamashita, and what is his true objective?

When his ultimate goal is finally revealed, the heartbreaking family truth behind a thirty-three-year-old disappearance changes everything.

Dive into a breathtaking archaeological thriller where Japanese history, biblical legend, and impossible mysteries collide—and where one family's tragedy unlocks the greatest mystery of human history.