Mathias Dante embarked on the second campaign to the New World along with other Conquistadors to discover upon arrival that the New World's technology has far surpassed those of the imperial Steam Old World. Mathias is separated from his crew during the violent melee and installed a SIM chip into his neck to document him as a citizen of East Province 23. Dragon Corp gifts him a stable job as a corporate desk jockey. He parties on weekends, becomes tech-literate, indulges in casual stimulants and meets women via dating apps. Two decades later, a personal encounter with a SIM-less criminal shakes him out of his reverie as he is revealed to be one of his old crewmates. Confronted with the truth about their failed campaign into the New World, Mathias is forced to make a decision.