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The Miracle of OshieAuthor: Yumeno Kyūsaku
| Original Title | 押絵の奇蹟 |
|---|---|
| Author | 夢野 久作 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a Tokyo hospital, a young woman pens a feverish confession to renowned kabuki actor Nakamura Hanjirou, their fates entwined by blood-spattered secrets and haunting artistry. Grappling with terminal illness, she reveals their uncanny resemblance to each other and her late mother—a master oshi-e embroiderer whose exquisite dolls mirrored forbidden passions. Fragments of memory surface: a childhood scar from her father’s violent rage, whispered rumors of infidelity linking her mother to Hanjirou’s celebrated father, and two cursed oshi-e artworks enshrined at Kushida Shrine—one depicting a tragic courtesan, the other dueling samurai. As her strength wanes, she unravels a tapestry of doomed love, familial betrayal, and supernatural echoes binding their lineages. Visions of weeping mothers and spectral stage scenes blur with reality, while Hanjirou’s own deteriorating health mirrors hers—a shared affliction suggesting forces beyond mortality. With each labored word, she edges closer to exposing a truth that could redeem their entwined destinies or condemn them to the same tragic finale as the figures frozen in embroidered silk. |
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