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Vendetta Prohibition EdictAuthor: Kikuchi Kan
| Original Title | 仇討禁止令 |
|---|---|
| Author | 菊池 寛 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Amid the chaos of Japan’s Meiji Restoration, the Takamatsu Domain faces ruin after siding with the shogunate against imperial forces. Torn between loyalty to his clan and reverence for the Emperor, young samurai Amano Shin’ichirō joins a covert plot to assassinate Narita Tanomo—a staunch pro-shogunate leader—to avert war. Yet Narita is more than a political foe: he is the father of Shin’ichirō’s beloved Yae and a man he once admired. The violent act fractures Shin’ichirō’s soul, forcing him to conceal his guilt as he ascends in the new government while shielding Yae and her vengeful brother from the truth. Years later, their reunion in Tokyo rekindles unresolved grief and forbidden longing, as shifting laws and fading traditions clash with oaths of honor. Bound by duty and haunted by secrets, Shin’ichirō must confront whether redemption lies in sacrifice—or if his choices have doomed all he sought to protect. A tale of love, betrayal, and the cost of revolution unfolds where personal loyalties collide with an era’s inexorable tide. |
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