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Aerial TombAuthor: Unno Juza
| Original Title | 空中墳墓 |
|---|---|
| Author | 海野 十三 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a world where shadows cling to forgotten truths, an exhausted detective is roused by an urgent visitor—Sōra Jūkichi, a tormented aircraft designer haunted by a decades-old mystery. Twenty years prior, the pioneering *Matsukaze-gō* vanished mid-flight, its crew lost to history. Now, Sōra claims its engineer has reappeared, drenched and spectral, stalking him through Tokyo’s marshes and streets. Detective Kurido Rikyū, a figure as enigmatic as the case itself, navigates sleepless nights and cryptic clues, his sharp mind probing layers of guilt and deception. \nThe investigation spirals into cosmic intrigue when lunar observatories and clandestine spacecraft designs surface, hinting at horrors beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Sōra’s desperation—and a violent ambush—unravel ties to a widowed family and a lethal secret buried in propeller blueprints. As celestial calculations collide with human frailty, Kurido’s own identity blurs, revealing startling connections to the vanished crew. \nEerie visions of a phantom aircraft orbiting the moon and a reckoning among the stars beckon readers into a labyrinth of betrayal, where love and ambition curdle into vengeance. The past looms like a suspended coffin in the void, demanding answers neither science nor sanity can fully grasp. |
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