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Island Adventure Story: Submarine BattleshipAuthor: Oshikawa Shunrō
| Original Title | 海島冒険奇譚 海底軍艦 |
|---|---|
| Author | 押川 春浪 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a bustling Italian port, a wandering Japanese traveler reunites with an old friend whose wife and young son prepare to sail home aboard the *Crescent Moon Maru*. Bound by fate, the trio embarks on a voyage across treacherous seas, shadowed by eerie omens: a nursemaid’s dire prophecy, a shattered mast light, and a phantom ship glimpsed at dusk. As they navigate the Mediterranean’s azure waves, camaraderie and peril intertwine—musical soirées and deck races contrast with whispers of cursed days and lurking dangers. Yet tranquility shatters when a mysterious vessel, the *Sea Serpent Maru*, emerges from the Indian Ocean’s depths. A catastrophic collision leaves the travelers fighting for survival amid chaos, their fates adrift on unforgiving waters. Amidst harrowing loss, resilience and loyalty endure as the survivors confront an uncertain horizon—where honor, sacrifice, and the specter of piracy test their resolve. A tale of adventure steeped in maritime mystique, where bonds of kinship clash with the ocean’s merciless whims. |
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