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Original Title	神州纐纈城
Author	国枝 史郎
Genre	Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	In the turbulent Sengoku era, Tsuchiya Shōsaburō, a young samurai haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his parents and uncle, is unexpectedly drawn into a sinister quest. A chance encounter leaves him with a crimson cloth – an eerie artifact rumored to be "Kōketsu," a fabric dyed with human blood from a terrifying, hidden castle. Bearing his father's name, the cloth becomes a beacon and a curse, pulling Shōsaburō into the perilous depths of Mount Fuji's foothills. There, he navigates a landscape rife with murderous hermits, desperate cults, and a grotesque plague, all leading back to the enigmatic Kōketsu Castle and its masked, disease-ridden lord. As the boundaries of reality and nightmare blur, Shōsaburō must confront unimaginable horrors to unearth the truth about his family. Will this sinister relic guide him to answers, or ensnare him in a web of ancient evils from which no one escapes?