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March to the UnderworldAuthor: Yumeno Kyūsaku
| Original Title | 冥土行進曲 |
|---|---|
| Author | 夢野 久作 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a dimly lit train compartment, a man steels himself with an ancestral dagger, his body thrumming with fatal urgency. Diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm granting mere weeks to live, he abandons his hospital bed to pursue vengeance against his treacherous uncle—a shadowy figure entwined with human trafficking and political corruption. Haunted by childhood betrayal and his father’s murder, the protagonist infiltrates Tokyo’s underworld, navigating labyrinthine cafés and clandestine dens where identities blur like smoke. A chance encounter with Adari, an enigmatic Indian woman, draws him deeper into a web of illusions, where allies and enemies wear masks of deception. As bullets fly and blood stains Ginza’s rain-slick streets, time itself becomes his adversary. Yet revelations lurk in X-ray clinics and vanished corpses, challenging every assumption. With death’s clock ticking, his quest unravels into a kaleidoscope of loyalty, sacrifice, and unsettling truths—where survival may demand surrendering the very revenge that sustains him. |
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