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The Belle in the BrainAuthor: Unno Juza
| Original Title | 脳の中の麗人 |
|---|---|
| Author | 海野 十三 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a Tokyo hospital, Miyagawa Utaro prepares for discharge after a groundbreaking brain transplant performed by Dr. Kuroki. Though physically healed, the head nurse voices unease—Miyagawa’s erratic behavior hints at deeper turmoil. Freed at last, he moves into an apartment where a mysterious blue notebook surfaces, filled with entries in his handwriting about a woman named Y, though he recalls none of it. His fragile new reality unravels further when a gaunt stranger, Yabe, confronts him, claiming part of his own brain was grafted into Miyagawa’s skull. Haunted by phantom cravings and fragmented memories, Miyagawa grows obsessed with Yabe’s lover, Mieko, while visions of a sinister middle-aged woman plague him. As Dr. Kuroki downplays concerns, Miyagawa’s desperation to reclaim his identity spirals into dangerous territory. Shadows of betrayal and forgotten violence loom, blurring the line between donor and recipient—and between sanity and the chilling consequences of playing god with the mind. |
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