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Lunar World Exploration Chronicle**Author: Unno Juza

Original Title	月世界探険記
Author	海野十三
Genre	Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	In a covert Tokyo facility, a daring lunar expedition prepares to launch aboard a revolutionary spacecraft. Driven by unresolved disappearances from a prior mission and enigmatic anomalies detected on the Moon’s surface, Captain Hachiya and his crew—including a determined scientist, a grieving brother, and a young communications officer—defy warnings from Earth’s top observatory. Their resolve falters when sabotage strikes: a pilot is murdered, replaced by a suspicious newcomer, and a stowaway journalist complicates their voyage. As tensions mount in the void of space, the team discovers astonishing lunar secrets—golden structures hinting at intelligent life and remnants of a doomed predecessor’s craft. Betrayal erupts mid-mission, stranding them in a lethal game of survival. Amidst perilous calculations and harrowing sacrifices, miracles and human resilience intertwine, leaving survivors to unravel a cosmic mystery that bridges past and future. With unanswered questions lingering between Earth and the Moon, the stage is set for redemption—or irreversible tragedy—in humanity’s quest beyond the stars.