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YashagaikeAuthor: Izumi Kyoka
| Original Title | 夜叉ヶ池 |
|---|---|
| Author | 泉 鏡花 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a secluded mountain village gripped by relentless drought, the tolling of an ancient bell echoes through Kotohiki Valley—a sacred pact to restrain the dragon god of Yashagaike Pond. Hagiwara Akira, the bell keeper, and Yuri, his enigmatic wife, guard this ritual with quiet devotion, their lives entwined with legends of watery wrath should the chimes falter. When scholar Yamazawa Gakuen arrives, drawn by tales of the cursed pond, his curiosity unravels threads of myth and longing: whispers of a lovelorn deity trapped in its depths, villagers teetering between desperation and disbelief, and spirits lurking in moonlit shadows. As heat parches the land and tensions simmer, Akira’s resolve is tested—not only by duty but by Yuri’s haunting beauty and secrets that ripple beneath the valley’s surface. Between flickering lanterns and spectral encounters, the line between guardian and prisoner blurs, where a single misstep could drown the world in forgotten chaos. Will the bell’s echo hold back the storm, or awaken what slumbers beneath? |
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