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| Original Title | 逆徒 |
|---|---|
| Author | 平出 修 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a tense courtroom shrouded in oppressive formality, nearly thirty defendants face judgment for crimes woven into a sweeping conspiracy. The aging Chief Judge, a figure of detached authority, presides with mechanical precision, reducing complex lives to legal abstractions. Among the accused is Mimura Yasusaburo—a fragile man whose coerced confessions unravel under the weight of fear and manipulation—and Mano Suzuko, a woman defiantly embracing her fate as a martyr for ideals she claims history will vindicate. As interrogations expose fractured memories and systemic brutality, the trial becomes a labyrinth of half-truths and existential dread. Guards loom like specters, documents blur reality, and whispered alliances crumble under scrutiny. When death sentences cascade like a verdict on humanity itself, suppressed cries of rebellion echo through the chamber. Yet beneath the judicial theatrics simmers a haunting question: How many truly chose their roles in this tragedy? A young defense lawyer grapples with futility, while spectators dissect the spectacle like distant theorists. This is not merely a trial—it’s an autopsy of freedom, where every gavel strike carves deeper into the fragile line between justice and oblivion. |
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