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Borrowed VengeanceAuthor: Izumi Kyoka
| Original Title | 怨霊借用 |
|---|---|
| Author | 泉 鏡花 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a secluded hot spring town steeped in whispers of the past, a lingering tale of tragedy and spectral intrigue unfolds. O-Katsu, a young woman of refined elegance, arrives with her husband, Kinushichirou, only to find herself entangled in local lore surrounding Koichi—a blind masseur whose mysterious suicide years prior haunts the community. Whispers of his ghostly apparition beneath the mournful Night-Weeping Pine mingle with festival revelry, where costumed processions blur the line between celebration and eerie ritual. As O-Katsu delves deeper, fragments of her late mother’s connection to Koichi surface, hinting at unresolved debts and veiled secrets. The air thickens with tension: lanterns flicker ominously, shadows twist into familiar forms, and a borrowed ghost from a shooting gallery stirs unease. Amidst cascading rivers and moonlit corridors, the boundary between the living and the dead wavers, drawing O-Katsu toward a chilling encounter that echoes Koichi’s restless spirit. Will curiosity unravel the truth, or awaken something best left undisturbed? |
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