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Under the Full Bloom of the Cherry Blossom ForestAuthor: Sakaguchi Ango
| Original Title | 桜の森の満開の下 |
|---|---|
| Author | 坂口 安吾 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a secluded mountain realm shrouded by an ancient cherry blossom forest, a bandit’s brutal existence is haunted by an unspoken dread. Each spring, the blossoms’ spectral beauty drives travelers to madness, their petals whispering of a curse older than memory. The bandit, hardened by violence, finds fleeting solace in stolen treasures and wives—until a mysterious woman ensnares him with her ethereal allure. Her beauty masks a hunger darker than his own, twisting his world into a spiral of obsession. Drawn to the capital’s decadence, they descend into a macabre dance of power and desire, where severed heads become playthings and love curdles into control. Yet the forest’s call lingers, its blossoms a siren song pulling them back to a fate intertwined with the trees’ cold embrace. As petals fall like silent witnesses, the line between man and monster blurs, revealing a truth as fragile as cherry blossoms—and as eternal as the void beneath them. |
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