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Ruthless LoveAuthor: Toyoshima Yoshio
| Original Title | 非情の愛 |
|---|---|
| Author | 豊島 与志雄 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In post-war Tokyo, a dimly lit bar named "Gorō" becomes the unlikely stage for an intricate dance of memory and connection. Its unassuming specialty—river crabs from Chiba’s waters—draws Qin Keigen, a Chinese diplomat with deep ties to Japan, and Hatano Yōsuke, a reserved local intellectual. Their shared history in Shanghai lingers unspoken, yet their bond crystallizes over boiled crabs and shochu, evoking nostalgia for vanished days along the Yangtze. Between them simmers an enigmatic understanding, hinted at when they lock eyes in a charged silence that suggests buried secrets. \nThe bar’s shadowed corners host other mysteries: Uozumi Chieko, a woman with translucent skin and unsettling poise, enters their orbit amid tales of leeches revived from desiccation and a shrine maiden exorcising a spectral leech-demon. Conversations drift from ginkgo leaves scattered like golden omens to debates on faith’s hollow rituals, all laced with an undercurrent of ruthlessness. As alliances shift and unspoken tensions thicken, "Gorō" transforms into a crucible where cultural echoes, half-remembered lovers, and unresolved yearnings collide—a place where every gesture holds weight, and the past refuses to stay buried. |
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