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Original Title	祭りの夜
Author	豊島 与志雄
Genre	Popular Fiction
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	In a desolate post-war town, Kōno, a young repatriate, builds a quiet life amidst the rubble, his solitude interrupted only by the enigmatic Masayo, a former geisha living next door. Her beauty is unsettling, her eyes harboring deep, bottomless shadows that threaten to drag him in. When a local festival draws them closer, a night of sake and shared confidences shatters Kōno’s carefully guarded world, unveiling a profound intimacy he never anticipated. But Masayo is tethered to a shadowy past and an unseen patron, and the whisper of her return to Tokyo looms. Kōno finds himself trapped between her alluring, almost absurd "kindness" and his fierce desire for independence. He must untangle the truth behind her cryptic allure, or risk being consumed by the very mystery he craves.