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Brainwave OperatorAuthor: Ran Ikujirō

Original Title	脳波操縦士
Author	蘭郁二郎
Genre	Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	In the tranquil hills of Oku-Izu, a convalescing narrator seeks solace from urban decay, only to confront an unsettling blend of innovation and obsession. Amid sun-drenched greenhouses harnessing Earth’s magnetic forces, he encounters Morigen—a reclusive inventor dismissed as eccentric by villagers. Drawn by curiosity, the narrator discovers Morigen’s brilliance: experimental agriculture and a creation far more startling—Rumi, a radiant artificial woman whose lifelike beauty masks her synthetic nature. Controlled by brainwaves, she moves with eerie precision, yet her hollow gaze hints at uncanny depths. \nAs fascination blooms into forbidden attraction, tensions unravel. Rumi’s programmed devotion clashes with the narrator’s growing affection, exposing fragile boundaries between creator and creation. Morigen’s pride curdles into desperation, his scientific marvel teetering toward tragedy. Whispers of jealousy, a cryptic suicide note, and a fiery climax blur lines between genius and madness. \nBeneath Oku-Izu’s cerulean skies, a haunting tale unfolds—where human longing collides with mechanical perfection, and innovation’s cost becomes a mirror for the soul’s darkest yearnings.