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Kuzu no UrahaAuthor: Shimizu Shikin
| Original Title | 葛のうら葉 |
|---|---|
| Author | 清水 紫琴 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Female Author |
| Summary | In the shadow of Meiji-era Japan’s rigid social hierarchies, a young woman’s life unravels through love, betrayal, and the crushing weight of ambition. Raised by a fiercely determined mother who sacrifices everything to educate her daughter, Sachiko’s world narrows to a single hope: Asagi Yuen, a penniless scholar whose austere charm and intellectual promise captivate her. Their bond deepens as her family funds his studies, weaving dreams of a future where his success becomes their salvation. But ambition proves treacherous. When Asagi abandons Sachiko for a wealthy heiress, her devotion curdles into obsession. Grief-stricken and vengeful, she descends into a labyrinth of deceit, kidnapping his child and clinging to fractured illusions of justice. Torn between societal scorn and her own unraveling morality, Sachiko’s journey—a haunting dance of love and ruin—exposes the fragile line between devotion and destruction. Will redemption emerge from the ashes of betrayal, or will the ghosts of choices past consume her entirely? |
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