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Crimson-Haired EnchantressAuthor: Oguri Mushitarō
| Original Title | 紅毛傾城 |
|---|---|
| Author | 小栗 虫太郎 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the sweltering haze of summer, a tormented narrator discovers cryptic manuscripts hinting at El Dorado’s location—not in South America’s jungles but on the icy Kuril Rashowa Island. Entwined with pirate lore and Vitus Bering’s doomed expedition, the texts unveil a blood-soaked mystery: a phantom golden city guarded by ruthless siblings Sokone Yokozo and Jihitaro. Their fortress becomes a stage for chaos when Flora, a green-haired enchantress fleeing a plague-ridden warship, washes ashore. Her arrival ignites obsession and violence, as her haunting past—marked by patricide and spectral visions—collides with the pirates’ quest for treasure. Amidst firelit battles and eerie apparitions, alliances fracture, and death stalks those consumed by greed and desire. Yet El Dorado’s true nature remains elusive, a mirage shimmering between myth and madness. As storms engulf the island and secrets unravel, Flora’s fate intertwines with Koukinyo, a sister veiled in her own lethal intrigues, leaving readers adrift in a labyrinth of betrayal, cursed legacies, and the perilous allure of legends that devour all who chase them. |
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