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Shogunate Secret Chronicles: The Starvation ChamberAuthor: Kunieda Shiro
| Original Title | 柳営秘録かつえ蔵 |
|---|---|
| Author | 国枝 史郎 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the bustling streets of Edo-era Asakusa, Oni Kozō—a hunchbacked, one-eyed street magician of uncanny skill—captivates crowds with illusions that blur reality and sorcery. His life intertwines with Osugi, a radiant tea house beauty whose charm draws the gaze of powerful men, including the shogun himself. When a cryptic sage reveals Oni Kozō’s tricks as “Natural Philosophy”—a fusion of science and mysticism—the magician’s path veers toward hidden knowledge and danger. Meanwhile, Osugi’s ascent to the shogun’s inner court masks a forbidden love, spiraling into a perilous dance of desire and betrayal. As shadows deepen, a spectral samurai stalks lovers in moonlit alleys, and whispers of a cursed Starvation Chamber haunt Edo Castle. Secrets of ambition, heartbreak, and dark magic unravel, binding two outcasts in a world where beauty and monstrosity collide. Will their bond defy fate, or will the shogunate’s cruel machinations consume them? |
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