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Tengu Cave Guest-Disciple ChronicleAuthor: Makino Shinichi
| Original Title | 天狗洞食客記 |
|---|---|
| Author | 牧野 信一 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | A man plagued by inexplicable rituals—grandiose coughs, chin-stroking, and phantom gestures—finds himself exiled to Tengu Cave, a decaying martial arts hall shrouded in moss and secrecy. His peculiar affliction, born of cosmic longing, draws scorn in society but unwittingly earns him the attention of a reclusive master obsessed with discipline. Within crumbling walls veiled by wisteria, he navigates a surreal existence: forced to guzzle ritual sake while maintaining stoic composure, tormented by the master’s hawk-like scrutiny, and entranced by Teruyo, a maid whose ethereal beauty masks lethal grace. Her presence—a wisteria-clad enigma—ignites forbidden yearnings as cryptic trials blur reality and intoxication. Between submerged wooden swords and whispered conversations frozen behind expressionless masks, the man grapples with resurrecting buried emotions in a world where every glance risks expulsion. Whispers of ancient martial rites and unspoken desires coil like dragon’s beard grass, promising either transcendence or ruin beneath Tengu Cave’s watchful shadows. |
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