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City of Mountain EchoesAuthor: Makino Shinichi
| Original Title | 山彦の街 |
|---|---|
| Author | 牧野 信一 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a labyrinthine city where time blurs and myths breathe, a raucous tavern pulses with ceaseless revelry. Patrons—drunken philosophers, acerbic poets, and dancers trailing tambourine bells—trade barbs beneath portraits of deities that may hide sly secrets. A young sailor stumbles into this chaos, desperate to find his beloved amid the clamor, only to encounter a flower seller and a sharp-tongued performer both sharing her name. Around him, the city teems with living statues: hired actors frozen as Achilles or Demosthenes by day, gossiping like old friends by night. Liquor jars bear cryptic names like “Bacchus’s Crown” and “Nero’s Cup,” their contents unlocked by floral rituals as arcane as the town’s own contradictions. Whispers of curses, stolen manuscripts, and bronze figures that might step off their pedestals mingle with the splash of a fountain said to bless Olympian heroes. As the sailor navigates this dreamlike realm—where lovers blur with strangers and every toast veils a scheme—the tavern’s owner plots silent revenge, guarding his jars like a sphinx. Here, laughter echoes with unease, and even the statues have tales to tell. |
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