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Black ButterflyAuthor: Tanaka Kōtarō
| Original Title | 黒い蝶 |
|---|---|
| Author | 田中 貢太郎 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the shadowed valleys of Tokyo, Yoshinao navigates a labyrinth of familial duty and hidden desires. Tormented by his domineering uncle’s scrutiny over his late adoptive father’s estate, he grapples with guilt over missed obligations and mounting debts. Yet darker undercurrents swirl beneath his mundane struggles: an eerie tower looms over the town, its flickering blue lights and whispered legends of vanished women haunting Yoshinao’s nights. Visions of a spectral black butterfly—a recurring omen tied to his adoptive father’s descent into madness—blur the line between paranoia and supernatural menace. \nAs Yoshinao drifts through encounters with a mysterious woman and cryptic warnings from the past, he uncovers fragments of a family history steeped in greed and tragedy. His uncle’s venomous accusations and the ghostly echoes of a “sealed mansion” suggest buried secrets that threaten to consume him. With each step toward unraveling the truth, Yoshinao finds himself ensnared in a web where love, betrayal, and madness intertwine—and where the fluttering wings of a black butterfly may herald either revelation or ruin. |
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