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The Great Edo Gold FrenzyAuthor: Nomura Kodō
| Original Title | 大江戸黄金狂 |
|---|---|
| Author | 野村 胡堂 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the shadowed valleys of Edo-era Japan, two disgraced samurai—Yamaura Jotaro and Manda Ryunosuke—receive chilling letters demanding a fatal duel at a remote mountain shrine. Bound by honor yet haunted by past sins, both men march toward their fates, unaware they are pawns in a grander scheme. Meanwhile, whispers of a legendary treasure—70,000 ryō hidden centuries ago—draw a rogues’ gallery of opportunists: a cunning courtesan, a ruthless mercenary, a thieving vagabond, and a mysterious boy. Each holds a fragment of a map to the gold, their greed intertwining with vendettas and betrayals. As sunset nears on Hakone’s treacherous paths, alliances shatter and blood spills. Who forged the letters? Who controls the strings? And will the treasure unite its seekers or bury them? Amid autumn’s crimson haze, loyalty and ambition collide in a deadly dance where every step could be their last—or their first toward unimaginable power. |
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