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| Original Title | 舌を噛み切った女 |
|---|---|
| Author | 室生 犀星 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Sute, a formidable woman raised by the grizzled mountain bandit Hakamano, carves out a hard-won existence among rough men, bound by complicated loyalties. Her volatile world is ripped apart when a rival leader, Kai no Umazuke, infiltrates their stronghold and lays a terrifying claim on her body. In a desperate, primal act of self-preservation, Sute unleashes a force so shocking it leaves Kai dead and her irrevocably transformed. But this defiant moment carries an unforeseen consequence: a life stirring within her, the child of her enemy. Now, facing Hakamano's possessive rage and the judgment of a brutal society, Sute must harness her newfound ferocity to protect her child and forge a destiny entirely her own. How much will one woman sacrifice to defy a world determined to control her? |
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