Wasurenagusa Wo Sagashite

[Machine Translation] He wants to meet an old lady he met by chance a year ago. However, the only clues he has are a nice-smelling sunflower blooming in the garden and the mysterious words the old lady uttered in the garden. Due to unexpected trouble, Kodai quits the soccer club and spends his days in depression. The fragrance of the Chintohana, which heralds spring, reminds him of an old lady who was kind to him, and as he searches for her house from memory, he meets Takumi, an unsociable university student who tends to a beautiful garden. With his deep knowledge of plants and sincere heart, Takumi and Kodai face the mystery together. This is a series of mysteries filled with tenderness, in which the relationships between people around them are reconsidered through small "incidents" involving plants. Winner of the Tetsuya Ayukawa Award for Excellence.

一年前、偶然出会ったお婆さんに会いたい。しかし手掛かりは、庭に良い匂いの沈丁花が咲いていたことと、その庭でお婆さんが発した不可解な言葉だけ―。思わぬトラブルによりサッカー部を辞め鬱屈した日々を送る航大。春を告げる沈丁花の香りに、親切にしてくれたお婆さんのことを思い出し、記憶を頼りにその家を探していたところ出会ったのは、美しい庭を手入れする不愛想な大学生拓海だった。拓海は植物への深い造詣と誠実な心で、航大と共に謎に向き合う。植物が絡むささやかな“事件”を通して周囲の人間関係を見つめなおす、優しさに満ちた連作ミステリ。鮎川哲也賞優秀賞受賞作。