Yoru Hatsuru Tokoro

[Machine Translation] I" have three mothers. Kazue, my birth mother, who spends her days looking at the birdcage. Kazuko, my nurturing mother, who teaches me about the world around me. Fumiko, the nominal mother, stands at the cash register with a blank expression on her face. One day, "I" wander into a banquet of men who frequent the mansion. Sasano in a flowing kimono, the viscount in a suit, and Kugahara in a military uniform. For some reason, "I" feel close to them. However, it is the beginning of a tragedy with a lot of bloodshed.... This is a beautiful and gruesome fantasy tale written by a phantom writer "Azusa Iiai". Riku Onda's full-scale challenge to "create a full-fledged metafiction" has come to fruition here!

「私」には、三人の母がいる。日がな鳥籠を眺める産みの母・和江。身の回りのことを教えてくれる育ての母・莢子。無表情で帳場に立つ名義上の母・文子。ある時、「私」は館に出入りする男たちの宴会に迷い込む。着流しの笹野、背広を着た子爵、軍服の久我原。なぜか彼らに近しさを感じる「私」。だがそれは、夥しい血が流れる惨劇の始まりで...。幻の作家「飯合梓」によって執筆された、美しくも惨烈な幻想譚。「本格的なメタフィクションを」という恩田陸渾身の挑戦がここに結実!