Komparu Ya Gomesu (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] In the near future, "Edo State" appears in Japan, which is closed off from the rest of the world. Tatsujiro, a second-year university student, is allowed to enter the country after passing through a difficult entrance exam with a competition rate of 300 times as high as that of his classmates. His host is Nagasaki Magistrate Harimamori Magome, known as "Kaneharuya Gomez," a man of 6'6" in height, 46 kan in weight, and a reputation for extreme cruelty and ruthlessness! Tatsujiro is ordered by Gomez to find out the true nature of "Oniarakai", an epidemic disease with a 100% fatality rate. This work won the grand prize of the "Japan Fantasy Novel Award".

近未来の日本に、鎖国状態の「江戸国」が出現。競争率三百倍の難関を潜り抜け、入国を許可された大学二年生の辰次郎。身請け先は、身の丈六尺六寸、目方四十六貫、極悪非道、無慈悲で鳴らした「金春屋ゴメス」こと長崎奉行馬込播磨守だった!ゴメスに致死率100%の流行病「鬼赤病」の正体を突き止めることを命じられた辰次郎は-。「日本ファンタジーノベル大賞」大賞受賞作。