A story about people lured by gold-diggers who end up getting killed
A detective agency searching for first loves
It made me realize anew that there are as many truths as there are people
Mariko Yuki's world is unsettlingly vivid in its grotesque depictions, making you genuinely uncomfortable. The payoff of the foreshadowing was also interesting, letting you see the same story from various perspectives What did Noa Nagayama ultimately want? To destroy the teacher? If Nagayama's novel were true, what are Sadako and Matsukane doing now? Do these money-hungry beauties immediately blow their earnings on beauty treatments and clothes? But that seems like it would drain their funds fast... Was it really just for that? As I pondered this, my image of sex workers became even more sordid.
That feeling of everything remaining unknown at the end—this is what makes it a “disgusting mystery”...!
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