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A young man born deaf and mute, shunned by those around him and named 'Kegare' (Unclean). He's hired as a guard by a lady at a certain estate. The lady, who possesses a mysterious constitution, attempts to communicate with Kegare through sign language while telling him, "You may kill me." A stunning one-shot from a Monthly MAG Garden Manga Award winning author.

Selected for Morning's 2022 Chiba Tetsuya Award. The story follows the life of Chiharu, a 31-year-old woman struggling with her job, her sick mother, and the pain of ending up being a burden to her lover after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer disease.

It's funny how things change. When they were both younger, he was the one who took charge of things. After all, he'd always played the blonde, gregarious, and boisterous top dog to his friend's shy, quiet, more subdued wallflower. Still, they were inseparable. But then through the years, their dynamic began to shift. The lingering glances, the subtle nods. The convivial slaps on the back that started to linger into something more meaningful. Before he realized it, their camaraderie had taken a complete 180, and nothing was the same. Or maybe it was always there, and he just hadn't known it. Either way, he couldn't deny that things were different now...

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