Abstract

Winner of the 19th Tetsuya Ayukawa Award.

Highschool student Sugawa, nicknamed "Pochi", falls in love with a mysterious and talented magician who turns out to be his class mate Torino. Torino actively works to brush up her magic tricks after school hours at restaurant & bar “Cendrillon”, while her tricks help her solve many mysteries that turn up in school. But the real Torino, Pochi finds, is quite timid and shy, unable to open up to others. What will become of Pochi'ss crush on Torino, will he be able to win over Torino and become her confidant? A definitive and magical boy-meets-girl mystery.

Author’s Information

Debuted in 2009 with the 19th Ayukawa Tetsuya Mystery Award winning “Cendrillon of Midnight”, which was widely received for its unique fusion of magic and mystery Aizawa’s works include “Medium,” winner of several mystery awards including the 20th Honkaku Mystery Award in 2020, and “Shosetsu no Kamisama (Our Story)” made into a major film in 2020. Born 1983 in Saitama Prefecture.