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Very well written, great pace, good finish.

A story set in a world where AI has taken over all human labor, and now the AI itself begins to struggle with "work."

Although it ended up becoming relevant to our times in the worst possible way—one the author never anticipated—I can’t help but think that, had things been different, there might have been a media mix adaptation.

"Mercator Ayu" Is Being Made Into a Live-Action Film…?!

It has a freshness to it—in a good way, it doesn't feel like typical Yukio Mishima.

With themes such as the loneliness of a man in his forties, taboos fading away across the ages, sin and technology, the absence of love, and sexual perversion, this novel—in which society and life are intricately intertwined—was deeply compelling. The social climate, in which the development of civilization seems to be reaching a point of convergence, effectively reflects the stifling atmosphere of that era. I believe the novel raises questions that transcend the simple binary opposition of...