[DeepL Translation - needs review] Introduction to Volume 1: Masafumi Shizurai has no memory of more than a year and a half ago. Prone to memory lapses, he keeps a diary of his daily life, which he uses to search for his former lover, a man named "M". One day, he suddenly becomes friends with Nakagami, the master of his favorite coffee shop. As they search for "M" together, Shizarai becomes attracted to Nakagami and at the same time begins to think that he - Mamoru Nakagami - might be "M" hi...
Impressively good BL novel
I think this is one of the most engaging books I’ve ever read, I was genuinely gripped the entire way through.
Our protagonist Shizurai is a repeat amnesiac who lives alone in a small apartment. He only knows he’s a repeat amnesiac thanks to the diary he found in his apartment, detailing his romantic involvement with someone called “M”. Together with the owner of the local quaint boutique cafe he likes to frequent, he visits the places he wrote about in his diary in the hope it’ll jog his memo