[DeepL Translation - needs review] Why are you smiling so sadly at the age of 18 or so, young lady? Yoriko Shindo, whose sole hobby is violence, is hired to escort the only daughter of the gang president because of her skill. The roar of fists roars in this Sister Hardboiled!
(Translator: DeepL)
NOT A "Violence Action" Novel
With a book titled ババヤガの夜 that describes itself as シスター・バイレンスアクション you'd imagine a fast paced John Wick style violent action novel that happens in one night. But that is not what we get.
What we get instead is a surprisingly slow paced human drama between two women trying to navigate the world of Yakuza. The daughter of a Yakuza boss and her bodyguard dragged in to the job because the men can't be trusted.
The writing is good. I particularly like the protagonist Yoriko. The beginning was strong but the ending completely ruined it. And te promise of a single night of violence and revenge never paid off, so felt overall disappointed by the end.
At least it was short. And I learned a lot of good N1+ vocabulary. (Current level is high N2 but it's more suitable for high N1 level.)
CW: threats of SA