[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1: An assassin with a heavy love for a noblewoman...a story of a deadly marriage.
The time is Meiji era.
Countess Satoko is blessed with a good family name and good looks, but she is told that she has only a few days left to live, and her only dream is to marry for the benefit of her family.
Suddenly, a mysterious assassin makes an attempt on her life, and in order to survive, Satoko makes a proposal to the assassin, Shinpei Goto.
Marry me - marry me...
Unexpected enjoyable read with an interesting character dynamic/pairing
I came across this title through Youtube. The video I was recommended by the algorithm shows a preview of the first chapter of this book where the narration and characters are voiced/read by popular Japanese voice actors. I’m fairly certain it’s a marketing technique to get people to buy their publications. It certainly worked on me!
This normally wouldn’t be a series I would read but I really enjoyed the voice actors’ reading so I decided to give it a try.
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