Ayumu Saito

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

Three months after her disappearance, Yuko is found alive with no memory of what happened. When she returns home, her husband insists she is not the same woman. As an inheritance dispute fuels their conflict, unsettling details draw in those around them, and conflicting motives collide. The mystery deepens as the truth shifts again and again, leading the story toward an unpredictable conclusion.