The Moon, the Eyes, and the Shrine Maiden of the Lake

By Taninaka Satoshi

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月と瞳と池の巫女 · ja · originalThe Moon, the Eyes, and the Shrine Maiden of the Lake · enTsuki to Hitomi to Ike no Miko · ja-ro

"People’s gazes felt like weapons to me, and meeting someone's gaze felt like being stabbed." Avoiding the gazes of others, Hakuto shuts himself in at home instead of going to school. One day, he dives into a lake said to have once been used for rainmaking rituals, where shrine maidens were offered… and finds a girl submerged there with a sword pierced through her. "I can make eye contact as long as it's with her." Believing this, Hakuto begins visiting the lake day after day, until...