Yukinojo doesn’t know his past, but he knows his future—a marriage to Asahi, heir to an apple farm in Aomori. But what should have been a quiet, pastoral life is interrupted one snowy day…and what should have laid dormant was awoken by his naïve hands…
Yukinojo doesn’t know his past, but he knows his future—a marriage to Asahi, heir to an apple farm in Aomori. But what should have been a quiet, pastoral life is interrupted one snowy day…and what should have laid dormant was awoken by his naïve hands…
Yukinojo doesn't know his past, but he knows his future—a marriage to Asahi, heir to an apple farm in Aomori. But what should have been a quiet, pastoral life is interrupted one snowy day...and what should have laid dormant was awoken by his naïve hands...
Winner of the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival's Manga Division's New Face Award! The ritual has been revived. Obosuna, a local harvest god, is poised to take Asahi for his bride. With the villagers unwilling to help and busy replacing their apple trees to combat a sudden market crash, Yukinojo is at his wit's end. He decides to take action: take Asahi far away, back to Tokyo. The time has come to challenge a god for his beloved.
Winner of the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival's Manga Division's New Face Award, this thrilling series now comes to its conclusion! After narrowly avoiding exile through an unlikely bond with Rikuro, Yukinojo's only hope to save Asahi lies in hunting down the truth of how the ancient ritual once ended—which means throwing the law to the wind. However, with the truth comes a decision. Bring disaster upon the village, or forsake his dear wife? Yukinojo must make one final choice.