Miura Shion (Author)

Kakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by a Kansei University student Haiji, who is also a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old dormitory “Chikuseisou” where he plans to team up with fellow residents to enter the Hakone Ekiden relay marathon, one of…

Mashiki is the young owner of the antiquarian bookstore “Mukyuudou,” and his friend, Senagaki, works in the same industry. The two have shared a secret sense of guilt ever since they were children. Senagaki’s father was an “antiquarian book dealer” and a hated figure in the old book world, but Mashiki’s grandfather saw his talent…