This volume would have been perfect, BUT FOR the traumatizing image of the roasted cat served up on a platter as a gourmet meal with a man biting into the cat, and the romanticized teacher-student relationship, plus the unnecessary ecchi scenes. I was under the (wrong) impression that this series was going to be a fluffy and fun murder mystery with high schoolers. In conclusion, I wish there were more books like this one, books that keep you on the edge of your seat and stun and move you and have a satisfying ending. I think it's sort of right that every village inhabitant was killed, the moral of this story was "You reap what you sow", emphasized by the purification with fire. I gasped in shock when I found out that the killer actually murdered his own mother! It’s a pity that he never had a chance at a normal life because of his upbringing.
The plot was really shocking and impressive, the story of a boy's revenge for his and his mother's ruined lives, for all the innocent girls burned by the villagers. The art was absolutely amazing, albeit gruesome (the chopped off limbs, the cut off head). Most of the "villains" can be pitied after we find out their life story. I love that in most of Kindaichi stories I've read the murders were an act of vengeance and that the criminals weren't mentally ill or inherently evil, but the victims of other people/life circumstances people who were driven to extremes because of the terrible anguish they experienced. I admire the authors for their well thought-through, unpredictable storylines.The murders, the mystery and the tension are really outstanding, but it's the reveal of the murderer and the motives that are the most gratifying.
This volume (and these series) are stupendous! I absolutely hate detectives, I consider them to be much worse than even harlequins, but this manga definitely has a special place in my heart.
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