This is a highly ambitious novella that delves into the life of Shaka, a woman in her thirties with congenital myopathy, a condition severely affecting her mobility and breathing. She lives in a group care home she inherited from her wealthy parents. Frustrated with her disability, Shaka maintains a secret Twitter account to vent her feelings. Despite her financial comfort, she writes erotic content to earn money for charity.
The narrative takes an unexpected turn when Tanaka, one of her carers, discovers her Twitter account. On a whim, Shaka proposes a bizarre plan: she offers Tanaka 150 million yen to impregnate her, despite knowing her body can’t handle childbirth, intending to have an abortion. This plan goes awry when Tanaka ejaculates in her mouth, leading to severe complications that hospitalize her.
The novella concludes with Tanaka rejecting the plan and quitting his job, while Shaka returns to her life in the care home. An enigmatic closing section introduces a young university student who works as a prostitute and shares a similar name to the previous protagonist. This new character may or may not have “written” the previous section and hints that her brother is in prison for killing a woman in a care home, possibly Shaka from the main narrative.
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