Water Moon

Water Moon

Author: Samantha Sotto Yambao Listening Length: 9h 40m

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel. On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones...

Episodes

Listen Now

Now playing: Chapter Twenty-Eight Safe. Far. Secret.

0:00 / 05:03

This episode is locked. VIP membership is required.

Current Episode

Chapter Twenty-Eight Safe. Far. Secret.

Chapter Twenty-eight

Safe. Far. Secret.

As a scientist, Keishin thought the concept of folding time by trapping it in paper was the most exciting thing he had ever heard in his life. The possibilities of such technology were boundless. Space exploration. Time travel. Research. But no matter how hard Keishin tried, he could not bring himself to care. A single question occupied his mind, following him from Haruto’s home to a rented room at the nearby town’s only minshuku, a room that he and Hana had to share.

The room was enclosed by paper walls and boasted a view of a mountain that Keishin could not see in the dark. Two futons that Keishin guessed would take up most of the floor when unrolled leaned against a corner by the room’s only window. Hana took one of the futons and spread it over the tatami. She reached for the second.