The Hakusan Street Incident

“The Hakusan Street Incident，” the grand prize winner of the Monocon 2023 Bungei x Monogatary.com Short Story Award and the inspiration for YOASOBI’s new song “New me，” is being published in English! Under pressure from her male colleagues， Nozomi reluctantly signs up for a dating app in hopes of getting them off her back. What she finds isn’t a date， but an assassin. What follows is a thrilling chase and a dramatic confrontation that leads Nozomi to discover unexpected truths about herself. The short story received huge praise from Hitomi Kanehara， the head of the competition’s judging panel.