ブクログ 49号
皆さんは”始発”に乗ったことはあるでしょうか?
余程の事情がない限り避けたいものでしょう。
今回の物語は主人公とクラスメイトが最寄りではない駅で始発電車にばったり乗り合わせるところから始まります。
なぜ2人は始発に乗らなければいけなかったのでしょう。
あらすじ
青春は、気まずさでできた密室だ。今、最注目の若手ミステリー作家が贈る珠玉の短編集。始発の電車で遭遇したのは普段あまり話さない女子。二人は互いに早起きの理由を探り始め……(表題作)。部活の引退日、男同士で観覧車に乗り込んだ先輩と後輩。後輩には何か目的があるようだが(「夢の国には観覧車がない」)。不器用な高校生たちの関係が小さな謎と会話を通じて少しずつ変わってゆく。ワンシチュエーション(場面転換なし)&リアルタイムで進行する五つの青春密室劇。
今回の物語は普段目にするようなものとは少し状況が異なります。作家はミステリーのカテゴリには入るものの淡々と物語が進んでいきます。読み進める中で簡単な仕掛けもあり何気ない言動1つ1つにしっかりと意図があるので、先を予想しながら読み進めていくのも面白いかもしれません。
English edition
Bukrogue No. 49
Have you ever taken the "first train"?
It is something you would probably want to avoid unless you have a very special reason to do so.
This story begins when the main character and his classmate bump into each other on the first train at a station other than the nearest one.
Why did they have to take the first train?
The Killing Scene of the First Train Early in the Morning (Shueisha Bunko)
Synopsis.
Youth is a secret room made of awkwardness. A collection of short stories by the hottest young mystery writer. On the first train of the day, they encounter a girl they don't usually talk to. The two begin to explore each other's reasons for getting up early. ...... (the title story). On the day they retire from club activities, a senior and a junior get on a Ferris wheel together. The junior seems to have a purpose ("There is no Ferris wheel in the land of dreams"). The relationship between these awkward high school students gradually changes through small mysteries and conversations. This is a one-situation (no scene changes) & real-time progression of five adolescent locked-room dramas.
The situation in this story is a little different from what we usually see. Although the writer puts the story in the category of mystery, the story progresses in a lighthearted manner. There are some simple tricks as you read along, and each casual word and action has a clear intention, so it may be interesting to read on while anticipating what is to come.