The Voice of the Cicada
The main character, Nao, was looking for a man who was based on the letter of his late mother. Along the way, Nao runs out of power and collapses in front of a certain temple and asks the temple priest "Semimaru" to help him.
The main character, Nao, was looking for a man who was based on the letter of his late mother. Along the way, Nao runs out of power and collapses in front of a certain temple and asks the temple priest "Semimaru" to help him.
Yuuri Ota
Nao
Shuji Kojima
Semimaru
Hidetoshi Hoshida
Kakuichi
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