Are you prepared to know the past of the person you loved? The desire-swirling youth mad-love mystery 'Please Don't Investigate the Person You Loved' goes on sale April 22! Nao Shizuki from Takane no Nadeshiko also feels uneasy and regrets it! The truth is hidden in the cover--.

Futabasha Publishers Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Masaharu Azusazawa) will release the novel "Please Don't Investigate the Person You Loved" (Author: Harumi Miura) on April 22 (Wednesday).

"Please Don't Investigate the Person You Loved" Cover (with obi)

This work is a youth mad-love mystery that depicts "bare ego" and "the terror of human relationships," triggered by an incident 15 years ago when a junior colleague's body was discovered at the bottom of a dam.

Beyond the search for the culprit, what awaits at the end of misunderstandings is the worst possible answer check. When you finish reading this story, you too will be confronted with the despair called the truth.

Furthermore, this work has a special gimmick! A special search website where you can simulate the experience of the work has been released.

Why don't you try searching for the person you loved? The person who appears when you search might just be someone connected to the incident...

Please check the 2D code located under the book's obi wrap or visit the URL below.

["Please Don't Investigate the Person You Loved" Special Site]

https://fr.futabasha.co.jp/special/shirabenaide/

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"Please Don't Investigate the Person You Loved"

<Synopsis>

University student Satsuki Kozuka visited a dam for camping. The remains of a village sunk in the dam were exposed on the dry dam bottom due to light rain, and interested circle members gathered. That night, a naked body with the head and torso severed, believed to be their junior Kaede, was discovered. Without identifying the culprit, the murder scene sank to the bottom of the water again. Summer, 15 years since then--. The incident starts moving again. What is the excessively tragic truth caused by the romantic patterns and misunderstandings that were not comprehended at that time? A youth mad-love mystery depicting "bare ego" and "the terror of human relationships."

[Author Profile]

Harumi Miura

Debuted after works published on a web novel posting site gained attention. Writes horror works while being easily scared. Works include "Corpse Nursing," "Distorted Fire," "Abandoned School Teacher" (Kadokawa Horror Bunko), "Why You Must Not Talk About 'Sea Lion Juice'" (Takarajimasha), and others. A highly anticipated author in the modern horror world.

<Comment from Harumi Miura>

Have you ever fallen in love with someone? Has that love ever gone unrequited? Have you ever worried about why things didn't go well? Whether you can accept it or not, life goes on. But imagine. What if there was another reason for that heartbreak back then that you hadn't noticed at all? This is such a story. And a story you shouldn't have looked back on.

<Impression Comment from Nao Shizuki of Takane no Nadeshiko>

The feeling of "memories" slowly cornering a person made my chest uneasy as I read. A work where regret remains coldly.

Book Overview

[Title]: "Please Don't Investigate the Person You Loved"

[Release Date]: Released on April 22, 2026

[Format]: 46-ban size

[Price]: 1,650 yen (base price 1,500 yen)

[Author]: Harumi Miura

[Publisher]: Futabasha

[Futabasha Special Page] https://fr.futabasha.co.jp/special/pastel/

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