Hotaru wept. For the first time in forty years. The tears carved clean lines through the ash on his cheeks.
He offered her rice. She ate it. He offered her sake. She refused.
He stood. The Heart Cutter whispered against its scabbard.
Shinobumonogatari is the second novel in the (the fourth major "season" of the light novels). While previous seasons focused on Araragi’s high school years and the resolution of the Ougi Oshino conflict, the Monster Season follows Araragi into his college years.
