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Kimi mo Shiranai Jaren no Hate ni (At the End of an Illicit Love You Don't Know Either)

author:
Suzuki Ami
illustrator:
Itsuki Kaname
warnings:
forced prostitution
back of the book blurb:
Several years after the legalization of prostitution, junior high school graduate Nagatsuma Fuki's older brother sells him to Hanafurirou, a brothel in Yoshiwara, in order to pay off debts. The day before Fuki is to leave for Yoshiwara, Ikami Ouichirou, who he admires, confesses his feelings, and the two of them elope, only to have Fuki's older brother interfere. Some time passes, and as Fuki's debut as a prostitute approaches, Ouichirou shows up at Hanafurirou to be his first customer, but is not even allowed to touch him... What will be the outcome of the love between these two?
notes:
This book is the start of my project to (hopefully) eventually translate all the books in this series, which all take place in Hanafurirou, the all-male brothel in the now revived Yoshiwara. It's also my first non-manga translation, so please be gentle. ^_^;