Mochizuki Jun, Shinobu Wakamiya

Within these pages, four fairy tales unfold, each peering into one of the houses of the four great dukedoms: Vessalius, Rainsworth, Barma, and Nightray. Shifting among present, past, and future, these stories link to each other like a wheel, traveling to and fro in a never-ending ring between the everyday and the extraordinary. Inside this ring, the protagonists take off at a gallop. Caucus race: ...

Gaze down into the sunny garden from the veranda. There, children run to and fro, full of life. Two cats chase after them. The sight calls to mind a single thought: They seem to be racing each other. A caucus race. A race with no end. If only this charming sight could continue on tomorrow and ever after... Drawn up from the world of PandoraHearts, these enchanting fairy tales illustrated by Jun...

-"Where did you come from? Where are you going?" I asked the boy who came running up behind me. -"When did you start? When will you finish?" I asked the boy running ahead of me. They silently continued running full tilt. For I already knew the answers to my questions. I was plainly speaking to myself yesterday and myself tomorrow. Caucus race. It may be an endless race, but the runners...