Secret matters / Hidden secrets / Confidential affairs

――It was the seventeenth year of the Meiji era, around the time when the irises were in bloom. My brother-in-law confesses a secret feeling he has been harboring to me. *This is fiction. *While the historical background is created based on reference materials, the accuracy is low, so I would appreciate it if you could take it loosely. 〈I am reprinting the points of caution noted in the activity report, just in case.〉 The setting is a story set in the Meiji period. Personally, I feel that if the author makes too many fixed declarations, it would close off the reader's freedom of interpretation, so I prefer not to make definitive statements. However, there is one thing: those who are uncomfortable with bromance or BL-type content might be better off not reading this. (In other words, there is a certain atmosphere of that sort present to some degree.) Depending on the interpretation, I believe it could be understood in any number of ways, and "friendship" would be acceptable, but I would simply say that it might be better if those who are uncomfortable with such content refrain from reading. However, conversely, if you enjoy such content or are curious about it, I would be happy if you would consider giving it a read.