I thought I was the protagonist. I'm the CEO's daughter. I'm the one engaged to him... Plus, I'm still a v-... Ah, sorry for rambling. Let me explain...She's cheerful, honest, and friendly. He's successful at his job, considerate, and handsome to boot. (Extremely handsome. Hehe.) Anyway, sometimes, the more challenging a relationship is, the easier it is burst up in flames... I'm his fiancee, but I'm more like the rival love interest who's just in the way. Someone to create conflict and suspense. In other words, the antagonist they must defeat to get their happy ending.That's right. She's the heroine of this story. Not me.
Under her father the margrave's command, Lewis Ballantine is enlisted in the Monastery Knights to perfect her swordsmanship skills. While it's common knowledge to most of the swordsmen that Lewis is indeed a woman, crown prince and heir to the Flamelance throne, Gerald, is blind to this fact. The night of the ball for knights, Gerald appears suddenly in Lewis's room. While surprise visits are commonplace, Gerald is overtaken by this figure of Lewis he's seen for the first time?!
Izumi, an office worker who lost her mother at a young age, spends her days off helping at her family's bento shop. One day, she discovers that her father has been swindled by some shady contractors during the shop's renovation. Just as her frustration peaks, her unexpected savior, Kiriyama, appears. He's a yakuza prince, and he's determined to make her his...! A spicy tale of dangerous love, now in manga format!
Yoshiwara, old Edo's paradise of pleasure, has been reborn in modern-day Tokyo.... In this playground of the powerful, where money rules all, women sell both their bodies and the idea of romance to their male clientele. Thrust into this world is the ingenue Asuka, who's been sold out by her foster parents to pay off their debts. While at first oblivious to the nature of Yoshiwara, she accidentally barges in on a "transaction" between a courtesan and her client. Confronted with her new reality of being bought and sold, she longs to make a break for it... but is there anyone around her she can trust...?!
While she was alone in the office with him, he pushed her to the ground… "Didn't you know that things like coworkers having sex while working overtime does occur?"
At 27 years old, insurance broker Mio Sahara is the perfect age for marriage. Traumatized after a sexual encounter with a man, she's developed an intense phobia of being seen in a sexual light. One day, when she's put on a team of elite brokers, she meets a new boss who teaches her what it means to feel untameable passion. Emboldened by this encounter, Mio resolves to face her true sexual self that she had locked away in her heart, but it won't be easy...
"Just go ahead and call off our engagement!" Gina was betrothed at age 8 at the behest of her family. However she and her fiance, Carlo, have spent every waking moment with each other fighting. Despite Gina secretly harboring feelings for him. One fateful day, Gina tells him to just call the whole thing off and tries to run away from an unpleasant situation, however she ends up tripping and falling down a staircase which causes her to go unconscious. When she finally wakes up, and after a small misunderstanding, her family believe that she has amnesia, so Gina pretends to not remember asking Carlo to break off the engagement and everything from the past month. However, when Carlo does come to see her, he tells her, not about their engagement breaking up, but that he proposed and that she accepted. Now that he's seemingly all over her, where will their new relationship take them...?!
"Show me more of your cute side." I can't believe he's putting his hand into my underwear in the conference room... He shouldn't touch me there... She's pursued cuteness for eight years in the character design department. Yukiko Momose, who's fallen into a rut, is asked to train a new employee. The employee who showed up was Ritsu Kogami, their first ever male employee. She thought he was a good and diligent guy, even though he was somewhat strange. One day, she was suddenly hugged by him from behind...! He said, "You're way too cute." What on earth was he thinking...? The next day, Ritsu's behavior escalated even further...
The bane of my existence? This body of mine that curses men into becoming obsessed with me... But all I have ever dreamed of is finding true love! Having grown up on fairy tales, I've always been a sucker for the kind Prince Charming type. But it seems I'm not destined for the happy ever after of my dreams. Apparently, I have what some guys call a "legendary snatch" and every man I have dated so far has turned into nothing more than a lecherous zombie! And just when I was sure there was no hope... I met Suzui. He seemed different from others, made me feel safe with his kindness and that hint of sadness behind his eyes. And I'd soon find out that he had his own secrets he's keeping...
"You, who feel more distant from me than anyone else, are the only person I want to understand better." Kasumi and Kei have been friends since they were just little kids. Kei always watched over Kasumi as she would innocently run into any situation with a smile. In their last year of high school, on Kasumi's 18th birthday, she declares that she wants to go with Kei to the love hotel in their town as a birthday gift?! Ever since her confusion on what happens there was settled, the two haven't been able to talk to each other. However, that begins to change after the two find their way to the same university.
Kota's world just got turned upside down. His dad's remarriage meant a new stepsister, Aika, and from their first encounter, it's clear she's everything he isn't.
By day, Aika effortlessly plays the "perfect angel" for her parents, but behind closed doors, she's a cheeky teenager, a complete mismatch for Kota. Their personalities clash violently, sparking arguments the moment their eyes meet. They might just be the world's worst siblings, locked in a constant battle of wills. Despite an incredibly rocky start, a subtle shift begins. Beneath Aika's wild exterior, a flicker of interest starts to grow for her caring brother.
I'm fed up with love and marriage... But, my body still has cravings... Akira Yamase (32), divorced. She came back to her hometown after her divorce, but she's tired of the rural social relationships that keep butting into her private life. One day, Mori (36) who moved in thanks to the test residency program appeared in the supermarket she works for. The villagers were spreading bad rumors about him walking around town with untidy clothes and messy long hair. Asked to deliver products, Akira carries them into his house. Being close with a man for the first time in a long time, she gets self-conscious and fantasies herself opening her body to him...
"Here's a charm to cheer you up. Come drink Mom's milk." Kaho, a normal office worker, was looking forward to her engagement with her lover, Ryota. However, Kaho's normal life takes a sudden turn after Ryota's mother is hospitalized because of an accident. Contrary to her gentle appearance, the mother casts a disturbing gaze towards Kaho... Hidden there was a suspicious relationship that transcended the normal affection between a parent and their child. While she was starting to feel uneasy about Ryota's actions, Kaho consults his father, Tetsuya, and slowly becomes attached to him...
"I thought I was going to marry this person someday..." Chihiro lives with her lover, Takuma. However, because they hadn't had sex in months, and Takuma doesn't seem to be motivated for marriage, she breaks up with him. Chihiro decides to leave the house, but is unable to find suitable lodgings for her to move in. By Takuma's suggestion, she ends up staying until her new home is found. In such a situation, Chihiro's ideal man, Junpei, appears. They become lovers, but Chihiro is troubled since she can't bring herself to tell him that she's still living with her ex-boyfriend. On the other hand, Junpei also has his own set of problems...
Please teach me... with that wonderful body of yours! - Hotori, an office worker, starts to go to the gym to get some exercise on the advice of her co-worker. Being completely new, and having no clue what to do, she tries to use a familiar-looking machine, only to lose control of it and nearly collapse! But instead of hitting the ground, she finds herself embraced by an attractive muscular man! Spellbound by his gentle demeanor and incredible body, Hotori leaves without asking his name. Thus, she sets out to find him again, but... I want to meet you again, and learn more and more about this strange feeling that makes my heart tremble!
In the "Bride Selection Ceremony", Prince Lucian has selected a woman named Evelyne. Evelyne has known Lucian since they were children, but is in despair over the fact she will have to marry the prince who has teased her for years. Now begins a marriage with a prince who will continue to tease her as the two live together in the castle!! However, Evelyne slowly becomes unsure of how the prince really feels... there are moments where he is sweet to her... what could this new feeling be?!
Princess of Goldwyn, Lutecia, has had feelings for Lord Valery, emperor of friendly nation, Reynald, since she was a young girl. Never having forgotten the promise his Lord Valery made to her 10 years ago, Lutecia, on her 17th birthday, devises a certain plan to put an end to her unrequired love. But...?
"Oh no... if he moves his hand like that, I'll...!" Rio Kasugai, an office worker with a knack for fortune-telling, reluctantly does a love fortune for her boss, Shinya Fukamachi, whom she really can't stand. That night, she has a startling dream of her...having sex with him?! This dream makes her hyper-aware of him, and she finds it hard to contain the heat of arousal building within her. Then, one evening after work, the two find themselves getting close, leading to...?! Buckle up for a wild ride of romance, mystery, and suspense with a headstrong office worker and her snide boss!