I will destroy your life of mediocrity."A dull and sullen co-worker turns out to be Yamato Toudou -- the super pompous son of a super-rich family -- in disguise!! He forces the unfortunate Shizuku Miyashita to be his slave when she finds herself indebted to him to the tune of 30 million yen! Shizuku had lived an earnest but ordinary life up until this point, so just why in the world did this happen to her?! Wiretaps, disguises, spying... Toudou keeps forcing her to do whatever he wants, throwing her into a panic day after day! But for some reason, she can't bring herself to defy him.... Why is Toudou hiding who he is? A short office love story for young adults by Takashima Eri as a follow-up to her hit series -- I Give You My First!
So wait, I've turned my teacher into an obedient pet?!" High-school sophomore Mai Misobe spends her days dreaming of the day when her handsome world history teacher Mr. Yoshioka will see her for who she really is. One day, Mai is out late after a night of fun downtown when she spots Mr. Yoshioka smoking a cigarette and dressed up as a bartender in a back alley. She takes a picture without thinking too much about it, except he sees her and realizes that his secret side job is no longer secret. "If you don't do what I say, I'll share this picture with everyone!" Mai says, seizing the moment and threatening Mr. Yoshioka, but... "I look forward to seeing you how handle me," is his nonchalant reply!!!!! Mai tries to get him to do whatever she says, but is she actually being manipulated...? A slightly heartrending story of first love by Takashima Eri as a follow-up to her hit series -- I Give You My First!
Yoshino found herself married to Keigo Shinoi, the genius artist she had admired since her school days. However, his reason for marrying her was for revenge against Yoshino's father. Hated all the while, she continues to love Shinoi as he suffers in a state of isolation. Will her feelings finally get through to him...? The title story, Maple Leaves, is just one entry in this best-of selection of sorrowful, bittersweet love stories. Also included are three stories.
Married men, liars, moral harassers... It's time to punish these vile marriage-hunting monsters! A thrilling romantic comedy about a pair of beautiful marriage-hunting childhood friends who hold grand secrets begins now!
Nohara Kana's been a biology teacher at high school for 4 years, but 6 months ago she started coming to school with a letter of resignation in her purse every single day...One day, she happens to catch her new transfer student named Ohno sneaking a kiss in the corner of the biology lab with a girl from a different class. Kana scolds him, but he simply responds with, "I'm dropping out."Kana can't help but shout back at him in anger that she actually wants to quit as well!! ... then realizes what she just said and flees the scene, not noticing that her letter of resignation had fallen out of her bag...Later that night, Ohno shows up at Kana's house with the letter of resignation in hand, but demands that she let him stay at her place and that he'll go to school if she does... but also that he'll sue her for sexual harassment if she resigns?!And so begins our story of an overly serious lady teacher, a troubled student, and their dangerous new living situation!
"Do you really think you can get away from me?" He harasses me for money, gets violent, and plays with my body by force. He used to be so kind and gentle, but now he's changed...
I open the door to my beloved secret hideout again for the first time in years and find my old childhood friend waiting for me. But what's gotten into him?
- "I'll teach you what a man is, so be my woman." Becoming a yakuza's woman... And raising a child together!? Starting an exciting life of child-rearing to protect my family!
Every rumor posted "there" becomes real... A plain Jane office lady and a narcissistic candidate for C.E.O in a company-wide gossip investigation, begins now!!
Six months ago, the genders of all humankind were reversed. With my marriage plans and my job on the rocks, I was at a loss, and I found myself swooning over someone for the first time in my life...as a "man"...!
"At your limit already? Looks like you really are just a little brat." She approached him with romantic feelings built up over the span of ten whole years, but neither her kissing nor her touch could compete with an adult's...
Sayaka Narimiya is 28 year-old, single, and works at an advertisement agency. But as luck would have it, she's been fired from her job. As an in-between, she picks up a nude modeling part-time job. While naked in front of the student artists, none other than Renji Hasumi, Sayaka's high school heartbreaker appears---. Completely flustered upon learning of Hasumi's position as associate professor, Sayaka somehow manages to finish the job and head home. It is then when Hasumi stops Sayaka for what is to be a reunion? Or maybe something else?
I want to be by your side... Even if it means being eaten. Sister Mary is a food lover who wanders into a forest where a monster is said to live. There, what she meets... is delicious food! A restaurant and its owner, Hugo. Hugo finds Mary a nuisance but Mary's weakness for food makes her interested in him. And her sociable attitude slowly brings the two of them together. Nevertheless, people are afraid, and the monster's true identity is...