Aya Zaizen, 31, works at a famous Japanese trading company. There, she serves as assistant to executive Keiichiro Kijo. Though Aya's earned the trust of harsh and hard-headed Keiichiro, she's never been in love before and considers quitting to pursue that experience instead. Keiichiro doesn't agree, and after interrogating Aya, suggests he'll be her lover instead. The spicy, long-awaited tale of a domineering director and his virginal assistant, now in manga format!
Viola, the daughter of a viscount, is engaged to Philip Laurenson, the charming and popular heir to a duke. But the two are far from a match, and their silent tea parties do little to help them bond. In a desperate bid to escape the engagement, Viola feigns amnesia after a minor accident. However, Philip's reaction is not at all what she expected, as he starts telling her how much they used to love each other and how she used to call him..."Phil"? Which is far from the truth! And yet, from the brink of a crumbling engagement, a romance begins to blossom between the inexperienced lord and the oblivious lady.
Corporate receptionist Fumino Nakatani is allergic to handsome men. After her ex-boyfriend's betrayal traumatized her, glaring at handsome men became a reflex. She still loves them and wants to fix her reflex, but she doesn't know how-until she meets Jin Tokiwa, the hottest guy she's ever seen, and the president of the parent company that owns Fumino's workplace. However, Jin has a problem of his own. Every time he makes eye contact with a woman, he gets sick! Yet somehow, he can handle Fumino's glares, so he asks her to help him cure his fear of women. She agrees and joins his administrative team, but then he asks her to live with him! When Jin gives her a list of things he needs to learn to do with women, she realizes her task is much more complicated than she thought.
Richelle is your average lady of nobility: charming and madly in love with her busy fiancee. However, on her way to the palace to give him some treats she baked to help him get through the day she spots him kissing another lady that he was initially working with! After being ridiculed for making baked goods, the engagement was called off. However, a handsome margrave named Lucien comes across her snacks, and after tasting them cannot help but express how refreshing they were. Now begins a fresh romance between the charmed margrave, and totally unaware sweets connoisseur!
In the Kingdom of Calum, Iris, the daughter of the duke, suddenly has a rush of memories flood her mind. She remembers her past life as a 30 year old office worker and her current life is actually that of a video game! To make matters worse, she is the villainess! In the midst of a fateful event, she awakens her new ability, the "Power of Knowledge". Can she use her knowledge of her past life and her new found ability to avoid every flag that might lead to her execution?!
Out of the blue, Second Prince Maury breaks off his engagement with Ashley, the daughter of Duke Norman. However, this is no surprise to her; in fact, it's the golden opportunity she's been waiting for. Fed up with Maury's terrible behavior and poor character, she has been hoping to split with him for a while now. But even a worthless prince is still royalty; to protect her reputation, she must ensure all the fault for the split lies squarely on Maury's shoulders. She sets out to collect proof of his misdeeds, then lies in wait... and now that he's broken things off, she's ready to expose him for the filth he is. The real surprise comes from Crown Prince Eugene: impressed by Ashley's bold takedown, he pops a certain question out of nowhere...! It's a swift death to evil in this royal romantic comedy where karma takes no prisoners!!
In the prestigious Academy of Magic & Arcana, Sophia stands out as an honor student. Her younger sister, Mia, consumed by jealousy over Sophia's success, has sabotaged three of her marriage proposals. After her latest engagement is ruined, Sophia grows weary of Mia's wrath. Just then, Luke, the crown prince of a neighboring country, reaches out to her. The two quickly bond over their shared love of magic, becoming a hot topic at the academy. Determined to prevent Sophia from finding happiness, Mia prepares to make her move...
Kasumi was proposed to on the very first day of meeting him. Her suitor was none other than Ichiya, a regular customer at the cafe where Kasumi works, affectionately known as the count with a sweet tooth. Kasumi had secretly been curious about Ichiya, who exuded an air of nobility like that of a count. However, for some reason, even though they weren't in a relationship, he suddenly asked her to help him build a family. At twenty-seven years old, with no romantic experience, Kasumi misunderstood this as a job offer under the guise of marriage.
My aggressive childhood friend has determined and clingy feelings for me!
The strong yet devoted approach: spoiling the reserved, quiet girl.
"I won't give you to anyone, Saaya." Kyouya, Saaya's first love, is the managing director of Takamura Department Store. They had drifted apart after having grown up together, but reunited when Saaya began working there, where he asked her out to eat. She had tried to forget her feelings for him, but she was taken over by his strong approach. By the way, her twin sister Maaya is also in love with Kyouya. Is this doting, sweet love the key to breaking the fear of romance that Saaya's trapped by?
A chubby woman's first love starts with a sudden proposal from a hot heir!
Yuki, an office worker who loves sweets, receives an offer to go on a blind date. Reluctantly, she agrees and learns that it's with Shinomiya, the handsome heir to a wealthy family whom she met at her favorite dessert buffet! Yuki is excited and nervous as this handsome man shows her his wholehearted affection. However, Yuki is self-conscious about her figure and lacks confidence, so she is unable to accept Shinomiya's feelings. What will become of this timid, chubby girl's first love?
"There's no such thing as sincere love..." Mianna Caroline was raised strictly as a light mage user from a young age. After her mother passed away, her father remarried and adored her stepsister, ignoring Mianna. Then, to make matters worse, her fiance broke off their engagement, saying he wanted to marry her stepsister instead. Mianna always believed that living honestly would be rewarded, but this betrayal makes her fall into using "dark magic" that humans aren't supposed to have access to. But in the next moment, she wakes up to find herself returned to the day she was born! Then, God tells her, "I'll give you a second chance." With a fresh start, Miana's journey to find love and heal her heart begins again...
"Booze! Bring me more booze!" Melissa is down in the dumps after her engagement is abruptly ended. With nowhere else to turn, she heads to a local bar to drown her frustrations. Overhearing, a mysterious figure hidden beneath a cloak strikes up a conversation with her. Although a little bossy, Jules gets along well with Melisa. Intrigued by her brazen yet delicate nature, invites her to meet again for drinks. Suspicious at first, Melissa gradually warms to him, and their bond deepens over shared drinks and lively debates. Just as things seem to be looking up, her ex-fiance, Sam, barges in! Is this Melissa's chance to finally give him a piece of her mind?!
"Your scent grows sweeter when you're excited." "It's embarrassing..." Born to a mother of the fox clan and a human father, Mio was left in the care of cruel relatives, treated as little more than a servant. Her whole life changes when Kyosuke, the high lord who rules the city, becomes captivated by her scent. Falling in love at first sight, he sweeps her away and quickly marries her. Though anxious about their wedding night, it all melts away as Kyosuke draws closer, her body burning up as if in heat! Their souls intertwined by fate, can their love withstand those who wish to tear them apart?!
Amelie is the child of an a*used concubine. She is forced by her family to marry into the family of the crown prince Kyle, who is rumored to be both ugly and cruel. When Kyle appears, he hides his true face with a robe and rejects Amelie with cold words. Though initially afraid and confused, she is gradually drawn in through the glimpses of his awkward kindness. Kyle, on the other hand, is also drawn to Amelie's straightforward manner. Amelie's words thaw Kyle's frozen heart, and he even begins to feel possessive of her...? This is a story of an unfortunate daughter who has been mistreated and a lonely crown prince with a secret....
Already Yoshiko Kawai's life was not going the way she had planned it, but when her boyfriend breaks up with her a few days before her 29th birthday she is at an all time low. She bumps into her handsome coworker Yuki and confides in him that she's worried about not being able to get married before she turns 30. "In that case, if you don't find a partner in the next year, how about we get married?" Initially Yoshiko brushes his proposal off as a joke, but could it be that he is actually being serious?
Akari is good at her job, beautiful, and her sense of style is beyond compare... but she has a secret. She's almost 30 and she's still a virgin! One fateful day, a new department chief takes over -- the handsome Shinomiya. "You're my subordinate now, which means from today, you have to do what I say." Shinomiya is a condescending bully and he and Akari clash from day one. Akari finds herself drinking her worries away at his welcome party and before she knows what hit her, she's completely smashed. She wakes up the next day to find -- Shinomiya emerging from her bathroom half naked?!?! Thus begins Akari's comedic office romance with her callous new boss!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-6 of "From Zero to Office Romance"
Cecia attends the Royal Academy as a double for a noble lady. If she can graduate with top scores, she'll be free from her life of poverty working as a maid. Enduring bullying at school and harassment at work, our heroine fights on with the support of her one and only red-headed female friend. But when things start to fall apart, why does the second prince run to her defense?
Original Story: RINGO Art: NAZUNA NANAKO Character Design: TSUKAZA, SATSUKI
Falsely accused of a crime she didn't commit, Angelique is cast aside by the second prince. The cherry on top? Now she has to marry a poor count in a remote parcel of the kingdom. What she finds there is shocking: abject poverty and a strikingly handsome count?!
"Mrs. Monou, it's unfortunate, but you're infertile."
After her pre-marital check-up, Sui's fiance breaks up with her when she tells him the news. Despite working together, she tries to move on with her life, but rumors soon begin to spread about her infertility. To make matters worse, her ex-fiance has already started flirting with other women in the company. Fed up, Sui decides to quit and start fresh somewhere new. With her heart battered and bruised, she has a chance encounter with a handsome younger man and ends up spending the night with him...?!
Saint Blanche continued to fulfill her duty as the Saint, even while being oppressed by her fiance, Georg, the prince of the neighboring country. However, she was suddenly told that her engagement was canceled-because Georg had found the "true" Saint-and exiled Blanche from the country.
Blanche returned to her hometown, but... her worried brother suggested that she make a fake engagement with her childhood friend, Raymond. Suddenly turning into a C childhood crush to a fiance, Blanche is constantly flustered by Raymond. A love fantasy of unrequited love begins to unfold from their fake engagement!