"This bar is an affection gauge?! Then this must be one of those unlockable CG shots!!" Yuka loves playing otome games, and somehow the real world has suddenly started working just like the game menus she's been used to all this time! Going forward, she's got to figure out how to navigate her life with events being triggered and handsome men chasing after her. At work she's caught up with a charming but flirty coworker, an aggressive boss with fiery looks, and a junior colleague with a mean streak... after so long thinking there would never be a chance with any of them, the scenarios just keep on coming!
"Would you agree to a lover's contract with me?" Hikari Nakasawa works in the sales department of her company... and has secretly been infatuated with her boss Mr. Irie, a married man. One day, Hikari finds him looking troubled on the phone... and after taking advantage of the situation, the two sleep together. However, upon leaving the hotel, they happen to be spotted by Suguru Aoyama... a coworker of Hikari's! To keep his mouth shut, Aoyama proposes that Hikari becomes his "fake lover"... what choice does she have? At the same time, Aoyama seems to have some love life matters of his own going on...?!
Since that night, our temporary relationship as lovers began... Office Lady Riho is on a company trip but is in a terrible mood. Why? She caught her crush, Hasegawa, making out with another coworker, Ayano. Although she wanted to support their happiness, everything changed when she received a message from Hasegawa: "Can we talk? Just the two of us." It turns out this was an elaborate plan to put Riho in a difficult situation! Now Hasegawa believes she likes the President and has told her he plans to "keep her by his side." Is she merely a pawn in the President's game now?!
Things get icy from time to time. 3 months ago, corporate decided to restructure our department, and now our boss is a 30-year-old marvel. He's diligent, can speak multiple languages, he's handsome, and so much more. He's seemingly perfect, but there's just one thing... he can be so harsh that people say he's practically made of salt! When he gives directions on projects, he speaks in short word and lists what's needed. Nothing more, nothing less. People keep their distance, and it feels like he doesn't really fit in around here. However, for some reason, I can't help but have feelings for him... And it seems he wants to be sweet and pamper me?! Another day, another moment to hide away from everyone in the office and be doted on!
32 years old, single, and awakening in another world?! At least being reborn I get to start out younger, right? ...WRONG! She wakes up in this new world the same age she was in the last, now with the name Audrey Noland. In this world of nobility and societal manners, women of this age unmarried are considered bizarre or outlandish. The family Audrey is a part of, the house of Baron Noland, has been serving the royal family as educators for generations. One day, Audrey's father throws out his back... and provides her with the opportunity to tutor the prince in his stead. With all of her books prepared, she comes to the castle only to be told that an unmarried, immodest woman can't be let through to meet the prince?! We're not gonna let this kind of sexism slide!
"I want to spend my life by your side, making you happy." Connie is the daughter of a count, and she can see the auras of any person around her, making sense of what they truly think or feel. However, she's become a bit of a recluse with how this power has affected her experience in high society. During her debutante ball, Connie slips and falls on her back. The admirable Prince Clive comes to help her, but this only calls on the envy and fury of the other girls at the ball who seek to gain Clive's favor. Being hated by the other noble ladies further pushes Connie to become a recluse. However, one day, Connie is directly invited by Prince Clive to a party to celebrate his birthday and she knows she cannot decline. Amid the party, she loses consciousness... and remembers her past life, and the lovely upperclassmen she has always wanted to see just one more time. When she awakens, it hits her... since when did she and Clive agree to an engagement?!
"I have no intention of letting you go to anyone else." Who would have thought that deciding on divorce would lead to an unexpectedly sweet and indulgent life?
Chizuru thought she was loved by her husband, Hiromasa, but when she learned their marriage was a political arrangement, she was devastated and handed him divorce papers. However, Hiromasa responded with a possessive kiss, declaring, "I will never let you go." Although he had always been kind and caring toward Chizuru, from that day on, his affection became even more indulgently sweet. Now overwhelmed by his intense devotion and his tender whispers, Chizuru finds herself utterly confused!
"I won't allow you to leave me." The CEO will show his love to his thickheaded secretary physically if he has to!
"Marry me." Ryotaro Saeki, the CEO of a famous company, suddenly proposed to his secretary, Uiko Amane. After that, Uiko's days were filled with the CEO assertively trying to woo her. She'd already been in love with him before but now she was truly having trouble holding her feelings back! But she has a secret that won't allow her to return Ryotaro's feelings...
"I'll make you want to depend on me." The cool-headed gentleman whispers hot and sweet love calls.
"I want you to go out with me. As my girlfriend." Riko, who works at a major real estate company, enjoys baking. One day, when she goes to help out at her sister's cooking class, the young heir of her company, Takanari Kagami, appears! At work, he is cool and competent, but when he bakes sweets, he wears a calm and gentle expression... As Riko supports Takanari, he starts to show her a sweet, melting smile at work. The two of them grow closer...
Noelle is a young woman with freckles on her face who hides her face with a hat. Her fiance, Jacques, breaks off the engagement because of her appearance, which he considers gloomy. She is in the depths of despair, but her heart is saved when a maid brings her a street vendor's hat. Noelle is so moved by the hat's beauty that she goes to the stall to meet the maker. There she meets the hat maker, Flynn. At first glance, he seems to be just a young man, but in fact he has a big secret...?
"He only wants me for my body?" I was attracted to him from the start, but he thinks I'm a loose woman...
"Have I seriously fallen in love with a guy for the first time ever?" Haruka can't help but be drawn to the beautiful and mysterious Ren, whom she met at the bar. For some reason, she ends up spending the night with him, even though he always says mean things to her. Then, before she knows it, she realizes that she has really fallen in love with him. Just thinking about him keeps her up at night. But then Ren disappears...
Was this reunion a mere coincidence, too good to be true? Or was it a destined encounter?
Ayaha's very first arranged marriage meeting ended in disaster when she arrived late, only to be met with a single word: "Rejected." Convinced they would never cross paths again, she was shocked to encounter her would-be fiance, the wealthy heir Mitsuaki Kasama, the very next day.
This seemingly impossible coincidence made Mitsuaki suspect Ayaha had orchestrated it all, sparking her defiance. She lashed out in anger and stormed off. Yet just a few days later, Mitsuaki appeared before her again, declaring, "I came to see you."
A mature relationship with a super-intelligent, handsome CEO is quite stimulating for a girl with a bob and glasses...
Momoka, a librarian, has been so absorbed in books that she hasn't experienced romance even once in 25 years. One day, she meets Tokio, a handsome man who is like a prince from a romance novel. Momoka is captivated by him, but for some reason, Tokio knows her name. He then holds her hands and suddenly asks her out on a date! It's Momoka's first date, but Tokio's gentlemanly behavior eases her tension. And at the end of the date, he gives her a sweet kiss!
Minami Kishimoto, a new employee, admires her glittering training officer, Ms. Yumi Yagi when she first meets her. Ms. Yagi is a senior employee who is seemingly good at her job and therefore untouchable. Plus, she's as mean as an ogre when it comes to others not following the rules. When it comes to her, however, she can do no wrong in her own eyes. What's worse is her catchphrase: "I'm allowed, because I'm special." Minami, hang in there!
Those words from Julius, her first love, traumatized Diana and turned her into a shut-in who stayed at her noble parents' manor out in the countryside.
She became an artisan known as the Witch of Roemer, spending her days making the magic tools she was excellent at creating.
One day, Diana returned to the capital city to attend a ball and ran into Julius again.
As she tried to forget her fleeting feelings of love for him, her overprotective brother created a "Man Repellent Ring" that would drive back any annoying bugs (men) who got near Diana... But it started shocking Julius!
"I want to make you mine." A private lesson in love with the perfect, handsome CEO.
Kotone has a hard time standing in front of crowds due to a past traumatic event, but a talented and handsome CEO recognizes her abilities and invites her out to dinner. Captivated by the kind smile of the president, who is famous for never smiling, Kotone drinks too much and gets drunk. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a hotel suite! "Did I... spend the night in a hotel with the CEO?"
The man who bought me at a slave auction is... my former disciple?
The duke sorceror has been in love with her for ten years!
Linya is a demi-human who is unable to use magic due to one of her horns being broken. She was chased out of her homeland, the country of demi-humans, and made a living by selling potions in the humans' country. One day, Linya makes a deal with a black market salesman to buy a young slave, Gil. Gil has an enormous amount of magical power, something that's rare in humans, so Linya decides to make him her disciple. However, Gil is extremely clingy!
They became unusually close, and the kiss he gave her as he transferred his magical powers to her was so sweet and passionate, it was electric.
Then, three years after Linya and Gil started living together, someone appeared, looking for Gil...
This blog is a record of battle as dictated by a man with a fujoshi girlfriend. Okay, that was a lie. I'm not fighting at all. The war is purely one-sided. Each day I am dragged further and further into the world of otaku. I cannot be held responsible for any damages incurred by reading this blog and falling into the same predicament. There is much otaku talk contained within, so please follow your directions carefully, and do not exceed your recommended dosage.
Enter: Hatori Matsuzaki, the heroine of this love story. And her hero? Rita Terasaka, an infamous hottie with a (hidden) heart of gold. Sure, he might be a notorious playboy, but she's got nothing to worry about-after all, he's never serious about any of his paramours. Besides, she knows him better, has been by his side longer, and loves him so much more than anyone else possibly could. Okay, so she might not be dating him just this second, but what's the rush when destiny is on her side...right?
In a world where fairies are bought and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren't exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he's not so keen on the idea. As his new master, Anne tasks him with escorting her through a particularly dangerous area, but with a reluctant bodyguard eager to escape a life of servitude, she'll have to deal with a lot more than she bargained for... Read the first chapter of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale the same day as Japan!