Leila is a woman who used to work in an office. Now, she's suddenly fallen into a new fantasy world called "The Dragon Kingdom." While falling out of the sky, she was saved by a giant dragon and decided that from now on her name is Lilac. Now she will live in the castle of the King of this nation, the Dragon Lord, and have the opportunity to work. However... the workers never take breaks and are constantly overworked! Lilac, with her kitchen servant status and knowledge of modern cooking, tries to get the staff to take breaks and enjoy lunchtime meals! In the midst of positive change in the kitchen, Lilac's soup dish accidentally gets sent to the Dragon Lord himself?! Lilac was prepared for the worst, but in audience with the Dragon Lord is told "make this soup for me every day from now on." What?! The Dragon Lord now has a taste for Lilac's cooking! An alluring fantasy story of friendships, romance, and delicious food!
"My smile is specially reserved for you." Kotori Ogata, self-conscious about her plump figure, is inexplicably adored by Soma, a younger coworker known for his frosty demeanor. The reason likely traces back to a rainy day encounter: Kotori finds Soma shivering at a bus stop and, being a meddlesome caretaker, helps him warm up. Since then, Soma has been incredibly affectionate toward Kotori. He defends her from sarcastic comments from her manager, holds her hand claiming he's cold, and even sweetly tells her, "Everything you do is adorable to me." Step into this romance and experience the cute moments between warm-hearted Kotori and her frosty younger coworker, Soma!
They made a vow to always be honest with each other. They were supposed to live happily ever after. But fast forward to two years later, their relationship has become strained. Kenya's attitude towards Rin has made a complete one-eighty. Day after day, Rin puts up with his derisive comments about her appearance, all because of her weight gain. When she discovers that he's even been cheating on her, it seems they've reached the point of no return. The story of a woman's journey to discover independence after facing betrayal by the man she once loved.
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!
Waka is a 20-year-old university student when her grandfather sets up a first meeting with Keiji, a strikingly handsome older man who also happens to be the President of a huge company. Though she is filled with doubts at an arranged marriage at first, Keiji proves himself time again and again to be a true gentleman with his kindness, leaving her heart racing and bringing her to realize that she has completely fallen for him. But even though they are now officially a married couple, night after night passes without them having their "first time" together... This must mean Keiji has feelings for someone else, right? So, for his sake, Waka proposes they get divorced. But with this, the true feelings that Keiji has been hiding the whole time run wild in his desperation to make Waka his, and their relationship suddenly takes a sharp turn into a sweet but unfamiliar territory! The delicate timing of love is all too apparent in this story where everything starts with divorce!
Rose Adel is the eldest daughter of a marquess. She absolutely adores her betrothed, the third prince Licht, and has devoted herself to becoming the princess consort he deserves. But then, she witnesses him spending time with another young lady and fondly gazing at her. While deeply hurt, Rose cannot help but wish happiness upon her beloved, and realizes the only way she can support his relationship is to play the role of evil villainess wholeheartedly! And with her fiance's older brother Richard offering his help, it's time for Rose to wipe away her tears and step up to the grand stage! Will Rose be able to make her mark as the greatest villain in history?
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?!
"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...
The very tall Kiyoko Naito is 5'9". She's outgoing, dependable, and is like a big sister to everyone. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a beautiful princess, but as she grew older and taller, she found herself becoming more like the "knight" that protects the other girls around her. Mikoto Himeno is a younger guy who works at the same office as Kiyoko. People call him a gloomy and incompetent loser, which makes Kiyoko worry about him. One day, she finds an opportunity to talk to Mikoto properly and discovers an astonishing truth about him. Himeno decides that she's going to step up and help this guy, whom everyone has the wrong idea about. She promises to protect him if he gets into any trouble and urges him to stop hiding his true self! From then on, he becomes the "princess" and she his "knight"...!
A romantic comedy about a boy as beautiful as a princess, and the girl who serves as his "bodyguard"!
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....
Suddenly one day, the marquess's daughter Lobelia realizes that she's inside the world of "The Eternal Cage," an adult dating sim she played in her previous life. What's more is that she's the villain of the story, while her dear sister Lily is the protagonist! However, "this time," Lobelia vows not to bully but protect her sister, especially from any "compromising circumstances." Thus begins Lobelia's struggle against fate, and the beautiful yet lusty men it throws her and her sister's way!
Misa Kasuga is a 34-year-old single female office worker. As she watches the younger staff at her company quit left and right to get married, Misa discovers that her boyfriend has been cheating on her, and their relationship comes to an abrupt end. Approaching her 40s, Misa worries about being labeled as "unwanted leftovers" at the company, but she is then invited out for a drink with her handsome boss, Noguchi. Getting drunk, she ends up impulsively proposing to him, but this unexpectedly results in the two becoming close! However, there are rumors floating around that there is some reason behind why the 40 year-old Noguchi is still single...!
"Did you know? Even I get a turn to make my move." Temp worker Rino Amano, 27 years old, used to have a lover. His name was Haruo Higashiyama and he worked full-time at the same company as the manager of the planning department. He was 32 years old, married, and had a two-year-old daughter. While 99% of her knew that this was an unforgivable love that would never amount to anything, the other 1% was clutching her phone, spending her days waiting for him to reach out. One day he suddenly demands to break it off, throwing the feelings she had for him in the trash. This devastating blow leaves Rino distraught. Even at work she is unable to suppress her feelings, and she searches for an empty room to hide her tears. In doing so she catches Haruo secretly making out with another coworker much younger than herself. At that moment something inside her breaks and awakens something inside.
Yoshiwara has been reborn in modern-day Tokyo.... In this new Yoshiwara, beloved actresses whose talents grace the screen by day spend their nights selling 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...?!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-8 of "Worth a Billion: Modern-Day Courtesan"
One morning, Alex Hubert, a student in the knight department at Howard Royal Academy, suddenly begins to see countless red threads. The beautiful outcast Sarah Crowleagh tells him that these threads are "red strings of fate." But she cuts Alex's red string without a second thought! Alex is outraged by Sarah's selfish behavior, which has earned her the reputation of being the "witch of breakups" who breaks up lovers, but he realizes that she is actually cutting the threads of unhappy couples. Alex can't help but worry about Sarah, who is not afraid to play the bad guy and continues to isolate herself.
"Starting today, I'm your husband." The man I've admired from afar for so long is suddenly my husband?! I, Honoka Takatsuki (age 22), have had a crush on the same man since high school. He's my father's subordinate, the aloof and handsome but secretly gentle Nagakura Kosuke. Then one day, out of the blue, Kosuke became my husband...! - "Honoka, darling..." Kosuke whispers into a bewildered Honoka's ear, and...?
Literary editor Erina suddenly finds herself stuck in another world: the world of famed romance novelist Haru Yayoi's most recent book, that is. Yayoi gives Erina an absurd order -- enter the story and spice it up! That's how Erina finds herself turned into Ellie, the lady in waiting to the duchess. And somehow, she also ends up needing to collect the ingredients to make the legendary "Blue Forbidden Fruit." The fate of the kingdom depends on it! Unbeknownst to Erina, Yayoi's younger brother Kiito follows her into the story, and the two meet there for the first time... A fantasy story about finding one's true love within the pages of an unfolding romance novel!
"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...