Pregnant and stuck at home with her emotionally abusive husband and self-serving in-laws, Sekka tried to grin and bear it by holding onto the hope that he would change once the baby came. Then she finds out he's been cheating...and while she's still reeling from that news, he deliberately sets her beloved pet cockatiel loose, which finally pushes her past the breaking point. Unable to stand by and watch her suffer anymore, her twin sister Rikka makes an offer: "I'll take your place and get revenge on your husband!"
Aoi, landlord of a share house and a florist, can't keep his mind off his first love, Mukahi. One day, the two bump into each other at a wedding. They realize that they are still in love with one another, and spend a blissful night full of passion. However, Mukahi comes to live at Aoi's share house, and there's no doubt about it... Mukahi is a high school senior?!
A startling workplace short story by Tomoko Yamashita, the acclaimed creator of Diary of a Strange Land. "Would you like to have lunch with me?" An invitation from a girl with a white rabbit's grace promises a meal like no other...
In her past life, Ella endured constant belittlement from her husband, who eventually left her for another woman. Overwhelmed by despair, her life ends in an accident. However, when she wakes up, she finds herself in a strange room with soup and a fridge?! Ella has been reincarnated with a completely new appearance, finally free to live and cook as she pleases or so she believes. Even in this new world, she faces harassment from her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, but even so, it's an improvement from her previous life. One day, while preparing pickled plums, a dog eats one and transforms into a handsome man! The mysterious stranger turns out to be the kingdom's second prince. Cursed to live as a dog, he asks for Ella's help to break the spell by proposing a fake engagement. In return, he sweeps her away from her miserable home.
"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!
When I woke up... I was in the bed of my handsome junior colleague! A sweet and delicious love story between a tough girl and a guy who cooks!
"It was my first time. You have to take responsibility."
Ichiko wakes up hungover and finds herself in the same bed as Yamada, her coworker. What on Earth happened last night? She can't remember at all! Yamada is popular at their company, but since she took his first time, she has to eat dinner with him every night! A strange relationship begins between the two, who are not even dating, and Ichiko's heart begins to waver...
In the city of flowers, Paris, at the end of the 19th century, a mysterious and beautiful petshop opened up in a corner of a passage. The owner is, of course, Count D... But no! It's actually not the Count D that you all know, but a different person: his grandfather! What is this Count D doing in gay Paree? Please enjoy the new Passage Arc, a scaled-up Petshop in classic Paris!
"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...
Kensuke, an older student whom Tamaki had admired since high school, moves into the apartment next to hers. Kensuke had become a successful CEO of an IT company and acquired a huge fortune, moving up in the world. In order to protect Tamaki, a magnet for useless men who is being harassed by her ex-boyfriend, Kensuke decides to pretend to be her boyfriend! In exchange, Tamaki must clean up his messy apartment. Although it was only supposed to be a pretense, Tamaki is flustered by the older man's gentle protection...
Saki Sugita (26) is a hardworking woman with no friends and no boyfriend. She is doing well at work, but she is very awkward in her private life. She is in love with Nishimoto, her boss at work, but he's married. Just when she was about to give up, Nishimoto confides in her that he's divorced...? The relationship is gradually deepening, and perhaps marriage is on the horizon! Saki is at the peak of her happiness, but she gradually learns of Nishimoto's true nature hidden behind the happiness, through the social media account of Nishimoto's wife, with whom he is supposed to be divorced...!
To support her family, Liz got engaged to an abusive viscount, Maurice. For three long years, she endured his unreasonable behavior, only for it all to fall apart. Maurice breaks off their engagement, leaving Liz and her family teetering on the brink of ruin. Just as her world begins to crumble, her childhood friend, Jean, reappears. After running away from his marquis family, he's returned as a wandering musician. "Don't worry, I'll save you." Liz wants to trust in him, but how can Jean save her when he doesn't even have a job?!
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...?
Although a viscountess, Shion's family is poor and deeply in debt. Their last hope rests on Shion's fiance, Leo. However, despite borrowing all that money to meet Leo's expectations, he breaks off their engagement. Ready to give in to despair, Shion receives an invitation from a wealthy baron's son, Charlie. Determined to get back at Leo, Shion asks Charlie to help teach her how to make money. As they continue to work together to build up a hot spring, will love spring forth...?
After his mother's death, Hikaru has a change of heart, and stops being delinquent. He starts looking for a decent job, but he never passes the final interviews and keeps failing. A sudden recruiting email he receives is like pennies from heaven, so he goes to the interview. There, a handsome man, Louis, appears and Hikaru is transferred to another world. Louis reveals his true appearance as a huge dragon and informs Hikaru that they are in the kingdom of miracles. Now the dragon's mark appears on Hikaru's belly, and he is told that he has been chosen as a bride of the Dragon King!
Natalia lost her family, and succeeded the throne to be the King of Ventfleur. She was known as the princess blessed by the spirits--people loved her. However, she was deep in her grief...the only thing that conforted her now was "Sylphide", the holy sword blessed by the wind spirit Sylph. The sword marked her succession to the throne, and it was said that the wielder could see the memories of the past kings by touching the sword. However, Natalia couldn't see anything... although she felt better by holding onto it. One day, a nun named Sara came to her and told her that she will make her healthy. Natalia rejected her first, but Sara won't give up. She was worried about Natalia, but also had a reason she must be by her side.
"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."
"Your body is so cute and honest." The body of a former nun is transformed by the sweet and intense caresses of the emperor...
Diane, a former count's daughter who has lived in a convent since her parents died in an accident, rushes to Lord Ibert's manor when she learns that the mysterious gentleman who has been supporting her for the past seven years is in critical condition. However, his illness was just an excuse to summon her, and Lord Ibert is actually the emperor, Victoire! He asks her to marry him in secret to break the curse that brings misfortune to the emperor's bridal candidates. Diane accepts his plea for help. "You can let loose..." Melted by his sweet whispers and caresses, Diane's shy body gradually opens up. But then, unnatural accidents start happening to her, too!
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!
Masato Kawamura, a beauty equipment salesman, is a gay man who has no luck with men, choosing them based on their faces and getting rejected all the time. One day, he met his younger childhood friend, Yui Shinohara, again after 9 years. As His face was Masato's type, he suddenly confessed his feelings and was crushed. Since then, whenever Masato broke his heart, he came to Yui's place to complain, drink, get involved, and relieve his sorrow. And one day, Yui kissed Masato, when he was heartbroken and frustrated as usual?!
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!
Reiko has been frustrated. Nanami is bragging about her new boyfriend again today. She doesn't work as hard, she doesn't take anything seriously. Reiko can't help but focus on all the things wrong with Nanami... so why is she able to get things like love? Finally, Reiko hits a breaking point when she learns that Nanami is dieting to try and get someone else to like her. Reiko starts to become obsessed with supplements. The only thing on her mind is being slimmer than anyone around, especially Nanami. What will come from this new shocking obsession of hers?!
Minato Seno's high school life had just begun when his homeroom teacher requested his help with Nekozane, the cat-like chronic napper who sits next to him in class. Timid and socially anxious, Minato has never talked to her or even seen her face. But when he finally musters up the courage to wake Nekozane, she unexpectedly hugs him on the spot! Thus begins a sweet tale of two teens awkwardly stumbling into a new friendship, unaware that their feelings are slowly turning into something more! (C)Akinoko/SQUARE ENIX
"Give yourself over to me... I'll teach you how to forget the things you don't like." While working part-time in violation of school rules, Aki meets Masami, a piano instructor with whom he soon starts to take lessons.
Aki begins to depend on Masami, who seems gentle, kind, and accepting of him as he is.
One night, after an argument with his father which results in a beating, Aki flees home and runs to none other than Masami.
"I'm the only one who can understand your feelings, and I'm the only one who can comfort you," Masami tells him, drugging him and taking the free will from his body, stealing his innocence, and bringing him to climax.
Is this who Masami really is? Aki is scared and doesn't want to believe the truth... but also can't leave him. A love addiction story between a delinquent high school student and the piano teacher who shows his true self...
An ordinary female nerd wakes up one day to find that she has been reincarnated as Hildegard, the villainess in her favorite romance novel. Having admired Hildegard's way of life in her previous life, she decides to live true to villainess storyline. She even has the devastating desire to seek her own execution! But she finds it difficult being an aristocratic villain, seeing as though she is a mere geek, failing every day at her attempts at villainy. Will she be the perfect villainess and be executed successfully?
Elizabeth has been called the daughter of the fallen since the disappearance of her father, the patriarch of her family. But what's this?! In order to restore her family's fortunes, she takes over her father's detective agency! She assigns Will, her father's butler, to be her assistant detective, and she now calls herself the Lady Detective, who solves every case with elegance! Now, Elizabeth, the Lady Detective, and Will, the detective assistant, are ready to solve all kinds of cases in the capital city! Love and lust lurk behind every incident... Now begins an exquisite mystery with our key detectives!
A collection of stories about first loves. Saki is a shy and socially awkward virgin who dreams of finding her prince charming. The only person who has ever fit her idealized image is her little brother, Ryo! Frustrated by his sister's wild fantasies, Ryo introduces her to his handsome friend. However, a love triangle soon ensues!
A one-sided love is like a train running underground, always hidden. Nozomi followed her crush, Shusuke, to a university in Tokyo, hoping to get closer to him. When he gets a girlfriend, she decides to stay on the sidelines and keep her feelings hidden. However, her quiet campus life is turned upside down when Atsushi, a handsome upperclassman, sets his sights on her.
Saito is the secretary for Aizawa, the CEO. Aizawa is a capable man, but he's a womanizer. In order to keep him on track, Saito seduces the new receptionist, Minami. But Minami's pure feelings have him on the verge of falling for her?!
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...
After Momoki and Chikage start their exciting new life as husbands, harsh reality hits when their parents stop paying their rent, forcing them to pay their own way. Chikage realizes he has to stop relying on his office worker partner's income and decides to get a part-time job...
Yu Tochimoto's been dragged into the optimistic and bold-acting Kodai Yoshino's world.
Yu's uneventful everyday life gradually starts to be filled with uncertainty. He wants to be with Kodai. He means it. He really does... however, one day they'll date girls and marry them... and their relationship will come to an end... He can't stop thinking about that day. Just as Yu is fretting over the inevitable, Kodai shows up at his doorstep.
Kodai asks Yu to run away with him!
...Should they? This is a bittersweet story of two teenagers reunited years after college.
"You don't know how to touch yourself?" That's what the guy I have a crush on said as he started to touch me.
With that memory burned into his brain, Yuma's been in love with his 8-year older long-time friend, Akito, ever since he was a kid. When they see each other again for the first time in 5 years, Yuma realizes that he still has the same feelings. Previously, Yuma had his heart broken when Akito left home to go live with his lover. But, Yuma felt he was also being given a chance to be with Akito in the future. The reason for this being that Akito's lover is a guy. After they reunite, Yuma gets excited at the possibilities ahead. Then, at a drinking party that night to celebrate their reunion, Yuma takes advantage of Akito being drunk and makes a move. But, there's an unexpected twist...... Akito's a bottom!?
This is a surprising love story between a cute college student and a super handsome older guy!!
Rui Kosaka, a groomer at a pet salon, spends his days in bliss surrounded by his favorite furry animals. One day, a mysterious yet handsome man named Joji Hasuki visits Rui's salon with a Siberian husky in tow and asks Rui to look after his dog. Out of nowhere, he squeezes Rui's hand and gazes at him with piercing eyes...
That evening, on his way home from work, Rui runs into Joji's husky, but his owner is nowhere in sight. Rui brings the dog back to his house for the night, but when he wakes up to a noise in the middle of the night, he finds not a husky... but a naked Joji with dog ears!
This is a sweet love story between two guys who can't be honest with each other-one a younger, doting husky dog-slash-man, and the other an indulgent groomer with a soft spot for animals!
The narcissistic high school teacher Mamoru Hizaki has a thorn in his side: his handsome young colleague Junichi Namiki, who has been stealing the spotlight ever since he came to Mamoru's school. When the faculty go out drinking one night, Mamoru sees his chance to get revenge. He is going to drink Junichi under the table and show him who rules the roost. However, things don't go exactly as planned, when it turns out Junichi is not quite as mild-mannered as he appears...
A dramatic rock-band story about a younger, assertive guitarist and a stubborn, beautiful singer! Kazari's the popular singer in a band, but he has a secret he can't tell a single soul.
After a concert, Kei, the bassist and Kazari's step-brother, introduces a new member, Kotaro, who's a guitarist. From the moment Kotaro sees Kazari, he tries everything he can to close the gap between them. Kazari, though annoyed, decides to somewhat go along with it. One day, Kotaro sees a wistful expression on the usually aloof singer's face and encourages him to open up. The gap slowly closes, as Kazari pours his heart out...
Middle school English teacher Mr. Miyata is bummed at the idea of having to supervise the kendo club from spring, all because he's bad at getting along with sporty types. At first, he also thinks that Mr. Samehara, the affiliated high school's P.E. teacher in charge of coaching the kendo club, will be a meathead, too. But, he begins to feel that there might be something going on behind his fleeting, fake smile. Unable to resist the urge to find out what he's hiding, Mr. Miyata takes a leap of faith and...
Yuuri, a popular college student on social media, hides the complex she has over her plain face by wearing flashy makeup and outfits. She actually leads a pretty plain life and even has a secret home cooking account. But, one day, she orders a drink, and the deliveryman turns out to be Kyousuke, the most popular guy on campus!! She can't believe the cool guy who never smiles, even when surrounded by girls, does deliveries on the side! Even worse, he sees her without any makeup and even comes into her room...!! Not only does he unveil her face and body, but he even learns her "secret"!