"If it isn't the lovely girl from before!" The emperor's true feelings are too sweet. I don't know what to do! Born into a renowned family of sorcerers, Elestia can't use a single magic spell. She spends her days blissfully buried in the books she loves, far removed from high society... Or that's how things were supposed to be until the ruthless emperor suddenly orders her to become his first concubine! "I don't want to be the empress!" she laments to no avail, and the dreaded bedding ceremony arrives. Elestia steels herself to close off her heart until she suddenly hears the supposedly cruel emperor think, "Wow! Her glistening eyes are stunning!" For some reason, she can hear the emperor's inner thoughts...?! Will Elestia open her heart as she spends her days with the unexpectedly loving ruthless emperor...?!
One day, Hane, an office worker, pays a visit to a high-class gallery space. There, he meets Takakura, the gallery manager. The two of them hit it off immediately! With his angelic features, one would never expect that Hane is actually a fan of the artist Fujii, famed for his salacious artworks. Takakura finds himself drawn to Hane's indescribable charm, so much so that they meet every weekend for drinks. However, everything changes when it turns out that Hane actually has quite the extraordinary relationship with Fujii, that favored artist of his...! A sweet, soft love story between a gentle gallery manager and an airheaded office worker, chapter 1!
Nina Kamisato is a corporate drone, always heading home on the last train. But one night, when she's about to eat her late dinner, she's suddenly transported to another world (along with her rice cooker) as part of a Saintess summoning ritual. Unfortunately, her beautiful, young neighbor ends up being summoned along with her and is immediately assumed to be the true Saintess. Thus, Nina is banished from the royal capital. Alone in an unknown world with nothing other than her rice cooker, what's a girl to do?! As she tries to wrap her head around what had just ensued, a puppy-like creature then appears before her... An adorable, heartwarming tale of an overworked woman turned exiled Saintess, her handsome Sacred Beast companion, and their leisurely adventures traveling and cooking.
A heartwarming tale of fantasy and love that takes place in the modern era! It's centered around the destined union between a dazzling man from a distinguished Ogre clan and a girl living an ordinary life! In a world where Ogres, Wolves, Foxes, Crows, and Humans coexist, Hana is a valiant and kind girl living her best life as a cafe worker. That is...until she meets Mitsuki, a man from a rich and famous Ogre clan. He claims she is his "Flower of Fate" and suddenly asks for her hand in marriage, but will Hana accept his proposal that easily...?!
"Pain, pain, go away!" Masa Takato is a regular customer at a small shop that sells cute things, run by a woman named Sakura. He's an easygoing guy who loves adorable stuffed animals, and is popular with kids. Sakura secretly has feelings for Takato because of how sweet and caring he is. One day, she was at risk of eviction from the building by the Yakuza running the building, but Takato stepped in to save her business. Suddenly, the two of them are close to each other?! For him to say, "If there's anything I can do, please let me know," could he be talking about something more than just the store...?! Sakura, while still caught up in all of these feelings, catches sight of Takato in conversation with a group of Yakuza... Takato, what exactly are you?!
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!
Chiharu Saeki is just your average woman working in an office... except she has a loan to pay after her father's company went bankrupt. One day, the young heir to one of the biggest companies around, Ritsu Kaido, is told that the only way he can inherit the company and his father's fortune, is if he were to marry Chiharu. Even without love in this marriage, there must be a way to make this work... is what Chiharu thought until she learns that Ritsu has a secret lover?!
Anise spends her days working to support the baron, her father, for her family is on the verge of collapse due to bankruptcy. Right as she convinces herself she'll have work 'til she's dead, she suddenly receives a marriage proposal from Julius, a beautiful young man from a family of dukes. Anise is perplexed by this sudden turn of events, but she soon realizes that Julius' goal is a marriage blanc, or a marriage without love. Julius, who has no interest in the opposite sex, desires a wife who is not attached to him nor restricts what he can and cannot do. Anise, however, has a certain condition that she proposes to Julius before the two marry...?
Saya, son of Louie and Zeth and a part of the Royal family, has fallen for the white deer Yullur. Though they are so far apart in age, Saya has always held on to the playful vow he made as a child to make Yullur his mate. Currently, Saya has been unable to decide on a candidate to be his mate, and is beginning to feel the pressure to find one as he is royalty. Realizing now that he cannot avoid how he has always felt, now might just be the time to confess his feelings. However, Yullur seems to have different thoughts...?
"You're the only one I won't let get away." In the past, 18-year-old Masatsugu faced a daunting task: repaying the money his grandfather spent raising him to finally break free from his family. During college, he crosses paths with Harushige, and together, they work relentlessly to make Masatsugu the #1 host in Japan. Along the way, Masatsugu meets Chiaki, awakening feelings he's never experienced before, feelings that leave him confused and uncertain. In his struggle to understand them, he pursues Chiaki the only way he knows: with force--?! The latest entry in the Butterfly Kiss saga unveils Masatsugu's untold past!
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?!
The daughter to a family that owns a development company, Ruka Kosaka, is reunited with her childhood friend, Mikage Mizuki, after 13 years... for an arranged marriage. The two know they are getting into a loveless marriage, but if just something can help start their relationship off on the right foot... or so Ruka thought, but Mizuki seems to be distant and uninterested in anything. Looks like it's not worth getting hopes up. However, the first chance Ruka gets to look deeply into Mizuki's eyes, it seems like there's far more feeling, passion even, than what she's been led to believe.
Sirius has been surviving through hardship as a sex slave, when suddenly a noblewoman with a dwindling estate buys him from his previous owners. Sirius felt nothing but gratitude for the girl who decided to save him, but it seems upon hearing the name Astrea Matthews that he knows her from somewhere in his past... The man that was once a sex slave seems to have been a prince, charming and eloquent in every capacity... and what more could this mean in both heart and the bedroom...?
"You can put it in... if you tell me you love me more than Nanami." Masaki's been holding on to memories of his first girlfriend, Kotone, since the day she suddenly disappeared. Even with those memories though he's moved on, started dating Nanami, and made plenty of friends. You could say he's living a healthy college student life. However, all of that changed when his club says they've got a new person joining at the party. She has beautiful black hair and eyes that could pull you right in... it was the girl he's always been looking for: Kotone.
"If you're okay with me, I'll sleep with you." Nene is suffering from insomnia due to her overworking. She can't fall asleep at night, and is falling apart by every afternoon... But just when she's about to pass out at work, the ace from sales, Hidaka, comes to her rescue! Nene feels so relaxed in Hidaka's arms, without thinking, she blurts out that she wants him to sleep with her. But once the two get in the bed together, their hearts start to beat and things start to take a turn?! It was supposed to be just innocent sleeping, but now Hidaka's touch and his voice whispering in Nene's ear is making her body hot...
Thanks to his tenacity, college student Rio has just landed himself his first boyfriend: the suave and mature club bartender, Chiaki. But while Rio obsesses over his mega hot "Mr. Perfect," he also begins to worry he might not be good enough for him. Then, when Chiaki gets the idea that Rio wants to break up, he suddenly grows desperate. Turns out Rio's new boyfriend is actually quite (endearingly) clingy!
"Every morning, I'll be the one to wake you, Mizu." So her beloved Kairi had promised, until a plane crash 3 months after their wedding took him away from her forever. Now a widow, but unable to accept her husband's death, Mizuki Mizusawa deliberately moves closer to the ocean and starts a job in a brand-new place. That same day, she unexpectedly encounters a college student named Kaoru Suoh, who is the spitting image of a young Kairi. The first time they meet, Kaoru calls her "Mizu," which is just what her husband Kairi used to call her...! Though this enigmatic and handsome college student Kaoru may be playing with her heart, Mizuki finds herself drawn to him... A story of the romance between two people devoted to love despite their heartbreak.
Soft and bubbly office lady Ayaka is madly in love with her senior at work, Hiroko! Two lovestruck coworkers who both think the other is straight totally crush on each other... popular Twitter artist Sal Jiang's latest office rom-com!
Kikuka is a server at Hananoya, a high-class restaurant frequented by well-to-do politicians and entrepreneurs. She's also the daughter of the establishment's current owner and his late mistress. Her mother was kind and gentle, but suffered from illness, and eventually passed on to the next world. Since then, Kikuka has been working hard at Hananoya while enduring constant mistreatment from her mother- and sister-in-law. She never argues back, keeping her promise to her mother: always smile and never resent those around her. But when her sister-in-law grows tired of putting up with her, she's abandoned in the mountains one night. However, before despair takes ahold of her, Kikuka stumbles upon the rumored pavilion, Hell's Gateway. There, she meets Homura, a man with glistening, vermillion hair and otherworldly beauty... And for reasons she cannot understand, he treats her with a warm kindness that she's never known...
"Back then, we were young. We merely wandered the planet, not knowing what it meant to love, to be." Wait? Is this one of those "second chance love letters" that everyone's talking about?
Just three months into Sayuki's marriage, tragedy struck. When she comes home early one day, she hears her husband and another woman speaking sweet nothings to each other in their bedroom. Without a moment's hesitation, Sayuki files for divorce and decides to have a fresh start, giving up on love and marriage. A few years pass and a guy at work starts talking her up. But before she has time to worry about him, she begins receiving love poems from her ex-husband! What happened, and why is he suddenly trying to act all romantic?!
One day, an unfortunate incident causes an elementary school student, Yuki Takahashi, to pass away. Before he realizes, he finds himself in a space where God exists, and is told that he will start a new life in another world. Reborn into another world with his fluffy dog (a Fenrir), Yuki ends up living in the home of the leader of the knighthood. Here, he meets many warm, kind and fluffy people. His happy life in this new world begins now!
"Didn't they teach you in school? If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it at all." Aya Sakurai is your average office worker who likes to mind her own business, but she can never get across the things she wants to say... until Shun Serizawa comes along. After transferring to her department, he's got a lot to say regarding a mean boyfriend, workplace bothers, and all the other things she can't manage to confront!
"Just when I thought my husband was a good partner and father, and okay with not having sex, I find out he's getting some from elsewhere?! I just want to be in his arms again, that's all..." Haruka and Ryosuke are a sexless couple. But they still give it their all to raise their two boys, 8 and 5 years old. Ryosuke also takes care of the house chores, so Haruka has no complaints. But one day, she finds out that Ryosuke is using a sex service... This hits 40-year-old Haruka not only as a wife, but as a woman as well. That's when Haruka decides to try and seduce her husband for the first time in years...
"I've got no privacy, and the junior officer with isn't cute at all... I gotta get out of this police dorm...!!" Takano is a patrol officer with an oddly stern look on his face that he can never turn off. He spends his days working at the station alongside a charming but loud and energetic officer named Soma. One day, Takano sees his high school crush after so many years, only to hear him make a joke of the confession he made so many years ago, but as Soma comes to be there for him something begins between the two of them...!! "I would do it with you, you know..."
Around campus, Ikuse is a notorious bookworm, focused solely on literature. Kazami, a master of none, simply wants to enjoy his college life. One day in the cafeteria they strike up a conversation and their friendship takes off. Kazami learns of Ikuse's interest in BDSM, and they begin to explore the fetish. Lost in pleasure, Ikuse blurts out his true desire, but he is turned down. Unable to face Kazami, Ikuse severs his ties with him. Years later, he still can't forget about him. Now, an editor, what sits on his desk is none other than Kazami's manuscript. Can Ikuse look beyond the past and nurture Kazami's talent as his editor? Can they move forward, or are they doomed to repeat the past?
Rosalia, a talented magic tool developer, is chosen by royal decree to become the queen of the crown prince, Wilbert. For the sake of her beloved family and people, she has supported her country from the shadows. However, Wilbert, who is obsessed with his concubine, declares he has no intention of loving Rosalia. After six years of being ridiculed as "the princess who nobody loves" in a sexless marriage, Rosalia's life as a queen in all but name comes to an abrupt end when Wilbert's concubine becomes pregnant. She is ordered to divorce... but Rosalia's heart is as light as a feather as she finally achieves her freedom! She then decides to leave the kingdom with Ares, her butler, who has been by her side for many years. With Ares' suggestion, they head to his homeland, which turns out to be the Kingdom of Rakteus, the home of the Dragonborn, known only through books of old. The Dragonborn are said to possess knowlege beyond that of human understanding, and to have a single "mate" with whom they stay with for life. Rosalia easily accepts that the mysterious Ares, who possesses enormous magical power, is a Dragonborn, but it seems that he has other secrets as well...!
At night in the office, I'm on my knees with a collar around my neck. The one who holds my leash is Miyazawa... he's my senior colleague at work but sometimes he has this naughty smile across his face... how did things end up like this?! Miyazawa is perfect. Perfect form, mind-melting charms, and incredible reliability have any woman falling head over heels for him. On top of all of that though, he's so kind... someone I've come to admire... One day, he tasked me with picking up a package, saying not to open it no matter what. I don't know what happened... but I opened the package... and now I only obey his every command. "Now you're going to try all of this with me." Our relationship changed in an instant... what exactly does this mean for us...?
Ten years ago, Maribelle suffered a severe chest wound while protecting her young brother-in-law, Leon. However, in aristocratic society, women with physical scars are despised and ridiculed. For this reason, Maribelle left the ducal family she grew up in, but even at a local aristocratic mansion where she worked as a servant, she was called a marred woman and spent her days being mistreated by the countess and the servants. Even now, she is betrayed by the only kind person in her life, and when he attempts to assault her, she is rescued by a heroic knight in black who has stopped by town on his triumphal return. He, whom Maribelle did not recognize, tells her he has come for her.
Adiyah was born as the next Holy Maiden of Awakening, inheriting the power to banish demons known as Dream Thieves. However, her younger sister conspires with a Dream Thief to steal those powers, leaving Adiyah to be disparaged as "the impotent holy maiden." Caught in her sister's cunning trap, she is terrorized by her peers and family alike, cast aside by her fiance, and left with nothing. After years of this torment, she reunites with a boy she saved in a dream world when she was young... and he turns out to be an imperial prince?!
Takao was a knight in a previous life. Now, after many reincarnations, he works as a successful corporate consultant in modern-day Japan. When he catches a glimpse on screen of Hikaru, a member of the boy band Dumas, the memories come flooding back. Hikaru is the reincarnation of the prince Takao had pledged himself to, and whom he was unable to protect. As if to atone for his failure, he vows to serve Hikaru in his present life. How? Well, as Dumas's manager of course. That way, he can watch over Hikaru closely and ensure his future is bright. But when the "untouchably cool" idol singer offers him a rare smile, Takao realizes that the feelings he bears for him (and his former prince)...may extend beyond fealty and duty...! *Chapter 6 is a shorter chapter comprised of mini episodes involving the main story's characters.
Aliche and Orland's engagement contract stipulated that he could have no more than two lovers... Aliche is the heir to the Briator Marquisate, and is engaged to the third prince, Orland. Aliche is disgusted with Orland's philandering nature, so she arranges a meeting to discuss changing his behavior. However, the prince has some unbelievable words for Aliche!
"I will not fogive anyone who lays a hand on my bride." The Tenryu family has had women with powers of healing for generations, but when someone without those powers is born, they are treated as an outcast and treated harshly. Mitsuki was born into a power part of the Tenryu family but was quickly made an outcast as her lack of healing powers became apparent. At the age of seven, her mother suddenly passed away forcing her to move in with her aunt. Day by day, she has been treated terribly by her relatives due to her status as an outcast. However, all of that changed when the new head of the family came of age.
In this world of humans and monsters, the Sword God has imparted his power unto humans to defend themselves. To the sword dancers, he gave a part of his spirit essence, and to the sheath maidens, he bestowed a part of his divine power. For generations, they have combined their powers to fight the monsters of the land, revered by the people.
Saki comes from a long line of sheath maidens. Although she's the eldest daughter, she doesn't possess any sheath maiden powers. Compared to her younger sister, who showed talent from a young age, Saki is looked down upon by everyone. Yet, she endures with a smile, holding fast to the words of her grandmother, the only person who ever showed her kindness.
Set up by her sister, Saki is blamed when monsters attack the village. Amid the chaos, just as she's about to meet her fate, Saki is saved by none other than Suguru, known as the strongest sword dancer. The wheels of fate begin to turn with this fateful encounter!
Chapter 7 in this series is a compilation of side stories.
Jonak is on his way to find a fabled dragon god said to aid humans so that he can save the village that he comes from. Finally, as Jonak stands before the god, Adain, he asks only for Jonak's body in exchange. The dragon god known to many as a tragic and passionate has come to be quite high and mighty in attitude... and Jonak is now his mate...?!
"I'm not making a move on you. I'm just helping you masturbate."
Kanade loves deep voices, especially her boss, Mahiro Shijima's. Every time he whispers into her ear, her heart skips a beat. He's a great guy, but because of her past failed relationships, Kanade finds love and dating to be a big hassle. She's now fully enjoying her single life. However, one day, she ends up having to stay at Mahiro's place for a while. Sleeping in the same bed with her boss every night... What's going to happen?!
After losing her parents and being bullied in middle school, Towako retreated into a reclusive life of reading books and writing amateur fiction, with her older brother supporting them both. But one day, a trio of handsome nightclub hosts -- her brother's new coworkers -- suddenly barge into her house, and into her life! Whether it's running into one of them naked, or being on the receiving end of a sudden embrace... Towako's days of quiet solitude may be over for good?!
Suddenly, her life was turned upside-down.... Kinaho lived alone until one day, her boyfriend Akito brought with him two young relatives: a pair of brothers who had just lost their parents. All at once, Kinaho finds herself living under one roof with not just Akito, but serious-to-a-fault eighth grader Toma and innocent five-year-old Haruhi. As the days pass in confusion, this group starts to forge a new relationship: a family... or something like it.
"Don't tell me you love me so much you chased after me?" Momo has never been able to forget Hiiro, the boy who lived next door to her in her childhood. Right when she'd decided to turn a new leaf and find another great love story in high school, Momo reunites with Hiiro on her first day of high school. Hiiro had always been good-looking and a bit of a meanie, but now he was completely cruel, and a womanizer, at that! To make matters even more confusing for poor Momo, Hiiro suddenly kisses her...! Momo's first love is the school scoundrel, and yet the irresistably dreamy Hiiro -- how will this indulgent yet complicated love story turn out...?
One day, daycare teacher Misa happens to come face to face with Kato, the father of one of the boys in her class. This Kato is the same man Misa met at her part-time job during junior college - the married man she once had an affair with. She thought their relationship was a thing of the past, but after seeing him again something inside of Misa starts crumbling, leaving her heart in a shambles... One night, finding Kato's number still saved in her phone, Misa gives in and calls him...! Added to the mix are Kato's wife Yuka and her lover, Tomoya. All of them old enough to know better but too wretched to care, these sorry souls sink further into the tangled mess of their own murky desires, their struggles laid bare on the pages of this frank tale.
Hardly anyone at first year Yuna Oka's high school has heard of her... but she's actually a published comic artist! Yuna is a newbie, but she's a professional who's scored her own serialization in a magazine for romance comics! Overwhelmed by all her deadlines, Yuna's editor decides to introduce her to an assistant. But the man who shows up to her apartment is clearly super sketchy... What's up with him?!