"You're going to be my Cinderella." It is the Taisho Period. Sakura has always been treated cruelly by her step-mother and younger sister in the home of the Shirahoshis, a fallen noble family. Rinko, her younger sister, gets engaged to an heir to a powerful conglomerate and is set to be introduced as his fiancee at her debut party. Sakura attends her party, but is ridiculed by the other guests due to Rinko's cruel scheme. Right then, Eisei Kuroyuki, an heir to Japan's most powerful conglomerate, steps in to help her. Known for his ironfisted ways, Eisei never bows to authority no matter who they are, even if it's a member of the Imperial Diet. Why would such a man fall for Sakura and dote on her? A Cinderella story with passionate romance begins!! Oh, and filled with plenty of justice served for Sakura's enemies as well!
Sara is one of four daughters of the Balks dukedom. Born with golden hair and eyes which are said to be those of a witch, she's a blemish on the family name.
Sara has endured all the mistreatment from her family in hopes of living freely once she becomes of age. However, when one of her sisters is to be wed, she is cast out into the land of the beastfolk, for fear she'll bring a curse upon the family. In a land where no humans are said to be able to survive, the cruel emperor of the beastfolk empire, Cael appears before her. Their eyes meet, and their fates are forever interwined... could this be fate?!
The curtain rises on this fantastical romance between the discarded lady and the wolf emperor who doesn't believe in fate!
"I want you, Moka..." There's a popular guy in class, and he can't stand the way the other girls look at him. The only girl he wants all for himself... is the plain girl sitting in the seat in front of him?! Moka Asano is your average high school girl, and sitting behind her is Izumi Kurosaki. Kurosaki's the captain of the soccer team, and is so popular that the neighboring schools have fan clubs for him! The girls always crowd around his desk, so Moka can never get a chance to sit down at her desk in the morning... but everything changes when Moka gets the chance to be close to Kurosaki when they see each other in the old school library. Even though Kurosaki hates being around girls, and tends to give everyone these cold stares, he looks at Moka with a bright smile and asks her "do you wanna date for real?" It's like he's a completely different person!
"I'm going to be the next queen...?! I may have 'devil-black hair,' but I'll raise these two angelic twins to be splendid adults!" Since childhood, Julia has been discriminated against by everyone, including her family, because of her hair color. In the past, those with black hair have committed many horrible deeds, and this prejudice runs deep within the country. Because of this mistreatment, when she awakens her magic and special power, she keeps them hidden so she can live a peaceful life.
However, things don't go according to plan when King Louison chooses her to be his next queen?! What's more, he wants her to raise his twin sons as their stepmother?! At first, she wants to turn him down, but upon meeting them, they're too adorable to resist! Julia feels for them as they possess no magic and will be looked down upon should the public learns their secret... Determined to protect the twins from the awful prejudice she faces, she accepts King Louison's offer. "I'm going to protect their smiles!"
The curtain rises on this heartwarming fantasy tale about raising two angelic twins with overwhelming family love!
Our protagonist gets reincarnated as Amelia, the villainess from an otome game. If she follows her route, her engagement with the second prince, Elliot, will be broken off?! Just when Amelia was falling into despair, her bias appears in front of her! She decides to dedicate her life to her bias, using her engagement with Elliot as a tool in her plan. However, Elliot, who acted distant and disdainful towards Amelia in the game, is now concerned about her since she seems to be having fun while they are apart?!
Ria is an office worker who has suddenly hit rock bottom. The reason? Her soon-to-be husband has stolen and run off with a large sum of her money! As she drowns her sorrows at a bridge, she notices a young man with a weary look beside her. Imagining the worst, she instinctively lunges and grabs onto him. However, her legs give way, and she ends up falling into the river, losing her own life. When she awakes, she finds herself in the Divine World. The man she had just tried to save turns out to be a god! He offers Ria the chance to be reborn into the world of her choosing as compensation for playing a part in her untimely demise. Jumping with joy, Ria asks to be reincarnated as the protagonist of her favorite dating sim. However... things don't go as planned, and she becomes reborn as the female villain, Ashelias, instead! Worse, Ashelias is headed straight for her doom, and the protagonist's actions only seem to help ensure that it happens! Refusing to subject herself to the wretched fate written in the game's route, Ashelias decides to leave town. And thus, begins her journey with a handsome swordsman and a fluffy fairy!
"I'm...pregnant." Sawa, who works as a graphic designer at an advertising agency, discovers one morning that she's got a bun in the oven. Only one person could be the father, and it's her handsome, but strict supervisor at work, Director Ishiki. The incident happened a few months ago when she was celebrating a job well down with him after a huge project they worked on together. Perhaps they were feeling a bit too relaxed, but once a few drinks hit, they ended up sharing a kiss. The unexpected soft and gentle smooch with her drill sergeant of a supervisor leads to them spending the night together... However, it was only a one-time thing and they were never an item, so Sawa wavers about whether or not to tell him that she's pregnant. A romance that blossoms from an unexpected pregnancy is about to unfold!
Thrust into the world of her favorite romance simulation game, our protagonist is reborn as the female villain character, Eileen. However, all is not as it seems. Liliana, the story's heroine turns out to be two-faced! Through her scheming, Eileen is ultimately expelled from the academy, just like in the game. However, Eileen becomes overjoyed, excited to finally leave the academy and begin a life of quiet and leisure.Eileen decides to move to Myberry Village, famous for their strawberries. However, ending up tagging along are her classmates Luke, and Kargo, a handsome young man who appears to carry with him many mysteries, hiding within his heart a secret wish, and beneath his hair skin so delicate and... fluffy?! Join Eileen as she puts her "villainous" role behind and embarks on her new, sweet and simple life!
"Just when I was finally resigned to my fate... romance suddenly blooms in my eighth life?!" In order to broker a peace with an enemy nation, Princess Fiona is sent off to be the concubine of their crown prince, Othniel. Her new husband treats her as little more than a political hostage, and she is soon executed on false charges, or poisoned, or worse... Yet no matter how she meets her end, she always goes back to the same day and restarts her life from there. Determined to survive her eighth life no matter what, Fiona vows to give up her hopes of love and be content with life as an ornamental bride, but now, after seven straight lives of hating her on sight, Othniel seems to be madly in love... "What's going on?! I was supposed to just be here for decoration!"
High school student Mugi Hoshimi has a crush on Nagisa Kuon, a childhood friend. However, Mugi has been unable to express her feelings to Nagisa because of her body's sensitivity: she is stimulated by even the slightest touch, and she is afraid that Nagisa will find out and hate her for it... She attempts to evade him, but Nagisa comes on to Mugi with a strong love that won't allow any other man close to her...?!
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!
Ruri is your average preschool teacher, until one day she is enveloped in a blinding light and is transported to another world! While she's still in shock, Lina, a shy young girl, takes her by the hand and becomes attached to her. Before she knows it, she's become her private tutor! Until she can make it back to her world, she decides to accept her role, but she suddenly awakens her exceptional magic skills! In truth, Ruri is the rumored "Third Saint" that has been summoned to save this world! Follow Ruri in this fantastical story as she tries to balance her duty as a Saint when all she wants is to live alongside children!
Reina, the princess of the Kingdom of Fromesia, has always been looked down on as an illegitimate child amongst royalty. As part of an agreement to maintain peace between two kingdoms, Reina is sent in place of her stepsister to be married to the prince of the kingdom of Beastmen. On arrival, Reina expects to be welcomed by Prince Cain, rumored to be fearsome and almighty. However, the man who appears before her is anything but! With shining golden eyes, delicate charm, and an emotionally mature demeanor, Prince Cain welcomes Reina to his domain, and the wedding proceeds without a hitch. However, as they meet for their first night as husband and wife, Prince Cain states that this marriage is only for current circumstances and will only be temporary... what could he possibly mean...?
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!
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....
"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...?!
"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...?
Rena has been single her entire life. By day, she's a member of the general affairs department of a large corporation. By night, she's a bar hostess. One day, when Rena's having lunch with her friend Kyoko at work, Kyoko's brother and managing director, Shun decides to sit with them. Shun's popularity with the ladies at work is no surprise. He's the ideal gentleman, and his kind, charming personality even makes Rena begin to fall for him. But that evening, Rena's stunned to see that same man visit her bar. He even aggressively flirts with her, not realizing who she is. Talk about a 180! Realizing it's only a matter of time before she gets found out and loses her job, she resigns herself to her fate, downing glass after glass. When she wakes up the next morning, the first thing she sees is an undressed Shun sleeping beside her!
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...!
"There's no other woman I want to be with but you, Kanade." Kanade entered a contract marriage with Kazuomi, the cold and calculating CEO of a real estate development company. After a year of wasted efforts and endless disappointments, she decided to file for divorce and move out without a word. Determined to start her life anew, she soon finds herself drawn back to working for her ex-husband due to a string of unexpected events. Can she uncover what lies hidden deep within Kazuomi's heart of ice?
"I promise... I'm going to win you over, body and soul." All Aoi wants is to be able to enjoy her youth just like any other teenager her age, but she's stuck acting as a caretaker for her childhood friend, Souma. If that weren't bad enough, Souma is a total piece of trash that gobbles up any girl who comes along like some ravenous beast! "I'll never let a guy like that have me!" she promises herself, but Souma one day declares that there's a girl he "needs more than life itself" and starts making advances toward Aoi?! "Tonight... I want to sleep with you," he says and carries Aoi to his room, uses her as a body pillow, and even kisses her..?! She's unable to push him away for some reason, and... Thus begins the sugary romance between Aoi and her assertive childhood friend who's set on winning her heart...!
Milena is a rabbit therianthrope girl who has memories of working as a pet store staff member in her past life. One day, while wandering around the forest in her rabbit form, she gets injured! Thankfully someone comes to her rescue... but it ends up being the notorious dragon king that many around the land call "The Silver Demon"! While scared at first, Milena soon realizes that this king is very sensitive and kind while he tends to her wound and feeds her delicious treats. However, she hears him speaking with his attendant. He says he is only fattening her up for a delicious meal?! "I don't want to be eaten!" Milena has to find a way out of here! The sweet story of a rabbit girl and dragon king that loves fluffy creatures!
Mito is gifted with a birth-mark on her hand. Legend says it's a blessing but in Mito's village it is told to be a sign of misfortune. Mito is neglected by the villagers since birth with her family being discriminated all the same. The only saving grace for her is time spent with a beautiful man who re-appears in her dreams. This silver-haired man is actually one of the four God's that rule their universe?!
Miyu ties the knot after being urged to do so by her father. Kei, her husband and first love, is an heir to an old money conglomerate. She has looked up to him ever since she was little. It had always been a dream of Miyu's to get married...but Kei has yet to touch her. Heck, she doesn't even have his permission for them to live together. Six years have passed, and now Miyu has decided to get a divorce to put an end to her lonely days. But in the middle of asking for a divorce, Kei tells her that he can't hold back anymore, and he starts showering her with love?! Why did he keep his distance all these years, and why is he trying to show his love now? Kei's extremely clumsy attempts at showing his deep love for Miyu will have you swooning non-stop!
Kotori is the girl who's always alone and Kohaku is Mr. Popular. That's the social hierarchy in their class. Kohaku takes every opportunity he gets to have a go at Kotori: "You're in the way!" "Alone again?" "I don't like your attitude." Kotori doesn't particularly like Kohaku, either. But one day, she receives sage advice from Panda, her online friend. Even though Kohaku always puts on a tough front, Kotori begins to feel like the two of them might not be so different after all. And then, Kohaku begins to treat her with an aloof sort of kindness. Could it be that Kotori is kind of becoming interested in him...? Kohaku, normally mean and distant, shows his sweet, soft side -- it's sure to give you butterflies!!
"Well then, how much will you pay to have me?" - Office worker Sumika has lived in perpetual mourning since losing Haruki, her first love who once lifted her out of the grief of losing her only family. A friend from work drags her out to a party, and there she meets Mr. Katsuragi, the vice president of the company hosting the party. It ought to be their first time meeting... and yet, he gives off the impression of already knowing Sumika very well. On top of that, just when Sumika is at her wits' end trying to think of a way to save the family that took her in, Mr. Katsuragi offers to buy her hand in marriage...?
"Don't ever forget how it felt when I made love to you." -- One year ago, never-been-kissed Hitoe entered a marriage of convenience with Kei, her company's new president. She had been secretly falling for him and was full of hope that their marriage might blossom into romance, but her hopes were soon dashed. They sleep in separate bedrooms and have never once spent a night together... In fact, she barely ever sees her husband at all! With reality falling so far short of the rosy newlywed life she'd dreamed of, Hitoe decides to put an end to her fruitless, one-sided love by getting a divorce. But first... "Even if I can't have him forever, I want to be with the man I love at least once." Still hiding her true feelings, Hitoe asks Kei for something to remember him by: one last - and first - night together as man and wife. She's braced for rejection, but to her surprise, he lays her down in his bed and whispers, "How do you want me to make love to you?" This couple was stuck on the starting line, but the idea of divorce will finally get them moving forward...!
Bianca, the first princess of the Kingdom of Northernbleu, is in dire straits after a neighboring country targets her lands. The only way to save her country is to establish ties with a major power... That's when a proposal arrives from Saintrews, the most powerful country on the continent! Bianca, who has known the second prince, Lucas, since she was a child, accepts marriage as a desperate act of friendship. However, he has grown up to become a Knight Commander feared as ruthless and heartless by other nations. Indeed, no longer the kind-hearted boy she once knew. Stunned by his change, Bianca is prepared for his cold-hearted encounter... But what actually awaits are days of sweet favor, drawing her closer to the boy she once knew, now all grown up...? So begins a love fantasy that starts as a political marriage and grows into the knight commander doting on Bianca!
Estar is an herbalist working at a botanical garden in the Kingdom of Blutoire. She is fed up with Grayson, the Garden owner's son, following her around every day. Full of jealousy, Grayson's fiancee Katia frames Estar and makes her appear as a "villainess" who poisoned and attempted to murder her. Unable to prove her innocence, she is exiled from her homeland. When she is attacked by wild dogs while wandering in the woods by herself, she is saved by King Lacelvist, the ruler of a neighboring kingdom, known for being ruthless and without a shred of mercy in his heart. And, due to certain circumstances, she ends up pretending to be his fiancee...! Immerse yourself in a romantic fantasy that begins with a fake engagement between a girl branded as a villainess and a fearsome king rumored to be a ruthless beast!
Maru (Yuki Maruoka) is an honest, straightforward girl inexperienced when it comes to love. One day, she becomes witness to a groping incident on the train. She goes up to confront the offender, but not before a handsome, young fellow nearby calls him out for his actions. The two somehow manage to drive the man away. But right afterwards, in a baffling turn of events, the boy asks Maru to go out with him. Although Maru, flustered, rejects him in the spur of the moment, she slowly becomes drawn to his kind and sincere personality. She then discovers that he's an older student attending her high school, also known by some as "Mr. Perfect"! When she finds him again to apologize, she inadvertently ends up blurting out, "Why don't we start as friends"? A sugary sweet romantic comedy following the antics that ensue between Maru and a mature, older boy in school solely focused on winning her heart, showering her with special attention and kindness at every chance he gets.
Before, she was just an ordinary girl with a penchant for cooking. Now, she has been reborn into another world as Aria, a princess of the Kingdom of Estrella. Remembering her love for the kitchen from her past life, she spends her days peacefully, cooking to her heart's content. Then one day, she is sent off to Jhero Empire as a candidate to be the cruel and merciless emperor's bride. However, due to unexpected circumstances, she ends up staying in the capital and working as the chef at "Cafe Happiness," all while concealing her identity. As her Japanese cooking fills the customers'hearts... and stomachs with joy, the diner becomes the talk of the town, with lines pouring out of the shop each day. Then one day, a mysterious and attractive young man named Lindt decides to pay the restaurant a visit...
One day, Grete von Lilienthal realizes that she has been reincarnated as a character of the romance simulation game she was into in her past life. However, she is not the heroine or the villainess, but a nameless side character! All seems fine and well until she realizes that if she continues with things as they are, she will get caught up in a fire at her academy and die! Now, to avoid the death flag, Grete decides to change her major to magical medicine, which hasn't had any applicants in years, so she can avoid the main building where the fire will happen. With the course of events now taking a turn away from what she knows, an incredibly handsome elite scholar is now her teacher. Furthermore, the heroine and the villainess keep trying to get together with her to talk and become friends! All she wanted was to quietly survive the events of the game, but somehow she's now the center of attention?!
Rose Marie has spent most of her life in the royal harem of Glenfil, as the first concubine of Crown Prince Ulysses, until one day she realizes that she can't bear to stay there any longer. But no sooner has she made that decision than she gets the order to complete the "Rite of Consummation"...! Though she's technically the most senior member of the harem after her ten years of residence, due to her age she hasn't yet been recognized as an official concubine. Once she completes this rite, though, she really will be stuck in the harem forever. Rose Marie is now scrambling around trying to find a way to get out of this duty, but Prince Ulysses won't let that happen...?!
After restoring her memories, Samara realizes she's been reincarnated as the villain in her favorite dating-sim game. She also remembers that every road this character takes leads to her death by the age of 16! To rewrite this tragic fate, Samara attempts to get in good with her father, the world's strongest mage. However, her usual selfish antics have made her father grow cold and distant from Samara...! Ever determined, Samara puts in work to win the love and affection of her otherwise cool and standoffish father! Let this grand adventure in reincarnation and strategic planning begin!
"I want this man for myself." Nails, makeup, hair... Remi, an office worker, doesn't slack off when it comes to investing in herself. The reason she's willing to go this far? To snag a man who's worthy of her, of course. One day, her childhood friend, Yumi, asks Remi to check out a man that she is interested in and introduces them. Much to her surprise, Takashi is ideal husband material, and the perfect high-caliber man that Remi has been looking for! She immediately decides that she'll make him hers, no matter what. And Takashi doesn't seem too put off by Remi flaunting her good looks his way... What will come of this greedy love affair?! A collection of stories about girls and their lives now that they're all grown up.
Iroha has stayed single all 23 years of her life. Her mother, who single-handedly raised her and gave her the life she has, has arranged a marriage interview. As a dutiful daughter, she agrees to attend. But before her life as she knows it is changed completely, she secretly plans out a final act of defiance. For her plan to be realized, she needs an accomplice. And thus, she makes a proposition to Kashiwagi, the best-looking guy at her workplace. Met with blunt refusal, Iroha initially becomes dejected. Then... not a moment too soon, Kashiwagi changes his mind and ends up agreeing to her plan. His request in exchange? To enter a contract relationship with him and become his "girlfriend" for the time being!
Saya plans to become a chef so that she can someday take over her family's restaurant. Then, one fateful day, she gets into an accident...... When she opens her eyes again, it's as a pretty young girl with blond hair and blue eyes - she's been reborn as "Princess Viola"! As if that wasn't enough to cope with, this Viola has it hard. Her stepmother is out for her life, and she's been chosen to go to the empire as a political hostage. In the empire, Viola begins searching out the best way to increase her chances of survival, and that's when Crown Prince Richard approaches her. Seeing promise in her discerning palate, he asks Viola to do some cooking for him. Where will this lead...?! One young girl will set out into a new life and a new world in this fantasy cooking adventure!
Shizuku has no interest in romance, as her work and hobbies are enough to make her life fulfilling. Her mother wants her to marry, though, and at her insistence, Shizuku concedes to meeting Takaharu, a handsome and elite researcher, just to see if they might be a good match. Then, at their very first meeting, Takaharu pops the question out of nowhere...! He also gives a very well-reasoned pitch on how the arrangement would benefit them both, which Shizuku finds so persuasive that she accepts his proposal on the spot. Despite starting on such a mercenary note, their newlywed life sees Shizuku developing deeper feelings for the calm and gentle Takaharu. At the same time, though, the way he always maintains a polite distance and never even tries to touch her leaves Shizuku full of doubt...!! Meanwhile, Takaharu is closely guarding certain hidden feelings of his own... Letting the right moment for a wedding night slip past them was just the start of the hectic, heart-pounding romance for this adorably unfortunate fledgling couple.
Yuzuka is an office worker at a cosmetics company. With her wedding to her older coworker and fiance just around the corner, she feels like she's walking on air each and every day. But when she discovers that he's been cheating on her, just like that, she's back to square one... Then, as she struggles to hold her broken heart together and look for a new apartment, she somehow ends up living together temporarily with her childhood friend and corporate heir Katsumi, whom she hasn't seen in 10 years! Katsumi had always treated her like a dear, younger sister. But when Yuzuka notices what a fine, mature gentleman he's become, the pounding in her heart just won't stop!
Office worker Azusa was supposed to be an administrative worker, but for reasons unbeknownst to her, she got hand-picked to be the personal secretary to the CEO of a major company! The CEO, Shindo, is a young, handsome genius, but his demeanor is cold and unwelcoming. He's such a tyrant that a previous secretary quit only 2 hours after starting the job! However, one day, after her coworkers invite Azusa to a mixer, Shindo makes a declaration: "If you're looking for a lover, then let it be me." An office romance between the cold CEO and his worrywart secretary, who he is madly in love with.