The time is the early Meiji period. Atori, has lived on her own since she was a child after her parents died. She has worked at various jobs and now works as a maid at a ryokan (Japanese inn), but her employers have collapsed one after another, and she has been cursed as a "plague god. One day, Atori is at an arranged marriage between two noblemen, and Ryunosuke Ozaki, the son of one of the noblemen, suddenly asks her to marry him! What will happen to Atori, who is forced into a one-sided marriage proposal right in front of her arranged marriage partner?!
I am afraid to kiss you - it's like kissing the muzzle of a gun. Even if I'm afraid, I still want to kiss you... (Source: Tencent, translated)
Rust, a 17-year-old girl, is still a fledgling professional mercenary. She chose this path to earn money for the treatment of her sick mother. Many trials await a girl in a world where men who boast of strength clatter their arms. However, Rust will never give up, and with her special skill "Seijutsu", she will seize her new life! The story of a girl mercenary and her friends, a story of growth and warfare, begins here! (Source: Brave Bunko, translated) *Note: Grand Prize winner of the 2nd Hifumi Shobo Web Novel Awards.*
Misato, who has led an ordinary life for many years, has finally found her moment to be popular! Now in her second year at her new job, Misato has got used to her new job and is making the most of her days, However, she's feeling a little impatient with her friends' eagerness to get married as soon as she turns 26. Her colleague Shota, who aggressively asks her out, is a 21-year-old SE super-elite genius! Misato rejects his advances, saying there's no way she'd be compatible with me..., but she decides to invite him to dinner to thank him for accompanying her on her overtime. (Source: booklive, translated)