2003 4koma anthology based on the videogame, "Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne."
An anthology of Sword Art Online "what if" short stories by various authors and illustrators.
Dorothea, the daughter of a viscount, is compared to her selfish but beautiful younger sister, who has the title of "Saint," and has lived her life despised by both her family and those around her. One day, her younger sister insults the princess of an allied country, calling her "animal-like," which escalates into an international incident. Dorothea goes alone to apologize to the beast-man country of Rezanard on her sister's behalf, but... (Source: Comic Earth Star, translated)
Julietta, the saint of knowledge, is forced to marry into the Iserta Empire, which is on the brink of defeat, despite knowing she is being removed as a nuisance, due to a 400-year-old promise. Her fiancé, Lukino, is also a young man of commoner origins who has been elevated to the position of emperor. In the worst possible circumstances, the two are touched by each other's kindness, and eventually perform a "miracle" that turns the tide of the war on its head. *"I look forward to working with you, partner."* (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
One day, the saint Marivel is suddenly forgotten by everyone around her. She is banished from the temple, but is reunited with Ere, the only priest who still remembers her, and decides to become a saint again! Marivel's struggle to regain her happiness begins! (Source: Gangan Online, transalted)
As some trees in Yuzuru Kashiwagi's lush garden mysteriously start withering, he decides to consult Shida, a talented arborist. What he finds, however, is no normal disease...
High school girl Shinko and her childhood friend Hiroki wander into a day of recurring horror, but is it real or not? After school, they were relaxing in the park as usual, when a mysterious man appeared on the chime of five o'clock and attacked them, murdering them both. When they woke up, they have somehow returned to the morning of that same day. The two had to experience that evening of terror again and again. To escape from the time-loop of killing, the two try to fight back in any way they can... (Source: piccomics, translated)
The man-made island of Nanaejima houses a population mostly consisting of high school students. The island is equipped with state-of-the-art research facilities that are open to all students on the island. Juugo Yama was exiled from his home and forcibly sent to the island of Nanaejima to attend the local high school. With a limited budget, he chose the cheapest apartment he could find, but there was a catch. The apartment is haunted by Nanana, a girl that was murdered in the room. Nowhere else to go, he will now have to live with his ghostly roommate and venture into the world of treasure hunting with his classmates in order to release Nanana.

