The stories take place in the years 2138-43, by which time humanity has spread across some few thousand star systems. A corporation called the World Welfare Works Association (also WWWA or 3WA) helps local systems deal with problems by sending well-armed agents called "trouble consultants" to solve crimes or mysteries, for a fee. The series focuses on a team of trouble consultants named Kei and Yuri who have a reputation for leaving a trail of destruction behind them, for which they are called the "Dirty Pair".

Chizu continues to pay Nako through the “Rental Friends” service in order to see her. After realizing that they both attend the same school, Chizu gathers her courage to talk to Nako outside of their paid service time. Chizu wishes to be real friends with Nako, but that would be against the service agreement…On the other hand, Nako wants more than friendship from Chizu.

After meeting each other at a gay bar, a drunken Minami confesses his feelings to his co-worker Kijima, and they start dating. Unlike Kijima, who is used to being happily in love, Minami is traumatized by his past relationships. Minami inevitably compares himself to Kijima's former lovers and feels inferior to them. Minami's emotional barriers are gradually melted by Kijima, but... In addition to the title story and new illustrations, this volume contains two other stories: the clumsy love between the sadistic Tanaka and Mizusawa, and the disparate love between Kijima's twin brother, Miyuki, and the poor student Tachikawa. ----------------------------------------------- Night series (Complete): 1.Mokuyoubi no Koibito『木曜日の恋人』 2.Yoru, Kimi no Ai wo Shiru「夜、君の愛を知る」 3.Boku no Shiranai Koi no Hanashi「僕の知らない恋の話」 **4.Yoru, Anata no Amai Koe「夜、あなたの甘い声」** 5.Yoru, Kimi no Tonari de Yume o Miru「夜、君の隣で夢を見る」 6.Yoru, Anata no Ude no Naka「夜、あなたの腕の中」

“Well, what do you expect? You’re twenty-seven years old now.” Saint Marialite can’t believe her ears when her fiancé, the crown prince, breaks off their engagement due to her age. She doesn’t let that get her down, though; considering the hardship she has endured over the past few years, her mental fortitude allows her to calmly accept the prince’s decision and return home. However, when she gets there, she finds…a boy with horns?! The demon prince grows at an unbelievable speed, and in no time at all, he falls head over heels in love with Marialite. Now, he’s determined to bring her back to his own country! What might bloom between the easygoing saint and the naïve demon prince in this romantic fantasy?

1. **Kimi ga Tsukeru Ai no Shirushi** (君がつける愛のしるし) 2-3. **Boku no Shiranai Koi no Hanashi** (僕の知らない恋の話, Story of Love that I Do Not Know) Continuation of Chapters 4 to 7 of*Mokuyoubi no Koibito*. Arima loves Saeki, his wholesome and earnest lover with an enticing pheromone, but Saeki's ex is Arima's neighbor Tanaka. Saeki convinced Arima to dump Tanaka and date him instead. Meanwhile, Saeki still bears scars from the BDSM activities his ex-lover forced on him, and he feels uneasy every time Arima's is tender toward him... (Source: Kobunsha) 4. **Yoru, Kimi ni Ai ni Iku** (夜、君に会いにいく) Continuation of Chapter 1 of *Yoru, Kimi no Ai wo Shiru*. 5. **Itsuka Sonno Hi ga** (いつかそんな日が) Continuation of Chapters 2 to 3 of *Yoru, Kimi no Ai wo Shiru*. 6. **Saiteina Anata** (最低なあなた)

"I want you to marry me," Rebecca says to Will, who is rumored to be a gold-digging con artist. She needs a husband for show because she is desperately trying to put a stop to the ongoing marriage offers brought upon her as a result of inheriting a massive estate. The sudden proposal by the "Ice Lady," who is known to keep away from men, is quite a surprise for Will, but he is also grateful for her offer to pay off his late father's debts. He could flourish in the elite class of London and wipe away the image of him before he was about to get arrested. The great marriage fraud has begun... (Source: MangaPlaza)

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...? (Source: MangaPlaza)

After his father runs out on him, Mizuki, a high schooler, is dragged into a yakuza office. He puts up a fight, and even defies the young boss, Taki. But that only increases Taki's desire to torture him! Mizuki gets attacked in places he's never even been touched before, while flirtatious sounds slip out from him without any warning... he should hate it, but his body feels like it's melting... watch as a young yakuza boss with darkness in his heart carves love into this rebellious high school student's body! (Source: Renta!)

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?! *Source: MangaPlaza*

Noel Wraith the assassin is the only party member with dark affinity in the Hero of Light's party. While his party members initially claimed this doesn't bother them, he finds himself kicked out as soon as a replacement for him is found. Left alone in a world where dark affinity is shunned he comes across Rococo, a little girl who also has dark affinity powers. He decides to take her under his wing and together they start their own party to show the world what dark affinity classes are really capable of! (Source: Mangamo)

*“You are now the princess elect of this kingdom.”* You were just a commoner visiting the palace. But in a twist of fate, you were selected as the kingdom's princess! What awaited you was an encounter with the captain of the royal guards. *“I swear to stay by your side and protect you for the rest of my life.”* A vow that the captain secretly made to you. Who will you, the princess, choose to be your prince? Nothing can break this spell—not even the midnight bells. (Source: POCKET COMICS)

Addison is a busy professional in New York who inherited a large ranch in Texas from Charlie, the older man who'd been her boss and mentor, when he passed away. She turns to the Wildes, a well-known family in the area, for help with the ranch, and they suggest that she wait to meet the family's youngest son, Jake. He's lauded as a hero after returning from active combat in the military, and when Addison sees him at his welcome party, she can't tear her eyes away. There's a despair hidden in his gaze... Addison is entranced by Jake, but he thinks she's just a tramp who cheated an old man out of his riches and treats her with contempt! (Source: Renta!)