*“Nee-san, you're staring too much.”* A first-person perspective shota anthology. You and a love interest. • Start (4 chapters) • Daily Life (4 chapters) • School (4 chapters) • Housework (4 chapters) • 5 Years Later (4 chapters) Cover illustration: Tsubata Nozaki
After the death of her parents, Peony prepares herself to join the nunnery, but one day she is discovered by the king and he takes her away to become his mistress. The king looks exactly like Peony's first love, Zack. However, the cheerful and outgoing Zack is nothing like the cold and taciturn king. Peony is unhappy because of the difference in their personalities, but the next time she meets the king, he tells her that he really is Zack! *"I finally found you,"* as he showers her with with passionate kisses and sweet, tender caresses. He embraces her with the same passion as before, but Zack the king has a secret. The mysterious king who is willing to destroy everything to make his first love come true. (Source: EastPress, translated)
Kaizawa Keitarou (nickname: Keita), who moved to Tokyo from Hokkaido to attend high school, ends up living in a student apartment run by a family friend. There, he meets Miyara Kanami (nickname: Kana), a boy his age who was born in Okinawa. Upon seeing Kana's good looks, Keita impulsively shouts, "Handsome!"—only to have Kana react with disdain. One day, Keita and Kana find themselves alone together and decide to go out…? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
When Mitsuba was in elementary school, her mother gave her a single lunch box and sent her to live with her grandfather. However, now that she is a high school student, Soma, an elementary school student claiming to be her younger brother, arrives with her mother's bones. With the help of Kai, an aspiring novelist from the neighborhood, they have proper funerals. Mitsuba then decides to live with Soma, who has the same memory of her mother's food. Discover the story of Mitsuba, the older sister who has forgotten her mother, and the younger brother left behind by her, who have one thing in common: memories of delicious food! (Source: Kodansha, translated)
