Before Hajime was transported to Tortus, the Synergist Oscar Orcus was having his own adventure–but not willingly! Oscar is a simple working man, keeping his head down to earn his money and support an orphanage, until Miledi Reisen bursts into his life. She wants Oscar to join her in a quest to defeat the gods. Oscar refuses to chase after that kind of danger…until that kind of danger finds its way to *him*. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

One day, Yosugara, an antique shopkeeper, met the cute little girl Riu. However, Riu can't go very long between sleeping, and can't control when she falls asleep. Then the two come across a genie trapped in a lamp, and break the seals that bind him there. The genie, Lample, can make your wishes come true. However, in return, he requires the life force of the one making the wish. So Riu enters into a contract with Lample, but what is her wish!?

Ostracized and tormented by his peers to the point of breaking, Kazuhisa Kaya set off into the nearby forest atop the mountain with one purpose: to dig a pitfall and bring about the death of the person behind his suffering. However, right when Kazuhisa was about to succeed in his revenge, a sudden earthquake throws his plans out of whack! Caught unaware, all he can do is patiently lie in wait until someone lumbering across the path happens to fall into his trap. Kazuhisa’s excitement is short-lived, however, as the corpse at the bottom of his pitfall turns out not to be the bully he was expecting but a grotesque, pig-looking monster, and his confusion only grows as he’s suddenly greeted by a pure-white room and a RPG-like status screen. Strange monsters now wandering the mountain and with newfound powers at his disposal, Kazuhisa is forced to throw all concerns over his tormentor to the wayside as he focuses on a new goal: survival. That’s not going to be as easy as it seems, however, as he’s not the only one to have been wrapped up in this mess… (Source: Hanashi Media)

In a run-down shopping street, brothers Fuji and Kiri run a small barbershop as they wait for their father’s return. In their effort to make ends meet, every day brings something new to their door. (Source: MANGA Plus)

A fox and a raccoon living together?! Modern day Japan. A fox and raccoon have been driven into dwelling with humans. Two are chosen to live in the village as humans and protect their mountain. They are: the ever-fighting fox Yugao, and the raccoon, Shitara. Unlike Shitara who finds it to be an awful disaster, the always cold Yugao doesn't seem to agree... "A disaster? Far from it! This is heaven!!!" Yugao's made up his mind to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and be more upfront with Shitara, the raccoon he's always secretly loved. Will Yugao be able to tell Shitara how he feels after years of complicated built-up fantasies!? (Source: CLLENN) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

A compilation of all the extra short stories written for the early volumes of Arifureta, along with one brand new short story written specifically for this volume! After clearing the Sunken Ruins of Melusine, Hajime and the others encounter a massive creature, and are transported to a strange new world. Separated in transit, our heroes start searching for each other, and a way out. But though they don’t know it, a miraculous encounter is waiting for them at the end of this journey! *Source: J-Novel Club*

In a world of humans and beastfolk... After Masora, a human college student, discovers that his best friend may have not actually been his friend at all, he starts to feel insecure about how naive and inept he is. In hopes of improving himself as a person, he decides to start working at a ski resort part-time. That's where he meets another part-time worker, a husky-hybrid beastman around the same age named Kohaku. From the moment they meet, Masora feels that Kohaku is a cold, terrifying man, and he begins to worry that he won't be able to survive his new part-time job, until one day... A love story between an unsociable beastman and a clumsy human.

The daughter of a Duke, Cristea, remembers her past life as a Japanese office worker upon eating a specific dish. Even though she was living a life without any inconvenience as the princess, ever since she got her memory back, she has had an unquenchable desire to eat Japanese food! Finally she decides to look for the ingredients to cook them herself! But as she enjoys the tastes of the common people, rumors of her being a "princess who eats repulsive things" begin to circulate...?This is a gourmet fantasy about a reincarnated princess scrambling for food every day. (Source: Alpha Manga)

A collection of short stories of Strike the Blood.

Jeanette’s evil stepmother has been tormenting her for years, making her into the laughingstock of high society. And when Jeanette’s father suddenly disappears, the opportunistic woman casts her out of the house! Still, the eternal optimist Jeanette sees this as an opportunity for growth. Eager to start her life anew, she decides to call off her engagement to Count Claus Guivarch; rumor has it that the young man is being forced into this marriage to clear his family’s debt, and Jeanette wants to set him free. But to her surprise, the gentleman has other plans—he refuses to break up, and even offers to help her reclaim her father’s corporation. With the chances Claus gives her, Jeanette’s business acumen quickly begins to shine. But what’s behind Claus’s unexpected affection…? *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*

Makoto and Ageha are two rather average high school students working in the Tsukinaga inn. But they have one secret they can’t share with anyone - they are VAMPIRES! They receive cases that the police can’t work on and secretly protect the Night world. The vampire story of two average and yet not so average high school students! (Source: Aerandria)