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From [MangaHelpers](https://www.mangaupdates.com/groups.html?id=1011): Akaboshi Tetsu sees an ad for a part-time job as a hero, and thinks it might be fun to be in some kind of hero show. However, he was mistaken--the ad was not for a hero show, but to recruit an actual hero! He passes the interview, and before he knows it, he's gained super powers and the ability to transform into the Red Ranger of the local group of heroes. The other heroes are Keiko (Pink), who seems to fluctuate between being a hot young woman and an old lady, a tough little dog named Cerberus (Green), a guy who looks like an ancient swordsman, Kennosuke (Blue), and the little boy Riki (Yellow) who is shockingly strong. Together, they will defend their town against villains, such as aliens! [tethysdust]
-Rodney, at a young age, has become the new lord of the Deder region—the kingdom’s northernmost frontier. However, what awaited him there was a hopeless hell of debt! In a desperate situation where even the prospect of repayment seemed impossible, he suddenly acquires "civilized knowledge from another world." Armed with modern knowledge, Rodney resolves to carve out a new future! A fantasy of territorial management and a come-from-behind victory, rising from the absolute rock bottom!
From [MangaHelpers](https://www.mangaupdates.com/groups.html?id=1011): A highly skilled, nameless assassin has taken on a job to kill the son of a highly regarded professor. He has two months to do the deed, but he is certain that it will take him mere days. However, when the assassin goes to scout out his kill, he is struck violently in the head with a volleyball from his target's club practice. Now the assassin remembers nothing, except that his target, Mizuno Yukiaki, is a person that was important to him for some reason. Yukiaki decides that the best thing to do is to convince this scary-looking, amnesiac stranger that he is actually a member of their club named Sam. Now Sam attempts to 'remember' how to play volleyball with his teammates, not even knowing that the deadline for his kill is creeping nearer! [tethysdust]
In a kingdom where the Great Tree of Life—Fikas Vela—is revered as sacred, Almeria, the adopted daughter of a count’s family, is treated with cruelty and disdain. She is accused of defiling the holy grounds for simply crossing the sacred boundary of the divine tree. Despite the isolation and the harsh treatment from those around her, Almeria tries to live quietly. But one day, she becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy tied to a deep secret surrounding the tree—one that puts her very life at risk. And in a moment of despair, with danger closing in… A majestic and mysterious entity appears before her— the Great Spirit dwelling within the sacred tree.
-A mysterious town, Ginshichou, where ghosts, monsters, yokai, legends, gods, aliens, and concepts all have a form. A gag comedy that depicts the activities and daily life of human and non-human things that work for the police in such a chaotic place! (Source: Pixiv Comic, translated)
Ayano lost both her parents and now lives with her uncle in the countryside, keeping her friendship with Arrow, a small white snake she met when she was younger, a secret. He grew quickly, transforming into a splendid, large white snake. On the summer she turned 14, she was chosen to dance at the village festival. However, on the day of the festival, a large snake that escaped from the circus appears, causing great confusion in the villagers. Amidst the chaos, Ayano is attacked by a strange man. Then, like a large gust of wind, a witch wielding a broom appears and saves Ayano by a hair's breadth. The witch reveals that she had been staying in the village to study folk customs. The witch introduces herself as Oohara and she invites Ayano to attend her alma mater. *Includes a prologue chapter.*
This anthology collects multiple short stories where characters who have been labeled “villainess” in various otome-game or fantasy plots refuse to sit back and accept their doom-flag fate. Instead, they flip their scripts by clever, bold, or outright outrageous tactics to seize agency, reverse their fortunes, and often make those who wronged them pay—sometimes with a side-serving of poetic justice.