Natasha, who works at a small advertising agency, is sitting alone while at a glamorous party. Her boyfriend broke off their engagement, and her sales pitch at the party failed. Nothing is going right… On the verge of passing out from drinking too much, Natasha is approached by a handsome man named Joe. She allows him to take her home, and he gently takes care of her. But the next morning, she comes to her senses and feels despair. She had decided to save herself for the person she would marry…so why did she give herself to this man! A few months later, another unexpected twist of fate arrives in her life… Source: Harlequin

I adore how Lord Tonemura dislikes things his subjects dislike, and how utterly kind he is—Lord Tonemura and his retainer had been together for seven years since middle school, so much so that acquaintances dubbed them ‘Lord and Retainer’. Yet, in truth, the retainer harboured romantic feelings for Lord Tonemura, maintaining the pretence of being just a close friend. Whilst their friends teased them about ‘fate’ for being together constantly, the retainer, who had acted solely to stay by Tonemura's side, knew full well it wasn't fate... Then one day, out of the blue, Tonemura said, ‘If I were a woman, I'd date a loyal bloke like you.’ Realising once more that, as a man, no matter how hard he tried, he could never be the one Tonemura truly wanted, the retainer...

Compilation of selected popular works on Days Neo including interviews. **VOL.1:** - [Gal to Kyouryuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/wl1i2og/gal-to-kyouryuu) (ギャルと恐竜) by MORI Moriko (Story) & TOMIMURA Cota (Art) - pm7:20 by OGAWA Sara (Story & Art) - Natsuyuki (夏雪) by YUKIMOTO Shuuji (Story & Art) - Ore wa Sawaguchi Yasuki no Koto wo Nani mo Shiranai (俺は沢口靖子のことを何も知らない) by ISHIKAWA Minoru (Story & Art) - Tsuki kara no Denwa (月からの電話) by YOSHIDA Hiroshi (Story & Art) - Ceramic Girly Steps (セラミックガーリーステップ) by YAMAZA Isshin (Story & Art) - Weather Report (ウェザーリポート) by Oriyama (Story & Art) - Midokusho Kansobun (未読書感想文) by Ringo-san (Story & Art) - Ude ga Shower ni Natte Shimatta Ikemen no Hanashi (腕がシャワーになってしまったイケメンの話) by ODA Douma (Story & Art)