The gloomy days of school, the lonely days after the death of his beloved wife, and a life of commuting between work and home suddenly begin to shine like the sky after the rain. This collection contains 10 short stories filled with special moments in life. 1. **Miniature to Bench** (ミニチュアとベンチ) 2. **Geko no Soul Food** (下戸のソウルフード) 3. **Photographer** (フォトグラファー) 4. **Shousan to Kyuutarou** (正三と九太郎) 5. **Kitsune to Turkey** (キツネとターキー) 6. **Gekou** (下校) 7. **Yoshinoyama no Hanashi** (吉野山の話) 8. **Yorimichi** (よりみち) 9. **Hangyonin no Koro** (半魚人の頃) 10. **Kae-chan no Atarashii Tomodachi** (かえちゃんの新しい友達) (Source: Magazine House, translated)

[Champion Cross](https://championcross.jp/series/4916b1ed6b418)

In the game, he plays as a strong character nearing the level cap. However, in real life, Lu Siqi is a highschooler with nothing left to live for. Only thinking about what is the meaning of being alive and death. Operating as a meek female character in the game, in reality, Shi Liu is a self proclaimed sentient beast who is finding his next interesting prey behind the monitor screen. The new update in《Fantasy ONLINE》added many new high level equips in the medium difficulty instance "Deville Labyrinth", which attracted many players to form groups. Just like that, 647 who is planning to challege the instance, and Sixteen\_16 who is looking for a new prey, met each other at the entrance of the instance— (Source: Creative Comic, translated)

A young boy and dog suddenly appear in the life of a carefree couple. The boy is Kota, taken in by his uncle and aunt after the sudden death of his mother. The dog is a mysterious creature he picked up named Wonder. The four of them grow as they awkwardly overcome various incidents and troubles. (Source: Jmanga)

A boy named Tanaka (Sanbanchi Kawa) left his hometown of Aomori to become an apprentice of the master artist, Tetsuya Chiba! There were days full of surprise and excitement beyond his imagination! The wonderful world of "manga" is passionately depicted by the former Chiba Pro assistant, Sanbanchi Kawa, based on his real-life experiences!

Raid, a newbie Edge Punisher in The World R:2 decides to sell all of his gear and items in order to buy a rare sword. Unfortunately the sword draws the attention of a group of PKers who decide to kill him and steal the sword for themselves. Dead, naked, and penniless it seems that it's all over for Raid, when he is suddenly saved by a group of players from the Seventh Division of the guild Moon Tree. From .hack//wiki

Takeshi Kuri, a juvenile delinquent, has a talent for baseball, but smokes cigarettes, has brown hair, and hits people when he gets mad. By the time he was in junior high school, he had played on six different teams, four of which were suspended and two of which were disbanded. He was often ejected from games early on, or had to forfeit games, and was regarded as a useless pitcher by those involved. After being rejected by a number of prestigious schools, he was given one last chance at Yumenoshima High School. During the interview, he hit the manager, Kudo, but somehow managed to pass on one condition. The condition was that he would live with the coach at his house. Kudo is a man who once worked as a coach at the prestigious Toyo. On the first day of school, Kuri took the field in a red and white match. However, he is harassed by the head of the department, who values discipline and common sense. Hisato overcame many hardships and went on a rampage at the South Tokyo Tournament and Koshien. The insane baseball team creates a whirlwind nationwide.

Tamagawa High's baseball team has been defeated in the first round for years. Yutaka is a small boy who joins the team as a backup. He is good at mimicking the action of famous players, but he isn't actually very good in game. The new coach notices his unique ability and placed him on an important position - the pitcher. These two people will slowly help the team build up their strength and spirit.

A anthology series themed around idiosyncratic women. **Included one-shots:** Tenchou to Baito no Hanashi, Risou no Hito

A collection of four one shots, one for each season. 1. **Hanauta Nagaruru** (Overhearing a Flower Song) At Shima's school, there is an old, abandoned building, and for the past few days, she has been hearing guitar music coming from within. The source of the song is a student learning the guitar from Fujimura, a boy who constantly gets into fights but is kind at heart. Shima is entranced by the melody and soon begins taking lessons from Fujimura as well. 2. **Hotarubi no Mori e** (蛍火の杜へ, Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light) When she was six years old, Hotaru Takegawa got lost in the woods. A strange masked man named Gin led her out of the forest, but he told her that if a human ever touched him, he would disappear. She vowed to visit Gin the next day and ended up spending the rest of her summer with him. Every summer since then, Hotaru has come to visit him, and while she ages, he stays the same. But as she grows, so do her feelings. 3. **Kurukuru Ochiba** (The Fallling of Autumn Leaves) Tsubaki Kemumaki has been friends with Kaede Kirisato for the past 11 years. Kaede's wealthy parents were usually away, so he was often lonely, but Tsubaki kept him company during those times. Kaede was also nearly kidnapped as a child, and since then, Tsubaki has vowed to protect him. But soon, she realizes that her feelings for him are more than just a desire to protect her childhood friend. 4. **Hibi, Fukaku** (Deepening the Scar) When they were children, Ritsu Jinnai and her brother Sou were inseparable. But due to their parents' constant fighting, Sou moved away with their father. Eight years later, they are reunited, and the siblings are overjoyed, but they don't feel the same connection they did before. And what's more, Ritsu begins to feels an ache in her heart when she looks at Sou...

Misaki Hayato returns to his hometown and enrolls in the same high school as his two childhood friends. A lot has changed in the years he has been gone, his former best friends are seemingly distant from each other and leading relatively normal high school lives. Hayato's sudden arrival soon changes that and sends shockwaves through the entire town's delinquent population with his willingness to do anything for his friends and his love for a good fight.