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-Collection of stories: 1) Perfect Cake 2) Rira no Kieta Mori de 3) Shigatsu Umare 4) Ore ga Utsukushii to Omou Mono no Tame ni 5) Mienai Ashita 6) Kiko-chan
1. **Itoshisa wa Mune ni Kiezu** (愛しさは胸に消えず) 2. **Hi Shite Na mo Naki** (秘して名もなき) 3. **Nakanai Kotori** (鳴かないことり) 4. **Anata no Koto Dake** (あなたのことだけ) 5. **Fujie no Yume** (藤江の夢)
The pressure for "marriage" mounted as she reached her thirties, but she didn't know how to find the right person. She spent a lot of money looking for "popularity," going on blind dates, and trying fortune telling and other superstitious remedies. She went back to her ex-boyfriend, and even had an affair with an older man...!? This is a candid comic essay that describes the confused search for love, for those in the twilight of their youth and self-conscious about "marriage"! (Source: Gentosha Comics, translated) *Note: Includes two bonus chapters.*
When Riku was a primary school student, waiting for his single mother who often came home late, it was his childhood friend Haruta, six years older and living next door, who baked sweets for him. Ten years later, Haruta, now a pastry chef, has been a recluse ever since returning from studying abroad in Paris. Riku would do anything to make Haruta smile again, so he consults Haruta about making sweets for the cafe at his high school's cultural festival. In the end, the instruction is done remotely, but the cultural festival is a great success with cupcakes made using Haruta's recipe. This leads to Haruta teaching baking to Yajima, the grandfather of one of his juniors. What will Riku think when he sees Haruta smiling as he teaches Yajima? **Original:** [Rutile Collection](https://www.gentosha-comics.net/book/b637194.html) | [Piccoma](https://piccoma.com/web/product/155240?etype=episode)
Eighteen years ago, a young Aritaka found a child in a bamboo grove and named him "Kaguya." Raised together, Kaguya grew up without any want, thanks to the support of the prestigious Takemitsu family, Aritaka’s guardians. Kaguya adores Aritaka, who has somewhat delicate health and finds him dazzling. However, Kaguya secretly remembers his true name and age, a truth he keeps to himself. One day, Aritaka tells Kaguya that he wishes to give him the family’s ring—a token meant for someone who will become connected to the Takemitsu family…!? (Source: Gentosha Comics, translated) *Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.*
Childhood friends (Nae) and (Sho-chan) first met at preschool. The two fulfilled their long-cherished desire of getting married - But such a dreamlike love was fleeting. Sho-chan suddenly died of heart failure on the return flight from their honeymoon. Nae had to welcome her newly-married life, which was supposed to start from now on, by herself. Despite being at the bottom of such sadness, her love did not change. The dishes she calls offerings are filled with memories, sometimes sweet and sometimes salty... They are all delicious dishes that cannot be shared without tears. Just what are the whereabouts of widow Nae's sad and cute love for her husband...? (Source: Gentosha, translated)