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A collection of short stories by various authors all involving secret relationships.
Although she was adopted, Suzume took care of her younger siblings even without their mother. When their father passed away, too, the kids were taken in by their rich relatives the Nanami clan. But Suzume was coldly informed that they only cared about the kids related by blood, and the adopted Suzume is no longer welcome as part of the family. She can only stay on as a "pet"?
A rookie pro-gamer with a 10-year-old prodigy as a teammate!? After winning a local game tournament, Shun Iino went on to make his debut as a pro. He received an interesting offer to participate in a team league competition as he was thinking of becoming independent. That being said, his partner was Rina Osanai, an amateur child prodigy who frequently made appearances on TV! Could she really play fighting games? Despite Shun's worries, Rina had full confidence that they would win. But why did she visit him so often? This is a work comedy about a boy and a girl who bet everything on games. Round 1, fight! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
One day during class, high schooler Suzuka Shigeru got a text message from his classmate, Kazama Akio. The text message read "I have something interesting to show you." Having no idea what he wanted to show him, Shigeru visits the Kazama residence. The Kazama residence is huge and looks to have a lot of history behind it. Akio takes Shigeru to a cluster of three "Torii" (Japanese Shinto gates) in the huge backyard of his mansion. At sunset... when the shadows of the three gates merge, a shining beacon of light forms at the cross section. Out of curiosity behind this mysterious phenomenon, Akio pushes Shigeru and himself through the beacon of light. Next thing they know, they end up in the Edo period of warring Japan, in between the battle between the Iga and Kazama Ninja clans...!
The somewhat rough Hideki, former idol Mako, and cool host Ichiro live together on a stage in the middle of a daikon field. Their dream is to build a concert dome there to perform blues music to the masses, but they're just too poor to get anywhere.
An anthology of the popular game "Flower Knight Girl" from DMM Games. Everyday activities of the flower knights that appear in the game are drawn by various writers. (Source: Dengeki, translated)
Himari, known as "Saint-sama" around school, is heartbroken when Daiya, her childhood friend and long-time crush, gets a girlfriend. Still distraught, a junior boy, Itsuki, suddenly confesses to her, "I've always liked you"...? Although she still has feelings for Daiya, she can't resist Itsuki, who aggressively comes on to her, unconcerned about her saintly reputation...? (Source: Manga Park, translated)
There's little difference between being alive and being dead. Either way is fine…anything is fine… Before meeting Fuuka, Kuroo lived in a world without color. Through their relationship, he felt that he'd discovered the warmth in his own heart. However, an incident takes Fuuka away from him. Consumed by despair in a world without her, Kuroo follows a mysterious cat and ends up in another world—one where Fuuka is still alive…? If I had never met you, if I had never lost you, if I could meet you again—what if life truly allowed such "ifs"…? A fantastical parallel-world love story. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)