Everything Judy touches is put to sleep. Even though she can’t even have a lover because of this curse, she is to marry the ill-rumored “Magician of the Staircase”! However, the goal of the magician – who she thought came to pick her up – was just a sample of Judy’s blood. He rejected Judy with… “Marriage? Me? Don’t be silly, it’s quite enough to be single for this entire life.”?! This is a love fairy tale between a young girl and a frustrating and socially awkward evil magician!
Having lost his mother and sister, Hatamata Souma led a life of carnage and violence. One day, he was summoned into a world where spirits and magic existed. “You shall be offered up as a sacrifice to the Great Water Spirit to stop this rain.” Beaten and sunk into the lake for this unreasonable request, Souma came to face with the Great Water Spirit Izan. There, he learnt that his missing sister was also summoned as a sacrifice and died. As atonement for the collapse of Souma’s life, Izan bestowed to him the power of the great spirit. Now with the ability to control over water at will, Souma vows to exact revenge and eradicate summoning magic from this world. Thus, he lives on as the great wizard Souma who lost his memories, however—. Source: Shufunotomo
Humanity was once driven to the brink of extinction by the appearance of the "Demon Lord." It was the "Heroes" who defeated the Demon Lord and saved the world. In order to prevent the same thing from happening again, mankind decided to prepare for the resurrection of the Demon Lord by enacting the "Hero Recognition and Protection System," a system to keep several heroic braves on hand at all times. Time passed, and now... in an age when the threat of the Demon Lord has become a fairy tale, Miguel, the Kingdom's official for certifying heroes, and his partner, Dia, travel around the country looking for heroes. One day, Miguel hears a rumor of a "holy hero," a reincarnation of the hero who defeated the Demon Lord himself. When Miguel visits the mining city of Felicidad to investigate, he sees many miracles being performed by a girl they call the "Holy Hero"! Here is the start of a fantastical mystery about "miracles" and the "resurrection of heroes"! (Source: Lanove Bunko, translated) *Note: Winner of the "Excellence Award" in the 13th Kodansha Lanove Bunko Newcomer Award.*
Mizuki Saeki was raised by his aunt and her family. He was scorned for his effeminate behavior and forced to hide his face, isolated from everyone around him. But when the kabuki actor Danbara Sanshiro invites him to join his theater troupe, Mizuki steps into the world of kabuki. When the boy goes on stage, his prodigious natural ability is finally allowed to blossom! (Source: LaLa, translated) *Note: Includes one bonus chapter.*
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