"I must not get involved with this man... but I want to know this sparkle..." Novelist Jun Maka made a brilliant debut with his novel "The Correct Way to Use a Knife," which was inspired by a real-life murder committed by a minor. A few years have passed, and his output has steadily increased, but he feels empty and unfulfilled every day. Then, one day, a man named Nishi appears before Maka and asks for instruction on "how to write a novel." He criticizes Maka's work and says that he is the culprit behind the crime that Maka used as a model. "I was stabbed and mangled by that novel." A novelist and a murderer are drawn to each other's brilliance and destroy each other. A human mystery begins, intertwining fiction and crime.

Duke Emilia's dream is to marry for love, just like in her favorite romance novels. Then, she receives an offer for a political marriage with King Matthias, who is rumored to be a misogynist... If that's the case, Your Majesty, let's fall in love together! (Source: KADOKAWA, translated)

Beatrice, who works as a maid in a brothel, is always compared to her beautiful younger sister, Elvira, and is always bullied by those around her. One day, she is offered as a tribute to King Gideon, rumored to be cruel and ruthless, in place of her sister. "Although I am a beast-man, I can only transform into a simple dog, not a beautiful bird like my sister ! If he finds out that I'm a substitute, I'll be killed, but my body has automatically transformed into a dog and I'm in dire straits ! But then I find out that Gideon is a dog lover and thinks I'm just an ordinary dog and is extremely fond of me ! I'm so happy I explode with joy, licking his face and feeling the height of happiness, but before I know it, I've turned back into a human... Which means that now I'm a woman who kisses His Majesty the King completely naked (death sentence confirmed)..." https://www.cmoa.jp/title/352768/

1. **Kuro Kishi Monogatari: Gaiden** (黒騎士物語・外伝) \[Motofumi Kobayashi\] 2. **BROKEN HELL** \[Hiroyasu Hatakeyama\] 3. **Berlin no Tetsu Shishi** (ベルリンの鉄獅子) \[Daisuke Fuji & Shin Ueda\] 4. **Old Ricky II** (オールド・リーキーII) \[Jun Hashimoto & Shinji Imura\] 5. **10-gatsu no Rouhei** (10月の老兵) \[Nobuhito Takanuki & Yuu Satou\] 6. **Palmach Warriors** (パルマッハウォリアーズ) \[Jun Hashimoto & Hisato Shou\] 7. **Vietnamization** (ヴェトナミゼーション) \[Ginichirou Okamoto & Hisato Shou\] 8. **Stingray wo Sagase!!** (スティングレイを探せ!!) \[Hiroyasu Hatakeyama\]

During the Edo period, Dejima was a place created to isolate the Dutch in Nagasaki, Japan's only international trading port. Suzu, who lost her chef parents in a fire, works as a kabuki (a girl around 10 years old who serves high-ranking courtesans such as tayu) for Kotoo Tayu of the Maruyama brothel, and also works as an assistant to the kuzuneri (Japanese chefs at Dejima) for Fons Claassen, the chef at the Dutch trading post. A historical gourmet story. (Source: Houbunsha, translated)