The Royal Detective is a private detective employed by the royal family, who seeks out the royal family's interests and covers up any misconduct. Whether it's searching for a lost pet or discussing a breakup with a lover... One of his jobs is to investigate objects known as "Demons of Error," which possess mysterious powers that could be considered curses. Dressed in all purple like a fake magician, the Royal Detective Sion and his assistant, a young girl named Lana, head to a provincial count's house to investigate a portrait crying tears of blood. But what happens next? (Source: Shueisha, translated)
"I want you," he asks, but you shouldn't respond. Because you and I live in different worlds. Yuu (29) lost her job and home due to her parents' debt. Soaked in the rain with nowhere to go, she despairs at her own misery. Then, Takatsukasa Akira, the cold-hearted managing director of a business partner known for his coolness, reaches out to her. He also saves her from debt collectors... *"I'm just an employee of a business partner, so why did he do all this for me...?"* Later, she's scouted by the company where he works as managing director, offering exceptional benefits! And what's more, she ends up living with him during her probationary period!? At first, she thinks of him as a business partner and a benefactor, but as she spends time with Takatsukasa, she begins to want him to rely on her... (Source: CLLENN, translated)
An antique fantasy about an eccentric teacher and a tea bowl that is inhabited by a *tsukumogami* spirit. One spring day in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, a man unearths a beautiful tea bowl in his garden. The bowl is home to a *tsukumogami* spirit, whom the man names Shiro-san. They begin living together. Though Shiro-san has no memory of when or how he came to exist, he eventually learns that the bowl is actually a Shiro Tenmoku masterpiece and a national treasure that was once cherished by the Sengoku-period warlord Oda Nobunaga... (Source: Natalie, translated) *Note: Based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Madoka Takadono.*