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-Cover Illustration: Asumiko Nakamura 1. **Natsuiro no Hada no Kimi** (夏色の肌のキミ) \[Chihaya Aki\] 2. **Heart ni Straight!** (ハートにストレート!) \[Iyada\] 3. **Yuudoku no Anata** (有毒のあなた) \[Gojiai\] 4. **Sotsuen** (卒煙) \[Aya Zenzai\] 5. **Rakka no Hoshi** (落下の星) \[Makine Kureta\] 6. **Suki ni Shite Hoshikute** (好きにして欲しくて) \[Satoru Okamoto\] 7. **Unmei no Ai wa Ichi Ke** (運命の愛は一毛) \[Tako Nonoshima\] 8. **Namagoroshi no Koigokoro** (生殺しの恋心) \[Nanpo\] 9. **Charan to Poran** (ちゃらんとぽらん) \[Pesotarou\] 10. **Hametsu no Mi** (破滅の実) \[Kanenari Tokiha\] 11. **Kiss of Loyalty** \[Yuu Minazuki\] 12. **Beautiful Word** \[Mitsuaki Asou\] 13. **Ii Heya** (いい部屋) \[Asumiko Nakamura\]
The one who saved the oppressed young lady was... a squirrel. Amelia, the daughter of an earl, was abused by her family and hated by her fiancé Cedric, who considered her unfriendly.But that didn't bother her. One day, while she was finding comfort in her beloved job as a pharmacist, someone came to visit her...Cedric, who had been poisoned by someone and turned into a squirrel!? *"Please let me stay in this room,"* he demanded her, and so began this strange cohabitation with her nagging, fluffy fiancé (the squirrel). (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
I am currently attending my own funeral - in order to find the person who killed me. Illustrator Yona Kaminaga is summoned to a retrospective exhibition of her mother, Maria Daichi, a genius painter who died young. When she reveals the existence of a painting that her mother left only to Yona, the looks on the others' faces change.. And that night, she is attacked by someone who tries to steal the painting...!? Will the "fake" discover the truth hidden within the painting? (Source: Kodansha, translated)
England, early 20th century. Ronnie, a newspaper reporter who has been demoted to a local newspaper in a rural town, has lost sight of the meaning of working as a reporter. One day, news arrives in town that renowned researcher Dr. Ainsworth is returning home. Since then, strange events have been occurring in the town... (The Rose-Colored Gear) In a world where advancing science is driving out magic, wizard Everett visits the desert town of Eway on a mission to retrieve the "blue crystals" that bring misfortune to the world. There, he meets Fana, a girl who is hated and called the "witch's daughter" by the locals. Fana treasures the "blue crystal" that was a memento of her mother... (The Wizard of Portada) The curtain rises on a grand fantasy that travels between two different worlds! (Source: Shueisha, translated)
Hanainu are mysterious creatures that have the appearance of both humans and beasts. And there are people called Kasoshi, who hunt with these Hanainu as their partners. Kotona, an apprentice Hanainu, has a strained relationship with her current partner Seki due to a painful separation from her Hanainu in the past. Just as her chances of passing the upcoming promotion exam to become a Hanainu are in jeopardy, a vicious Hanainu has appeared, claiming many lives. It turns out that this is the same person who killed Kotona's former partner, Harushi --!? (Source: Shueisha, translated)
The daughters of the Edelstein family are born with a special power: to take on the misfortune of others and share their happiness. Successive heads of the family have expanded their influence by marrying off their daughters to influential nobles. All the nobles seek is their daughters' power. Therefore, these marriages are purely political and loveless. Kuchel, who was born into the Edelstein family, did not have any special powers. Because of this, she was called "pebbles" and was oppressed. Kuchel married into the newly emerging noble family of Baron Eltz, and was prepared for his partner to be disappointed and even killed when he found out she had no powers. However, her husband, Jeremias, welcomed her warmly without mentioning her powers at all. (Source: Gaugau, translated)
