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Anthology Banished from their homeland, standing on the brink of death— Love doesn’t always end in happiness. A collection of five completely original stories! Cover Illustration: Hachi Komada [Included Works] “The Captive Saint Smiles at the Knight Beneath the Moonlight” by Sake Kumanomi A lonely saint, torn from her homeland. Her reunion with a childhood friend becomes her only support… “The Beautiful Final Vow” by Rirako Kabashima A saint destined to die as a sacrificial offering. What was the “special feeling” she nurtured at the very end—? “The Artificial Saint and the Lonely God of Death” by Ino Shinmaru A girl born as a clone of the saint. Her time spent with the god of death is warm, yet fleeting as bubbles… “The Light of the Saint Dissolving into Darkness” by Aratani Hikaru A simple village girl endowed with the overwhelming power of a saint. She wields her strength to protect the smile of the one she loves, but… “An Eternal Prayer for You” by Yugiri Aijika A saint forbidden from “An Eternal Prayer for You” by Yugiri Aijika A saint forbidden from love, and the elf who was once her teacher. Bound by different flows of time, what fate awaits the two of them—? 1. The imprisoned Saintess smiles at the knight of the moonlit night by Kumanomi Sake
-**Volume 1:** 1. **Tasogare no Wien** (黄昏の維納) \[Keiko Takemiya\] 2. **Yuki Kuni** (行き國) \[Noma Sabea\] 3. **Akete Bikkuribako** (あけてびっくり箱) \[Marchen Maker\] 4. **13-mai Tsuzuri no Okyakujin** (１３枚綴りのお客人) \[Seika Nakayama\] 5. **Kai Jigen Kabanten** (カイ次元カバン店) \[Mineko Yamada\] 6. **Mahoutsukai** (魔法使い) \[Senka Hori\] 7. **Chatterbox** \[Yasuyuki Ohno\] 8. **Haizaraneko** (灰皿猫) \[Ai Naniwa\] 9. **Orgel** (おるごおおる) \[Hisashi Sakaguchi\] 10. **Kumanhachi no Hikou** (熊ン蜂の飛行) \[Kaeru Nakayama\] 11. **Chapell no Nikki** (チャペルの日記) \[Akira Kagami\] 12. **Ryuuouguu e no Kikan** (竜王宮への帰還) \[Masami Yuuki\] 13. **Tondemonai Geshukujin** (とんでもない下宿人) \[Jun Saegusa\] **Volume 2:** 1. **IT CAN HAPPEN** \[Akira Kagami\] 2. **Fox Hunting** (フォックス・ハンティング) \[Seika Nakayama\] 3. **The Rabbit Town** (THE らびっとTOWN) \[Hiroshi Masumura\] 4. **Taiatari Haizaraneko** (体当り 灰皿猫) \[Ai Naniwa\] 5. **Sora wo Tobou toshita Penguin no Hanashi** (空を飛ぼうとしたペンギンの話) \[Kumi Subeta\] 6. **Sarayashiki no Okiku-chan** (皿屋敷のお菊ちゃん) \[Setsu Iwasaki\] 7. **Kikaigari** (機械狩り) \[Nobuko Yuda\] 8. **Uodomemura Fuudoki** (魚止め村風土記) \[Kaeru Nakayama\] 9. **Mii-chan ga Kita Hi** (みーちゃんが来た日) \[Toshinao Aoki\] 10. **Ima Hitotabi no** (いまひとたびの) \[Manoko\] 11. **Trump Suru Hito Daaare!?** (トランプする人だーあれ⁉︎) \[Jun Saegawa\]
Leafa, the princess of Lutnak, arrives as a hostage and potential queen to Leorg, the king of Dirant, the suzerain state that rules the continent. Due to some misunderstanding, Leafa arrives at the tender age of seven, and Leorg, impressed by her innocent demeanor, opens up to her and promises her that they will marry when they grow up. Three years later, Leafa, now 10 years old and enjoying her time with Leorg, meets Peegy, a fairy in the shape of a piglet, on a snowy day. While pursuing Peegy, who claims to live in fairyland, she hears a mysterious voice coming from within a well...!? Don't treat me like a child!! The newlywed romantic comedy fantasy story of a princess who has grown up with magical powers and her first love, His Majesty the King, begins! (Source: Pomme Comics, translated)
Honoka is a high school girl who always keeps her whole body covered. Honoka, who moves in response to any evil around her, has a secret... (Source: Natalie, translated)
Eight years after his journey on the Venus Express, Sabimaru leaves the management of his bar in Yokohama in the care of someone else and sets out on a journey to visit the people who helped him back then. He meets the nameless baby for the first time at the Tsukishi camp, builds a grave for Natsukusa's mother in a village in the Arctic Circle, and finally arrives in Granada, where he meets up with Sandetsu and Eustace, who had gone ahead of him, as well as his beloved daughter, Sakura. This journey is also a journey to teach Sakura, now seven years old, about her mother, Venus. What did Sakura see as she traveled the world away from her father for the first time? (Source: Shinshokan, translated)