Why can’t my embarrassing past just disappear?! “You’re always alone.” From the bottom of her heart, Yuffie Abisus desperately wants to be a saint for one reason only—so no one will ever say those aggravating words to her again. Fortunately for her, she’s been blessed with an extraordinary supply of mana despite being a commoner. Determined to succeed in her mission to become a saint and have everyone fawn over her, she enrolls in the Academy of Magic where she’s sure to free herself from her gloomy life. However, Yuffie has a secret. For whatever reason, she can only use attack magic, which itself falls strictly in the domain of men. Meaning she’s incapable of utilizing healing magic, women’s magic. Maybe that’s why she ends up being labeled a second-rate student and isolated from the rest of her cohort from day one. So begins the tale of a girl who’s a smidge socially inept, disheartened by her struggle to make even a single friend, and once more mired in the drudgery of a loner life. A girl who, in spite of the challenges she faces, pushes herself ever onward to achieving her goal of sainthood! (Source: Cross Infinite World)

Long ago, Japan was protected by five crystal pillars. Though eighteen-year-old Hana Ichise was born to one of the branch families that defend the pillars using supernatural abilities, she has lived in the shadow of her brilliant twin sister, Hazuki, from a young age. When Hana finally awakens to powers of her own one day, however, she opts to hide them out of a desire to complete her high school education in peace. That is until Saku Ichinomiya, the arrogant yet powerful head of her family’s primary branch, falls for Hana and forces her into signing a marriage contract with him. But can Hana rise to her true potential under the wing of her husband-to-be? **Official English:** [Yen On](https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975360528-bride-of-the-barrier-master-vol-1), [Tapas](https://tapas.io/series/bride-of-the-barrier-master-novel/info)

Estelle Flozeth is the sister of a countryside earl, and her newfound ability to see others' emotions through their mana has brought her nothing but trouble! Her life drastically changes one day when her childhood friend and fiancé is swept away from her by the daughter of a capitalist. Heartbroken, Estelle attends a ball and winds up meeting Prince Arcrayne, a wicked man who soon finds out about her special power and decides he must have her for himself! To that end, he proposes to her and begins acting like a veritable Prince Charming, pretending he fell in love with her at first sight—a charade that might fool everyone else, but not Estelle and her perceptive powers. Yet in spite of everything, she gradually finds herself drawn to the prince... Will their make-believe love blossom into the real thing? Find out in this reluctant Cinderella story fraught with political intrigue! Source: J-Novel Club

Angelique's engagement was annulled by the second prince for the crime that she did not commit. Furthermore, by the order of the king, she will be married to the impoverished Count Sergei, who lives in a remote region. What awaits her on her way to the frontier is a very poor estate beyond her imagination and a handsome count! (Source: Earth Star Entertainment, translated)

Maria Martini, the daughter of a baroness, is contractually married to Count Ricardo Ricœur for one year only. Ricardo's wife has been unfaithful to him and left him, and he has been repeatedly honey-trapped by women who want to marry him again. Maria's role was supposed to be a cover to protect him, but during the course of their life together, Ricardo's behavior became strange. The first thing that comes to mind is that Ricardo's stepdaughter, Lydia, is very interested in her new mommy. A contractual marriage begins a too-happy married life. Source: MU