This "turn-of-the-century mystery manga" takes place in a Japan where an unknown infectious disease has killed off more than half the country's population. The interests of two men - Ruslan the coroner and Sanajima the police officer - align as they work together to solve the mysteries of their dystopian world.

Adachi Masamichi has been having the worst luck. He failed his college entrance exams, locking him into a second year of spinning his wheels; he lost his part-time job; and then he nearly died in a hit-and-run. But while he's bracing for the end, a frighteningly handsome man appears and invites Masamichi to be his servant in exchange for his life. When Masamichi agrees to the terms, he finds himself bound to an antique-shop owner who only appears to be human… **Official English:** [Yen Press](https://yenpress.com/series/the-contract-between-a-specter-and-a-servant-light-novel)

*"Do you want to die, or live as my servant?" A beautiful specter asked me to live with him.* Masamichi was depressed that day. He failed the university entrance exam for the second time, and lost his part-time job at izakaya pub. But then came the most unlucky part--getting hit by a car. "My life is ending here," he thought. However....a mysterious, handsome man appeared before him. "Be my servant. Work for me, and be my prey. If you accept, I'll heal your body. I'll give you a place to live and food to eat." When Masamichi took his hand, a whole new life started!

Set in the period immediately after the collapse of the bubble economy, it depicts the events that occur on a "princess-like trip to London" by a slightly stubborn, elegant and cute grandmother and her granddaughter, Sawano. Caring for and protecting an elderly person on your own as a young person in your twenties is quite a difficult mission. However, Sawano also has one ulterior motive... (Source: Natalie, translated)

From Namonai: Working in the Forensics classroom, Atsuomi, and in the Surgery section, Enami. Overcoming all the ups and downs that tie them together, we go back to their first meeting nine years previous to the med school induction ceremony. For some reason their personalities matched and when they finally realized it, they had become best friends talking together about their dreams of the future. Atsuomi jests naively with Enami, the way he would with an older brother. However something that surpasses the level of mere friendship has begun to twist and turn in Enami's heart!!

Kairi Igarashi, a handsome young actor, is forced to take a hiatus due to a fabricated scandal. He loses everything and returns to his hometown of Kobe, but without the help of his family... As he despairs and has nowhere to go, he is picked up by Ryuji Natsugami, who works at a diner. Natsugami's set meal restaurant ``Banmeshi-ya'' is a mysterious restaurant that opens at night and closes around the time the first train leaves. Kari ends up working there, but an unexpected customer shows up... At a mysterious shop where even ghosts are regular customers, Kairi meets all kinds of people and a variety of delicious food. Delicious and heartwarming, "Banmeshi-ya" has opened!