The one person entrusted to overcome the crisis, with the kingdom's survival at stake, is— the princess who cooks? Reigetsu, the emperor's younger sister, likes to cook in the kitchens of the imperial palace. On the day her country is defeated in war, she meets Fritz, the archduke leading the conquering army. Faced with the destruction of her country, Reigetsu invites Fritz to join her at the table to taste the food of the legendary chef "Chunyang" as a last desperate attempt at diplomacy.... The Chinese-style fantasy tale of gourmet food and politics is now adapted into a beautifully illustrated manga! (Source: Comic Meteor, translated)
The Kunlun Kingdom has been defeated by the Western powers and is now facing destruction. Reigetsu, the "unlucky" twin sister of the emperor, happens to meet Friedhelm, the archduke of the enemy Proja Empire. Brought in for her culinary skills, Reigetsu will play the role of the legendary chef "Chunyang" to engage in some dinner-table diplomacy, with the fate of her country at stake. She is pitted against the envoys of Western powers, the Empress Dowager still holding power over the puppet emperor, and various shadowy conspirators...... Can Reigetsu save her country with the help of the handsome but picky Archduke Friedhelm? Gastronomical diplomacy by the kitchen-girl princess is about to begin! (Source: Hifumi Bunko, translated)
I became the wife of a national star... Chitose Ooe, the daughter of a noble family, endured daily comparisons to her accomplished sister-in-law and brother, suffering under her family’s cruelty. One day, obeying her parents’ orders, she married Koichiro Katsuki, the infamous heir of a viscount family known as a 'good-for-nothing.' But on her wedding day, the groom who appeared was none other than Hoshiai Koichiro — the dazzling silver screen star of the era! A Taisho-era Cinderella love story between a kind-hearted noblewoman and an icy screen star! https://booklive.jp/product/index/title_id/20147745/vol_no/001
“I will never marry into money again, even if I have to become a villainess to stop it!” Sylvia, a marquis’s daughter, is dead set against marrying into wealth or high society. In her previous life, she was a commoner who rose to become a queen, only to be betrayed by the king and meet a tragic end. Determined to live a peaceful life this time, Sylvia decides on a bold strategy. She’ll act like a villainess to scare off high-status suitors and seek out a low-spec man she can dominate. She enrolls at St. Brydon Academy, where the kingdom’s prince is said to be a student but for Sylvia, marrying a prince is absolutely out of the question! Instead, she meets Conrad, a man known only as the “prince’s lackey.” Plain, unremarkable, and of low social standing, he seems like the perfect match… but little does she know that Conrad is hiding a secret identity of his own—?! https://www.cmoa.jp/title/282846/
"I just want to survive!" One day, Souma Satsuki, an ordinary female college student, opens a scroll hidden in a storehouse and travels back in time to the Heian period. Of all things, she is reincarnated as the daughter of Taira no Masakado, a great villain who rebelled against the Imperial Court, claiming that "I am the real Emperor!" And what's more, it happens just as she is about to be executed! The "person inside" claims that she is not, but is not believed. Just when it seems like all is lost, Abe no Seimei, a young genius onmyoji who has discovered Satsuki's secret, advises the Imperial Court and takes Satsuki into custody. Then, Satsuki decides that the only way to survive is to become an onmyoji herself, since she has been treated as a villain, and applies to Seimei to become his apprentice. Satsuki trains day and night, receiving the loving whip of her cool and handsome master. However, troubles continue to arise, such as Itaka, a wild, brown-skinned Tengu spirit who takes an interest in Satsuki, who is constantly approaching her, and the real "Daughter of Masakado" who is pursuing her! What will happen to Satsuki's life in the Heian period?
