Sixteen year old Emma finally arrives at the capital city Hawk Eye after escaping from being held captive for her entire life. But as soon as she arrives, every man in the city, including the king, falls madly in love with her. She is about to be forced into marriage, but is saved by a sorcerer. The sorcerer identifies himself as Shion, one of the youngest and most talented in the nation. They have met before, but Emma has no recollection. Shion explains to Emma that she is cursed with the Echidna, a mysterious magic that appears every 500 years where a girl is born with her heart packed with such powerful dark magic that it has the potential to destroy the world. With such power, one could rule the world, and Shion explains to Emma that people are going to try and hunt her down to get her heart. However, Emma is told that there exists a ritual that will rid her of the Echidna's curse but doing so will require a long and arduous process. The first of that being Emma and Shion will have to marry each other... **Included one-shot:** Volume 8: Karakuri Link (カラクリリンク)
Mari Kurusu finally gathers up the courage to confess to her crush, Kuro Rouzen. However, instead of reading the lover letter, Kuro eats it instead. Hearing it may be because he has a girlfriend already, she stalks him after school only to find him battling a beast... and having tentacles come out of his head...
In a world, where after death, people become stars, a star fall on earth to grant a wish.
The setting is an alternate Edo period in Japan. Kuromitsu, with his trusty old servant Ji, is the last headmaster of the Toku-tokugawa family. The Toku-tokugawa family was the premiere family of Japan, until they lost everything through defeat in recent wars, which left Kuromitsu completely broke. Even though he is broke, Kuromitsu still has enough pride and lordly nature to revive his family name and bring back the glory of the Toku-tokugawa family!

