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Sadaki Kaoru is a respected literature professor who harbors deep feelings for someone close to him. Unfortunately, his unrequited love is exposed when troublemaker 'Shou, the informant' takes notice. To keep his secret safe, Sadaki is blackmailed into sexual acts that leave him depleted.
With love being a source of potential pain, Tomo Mikage, a shy graduate student studying botany, has kept his heart closed off. But fate plays a different hand when Youji Nanahoshi, a senior in the same seminar, enters his life. At first hesitant due to Nanahoshi's height and confident aura, Mikage quickly falls for his junior's kind and gentle nature. Upon noticing Nanahoshi's well-being isn't optimal, Mikage offers to be roommates with him. Sharing a living space allows their romance to blossom until finally, they confess their love. Though they lack experience in love, Mikage and Nanahoshi vow to make it work. Encountering unfamiliar ground, the two guide each other through the obstacles and insecurities they face, deepening their bond day by day.
This collection includes short stories, some of which were previously published in Reijin magazine while others were originally doujinshi. The stories featured in this compilation are: 1) The Ring 2) The Container 3) Hoping for Blood 4) Trapped in Blood 5) The Blood Token 6) The Devil and I 7) Afterwards.
Minari believed he couldn't experience love before realizing his homosexuality. For five years, he settled for sex with a high school friend until unexpectedly developing feelings for an acquaintance, Shinkawa. However, Minari's delicate self-esteem is tested as he navigates the uncertainty that comes with a genuine romantic connection.
Kawachi, once again, watches (perhaps more accurately, stalks) Yuto Shinozuka from afar. As he observes Yuto arranging equipment in the gym storage room, an unforeseen incident unfolds. Kawachi becomes flustered and confesses that he'll keep quiet if Yuto satisfies his yearnings. Though he's troubled by the idea of extorting Yuto, Kawachi's impulses get the better of him. But is it realistic for a relationship built on blackmail to prosper?
1) In the End, Only You Since his childhood, the hero has been inseparable from his selfish best friend. He's always been there to console his friend after heartbreaks, and when they nearly die falling off a cliff, the friend confesses his love. 2) Epistolary Romance After his parents send him to a rural school, a city delinquent is bullied by a local student. Despite the tough exterior, the local student's kind heart begins to draw the city boy in. 3) My One and Only A supervisor and subordinate fall deeply in love, but when the once-beautiful subordinate returns from a business trip overweight, their relationship is tested. 4) Chains of Loyalty A new employee does everything in his power to impress his supervisor, only to be falsely accused of being an industrial spy by a cruel colleague. The supervisor subjects him to torture, causing physical and emotional pain. 5) Night of Tears A brilliant surgeon loses faith in his abilities after his lover dies during a failed operation. Despite numerous attempts to encourage him, a boy agrees to become his housekeeper, hiding the fact that he was once the surgeon's patient and is now running out of time. 6) The Deceiver A boy loves his android pet but knows it cannot love him back. When a fire breaks out, the android sacrifices itself to save the boy's life, and afterwards, the boy discovers countless declarations of love on its microchip.
Izumi is a dedicated single father determined to build a better life for himself and his child despite the weight of his past. After his closest friend abruptly ended their friendship and walked away during junior high graduation, Izumi was left shattered. tragically, his wife passed away from complications related to childbirth. Fortunately, Izumi's yakuza brother-in-law, Sawaragi, provided him with much-needed assistance through this difficult time. His life is upended once again when his childhood friend, Takatsudo, surprisingly reappears, leaving Izumi feeling emotionally overwhelmed. To shield himself from additional pain, Izumi resolves to uncover Takatsudo's true intentions.
"I'm here to pick you up, will you marry me?" Yuuichi, a poor college student, spends his days studying for a scholarship and working part-time. One day, the world-famous supermodel Reo Ichinose visits the café where Yuuichi works. As the store goes crazy at the unexpected celebrity appearance, Reo tells Yuuichi, who is completely clueless about fashion trends: "I've come to pick you up," and proposes to him...!? Yuuichi has no recollection of him, but Reo insists he has come to keep his promise to Yuuichi.
Nagisa, exhausted from working too much in the city, decides to go back to his childhood home, a small fishing village that evokes painful memories and regret. As fate would have it, Kaito, his childhood friend, visits him soon after his return. Nagisa never wanted to see Kaito again, especially since he left his hometown to escape him. However, Nagisa's old feelings for Kaito resurface once more. Can they find solace after the unfortunate events that occurred in their past? Or will their memories keep them from moving forward?
For generations, the Kagurazaka family has possessed a unique skill - the ability to communicate with Inari's messengers. This ability has been preserved through trading matrimonies with the Ujou women. Rio is the current recipient of this gift and has been eagerly awaiting his prospective spouse's arrival, only to be shocked when she elopes with someone else. In the aftermath of this experience, Rio is taken aback when Nagi, his intended's younger sibling, arrives and asserts that he is capable of filling her sister's shoes, stating, "Even if I cannot father children, I am proficient in sexual intercourse."
University student Iori Kakeru, who works hard at his part-time job as a rental boyfriend, receives a request from a man named Tamaki. His sincere appearance wins Iori over, and he falls for Tamaki's surprising plan...
