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Collection of 13 guro stories by Suehiro Maruo.

When a mysterious heartbeat is detected under the seas of Japan, Luminous, Caesar Gattuso and Johann Chu, (also known as the Ace Team of Cassell College) get sent on a mission to Tokyo, where they must cooperate with Cassell's Japanese branch, led by the conflicted Chisei Gen. After an unexpected turn of events, the trio will find itself in the middle of a hybrid mafia war. Adapted from the original novel which has also been turned into a game.

Harumi Sawa is an ordinary high school student finds himself at odds with Ayako Kawahori, a girl who has recently transferred into his school. Not only does he become drawn to her bizarre stench, he also begins to pay close attention to her seemingly odd behavior. After being reminded of harpies - the half-woman, half-bird beasts of Greek mythology - during a lesson in class, Sawa begins to think Kawahori might actually be one of those mythological beasts herself.(https://yamagishi-ryoko.hatenablog.com/entry/2020/01/25/001908)Also contains:- **A Visitor in the Rain** (雨の訪問者, Ame no Houmonsha) - **Undine** (ウンディーネ)- **Strawberry Night Night** (ストリベリー・ナイト・ナイト)

One day fashion designer Oru receives an unexpected visitor. His name is Tsumugu and he begs to become her apprentice. Although she initially refuses his request, his diligence wins her over and she agrees to let him live with her as her new "housekeeper." Oru's been struggling lately with her latest project?designing a line of sexy lingerie?because she's been so focused on work that she's never had a boyfriend. Seeking a man's advice, she has Tsumugu help her out, but is surprised by how her body reacts to his touch when he helps her try on her new project. This is a sweet love story about a cohabiting pair!

Translated Official description: During elementary school, it was competitive karuta that Arata, Chihaya, and Taichi were tied together with a strong bond––the new trio.  Arata went to a different middle school returning to Fukui, while Taichi attended a prestigious school that's hard to get into. Even when they're all scattered apart, Chihaya continues playing karuta alone. However, Taichi said he "stopped playing karuta"––––. Delicately swaying, a fully spirited middle schooler Chihaya and the others presents a new spinoff comic! MangaUpdates Description: "If we continue karuta, we'll definitely meet again." With that promise to the distant Arata in their hearts, Chihaya and Taichi enter middle school. Chihaya tries to find friends to play karuta with her, but her effort is fruitless. Taichi realizes his limits at Kaimeisei Middle School, where only prodigies gather, and loses his fervour for karuta. The distance between Chihaya and Taichi slowly grows... Important Note: The manga-ka (Artist) of this spinoff series, 遠田 おと is credited as TOODA Oto on MangaUpdates, but credited as Onda Oto on CDJapan. The artists's Twitter: @10da010: https://twitter.com/@10da010

Omega dominant 'Rael', who lives in the dark, plans to take the opportunity to take over the Count's house when his brother has an accident. Rael secretly visited a perfume maker named 'Hyde' to obtain alpha pheromone perfume to mask his true scent. Rael pretended to be an Alpha in public, and all this thanks to Hyde's special perfume. But, Rael didn't know the true identity of 'Hyde', a perfumer hidden behind a veil, even rumored to be scary. But every time he came into close contact with him, Rael felt something different... Then one day, the Count declared that if Rael could not give birth to Alpha within two years, the Count would hand over the position to someone else. So, Rael turned to Hyde for help, the only person who knew his identity.

At a shabby hotel in New York, Hyun is barely making ends, working as a house keeper and enduring the abuse of his uncle. While working constantly, Hyun gets through his days by drawing, his one hobby, every dawn. Until one day, he happens to get entangled with the mysterious guest in Room 605. At first, the guest, Ruwan, interrogates Hyun saying that he's trying to find something he lost, but once he gets to know how innocent Hyun is, he starts to observe him with an interested expression and buy him deserts as if he's feeding a pet...

.Do-hyun is on the verge of dying every time due to Cha's constant gambit. Thanks to his guardian, a goblin, he barely manages to get through a crises. He falls in love with his guardian, but the goblin doesn't easily open up about identity or feelings... With two moments facing each other at different times, what is the fate of the two?

We follow the daily life of a slightly capricious butler who doesn't really listen to what others tell him. It is then that he meets a high school student named Murasaki who falls in love with him. This is the beginning of a love story between not a really obedient butler and a girl in need of love.

Esther is the only son and child of a highly respected noble family. Born into glory, his life has been a lonely one, with his parents forcing him to fulfill his role as the next head of the family. However, everything changes when a new gardener, Jungwon, appears in his life. Unlike other servants who ignore Esther's trauma inflicted by his upbringing, Jungwon cares for and comforts the young master. Esther is instantly drawn to Jungwon's gentle nature and falls in love with him. Ten years later, Jungwon decides to leave and return to his hometown. "Don't leave," Esther says, "or I'll kill your whole family."

"All men are wolves! They're aiming to eat girls! If I'm going to get eaten, then I'd rather get eaten by a cool wolf!!" Yoh, who believes that all men are terrible beasts, one day meets her perfectly ideal man, a working adult who goes by "Tono". In the instant moment they meet, Yoh decides to confess her feelings...!! Due to a past trauma, Yoh is plagued by her phobia of men and she publicly announces her hatred for the other gender. She may hate them, but at the same time, she wants to experience love. Her love itself is a contradiction, yet the two strangers began to close their distance. This is a story packed with dangerous romantic comedy centering around a double-edged love!

Ishigami often ends up getting involved with delinquents, which gives others the impression that he's a scary kind of guy, isolating him from his peers. In order to help restore his image, he pairs up with Suzumura, a member of the disciplinary committee, to do community service. Suzumura happens to be famously flirty, and after the community service, he suggests kissing practice...