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The story of "The Apothecary Diaries" from Xiaolan's perspective, written by series author Hyuganatsu and adapted by Itsuki Nanao!

There's this delicious smell coming from around you and it won't stop.

Not even a hero, Takumi Iruma gets accidentally mixed in with a group of heroes chosen to be summoned to another world. As compensation for the mix-up, a goddess offers him the right to choose any skill he wishes for! Hoping for a peaceful and quiet life that has nothing to do with fighting or going into battle, he chooses a seemingly boring creation skill. However, it turns out "alchemy" is the most powerful skill that allows him to create everything from a holy sword to flying ships! This cheat skill he unexpectedly acquired turns him into a wealthy merchant and makes him undefeatable in battles! A heartwarming adventure story about (possibly) the most powerful alchemist in another world!

I’m just a peace-loving guy who enjoys a quiet life. So can someone explain how I ended up reincarnated as the Demon King, destined to lead an army against humanity?!

Lee Seo managed to become a civil servant after many arduous years of study, but she suffered a deep emotional wound due to the constant malicious complaints from citizens. To heal and revitalize her weary heart, she heads to the Apricot Valley, where she reunites with Kim Hyuk, a former middle school classmate. Although his face and physique have changed greatly since their childhood and now feel unfamiliar, Lee Seo starts to find it adorable how his ears turn red every time he sees her.

Reito Harukaze, who had climbed to the highest rank of adventurers, had retired. One day, as he was thinking of living a quiet, retired life, a beautiful gal named Karen Hiiragi appeared before him. "Hey, mister, buy me a meal!" Upon hearing that Karen was in trouble with money, Reito decided to give her a basic lecture on dungeon conquering. "Thanks to you, I was able to conquer my first dungeon! Master!" He actually wanted to retire and live a slow life...

Minato's a corporate slave with an unhealthy lifestyle. His one source of happiness is Mr. Purrkins, the neighborhood stray cat he sometimes feeds. He'd love to take Mr. Purrkins in officially, but he knows someone with a soul-crushing work life like him shouldn't be responsible for the tiny creature. Still, he can't help caring for the cat when he can. One night, while feeding Mr. Purrkins, Minato finds Ritsu passed out on a pile of garbage. Upon hearing the young man has nowhere to go, Minato figures Ritsu can help him take care of Mr. Purrkins during the daytime and ends up asking him to move in with him!

"Under the summer moon tinged with pink, a high school girl's double life as a magical girl begins!" Wolha High School is famous for its mystical forest, said to grant true love with your destined other half. With just one month left until the school's biggest summer event, the "Summer Moon Festival", the campus is brimming with pink-hued excitement. Freshman Han Yeoreum, whose goal is to find someone to confess to before the festival, boldly aims to confess to the school’s most popular senior... But at that very moment— she suddenly transforms into a ★magical girl★?!

Falsely accused and dumped by the second prince, Angelique is cast out of high society and ordered by the king to marry a penniless earl in a distant, forgotten land. Expecting ruin, she instead finds a frustratingly handsome husband and a territory on the brink of collapse. With sharp wit and zero tolerance for nonsense, Angelique takes charge. As she battles failing crops, scheming nobles, and unexpected feelings, she might just turn exile into the start of something extraordinary.

Shy, introverted Shikito Takai has spent most of his life with his head in a book. He's the complete opposite of his classmate, the handsome and charismatic Ririto Nishio, whom he's always admired. The two have little reason to speak to one another—until one day, when Takai notices an alluring scent coming from Nishio. Later, during gym class, a strange feverish heat suddenly overtakes Nishio, and he begs Takai to help him. But rather than take his classmate to the nurse's office, Takai finds himself alone with Nishio in a storage room, the heat in his own body almost unbearable. Little do these two know that they are about to become the world's first alpha and omega, witnesses to the birth of the omegaverse…

To save her homeland from the brink of ruin, struck by a mysterious and deadly illness, Princess Hermine, known as the “Cursed Princess,” seeks a political marriage with a powerful neighboring kingdom. Her groom is Prince Dietrich, celebrated as the “Sun Prince” for his genius and stunning beauty. But their marriage comes with one condition: She must open the prince’s heart within a year…!? “I will never acknowledge you.” With those cold words, the Sun Prince shuts her out. Can the Cursed Princess melt his closed-off heart…? A slow-burn romance between an optimistic, determined princess and a lonely, awkward prince! ◆As Hermine saves Dietrich from danger, more and more people begin to open their hearts to her—and it seems even the Sun Prince may not be an exception…!?

Years after losing Matthew, the friend he secretly adored, retired soldier Jaden still battles lingering PTSD. Hoping to clear his head, he drops everything and sets off on an unplanned adventure. His travels lead him to a charming town where he meets Diego, a man who looks astonishingly like Matthew. At first unsettled, Jayden soon finds himself drawn to Diego’s warm, lively spirit. As they grow closer, Jayden begins to rediscover joy, laughter, and maybe even love. Could this unexpected encounter be the fresh start he’s long needed and the chance to finally heal his heart?

A woman with healing powers is betrayed by a loved one, branded a witch, and sealed inside a sacred tree. Desiring death, her wish is interrupted by a cursed prince who needs her magic to survive. The two, both stripped of their freedom, form a contract to give each other life and death, setting their fates in motion.

The epic and foreboding world of the award-winning video game Elden Ring gets turned on its head in this absurd comedy adventure! Follow Aseo the Tarnished as he begins his journey through the Lands Between on the long, long road to becoming the next Elden Lord. What Aseo lacks in strength, speed, intelligence, charisma, skill, experience, intuition, and common sense, he makes up for in... uhhh.

Cannon, the transfer student, causes an uproar in his new school as he claims to get rid of all the bullies in it.

As her twenties slip by, Ako feels like she’s falling behind. But a group of skateboarding girls will bring a newfound passion into her life in this reflective, relatable josei manga from the creator of Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?

While he may resemble a world famous work of art, David is just your average high school student attending Lovure High School.This awkward boy, flustered by puberty, has fallen in love with his classmate Venus. What kind of troubles will the rocky road to romance have in store…?!Even Michelangelo would be shocked! An outrageous comedy in the everyday life of a teenager!!

Song Hayan, who was rarely interested in forming relationships with other people, was captivated by his younger brother's friend, who he thought was still very young. "Why is it always him?" "Sorry. I'm not saying you're like that, but kids your age usually..." "I've never been like this before. This is the first time I've ever felt this way for someone else." Tears welled up in Yeo Woohyun's eyes. Every time his wet eyes trembled, Hayan felt a dizzying sense of falling. "And I'm not even that big. You haven't... even seen it in person." "What do you mean...? Are you going to show it to me?" Woohyun impulsively stirred something in Hayan. I lived without knowing I had such a desire, but I flew towards him like a butterfly drawn to a flower. "Can I touch it?"

Our story begins with Jigyo, the crown prince, having recently been exiled from the palace with a guard, Dangeum, and the man who raised him, Chunggeum. The three are forced to pass their remaining days in a quiet village made up of mostly elderly residents. This leads to a listless and lonely Jigyo, who begins pressing Dangeum to relieve his traditional post as a voiceless shadow, and the two quickly grow closer. Hints of a bloody conspiracy, Dangeum’s mysterious origin, and a Chunggeum who seems to know more than he's letting on - just how are these three characters connected, and what will happen to them during exile?

After with the sudden and mysterious death of the youth who was to be selected as the next king, the Library Tower, which housed all the books of the country, was sealed off. However, deep in the recesses of the tower, where no one should have been able to enter, sat the one who was known as the Chief Librarian (Shisosei). In the palace where rumors flutter about, conspiracies begin to swirl. What is the astonishing reality behind the connection of the youth's death, the Library Tower, and the country's secret tool, the Chief Librarian?

A government official longing for retirement is suddenly ordered to find the queen’s successor. She raises a distant young relative into a capable heir—but he’s no longer the innocent boy she once knew. As he matures, her disciplined life is shaken by emotions she never expected.

She told herself, “This time, I’ll live my life for me.” Marisha, the daughter of a marquis, was born without any magical ability—a disgrace to her noble family and a source of shame. The only thing that brought her comfort was her fiancé, Heinrich, whom she believed truly loved her. But everything crumbled when she caught Heinrich betraying her with her half-sister, Canoria. In that painful moment, Marisha’s memories of her past life as the powerful ‘Black Saintess’ returned. Awakened to her true self, she decides to escape—to live her life alone, free from family, love, and heartbreak. But on her path to freedom, a man named Theodore appears—mysterious and wounded—offering her a fake engagement that would save them both. Marisha wants a peaceful life on her own. Theodore, on the other hand, wants her by his side no matter what… Could this temporary arrangement possibly blossom into something real? A romantic fantasy about betrayal, defying fate, and the hidden strength that comes from choosing yourself first.

Stripped of her life for reasons unknown, Aoi Konominato wakes up as a child in an unfamiliar world, still haunted by regret and goals left unfulfilled. After twelve years of learning under the tutelage of an elven sage named Owain, she’s mastered the art of sorcery and is sent by her wise—if eccentric—mentor to the renowned Fiddich Academy to serve as an instructor and further her studies. Bitter memories of her past life as a fledgling teacher still nip at her heels, yet despite her initial reluctance, Aoi knows that this is her chance to do things better. Determination won’t be enough, though. Between misbehaving students of noble birth and elitist instructors, Aoi may have bitten off more than she can chew...or she might just be the missing ingredient the academy needs to become a paragon of educational equality and discipline. Class is in session, and the fearsome witch of Fiddich Academy has come prepared to teach them all a lesson they won’t soon forget.

Touma, who is now a third year, resets his troubled relationship with his boyfriend, Sou, who was his whole world. He has developed a good bond with his classmate, Maki, who was the reason for the breakup, and is now a best friend with whom he can talk about his true feelings. Touma wishes to become friends again with Sou… Though he still feels shaken every time he thinks about him, he decides to use this new starting point as an opportunity to face the past. Quite unexpectedly, he meets Sou again, who is working as a teacher at the cram school he’s attending…!