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From Kotonoha: In his second collection of short stories, Mohiro Kitoh recounts the tragic fates of people living in a half-futuristic, half-fantasy city whose inexorable structural decay seems to be mirrored in its citizens' hearts.

A story of awkward first love between two honor students. They're hesitant yet bold when it's just the two of them in the classroom after school.

Saotome-kun is short and terrible at sports. He thought that studying was his only good point, but in his new high school, his grades are a far cry from stellar. As he was feeling down and thinking he had nothing, the academically brilliant, sporty, elegant, and beautiful "Perfect Student Council President" Kawaibara-senpai approached him. Having maintained her position at the top of the grade since she enrolled, she offers to tutor Saotome on one condition: he must wear a sailor uniform while studying with her.

Meari, a girl who moved from Tokyo to the countryside, meets the mysterious girl Colin in a "secret garden" up in the mountains. With nowhere to go, they share a "secret" in the garden that they can't tell anyone. They didn't realize the consequences of what they did.......

She had never known love, nor had she any experience in relationships. But when her friend suggested playing an otome game titled “Teenage Years Between Swords and Magic,” she decided to give it a try. The surprise? Instead of a romantic ending, she got the Great Friendship Ending! Determined to experience love, she starts a second playthrough of the game. However, out of nowhere, she finds herself reincarnated inside the game as the Saintess and its main heroine! She embarks on adventures with her friends, saves the world, and once again achieves… the Great Friendship Ending. But this time, on the very same night, she is mysteriously killed and returns to her real world. Two years pass, during which she discovers that the game she once entered has received a sequel. Longing to see her friends again, she eagerly plays it—only to be transported back into the game world once more! The problem? She’s no longer the main heroine, but just a side character… Yet, for some reason, all her skills and everyone’s affection for her are already maxed out! Why is everyone so obsessed with her—especially the yandere prince, who wasn’t even part of her original story?! A thrilling romance full of excitement, where a former heroine finds herself in a familiar yet completely different world… with characters more attached to her than she ever expected!

Rooting for my dear owner's love!!!!! Pomeranians, raccoons, cats, beavers, dragons, ponies, hamsters, ring-tailed lemurs... So many cute animals! A 200% therapeutic, new take on the youth BL anthology scene! Cover by Kasukabe Akira [Included Stories] 1. Bibatto Koi Shite by Hanabusa Suuji 2. Kimi to Koisuru Sankakukei by Yamamoto Mato 3. Wanko to Ookami-kun no Love Letter by Shimajirou 4. BIG CAT LOVE by Sakumoto Ayu 5. Iwakuma-kun wa Nekomishiri by Kusege 6. Shiba to Omawari-san by Nihonmatsu Shino 7. Zootto Oshi! by Ichizen Hono 8. Aiken Beru wa Joubutsu Dekinai! by Yamaguchi Suguri 9. Wai no Mission by Hamasaki 10. Toto no Rival by Tanno Chikuwabu 11. Kawaii Kimi ni Pink no Hanabira - Written by Date Kiyo, Art by Sakurazaka Mai (Short Story) 12. TOBI'S TIME by JIN

"Endless Wings" - an elite party conquering dungeons at the world's forefront. Among them is Lars, a spirit mage who supports his allies by commanding invisible spirits. But when party leader Kristoff accuses him of being dead weight (since no one else can see his spirits), Lars gets expelled. At his lowest point, he meets the Spirit King in a dream, who warns him of the Demon Lord's impending resurrection after 1000 years of slumber. Now, this disgraced mage must rise from rock bottom to become the world's unlikely savior—as a new adventure begins!

Joju, the first princess of the powerful nation of Dolman, lost the battle for the throne and was branded with the stigma of murdering her stepmother. Her punishment was de facto banishment, in the form of marriage to Emilion, the king of the small, remote country of Ronino. Although Joju was rumored to be a villain, her natural intelligence endeared her to the people of Ronino, and Emilion gradually began to accept her. A Cinderella romance that carves out destiny begins!

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. “…Team Leader. I-it just… won’t come out.” I barely squeezed out the words, muttering through little sobs. ?Pardon? What do you mean?? “Secret Honey won’t come out of my body.” ?Ha!? I bit my lip, wanting to die. It was my fault for jumping to do something like this, sure, but more than that, I felt myself resenting the person who made me do it. ?Whew. I’m sorry. I asked too much of you. First, please open your door. We need to meet to figure something out.? “I still have it… in.” When I said it in a wavering voice, I heard a small “heh,” like a stifled laugh—I couldn’t tell if he was amused or sneering.

“Will you stay with me until morning again…!?” While I thought I had been reincarnated as the wicked wife, why is he looking at me with such love? One day, I found myself becoming Ilze, the villainous character in a novel I had read before. Ilze is the wife who tries to disrupt the relationship between the protagonist, Gilbert, and the heroine, and her tragic fate ends with her falling into a brothel. To avoid this dreadful fate, Ilze decided to peacefully ask Gilbert for a divorce. She thought that if she could change the ending, she might be able to enjoy life in this new world. However, her plans didn’t go as expected, as Gilbert suddenly appears in her room and starts behaving in unpredictable ways.

“You are my destined mate.” In the Kingdom of Avilikta, where dragons and humans coexist, the dragonkin are a noble race possessing strength and wisdom far beyond that of humankind. Among them exists a sacred bond known as the fated mate, a partner chosen not by reason, but by instinct and the pull of their very souls. Emily, a former lady-in-waiting of the royal princess, has left the palace behind to begin a new chapter of her life. But her quiet days are shattered when she encounters Elvio, the cold, and feared aide of the royal chancellor and a dragonkin. For unknown reasons, the man everyone dreads treat her with an almost frightening gentleness… then one day, he sinks his fangs into the back of her hand, an act of courtship, marking her as his mate. A love that feels too tender to be real, an affection far too one-sided to trust— Is it genuine feeling, or is there something hidden beneath? As confusion and longing intertwine, Emily slowly begins to see what lies in his eyes is not mere love, but something far deeper. An unshakable bond born of destiny, obsession, and a dragon’s first love.

Everyone adored my stepsister, Loena. And I, her elder sister Siché, hated her. “Loena. I really hate you.” After losing everything, Siché left behind those final words and ended her life before Loena’s eyes. That should have been the end... “My name is Loena. Are we going to be family now?” Life began to repeat itself. Cruelly, hopelessly so.

Countess Nicole, the fiancée of Chaos, finds him constantly by the side of his childhood friend, Princess Caroline. Having been consistently ignored by Chaos, Nicole decides, “If he’s doing whatever he wants, then I’ll do whatever I want too!” Thus, she discovers the joys of living as an independent woman. Meanwhile, Chaos remains oblivious to the gravity of the situation. This leads to a chaotic and comedic romantic misunderstanding between the two, tangled in one-sided feelings!

Doctor x Patient, Dom Omega x Sub Alpha Shiro Atami, the star of the sales department that everyone admired, had been dealing with an unexplained issue affecting his health. On top of that, a conflict with a coworker left him with psychological damage. Shiro was saved from that dire situation by psychiatrist Akihito Masaki. After Akihito, a Dom Omega, read him in an instant, Shiro was slowly pulled under by a pleasure so intense it overwhelmed his mind…?

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. “Sex Creators” Series, Part 2! In the age of solo streaming creators, with adult-content regulations gone, the scene is booming even more. Liribonn, a top-tier “innocent, demure” interaction streamer, fails to properly end her broadcast—and her sex with her live-in boyfriend is streamed to everyone! Having lost both her fame and her fandom, Liribonn goes into hiding. When she runs out of money, she decides to debut as a “sex creator.” Will she be able to smoothly pull off her second debut stream?!

Kokomi, a hard-working office worker, collapses and wakes up to find herself as Cocoash, the protagonist of a certain story. Despite being shunned by her family and treated coldly by her fiancé, she continues to work hard and do her job without giving up - and her life is set to be passed down as a saint, but...?

“I'M GONNA FIX YOU UP REAL NICE” That day, I learned the truth about his obsession… Iori’s all-consuming fixation… and the kind of pleasure that melts you from the inside out. I’m Ritsu Hino, and my dream is simply to get a girlfriend! …Except I’ve been striking out nonstop. One day, after yet another failed pickup, a guy claiming to be the brother of the girl who dumped me suddenly shows up. He says, “I want you to see her one more time,” and I’m thinking, score! Or so I thought. But before I know it, he’s saying, “I get jealous of every girl you talk to,” while his hands start roaming all over me. I’m supposed to like girls, but when he whispers love into my ear and touches all the right spots, I can’t fight the strange, addictive pleasure. Ever since that day, the heat in my body and the ache deep inside just won’t stop. A twistedly devoted “girlfriend-face” seme × a short-tempered, easily flustered tsundere uke.

[On Hiatus] Ares77, the top-ranked healer in PVP on the Karanos server, is Jung Woojoo. He’s been marked by the leader of a rival guild and finds himself on the verge of quitting the game. Then, he happens to uncover information about Scania, the once-infamous war guild that dominated the Karanos server. Determined to get revenge, he decides to infiltrate Iveco Guild, which is rumored to be made up of former Scania members, and begins raising a new character— [Party / CutiePie]: Ah, Krong-nim, please heal… [Party / Park Beauty]: Krong-nim, why are you hitting the boss from there? You were supposed to save the tank! [Party / CutiePie]: The healer’s supposed to stay back and heal—why do you keep rushing in to attack the mobs? …Having only ever played PVP, he has no idea how to actually heal. Can he really recruit Scania and take his revenge like this?

"Please don't take off my suit. It just excites me more." Hayami discovers the most unusual hobby of his treasured senpai, Masaki. In exchange for keeping it a secret, Hayami offers a trade-off: Bondage in the office. The immoral rush of pinning down an older man who's new to this taboo world. Let this forbidden office love affair... begin.

In this life… I will never give up on my dream of becoming an actress! “Stop clinging and tell your family we are getting a divorce. I will make sure the settlement is generous.” Se-ah discovers the affair between her husband, Ji-man, and their friend Yuri. As if that were not enough, she learns a shocking truth: the two people who crushed her acting dream eight years ago were her own father and her husband. “I had no choice but to give up acting because of that scandal…!” Devastated by her miserable reality, she wanders through the rain, gets into an accident, and— when she opens her eyes… she is back at an audition ten years in the past?! '< A Present to Myself >… Great job. I look forward to seeing you again.' 'I would love to act together with you, Lim Se-ah.' To her surprise, as she dedicates herself to acting anew, the man who was involved in her scandal in the previous timeline, the top star Do Geon-ha, keeps approaching her… this time with genuine interest. A second-chance actress and a national top star: their romance in showbiz, where both love and acting demand skill and passion!

Baek Dobin, the "unprecedented trash collector of this era," once again felt the reality of his 'trash-like' nature. He remembers drinking heavily, but wakes up to an unfamiliar hotel ceiling. Terrified, he quickly puts on his clothes and flees immediately, only to see— '...Why are you coming out of there?!' His one-night stand partner is currently on TV: Son Jaehyeon, a rising actor who is a former national athlete. Dobin vows never to make such a mistake again, but he gets entangled with Son Jaehyeon once more. Jaehyeon then brings up that night and demands that Dobin take responsibility for him. "A celebrity manager by day, a sex manager by night. If you satisfy my needs, I'll protect you. I hear you're being followed by a strange stalker." "......" "Tempting, isn't it?" "......" "Hyung Dobin?" 'This guy... isn't he a completely crazy perverted bastard?!'

I, Yuuto Hatano, love the bishoujo game "Houkago no Flare Story" and have played it over and over again. I thought, "If the world were like this, going to school would be fun..." Then, when I woke up the next day… I had entered the game world! And not as the protagonist, but as the villain, Kanji Aku! I had hoped to do all sorts of things with the heroines I admired, but as a villain, their affection for me was at rock bottom. With this, conquering them is nothing but a dream within a dream... Moreover, if I choose the wrong option, what awaits me is death!! As a villain with the lowest stats and lowest affection level, I must overcome deadly choices, conquer the heroines, and escape this world—Go, Kanji Aku!

A corporate worker stuck at a black company is reincarnated into a world where magic and superpowers don’t exist at all, but the more you train, the stronger you become!? A far cry from the ideal; a plain and practical isekai fantasy!

"Why, out of all people, are you my Signal partner?" A rare disease known to afflict only a very small minority: 'Signal.' Believing the illness had nothing to do with him, the protagonist was simply trudging through his busy, exhausting life. But suddenly, his ordinary day turned into something worse than a nightmare. He should never have answered that phone call... How did he end up sleeping with a man whose name and face he doesn't even know? "Relax. If you started this, you have to bear this much." No, this is a lie. This is a dream. This can't be reality! A man's life is tragically derailed when he is forcibly linked by a mysterious rare disease to a man who uses the cruel hand of fate to possess him.