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Beginning of 16th century, Alexandra was captured by slave traders from Ukraine during one of their many raids. When the traders arrived in Greece to sell the female slaves, a young handsome man named Mateus bought her and promised to give her true freedom. He hired countless teachers, scholars, and palace ladies to train her into the most perfect woman of her time. Mateus’s kindness has caused Alexandra to deeply fall in love with him, and she secretly wishes to be his concubine. But cruel fate! Mateus has already promised her to his best friend... Suleiman the Great, Emperor of the Ottoman Empire! Mateus promised Alexandra of true freedom, but where is freedom when she is in another man’s harem and can only look at the one she loves from afar? Not willing to endure agony, Alexandra promises herself that one day, she will free both of them from their bird cages... but Mateus is the Grand Vizier, power only second to the Emperor himself. So Alexandra must become the most influential concubine in order to have any hope... which also means, bearing Suleiman’s son. However, Suleiman already has a son by another concubine, and this woman is determined to keep her son as the only prince. Hence begins the story of a slave to an empress of the greatest empire of all time – Alexandra, the woman who would one day be known as Roxelana, Empress of the Ottoman Empire. Included one-shot: Volume 11: Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Shokan
The editor-in-chief, Maki Ishikawa, is kind to co-workers, good at her job, and acts like the ideal boss! But in front of her junior colleague, Nodoka Minami, she starts acting strangely. "Maki-senpai, I can always count on you!" Minami says with a big smile. Maki wants to get to know Minami better, but she is worried, "Would it be harassment to ask for her phone number?" "Would it be too much if I ask her out to lunch?" she wonders... Aah!!! She definitely doesn't want come across like a creep, but she wishes they could be be friends!
[They say that on the night of the new moon, a White Ghost comes out and snatches people away.]In the place where Minju lived, wars had raged ceaselessly for a long time.Although Minju had grown up hearing stories that the ghosts of the dead came out at night to abduct the living, she had no choice but to flee that night.[Someone came forward saying they wanted to buy her.]She had discovered that her aunt and uncle, who had raised her as a surrogate parent after she was an orphan, were planning to sell her.[They say they need a sacrifice to the River Dragon G**. They're offering fifty bolts of silk, so it's a good opportunity.]Sacrifices offered to the River G** are drowned alive.Unable to die that way, Minju braved her fear, fled from home, and headed for the mountains.Lost and wandering in the pitch-black mountains, she fell off a cliff, only to be rescued by none other than the White Ghost.Clad in white armor and with white hair, the White Ghost made her an unexpected offer."Do you know why I died?""Now, he passed away on this mountain during last year's battle...""I still haven't found my body. I cannot leave the netherworld until I find it, so if you help me find it, I will spare your life."Baekgwi promises to spare Minju's life if she finds his dead body.She must find Baekgwi's corpse, which must be buried somewhere on that mountain."I will give you ten days. If you find it within ten days, I will spare your life. But if you fail to find it within ten days, I will devour you alive."Will Minju be able to find Baekgwi's corpse within ten days?"Perhaps he died a virgin and cannot ascend to the afterlife."However, after arduous struggles, she finds Baekgwi's body, but this Baekgwi changes his mind."If you take my virginity, I think I can leave the netherworld with peace of mind."Now, to send Baekgwi to the afterlife, she must even take his virginity.Who would have thought that finding a ghost's corpse would lead to sexual intercourse with a ghost?But this ghost, his body is hot.His body is hot, just like a living person, and on top of that, I can even feel his heart beating.Is this man really a ghost?Is this man really a Hundred Demons?+
Kurashita Tsukimi is a “kurage (jelly fish) otaku“ girl who wants to be an illustrator. She comes to Tokyo and starts to live in a girl-only apartment Amamizukan. One day she meets a fashionable lady, who saves a jelly fish. But she turns out to be a man in drag. Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010) and won the 34th Annual Kodansha Manga Award in the Shojo category.
Jiang Yan was forced into an arranged marriage by her stepmother, which quickly became a trending topic online. To get out of the mess, she agreed to a contract marriage with Gu Linxiu, someone she had just met. What Jiang Yan thought about Gu Linxiu: wealthy, wheelchair-bound, and still mourning a lost love from his past. Reality: he is rich — extremely so. His disability? Just a misunderstanding. And his "lost love"? She’s not dead at all. In fact, it’s her. When Jiang Yan saw the wall full of photos of her and Gu Linxiu from their younger years — along with secretly taken pictures of her daily life — she was completely stunned. Wait… was she in the dark about their relationship this whole time and no one told her?
Beginning of 16th century – Alexandra was captured by slave traders from Ukraine during one of their many raids. When the traders arrived in Greece to sell the female slaves, a young handsome man named Mateus bought her and promised to give her true freedom. He hired countless teachers, scholars, and palace ladies to train her into the most perfect woman of her time. Mateus's kindness has caused Alexandra to deeply fall in love with him, and she secretly wishes to be his concubine. But Mateus has already promised her to his best friend... Suleiman the Great, Emperor of the Ottoman Empire! What does freedom mean when you are in another man's harem and can only look at the one you love from afar? Not willing to endure agony, Alexandra promises herself that one day she will free both of them from their bird cages... but Mateus is the Grand Vizier, power only second to the Emperor himself. So Alexandra must become the most influential concubine in order to have any hope which also means, bearing Suleiman's son. However, Suleiman already has a son by another concubine, and this woman is determined to keep her son as the only prince.
Mercenary Leo, framed for murder and forced to flee. The place where he finally collapsed was a quiet garden tended by a young noble widow named Hannah. Hiding his identity and intending to use her, Leo instead finds himself drawn to the calm routine of working in the garden and to Hannah's quiet, steadfast strength. But once the truth buried beneath the surface begins to emerge, the garden starts to tremble with danger once moreA romance where sincerity blooms from lies, and a broken heart finds its way back to life.
“They say even straw sandals have a match… So where is mine? Where’s my well-endowed prince charming…?”Her ideal type—something she could never admit to others—was a big one.“I’m done with dating!”She vowed there’d be no more men in this lifetime… but that lasted only until she accidentally walked in on her childhood friend of 14 years, Seongchan, pleasuring himself.Someone once said,“It’s darkest right under the lamp.”And he was… huge. Bigger than anyone she’d ever seen.“Why you, of all people? I searched so long… Why did it have to be you who has it…?”Fourteen years of friendship—Looks like it’s about to be blown away by her overwhelming thirst.“Hey… wanna do it with me?” +
Ju-eun escaped from Korea to London?to find herselfentrapped in the blue eyes of a particular singer.In her third year of being in London, Ju-eun fell into a singer's blueeyes. She met and fell for Eden?a tall, blond, tattooed, gorgeous, andgifted musician in a punk band?a dangerously alluring man accepting ofall and wanted by all. And with that, Ju-eun's once-plain life inLondon takes a drastic turn. She is willing to love just Eden, butwill Eden come to love only Ju-eun? +
“What is the meaning of this, Sister Daphne?”Daphne, who was regarded as the most devout among the training priestesses.She had just been caught masturbating by Theodore Valentino—the young cardinal said to be beloved by God Himself.‘What… what kind of excuse should I make?’She had only wanted to relieve some stress. What on earth could she say to avoid being branded a libertine who committed such a lewd act right on the temple grounds?"Right then. I will help you, Sister,” he whispered to the trembling Daphne.“What do you mean by…”“To break the curse of a wicked demon, I am fully prepared to sacrifice this body of mine.”His massive frame leaned in, casting a heavy shadow over Daphne.“Let us begin the exorcism,” Theodore whispered with the face of a devout priest. The man's low, flowing voice coiled through the narrow storage room like a serpent.Until that very moment, Daphne thought the demon's curse was a problem confined entirely to her alone. +
"After a secret night with the Duke I've been pining for, he offered me a contract marriage." Elin has been holding her ground despite the relentless bullying from her stepmother and stepsister. At a high-society ball, she crosses paths with her secret crush, Duke Dominic. While trying to look after a heavily intoxicated Dominic, Elin ends up spending an impulsive night with him. Meanwhile, Dominic, who is under pressure to marry to fulfill a high-stakes deal with the Crown Prince, is searching for the perfect candidate for a marriage of convenience. He sets his sights on Elin and makes her an offer she can't refuse but can she protect her heart in a business-only arrangement?
Otogiri Tobi, a 2nd grade middle school student, spends his depressing days searching for his missing older brother alongside his inhuman companion, Baku. Tobi used to rarely speak to anyone besides Baku, however one day after his classmate Shiratama Ryuuko suddenly approaches him, his life begins to change...? This is an adventure surrounding the "human" and the "inhuman" that a lone boy faces. Note: Adapted from a song and novel of the same name.
