Josei - Page 163

100 years after her death, Empress Martina, the founder of the Carabella Empire, reincarnates as Astina Lette, the daughter of a count. Her peaceful, everyday life as a noble lady, a stark contrast to her past life, is short-lived, however. With the bankruptcy of her father’s failed trade business, her family falls into great debt. Astina decides to sell herself off to marry Grand Duke Thereode in place of her sister Kanna to save her family from their financial crisis. But Thereode is forever cursed to take on the form of a beast, and no one expects her to survive the night with him...

Musashibara Tamaki (35), a sharp-tongued woman who is firm in how she lives her life, had been living by herself until her younger brother, Bunta, came back to their family home after a breakup. Her old student and next-door neighbor, Agawa Ryuuhei (25), has had an unrequited crush on Tamaki for a long time now. After being rejected twice by her, how does he deal with his feelings? A mature story of unrequited love with an ensemble cast that unfolds in an elegant and laid-back town.

A young boy from the Korou wolf-clan, Itomaki, suddenly enters his “hunger period.” In order to end it, he must raise a fairy-like creature known as an “Amegashi,” and 1 year later — eat her. For an Amegashi, their only source of food is the blood of a Korou. To eat, and be eaten — together in this ancient coexistence, the two begin their relationship. This heart-wrenching fantasy paints the story of a love so pure, it transcends the boundaries between different races.

On the veranda, hot fingers are swirling around in her sensitive spot, to the point that her legs are shaking... Her demon boss is so beastly and passionate...!

Paris-flying veterinarian named after new recruits! Kim A-young, head of the animal hospital who is struggling with loans. One day you get a phone call. "Do you see reptiles there?" I'm doing reptile therapy, which is not my major for a living. It's a reptile for use, isn't it? A blue dragon is here to see a doctor! Ahyoung Animal Hospital, where word of mouth went out when she treated him after a faint blast. New patients line up. Looking at the animals in a state of unimaginable identity, Ah-yeong was briefly taken into consideration for their generous medical expenses. "Monster? Blue Dragon? I don't know! Money is the best!" The veterinarian's new medical device. Will Ahyoung be able to treat special patients safely and return to a peaceful daily life?

The story centres on the oddities that appear in the distortions within everyday life. What destiny awaits them after the screaming? After abruptly departing from a train in a small town, a couple encounters a “weeping woman”—a professional mourner—sobbing inconsolably at a funeral. Mako changes afterward—she can’t stop crying! In another tale, having decided to die together, a couple enters Aokigahara, the infamous suicide forest. What is the shocking otherworldly torrent that they discover there? One of horror’s greatest talents, Junji Ito beckons readers to join him in an experience of ultimate terror with four transcendently terrifying tales.

Stealing the Lady’s Heart manhwa, ; Rainier Cavalier is a handsome duke burdened with an enormous debt. Henrietta Cortez is a wealthy yet neglected heiress. When Rainier’s friend suggests that he "bride-kidnap" Henrietta as a means to relieve his financial woes, he does just that. However, he wasn’t expecting Henrietta to be so beautiful, nor was he expecting her to propose a marriage of convenience that would improve both their lives. Are these two merely business partners in this unusual arrangement? Or could deeper feelings blossom from a simple "marriage by capture?"