Supernatural - Page 677

After her foster father transforms into a serpent monster and dies, Nokhee is taken in by a high-ranking noble family. Overnight she becomes a pampered young lady—at least on the surface. In truth, she is nothing more than a living talisman, a girl kept to ward off misfortune. The only person who gives her room to breathe in this suffocating household is Giju, a servant boy who shares her low status. But Nokhee’s life grows more wretched by the day… And eventually, she learns that the heirloom she swallowed is none other than Giju’s reverse scale—his most untouchable, fatal weakness. “These disgusting things… can’t you take them back?” No matter how she thought about it, Giju had done nothing wrong. So Nokhee makes a decision— to push him out of this hell, even if she cannot escape it herself. “Haa… my lady.” “Hold onto the pillar, lift your skirt, and bite down.”

Why would 21-year-old Yoshihiko Yagira willingly move into a haunted apartment? What motivates him to do so?

Hotaru Morino is a second year high school student who has had an unrequited crush on Ren Otaka since junior high school. One day, while on a school trip with Ren and her good friend Shiori Yamamoto, their bus gets into an accident. When Hotaru wakes up, a young man who is dressed fully in black appears in front of her. He is Kuro, a grim reaper. A shocked Hotaru shoves him away but he has shocking words for her: "I'm your guide. Hotaru Morino, listen carefully. You're dead." Hotaru learns that if she does not get over her attachment to three things within 49 days, she will end up becoming a ghost bound to a specific physical location and wouldn't be able to rest in peace. She had slept for one month after the accident and has only 19 days left. And so, Hotaru sets out to settle the three lingering regrets with the limited time she has, in the company of Kuro. One of them is to confess her feelings to Ren, her crush of five years. However, when he is in front of her, she finds it impossible to tell him how she feels. As Hotaru settles her first lingering regret, dark clouds begin to gather over her and Kuro...

The queen is enchanted by His Majesty's remarkable appearance as he draws near, yet her admiration leads to an unintentional push that sends them both tumbling into a nearby pool. To their bewilderment, their bodies swap, leaving them at a loss as to how to restore their original forms. Adding to the chaos, the emperor is dismayed and struggling to manage the unaccustomed responsibilities of leadership, while the queen must navigate the intricate realm of distinguished officials without her customary influence. As they strive to cope with their unfamiliar positions and unclear destiny, hope appears to dwindle.

There is a girl who carries a lust for revenge in her eyes. Donned in a dark evening gown, with unnaturally pitch-black legs and lack of arms past her elbows, she makes a strange sight—even more so because a devil hides in her shadow. This girl is Noel Cerquetti; accompanied by the devil Caron, she once dreamed of becoming a renowned pianist. However, she was tricked into making a deal with a devil for someone else, ripping her wish—along with all four of her limbs—away. Now, Noel yearns to get revenge against the man who used her for his benefit. Utilizing her illegal pact with Caron, she knows the only way to recover her limbs: she must make him lose everything, systematically ruining the corrupt empire he has built around himself.

Is it possible that it's a romantic comedy, or maybe a thriller? It's extremely dangerous to live on an isolated island in the middle of the ocean during your schooling years.

In the town of Kurouzu-cho, Kirie Goshima lives a fairly normal life with her family. As she walks to the train station one day to meet her boyfriend, Shuuichi Saito, she sees his father staring at a snail shell in an alley. Thinking nothing of it, she mentions the incident to Shuuichi, who says that his father has been acting weird lately. Shuuichi reveals his rising desire to leave the town with Kirie, saying that the town is infected with spirals. But his father's obsession with the shape soon proves deadly, beginning a chain of horrific and unexplainable events that causes the residents of Kurouzu-cho to spiral into madness.

Kouki Nakagawa has long been in love with his childhood friend Ayumi Fujisaki, who suffered the tragic loss of her parents at a young age and now possesses a perilous ability to trigger natural disasters due to emotional instability. Unaware of Ayumi's power, Kouki is determined to confess his feelings to her, but his plans are thwarted by the arrival of Hikari Jindou. Hikari ominously warns Kouki that pursuing Ayumi could result in the end of the world. In a shocking twist, Hikari offers Kouki a provocative proposal: choosing her over Ayumi would grant him unlimited access to his deepest desires. With his heart torn in two, Kouki is faced with an impossible decision: Ayumi or Hikari?

The Devil King's daughter, Luche, is resolute in her mission to dominate the human world through her playful mischief. Her initial objectives are the high schoolers, Haruka Kudou and Hikage Miyauchi, but they remain unimpressed by her boasts and continue with their studies. Despite repeated failed attempts, Luche enrolls in the school and learns about human society with the assistance of Haruka and Hikage. Thus, Luche's spirited and demanding conquest commences. Additionally, this volume contains the one-shot "Tokotoko," which is a precursor to "Non Non Biyori."

Jiang Yinian made friends with the descendants of Mu Chen, Lin Dong, and Xiao Yan during their journey on the Spirit Road's Trial. He also captured someone's heart along the way. As he went through the trials, he discovered his ties to the Fiend Clan, which had been locked away in the Prison Realm. This was the start of his story.