Adapted by HereLee, illustrated by SUMPUL
Rashta is now the empress of the Western Empire, but she finds herself in a difficult position thanks to the council of Count Ergi — she made herself the empress of the commoners, and now none of the nobles are on her side. In the Eastern Kingdom, Navier and Heinrey prepare for their public wedding and the night that will follow. Heinrey fears disappointing Navier. Sovieshu, who was invited to the wedding, is furious and pleads with Navier to change her mind about everything even though he's already gone ahead with his part of the plan.
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Sofia wants to keep her family recipes alive, especially the ones she learned with her grandma, but she’s a disaster in the kitchen. Her work-a-holic mother hadn’t taught her any skills, and her grandmother passed way when Sofia was young. Sofia is also facing a looming deadline of high school graduation and college/career planning that persists in every conversation. One day, Sofia experiences a fateful metro slip up that deposits her on the doorstep of an Italian restaurant where her school associate just happens to be one of the cooks.
Yumeko is relieved to finally find her missing phone, which was confiscated unknowingly as part of the police investigation. She then goes on a trip with her boss to Hokkaido to secure more potatoes for her new potato chip project. Later, the Vice President gives her his contact information to begin communicating via text because he won’t be able to meet her in the park as much. One of Yumeko’s co-workers confesses he has a crush on a coworker from another department, but he lacks confidence due to his excessively curly hair. Yumeko helps him to make the first move and to have confidence in himself.
Always a catch: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince vol 4 by maya momoyo & itsuki mito1/9/2026 
Adapted and illustrated by Kaki Nagato
It's time for the ball to officially announce Prince Renato's engagement to Maria Annovazzi, which will also be the announcement of Prince Placido's engagement to Aidia. This means lots more dancing lessons for both couples. Mimi is nervous she'll look foolish in front of the subjects because of her energetic and spirited dancing, which is not exactly the customary style in Rubini. But during the dancing rehearsals, Lord Ireneo, Renato's relative, arrives and is hurt to find out that he's not invited to the ball! 
Adapted by Mamenosuke Fujimaru
Nanao is starting to settle in at her new home and figure out what her role is as bride-to-be for Lord Yako of the Benitsubaki clan. Yako introduces Nanao to a doctor in the capital who gives her medicine to reduce the effects of her spirit seal so others won’t smell or detect her Ayakashi orangutan markings as she goes about her day. Nanao and Yako later go shopping along the busy streets but are attacked by an Ayakashi. Nanao lends her strength to Yako, necessitating another trip to the hospital. This time, Reito and Akemi of the Byakurenji clan are there too, and they want some answers. 
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Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: Nov 11, 2025 ISBN: 9798855419955 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Supernatural, Mystery, School Life, Romance, Yen Press 
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Sara's Rating: 9/10 Suitability Level: Grades 9-12 Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: Dec 9, 2025 ISBN: 9798855430301 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 9/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, LGBTQ+, Fantasy, Supernatural, Yen Press 
A reaper jumps from soul to soul, savoring the distress as humans beg for their lives, until he comes to a young girl who greets him with a smile when he tells her she only has seven days left to live. Perplexed, he cannot fathom why she doesn’t weep in terror, but instead tells him she looks forward to seeing him daily. She later reveals she is dying from a rare curse that had torn her family apart and turned her mother against her, making her verbally abusive. Aibi has crafted a “good girl” persona to everyone else, but conniving enough that she's convinced her angel of death is a “good boy” and is actually here to protect her from her curse and her mother.
Adapted by SUOL
Penelope's worst nightmares are coming true - Eckles is not the sure bet that she has believed him to be; Ivonne, the true daughter of the Eckhart family, has returned before she was supposed to; Penelope's coming-of-age ceremony is looming, and even though Ivonne has returned before she was supposed to, the ceremony spells the ending of hard mode and the deadline for which she needs to be at 100% with one of the love interest. Prince Callisto is also acting strangely and proposing courtship and even marriage despite not being at 100% in his affection meter. 
Adapted and illustrated by Chika Mizube with character designs by Peperon
Melphiera and the "Blood Mad Duke," Aristide get to know each other better over a slain Royal Moodle that has been broken down for its valuable fleece and expertly butchered. Melphiera then begins to prepare it for human consumption, and all the knights insist on trying it first to avoid the noble couple any discomfort later. This makes His Grace very impatient, but eventually Melphiera declares taste testing over, and the two enjoy a delicious meal of monster meat. Later, the Duke and Melphiera's father arrange the particulars of their marriage and joining their noble houses, and Melphiera packs up to move immediately so as to not be stuck in Marchalrayd during the harsh winter months. Everything is moving very quickly, and she wonders why the Duke would want to marry her! |
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