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Two families locked in bitter hatred for generations—the Vermontes and the Temnes. As a sacrifice meant to force reconciliation, Clodel is offered up as a bride to Kaian, the Duke of Temnes. “So you’re a bride who isn’t even welcome in Temnes. Know your place and walk in on your own.” Kaian treats her with cold disdain as the heir of a family long at odds with hers. “Impressive. So you sold your body to a man from an enemy house just to feed a bunch of starving children.” For him, it was a marriage he never wanted. For her, it was a marriage she chose. Clodel endures the humiliation poured upon her— She hadn’t come here unaware of what awaited her. And yet, between the two of them, something resembling marital affection begins to take root. As Kaian grows increasingly obsessed with Clodel, she finds a fragile hope for life through him. But their shallow, unstable relationship is easily shattered. “To think such filthy blood would mix—how disgusting. It’s not as if we can cut the child in half.” Upon realizing her husband’s true feelings, Clodel leaves him. Carrying the child of her enemy.

Gol D. Roger, a man referred to as the "Pirate King," is set to be executed by the World Government. But just before his demise, he confirms the existence of a great treasure, One Piece, located somewhere within the vast ocean known as the Grand Line. Announcing that One Piece can be claimed by anyone worthy enough to reach it, the Pirate King is executed and the Great Age of Pirates begins. Twenty-two years later, a young man by the name of Monkey D. Luffy is ready to embark on his own adventure, searching for One Piece and striving to become the new Pirate King. Armed with just a straw hat, a small boat, and an elastic body, he sets out on a fantastic journey to gather his own crew and a worthy ship that will take them across the Grand Line to claim the greatest status on the high seas. One Piece is the highest selling manga series of all time, with over 430 million copies in circulation as of 2017. Volume 67 of the series currently holds the record for highest first print run of any manga (including books) of all time in Japan, with 4.05 million in 2012. The series was a finalist for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize three times in a row from 2000 to 2002. In 2012, it won the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize, alongside Kimuchi Yokoyama's Neko Darake. VIZ Media has published One Piece in English under the Shonen Jump imprint since January 2, 2003 and in 3-in-1 omnibus editions since December 1, 2009. VIZ Media released three boxed sets for the manga; the first including the first 23 volumes released on November 5, 2013, the second including volumes 24-46 released on November 4, 2014, and the third including volumes 47-70 released on October 4, 2016. The series has also been published in numerous amounts of languages worldwide including; Korean, Malay, Indonesian, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Turkish, and Russian.

“Something stimulating, fast… and nothing that gets in the way of studying, right?” Haneul, who joined a cram school for repeat test-takers to get into medical school, relieves her stress by kissing Mir—the boy she met there. When she’s kissing him, she can forget everything. “Use me whenever you want.” Whenever the pressure becomes too much, Haneul seeks comfort from Mir. But she has no intention of dating him. Mir is a poor swimmer juggling training and a part-time job at the academy, while she plans to enter med school and live a successful life. At twenty, in their reckless youth, their dangerous, fragile relationship continues. And just as promised, Mir always comes to her whenever she calls. But then— “Let’s break up. You and I… we don’t fit.” After the college entrance exam ends, Haneul cruelly throws Mir away.

Born with an abnormal condition, Victor earned the nickname 'Pufferman' from his peers in his orphanage. To make matters stranger, he discovered his cravings for the human flesh. With no one to seek guidance from, how will he deal with these factors in his life?

After a decade of ceasefire, the bitter feud between ninja clans Iga and Kouga remains a contentious issue. Despite Hachirou Kouga and Hibiki Iga's potential for a love story in this new age of peace, not everyone is satisfied with the resolution of their ancestral animosity. There are conflicting accounts of how the epic battle between Gennosuke Kouga and Oboro Iga ended, an issue that Tadanaga Tokugawa (who supported Kouga) finds unresolved. As old rivalries reignite and political tensions escalate, the star-crossed lovers find themselves facing the same obstacles that kept their forefathers apart.

"Only do good deeds."—Asura follows his late mother's teachings and always strives to do good in life. No matter how much he is bullied, he goes on with a smile, firmly believing that evildoers will receive divine punishment. Until one day, an ominous old man offers him a key that can open the doors to hell...

The Sage Dwight, along with the Hero, defeated the Demon Lord who sank the world into darkness. However, they were falsely accused of becoming the next Demon Lords because of his power, and were thrown to The Valley of the Dead to die... But though his flesh has rotten away, he lives on as a skeleton because of his grudge against the world. Dwight has vowed to deny that wrong world, and with a power that surpasses even the Demon King of the past, and also leading countless Skeletons he's going to start an all out war...!

The story revolves around people who possess the ability to infiltrate human minds and manipulate memories. Their powers have been used in the underworld for covering up accidents, assassinations, and all manner of crimes. But these powers not only destroy others' spirits, but also corrupt the users' own hearts...

In a world that brands Espers as monsters, B-class Esper Seungwon keeps his head down, until a false accusation from a chaebol heir ruins him. Suspended from duty and desperate to support his family, he accepts a job guarding Cha Jinho, an untouchable S-class Guide from the same privileged world he hates. Cold and dismissive, Jinho refuses even the slightest touch - until a clash between them triggers an unexpected contact guidance, a resonance that leaves them both shaken. Bound by a reluctant contract, the two are forced together, and Seungwon begins to dream of a man who looks just like Jinho, calling his name from another lifetime ago…

Is corporal punishment by teachers strictly prohibited under any circumstances!? Sakurai, a teacher, witnesses bullying in her class and unintentionally raises her hand against the main culprit student, unaware that a disastrous future awaits them because of their resentment...

I was betrayed by the person I trusted my whole life. My whole life was a lie. * * * I lived only for my father. In order to avenge my father, I willingly endured all the pain. After training through excruciating pain, I became the best assassin. I trusted him my whole life. I lived only for my father. I killed people for my father. That father, he wasn't my father. The person I killed was my real 'father'. * * * I was deceived by a devil my whole life and killed my real father, and I drank the poison offered by that devil and died. That must have been the case. But, I wasn't dead. When I opened my eyes, my body had shrunk. I had returned to my childhood. I didn't know how it happened, but this was a chance given by heaven. A chance to punish the person who had been deceived, used, and discarded after being used for my entire life. I made up my mind. I would pay the price for deceiving me with my life.