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Ch 1-5,7) Recently recruited to a high powered international investment firm, Chief Kayama is trying to get married. But he gets sidetracked when he sees his aggressive subordinate Tokita kissing another man in public.

Ch 6) Fujishiro has been transferred to a new subsidiary and can't wait to get back to head office. Even distant outposts can have their charms, however, like the sunny smile of an old guy playing catch in a parking lot.

Pediatric surgeon Nakamichi grapples with grief when his older lover, hospital director Tsutsumi, is critically ill following a stroke. His problems are compounded when the younger Tsutsumi, the director's son, begins working with him as a new intern. Tsutsumi junior dislikes Nakamichi on sight, and he soon reveals why: he knows all about his father's illicit affair with Nakamichi.

While on the way home with his wife late one night, Dr Michel Meyer nearly runs over a young boy playing in the street. Alex is the son of up-and-coming musician Christopher Adler. Alex and Michel become fast friends, and Michel soon notices Chris's coldness and neglect towards Alex, though the boy seems to adore him.

Ch 1-3) Love Story: a knight and a pilgrim are thrown together by circumstances in this tale set in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Ch 4) Paradise, Paradise: an underling resents having to accompany the boss of another division on a business trip to a tropical location.

Ch 1) Kiyoharu is hired by scientists to befriend a lonely angel named Toki, who seems to survive by eating human flesh. Despite this, the angel has promised not to hurt him.

Ch 2) One night there is an earthquake at Tokiwo's house, and a strange man appears who looks just like his childhood friend, Jiu. But this guy is dressed for combat and is carrying a very large weapon.

Ch 1-3) 29-year-old Mikita Ryuuji has been hiding his love for his friend Koya for so long that he can't take it anymore. At his wit's end, he spends one night with Sudo, a man he met at a bar. It was supposed to be a one-night stand, but when Sudo shows up again, Mikita's life starts to fall apart...

Ch 5) A boy and girl both share feelings for their classmate. But one day the boy decides to confess...

Extras for both stories in Ch 7 (pg 26-36)

Pg 1) Before Minari knew he was gay, he convinced himself he was incapable of falling in love. Having spent the last five years settling for a sex friend from high school, he surprises himself by falling in love and confessing to an acquaintance, Shinkawa.

Pg 126) A young woman dealing with unrequited feelings for her gay uncle finds a bunch of unsent messages on his phone addressed to the man he loved.

Pg 197) Short story exploring Murasaki's feelings about his sex friend, Minari.