I Thot You Was a Toad's manga / #love(4)

Cursed Prince Uriel of Lafarge goes on a secret adventure to the desert of Uma Ral, where an archeological excavation has discovered the site which may be the lost city of Rowadis. Uriel is captured by Ald, the war-prince of the nomadic Seldira clan who rule the Uma Ral, and as they cross the desert to the oasis of Rosa, his contempt for the arrogant young chief slowly changes after demonstrations of courage, self-sacrifice and sheer lustiness! A terrific romp.

Two stories about being on the opposite sides of unrequited love: (1) Two stories about being on the opposite sides of unrequited love: (1) Monji realizes that his two-timing lover, Chiba, will never reciprocate his feelings, but while his heart has been preoccupied, he never noticed the steady and nurturing quality of his long-time friendship with Hagiwara, nor understood what that meant. (2) Takaaki doesn't know what love is until he is loved by someone with so much intensity that, in an O Henry twist, his lover cannot bear the passion and needs to break up. Jaryuu's illustrations and characterizations are simple, clean and precise, and the observations are detailed and interesting. There was one strange passage that made no sense in translation, but the story was otherwise clear.

Tomoya, a temporary worker who looked after a lonely old psychic "aunty" is told by her that he will inherit her house and "the family in it" when she passes away. Instead, after her death, when he goes to retrieve his phone and tidy up the yard, he discovers that a strange man owns the deed to the property. With this stranger, Hikaru, comes a mystery, some pain-in-the-arse relatives and a full-time job, but is it worth it?