paleprosperity's manga / #One Shot(26)

His name was Usui-san. A slender salaryman with an air of purity. A slender salaryman with an air of purity. He was extremely ordinary. If I had to say something bad about him, it was that he was too ordinary. And it was for that reason that the shining bits of metal stood out so much on his body. They grabbed my attention.

Two to three times a week, a boy visits the bookstore on his way back from school. Over there, he reads books about folklore and myths on his hometown. But, he also goes there to sneak a peek at a mysterious person. Just who is he? This short story is part of the same universe as Minazuki Akira’s other oneshots from Canna, Gozen Yoji, Sasayaku You ni and Rakka Koibumi.

"Turn. Turn this way. Focus those eyes on me." Is what Yuusuke is thinking, and by chance the guy he likes turns around. Then his confession just slips out.

Kaidou-san is a salary man who comes every day to the cafe where Hanabashi Ritsu works. He admires the part-timer from across the room, whose cool exterior entices Kaidou-san. But truly, there is a cute, blushing Ritsu behind the cool beauty on the outside

Tomuro Shigeru is a loner. Because his teeth look like a tiger's, everyone calls him disgusting like an animal... so he's learned to keep his mouth shut. One day, he decides to eat lunch outside - since he doesn't have anyone to hang with anyway - and he meets a weird dog and his cheerful owner.

The pastry shop Natsuki works at as a patisserie has been garnering a lot of interest ever since it was featured in a magazine article. The shop has been receiving tons of new customers – which was to be expected, except when one particular visitor comes in.

A Yakuza boss really wants this "Mad Dog" fighter he found to work for him, but the "Mad Dog" isn't too keen on the idea, even though he owes a debt. After being injured and refusing to go with the boss, the "Mad Dog" winds up staying with the doctor. Already included in vol 1 of "Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai"