sadslime's manga / #Soldier(5)

When Tsukiko's older sister suddenly runs away to elope, she agrees to take her sister's place in a marriage with officer Naotsugu, whom Tsukiko has secretly admired since she was young. While Naotsugu is not taken in by the ruse that Tsukiko is supposedly her sister, he agrees to let her stay and play the role of his fake wife until she bears his child, at which point he will divorce her, since he believes she was forced into this marriage. But as the two get closer both emotionally and physically, they find it harder to let go. The characters aren't particularly compelling and the misunderstandings have been done before, but it's fine for what it is. No trigger warnings.

Shunna Iwai is an ordinary girl until one day the soldier Takeo Kurosawa (literally) appears in front of her. It turns out Takeo has gone forward in time 100 years from 1919, and with no one else to rely on, Shunna takes him in and lets him stay with her. But as the two fall in love, it becomes more complicated to decide where Takeo really belongs. No trigger warnings.

Tono Asako is known as a spinster, but she doesn't mind as long as she can take care of her frail younger sister. But when the soldier Shintaro Kido requests her sister as a bride, Asako can't let someone with his reputation take her sister, especially when she hears he only wants a bride to give birth to an heir. Asako begs him to take her instead, and Kido agrees, beginning their relationship as husband and wife in which Asako believes herself to be a replacement bride, but Kido seems to have wanted her all along. Asako starts off seeming like a very strong character, but once married it feels like she immediately loses any strength to her actions and just becomes your basic FL and dutiful bride. It's fine, but not a standout story. Trigger warnings: Sexism, attempted rape, threat of suicide.

Ch.1-3 - Nicholas is a young noble who has always been taken care of by his butler, Eim. But when Eim crosses the line then tries to run away, Nicholas has to figure out what he feels in time to chase after Eim. Then, when Eim is happily pursuing his new dream as a playwright, Nicholas is left trying to figure out what place he still has in Eim's life. This couple was fine but didn't particularly grab me. Trigger warning: noncon Ch.4 - Liin is an up and coming knight in training, but when he hears rumors that his mentor, Professor Klein, gives students "punishments" of a sexual nature, he takes it upon himself to warn Klein to knock it off, causing him to become Klein's next victim. Trigger warning: rape. Ch.5 - Mitsuki is a student at a school where Kagashima is planting a garden (I think. Honestly, I had a bit of a hard time parsing this one,) and he goes to watch Kagashima every day while thinking about how he wishes that he were one of the flowers that Kagashima loves so ardently and possessively. So when he finally sees Kagashima kiss another man, Mitsuki decides to throw everything away to get one moment with Kagashima, but that's what Kagashima wanted all along. Or something. No trigger warnings.

Kyousuke is a former mercenary who just returned to Japan and immediately ran into, Lune, a CEO who he recognized as his wife in a former life. Kyousuke wants to brush off this connection between them, but Lune is adamant that he's not giving up on Kyousuke and he wants him to become his bodyguard. I like the idea of reincarnation stories, but this one didn't stick out to me. Trigger warning: violence, mention of death/suicide.