Demons - Page 20

While gathering herbs, middle-aged adventurer Kane stumbled upon a rare "Resurrection Fruit." Initially intending to sell it, he soon encountered a desperate girl searching for medicine to save her companion's life. Struck by her resemblance to his childhood friend Altena, Kane sold her the fruit for a mere pittance. What he didn't expect was for the girl to turn out to be Anastrea, the Sword Princess with unparalleled power. The next day brought Kane an invitation to join an elite S-rank team, a victory over a daunting monster, and a substantial accumulation of riches. Even more shockingly, a saint twenty years his junior even professed her romantic interest in him. Anastrea's unexpected appearance had completely upended Kane's previously uneventful life.

I thought my miserable life had reached its end after dying in a plane crash. Unfortunately, my predicament only took a turn for the worse as I awoke as Rudbeckia de Borgia, a supporting villain in a well-known novel, destined to be killed by her own husband, Iske van Omerta. Maneuvering through the chaos of the Borgia family is a challenge, but to make matters worse, I am obligated to marry the very man who will ultimately end my life! However, with a little persuasion, I can make it work. All I need to do is convince Iske, his loved ones, and the country's inhabitants that I am no threat. How hard could it be?

Jiro was brought to his foster parents by a gigantic oni when he was an infant. The oni promised to come back for Jiro after 15 years. However, when the promised time arrives, Jiro must face hostile oni, shadowy cultists, and their henchmen as he strives to safeguard his loved ones from their harmful actions. In the end, Jiro is compelled to travel through time, space, and alternate realms to realize his fate as the resurrected Shuten Doji.

Enma-kun's adventures as an adult.

Roxy leads a solitary existence within her tribe, isolated by the absence of the telepathic powers that all others possess. She lives in silence, unable to hear the words spoken by others. However, her life takes a significant turn when she saves the life of a wandering witch. This heroic act provides Roxy with an incomparable prospect: the chance to become a magician's apprentice, allowing her to depart from her unfamiliar homeland!

Not everyone wishes for a peaceful afterlife... least of all Bonzo Scalobania, whose dearest wish is to find a case for a skeleton detective like him to solve! Along with his unreliable assistant, Vampy Vinegret, and zombie frenemy/bounty hunter Nero Lichman, Bonzo swears to solve the problems of Limbo City! But does it still count if the problems he's solving are ones of his and his friends' own making?? A wacky, weird, heartwarming tale for the undead in us all.

Hiroto Domori may appear to be a feeble Irregular without any enchanting or divine abilities, yet little do people realize that he has recently returned from the demon realm and now stands as the universe's mightiest slayer of demons. Despite his seemingly frail stature, this demon killer confronts an unparalleled adversary who preys upon unsuspecting individuals.

There is a secret to Neko-ya, a very ordinary Western-style restaurant. It is that every Saturday, when the restaurant is closed, it is overflowing with "special customers." The customers, who are all different from each other in terms of birth, upbringing, and even race, are looking for the most ordinary Western food. But for them, it's a dish they've never seen or heard of before.

In ancient Japan's Warring States era, a Samurai general named Daigo Kagemitsu makes a pact with 48 demons. In exchange for complete dominion over the country, he promises to give them his unborn child's limbs. Once the child is born, Daigo commands him to be disposed of in the river, thinking that he'll die. But a kind-hearted sage rescues the baby and gives him prosthetics. As the boy grows up and becomes Hyakkimaru, he gains control over the demons who took his limbs, ultimately allowing him to reclaim them. Along the way, he saves an adolescent pickpocket named Dororo from a group of thugs, and both embark on a journey to locate and defeat the demons. However, their path is rife with supernatural beings and apparitions.

"Delicious... A fitting flavor for a demon's bride."   A bankrupt family is forced to marry their daughter to a demon to save themselves! The only way to save her fallen family was to marry an ogre. Sayako, the daughter of a count, fell into ruin overnight when her father failed in business. Then, a marriage proposal was proposed to Sayako by Marquis Kijoin, who was rumored to be a violent man. She had no choice but to accept the proposal, as he would also pay off her debts. However, on the day of her wedding, the man who appeared before her as her husband was a "demon" with large black horns and golden eyes... She couldn't run away now. Having made up her mind, Sayako and her demon husband began their forbidden married life together.

“I’ll offer you my virginity. So please… make me a real Countess.” Countess Luana, cast aside by her husband and denied even their wedding night, becomes the target of gossip and ridicule from everyone around her. Then comes a sweet, dangerous temptation— the great demon Astaroth offers to grant her deepest wish if she surrenders her virginity to him. “Give your virginity to me. Then I’ll make you the true Countess you long to be.” After a sinful night and a dark contract with the demon, Luana finally gains her husband’s love and earns the recognition of everyone as the Countess. Yet she can’t stop thinking about the nights she spent with Astaroth…

Yumeka suffers from severe insomnia. One day, she lights a stick of “in-kō” incense that she received from a suspicious young man— without realizing it will mark the beginning of a sensual love that unfolds on the border between dreams and reality… On a night when she’s desperate enough to cling to any possible cure for her sleeplessness, Yumeka burns the “in-kō,” and for the first time in a long while, she’s overwhelmed by drowsiness and falls asleep. In her dream, Yumeka steps into the Dream Brothel, a pleasure house run by demonic beings who sell fleeting moments of ecstasy. There, she meets Yato, a man known as the “Ice Courtesan”. His mysterious aura and commanding presence strongly resemble a regular customer from the café where Yumeka works. Confused yet irresistibly drawn in by the seductive sensations Yato awakens within her, Yumeka is pulled into an erotic experience where desire, dreams, and reality intertwine…