A side story to Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens.... more>>

A collection of short stories across the whole timeline. Each chapter is an individual story and can be read separately.

**Timeline of the short stories are as follows:
Ch. 1 - between volumes 1 and 2
Ch. 2 - prequel (mentions of volume 6)
Ch. 3 - post-volume 8
Ch. 4 - post-volume 8
Ch. 5 - around volume 3 <<less

Most volumes are relatively disconnected, each using a different narrator with only a few recurring characters.

[Straightforward Affectionate Doctor (Top) x Strong-Willed Cross-Dressing Nurse (Bottom)]
The first sight of Mu Le was a lifelong mistake. Qin Nuohe met Mu Le at the age of six. At that time, Mu Le was the child king of the Happy Road Workers community, handsome and righteous, nicknamed the ‘Dominant Flower.’ Qin Nuohe firmly believed that Mu Le was undoubtedly the most beautiful girl in the world. Who would have thought that when they had just entered junior high, he would unexpectedly encounter this world’s most beautiful girl in the boys’ locker room.... more>>

Qin Nuohe: After accompanying each other for six or seven years, I never knew Mu Le was actually a boy!

Upon entering high school, Qin Nuohe caught on. He pursued Mu Le day after day, and it seemed Mu Le didn’t mind him.

They made a pact to meet at the peak after their college entrance exams.

But as fate would have it, Qin Nuohe successfully reached the peak, yet Mu Le vanished without a trace.

A decade apart.

Qin Nuohe happened to meet Mu Le again at the hospital.

Mu Le, who aspired to be a doctor, was wearing a nurse’s uniform and easily resolved a conflict.

Qin Nuohe: Why did you suddenly disappear back then?

Mu Le: Why didn’t you come find me?

That night, a drunk Qin Nuohe heard a familiar voice in the bar.

He turned to look and gasped—on the stage, the person in a cheongsam…the cross-dressing singer. It seemed he recognized them.

Waiter: Oh, that’s our signature singer, called Dominant Flower. <<less

A beautiful model girl named Hikari, known as the "cutest in the world," became a topic of conversation in society. However, in reality, he is a boy and in his daily life, he is a quiet high school student named Hikaru Haruma.... more>>

Hikaru has a tendency that worries him. That tendency is "there's no girl cuter than me (when dressed as a girl)." Whether it's the classmate who is the school idol, the sharp-tongued junior, or the polite and gentle senior, he always thinks, "Aren't I cuter?" It's like a disease for him.

However, one day, he discovered the hidden side of his classmate, Amamiya-san, who is plain and unremarkable...

"Believe me, Amamiya-san! You're cute! Very cute! Cuter than me! It means you're the cutest in the world!"

"Eh, eeeh!?"

This is a battle between a man who likes to dress as a woman with excessive self-confidence and a girl who is genuinely earnest despite lacking confidence, with the theme of "cuteness." <<less

To obtain the throne and have love bloom, this prince will—cross-dress?!... more>>

It's true that I want to show Ray what I can do and have her see me as a man.

—But, isn't it somewhat wrong to have to cross-dress to do that?!

In a trial to be bestowed the title of crown prince, Prince Adolbert of Hausenland aimed to obtain the right to diplomatically trade pearls from the southern king, famous for being sharp and capable.

The method he chose to conquer the lady-killer king was—to pretend to be the famous, unparalleled beauty, his twin sister Princess Linol!? Together with Ray, a knight dressed as a man with whom he secretly fell in love, Adol will succeed in his mission…or will he? <<less

"Hotel Williams Child Bird", nicknamed <Birdcage Manor>, inhabiting in there are eccentric people who can't fit in the normal society.
A day-dreaming beautiful woman, a Gothic Lolita that's a grade school-er, a person in a cat's costume, the eerie elder twins and an unidentifiable piercing cry that continues to resound.... more>>

In such <Birdcage Manor> one of the residents - Kizuna Etoh, in her 16th winter makes acquaintance with an Art collage student living on fifth floor like a hikikomori - Yusei Asai.
And then she is invited to a part-time job as a nude model for paintings.
In an disorderly atelier with a heavy scent of oil paints as she spends time together with Asai, she feels that to her that time is gradually becoming a valuable part of her everyday...

It's a story how <Birdcage Manor's> a bit odd residents' pass a bit odd but in various ways their normal everydays. <<less

Saku, a woodcutter, is returning home from work when he comes across a fallen villainess on the road. All of the crimes committed by Floria the Villainess were listed on the wanted posters that were distributed throughout the nation. Regardless of how evil she was, he felt bad for her and took her home. He felt uncomfortable with the feeling of carrying her on his back, and he considered excusing himself. Isn’t the young lady a woman?... more>>

A story about the growth of a lonely woodcutter and a former villainess who has no place to return <<less

A story that follows Han Yuanniang, the eldest daughter of a minister who disguises herself as a man in order to pretend to be her twin brother. She encounters the prince thus igniting an unexpected romance.... more>>

The eldest son of the Dingguo minister passed away at a young age. In order to stabilize the military and ensure that the Han family army in the Northern borders will not succumb to the imperial court, the minister’s eldest daughter Han Yuanniang takes her twin brother’s place as the young master Han Shiyi. She intentionally creates the image of a playboy for Han Shiyi, but inadvertently becomes the aide of the 5th prince Chen Yanyi. Being stationed in the prince’s camp, Han Shiyi becomes embroiled in the 5th prince’s plans to take the throne all while trying to keep her real identity a secret. <<less

Akari Mamiya is an Rank E freshman who looks up to her senior, the S-ranked Aria H. Kanzaki. They both attend Tokyo Butei High School,... more>> a school that trains its students as Armed Detectives otherwise known as "Butei" to society. Individual student training aside, the school employs the co-operative "Amica" system, allowing an underclassman to train alongside an upperclassman. Akari is determined to be paired with Aria. <<less

When Lan Huirong, a woman dressed as a man, was paying respect to her mother by the Huishui River, she unexpectedly met Prince Ning, the fourth prince of the Eastern Empire, who was patrolling incognito, and the young marquis of Prince Mu's Mansion and involved herself in an old vendetta from the martial arts world.... more>>

For the sake of her mother's last will, Lan Huirong changed her name to Fang Qing and joined Prince Mu's army to seek the "iron talisman" but gradually developed feelings for Kong Xuan, the commander of the army. Then the Western Barbarians attacked. Lan Huirong risked her life to fight, gaining fame with her sword, but was taken away by Qiu Tianxing, commander of the Eastern Barbarians. Kong Xuan used a smart stratagem to rescue Rong’er, and the two became kindred spirits from then on. However, when they went back to Tanzhou, the emperor of the Eastern Dynasty forced Rong’er. Meanwhile, Kong Xuan was poisoned, his life being in danger, because he had taken Qiu Tianxing's poison to save Rong’er.

In order to find the antidote and to completely escape this forced marriage, Lan Huirong and Kong Xuan went through all kinds of hardships and trials to find the treasure for which everyone was fighting for. Can they get the antidote as they hope and fulfill their dream of "one heart for a lifetime, never leaving each other"? When walking to the end of the stream, you can see how beautiful the green hills are. <<less

Jiro Hoshimi, the self-proclaimed "strongest and cutest" cross-dressing boy is a super beauty that makes head turns on the streets 100% of the time.... more>>

Even though he has been hiding this in school, one day, Shiya Kokone, the introverted girl sitting next to him discovers the truth.

"In exchange for keeping your secret, please make me as cute as Hoshimi-kun!" The sudden rebranding of Kokone has begun.

From helping her put on makeup, cross-dressing and picking clothes for her, to taking photos at the desserts shop.

The overly adorable Hoshimi-kun is teaching Kokone everything he got.

"But Hoshimi-kun is a boy..." She's slightly aware of the fact that Hoshimi-kun isn't a girl.

A rebranding rom-com where a cross-dressing boy is trying to make an introverted girl cuter! <<less

My roommate was the "Mysterious Truant"─... more>>

At the private Shumonzuka Girls Academy.

Hanabishi Kanon, a student aspiring to pursue a career in entertainment and arts, encounters Tachibana Natsume, a student shrouded in mystery who has never once shown her face at school.

Natsume, with her destructive depictions and unique sense of color, satirizes daily life, gathering numerous followers.

At the same time, she harbored a significant flaw.

"Unable to lead a normal life."

The act of helping her led Kanon to start living together with Natsume, but Kanon too harbors a secret─ pretending to be the opposite gender as a stand-in for his sister─. <<less

She is the top double-system special agent with unusual powers. After she is reborn and travels back to the past, she suddenly becomes a good-for-nothing aristocratic Little Lord in a third-world country. ... more>>

From then on, she turns from a good-for-nothing to a genius, making humongous progress in her cultivation and can very easily obtain medicine refinement enhancements. Even beasts and fiends bow down to her.

It's fine that she is forced to disguise as a man, but why do evildoers still harass her, even though she publicly announces that she's a male?

From that day onwards, the cold and mysterious Holy Master becomes a bitter wife-chasing s*ave! An evenly-matched cat and mouse chase begins between the two of them... <<less

Zhao Yan accidentally joined the Life Exchange Club. Here you can swap lives with the wealthy; you can swap lives with women; you can even swap lives with animals.... more>>

Transcend class! Transcend gender! Transcend species! Soldiers, assassins, celebrities, police officers, officials... There are diverse lives here with thousands of appearances. Everyone swaps and experiences different experiences. After the swap, they help each other solve problems in each other's lives. Welcome to the Life Exchange Club! <<less

The shou pretended to be a girl in the game to flirt with a masterful Gong, but was accidentally bent and eaten.... more>>

[The author does not provide names for them but only differentiate them with Gong and Shou.] <<less

[Prestigious Geumseong School Entrance Celebration... more>>

Congratulations on your admission to Geumseong School, the government-selected No. 1 social welfare institution for beastmen.]

On behalf of her brother, Inho, the rabbit beastmen Myo In-ha has been admitted to the prestigious Geumseong School.

Leaving behind her brother, who eloped with his girlfriend, Inha resolutely set out to pursue her dreams and aspirations in human society.

Inha's desire to enter human society and her subsequent admission to Geumseong School would be unremarkable, except for one crucial detail: Geumseong School is an all-male boarding school, and Inha is a female.

"I just have to endure for three years."

* * *

"What's that smell..."

"It smells like fruit. Did someone bring snacks?"

One day, her second manifestation began.

Inha experienced an explosion of sensual pheromones, and in that moment, a helping hand reached out to her.

"Beom Seongjun, help me..."

"Myo Inha, you... How could you deceive me?" <<less

"Good heavens, can a face even be that horrifying!" ... more>>

"Never, ever take that mask off."

Princess Ariel of Charden becomes the attendant to the Crown Prince Ludwig of the Romanov Empire due to an accident caused by her twin brother.

A failed transformation spell, meant to conceal her identity, leaves Ariel with a severe burn scar on her face.

Despite Ludwig constantly mistreating her because of her unsightly appearance, Ariel steadfastly continues her life as the attendant Rapunzel to the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, there are people around. I think I should wear the mask."

"Isn't this good enough?"

When did it start?

The moment Ludwig began to feel his heart race when seeing the bright and quirky Rapunzel.

Amidst his intense narcissism and conflicting emotions, he comes to realize his affection for the monstrous attendant.

"This is a mask I've made just for you."

His large, warm hand touched her cheek, replacing the cold mask.

The warmth that made her heart flutter endlessly also began to stir Ariel’s feelings...

Will Ariel, transformed into a monstrous attendant, be able to return to Charden? And what will become of the narcissistic Crown Prince's love? <<less

A princess lost her father and mother, and was forced to flee her country. Hearing rumors of her inheritance from the former king, Sophia, a... more>> female thief, and her partner Jade storm into the mansion. But Sophia herself, was once...
A participating work in the "5th Mooncake Project" of the Arima Ice Flame Project. <<less

In the kaleidoscopic realm of tales, where reality dances with imagination, four distinct narratives converge under the enigmatic roof of diversity. Unfurling like the delicate petals of a curiosity-laden flower, each story whispers promises of unexpected twists and enthralling revelations.... more>>

In a world where the boundary between pretense and truth becomes as thin as a wisp of smoke, Yiwen's clandestine adventure unfolds. As she navigates the thrill of a gender-swapped masquerade, she unwittingly steps onto a stage where surprises multiply. However, the ultimate twist lies in the revelation that the person sharing in her secret is not just another unsuspecting lad but a girl with her own concealed reality.

Amid the corridors of a unique educational haven, a symphony of diversity plays out. A tale of bonds forged against the odds, where a determined policeman and a shadowy killer find themselves in an unexpected classroom camaraderie. The chalk-dusted blackboard bears witness to an unconventional alliance that transcends the boundaries of conventional morality.

In the corridors of a young girl's mind, fragments of a shattered memory drift like ethereal whispers. A captivating tale unfolds, where common sense is an elusive companion, and amnesia weaves a tapestry of confusion. Through the lens of innocence and the haze of forgotten truths, the story unfurls with the promise of self-discovery and unforeseen revelations.

Amidst the ordinary humdrum of life, the extraordinary comes alive in the form of supernatural abilities. A narrative of untapped potential and the mystique of the unknown. Here, individuals grapple with powers that defy the natural order, and destinies intertwine in a cosmic dance. The story becomes a tapestry of enchantment, where the line between the mundane and the extraordinary blurs into a mesmerizing fusion.

As these four tales converge, the stage is set for a journey into the unexplored realms of human experience—a tapestry woven with threads of surprise, diversity, mystery, and the inexplicable. Welcome to a world where every page turned is a step into the unexpected, and where the extraordinary is just a heartbeat away from the ordinary. <<less

Coral, the daughter of an earl, was a beautiful woman disguised as a man to serve as a knight of the royal guard. One day, she went on a diplomatic mission to a country called Karetsu. The prince was about to be executed for committing a crime... more>>

Coral offered herself to protect him. She was almost killed, but a man saved her. "This man is handsome. He will be useful," he said.

Coral was given a punishment instead of being executed.

She was forced to work in the imperial palace.

The man had a hidden plan for Coral. Despite being a foreigner, he took her to the palace. However, everybody believed that Coral was a man.

Even the queen she served was mean to her, she didn't notice it. <<less