Regis Ulrich is an incapable soldier; bad at both sword and archery, who passes the time by only reading books. While transferring to a remote region post, he meets a girl who turns out be the red hair and crimson eyed princess Altina, the wielder of the great sword "Grantneil Catoll." Despite being only fourteen years old, she was appointed to become the commander of the army in this remote region simply because she was the illegitimate child of the Emperor. However, she continues to pursue her dream of becoming Empress despite the circumstances that surround her. To achieve this goal, she asks Regis to become her tactician and stand alongside her against the obstacles that are sure to come.

This is a series of 4 one-shots by Asou Mikoto that all have a common theme of words and language.

Kotonoha ~Usuyou no Tsukebumi~ :
Maeda Kotoha joined the calligraphy club at her highschool b/c she was impressed by the club president Fujisaki's demonstration. Unable to gather up her courage to confess her feelings, he graduates. Feeling regret, Kotoha decides to write him a letter using a brush and traditional paper...

Kotonoha ~Ningyohime no Kowairo~ :
Manabe, a cool ice queen type of girl, in Fukazawa Tatsuhiro's class joins the swim team even though she can't swim. Intrigued, Fukazawa decides to teach her, but wonders why she wants to learn so badly...

Kotonoha ~Tenjousajiki no Naishobanashi~ :
Mihara Ritsu is a playwright for her school's drama club. Nakajima is an underclassmen who joins the club because he was moved by the lead actress Seto Miyabi's words in the final scene of last year's production. This year, Ritsu must write a play that stars both of them, but as usual, writing does not happen easily...

Kotonoha ~Shijin no Koi~ :
It all started when Sako accidentally picked up Kumazawa's book of poetry and secretly read what she wrote. A lot of it was humorous, but some poems were serious, particularly the ones that poignantly expressed her feelings about a certain classmate...

A fish in love watches out for the object of her affection.

This is a story from the early 17th century, where everything was still in chaos.
A Story about Judicial Duels, and the law and order that will be introduced...
In the Holy Roman Empire that rules all of the Europe Continent...

She was kidnapped by a man all over the city! "Hey, give me a baby..." This black belly prince madly pets the young wife.

From Viz:

Hanayu Ashitaba is the daughter of the celebrated Patisserie Ashitaba, but all she wants to do is be a sushi chef. Hayato Hyuga is the son of the prestigious Sushi Hyuga, and all he wants to do is be a pastry chef! It's love and leftovers at Oikawa High School Cooking Department as these star-crossed gourmands do their best to reach their cuisine dreams!

From: Kisu KMS
Yoshida Kazuki is your average office worker who is a virgin. On a faithful day during a meeting with his boss, he meets a girl named Futaba, a very cute and lovable girl, and they end up going out together. However she has a big secret: she is a hermaphrodite.

A short story about a girl with a completely normal name.

A short story about a town where everything that's been lost always returns.

From Chibi Manga:

Even if she studies hard, Tsugumi can't reach a good grade. She is also complexed by her height. But then, someone started cheer her secretly...

Hinako had always admired and observed this one boy in her class. She admires him so much that she, at the very least, hopes she has something in common with him. Little does she know they're more similar to each other than she thought, for better or for worse.

“My feeling for Daichi should not be known... forever."
Mihiro has been secretly liking his best friend, Daichi, a clumsy high-schooler who has bad luck with women. When Mihiro got confused with his relationship with Daichi, his upperclassman started to approach him. But why does Daichi act like he's jealous? Even though he supposed to be head over heels towards his girl crush...

From Bliss:
Serious and kind, Noboru-sensei is a favorite at Atami Preschool. Arima-sensei is the gentle and lazy “puppy” who adores Noboru-sensei. Everyday Arima-sensei expresses his love whole-heartedly, but Noboru-sensei refuses to recognize his affection. Will Arima-sensei have no choice but to become a wolf to make his love accepted…!?

Even though Mitsuru has a pretty face, he is followed by rumors about his promiscuity. In reality, he goes out night after night looking for strangers to have sex with. Rumors are flying around school that he is a flirt, but this is convenient for Mitsuru who doesn’t want to make friends with anyone. However, new transfer student Hasegawa is irritated by this attitude and he begins to follow Mitsuru around. Will Mitsuru’s loneliness be revealed as Hasegawa crashes into his life and stirs up his heart?

1-2) Otoshiana ni Hamerarete: Popular Hiroto uses viagra to be able to have sex with girls. One day a pretty girl approches him and invites for some fun. As he accepts, he does not suspect that he is going to have a big suprise that will make him learn something interesting about himself!3-4) Pinup Boy

The story is set in the Taisho Era at the beginning of the 20th century — except the era did not end in 15 years (as it did in real life) but lasted 25 years. To protect her family who fell from their former glory, a girl decides to marry a man whose name she does not even know. However, before she does, her little brother commits suicide in a mysterious fire, with an old book in hand.

The Imperial Library Information Assets Management Bureau — also known as "Fukurō" — then appears before the confused girl. According to the Fukurō, there exists books called Maremono, which exert a great influence on those who read it. Moreover, the girl gained the ability to see an "Aura" due to the incident with her brother. Despite her confusion, the girl chooses to leave the "birdcage" of her former life.

The heroine wakes up on the morning of August 1 and discovers she has absolutely no memories of the past. A boy appears before her, and he introduces himself as a “spirit” named Orion. The heroine struggles to regain her memories under the guidance of Orion. She then gets a phone call, but she does not recognize the name on her mobile phone screen. She meets her apparent “boyfriend,” despite not knowing his face.

Gougou is a man who deals with himself, strangers and society as a whole at his own pace. He tends to confuse those around him, beginning with his unique name, but surprisingly his job is upholding law and order as a policeman. However his way of life and working in a modern police force leaves his superiors, civilians and even criminals dumbfounded. It's a new type of police comedy the Heisei-era has brought forth.

A collection of stories.

Chapters 1-3, Reparations in Green: A woman finds out her husband is dead forty years after he disappeared—and everything she knows about him is a lie.

Chapter 4, Me and Evil and Peaceful Days: A young inventor is bored with his mundane life. Can’t something interesting happen for once, like the end of the world?

Chapter 5, Unfettered: When their crops start failing, the islanders offer up a bride to the ogre god. Except that he doesn’t want a wife…

Chapter 6, Adrift: A lonely spirit finds a friend in a young boy, but ever since his friend comes back, he’s been acting distant.

Haruto Shime has an ordinary job and lives an ordinary life. Along the way, he meets a boy that makes him slightly uneasy. He who doesn’t know what excitement means is about to start his exciting days…