(W) Bakufu Narayama (A) Ebisushi DARKEST BEFORE DAWNClaudia's engagement to Prince Sylvester is now official, but our heroine hardly has time to celebrate. She's soon dragged to the Garden of Women, where no men are allowed, for a grueling bridal education! Then she's shipped off to an old castle monastery to practice self-discipline befitting a nun. If Claudia hopes to stand beside Sylvester and take command of the aristocracy, she simply has to comply. But just as she vows to fulfill her duty, animals begin to go missing around her, and swirling speculations complicate her rise to power!

(W) Bakufu Narayama (A) Ebisushi THE PRICE OF DEVOTIONOut of nowhere, the church has recognized a new saint--a title held by only one person each century. When Claudia is appointed as the saint's assistant, she must purify herself by abstaining from meat and men alike! This makes it much harder for her to placate Prince Sylvester, who's fed up with the delays in both her princess training and their royal wedding. Meanwhile, the church's announcement leads to an influx of people and problems galore, culminating in a conspiracy among the devotees no one saw coming!

(W) Bakufu Narayama (A/CA) Ebisushi Just when Claudia thought she'd come out on top, she's slammed with ominous dreams and a troubling reunion: Raul, one of her most prominent clients when she was a sex worker, has arrived at the academy! In her previous life, he offered to pay off her debts and free her from the brothel, but this time, he may be the mastermind fanning the flames of international conflict. Claudia's prepared to bring her tricks of the trade to the political stage-and she'll have Raul dancing in the palm of her hand in no time!