(W/A) Ryo Minenami Reiji's life is as miserable as the small town he can't escape. The most interesting thing that's ever happened there is a double suicide down by the river. Does Reiji have any power over his fate, or will he too fall into the abyss? For mature audiences.

(W/A) Ryo Minenami Reiji's teacher Shiba and old friend Gen are both determined to prevent him from killing himself, but their motives aren't pure and their methods are dubious. Meanwhile, his true friend Chako obsessively pursues the writer she hero worships, while pop idol Nagi schemes to keep her hooks in Reiji. For mature audiences.

(W/A) Ryo Minenami Author Esemori reveals a terrible secret from his youth. Reiji gets closer to Nagi while his best friend Chako longs to get closer to him, but it's not Reiji who ends up trying to seduce her. Meanwhile, Reiji's teacher Shiba tries to bribe him to continue their illicit relationship. For mature audiences.

(W/A) Ryo Minenami When Gen reveals a shocking secret about Reiji's mother, he kicks into high gear in his determination to save her. But does she really need saving? Then, Reiji finds it's not as easy to extricate himself from his illicit affair with his teacher as it was to fall into it. Plus, he and his nerdy friend Chako grow closer...and closer...

(W/A) Ryo Minenami Now that Ms. Shiba and Chako have each found out about the other's relationship with Reiji, things get ugly. While Chako's parents tighten their stranglehold on her, Rei's mother, Yuko, secretly meets with Gen and Esemori. And then, Ms. Shiba makes Yuko a reprehensible offer...

(W/A) Ryo Minenami Author Kosaku Esemori met Reiji's mother when he first arrived in their miserable backwater as a teenager, which begs the question: who is Reiji and his abusive older brother's real father? Then, it turns out Reiji and Nagi aren't the only ones in town with suicidal ideation. Is it true that a double suicide unites two souls as one? (Hint: The answer is no.)