(W) Akumi Agitogi (A) Tsukiho Tsukioka Born to a noble family, Miyo is raised by her abusive stepmother and married off to Kiyoka, a soldier so heartless his prior fianc?es fled within three days into their engagement. With no home to return to, Miyo slowly starts to open her heart to her cold and pale husband-to-be, despite their rocky introduction... This might just be her chance at finding true love and happiness.

(W) Akumi Agitogi (A) Tsukiho Tsukioka After months of staying at her fianc?'s side, Miyo is finally invited to the Kudou family estate to meet her in-laws. Far from receiving a warm welcome, however, she quickly learns that Kiyoka's mother has no intention of accepting her as his bride. But that's not enough to make Miyo give up on finding a way forward. Meanwhile, Kiyoka heads to a village to investigate rumors of supernatural phenomena...

(W) Akumi Agitogi (A) Tsukiho Tsukioka After the Gifted Communion stages an operation in the Imperial Capital, crown prince Takaihito proposes that Miyo and Kiyoka start living in the Imperial Palace. There, Miyo finally realizes that she's fallen for Kiyoka, only to find that her fear of change is holding her back from expressing her feelings to him. But things reach a crossroads one night when Kiyoka comes to Miyo with a confession of his own?

(W) Akumi Agitogi (A) Tsukiho Tsukioka Kiyoka has been imprisoned, and Miyo takes it upon herself to rescue him by whatever means necessary. But when she arrives at military HQ, she comes face to face with a stunning young man...who looks exactly like Kiyoka. Claiming to be Kiyoka's familiar, he takes Miyo back to the Usuba household where she decides to turn over a new leaf-by carving her own path to reuniting with Kiyoka.