(W) Satsuki Nakamura (A) Ei Ohitsuji No longer separated by social duties or even magicked candlelight, Keigetsu and Reirin at last come face-to-face on the grounds of the ornate Kou Palace. The two Maidens have been unwitting puppets, and the Noble Shu's long-planned plot is rapidly unfolding. The inept duo go forward to tackle Shu together, their clasped hands poised to rend the powerful curse asunder. Will their efforts save the declining Empress? What awaits after challenging the curse's crafty maker?

(W) Satsuki Nakamura (A) Ei Ohitsuji Taken hostage, Reirin (in Keigetsu's body) and Keikou must face the Untouchable Village's retribution by... toiling in the rice paddies? Why, it's just the type of challenge the earth-loving Kou siblings delight in! Their bamboozled captors are left in the dust whilst the dynamic duo launch a top-to-bottom agricultural revamp. But their bucolic days are cut short when a familiar face joins the captives. As hidden truths and machinations are tossed into sharp relief, everything Unran has scraped together for his people teeters on the brink. So far from home, how will Reirin face the Village's unprecedented malaise?

(W) Satsuki Nakamura (A/CA) Yukikana Three months have passed since the Harvest Festival, and the five Maidens now face the Rite of Reverence-the test that will set their hierarchy in stone. The pressure is on, and each girl has her own inner demons to contest with! Unconcerned with the rankings, Kou Reirin supports her nervous wreck of a friend, Shu Keigetsu... until the two get into a knock-down, drag-out fight! To make matters worse, an unknown force is out to sabotage Reirin. Does the indomitable Kou Maiden finally have her back to the wall?

(W) Satsuki Nakamura (A/CA) Yukikana In the Kingdom of Ei, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts-but only one will be crowned empress. Just when frail and beautiful 'court butterfly' Kou Reirin seems poised to marry the crown prince, jealous 'court rat' Shu Keigetsu steals her body! Reirin wakes up in the dungeons as the conspirator, and things look dire? or do they? Now that she's got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!