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Yori Iwatani is close to her 40s and is giving up on love and marriage. She has decided to live a quiet solitary life in her hometown. But when a handsome former classmate appears, things change for her.

An anthology of oneshots:Story 1: Promise by NISHI KeikoStory 2: They Were Eleven by HAGIO MotoStory 3: The Changeling by SATO ShioStory 4: Since You've Been Gone by NISHI KeikoThe two stories by NISHI Keiko were also published as a separate book in English called "Promise." Those stories were originally taken from "[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=18906]Mizu ga Kooru ni Naru Toki[/url]."Read [url=http://www.mangablog.net/?p=939]this[/url] to find out why the book was pulled off the shelves.

Kaoru Komatsu acaba de cumplir 40 años, lo cual para ella es un duro golpe ya que "la mitad de su vida se ha ido"; es soltera, hermosa y una gerente diligente en una cadena de cafeterías. De repente se le da notificación que debe transferirse a una sucursal en la zona rural para mejorar sus ventas. Allí encontrará un nuevo reto, a pesar de ya tener 40 años... ¿Su vida da un nuevo comienzo?

Endou Kana is a cheerful school girl who has a secret crush on... the mayor, Minato Kouichi, a perfect gentleman and well-liked leader of the post-war town. With the help of her friend Akira, she investigates him, until the trail leads her to an abandoned-looking house where a strange and scary foreigner lives. He and Kouichi seem to have some kind of relationship, but what is it? Kana's and Akira's take on that question are completely different and there's still a chance both of them are wrong!

Collection of one-shots by various authors.

Douzono Tsugumi, who works for a major electrical company, spends her vacation at her grandmother's home in the country. Her grandmother soon passes away during hospitalization, and Tsugumi decides to continue living in her grandmother's house. However, a mysterious man shows up holding the key to the rear house, and despite not fully comprehending the relationship he had with her grandmother, they begin living together.