Abe is a six-year-old boy. His mother's been ill and he works for the Peyton's instead of his mother. Some kids bully him and break a bottle of medicine that Abe's just bought for his mother. A young lady stops their fight. Knowing Abe doesn't have enough money to buy another bottle of medicine, she gives him a piece of earring. Abe tries to give it back to her saying "I can't be given anything from a stranger." "I've known you, Abe. I've met you before." says the young lady... (Source: Mangayomi)

Victoria is the young daughter of a wealthy family. Her parents adopt Billy, an orphan about the same age as her. The two children start to love each other deeply, but after the death of Victoria's father her family rapidly becomes poorer and Victoria and Billy can no longer live together. Will they meet each other again someday? 
Note: 
- Contains the one shot Marine (マリーン) 
- Contains the oneshot Tottemo Shiawase Moto-chan (とってもしあわせモトちゃん)

A collection of short stories:
 
1. Hanshin (半神, Hanshin: Half-God) 
2. Ragini (ラーギニー) 
3. Slow Down (スロー・ダウン) 
4. Suimu (酔夢, A Drunken Dream) 
5. Hanauzumi (花埋み) 
6. Koucha no Hanashi (紅茶の話) 
7. Tsuioku (追憶) 
8. Paris Tayori (パリ便り) 
9. Herbal Beauty (ハーバル・ビューティ) 
10. Asobi-dama (あそび玉) 
11. Marine (マリーン)
 
Note: The one-shots "Hanshin" and "Suimu" were published in English in the manga anthology A Drunken Dream and Other Short Stories by Fantagraphics on September 27, 2010.

1. Hanshin (半神) 
2. Iguana no Musume (イグアナの娘) 
3. Tenshi no Gitai (天使の擬態) 
4. Gakkou e Iku Kusuri (学校へ行くクスリ) 
5. Gogo no Hizashi (午後の日射し) 
6. Niseou (偽王) 
7. Onshitsu (温室) 
8. Marine (マリーン) 
9. Catharsis (カタルシス) 
10. Kaette Kuru Ko (帰ってくる子) 
11. Sayo no Nuu Yukata (小夜の縫うゆかた) 
12. Yuujin K (友人Ｋ)

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