Duan Surk used to be a relatively inexperienced Level 3 Adventurer. But ever since he joined up with the strong fighter, Olba October, and the beautiful sorceress, Princess Agnis R. Link, he's gone on exciting adventures! The trio are currently searching for Agnis' friend, Prince Orland, but the royal Black Knights capture Olba and Duan and accuse them of being thieves.

After helping Prince Charles save his kingdom, Duan sets out on another adventure, this time with Clay Judah. Clay wants nothing more than to become a warrior sorcerer. But when he accompanies Duan on a visit to his magic master, Opal of Ice and Snow, the journey takes a treacherous turn. Waiting in the shadows is a ferocious snow monster that will disrupt the journey. Can Duan and his fellow travelers reach Opal of Ice and Snow safely?

In the future, a new society lives on a distant star. Ruled by a computer system named Jupiter, men are divided into classes based on their hair color. The Blondies, genetically altered by Juipter, are the highest class and occupy the capital city of Tanagura. Those with black hair, Mongrels, are forced to live in the slums, Ceres. Iason, the leader of the Blondies, encounters Riki, a mongrel, in the streets of Ceres one night and sets out to own him...

One night five years ago, Riki was wandering through the pleasure district of Midas when he found himself in a rather dangerous situation. As a consequence, Iason, the genetically engineered elite "blondie," has given him such levels of humiliation and unwanted pleasure that Riki's mind is still haunted by it. But Riki can't see the trap set to crush whatever is left of his pride that survived even his growing up in the slums.

A Blondie takes a street mongrel as a pet?! The entire city is buzzing with the scandal. And on top of that, if the evidence of his trysts with Iason don't start disappearing from Riki's body... However, Riki, ever the defiant pet, appears to be losing his master's interest. Is he on the verge of being abandoned? Will his pride survive?

Released from Iason's curse, Riki is spending his days idly in the slums when he's drawn into a trap. Is it a secret plot of uninvited visitor Kirie, or could it also be a cruel way to force Riki to choose between the body of his old roommate Guy and his own pride? Riki revives the memories of his three years of lust and masochism with Iason. Is freedom just an illusion...?

After his release from house arrest and return to the slums, Riki's relationship with Guy has been awkward at best. Before they are able to resolve any of their relationship issues, the security forces of the notorious Midas cross the border for an all-out invasion. Can anyone survive the attack of such powerful forces?

Alexandra Benno has a unique gift: she can instantly summon parallel-dimension versions of herself. But these duplicates are always super-idealized: smart, fast, tough, and often the most beautiful girls in their world - while Alex herself is a clumsy teen! And to make matters worse, the government recruits her for top-secret espionage work - but Alex's idealized version always gets the action and, consequently, receives all the credit!

America has always been rife with "mediums," but now it looks as if she might have some competition. Amy Titus is a spacey New Age hippie chick in San Francisco - and S.K.A.R may have gotten to her first! If Amy can really do what she says, then national security could be irreparably compromised. Can Alex track down the suddenly missing Amy Titus?

Alex's world is falling apart all around her! SKAR has developed the most powerful truth serum on the planet, providing the greatest threat to national security yet. To make matters worse, the BGO may be shutting down for good. And to top it all off, the Alex Prime that Alex summons to help turns out to be... a guy?!

Westerners familiar only with stereotypical images of bowing geisha and dark-suited businessmen will be surprised by the cast of characters translator Lane Dunlop introduces in this anthology. Lovers of fiction and students of Japan are certain to find these stories absorbing, engaging and instructive.