This is the first collection of short stories by Igari Soyoko, published in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume and The Hana to Yume. Five heartbreaking love stories on the theme of "unrequited love".

★Introduction to the included works

【とりあえず運命論 / For now, it's a theory of fate】
Suzuno is a 16-year-old high school girl. Since childhood, she has watched her mother, who believed in "fate," get tossed around in love, and continues to believe that love is a waste of time and that the only person she can trust is herself, so she devotes herself to her studies every day. One day, she ends up dating Sato, who is looking for his soulmate, for a limited time of one week... (Published in the June 1, 2013 issue of The Hana to Yume)

【十五の肖像 / Portrait of Fifteen】
Ruri is a 15-year-old junior high school girl. A boy she once had a crush on was in love with her best friend, Noriko, so Ruri has complicated feelings for Noriko, a mixture of friendship and jealousy. As her feelings for the boy grow, Ruri's jealousy and envy towards Noriko grow again...!? (Published in The Hana to Yume August 1, 2012 issue)

【窓辺のプレリュード / Prelude by the Window】
Miku is a 15-year-old junior high school girl. After her parents divorce, she has to move to her mother's family home, and she feels like she doesn't belong anywhere, so she spends her days feeling dejected. Then, she hears the sound of a piano coming from an old Western-style house...!? (Published in The Hana to Yume September 1, 2013 issue)

【手と手と涙 / Te to Te to Namida / Hands, Hands and Tears】
On the day of her high school entrance ceremony, Komako falls in love at first sight with Miyama, a man with the most beautiful hands she has ever seen. Every time she sees Miyama's hands, her fantasies explode, but Miyama treats her coldly. Then, in the nurse's office, she witnesses a secret relationship between Miyama and the nurse, Misuzu――!? (Published in The Hana to Yume, December 1, 2009 issue)

【誰も知らない29日 / Dare mo Shiranai 29-nichi / The 29th that no one knows】
Yukio is a university student born on February 29th, a leap year. His dream was to spend his birthday, which comes only once every four years, in a loving relationship with his girlfriend, but in reality he is alone in his small apartment. Just when he is about to give up, thinking that his dream is unlikely to come true this time either, a girl appears and says, "I'll be your girlfriend." However, upon closer inspection, the girl is floating in the air...!? (Published in Hana to Yume, Issue 2, 2012)

★Completely new cover illustration ★ Includes 1/4 space, new illustrations, behind-the-scenes stories for each chapter, and many afterword manga!