Umi no Chikyuugi Nocturne

In return for a business loan of 50 million yen, the prestigious Kamiya family gave their daughter Haine away to the Otomiya family. Haine, now an Otomiya, is appointed to the student council of the exclusive Imperial Academy, a private school for the aristocracy. Even though Haine is of proper lineage to be on the council, she finds herself struggling to find her place among the many secrets of its elite members, especially those of the president who holds her heart - Shizumasa Togu, aka "the Emperor." Haine has been in love with Shizumasa Togu from the day she read the picture book he wrote as a child. She enrolls the Imperial Academy to be close to him and is accepted as a member of the student council. But with that, dark secrets start to reveal themselves! Why does "The Emperor" act differently? Is Haine really in love with Shizumasa? Why did her father sell her and why doesn't her mother write to her anymore? Includes the following extra stories: Volume 1 - Hydrangea, the Unspoken Love Veiled by the Rain Volume 4 - I Walk the Night - The Labyrinth of Maora's First Love - On Monday I Fell in Love with You - The Postman's Delivery Diary - Go for It! Riko's First Love Story!! Volume 5 - Kusame, Komaki, and the Key to Their Love After Komaki confesses and Kusame accepts unwillingly, Kusame tries to break up with her, but how? Volume 8 - Shoujo Eve Ringo Jikake no 24 Ji (Shoujo Eve: Eve's Applework 24 Hours, 少女イブ☆林檎じかけの２４時) "Kawaii”… Eve has come to hate this word. "Kawaii" has ruined her life and made her a social outcast. Yet she still has hopes Niikawa will return her feelings for him, that is if the rowdy class idol Kashii doesn't spoil everything first! Volume 9 - Strawberry Milk and Chocolate Coffee Volume 11 - The Water-Bubble Princess - Umi no Chikyuugi Nocturne (The Globe of the Sea: Nocturne, 海の地球儀・夜想曲 (ノクターソ)) Searching for the meaning of people's lives is the mission that is given by God. The reason for my birth… It's okay if it was just to meet you that night. - Shinshi Doumei Cross Special Side Story After Komaki confesses and Kusame accepts unwillingly, Kusame tries to break up with her, but how?