An anthology of Kagerou Daze bitter themed stories by various authors. Cover illustration: Hanasaki Manio (花咲まにお) Illustrations: Tanaka Strike, Karasu, Kuruga (くるが) naoto 1. Otona no Aji (オトナの味, A Mature Taste) [Sada Uoji] 2. BITTER SWEET CAKE [Usahiromi] (うさひろ実) 3. Makakushidan no Kurorekishi (メカクシ団の黒歴史, The Mekakushi Dan's Dark Secrets) [Naduka Kudan] (名東くだん) 4. Coffee Time (珈琲時間〈コーヒータイム〉) [Osora] 5. Kimi to Mirai to (君と未来と, You and the Future) [naoto] 6. Hibiya no Seichou Jijou (ヒビヤの成長事情, Hibiya's Maturing State of the World) [Kamada Misato] 7. Mary no Jikan (マリーの時間, Mary's Time) [U-temo] 8. BITTER OR HORROR [Muranaka Souta] 9. Nigai no Okusuri no Ohanashi (苦いお薬のお話, The Story Of Bitter Medicine) [Toranosuke] (虎之介) 10. Nigai Ketsumatsu (苦い結末, A Bitter Conclusion) [Yamanishi] (山西) 11. Answer in the… (アンサー イン ザ…) [Youko] 12. Nigakute Inai yo! Tsubomi-chan! with Yawaraka Mekakushidan (にがくていないよ! つぼみちゃん! with やわらかメカクシ団, Not Bitter! Tsubomi-chan with Soft Mekakushi Dan) [Ryuuseee] (りゅうせー) 13. Nigamushi Maid (苦虫メイド, Bitter-faced Maid) [Hanasaki Manio] 14. Ore no Choco (俺のチョコ, My Chocolate) [Satou Mahiro]

A popular idol, Haruki, is the star of a commercial for an immersive virtual reality game called “Yellow Brick Road”. To help with the promotion of the game, his manager persuades him to enter the game as a “guardian” and defeat a band of thieves. However, Haruki encounters an adventure he never could have imagined!