It’s the middle of the Meiji Era and our heroine, the little Suzu, is sold to the red lights district. However, the rich heir of a dry goods store Tsugaru buys her freedom for no apparent reason. She is deeply grateful for being saved but doesn’t understand why he paid so much money for her: the only explanation he offers is “we have a bond.” She tries to unravel the mystery of his feelings gradually growing from a little girl to a young woman, always by his side. A gentle and slow-paced love story set in the Meiji Era.

Nika is a 3rd-year middle-school student with social anxiety. One day she drops her eraser in class, and slacker Akira picks it up. After school, Nika follows Akira to an ice rink in pursuit of her eraser. There, she discovers Akira’s beautiful figure skating and her own love of the ice. Alternatively, Kiwako is a brash young champion ice skater and Akira’s childhood friend. Akira tells Kiwako that one day Nika will become her rival. Which genius ice skater will become The Ice Queen?

A girl named Hiromi dreams to become a prince. One day a cute girl named Juri transfers into Hiromi's class. Due to Hiromi's cute looks she is bothered by Hiromi's classmates. Juri blatantly rejects her classmates' invitation to join their group so she earns some scorn from Hiromi's friend, but Hiromi doesn't wish to bother her. After Hiromi takes initiative to speak to Juri, Juri becomes attached to Hiromi and nicknames her Romeo. Thus the story between Juliet/Juri and Romeo/Hiromi begins.