Kouji Hanauta

The sequel to [Roji Koibana](https://mangadex.org/title/1b330e50-a686-4187-93aa-1e40009e505e). Tsubaki Nishiyama, who manages an order-made shoe workshop, worked hard to be trusted by everybody. But she realized that she was now thirty years old, and her love had been rejected. Yes, this is the forked road of her life… Master Tsubaki, in the alleyway of Kyoto, will work hard on both her job, and her love!

A connected anthology about artists living in a rowhouse in Kyoto.

Ou Shigeo’s band, Ozone, would probably be a big hit if it weren’t for the fact that he’s their lead singer – and he isn’t very good. But he’s also the guitarist and songwriter. When the other members of the band finally convince him to find a singer, he hears a song from a Bakery truck on the street...

Short manga divided in 3 stories across 2 volumes. - **BELLE 1 (chapters 1-3)** A high school girl is runs away from someone and stumbles into a room with a strange man who calls himself a “cleaner.” She learns a lesson from him about friendship and cellphones. This “cleaner” takes any job if given suitable compensation and the high school girl who is running away from the mafia teams up with him to solve a dangerous and exciting case! - **BELLE 2 (chapters 4.1 & 4.2)** A famous fashion clothing chain’s president's health is in critical condition and his son is kidnapped! The vice president is working hard to cover up the truth about the president’s son, but who hired the “cleaner” to kidnap the son? - **BELLE 3 (chapters 5.1 & 5.2)** A popular artist dies in a car accident after burning all but one of his paintings of his wife and meets a death god. The daughter of the artist sets out to find her father’s last painting and meets a friend of his. This friend wants to teach her how to paint, but the death god reappears and warns her not to go see the friend.

In high school, Hiromi Hashiba studied so much and cared so little for her appearance, she earned the nickname “Nerd Hashiba.” Now, having entered T University, Japan’s most prestigious university, she decided to get rid of her old image and debut a new life in college. However, her radical look and behavior stood out too…