Kou Yoneda - Böcker

After surviving an attempt on his life, masochist mob boss Yashiro findshimself being cared for by his deeply devoted bodyguard, Doumeki. As the linebetween their personal and professional relationship continues to blur, othermembers of their syndicate scramble to assert their power. Will the feelingsthey potentially harbor for one another provide them a moment of repose... orwill it only bring about more conflict?

Despite his reputation as a lecherous man-chaser, Yashiro, young leader of theShinseikai, was determined to avoid relationships with his subordinates.However, after an attempt on his life, his relationship with his attendant andbodyguard, Doumeki, has grown into something he never could have imagined.Meanwhile, Doumeki, awakening to his own feelings, has resolved himself toprotect Yashiro, even if it puts his own life in peril.One being protected, and one protecting...The feelings Doumeki and Yashiro have for each other are surprising, to say theleast.It was at this point that Yashiro realizes...

At the height of the dispute, Yashiro, deputy boss of Shinseikai, facesDoumeki in his room. Yashiro has long avoided his feelings for Doumeki.Likewise, Doumeki has been resolute in being Yashiro’s bodyguard and thatalone. Although they have been painfully aware of each other, they have kepttheirfeelings penned up, determined not to cross the line. But, when Doumeki iscornered and confesses his feelings to Yashiro, that line is washed away. To getsomething he wants, or lose it for pride, which will Yashirochoose...?

Yashiro and Doumeki have finally crossed the line that for so long they dared not. Doumeki confronts the fact that Yashiro is irreplaceable to him, while Yashiro realizes his own contradictory feelings for Doumeki. Because he values him, he can’t let him go. Because he values him, he must let him go.With his dispute with Hirata coming to a head, Yashiro leaves Doumeki and attempts to settle matters himself…What will be the outcome of this life-or-death conflict?What of Yashiro and Doumeki’s relationship?Turbulence, at least!

Four years have passed since Yashiro’s fateful battle with Hirata. Having left the family, Yashiro now makes a living as an investor of an underground casino. However, despite Yashiro no longer being tied to the family, Musumi still visits him in the casino, from time to time, in hopes that Yashiro might change his mind and return to the Shinsei-kai.Unlike Yashiro, who has removed himself from the yakuza world, Doumeki, on theother hand, has fallen deeper into it. Having been abandoned by Yashiro, Doumeki now works as a full-fledged member of the yakuza under the Sanwa-kai’s Sakura Family.Separated and in their own respective worlds, Yashiro and Doumeki have not seen each other for four years. However, when a certain incident forces their paths to cross, will these two lovebird’s time, which appeared to have stopped, begin to move again?

He thought they were just friends, but with each passing moment Harumi Deguchispends with Ryo Onoda, his affections towards the man grow deeper. However, Onoda is straight and three years Deguchi’s junior. Not exactly the ideal person for someone who’s gay, like Deguchi, to fall in love with. Regardless, Deguchi can’t help but have feelings for the younger man.Torn by his own insecurities and indecisiveness, Deguchi struggles to express his true feelings to Onoda. After all, he loves the time they spend together, even when their time together is short. Can he really risk what they already have for something that seems so far out of reach?Even So I Will Love You Tenderly is a story that illustrates the bitter sweet ups and downs that come with falling in love.