Nadare Takamine – illustratör

EVIL LOVES COMPANYLiam begrudgingly travels to another lord’s domain to receive a noble education, and the Guide makes sure to muck up his reputation. When Liam attempts to bribe the reigning lord in exchange for a cushy life on the planet, he’s deemed destitute and given the cold shoulder! Thinking the man is just far too upstanding for his “incentives,” Liam decides that other nobles who got the same treatment must be just as wicked as he is! Will his pretty boy roommate, Kurt, and the gorgeous yet suspiciously friendly girl, Eila, become his new evil besties?

EVIL ON PATROLWhat comes after boarding school for an evil lord? The military academy, of course! Liam's subordinates arrange the perfect overpowered patrol fleet for his post-academy training period, but the Guide is hungry for revenge against the young evil lord and takes this as an opportunity to strike! Will the Guide succeed? And will Liam ever notice that the Guide isn't actually trying to help?

Becoming proficient in the Way of the Flash is a tall order, and Liam has plateaued. Honing his skills further will be tough at this point - to say nothing of passing those skills along to Ellen! Hoping that his master, Yasushi, can help him through this rough patch, Liam goes to track him down. But finding Yasushi at long last doesn’t entitle Liam to a crash course in the Way of the Flash. Instead, he discovers that he’ll need to deal with a “flashy” imposter…

WEDDING WOES...Liam at last sets out to tie the knot with Rosetta-but the proxy war for the imperial throne could postpone their nuptials! Soon, more and more factors distract Count Banfield from his fiancee: enemies' plots, allies' betrayals, and even a fearsome assassin. Will he overcome those curveballs and wed his patient bride-to-be? With Liam himself in danger, his betrothal is on even thinner ice...

DOES THE MELEA PASS MUSTER?!After training under Marie's wing, Emma has finally managed to move the hearts of the Melea's crew-just in time for them to join the Empire's war!But before they're permitted to head into battle, the Melea's notoriously laid-back crew has to prove they're ready. The inspector who turns up to take stock definitely doesn't mesh with the ship's slackers...and the quirkiness on the team developing a new mobile-knight unit adds fuel to the fire.Staying focused on justice will be a challenge while Emma's hemmed in by countless eccentric comrades-especially if those comrades start to clash...