The Ideal Sponger Life Vol. 10


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Not all is well at the Kingdom of Capua's most important wedding. In the dead of night, a soldier from the foreign delegation sneaked into forbidden rooms for reasons unknown. While Knight-Captain Kristiano steadfastly denies that his man ever trespassed, tensions quickly escalate to the level of an international incident. Kris may look down his nose at Zenjiro as a "mere merchant," but with the reputation of his friends and allies on the line, Zenjiro's sure to have a plan up his sleeve!




The Ideal Sponger Life: Volume 10


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In response to the king and crown prince’s maneuverings, Zenjiro decides to change up his tactics in the Twin Kingdoms. His main mission remains to find a healer for his pregnant wife, but Aura has taught him some tricks of statecraft that may help him get ahead. Zenjirou isn’t the only royal heading to the Twin Kingdoms, though—Princess Freya wants to tag along to make some deals of her own! Zenjirou’s first meeting is with Prince Francesco, which seems like the perfect opportunity to get a professional opinion on Capua’s glass-making efforts. The prince is in for a real shock but has a revelation that’s just as surprising for Zenjirou. And that’s to say nothing of Zenjirou’s hopes for a healer. Finding one will mean negotiating with yet more people... Just how will Zenjirou and Freya fare in their political dealings abroad?




The Ideal Sponger Life Vol. 4


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Two years have passed since Zenjiro was summoned to a kigdom in another world and married its beautiful queen. Now, Zenjiro and Queen Aura celebrate the birth of their child--the young First Prince of Capua---and the realm celebrates with them. Yet while Zenjiro is busy adjusting to his new life as a father, a bloody massacre breaks out along the vital Salt Road. A company of knights and warriors rides to do battle with all manner of wyverns, even as a delegation arrives from the Twin Kingdoms with an agenda all its own!




The Ideal Sponger Life: Volume 3


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This is the third volume in the saga of our beloved “sponging protagonist,” and at this point, “sponging” is the last thing he’s doing. A year has passed since his marriage to Queen Aura of Capua, and the capital has welcomed their new child and heir to the throne, Carlos Zenkichi. The kingdom is busy with festivities to celebrate the happy news, but something more ominous has reached Aura’s ears. Margrave Gaziel tells her that his territory has had no salt for a year, and with his lands lacking both sea and rock salt, it could spell the region’s end. While the queen immediately orders an investigation, Zenjirou’s free time is becoming more than he can handle in the inner palace, and he starts to investigate what advancements might be made to move their nation forward.




The Ideal Sponger Life Vol. 3


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When he chose to leave Earth and marry Queen Aura, Zenjiro learned that his blood carried an otherworldly ancestry...but it turns out his family tree had more secrets than anyone imagined. The children he and Aura hope to have together could upend the world's peaceful order, bearing powers no one expected. It'll take all of Aura's cunning to navigate intrigue between kingdoms, even while Zenjiro prepares for the possibility of a new addition to their royal family.




The Ideal Sponger Life: Volume 1


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Yamai Zenjirou is your everyday office worker in modern Japan. One morning, he suddenly finds himself summoned to a tropical world where dinosaurs roam the land. He is told that this is the kingdom of Capua and the person who summoned him - its monarch, Queen Aura - wants him to marry her and leave his old life behind for a life of carefree extravagance as her prince consort. The reasons for her offer are many and varied, but she needs an heir, and she wants him to be the one to provide it! If he accepts, he’ll never have to work again, lazing around in luxury with no worries other than securing the kingdom its next monarch. Certainly, sleeping with the buxom beauty is far from a hardship, but is everything really as it seems? He’ll also need to give up everything he knows on Earth. Is he ready to drop it all at a moment’s notice for her sake? And how well will he be able to navigate the politics, people and culture of this new world if he does?




Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, Vol. 14


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Amid the chaos that has beset the kingdom after the secret of Leonhart’s human form was exposed, Set’s plot to usurp the throne succeeds. In stunned confusion, Leonhart flees the city with Sariphi at his side ! As Set fans the flames of war, can Sariphi’s beloved overcome the terror in his heart and be the king she believes him to be…?!




The Ideal Sponger Life Vol. 6


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PLENTY OF FISH IN THE SEA A young girl calling herself Princess Freya arrives in the Kingdom of Capua, claiming to have sailed from across the northern sea! With Queen Aura preoccupied with matters of state, Zenjiro is sent out to the port city of Valentia to see if he can establish profitable trade between the continents. It’s Zenjiro’s first-ever journey out of the royal palace...what could possibly go wrong?




The Ideal Sponger Life: Volume 9


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Now that he can finally teleport on his own, Zenjirou is off to the Twin Kingdoms of Sharou Gilbelle. His goal there is to secure a healer for Aura and their child when the baby is born, but King Bruno makes a shocking announcement upon Zenjirou’s arrival. The king will soon be abdicating, and Zenjirou’s presence plays a part! With many members of the Sharou royal family and the nobility opposed to the king’s sudden decision, Zenjirou swiftly finds himself dragged into a domestic power struggle that will require the utmost care to navigate.




My New Roots


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Holistic nutritionist and highly-regarded blogger Sarah Britton presents a refreshing, straight-forward approach to balancing mind, body, and spirit through a diet made up of whole foods. Sarah Britton's approach to plant-based cuisine is about satisfaction--foods that satiate on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. Based on her knowledge of nutrition and her love of cooking, Sarah Britton crafts recipes made from organic vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds. She explains how a diet based on whole foods allows the body to regulate itself, eliminating the need to count calories. My New Roots draws on the enormous appeal of Sarah Britton's blog, which strikes the perfect balance between healthy and delicious food. She is a "whole food lover," a cook who makes simple accessible plant-based meals that are a pleasure to eat and a joy to make. This book takes its cues from the rhythms of the earth, showcasing 100 seasonal recipes. Sarah simmers thinly sliced celery root until it mimics pasta for Butternut Squash Lasagna, and whips up easy raw chocolate to make homemade chocolate-nut butter candy cups. Her recipes are not about sacrifice, deprivation, or labels--they are about enjoying delicious food that's also good for you.