I started this manga after watching the anime for it on Netflix. I’m really liking the first volume. It shows the beginnings of Miyo Satomori and Kiyoka Kudou romantic relationship.
This manga takes place in an alternate Taisho era Japan where there are things called Grotesqueries. These are evil magical spirits that the people of this land need certain abilities to fight. A select few are gifted with the ability to see these spirits and do things like create fire and manipulate other elements. Some very select few can even alter how people think and change their minds.
Miyo however appears to us without a gift. She is treated like less than a servant because of it, even though she is a noble daughter and her mother has a gift. Miyo is simply seen as a nuisance or someone to bring down her family. Unlike her half-sister Kaya who is granted a marriage with Miyo’s childhood sweetheart.
Miyo on the other hand is sent off to marry Kiyoka Kudou, a man who is said to go through fiancees quickly. Some had left in as little as three days with the man. Because she has nowhere to go Miyo tries to make the best of things in the Kudo household.
However, the way Miyo comports herself around Kiyoka and his only servant Yurie makes Kiyoka curious about her upbringing. She is too apologetic and thin for the start but he suspects larger abuse. After confirming she has been mistreated he starts to treat her more kindly.
Miyo finds out Kiyoka is just a little different and not the unkind man she was expecting. There is a very cute shopping adventure, where we see Kiyoka being drawn to Miyo despite his best efforts not to care. The Volume ends with a special gift and surprise question.
I can’t wait to read Volume 2!
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