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A collection of short stories.

From: MAL The story of a boxer who's been undefeated for nearly 10 years and has thus earned himself the nickname, "Zero."

In the middle of a high school assembly, all of the students suddenly collapse. The one behind it all is a girl named Mao who holds a grudge. She's out for revenge against the entire school!

The protagonist is a mysterious and resourceful man who goes by the name "Zero." An expert on artworks, antiques and ancient artefacts, Zero is adept at rooting out their histories and uncovering any unusual qualities they possess. Because of this, he frequently gets called on to dispel "curses" and to both uncover and create forgeries. Zero is a man who will stop at nothing to see a job done, but he will also charge whatever fee he deems appropriate: it might be a billion dollars, or it might just be one.

Year 526 of the Liturgical Calendar. The world knew that witches existed, and that they practiced the notorious art of sorcery. Nevertheless, the world did not know anything about the study of magic. The story follows a half-man, half-beast mercenary; humans mockingly call his kind the "fallen beasts". He always dreamt of becoming a human, but one day, he met a witch who would change his life forever. "Do you desire a human form? Then be my escort, mercenary!" The witch introduced herself as "Zero", and explained that she was searching for a one-of-a-kind magical tome that bandits had stolen from her lair. Entitled "The Book of Zero", the grimoire supposedly contained valuable magical knowledge that could be used to effortlessly bring the world to its knees. Thus, in order to realize his dream of becoming a human, the mercenary must accompany Zero on her journey despite her being one of the witches he so loathed.

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Rood is a magician who was a member of an S-Rank party until he was banished from the party due to the selfish reasons of Toran, the hero. After being betrayed by his comrades, the heartbroken Rood abandoned the town he had been staying in until then, and left on a journey to the neighboring country, Roland Empire, looking to start over in a new land.

Rei, an ardent video game enthusiast, reached a nadir in his financial situation due to his debt. However, while snoozing one night, he encountered a peculiar occurrence that transported him into the game he previously relished. He now confronts a perilous realm of survival.

From FoOlRulez: Hiraga Saito was summoned to the wonderful world of Halkeginia through the use of magic. He was summoned by the very cute, yet with "Zero" magical ability, Louise. Although it was an accident, Saito was summoned during the summoning ceremony, and sealed the agreement to become Louise's "Familiar" through a kiss. That is how he arrived in this world. While on the way to visit the Princess of Tristain for her upcoming marriage to the King of Germania, war broke out. Because of the upcoming marriage, Conquista joined forces with Albion, declared war and began their invasion of Tristain. While drowning in despair over the disparity in military strength, Louise, by chance, got on board the Zero Fighter piloted by Saito. Her ability to use the legendary magic lineage "Void" awoke and she single-handedly ensured the triumph of Tristain over the army of Albion. And so we continue on from there to their next scene of battle. From Abeash: After being accidentally summoned to the magnificent world of Halkegenia, Higara Saito begins his new life as a 'familiar' for a super cute yet rude and bossy aristocrat witch Louise or also know by her fellow members as "Louise the Zero". After being a loyal magic user for the Princess of Tristain, Louise embarks on a new journey that's full of fun, romance and mischief. Will she be able to complete her quest or will she give up?

A side story/spin-off of "Zero no Tsukaima" Featuring Tabitha

Spin off of Zero No Tsukaima; The adventures of Gallia's knight Tabitha

Gi Yuh is the leader of the strongest gang in his high school. He lives together with his younger sister, who seems to love him. When saving the beautiful Hana from a truck he instead gets injured and lies in coma for two weeks. During these two weeks he dives into a strange dreamworld and after his recovery he is not the same anymore. He regularly dreams about what seems to be a past him. To find out what happened to him he asked his teacher for help, who has friends, who deal with fortunetelling and supernatural powers. Here he finds the answer to his strange condition: He is supposed to be a "higher" ghost", who takes the position of a dead or soon-dying person.