The first volume of Minikui Kotori no Kon’yaku (The Ugly Little Bird’s Engagement), drawn by Chakura Yukke, went on sale on November 10 through KADOKAWA.

Story

The heroine, Ameha Kotori, is known as a “Lorelei” — a girl whose cursed singing voice attracts evil spirits. Because of this, she has been kept silent and confined her entire life. When she is sold as a ritual offering to fund her twin sister’s wedding preparations, Kotori resigns herself to death — only to be rescued by Kaoru, the heir apparent of a prestigious demon-exorcising family.

There is a catch: Kaoru is also her sister’s fiancé. Yet he turns to Kotori and declares, “Your life — I’m buying it,” pressuring her into a contract marriage with him. The story unfolds as a Japanese-style (wa-fū) doting romance full of tension and warmth.

Background

The manga is an adaptation of the same-titled novel by Mizumori Itoko and is currently serialized in Shogakukan’s Yawaraka Spirits magazine.