Determined to get to the bottom of a mysterious pandemic, Keiun leads a top-secret mission into the neighboring Plum Province to investigate rumors of a "mountain curse" that has already claimed many lives. Discovering it was a contagious disease all along, Keiun also uncovers a scheme to conceal the spreading sickness as well as the Stem Sect's hidden movements in the shadows. Left with no choice, Keiun uses the last ace left up his sleeve...

Koyou has singlehandedly saved the village! It's a big break for the young doctor, the prince, and the medical revolution on the horizon. At the same time, however, they have gotten a glimpse into a sinister plot linked to the Stem Sect and the ambitious Consort Ro. But upon her triumphant return to the capital, Koyou finds someone unexpected waiting for her...

Trying to establish a medical practice in the capital has proven to be trickier than performing surgery! Yet as Koyou attempts to get things off the ground, an unexpected encounter with a drunken, lecherous geezer turns out to be a fortuitous next step. Then later, the young doctor finds she's got another challenge on her hands and this time it involves acquiring a critical medical instrument. After all, how exactly does someone make a hypodermic needle?!

Koyou's first visit to the Moon Flower Kingdom capital hasn't exactly been the relaxing trip she expected. Between chasing down pickpockets, running into the enigmatic Stem Sect, and treating a serious case of pneumonia, she can't seem to catch a break! And though she was lured to the capital by her mysterious patron Crown Prince Keiun's promise of a smorgasbord of muscles large enough to satisfy her medical curiosity, it soon becomes clear that she's been unknowingly embroiled in a plot disguised as a vacation. Keiun is desperate to usher in a medical revolution and is betting his life and reputation on Koyou's unorthodox skills. But will they be enough to win over the ruling powers in the treacherous royal court?

Koyou rolls up her sleeves to perform yet another revolutionary medical procedure -- an appendectomy. But even though she's armed with incredible knowledge and the tools to do it, Koyou is having a hard time convincing people to let her to cut someone open. With the life of a high-profile bureaucrat on the line, Keiun once again stakes his reputation and more on Koyou's skills. Will this first-time operation be a success for the young doctor? Or will it end in tragedy?

In the faraway lands of the Moon Flower Kingdom, people have long relied on healing methods shrouded in superstition with dubious results. When the young Prince Keiun goes in search of more reliable remedies, his party is attacked by mysterious assailants, and he ends up witnessing a never-before-seen lifesaving procedure that shocks him to the core. Even more surprising, the one who performs this medical feat is a beautiful, yet slightly odd, teenage girl named Koyou! Just who is this girl, and why is the prince being targeted by assassins? Shadowy conspiracies, medical intrigue, and romance abound in this beautifully illustrated shojo manga!

At Keiun's urging, Koyou arrives in Plum village, which is being ravaged by a mysterious illness. Unable to figure out the disease's origin or a proper treatment though, the young genius doctor is truly stumped! Could the answer be something simple that's been staring her in the face? Or has Koyou finally met her match? Meanwhile, the Divine Voice's past identity comes to light in the thrilling conclusion to this arc!

At last, Koyou's practice is open and ready for patients, but business sure is slow! Bored to tears, she stumbles upon the perfect thing to lift her spirits--muscle erotica?! And while muscle-obsessed Koyou ransacks the capital for more, Keiun sets out east to the Plum Province to find out more about a strange illness...

“MY ONLY CRIME WAS LOVING YOU...” Aristia la Monique was the child of prophecy, raised to be the companion of the future emperor-until she wasn’t. When the actual child of prophecy appears on the palace grounds, Aristia is immediately cast aside by both fiancé and country and forced to watch as Jieun is handed the love, future, and throne that was supposed to be hers. Her only reward for a lifetime of obedience is death...or rather, a second chance at life! When she unexpectedly wakes up in her ten-year-old body, Aristia resolves to escape the shackles of prophecy no matter the odds. This time, she’ll take fate into her own hands!

Anita Endrezze has deep memories. Her father was a Yaqui Indian. Her mother traced her heritage to Slovenia, Germany, Romania, and Italy. And her stories seem to bubble up from this ancestral cauldron. Butterfly Moon is a collection of short stories based on folk tales from around the world. But its stories are set in the contemporary, everyday world. Or are they? Endrezze tells these stories in a distinctive and poetic voice. Fantasy often intrudes into reality. Alternate “realities” and shifting perspectives lead us to question our own perceptions. Endrezze is especially interested in how humans hide feelings or repress thoughts by developing shadow selves. In “Raven’s Moon,” she introduces the shadow concept with a Black Moon, the “unseen reflection of the known.” (Of course the story is about a witch couple who seem very much in love.) The title character in “The Wife Who Lived on Wind” is an ogress who lives in a world somewhat similar to our own, but only somewhat. “The Vampire and the Moth Woman” reveals shape-shifters living among us. Not surprisingly, Trickster appears in these tales. As in Native American stories, Trickster might be a fox or a coyote or a raven or a human—or something in between. “White Butterflies” and “Where the Bones Are” both deal with devastating diseases that swept through Yaqui country in the 1530s. Underneath their surfaces are old Yaqui folktales that feature the greatest Trickster of all: Death (and his little brother Fate). Enjoyably disturbing, these stories linger—deep in our memory.