Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Null was a seemingly ordinary Asian-American teen, until the goddess Athena decided to make her Earth's first line of defense against the impossible. Now armed only with superhuman intelligence and instant access to all of humanity's knowledge, Noriko will have to solve the world's problems, face the secrets behind her transformation, and fight Greek gods in space in her spare time. Will the world's smartest girl be able to defeat the all-powerful gods?

Acclaimed bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found brutally murdered in his home on the night before he's planning to leave Japan and relocate to Vancouver. His body is found in his office, a locked room, within his locked house, by his wife and his best friend, both of whom have rock solid alibis. Or so it seems. At the crime scene, Police Detective Kyoichiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka's best friend, Osamu Nonoguchi. Years ago when they were both teachers, they were colleagues at the same public school. Kaga went on to join the police force while Nonoguchi eventually left to become a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka. As Kaga investigates, he eventually uncovers evidence that indicates that the two writers' relationship was very different that they claimed, that they were anything but best friends. But the question before Kaga isn't necessarily who, or how, but why. In a brilliantly realized tale of cat and mouse, the detective and the killer battle over the truth of the past and how events that led to the murder really unfolded. And if Kaga isn't able to uncover and prove why the murder was committed, then the truth may never come out.

Yasuda Aki, on the day of his graduation, grew his courage to finally confess to his crush, Hidaka Miko. They have been friends since the their first year in high school, with Aki having always crushed over Miko since. They exchanged confessions and began dating. Whilst attending university, they now live together in a dormitory. However, for Aki, even after having confessed, he's still head over heels for his adorable girlfriend. And perhaps, she feels the same way as him?

Sasaki Yuji is a normal student who is determined to live a normal student life. His plans are cut short when he dies on his first day of his second year of high school. His killer: Takagi Noriko, his childhood friend, and first love. Standing before the afterlife, Yuji meets a girl who senses his anger and desire for revenge, and gives him an offer. The girl offers to return Yuji to the living world, on the condition that he works to bring back souls that escaped from the underworld by killing them. Yuji is eager to accept the offer, when he disovers his immense power, as well as affinity for spirit magic. However, killing spirits may not be a task for anyone to handle. Does he have the guts to do it? Or can he find another way to bring back the spirits? Spirits aren't the only problem that Yuji will have to deal with, as Yuji discovers that he is getting more than he signed up for. Read along with Sasaki Yuji as he recalls his tale of Struggling as a spirit exorcist as well as being pursued by multiple women, all while chasing the high school life.