This Monster Wants to Eat Me

Ever since the day she lost her family, Hinako has felt something consuming her from the inside out. No matter how hard she tries to hide it, she’s an open book to Shiori, who is Hinako’s best hope at escaping the weight of her past…So when the flesh-eating mermaid presses her prey for the truth, Hinako finally spills her heart! Unexpectedly, Shiori responds with encouragement—but even that isn’t enough to stop Hinako’s life from unraveling…... “…You really are a monster.”

Hinako is shocked to discover her childhood friend Miko is actually “Okitsune-sama”—a bloodthirsty fox monster. But monster or not, it was Miko who brought Hinako back from the depths of despair after losing her family. The human girl once more extends a hand of friendship, as the beast’s jaws close around her...

Ever since their trip to the beach, Hinako can’t stop thinking about Shiori’s compassion and care for her. However, one girl seeks death, while the other wants to devour her flesh—their relationship is limited to that of a monster and its prey…right? Too busy pondering her changing feelings toward Shiori, Hinako might miss the ominous new shadow looming ahead… “The two of us will never be friends.”

Haunted by questions after her encounter with Ayame, Hinako is determined to get answers. Why does it feel like she’s seen Shiori’s true form before? And what did Ayame mean when she said Hinako must’ve received a mermaid’s blood? The truth of what happened on that fateful day just might unravel the promise binding her and Shiori together… “Do you really want to eat me?”

For as far back as she can remember, Shiori has lived a solitary existence, unable to enter the world of humanity. The only bright spot in those long, lonely years was her very first encounter with Hinako. But now, with the truth behind the accident revealed and Hinako slipping closer than ever to the edge of utter despair, Shiori faces a painful decision… “Forget all that concerns me…”