FLOWERING YOUTH

After living in the isolated islands of the Caribbean for most of her life, Kajika Kugami transfers to a Japanese middle school. Her best friend is Yui Yamate and she lives a glorified school life. One day at school, Yui bumps into a gang girl and the girls argue. When Yui and Kajika are on their way home, the gang surrounds them. Kajika's bodyguard, Toranosuke Haga, came to the rescue them. ...

Kajika consents to her father's game, the "Husband Search". Kajika meets a man by the name of Eugene De Volkan. She feels that he has the spirit of a white leopard in his soul, and in order to confirm this, she visits his apartment. Lee-Leng, who has undertaken the duty of overseeing this whole "Husband Search" Game, has a bad feeling about Eugene so he begins to investigate. At the same time...

Judging that further involvement with Eugene is dangerous, Lee-Leng locks Kajika up in her room. Eugene, however, isn’t inclined to accept Lee-Leng’s terms. That night, right before Lee-Leng, Eugene takes Kajika away. The two arrive at Eugene’s father’s second home and spend a short time talking. Sensing that Eugene doesn’t value himself, Kajika tells him her thoughts and feelings. Then, they...

Kajika arrives at the Volkan estate on the day that Eugene’s family is celebrating his twentieth birthday. Aggravated by Kajika’s unannounced arrival, Eugene shouts at her to leave immediately. Worried about his strange behavior, Kajika is asked by the butler to try to save Eugene’s troubled spirit. Kajika waits in the other room. As the party begins, Eugene confesses that he already knows th...

Kajika is invited to a party hosted by Lee-Leng’s uncle, Ken-Chang Huang. Seeing a totally different Lee-Leng at the party, Kajika feels lonely and left behind. Bridget, Ken-Chang’s wife, gives Kajika a key to the greenhouse, where she often used to meet Lee-Leng. Kajika heads to the greenhouse, but a man named Leon greets her and tries to push himself on her. Then another boy appears, about ...

Sudden danger threatens the lives of Kajika and Rumaty, the prince of Raginei. Fleeing their pursuer, they run into Yung Itsubu, the leader of a group operating in the area. At the same time, Toranosuke realizes that Kajika is nowhere to be seen in the mansion. Lee-Leng has a bad feeling about Rumaty’s trip to Hong Kong, and he learns from Quinza, Rumaty’s attendant, that Rumaty’s life is in ...