Second Serenade [Illustrated]

Name: Second Serenade (セカンド・セレナーデ)

Author: Konohara Narise (木原音瀬)

Synopsis: This volume features two interconnected stories about love in its most complicated forms.

The first follows a student and his teacher, bound by a secret relationship that quietly pushes against the boundaries of what's allowed, and what's left unsaid.

The second centers on Kakegawa, a university student nursing a broken heart, who ends up entangled with an older man whose sharp tongue and difficult nature are as striking as his good looks. What begins as a purely physical arrangement starts to shift into something neither of them anticipated.

Both stories capture the awkwardness, tension, and vulnerability that come with falling in love — especially when it’s with someone you probably shouldn’t.

Perfect for readers who enjoy younger seme, emotionally messy dynamics, and romances that evolve from distance to unexpected intimacy.

Publisher: Libre Publishing Co., Ltd. (リブレ)

Digital Edition Published: July 19, 2010

Illustration: Kitabata Akeno (北畠あけ乃 )

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Genre: Adult, Romance, Yaoi.

Status: Ongoing

Table of Content:

  • Water Knife
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6
    • Chapter 7
    • Chapter 8
    • Chapter 9
    • Chapter 10
    • Chapter 11
    • Chapter 12
    • Chapter 13
    • Chapter 14
    • Chapter 15
    • Chapter 16
  • One Night
  • Second Serenade
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6
    • Chapter 7
    • Chapter 8
    • Chapter 9
    • Chapter 10
    • Chapter 11
    • Chapter 12
    • Chapter 13
    • Chapter 14
    • Chapter 15
    • Chapter 16
    • Chapter 17
    • Chapter 18
  • Second Serenade: What Came After
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
  • Selfishness
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
  • Ijiruwaru
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2

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  1. seungniJune 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM

    im so happy you decided to translate another novel, thank you jewels 🥰, i will patiently waiting heehe

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    1. JewelsJune 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM

      Aww thank you so much, Seungni! 🥹💖 I’m really excited about this one and I hope you’ll enjoy it just as much! I’ll do my best to post regularly, so please look forward to it~ heehe 🥰✨

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