After being worked quite literally to death, corporate slave Routa Okami's dying wish is to be reborn as the well-loved pet of a rich family. When a compassionate goddess actually grants his wish, Routa commits himself to the lazy, carefree, all-you-can-nap lifestyle of a pampered pup-complete with a beautiful owner and all the delicious food he can eat! But as Routa grows...and grows...and grows...he realizes something is terribly wrong. With his enormous body, razor-sharp teeth, and fier...

The massive earthquake that hit Genos quite literally shook things up a great deal for Asuta and his comrades. Immense effort has gone into rebuilding, and in the middle of all that, Asuta was forced to deal with the complex emotions caused by learning of the death of a former enemy. And even though the quake is behind them, there’s still a lot going on! When Toor Deen opens a new stall selling desserts, will it prove to be a success? And how will it go when Asuta hires a new chef to fill ...

Routa's carefree days continue--with the occasional hiccup in the form of a harrowing adventure. While doing his best to maintain the facade of man's best friend, a party of adventurers on the hunt for a "rare and mysterious dog" visit Feltbelk Forest...

A lot has happened at the forest’s edge. The Suun clan has fallen, and Asuta has started up a successful business in the post town. Everything is going well, and Asuta has made plenty of friends and allies!However, there will always be difficulties to overcome. Will Yamiru Lea manage to adapt to life outside the Suun clan? And when Asuta gets a sudden craving, what lengths will he go to in order to satisfy it?Find out all this and more in the exciting twelfth volume of Cook...

Things ought to settle back down at the forest’s edge and throughout Genos in general, but unfortunately for Asuta and company, that isn’t going to happen! New faces, friendly meetups, possibilities of new romance, a long-awaited clan head meeting, and the introduction of board games apparently isn’t enough. When a massive earthquake strikes Genos, what impact will it have on the people living there? How will they manage to recover from the damage caused? And what will their reaction be to...

The forest’s edge has been bustling lately, with new dishes and ingredients coming into play one after another! Asuta certainly has his work cut out for him, but he’s done a splendid job of handling it thus far.But now, what will happen when some old friends return to town, bringing a new perishable ingredient with them? And will Asuta be able to complete a surprisingly challenging recipe using that ingredient? Considering it’s one that doesn’t even use giba meat, he may need to bri...

Enemies driven off, new members gained, and strangers befriended, and yet, things still aren’t settling down yet!Some of the residents of Genos have proposed having meetups where the people of the forest’s edge would come and have fun in town for a change! Will the residents of Genos’s invitation lead to their bonds deepening further, or will romantic strife tear them apart instead? And what’s this board game they’re playing? Then, in the aftermath, when the long-awaited clan head ...

A strange and unexpected visitor arrives at the forest’s edge!The observers from the capital have finally departed, along with the soldiers they brought. Despite all the discord that resulted from their visit, the people of the forest’s edge were ultimately able to find a way to overcome the situation, and all it really took was being initiated as true children of the western god.Things should have settled down after that. The people of the forest’s edge should have been free...

With the final remnants of the Suun clan dealt with, new leading clan heads chosen, and business booming for Asuta, the forest’s edge and the post town are swarms of activity. And things are about to get even busier!Asuta is asked to cook for a festival of the hunt, but when he and Ai Fa arrive, she is suddenly–not to mention rudely–challenged to prove her mettle as a hunter! Next, Asuta comes across a new ingredient, the potato-like chatchi, and starts figuring out the tricks to u...

Life is pleasant at the forest’s edge. The Suun clan has fallen, and business is booming in the post town. Asuta has come up with all sorts of recipes, and has even found a promising new chef named Toor Deen. However, that doesn’t spell the end of Asuta’s culinary misadventures.Asuta encounters a new kind of fruit, but when he starts experimenting with it, things begin to get a little out of hand! Then, he has to come up with a dish to revitalize Kamyua Yoshu after the odd man work...

A full year has finally passed since Asuta first arrived at the forest’s edge, and in that time, he’s brought a great deal of change to Genos as a whole.Asuta’s second year in this world certainly doesn’t look like it’s going to be any less eventful than the first. For starters, a whole lot of visitors are suddenly arriving in Genos. Some are friendly and familiar faces from Asuta’s past that he’s very glad to see again, but the others are a full two hundred soldiers from the capita...

With the arrival of the observers and the soldiers they brought with them, things have been hectic in Genos. Unrest has filled the town, and even the people at places like The Kimyuus’s Tail have been suffering from their presence. Asuta was called in for questioning, along with many of his comrades, and no matter how hard they assert their innocence, the nobles from the capital just don’t seem to want to listen.Even having made it through that initial interrogation, though, their o...