魔王陛下のお掃除係 [Maou Heika no Osoji Gakari] #9

Volume 9 of this charming fantasy series presents a striking visual contrast: a tall, elegantly dressed dark lord with flowing grey-green hair gazes down at a small, wide-eyed girl in a humble maid's headscarf, both hands delicately cradling what appears to be a glass slipper or fragile vessel between them. The ornate framing and soft color palette give the cover an almost fairy-tale quality, perfectly capturing the unlikely pairing at the heart of this story. Published in 2023 under Akita Shoten's Princess imprint, this ninth volume looks like a thoroughly delightful continuation of a tender relationship between the most powerful and the most ordinary of figures.