Koisuru David (David in Love)
David—a scale model of Michelangelo's statue of the same moniker—is in love with a little girl named Marie. Given to her as a gift from her father, David has heart-shaped eyes and an unusual nether region that frighten the young Marie, prompting her to discard it in a dark drawer.

This saddens David, who wishes to be displayed alongside the other dolls in Marie's room. It decides to climb out of the drawer every night when she is asleep and pose among the toys. But what will happen if a thief breaks into Marie's room, and David is the only one that can stop them?

Atsui Suika
Souichi is a high school dropout who is annoyed with his mother. Despite being a terrible child his entire life, he fails to understand why his mother is so patient with him and always smiling, even though she has endured many hardships herself.

While reading a message board about a special curse that can inflict pain on people, Souichi wonders if it would really work. After lashing out at his mother yet again, he isolates himself in his room and starts to feel unbearable discomfort in his stomach. The pain soon spreads throughout his body as he begins to realize why his mother is the way she is.

2-Page Mangashuu
A collection of two-page short comics that showcases various types of love people can experience.

Niku wo Hagu (To Strip the Flesh)
Chiaki Ogawa is a transgender man suffering from body dysmorphia, living in the body of a 26-year-old woman. He spends his days helping his father slaughter boars while exploiting his feminine body for money by livestreaming the butchering process. He idolizes his father and aspires to become a hunter like him, but the parent only sees him as his daughter whom he must protect at all costs. When his father reveals that he has been living with colon cancer for over a year, Chiaki is left to choose between appeasing him and embracing his own true identity. With time running out, Chiaki must decide which life he wants to live.

Niku wo Hagu Gojitsudan
While out on their first hunt together, Chiaki grows concerned over his father's decline in health, as the latter is beginning to lose his touch. At the same time, the parent finds himself worrying about Chiaki and struggles to comprehend the recent changes his child has gone through.

Jitan wo Maji de Aishiteru
A young, fanatic otaku girl ends up meeting and bonding with an elderly woman over their love for A-Live: a popular music group. As she gets to know the woman, shocking information comes to light about her connections to the band—notably regarding their favorite member "Kiririn."

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Niku wo Hagu: Tooda Oto Tanpenshuu Chapter 5