The Pirate

Ever since she was a young girl, Meredith loved hearing her father's stories about local pirates. Her fascination with pirates never faded even when she grew up, which is why she's now a professor and researcher specializing in pirates. She has returned to her hometown for the first time in twenty years to write her thesis, but ends up spending a sleepless night in a small cottage because of a huge hurricane that hit the same night she arrived. The next day she discovers a man collapsed in the garden. This formidable-looking man is wearing clothes that look like they're straight out of a history book, and he looks just like...a pirate!

(c)MAYU TAKAYAMA/PEGGY HOFFMANN