HAREM DAYS: THE SEVEN-STARRED COUNTRY (Koukyu Days: Shichijoukoku Monogatari), by Momo Sumomo. First published in 2011 and first published in North America in 2018.
PLOT:
As a young girl, Hisui's life was changed forever when her parents were killed and her beloved older brother Kohaku disappeared. She was taken in by a wandering performance troupe, and nowadays is acclaimed just as much for her convincing drag performance as she is for her martial arts. When they are called upon to perform for the handsome young emperor Ryusei, he selects her to join his harem as an entertainer. Hisui finds herself flustered by the emperor's attentions as well as his resemblance to her long-lost brother. Soon enough, though, she finds herself caught up in a deadly conspiracy that threatens the emperor's life.
