Li Wen runs a game company that's on the verge of bankruptcy in a world where the game industry is highly developed. The games produced by well-known companies boast picture quality comparable to reality, with each masterpiece meticulously crafted as the ninth art.... more>>

However, Li Wen notices a trend in these games: the main characters are overpowered, the enemies are weak, and the levels can be easily cleared without much thought. There's no sense of challenge or excitement—where's the thrill of the game?

Determined to bring genuine enjoyment to players in this world, Li Wen decides to create an underworld game, one that's dark, challenging, and truly immersive.

"I don't understand why, but this game is so bleak and intense, yet I can't seem to put it down!"

"Finally, a game that tests my skills and pushes me to my limits!"

With Li Wen's vision, a new era of gaming begins, one that offers players the chance to experience true excitement and fulfillment. <<less

This story is also called “Naruto : Since My Village Is On The Verge Of Bankruptcy, I Dug Out Some Oil”. ... more>>

“Gaara, come on!”

“If you dig out oil, Sunagakure will prosper.”

Gaara was puzzled. He was indignant. “Teacher Mukaze, shouldn’t hard work mean training hard as well? You always ask me to dig in the sand. What kind of oil is there to help me train?”

“Scientifically speaking, digging in the sand is a very good exercise.”

“Just dig hard, everything will be fine.”

“Once oil is dug, everyone in our Sunagakure will be able to wear a clean white cloth on their heads, and I will be the richest person in the world.” <<less

In a novel about a loser’s counterattack, I became the destined rich second-generation villain who would be bullied by the protagonist!... more>>

How can I stop the tragic fate from the original plot?

Do you want me to continue being your stepping stone for showing off?

No, absolutely not. So, it’s time to counterattack.

[Congratulations, host, successfully snatching the school beauty, reward: 30,000 luck points!]

[Congratulations, host, hindering the original protagonist, reward: 20,000 luck points] <<less

It seems like my pride and joy, Shion, is actually the eldest son of a count. After urging and pestering Shion, who lost both parents... more>> and was lonely, to engage in marriage hunting, he finally had to marry to inherit the title of count. Alright, if it's for you, I'll do whatever it takes to help! ...Wait, what? Where did things go wrong? Shion completely skipped marriage hunting and started pregnancy hunting. Why am I the one he's considering as the partner?! <<less

Calliope Verdi’s life was perfect.... more>>

At least, that was the case until her grandfather set a ridiculous condition that she had to fulfill in order to inherit the family title.

‘If I don’t get married within a year, I will lose my position?!’

[Requirements for a husband: outstanding abilities, skilled in both arts and combat, sturdy physique, handsome enough to be considered a national treasure]

Why were the conditions so detailed?

But to make matters worse, the person who was arranged to be in this marriage that seemingly fulfilled the requirements-

“It’s good to see you again.”

The madman of the royal family. The handsome troublemaker, the 7th prince.

On the day of the graduation ceremony, he had stepped on her.

All while smiling, his golden eyes squinting slightly.

Damn it.

Since it turned out like this,

Let’s become the couple of the century.

#I_Don’t_Want_A_Husband_But_I_Want_To_Become_A_Count

#Strategic_Lovers_Contract

#When_I_Meet_Him_I’m_Like_ARGHHH

#In_Front_Of_Others_Perfect_Acting_Skill

#Desired_Playboy_Male_Lead_Vs_Intelligent_And_Diligent_Female_Lead

#I_Hate_Like_You_But_Your_Enemy_Is_My_Enemy <<less

On my way to the convenience store, a heart-stirring scene unfurled before me. A lone little girl, bathed in the soft glow of streetlights, stood near the bicycle parking area. Her fragile presence belied a restless unease that tugged at my soul.... more>>

No longer a passive observer, I took her hand, and together we ventured into the night – a silent understanding passing between us. With each step, empathy paved our path, leading us to her doorstep, a bridge between worlds.

As the door opened, anticipation hung in the air, and there she stood – the most exquisite girl in our grade. In that fleeting moment, our stories intertwined, and the universe felt beautifully serendipitous. <<less

“I’m all you need right, Nii-san?”... more>>

My parents remarried and I got a step-sister two years younger than me.
However, my step-sister became a shut-in after being bullied in middle school.

In order to get my shut-in step-sister to open up to me, I, as her older brother, made a lot of attempts and as a result, I was able to get her to let me into her room.......

“―I, have become unable to live without Nii-san♡”

As a result of comforting and continuing to act as her big brother,
Before I knew it, I found myself facing advances from my affectionate and sometimes aggressive step sister every day.

※ It may take some time for the yandere tendencies to fully develop. Enjoy the anticipation while reading through the beginning stages. <<less

During my first year of high school, amidst the rainy season, while enjoying living alone due to my parents' business trip, I, an utterly average guy, encountered my strikingly good-looking neighbor,  Sajou-san, on a certain rainy day.... more>>

In front of my neighboring apartment's entrance, seeing her sitting there, drenched and hugging her knees, I couldn't just leave her be, so I decided to invite her into my room. Everything was fine up to that point, but..

"Do as you please," she said, and began to take off her wet clothes. Her breasts didn't fit into the hoodie I lent her after she took a shower. She seemed defenseless, somewhat reckless, leaving me stunned.

Two days later, she unexpectedly appeared at school, presenting me with a homemade bento. Was this some sort of cosplay trespassing? I teased, only for Sajou-san to nod towards the adjacent seat. It had remained empty since the beginning of the term—a spot reserved for the absentee student. "I'm Hitori Sajou. Pleasure to make your acquaintance, neighbor-san," she introduced herself with a hint of mystery lingering in her demeanor. <<less

You are my body pillow.... more>>

"Would you continue to sleep with me from now on?..."

"...Are you a b*tch?"

"Do you think I'm a b*tch!?"

Nagi Shinonome, a high school student who can no longer feel romantic emotions towards others, falls asleep on the train. When he wakes up, he finds himself resting his head against the school's most beautiful girl, Mashiro Kuribayashi...

Known as the "Doll Princess" at school, the expressionless Mashiro unexpectedly proposed something to Nagi.

"Would you continue to sleep with me from now on...?"

Both struggling with insomnia, Nagi accepts her proposal.

""
"Am I just a body pillow to you!?"
He embraced her from behind,
"What's with this leg?"
"I just want to link legs with Shinonome-kun."
As their legs intertwine,
"I feel very at ease when I'm with Shinonome-kun..."
She whispered softly as she tried to express her feelings.
Only in front of Shinonome, Kuribayashi displays a sunflower-like smile...
The two who had no interaction in the classroom have different reasons and backgrounds for their insomnia. Despite seeming mismatched, they fit together perfectly. Through sleeping together, teasing each other, and finally coming together, they will be bound in the end—a love story renowned for its captivating banter begins here... <<less

Kiriyama Seito, an ordinary high school student, stumbles upon the scene of a kidnapping during summer vacation.... more>>

Using his quick wits, Seito succeeds in freeing a girl, Luna, who was about to be kidnapped.

After rescuing her, he hides her in his house for a few days.

After that, she is picked up and everything seems to be over without incident.

Little did Seito know.

The girl he had saved was actually a princess who had come to visit on a secret visit, and he had been noticed by her.

The two were to cross paths once again.

Luna comes to study abroad in Seito’s class. <<less

There are no challenges in administrative processing ability (physical) that cannot be solved.... more>>

Jez Norman. 26 years old. Civil servant.
He is one of the young bureaucrats working for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Tashman Kingdom.

On that morning, just like any other day, he worked at the government office in the capital city, ignoring his boss’s complaints, and in the afternoon, he got on a carriage for a business trip to a provincial city.

—

More than a week has passed since he left the capital city.
During the journey to the provincial city, he happened to be attacked by bandits, all while doing administrative work (physical).

“Hmm? It’s already taken care of?… Did you handle it?”

The scene was witnessed by the commander of the 7th Army Corps of the Royal Army, also known as the ‘Princess Knight’ of the third princess, Princess Rene Tashman, who rushed to the scene upon someone’s report.

“No, I was helped by a passing mercenary.”

“…No, with that bloodstained fist of yours, that seems unlikely. For now, come with me.”

—

This is the story of a male business improvement consultant from his past life, who, after being reincarnated, tried to live peacefully as a civil servant in a different world that turned out to be more perilous than anticipated during his childhood when he briefly thought of trying ‘I’m gonna be the best’ (Tueeeee). He tried to utilize his past life knowledge cheat to live moderately peacefully, but just when he thought so, he carelessly got caught by the princess knight at the scene of administrative processing (physical) and dragged to the front lines.

“…Excuse me, may I go back? I have a stomachache.”

“If you push the front line up by 10 kilometers, then you can.” <<less

Retiring from being a boy and entering the chaotic world of girls!... more>>

One morning, Azusa Takenaka, a second-year high school student, suddenly turned into a girl. Without understanding why, Azusa went to school and quickly became popular among both boys and girls. Before she knew it, she had inadvertently created a Yuri harem. Amidst all this, her step-sister, Kaname Takenaka, with her intense brother complex, schemes and sneaks about at night, aiming to make Azusa hers.

Thus begins the tumultuous life of Azusa as a girl. <<less

Takahashi Takashi, having confessed to his childhood friend only to be turned down, finds himself on the rooftop where he discovers a teary-eyed girl. She is Shirayuki Himeno, renowned as the school's beauty. Despite the blow of rejection, Takashi inquires about the reason behind her tears. It appears that Himeno had been confronted by girls who harbored ill feelings towards her, subjecting her to harsh criticisms and jealousy.... more>>

Inadvertently, Takashi ends up embracing Himeno. Offering words of solace, he tells her, "When times are tough, it's okay to cry," and lends her his chest. Once her tears subside, Himeno, expressing gratitude, declares, "Next time, Takahashi-kun, it's your turn to find comfort in my embrace." Learning about Takashi's rejection by his childhood friend, Himeno wishes to console him as a form of thanks.

As the two share moments of solace, their companionship grows, and whether consciously or not, they begin radiating affection, earning them the amusing title of a foolish couple by onlookers. Amidst the gradually diminishing distance, a heartwarming and comical love story unfolds between Takashi, who believes the school's beauty could never reciprocate his feelings, and Himeno, who remains oblivious to the fact that her childhood friend still harbors affections for her.

The protagonist initially holds feelings for his childhood friend but experiences a shift in emotions as he spends more time with the main heroine, Shirayuki Himeno. <<less

The Nanzhu neighbourhood was blessed with a once-in-a-century snake-catching genius. Thanks to his skills, the residents of the neighbourhood could sleep soundly, walk to work without carrying snake sticks, without closing their windows and needing window screens, and without calling emergency services at 119.... more>>

Everyone thought that Gu Qingqi was an all-rounded youth who feared nothing in heaven or on earth.

Until one day, he met a c*ckroach the size of his palm…

Reading guide:

Shou POV, 1v1, short story series.

Fearing nothing in heaven or on earth, catches snakes with his bare hands Shou from the South vs Has been a c*ckroach for half a year but doesn’t know he’s a c*ckroach Gong from the North

PS: There’s no specific description of how a c*ckroach looks like [reveals evil smile] <<less

Chloe, the disciple of a great wizard, finds herself in utter shock upon waking up one morning.... more>>

Her long-time housemate and mentor, Edgar Blayden, has accidentally taken a love potion and fallen into a love fever.

And it turns out the object of that love is none other than Chloe herself!

“Why, why are you like this? What’s happened to you?”
“That’s right. I’m crazy about you, Chloe.”
“That’s nuts.”

Edgar, overwhelmed by love, starts making relentless advances. Unlike before.

The problem is that Chloe has secretly loved this indifferent yet caring man for a very long time.

“I love you, Chloe.”

But his tender voice is only influenced by the potion, not a reflection of his true feelings. She realizes she must seek help before it’s irreversible.

“I need to seek out the master of the Mistwood Forest. Someone with magical abilities equal to Edgar’s might be able to remedy this situation.”

Ultimately, the two set off on a long journey together.

“It might be a unique choice for a honeymoon, but as long as I’m with you, Chloe, any place is fine.”

“Would you please shut up?”

Will Chloe be able to restore him back to normal? <<less

Top idol Seo Yoo-tae lost everything and committed su*cide due to a false scandal launched by his agency out of revenge. When he opened his eyes, he found himself possessing the body of Han Seung-beom, a genius high school student with suspicious abilities.... more>>

“While I’m taking revenge, I'll take down the TOP idols as well.”

With his ruined past and uncontrollable rage, the protagonist's journey to destroy the entertainment industry begins.

Here comes the senior idol. Clear the way.. <<less

Uchiro Shuuichi, who had been engaging in naked wanderings, encounters a girl one day—a girl who turns out to be Shirogane Emmy, a well-known figure at the same school.... more>>

Later, Shuichi is summoned to the back of the school building. She says, 'Forget about what happened yesterday if you don't want it to be exposed.' To which Shuuichi responds, 'I was about to say the same thing. <<less

The Era of Chaos.... more>>

For 665 centuries, the Demon King had invaded the human realm.

It was the brave Hero who put an end to that relentless war.

Through their sacred sacrifices, humanity barely survived.

However, this is the tale of a new Demon King.

Demon King Demiourgos, the 666th.

“I quit being the Demon King.”

With a single proclamation, he abruptly left the demon realm.

This is a story of a runaway Demon King and a Hero who becomes his subordinate.

Why did he quit being the Demon King? <<less

Meet Usami, an honor student at the top of her class. She views me as her rival at school, but after classes, she shows me a ‘different side’. She enjoys arcade games and displays a carefree smile, unlike her school persona.... more>>

To become friends with Usami, I spend time with her both during and after school. Our relationship grows, and unexpectedly, Usami confesses her feelings for me after school!

I accept her feelings, but just as I thought we were becoming a couple, another girl appears, claiming she was the one who confessed to me!

It turns out their names were Chikage Usami and Hikari Usami—they’re twins!

After an unusual turn of events where both twins confess to me, I end up dating both of them, as per their suggestion. Ultimately, our days are filled with alternating solo dates and times when all three of us hang out together—— <<less

“Why does a beautiful girl who leaves other boys on read, only reply to me?”... more>>

Yukine Saeki is a beautiful girl whom everyone recognizes, but she is always quiet and has a cool personality that is cold and dismissive of those around her; on the chatting app called Lime, she was known as the “Repeated Leave-On-Read Offender”— who keeps the person on read and ignores them. The boys in the class who want to impress Saeki, a cool and beautiful girl, start a daily competition on the chat app to see who can get a reply from Saeki first. In the midst of that, the protagonist, Kotoku Ōkami, is asked by his childhood friend and mischievous troublemaker, Tamari Michifuji, to send a message on lime to Saeki as a trial. Kotoku, who had no interest in Saeki, caved in to Tamari’s persistence and sent a lime to Saeki, but ...... he never expected to actually receive a reply.......? <<less

Vivian, the daughter of a duke who was possessed by another soul for a year due to the mistake of the Possession Bureau.... more>>

Accept the fairy’s offer to grant you one wish as compensation for your false possession.

However, due to the reputation ruined by the possessor, she is in danger of breaking off the engagement with the crown prince and says, “Make the crown prince want me!”

I hurriedly make a wish to prevent being trapped in the notorious monastery. <<less

In a certain village suffered from depopulation and eventually became deserted and abandoned for a long time, it seems that a fox deity was residing there.... more>>

Television ceased to display colors or operate whether in digital or analog modes a long time ago, and electricity itself hasn’t been flowing for quite some time. It’s been so long that the radio batteries have likely runout, though who knows how long ago that happened. Although Household appliances are still recognized as the three sacred treasures, in any case, the fox deity has been left behind by the times.

However, she was an exceptionally beautiful girl. Moreover, classification-wise, she was probably a Kunitsukami, but still seemed somewhat like a deity.

She didn’t have a name yet, but beneath the home of the fox deity, a dungeon gate suddenly appeared.

Thinking it was some kind of curse, she destroyed the “gate” itself, which was the beginning of everything.

This is the story of “Inari”, the fox deity who found herself jumping into modern society, which had undergone tremendous changes not due to the progress of civilization, but because of the appearance of dungeons. <<less

Everyone loves her.... more>>

They look up to her noble status, make efforts to catch her eye, and kiss the back of her hand as if it were the natural thing to do.

Except for one, Valentin.

"You're the first person to look at me with such disdain."

"You're the first person to annoy me to this extent, Your Highness."

What? How dare you feel uncomfortable in my presence?

Just wait. I'll make it even more annoying for you! <<less