Having become a university student, Renya Yakushiji approached a certain woman for revenge.... more>>

Miyuki Ichijo.

Determined to get close to her, make her fall for him, and then abandon her completely… Yakushiji, polished himself and approached her.

However, something seems off about Ichijo.

Getting married on the first date? Living together? Pregnant?

Caught off guard by her responses at every turn, can Yakushiji, who is ironically ensnared by her, really accomplish his goal? <<less

In the winter of three years ago, the first locked room mu*der in Japanese history was committed.... more>>

All of the evidence pointed to the defendant. It was certain they were guilty. And yet, they were found innocent and released. Why? Because the crime scene was a perfect locked room no one from the police or the prosecutor's office could solve.

"Since the room was locked, it was impossible for the defendant to have committed the mu*der. It's no different than if they had a perfect alibi." That was the argument of the defense, and that was the argument the judge sided with.

The ruling sent a ripple throughout Japanese society. No matter how suspicious you were or how much evidence you left behind, as long as you managed to create a locked room that no one could solve, you were immune from prosecution. With the common anti-mystery fiction talking point "there's no reason anyone would ever actually commit a locked room mu*der" completely overturned, the rate of locked room mu*ders in Japan skyrocketed.

When the police proved unable to deal with the surge of locked room crime, the Ministry of Justice published an official categorization of all known locked room tricks as an investigative aid. When that proved insufficient, Division Zero of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a police division dedicated solely to solving locked rooms, was created. When that still proved insufficient, locked room detectives, private investigators specializing in locked rooms, were officially licensed by the state and authorized to participate in police investigations. Calling a locked room appraiser, someone specializing in searching buildings for secret passages, is now a common first step in criminal investigations.

On the other side of the spectrum, locked room agents, assassins and crime planners specializing in locked room mu*ders, have become some of the most notorious criminals in Japanese history, and even a cult worshiping the scenes of locked rooms as a way to purify the souls of the deceased has made rapid inroads into Japan.

The protagonist, Kasumi Kuzushiro, is an introverted, somewhat cynical high school student who loves mysteries. Kasumi often finds himself dragged along on bizarre journeys by his flighty childhood friend, Yozuki Asahina. Due to their staggeringly bad luck, these trips often leave them in the wrong place at the wrong time to be caught up in locked room mysteries. Fortunately, another of Kasumi's childhood friends, Shitsuri Mitsumura, is the greatest locked room expert in the world, and can always discover the truth.

Hm? How did a high school girl become the greatest locked room expert in the world?

It's simple.

She's...

Volume 1 was the grand prize winner of the 2022 This Mystery Is Amazing! awards. <<less

Hey, why aren't you coming to see me today? Hey, why?... more>>

Itsuki Someya fell head over heels for his senior, Himeno Touka, who is one year older than him.. and is was known as the Ice Queen, and he confessed his love to her every day, only to be met with cold rejection each time.

However, from the day he couldn't meet her by chance, his senior's attitude began to change...

Introducing a cool yandere heroine. <<less

Cheng Xi, a guileless psychiatrist with a heart of gold, who would do anything for her patients. Lu Chenzhou, a frigid businessman who refuses treatment for his emotional detachment.... more>>

This is the story of a man’s stubborn frozen heart and a woman’s fiery determination to thaw it. <<less

“Did you approach me on purpose from the beginning?”... more>>

"...... yes."

“Must have been hard pretending to love the enemy’s daughter.”

Annette, of royal blood and the only daughter of a military general.

After two years of passionate love, she married her father's loyal subordinate, Heiner.

The happiness she thought would last forever with her wonderful and loving husband.

Everything was perfect.
Everything seemed perfect.
Until her husband's treachery caused the downfall of her family.

"I'm divorcing you, Heiner.”

"It is not granted."

“Do you still have any use left for me? My parents are dead, the monarchy has fallen. I have nothing. Your revenge is over."

“Madam, where do you intend to go to be happy?"

“...... there is nowhere I can be happy.”

Heiner stretched the corners of his mouth and smiled.

“If that's the case anyway, you'll be unhappy by my side for the rest of your life.”

Annette suddenly realized that his revenge was not over.

And that she had to break off this sickening toxic relationship with her own hands. <<less

【Case One】... more>>

“A new student has transferred to our class, named Qin Yu.”

“Today Qin Yu talked to me. He asked me where the homeroom teacher’s office is. I wish I could speak.”

“I got a new desk partner today, it’s Qin Yu. It’s one in the morning now, and I can’t sleep.”

“During the May Day holiday, I haven’t seen Qin Yu for three days… Pu Chen, what are you thinking? You’re a mute girl.”

Pu Chen never expected that her diary would be seen by her classmates.

The classroom suddenly quieted down, everyone silently gossiping. Pu Chen, with average grades and unable to speak, also secretly admired the academic overachiever and campus heartthrob Qin Yu. But Qin Yu already likes someone else.

At that moment, the notebook happened to reach Qin Yu’s hands.

Pu Chen lowered her head, feeling ashamed.

Qin Yu walked to Pu Chen’s desk, holding the notebook: “I liked you from the first day you transferred here. What about you?”

【Case Two】

She has a deaf and mute father, who, with his incomplete body, holds up a complete sky for her.

Her father is the most handsome man in her heart.

When she was sixteen, she met the carefree and uninhibited Qin Yu.

Later, in her heart, Qin Yu became as handsome as her father.

Ten years passed, he became even more mature and charming. What hasn’t changed is the indulgence he gives her, still like the initial state of love.

PS: The female lead is mute, and her vocal cords were damaged later in life. <<less

"Do you know about the Patrolman?" ... more>>

This is a tale about a new urban legend that is born from a series of mysterious incidents. After 8 PM at night, while walking and looking at their smartphone, people are warned from behind that—"it's dangerous to walk and use your phone at the same time".

However, when they turn around, there's no one there. The "Patrolman" urban legend says that if you ignore the warning and continue to look at your phone, someone will push you from behind at a pedestrian crossing when the traffic light is red.

At first, it seemed like a common urban legend, but strange events kept happening to those who heard the story…

This is the story of how a new urban legend is born. <<less

An antique shop “BEAR” operates late at night. Each item sold there has its own particular significance. Once you step into the shop, you will... more>> find yourself in another world that is as beautiful as a dream. You are enticed there by a mysterious owner. What kind of terrors are trapped in those products is something to look forward to once you have read it. <<less

【Light Version Synopsis】
Born into poverty, orphaned, and abandoned by his pretty fiancee, our protagonist seems ripe for a standard rags-to-riches story. But fate takes a turn when his fiancee suddenly changes her mind: ... more>>

"I'm not calling off the engagement! And I'll cover all living expenses while we live together!"

With nothing to lose, he agrees. But something seems off about his fiancee after one night together...

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【Serious Version Synopsis】
As demons wreak havoc across the continent of Divine Land, humanity retreats to sprawling metropolises, barely clinging to survival amidst rising discord.

From north to south, divisions deepen; noble houses and imperial factions clash incessantly; the common folk suffer under oppression; and roving bands of rebels bide their time, ready to upheave the fragile order at a moment's notice.

Describing this human world in two words?

Utter chaos, a quagmire.

Transmigrated into this world, the frail youth Cheng Jinyang sets two modest goals for himself:

1. To regain his health through physical training.

2. To become stronger!

(Note: As the title suggests, all the heroines in this novel are not quite 'Normal'.) <<less

Wei Chen felt that his whole life was a complete joke. He loved the wrong person, trusted the wrong person, and finally ended up being betrayed by all his relatives. In the end, the one who took care of him and protected him was his autistic wife who had been completely ignored by him since he married him.... more>>

When the darkness hit, Wei Chen thought, if he could turn back time, he would put Chen Li on top of his heart and pamper him, giving him the sweetest love. <<less

The story of how a little weakling of a loser who can't do anything but eat, drink, and have fun, and who's been dumped on... more>> top of it, grows up into a crafty and conniving genuine man. <<less

Ichinose Kyosuke is in his second year of high school. He is taciturn and proficient in both literary and military arts. Although he may seem to be a perfect person at first glance, he is dealing with a circumstance that nobody else can grasp. That is a matter that he doesn’t want anyone to interfere with. Therefore, he is averse to forming deep bonds with others.... more>>

With the exception of his childhood friend, Yuu​───

On that day, there were dark clouds hanging in the sky. The sky was gray and it seemed as if it would be raining. Kyosuke hastily made his way home.

At night, he received a call from a friend.

“Ichinose! Sonohara is…!”

The call was promptly disconnected, possibly due to radio interference.

──What exactly has happened to Yuu?

Feeling a vague sense of uneasiness, Kyosuke stormed out of the house ────

Within the world, there exist various kinds of people, who have accumulated a wide range of experiences and are advancing towards their future, each choosing their own path.

One’s future is a relic of the past that one has amassed. The present is also shifting into the past, and the past is a relic of the present, which is the future. We, humans, live in the present, choosing our choices.

However, even though we seem to have the freedom to choose, there are times when we are compelled to make choices in the present. Even if one is heading for a bright future, the eventual outcome is never assured. Sometimes the future, which was previously bright, is abruptly struck by darkness.

Nevertheless, we are neither living in the past nor the future, but in the undisputed “present”. Whether one halts or looks back, one must eventually face forward and move on.

This is the story of Kyosuke, the protagonist, and other high school students who live in the invisible time known as the present. <<less

Reborn as a Willow Tree!... more>>

Before Yu Ziyu could adapt to this familiar yet unfamiliar environment, he had caught up with the era of Spiritual Energy resurgence.

With the resurgence of Spiritual Energy, the world started to shift. Mere beast could just roar, shaking mountains and rivers. Superhumans could now leap over the sky and split the world.

At such turbulent times, a Willow Tree emerged from the ground, covering the sky and the sun.

He could evolve infinitely, and the fruits he produces could endow others with strange supernatural powers. Just his mere aura could nourish beasts.

Flying above him were the three generals of the elements. Meanwhiile, below him were the nine great beasts, sleeping on the ground.

......

Some people call me 'The World Tree', singing me praises day and night.

Some people call me 'The Tree of Beginnings', that I hold up the sky.

Of course, more call me "God Tree", "Cursed Tree", "Tree Demon"... Regardless of what label they give me, regardless of how many, all of them were in awe at my existence. <<less

This world is inequal.... more>>

Some revel in abundance, sipping wine from their glasses, while others are forced to drink from the murky waters trampled upon time and again. Some are swathed in luxurious furs, while others barely manage to cover themselves in dirty rags.

This world is full of misery.

From the moment they are born, people drown in the sea of inequality. Whether they are born into wealth or poverty, nobility or peasantry, or even into the chains of s*avery, their fate is sealed. The chains of s*avery bind them, forbidding them from ever rising above their station.

This world is cruel.

The joy experienced by some is gained at the expense of others. In the relentless pursuit of limited resources, people become ruthless, they fight, they take, they kill. Survival is but a revolting dance upon the graves of others.

As the madness takes hold, one is left with nothing, they can only devour, violate, and slay.

Truly, this world is a living hell.

And yet, it is within the depths of this darkness that people desperately yearn for a glimmer of light. <<less

When his engagement was called off, Prince Elias was abducted by an unknown person, without a clear understanding of his emotions.... more>>

Upon awakening, Elias found himself in a luxurious room that had been prepared exclusively for him and in the presence of a person he had never expected to cross paths with. <<less

**Addicted to Me Again ... more>>

Yandere CEO alpha X Resilient and pitiful omega

Addiction took only a moment, but withdrawal took ten years.

Qu Baiyuan X Lin Sheng

Sweet with tears in the early stages, sweeter and more mellow in the later stages.

*A private setting: Pheromone addiction is a mental illness.

*1v1 HE From beginning to end, they are each other's only one.

ABO, reunion after breaking up, HE, sickly tsundere, tough omega, melodramatic <<less

"Dispel your delusions. Even if you wake up from death, you could never even follow in Rachel's footsteps."... more>>

My husband has another woman.

And it's his first love who has been missing for 7 years.

My husband was still obsessed with finding that woman.

To make matters worse, he was convinced that I had something to do with her.

"Tell me where Rachel is. Then maybe I'll give you the night you so desperately beg for."

His hands, which had torn at my dress, came up roughly.

Just as my flustered face was about to fall apart, he stopped his mocking caress.

A bitter smile crept up above his lips.

The problem is that I am the 'woman' he is looking for. <<less

Humans, once the masters of Earth, were losing their place to the inexplicable phenomena known as Objects.... more>>

And this is a story about becoming an Object and living worry-free in the Seoul of such a world. <<less

Jin Seong-woon, an actor hated by everyone, suddenly found himself transformed into Ryu Chae-yoon, the beloved youngest son of a conglomerate family.... more>>

After tragically dying in a traffic accident, the Reincarnation Management Committee made some incomprehensible remarks about a 'Soul Adjustment Project' for Jin Seong-woon's soul.

They threatened that if he didn't fulfill Ryu Chae-yoon's wish, he would return to the moment of his death.

In the process of inevitably completing the quest to grant Ryu Chae-yoon's wish, Seong-woon becomes entangled with Baek Sang-hyun (Gong),

Ryu Chae-yoon's wish was also related to Baek Sang-hyun...

What is the truth behind the relationship between Ryu Chae-yoon, Jin Seong-woon, and Baek Sang-hyun? <<less

I, Lu Li. had an agreement with the system; once the plot was completed, I could go home, but the system played me dirty.... more>>

Demanding another round, claiming the plot had gone awry.

Let's perish together, scumbag system.

You'll never see me endure such humiliation again.

Sadly, I didn't die.

Filled with rage, since you won't let me die, then I'll make those who once shamed me, hurt me, and betrayed me in haste, pay the price.

The protagonist is not humble, not clinging... <<less

Old Man Struggles – Creating a Harem in the Oasis.... more>>

【Story Overview】

A middle-aged man who got lost in another world discovers an oasis hidden in the untamed wilderness. Naming this perfect hideout “Hideout,” he gradually develops it and interferes with this world little by little. Sometimes, he enjoys a slow life, while other times, he does business in the city and increases his companions. If he feels his life is being threatened unreasonably, he may also engage in conflicts with his companions. It’s a somewhat reclusive otherworldly fantasy.

【About This Novel】

It’s a story about a middle-aged man doing his best in another world. The development is quite relaxed. The protagonist doesn’t have cheat abilities, but those around him are somewhat cheat-like. Female characters appear quite late. Companions include reptiles, imps, and onis, among others. There are some s*xual depictions, but they are mild. Violence and cruelty are at the level of flavoring. <<less

Immediately after Gu Changge realized he had transgressed into a fantasy world, the world’s protagonist, and fortune’s chosen, vowed to take revenge on him. Envied by all, he not only has the female lead head over heels for him but he’s also treated as a distinguished guest wherever he goes. Fortunately, Gu Changge’s prestige and power are superior to everyone else’s, so shouldn’t it be easy to trample on a mere fortune’s chosen?... more>>

Hold on… There’s a system dedicated to milking and harvesting from the protagonist? Gu Changge smirked. “Seems like even fate wants me to fulfill my destiny as the Villain of this world!” <<less

Shen Si was an ordinary person, living an ordinary life, until one day, the unlimited flow world collapses and all the Survivors returned to reality, setting off a ripple.... more>>

His gentle neighbor, Bai JunYi, was the God of Light in the other world, with the strength of faith that could shake the world’s rules.

His affectionate ex-boyfriend, Jian Nian, was the God of Killing that even ghosts and gods fear, and the rumors are more frightening than each other.

His distant cousin, Xi Luo, whom he has never met, was the unlimited flow world dark boss, leading countless ghosts and monsters.

Ordinary person Shen Si: ????

Onlooker crowd: So many big brothers have relations with him, he must be the hidden most powerful person! <<less

[Let you join the army to quit Internet addiction, but you create the Matrix]... more>>

Chen Ming was reborn in 2008, becoming a decadent Internet addict teenager in an Internet cafe.

In 2008, when online games such as Knockout Speed, Dungeon and Warriors, and CrossFire were launched, Penguin rose rapidly with three popular games to create a blueprint for a business empire. The game wasted its time.

Chen Ming was one of them, and his father was so angry that he sent him to the army to quit Internet addiction.

Fortunately, the system was activated, and with the help of the system, Chen Ming quickly accumulated military merits in the army, and his military rank gradually rose.

Two years later, his father remembered that he still had such a son, so he called the Ministry of Military Affairs and asked when his son would retire, but his jaw dropped in shock.

Did his son become a Major?

Son or the top hacker in the country?

The son single-handedly paralyzed the military network of the beautiful country in the information war and made the news.

When a father sees a son with two strokes and one star...

Note: This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarities are purely coincidental and should not be imitated. <<less

Sent to prison for attacking his charges money-grubbing wife, the protagonist is given a second chance to get out of prison. He is to be... more>> the genocidal Dr. Watson’s nurse. Dr. Watson is a mass mu*derer from one hundred years ago. Although, he may not seem to be who everyone thinks he is.  <<less