The third year spiritual energy was revived, humanity got swept into a real-life game of oddities, 《Folklore》.
The game randomly extracted from strange stories for its quests: If won, the quest's boss would turn into a guardian deity, holding back all sorts of evils; If failed, the oddities would completely revive, and the area implicated in the quest would completely fall to enemy occupation! ... more>>

As it had impact,
The players participating in the quest and the stream audience hated idiots who were burdens the most.

Unfortunately, when a disaster-level quest got unlocked, matched into the quest, was this,
Silver-grey long-haired, pessimistic, sickly, when others fought he slept, when others ran he showered
No matter how much more good-looking they were, it could not conceal that "I don't want to live, everyone die with me" kind of anti-social air

When his data was pulled up:
24k pure newbie.

Everyone's eyes went dark, GDI, this isn't even enough for a bite for the boss!

Yet no one knew, Wei E once was drawn into a different, much higher-dimension UF world
Over there, there would be a small quest every three days, and one big quest every five. Each quest would be stifled with a manic hopelessness, driving people to their deaths. No player was able to hang on for three years, and Wei E was the first who had a chance to live past three years—— after he bombed the Creator.

When the Creator's space was collapsing
Wei E reminisced these three years of endless fighting for his life, and strongly vowed: If there was a next life, he would definitely not get mixed in it again!

Once Wei E opened his eyes, he returned to the familiar blue planet
But before he could get excited, he discovered…… the Creator followed him out too : )
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That day the hunting grounds got destroyed, the Creator vowed there would be one day he would kill that insolent ant
When Wei E occasionally brushed his teeth and looked up, he could see the mirror written with: "After one hundred days, I will definitely kill you."

By the fiftieth day [left], a player confessed to Wei E.
By the thirtieth day, Wei E made it to first place in 《Folklore's》most charming guy.
By the tenth day, the quest boss threw themselves on him.
By the fifth day, third day, each day, there would be people on the forums calling themselves Wei E's dog.

On the final day, the Creator really grabbed Wei E's throat, with his voice dark and frenzied: "I said, I would kill you sooner or later."

However, seeing Wei E's wearily curled lips, He thought, I perhaps should change the method.
For example, beneath his body.
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When Wei E solved the first disaster-level quest, there were still people who felt it was a mere coincidence.
But when each and every one of the disaster-level continuously got cracked, life got brought back from death, they then shockingly discovered, that was not a coincidence, but hope that would make even spent clay revivify.

And in this absurd, despairing world, he was the walking——
#1 boss! <<less

“Time spent with cats is never wasted.”... more>>

Friendly reminder: Before reading the full text, do not look at the comments.

The title comes from T.S. Eliot, "The Naming of Cats." <<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

Serial no. 01AE86. Full name: Shi Shanyan. Height: 189cm. Weight: 82kg. Passed the Black Panther test and joined the Special Forces in 2160. Expelled from the unit and detained at the Guangtong Prison in 2162. Described in the Special Forces’ mission appraisal as having poor self-control, lacking empathy, and possessing a strong tendency to dominate. Broke the rules repeatedly during missions. Danger level has been specially set as S-Rank.... more>>

Serial no. 7-001. Full name: Yan Junxun. Height: 175cm. Weight: 62kg. Passed the Black Panther test and joined the Special Forces in 2163. Expelled from the unit in 2164. Described in the Special Forces’ mission appraisal as having poor overall capability with the inability to adapt to dangerous missions and a lack of destructive power.”

“In accordance with the ’Mites’ agreement, both of you will work together on the serial mu*der cases at the Tingbo District”.

Shi Shanyan deleted the information and re-entered it.

“Warning. Serial no. 7-001 is super—fierce.” <<less

“What on earth is that Bomber!?”... more>>

Gates to another world have been developed, and various countries are building special zones in pursuit of new resources. Each is exploring and developing a different otherworld, named the New World.

Since there is a possibility of being affected by unknown viruses when humans go directly to the other world, each country has been sending in specialized remote-controlled robot called “Actanoids.”

Chihaya Usabuki, who had failed to find employment due to her timidity and communication disorders, is attracted to the words “full-time remote work” and becomes an Actanoid operator, an “Actor.”

That choice was the moment that gave birth to the Bomber, which would send shivers down the spines of those involved in the New World. <<less

Ji Qingzhuo was socially anxious and clumsy, with nothing to offer except her appearance.... more>>

One day, after transmigrating, she bound a strategy system in order to save the world.

She had to capture Shen Rongyu, the black-bellied, beautiful senior brother in Xuan Yun Sect, to prevent him from destroying the cultivation world in the future.

Ji Qingzhuo had been single for twenty years, could she learn how to capture the villain?

Of course not.

She started acting clumsy and ignored the tasks given by the system.

While Shen Rongyu was practicing his swordplay, with snowflakes dancing in the air, she was supposed to stand beside him and applaud, showing her admiration for the senior brother.

Instead, she was busy eating pastries and accidentally fed the pastries to Shen Rongyu’s sword, a weapon that had taken countless lives.

After she left, Shen Rongyu raised his sword and shook it several times to make the pastry come out.

When Ji Qingzhuo accidentally discovered Shen Rongyu’s old injury after he got hurt, she was supposed to shed tears and show her care for him.

But she struggled for a long time without shedding a tear and could only dryly touch the wound, saying, “Senior brother, your tattoo looks really cool.”

Shen Rongyu was infuriated by her words and fell ill for three months.

Finally, she had a chance to have a heart-to-heart conversation with Shen Rongyu, where she should have taken their relationship further.

However, Ji Qingzhuo overslept and the next morning she went to Shen Rongyu with breakfast, asking if he wanted to eat together.

After waiting all night, Shen Rongyu, who was extremely tired, replied, “I’m not eating.”

In the end, the righteous sect was still overturned, and Shen Rongyu walked amidst bones and blood, covering her eyes with one hand to shield her from the gruesome sight.

Ji Qingzhuo was extremely nervous, wondering if it was her turn now. Her long eyelashes trembled restlessly in his palm.

Just as she was about to explain to the system about the aftermath, unexpectedly, Shen Rongyu leaned down, and his lips brushed against her ear.

In the darkness, his voice was deep and slightly obsessive.

“Ji Qingzhuo, at this point, when you’re capturing me, can you be a bit more serious?” <<less

One day, her father gave her a sl*ve boy. He said he saved him from the battlefield because of his good looks.... more>>

“He has a seal engraved on his heart. As long as you have this bead, he won’t be able to disobey you. So you can order him to do anything.”

“Sit down.”

The boy looked rather grim after hearing what she ordered.

“Ah, was I treating him too much like a dog?” As her father squeezed the bead, the boy then knelt at her feet.

“Master”

His red eyes flashed, illuminating his eerie gaze while smiling madly.

He was the darkest of the darkest one. The future grand wizard and final boss of this world.

“Well, you’re all that’s left now, Master.”

And then, at the age of 22, he awoke as the Master of the Magic Tower and took revenge by killing her entire house.

“Do you want to live? Then sit down, Master.”

The eerie red eyes turned to her.

‘Why is he like this to me?! I tried my best to treat him properly!’ <<less

That summer afternoon, spent beside the being who had become the heaviest in my world, with the verdure of the season deepening within the confines of my lone space, self-isolated from others. Solitude was no longer an option for me. A life without Woonu only promised loneliness.... more>>

I lost my family and experienced the loneliness that lingered in their absence, living a lonesome life without holding anyone close to my heart, stewing in my solitude. Loneliness and solitude cannot coexist. Only those who have chosen solitude know of this truth.

Solitude is a blank, and loneliness is a dearth that seeks to be filled. Because solitude is closer to nonpossession than it is to resignation, while loneliness is like a jar with a leaky bottom. That imperfectly solid blank of mine, built from my fleeing of loneliness, became desperate to contain a whole being.

Woonu, having felt the rain at the tip of his fingers, arm stretched beyond the eaves, suddenly straightened his legs and leaned his upper body forward.

“Huh? A green frog!”

“Where? Are you sure you didn’t see wrong?”

“There, over there! Oh, oh, it’s jumping!”

“Oh, there really is one.”

“Where did it come from? Has it always lived here?”

I quietly gazed at the side of his face, his mouth agape with a bright smile adorning it.

Where did you come from? Where did you come from for it to feel as though you’ve always been here? <<less

Novelization of the game.... more>>

“The girl who had her memories erased and the boy who had his voice taken away. Ten years later, they meet at “the place of the promise.”

“A protagonist who was left completely alone after her parents died in an accident. One day, she discovers a single photo in her parents’ room, with ‘Azakawa Village’ written on the back. In the photo, her mother and father, she as a young child, and a grandfather she has no memory of at all.

‘Could this possibly be my parents’ hometown?’

With loneliness and anticipation in her heart, she travels to Azakawa Village.

However, that place was somewhere she should never set foot in – the place of the promise.” <<less

Genius scientist Ruan Xian was in a coma for several years. Once he opened his eyes, his waist no longer felt pain, his legs had healed, and he could jump around. Unfortunately, the artificial intelligence outside ran out of control and ushered in the end of mankind.... more>>

Fortunately, his luck was still strong, and he successfully captured a partner with great survival skills.

Tang Yibu: Our models are old and especially easy to scrap.

Tang Yibu: Remember, the first principle of safety. Never get too close to humans.

Ruan Xian: …...What?

This is a story about a dumb AI x a cynical scientist. <<less

In the summer, there are always cicadas singing, but this year’s noises are not the enthusiasm of the previous years.

This stands at the forefront of strategy guides to Life (a shitty video game)!... more>>

Life is a bad video game. This commonplace phrase is, unfortunate as it might be, the truth.

After all, Life has no simple, easy rules. The rules it does have are nothing but irrational and unfair. The strong claim that Life has a high level of freedom, but the weak have no choice but to cope with an overwhelmingly disadvantageous design.

That’s why it’s a sh*t game.

Since I, Japan’s leading gamer who has experienced and mastered a multitude of games, say so, there can be no mistake.

— However, that person, on top of having mastered gaming to about the same level as I, declared to me that Life is a god-tier game.

Destined to be a top-tier character, that person is the school’s perfect heroine, Hinami Aoi. And to top it off, she even says she will teach me the rules of Life?

…… Normally, I wouldn’t believe such a thing. However, Hinami Aoi is someone who does not fit into a frame like ‘normal’ at all!

From the winner of the 10th Shogakukan Light Novel Award for Excellence. A low-tier character takes on life’s strategy guide, but with instruction from a pretty girl! <<less

I became a supporting character in a captivity-abduction classic novel set against the backdrop of a world war. Unlike the protagonist’s sister, who was treated coldly and abused at home, as “Diana Claire,” I was abducted in place of the protagonist in order to get out of this hell.... more>>

“Don’t leave me, princess. All right? You can’t die.”

The Duke that abducted me was a beautiful madman, an educated madman. He would visit me from time to time and stare at me as if I were an important piece of art he had carefully stored away. His eyes were ascetic yet strangely decadent, sensual yet full of flavor. I didn’t know why this man, who seemed insane, would do this to me.

What was inside the pretty wrapping paper of gentlemanly manners, elegant and graceful appearance, was a kind of madness. The man’s madness gave off a calm, eerie, and bizarre atmosphere like a work of art with a twisted meaning.

“I want to kill everyone except you, my Diana.”

She tried to control and tame this man, possessed by a cruel demon.

Originally, the word she always heard in life was “madman”. <<less

The diary filled with Mai Dong’s secret crush was picked up by his crush.... more>>

So, what will happen…

It seems quite obvious! <<less

This is a tale that distorts the scenario of an otome game.... more>>

An orphan girl named Alicia is attacked by a woman trying to steal her body to become the “heroine”. From the fragmentary knowledge she acquires, Alicia learns that this world is the stage of an “otome game” in a “world of sword and magic”.

Having learned the truth from the knowledge she obtained, the immature Alicia dismisses the otome game as “nonsense” and runs away from the orphanage to escape the fate of the “heroine”.

A villainess aims to take her life. A fake heroine appears. Alicia trains herself using the fragmentary knowledge she has gained in order to survive, growing into the “Strongest Assassin” that is feared by both the Thieves’ Guild and the Assassins’ Guild. <<less

Lu Mingshu had never believed in fate.... more>>

She hadn’t believed in it when her father had remarried and caused her family to break into pieces, nor had she believed in it when she’d been thrown into a valley to perish.

She hadn’t believed in it when she didn’t have any resources to cultivate with, nor had she believed in it when she’d been condemned by everyone.

She climbed up little by little from dust, while her reign soared into the sky, which caused the world to look on in fear!

If justice doesn’t come, I’ll personally obtain it.

If fate disregards me, I‘ll open up a way to survive.

No matter what fate throws at me, I will surely become a phoenix!

“What a ruthless woman. I’m willing to risk my life and limbs for you, willing to be calculative for you – I’m even willing to be an enemy of the entire world for you. Aren’t you moved even a little?”

“That's right, since I‘m such a ruthless woman, what exactly is it that you like about me?” <<less

I’ve come back to life as a prophet in a B-grade horror film that bombed at the box office in the summer of 1999 and faded into obscurity.... more>>

Luckily, I managed to survive, not as the female lead who witnesses all the horrors, nor as the handsome male lead who you’d expect to survive but tragically dies. I’m not the sleazeball who gets offed in a particularly gruesome way after hitting on every woman in sight, nor the best friend of the female lead who shares a fleeting romantic moment with a lover in an obviously creepy forest. Nope, I’m the prophet.

As a prophet, I thought my role was just to warn the main characters and then exit the scene, but…

[Choking… Coughing… Wheezing…]

An alien creature, known only as Monster X, has taken an unsettling interest in me.

[Heavy breathing…]

And as if that’s not enough, a gas mask-wearing, knife-wielding maniac decides to skip heading to the cabin where the protagonists are and make a pit stop at the convenience store where I’m working.

What’s going on? Why is all this happening to me, a mere side character?!

Come for the romance, stay for the horror. <<less

An undesirable princess. A damsel with nothing but a pretty face. Persecuted in her homeland, Stella is about to be sold as a tribute as soon as she comes of age. Until, in a moment of desperation, she meets a man.... more>>

“I’m looking for something important. I need you, Princess, to help me.”

The man who kidnaps Stella with this bizarre demand is a northerner with leaps and bounds in physical development. He’s also a man who’ll turn into a monster due to a curse passed down from his ancestor.

“Do you think I can help you break the curse?”

“Yes. Please be kind to this man who will turn into a monster in less than a year.”

Easley gives her the end of three months to find the gem he needs to break the curse tied to his blood.

Time passes in a blur, and Stella feels an uncanny affinity for the man isolated from the world. Until an oracle comes down that says he needs her sacrifice, not the gem, to prevent him from turning into a monster. <<less

An adolescent school caste love comedy at the mercy of an overly daring girlfriend!... more>>

Sasagawa Ayano is the flower of the class. When he accidentally saves her from being picked up—

“Thank you, Fujimura.”

Since then, she brings me home on holidays, asks me to praise her like a kid, or stay and sleep over.

I thought I was enjoying my life as a loner in the shadows, but then I realized that her presence had become a part of my daily life…

I am a gloomy guy, and I never thought she would remember my name! On top of that, she became oddly affectionate toward me and started to visit…?!

“You’re coming home again today, right?”

“A loner? Then I’ll have you all to myself!”

“…Shouldn’t I think you’re special?”

He thought she was from a distant world, but now she’s zero distance away.

This is a youth caste love comedy in which he’s at the mercy of a girl who is too daring! <<less

There were ten days left before the end of the world, and the people I used to know lined up to visit my hermitage, hoping that I, the former ‘savior’ that they had banished from the Union three years ago, would return to save the world again.... more>>

In return, I placed a semi-obsolete number machine outside my door, which only served to issue queue numbers but not call them.

In fact, I wanted to spill a pot of water just to demonstrate the phrase ‘Spilled water will not return to the bowl’, but considering that there were water-affinity magicians outside… Forget it…

They firmly believed that I was still as soft-hearted as before, and as long as they begged and guilt-tripped me, I would go through all the trouble and risk my life again for the world, just like what happened in the past ten years.

Pardon me, but not this time.

… And, even if the world was destroyed, I won’t die anyway. <<less

The greatly feared, the one who could make people tremble with just her name- the Zombie King was back!... more>>

She had finally been reborn.

But why was she still a zombie?

As a zombie, she can’t eat the delicacies made by humans. So what? She still had a legendary space where she could raise various animals and even grow crops!

Bittersweet tears roll down her face.

However, along with the hardships to face, she had been gifted a lot of perks. She can exchange food for crystal cores~

Then again, making good food had never been an easy task.

To her shock, she discovered that the highest order of zombies was not the tenth order, as claimed before. <<less

"University Professor x Beautiful Forensic Doctor... more>>

 Often gentle, occasionally assertive top x a dedicated career lover who is slightly insecure bottom.

 Shen Xun was arranged for another blind date. Before the date, Shen's mother repeatedly advised him, 'Don't scare your date away by saying you're a forensic doctor the moment you meet. First, tell them you're a civil servant, someone within the system. Remember that.' 

On the day of the blind date, a handsome man arrived. From his looks to his fashion, he perfectly met Shen Xun's aesthetic standards. So Shen Xun went blank and said, 'I'm a forensic doctor within the system.' ... Oops, he messed up.

 But unexpectedly, the handsome man smiled and said, 'Actually, I'm a university professor of law. In our professions, we both have the word "law" in common.' 

Shen Xun felt like he and Meng Yuan Cen were from two different worlds. Meng Yuan Cen was clean, had a respectable job, didn't need to deal with corpses that were bloody, decaying, and smelly every day, and didn't have a partner on standby 24/7 during his time off.

 However, Meng Yuan Cen believed that he and Shen Xun saw two sides of the same world. It was only after they got together that they discovered the whole world.

 Age gap, love at first sight, heartwarming daily life, and the bottom may be a clueless beauty, especially in emotional matters." <<less

Day after day, Tokiwagi Towa spends all of his time toiling at his part-time job. His life was far from fulfilling. One day, by a... more>> strange coincidence, he gets involved with Wakamiya Rin, a beauty who was the most popular girl in his school. They weren’t supposed to have anything to do with each other. And yet, this is how these two people gradually come to a compromise with each other’s differences. <<less

In the year 2060, the holographic game “Gods' Descent” swept the world, and a group of enigmatic higher-dimensional beings calling themselves [Priests] descended from the sky, trapping 2.5 billion players in the game.... more>>

Human players have a slim chance of survival if they win the game, but if they lose, it means death for everyone.

Just waking up from the hospital, You Rongyi is unwittingly drawn into this game showdown.

Starting at Game Level Lv.1 with an ordinary player talent (F), with physical and mental abilities that were severely damaged, everyone believed he would die instantly upon entering the game.

However, to their surprise, they witnessed You Rongyi’s calm and skillful maneuvers in the first dungeon, obliterating the B-grade boss monster effortlessly and nearly killing the top guild player, “Blood Chef.”

Everyone watching, including the monitoring agency and teammates, were left in shock and confusion.

At first, they thought You Rongyi was just lucky, but soon they realized the entire “Gods' Descent” holographic universe seemed to resonate with him.

The explosion of cyber fragments was just a background for his coronation; he was a weapon forged by death, an existence that all humans fanatically worshiped –

The first player on the server, “Traitor.”

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Throughout his life, You Rongyi made decisive decisions and had few regrets, but there were two things he regretted in this lifetime.

The first was the kiss he shared with Qi Bing under the apple tree when they were young.

The second was forgetting about the first regret.

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The in-game world draws inspiration from Egyptian and Greek mythologies, while the real-world setting adopts a cyberpunk framework.

Genre Tags: Fantasy, Leveling, Drama

Search Keywords: Protagonist: You Rongyi, Qi Bing (Yixus Lunwell) | Supporting Characters: You Buquan, Lulu, Jin Qiluo, Leo, Huang Jinghui, etc. | Others: Undefined

One-sentence summary: Destiny is in your own hands. <<less

Qin Ke Xuan, an elite assassin in a Xianxia-esque past world, was transmigrated into the body of a 15-year-old female student of our modern world. Upon transmigration, she meets her body’s childhood friend. Follow her adventure as Qin Xuan learns to adapt to her new environment.... more>>

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A certain frog: Now, may we have the following people to provide a description of Qin Ke Xuan below:

Person A: someone highly skilled in martial arts, an incredibly OP lolita

Person B: an expressionless person, with unbelievably high moe specs

Person C: ridiculously good at everything, is a reliable comrade

Person D: ruthless and cold-blooded, a demonic reincarnation

Qin Ke Xuan: Me? I’m a killer.

Persons ABCD: …

Note: the author’s pen name “病蛙” means “sick frog”. Hence the author’s opening “a certain frog” is referring to herself from a third person’s view. <<less