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

Lu Xun was beheading demons and exterminating evil, not knowing what a worthy opponent was. On that day, Lu Xun found himself defenseless as he was beaten by a powerful female demon, unable to fight back, and was forced into marriage with a young demoness.... more>>

"A real man should not dwell under the influence of demons for too long!"

With impassioned words, Lu Xun successfully married into the demon clan. The young demoness was a 400-year-old golden snake, cold as ice, and arrogant. The powerful female demon was a thousand-year-old white snake, mature and charming, with captivating beauty. The little female demon was a 200-year-old fox, mischievous and adorable, full of liveliness.

"Something's not right!"

"These female demons are not normal!"

However, Lu Xun gradually discovered that not only were these female demons suspicious, but there were even more peculiar things happening outside! <<less

Turn the ruthless flames into an armour, bestow me the braveness and fearless strength-... more>>

From dissing to being attracted to each other, always ready for the battle in the frontline of natural and man-made disasters, it’s a story about how they work together to detect all kinds of arson, explosion, and even biochemistry related cases. <<less

Naryecheong, a national secret agency that protects humans from disasters and misfortunes caused by evil spirits.... more>>

In attempting to recruit a successor, Naryecheong’s chief exorcist, Yoon Taehee, searches for a ‘gwijae’, someone who has the ability to see and hear ghosts.

One day, Yoon Taehee, while hiding his identity and going undercover, meets a suspicious boy at a high school in a small town in the province…

“By the way, how old are you, friend?” <<less

You are the last rose in my barren wasteland.

“Player K27216, Tang Cuo, at 23:05 on April 1, 2019 of the Solar Calendar, confirmed dead.”... more>>

“Failed to clear the Trial Game of Life.”

“Survival duration: 24 years, 4 hours, 8 minutes and 6 seconds, Rating: A, Initial character score: -5.”

If death is just the beginning...

If survival is a game...

Are you ready for it? <<less

In the corner of the third floor of Kanghe Hospital, there is a forensic clinic with a schedule posted on the door:... more>>

Monday, Wednesday: Municipal Public Security Bureau
Tuesday, Thursday: District Public Security Bureau

Of course, that's just what ordinary people see. In fact, underneath lies another intriguing phrase discreetly concealed beneath the seemingly mundane information.
"Every fifteenth of the month, the Yin guest arrives. No exceptions. Find other arrangements if late."

On a certain fifteenth of a month, Yin Wushu stood on a black stone by the bridge and shouted at Xie Bai from a distance, "Since you moved to this ghostly place, you haven't let me in again."

Xie Bai gripped the door, expressionless, "Is that all?"

Yin Wushu continued, "After all, I've raised you with blood, sweat, and tears for nearly a hundred years."

Xie Bai's face remained cold, "So what?"

Yin Wushu suggested, "Should we go easy on the door?"

Without a word, Xie Bai raised his hand and with a loud "bang," slammed the door shut, causing even the stone bridge to shake.
Yin Wushu: "..."

Yin Wushu, dumbfounded and at a loss for words, gazed in disbelief, realizing that his heartfelt plea had been met with an indifferent and powerful rebuke.

In this complex and intricate narrative, we witness the tale of two individuals caught in the clutches of their twisted circumstances. One, the “Lived for too long and accidentally became twisted” pursuer, finds themselves entangled in the web of their own existence. The other, the “Lived too close to that twisted person and couldn’t avoid becoming twisted too” vulnerable and fragile recipient, narratively misleads us with their outward appearance, concealing a deeper fragility within. <<less

The impoverished worker Yu Shu suddenly wins three hundred million dollars, and she thinks her life has reached its peak. However, reality tells her that three hundred million is just the beginning... ... more>>

Buying a car and a house, smashing golden eggs, all are first prizes; when shopping in a mall, she wins the first prize of one kilogram of gold; scratch-off tickets casually reveal five thousand dollars; meals are free; reposts always win; passing the bar exam and driving test all pass on the first try...

The biggest prize Yu Shu has ever won in her life is Shen Youlin, loving him with two hundred million dollars inadvertently revealed in his pocket... <<less

The novel I wrote became a mess.... more>>

I had possessed Ariad, the beautiful hoe that had already mixed her body fluids with countless men.

Since this had already happened, I had no choice but to make Ariad the female lead of my web novel.

All my characters had already gone wild while running full steam ahead as I struggled to save the novel's tearful survival.

“You are mine. No one is allowed to touch you.”

I have to connect with the male lead fast, but why did the second male lead have to keep checking the third leg inside his pants?

“I love it when I see your face contort from the pain, Ariad. I want to be right beside you while you suffer and die.”

You have to be loved to become a female lead but who said that love isn’t a b*tch?

The male lead was nothing but possessive.

“I feel sorry for Joshua. Please divorce me.”

The existing female lead, who was supposed to have a kind and refreshing character, got blinded by unrequited love that she couldn’t see anything else.

Can I properly complete this messed-up novel?

Readers, I'm working hard here, so please don't leave me! <<less

Qi Xing is a typical spoiled second-generation rich individual who has always had an easy and carefree life. That is until he encountered his nemesis, Ye Xingzhou, the illegitimate child of the Ye family who suddenly rose to power and quickly took control of the family business.... more>>

At first, Qi Xing developed feelings for the handsome young man Lin Zhinian who was always by Ye Xingzhou’s side, but kept being frustrated by Ye Xingzhou constant interference.

The second time, he stumbled upon Ye Xingzhou’s dark secret and witnessed him pulling a gun on his own uncle, and Qi Xing found himself caught in the crossfire.

The third time, he witnessed him setting fire to the coveted sports car that Qi Xing had longed for. Filled with rage, he impulsively confronted him and ended up getting pinned down.

In public, Ye Xingzhou appeared to be a refined and gentlemanly figure, but Qi Xing couldn’t help but dislike him, firmly believing that he was nothing more than a beast in human skin.

Qi Xing went to great lengths to expose Ye Xingzhou’s true nature, but in the end, he fell into the trap set by him, losing everything in the process.

Ye Xingzhou had always ignored Qi Xing, a second-generation rich kid, until he saw the person under him with teary eyes, revealing a sense of grievance, anger, and unwillingness.

Arrogant yet fragile, that was the type of person he liked.

Ye Xingzhou x Qi Xing

Sophisticated scum x Overbearing and pampered tyrant

From enemies to lovers. <<less

Chen Yuan discovered that his superpower would refresh once a week... more>>

In the first week, he noticed that every living being had a red number hanging over them, ranging from hundreds to thousands to tens of thousands. The smallest number he saw was on a teddy bear, with a number of 0.00001 on its head, and the next second, it was crushed by a large truck.

In the second week, he found that he could hear other people's thoughts, uncontrollably. Whatever others were thinking, it would continuously flood into his mind, making him too afraid to go to public places like the subway or the mall. Moreover, he dared not look directly at the quiet girl with bangs and glasses sitting in the back seat...

Subsequently, he refreshed other special abilities such as "dream connection" and "body swapping."

Several weeks later, his superpowers suddenly stopped updating. He lived peacefully for several days, thinking he was finally going back to a normal life. Just when he thought everything was going to be okay, a girl in a red dress standing under a ginkgo tree tilted her head at him and asked, "Can you see me?" <<less

Academic Underachiever Cute Female Lead vs. Academic Genius Handsome Male Lead. From Arch-Nemesis to Couple, from School Uniform to Wedding Gown.... more>>

Jiang Yao and Song Chuyan have been at odds since kindergarten, and they've been arch-nemeses for over a decade.

Jiang Yao finds Song Chuyan eccentric, pe*verted, and a total weirdo, while Song Chuyan thinks Jiang Yao is a violent fool who also happens to be fat.

In short, neither of them can stand each other, until one day, Song Chuyan sees Jiang Yao's pair of snowy white breasts.

Song Chuyan starts having wet dreams every night. He even started watching p*rn featuring women with snowy white breasts.

During a school masquerade ball, where everyone wears masks, Jiang Yao finally musters the courage to confess her feelings to her crush. After the ball, the two of them end up having s*x.

The next morning, Jiang Yao is left bewildered, wondering why the man lying next to her looks more and more like Song Chuyan! And Song Chuyan, seeing the curvaceous beauty beside him, wonders how she turned into Jiang Yao!

The worst part is that their lower bodies are still tightly connected!

Jiang Yao, upon seeing Song Chuyan, erupts in anger.

“Such a tiny d*ck and you dare to pretend to be a man. How embarrassing.”

“Is that so?”

Song Chuyan directly pins her to the bed and thoroughly f*cked her, making her moan and unable to muster any strength for cursing. <<less

Not long after Ning Wan was ‘banished’ to a rural neighbourhood by Zhengyuan Law Firm headquarters, a second victim was exiled to join her.... more>>

Vivacious, tall, handsome, a complete gentleman, he exuded the unique aura…

…of a character likely to die off-screen in a historical drama. Were he to become a community lawyer, he would surely end up berated by middle-aged aunties until he cried a river and came to doubt life. He was a big, silly softie, a newbie easy to pick on!

Ning Wan decided that she would beat this poor neglected novice into shape—

“Fu Zheng, isn’t it? Newcomers here must be obedient and discerning.”

“When I dig a pit, you’ll fill it in. When I eat meat, you’ll drink the broth. When I head east, you can’t head west. In short, consider me your God in this remote wilderness beyond the reach of the government.”

Although a little silly, the newbie was handsome, obedient, and tactful. She developed a soft spot for him and decided to impart the ultimate skills she had cultivated for a lifetime: how to shift the blame; how to loaf on the job; how to pay lip service to the boss.

She was very sincere, holding nothing back—

“Truthfully, my unique skills are not without cost. I advise you to like me as soon as possible. Let me analyze the advantages and disadvantages of liking me…”

That big, silly softie, Fu Zheng, succumbed to her coercion and temptation. From that day on, he devoted himself to Ning Wan.

Half a year later, Ning Wan attended the annual meeting at headquarters. There, she was introduced to the new senior partner…

A vivacious, tall, handsome gentleman.

“Hello everyone, I’m Fu Zheng,” he grinned. “I joined this firm to get rid of the bad atmosphere, such as: shifting the blame, loafing on the job, and paying lip service to the boss…”

‘Fu Zheng, you—! Goddammit! This is fraud!’ <<less

Jaehyun thought that even third-rate movies would be better than his own life.
His father, who brought him into this world at the age of 15, and his siblings who had different mothers.
The times he struggled to escape from that man.
But now, an even more dramatic plot has been added.... more>>

"Accept it, and reflect upon it. Over what's been going on."

The lost memories of the past two years.
To Jaehyun who tries to revive the things that he missed,
The things he couldn't understand...… began to emerge.

'It would be nice if you were really pregnant.'
'It really is a shame to let all of this pass...….’
'What should I do with you?'

It was definitely a voice he knew.
From the eloquent and dignified speech, to that soft, yet deep somber tone...….
It's definitely...

"Long time no see? Has it been two years for you?"
“…….”
“Congratulations on coming back, Seo Jaehyun. Let's start again. Who will win this time?”

Seo Junghyuk, he's returned. <<less

It was by pure chance that Wen Yifan became housemates with Sang Yan, whom she had rejected during high school.... more>>

Normally, they lived their lives separately, as if they were two strangers living under the same roof.

But the peace was disrupted one morning.

The night before, Wen Yifan was still sleeping in her room, but she found herself waking in Sang Yan’s bed the next day.

Aware that she sleepwalked from time to time, Wen Yifan could only apologize and put it away as her fault. However, when the situation repeated again and again, she tried to suggest locking his door before he heads to sleep...

Sang Yan dismissed the idea, saying, “You’d just pick the lock.”

Wen Yifan tried her best to keep her composure. “Why in the world would I be able to do that?”

“Well…” Sang Yan lifted his eyes and drawled, “is there anything you wouldn’t do to climb onto my bed?”

After an awkward pause, Wen Yifan smiled. “OK, then go ahead and try.”

Now that caught Sang Yan by surprise. <<less

A year ago, Kim Seyoung had been pouring his money and dedication into the game [Arcadia]. However, just like a sandcastle on the beach, the iron castle he built collapsed at the hands of only one person, Shin Heejae.... more>>

Seyoung ended up selling his account at a bargain price and vowed never to set foot in this game again but… A year later, he opened a new account and connected to [Arcadia] again.

By some stroke of luck, he runs into Shin Heejae again and this time, he decides to catfish him with a female character, swindle him of his resources and quit the game as the ultimate revenge. <<less

He is an undead who is devoid of all humanity, he is the one and only supreme overlord, he is a man who has severe mysophobia.... more>>

There are many people who try to act cool in front of him, whatever soldier king, assassin, system user, transmigrator, reincarnator, the strong returning, the strong coming down from the mountain, person coming back from the immortal world, reincarnation of the devil king, immortal emperor possessing someone’s body, and so on, all of them do not know what will happen next. <<less

“Your Majesty, the young master has been in the dungeon for three days.”... more>>

“Oh, has he admitted his mistake?”

“No, Your Majesty. He refuses to admit it. He even threatened to smash your head when he gets out.”

“…”

Bai Lu, who lost his mother and father when he was young, grew up as wild as a weed, stands at 1.8 meters tall, handsome with six-pack abs, and a former underground boxer.

In an unexpected turn of events, this masculine man transmigrated into the body of a weak and delicate person in a small brothel, and overnight, turning from a tough guy into a delicate wife.

With no prior experience in transmigration, Bai Lu was caught off guard and ended up being sent to the palace to play the zither. Fearless, he played a passionate rendition of “Love Trade” moving everyone to tears and begging him to stop.

Then, he caught the eye of a young, handsome, but seemingly ill-tempered emperor.

Wait, this His Majesty the Emperor seems to be the ex-boyfriend with whom he had a blood feud, fell in love and killed each other in his previous life? !

Comparing their current identities and statuses, Bai Lu shuddered. In this life, he seems to be a sheep entering a tiger’s mouth to pay off his debts.

A dignified, cold-blooded, slightly cleanliness-obsessive blackened Emperor, paired with a resilient rogue from the underworld who can’t be killed.

A dual transmigration story set in an ancient palace, with a light-hearted and sweet tone, told from the perspective of both the dominant and submissive characters. <<less

She was set up by her husband and sent to the bed of her immediate superior, Fang Yin. He was a powerful figure in H City and the CEO of an international corporation. His methods were ruthless and cold-blooded. ... more>>

Fang Yin pressed down on her body, the ice-cold sensation was breathtaking. "Yu Moxin, you should pay the price for rejecting me!"

From that moment on, her family was ruined! The position of a mistress! Yu Moxin coldly looked at the handsome man in front of her. "Fang Yin, you destroyed my family. I hate you!"

"Since we can't love each other, I'll make you hate me to the bone!" <<less

A certain boy and girl in middle school became a couple, flirted with each other, disagreed on trivial things, became more frequently irritated with each other… and eventually broke up upon graduation.... more>>

Now in highschool, the two of them, Irido Mizuto and Ayai Yume, wound up meeting each other in the most unexpected fashion.

The former couple, brought together through parental remarriage, decided to be mindful of their parents’ feelings and came up with a ‘sibling rule’—where the first one to become conscious of the other as a member of the other s*x loses, but…

When they encounter each other in the bathroom, commute to and from school together, along with the memories of the past and living under the same roof, just how do they disregard each other!? <<less

Others who crossed over to the Cultural Troupe became dancers, but Gu Qian found herself as a canteen worker.... more>>

Oh well, work knows no distinction of high or low; though being a cook may not be as dignified as dancing, it’s still a skill.

Coincidentally, Gu Qian was a divine chef before crossing over. With a pot and spatula in hand, she works wonders!

Coarse flour, wild vegetables, bran… she can turn even pickled pancakes into blossoms.

Any awful ingredients in Gu Qian’s hands can be transformed into magical delicacies.

By accident, she rises from a canteen worker to head chef, becoming the revered Chef Gu of the Cultural Troupe whom everyone fawns over and dares not offend!

Just as Gu Qian starts to enjoy her good days, she catches the eye of the renowned young master of the troupe, Jiang Haizhao…

Jiang Haizhao, just graduated from university, is the most handsome and eligible bachelor in the troupe. Unfortunately, he unknowingly provoked the newly promoted fiery little chef, who only gave him a piece of chicken… bu*t for lunch.

How could a young master endure such humiliation? He grits his teeth and pulls her into a secluded corner.

“What did I do to provoke you?”

The little chef looks confused: “N-nothing…”

“Nothing? Then why did you give me a piece of chicken butt?”

“…”

Do you believe me if I say it wasn’t intentional?

***

Because of a piece of chicken butt, Gu Qian falls into Jiang Haizhao’s trap.

He threatens her, demanding that she must cook special dishes for him every meal from now on, or else…

“Or else what?”

Jiang Haizhao raises an eyebrow, his smile devilish: “Or else… I’ll stew you.”

“…” <<less

Song Fei’s university life was nothing special. He took his compulsory courses, skipped his elective courses, and took the CET-4 and CET-6. ... more>>

If he had to point out one thing that was bothering him, it’d be his “bad penny”, academic tyrant ex-boyfriend— Qi Yan. As the saying goes, exes, like villains, are hard to raise: too close and they’re impertinent; too far, then there’s resentment.

He thought his university life would pass by uneventfully just like this, until that day, when an infected classmate rushed into the examination hall…

The zombie virus spread like wildfire. All communication was cut. Campus turned into hell.

No one knew what the outside world was like. And no one knew if they should “persevere and wait for rescue” or “break through the heavy encirclement”.

Song Fei chose the latter. Qi Yan actually became a comrade-in-arms.

Without the power to exterminate everything in sight, without a martial arts expert’s physique, on this once familiar campus, they can only rely on their own knowledge and tenacity to fight for survival! <<less

Hearing that her fiancé, the elegant Crown Prince, had become a paralytic, the noble girl who always wanted to outdo her peers couldn’t take the blow and killed herself, so her halpless disfigured maid had to finish the wedding ceremony with the Crown Prince on her behalf.... more>>

“You are a paralyzed man, and I am an ugly girl. We are both despised by others, so we’d better stop loathing each other.” When they first met, she was all bluffing and pompous.

…

“Please keep instructing me for the rest of my life.” said the once paralyzed cripple who walked slowly towards her years later while putting a phoenix coronet over her head himself.

“Instruct—Instruct how?” asked the bold and naughty ugly girl who acted bashfully like a newlywed at the moment, which was rare to see on usual days.

“To instruct me this way…” His face was full of tenderness, while his fingers tried to untie the lute-like buckle of her underwear slowly. <<less

In the capital, everyone knows about the Wei clan’s twin sisters. Unfortunately, in the eyes of everyone, Wei Heng has grown to become so beautiful that even if she is admitted to the Female Academy, no one will see her as wise or virtuous.... more>>

Lu Zhan, the eldest son of the Duke of Qi, had an elegant demeanor and was gifted with outstanding talent, but Wei Heng felt that he was really no good man.

When contesting during the race at the Dragon Boat Festival, she acted chivalrously and righteously, but he remained silent. He considered her to be reckless, and she considered him cold-hearted.

When admiring the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, she fell into danger. Although he appeared to save her, in the blink of an eye, he was already teasing her by all means.

What’s more, she has a weight in her heart and only hopes for the phoenix to reach nirvana and to be reborn from its ashes, but his appearance always reminded her past embarrassment.

She thought that by agreeing on a marriage, she could stay away from the conflicts and quarrels, and He thought that as long as they were thousands of miles apart, they could live in peace. But who knew that the red thread of fate was tying tighter and tighter.

They obviously didn’t fall in love at first sight, and they knew that the road ahead would be difficult. This time, can their persistence this time bring peace and quiet in the years to come? <<less

Dante Renatus, who took the throne with her excellent swordsmanship skill,... more>>

is reincarnated as ‘Helena’, the daughter of Duke Peresca, 500 years later.

‘The second life I don’t want.

I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve had in my previous life, and I’ve tried everything I could do.

Being reborn is just cumbersome and everything is boring.’

Meanwhile, Prince Caesar visits the duke’s residence to avoid a power struggle.

Helena, who recognizes Caesar’s talent, decides to become his swordsmanship teacher.

“I will make you emperor.”

She started it just to appease her boring life, using the skills of her previous life to train younger student…

“If it is for Master’s sake, I can destroy this world as well.”

‘To like is to like, but somehow, it seems like he likes me too much?’ <<less