Welcome, Kamijou Touma-kun, to the colorful underground!... more>>

Kamijou Touma meets two girls in Academy City’s back alleys.

One is Mitsuari Ayu, a lady of Tokiwadai Middle School with the Metal Stinger power to control people’s minds. The other is Kumokawa Seria, a mysterious genius high school girl who can control people’s minds without any power.

Kamijou is at the mercy of those girls, but those peaceful times do not last long.

That kind time is torn apart by a gigantic creature that towers over them: a dragon. Who is the Biohacker who created it, controls it, and freely gives it the power to fight?

Why is that giant creature pursuing Mitsuari Ayu? Kamijou Touma enters Academy City’s deep darkness to protect the girls.

It all happened one year ago.

It is the summer of Kamijou Touma’s third year of middle school. This is an untold story different from the time he spent with Shokuhou Misaki. Kamijou Touma’s starting point begins here. <<less

“A Virtual Dream Device? What the heck is this?”... more>>

“Is it used for daydreaming? Nope, not interested.”

“What? It could simulate reality at a hundred percent? I could live out half a year in one night’s time and bring in a replicate of a real person?

Hmm, pretty sweet I must say.”

“I’ll be the only one left in the world while the others are all gone in the first dream?”

“Uhm, I’d like to bring in a female celeb at the pinnacle of her glamor, could I?” <<less

As the youngest “Crown Prince” loved by his family, Han Shi did not have the right acting skills but entered showbiz, and wanted to become famous just to pursue and approach Li Feng.... more>>

Fortunately, in a reality show, Li Feng chagrined because he did not understand the variety of a reality show. He want to cooperate with Han Shi, but slowly found that he had a different understanding of Han Shi.

Li Feng became curious and interested. His heart moved for Han Shi. <<less

The foundation of South Korea’s high society is money, power, and marriage. His marriage was considered a mere ‘contract’ between the fathers.... more>>

So it didn’t matter who the bride was going to be. Pretty or ugly, addicted to shopping or depressed, promiscuous or virtuous. The important thing was what the bride would bring to the table.

However, she was different.

He recalled Yuan, who had been sitting so gracefully in front of the magnolia tree. Her white, slender face, pure smile, and her brown eyes looking at him.

Crack. His chest hurt. Damn it, it hurt so much that he began to curse.

***

Their bodies perfectly became one. Their entangled bodies, legs interlocked, embracing each other. They moved as one as if they were searching for salvation.

“If you begin seeing another man, I’ll kill you.”

He sharply bit the nape of her neck.

“I’m warning you now, but I’ll really kill you. Don’t even look at them. Don’t talk to them. Don’t even acknowledge their presence.”

Yuan let out a soft moan and couldn’t respond.

In the night, a spring night where the heavy darkness dripped down like paint, the room was brimming with passion. <<less

Because of some coincidence, the leader of the imperial bodyguards who was supposed to be executed by “the death of a thousand cuts” —— the Yingnu, Xu Lingyun, became the Son of Heaven, Li Xiao’s storyteller, telling him the narrative inside “The Historical Records of Yu.” Alongside Xu Lingyun’s narratives, Emperor Chengzu, Li Qingcheng’s life story gradually appeared inside Li Xiao’s mind: his misfortune on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival that made him have to leave the capital, the war against Xiongnus outside the Feng Pass, how he conquered the entire Western Plains without costing him a single soldier, the imposing army loyal to the rightful monarch's decisive battle on the capital…... more>>

The written and oral history gradually come to an end, while those secrets buried inside the history reappear one after another. Xu Lingyun’s unexpected real identity, Li Xiao’s confusing experience, Emperor Chengzu’s Yingnu, Zhang Mu and Li Xiao’s hidden connection… everything is quietly unveiled!

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The history and narrative intertwine. Xu Lingyun and Li Xiao pursue one another, looking for themselves. In the end, during this turbulent era, amidst the golden spears, armored horses, and numerous fire beacons, who can stay loyal to themselves? Who can stay true to the truth? Who will get to obtain the rivers and mountains? And who will get to open up a new era? <<less

A woman’s pale shoulder and back appeared in the dark. Soon, a scalding iron brand approached her skin. The iron branded her skin with ‘娼’ to indicate her stigma as a prostitute. With this stamped on her body, she was now branded as a prostitute and could no longer escape this status for the rest of her life.... more>>

Amidst the pain burning into her flesh, she remembered. The man who had ruined her family. The man who had killed her family. The man she had once loved. She would have her revenge.

***

EunSeo’s eyes widened in astonishment and fear.

After she had decided to accept her fate as a prostitute, she knew that she wouldn’t be able to reject anyone.

However, not this man. She would accept every other man in the world, but she could never give herself to this man.

“I…” He opened his mouth and spoke in a low, grave voice. “I bought you.” <<less

Can jianghu wanderers ever refrain from messing around?... more>>

The turbulence of the world fostered us, whose existence upon joining jianghu going by as quick as a blink.*

"In this world where war erupts throughout, jianghu is a cycle of vengeance and retribution. You either persist, or you perish."

Many years ago, a young Chu Xiwei who recently joined the sect was chilled to the bone by those words he happened to have heard.

Seeing that his young disciple was scared quite enough, Ye Fusheng leisurely sipped his tea, "What I just said is pure nonsense."

Every young chivalrous individuals joining jianghu would happen upon one martial art scroll or another. Ye Fusheng was so often tricked by this preconception in his younger years that when he got older, he decided to hoard other people's scrolls.

But jianghu didn't work as simply as that.

It was a society of using one's might to carve one's path, of competing for artifacts and debating one's skills.

Legends would never fade with the withering time, just as hatred would not disappear in a peaceful age.

As the golden time passed, all splendor would be reduced to dust. With it, Glimpse of Grace** was sealed away from the world.

Notes:
* From an unnamed poem, by an unknown poet (rumored to be authored by Li Bai).
** The sword name is 惊鸿掠影, which in context of the story can also be separated into its short title: 惊鸿 – Jing Hong, and the name of an organization 掠影 – Lue Ying. <<less

2nd place in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi~! 2019 comes a new one-shot by Ishikawa Hiroshi.... more>>

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Sou Uehara visits a Seaside Hospital.

He was once hospitalized at this very place.

His former companions suffered from an enigmatic disease that killed them off to the point of extinction. Those who survived however, have still not been discharged yet.

Sou reminiscences the events that happened “That day”.

The disease’s spread to a certain region of a city,

The deaths of the adults it lead to,

The power of an affected child,

And furthermore the conclusion of the battle――. <<less

The traitorous general Gu Mang was returning to his homeland. Everyone wanted to see him dead, and it was said that the one who hated him most was his former best friend—the cold and ascetic Young Master Mo. ... more>>

The rumours said: Young Master Mo prepared three hundred and sixty-five methods of torture to interrogate him with, just waiting to try them out on Gu Mang. They were so varied it was more than enough to toy with him for a year without repetition.

Except these rumours were very quickly forbidden by Young Master Mo. The reason given was that they described him as a lunatic, and were severely inconsistent with reality.

So what was the truth?

The truth was even more unspeakable—

Mo Xi’s identity: the most abstinent commander of the empire.

His relationship with the traitor Gu Mang: they’d slept together before. <<less

Bai Lianhua looks just like his namesake, a white lotus.... more>>

So it’s probably inevitable that a system came for him.

System: come, my dear host Bai Lianhua, please live up to your name, and with your white lotus aura that is dazzlingly divine, save those antagonists who have led tragic lives and who are to stand against the world in the future.

Bai Lianhua: …Wait, it isn’t my fault my name is like that.

Before, Bai Lianhua thought this would have been the most excruciating thing to happen to his life, until all his missions were completed, and he’s happy and excited to go home. His system which had always been acting cute wipes his face handsomely, and then gives him a mystifying smile, “in fact, my real name is Return System of White Moonlight.”

＃Apparently, white lotus and white moonlight are great as a combo＃

So, this was actually an all-in-one service featuring white lotus + white moonlight? The missions he thought he had completed were just the preludes to his missions to follow?

And so, after having acted as a white lotus waving brilliantly in the wind, Bai Lianhua will have to return to his previous worlds, as that white moonlight that never went away in each of the antagonists’ minds, and resave the world from their clutches.

Bai Lianhua: Wait! System, come back! Explain to me why all my missions failed after I left, and why all those guys who I had painstakingly dragged back into the righteous path still went awry!

Mr. Antagonist: Hm? What’s the problem? I’m really happy with this——Now I finally have the power to take this white lotus from the pond, and nurture it well within a vase [takes a fresh white●lotus in his hand, playing with it gently]

Bai Lianhua: …! [Like the small white lotus, shaking pitifully in the wind]_(:з」∠)_

If the system lied to you, don’t despair, don’t cry, please stay as quiet as a flower, and be a stretch of pure white moonlight. <<less

The notorious imperial court lackey and the meritorious military general were well-known for their mutual dislike, a pair of arch-enemies set in stone. Who could have foreseen the unexpected change in the winds of heaven: the general injured on the battlefield, both legs disabled, and even forced by the emperor to marry his nemesis. ... more>>

With one marriage edict, two people with mutual hostility are forced to marry and live under the same roof. Yet after these long days together, they come to the realization that this fellow is not truly devoid of any saving grace/unattainable and high out of reach. <<less

None of us could forget her.... more>>

The six of us spent our college days in Kyoto. Ten years ago at the Kurama Fire Festival, Hasegawa vanished into thin air. Ten years later, the remaining five found ourselves back in Kurama once again, hoping to meet her one more time. As night fell, we began to swap stories about strange things we'd encountered on our journeys, including the mysterious series of artworks by Kishida Michio called "Night Train". Morimi Tomihiko masterfully weaves strands of youth and fantasy into spine-tingling ghost stories of sojourns into night.

"There's no place that night doesn't touch. All the world's in perpetual night." <<less

There are always moments far in the past that remain forever engraved in our memory. The last decade of the 2000’s was chock full of unique memories – memories of The Little Tigers, The Bund, and the Four Heavenly Kings that brought us great emotions now rest with the dust-covered journals of our youth.... more>>

Born in the 80’s, Tong Hua has brought together a classic youth book that reminds readers that those timeless memories of our youth are only so precious due to their brief nature. Bring those memories back once again with this memorable read; though we are gradually aging and leaving our past behind, our warm, child-like spirits will never fade! <<less

I was a witch whose age was over 300 years old, but I was betrayed and killed by the one man I believed in. After I was reborn into a vicious imperial family, I decided to become an empress to get my revenge. So, as a witch, I acted evilly and thought that everyone would be afraid of me but…... more>>

“I picked this for you. You can eat it or throw it away.”

“Can’t you just touch my head once? If I said that you stroked my head, everyone would be envious.”

Come on. Isn’t this the imperial family where everyone kills each other? So it’s natural that you should try to kill me, right?

“Do it more. Because it’s cute.” <<less

I have experienced all the eight sufferings of this world.... more>>

I do not ask for nirvana, but for you.

Wild and hard-to-tame demon (gong) X Cold, ascetic and childish immortal (shou) <<less

Eight hundred years ago, Xie Lian was the Crown Prince of the Xian Le kingdom. He was loved by his citizens and was considered the darling of the world. He ascended to the Heavens at a young age; however, due to unfortunate circumstances, was quickly banished back to the mortal realm. Years later, he ascends again–only to be banished again a few minutes after his ascension.... more>>

Now, eight hundred years later, Xie Lian ascends to the Heavens for the third time as the laughing stock among all three realms. On his first task as a god thrice ascended, he meets a mysterious ghost who rules over the ghosts and terrifies the Heavens, yet, unbeknownst to Xie Lian, this ghost king has been paying attention to him for a very, very long time. <<less

On a lucky day, Jiaxin met her old classmate that she never forgot, but the old classmate did not recognize her.... more>>

That’s just right, familiar people are not easy to speak to. The first step in the relationship is to stimulate hormones~~

【Doctor of Physics, Social Disordered, Beautiful Face-lifted Girl x Truck Driver’s Mouth and Body Warming Attack】

Xingjia caught a cold and immediately called Tan You.

Tan You: “See a doctor if you have a cold, I will only see the car.”

The lucky Jiaxin: “I don’t need you to look at my illness. I am hungry, and I don’t want to eat takeaway.”

Tan You made a porridge and delivered it to her door: “Satisfying one’s physical needs is the basic requirement of adults.”

Jiaxin took a sip of the porridge slowly, and glanced at Tan You’s calloused fingers: “I can’t satisfy myself, so I’ll give myself to you.” <<less

Seven years ago, when I married the male god, Yin Huaimu, we got blackened till we almost had to quit the entertainment circle.... more>>

Seven years later, the world got tipped off about our disagreements because of the ‘Seven Year Itch’, and suspected that we were about to divorce.

After a car accident, both of us entered a coma. When we woke up, my tail was exposed. The secret I’ve kept for many years has been exposed.

Meanwhile, in the bed beside me, my husband actually…I’m shocked!!! <<less

Lu Qingjia, once a slag provoked someone who he shouldn’t have. With great difficulty he saved his dog life, on the premise he would never appear before the other.... more>>

He entered a horror game and unexpectedly they had a chance encounter.

The man in front, a resentful bloody ghost crawling out of a closet to his back rushing towards him to take his life.

The situation was life threatening. Naturally, he didn’t have time for hypocrisy.

Lu Qingjia stepped forward and pulled out the ghost slowly crawling its way and yelled: “Why the f*ck are you so slow? With your sluggish and foolish manner you won’t even be able to eat sh*t while it’s hot and you still want to eat people”. Then, he hid inside the closet and refused to come out.

Ghost: ……?

The next time they met, the person said towards him: “Either come out or just sleep in the well together with that water ghost in your arms.”

Lu Qingjia; “This isn’t a matter of self esteem, it’s just that we hit it off, I want to chat with him all night and let him feel the long-lost warmth”

Water ghost: ？？？Don't touch Laozi! <<less

Xu Qichen, who has made a habit of receiving blades from his readers, dies suddenly.... more>>

Ding! Your survival system has appeared out of the blue: transmigrate into all your bad ending novels and be the main character.

It wants him to change the ending? And it’s even asking him, an emotional defect, to personally date?

System: The deeper the emotional plot line between the gong and shou, the higher the probability of successful task completion!

Xu Qichen: It’s impossible to write a sweet novel, it’s impossible in all of this life

System: Very well, the host has decided to maintain the state of sudden death and not…

Xu Qichen: I’ll transmigrate! I’ll personally make a sweet biscuit [kneel]

#it’s my survival instinct that made the move#

Xu Qichen: You’re really like a certain person…

Old Gong: Open your mouth, eat this candy.

Xu Qichen: You’re really not…

Old Gong: Even a candy can’t stop your mouth!

Xu Qichen: You bit me <<less

I, a normal, serious, upbeat young adult, somehow, fell into a really unserious SM r*pe 18+ novella.... more>>

Oh, it’s a ‘transmigration,’ so just live and let live with the foreknowledge of the plot, I hear you say?

But it was the moment I opened the book, that everything went black, and I got s**ked in.

It didn’t even give me a f*cking chance to memorise it for dictation. <<less

On a normal boring day, a message appears, inviting him to a Tutorial.... more>>

A tale about Lee Ho Jae and his escape from the Tutorial.

But he just happened to choose the hardest possible difficulty: Hell… <<less

That year, I lost a friend, left another friend, went away to study in Japan…..... more>>

If memories would, just like this song, sing out this period of grey from the years of our youth; that would be a beautiful story. <<less

Mashiki is the young owner of the antiquarian bookstore "Mukyuudou," and his friend, Senagaki, works in the same industry. The two have shared a secret... more>> sense of guilt ever since they were children. Senagaki's father was an "antiquarian book dealer" and a hated figure in the old book world, but Mashiki's grandfather saw his talent and took an interest in him, and so their two boys grew up together like brothers. One summer afternoon, however, an incident changes their relationship... Dense emotions wrapped in a transparent glass style. A story that reflects like the sparkle of a fish leaping in the moonlight. <<less

Li Shuoxing, the god author of the male channel, got a love nurturing app out of thin air in his phone.... more>>

The rules of the game required him to interact with the virtual character “Su Mingqian” to increase his love value and unlock more functions.

Li Shuoxing soon experienced the true reality of Krypton Gold players.

Stage One: “tr*sh game, don’t try to cheat Krypton.”

Stage Two: “I can’t be fooled to buy a dollar gift bag.”

Stage Three: “One more Krypton and I’ll stop.”

Stage Four: “Don’t stop me. For my cub, I’m willing to Krypton the whole world!”

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Stage N: “For every additional 10,000 votes, I’ll add 10,000 words; monthly votes can be lost, but the King of Fire must be won!” <<less