Question: What is it like to be romantically pursued by the main subject of a very conventional scary urban legend?... more>>

Yao Ye, the only normal person inside a bizarre horror story: I am going crazy.

When you’re going about your day as usual and suddenly find out that the guy who had a crush on you that you ignored has become a ghost lingering behind you late at night…

When you suddenly find out that your boyfriend is a monster in human skin…

When you hear about a netizen committing su*cide because of an online relationship breakup and suddenly find out that it was you who dumped him…

When you’re stranded on a deserted island and suddenly find out that your dead childhood friend has become a bandage-wearing weirdo hunting down intruders on the island…

When you suddenly find out that your lover is not human.

—It loves you to the bone, and you can’t escape it.

In the end, their karma is inextricably tangled together.

This is a story that turns an eerie urban legend into a romantic drama. <<less

The once wealthy and powerful Ryuuzen clan has been all but destroyed. Their misfortune began in 1960, when a majority of the family was wiped out when their vacation villa was buried under a landslide. However, search and rescue teams discovered something even more shocking: A majority of the bodies they discovered showed obvious signs of having been mu*dered before the landslide.... more>>

As though it were a trigger, what came to be known as "The Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan" spread throughout the descendants of the family's only survivor. By mu*der, by su*cide, by accident... it seemed none who held the name "Ryuuzen" could live to see the age of 35, and now, the family has been reduced to a single woman, lying in a hospital bed, days away from death.

Kamo Touma was once just another of the endless parade of sleazy tabloid journalists looking to exploit a prominent family's tragedy to sell magazines, but Ryuuzen Rena's kindness melted his frozen heart, driving him to quit his old job and become an investigative journalist specializing in overturning cases of false arrest. Eventually, he and Rena were married, but now, the curse threatens to steal away their happiness.

Kamo prays for a miracle, and his prayers are answered by the Hourglass of Miracles, an artifact spoken of in rumors and urban legends, said to grant one wish to anyone who obtains it.

"Meister Hora", a guide for those who obtain the hourglass, tells Kamo there is only one way to break the curse and save Rena: He must travel back in time to the year 1960 and catch the culprit of the original Ryuuzen Family massacre.

Who was the culprit of the mu*ders that took place almost 60 years ago? Why did they steal away the lives of the Ryuuzen clan? What is the true nature of the "Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan?" And perhaps most mysteriously of all... What is Meister Hora's goal in all this?

Winner of the 29th annual Ayukawa Tetsuya Award. <<less

Tang Ning entered a survival game where each person can draw different skill cards in each round. Others drew a series of powerful cards, but the card settings that Tang Ning drew were:... more>>

[You are so delicate and frail that you can still feel a tiny bean even though you are separated by twenty eiderdown quilts]

[There is a prince who has been looking for a real princess. You are 100% attracted to the prince because of your delicate body.]

Tang Ning: "?"

Teammates received lunch boxes one after another. Tang Ning fell into a pool of blood and fell into a dream of death. A handsome man gracefully appeared from the darkness, picked up his sleeping lover, and opened the dungeon for him——

There is a prince who always exists in the copy and is the only life-saving driftwood Tang Ning can hold on to.

Tang Ning, who had drawn a card with the inability to speak setting, once tremblingly wrote "Don't go" on the opponent's palm. His prince kissed the back of his hand and smiled affectionately and tenderly at him.

A long time later, Tang Ning and the prince got together.

Then he discovered
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It turns out that, from the beginning to the end, the prince and the monster were the same person.

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The demon is moved, he takes off the moon, crushes the stars, and becomes your only god in the dark night. <<less

Growth cheats? Infinite magic power? The ability to utilize all archetypes? What’s the point if instant death ends everything with a single attack?... more>>

High school senior Yogiri Takatou was on a school field trip when he woke up to a dragon assaulting his sightseeing bus, with the only ones still on the bus being him and his female classmate, the panicking Tomochika Dannoura. Apparently the rest of his classmates had been given special powers by Sion, a woman who introduced herself as Sage, and escaped from the dragon, leaving those that hadn’t received any special powers behind as dragon bait.

And so Yogiri was thrown into a parallel universe full of danger, with no idea of what just happened. Likewise, Sion had no way of knowing just what kind of being she had summoned to her world. <<less

There is an ugly beast that violates women in prison.... more>>

A treacherous beast that is feared and called a “Butcher”.

That’s me.

I was once a human but now I can’t even remember my own name.

I can’t speak, and I don’t understand a word they say.

It is in this deep loneliness that I am pouring my essence into the women everyday.

I pour my burning rage into them.

Over and over again, until they conceive.

From morning till night. Until the women’s souls withered.

To show them that I’m an excellent stallion and an obedient domestic animal.

But my soul has not perished yet.

I will break free from this prison soon. And when I do, it will be your last.

Every human who betrayed me, every demon who altered me, I will trample down like an ant.

And it won’t stop until I’m satisfied.

The dawn of the beast is near. <<less

Sein was only a child when he was abducted from the surface world and forced to join the Black Magic Academy. In the Underworld, strength reigns supreme and the weak struggles to survive. As the death toll of magic initiates continues to rise within the walls of the academy, Sein’s quest for knowledge and power is a constant battle for survival.... more>>

Memories of his parents and the starry night sky in the surface world are fading with each passing day in the Underworld.

“Is Magus World the name of the world we live in? Where is my home in the Magus World?” These are the burning questions that Sein has in mind.

Will he be able to rise to the pinnacle of power, discover the truth of the world and ultimately find his way back home?

Official blurb:

He hails from the banished land of the Underworld, bound by a single unforgiving rule—survival of the fittest. He is the seeker of truth, a mage who treads the fine line between sanity and madness. In a world where myths have crumbled and chaos holds sway, it is strength that reigns supreme.

Not all dark places need light. <<less

A world where the [Demon King] was defeated by a [Hero] that came from another world. People carelessly forgot about their fear of the [Demon King] and of monsters, living in peace.... more>>

In a forgotten and run-down cave in the mountains, a new monster that should not have been born was given birth.

The monster’s name was the [Black Ooze]. It was nothing exceptional other than its black color, an ordinary slime.

However, this slime had the special characteristic of being able to take the abilities of the living things it swallowed. It preyed on an insect that had paralytic poison, as well as other animals. Following that, it attacked a human, obtaining his knowledge and [Desire].

Before long, the monster established its target as the female mage that came to explore the cave.

This world still wasn’t aware.

[A Monster Was Born]… <<less

(Taken from the author’s own summary)... more>>

You will never know what those researchers did to you.

And you don’t want to know either,

about what exactly… the creature that your body hatched to was.

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A short story~ I’ll try to finish it within 10K Chinese characters

Content tags: Sci-fi, thriller

Main Characters: me | Side character: Him

One-line summary: You never want to know what you hatched <<less

"I seem to be almost unable to control myself. I really want to eat you, one bite at a time." The cold blade touched Xia Lin Yin's cheek gently, and the handsome man in front of her smiled evilly.... more>>

The game is almost finished, but what should I do if the hidden boss turns black? Waiting online! Urgent!

"Actually... it doesn't need to be so bloody. There is another way to eat it."

Xia Lin Yin, who was completely eaten and wiped out, regretted it, but the man behind her had an insatiable face and hugged her, smiling like a demon, "I have never been so happy." <<less

It seems I’ve been reincarnated as a mob character on the heretic side in a fantasy eroge where orthodox believers are fighting against heretics.... more>>

However, it appears that everyone here is seriously hardcore, willing to do absolutely anything to win the battle…. <<less

There exist in this world a set of six daggers that carry a terrible curse: the ability to inflict a death beyond time. Those under the daggers' curse shall reincarnate without end, never able to know happiness and always drawn to die once more by the dagger. This is the story of "Raine" and "Marie", two souls bound by the daggers' curse to kill one another, over and over again.... more>>

France, 1243. Lapis Lazuli Castle is the name of an insignificant relay fort nestled away in a forest east of Carcassonne. Its ruler, Count Geoffroy, and his only daughter, Marie, are both believed to be insane. The root cause of their shared madness is the mysterious disappearance of Geoffroy's wife three years ago, which caused Geoffroy to grow detached from humanity and cast Marie into a deep depression. After three years of wandering in a state halfway to nonexistence, Marie works up the nerve to ask her chief bodyguard, Sir Raine, to investigate her mother's death, confiding that on the night of her mother's disappearance, she had witnessed something impossible. However, her investigation only prompts a new tragedy.

The French-German border, 1916. As World War I rages on, Raine and Marie's latest reincarnations live the life of a sub-lieutenant in the French army and a medic with the Red Cross, respectively. The two lovers are reunited at the site of the Battle of Verdun, but no sooner have they met then Raine finds himself faced with a barrage of impossible circumstances. An enemy soldier's head suddenly vanishes, right before his eyes. One of his subordinates reports the same thing happening to an ally. Four more headless bodies vanish from a flooded bunker in the minute he looks away. These baffling events are a prelude to the return of their old tragedy.

Northern Hokkaido, 1989. Kimiyo, age eighteen, is already dying, an inoperable tumor in her hypothalamus leaving her with less than a year to live. Refusing to despair in the face of her tragic circumstances, she spends her remaining days with her friends at "The Library at the End of the World", a private library so called due to its isolated nature. One day, a man named Kito approaches her out of the blue, regaling her with a story about a set of cursed daggers, knights in the 13th century, and the two of them being cursed, fated lovers. Naturally, Kimiyo is intensely skeptical, but the events that come next don't require her to believe in them.

Arriving at the scene of these three tragedies is Snowy, an enigmatic figure of indeterminate gender who claims to be "a detective charged with managing the world's chaos". <<less

The world has gone to ruins, and I must live my own way. Of course, luxuriously and gorgeously.

Crow, who was bullied just for having an unattractive face, gets hit by a car and wakes up in another world. Adventurers in this world are required to join a guild somewhere.... more>>

“No way, following someone else’s orders is bothersome. I’ll just create my own guild!”

Several years later, the guild he whimsically created became the strongest guild with top-class members. And, all of the guild members except Crow are either handsome, beautiful, or cute.

Furthermore, Crow is the weakest in the guild.

“I can’t be invincible in another world like this. I’ll just switch to a slow life in the countryside.”

But, when Crow wants to quit the guild, which has members that admire him with almost fanatical devotion, what will happen?

Thus begins the dark fantasy story of a lethargic protagonist and his guild members who worship him. <<less

A man betrayed by a comrade dies a wretched death as a third rate swordsman. His existence, his life, his emotions are all a nuisance... more>> in the eyes of society. But wait… What’s this green skin? Reincarnated as a goblin? Wait, I went back in time as well? <<less

“We don’t need tr*sh like you in our class !”... more>>

“Don’t ever come to school again !”

The desk was covered with scribbles of abusive language, torn textbooks and a gym uniform.

One day, the protagonist, who is being bullied by his classmates, is involved in a class transfer.

“Heroes. Please save this country.”

The destination is a certain country in a different world.

He is given skills in a typical story, and since he does not know how to return home, he is forced to undergo training as a brave warrior while enduring bad food and a poor quality of life.

While most of his classmates are given the most powerful skills but live in hell, the protagonist, who was given the only skill that allows him to return home [Transfer], is living a comfortable life.

When it’s time for troublesome training, he goes home and lives a normal life, and when he feels like it, he lives a carefree life where he occasionally hunts monsters in another world.

Eh? Do you guys want to go home too?

No, no, no, I’m not wanted in this class, am I? If that’s the case, you guys should get along with each other and live a survival life in another world. <<less

Chu Ning’s father was falsely accused. Suddenly, she became the daughter of a disgraced minister and was almost reduced to s*avery. Fortunately, the Crown Prince pitied her and honored their engagement, making her his main wife.... more>>

Chu Ning thought that she was fortunate to have married the Crown Prince.

However, she later found out that her savior was the very person who killed her father.

Soon after, the Emperor was gravely ill. Xiao Kezhi, the Prince of Qin and the Crown Prince’s sixth uncle, led an army into the city and took the throne from his nephew.

When Chu Ning saw the silent man with a wolf-like gaze, she gathered her courage and extended a tentative hand.

. . .

Xiao Kezhi had spent the last fourteen years in the dangerous and cold borderlands. He was a decisive and ruthless man.

His wrath was terrifying. As soon as he ascended the throne, he eliminated all of the Crown Prince’s allies.

However, the Crown Prince himself was strangely left unharmed.

Rumors spreaded everywhere, but none were close to the truth.

Only Xiao Kezhi himself knew why he had left the Crown Prince alive. He did it for the sake of the beautiful and delicate Crown Princess.

. . .

Later, in order to gain more powers, the Crown Prince forced Chu Ning to step down as his main wife.

Chu Ning calmly relinquished her position and voluntarily entered a Taoist temple.

Everyone thought that she was just putting up a brave front. However, no one knew that on the night the Crown Prince remarried, the Emperor paid a visit to the temple.

The next day, Chu Ning changed out of her Taoist robe, did her hair, and entered Taiji Palace. She smiled calmly at the horrified Crown Prince and his new wife. <<less

Annan transmigrated to a new world – the Land of Dense Fog. He had become a rare elite NPC who possessed the player’s system.... more>>

However, he had the heart of a player.

I like to stir up matters, and unbridled. But, I’m a kind player. The ally of justice who is favored by this world.

I’m on a main mission. As the righteous player, I’m following my destiny to eradicate you, the evil NPC!

Dear player, I’d recommend you to stop running away. The mission is completed. I’m the righteous NPC now to punish you, the evil players…

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In the long dark night, the crimson moon hangs high in the sky.

Hoarse whisper patrols the streets. The brass steam engine is emitting blood mist.

Your brain is in ecstasy; your eyes are enchanted.

With cracked skin, it sprouts new flesh.

In the gray mists, shriek cries come from the flesh wall that consumes thousands of corpses…

“Stop crying, our players don’t bite. They just want to play with you.”

The Solitary Schemer, Number 1 Player, Land of Dense Fog’s Savior, Leader of 13 Saints, Friend of 12 Upright Deity, Pioneer King, “The Righteous One,” Gatekeeper of Forth Disaster, Crownless Deity, the great Annan advised kindly. <<less

“Hatred shouldn’t be passed onto the next generation. Neither should this tragedy repeat itself.”... more>>

Paides, the country where Iris was born, waged war on Elda over magic ore. As the war dragged on, her country began to fall behind in numbers, so Paides began enacting a conscription.

Iris, who was still a child, also entered the fray. Not just to fulfill her obligation as a noble, but also to protect her precious family.

…At last, the war ended, but it took away both her cherished hometown and family.

Iris, who inherited the title of duchess, poured her heart and soul into restoring her territory, only for her efforts to be unraveled by the eccentric and naïve princess.

At first, she tried to make the princess—who would eventually become queen—understand how unrealistic her mindset was, but soon gave up after seeing how conceited the proud princess was. Ultimately, she concentrated her efforts on defending her own territory.

“You’re unworthy of the title queen.”

Thus, the curtain rose on the condemnation against her ruthless country… <<less

Creatures that were supposed to exist only in fiction were running rampant throughout the world, drawing civilization close to its demise. That day, I, the protagonist, noticed that there was a special skill dwelling within me.... more>>

Leveling up the more she fights and gaining new skills as well as the ability to harness magic in turn, a high school girl who was once a shut-in was integrated into a group of people the system labels as, “players.” She makes the decision to exterminate the monsters and save the people around her, enjoying the laid-back life the end of the world has brought her all the while. <<less

After being reborn in a medieval world without magic and mystery, Aaron Sotos was nevertheless content to live as a noble son.... more>>

The only strange thing was that every now and then, he would have a lucid dream of floating above a blue sea.

But one day, Aaron wished that the sun would redden. And so it did!

This was the start of his adventure as an otherworldly Evil God. <<less

"Kiss me. Caress me and cherish me every day."... more>>

Prince Gyo Seung-wan seduced the Emperor, his father, to survive. Unable to resist his son's allure, the Emperor engaged in a forbidden relationship with him. On one of those debauched nights, Prince Gyo Seung-wan committed the heinous crime of beheading his father...

"I will fill your hole with my seed. Bear my child and yours."

Consequently, Seung-wan found himself being violated every night by his younger brother, Gyo Yi-do.

!!!Warning!!!
This work deals with mature themes including in*est, coercive relationships, and physical mutilation. <<less

My family was killed. When they died by the enemies' swords, I went back in time. Even my lost sanity came back, and that was a relief.... more>>

"I was crazy, completely reckless."

Now that I'm sane, I thought I could carefully seek revenge.

... At least, that's what I thought. <<less

Kwon Eui Hyun, raised under a success-blinded father, mechanically lives through each given day like a puppet.... more>>

One day, a successor of the “Origin Ability” appears, forcefully tearing open a portal, leading to the world’s destruction by monsters emerging from within.

The successor’s identity turns out to be Jung Jae Yi, whom Eui Hyun’s father adopted.

Since that day, unable to die and stuck in an unwanted cycle of regression, Eui Hyun decides to feign love to kill Jae Yi, the culprit behind all the incidents.

“To kill a god, make the god love you.”

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Without a moment to regain his senses, Jung Jae Yi gently s**ked on Eui Hyun’s lips.

Hmm, hmm! Eui Hyun, biting down on Jae Yi’s tongue that entered his mouth, forcefully pushed him away.

“It’s a pity before waking up from the dream.”

“What’s there to wake up from…!”

“This is a game you’ve been winning from the start, hyung.”

“……”

“So, please finish it quickly.” <<less

The Goddess wrecked the Last Boss while saying, "This is a tutorial, after all." After landing the finishing blow, she left with the message, "Thank you for your efforts, the rest is up to you."... more>>

The Last Boss' defeat took all but a minute.

But as a reward, the protagonist was given [Talent to Learn Skills], [Basic Knowledge], and the very same [Spatial Magic] that the Goddess had used in her (violated) tutorial, so she decided to enjoy a slow life in another world--even though she somehow ended up as a girl.

... Maybe I'll give being a merchant with my all-powerful spatial magic a shot?

This is the story of Karina, the girl who could wield spatial magic strong enough to defeat the Last Boss, and her carefree life she was determined to live with all she had.

... Will there ever be an end to this story? <<less

The Abyss – representing pure annihilation, they have unparalleled power and follow the instinct to devour all life in the world. However, one day, a... more>> traitor came out from among them. “Miss Sylvija, it’s time to show your power.” “Eh~ But dessert, no sub finish.” She is still a fierce man today. <<less