Second son of the Duke of Devonport and first-ranked in the Royal Academy of Acansis. And second to none, the Academy’s official scum of the earth.... more>>

A man who is proof of an unfair world. A man so unlike her who struggles to escape her tr*shy family. Tilia Ambrose hates Ilex Davenport.

But who would have thought she’d end up in bed with the notorious scumbag? <<less

In order to emancipate himself from s*avery, Chen Xiao has worked hard, trying to break through the Skin Refining Realm and become a real martial... more>> artist. Another reason for him to work hard is that he wants to take revenge on Manager Wang for killing his parents. As soon as Manager Wang learns of his plan, he immediately captures Chen Xiao and destroys his cultivation base. Chen Xiao lies on the ground and closes his eyes in despair. At this moment, the jade pendant on his chest starts talking, "Do you want power?" Shocked, he wonders if this is the best chance he has for revenge. <<less

A former detective chases after his missing daughter, but what he uncovers in the darkness is…... more>>

Third “Konomys” (このミステリーがすごい!) Grand Prize recipient

A story of descent into lunacy over a single girl.

The 17-year old Kanako has disappeared, leaving behind a trace of drug use in her room. Akihiro Fujishima, a former detective and her father, is in pursuit of her whereabouts. Three years earlier, Naoto, who was tormented by his classmates, fell in love with Kanako, who saved him…

The story of the present and the past intersect, and the outline of Kanako gradually emerges from the blurry darkness. Yet the more one delves into her disappearance, the more unintelligible she becomes. What manner of shocking ending awaits at the end of the tunnel? The recipient of the grand prize of the 3rd “This Mystery is Amazing!”, this work overwhelmed every member of the selection committee. A lurid work of dark emotion that will enrapture the hearts of all who read it. <<less

"What stands before you is - Mythical card maker, President of the [Heavenly Palace] Club, initiator of the [Underworld] Plan, founder of the Immortal Belief School, ancestor of the Folklore Series...... more>>

Ji Nian traveled through the world of card games and became a novice card maker.

He unintentionally discovered that the world's knowledge of mythology had long disappeared.

At the beginning, he encountered the Yin soldiers passing through, and in order to protect himself, he did not hesitate to create [Bai Wuchang], thus embarking on a path of creating a Chinese mythology card group and attacking other worlds:

[Red Flying Zombie], [Strange Red Mansion], [Yama] presents Chinese-style horror to the world!

[Youthful Agarwood], [Sloppy Old Taoist], [King of Jizo] stirs up the qi of immortals and buddhas for thousands of miles!

[Treasure Falling Copper Coins], [Seven Nailed Arrows], [Red Cloud Sword] magical treasures shock the world.

[Mask of the Nuo God], [Golden Silkworm Gu], [Huang Family Immortal] strange taboos disturb the human world.

Several years later, when a black dragon carrying the threat of the end of the world descended upon the East Sea, a child wearing a golden bracelet and a red silk robe walked out of a barbecue shop on the street.

"It doesn't matter, I will take action."

He said so." <<less

Bai Muchen had it all — not only was he the most renowned martial artist of the Nine Heaven continent, he even had the Five... more>> Meridians of Tianling and was engaged to Xuan Qingzhu, the beautiful daughter of his mentor. But everything falls apart when he’s set up by his fiancé and mentor during a cultivation session, and he is killed.
Reborn as a young man named Xiang Nan, the heir of a declining family, can Bai Muchen get his revenge? <<less

Thirty years ago, a meteor fell and the divine ruins appeared! Some deities emerged from it, feeding on humans. Since that day, humans have become food for the deities, except for me!... more>>

Because I feed on the deities. <<less

In a Seemingly "Ordinary World"... more>>

Qing Mu accidentally opens his father's safe and discovers the hidden Decade Drive inside.

He learns that, in order to defend against monster invasions, the higher echelons of humanity developed Rider Belts, allowing ordinary people to possess the ability to confront monsters.

Gamer Driver, Build Driver, Zero-One Driver, OOO Driver, Fourze Driver - these Drivers became the strength of humanity to protect the world.

In order to become stronger and face formidable monsters, Qing Mu reluctantly picks up the Decade Drive and continuous hack to replicate the powers of other Drivers.

"So, you effortlessly transformed into my hard-earned God Maximum Mighty X Form?"

"Even if you can transform into the Black Hole form, so what? Let's see who has the stronger black hole."

"Since you can also transform into Hyper Kabuto, let's compare and see who's faster."

"You don't even have the Saber, yet you can directly transform into Xross Saber! Unbelievable!" <<less

The kingdom boasted a hero and formidable leader of the demon extermination force, Valen Rudwick. Amidst the chaos of battle, he tried to rescue a woman from a demon attack, only to be struck on the back of his head…... more>>

Unbeknownst to him, the woman he saved was not just any civilian but a succubus.

When Valen regained consciousness, he found himself not on the bloody battlefield but in a wedding hall within the demon realm.

“I am Argentine. And you are?”

“Do you think I’ll tell my name to a filthy demon like you?”

Weary from the prolonged wars, the demons proposed a political marriage to him. The absurd condition? It would last until Argentine, whom Valen saved, became pregnant with his child.

The idea of a child with demon blood repulsed him to the core. But pushed to his limits, Valen reluctantly agreed to their proposal.

“Let’s cease these charades and focus on what needs to be done. It’ll be better for both of us,” he growled.

“I want to give you time to accept…”

“Should I give not only my body but also my mind? Will that strengthen my ‘essence’?”

Valen was disgusted by the demons’ hypocrisy. He had intended to leave the demon realm as soon as the succubus bore a child.

“Whether you call for me or come to me, it’s up to you,” he said.

“…”

“I’ll do my da!mned best to give you my seed.”

Valen, the human warrior who despises demons, and Argentine, the demon king who sought peace through a child.

Can the demon realm truly find peace? <<less

Three years ago, a spatial rift appeared in the Blue Star, and Alien Beasts invaded, causing the resurgence of spiritual energy.... more>>

A very small number of humans awakened their Alien Abilities. The Hua country mistakenly believed that people with stronger physical qualities were more likely to awaken Alien Abilities.

Therefore, under the pressure of the Alien Beast crisis, they included physical education in the college entrance examination.

As a physical education teacher, what should Chu Yi do? Isn’t it reasonable for a physical education teacher like me to teach cultivation and physical training?

“Biotics Man? Aren’t they just a group of people with spiritual roots and bodies? Nourished by spiritual energy, they have awakened a bit of cultivation…” <<less

I possessed a strange body: Isabella Dunkeld, hated by her family and labeled an evil woman by everyone. The problem is… I’m a demon. A demon strong enough to be Demon Lord of the Demon Realm.... more>>

‘How did I end up in this body?’

I don’t remember signing a contract with the owner of this body, but when I woke up, I was trapped in this body with all my magic sealed away.

I have to act as ‘human’ as possible to avoid being recognized.

“So how many people have I killed with this hand? Hundreds? Thousands?”

“Uh… you haven’t killed a single person?”

“I haven’t killed a single person, and they call me an evil woman?”

…Humans are too difficult for me, a demon, to understand.

***

For the contract to be complete and for me to escape this body, I must fulfill Isabella’s most fervent wish.

‘Make my family regret what they did.’

An uncaring father and an insane brother. I’ll have to get acquainted with this family first.

“Hey, when you talk like that, it makes us sound like scum.”

“You are scum. Reflect on yourself, scum.”

…Is this right? <<less

Physically confronting your abusive superior might be cool and satisfying when it happens in a drama, but, as Kazuo Sugishita is learning, it's less cool when you're sitting at home afterwards, terrified to learn how you'll be punished when you return to work the next day. The sentence he faces sounds surprisingly lenient - just a temporary reassignment to the company's entertainment department while things blow over. But he changes his mind when he gets the specifics: Kazuo has been assigned as manager-in-training (read "servant") to Shiro Hoshizono, the "Star Watcher": A pompous, showoff-y, completely insufferable talent with no actual talents except using his sickeningly sweet words and foreign model looks to seduce lonely middle... more>> aged women into paying for the privilege of hearing him speak.

The day after his new assignment, Kazuo and Hoshizono leave for Saitama Prefecture, where Hoshizono has been recruited to become an image character for a campground in the mountains, alongside a group of other colorful characters, including a romance novelist with the looks of Cleopatra but the personality of someone's grandpa and a UFO obsessed conspiracy theorist.

But the morning after their arrival, their host is found strangled to death in his lodge, the road back is buried in an avalanche, and... you can probably see where this is going.

Turns out, despite how he comes across normally, Hoshizono is actually a genius detective!

The novel features a unique chapter naming scheme where each chapter is titled as a three to four sentence summary of its own contents, focused upon what information about the case is discovered and what evidence appears, for ease of reference.

A nominee for the 50th annual Mystery Writers Association of Japan Award, long story category. <<less