Yuto Kamihira was a troublesome child who frequently received scoldings from his teacher. Surprisingly, his best friend, Yuki Sakashita, would also be scolded alongside him.... more>> While Yuto didn't particularly mind the reprimands, he couldn't help but wonder why Yuki would cry whenever they were scolded together. Seeking guidance, he confided in his mother, who happened to be an inventor. She came up with an intriguing idea: a "body swap" using a device she was currently developing. Taking her mother's suggestion, Yuto decided to switch bodies with Hiroki for just one day. How did Yuto, now inhabiting Yuki's body, experience this unexpected turn of events? <<less

Weary reader, it is an honor that you have chosen this book amidst the heavy, dim library.... more>>

Regrettably, this book is unwell.

Your fingers should be able to feel the raised growths on the surface of its cover,

Words written in bygone days are like parasites rooted in the pages, hoping for someone to observe their wriggling,

To feel, to decipher, to touch the essence of this ailing story.

If you insist on borrowing this book, please make sure to regularly check your own physical condition. <<less

Volume 1 (Set between volumes 13 and 14)
A series of short stories set before the events of volume fourteen including how Team GROUP was formed.... more>>

Volume 2 (Set between volumes 16 and 17)
A series of short stories including two separate meetings between Touma's and Mikoto's parents, two tales involving two of the Level 5s of Academy City, and other funny stories involving some of the characters. <<less

The series takes place in an indeterminate time in the future, 500 years after an apocalyptic war between all of Earth’s nations destroyed civilization, when humanity has reestablished itself. ... more>>

In this future world, the Roman Catholic Church has become a major military power, whose goals include the protection of humanity against the vampiric Methuselahs, who war upon humankind (or “Terrans,” as they call humans). Their seat of power is the Vatican, an attractive place with traditional European architecture; it is likely the same Vatican city in the real world (albeit perhaps rebuilt following the previous war).

The Methuselahs are themselves another major political and military force. Their capital of Byzantium (presumably built on the site of the real world’s Byzantium, now Istanbul) appears as an elegant metropolis, surrounded by a field of particles which filters out UV radiation, thus protecting the Methuselah population. <<less

Due to a nuclear war caused by a global energy crisis, a nuclear winter had befallen the world. The lucky survivors had been forced to live in underground shelters.... more>>

But the resources underground were still limited. For the humans to return back above ground as soon as possible, a full dive game named Wasteland Code Survival was forcefully promoted among all the underground shelters.

The game perfectly simulated all the possible situations above ground, radiation, hunger, monsters… Players will find themselves in various life-threatening situations, but players will only have three chances to revive themselves.

Once a player has spent all their chances, their resources in real life will be taken away by the shelter’s system. Food, water… even oxygen.

“Hello, I am Player 9527, how much is this Power Armor? <<less

Isu was trapped in a building on a deserted island.... more>>

She had no memories, no recollection of how she got here.

She was rescued by one of the survivors of a plane crash that took place on the island.

Hayden Wight. A young gentleman from the United Kingdom. Representative of a security company.

Meeting him could have been a blessing, giving her the chance to escape from vicious criminals.

From his eyes to his lips and his whole body, the man also seemed to want to give her a chance to start a new life.

***

“I don’t know my name or my age. I don’t even know what kinds of danger I am in. That’s why it’s a bit difficult for me to be next to a man.”

Isu expressed concern.

“I mean, you could also be in danger if you were to get involved with me.”

A warm breeze blew in from the sea.

As the sand particles began to fly through the air, Hayden covered Isu’s face with his hand and replied,

“Then I’ll have to receive higher compensation. I don’t intend for you to pay me with your body, so you can rest easy.”

Unlike usual, Isu could barely control her expression. The memory of last night suddenly came to mind.

His blue eyes focused on Isu.

“Y-you’re staring at me like a filthy beast.”

Isu stammered, unable to respond properly.

Just then, the question that followed took her breath away.

“Who was it that pretended to be asleep and turned me on?”

She knew he had seen it all last night. <<less

This world is cruel.... more>>

Life is fragile, and the lives around us are constantly being lost.

I was born in a glass cylinder, floating in liquid.

Right, I was aware of myself.

A green stone was implanted in my body, and when I recovered from having fainted, everything around me had turned to rubble. All the glass cylinders other than mine had burst, and no one was alive.

A world completely devoid of living beings.

First things first, I wanted to get out of there.

All on my own, I went around the world, without knowing anything.

I have a peculiar constitution, and am denied my death.

Even so, I still wanted to be human.

Desperately holding onto life, continuously struggling despite my powerlessness.

As if to mock me, countries, armies, and magical weapons, all trample across the world.

And then, I lost my loved one.

That which was important to me, all of it, gone.

And so that’s why I decided to destroy the world. <<less