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

[This is an everlasting love story.]... more>>

The second son of the Count family, Tullius Shernan Oubeniel, was a person who reincarnated from modern day Japan. That is, a person who has a single experience of death. With no understanding as to how he was reincarnated, he thought that perhaps, he might be reincarnated next time in the same way. Yet, his fear of death was greater than anything – above that, he could only do things such that he avoids death. Peculiar to this world were certain kinds of magic and one of them was alchemy. Choosing this class of magic, he was said to be able to attain perpetual youth and longevity. With that as his only salvation and goal, he had to reach out his hand towards the deepest secrets of alchemy and did so as though it was the only way for him to live. Even if there were sacrifices to be made for that end.

A s*ave maid admired him from his youth. A Count family. Adventurer. s*ave. Citizen. Aristocrat. Country. Humans. Other beings that were not human…… Just because of one man’s delusional obsessions, many lives were changed, warped, torn apart. Even then, Tullius’s footsteps never knew pause. Everything was so that he could reach the forever he longed for. <<less

“Young man… if you could go back in time, what period would you like to be in?”... more>>

Kang Junhyuk, a game developer in the year 2015, meets an old man in a run-down arcade store and travels to the year 1983, the era of retro gaming… <<less

I am a male celebrity riddled with negative press.... more>>

People say I climbed the ranks through dirty tricks and that my private life is a mess.

My relatives accuse me of envying the adopted son in the family, always scheming to harm him.

Friends say I am two-faced and not worth getting close to.

Even my fiancé thinks I am not as generous and decent as my brother, who is kind and pure.

If that's the case, I will leave your world.

I shouldn't be defined and controlled by anyone. <<less

Liu Ming, since he was young, lived in a savage prison named Savage Island where the prisoners aren’t controlled by any guard or security. When the island sinks due to “mysterious” events, only a handful of people survive – those survivors are then pursued by the government.... more>>

On the other hand at another place, two practitioners are worrying about what will happen to them because the young master that they were supposed to protect had died.

Their young master just so happens to look nearly like our hero…

What will happen? Where will Liu Ming ends up and what will he do? <<less

Qi Yao transmigrates into a world of zerg tribes and becomes a noble and beautiful male zerg. Great! With this amazing life, I will open a harem and reach the pinnacle of the zerg kingdom!... more>>

System Reminder: Host, in the original story, in order to reach the pinnacle of the zerg kingdom, you resorted to dirty tricks and forcefully took General Yi Er, enjoyed the benefits of his high position, but in the end, Yi Er tortured and killed you.

Qi Yao:...

System: Host, please hold onto the script of a first-marriage-then-love sweet and affectionate drama, cling tightly to General Yi Er's thigh, and create a happy ending!

Qi Yao: Are you calling that sweet and affectionate? I can't do it, I won't, I even feel like running away.

System: Sorry, as the chosen zerg that has stimulated 0.1% of Yi Er's favorability, I can only tell you that there's no time left.

* Yi Er doesn't fancy those superior male zergs. In order to hide his true feelings, he reluctantly accepts Qi Yao, who looks somewhat pleasing to the eye, as his partner.

But this male zerg's behavior after marriage is a bit strange. In order to fulfill their reproductive duty, Yi Er endures the humiliation of fulfilling marital obligations.

Qi Yao, on the other hand, crosses his arms and forms a large X in front of his chest, saying, "Don't come near me! I advocate equality in marriage. We need feelings to do this kind of thing!"

Yi Er remains calm on the surface but inwardly despises it. He obediently hands over all his assets to Qi Yao according to the regulations. Three months later, Qi Yao transfers a huge sum of money to Yi Er, ten times the original assets.

Qi Yao casually remarks, "The stock market hasn't been doing well lately. I'll help you invest when the time is right."

Unable to bear Qi Yao's repeated requests, Yi Er impatiently hands over the highest authority of the starship to Qi Yao. Before long, Yi Er pilots the starship and annihilates a hundred thousand enemy forces into dust.

Qi Yao modestly conceals his achievements and reputation, saying, "How about it? The starship I modified has impressive power, right?"

Finally, on Qi Yao's 101st attempt to complete the task of increasing favorability, Yi Er surrenders. "Lord, was my soft rice not delicious enough? Why did it all come back doubled?"

Qi Yao looks at the excessively high favorability rating above Yi Er's head and realizes belatedly, "Did I successfully turn the 'lovers-turned-enemies' script into a sweet and affectionate one?"

[Sweet and innocent top & paranoid and powerful bottom]

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The top role is from the zerg tribe, the bottom role is a paranoid and powerful character. It's a 1v1 story with mutual purity and affection. Early on, there's mutual affection with the bottom leaning, and later on, there's mutual affection. It's a melodramatic story.
The emotions in this story are all focused on serving the main characters' love story. The logic is simple, so if you don't like it, please refrain from criticizing. Orz (a symbol of frustration or despair).
Content tags: Fantasy, Space, System, Sweet story
Protagonist: Qi Yao (top), Yi Er (bottom)
One-sentence summary: Cute male lord vs. powerful female consort
Intention: Love is respect, love is equality. <<less

The protagonist has reincarnated as the villainous s*ave merchant who exists to be hated in the game!... more>>

If things continue like this, I’m on the path to destruction – my s*aves will revolt and tear me to pieces!

I know, I’ll start practicing recovery magic from a young age and master it, so I can heal myself when I get hurt! It’ll also curry favor with the s*aves, killing two birds with one stone!

I don’t know why I’m getting thanked just for healing s*aves to save my own skin!

And even though I buy defective s*aves cheap and sell them for a high price, I somehow still receive gratitude instead of condemnation!? What’s going on here!?

The protagonist is the Hero of Light!? Oh, sorry about that, I already preemptively healed you with my healing magic! My bad.

*This work does not condone or endorse s*avery in the real world. <<less

A man who was once called the world’s strongest agent ended up becoming a teacher after his retirement, to train a new generation of agents. After many years of training his disciples, he was killed at the age of 60 by a secret organization’s ruse and was reincarnated in another world with his memories intact. Though he was surprised by the existence of magic and the strange species in that world, he quickly adapted to his condition as a newborn and took advantage of it. He acquired special magic and gained a massive amount of strength thanks to his rigorous discipline, in order to reach his goal: Resume his career as a teacher which he... more>> left halfway through in his previous life.

This is the story of a man, who, based on the memories and the experiences of his previous life, became a teacher who travels through the world with his students. <<less

If the villainess is being rude, give her a proper scolding.

Multiple universes. I met the same soul from a different dimension. The Poison King of the martial world. Am I a Poison King as well?

Tanakashima Tarou was just a grunt in your regular, run-of-the-mill evil organization. They were short on hands, so he was dispatched to a job where... more>> he encountered a dashing superhero, who seemed more like a harbinger of calamity instead. And the guy wordlessly kidnapped him before he realized it. <<less

In the shadows of an ordinary town, the threads of fate were abruptly severed for Xingzhi, leading to an extraordinary twist: his soul was mysteriously transplanted into the body of Yagi Miyuki, a Japanese senior high school student. This dramatic shift of destiny plunged him into a world far removed from his own, compelling him to navigate the complexities of life anew through the eyes of another.... more>>

Yagi Miyuki was no stranger to the rigors of academic pursuit. With the weight of Xingzhi’s ambitions now resting on his shoulders, Yagi Miyuki found himself fueled by a newfound determination. He set his sights on a lofty goal: to excel academically and secure a place in one of the nation’s top universities. It was a path he believed would lead him to a serene and undisturbed life, a stark contrast to the tumultuous journey his soul had endured.

Yet, just as the tranquility of a simple life seemed within reach, fate intervened in the most unexpected way. The school’s illustrious beauty, a girl whose allure was spoken of in hushed tones and admiring glances, stepped into his life with a revelation that would turn his world upside down. In a moment that felt as if it were lifted from the pages of a fairy tale, she confessed her feelings for him.

This confession shattered Yagi Miyuki’s world of solitude and study, ushering in an era of emotional turmoil and heart-stirring romance. As he grappled with the realities of this new affection, he was forced to confront his own desires and the true meaning of happiness. Was it to be found in the silent halls of academia, or in the unpredictable rhythms of the heart? The journey of Yagi Miyuki, once a simple quest for academic success, had transformed into a captivating saga of love, identity, and destiny. <<less

I was the one who wanted to spend my birthday with her.
Her mother has been sick, so our plans are completely empty.
Now what shall we do?... more>>

My friends help me, but I am already broken.

What was the last decision I made? <<less

Having become a university student, Renya Yakushiji approached a certain woman for revenge.... more>>

Miyuki Ichijo.

Determined to get close to her, make her fall for him, and then abandon her completely… Yakushiji, polished himself and approached her.

However, something seems off about Ichijo.

Getting married on the first date? Living together? Pregnant?

Caught off guard by her responses at every turn, can Yakushiji, who is ironically ensnared by her, really accomplish his goal? <<less

Inside a certain flat in the Sakyo Ward of Kyoto, a couple of burglars realize the apartment's owner is nowhere to be found. On the roof of the building across the street sits a man who joined a human trafficking organization and is now tasked with committing mu*der. Far away in the grotesque Kowloon City of Shanghai, the strongest assassin struggles to fight off his pursuers after witnessing their teacher’s death. 1200km away from there, the strongest gambler just declared his 23rd checkmate. ... more>>

This story begins and ends with the so-called Robber Rabbit, who stands at the center of all these seemingly unconnected events and incidents, fighting an uphill battle to do what is right and protect those he cares about… But where do all these people end up? Heaven or hell? <<less

When I woke up, my body had changed from a thin macho to a highly obese, grossly overweight high school student.... more>>

This is impossible. I was in despair, but then I realized that I was in the world of an erot*c manga I had read long ago.

In the story of this world, I, a gross fatty, am supposed to hypnotize a kind childhood friend of the handsome protagonist who looks down on me and sleeps with her with all my might.

But I am not a bad person who would commit such a crime.

Okay, I’ll work out and lose weight first.

The protagonist and heroine should live happily ever after.

That’s what I thought.

Why is the heroine bothering me? <<less

Why are you here? After all, I’m Mii-kun’s wife♡... more>>

Yuuki Miori has a childhood friend.

Kazuha Shigure. She loves Yuuki so much, and her love has gone too far that she is sick.

Yuuki is fed up with Kazuha’s erratic nature, who literally follows him to the restroom and wherever he travels, so when he enters high school, Trying to escape from her.

It should have worked.

Yuuki was sure that a rosy high school life was waiting for him.

However, it soon came to an end.

Yuuki’s hell begins here when Kazuha finds him and they end up enrolling in the same high school.

Is there really a way to escape from the childhood friend?

Or will Yuuki’s spirit be broken?

Or perhaps, will there be growth and change for Kazuha?

*This is not a horror story.* <<less

A fake relationship with my favorite idol!?... more>>

Akira Sezai, the perfect idol.

She was my last hope, given that all the idols I admired were gradually stepping away due to issues ranging from revelations about boyfriends to allegations of harassment.

I told myself that she's the final idol I'll be supporting.

Suffering from gynophobia, getting physically close to a woman would make me ill. But I mustered up the courage to attend Akira's handshake event.

Despite my nervousness and stammering, something unusual happened that night—Akira, for some reason, barged into my house.

“Will you be my boyfriend?”

With her words, my everyday life dramatically changed. Her off-stage persona, which I had never witnessed before, gradually revealed itself to me.

However, she had a purpose other than just becoming lovers.

Just by spending time with the idol I merely admired, I found myself gazing at her dazzling brilliance and the abyss that lay beneath her.

I’m afraid of women, but at the same time, I yearn for them. And while shining as an idol, Akira seems to be heading for destruction.

What lies ahead of us as we pretend to be lovers? <<less

In the magical realm of Lumisia, Akira, summoned by the silver-haired beauty Lucia, finds himself entangled in a reversal world. Lucia, an aspiring goddess, summoned Akira not to save the world but for the pursuit of wealth. That’s because Lucia needs to make a hefty donation to be officially recognized as a goddess.... more>>

Akira, unwittingly summoned as her assistant, quickly realizes that the norms of this world are starkly different from his own. Lumisia is a world where the norms of s*xual desire and modesty between genders have been reversed.

Despite Akira’s struggle to earn enough money to return to his original world, he finds himself caught up in a series of erot*c events unique to this world, where the reversed dynamics of s*xual desire and values come into play. Not only does he face the challenge of earning money, but he also attracts the attention of a lascivious witch and a lecherous swordswoman. Moreover, the enigmatic and breathtakingly beautiful ‘Lily Sisters’, who once dominated the world as transcendent beings known as Ancient Blood, reawaken one by one, setting their sights on Akira in a sensual pursuit.

Such is the unfolding drama of Akira’s tumultuous daily life in this world of reversed passions and unpredictable events! <<less

The one who kidnapped and confined the novice light novel author, Yoshiro, was his own creation, the losing heroine, Meipris!? Does she fervently want him to write a newlywed life story with herself as the protagonist as an avid reader? Or is she real?... more>>

“Master, I… love you so much…!” murmured the fox maid, looking up at Yoshiro with upturned eyes, her cuteness dispelling any doubts. <<less

Jian Shu was sent by his family to the remote Yucheng to serve a "god" who has been worshipped for thousands of years.... more>>

It was a sham.

The "god" was a bloodthirsty evil spirit, not gentle and kind.

The large ancient mansion was dark and cold, and Jian Shu was the only living person there.

He didn't know that he was sleeping with an evil spirit that had been starving for a thousand years, but he brought offerings every day and worshipped him with fear. If he was afraid, he would stay in the ancestral hall and talk to the "god" in a low voice.

The boy's troubles and joys woke up the sleeping "god".

One day, he fell asleep curled up on a futon.

When he woke up, a clear hickey appeared above his collarbone.

Gradually, something changed inside the ancient mansion that didn't see the light of day.

It started out as a light to welcome him back.
An extra blanket on his body as he fell asleep.
A touch with a chilly air as he walked through the hallway.

Later, hearing the young man crying and praying in the ancestral hall, the invisible "god" in the ancient house finally appeared from the darkness.

"Come here." He stretched out a pale hand, helplessly and dotingly. <<less

A novel series about the grave-robbing adventures of Wu Xie, a young man hailing from a family that had been tomb-raiders for centuries.

I fell into a game world out of nowhere with an instant kill skill.
And then somehow, I became a bigshot.

Socially awkward loner Kayato has an intense fear of being touched and finds making friends extremely difficult. When he and his high school classmates visit Hakodate for a field trip, he suffers through some attempts to engage with the others, until…... more>>

Time stops for the entire world, but not for him.

All the hustle and bustle of the city fades into an eerie veil of silence, leaving him the only soul left in motion–until he finds another in Akira, a sharp-tongued local delinquent. Though she’s his total opposite, she begrudgingly agrees to help him solve the mystery. Their only lead is something Kayato’s uncle said just before he died about a “world plucked out of time,” as if preserved in amber. Hoping to find a clue among his late uncle’s possessions in Tokyo, the two teens must travel through the frozen world. <<less

I am a knight. To be precise, I am the Church of the God of Light’s Sun Knight.... more>>

The Church of the God of Light worships and serves the God of Light, and theirs’ one of the three largest religions on this continent.

As the whole continent knows, the Church of the God of Light has the Twelve Holy Knights, and each one has his own unique personality and features.

To be the Sun Knight is to have shining golden hair, sky blue eyes, a compassionate nature, and a brilliant smile.

“The benevolent God of Light will forgive your sins.”

I must have said that line at least a million times in my time as the Sun Knight.

However, the greatest wish in my life is to be able to stand before the entire continent and roar, “Damn your ‘the whole continent knows’! This Sun Knight just doesn’t feel like smiling! I just don’t want to forgive these human tr*shes! I just want to pepper my sentences with ‘f***’!”

Unfortunately, even to this day, I continue to wear a smile as I say, “The benevolent God of Light will forgive your sins.” <<less