The 13th generation disciple of the Great Mount Hua Sect. One of the Three Great Swordsmen. The Plum Blossom Sword Saint, Chung Myung.... more>>

After slicing the head of the peerless Heavenly Demon, who threw the world into chaos, he slept an eternal sleep on the peak of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains. Jumping over a hundred years, he comes back in the body of a child.

But… what? Mount Hua declined? What the hell are you talking about!?

It’s only natural to want to live if you’re going broke.

“Decline? Even though I’m here? Who would dare!”

Plum blossoms eventually fall.

But when the cold winter passes and spring comes, plum blossoms shall bloom again.

“But I’m gonna die first before Mount Hua gets revived! If you’re gonna go bust, might as well do it right, you bastards!”

The beginning of the Plum Blossom Sword Saint, Chung Myung’s solitary struggle to save the thoroughly declining Mount Hua Sect. <<less

Lin Xiaocha was a veteran ‘green tea’; she knew her way around playing with love. She could pretend to be cute and innocent, tearing up her opponents, and raised bountiful fish in her green tea fish pond.... more>>

She was selected by the system to fulfill the wish of the heroine of an abusive novel, to target the hero and the supporting male characters who were obsessed with the white lotus. And if she were to complete the missions, she would receive generous rewards.

Initially she thought this would be a breeze, her riches were right in her grasp. However, just when the task was about to be accomplished…

She found that she…

Targeted! The! Wrong! Person!

…

Lin Xiaocha: Don’t panic, I’ll do it again. It’s not a big deal.

Until–

Lin Xiaocha: “Xianjun, why lock up Xiaocha?!”

The cold and pure max-level boss: “Didn’t you say you would stay with me forever, that we would be inseparable in life or death?”

He kissed Lin Xiaocha’s earlobe. “This lord is very sure.” <<less

Youth, is meant to be used to shed sweat under the sun!... more>>

Youth, is to continuously engage in battles, and secure the win! The endless journey on Heaven’s Road, an endless expedition, a testimony of a hot-blooded youth’s legend!

A dream every man harbors, with the ignition of the blood! Forever young, Undefeated God of War! <<less

Su Xiaoxiu failed the college entrance exam and was admitted to a private university instead. Looking at the expensive tuition bill, her whole family was worried about how to pay for it. Should she take a gap year and retake the exam? ... more>>

Just then, she suddenly got a progress system that gave her money every time she walked somewhere?! Looking at the large amount of money in the system, she was determined to improve herself and contribute something useful to society. <<less

Song Nanshi arrived in a cultivation world composed of three novels, where everyone in the sect except her was a protagonist.... more>>

The Eldest Senior Brother was a reincarnated protagonist who withdrew from his marriage early on. He possessed a jade pendant and was known in the martial world as Long Aotian. He used a broken sword to build his foundation and killed the boss of the Nascent Soul realm.

The Second Senior Sister was a stand-in who was betrayed in a crematorium. After being reborn, she became enlightened and had both her cold master and her former fiancé lining up at the crematorium.

The Youngest Junior Sister was the female lead of a sweet novel. She raised a demon prince who could transform into a human in her cave. She was regularly pinched at the waist and pressed against the wall affectionately by the jealous prince.

Song Nanshi became the Third Senior Sister, who had the least presence in the sect. Not only did she lack any special plotlines, but she also, having been an atheist in her past life, became a professional fortune-teller in this life, using a turtle shell every day to tell fortunes.

Faced with the fate of being involved in the main storyline as a background character in her daily life, Song Nanshi, who considered herself the only ordinary person in the sect, chose to be indifferent.

Eldest Senior Brother: “Junior Sister, does being born lowly mean I have to accept my fate?”

Song Nanshi took out the turtle shell and comforted, “Senior Brother, your fate is in your hands.”

Eldest Senior Brother: “!”

Second Senior Sister: “Junior Sister, he has done so much for me. Should I forgive him? But I feel unwilling!”

Song Nanshi took out the tarot cards, shook her head after a series of operations, and said, “Delayed affection is inferior to grass.”

Second Senior Sister: “!”

Youngest Junior Sister hesitated, “Third Senior Sister, he said he wants to propose to me, but… he’s a demon, and I’m human.”

Song Nanshi looked up at the gloomy sky, “I have observed the celestial phenomena at night; you two are definitely a match made in heaven!”

Youngest Junior Sister: “!”

Eldest Senior Brother/Second Senior Sister/Youngest Junior Sister: She understands me so well!

In the original work, Song Nanshi, out of jealousy towards her fellow disciples, conspires with the antagonist and is eventually killed.

This time, she encountered a pitiful antagonist who had just been betrayed by his family.

After a moment of silence, Song Nanshi chose to take out her treasure, the turtle shell, and said sincerely, “Brother, do you want a reading? It’s only ten spiritual stones.” <<less

One day, a mysterious tower suddenly appeared in the city. The people decided to call it a dungeon, and while it was full of rugged... more>> terrain and dangerous monsters, it was also a land of opportunity, where countless treasures awaited. When Sejun, a young man living an ordinary life, is invited to the dungeon by chance, he is thrilled at the prospect of becoming rich, but he is stranded in a hidden area of the mysterious tower. All he has is a few seeds and his body. Now Sejun must farm, collect resources, and figure out his own survival strategy! <<less

Thousands of years ago, she was a young tree demon who fell in love with the Water God. After experiencing a tragic love that ended with the disappearance of the Water God, she lives alone in the present world and becomes the owner of the “Unceasing” dessert shop.... more>>

She brews a tea called “Fleeting Life,” and her shop attracts many peculiar customers. Each customer drinks her tea and shares their own story, tales filled with the heart-rending loves and hatreds of supernatural beings – a handsome and young cat demon falling in love with a fish, a visually stunning fox protecting a prophecy flower, a golden lion roaring to the heavens to save his beloved, a night butterfly warrior with a mysterious past hunting down demons… Every customer who visits the dessert shop has a story to tell.

Just like the Fleeting Life tea, their stories are filled with bitterness and sweetness, twists and turns. The tree demon owner is the one who listens to these stories. And she herself is also someone on a quest for tranquility. Her life has Zimiao, Jiu Jue, Ao Chi, Fatty, Skinny…in the end, where will they all head? <<less

Chen Chao dreamt of becoming a powerful immortal cultivator, flying on his sword and vanquishing enemies with daoist magic. His hopes were dashed when he discovered that he had absolutely no talent for immortal cultivation.... more>>

Refusing to submit to his fate, Chen Chao joined the ranks of countless other talentless martial artists and embarked on the path of martial cultivation, a path scorned by the immortal cultivators.

In this era of strife where martial cultivators, immortal cultivators, and demonic cultivators wrestled for hegemony, Chen Chao will either rise to the top or fall into eternal damnation. <<less

Ning Shu had dropped dead. But in a burst of good fortune, she became a task-taker in charge of counterattacking for the pitiful cannon fodders. Thus, Ning Shu, in one world after another, took... more>> all kinds of life roles and encountered all kinds of “you’re heartless, you’re ruthless, you’re making trouble for no reason” people. She encountered all sorts of white lotus flowers, green tea b*tches, scheming b*tches, by the batch.

“Does any true beauty still exist in the world?!” Bellowed Ning Shu angrily. “You annoying tr*sh! I’m just here to counterattack, please don’t get in the way of me completing my task.” Transmigration main character, reincarnation main character. There’s only a lazy task-taker, no indestructible main character halo. Ning Shu had no choice, but to painfully gather moral integrity in each of the worlds. <<less

Vampire Eugene -- a sacrificial lamb slaughtered after half a year of running to fulfil the desires of a templar for fame.... more>>

He was given a second chance at life after concluding his life with regrets.

"I will never again die the same way. If I really did return to the past, no matter what it takes... I will never regret again." <<less

I am Su Mu.... more>>

A cunning merchant who has traversed into a world of cultivation and magic!

My motto? [Pay-to-win to become immortal, grind till the end!]

Spending my own money is nothing; the real skill lies in making others desperately want in, even to the point of tears.

Every penny swindled is oh-so-sweet to me.

Not even immortals are safe; watch as I show you how to scam them into paying! <<less

Goddamnit! Now I’ve got to look for another job to pay the bills! That f*cker! I did nothing wrong!... more>>

Huh? What’s that? Eternal, a full dive VRMMORPG that gives you the chance to make real money? Perfect, that’s exactly what I need!

Now… What class should I pick?

Warrior? No, I don’t want to tank.

Knight? Please, I already said I hate tanking.

Healer? Oh God, please don’t make me babysit people.

Archer? Mage? No, I’ll be too far from the loot!

Rogue? Seems nice. We can steal stuff too? Perfect!

Now…. Show me the gold! Show me the cash! Show me the money! <<less

After an explosion, You XiaoMo finds that he is now a probationary disciple of the TianXin sect. However, he is one with dubious potential, so just when he starts to adapt to his new circumstances, he receives a piece of bad news. If he is unable to produce the required result after half a year to become an official disciple of the TianXin sect, he would be driven out of the sect.... more>>

While You XiaoMo is going all out to make medicines and earn money, he runs into Ling Xiao. To his horror, he later discovers that Ling Xiao is actually someone cloaked in human skin. <<less

"Gate Hunter," a virtual reality game based on the modern hunter genre.
In that game, Kim Woojin overwhelmingly ranked No. 1.... more>>

〈Player.〉
〈Congratulations.〉
〈You have exceeded our standards and shown potential.〉

[Notification: The final stage, Stage 6, has been unlocked!]

With that message, he finds himself reincarnated as the son of a wealthy Chaebol within the game. But there's a catch—he possesses no physical talent, only boundless wealth and a terrible body.

‘Fortunately, there's a solution.’

In this world, a master's talent doesn't limit their summons, and equipment can be augmented. And the class capable of summoning the most powerful allies is…

"Necromancer, isn't it?"

Say goodbye to the poor necromancers!
A true Chaebol Necromancer has arrived!" <<less

“You mean that Prince Yu wants to marry me?”... more>>

“Exactly, young master, Prince Yu wants to marry you!”

“Hell no! Is he out of his mind? Even if woman is a rare species nowadays, as the prince, he could have a chance to marry one. Is it because he got excluded, or maybe he has s*xual impotence, so he could only marry a man?”

“No, Prince Yu is charming, majestic, endowed with civil and martial virtues, and also in perfect health.”

“Then why would he marry me?”

“Maybe because of your reputation out there.”

“Reputation? Am I quite famous?”

“Of course. Young master, you’re far-famed.”

“Really? What did they say about me?”

“They said you are ugly, good-for-nothing, short-lived, a freak, with no morals, and shameless…”

… <<less

Working hard and living frugally, Wen Qian accidentally obtained Spatial abilities, followed by dreams about natural disasters. So instead of buying an apartment, she stocked... more>> up on supplies, changing from a city office worker into a countryside food blogger. Then, Wen Qian noticed that reports of disasters around the world were on the rise... <<less

Before being framed and sentenced to a lethal injection death penalty, Zhao Yu used to be a street ruffian who fought recklessly without morals or a bottom line. But when Zhao Yu woke up reincarnated in a parallel universe, he found that he was no longer a criminal but a Key Case Investigation Team agent.... more>>

The change from a criminal to a police officer had thrown Zhao Yu off and had him wreak havoc for the first few days in the station. But with the help of a mysterious “Miracle system,” Zhao Yu was able to embark on a new life where his goal is to solve the unsolvable cases and make amends for his past life’s mistakes. <<less

Sherlock is a new generation Dungeon Lord whose ambition is to become the greatest Devil King and building up the greatest Dungeon in the Underworld.... more>>

He summons a group of other-worldly goblins who give themselves strange names, form cliques, engage in commerce, and even fight among themselves.

They call themselves—Gamers! <<less

A series about a hyper-realistic fantasy game!... more>>

“Sergeant First Class Ha, you crazy bastard. You shot another full round of bullseye?”

The sharpshooter Ha LeeHa simply wanted to be a part of the army forever. However, due to an unfortunate accident, he became paraplegic and was tossed back into society.

The revolutionary VR game [Middle Earth] presented a new life to him. Money obtained in [Middle Earth] has real-world value! Yet, he ruined his chance by selecting the lowest-tier character!

“I’m not like the others. This is all I have.”

Black gunpowder, iron balls, and ramrods… I’ll show all of you what a real ‘musketeer’ is! <<less

In the world of demons and demons, a hundred ghosts travel at night.... more>>

Qin Feng, who accidentally crossed over, came to this troubled world with no lofty ambitions.

He only wanted to protect himself and enjoy the rest of his life safely.

But the sky does not fulfill people’s wishes, excellent men are so outstanding everywhere.

The ancestor made a marriage contract, and the talented young lady of the Liu family became a wife. <<less

In a world of shallow-minded, materialistic mortals, what would one from humble beginnings - whose face had been stomped on, spat on, oppressed for... more>> the longest while by the arrogant, pampered upper echelons of society - do, when a mysterious application pops up on a brand new phone that was meant to be the birthday gift of an ungrateful girlfriend? What if the application takes the form of a chatroom where its occupants, bearing the names of mythical, fictional beings, start giving out 'Red Packets', all the while spouting nonsense? <<less

Lu Changsheng traveled through the world of Xianxia, ​​but because of his poor spiritual roots, he failed the sect assessment.... more>>

Fortunately, he activated the “Many Children, Many Blessings” system, which rewards him as long as he has offspring.

Moreover, the talent and strength of future generations will be added to him.

Seeing that he was poor, came from a farmer’s family, and had very little talent, Lu Changsheng directly chose to become the son-in-law of a family that cultivates immortals, and began to avoid fighting and start a branching path of cultivating immortals.

While others were cultivating, Lu Changsheng was working hard to spread his branches.

While others were running around for cultivation resources, Lu Changsheng was spreading his wings.

While others were trying to break through bottlenecks and enter the secret realm and narrowly escaped death, Lu Changsheng was still branching out.

As time passed and epochs changed, countless geniuses, beauties, supreme cultivators, demonic overlords, and great saints of the demon race rose and fell, disappearing into the river of time.

Only the Immortal Lu family will live forever, standing at the top of the immortal path, and living as long as heaven and earth.

The legend of the Lu family ancestors continued to be passed down through the ages! <<less

In the rural northeastern mountainous regions stands a tiny Buddhist temple, named One Finger Temple. It isn’t a large one but it is extremely miraculous.... more>>

The temple has rice that emanates an aromatic fragrance.

The temple has sweet and refreshing water that rivals ambrosia.

The temple has Buddhas that grant wishes to the sincere.

The temple isn’t large but it has everything. The temple isn’t large but it has flourishing incense offerings that far exceed all temples. The temple isn’t large but it attracts both citizens and foreigners that line up overnight…

The temple has a bald but handsome monk. Every day, he would bawl, “I want to renounce asceticism! I want to marry a chick that’s not too pretty, have a cute baby, and lead a stable life!” <<less

Lin Beifan traversed to a world filled with countless nations and masters, becoming the emperor of a nation with the “Empire Sandbox” as his golden finger (Cheat).... more>>

This “Empire Sandbox” allowed him to mobilize all domestic resources for rational allocation. The stronger the nation became, the stronger he became.

In order to become stronger, Lin Beifan did many things that seemed foolish to others.

“Your Majesty, the Mo Kingdom is willing to trade the most beautiful woman in their kingdom for an iron mine!”

Lin Beifan: “The Mo Kingdom is truly sincere. Let’s trade!”

As a result, after the Mo Kingdom acquired the iron mine, it collapsed, burying 200,000 troops!

“Your Majesty, the Grand General intends to stage a rebellion!”

Lin Beifan: “I admire those with ambition. Let him fight!”

As a result, the Grand General’s food supply vanished into thin air. His army starved to death on their way to the Capital City, never making it to battle.

In the end, Lin Beifan walked further and further down the path of a foolish emperor, yet the territory kept expanding, the country became stronger, and his harem grew increasingly…

Everyone was dumbfounded: “How did such an incompetent ruler become the legendary emperor throughout the ages?” <<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