Li Yun traversed to the fantasy world and obtained the Heavenly Secret Pavilion. The Heavenly Secret Pavilion could calculate the past and future, and it could also observe the fate of individuals. Nothing in the world could escape the deductions of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.... more>>

Primordial Holy Lord: “How could the Heavenly Secret Pavilion know the secrets of the two Imperial weapons hidden in my Primordial Holy Land?”

Radiant Light Holy Lord: “I’ve been undercover in the righteous path for three thousand years, on the verge of unifying it. How did the Heavenly Secret Pavilion expose my identity as the demonic path cultivator?”

Master of the Forbidden Zone: “The Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion is so terrifying. I’ve survived for three million years, considering my strength unparalleled, yet I never expected to rank only seventeenth on the Supreme Ranking.”

…

With the opening of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, many giants of the cultivation world waited in line outside the pavilion to buy an opportunity to advance further, filled with worship and reverence. <<less

Why are you treating only me like this!... more>>

I’m not suspicious, believe me.

I’m a harmless person.

"A villain? Not at all.” <<less

Consort Yi, who was breathtakingly beautiful and the most doted on in the imperial harem, had a nightmare about the future. ... more>>

The crown prince was deposed. The fourth prince ascended the throne. Her sworn enemy, Consort De, became the empress dowager. Her son, the fifth prince, was not allowed to have an important position. The ninth prince died while he was imprisoned. The eleventh prince died of an illness during infancy. Although Kangxi spoiled her with sweet words of love, he took in many women in his later years and cast her aside.

Kangxi urged the new emperor that if Consort Yi was domineering and disrespectful after he passed away, then the new emperor did not need to take his feelings into consideration.

In the end, she died in desolation.

After awaking from her dream –

Consort Yi: We are not going to bother.

Whoever wants to be the favoured consort can go ahead and be the favoured consort!

The emperor didn’t say anything, but knew deep down that out of all those in the imperial harem, only Consort Yi had his heart.

She was beautiful, considerate, thoughtful, and knew how to handle various situations. Once in a while, she had a bit of a temper.

But suddenly, one day, Consort Yi went on strike. In order to refuse his favour, she did everything she possibly could.

Yun Xiu: I am jealous and malicious…

Kangxi: ??? <<less

[Unique Trait – Those you meet will remember you. No matter what happens, they will remember you forever.]
In a world on the brink of ruin, people summoned to save it are categorized as heroes and extraterrestrial workers, abbreviated as “foreign workers.”... more>>

For some reason, I became a foreign worker who is loved by transcendents that view humans as mere insects. <<less

“Every day, a recurring hellish dream. Junseong is stuck in a world that feels like an endless loop, much like a roguelike game. It’s a cursed world where he struggles every day. Two months have passed since he set foot in the zombie apocalypse world in his dreams. “Ha….” As soon as he woke up, his gaze was instinctively drawn to the internet broadcast that he habitually left on. -A major riot is occurring in some regions due to the current situation… Then, beep! A loud sound announcing a disaster alert echoed in Junseong’s head. Unconsciously picking up his phone along with the alarm sound, Junseong couldn’t hide his confused expression.... more>>

[10:44 AM] It was the exact time he had always woken up in his dream. Everything was just like his usual dreams. However, a man he had never seen in his dreams before, Do-hanseo, appeared right in front of Junseong. “I’ve been wanting to ask you something.”

“What?” As Junseong was about to reply, he felt a change in Hanseo’s gaze. The smile that had been on his lips disappeared. Consequently, Junseong felt a strong, cold, and sharp pressure, as if a dagger was piercing his throat. “Why do you look at me like that?” Feeling the strange pressure, Junseong, who had tightly sealed his lips for a moment, asked instead. “How am I… looking at you?”

“….” Instead of an immediate answer, Hanseo just gazed silently. Then, he showed the ‘fake smile’ he had been holding onto a little while ago. His clothes were too clean, his body had no wounds, and the smell of blood was so strong in comparison. When he took off his clothes, he could be sure. The scent of blood from the man named Do-hanseo was not from his ‘clothes’ but emanated from him.“ <<less

On the dawn of a fresh New Year, an ominous figure emerged, shrouded in a guise of an angel but harboring the malevolence of a devil. With a chilling voice, it proclaimed, [Every month, you humans will be thrust into a perilous quest. Your survival hinges on overcoming 20 grueling rounds.]... more>>

Suddenly, I found myself ensnared in this dangerous survival game, a grotesque merry-go-round where every turn carried the stench of death. Yet, I was not without any defenses. I possessed an unusual power: the power to regress 100 times, a chance to rewrite my fate.

I stand on the precipice of my final regression, and I swear, 'This time, I will conquer it. I will emerge victorious.'

I'm no longer the insignificant shuttle that I once was. Today, I shed my former self, the one who had reached the pinnacle of power. Today, I am reborn for the last time as Black Scythe, a rookie player, a novice that once again will be become the Grim Reaper! <<less

Ten years ago, a disaster struck, causing species to mutate, plunging the world into chaos. Two teenagers depended on each other for survival — and, against the odds, fell in love. In order to save Ye Lanzhou, Chu Chenli sustained life threatening injuries and fell into a coma for 10 years. But when he awoke, it was to a new world. One that, along with his former lover, had become unfamiliar. ... more>>

During the missing years, Ye Lanzhou became a revered leader, surrounded by others, leaving no room for Chu Chenli and no time to provide him with comfort or companionship. Chu Chenli didn’t adapt well to this new world, but he didn’t mind. All he wanted to do was to stay with his lover.

Until the hospital was attacked by mutant creatures, and the recently awakened Chu Chenli was too weak to fight back. In an attempt to save others, he became a hostage. Ye Lanzhou rescued him, but couldn’t help blurting out:

“Can you not be a burden?”

Chu Chenli remained silent for a long time.

“Okay.”

A mere few days after awakening, he disappeared from Ye Lanzhou’s world.

He never had the chance to tell Yelan Zhou how his resolve to see him again had allowed him to escape after ten years, surviving countless near-death experiences in that cruel, infinite world to return to reality.

Along with him, there was a companion that he experienced life and death with.

In the dark night, Chu Chenli dragged his injured body off the high floor of the hospital, leaping off and crashing into the embrace of that long-time companion of his.

Mu Yanshen caught him readily, whispering into his ear with a light laugh, “Li-ge, I’ve come to marry you.”

Chu Chenli closed his eyes and ruffled his hair, saying, “Don’t joke around.”

Mu Yanshen just smiled. “Just kidding.”

It was much later when Chu Chenli realized that he wasn’t joking—

Mu Yanshen was capable of deceiving the whole world, but wouldn’t lie to him.

-

When Ye Lanzhou met Chu Chenli again, he was in the middle of a mission, surrounded by monsters, having accidentally fallen into a trap.

Just as he thought he was done for, Chu Chenli descended from the sky.

After narrowly escaping from death, memories of their past intimacy flooded back to Ye Lanzhou.

However, this time, Chu Chenli didn't sacrifice himself to protect him as he had in the past. Instead, he stood next to his companion, regarding him as he would a stranger.

Ye Lanzhou looked up and met a cold gaze.

Mu Yanshen leaned on Chu Chenli with an air of practiced intimacy, gaze towards Ye Lanzhou as sharp as a knife, as if silently declaring:

“He’s mine.” <<less

Day 1: My vision seems to be blurring a lot recently, and I keep seeing strange things in the corner of my eyes. Look! That cabinet is moving on its own. I’ll go take a look.... more>>

Day 13: I see them, damn it! Why is this world full of strange things?

Day 101: There is nothing to be afraid of anymore! Putting on this long dress befitting a witch, I, too, have become a monster! <<less

I became the wife of a man with a lover. Well then, I guess I have to protect his c*astity?... more>>

“You can sleep on the floor then.”

“What?” His eyes said he didn’t want to.

Well, yeah. The floor was hard. Then it couldn’t be helped.

“I’ll just hold your hand and sleep. You trust me, right?”

But, how come the bed broke on my first night with my husband?

*

Aristine, a princess confined out of the Emperor’s sight.

When in reality, she was the owner of the [Monarch’s Sight], able to see the future, past, and present.

She, who became the sacrifice for a political marriage, was married off to a terrifying barbarian…

“The most precious things should naturally be given to my bride.”

But her husband, whose monstrosity she prepared for, was way too normal.

However, he belonged to someone else.

‘I’ll go make money then.’

She might as well make the goldfields her own.

*

Can Aristine really achieve her dream of living freely on a pile of money?

Or will she end up killing two birds with one stone? <<less

She is a moving corpse, with no heartbeat, no breathing, no pulse, and no body temperature. ... more>>

Every day, she is thinking about how to prevent corrosion, moisturize, rejuvenate, whiten, and maintain the vitality of her body.

Doing sauna, soaking in hot springs to activate blood circulation, drinking angelica red date chicken soup to replenish qi, eating vegetables and fruits to replenish water, exercising daily to prevent osteoporosis, using her mind at all times to prevent rigid thinking, she is determined to be a good corpse that is healthy, environmentally friendly and pollution-free. <<less

Everyone in our family has their own secrets.... more>>

My mom is the only daughter of a former interstellar pirate, my father is a secret agent of the Old Century Allied Political Army. My adopted older brother has a special bloodline of beastmen, and the sister we picked up from the roadside is actually a master of witchcraft with mystical lineage.

And I, an ordinary eighteen-year-old male high school student, the only biological son of my parents, has no special bloodline, and has been a “normal person” since birth

The reason why I can know everyone’s secrets is because-

I transmigrated.

I was originally an ordinary person on the edge of the class, classmates couldn’t even remember my name occasionally. I refused all social activities that might attract attention, and kept to myself at school.

For some reason, I offended the tough guys in school, and they began to target me openly and secretly, but I never fought back.

Everyone thought I was timid and cowardly, and I never explained.

Because I just wanted to be an ordinary person.

Until one day, I intervened to save a classmate who was being bullied. I accidentally exerted too much force, causing multiple serious injuries. As they lay on the ground unable to get up, I personally took them to the hospital.

Since then, whenever the tough guys who call themselves the school bullies see me, they can’t help but feel weak in the knees—

Yes, as one of the members of this special family, I also have a little secret:

Before transmigrating, I cultivated for a hundred years, with profound cultivation, just a half step away from ascension.

In short, invincible.

The classmate I saved recently has been looking at me strangely.

One day, he found me, his beautiful almond-shaped eyes turning, and he stared at me and said:

“I know your secret.”

I immediately covered his mouth, pushed him into the corner, avoiding the sight of others, and calmly questioned him: “What do you know?”

He’s the antagonist of this book. Although it will be another ten years before he turns dark, if he finds out that this world is a book, many things will go awry

I don’t want to get involved in any trouble, so I must not let him discover that I—

“You like me.”

Transmigrated.

..…

Huh? <<less

Ding! Welcome, He Who Knows Fate, to the Dimension Administrators Association!... more>>

Chen Heng had been feeling upset over the past few days, as he had suddenly gained an ability to see the future—the Absolute Future Sight.

I’m going to die! I’m going to die! These words were no exaggeration. Chen Hen would truly die in a few years.

Fortunately, there was a Dimension Administrators Association that could support and help him.

However, the moment he entered the association, a person called Magus of Flowers asked him to cross-dress and upload his photos. How do I deal with this nonsense?

So, is it too late to leave the chat group? Chen Heng felt that he had joined the wrong chat group. <<less

Sakurada; a Japanese coastal town facing the Pacific Ocean. Although publicly, it has very little to its name, the nearly half of its population holding... more>> some sort of special ability know the town to be more than just a dot on the map. The special abilities granted in Sakurada range from slight conveniences to world-altering power, and the balance is held in place by the domineering Administration Bureau. Follow Kei and Haruki, two first-year high schoolers, as they take on missions from the Administration Bureau through their high school’s Service Club. Their unique combination of powers allows them to take on many challenges, and the connections they make along the way might just open the door for plans greater than the pair could have ever imagined. <<less

One day, Katrea, the youngest and only daughter of a countryside noble received a suspicious marriage offer from one of the most prestigious aristocratic family in the country, the Vrag family. ... more>>

Blinded by his good looks, wealth and closeness in age, all these great conditions, Katrea agreed without a second thought. However, the Duke appeared particularly cold towards her on their first meeting, like he was completely uninterested in his bride. And on the day of their wedding, she overheard the Duke mocking her family with his friends.

Enrage by that, Katrea exploded and refused to engage in the various activities of a wedding night. But she was eventually forced into his bedroom and died before she could process what had happened.

「Eh? I came back to life?」

She should be dead, but when she opened her eyes, she had somehow gone back in time, right before she left for the Duke’s bedroom. Katrea actually looped back on the worst wedding night ever!

Every time she died, she would loop back to the start of this terrible night.

Can this simple-minded Ojou-sama overcome the deathloop? <<less

Chloe found a letter from her husband’s first love in her study.... more>>

[I wish your partner was Chloe.

If you would stay by Chloe’s side, I would be so relieved.

P.s. Did you notice that the child likes you too?]

Chloe, who spent happy days with her sweet husband and lovely son.

The day she found her old letter from her husband’s first love, Leila, in the library.

Her happiness is shattered.

It turns out that Leyla had persuaded her husband, Gerard, to marry Chloe.

Chloe, who deeply loves her husband, is desperate for her truth, which she has learned after 8 years.

In the end, to find out the full story of her case, she heads to the north where Leila lives…

“Madam, I was wrong. I was really wrong…”

The late Marquis Gerard Blanchett prayed to his wife on her knees.

The experience of being driven to the very end of grief had already left him out of his mind.

He doesn’t know what he’s talking about, he just clings to his wife and asks for forgiveness.

“So… Don’t throw it away, okay? Chloe, please…”

This man cries and cries.

What the hell is his truth? <<less

“Elaina, Archduke Grant is coming to visit tomorrow……. Someone you like.”... more>>

Diane’s sobs reminded Elaina of a book. Every night, she read the same book over and over again in her dreams. In the book “Moon Shadow,” Diane is sold off to become the wife of Archduke Grant due to family circumstances, preventing her from marrying the man she loves. The book ends with Diane, tired of her loveless marriage, taking her own life.

‘This can’t be happening!’

She had done so much to prevent Diane’s misery. Now she can’t stand by and watch her fall into the devil’s maw.

“Don’t worry, Diane.”

Elaina took Diane’s hand and reassured her.

“I’ll take care of everything.”

She will. Even if it means she herself marries him instead.

***

“You’ve interfered with every approach I’ve made to Diane Redwood, and now you’re asking me to marry you?”

“Think of it more like a one-year contract than a marriage. We can give and take what we want from each other.”

Lyle Grant looked at Elaina with confusion.

“What on earth would you do that for?”

“I have a heart that won’t let me turn away from a poor person.”

It wasn’t just for Diane. Diane, the protagonist, Nathan, the love of her life, and Lyle and his younger brother. Everyone in “Moon Shadow” was unhappy, each for their own reasons.

“I promise, I’ll be your wife for a year, but I’ll do my best while I’m at it.”

Elaina smiled up at Lyle, her face full of confidence. She had a plan to make all the characters in the damn “Moon Shadow” happy. <<less

The Marquis Yunyang was deposed by the Emperor and his family ended up in dire straits overnight. As such, the Third Miss of the Shen Household, her family’s most precious jewel, found herself abandoned by all with a sick brother on her hands. Having no other choice, she set up a cosmetics shop in Chang’an.... more>>

But to the eyes of all, especially her relatives’, she had become nothing but an alluring flower any man could pick at will.

Passing by her Baixiang Pavilion, the heir to the Grand Duchy of Zhen, Lu Yan, witnessed her being harassed by the idle sons of Chang’an’s leading class. Her appearance reminded him of dreams that had been plaguing him lately, revealing to him a past with her and the sultry love affair they had shared in a previous life.

With shaking fingers, he also remembered the bitter taste of heartbreak when she left him to marry another man.

Thus, in this life, he decided to save her once more, lure her into an affair, install her as his mistress and never let her escape his sphere of influence again.

However, to keep Shen Zhen by his side, finding her a place to stay and caring for her brother was not enough. Little did Lu Yan know he would be pulled into the darkest corners of Chang’an and take part in games of power that at times implicated the Main Gentleman of the Empire, the Emperor himself. Selling what he held dearest in the process: his integrity as an official.

All for the sake of Chang’an’s First Beauty. <<less

Lost in the vast expanse of space, trapped in the icy confines of a metal spacecraft, I was forced to face a horrifying truth.... more>>

That I had transformed into a ruthless alien predator in a space survival game. <<less

Ye Yunting, the unpopular first son of the Duke of Qi, was married by an imperial decree to Prince Yong’an, Li Fengqi.... more>>

Prince Yong’an defended the northern border and had killed countless enemies, deserving the title of the “War God of Bei Zhao”.

However, when Ye Yunting married him, this bed-ridden War God was already poisoned, his meridians severed.
　　　　
Ye Yunting was devastated by the marriage. Out of fear of the War God’s reputation, he hid in his own courtyard to live a life of peace. Not long after, he accidentally drank the poisonous soup given to the Prince of Yong’an and died.

Before his death, the Yong’an prince, who was said to be dying, half-knelt in front of his bed, held his hand, and solemnly promised, “You lost your life because of me. From now on, I will do my best to protect your loved ones, so go in peace.”

Later on, he ascended the throne as the emperor, and indeed honored his promise to shelter Ye Yunting’s only family.

In his second life, Ye Yunting still couldn’t avoid the fate of marrying Prince Yong’an. But this time, he decided to take good care of the dying man and repay his kindness from his previous life.

However, he did not expect the man to be cured and then to be impatiently pulled into his arms.

He was held tightly in the man’s embrace: “Follow me. From now on, I will protect you.”

(Note: 冲喜 (Chōngxǐ): A “warding-off” wedding (arranged for a dangerously ill young man in the hope that the wedding would ward off imminent death) ↩︎) <<less

Ming Huashang was the younger fraternal twin sister. Her birth symbolized auspiciousness and she lost her mother at a young age causing Duke Zhen to dote on her immensely. She was spoiled to the point where she became ignorant, incompetent, and lazy; she was the complete opposite of her elder fraternal twin brother who was renowned all throughout Chang’an. Ming Huashang originally lived a peaceful life, prepared to dilly dally and eat till she died. Until one night, she had a dream and learned that she was actually a fake daughter.... more>>

The two children were swapped at birth, and the real daughter was living among the commoners. Although she was raised in an impoverished environment, she was diligent and motivated. She became a well-known talented woman at a young age, in stark contrast to her fake.

Later, the truth was revealed. The real daughter was taken back to the duke manor causing her status as the fake daughter to plummet. In the end, she was poisoned to death, silently, in the middle of the night.

Ming Huashang, whose biggest dream was to live a long life before dying, was terrified. Seeing that there was only one year left before the return of the real daughter, Ming Huashang tucked her tail between her legs, got her act together, and tried her best to please her elder twin brother in name, Ming Huazhang.

But her aloof and excellent elder brother couldn’t be fooled. Ming Huashang failed to please her big thigh, so she gave up decisively and set her sights on her real elder brother – the top scholar Su Xingzhi, the future prime minister from humble beginnings.

After the third time Ming Huashang sneaked out to meet the newly minted top scholar, Ming Huazhang appeared in her room late at night and said to her in disappointment, “Younger sister, why is your patience still so poor.” <<less

“I have no hobby in raising kids, you know. So live quietly like you’re dead.”... more>>

Aika decides to stay at her uncle's house despite his fierce threats.
Aika, who lost her mother in an accident, has the special power to see her future, but.

“Uncle, should I sing you a lullaby?”
“This uncle wants to use his ears for a long time, though.”
“Uncle, my kiss is worth a million gold.”
“Niece, the value of money doesn’t fall that easily, you know.”

She has to protect Uncle with that power, but his iron wall is formidable!
Even so, what should she do! Surely she has to protect him.

[Uncle Cassel will never kick Aika out.]

She stamped the seal, saved her uncle from such and such danger, and also saved her childhood friend who has pretty eyes!
Shall she go back to her grandpa’s now, stretch her feet and live comfortably?

“Hey, are you really going to leave your uncle behind? How can Uncle live without you?”
“You can live, Uncle.”
“It’s hard because your uncle is sick, but are you still going?”

Uncle, you said you’ve never caught a cold in your life...

Why is her childhood friend, who was like a Formosan deer, becoming so edgy?
After she kept some distance, it got really messy.

“Aika, do you hate me now?”
"Hm?"
“Don’t hate me, please…”

Wasn’t it you who hates me? <<less

Born in the prestigious Jiang family, with charming eyes, Jiang Lao was born with wealth, beauty, and backing.... more>>

The Ninth Prince had disabled legs, had been sick for many years, with a distorted temperament, and was a vicious and sentimental monster in the eyes of everyone. After the successful seizure, he cleaned up all the people who had offended him before, with ruthless means – including Jiang Lao.

Knowing the funeral in her dream, Jiang Lao was so afraid, she just wanted to stay away from that absurd and tyrannical man. Unexpectedly, in the cold winter, she still met him on a narrow road.

In the future, the cold-blooded, high-powered man was now just a weak young man who had yet to grow up. His clothes were thin and he fell into the heavy snow, looking pitiful and well-behaved. Jiang Lao stared at him for a long time, hesitating between leaving and staying.

After thinking about it a thousand times, finally, after hearing the pale-faced young man endure a sigh of pain, she turned her head and stretched out her hand towards him.

Rong Ming was born and lost his mother. Since childhood, he has had no protection. At the age of thirteen, he was conspired to be seriously injured, and was abandoned to the country, where he fought for himself.

Just as he was lingering and panting and was about to starve to death in the snowy weather, a pair of small hands trembled in front of him. Five fingers stop evenly, slender and white.

In the endless loneliness and darkness, there was a person who pulled him out. Since then, she had become a hot brand on his heart, a deep obsession, wanting to grasp, want to entangle. Since then, he was willing to die for her and live for her. <<less

With one sentence from emperor, Qu Chenzhou killed Prince Liu’s family.... more>>

The reason was that he was the sword in the hands of the emperor, and the Prince was a thorn in the emperor’s eyes.

But the words were what Qu Chenzhou said himself.

After the Prince defected, he vowed that one day he would surely throw away his bones as ashes,

And for this word, he waited for the Prince in the capital for many years.

Until he died.

He confessed that he was sinful, and he didn’t ask the Prince to understand his secret help over the years,

He just wanted to pay off his sinful debt.

So in front of Prince Liu, he died in the most tragic manner.

But he didn’t see the Prince holding his body in pain, almost in madness.

“——Qu Chenzhou, how dare you lie to me!”

Yuande’s seventh year, Winter.

Qu Chenzhou died, and all parties clapped and cheered.

Except for one person who seemed as if he had lost everything. <<less

For the sisters who are perfect from head to toe, the only blemish is me.
So I am used to a life of being ignored and humiliated by my sisters…... more>>

One day, my sisters became strange.

Running late at night in their pajamas, hugging me, crying, and trying to stay with me.
Worrying about my health.
With bright smiles and worried gazes towards me, it’s so unfamiliar.
They are not the sisters I know.

“From now on, only trust your big sisters. Let's live happily with big sisters forever."

There's no way my sisters would say things like this to me...?
...As expected, my sisters are strange!

***

In the temple where I run away from my strange sisters, I meet a man who seems familiar even though it’s the first time we meet.
He is my first friend, a precious person, and a gentleman that I fall in love with.
I hope my heart will connect with him.
Until the man has some of his parents’ mementos.

"Daisy, unfortunately, I've never said we met for the first time."

He looks at me who is confused and whispers in my ears.

"You're afraid you won't remember. Don't worry too much."

A very sweet and calm voice.

“I am confident in waiting.”

And it’s a terribly kind, distant answer. <<less

It took a long time for Yu Qingjia to learn that she was the original heroine in a Mary Sue Novel, and the other party held the female supporting system in their hands, and She was gearing up to grab her opportunity.... more>>

Hehe…

Anyway, sooner or later, she’s going to die, so it’s better to live a more comfortable life. Yu Qingjia completely let herself go, relying on her status as a legitimate daughter, she played her life against her father’s new beautiful concubine. This little concubine is not a good stubble either, as they come and go, the relationship between the two of them becomes bigger and bigger. Later, she gradually realized that something was wrong.

Why is her formidable enemy a ‘man’?

He is also a wanted man of the royal family, the youngest son of the deposed prince, and a famous tyrant in the future!

The royal family of this dynasty has a secret. For example, although these royal men are all beautiful and good at fighting, they are bloodthirsty, paranoid, and cruel from their genes.

Murong Yan fell from the clouds into the dust when he was young, and even had to disguise himself as a woman to avoid spies in the backyard of his followers. After great changes, the tyrannical element in his body could hardly be controlled until he met Yu Qingjia, his nominal “daughter”. In his restless and dark world, the sun suddenly radiated in. <<less