On the way to a company workshop, we fell into a world of immortal cultivators while still in the car.... more>>

Those with spiritual roots and unique abilities were all called to join cultivation sects, living prosperously.

But I, having neither spiritual roots nor special abilities, lived as an ordinary mortal for 50 years, complying with fate until my death.

That’s what I thought.

Until I regressed. <<less

I believed that love was just a sure way to get burned, and yet—... more>>

A pure and mature youth romantic comedy.

In the small drinking circle "Sake Tomo Kai," Kirishima Asato spends his days aimlessly until he encounters the most beautiful girl in the university, Hamasaki Mai.

Due to being too popular and thus getting involved in various troubles, she takes a liking to the carefree environment of the "Sake Tomo Kai" and decides to join.

As Asato, who ends up looking after Mai as she enjoys the drinking parties with her innocent and cheerful nature, slowly starts to interact more with her, whom he mysteriously finds himself in sync with.

However, both of them, carrying traumas from their past, find themselves unable to take the next step in love—

A pure and mature love story where two wounded souls come to recognize each other. <<less

Before his reincarnation, Wen Yu always thought that his childhood sweetheart, Fu Chengque, was like the snow on the high mountain, unattainable.... more>>

But later, he realized that she was not ice and snow at all. She was clearly a penguin standing on ice. With one slip of her foot, she tumbled down the mountain…

——————

Next door.

Fu Chengque looked at her golden finger and felt extremely puffed up! She wrote hastily: “I, the future empress, the superhuman, the destined deity Fu Chengque, am recruiting talents! Help friends regardless of reason, sign up quickly!”

But her tasks were not only related to her childhood sweetheart Wen Yu, but each one was super difficult!

【Make Wen Yu say “But I like it.”】

【Have a candlelight dinner with Wen Yu.】

【Whisper to Wen Yu for ten minutes.】

…

She’s just a girl, not a lover. How could she possibly complete them!

What’s absurd is that, although things didn’t go as expected, she still completed them all!

[Highly recommended for people who enjoy both male protagonists and/or female protagonists] <<less

3 divorces. I was infertile.... more>>

But this life will be different. <<less

Crazy paranoid game NPC Gong X s*upid cute little beauty Shou... more>>

Because he mistook NPCs as teammates, it caused the game worlds to collapse, Chu Chen’an was forcibly resurrected by the horror game system. And his cannon fodder task had changed from carrying the damage for the main character to completing all the tasks for the main character!

Chu Chen’an:… Second death experience card Σ (O_O;)

– Chu Chen’an and his “teammate” met again. At this time, NPC Qin Jue was sitting leisurely, holding in his arms… Chu Chen’an’s original body that already cold. Qin Jue patted his cold back with his pale finger bones, “Okay, I’m here, baby, don’t afraid…”

That scene, was strange but with a touch of warmth …… It was weird as hell!

Between ghosts and gods, Chu Chen’an and Qin Jue were facing each other. Qin Jue’s eyes were light, and he suddenly pinched his neck. Chu Chen’an’s eyes trembled, and the corners of his eyes turned red. He was finished. Qin Jue approached, and gradually… blo-odthirstily, he smiled. “I found you, little liar.” <<less

This is the tale of a boy dreaming about infinity as a human!... more>>

Found abandoned in a stable, Shirone is the son of a hunter—and a peasant through and though.

Despite hardships, he’s a genius that manages to learn to read by himself and becomes obsessed with it.

Brimming with genius talent, he goes to the city with his father, where he learns about magic—

beginning his journey as an explosive rising star! <<less

The third year spiritual energy was revived, humanity got swept into a real-life game of oddities, 《Folklore》.
The game randomly extracted from strange stories for its quests: If won, the quest's boss would turn into a guardian deity, holding back all sorts of evils; If failed, the oddities would completely revive, and the area implicated in the quest would completely fall to enemy occupation! ... more>>

As it had impact,
The players participating in the quest and the stream audience hated idiots who were burdens the most.

Unfortunately, when a disaster-level quest got unlocked, matched into the quest, was this,
Silver-grey long-haired, pessimistic, sickly, when others fought he slept, when others ran he showered
No matter how much more good-looking they were, it could not conceal that "I don't want to live, everyone die with me" kind of anti-social air

When his data was pulled up:
24k pure newbie.

Everyone's eyes went dark, GDI, this isn't even enough for a bite for the boss!

Yet no one knew, Wei E once was drawn into a different, much higher-dimension UF world
Over there, there would be a small quest every three days, and one big quest every five. Each quest would be stifled with a manic hopelessness, driving people to their deaths. No player was able to hang on for three years, and Wei E was the first who had a chance to live past three years—— after he bombed the Creator.

When the Creator's space was collapsing
Wei E reminisced these three years of endless fighting for his life, and strongly vowed: If there was a next life, he would definitely not get mixed in it again!

Once Wei E opened his eyes, he returned to the familiar blue planet
But before he could get excited, he discovered…… the Creator followed him out too : )
----

That day the hunting grounds got destroyed, the Creator vowed there would be one day he would kill that insolent ant
When Wei E occasionally brushed his teeth and looked up, he could see the mirror written with: "After one hundred days, I will definitely kill you."

By the fiftieth day [left], a player confessed to Wei E.
By the thirtieth day, Wei E made it to first place in 《Folklore's》most charming guy.
By the tenth day, the quest boss threw themselves on him.
By the fifth day, third day, each day, there would be people on the forums calling themselves Wei E's dog.

On the final day, the Creator really grabbed Wei E's throat, with his voice dark and frenzied: "I said, I would kill you sooner or later."

However, seeing Wei E's wearily curled lips, He thought, I perhaps should change the method.
For example, beneath his body.
————

When Wei E solved the first disaster-level quest, there were still people who felt it was a mere coincidence.
But when each and every one of the disaster-level continuously got cracked, life got brought back from death, they then shockingly discovered, that was not a coincidence, but hope that would make even spent clay revivify.

And in this absurd, despairing world, he was the walking——
#1 boss! <<less

“I won’t marry that boy!”
“…But I’m a girl.”... more>>

I was seven years old when I was betrothed to the son of my father’s best friend.
My betrothed was a five-year-old boy who screamed that I was a boy, and then hid behind his mother’s skirt.

///////

Edmund had never loved me.

“Even if we’re to marry, I’ll live my own life, and you live yours,” he said this at thirteen.

“I won’t feel anything even if you died,” he said this at sixteen.

“I don’t think I’m ready to get married yet,” he said this at twenty, the age we’re supposed to marry.
He made excuses about not wanting to marry right now and asked for more time.

I was relieved. I didn’t want it either, so it worked out fine.

But soon after, Father brought another man home and introduced him as my new betrothed.

I was devastated. Yet, my devastation paled in comparison to Edmund’s expression when he heard the news and came calling. <<less

Jiang Chen, an esports prodigy, led his team to win the championship in the first and second seasons of the Dreamscape Professional League.... more>>

He should have had boundless prospects, but unfortunately, he was struck with a terminal illness and had to retire at the peak of his career.

Full of unwillingness, impulsiveness, and desperation… Jiang Chen decided to gamble his life, choosing to freeze himself.

Thirty years later, Evergreen Alliance’s Dreamscape took a bold step and became the world’s first holographic online game.

Numerous players flared up with excitement, including those who had quit, those retired, new fans, old fans, they all flocked into the game.

Awakened from his frozen state, Jiang Chen still carried an undiminished passion in his heart. He took a step forward and entered the game as well.

Fang Jingxing, a popular captain of the Dreamscape Professional League, retired successfully with glory and honor, finally began his lovely retirement life.

On the day the servers opened, the starving and waiting fans finally got to see their Captain Fang’s stream and crazily showered him with gifts.

Fang Jingxing cooperatively drew lots and ended up drawing the “Pretend to be a newbie.”

Under the watchful eyes of the viewers, he walked up to a player.

Fang Jingxing: “Boss, it’s my first time playing, can you carry me?”

Jiang Chen glanced at him: “Are you over ten years old?”

Fang Jingxing: “I am.”

Jiang Chen: “Alright, Daddy will carry you and show you how to dominate.”

Fans gathered around the stream: Hah, let’s see who ends up carrying whom!

Ten minutes later, Captain Fang and the fans watched collectively as he single-handedly subdued and struck the dungeon boss to the ground.

Fang Jingxing raised an eyebrow: Oho.

Fans: …Daddy! <<less

Day 1 of the zombie outbreak.... more>>

Before I killed a zombie, I killed a person. <<less

In the capital, Elvark, there stands the 13-floor hotel built in Hanok style. I am Master Ruby from Midnight Blue Hotel.... more>>

…….. and the innkeeper #1 eliminated by the Villainous Top.

‘That could be me!’

「Crawl. And Swallow My Desire」. This place is the world of a BL webnovel with such a title.

“I can’t die like that. I’ll live until the time I poop on the wall.”

But it’s not easy.

The head of the rebel forces, the Villainous Top, is scheming treason in my hotel.

***

“Please tell me what you want. I shall have it placed into your hands.”

“Anything?”

“Anything. My Master Ruby.”

The head of the rebel forces and the Villainous Top, Eligos. There was something I want from him.

“Eligos. Stop the rebellion. You cannot become the Emperor.”

“In return, there is also something I want.”

Eligos, whose arm was wrapped around me, slowly stooped his head down, and we closely sensed each other’s breath. His firm fingers dazedly rubbed my lower lips. The moment I looked at Eligos with reddened eyes, his arm that had been on my waist tightened. Eligos, who laid me down on the bed in an instant, gave me a beautiful smile.

“Ruby. I wish for you to have me tonight.” <<less

After a tear in reality pulls Kagari Shuya into a white room he discovers a futuristic interface for reincarnating in a different world. After looking... more>> through the different races and skills he unlocks a new race, Lucivault, a type of vampire with none of its characteristic weaknesses. All set to start his life in a new world, Shuya is confused to discover that he is enveloped in darkness. As it turns out something went wrong when he was transported and instead of appearing where he was supposed to, he appeared in an underground cave. Shuya faces untold dangers, runs for his life, before finding his way out of the underground world. After escaping he meets his Shishou and begins to learn to fight with a spear. There is also a cute black cat named Rollo. <<less

Mu Wan Qing was dressed as cannon fodder playing a female supporting role in a book about a reborn female protagonist.... more>>

The heroine was her amazing and talented cousin. She was reborn on the way to exile, and she devoted all her clan to help her ascend to the backyard of the Emperor.

And Mu Wan Qing’s whole family was used as a stepping stone and was destroyed on the road of exile.

Mu Wan Qing: I am so tired, let’s destroy it.

In the chaos of the house raiding scene, Mu Wan Qing hurriedly grabbed the marriage certificate with a swoosh.

During the breaking up of the marriage, Mu Wan Qing exchanged the marriage certificate for a mule cart and twenty taels of silver and started a long journey of exile.

In order to survive, she resorted to roasting pig trotters, making fried chicken, farming cotton, and breeding sheep.

Engaged in building water power, building cities, building cement roads, and creating a prosperous fortress in the south.

Accidentally played a big game, and the plot was really shifted…

The Reborn Cousin: Everyone is concentrating on building infrastructure, how can I play the script of the palace fight?!

At the palace banquet, the arrogant and arrogant frontier master sat alone while pouring the drink. There was a commotion at the door, and the beautiful and heroic first female assistant, Mu Wan Qing walked in surrounded by everyone.

The man put down the wine glass and quickly ran over, with his eyes full of love, he said, “Madam, I can’t eat without you.”

There was an uproar at the scene. <<less

The Count of Chronia's youngest son became a warlock to live.

In a world where Alphas and Omegas are discriminated against, the Seogeum Group’s Chairman Seo Muyoon lives while hiding his identity as an Omega. Then... more>> one day, Seo Muyoon sees news that Actor Yu-Irim has revealed that he is an Alpha. <<less

I was reincarnated in a Rated-19 horror novel. As the roommate who was horribly mu*dered by the crossdresser who commits a massacre from blackening due to his terrible childhood.... more>>

Wouldn’t the massacre be prevented if the man’s lack of affection was resolved?!

So I confessed to him.

“I-I like you!”
“….I’m a girl.”

Huh? Oh, oops!
But, I still like you!

The milk has already been spilt. I worked hard to prevent the massacre in the original novel by sticking close to the crossdressing protagonist. Now, all I have to do is reveal that this person was a man….Won’t he ever get caught dressing up as a woman?!

“Hey, you’re a man!”

“….N-no. Don’t abandon me, Bree.”

He even burst into tears.
Why are you crying!? <<less

Yuan Ye and film emperor Fang Shaoyi were married for ten years. After a stamp from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, they got divorced and their red booklets became green booklets. Back when they had gotten married, they had proudly announced the news to the whole world. After their divorce, though, neither dared to speak up, determined to hide this development.... more>>

Film emperor gong vs writer shou. Regarding accompaniment, regarding companionship. Regarding those things inseparable and difficult to speak of about affection.

Summarized in one phrase: We were in love for thirteen years, and then we got divorced. <<less

Lee Seongjin, the strongest hunter who defeated the demon king.
He possessed the body of the pig tr*sh Third Prince, the Holy Imperial Family’s shame.... more>>

But the members of this family… there’s something strange about them?

‘Overpowered’ Holy Emperor.
‘Regressor’ First Princess.
‘Player’ First Prince.

Lots of trouble and lots of words
The story of the Holy Emperor and his children. <<less

Apparently, in this world, what I draw in my drawings materializes.... more>>

If that’s the case, I will live an enjoyable slow life in another world. Why don’t I just draw as many pictures as I want and have fun?

This is a story about a high school boy who just wants to draw pictures in a different world, but because of that, he was mistaken for a spirit. Then an extinct dragon reappears, and a fortified city deep in the forest appears.

At any rate, the mochi in my drawings are delicious today. <<less

Wen Ruan transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking cannon fodder in a cultivation novel. The original owner of this body’s neck was snapped by the antagonist Demon Lord as soon as she appeared on the scene. ... more>>

Wen Ruan said, “No, I have to run!”

The system said, “No, there’s an antagonist Demon Lord here that you need to conquer. Work hard to make him fall in love with you!”

Wen Ruan: “In your dreams.”

Mu Zhe: “In your dreams.”

However, on the 101st day as an undercover agent in the Demon Realm, she carried the heavily injured young Demon Lord on a flying sword, patting his face with a bright and unrestrained smile.

“Be good, from now on, I’ll protect you.”

In the embrace of twilight, her graceful brows arched, mirroring the resplendent horizon that painted the sky. A tapestry of vibrant hues unfurled behind her, casting a gentle cascade of colors. Within the young boy’s chest, his heart resounded like a beating drum.

[A story with lots of inner monologues, a righteous survival-minded female protagonist × a tragically demonic Demon Lord with a frank and honest personality]

It is well-known that the supreme Demon Lord, Mu Zhe, had an unforgettable first love who died at a young age. However, no one knew that he had once cut out his heart and soul, kneeling before the gods and demons of all realms, just to meet her again. The lofty deities above laughed with amus**ent, saying, “I have stripped away your memories, erasing any recollection of her. How then can you reunite once more?”

“No matter how much I may have forgotten, the moment we meet, I will fall in love with her once again.”

In the depths of my blood and the essence of my being, lies this unbreakable curse. My purpose, woven into my very existence, is to be hers. <<less

[Tower Defense & Dungeon Attack RPG]
I saw the ending to the game no one was able to clear.... more>>

But, when I came to my senses, I was inside of the game.
In fact, I was in the tutorial stage, a place where strategy was impossible.

"I'll clear this bullsh*t game no matter what...!" <<less

“It’s because I’m a s*ave.”... more>>

So said the man who killed her as he smirked.

After her fourth return, entering her fifth life, she made up her mind. She needed to stop the one responsible for starting the Continental War, and survive!

“What is required?”

“Let go.”

“Tell me what you want! No, what you need! Whatever it takes, I won’t allow you to start a war!”

The moment she grabbed that man’s pant leg and looked up him, looking back at her were his eyes, as deep as an abyss.

“Once you say something, you have to take responsibility for it, Princess.”

Will she be able to protect the peace of the world from this man and survive safely? <<less

Ruan Yan, a scion of a prestigious family, and a cool and aloof top scorer in school.... more>>

Transmigrating into a campus Mary Sue novel one day, he had no choice but to complete the plot tasks in order to go home.

Main Task 1: Dress as a female and act out the role of the school flower. Win the male lead – the school idol’s heart, then leave him for money and reputation, thus offsetting the female leads kindness and innocence

Main Task 2: Play the antagonist, snatch the school beauty (i.e., yourself) as a girlfriend, while flirting with the original female lead and suppress the school grass male lead.

Ruan Yan: To survive, I, disguised as a man, turned myself into my own girlfriend, but my rumored romantic interest isn't happy.

Mini Drama 1: Before Falling from Grace

Chu Nan, with a domineering expression, cornered the person: "You're physically weak and quite timid. You would even make me wait outside the boys' changing room during gym class while you change. Can Ruan Yan do these things? That little white faced boy, I can knock him out with one punch."

Mini Drama 2: After Falling from Grace

Ruan Yan, with a cold and handsome face, puts on boxing gloves: "So you're Chu Nan? I'm Ruan Yan, that's right, my name happens to match Ran Yan's name."

"Since you claim you can knock me out with one punch, let's have you try."

Chu Nan watched, feeling an intense itch in his heart. <<less

The virtual reality game “History of the Arcana Continent” became part of reality, and “players” who were synchronized with their in-game characters appeared to protect the world. ... more>>

Lee Hoyeol, who was an ordinary salaryman, took over the body of the character he created in middle school, “Grandfell Claudi Arpeus Romeo.” Under normal circumstances, it would have been an absolute failure of a career, but Grandfell, whose occupation is a “demon hunter,” becomes extremely proud in front of demons!

The only demon hunter in this world, Grandfell (= Lee Hoyeol) starts to make a move! <<less

In the winter of three years ago, the first locked room mu*der in Japanese history was committed.... more>>

All of the evidence pointed to the defendant. It was certain they were guilty. And yet, they were found innocent and released. Why? Because the crime scene was a perfect locked room no one from the police or the prosecutor's office could solve.

"Since the room was locked, it was impossible for the defendant to have committed the mu*der. It's no different than if they had a perfect alibi." That was the argument of the defense, and that was the argument the judge sided with.

The ruling sent a ripple throughout Japanese society. No matter how suspicious you were or how much evidence you left behind, as long as you managed to create a locked room that no one could solve, you were immune from prosecution. With the common anti-mystery fiction talking point "there's no reason anyone would ever actually commit a locked room mu*der" completely overturned, the rate of locked room mu*ders in Japan skyrocketed.

When the police proved unable to deal with the surge of locked room crime, the Ministry of Justice published an official categorization of all known locked room tricks as an investigative aid. When that proved insufficient, Division Zero of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a police division dedicated solely to solving locked rooms, was created. When that still proved insufficient, locked room detectives, private investigators specializing in locked rooms, were officially licensed by the state and authorized to participate in police investigations. Calling a locked room appraiser, someone specializing in searching buildings for secret passages, is now a common first step in criminal investigations.

On the other side of the spectrum, locked room agents, assassins and crime planners specializing in locked room mu*ders, have become some of the most notorious criminals in Japanese history, and even a cult worshiping the scenes of locked rooms as a way to purify the souls of the deceased has made rapid inroads into Japan.

The protagonist, Kasumi Kuzushiro, is an introverted, somewhat cynical high school student who loves mysteries. Kasumi often finds himself dragged along on bizarre journeys by his flighty childhood friend, Yozuki Asahina. Due to their staggeringly bad luck, these trips often leave them in the wrong place at the wrong time to be caught up in locked room mysteries. Fortunately, another of Kasumi's childhood friends, Shitsuri Mitsumura, is the greatest locked room expert in the world, and can always discover the truth.

Hm? How did a high school girl become the greatest locked room expert in the world?

It's simple.

She's...

Volume 1 was the grand prize winner of the 2022 This Mystery Is Amazing! awards. <<less