A number of university students are given a simple survey in which they must watch a number of short films and rank them in order... more>> of preference. The reader takes the survey along with them with the short films being told as short stories. <<less

When student teacher Hirose returns to his alma mater for a few weeks, he notices strange events seem to be revolving around a student, Kaname Takasato. As Hirose soon learns, Takasato was said to have been “spirited away” and then mysteriously reappearing one year later without any memories of where he had been or what had happened to him.... more>>

While some students are fascinated with Takasato, others have taken to avoiding him, particularly as rumours emerge that bad things tend to happen to anyone who tries to upset Takasato. As Hirose tries to learn more about Takasato, he soon witnesses firsthand the strange occurrences surrounding Takasato as the consequences grow ever more severe and horrifying.

The author later worked certain events from this novel into the Twelve Kingdoms series. Chronologically this novel takes place after the fourth Twelve Kingdoms book, Skies of Dawn (風の万里 黎明の空; Kaze no Banri, Reimei no Sora) and some events are covered in book six (黄昏の岸 暁の天; Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora). <<less

Set in early-20th century China, this story takes off in the port city of Tientsin (Tianjin) that is divided into lands called concessions and owned... more>> by several foreign powers. Shen Liangsheng is a charismatic and cunning playboy, a son of a rich businessman, who has profits as his top priority. He meets Ch'in Ching, an average school teacher who appears mild but actually holds a patriotic heart for his home. The two cross paths and sparks fly. But will their love hold strong through the imminent forces that will tear the country apart...? <<less

Anna, who traveled through another world, had captured the demon’s attention, and the other party constantly possessed various people to propose to her.... more>>

Aided by a cheat code, Anna could clearly see through everything. She was very moved but rejected him again and again.

——So, when will he let her off??

Because of a bet with a friend, the Great Demon Lord of The Abyss, Rothgarr had to get a hundred human women to agree to marry him within six months. Unexpectedly, the first human woman he met in the human world firmly rejected him.

Don't like the handsome son of the city leader? What about the young talented sorcerer, or the noble and pure Crown Prince?

And yet... that human woman rejected him every time!

Rothgarr’s embarrassment turned into anger and refused to back down.

Half a year later... Rothgarr crawled humbly on the ground, kissed Anna's feet, looked at Anna with crimson red, blurred eyes, and said, panting: "Please punish me for being disrespectful..."

Anna: "..." When he wakes up, she’s doomed! <<less

Tsurune follows Minato, a boy who used to be really into kyudo (Japanese archery) until something happened at his last competition in middle school, after which he lost his confidence and quit. When he goes to high school, he has no intention for joining the kyudo club, despite the urging of his friends, but when he stumbles upon an archer practicing in the woods, he decides to do kyudo once more.... more>>

*Tsurune refers the “sound of a vibrating bowstring” <<less

“What if I say it’s because I wanted to meet you, ‘Haru’?”... more>>

Akira, whom I met on a dating app and thought I would never see again, suddenly became a temporary teacher and showed up in front of me, Watase Takumi. Was it just a coincidence?

I don’t want to have anything to do with the guy who knows my dark past, but with Akira’s arrival, my once peaceful school life will change—. <<less

Huo Ran, infamous for his quick temper throughout the school, his skills at basketball got him appointed captain of the school team in his first year.... more>>

Kou Chen, the transfer student that liked to boast. There were all sorts of rumours about him: that he had a good family background. That the reason he'd transferred from far away was because he'd hit a teacher. That he was exceptionally good at fighting.

These two, who had clashed during a basketball match in the previous semester and were left with unfavorable impressions of each other, have now been allocated into the same class.

Would sparks fly?

...Probably, but perhaps not in the way you'd expect. <<less

Xiang Mo, a talented art teacher, suffered from negative labeling after hosting a daring art exhibition. As a result, he lost his job and his partner, making his life mundane and uninteresting. Gradually, he embraced this tranquil single life, unmoved even by well-suited suitors. However, one day, an annoying neighbor moved in upstairs, shattering the friendly neighborhood atmosphere with a careless remark. Du Chi, the neighbor, teased Xiang Mo about his art, referring to him as the "erot*c artist." Xiang Mo's face immediately turned cold; he loathed being addressed that way.... more>>

Extreme commitment to the single lifestyle often perceives affection as an ominous omen. When two such individuals come together, it becomes a dangerous signal. <<less

Short story of a boy named Teruo, who got suspended from school and his mother. A small dark story, of divorce, school and family.

Ouyang Xiwen was a high school English teacher, introverted and amiable.... more>>

Xiao Xuan was from a well-off family, a two-faced top student.

While betting with his friends in an abominable game, Xiao Xuan used his good image to get close to Ouyang, acting as a poor student who loved his teacher.

Ouyang started to draw out his life's blueprint, waiting for Xiao Xuan to enter college, to come of age, to get an official job after graduating college...

But after the game ended, Ouyang suddenly found that he was the only one who had fallen into it, yet Xiao Xuan had an outsider's soberness from beginning to end.

And yet, though he understood the truth, he was still unable to resent the wide-eyed boy who incessantly called out "Teacher" ... <<less

What was meant to be a quick breakage of their sibling’s relationship, brought about a lingering memory of Xiao Li’s piercing gaze, imprinting itself in Qi Xiu Yuan’s heart. Several encounters later, friendship was the underlying word to start off their relationship, yet for Qi Xiu Yuan it had always been something more. Something stronger. For Xiao Li, who had only known the criminal world, how will he take on feelings that he had never felt before?... more>>

The bold line that separate the gang member–Xiao Li and the teacher–Qi Xiu Yuan, which path will allow them to meet in the middle? <<less

What if you met a teacher who was once a surgeon? When you were thirteen years old, both his and your mother were being rescued in the same hospital. However, six to seven years later, he can no longer hear any sound and is unable to work in the surgery theatre anymore. Holding a book, he has become an ordinary university lecturer.... more>>

What if he is the same as you – abandoned by his mother, and with a father who he can’t talk about?

What if he lost his health because he tried to save the nation?

What if, he loves you?

Can you bear not to love him?

“To have Ping Sheng in your life, life has no regrets.” <<less

That night, Qi Yan picked up a mature woman in the bar, and she had a good time with her, but she didn’t expect that the other party was the mother of a student in her class.... more>>

At the parent-teacher meeting, they looked at each other.

“Teacher Qi, what a coincidence.”

“…”

One day, Qi Yan handed over a girl’s mobile phone, and the girl was crying in the office after class.

“Teacher Qi, can you return the phone to me?”

“Call your mother.” <<less

Dante Renatus, who took the throne with her excellent swordsmanship skill,... more>>

is reincarnated as ‘Helena’, the daughter of Duke Peresca, 500 years later.

‘The second life I don’t want.

I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve had in my previous life, and I’ve tried everything I could do.

Being reborn is just cumbersome and everything is boring.’

Meanwhile, Prince Caesar visits the duke’s residence to avoid a power struggle.

Helena, who recognizes Caesar’s talent, decides to become his swordsmanship teacher.

“I will make you emperor.”

She started it just to appease her boring life, using the skills of her previous life to train younger student…

“If it is for Master’s sake, I can destroy this world as well.”

‘To like is to like, but somehow, it seems like he likes me too much?’ <<less

Xie Guanze woke up to find that the world had changed and that pets had become elite people! His neighbor’s Alaskan Malamute is taking the test to become a civil servant; the c*ckroach is helping the bear child with his math homework; his sergeant’s monkey is helping teach his grandson how to fight to become a school bully. ... more>>

By contrast, his parrot is a good pet. He not only became the head of the food department with his cooking skills, but also led the osprey and seagull to start a business, hunted and cooked alive, and successfully launched a chain network Red Restaurant. After his rise, the parrot did not forget his original intention. He still went with him to eat and live together and took good care of his master with delicious food.

At night, Xie Guanze was content to lie in bed, “Life is only three meals a day, enough… Eh?”

In the quilt, the parrot’s voice was deep, “After three meals, we should do the rest.” <<less

In the previous life, Ling Fan was a total loser and poor cannon folder who fell in love with a white lotus. After rebirth, he wanted to be a smart guy.... more>>

As for the white lotus? Sorry, I would no longer have feelings for you! As for his rival in love, the man who could crush him like crushing an ant, he remembered him! When he was strong enough, he’d get even with him!

See how a young man who got his bad side awakened after rebirth married his rival in love and climbed to the pinnacle of life!

Oh, by the way, Ling Fan was the top! <<less

The demon king, who was betrayed by his relatives, was taken to the lair of human beings. His heart was full of humiliation and resentment towards humans.... more>>

"Despicable human beings, how can I be their servant? I am the great demon."

"Shameless human being, how dare you touch my tail? When I regain my power, I will tear you to pieces."

Surprisingly, the woman took him in for several days, fed him fragrant food, brushed his hair, bandaged his wounds, and brought him back to the mountains. The human released his restraint, touched his ear, and told him, "Go. I’m setting you free."

Yuan Xiang had just completed her Taoism studies and entered the Demon Forest.

She wanted to capture a little demon as an apostle.

A wolf demon was injured by the attack of other demons. He was lying on the ground with blood stains all over his body. Yuan Xiang couldn't bear it. So she took him home, tended his wounds, and took good care of him. The wolf demon was untamable and often growled at her everyday, extremely vicious. Then she let him go.

Thereafter, at times when Yuan Xiang returned from outside, she would find some strange gifts by her door.

The demon king, who was hiding secretly, was tickled with hate: That woman made a binding contract with a demon cat! Besides that beautiful face, the cat is useless! She actually touched that fox’s tail. It can't be better compared to mine. My tail is the best! <<less

On the night of Xiao Ke’s thirtieth birthday, he shared a table while drinking. The person he shared the table with was a cool man who fit all of his aesthetic desires. It was practically love at first sight.... more>>

He was thirty; he had reached that age where he was no longer the awkward twenty-something youth. He would pursue the one he liked without hesitation, no questions asked.

“I want you to give me a tattoo. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” <<less

The East River Alliance is the world’s biggest clan. Its chief, Mei Changsu, arrived at the royal capital Jinling under the alias of Su Zhe. He brought with him storms of disturbances and fogs of mysteries.... more>>

A noble young master with dual identities, a Crown Prince and Prince Yu battling for the crown, the empire’s greatest warrior with the Royal Guards in his grasp, a beautiful princess who commands over the border’s cavalry…

Amongst these distinguished and powerful people, how did the inconspicuous Su Zhe become the heart of everything?

Could the hand behind the scenes of the whirlwind be the remnants of a previous storm?

Is he the young general who pursues enemies in snowy nights, or the shadowy tactician with a sickly body who won’t see old age?

He returns to the old place and reunites with old friends. He plots and schemes. What is he trying to achieve?

This is a story of dark conspiracies and brotherly bonds. Before this story reaches its end, perhaps you can change its course… <<less

He transmigrated and got a system but Lin Feng’s pressure is as big as a mountain.... more>>

System main quest: Lin Feng creates a school, establishing history’s number 1 sect, Lin Feng himself becoming the number 1 founder.

And so to become history’s number 1 founder Lin Feng started to work hard.

“Your name is Shi Tianhao? Natural born supreme king but it was stolen by your cousin. Now being raised in a little village your father placed you in? Come come come, come with master, we’ll let those people know that justice that is owed must be returned!”

“Your name is Xiao Yan? A genius in the past, now a loser. Your fiance even came over and humiliated you by breaking off the engagement? Come come come, come with master, we’ll let that brat know the meaning of don’t bully a youngster because he’s poor!”

“Your name is Zhu Yi? The bastard son of a marquis, suppressed by your father. Your mother was the previous saint but she was killed? Come come come, come with master, we’ll let your dad know the meaning of the world is big, fists are… no, reason is the biggest!” <<less

Lu Zhou wakes up to become the world’s most powerful and oldest villainous Patriarch, and finds that he has nine notorious disciples who are full of evil. His eldest disciple is the leader of the Nether Sect with thousands of minions, and his second disciple—Sword Devil—always slaughters others at the slightest disagreement…... more>>

Without his cultivation base, how will he handle these evil disciples?

His eldest disciple, Yu Zhenghai, said, “I’ve never had a rival in my life, and no one but Master can make me bow my head.”

His seventh disciple, Si Wuya, said, “We can’t eat or sleep in peace as long as the Master is not dead!”

…

His ninth disciple, Yuan’er, said, “I’ll remember what Master said and be a good person.” <<less

Yang Wei and Qi Xiao Yan had been married for a year and were unable to reach a consensus on any topic except one — divorce!... more>>

What they didn’t know was that there was still one more thing on which they had a strong, mutual understanding...

Are you thinking of trying to find your second spring*? In your dreams!

In short: Mr. and Mrs. Qi end up happily remarrying each other.

*(idiom) falling in love again <<less

Life is mysterious. Even when the difference is as vast as that between the sky and the earth, a relationship can be formed and a love can come into existence.... more>>

University teacher x Hairdresser

Zheng Siqi x Qiao Fengtian <<less

Shen Qing is a s*x toy seller. She has been single all throughout her life by choice, and therefore has never been in a relationship,... more>> and never had a s*x life. Who would have thought that she would be a virg*n in her profession? Mother Lin was worried that her daughter wouldn’t be able to get married, so she hastily arranged a blind date for her. She said that the man was a gentle, kind professor, who would compensate for her violent temperament. After getting married, Shen Qing realized that there are people beyond people, and there is a heaven beyond heaven. Even so, she is no match for Professor Wen’s stamina. He often drives her to exhaustion at night, and tells her with a gentle facade, that this is a needed sacrifice for the sake of humanity. The owner of a s*x toy shop vs. the professor who’s cold in front of other people, but indulgent towards her. <<less

Under a single roof, a Sensei and a student secretly agree to live together!?... more>>

Sakurakouji Reina, a beautiful woman, my teacher, and my fiancee!? And we’re going to be living together in secret!?

And also, Sensei is surprisingly defenseless and shy, so it’s pretty cute! The story of a secret agreement to live together between Sensei and student begins here! <<less