When the Emperor decided to banish me to the cold palace.... more>>

I heard his thoughts:

【How annoying! I can’t sleep with the Empress tonight.】

【Why won’t the Empress beg me? Hurry and beg me, and I’ll revoke the order immediately.】

【Can I also live in the cold palace?】 <<less

This is a two-part movie novelization, written by Nakamura Masaru, the screenwriter of the movie Dororo (2007).

Set in the Qing Dynasty, the story follows the fate of the precious sabers as a highly skilled Imperial bodyguard named Zhuo Tianxiong attempts to transport them to the Forbidden City under the protection of a security escort agency. When various parties attempt to hijack the shipment, the blades end up in the unlikely hands of two couples: Lin Yulong and Ren Feiya and Yuan Guannan and Xiao Zhonghui. As they are pursued by Zhuo Tianxiong, the senior couple of Lin and Ren are injured and then forced to teach the younger couple of Yuan and Xiao the "Couple's Saber Method" so that they can make use of the Mandarin Duck Blades and escape Zhuo... more>> Tianxiong.

The story then shifts to Zhuo Tianxiong's pursuit of Yuan Guannan and Xiao Zhonghui. When the latter's family are drawn into the fight and a tragic tale is unfolded that involves her father, Xiao Banhe, and his wife Madam Yuan. With the fight for the blades reaching its peak, the characters are forced to face harsh truths and the secret to the precious sabers is finally revealed. <<less

A series of three historical fantasy novels written by Toriumi Jinzo, based on Tezuka Osamu's "Dororo" manga series.

There exist in this world a set of six daggers that carry a terrible curse: the ability to inflict a death beyond time. Those under the daggers' curse shall reincarnate without end, never able to know happiness and always drawn to die once more by the dagger. This is the story of "Raine" and "Marie", two souls bound by the daggers' curse to kill one another, over and over again.... more>>

France, 1243. Lapis Lazuli Castle is the name of an insignificant relay fort nestled away in a forest east of Carcassonne. Its ruler, Count Geoffroy, and his only daughter, Marie, are both believed to be insane. The root cause of their shared madness is the mysterious disappearance of Geoffroy's wife three years ago, which caused Geoffroy to grow detached from humanity and cast Marie into a deep depression. After three years of wandering in a state halfway to nonexistence, Marie works up the nerve to ask her chief bodyguard, Sir Raine, to investigate her mother's death, confiding that on the night of her mother's disappearance, she had witnessed something impossible. However, her investigation only prompts a new tragedy.

The French-German border, 1916. As World War I rages on, Raine and Marie's latest reincarnations live the life of a sub-lieutenant in the French army and a medic with the Red Cross, respectively. The two lovers are reunited at the site of the Battle of Verdun, but no sooner have they met then Raine finds himself faced with a barrage of impossible circumstances. An enemy soldier's head suddenly vanishes, right before his eyes. One of his subordinates reports the same thing happening to an ally. Four more headless bodies vanish from a flooded bunker in the minute he looks away. These baffling events are a prelude to the return of their old tragedy.

Northern Hokkaido, 1989. Kimiyo, age eighteen, is already dying, an inoperable tumor in her hypothalamus leaving her with less than a year to live. Refusing to despair in the face of her tragic circumstances, she spends her remaining days with her friends at "The Library at the End of the World", a private library so called due to its isolated nature. One day, a man named Kito approaches her out of the blue, regaling her with a story about a set of cursed daggers, knights in the 13th century, and the two of them being cursed, fated lovers. Naturally, Kimiyo is intensely skeptical, but the events that come next don't require her to believe in them.

Arriving at the scene of these three tragedies is Snowy, an enigmatic figure of indeterminate gender who claims to be "a detective charged with managing the world's chaos". <<less

"Kenzo, a skilled assassin in ancient Japan, falls in love with Princess Akemi, forbidden by her tyrannical father, the king. Their secret love blossoms,... more>> but they are separated when the king's soldiers capture Akemi. Kenzo embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her, and after overcoming numerous challenges, they are reunited. Together, they escape the king's grasp, vowing to forge their own destiny filled with love and freedom." <<less

A collection of riddles. Please exercise your brain.

In a fragrant abode, a woman accidentally inhaled her ancestor's ashes, causing an ancient ancestral hall to collapse with a single sneeze.... more>>

Having barely crawled out, she found herself surrounded by a husband and a group of distinguished guests, all demanding peculiar and exotic fragrances from her.

Powders to change hearts, to foster love, to correct errors, to show gratitude—she had an assortment of them, but what she truly possessed was an urn of ashes.

Neglected as a daughter, still uncherished as a wife, her life had been harsh. Yet, overnight, her fortunes turned, transforming her from mud to a cloud of prosperity, all thanks to that urn of fragrant powder.

Gaining her freedom with decisive actions, she prioritized her career. But as she did, a predestined love fell into her lap, leaving her dazed. This enigmatic man, was he bad or simply foolish? <<less

This novella by author Bi Yu is set against the backdrop of China's War of Resistance against Japan. It focuses on the battle of wits and bravery between the intelligence agents of the Kuomingtang and the Chinese Communist Party. It has heroics, assassinations, war, love, vengeance, and more.... more>>

The Rebel holds human life in esteem, showing compassion for the uncertain fate of people deemed insignificant. It contains a chance encounter with love and love's regrets, and the choice and persistence to keep faith. <<less

This bizarre story is about a girl, who transmigrated to olden days using her bracelet with the identity of an assassin. But this assassination will... more>> not be repeated again. <<less

The protagonist, a female university student, time slip back to Edo near the end of the Bakumatsu era and encounters Takasugi Shinsaku and Kusaka Genzui,... more>> members of the Choshu clan, by coincidence. Her days with them are lively and pleasant. The circumstances around Japan, on the other hand, are growing increasingly aggressive. She begins to look for something she can do after being inspired by Takasugi and others who are deeply concerned about the country. What is the answer she comes up with after struggling and worrying in the era of the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which is vastly different from the present day? <<less

A story about the magician who never makes mistakes.

Why must I taste all the suffering? Why must I bear all the pain?

A stingy scholar encounters bandits and has to choose between money and his life. Hmm… better take out the abacus and calculate carefully first.

A small horror story taking place during the establishment of The Republic of China (around 1912)

NP, fictional ancient times, a bit sweet, with both plot and romance.... more>>

Synopsis 1:

At the age of ten, Lu Yinxi was adopted by the Lu family of father and two sons, showered with love and affection.
Until the day of her eighteenth birthday, her gentle father, indifferent older brother, and clingy younger brother all turned into wolves and devoured Lu Yinxi.
After that day, Lu Yinxi remained the beloved young miss of the Lu family, except every night she would be pinned down by men...

Synopsis 2:

Lu Yinxi has had a unique ability since she was young: she can hear other people's thoughts.
She doesn't know when it started, but her adoptive father and brothers always have thoughts she can't understand...

Fake father-daughter, fake siblings. <<less

Born into a distinguished family, blessed with unparalleled beauty, and being the emperor’s cherished moonlight, Consort Jiang Hui should have led a life of effortless... more>> grace. Alas, the superficial sisterhood in the Eastern Palace, the endless stream of beautiful women from the provincial governments, and the so-called lookalike substitutes, all with similar appearances and demeanors, constantly reminded her that in the palace, no one could tread effortlessly. <<less

Midnight. ... more>>

A slow elegiac song enveloped the cold night.

Ye Wenshui stood beneath a flowering tree with his hands clasped behind his back. The light of the moon and stars shone on his clear face, further illuminating his porcelain-like purity.

The sound of heavy military boots came from not too far away as the flowers upon the ground were crushed underfoot. <<less

Just a brief love story between two young bodyguards-turned-General.

An assassin who can’t put on pants

From 1877 to 1878, droughts occurred in nine Chinese provinces, accompanied by thirty-two other disasters. Those affected accounted for half of the country’s population. During... more>> this year, China quickly became a cannibalistic hell. This period became known as Ding Wuqihuang. Ding Wuqihuang started with a drought and ended with a plague that spread from China to all of Southeast Asia, lasting for nearly half a century. Our story takes place in this period. The plague in the southern jungle, the truth about Ding Wuqihuang, a father and daughter… <<less

A glimpse into an elderly couple's daily life.

What lies at the end of the wish of the young girl who has been living while carrying hatred and pain is…... more>>

The young girl whose father was killed.

The one who appeared before the eyes of the young girl who had lived and was determined to exact revenge, though carrying hatred, pain and fury is… <<less

The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was a declaration of war on the Longinus Dreizehn Orden!... more>>

The Longinus Dreizehn Orden stood in the way of the allied forces during World War II and left them with a sense of defeat, after which they disappeared without a trace...

But a certain man's testimony revealed the existence of this group to the world. The major powers of the world, considering them a serious threat, awaken a witch. One created in secrecy.

In the spotlight, the Longinus Dreizehn Orden's own witch, Rusalka Schwägelin, enters the stage. The battle between witches hurls the stage that is America into a chaotic tempest that defies human knowledge.

The truth about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis is revealed at last! <<less

By the time Da Xuan was passed down to the seventh Emperor Xiao Wen, it had long since declined from its original state. After Emperor Xiao Wen’s passing, Emperor De Jia succeeded the throne. Ignorant yet arrogant, with harsh and demanding taxation—the citizens of Da Xuan had no way to survive, causing unceasing rebellions all over the country.... more>>

After ten years of his reign, Emperor De Jia met his demise. Subsequently, the Crown Prince Su Yuanan succeeded the throne. The title, Emperor De Xi, left its mark in history as the last emperor.

The Dynasty had reached an end, with no path for retreat.

There was limited information recorded in official history regarding this emperor; his five years of reign were both ludicrous and tyrannical. After the rebel army appeared, he was immediately defeated, captured with death by su*cide.

However…

There was such a woman, who stood amidst the whirlpool. She witnessed the rise and fall of a dynasty, the love and hate of this emperor.

What was righteous?

What was evil?

Who can say for sure?

With a stroke from the vermilion brush, the scribe could only follow the intentions of those in power. However, she felt that she could not allow him to follow in the footsteps of those who are already dust in history. <<less