Don't worry yourself over trying to take responsibility for us.... more>>

Our happiness is not something that you hold.

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The happy ending of a romance to be written into history. Beyond that are numerous forgotten faces.

After the married couple of the Pendleton Grand Duchy decorated the century with their growth into lovers from a secretive 'Daddy Long Legs' patron and beneficiary, the act of exchanging letters within secret patronages just like them became the trend.

However, would that romantic clandestine patronage always bring happiness?

Once her roommate became the victim of an attempted mu*der case, Andie Julinas, a prospective officer who was currently attending the Academy as a student of the Military Department with the help of a patron, put forth the hypothesis that the recent serial cases of mu*ders were targetting the recipients of secret patronages.

And before she knew it, she, too, was already long entangled within the case!

"I'm the fourth son, so there's no need for a heir, and since I can't use a gun, there's no need for me to go out to the site of the incident, so I can take care of the household, not to mention I'm from the upper class, so I'll be able to educate the children well......."

"Wait, wait. What are you doing right now?"

"Proposing."

"Are you crazy?"

"......." <<less

Song Sijun, a modern gynecologist, had just traveled through time and was forced to marry the sickly little marquis of the general's mansion. This little marquis was a nobleman; his mother was the eldest princess, his father was a general, his uncle was the emperor, and another uncle was the prime minister. He had a good life but poor health.... more>>

Song Sijun heard, the little marquis was about to die of illness, and Song Sijun would be buried with him. In order to save his life, Song Sijun planned to run away after the wedding.

But when he saw the little marquis, he was reluctant to run away. This little marquis was good-looking and had a pure, kind heart. He was also very kind to him. Looking at the little marquis beside the bed, Song Sijun felt that he had traveled through time just to heal him.

He decided to cure his little husband. But he was a gynecologist! Not professional doctor!

Shen Yinghan: My wife is so pitiful for marrying a sick man like me.
Song Sijun: My husband is so simple. He cannot let outsiders pollute his husband's pure heart. <<less

【Light Version Synopsis】
Born into poverty, orphaned, and abandoned by his pretty fiancee, our protagonist seems ripe for a standard rags-to-riches story. But fate takes a turn when his fiancee suddenly changes her mind: ... more>>

"I'm not calling off the engagement! And I'll cover all living expenses while we live together!"

With nothing to lose, he agrees. But something seems off about his fiancee after one night together...

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【Serious Version Synopsis】
As demons wreak havoc across the continent of Divine Land, humanity retreats to sprawling metropolises, barely clinging to survival amidst rising discord.

From north to south, divisions deepen; noble houses and imperial factions clash incessantly; the common folk suffer under oppression; and roving bands of rebels bide their time, ready to upheave the fragile order at a moment's notice.

Describing this human world in two words?

Utter chaos, a quagmire.

Transmigrated into this world, the frail youth Cheng Jinyang sets two modest goals for himself:

1. To regain his health through physical training.

2. To become stronger!

(Note: As the title suggests, all the heroines in this novel are not quite 'Normal'.) <<less

A collection of short stories featuring non-humans!... more>>

(Six novels that can be read independently with very different styles, just pick your favorite and read along.)

① The King’s Pearl. Jiang Mian was adopted as a child by a professor whose life revolved around researching mermaids. After his father dies, Jian Mian is the sole person with this secretive research. When the research institute captures a ferocious mermaid, Jiang Mian becomes the only one who can get close enough to the imprisoned creature.

② A God’s Marriage. When there’s no longer something to guard, the guardian gods will dissipate between heaven and earth. The sea otter was the guardian god worshipped by the Ice Sea people, but the new era was also full of new gods, and in the ancient sea otter clan, only one particularly large and white sea otter remained.

The big albino sea otter lived alone, wandered alone, and waited for the fated finale to come. Until one day, on the beach, it found a living sacrifice intended for a new god, covered in bruises.

The great sea otter: a wild pup from the sky! Now mine, quickly tucked away.

③ Dark Sky Sanctuary. Yu Mengzhou is a professional horse farrier. He was born to be close to horses, and all the horses whose hooves he had repaired would put their big heads into his arms to be pampered. Until one day, Yu Mengzhou suddenly fell into a new world.

The demonic war horses of the other world were huge and lofty, with black flames burning around them, and the lords of the herd had just started a rebellion, tearing and devouring their former riders, and sizing up the frail humans who had fallen from the sky, baring their fierce fangs – Yu Mengzhou stared at the warhorse lord studded with th**ny bone thorns hooves, hesitated and spoke in a whisper, “Do you need to fix your hoof? Experience price… can be free of charge.”

④ Utopia. Gu Xingqiao did not want to live. He was demoralized and lost everything, and there was no other sorrow or joy in this life. He finally fell into a disused battleship of unknown centuries.

After thousands of years of wandering and silence in the universe, the abyssal battleship finally found fresh prey again. He wanted to torture him, give him hope and then mercilessly deprived of all, He wanted to make the other party wail, cry, scream in despair! He …

[…Uh, why don’t you run away?]
Gu Xingqiao: “Why, silly?”

⑤ The Sepernt of Pharisee. Male Echidna x persistent human painter

⑥ Inquire Here. Dragon carrying the evil of all worlds x human royal son who was sacrificed

One sentence synopsis: I love you, beyond the stars.

Intention: Love transcends everything. <<less

Li Xuan had transmigrated to another world, with no abilities, no perks, and could only temporarily survive in a small mountain village. However, one day, someone mistook him for a reclusive master of martial arts and insisted on becoming his disciple.... more>>

As an honest person, Li Xuan didn’t want to deceive anyone and firmly refused. However, the other person offered so much that he had no choice but to make up a set of martial arts techniques to bluff his way through. Surprisingly, the disciple actually succeeded in practicing them!

…

Staring at his disciple, whose muscles and bones resonated like thunder, and whose qi and blood surged like a raging river, Li Xuan was dumbfounded, “I just made that all up! How come you succeeded in practicing it? What kind of monster are you?”

At this moment, the Golden Finger appeared, “Your disciple’s practice of the techniques you made up is still at beginner level, but you, the master, must have already mastered them to perfection. Your strength is a hundred times greater than those in this world!” <<less

I was an abandoned child and had been plagued by strange illness since I was born. In order to cure my disease, I had to... more>> sleep in the black coffin and never went out. When I could finally go out, strange things happened one after another. <<less

Fourth Outer World Story:... more>>

In that world, there are people, gods, and monsters that take their vengeance on each other. This is a story that unfolds in one of the many city-states in such a world, beginning with a contract between a human boy and a God. <<less

Shi Youqing, frail since childhood, found even stepping outside a luxury after a severe illness.... more>>

His mother began to play chess with him.

As the first piece was placed, everything became unsettling.

With each game’s end, the chessboard altered until the day he won, turning blood-red.

His mother, with pale eyes, asked him, “Youqing, do you prefer black or white?”

…

The world twisted bizarrely, birthing a Black World and a White World after a strange explosion.

In the Black World, indescribable monsters lurked, waiting to pounce.

The White World, devoid of the supernatural, hid countless dangers and malice.

Selected players, exhausted and cautious, suffered through brutal games until they met a fragile, sickly beauty, always with a thermos.

Initially met with disdain, annoyance, pity, and sympathy, someone recognized him.

“Wait, what! This guy was my teammate, dragged away by a ghost right before my eyes!”

“I’ve seen him! He chose the wrong food in the White World’s second level and melted into a puddle! I swear it’s true!”

“Wasn’t that you who fell into the lava before?”

“Aaaah, I watched him get devoured by zombies in the Black World…”

“It’s him – Shi Youqing!”

…

Confused, Shi Youqing huddled in a corner: “Where is this? Why do you all recognize me?”

Everyone: “…” <<less

Her boyfriend cheated on her, so she married a stranger to get back at him. However, her ‘broke’ husband suddenly turned out to be one... more>> of the rising stars in A Country! It was true that he did not have a car or a house, but he did have a manor, a yacht, and a private jet. They said that Su Jianxi was a seductress who wormed her way into a rich man’s lap and even made a cuckold out of him. Later, Li Tingyao personally dispelled the rumors, saying he was the one who pursued Su Jianxi, and that the child was his! <<less

Mu Chang’an went back in time and found herself extremely unfortunate to become a teardrop hanging on a pagoda tree. After she finally turned into... more>> a pretty woman, she was made the fifth bride of King Rui. She tried every means possible to flee from the marriage, only to find herself entangled with a playful lord for her whole life. <<less

As the only male in the Lu family, Lu Shui received an order from the elders of the clan today: go to the Mu family... more>> to divorce. I heard that Mu Jiatian’s beautiful girl lost her cultivation overnight and turned into a waste, which caused the Lu family’s elders to be very dissatisfied. The ordinary land and water did not refuse. When Lu Shui came to Mu's house and saw his fiancee, he was stunned. It turned out that this fierce and discordant wife in the previous life was also reborn. <<less

Rune Magician Who Lost Everything to Her Older Sister, Becomes Doted On by the Genius Prince... more>>

Meiana Pheles, a young magician skilled in the ancient art of Rune Magic, constantly finds herself eclipsed by her talented older sister, Leticia.

When Meiana's engagement to Jerick Ingea abruptly ends in favor of Leticia, she grapples with heartbreak and self-doubt.

As Jerick and Leticia revel in their blossoming relationship, Meiana contemplates her future amidst a swiftly evolving magical world.

Despite her best efforts to adapt, Meiana feels marginalized as an adept of an outdated magical practice.

Confronting family expectations, jealousy, and a sense of inadequacy, she must carve out her own path and recognize her true worth in a society that prizes innovation and talent.

Can Meiana redefine her magical skills and emerge from her sister's shadow, or is she destined to be forever considered the lesser of the two? <<less

Awakened as a hunter with the ability, natural enemy of all vampires!... more>>

And as a side income, I get money for every mosquito I catch. <<less

#DimensionShift #ReverseHarem #HighLevelSkill #ObsessiveMen... more>>

I thought I was dead. Until I opened my eyes again and met him.
"Where am I?"

And I realized this wasn't the place I had lived my entire life.
A body endlessly weakened; a whole new world that felt entirely unfamiliar.
The only place I could lean on in that unfamiliar place was,

"Ria, save her, my wife."
He was the one that kept her alive.

However, before I could even sort out my confused feelings, three men approached me.

"I want you to know that everything I do is out of love and my desire to possess you."
Another Duke confessed to me with a seductive, dangerous smile.

"Use me to get everything you want, take everything you desire, it doesn't matter what it is, I can give it all to you."
A Knight who claims to have cherished her from the beginning.

And then,
"I want to reach you. Let me touch you, Ria."
Even the passionate prince, whispering with his golden eyes that I couldn't look away from.

As they offer their own leash to my hand. <<less

“I was given a building as an inheritance?”... more>>

From a nobody who does all kinds of odd jobs and lived a hard life, he was given a chance to become a landlord right in the middle of Gangnam!

But, the condition for this inheritance is to ‘operate a restaurant for 5 years.’

‘Moreover, I can sense a chill down my spine thanks to the weird customers that came in for today’s store opening……Do I really just need to prepare food?’

“So then...all the guests who came in yesterday…”

“They were ghosts.”

Every night starting from 11 o’ clock until 1 o’clock, we will now be open! <<less

This is a (love?) story about two psychopaths.... more>>

When their paths cross, who will be the last woman standing? <<less

A “xiongzhai”, or “haunted house” in English context, is a house where someone dies an unexpected death. Legend has it that if a person dies in such a manner, they would be resentful because their destined lifespan has not yet finished. Their ghosts will then linger around, causing ‘unnatural’ things to occur in the place.... more>>

Jiang Shuo and Qin Yiheng are a peculiar duo of real estate investors who purchase well-known haunted houses at low prices. After exorcising the ghosts and evil spirits, they sell the houses again, each time earning great profits. Their ‘business’ is doing exceptionally well!

However, the lucky duo never expect that they are being followed by some strange people. Surrounding them, a big conspiracy is quietly being harboured. The mysterious real estate collaborator Six Fingers and the ‘non-human’ partner Yuan Zhen comes one after another; many extremely dangerous haunted houses keep appearing. Things become increasingly difficult to handle, sometimes even bring them to the verge of death. At this point, they realise they are trapped in a deadly net!

In the end, what conspiracy is hidden there? Is it true that those haunted houses’ ghosts and feng shui¹ want them dead? Who is the Mysterious Figure behind all this?

¹ 风水 [Feng Shui], also known as Chinese geomancy, is a practice originating from ancient China which claims to use energy forces to harmonise individuals with their surrounding environment. Believed to be a pseudo-science and still widely used in many East Asian countries today, feng shui’s most common application is to orient homes and buildings in an auspicious manner. <<less

A collection of short stories set in the Natsume Yuujinchou manga universe.... more>>

Volume 1:
1. The Mysterious Story of Lamp Hall
2. The Ayakashi's Tune
3. The Ayakashi's Dream Road

Volume 2: Kogitsune no Tabi (子狐のたび) <<less

She forgot who she was, but she remembered the knowledge of science and technology from a different time and space. Her personality is delicate and... more>> gentle, but she holds the most fierce and vicious guns and knives in her hands! Once she passes through the chaos, she becomes the beloved person of the countries. The General finally marries her into the family after a lot of hard work. She tactfully used weapons as her dowry, yet this man pampered her all the way. Looking back many years later, she suddenly realised that she already had become the Empress Dowager... <<less

A mysterious and capable investigator + a seemingly pompous scoundrel = Levi * Laird… When they joined forces to investigate the disappearance of young girls... more>> in the town, they gradually approached their own secrets. <<less

Shen Tang has awoken on the way to exile and discovered that this world was very unscientific.... more>>

When the divine stone fell from the sky, numerous kingdoms began to fight against each other.

Scholars could condense wenxin, their words became reality.

Martial artists could create wudan, splitting mountains and breaking seas.

The man she believed to be only a pretty boy told her to “fight” and a moment later he was wearing armor with a spear in hand. One person can become an army and single-handedly win over troops.

Someone that looked like the tuberculosis patient said, “scatter like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board”. The sky is round, while the land is like a chessboard. The formation of troops can be grasped in passing!

This TM can’t be considered scientific!

It is clear that in this world, theology was the nail in the coffin of science.

And she—

“Your Highness, there is a severe drought in north county, how about you cry a bit?”

Shen Tang: “…”

“Your Highness, there is a flood in Nanzhou, how about you smile more?”

Shen Tang: “…”

———————

Shen Tang has no choice but to abandon her beloved painting brush and accept the path of the strongest. <<less

Private detective Du Han accepted a seemingly ordinary case: help a woman investigate her cheating husband.... more>>

But after boarding the cruise ship, deaths occurred one after another.

Werewolf card that fell on the scene, and the seemingly gentle tourist who really helped him…. <<less

Lynn embarks on a fantastical journey to a realm reminiscent of medieval Europe, yet infused with extraordinary magical abilities. Here, the very fabric of reality is governed by the enigmatic theory of magic, which harnesses and manipulates fundamental particles. ... more>>

In this world, wizards, who are essentially scientific spell casters, find themselves locked in a relentless battle against the oppressive Church.

However, when Lynn arrives, a harbinger of an otherworldly Renaissance, the tides of change are set in motion, unveiling a thrilling tale of discovery, intrigue, and the struggle for enlightenment. <<less

Tang Cheng Cheng is the sole breadwinner of the family. After almost drowning in the lake, she woke up and everyone started to treat her with fear and respect. A familiar girl sat in front of her. ... more>>

Oh My God, why is she looking at HERSELF?

"My son, are you alright?" Young Master Li's mother said to her. This cannot be true... How can she turn into YOUNG MASTER LI??? Why is Young Master Li a demon fox???

After the soul exchange, Master Demon Fox lost all his mana. He said that he could only recover his mana by sleeping with me? Is he kidding me, I will protect my body so that he doesn't take away my v**ginity!! Damn it... why does the master have so many enemies?! I'm going to die.

Master, come on quick and possess me!! <<less

A story of a new Imperial Court official, Su Cen who has just passed Imperial exams and catches the eye of Prince Regent - Li Shi.... more>>

Crime solving story with plenty of political strife, separation and reunion and truth prevailing even in the dark. <<less