"Demon King"
That was the title they used to call me in my past life, before I became human.

Shouto has been on the wrong side of the law for as long as he can remember. After realizing that his latest crime may have resulted in a death, he escapes into the Japanese countryside. There, he runs into an elderly woman who mistakes him as her grandson! The other elders in the community also welcome him with open arms and treat him as one of their own.... more>>

The truth begins to unravel however when a familiar figure comes back to town… <<less

A mysterious natural phenomenon caused the Earth to be plunged into darkness. The world turned into endless bloody chaos and mankind is on the brink of extinction…... more>>

Chu Yun Sheng, an ordinary white-collar worker, discovered his family heirloom, a book, shining a bizarre light by accident. Out of curiosity, he tried to study the book.

After long research, he still only understood a few symbols written in the ancient book. However, he was shocked when he figured out what messages the ancient book tried to tell him: the sun will disappear, and humanity is doomed…

He tried to spread the message, but no one believed him; his family and friends even tried to take him to see the psychiatrist. Eventually, he gave up telling anyone but prepared for the apocalypse in secret.

Until one day — the sun really disappeared… <<less

Kazuhe Nomomiya, a boy who was given a gifted education from otaku parents.... more>>

One morning in the kitchen he saw a mysterious vortex that changes his fate.

A boy nurtured as an otaku, instantly recognizes that it is summoning magic.

What does the future hold, for the boy who rushed to the vortex at full speed…

A 16-year-old boy who loves otaku subculture goes to a different world. <<less

Several hundred thousand players are trapped in a gritty zombie apocalypse survival game just after game launch. There are hints that deaths in the game might be serving some other terrible purpose in the background of reality…... more>>

The main character, Liu Gan, is a quadruple amputee in real life. A quirk in the server code recognized his prosthetic limbs as ‘real limbs’ in game, giving him ‘normal’ arms and legs that nonetheless have the strength and power of steel limbs, and thus far more power than a normal player. With this minor cheat helping him survive the early stages of the game, Liu Gan sets out to find out what exactly is going on, and to endure as long as he can. <<less

Talent, appearance, power.... more>>

No matter how hard I try, I can't beat the people born with these things.

But, within this dungeon, I can overcome them. <<less

Aika and Manaka are both twin sisters.... more>>

The two were always together wherever they go, whatever they do. This is a relationship between two people. That will never change… or so they believed.

One such day, there was a “difference” that occurred between the two. I wonder when this all happened. That “difference” was the sole trigger that led to the distorted start of a story. <<less

When fantasy becomes reality, will the heaven-blessed youth be able to make his way to the end of the deity’s road?... more>>

Chen An, who has the ability to transmigrate, found himself in a fantasy world.

In the “Never Ending” world, he obtained the wisdom of a superhero.

In the “Super Body” world, he glimpsed into the mysteries of godhood.

From the world of ‘’Proud Jianghu” onwards, he practiced internal strength, evolving his body.

Through the “Calamity of Python Madness”, he obtained the key to longevity.

Superhero serum, impasse drug, factor X, spider gene, and the lizard drug.

He consumed these illegal drugs to reach the end of the deity’s road. Such a road is long and full of slopes.

After facing the difficulties and danger to spy on God’s forbidden region, he doesn’t have any regret doing so! <<less

Fourteen-year-old Niko is treated as a ‘disease’ for being gay in his countryside town, and decides to commit su*cide. But that summer night, he is... more>> saved by the carefree attitude of Sakae, a young boy visiting from a faraway city, and starts acting as the trans character ‘Nicole’ to protect himself from bullying. A few years later, Sakae reappears before Niko as a transfer student. He treats Niko, who had reduced himself to playing the eccentric gay, with honesty and kindness, but doesn’t take Niko’s confession crammed with feelings for his fleeting first love seriously, instead making a request for romantic advice himself… <<less

Is this person living?... more>>

On the day of highschool enrollment, her maturity amidst the common people had left a deep impression on me.

To possess an extraordinary presence that hardly anyone in the big city would be able to ignore, however none could think of touching that girl—- Mayu Kurosaki.

In the process of preparing for the school opening ceremony, by chances, my several chat with her served as a turning point.

Kurosaki little by little began to integrate into the entire class.

Yet just as before, inside her existed a gap, a shadow that we had yet to realize….

But I, still wished for the time that I can be at her side. <<less

Remembrance, like a virus, corrodes my mind and body. It engulfs this fleshly husk of mine. All that has once occurred invariably and unwittingly rises... more>> from within the mind. Over and over it torments my soul. <<less

My name is Joo In-gong. The name that my parents gave me meant ‘protagonist’ of the world. Really?... more>>

As anyone can predict, I was constantly teased due to my name. In kindergarten, elementary school, middle school and high school. If I went to university as planned then I would probably be laughed at there as well.

So, at one point, I really hated my name.

But not anymore. Now, I think slightly differently. Maybe being named Joo In-gong was a type of foreshadowing? <<less

An unexplained malfunction transforms what should have been a pleasure trip through space into a waking nightmare.... more>>

Six human crew and passengers are on board; the escape pod only fits two.

Who lives and who dies? It’s up to the captain to decide. Fortunately, his humanoid navigator Elise is there to assist.

But will she ease, or worsen, his burden of choice?

Two of Six: A Captain’s Dilemma is a thought-provoking SF story reminiscent of "12 Angry Men" that touches on what it means to be human–or this *almost* human. <<less

What was originally an ordinary day, suddenly became a historical turning point. Enormous, mysterious Cubes appeared all over the world without warning and as if Judgement Day’s spears, inserted themselves into the blue planet.... more>>

From inside the enormous Cubes, endless streams of monsters gushed out alike raging tides, utterly defeating the unguarded armies of each state in the blink of an eye.

In order for humanity to preserve its final embers, the heads of states issued orders of retreat, to no longer attack the Cubes but rather to cling to remote cities, which they turned into self-sufficient survivor bases and around which they built 100-meter-tall Walls of Life!

Many years later, while bearing the heavy weight of history, the first expeditionary force brought back a world changing piece of information. The Cubes possessed exceedingly high intelligence and they regularly transmitted mission instructions to humans nearby. The mission rewards were incredible.

Since then, humans rushed out of the confines of the walls and once more set foot on the wasteland! <<less

An anthology of short stories from several authors.

One day, Miyako got a love letter for the first time in her life. The sender was a classmate of hers- the timid boy from her class. Curious about her first love letter and having a boyfriend, she started falling in love with him. ... more>>

However, he was a little… “sick”.

She was naive. She didn’t know that their sweet affectionate time will pass by soon. <<less

One day I suddenly got a chance to change the world, and without hesitation my wish came true. That’s right, all the branch off choices,... more>> events, and the lines of the characters of - everything I memorized about my beloved gal-game “Eternal Innocence” became reality. I originally wanted to go into the main heroine’s route, but somehow I ended up falling into multiple routes at the same time! And things that didn’t happen in the game started happening in real life! Will my heroine and I reach the true end?! Running through the infinite choices of real world, this is the 10th annual Entame Excellence Award story!! <<less

Kang Baek-hyun went to buy tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) for his sister when, suddenly, his body shrinks to 3 centimeters!... more>>

In fact, the entire human race has shrunk as well. Now the once harmless cats, sparrows, ants, and even robot cleaners become life-threatening. Mankind is in great chaos, but each person receives a gift to escape this crisis. Along with the ability to see their “status windows,” they are given mysterious powers.

In a world of despair, Baek-hyun must live on in order to protect his sister and save his friends. <<less

――Due to a single traitor, the game has begun. Those that wish to escape must abide by the terms and reach the end. Now, let... more>> this fun Demise Game begin――" One-Man Hide and Seek, Doppelgangers, Mearry-san's Messages, Monkey's Hand .... A group of four boys and girls become involved with a certain game though the "Bookmark of Demise," a taboo that is said to have been brought back from ten years prior. Carry out the "demand" written in the mysterious letter, and perform the urban legends. Otherwise, you will die. "With that said, please look forward to the worst ever aftertaste. <<less

This is a detective story filled with all kinds of people—from those with abnormal behavior to the mentally unstable—with numerous absurd cases with handsome men and beautiful women interwoven in them.... more>>

A series of missing children, corpses down the drain, a mu*derer who died and was revived, an obsessive serial bomber who targets public buses, the bloody words on the walls belonging to a family all mu*dered……. <<less

In this town, Lu Chu's the only one who can't see.... more>>

Before him, there was no one here that had such a symptom.

A suspicious stalker, escaping a room, the school legends, a life and death group fight...

Survival and killing.

Struggling and resisting. Swimming in the deep and dark waters of despair, merely wishing for a chance to survive. <<less

A dark story in which a human-shaped intelligent life created by cloning technology blends into human society and distorts justice and ethics.

Tao Yu, as an assistant psychologist, took the patient rejected by the psychologist, and then started to shuttle around the world in the business giant... more>> Yue Linze’s mind to make up for the psychological defects of his sub personalities—— <<less

Kim Jeongjin, an editor of a publishing company on the brink of closing due to bankruptcy, ends up transmigrating inside a fantasy novel as the incompetent youngest son of a wealthy family.... more>>

And here he thought that he should live a rich life in this life...

"Why was I given a high-level skill? Don't even bother!" <<less

It all started after he picked up a black eye mask in the school’s sports field.... more>>

Within a campus completely enshrouded in thick fog, one’s appearance was hard to discern.

On top of the classroom podium lay a piece of sharpened chalk. Upon the blackboard, a message was scrawled in white.

“May all students enter the classroom with your admission ticket ten minutes before the exam starts. The exam instructors will inform you of the rules. Please follow them and refrain from cheating. The exam will start at midnight sharp. Those not at the testing site at that time are considered to have abstained.”

Geng Cong: “If one egg tart and one bag of dried blueberries are dropped at the same time on the tenth floor, which will hit the ground first?”

Jiang Shi’s jaw dropped.

Geng Cong: “Should we calculate air resistance?”

Jiang Shi: “Nope. If I eat both of them, they won’t have a chance to hit the ground.” <<less