Assassinate is a short story written by Priest, part of Machine Fantasy – A Dream of Steampunk (机械幻想 – 蒸汽朋克之梦), a steampunk anthology published in 2015.... more>>

Set in a fictional London, at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, Edward Lander’s name was both renowned and hated by the empire, which needed his groundbreaking intelligence, and by the anti-science organizations who detested such unnatural progress. While the empire expended its effort in protecting him and the anti-science organizations set assassins after him, Edward Lander only wished for his unspeakable feelings to reach the object of his affection. <<less

Charlotte is a love child who lived in the countryside.... more>>

For years, she dedicated her affection to her weak childhood friend, a powerless prince.

She was the person who worked on tirelessly to eliminate his enemies.

And yet, Albert, who was finally crowned king, quietly sentenced:

“Immobilize her and lock her in the prison. Exterminate her whole family to serve as discipline.” <<less

The enchantingly beautiful home tutor, Rena Kurobuchi.... more>>

The protagonist who had received two years of s*xual abuse from her, Seiya Kirishima.

The outcome, what he got was s*xual techniques and a pen*s that has overdeveloped to an unnecessary degree.

“s*x is unproductive. All I wanted was to experience pure love…”

Although he who was hurt lamented so, any woman who has tasted him once cannot help but go crazy.

A mysterious tale of him unintentionally stealing girls into his “true-love” harem

This is a story of love and lust. <<less

The all-powerful boss is stripped of her identity again! ... more>>

One is handsome while the other is proud; the two-faced refined rascal versus a cynical girl with hidden identities.

Everyone secretly joked that Master Mo’s wife is an ignorant and incompetent little tyrant.

Bad at her studies? Lu Mian emerged as the top student for Science at her college entrance examination!

No talent? Lu Mian shows everyone how competent she is at multitasking by playing the piano with one hand, and painting with the other during a live performance.

A prodigal? She makes a small fortune in just two days with her limited knowledge.

Boxing, Go chess, appraising treasures, car racing… Bring it on! She can do them all.

The soft-spoken Xiao Qimo adjusts his glasses with pride. “Who else has something to say?”

One of his subordinates raises his hand cautiously. “Master Mo, your wife seems to be the one who single-handedly destroyed the illegal laboratory.”

Xiao Qimo looks at his wife who is quietly practicing calligraphy. “That’s impossible!”

It isn’t until…

During the general meeting for the International Elite Organization, both Xiao Qimo and Lu Mian wear a mask. They take the stage and succeed as the organization’s Chief and Deputy Chief, respectively.

The Deputy Chief beside me looks like my wife. This is Xiao Qimo’s thought.

The Chief looks like someone I know. Lu Mian is thinking the same thing, too.

Soon, the newly appointed Chief is seen blocking his deputy at the ladies’ room.

What happens when two strong and uncorrupted individuals fall for each other? <<less

The leaves have fallen and I know spring will return again soon. Then, it will no longer be my season. ... more>>

The array of the setting sun filters through the window bravely,
Rosy clouds coalesce to form an extraordinary orbit —
They say, after a person dies, their spirit would pass by,
And have a final glimpse of the world they’ve left behind…

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On the 5th of March 2002, he wore a white shirt with tattered sleeves and a pair of old, ash grey trousers as he came running into my home. It was evening and rays from the setting sun filtered through the window at an oblique angle, casting dark shadows on his left cheek. He stood ferociously before my family’s dining table. My father and I were in the middle of eating when he suddenly bellowed, “Let’s get married!”

That day, he received a stern beating from my father. He didn’t retaliate and was beaten black and blue, his face all swollen.

That year, I was 21, and without any hesitation, I married him.

Because when he looked at me, nothing else mattered. It was as though he was drowning, and only I could save him. <<less

One day, I was reading in the courtyard as usual when a beautiful woman flanked by handsome men at either side approached me with fear... more>> in her eyes. <<less

One day an unknown suffocating feeling leads Hagil to run away from home in the midst of studying. Sitting on a bench in Bupyeong with nowhere to go, Hagil meets eyes with Junhyung. Not wanting to return home, he takes on Junhyung’s offer and goes home with the other.... more>>

Junhyung calls him “Happy” and Junhyung’s family members also accept him as such. Due to Junhyung unusually taking care of him and even introducing him to his friends as his pet, Hagil realizes that something is weird. <<less

Tang Xin Lian had never met a good man in her life. In order to stay away from rotten peach blossom flowers (bad relationships) and to take care of her son so that they’ll have a peaceful life, she indulged in the notion of employing a fake husband!... more>>

Even if she considered all men unreliable, the candidate she chose was gay, so it should’ve been safe right?

Little did she know – –

First of all, who said that a man who drank at a gay bar is gay?

Secondly, regarding her “new roommate” Zhong Zhen Dong’s outward appearance, which was cultured and refined, he was also modest and courteous. However in actuality, this man was without a doubt very cunning. If you easily believed him, you wouldn’t even know how you would die one day!

The naïve, innocent, little white rabbit wasn’t aware of it. She was just happy the flies around her were finally driven away.

That was until the big wolf entered her inner chambers and proceeded to go to the next level. He tried to control her desire, her body, and her heart. Even her son who always stuck to her, traitorously shouted ‘father’ with genuine admiration.

She then realized Mr. Nice Guy actually originally harbored evil intentions towards her. It was simply a tiger disguising itself as a pig to eat its prey!

Being tied to this handsome man was definitely a calamity, not a blessing. Right now, it wasn’t considered too late. She could still escape without a trace, with her son. She’d erase the past 100 days, and exchange it for a happy, stable life… <<less

I never thought I had meaning to my life, but I guess I have a talent too.... more>>

「Get ready. The duel will begin soon.」 <<less

The protagonist is a face-con – he likes good-looking people, can’t say no to a pretty visage and is filled with thoughts of love. One day he bonded with a target-capture system where he can travel from world to world and experience love with the most handsome (key point!) target!... more>>

The number of players in each game is not set. The protagonist has only one target – the most handsome one. As he falls in love, he realizes… the other players perhaps, maybe, probably… have Horror? Survival? Escape-type games? <<less

The shy and oftentimes awkward high school girl Asahina Wakaba is forced into a ‘Punishment Game’ by her classmates. She has to pretend to confess... more>> to the practically undateable boy Iruma Haruto and go out with him. Their relationship starts out plagued by guilt and depression. However, as Wakaba starts to discover what the boy is really like and how he treats those around him, her own melancholic student life starts to blossom into something greater than she thought imaginable. <<less

She has chosen a path that is different from that of the ordinary person and she has also fallen in love with a man who is different from that of ten thousand other. Thus even she is covered in bruises, her heart filled with reassurances. Pain radiates from the bottom of her heart, but happiness also brims from the bottom of her heart, causing the secluded Butterfly Killer from the masked gang of killers to emerge……... more>>

Darkness is everywhere. To get to the bottom of this painful investigation, he must leave to uncover the illusions behind the darkness. Justice is like the cold rocks in a deep abyss beneath the great moon. Yet the clear light has always existed in the dark. If he finally comes, please close your two tearful eyes in the depths of the night forevermore. <<less

Don’t know since when there was a box inside the elevator in the corridor.... more>>

An ordinary cardboard box, a bit large, placed neatly against the wall in the corner of the elevator and occupied nearly a quarter of the space.

The box wasn't sealed shut.

It was dark inside, who knows what was inside of it. <<less

Heed my call! O’ Dragon of Eternal Sin, the Progressive Disaster, the Forerunner, the Land of Eternal Peace, the Flames of Soul Burning, He Who Owns The Deep Soul, the Sound of Origin, the First Cause of All Things, the Principle of Circles… o’ great Negary, your servant calls for your return!... more>>

Within the darkness, someone was harmoniously chanting, he was smiling, as he knew he would finally become one with his God.

And all of this, came from the remnant soul that was deceived to travelling to a different world and had his Protagonist Aura stolen. <<less

Wen Xuan was the head disciple of Water Cloud Sect’s sect leader. He spent the first half of his lifetime respecting his teachers and placing importance in the way of Dao. Friendly towards other fellow disciples, he was everyone’s role model.... more>>

He once believed that he would spend a lifetime like this. Until one day, he met a younger fellow disciple (shidi) who was unbelievably skilled.

This shidi told him that this world was actually a novel. And he, Wen Xuan, would become the most unsightly, petty little villain in this leveling up style cultivation novel. With the next half of his lifetime on a bumpy spiral downward after an erroneous decision, he will be betrayed and deserted by friends and family, cast away and end up dying miserably alone.

“After dinner for leisure, many people would use a mocking tone of disdain to discuss your disastrous life. But no one knew how you survived through all those years. No one saw how you struggled to hold on to your principles in your lonesome. No one cared about the suffering you experienced and your perseverance. But I saw it. I know. I care.”

“That’s why I came to this world. To become your support.” <<less

If one day.... more>>

What used to move your heart could no longer touch you,

What used to enrage you could no longer anger you,

What used to sadden you could no longer bring you to tears,

You will know what these years, this life, has given you,

What you sacrificed, in order to grow

—Jimmy Liao

A small and fresh day-to-day account. Grassroots gong and chuunibyou shou.

*Prince syndrome (王子病) is the male counterpart to princess syndrome (公主病), which is often used to refer to children who are spoiled, narcissistic, and egocentric; “princess/prince”-like behaviour. <<less

Tohno Hifumi was summoned to another world to be a Hero for a kingdom. Unknown to the summoners, he’s a person who had restrained his... more>> killer instincts with martial arts. Upon arrival, he slaughtered various knights and the mastermind of the event, the King, for kidnapping him to this world. Afraid of letting more people get killed by Hifumi, the Princess--who is the only one to managed to keep her sanity act rationally--let him go free. Thus started Hifumi's fun life of traveling the world, and unrestrainedly killing any who attempt to get in his way. <<less

Between my parents, my brilliant brother and my very beautiful sister, I grew up suffering from an inferiority complex. However, one day, when I met... more>> the "poor" Toukichi that my father brought home to me, my daily life until then changed into something filled with wonder <<less

First of all, this is not a story where the cannon fodder chambermaid counterattacks and gives the main wife a beat-down!... more>>

As a lowly s*ave who had been sold a total of six times, Xiao Hua has long become apathetic to her situation.

In her past life, she was a cannon fodder chambermaid who was beaten to death. In this life, she decided to turn over a new leaf and live honestly, yet in the end still ended up being sold off.

This prince’s estate seems to have pretty good benefits? She could be released at twenty-five, and they’d arrange a place for her to live under their jurisdiction? They’d even get rid of her s*ave records?

Great! That’s great! Xiao Hua thus decided to stay in the Jing Prince Estate and do her job properly. It’s a shame she could never overcome the whims of fate….

The master she serves is a “mute boy”, with several influences above him watching like tigers eyeing their prey. To say she doesn’t want to be pampered is definitely a lie. This is the road to survival of a “discreet girl” who clings on to her master’s leg and is solely pampered, yet feels that he never pampers her.

The road from a cannon fodder chambermaid to a beloved imperial consort is a little long…. <<less

None of us could forget her.... more>>

The six of us spent our college days in Kyoto. Ten years ago at the Kurama Fire Festival, Hasegawa vanished into thin air. Ten years later, the remaining five found ourselves back in Kurama once again, hoping to meet her one more time. As night fell, we began to swap stories about strange things we'd encountered on our journeys, including the mysterious series of artworks by Kishida Michio called "Night Train". Morimi Tomihiko masterfully weaves strands of youth and fantasy into spine-tingling ghost stories of sojourns into night.

"There's no place that night doesn't touch. All the world's in perpetual night." <<less

That monster... should have died.

Fifty years ago, Dragon City transmigrated to the Other World. Alone in the world, they lifted the banner of Earth’s civilization and fought against the terrifying forces of the Other World. ... more>>

And in the end, Dragon City was destroyed.

Then, Meng Chao was reborn after Dragon City was destroyed, and he returned to the time fifty years after Dragon City transmigrated to the Other World. But he was not alone, he returned with a system named Kindling, who told him that he can become stronger if he contributed to society.

So Meng Chao swore that he would become stronger. In the beginning, he only wanted to make small contributions to the society by teaching them technology, martial arts, and skills from the future, and in the end, everything snowballed from there, and he found that… Earthlings were really insane. <<less

In the tides of time, humankind has lost their position as the wisest of all creatures. The Steel City that suddenly rose in the center... more>> of the eastern lands and a man-made god, ‘Father,’ have replaced them. Mechs have taken over the world of this petri dish, Astrolabe, that the ancient Creators have left behind. One day, a young human s*ave named A-Ka finds a black-haired male on a beach of Desolate Sea… The world of Astrolabe is about to reboot, so what will become of the future of the humans, androids, and mechs? <<less

I failed and will challenge again.... more>>

There is no room for failure in my second life!

72 dungeons and their owners that appeared on earth.

And the Awakened.

I am a hunter that will devour all of them. <<less

After the catastrophe tore earth apart, food was scarce, resources were lacking, and the world was in chaos…... more>>

A young man who fought his way out of the Development District arrived at the Ninth Special District on his own, hoping to make a living. With a few friends that he met along the way, he rose through the ranks amidst the chaotic era and forged his own legend. <<less