In the midst of darkness, the city was seized by enemies under the blanket of the night. She was on the verge of becoming the sovereign king's imperial concubine, however, he was soon to bring about blood and slaughter. ... more>>

He is ruthless, mu*derous, yet gentle and a reserved tyrant.

She is weak, helpless, but a lonely woman with a strong heart.

She wants nothing but to escape, yet somehow... she's deeply attracted to him. He's cold-hearted, but she provoked tenderness in him. He dares not believe in these gentle feelings. Jiang Shan is like a game and the world is like a chess. 

In front of him, can she walk away? <<less

Kaoru Nagase was caught up in a mysterious phenomenon and died when returning home from work. It was because of a time-space distortion that a higher life form was cleaning up, but she was able to receive a younger body and the ability to create any potion she wanted in another world!... more>>

Kaoru, who’s now a rather sharp-eyed 15 year old girl again, will work hard for a peaceful life in another world!

Eh, as a commoner she doesn’t understand the thinking of nobles? She’s now stuck in a delusional story that she’s trying to escape from?

Hey, this is different from what you told me, goddess! <<less

The protagonist, a shallow person, was reincarnated as a noble lady. ... more>>

While searching for a marriage partner for her future life, she spent her days admiring handsome men.

Of course, she never thought about getting involved with them, as she knew that she was just there to enjoy the view.

However, one day, one of her admired targets, the Marquis' son, asked her to be his pretend girlfriend. <<less

As soon as she fell into the world of beastmen, a leopard forcibly took her back to his home. Indeed, Bai Qingqing is at a... more>> complete and utter loss. The males in this world are all handsome beyond compare, while the women are all so horrid that even the gods shudder at their sight. As a first-rate girl from the modern world (she’s also a quarter Russian), Bai Qingqing finds herself sitting at the center of a harem filled with beautiful men — at the very peak of existence. <<less

Saint Kyrie was attacked by robbers as a child and nearly lost her life. She survived by praying to God and awakened to her powers. Since then, she has served as a saint in the temple.... more>>

Despite losing her ability to speak due to the shock of the incident, Kyrie is kind to many people. She continues to devote her free time to prayer, earning her fame in the royal capital as the “Serene Saint.”

However, jealous of her popularity, another saint conspired with the crown prince to have Kyrie expelled from the temple. Falling into the prince’s scheme, Kyrie is abandoned in the Abyss Forest, a field-type dungeon filled with terrifying monsters.

But Kyrie is beloved by God, making her invulnerable to the monsters’ attacks. Instead, she heals wounded monsters and displaced demons who live there.

Kyrie’s prayers bring blessings to the Abyss Forest and happiness to its inhabitants. As a result, the people living in the forest grow to love her dearly.

Meanwhile, the kingdom that lost Kyrie starts to decline. Realizing too late how crucial she was, the crown prince comes begging for her return, but it’s already too late.

Empowered, the people of the forest fend off any human attempts to reclaim her, one after another. <<less

Izumi Maya, a 33-year-old professional pastry chef who went out to buy some mustard, loses consciousness while facing an inexplicably bright light. When she wakes up, she's been reincarnated as a princess in another world!... more>>

The living picture of her famously beautiful mother, at just 12 years old, she is the Princess Consort to the country's Crown Prince, and her life is a giant target.

She'll find out the truth about who is aiming for her life, and why, while taming her 15-years-older husband with food!

In the name of being a pastry chef, I’ll defeat the criminal and my husband’s stomach at the same time!! <<less

This is the story of the eldest daughter of a certain duke’s family, who was engaged to the crown prince of the country.... more>>

The daughter, a strong willed girl who liked to get her way and did whatever she wanted, started hearing a strange voice one day. The voice, audible only for the girl, said this.

“Two years into the future, the crown prince’s wrath will fall upon you, who will become the object of his loathing.”

The girl did not heed the words of this mysterious voice. She ignored the warning thrust upon her. And the prophetic words were forgotten.

As a result, she splendidly earned the hate of the crown prince, who proceeded to declare the break-off of their engagement.

Thus the girl, guided by the voice only she could hear, set off on the road to change herself.

…Maybe. <<less

After reincarnating, I found myself as the Villainess in an Otome game I often played. A prince, a knight, a magician…to these high-spec love interests I say ‘no thank you’! I’ll beat down all the destruction flags in my way with all my might to get happily married with my beloved character, the “Commoner”!... more>>

TL note: The author has not been active on any platforms since 2021, however they did show the intention of continuing the series at some point in the future before going silent. <<less

The female protagonist crossed over to become the Venerable Woman Kingdom’s Crown Princess. That’s right, that’s right, holding power and authority and handsome men!... more>>

What? She’s has the body constitution of tr*sh and is unable to practice martial arts?

Having finally set her eyes on a good looking man, he turned out to be a snow wolf. Isn’t that just so sad and depressing….. Having captured a good looking man, a certain woman laughed sinisterly. “Remember this. You are already mine, so you have to remain chaste for me. If you do not obey, I will then reject the goods.”

The handsome looking man was stunned with his mouth agape. “You….. You’ve gotten it completely backwards!” <<less

Violette, driven mad with jealousy towards her half-sister, committed a crime. However, she ultimately regrets ever committing such atrocity from the bottom of her heart while lamenting inside her prison cell. But fate was fickle, time rewound to the day she met her younger sister—the day she succumbed to insanity.... more>>

Violette returned to the past, a time before she committed the crime, where she reached a conclusion.

This time, there will be no irreparable mistakes. Without ever committing a crime and bothering anyone, she will live a life she thinks she deserves, an ordinary, plain, and inconspicuous life. Free from incarceration. Free from guilt.

Oh, but tweaking a portion of the past and going off-script for a bit to avoid that crime wouldn’t hurt anybody, right? Right, it will even benefit everyone? No one will know anyway, it’s not as if someone’s watching her anyway… Or so she thought, because for some reason, things are heading towards a very weird direction. <<less

Due to the shock of having my engagement broken, I was able to recover the memories of my previous life. This is the world of the otome game of my previous life, is not it? If so, then as the villainess I'll get caught up in the battle between the heroine and the demon king and die…… please tell me this is a joke! If this is so, then I'll avoid that death flag by conquering The Last Boss (Demon King)!... more>>

This is the story where the villainess gives the heroine, her former fiance, and childhood friend their just deserts, starts her own enterprise, increases subordinate (manservant) count, and gets loved by the Demon King. <<less

A bookworm who had finally found a job as a librarian at a university was sadly killed shortly after graduating from college.... more>>

She was reborn as Myne, the daughter of a soldier in a world where the literacy rate is low and books were scarce. No matter how much she wanted to read, there were no books around. What is a bookworm to do without any books? Make them, of course.

Her goal is to become a librarian! So that she may once again live surrounded by books, she must start by making them herself. <<less

A story of time-travel. Sly and cunning, she unexpectedly became a sickly noble lady whose fiancé is merciless and demotes her to a lowly concubine. She sneers and bravely breaks off the engagement. To hell with scumbags, marry heirs to lords, blind the courts with her brilliance.... more>>

But, my Lord, we agreed that we are only partnering to scheme against others, when did you start to treat acting as real? Hey, hey, don’t touch me.

The Lord smiled slyly, “Your hands are too cold, let me help you warm them… Your feet are cold too, let me help you warm them.”

“Why don’t you just say that my whole body is cold and you need to warm it all up”, Murong Xue said indignantly.

The Lord nodded, “Good idea!”

Murong Xue – speechless. Hey hey hey, where, where are you putting your hands? <<less

For high-schooler Yoko Nakajima, life has been fairly ordinary–that is until Keiki, a young man with golden hair, tells Yoko they must return to their kingdom. Once confronted by this mysterious being and whisked away to an unearthly realm, Yoko is left with only a magical sword; a gem; and a million questions about her destiny, the world she’s trapped in, and the world she desperately wants to return to.... more>>

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Books in the Twelve Kingdoms series with the kingdom covered in parenthesis and volumes numbering based on re-release edition:

Arc 1: Tsuki no Kage, Kage no Umi – Volume 1-2

(Kei Kingdom)

Arc 2: Kaze no Umi, Meikyū no Kishi – Volume 3

(Tai Kingdom)

Arc 3: Higashi no Watatsumi, Nishi no Sōkai – Volume 4

(En Kingdom)

Arc 4: Kaze no Banri, Reimei no Sora – Volume 5-6

(Kei Kingdom)

Arc 5: Tonan no Tsubasa – Volume 7

(Kyou Kingdom)

Arc Extra : Mashou no Ko (Demon Child) – Volume 0

(Taiki Story in Modern World)

Arc 6: Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora – Volume 8

(Tai & Kei Kingdoms)

Arc 7: Kasho no Yume – Volume 9

(Anthology: Tai, Hou, Kei, Sai & Sou Kingdoms)

Arc 8: Hisho no Tori – Volume 10

(Anthology: Kei, Ryu, and other Kingdoms)

Arc 9: Hakugin no Oka, Kuro no Tsuki – Volume 11-14

(Tai Kingdom) <<less

The Forbidden City, a palace with thousands of years of history. Magnificent, majestic, enigmatic. A little too enigmatic, though. Tired from visiting, she decided to... more>> sleep on the ancient bed, she then woke up but then everything got unrecognizable! Not talking about her face, but rather her surroundings! <<less

Bound to the ‘enthralling tens of thousands system,’ Yan Ge thought she would enthrall all living things and become a tree-born winner.... more>>

She never thought that the Big Boss she helped out would keep on blackening. <<less

Sue Lin the protagonist gets teleported to the online gaming world she’s playing in, reverting back to 4 years old. Watch her cause mayhem in... more>> that world! <<less

I am the strong-willed Earl’s daughter, Yulias, who loves making money and loathes the thought of losing any due to my spirit of enterprise.... more>>

I knew my fiancé was a person with a bad head but I never thought that it was to that extent.

If you plan to annul our engagement, I will gladly receive the consolation money for it.

Let’s annul the engagement. <<less

The high school girl Manami who had fallen down the emergency stairs at school had, before she noticed, become a three year old in the... more>> world of an Otome Game. What’s more, that little girl was one of the rival characters that appeared in the game; the can’t-take-a-hint-burikko-type-rival daughter of a marquis family. What awaited her at the end was social obliteration. Though she did get a bad feeling about this… Manami decided not to worry! It was a dream after all, so that had nothing to do with her. For now, she’s going to master magic! Hooray! <<less

Three years ago, Yurika had a political marriage with the Commander of Imperial Guards who was with a child. She was getting along well with... more>> the stepson, Noah, but one day, her husband brought up a divorce to her. But, what will happen to Noah if they divorce? Fii, Yurika’s childhood friend, got in contact with the worried Yurika… <<less

~ The Kami-sama that everyone mocked was, in fact, the Supreme God with peerless beauty ~... more>>

“I’m sorry, Eleanor. This doesn’t mean I have any ill will against you.”

My childhood friend — the Saintess Amalda, forced me to marry the so-called “Incompetent God”, who was a very ugly Kami-sama.

And yet, Amalda herself agreed anew to marry the Supreme God, and was full of happiness.

On the other hand, my previous engagement got broken, and I was driven out to the corner of the shrine; I was in a difficult position as I had to accompany the ugly, incompetent god while living inconspicuously.

… That’s how it was supposed to be, but this deity was not “incompetent” at all? Besides, I don’t know why, but the other deities seemed to revere this Kami-sama, though…? <<less

When I regained consciousness, I found myself in an otome game. I would quickly head towards destruction. It made no difference whether it was a good ending or a bad ending. I became the character known as, “Mariabell Tempest,” the daughter of a pedigree family. Despite possessing an unrivaled level of beauty, I had the worst personality, that of a villainess.... more>>

Nevertheless, I was conscious, but was unable to make any actions as I was completely in auto-mode. In the first playthrough, I was extremely flustered; on the second playthrough, I was despairing; by the third round, I had already given up. And now, the fifth round has already ended. For the sixth round, for some reason I had become a young girl and regained the ability to move and talk. Eh, what the heck is this? <<less

Shinzui, a country where perfumers are highly respected. Riri lives downtown, but her skills as a perfumer have earned her a place in the inner palace (harem) of the Crown Prince Kousho. However, her goal isn’t to become his favourite consort. Riri wishes to create the legendary treasured incense that her late father failed to produce, and clear his name. Kousho learned of her ulterior motive as soon as she entered the inner palace, and told her something unexpected!?... more>>

In a country where women aren’t allowed to become perfumers, a girl carves out her own destiny and finds love through the power of incenses. <<less

I started an ice cream shop in a different world!... more>>

One day, the reincarnated person Alme, whose engagement was annulled after suddenly encountering her fiancé’s cheating scene.

“Let’s use our talent for ice magic to open an ice cream shop!”

From this situation, Alme makes a fresh start and uses her memory of her previous life as a hint to use her talent for ice magic to open an ice cream shop, a shop that sells desserts that have never existed in this city.

Alme, who is steadily preparing a foundation for her life, meets a mysterious young man, Falk, who later becomes a regular customer.

In fact, his true identity is that of a new priest who has become a hot topic in town. Alme, who doesn’t know that, deepens her relationship with Falk as a good friend, but…!?

The incognito priest is also a favorite!? <<less

In the distant past, I was cursed by my dealings with the world. ... more>>

Over the next 1,000 years, I lived an endless life.

There isn’t a single life I haven’t experienced.

I have been the most noble and humble person in the world, I have become a beggar, I have been revered as a saint, and I have been burned as a witch.

And after my most miserable and painful life, I thought of it all again.

'It's all bothering me now—I'd like to take a break, please.
I've decided to live a life of a lazy sloth this time, but why are people still bothering me? Let me get some rest.'

Her story of wanting to rest! <<less