A daughter from a wealthy noble family,
She attempted to kill herself after she witnessed the affair of her fiancé and her sister.
It was fortunate that she didn’t die, however, she fell into depression.
Not until one day, a man came into her life.
She was swept away by the man’s fluttering charms.
But even that relationship, eventually turned into tragedy.... more>>

As tragedies of life have no limitations.

She had lost her family overnight, without knowing the cause, and her life from then on were driven to the brink.
And another man came to her and miraculously gave her a choice.

“Madeloena de Devon Jay. You have two options:
One, to simply die. And two, live a complicated life. Which would you choose?”

She had lost her family, her memories, and her name.

When she woke up in a blank state, a medical officer said to her,
“Your name is Harley.”

She was thrown into an unfamiliar situation, unaware of anything. <<less

“I have been awarded. Now you are mine.” ... more>>

A sweet girl who was the only light to a boy who was persecuted by everyone.

In order to force her to become something she wasn’t, he broke her foot and killed an escort who tried to protect her, but all he had left was her cold body.

As he embraced her body and regretted it, a new life was miraculously given to him. He would not repeat the mistakes of his previous life in this life.

His second life as a knight was happy. But one day, when the prince, who was hated by everyone, returned with a ball and visited her, he realized something was wrong.

Her escort, who he killed in his previous life, was who he was now. Every ugly thing he did in the past has returned.

If he didn’t protect her from all that, he’ll lose her miserably again. Will he ever be able to protect her without losing her again? <<less

All around the world, there appeared [Dungeons]. Destroying world landmarks, historical buildings and nature, they easily collapsed human civilization.... more>>

Within these dungeons, monsters emerged--flooding out from within, overrunning humanity, scattering many lives. The human population was reduced by a large amount almost instantly. However, when it seemed like the entire race was going to be eaten--humans awakened with special abilities known as [Skills].

Mankind, who had acquired this supernatural power, could now fight equally against the monster's desperately violent attacks.

One young man--Kurauchi Satoshi, awakened the ability to tame the enemies of the world, monsters, as well as train and evolve them so that they could become the strongest.

Satoshi decided to build the strongest monster army by taming, training and evolving monsters to save the world. However, is there no way for people to accept these tamed monsters that are the enemy of mankind....?

The is a heartful comedy, low fantasy novel about a monster tamer becoming the strongest. <<less

Even though you can't see it, even though you don't know my face-yet, this love will always be visible to both of us.... more>>

“I want to try playing with fireworks.”

On a night in April in Tokyo, at a time when it was still too early to enjoy fireworks.

Shy student, Sorano Kakeru, encountered a woman. Her name was Fuyutsuki Koharu.

She was so beautiful that she stood out, smiling often, the complete opposite of me. That was the initial impression I got.

However, it turns out she is blind.

But with all her limitations, she still goes to university every day, is interested in clubs, and makes friends. Unlike me, she is an extraordinary woman who doesn’t give up on anything.

—She also dreams of being able to light fireworks.

Even though she’s blind? I don’t need assumptions like that anymore. When I realized that you’re always by my side, I began to run towards you relentlessly… <<less

Jiang Feng, a handsome young martial artist, was injured during a misadventure and ended up being saved by the sisters Yaoyue and Lianxing of the Palace of Shifting Flowers, who were considered the most powerful female martial artists in the pugilistic world. The two sisters fell in love with Jiang Feng, but he spurned them because of their arrogance. Instead, he fell in love with their servant girl, Hua Yuenu.... more>>

Jiang Feng and Hua Yuenu were forced to flee from the Palace after Hua became pregnant with Jiang’s child. However, they ended up being betrayed by Jiang Feng’s servant, Jiang Biehe, and attacked by bandits. During their harrowing flight, Hua Yuenu gave birth to a pair of twin boys abut ended up dying together with Jiang Feng during a bandit attack. Yaoyue and Lianxing soon caught up with the couple only to find them dead. Refusing to forgive Jiang Feng for rejecting her love, Yaoyue vowed to take her revenge by making his two sons destroy each other. To do that, they adopted one of the boys as their own child and abandoned the other.

The other boy was soon saved by Yan Nantian, Jiang Feng’s sworn brother and one of the most powerful martial artists in the pugilistic world. Unaware of the first boy’s fate, Yan Nantian pursued Jiang Biehe into the Villains’ Valley, a place populated entirely by criminals. There, he encountered five of the notorious Ten Great Villains whom he defeated easily before falling into a trap set by them. The villains ended up torturing Yan Nantian till he fell unconscious, but chose not to harm the second boy, instead deciding to raise him as their apprentice in order to groom him into the greatest villain in history. <<less

2nd place in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi~! 2019 comes a new one-shot by Ishikawa Hiroshi.... more>>

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Sou Uehara visits a Seaside Hospital.

He was once hospitalized at this very place.

His former companions suffered from an enigmatic disease that killed them off to the point of extinction. Those who survived however, have still not been discharged yet.

Sou reminiscences the events that happened “That day”.

The disease’s spread to a certain region of a city,

The deaths of the adults it lead to,

The power of an affected child,

And furthermore the conclusion of the battle――. <<less

Tang Heng gets into trouble while playing in a band and meets Li Yuechi, who comes to his rescue. As they get to know each... more>> other, Tang Heng falls in love with Li Yuechi despite their polar opposite family backgrounds, but Li Yuechi is imprisoned for stabbing Tang Heng's uncle. Six years later, Tang Heng is now a university teacher. He’s reunited with Li Yuechi again during a poverty alleviation project and the truth of what happened back then is revealed little by little...
Tang Heng witnesses the cruelty and reality of the world and the dark side of people. He suffers from the blow brought by the truth but never forgets the original heart and faces it bravely... Through the main character's experience, the story makes us believe more firmly that as long as we have justice in mind and go forward, we can definitely see the light. <<less

The Princess, Hyyan was about to get married to the one she loved.... more>>

From what day did she get betrayed by her lover…?
She had a bizarre dream of being killed.

After meeting her first death like that, waking up from the dream and feeling relieved for a while,
Hyyan died again.

A dream that she never wakes up from even if she died and died again.
She earnestly prayed to wake up from her dream.

‘Anyone is fine, please let me out of this pain…
Please end this dream, please.’

The devil, Darius, appeared in front of her.
But, the devil made an incomprehensible demand to her…

“Try to love me. If you fall in love with me, I’ll let you out of this dream.”

Hyyan was trapped in a repeating dream.

What will be the end of her dream…? <<less

Mareena Westmont was the countess. She was caring and reliant towards her beloved husband, Mason. She also had an adorable maid, Cameron, someone she considered a younger sister. Surrounded by her loved ones, all that was left for her was to conceive an heir for the Westmont family.... more>>

Yet, Mareena’s condition began to deteriorate. They reached the point that she was bedridden.

Despite not knowing the cause of her sickness, her symptoms continued to worsen. One night, Mareena suddenly woke up. She was thirsty, but there was almost no water left in the pitcher. Thus, she decided to go to the kitchen to drink.

Mareena, who felt a little better than usual, took a detour. Then, she heard familiar voices from the guest bedroom which should’ve been empty. They were the voices of Cameron and Mason. Mareena learned that her husband was being unfaithful to her. Moreover, they were responsible for Mareena’s illness.

Thus, she was left with no choice but to banish them.

But before that, she’d have to get revenge.

It is a story of Mareena attaining happiness as she perseveres through despair and anxiety. <<less

“Please, let go. Don’t make me hate you any more than I already do.”... more>>

Adelaide had risked her life in exchange for playing the role of the Duchess, but she never had any intention of loving Klaus.

He was a Northern noble with an elegant facade, yet lacking in any true nobility. Dealing with such a Duke was always a source of embarrassment for Adelaide, who had lived her whole life as a noble lady.

They were merely using each other. So there was no way that this could be love, just something as insignificant as that.

“You mean something to me.”

The more she fell for him, the deeper she fell, everything became a mess. Like an uncontrollable fire.

“Do you have any value other than yourself?”

Klaus sharply rebuked her with his lips against her throat.

“I want everything from you, even your very breath. How is this not love?”

“You’re completely insane…”

In the worst possible way, you made me realize. The fact that all we have left between us is nothing but hatred. <<less

Mamoru Asano, a homicide detective, investigates a case with Yuto Honma, a backup from the Community Safety Division. The two become attracted to each other... more>> as they spend time together. However, Asano still has the ring he was supposed to give his girlfriend five years after their breakup. Honma finds out about it. The two meet, and their love ends up with twists and turns... <<less

Why is that, every time I would try to say my feelings, the train would always stop me?... more>>

I thought to myself, would I really let the train stop my feelings?

That’s why inhaling deeply, with my hands at each side of my mouth, I shouted, “I LIKE YOU!”

But as I shouted, the door had already closed and the train had already gone off.

No matter how strong your heartbeat is and even if he’s near, if a train passed by, he won’t hear it.

Train Guy: “Hi!”

Train Girl: “Hello!” <<less

In one year, humanity’s Savior Kamishiro Fuuka—will die.... more>>

And yet one day, during our first meeting no less, she approached me.

“Please go out with me.”

As her boyfriend, it now became my duty to go through all sorts of events and plans she marked in her ‘Savior Notebook’ until the day she will die. Meeting in spring, checking out the summer fireworks, the cultural festival in fall, running away during the cold winter…

The more memories we built together, the easier I realized—that she was still just a normal girl. So could I, the strongest shadow user and hunter of humanity’s evil, possibly save her before it’s too late? <<less

"Happy birthday, Tamaki."... more>>

"Thank you, Youko."

Tamaki and Youko both turned 18 today. Today, they got married.

Tamaki and Youko. The two of them have only one month left to live.

Surely, as long as I'm with you, I'm not afraid to die.

This is the story of the two of them, who, at the end of their lives, with the limited time they have left, pour all their love into just being affectionate with each other. <<less

Geonwoon, son of the Imperial Princess Yeonwha, is raised to become the heir apparent after the untimely passing of his mother. But as fate would have it, his position was stolen by Gyeonghwi. After his ruthless and tyrannical rise to power, Gyeonghwi confines the former heir in the Wei Palace instead of disposing of him.... more>>

Imprisoned, Geonwoon attempts to take his life several times, but when the emperor threatens him with the lives of his relatives, Geonwoon has no other choice but to prolong his existence.

One day, Gyeonghwi unveils his monstrous desires and ravishes Geonwoon by force, trying to earn his heart in the process.

Will Geonwoon’s firmly closed heart open up? <<less

In a world where Masquerades -general-purpose piloted humanoid robots- perform in all sorts of fields,... more>>

Luca stole the latest military Masquerade from the aerial battleship Arianrhod and escaped together with her younger sister.

Seven years prior, her country was suddenly met with the slaughter known as “revolution” as well as the oppression that followed.

For this girl who only had the barest means of survival since then, this was her method of rebellion.

While soaring through the skies in her stolen Masquerade, Luca was reunited with a certain girl……

“Conquer the world. And then… hand it over to me.

Because I will definitely create a beautiful world, a love-filled world where everyone can live happily, a pure world.”

Starting the Fourth World War, the two girls known as the Demon King and the Witch.

Their battles of love and hate are written here!! <<less

The child in my womb died because of my husband's mistress.... more>>

However, he was still busy protecting the woman.

“It was a mistake.

“There’s no way she did it on purpose.”

“It was our child. My child, your child! She's dead... .

“I feel like the baby is still alive in my stomach.”

I was the only one sad about losing my child. I don't even know what I gave up to be by your side. …

I can't do this anymore, I can't do this anymore.

I hate you so much now. For me, and for my child who left because of me, a fool.

“Don’t ever see us again.”

Anyway, if I turn around like this, I'm just a stranger. <<less

White Horse Neighing in the West Wind by Jin Yong was first serialized in the newspapers in 1961.... more>>

Li Wenxiu, a young Han Chinese maiden, loses her parents in the Gobi Desert while escaping from a group of bandits who are after a map of the Gaochang labyrinth. Placed on a white steed, she flees to Kazakh territory and is taken into the care of Old Man Ji, an elderly Han Chinese man. While growing up, she meets Supu, a Kazakh boy, and starts a romance with him. However, Supu's father disapproves of the relationship between his son and a Han Chinese girl, so they are forced to separate.

Several years later, Li Wenxiu meets Hua Hui, a hermit, in an oasis in the Gobi Desert, and helps him cure his wounds. Hua Hui feels grateful to her and accepts her as his apprentice and teaches her martial arts. She returns home in the midst of heavy snowfall and sees Supu, his father, and his new lover taking shelter in her house. Chen Dahai, the leader of the group of bandits who killed Li Wenxiu's parents, arrives at Li's home and suspects that the map he has been hunting for is inside the house. He ransacks the house for the map and eventually finds it. The secret of the map is revealed when blood is spilled onto the cloth. Chen wants to silence Supu and the others but is stopped and defeated by Li, who has disguised herself as an old man.

Chen Dahai flees with the map and finds his way to the labyrinth, while Li Wenxiu and Supu gather five others to join them in pursuing Chen and the bandits. The seven of them make their way to the labyrinth, where they are surprised to find ordinary items associated with Han Chinese culture instead of treasure and riches as they expected. To their horror, they encounter a "ghost" who haunts them by killing their companions without leaving any traces. Just as they are about to flee, Supu learns that his lover has been kidnapped by the "ghost" and he tracks the "ghost" to its lair in the labyrinth, where he discovers that the "ghost" is actually a martial arts expert in disguise.

The "ghost" tells his story and reveals that he was forced into exile because he was betrayed by his apprentice, who is actually Old Man Ji. The "ghost" is the hermit Hua Hui, whom Li Wenxiu saved earlier. To everyone's surprise, Old Man Ji is revealed to be actually a man in his 30s in disguise as an old man. Old Man Ji and Hua Hui start fighting with each other. Li is shocked to realise that the two, who are close to her, are actually enemies. Hua Hui eventually dies in his futile attempt to kill everyone in the labyrinth. After leaving the labyrinth, Li Wenxiu hears the true story behind the items hidden in the labyrinth and their origins. She decides to leave the land for central China as she feels miserable after the loss of two of her loved ones and the marriage of her lover to another woman. <<less

The game takes place in the cruel fairy tale of "The Land of Oz".
Dorothy, the main character, has gone missing due to a serious error, "The Prince"... more>>

[This is the Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Nice to meet you, Dorothy!]

The stuffed NPC Asha, expecting Dorothy not to come, descends from the scarecrow pole and becomes the new protagonist in this confusing game.
Asha, who lives half a day as a human and half as a scarecrow, seeks Dorothy to escape from the clutches of villains who are trying to kill her.
Will Asha be able to return Dorothy to the role of the main character and return to the peaceful life of an NPC? <<less

Who Killed the Hero?... more>>

The Hero defeated the Demon Lord. Simultaneously, he’s the only one who would not return.

Four years have passed since the Demon Lord’s defeat. The peaceful kingdom, in order to honor the departed Hero, embarks on a project to compile numerous great achievements in literature. While hearing tales of the Hero’s past and adventures from the former companions – Knight Leon, Priestess Maria, and Sage Solon – everyone avoids discussing the truth behind the Hero’s death.

“Why did the Hero die?”

Was it the Demon Lord who killed the Hero, or was it one of his companions? In this fantasy mystery where the actions and emotions of the kingdom and adventurers intertwine, the answer to this question remains elusive. <<less

The first time Li Zhuoyao saw Zhou Chulan at the foot of the mountain in Guizhou, he had a strange and indescribable feeling. It was an instinctive connection, like talking to him, having a meal when hungry, or drinking water when thirsty.... more>>

Even when their faces were close, he instinctively wanted to kiss him.

-- Once you get this close, how can you stop afterward?

He was a wealthy and influential renowned variety show director, but he fell in love with a poor boy from a mountain valley.

He fell in love with a former convict.

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"Director Li, he's dangerous. Keep your distance."

The villagers' words lingered in his ears.

But this dangerous man was willing to risk his life to save him.

—Li Zhuoyao and his car hanging on the cliff's edge, it was Zhou Chulan who arrived just in time, embracing him before he tumbled down the roadside bushes, surviving a brush with death.

"You're crazy! Why climb a mountain in such heavy rain!"

In the pouring rain, Zhou Chulan glared with angry eyes, losing control of his emotions for the first time

"Why are you so angry? Do you care about me?"

Li Zhuoyao glimpsed something indescribable, unable to hold back any longer, and kissed him recklessly.

Regardless, let me love you, this time I want to throw caution to the wind.

*Because—

"Zhou Chulan, have I met you somewhere?"

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Love is an instinct hidden behind the ruins of memory.

*Reconciliation after separation, bittersweet, a happy ending, poor top and rich bottom

*Content warning: The top has a criminal record, but there's a reason

*Follow-up story:

Reconciliation after separation, happy ending, mutual pursuit, abusive love, redemption <<less

She was a pungent new military recruit, Cheng Xue. A woman who solely loved cherry blossoms. After crossing over, she was met with mishap and... more>> inexplicably chased down. When her escape led her to encounter cherry blossoms, she also encountered him.
 
He was dressed in blinding white, pure and clean. When the flowers faded and fell, she made a firm decision. He was a soaring dragon. Every time he saw her in distress, he would save her, always, and treat her problems as everyday occurrences to comfort her. 
She fell in love with him, and he... 
 
The dust of her previous life had settled. In this life, she viewed the cherry blossoms and walked along a rough road. Everything in the world, except for life and death, was shiftless.
 
The cherry blossoms intertwined their fates and also brought them devastation... <<less

I have one older sister and three younger sisters.... more>>

We all got along well and were a picture-perfect happy family.

But it all suddenly fell apart.

One day, my older sister locked me up and violated me.
There was no consent, no agreement, just my sister's bottomless love for me.

She loved me morbidly.

My parents, unable to bear seeing me crushed and broken by my sister, transferred me to a distant school.

However, I was so traumatized that even at the new school, I was still afraid of women,

There was a girl there who had the same trauma against the opposite s*x as I did…

"I can only see you."

"I want my brother back."

"Yuran is mine…"

"Yuran, I love you…"

When love that starts to go crazy gets mixed up.

The story begins to move.

"You and I… can't love each other…" <<less

Kaela, who was neglected by her husband who loves another woman, and was miserably killed in a war with the emperor, who is her husband’s stepfather and uncle.... more>>

She was rather happy to die and willingly died, but when she opened her eyes, she went back to before she got married.

This time, she desperately ran away to avoid death, but she ended up marrying her husband again and went to the cold north again.

Let’s just give up everything.

Now, she has no regrets and is only waiting for a chance to die, but strangely, her husband protects, guards, and loves her dearly.

It’s useless. Only death will bring her rest, so she decides to die properly this time.

For someone, it’s a life without regrets and tedious, but for someone else, it’s a desperate confession.

The couple who should be together are misaligned, the wife sees death, and the husband only looks at his wife.

In the end, one side was destined to go crazy with madness. <<less

“Hatred shouldn’t be passed onto the next generation. Neither should this tragedy repeat itself.”... more>>

Paides, the country where Iris was born, waged war on Elda over magic ore. As the war dragged on, her country began to fall behind in numbers, so Paides began enacting a conscription.

Iris, who was still a child, also entered the fray. Not just to fulfill her obligation as a noble, but also to protect her precious family.

…At last, the war ended, but it took away both her cherished hometown and family.

Iris, who inherited the title of duchess, poured her heart and soul into restoring her territory, only for her efforts to be unraveled by the eccentric and naïve princess.

At first, she tried to make the princess—who would eventually become queen—understand how unrealistic her mindset was, but soon gave up after seeing how conceited the proud princess was. Ultimately, she concentrated her efforts on defending her own territory.

“You’re unworthy of the title queen.”

Thus, the curtain rose on the condemnation against her ruthless country… <<less