“Goodbye, Li Qiao” tells the story of four senior high school students who were on the verge of collapsing due to their respective family problems, estrangement with their parents, sufferings and irreconcilable difficulties. However, because of a message left on the bus, they became friends by accident, comforted each other, and walked together for a short time.... more>>

The novel uses multiple narrative perspectives and a first-person perspective to tell the story of the rifts in the families of these four teenagers. Some parents are naturally flawed, easily prompt to anger and become s*aves to violence. Some are forced to suffer by life and have nowhere to pour their bitterness, driving them to vent their sufferings on their children. Some parents separate halfway and transfer their disappointment to their children.

Four teenagers who are in apprehensive and confusing predicaments. Their similar painful experiences made them quickly become friends. During the summer vacation after their college entrance examination, they enjoyed the rare happiness in each other’s company. Starting a college life separated them from each other after being on the same road for a short time. Ten years later, the appearance of the mysterious number 170503 revealed a secret past.

The background family is crucial to the growth of teenagers, and some people may take a lifetime to heal from the injuries they suffer while growing up. The novel profoundly reveals this social issue and should arouse the attention and thinking of society and parents. The mutual understanding and friendship between peers with the same fate add warmth to the novel, which is both warm and healing. <<less

In the winter of three years ago, the first locked room mu*der in Japanese history was committed.... more>>

All of the evidence pointed to the defendant. It was certain they were guilty. And yet, they were found innocent and released. Why? Because the crime scene was a perfect locked room no one from the police or the prosecutor's office could solve.

"Since the room was locked, it was impossible for the defendant to have committed the mu*der. It's no different than if they had a perfect alibi." That was the argument of the defense, and that was the argument the judge sided with.

The ruling sent a ripple throughout Japanese society. No matter how suspicious you were or how much evidence you left behind, as long as you managed to create a locked room that no one could solve, you were immune from prosecution. With the common anti-mystery fiction talking point "there's no reason anyone would ever actually commit a locked room mu*der" completely overturned, the rate of locked room mu*ders in Japan skyrocketed.

When the police proved unable to deal with the surge of locked room crime, the Ministry of Justice published an official categorization of all known locked room tricks as an investigative aid. When that proved insufficient, Division Zero of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a police division dedicated solely to solving locked rooms, was created. When that still proved insufficient, locked room detectives, private investigators specializing in locked rooms, were officially licensed by the state and authorized to participate in police investigations. Calling a locked room appraiser, someone specializing in searching buildings for secret passages, is now a common first step in criminal investigations.

On the other side of the spectrum, locked room agents, assassins and crime planners specializing in locked room mu*ders, have become some of the most notorious criminals in Japanese history, and even a cult worshiping the scenes of locked rooms as a way to purify the souls of the deceased has made rapid inroads into Japan.

The protagonist, Kasumi Kuzushiro, is an introverted, somewhat cynical high school student who loves mysteries. Kasumi often finds himself dragged along on bizarre journeys by his flighty childhood friend, Yozuki Asahina. Due to their staggeringly bad luck, these trips often leave them in the wrong place at the wrong time to be caught up in locked room mysteries. Fortunately, another of Kasumi's childhood friends, Shitsuri Mitsumura, is the greatest locked room expert in the world, and can always discover the truth.

Hm? How did a high school girl become the greatest locked room expert in the world?

It's simple.

She's...

Volume 1 was the grand prize winner of the 2022 This Mystery Is Amazing! awards. <<less

Thousands of years ago, she was a young tree demon who fell in love with the Water God. After experiencing a tragic love that ended with the disappearance of the Water God, she lives alone in the present world and becomes the owner of the “Unceasing” dessert shop.... more>>

She brews a tea called “Fleeting Life,” and her shop attracts many peculiar customers. Each customer drinks her tea and shares their own story, tales filled with the heart-rending loves and hatreds of supernatural beings – a handsome and young cat demon falling in love with a fish, a visually stunning fox protecting a prophecy flower, a golden lion roaring to the heavens to save his beloved, a night butterfly warrior with a mysterious past hunting down demons… Every customer who visits the dessert shop has a story to tell.

Just like the Fleeting Life tea, their stories are filled with bitterness and sweetness, twists and turns. The tree demon owner is the one who listens to these stories. And she herself is also someone on a quest for tranquility. Her life has Zimiao, Jiu Jue, Ao Chi, Fatty, Skinny…in the end, where will they all head? <<less

The richest woman in the world, Laurentia Aztana, had success in both work and beauty, but her life was unhappy. She discovered that the illness of her sister, Erusia, was a complete lie, and that she was cooperating with her fiancé to buy all of her possessions. It was a treacherous story of betrayal.... more>>

At the moment Laurentia was forced to turn her back on her pain and remorse, she had gone back eleven years before her engagement. Her faith in Erusia, her affection for her fiancé; all of it could go to hell. Listen carefully, Sister, there is no good sister now. I pledge to redesign my life.

The first thing is, I’m tied up with a national hero who cannot possibly deal with the tr*sh left in the past. Oh, the debt that you took unfairly, I’ll fix it. Instead, become my marriage partner. <<less

On New Year’s Day, a visit to check my fortune led to a bizarre curse. If I fail to have the last word in a conversation, my body will turn to stone—can you believe it?... more>>

I tried to endure it for a year… but then the Duke, a notorious reply villain, appeared.

“Yes, thank you.” “Have a great day!” “May you also have a wonderful day, Count.” “Thank you!” “I’m grateful too.” “No need to respond!” “Count, you don’t need to reply either.”

Didn’t I say you don’t need to reply? Don’t respond! I might be cursed and can’t help it, but what’s your excuse? It seems I might bid the world farewell sooner than expected because of this guy.

But this Duke, does he have unusual tastes?

“From the moment I saw you, my heart was yours.”

Are you talking about that time when I had to shout at everyone to shut up so I could have the last word? That moment when I seemed like a madwoman? Why is that? <<less

She believed he was a heartless husband and treated him badly.... more>>

Until he was hunted down as a traitor in order to protect her.

‘My wife. Please be in good health.’

My heart was torn to pieces as I knelt before his severed arm.

Even now. But this time I could see that his body was clearly intact.

“Princess? Why are you crying all of a sudden?”

She had returned after losing hope. To the first night of their wedding three years ago.

“You must be nervous about your first night. Don’t worry. I didn’t plan to spend the night with the princess anyways.”

“Why? I’m your bride and the wedding is over. Now, let’s take off our clothes and go to bed.”

“…Princess?”

I tugged at his arm with force.

I’m not leaving you this time. I will protect you for sure, and I’ll die with you if I fail to do so.

Not as Nirisu’s princess but your wife, Agnes Arpad.

She pledged with determination. <<less

Life is unpredictable. Her husband loved her stepsister, deposed her as Empress and even forced her son to death. In that Cold Palace, she was forced to drink poisonous wine. So in the next lifetime, she made a promise to never do good deeds and help others, to never step into the palace and to never become the Empress!... more>>

At the Prime Minister’s estate, the mistress’ daughter is reborn into a she-devil.

An evil stepmother? I will make sure you go to Hell!

A two-faced, hypocritical older stepsister? I will rip apart that beautiful façade!

A scheming younger stepsister? I will throw you into the grave!

You guys didn’t let me live peacefully so you should also expect the same!

Initially she wanted to stay away from disaster as far as possible; however, a man’s heart is like a needle in the sea—impossible to search for, impossible to understand.

The man who once swore to abandon her became someone who can’t live without her.

The enemy from the past lifetime suddenly confesses his feelings for her.

Even worse, she is bothered by a handsome man with a thick-skin who doesn’t know how to give up! <<less

Even now, numerous supernatural things from old stories wander around this world. They say that people, who fell victim to supernatural, come to the divine... more>> fox yokai of the traditional shop Banwoldong to seek help. This is a bizarre story told by the highschool student Yu Dan, who can see ghosts, the fox yokai Baek Ran, who commands army of dokkaebi and Banwoldong’s yokai clerks. <<less

Married a scumbag, suffered miserably, only to die painfully.... more>>

But then I woke up at nineteen.

I returned to my beautiful age before marriage.

"In this life, I will remain single!"

What is marriage good for, anyway?

This time, I will live alone with my father and brother.

No, I wanted to live like this.

But this life is strange, even more than I expected.

I avoided my husband from my past life, but now I got involved with a man who was my husband’s friend.

"I will try not to beg you to marry me. But for now, let's meet."

The head of the four noble dukes and the master of the Noble Guardian Spirit, Constantine Kramer.

"Leaving your title behind..."

He lightly wrapped his arms around her waist and then put her down on one side. She could feel her back against a solid wall.

"Con, Constantine?"

"A beast, that's right. I’m also..."

Cold-blooded, ascetic, and unyielding.

None of the adjectives that referred to a duke fit him,

Unfortunately, she was faced with a situation where she had no choice but to marry again...

Is this marriage going to be okay? <<less

Repenhardt, the most powerful 10th circle wizard on the continent, stood for the liberation of different races treated as s*aves across the land.... more>>

"Where is the flaw in such a noble thought?"

Thus, he was dubbed the Demon King by humanity.

"However, following the distorted common sense of a twisted society, knowing it's wrong but acknowledging it because everyone else does, rather than showing humility..."

"...I would rather become arrogant."

Defeated in humanity's final battle, he used a time regression spell to return to the past...

"Who are you?"

He awakens reincarnated in the body of the continent's strongest physical warrior, Teslon of the Unbreakable Gym, known for his headbutting prowess! What is the fate of the former Demon King and 10th circle wizard? <<less

The prequel story to [GODZILLA: Monster Planet] released nationwide on 2017-11-17!... more>>

Here is a collection of records from the age when humanity battled against the monsters. Facing immense despair, how did humans confront it, and how were they defeated? This is the one and only prequel to the anime version of GODZILLA. <<less

Aeroc, proud of belonging to a prestigious noble family, falls in love at first sight in a chance encounter with Kloff, who belongs to a lower-ranking noble family. Aeroc approaches him without paying any mind to the difference in wealth and status, even disregarding the taboo of alpha-alpha relationships. However, Kloff takes no notice of him and marries another omega.... more>>

In the end, Aeroc, blinded by jealousy, commits a terrible crime. And after learning the truth, Kloff executes ruthless revenge.

“I hate you so much. You make me sick. I loathe you. I wish you the same miserable end as what you did.”

Aeroc struggles and resists, but slowly pays the price of his crimes…

“What you did was not love.”

“I am not sure what to call this feeling if not love.”

If given the chance to turn everything around, would the relationship between the two be different?

If someday I could be reborn and repay you, then I will not even go near your lover.

Aeroc closes his eyes after making such a promise to himself. And as if it were a cruel joke, a second life is given to him.

Could life be a blessing once more? Will it lead us to the light again? Will I ever see him again under those cedar trees? <<less

Bi Ryu-yeon, an eccentric young man in his early twenties.... more>>

He encounters the world of martial arts when he meets his master at the age of ten after becoming an orphan.

His destiny soon changes upon a chance meeting with the students of Heavenly Martial Academy.

Riding on the ‘fragrances’ of a ‘Black Zither’ and ‘Flying Lightning’, ‘Bi Ryu-yeon’ and his ‘eccentric master’ emerge in the martial world.

It’s an adventure of unpredictable ultimate martial arts and extraordinary exploits until the very last moment. <<less

Kassel, a farmer turned battlefield scavenger, embarks on an adventure to return a treasured sword he stumbled upon, to its rightful owners - the White Wolves of Aranthia. However, upon meeting them, they unexpectedly pass on the mantle of captain to Kassel...... more>>

From a farmer to a scavenger, from a scavenger to a captain, from lying to survive to sacrificing for his friends, Kassel's fight begins now. <<less

He died as a human, only to be told his birth was a mistake.... more>>

He was supposed to be born as the Elqueeness, the Water Spirit King. And now, they will fix that mistake and he will be reborn to his rightful destiny. But wait, there are still many problems concerning this Spirit King who doesn’t know how to do anything! <<less

At nineteen, Feng Ming, an orphan on his way to school, met a fateful accident while trying to save a child. Fortunately, the child's father, a grateful Spiritualist Sorcerer, offered him a unique opportunity: a "transmigration" to another dimension as a second chance at life.... more>>

In this new world, Feng Ming found himself inhabiting the body of the Crown Prince of the Xilei Kingdom. However, this Crown Prince’s status didn’t seem to be as lofty as Feng Ming had originally expected. Not only was he denied the respect his position deserved, but his body was also marred by hidden scars! The true power resided not in him, but in the enigmatic and cunning Regent King, Rong Tian!

To make matters worse, the original Crown Prince seemed to have an unconventional relationship with King Rong. The King Regent, perceptive and cunning, quickly recognized the change in the Crown Prince's inner self, harboring suspicion. Yet, intrigued by Feng Ming's unconventional views, Rong Tian found himself drawn to the impostor. <<less

The plan was perfect.... more>>

And there was no better match than the prim playboy of the Escalante family.

“After we get married, everything will be different. You will be more free than before our marriage.”

“What about you?”

“Under the duties as your wife, I will do what is justifiable. It will be done regardless of you.”

“So, you’re saying you’re going to have a child but you’re not going to do this kind of thing with me?”

This was because she didn’t need a decent husband, but a man who would someday be legally removed from her life.

When he can fill the petition up with the names of the women he fooled around with overnight, then she can become a successful Ortega woman.

But then…

“I am not going to lay a finger on a woman who is not you, and until you give birth to a child, until you give birth to the next child, and then regardless of any child, I will satisfy you and I will make you satisfy me.”

“……”

“I don’t need such dog-like freedom or privacy that you want to give me so badly. There’s no such thing as that in the first place from the marriages I know of.”

The Duchess of Escalante refuses to live with the Duke of Escalante. Divorce due to unilateral fault.

“I’m a son of a bit*h but I’m more faithful than you think. Inés Valeztena.”

Inés Valeztena strives for a wonderful life.

“So I will never betray my family.”

Until her promiscuous fiancé betrays her by saying he will not betray her.

“I’m sorry, but you can’t live a life separated from me. Inés Valeztena.” <<less

My father brought the sub-male lead who would bring ruin to our family.
And to make matters worse, it's a child who is supposed to be my match...!... more>>

There is absolutely no room for a tragic ending.
In order to survive and prevent Mishael from beating me, I transformed into a flawless lady with whom no one could find fault with.
As time passed, Mishael, who grew up smoothly, left for the empire to become a priest as originally planned.

"...I actually have an incurable illness."

I was momentarily surprised hearing the shocking revelation that the sub-male lead, whom I raised with great care, has a terminal illness.

"I... It hurts so much here."

And it is said to be a disease that constantly flares up without warning, causing him great distress.
And so, I only lent a helping hand a few times to help him deal with difficult situations.

"Miss... What should I do now?"

Misha sobbed, pressing his cheek against my hand.

"I, who desired to become a priest, have dared to lust after a woman and have fallen into corruption.... Shouldn't the young lady take responsibility for someone like me?"

Me, why me?

"I feel like I want to kiss you right now and die..."

So, why me...?
Where did our gentleman go...? <<less

That summer afternoon, spent beside the being who had become the heaviest in my world, with the verdure of the season deepening within the confines of my lone space, self-isolated from others. Solitude was no longer an option for me. A life without Woonu only promised loneliness.... more>>

I lost my family and experienced the loneliness that lingered in their absence, living a lonesome life without holding anyone close to my heart, stewing in my solitude. Loneliness and solitude cannot coexist. Only those who have chosen solitude know of this truth.

Solitude is a blank, and loneliness is a dearth that seeks to be filled. Because solitude is closer to nonpossession than it is to resignation, while loneliness is like a jar with a leaky bottom. That imperfectly solid blank of mine, built from my fleeing of loneliness, became desperate to contain a whole being.

Woonu, having felt the rain at the tip of his fingers, arm stretched beyond the eaves, suddenly straightened his legs and leaned his upper body forward.

“Huh? A green frog!”

“Where? Are you sure you didn’t see wrong?”

“There, over there! Oh, oh, it’s jumping!”

“Oh, there really is one.”

“Where did it come from? Has it always lived here?”

I quietly gazed at the side of his face, his mouth agape with a bright smile adorning it.

Where did you come from? Where did you come from for it to feel as though you’ve always been here? <<less

Ki-hyeon found himself possessing a character from a zombie movie he had watched before.... more>>

"What the hell? What's going on?"

Not only were the grotesque zombies terrifying, but what drove him even more insane was the fact that every time he died, it was as if the game reset and he went back to 19:21.

"...Wow, you must really f*cking love me. You're definitely my stalker."

To make matters worse, he was now possessing a stalker of Yoo Min-ho, one of the main characters in the movie.

The trust of those around him hit rock bottom.

Escaping from the building seemed like an impossible task.

And then, someone kept sending him meaningful messages through a cellphone with no service...

[So, why did you write such a shitty post?] 20:03

Can Ki-hyeon escape safely from the repetitive situation? <<less

Book 1: In order to bear him an excellent offspring, Mia, a female Earthling, was held captive by the highly-intelligent alien Frederick…... more>>

Book 2: Even after agreeing to bear a child for Frederick, Mia has more questions and thoughts about him. In addition, for some reason, she found that she couldn’t get pregnant….

Book 3: Mia is finally pregnant. But the child is not Frederick’s?! How will the angry and helpless Frederick treat Mia? <<less

A mysterious carriage roams the night, leaving death in its wake. The driver's face is unsettling, marked by horrible spots, but whoever this person is,... more>> they possess formidable martial arts skills. The robberies and mu*ders are committed wherever this carriage goes, wreaking havoc and sparking outrage within the martial arts world.
Chi Yun, also known as 'The Heavenly Cloud,' traces this ominous carriage to an abandoned temple and crosses paths with other martial artists who are also investigating the case. Chi Yun introduces them to a mysterious young gentleman, Tang Lici, who carries a baby with him for some unknown reason.
All in all, they find Tang Lici well-mannered and refined man, a nearly flawless embodiment of all human virtues. The only odd thing about him is that he takes medicine every day for a mysterious illness the nature of which he refuses to disclose. <<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

Qin Lu became the villain minor cannon fodder in the novel.... more>>

As long as the heroine Ye Qingcheng killed him, he could return to his original world and all the things he possessed will be multiplied a thousand times, and he will be able to marry his crush.

After two years of his transmigration, he was happy to finally die at the hands of the heroine.

However, the heroine put away the sword.

“You go away, I will not kill you.” Saying so, the heroine refused to kill him.

“WHY! Why don’t you kill me?”

Qin Lu made up all kinds of reasons and persuaded her to kill him.

But Ye Qingcheng refused to kill him.

Qin Lu was really out of tricks, so he took advantage of her unpreparedness, and directly embraced the heroine in front of the crowd.

When the crowd saw it, they raised swords with killing intent, and the protagonist was already in a rage.

The next moment, he believed to be killed by the heroine and he could accomplish the mission.

However, the result is that the heroine drags him into her room.

“Let’s go back to the room to discuss.”

Crap, this isn’t in the plot… <<less

In the fifth month of the first year of Emperor Hongxi's reign, the Ming Dynasty, a shocking event occurred that spanned across the two capital... more>> cities, which forced the crown prince Zhu Zhanji to embark on a crazy and desperate journey. He had to travel over 2,200 miles in fifteen days from Nanjing to Beijing to save himself and the Ming Dynasty. It was an almost impossible task, but he had no choice... <<less