Physically confronting your abusive superior might be cool and satisfying when it happens in a drama, but, as Kazuo Sugishita is learning, it's less cool when you're sitting at home afterwards, terrified to learn how you'll be punished when you return to work the next day. The sentence he faces sounds surprisingly lenient - just a temporary reassignment to the company's entertainment department while things blow over. But he changes his mind when he gets the specifics: Kazuo has been assigned as manager-in-training (read "servant") to Shiro Hoshizono, the "Star Watcher": A pompous, showoff-y, completely insufferable talent with no actual talents except using his sickeningly sweet words and foreign model looks to seduce lonely middle... more>> aged women into paying for the privilege of hearing him speak.

The day after his new assignment, Kazuo and Hoshizono leave for Saitama Prefecture, where Hoshizono has been recruited to become an image character for a campground in the mountains, alongside a group of other colorful characters, including a romance novelist with the looks of Cleopatra but the personality of someone's grandpa and a UFO obsessed conspiracy theorist.

But the morning after their arrival, their host is found strangled to death in his lodge, the road back is buried in an avalanche, and... you can probably see where this is going.

Turns out, despite how he comes across normally, Hoshizono is actually a genius detective!

The novel features a unique chapter naming scheme where each chapter is titled as a three to four sentence summary of its own contents, focused upon what information about the case is discovered and what evidence appears, for ease of reference.

A nominee for the 50th annual Mystery Writers Association of Japan Award, long story category. <<less

First-year high school student Yu Azuma sets four rules for herself to live her high school life in order to “definitely become an idol.”... more>>

This moving coming of age novel depicts the 10-year journey of a girl aiming to become an idol, with a current top idol as its protagonist! <<less

I am a knight. To be precise, I am the Church of the God of Light’s Sun Knight.... more>>

The Church of the God of Light worships and serves the God of Light, and theirs’ one of the three largest religions on this continent.

As the whole continent knows, the Church of the God of Light has the Twelve Holy Knights, and each one has his own unique personality and features.

To be the Sun Knight is to have shining golden hair, sky blue eyes, a compassionate nature, and a brilliant smile.

“The benevolent God of Light will forgive your sins.”

I must have said that line at least a million times in my time as the Sun Knight.

However, the greatest wish in my life is to be able to stand before the entire continent and roar, “Damn your ‘the whole continent knows’! This Sun Knight just doesn’t feel like smiling! I just don’t want to forgive these human tr*shes! I just want to pepper my sentences with ‘f***’!”

Unfortunately, even to this day, I continue to wear a smile as I say, “The benevolent God of Light will forgive your sins.” <<less

In the Japan of a 1000 years from now. A humanity that has acquired the telekinetic power called ‘Jyuryoku’, while terrified of the legendary abominations... more>> called ‘A’ki’ (Fiends) and ‘Gouma’ (Karmic Demons), has built a peaceful society. However, a group of children previously under the school’s strict control, as a result of violating a certain rule, have suddenly descended into a nightmare! The false peace crumbles away, as a fantastic archive tells them the truth of humanity’s bloodstained history!? <<less

An ordinary youth is forced to study at an academy he has never heard of before.... more>>

On his first day of school, what awaits him is—

“What kind of race are you, you can’t even transform!”

“You feel shame from being mistaken as being my race?”

“Your scent is identical to a human’s; you might be grabbed and drained if [he’s] hungry.”

“Since you’ve helped me, you’re now my ac-com-plice…”

His classmates are an elf, werewolf, fox spirit…

His dorm roommate is a dangerous darkblood with handsomeness level to the MAX.

The youth’s school life is bound to be ordinary no longer!

“Please let me graduate aliveee~” T_T <<less

A short story/oneshot written in 1926 about Yunluo and Yingman, two girls who become close after being cast in the same play.

Mason was a mercenary, until the day he died on a mission after being betrayed by his unit.... more>>

At the same time, there was a Hollywood actor named Haley Lusk. While famous as a child actor, as an adult, he grew addicted to drugs and s*x. With a nasty personality and sub-par acting ability, Haley was disliked, yet he still confessed to Noah Raycarlton in front of the world causing him to be hated by most people. Then one day, he suddenly had a heart attack and died.

Noah Raycarlton is the young CEO of a big company. Though not a celebrity, his mother was an immensely popular actress. Due to his good looks and kindness, he is loved by everyone.

Mason thought he was dead for sure, but he woke up in the hospital full of people he didn’t know. They told him that they were his family and called him Haley. He was so confused, and people told him that he had a heart attack due to overdose and died for a while.

He realizes that his soul went inside of this Hollywood actor Haley Lusk, and he decides to live a second life. But because of things that Haley did, he has a difficult time with Noah and other people. Mason finds out right away that in his old life, he knew Noah as a child. <<less

The once wealthy and powerful Ryuuzen clan has been all but destroyed. Their misfortune began in 1960, when a majority of the family was wiped out when their vacation villa was buried under a landslide. However, search and rescue teams discovered something even more shocking: A majority of the bodies they discovered showed obvious signs of having been mu*dered before the landslide.... more>>

As though it were a trigger, what came to be known as "The Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan" spread throughout the descendants of the family's only survivor. By mu*der, by su*cide, by accident... it seemed none who held the name "Ryuuzen" could live to see the age of 35, and now, the family has been reduced to a single woman, lying in a hospital bed, days away from death.

Kamo Touma was once just another of the endless parade of sleazy tabloid journalists looking to exploit a prominent family's tragedy to sell magazines, but Ryuuzen Rena's kindness melted his frozen heart, driving him to quit his old job and become an investigative journalist specializing in overturning cases of false arrest. Eventually, he and Rena were married, but now, the curse threatens to steal away their happiness.

Kamo prays for a miracle, and his prayers are answered by the Hourglass of Miracles, an artifact spoken of in rumors and urban legends, said to grant one wish to anyone who obtains it.

"Meister Hora", a guide for those who obtain the hourglass, tells Kamo there is only one way to break the curse and save Rena: He must travel back in time to the year 1960 and catch the culprit of the original Ryuuzen Family massacre.

Who was the culprit of the mu*ders that took place almost 60 years ago? Why did they steal away the lives of the Ryuuzen clan? What is the true nature of the "Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan?" And perhaps most mysteriously of all... What is Meister Hora's goal in all this?

Winner of the 29th annual Ayukawa Tetsuya Award. <<less

Myeong and Seonho haven’t seen each other since their high school graduation. Now 27, they meet again at a reunion, and their lingering feelings resurface.... more>>

‘Hyperventilation’ was first released as animation, then published as manhwa, and now the novel is here as well. Read their story and fall in love once more!

*Please note that this novel contains time jumps, with the chapter titles indicating when the chapters take place chronologically. Contains explicit content. <<less

“Love is a prayer. I pray. I wish for the people I love to all be happy. I wish for all of them to fulfill their wishes. I wish for everyone to live somewhere warm, cool, or whatever they find comfortable, and be surrounded by their loved ones. I want absolute bliss to pour on them like heavy rain. I love every single person in the world.”... more>>

A set of love stories digging into the essence of love and stories. <<less

There exist in this world a set of six daggers that carry a terrible curse: the ability to inflict a death beyond time. Those under the daggers' curse shall reincarnate without end, never able to know happiness and always drawn to die once more by the dagger. This is the story of "Raine" and "Marie", two souls bound by the daggers' curse to kill one another, over and over again.... more>>

France, 1243. Lapis Lazuli Castle is the name of an insignificant relay fort nestled away in a forest east of Carcassonne. Its ruler, Count Geoffroy, and his only daughter, Marie, are both believed to be insane. The root cause of their shared madness is the mysterious disappearance of Geoffroy's wife three years ago, which caused Geoffroy to grow detached from humanity and cast Marie into a deep depression. After three years of wandering in a state halfway to nonexistence, Marie works up the nerve to ask her chief bodyguard, Sir Raine, to investigate her mother's death, confiding that on the night of her mother's disappearance, she had witnessed something impossible. However, her investigation only prompts a new tragedy.

The French-German border, 1916. As World War I rages on, Raine and Marie's latest reincarnations live the life of a sub-lieutenant in the French army and a medic with the Red Cross, respectively. The two lovers are reunited at the site of the Battle of Verdun, but no sooner have they met then Raine finds himself faced with a barrage of impossible circumstances. An enemy soldier's head suddenly vanishes, right before his eyes. One of his subordinates reports the same thing happening to an ally. Four more headless bodies vanish from a flooded bunker in the minute he looks away. These baffling events are a prelude to the return of their old tragedy.

Northern Hokkaido, 1989. Kimiyo, age eighteen, is already dying, an inoperable tumor in her hypothalamus leaving her with less than a year to live. Refusing to despair in the face of her tragic circumstances, she spends her remaining days with her friends at "The Library at the End of the World", a private library so called due to its isolated nature. One day, a man named Kito approaches her out of the blue, regaling her with a story about a set of cursed daggers, knights in the 13th century, and the two of them being cursed, fated lovers. Naturally, Kimiyo is intensely skeptical, but the events that come next don't require her to believe in them.

Arriving at the scene of these three tragedies is Snowy, an enigmatic figure of indeterminate gender who claims to be "a detective charged with managing the world's chaos". <<less

Cillier, the daughter of a treasonous duke, marries the crown prince, Persen, like a hostage.... more>>

In a marriage that’s nothing but a sham, living a life with her husband’s cold indifference, she gradually withers away.

However, in an accident, Persen loses all memories of Cillier, only Cillier…

Her heart wavers at his affectionate appearance just like a long time ago.

“Now, I can’t stop crying.”

“Ah, uh, hmm!”

It was a wildly violent kiss. Persen ruthlessly moved his hips. He unhesitatingly thrust himself into her body, even the remaining root.

Cillier wished for him to leave her alone. If only he had left her as a princess who wasn’t loved, just like before. So she could live with that familiar misery.

But his tenderness was too sweet to turn away from. She wanted him to devour her completely, even if it meant leaving not a single hair behind.

“I love you, Cillier.”

No. You don’t love me.

Will this be an opportunity to regain him, or an irreversible mistake. <<less

A newlywed couple are mu*dered in their bridal chamber on their wedding night leads to open fighting between Ouyang and Sima Manors. Amazing Constable Shen Ying personally takes on the case.... more>>

A gold hairpin holds the key to finally exposing the truth of this mu*der case…

The Bloody Bridal Chamber is Book #4 of Hong Kong author Ximen Ding’s Amazing Hawk Constables wuxia mystery series. <<less

Eloise, the beautiful princess of the Delane kingdom.... more>>

Iz, who was Eloise’s maid and prisoner of war.

She is forced to marry the king of the desert instead of a princess who is forced into a marriage of convenience with a barbarian.

Barca, a desert king with blue eyes that looks colder than ice.

“Are you the one who came here to be my wife?”

Fearing that she might die if he finds out that she is a fake princess, Iz desperately tries to hide the secret. However, she is gradually fascinated by him, who is always by her side when no one is there.

Barca’s voice, which she secretly heard when she thought she wanted to live her life pretending to be a princess, stabbed Iz’s heart.

“Did you think I really cared about the fake princess?”

* * *

“Heuk!”

Her body, which had been stretched out by the night wind, moved weakly. Iz noticed that she was back under him.

“Why, why… Again….”

This beastly occlusal was just over. But you’re trying to do it again? The maids never said this. I just need to hold it in once. They said it would be over….

“What do you mean why?”

Barca pushed his pen*s back little by little.

“I’m just trying to feed you again because you’re eating so deliciously.” <<less

Mariella is a maid who dreams of rising through the ranks by becoming the mistress of a nobleman.... more>>

She is convinced that a blind man she meets by chance is a noble,

and she takes great care of him, pretending to be Lady Marianne.

One day, the man disappears, leaving a proposal for marriage.

Unaware of Mariella’s true identity, he sends a proposal to the Riedenburg family.

Mariella worries that her identity will be discovered.

A disorientated Lady Marianne offers to marry him off in her place…

—

“I’ll go.”

“What?”

Mariella repeated, unable to understand.

“I’ll marry into the royal family. For you, in person.”

“…”

The young woman said, sounding eager.

A hint of amus**ent in her eyes behind her gentle expression.

Mariella knew what Marianne was thinking.

She was jumping for joy at the opportunity.

The chance to be the heroine of the popular novel she always carried with her. <<less

One day, Kim Jiho, who earns a living by pickpocketing on the street, leaves the facility he was living in after being hit by the owner of the facility. After walking on the street endlessly because he has nowhere to go, he sits down in front of the road and thinks.... more>>

If I get hit by a car and die here, it'd be good if it's an expensive car.

While he was thinking like that, an expensive car stops in front of Kim Jiho, and the man who rides that car asks.

"Wanna hop in—If you have nowhere to go."

Kim Jiho, who thinks there is no goodwill without hidden intention, makes up his mind and follows the man. But the man doesn't make any demands after taking in Kim Jiho.…. <<less

I have a foster father…... more>>

Um, that’s not the important part. I just want to say, why doesn’t he understand the differences between boys and girls in this world? He insists a p*rnographic picture is actually a diagram of acupuncture points. And also…why did he raise me as a boy for 15 years?! It’s impressive that he can write prescriptions, but I studied poisons.

But, why is he a Fang Hua Beast… <<less

A 10-year office worker who couldn’t stand not working, that was my life.... more>>

But one day, I possessed a Mage who was an extra in the novel, !

My role was a low-level wizard who records and manages the condition of the Prince, who was cursed by a warlock and has fallen asleep forever.

Eventually, the prince was going to wake up from the curse with a kiss from the female protagonist of the novel, the Saintess, and defeat a group of warlocks.

Waiting for the day to see the scene, I planned my retirement step by step.

Besides, shouldn’t I also do my job properly?

I checked hard every day to see if the dazzling Prince’s handsomeness was safe,

Making friends with the sleeping Prince and telling him stories about the world for a couple of months.

But one day, a sudden incident woke the Prince up? No, how did it happen without the Saintess?

Furthermore, this Prince was not looking for the Saintess, but was starting to cling to me?

“I think you liked Protea flowers, so I’m thinking about planting Protea flowers in the Prince’s palace.”

Even if I said I liked it, you overturned the whole garden to plant vague flowers,

“I’ll try harder, so that you can have faith in me.”

Richt kept craving for my attention and affection like a puppy.

No, you can just guarantee my comfortable retirement, right?

Edel’s days of anguish never ends. <<less

For the Barrel is a novel ‘reinterpretation’ of Yoshiyuki Tomino’s original 1979 TV series Mobile Suit Gundam. The novel represents an alternative vision of the One Year War, with Ling A-bao (aka Amuro Ray) piloting the machining skin "Gunboy Wilbur” against the Zeon forces. The series was put as part of the Gundam metaseries and took place in an alternate interpretation of the Universal Century timeline. However, it has no relation or resemblance to any previous Gundam works.... more>>

Originally serialized in magazine Newtype, it was created to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the magazine. It’s since been relegated into the “black history” section of the Gundam pantheon, and has never been reprinted outside of the original magazine run, which has only added to its enigmatic status. <<less

Even in hell, we will be together until the end.... more>>

After losing his mother, John followed his father, whom he had just met, and moved to England. There, he met an angel who shook his life. It was his half-brother Valentine, who he didn’t even know existed.

“Promise me, John, that we will always be the most important thing to each other.”

Valentine had cleverly trapped John, dominating his world, taming him every night with his arms.

As time passes, the relationship between the two becomes much closer, and Valentine’s obsession with John reaches unsuspected extremes.

A day before graduating from high school, an incident occurs that instantly changes the relationship between the two. <<less

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gaming industry has seen an explosion in popularity. One of the most popular games ever released is Mystery Maker, a VR RPG where players can create baffling puzzles in a virtual space and challenge other players to solve them.... more>>

As a promotional stunt for the game's upcoming sequel, eight real life great detectives have been hand chosen by Kurata Chikage, executive director of MegalodonSoft, to challenge each other to a match in a demo of Mystery Maker 2. Among them are Kamo Touma, a magazine contributor well known for his investigative work overturning false convictions, and his wife's cousin Ryuuzen Yuki, a recently debuted mystery novelist.

However, on the day of the demo event, the detectives are all drugged. When they awaken, they find their smartwatches are locked to their wrists and they are shown videos of their families and loved ones being held hostage. They are contacted by a Gamemaster, who tells them that if they wish to save themselves and their families, they must play a death game called "Delicious Death for Detectives".

As scheduled, the eight of them will play Mystery Maker 2's demo, and the Detectives will challenge the mu*der puzzles created by the mu*derer. If the Detectives are not able to reveal the mu*derer and their tricks before the time limit, all players will be killed. However, if the mu*derer is exposed, both they and their hostages will be killed. And if a Detective makes an accusation but gets even the tiniest detail wrong, they will be mu*dered by the Gamemaster's secret accomplice, the Executioner.

Now the only way for the eight detectives to survive is to expose the mu*derer and Executioner lurking among them, even if they must risk their lives and those of their compatriots to do so.

Which is an especially big problem for Kamo, because he's the one who's been chosen as the mu*derer! <<less

Lee Juwon, the corrupt CEO of the hunter service company December. Juwon, who lived viciously because he was crazy for money, was trapped all alone in a Christmas Eve dungeon that suddenly appeared.... more>>

In there, Juwon sees the aftermath of his own death. Everyone was happy about Juwon’s death like it was Christmas. All except one person…

Kang Inheon, an S-class hunter belonging to December. He was kind to everyone and only cold to Juwon so, like everyone else, he thought he hated him. However, after Juwon died, Kang Inheon acted weirdly…?

Pretty tr*sh and Pretty Scrooge’s* dungeon escape

Note: The abbreviations of pretty tr*sh and pretty scrooge in korean is yesseu and yeseu, which sounds like yess and yes <<less

The story of a rare genius sorceress who, guided by her ever growing masochistic desires, plots to be r*ped by the arrogant, weak, and despicable man she hates most…... more>>

But once she gets a taste of it… there is no going back.

This is the tale of a masochistic sl*t and her desire for ruin.

Can she protect her beloved parents? And what secret motives is her maid hiding behind that deadpan expression?

Whether it be friend or foe… her desire for total and utter ruination will whip up a storm of fire and brimstone from which no soul shall escape unscathed.

An erot*c light novel with a huge amount of content. <<less

A bloodbath takes Lu Qing's parents, but gives him the love of his life.... more>>

He is always willing to give everything he has to him, not wanting him to be cold or hungry.

The more he looks at his brother, the more contradictory feelings he has towards him.

How can he smell his brother's scent and feel restless inside?

A quest for revenge has left Lu Ziqu an orphan for the second time, but fortunately, this time he has Lu Qing. He is pampered even when he is naughty, and he is used to him even when he is naughty, because he is Lu Qing.

But... while watching his younger mentor having a good time with another woman, he felt a pain in his chest?

Is it possible that he is lovesick?

A pair of brothers who depend on each other for their lives, a unique love story between them, revolving around a fight in the forest. <<less

There were five princesses in the Ix Kingdom.... more>>

The first princess was a warrior princess. She was unbeatable with a sword, even against ordinary men.

The second princess was a songstress. Her voice was said to surpass that of a siren.

The third princess was a beauty. She had countless suitors, from princes to knight commanders.

The fourth princess was a musician. Whether it was the piano or the violin, the music she played was heavenly.

As for the fifth princess... um, what was her specialty again?

Mabel, the youngest princess, had no particular talent compared to her exceptional sisters. One day, she was (unilaterally) engaged to a "masked mage" who was estimated to be over 120 years old.

Despite never having been in love before, Mabel decided to break off the engagement. However, the person she met was not an old man, but a stunningly handsome young man!

However, his face was too good-looking, and apparently, anyone who saw his true face would "fall in love" with him. But for some reason, it had no effect on Mabel...!?

At first, Mabel was thoroughly disliked, but eventually, he fell in love with her earnestness and sincerity. <<less