The Class that I, Noah Whitefield, was given by the heavens was no other than “Hero”. The moment I was to be recognized as such, I would be pushed into a journey where I couldn’t return until after I defeated the Demon King. But this job is such a hassle, so excuse me... but I'll pass. So after desperately searching for a way to change this Job, I decided to look for the Divine Job Tome.... more>>

But the words I heard after changing professions were…

――You are now a Monster Tamer.

Thus, I became the world’s only Monster Tamer, with a skill to make a variety of monsters into my companions. In the first place, there were no monsters that me, a former “Hero”, couldn’t defeat. So slowly, a big army of monsters started to be built. But wait! I’m a Monster Tamer followed by monsters. I just want to befriend monsters, I don’t want to be thought to be the Demon King just because monsters are following me! <<less

The release of the new generation interface 『Align』has opened the door to the world of virtual reality.... more>>

As doctors, commercials, educators, and a variety of new systems are trained, people seeking entertainment also begin to act in silence.

A lot of Virtual Reality games are released and those games also begin to diversify.

This time, a new online game was about to be birthed.

『Grimoire Online』

Reinforce, grow or develop your own grimoire and create a goal.

A new story begins in cyberspace. <<less

“Fascination”, is the power to pour magical power and forcibly captivate the other party.... more>>

Chigusa, a high school girl who had been suffering from severe bullying, committed su*cide to bid farewell to her hell like world. But she survived after encountering a dying vampire and shared her life. Chigusa who was no longer human, used her vampire powers​ to fascinate any girls she met, captivated​ them, s**ked their blood and changed​ them into a half vampire like her.

The girl who had nothing and was robbed of everything, got reborn in another world as a vampire, desires nothing but to get hold of the entire kingdom. <<less

The genius researcher and a highschool freshman, Haruyuki Kei, died after completing his research on a certain secret society.... more>>

Three gods appeared before him and asked, "Why did you research on this society? You lost your life because of it." Since he gave a satisfying reply to the gods, they decided to give him a prize for breaking the code of the secret society.The prize is to be reincarnated into another world, without his memories. Now, living as Kazeyama Souta, he caught a glimpse of his past from his old world when he became 15 years old, and is now trying to find his lost memories and survive boarding school, while being tasked with killing the demon lord. <<less

Keisuke Honjou finished the classes he needs for his math degree, and was just waiting at home for graduation. Suddenly, his sister comes to him,... more>> and wants to know about the Gröbner Basis. <<less

An Ojii-san was reincarnated thanks to a kind Goddess. He wished for a 「healthy body」. However, for some reason he received the cheat ability to use powerful magic instead! Even so, he rarely used the ability.... more>>

When he ―― Shiu, turned 11, the Goddess appeared and informed him ――。”Become an adventurer and enjoy your life.” He went to the Royal Capital in order to become an adventurer, on his way there, he met a beast mount, Faris, who became his pet. From there he began his new life.

Shiu’s world broadened little by little as he took on requests at the Guild and interacted with different people at the Royal Capital ――。 Shiu, the boy with a truly powerful ability, starts his easy going life in a fluffy different world! <<less

The Demon Lord who unified the Demon Realm, Dalewatts, starts his invasion of the Human Realm to bring it under his rule.... more>>

At that time, the announcement “The one that shall pull out the Angel’s Sword will become the hero and defeat the Demon Lord” circulated through the Human Realm.

Dalewatts, who heard about this, transferred his soul and magical power into a human body and slipped into the ceremony to try and destroy the hero and the sword himself, but there was no one who could pull out the sword.

The onlookers were also made to participate in the ceremony and when Dalewatts’ turn came, with no way to escape anymore, he helplessly grasped the sword, then, at that moment, after his magical power got absorbed by the sword spirit inhabiting the sword, Erin, appeared and the sword fell out.

By pulling out the sword he got recognized as the hero and his life of subjugating the Demon Lord started…… However, that Demon Lord is he himself.

Thus the mysterious adventure of going to defeat himself began. <<less

“The three of us will always be together!” is the catchphrase of both “Natsume Kaede,” the popular and cute childhood friend, and “Kazama Seiki,” the genius with outstanding reflexes.... more>>

In between them is the kind-hearted “Sasamori Suguru”. He had doubts about whether he should be with the two flawless people, but the two always helped Suguru out without minding such things.

Suguru had no redeeming features in looks, brains, or athleticism, but Suguru’s kind nature was something everyone recognized.

However, something suddenly happened one day. When he awakened from his sleep, a landscape he never saw before was in front of his eyes. Astonishingly, it didn’t happen to just Suguru, but the whole school.

His class had gathered together. Natsume and Kazama were in the same situation as Suguru when they woke up.

Thereupon, the mysterious figure, “Lukiross” appeared. According to him, this world’s name is “World End,” and that people live while using abilities called “End”.

He also explained that Suguru and the others were summoned in order to fight the opposing “Gariud”. Despite the chaos, Kazama acted as a leader and declared that everyone would cooperate and fight while Kaede and Suguru agreed with him.

However, while all the classmates were showing off their powerful End abilities, Suguru got the worthless skill “Force”, which had unclear effects. His classmates ridiculed him. Kaede and Kazama stood in front of Suguru, as if to protect him.

At that time, Suguru believed that those two would help him out, no matter what would they were in. However, as the battle against the Gariud intensified, the two gradually began to give up on him as well when it became more apparent that he wasn’t suited for battle at all.

Then, a tragedy erupted. While coldly saying “Sorry Suguru…we won’t protect you anymore,” and “How unfortunate, this wouldn’t have happened if you were at least a little bit useful,” his classmates all denounced him at once.

Furthermore, Kaede, the one Suguru liked, was taken away by Seiki in front of his eyes. Suguru lost everthing. However, after realizing the true power of “Force”, he would rise in power from his position as the weakest. All to prove himself…and to survive. <<less

The continent’s largest kingdom, the Kingdom of Westphalia.... more>>

The boy Light who lived there had the lesson of the sword from his father who was a former knight of the kingdom, together with his childhood friend Lyrica and Sere.

Both Lyrica and Light being childhood lovers, promise to be engaged with each other. Sere also being in love with Light decided to be Light’s mistress.

Because you have to be a knight to have a mistress, Light s*aved himself to point of death in order to be a knight of the kingdom of Westphalia.

And, in order to receive the special ability called “gift” which everyone has, when Light, Lyrica, and Sere become 16 years old, they go to the cathedral of the Westphalia kingdom in order to appraise their “gifts”.

However the cruel reality is revealed, when Lyrica and Sere both receive great gifts and Light receives a talent called “???”

An Unknown Power.

A man called Brave came from another world with two women and told both of the women:

“Are you the girls of my destiny?”

They were gathering girls with great gifts to combine their power and kill the Demon King that was recently revived.

Lyrica and Sera, together with the man called Brave and the two girls, journey together in order to kill the Demon King.

One year later…

Lyrica and Sere came back, as the wives of the Brave rage…

For the two of them, Light, which became a knight in order to marry them, is simply deserted.

Betrayed by both of his dearest Fiancees, Light, broken by sadness wandered aimlessly, weeping…

But his sorrowful emotions are killed soundlessly as anger consumed him… All of them… KILL! <<less

The company’s infamous “Iron Mask of the Sales Department”, a perfectionist man known for his poker face, confessed to Hina Uzuki. He said he liked her but his face somewhat carried a hint of dissatisfaction. When she asked him for the reason, he said, “You are far from the ideal woman I had planned to go out with.”... more>>

“But that’s fine. As long as you go out with me, we can gradually transform you into a charming woman. Well? Isn’t it a fantastic offer?”

“I definitely don’t want to go out with a four eyes like you!”

Being chased by an unrelenting perfectionist man, what will happen to Hina? <<less

A person from modern times gets reincarnated into another world and tries much more than necessary to go on adventures and become a hero. A... more>> fantasy comedy of a self-proclaimed hero. <<less

He was publicly a town physician who used healing magic, but an assassin undercover. The young man, Shizuru, had lost most of his memories seven... more>> years ago and was transported into another world, who had through the help of a blind woman helped him, taken that path in life. Surrounded by beautiful women and girls with peculiar personalities for companions – a beautiful black wolf who understands human language, a liquor-soaked demolisher, a sniper with magic eyes, and a young lady with split personalities – the man would mutter even now: “I want to run away.” <<less

Buntarou Sugawara, a truck driver from Hokkaido, was tasked with the job of carrying wood to Kumamoto by his boss.... more>>

However, this was also a battle with the reincarnation applicants who dreamed of getting transported to another world.

They threw themselves onto the truck’s path; if he ran them over, Buntarou would lose his license and job, and it would mean the end of his life too.

Still, Buntarou will drive his truck.

To protect his livelihood, to protect the company he works for, with his heart and soul, he will drive the truck to Kumamoto! <<less

Iris, the daughter of the Duke, was the prince’s fiancé, but her appearance was that of a pig.... more>>

“I love eating, drinking and sweets!! Snacks? No, that’s another meal”

Iris would be beautiful if she were thinner, but she was a pig of 80kg at the age of ten!

Because of that, at the prince’s 10th birthday celebration party, that night, none other than the prince himself, who was crying after seeing her, broke the engagement with her.

As expected, it was not possible for the crown prince to marry a pig, and the king approved that decision.

After that, her parents imprisoned her for ruining the family’s name and decided to hire assassins to prevent of that happening again…

When Iris woke up that night …

“Assassins… wow, so cool!”

“It’s dangerous but the shy me is bubbling of emotion”

I am amazed of the skills beauty of the one who is aiming for my own life… “What are you saying…?” From that day on, Iris’s assassin study program started. First, you have to lose weight, and then refine your skills. “Who can train me? That is it! I’ll ask the knights who have recently come to my home! Not just killing skills I want to learn all the useful skills!” Iris, who learned to how to do everything, from cooking to laundry and making chores, goes to school in a lean state! <<less

Is it considered mu*der if one were to kill a corpse that has revived? Would it be a crime?... more>>

The dead have reanimated and are now hunting them. This is the fiction like zombie scenario that the protagonist has encountered.

For the sake of survival they must kill the people who have became zombies. From inside his head, the protagonist hears『tatata-tah』.

From somewhere, a sound could be heard. He leveled up.

Eh? Level-up?

Zombies or not, this game like world is fun. He decides to continue……

For the sake of surviving, the people that have become zombies must be killed. He must decide who to revive and who to kill. From among the dead, he will select the ones to be used. And thus, they had begun to believed that the existences of their loved ones had truly changed.

In this alternate universe the thoughts of varies people being to stir. <<less

A female knight got challenged to a duel by her rival, but as it turned out, it was actually a proposal for marriage instead of... more>> a fight. <<less

The self-proclaimed ikemen elite Kobashigawa set out to Roppongi on a beautiful Friday and drank until he became drunk. He got a woman he hit... more>> on and triumphantly called a taxi to ride, but he ran wildly and was met with a traffic accident. When he woke up, he had slept in a British styled hospital room that he had never seen before. Then, he screamed when looked at the mirror. What was reflected in the mirror was not the beautiful muscle that was forged at the gym, but a girl named Ellie who was extremely ugly, fat and face full of acne. While Kobashigawa suffered from being fat and ugly, he learned about the tough circumstances of Ellie who had lost something important and decided to freely used his experiences--dieting, fashion, business activities, adventure--to live as he desired.
A perfectionist ikemen who reincarnated as a fat ugly girl makes a great effort to become a beautiful person, open up a huge margin in terms of school grades, and rise up in the world with the business powers that he exhibited. A Cinderella success story. <<less

In a world of powerful magics, the Demon Lord that instilled bottomless fear was confronted by the Heroes.... more>>

The Hero, together with three comrades, fought together fiercely and finally defeated the Demon Lord.

Then, the Hero married the beautiful holy sage and lived in everlasting happiness, escorting in peaceful times…

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Similar to that fairy-tail, a girl named Estella dreamt of a sweet chance, dream-like encounter, like coffee with condensed milk and lots of sugar added (lots of milk).

That girl is just common folk, an average citizen that tends to dream.

However, Estella had a secret that she wouldn’t tell anyone.

「Ain’t this useless! I was tricked!」

That was, that she reincarnated as a villager, while retaining her past memories.

In addition, she spewed indecent words as her only memories were as an insignificant villager.

Today as well, only Estella’s characteristic brightness helped her struggle through her troubles, but…

Reincarnating into this new villager, with a new start, would she be able to achieve happiness… perhaps?

「What will my future plans become?!」

Speaking of which, what if villagers are the strongest? (Not possible, though) <<less

Lexia Sinclair was in a party with a girl called The Hero to captured an unexplored land.... more>>

She, who has the skill of 《Recovery》, had been partying with her best friend, Meik, a hero, but one of her comrades Act told her that she was unnecessary.

Desperate in her despair, she was pushed down into the abyss and couldn’t die immediately, but heard the voice of a “girl” in pain.

The girl’s name was 《Lochness the Weeping Cat》 a Demon King who ruled the world. <<less

Alicia, a noble lady who was extolled as the perfect lady, challenged her fiancé, who wanted to break their engagement, as well as his lover.... more>>

“I will accept the engagement cancellation if you find a way that will not hurt my honor.”

To the two people who were struggling to find the solution, Alicia whispered.

—There is a very good way to solve everything.

This is the tale of she, who avoided the engagement cancellation in an unforeseen way, her thereafter and those who have left their names in history. <<less

A scientist who lost his wife in an unforeseen accident.... more>>

He set out to create a clone of his wife because of loneliness.

But just before the birth of the clone, he was converted and the clone was discarded.

But then for a while. Scientists who are subjected to guilt will receive unexpected punishment.

The runaway of the science which does not stop. The sci-fi short short of two men who are crazy for love, depicting their sins and punishments. <<less

In order to love her proudly, I cannot fall.

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

A dress only master tailors could create, an enchanted dress for witches: [Magic Dress].... more>>

Fascinated by witches since childhood, Hino Soujiro came to Alstroemeria Academy to become a master tailor.

With the apprentice witch Chloe, he devoted himself to making dresses. But contrary to his expectations, he couldn’t make a mark amidst the outstanding students.

Soujiro grew impatient. But because of a one-off utterance from Chloe, he began thinking anew of the “reason I create dresses…?"

“It is a dress that carries forth my feelings.”

The truth they both know is the link to the future. <<less

There was a mage called ‘The Lone Demon King’ at the frontier.... more>>

He was just a creature that never grew old, but he was loved by the villagers as something of a guardian deity.

However, he was destroyed by a magic organization that sees his existence as dangerous.

200 years later, he is reincarnated as the second son of an aristocrat and obtains the strongest magic power.

“Let’s pretend to be a human this time”

However, being a human lover, he didn’t particularly think of revenge and has decided to pretend to be human in this life.

In his past life, he was the guardian deity of a region, and in this life, he’s a local aristocrat, but he does not know common sense. He doesn’t know how to take it easy.

As the second son of an aristocrat, he is loved by his family and friends, and while he is regarded as a master of magic in the magic guild, he becomes an ‘Immortal Mage’ behind the scenes. <<less