This novel is the second series in Li Ximin's classic "Tang Town Trilogy," a work of magical realism.... more>>

Every person carries their own unique scent—so do love and fate.

This novel is a mysterious tale where scent takes center stage. A mysterious sorceress using poison magic threads through the entire story; love and destiny emit an eerie aroma; and for everyone involved, living becomes a cruel adventure.

Song Ke, an artist hired to paint portraits of the dead, arrives in Tang Town, only to find that people begin dying one after another. Behind the string of terrifying events, a strange woman appears and vanishes like a shadow—yet Song Ke falls passionately in love with her. Tang Town is drawn into a web of fate: many die from venomous spells, and others are tormented by illness, suffering a fate worse than death.

After surviving life and death on the battlefield, the burly warrior You Wuqiang returns to Tang Town, only to be targeted by the mysterious woman's apprentice, whose unrequited love turns deadly—she decides to kill him with a poison curse.

Where will Tang Town's fate lead? Faced with the threat of death, what kind of complex humanity will its people reveal? <<less

In countless novels, there are always those background characters, extras, who get only a few words or lines under the author's pen. Who would have thought that behind the main plot, they, too, have their own extraordinary lives.... more>>

Starting off with taking care of a kid? No problem—the child has already grown up and learned to look after herself and her elderly mother.

Cultivating immortality? Watch me outdo all of you in effort.

Facing an apocalypse? I’m going to turn zombies into perpetual motion machines!

What do you do when both haters and the main protagonists are locked together?

No messing with the original male or female leads—there's no fixed CP (couple pairing). <<less

One morning, I—32 years old—woke up to find myself back in my second year of high school.... more>>

Could this be the infamous time leap?

It felt far too real to be a dream.

And pinching my cheek? Yep, that hurt just like reality.

While I was still confused, someone suddenly burst in through the window—

"A-chan! What the heck is going on?! I turned into a high schooler too!"

It was Chiho, my wife and childhood friend who lives next door.

Apparently, she’d time-leaped with me.

Normally, a time leap is something you do to change the fate of someone you love, right?

So why did Chiho come along too?

And more importantly—I have zero idea what even caused this leap!

And so begins our second shot at high school life.

Why did I time-leap?

Why did Chiho come with me?

To solve the mystery and return to our original timeline, Chiho and I set out on a bizarre and extraordinary journey—

"Aww~ Little A-chan is just as cute as ever~!"

"Chiho, why are you getting so close?"

"Ehehe~ You know, back in high school, A-chan used to avoid me, right~?"

"Why are you creeping toward me?! No, wait—scary! Chiho-san! Calm down, Chiho-san!"

"Heeey~ Why’d you avoid me, hmm? Even though we were childhood friends? Even though we end up married?"

"That’s because, um, Chiho’s body was a little too distracting for a high school boy to handle…"

"Unyaaah~!"

"Whoaaah!"

Before I could figure anything out, my wife—already well-developed back in high school—showed her true nature and pounced!

Right… she’s technically still my wife.

Inside, she’s a very experienced married woman.

And she’s always been pretty hands-on with the physical affection.

But seriously—this is no time for that!

A sexy, youthful time-leap reboot with my now-married, once-childhood friend who knows a little too much!

What’s the real reason for our time leap? And will I be able to protect my virtue—

I mean, find the answer?!

"Chiho, nooo! We're still in high school! You can't do that!"

"But it’s fiiine, isn’t it~? Fiiine, fiiine~"

...Yeah, looks like protecting my virtue might be the real problem. <<less

(The protagonist, who doesn't have a Daoist consort and has been taking advantage of senior fellow disciples, elders of the sect, and others)... more>>

came to join the Yin-Yang Sect after hearing that its Daoist consorts change more frequently than they change clothes. Li Chuan contributed all his possessions, only to find that things were not as they seemed.

Almost a year after joining, he hadn't managed to get a single Daoist consort. Thinking he had been deceived, he was approached by a stunning senior fellow disciple who asked if he would like to form a spiritual bond.

For those who don't practice cultivation, they might not know what "forming a spiritual bond" is. Let me put it this way: A long-term relationship is called a "Daoist consort," while a short-term relationship is known as "forming a spiritual bond."

From then on, Li Chuan discovered the true way to interact with the Yin-Yang Sect's Daoist consorts. As long as he had enough spirit stones, he could form a spiritual bond with anyone, Whether it's Senior Sisters, aunts, Daoist consorts of aunts, female elders, Daoist consorts of elders, or even the Daoist consort of the sect leader, anyone can form a spiritual bond as long as there are enough spirit stones." <<less

Beside the Qinhuai River, the moonlight was like silver. Beneath the peony blossoms, Chu Qiu leaned close to the beauties, vowing to live a life of romance, drunkenly resting his head on a beauty's lap, and laughing at the affairs of the mortal world. But fate is fickle, and in the end, he couldn't withstand King Yama's cold scythe. His soul, like a fallen leaf returning to its roots, was silently drawn into the depths of the Underworld.... more>>

Entering the Netherworld, he obtained the supreme treasure, the "Book of Life and Death." One day in the Netherworld was equivalent to a thousand years in the world. When he opened his eyes again, he had already boarded a broken ship of transmigration.

At the awakening ceremony, he was full of anticipation, but failed midway. In despair, he re-entered the Netherworld, and after a bloody battle, he finally contracted the divine beast Diting.

Returning to the human world, he found that the road ahead was not as smooth as he had imagined. Former enemies, harboring resentment, stirred up trouble like venomous snakes in the dark night. Former friends, having succeeded in their awakening, discarded him like worn-out shoes, watching with cold eyes. Fortunately, the mentor showed concern, the city lord concealed for him, and the principal helped him soar.

Exotic beasts, Otherworlders, traitors, mortal enemies make the road difficult. Family, friendship, love, cherished thoughts can cross the bridge of life and death.

One man, two beasts, three cups of wine. Respect for heaven, respect for earth, respect for beauty.

I, Chu Qiu, today open the gate of heaven with beasts! I invite you all to witness! <<less

My ex-girlfriends are chasing after me even though I’ve been dumped twice.... more>>

I, Mizumori Akito, fell in love with a girl who was always reading books in the library after school during my third year of middle school. She was Takahashi Ayano, a slender girl with shoulder-length hair who wore glasses.

We entered the same high school and were in the same class during our first year. I thought we would continue to deepen our relationship, but Ayano gradually became more beautiful and started to attract attention from others. From around that time, Ayano and I began to spend less time together.

In our second year, Ayano and I were placed in different classes. At the beginning of the first semester, we still met as we did during our first year, but gradually Ayano started to avoid me. One day, when I was about to go to a bookstore, I saw Ayano entering a hotel with Shiraishi Katsumi, a boy from her class. The next day, I was so shocked that I skipped school.

But my misfortune didn’t end there.

When I returned to school the day after skipping, my friend since middle school, Nakajima Masanori, approached me out of concern. When I told Nakajima about what I saw on Sunday, he gathered information about Ayano from his girlfriend, Imaizumi Kaoru, who was in the same class as Ayano. Shiraishi and Ayano were close in the classroom, and Ayano hadn’t mentioned me at all.

I decided to give up on Ayano. She stopped coming to the library. While I was reading alone in the library, Ichijou Sayaka from my class approached me. We became close, studying and hanging out together. She was proactive, so at the end of summer vacation, we ended up doing it.

In our third year, I was in the same class as Sayaka, but Ayano was also in the same class. It seemed that Ayano had broken up with Shiraishi and was pressing me to get back together, but I refused. However, Ayano used Shiraishi to forcefully take Sayaka away from me, and she used a video taken at that time to threaten and prevent Sayaka from dating me.

Thinking I had been dumped again, I focused solely on my studies, climbing to the top of my grade and even ranking within the top twenty in nationwide mock exams.

With Sayaka distancing herself from me, Ayano began to pursue me. However, a new development awaited as Shiraishi was caught by the police. <<less

"I'm going to make you happy?"... more>>

Yeah, right.

I was going to confront the beautiful girl trying to steal someone’s lover.

"Did you just call me a damn b*tch?"

She repeated the words I had just thrown at her.

I used to be just an ordinary high school boy, but when I woke up, I had become a mob character in a NTR erot*c game.

This game was garbage.

It betrayed a heroine who genuinely loved the protagonist, made her cry, and ended with her awakening to a fetish for being cheated on—it was the worst possible ending.

That’s why I had decided—

I was going to directly confront the heroine who played the NTR role. <<less

Those beautiful girls I confessed to, all those times they turned me down, are now suddenly trying to talk to me…?... more>>

His name is Matake Satoshi. He has average height, plain features, and a body that isn’t impressive in the slightest. Among guys, he falls well below the standard. Satoshi understood exactly where he stood in the social order, but even so, he was determined to date a beautiful girl no matter what. With that in mind, he came up with a bold plan.

He would try to get close to as many beautiful girls as possible and confess his feelings. His thinking was simple: if he confessed enough times, eventually, one of them would say yes.

He gave himself a deadline of three years. If nothing came of it by then, he’d let go of the dream. With that goal in place, he put his plan into action. But when those three years finally passed, in the spring of his second year of high school, the only answer he got was a painful one.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t go out with you.”

That one confession, the one he had poured three years of effort into, ended in failure. After facing thirty rejections, Satoshi finally gave in. He muttered to himself, “Fine. Starting tomorrow, I’ll just live a normal life.”

With his heart set on accepting reality, Satoshi began living a serious and ordinary life. But just as he was starting to settle in, something unexpected began to happen… <<less

A Breath-of-Fresh-Air Romcom with a Chill (and Super Cute) Idol!... more>>

At Sezaki Touya’s high school, there’s a certain someone who stands out—a nationally beloved idol named Shizuku Himeno.

Nicknamed the “Goddess of the Classroom,” Shizuku is admired by all for her dazzling looks and sunny personality. But—

“Yah-ho, Sezaki-kun. Wanna take a break with me?”

The girl who flops down next to him and says that? That’s the real Shizuku—totally laid-back, a little clingy, and full of surprises.

In front of everyone else, she shines like the brightest star. But ever since Touya accidentally caught a glimpse of her true self, she’s been showing that side to him more and more.

From sneaking off to arcades together, to singing their hearts out at karaoke, to spending quiet nights side-by-side in the park… their secret little hangouts gradually bring them closer—both emotionally and physically.

And so begins a low-key, high-fluff story of a free-spirited idol and the boy caught in her wake—a secret escape just for the two of them. <<less

Yukiya Tojo is dead—due to a certain event, he fell into depression, caused an accident, and died in despair. Expecting to be reincarnated as is, Yukiya instead steps into a world with a god and receives a one-way ticket to another world.... more>>

Having lived a dull life in his previous world, Yukiya was supposed to use the numerous skills granted by the god to live a slow life in this new world... or so he thought.

However, this world is overrun with lascivious demons, and gradually, demon girls start gathering around Yukiya, who is trying to live a slow life.

In a world where r*w s** and breeding are commonplace, Yukiya’s second life shifts from a slow life to a harem life. <<less

The protagonist, Yamabuki Natsuki, attends the all-boys' school Aotaka High School, where a certain local tradition has been passed down.... more>>

That tradition dictates that dating a student from the neighboring all-girls' school, Suzakura High School, is considered the ultimate status symbol. Aotaka High School and Suzakura High School have produced many couples over the years, fostering a good relationship between the two schools.

However, this long-standing tradition is shaken by the presence of a single female student.

Her name is Tachibana Iori, the "Prince of Suzakura."

With her overwhelming good looks and a personality so flamboyant that she seems like the reincarnation of a princely character, Iori has completely captivated the hearts of Suzakura students.

The students of Aotaka High School, finding themselves largely ignored, face a crisis—until a turning point arrives.

Tachibana Iori starts working at the family restaurant Cyberia, where Natsuki also works.

Assigned as Iori’s mentor, Natsuki finds himself dealing with the swarm of Suzakura students flocking to the restaurant just to see her in action, as well as a junior so obsessed with Iori that they follow her to her workplace.

Amidst all this, Natsuki begins to notice an unexpected side to the "Prince" that no one else has seen before. <<less

On his first day of high school, Kuga Ryo discovers an extraordinary person in his class.... more>>

It is Asahina Touka, a legendary girl who was once called a child prodigy

But what is the Touka of today?

"sleepy ……"

"No, don't fall asleep during HR!"

She moves like a zombie when she wakes up from sleep.

The uniform is shabby, the hair is shaggy, and the eyes are dead.

Zero motivation, dead eyes.

During lunch break, she lies down on her desk and falls asleep.

The former beautiful girl child actor, who was called a “failure in training” and dried up in the entertainment industry, had become just another lethargic JK. ……

As a child, Ryo was one of the fans who was struck by Touka's performance.

“This isn't good enough for the former star,……! I'll be responsible for redeveloping her!!!!”

Thus, Ryo decided to carry out a plan to re-nurture the “too lethargic former child prodigy"

But this lethargic girl was 100 times worse …… than imagined.

"No, I don't see what you're wearing, it looks like pajamas, doesn't it?”

This is a romantic comedy about a former child prodigy who is too fast-paced and a hardworking high school student who takes good care of her.

"Hey, hey, when are we going to start dating?"

"Eh?"

"You're going to re-nurture me, right? Then you'll be responsible for me until the end."

Will the day come when she shines again?　Or…?

"--Because of you, my 'love' was successfully cultivated, you know?" <<less

I actually ended up releasing an alluring fox demon who has been sealed for five hundred years!... more>>

It opened an entire world full of mysteries.

“If you want to have it all, you must stand at the top of this world!"

Wait, we could also practice dual cultivation?

I decisively agreed and embarked on the road to immortality. <<less

Elise enters into a suspicious contract for her sick mother.... more>>

Arriving at the castle deep in the forest, she encounters a beautiful swan by chance.

Captivated by the swan, she tries to be kind to it, but the swan scoffs at her every attempt.

On top of that, she ends up having to bathe the castle's owner, a task she never anticipated.

"Aren't you going to wash the lower part?"

"I'm sorry. It's my first time."

"I suppose you intend to scrub me until tomorrow morning then."

The arrogant and beautiful Duke, Armion.

Despite his torment, Elise perseveres, thinking of her mother and the beautiful swan.

But... why does she keep thinking of the 'swan' the more she sees him?

***

"Y-Your Grace. S-Stop…”

"That flower contains an aphrodisiac. I can't believe you actually ate it."

A strange breath climbed up her exposed neck, tickling her ear.

"I'll fix it."

He smiled languidly, his eyes half-lidded as he whispered.

"That kind of thing gets better with physical treatment." <<less

A bittersweet love story between a monster with unusual fɛtⁱshɛs and a fragile human woman.

In her previous life, her family had a bad ending. The baby in her belly was not saved, the eldest son died of typhoid fever, her husband had a broken leg and was bedridden, and finally she and her husband died in a sea of ​​fire. She was reborn, but the timing of her return was wrong. Her husband’s family was facing life and death, and her father-in-law died again to save them from escaping!... more>>

Yang Xi, “…”

It was a hellish start!

Her husband said, “I will protect you this time.”

Yang Xi, “…”

She was not the only one who reincarnated? <<less

Itsuki Jinpei, the protagonist born and raised in the countryside, suddenly stands at a crossroads in his life as his high school which he had planned to go on to is shut down.... more>>

He passed the high school in the city center Amahashiritsu Academy introduced by his former teacher, and decided to move to Tokyo and start living on his own.

There, Jinpei reunites with his childhood friend Hanazono Kanna from whom he had been separated for over a decade. Now she is famous as a stunningly beautiful high school girl President.

───

"Jinpei-kun, I have decided to live here starting today!"

"Okay, all right. Turn around and go home right now."

However, Kanna begins bringing in her belongings and starts hanging out at Jinpei’s place.

To make matters worse, Asakura Nao of the track and field star carrying the future of Japan's women's sprint world, and Sasazuki Mika, a renowned actress and former child prodigy, also join in. Jinpei’s once peaceful everyday life starts to unravel in a colorful and chaotic way.

The curtain rises on a wild romantic comedy about a young man overwhelmed by eccentric genius beauties! <<less

Okawa Kyotarou, an ordinary junior high school boy, suddenly heard a mysterious voice on his way home from school. When he looked up, a mysterious old man announced through some kind of unfathomable power that the whole world was “welcoming the return of the age of gods.”... more>>

There were now people called Awakened Ones who obtained unimaginable powers. Dungeons have appeared, and monsters were spilling out from them. The world as a whole, not just our society, was changing all too quickly.

With various agendas in mind, the private sector has become involved in dealing with those dungeons. And due to the labor shortage, everyone over the age of 15 was allowed to become an “adventurer”.

This is the story about an ordinary boy who lived in such a world and delved into dungeons with his moderately strong power and his slightly powerful familiar. <<less

Magical Girl. It is the power given to girls who have fallen into despair.... more>>

However, there is one girl who became a Magical Girl through love. <<less

Ten years ago, dungeons suddenly appeared all over the world. Yuma Minashiro fell into a dungeon on his way to a job interview. With no... more>> equipment and resigned to his death, Yuma obtained an incredible skill: Summon. It was tough because all the spirits he summoned were beautiful girls, and the only way to become stronger was to flirt with them, but he set up a company, made money, and lived a happy life as a dungeon explorer. <<less

I am the third son of a knightly aristocratic family, and I have memories of my past life. However, I never spoke of them. They were far too tragic and depressing. If I could, I would have cast those memories away into the depths of oblivion.... more>>

Being the third son of a knightly house in the frontier of this country meant that I was born with the fate of being asked to dedicate myself to the family and, eventually, die for the people. Fortunately, I was born with a "gift."

Therefore, I had to use that "gift" to do my best to increase the chances of survival for my father, the head of the knightly house, and my brothers, the heirs.

The reason for this was simple: they loved me. That was the only reason.

Unlike my father and brothers, who were grand, noble, and full of pride, vowing to protect the people and contribute to the peace of the kingdom, I had no such lofty ideals. I only sought a way for those who loved me to live in peace.

So, please stop overestimating me.

I am the child of the frontier, the third son of a knightly house…

A being who existed to protect the people from monsters and magical beasts.

This is the story of a man born in a knightly house on the frontier of a certain country, in a certain world—his way of life and the place where his heart resided. It is a simple, first-person account of an "ordinary" man's story. <<less

Sophia Ariel, who had not even had a debutante ball by the age of twenty in her poor frontier territory, is finally invited to one by her estranged aunt. ... more>>

However, nothing in this world comes for free. For this one debutante ball, Sophia ends up paying an unexpected price.

Rather than feeling discouraged, Sophia sharpens her gaze, focusing on what she can gain.

A story of Sophia Ariel—timid yet bold, shy yet clever.

***

After finishing her thoughts, Sophia opened her mouth.

“Hmm, so… if I get engaged and then break it off with Your Highness, what will I gain from it?”

At the moment Sophia spoke of negotiation rather than rejection, Prince Robert's face brightened.

“For starters, I’ll give you fifty gold coins every month for as long as the engagement lasts. I'll also cover all the costs of maintaining your dignity as my fiancée. You’ll get to keep all the dresses and accessories as your own. How does that sound?”

With a smile, Sophia responded,

“During the engagement period, I would also like the emperor to grant the title of Marquis to my family. Additionally, I need full military support from Umbriel for Ariel.”

Prince Robert looked at Sophia with an impressed gaze and said,

“Very well. Shall we consider the contract sealed?”

“No. Let’s make it one hundred gold coins a month. After six months, it increases by ten, and again by ten after another six months.”

“Lady Sophia Ariel. I understand that I’m asking this favor because of my circumstances, but I don't think your worth is quite that high.”

“That way, the engagement will be shorter. If it drags on, it will undoubtedly be due to Your Highness’s circumstances. I need to be compensated for that. So, you’ll want to hasten the process of granting the marquessate title. If you want a quick breakup, that is. Do you wish for a prolonged fake engagement?”

“No, we should keep it brief. Anything else?”

“This is it for me. How about you, Your Highness?”

“Lady Ariel will need to come to the capital. You’ll have to comply when I ask for your cooperation and participate in various events whenever requested.”

“It sounds like a good experience. I’ve only ever seen the palace from afar, so getting to enter it sounds like it will make for fond memories.”

“There are excellent gardens and greenhouses there. They're something to boast about. I’m sure you’ll be pleased. I’ll send you the contract in writing, and once you’ve reviewed it, please return it with your seal.” <<less

She still remembered that during the Lantern Festival that year, she stood on the busy street with colorful lanterns hanging high, surrounded by vendors and pedestrians.... more>>

But her mind was all on the handsome man sitting leaning on the railing——

Although it was only a brief glance, her heart was already secretly promised.

Even better, that man was her fiancé...

A year later, she married him with full joy.

But all her imagination of happiness was shattered by his own hands on their wedding night!

It turned out that he didn't want to marry her at all. Everything was because of his own forced choice.

It turned out that he didn't love her at all. Everything was her own fault.

Then, he chose the day of the Lantern Festival to give her a divorce letter...

She was too s*upid, thinking that as long as she gave sincerely, she would be rewarded.

She didn’t know how unpredictable the human heart was, and she didn’t know that the humbler she was, the more she would be trampled on.

Since then, she no longer felt aggrieved or tolerated and became her true self.

That unbearable marriage and the man who hurt her deeply, she buried them deep in her heart and never wanted to remember them again.

Unexpectedly, only two short years had passed, she actually met him again, and it was on the Lantern Festival night that she hated the most... <<less

Waking up in a hospital bed isn’t that surprising.... more>>

Losing some memories due to the accident’s aftereffects, forgetting about being married and even their spouse’s existence, is understandable too.

“Honey, how are you feeling?”

But having a tentacle monster in a suit as a husband?

“It seems to be an aftereffect of the accident.”

“So, to put it simply, doctor, you’re saying that because of the accident, something went wrong with my brain, and that’s why my husband looks like a tentacled monster?”

Her husband, who appears as a perfect man to everyone else, looked like a monster straight out of cosmic horror to her.

And the reality that differs from her memories.

“It’s okay. I remember you.”

“Ah…”

“If you don’t remember anything, just ask me. I know everything about you.”

Her perfect husband takes care of her with kindness, but she’s confused.

Could all of this really be a temporary side effect of the accident?

* * *

Lowering her chin, she glanced to the side. A tentacled monster with a fantastic body was sitting there. With all its tent**les drooping down, it looked quite dejected.

She took a picture with her phone. The tentacle monster was on the screen until she pressed the capture button. But when she checked the photo album, the tentacle monster was gone, replaced by a handsome man with a heartbroken expression.

“Um…”

“Yes, honey?”

“How did we get married? Did I blackmail you with your weaknesses or something?”

“Blackmail? You? Blackmailed me?”

As she raised her head at his amused tone, her eyes met a bundle of trembling tent**les. It was hard to tell with his form, but judging from his reaction, he seemed to be laughing.

“What if it was the other way around?” <<less

“Dear, it’s time for your medicine!” The beautiful and pure holy maiden brought the medicine to treat his wounds.... more>>

On this day, he witnessed betrayal with his own eyes and experienced despair with his soul…

From this day on, the brave hero was dead, if there’s anything, burn paper offerings! <<less