Once, during middle school, Sou had confessed to his childhood friend Rio, only to be swiftly rejected. Several years later, out of the blue, Sou was informed by his mother that Rio had become pregnant. Rio's pregnancy led her to become reclusive, and Sou was unexpectedly asked by his mother to persuade her to come out of seclusion.... more>>

The next day, as Sou debated whether to meet Rio, his best friend Haruaki expressed a desire to speak with him alone. After finding themselves alone on the school rooftop, Haruaki revealed one shocking revelation after another to Sou... <<less

"You’re a failure, don’t ever cross my threshold again!" ... more>>

In a country where magic is everything, especially in a kingdom where everything is determined by the ability of ‘bloodline magic’ that only nobles are born with. Hermes, who was born as the second son of a certain noble family, was found to be a “failure” with no bloodline magic despite his high magical talent, and was exiled from the family. Hermes was almost killed in the depths of his disappointment, but then he was picked up by Rose, a “witch” he met, who saw his talent and made him her apprentice.

After five years of training, he returns to King’s Landing with the most powerful magic of all – the ability to recreate all magic – and learns all kinds of magic he never knew he could. He corrects the wrong thinking spreading in the kingdom, saves his childhood friends who suffer from magic, destroys the incompetent position of the bloodline magic-dependent people who banished him, and eventually makes a name for himself as the savior of the kingdom. <<less

“It’s over. I hate you! Don’t ever show your face to me again!” “Understood. Let’s not meet again.”... more>>

At a school in England, Kudo Sota and Amelia Lily Stafford became close friends. While enjoying their time together, Lily learned that Sota was returning to Japan and, in anger, they parted ways after a quarrel.

Half a year later, Lily studied abroad at Sota’s high school and even chose his home for her homestay. Confused by the sudden reunion and their cohabitation, Sota asked, “Why did you come to Japan?” Blushing, Lily replied, “For bride training…” <<less

Jing Mian is a game streamer who never shows his face. Even after joining a professional team, fans could only see the player sitting in the corner of the competitive stage, wearing a hoodie with pale skin, performing smooth and fluid techniques, and a set of warm almond eyes that glinted faintly beneath the dark mask.... more>>

Until one day, during a livestream mishap, people caught a glimpse of him eating noodles at home through the camera. The chat exploded that night.

"His real face?! What kind of ethereal beauty is this!!"

"He could have relied on his looks to make a living, but he chose to become a world champion with his skills??"

"Look at how quietly he's eating noodles, it's melting my heart…"

"How can he be so well-behaved!"

…

A few seconds later, the sound of unlocking was heard in the live stream.

The live stream room fell into silence. The young man on camera appeared to be halted for a brief while, his expression flickering with anxiousness. But he was a step too late, unexpectedly meeting the gaze of the voice's owner.

"Mianmian."

A cold and deep voice cut through the microphone the next second: "I told you, you can't eat instant noodles at home."

The young man stammered with a shocked expression on his face, "Why… did you come back early..."

He was swiftly picked up by the tall figure and disappeared from the camera before he could finish his sentence.

All the viewers: ?!!! <<less

Zhao Qingfeng, who was terminally ill, was reborn in the year 2001.... more>>

That year, his childhood sweetheart and school beauty, Shen Lingyao, turned 18.

Zhao Qingfeng: “The ‘I love you’ that the teacher talked about consists of a subject, predicate, and object, right?”

Shen Lingyao: “Right.”

Zhao Qingfeng: “Was the adverbial clause I added before also correct?”

Shen Lingyao: “Right.”

Zhao Qingfeng: “What about the attributive?”

Shen Lingyao: “Right.”

Zhao Qingfeng: “So, you love me too, right?”

Shen Lingyao: “Right… Huh? You brother Qingfeng, trying to take advantage of me again, take this punch from me, your princess!”

This is a story about childhood sweethearts, both bashful yet eagerly rushing towards each other, filled with sweet moments.

It also touches on family and friendships, as well as business and farming. <<less

Konoe Masaru witnessed his childhood friend and a strange man having s*x on his bed in his own room.... more>>

"...What the hell is going on..."

What's more, when the two noticed Masaru, they verbally abused him.
It didn't stop there. For some reason, Masaru was rumored to have been the one who cheated and committed domestic violence the very next day. He ended up being hated by all the students in the school.
Masaru, who has been used to being feared and avoided because of his tough-looking appearance, has no choice but to accept the current situation and try to live quietly, but...

“Please make me your——s*x s*ave as you please, Konoe-sama!!”

A pe*verted blonde-haired, blue-eyed beautiful transfer student wants to dedicate her body and soul to Masaru, asking him to be her Master!!
Masaru's high school life became increasingly distorted due to the girl's unfathomable perversion.

“Ehehe, My Master♡”

Masaru got entangled with a pe*verted transfer student who desperately wants to become his s*ave...in a crazy way <<less

One day, Alan, a mere commoner, met a girl who was being bullied by a few boys.
The moment he saw her beautiful silver hair, memories of a world he didn’t recognize flowed into his mind.... more>>

W-What kind of memory is this ……?

He managed to fight off the bullies, and as he talked with the girl, he realized that this world was a world in a light novel, and that the girl in front of him was Charlotte, the saint heroine of the story.
At the same time, he realized that he is a character who dies early in the story.
He tries to escape as soon as possible, but Charlotte’s smile attracts him and they become friends, playing together every day.

Five years later, Charlotte is adopted by a nobleman because she is a saint.
Charlotte thought she would never see him again, but when they parted, they vowed to meet again at Nobilitas Academy, where the nobles and high-achieving commoners gather.

Then, after overcoming the threat of death, he is reunited with Charlotte for the first time in a long time at the school! ……he was so happy about that but……

“I don’t want to be apart from you forever. Let’s be together forever.”

“Who is that woman? Are you no longer satisfied with me if you are cheating on me? ……”

Yes! Something’s very heavy!
At first he was puzzled by the fact that Charlotte had become a yandere.
But then he realized.

Isn’t she still cute after all? Then anything is fine. <<less

In these troubling times, Luke, the son and heir of the lord of the land, turned twelve and received a Gift. Unfortunately, it was a Gift useless in combat called [Village Building]. To make matters worse, his step-brother was the one blessed to inherit their father’s [Master Swordsmanship]. And so, their positions were completely reversed.... more>>

Luke was then banished to an uninhabited wasteland. There, his mysterious Gift activated and instantly made a village. He thus prepared himself to live modestly in this tiny village of his. Or so he thought. As the population of his village grew and grew, his Gift got stronger and stronger until it evolved.

Before he knew it, his [village] had tall buildings everywhere and had the strongest army. His village became the best there was…!

“Wait, can this still be called a village? And what happened to the slow life I’m supposed to have…?” <<less

Makoto Takatsuki is a normal high school student and a hardcore RPG player.... more>>

However, “normal” goes out the window when his whole class is involved in a bus crash and whisked away to another world! Powerful gods rule this strange new land of magic and monsters, and every newcomer is blessed with strong stats and unique skills.

Well, not quite. Makoto’s stats turn out to be pathetic, and his skills are super weak compared to his classmates’…he’s even stuck as an apprentice mage. Worse still, he’s given only ten years to live!

Luckily, Makoto soon meets a minor goddess named Noah, who appears in Makoto’s dreams and asks him to become her first believer. With the help of Noah’s blessings and a divine weapon, Makoto seeks to become strong enough to rescue his goddess from the dungeon where she’s been trapped.

By training hard and using his weak skills in unorthodox ways, Makoto proves that, even when playing on hardcore difficulty, an RPG player always makes it to the end! <<less

[I’ve found someone I like, so I want you to break up with me.]... more>>

My childhood friend and girlfriend, Yoshino Sumika, suddenly broke up with me at a family restaurant.

[Is there anything wrong with me?]

[I guess it’s because there’s nothing wrong with you.]

Even when I asked her why she didn’t like me anymore, I wasn’t convinced at all, but Sumika just said what she said and left the family restaurant.

At that moment, when I was tormented by the sadness of being dumped by Sumika and was feeling desperate, thinking that I wanted to die, what I saw was a beautiful girl who was about to be hit by a car.

I pushed her away and lost consciousness.

◆◇

When I woke up, I was on a hospital bed, and I saw a beautiful girl who was leaning against me sleeping, and I could have mistaken her for an angel.

The beautiful girl, Arayashiki Kohime, seemed to be the girl I had saved, and she suddenly said to me,

“Please let me return the favor !”

Thus, I was repaid with a favor from Kohime, who was tens, thousands, or even a billion times prettier and gentler than Sumika, and we began to build the best relationship ever. <<less

As part of the imperial family, every move by Chu Yuan in this game of chess is made with apprehension, fearing that with a moment of inattentiveness, the whole match will be lost in a single move.... more>>

Ascending to the throne at eighteen, not half a year passes before civil strife erupts in Yun Nan. Though the thoughts of the old guard at the imperial court are not exactly identical, they are all waiting to see how the new emperor will put an end to this.

Unexpectedly, before this side could make a move, a few thousand miles away, the King of Xi Nan, Duan Bai Yue, had already personally commanded troops to attack in all directions; not half a year had passed when peace was restored.

Sparse moonlight shines into the palace; Chu Yuan stamped the wax seal himself, and had a secret letter sent urgently to Yun Nan 800 miles away — this time, what must we(1) give in exchange?

Brush marks passed through the back of the paper; it almost can be seen, when writing this line, how angry the young emperor was.

Duan Bai Yue spread out a piece of paper unhurriedly, replying with only one word.

You.

Note (1): Chu Yuan is using the royal ‘we’ here.

The Emperor’s Strategy is the fourth book in Yu Xiao Lan Shan’s Jianghu/Strategy series. Each book is standalone, but there are character cameos and mentions that don’t disrupt the flow of the main story of each book.

1st book: Everywhere in Jianghu is Wonderful
2nd book: The Jianghu is Full of Local Tyrants
3rd book: The Bandit’s Strategy
4th book: The Emperor’s Strategy
5th book: Return Together <<less

The protagonist, Hiiragi Shuu, never received any love from his parents after his little sister was born, and was constantly compared to her throughout his childhood… In middle and high school, he was falsely accused and betrayed by his girlfriend. This left him heartbroken and unable to trust anyone… Realising that he can’t go on like this, his parents, childhood friend, ex-girlfriend and various other people try to get in touch with him…... more>>

Characters:
Hiiragi Shuu (mc)
Kudo Aoi (student council president)
Shinomiya Saya (junior friend)
Hiiragi Yoka (mc's sister)
Hiiragi Aika (mc's mother)
Akasaka Yuko (mc's ex-friend)
Shiramine Kyoka (childhood friend)
Kanzaki Momoka (ex-girlfriend)
Shinomiya Sachi (Saya’s mother)
Shinomiya Yukito (Saya’s father)
Hiiragi Renya (mc's father)
Amane Kazusa (bully) <<less

My childhood friend, Kamino Marimo, is a cheat-level genius and a reputed beauty.... more>>

However, for some reason, she transforms into a klutz with bizarre actions that are a hair’s breadth from genius only in front of me.

“Nihaha—, thank you, Kou-chan!”
Helping her from the shadows like that has become my daily routine.

To assist Marimo, who became the student council president in April, I also became the vice president due to our inseparable childhood friendship.

But one day, after I was confessed to by my junior, Saeki Karin, the distance between my childhood friend and me started to change.
Marimo desperately tries to stay perfect even in front of me.

“I want Kou-chan to be happy,” you say with tears... Why are you so full of openings only in front of me? <<less

One day, a gallery appeared before my eyes.... more>>

...And then I was able to see who wrote in the gallery.

All the heroines are 'virg*ns'. <<less

“My Euseniel.”... more>>

Tess, who became an adult, called my name in a soft tone. He smiled, narrowing his eyes, and covered my cheeks with his large hands.

There were many things I wanted to say when I met my childhood friend, but in the end it was a s*upid question.

***

The Crown Prince’s only friend, me, Euseniel Hardland.

One day, our family is expelled from the capital for having had a bad influence on the Crown Prince.

Reunited after 14 years, he was very different.

***

“Why… Why did you change so much?”

Tess tilted his head, and his black hair, which was previously blonde, flew down.

“It’s your taste.”

Red lips drew arcs as if seducing me, and the dark blue eyes slowly loosened.

“Because I like you, my Euseniel.” <<less

When I saw the fangs of a demon roaring in front of me …... more>>

At that moment, I remembered “I’ve seen this before”

“I’m in the world of the classic RPG I used to play in my previous life.”

“And I’m … a losing heroine who is the hero’s childhood friend, but will be forgotten by him in the future!”

This character is a childhood friend of the Brave Hero, she confessed to the hero, before he went on his journey to defeat the Demon King, and promises to wait for him until his return …

But her time on screen ended there, after only an hour.

The hero fell in love with another girl, the Main Heroine, on his journey and forgets her promise … making many players feel sorry for her.

…

If I stay in this village like in the original story, my future is only the one of a losing heroine!

In order to prevent this from happening, I’ll leave the village, armed with the talent for concoction of magical potions that I’ve been working on.

And then, I’ll aim to become an alchemist Master in the Royal City.

I’m not sure what the end was for the childhood friend of the Brave Hero in the original story but …

I’ll grab a happy future on my own! <<less

"It was supposed to be life after being labeled as the villain, but...aren't the heroines' favorabilities a bit strange?"... more>>

Ryuoin Taketo, born into a wealthy family, mistakenly believed himself to be a special existence and caused trouble from kindergarten to middle school.

However, in an academy where one can progress from elementary to university via an escalator system, he was condemned during middle school by a new male student, leading him to become a loner at school.

After being defeated, Taketo's family disowned him, and in shock, this novel's protagonist reincarnated into the bedridden Taketo.

But rather than that, what's more painful is the cringeworthy episodes flowing from Taketo's memories.

Anyway, he doesn't want to be bullied in high school, so he intends to live quietly and peacefully.

Despite thinking that way, the heroines keep getting close to him. <<less

In a world where one gains skills by making contracts with gods, Yuno was born as the third son of a famous knight family. However,... more>> he was born with too much power to control it and soon became known as incompetent. However, Yuno was satisfied with that. He knew that too much power would bring disaster. However, a chance encounter at the Magic Knight Academy leads to a fateful encounter with a nameless goddess who, like Yuno, is despised for her incompetence. This story is about a boy who makes a contract with a nameless goddess and tries his best to make her the supreme goddess. <<less

During a club activity, Kasuga Makoto witnesses his childhood friend Sakura Karen and her lover Kujō Makoto indulging in a lascivious act.... more>>

Kasuga quickly filmed the scene with his phone and used the video as blackmail to get Karen into his room and demanded that she give him a bl**job. <<less

Time stopped, and people all over the world entered the second world. Only those who passed the test of time could return to the first world and enjoy life in both worlds. Chen Le missed the explanation of the gods and, as a result, transformed into the only goblin emperor in the form of an elf, ruling over all goblins.... more>>

The sole purpose of goblins is survival and reproduction. However, the female goblins are weak and do not meet Chen Le’s mate selection criteria. Among those hunting them is his childhood friend, a human magician, and a female knight who looks down on goblins and comes alone to hunt them.

Also, there is a novice female adventurer dreaming of becoming a hero, a kingdom princess who views goblins as cannon fodder to gain experience, and a female hero team ordered to exterminate goblin nests.

It seems that they are Chen Le’s correct choices until he becomes a true goblin emperor. After the time test ends and Chen Le returns to reality, he realizes that he stands above two worlds, enjoying an endless harem. <<less

Driel Stein, the Lord of Arhon. ... more>>

The unfortunate fact that he did not love his wife, Lune Hellid, was well-known to most.

“To all the gods I swear;

I will never love someone like you.

Rather than spending the rest of my life with you, I would rather die on the battlefield.”

Lune, having heard insults from her husband on the day of their wedding,

became the world’s most miserable wife, but she did not resent Driel.

Instead, she understood Driel.

“I’ve begged you countless times to not choose me as your husband.

Now that you’ve ruined me, how do you feel?”

It was because Lune Hellid had ruined Driel Stein’s life.

*

After three years, the husband who left for the battlefield like he was committing su*cide has returned.

To seek forgiveness for her mistakes, Lune decided to get a divorce immediately.

But her husband was acting strangely.

“I’m not going to divorce you even if I die. So you should also give up.”

Not only did he refuse the divorce, he even extended a helping hand to Lune.

“Lune. The Driel that whined that you ruined his life was reborn on the battlefield.”

What exactly happened to Driel at the northern battlefield?

“Lady Hellid, there are reanimated corpses attacking the village!”

Furthermore, as soon as the war in the north ended, a strange incident occurred in the territory.

Will they be able to overcome the crisis?

Will they be able to live in the present without dwelling on the regrets of the past? <<less

The second year high school student and RPG game enthusiast, Narukami Yuu has an accident because of carelessness and dies before confessing his feelings to his childhood friend.... more>>

However, thanks to the compassion of Jizou-sama in his neighborhood, he was sent to another world – Anazuma.

He tempered his heart and started raising his level, fighting monsters, obtaining many powerful skills…… crafting things…… and becoming a woman______!

In a slightly strange world, I became involved with various people, my faintly extraordinary life begins!

(The first 2-3 arc's have shorter chapters) <<less

Yamada Ryuto, a first-year high school student, has a childhood friend named Tamachi Riho, who is one year older than him.... more>>

One day, Riho shows him the screen of a hypnosis app.

Of course, it was just a fake app.

But he was curious to see how she would react if he pretended to be hypnotized, so Ryuto pretended to be hypnotized.

And then–he was kissed.

And with a confession.

However, it was a confession and kiss because Riho thought that Ryuto was in a hypnotic state and did not retain his memories, so it would definitely cause trouble if it was known that Ryuto was actually just pretending to be hypnotized.

So, Ryuto’s days of pretending to be hypnotized and being pressured in various ways begin—. <<less

A certain boy, Fate, had a close childhood friend who promised to marry him. However, due to her parents’ circumstances, she moves far away from her. Fate dreams of seeing her again, and aims to become a strong adventurer to become the man worthy of her. He joins an A-rank party, but he is tricked into signing a s*ave contract. The days are like hell, being overworked every day. Then one day…... more>>

“You are truly useless and incompetent.”

“Then can I have him?”

What appeared was a childhood friend who became a swordsman. When he was saved by her, everything changed for the better. Furthermore, the hidden true power of Fate is revealed… This is a story of childhood friends who join hands and walk together. <<less

Before his reincarnation, Wen Yu always thought that his childhood sweetheart, Fu Chengque, was like the snow on the high mountain, unattainable.... more>>

But later, he realized that she was not ice and snow at all. She was clearly a penguin standing on ice. With one slip of her foot, she tumbled down the mountain…

——————

Next door.

Fu Chengque looked at her golden finger and felt extremely puffed up! She wrote hastily: “I, the future empress, the superhuman, the destined deity Fu Chengque, am recruiting talents! Help friends regardless of reason, sign up quickly!”

But her tasks were not only related to her childhood sweetheart Wen Yu, but each one was super difficult!

【Make Wen Yu say “But I like it.”】

【Have a candlelight dinner with Wen Yu.】

【Whisper to Wen Yu for ten minutes.】

…

She’s just a girl, not a lover. How could she possibly complete them!

What’s absurd is that, although things didn’t go as expected, she still completed them all!

[Highly recommended for people who enjoy both male protagonists and/or female protagonists] <<less