“The witching hour is drawing near…”... more>>

“The witching hour…?”

Back in the days when I was suffering from chuunibyou, I met a girl. I, The Black Dragon knight (delusional) and the Witch of Hades (delusional), hit it off and deepened our relationship, but somehow we stopped seeing each other.

I occasionally remembered that time as a part of my black history. Until she transferred to my school during my second year of high school!

“I’m normal now. I’ll curse you to death if you talk about that time.”

“Farewell, Benihana, the witch of Hades! That meeting is now a dream. We shall never meet again, for you have become an ordinary human being.”

“My name is Benihana, Hades is the ruler of death, death is eternal, and I am immortal! I’m only hiding for the time being.”

This is a love story about a girl who is trying to act normal in high school and a boy who can’t quite graduate from Chuunibyou, who meet again and become attracted to each other <<less

The black history notebook of my middle school days was sent from my parents’ home.... more>>

While being nostalgic, as if I had made a proper magic circle, I summoned the Hero from another world.

“–Who are you, an underling of the Demon King?”

A story of struggling to return the hero who was summoned by mistake by a 25-year-old OL who should have completely cured her chuunibyou disease.

Note : OL (オーエル) stands for Office Lady ( オフィスレディー), a japanese slang for female office worker (in Japan) who performs generally pink-collar tasks such as secretarial or clerical work. Office ladies are usually full-time permanent staff, although the jobs they perform usually have relatively little opportunity for promotion, and there is usually the tacit expectation that they leave their jobs once they get married. <<less

Kazuhe Nomomiya, a boy who was given a gifted education from otaku parents.... more>>

One morning in the kitchen he saw a mysterious vortex that changes his fate.

A boy nurtured as an otaku, instantly recognizes that it is summoning magic.

What does the future hold, for the boy who rushed to the vortex at full speed…

A 16-year-old boy who loves otaku subculture goes to a different world. <<less

An era where every person in the world can see ghosts. ... more>>

Only I cannot see ghosts. <<less

Half a year ago, the four members of a literature club, as well as the elementary school niece of their faculty adviser, were bestowed with... more>> supernatural powers. The boy in the club, Ando Jurai, became able to produce black flames. The girls acquired a variety of powerful abilities: Tomoyo could slow, speed, or stop time, Hatoko could control the five elements (earth, water, fire, wind, light), little Chifuyu could create things, and Sayumi could repair objects or heal living things. However, since they gained these powers, nothing has really changed in their everyday life. Why have they been given these powers in the first place? Will the heroic fantasy life they imagined these powers would bring ever actually arrive? <<less

I'm a roleplayer. A gamer who creates characters according to their classes and happily acts as them.... more>>

“Don't… Touch me……"

“Talk more and see if you can handle my wrath……"

My current character was a Demon Knight who kept a Demon sealed in his right arm! One day while I was just acting as my character and enjoying the game as usual……

“Log out."

[This command cannot be carried out.]

“……? Log out."

[This command cannot be carried out.]

“……???”

And as if not being able to log out wasn't enough…

"You disgusting Demon! So you finally took over Sir Demon Knight's body!"

"My eyes cannot be deceived! Sir Demon Knight isn't that kind!"

Because of my damn companions I couldn't even stop role playing!

Can this role playing gamer faithful to their setting ever return to reality? <<less

Right in the middle of Shindo Seitarou's high school trip an accident occurs. While riding in a bus, his entire class "wanders" into another world.... more>> In that world, people like them are known as "lost ones" and are a relatively common occurrence. In the process, Seitarou receives the powers of a character he admires — a dark hero named Black Knight. With his newly acquired strength, Seitarou believes he can also become a hero, just like his idol, however, that might prove to be a much harder task than he expects... <<less

Felmenia Stingray was a genius mage. She quickly became the most distinguished mage of the Astel Kingdom after her discovery of white fire magic, which had the power to burn anything.... more>>

However, the world is in peril due to the Demon King. The kingdom’s court mages perform a summoning ritual for heroes and bring forth a hero and two youths, a boy and a girl. Unlike the girl, the young man refused to fight the Demon King alongside the Hero and demanded to be sent back to his world. The kingdom, angry with his behavior, locked him away.

Now Felmenia stands before the young man with her strongest magic, the white flame, being completely useless and asks who he is. It was already obvious to her that this man was far stronger than she was. To this he simply responds.

“Yakagi Suimei, a magician.” <<less

In regards to the MMORPG Cross Reverie, Sakamoto Takuma boasted an overwhelming strength that was enough for him to be called the Demon King by the other players. One day, he gets summoned to another world with his appearance in the game. There, there are two people that insist “I am the real summon master.” Takuma gets s*ave-turning magic used for summoned beasts cast on him by the girls –... more>>

However, the peculiar ability {Magic Reflection} was invoked! The ones that were turned to s*aves were the girls!

Takuma was bewildered. He’s the strongest magician but, he doesn’t have any social skills. Panicking, the first words that came out were the ones that he used inside the game role playing the Demon King!? “I’m amazing you say? Of course I am. I am Diablo……The one feared as the Demon King!”

This is the story the Demon King (acting) that would soon inspire the world and his other world adventure that he plunges through with his absolute strength, raise the curtain! <<less

December 25
If anyone is happy with this day, drop dead! I'm sure there are some who think that.
A month ago I was the latter.... more>>

Now?
I'm sorry, but I'm so excited, I'm in front of the station looking forward to it.
Actual reality isn't bad either!! It's the beginning of a happy day.
I did my research and a gift is prepared and ready.

What? Strange illumination at my feet?
That there is such a mechanism at the station, Christmas is amazing...... <<less

Irie Tsukasa had a longing to be a hero when he was a child.
His desire was stronger than anyone else’s, so much so that he would get himself into trouble, and many times he was reckless and got injured.... more>>

The burn scars on his back, the dog bites on his shoulders.
It is an embarrassing past now.
Even in his second year of high school, the scars remained with him…

“I can’t let them know about this…..!”

However, Yuzuha, a childhood friend and one of the girls he saved, sees the scar.
The secret that he had been hiding until now.
Unfortunately, after one of the girls finds out, the other girls find out that the man who saved her in the past was actually Tsukasa.
And it just so happens that they all happen to be the three most famous girls in the school…

“Um, you know……… today…do you want to go home with me?”

For some reason, things suddenly started to go wrong. <<less

Kazuma Satou is a shut in who loves games, and his life ended suddenly… appearing before him is a beautiful girl claiming to be a... more>> goddess. Kazuma, who was transported into another world, worked hard to earn a living! He wanted to live a stable life, but was burdened with problems caused by the goddess he brought along to the different world with him. He was even targeted by the demon king’s army!? <<less

Konosuba: Yorimichi (Lit: Detour) is the short story collection released by Akatsuki Natsume after volume 17 featuring a set of eight brand new short stories. ... more>>

Apart from the last story, all of these short stories have previously appeared as Bonus stories for buying the Blu-Ray set. <<less

“Sword & Magic Online,” a VRMMO consisting of 255 floors to clear, harbors a horrible secret: Everything from floor two onwards hasn’t been implemented yet. And all the devs ran away.... more>>

“What are you gonna do about this?!” “We’re gonna make them now!” “People are already close to beating the first floor, you know?!” “No problem, I’ll let everyone die at the boss!”

Also, there is no magic in this world of swords and magic, the gold value has inflated indefinitely due to a dupe glitch, this kusoge (fixed term for a shitty game) is going down the toilet.

And yet, there are friends enjoying this kind of game. For that reason and to avoid this world’s destruction (end of service), a youth named “Sasaraki” continues developing this kusoge world together with the mysterious girl Alice who dwells in the debugging room, and…? A VR kusoge development rom-com! <<less

Monsters suddenly appeared in this world. Those monster is called “Wanderer”. Just when it seems humanity is in danger of destruction, a mysterious entity called magical girls appears.... more>>

On the other hand, a man who has longed to be a hero since childhood still cannot give up on his dream even after becoming an adult. Even if the reason for that is not because he wants to save or help someone, but just because he wants to be a hero.

One day, he receives an invitation from a mysterious creature to become a hero. It’s clearly an abrupt and suspicious invitation. But to that suspicious invitation that might never come once more, the boy decides to accept it.

“Transform!”

The man who fulfilled his dream of becoming a hero, as the magical girl “Blackrose” and saves the world! <<less

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's simple.

She's...

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

Horror of the Continent: The Immortal King Brings Despair, While the Light Knight Defies the Divine Will.... more>>

In an era of chaos, numerous heroes emerge, striving to navigate the tumultuous land. However, amidst this turmoil, sudden and enigmatic forces make their appearance on the continent.

Little did they know, it was all me.

...To be precise, they were my alter egos sent to this other world.

#Unintentionally becoming the villain of the world.
#Somehow, I become both the demon king and the hero.
#One person, multiple roles. <<less

Yukiya, who has had a one-sided love for a long time, confesses his love to his childhood friend Kanae. The result was a disastrous defeat. Kanae had someone else she liked. It was Souta, another childhood friend. It was the first time he experienced the pain of heartbreak. However, Yukiya’s confession, which was sleeved up has a huge impact on her…... more>>

The delusional strong hero with a broken heart, the childhood friend heroine who is popular with her childhood friends and the self-proclaimed “loner” rival who is actually a great rival–a love comedy involving a triangle of childhood friends! <<less

[The 17-year-old genius hacker died in his house naked, the truth turned out to be…]... more>>

Xiao Luo became famous when he was young and his life went smoothly. Until after taking a bath, he slipped, fell to his death and got attached to a little orange cat that just turned full moon.
He was then brought back by Ling Su, a talented person in the financial department of W University, and started the leisurely days of eating, sleeping and training the shoveling officer..(?)

However-

Master said: Xiao Luo, your “death” is the malicious revenge of the monster. Follow your sh*t shovel officer and protect him. He is your most important person.

Since then, Xiao Luo’s three views have been constantly refreshed, and he has begun a sweet journey of relying on the system to collect points and transform into monsters to protect his beloved man!

A: Ling Su, the Department of Art has spent the evening with you to watch a movie…

Ling Su: Xiaopang is waiting for me in the dormitory.

Some B: Ling Su, we're all going to dinner together…

Ling Su: Xiaopang is waiting for me in the dormitory.

Certain C: Ling Su, don’t forget to take me to the master tonight!

Ling Su: I have to ask Xiaopang.

Xiao Luo: Don’t call me Xiaopang! Ling Su, your uncle, you don’t want to sleep in bed tonight!

Ling Su: Xiaopang, why are you wetting the bed again? <<less

One day, first year high school student Yuichi Sakaki suddenly awakens the power of “Soul Reader” within him, and he can see words above peoples... more>> heads that describe their true nature! With just a glance at the people around him, he sees crazy things like “Zombie”, “Witch”, and “Vampire”... That would be bad enough, but then there is “Serial Killer” Natsuki Takeuchi walking straight toward him... Nobody would ever believe him! Well, except for his older sister Mutsuko: This kind of stuff is right up her alley. <<less

Take part-time jobs, reduce food expense, sacrifice youth, he continues to whale. Using the game as his only weapon, he, Aikawa Tooru fight against loneliness... more>> and boredom. On his way back from one of his part-time job he saved a girl from a recklessly running bus and died just like that. The next time he opened his eyes, somehow he ended up in another world, as one of his characters, Nacht. But that character was created during his dark age, fuelled with eight-grade syndrome desire and passion. This is the story of Tooru's next life as Nacht. <<less

From doomsday transmigrated into the male-only mysterious world, Liao Han found that the most unlucky thing was not turned into an extremely beautifull, little weak chicken but being married as a wife to someone pampered with a psycho tendency. ... more>>

Strive hard to educate this ‘psycho’ into an upright boy?

Liao Han said, forget it! Go away! Get out as far as you can!

The tag harem is only for ML’s brother and father. This is 1vs 1 <<less

Suddenly finding himself in the Sengoku era, regular high school student Sagara Yoshiharu is about to be killed in the battlefield. He is saved by... more>> none other than the man who later becomes the infamous Toyotomi Hideyoshi but at a cost to his life. With history completely changed because of Yoshiharu's actions, he tries to make things right again but it seems that history is taking a different course than the one he learned in school. Oda Nobunaga is now a brilliant but young girl named Oda Nobuna. Yoshiharu starts working under her command to bring back history to its correct course and find his way back home to the present world. <<less

A side story of Oda Nobuna no Yabou which focuses on Bontenmaru, the Daimyo of Oushu and the future Masamune Date. She is a companion... more>> and bodyguard of Louise Frois and an ally of the Oda Clan. Possessing heterochromia, she also has a case of chuunibyou (8th grader adolescent delusions), believing her red eye has special powers which is hidden under an eyepatch. Like Nobuna, she also has an estranged relationship with her mother. <<less

Kim Dokja does not consider himself the protagonist of his own life. Befitting the name his parents gave him, he is a solitary person whose sole hobby is reading web novels. For over a decade, he has lived vicariously through Yu Junghyeok, the main character of the web novel Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA). ... more>>

Through Junghyeok, Dokja has experienced secondhand the trials of repeatedly regressing in time, in search of an end to life-threatening “scenarios” that force people to act out narratives for the amus**ent of god-like “Constellations.”

After reading 3,149 chapters—long after all other readers lost interest—Dokja finally resigns himself to the story ending. However, he receives an enigmatic message from the author, stating that the story will soon be monetized, before his surroundings suddenly go dark.

He swiftly realizes that fiction has become reality and he is now living through TWSA. Although he is the singular omniscient reader of the events yet to come, his success in the scenarios is not guaranteed—but perhaps his advantage will empower him to step into the protagonist role that never suited him before. <<less