Kako Mayama is a girl who likes playing fantasy games, especially alchemy-themed games because she likes to craft items in games.... more>>

One day, she died after saving an animal that was actually the pet of a goddess from another world.

The goddess gave Kako a chance to be reincarnated in another world in return for saving her pet. She would also give her the ability of her choice from a list if she accepted her offer.

Without hesitation, Kako accepted the offer and chose Alchemy ability from the listー No. To be exact, she wanted the Alchemy ability from the list, but because of some kind of careless mistake, she got Synthesis ability instead.

Kako was disappointed at first but then she realized the greatness of her ability.

Synthesis ability is kind of similar to Alchemy ability, but they have differences.

To make an item using Alchemy, you need to collect the required materials first, but to use Synthesis ability you only need multiple items to be combined together into a higher grade item.

When Kako realized the usefulness of her ability, she started to combine cheap items to create high-quality items and achieve a successful life.

After a while, she became completely addicted to her game-like ability. She kept creating extraordinary items one after another and making a sensation around the world. <<less

From the beginning, it was a paradoxical encounter.... more>>

“A clean body for someone in the mafia.”

She, the agent—

“I don't like drawing on my body, so I haven’t.”

—and he, the mafia boss, met.

“But if you want it.”

His steps were elegant and dignified. Why was someone in the mafia even graceful?

“I could at least engrave your name.”

He picked up a pen with the unusually long space between his middle and index fingers. He pulled off the pen cap with his lips and spat it on the floor, then rolled up one sleeve.

A black line from the pen drew across his pale skin.

{Hye-young}

Hye-young. A name her Italian adoptive parents insisted she keep, saying the Korean name was beautiful.

“How is it? Do you think it’ll look pretty?”

Looking at his elegantly drawn handwriting, Hye-young replied.

“… What if I say it will?”

“If you say it’s pretty,”

A sinister light shimmered in his eyes.

“I’ll engrave it right now.”

Why was it that, at the mention of him engraving a tattoo on his arm, the space between her legs tightened?

“You… really…”

One thing was for sure—He really was a madman. <<less

In his experience of their own adventures at the same time, but also met it seems to live for two thousand years will not age white hair man, IQ far beyond the average fat… They have their own company, but among those who work with them lurk terrible enemies. The full name is “The collection of abnormal Biological observations by the Bureau of Folklore Investigation and Research”.... more>>

It tells the story of special forces shen La in a chance incident in contact with a special dealing with supernatural events of the state organs, eventually found their hidden power, opened the door to another unknown world. <<less

"Act like I'm the only one, Tae-ju."... more>>

Due to an unjust theft incident that occurred during a part-time errand job, Tae-ju was burdened with loan shark debts as he ended up working as a server and host at the Maehwa bar.

Despite his ambitious determination to pay off his debt and leave this place, Tae-ju's situation only gets more complicated.

Meanwhile, after meeting the VVIP Beom-ho of Maehwa, who beats people to death without blinking an eye, Tae-ju becomes increasingly attached to the unusually large tips he gives... <<less

Qiao Jia: “F*ck! Just because I’m an informant doesn’t mean I have to eat rice noodles every time I provide info! Can’t you be a damn bit more generous and invite me somewhere that sells rice bowls instead?”... more>>

Guo Lin: “As an informant, can’t you keep a low profile?”

***

Guo Lin: “Are you that afraid of going to jail?”

Qiao Jia: “I have told you, I can die, but I can’t go to jail.”

***

Guo Lin: “Qiao Jia!”

Qiao Jia: “Guo Lin, I can go to jail, but you can’t die…” <<less

London, veiled in mist and secrets, harbors more than just crime—it breathes martial arts, concealed techniques, and masters of the hidden world. After a fatal plunge at Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock Holmes awakens in a London unlike any he has known—one where the very air hums with inner power, and even the Queen has touched immortality. Here, Holmes is not just a detective; he is a warrior, a seeker of truth in a city where fists speak louder than words and the blade is as telling as a clue.... more>>

In a world where Baritsu is more than just self-defense, where even mu*der leaves traces of sword qi and hidden energy, Holmes must navigate a tangled web of Murim clans, deadly assassins, and ancient vendettas—all while trying to unravel the mystery of his own existence.

The game is afoot once more, but this time, the rules have changed. <<less

"Doc, it's like the game I made is becoming a reality."... more>>

"Isn't that nice? People are under so much pressure at work these days, but you can get away from it all, play the game, and live the life of your dreams."

"But I'm a famous ghost story game designer, I've conceived one hundred and twenty-six mu*der cases, portrayed dozens of mu*derers with different personalities, and to find material I've watched ninety-five thriller movies, more than four hundred horror comics, and collected more than two thousand urban weird tales. Now they all seem to be true!"

"So ...... do I look familiar to you?" <<less

I have become the strongest existence in history with the DNA of a king.... more>>

I will conquer the world and dominate all humans!

… … Huh? You call me a hero?

No! I am an evil villain! <<less

A world where dragons serve as mayors, elves work in sales, and orcs brew coffee.... more>>

In a city full of enhanced humans and wandering wizards, I became a young girl with psychic powers.

"To do something so terrible to a child… These people are despicable."

"Human experimentation related to psychic powers is an international crime, punishable by at least the death penalty. This is absolutely unacceptable."

"Don't worry anymore. From now on, you've got nothing to fear. We'll take care of everything for you, little sister!"

It seems the protagonists have misunderstood something. <<less

I got scammed out of the security deposit I worked so hard to save. ... more>>

The landlord and the real estate agent vanished, and the police don't care.

I'm a Beta, so it would be okay for me to be homeless, but Kwon Yuwon, my only friend from the orphanage, is an Omega and can't do that.

"I'll only do this until I save up for the deposit. At the very least, we need a place to sleep."

I've lived my life without shame, but suddenly, what's this talk about drug delivery?

To make things worse, at the club I visited for the first time, I ran into a terrifyingly handsome man—so terrifying because of his looks.

"This is really my first time! I won't come back again. I swear I won't. Please, just let me go."

"If you mess around in someone else's business one more time, I'll have a drum ready next time. If you don't want cement in your stomach, you’d better behave."

As I was threatened, and as I had resolved, I didn't even dare glance in that direction and simply came to deliver to the next district, but...

"It seems you need to learn how scary the world can be…” <<less

Kobato-kun and Osanai-san are in their first year of high school. Even though they aren't lovers nor dependent on each other, the two of them have a peculiar, mutually-beneficial relationship. Today, like every other day, they only wish to be modest, upstanding lower-middle class citizens, or as they call it, petit bourgeois. And yet, they constantly find themselves face-to-face with strange mysteries around every corner.... more>>

Although he doesn't want to stand out like some sort of genius detective, Kobato-kun somehow always ends up finding himself trapped in situations that force him to unravel these mysteries anyways. Will he ever be able to achieve shining, petite bourgeoisie normalcy?

The Shoushimin Series (小市民シリーズ), or The Petit Bourgeois Series, is a novel series written by Honobu Yonezawa (米澤穂信), author of Hyouka (Classics Club Series). Each volume is fundamentally a novel-ified compilation of various short stories—a majority of them appearing in the monthly publication Mysteries! (ミステリーズ！)—following the two Shoushimin Series protagonists and their various misadventures. There are currently four volumes.

There are also currently two completed manga mini-series covering the first two novels. The first one was written by the same author and illustrated by Anko Manjuuya, and the second one was arranged by Fuua Yamasaki and illustrated by Omiomi. Both were serialized in Square Enix’s monthly GFantasy publication. <<less

[Criminal Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Powerful + Hardcore Case Solving] ... more>>

A killer who can create the perfect crime must also be the strongest ace detective.

Su Ming, who had just passed the police academy entrance exam, unexpectedly gained the ability to simulate crimes in his dreams.

Each time he simulated the perfect crime and no one discovered the mu*derer during the statute of limitations, he would gain various skills used in the crime.

After simulating the perfect crime 100,000 times, he acquired countless skills.

Su Ming, who should have become the number one criminal, instead joined the criminal investigation team after graduation.

To him, all cases seemed like child’s play, full of mistakes. Even the smallest detail or loophole could directly point to the criminal!

As he continued to solve what others considered perfect crimes and long-unsolved cases, the whole country began to call Su Ming the true ace detective.

Unable to wear even the first-class merit medal, his police rank soared five levels in a short time.

Become a criminal? Impossible!

It’s far easier to become a criminal investigator, solve cases, and achieve fame and success! <<less

Shin Haesu, a police officer specializing in excessive suppression, gains the ability to go back 60 minutes.

A world only I know of, now I will take it all for myself.... more>>

There's no kind soul here willing to share and eat nicely with others.
Only the ruthless one who will devour it all alone exists here. <<less

On a bitterly cold winter night, the man who appeared showed no mercy.... more>>

A groan escaped her lips. Her pulled-back head tilted sharply.

Under the crushing grip so strong it felt as though her scalp might be torn, she could utter nothing but a short scream.

“Answer me.”

Her vision was completely obscured, and the flow of air around her twisted unnaturally.

When the terrified woman fumbled, unable to find where to look, he firmly held her head in place with one hand.

On her knees, Ha-yoon rubbed her head against the edge of his thigh and blinked as she looked up at Moo-geon.

“Why don’t you do the thing you’re good at?”

With a gulp, Ha-yoon held back her tears and asked.

“Why… why won’t you cut it for me?”

Instead of answering, Moo-geon rubbed the back of her head with his large hand. Then he abruptly pulled her closer. It only took a moment for her head to be shoved between his legs.

“Ah, the debt my father owes…”

“Yes. Because of your father’s debt, I…”

Moo-geon tilted Ha-yoon’s head back with the hand holding her.

Partially crouching on one knee to meet her gaze, he leaned in close and whispered into her ear.

“I bought your misfortune.” <<less

You hear the penny-dreadful tales, don't you? Souls whisked off to other worlds, landing in lives of ease and splendor. Reborn as young lords in grand manors, with enchanted baubles at their fingertips or a spectral mentor whispering secrets. ... more>>

But my own 'grand arrival'? No gentle angel to light the path. Instead, a repulsive, foul deity—some forgotten horror from a darker age—claimed me. I was tormented to the very edge of oblivion, then pitched into a twisted, gaslit world of shadows and fear.

I awoke in the frail body of an orphan girl, shivering in some rat-infested rookery, choked by smog and despair. Weak, plagued by illness, with a hunger that gnawed relentlessly. My new story didn't start from scratch; it began deep in the dregs, clawing my way up from less than nothing."

Now, all I fight for is to live, to see another grimy sunrise over these cobbled streets. Not just for my own skin, but for him—the one whose fate is tangled with mine, the one soul I cling to in this godforsaken, fog-drenched city. <<less

"Do you know what a psychopath is?"... more>>

"It’s a form of antisocial personality disorder, but it’s innate—hardwired from birth."

"Genetic anomalies cause lesions in the frontal lobe of the brain."

"The result? They lack the capacity for emotion, for empathy. No guilt, no remorse. Morality is a foreign concept to them."

"They’re masters of deception, skilled liars who can mimic human emotions flawlessly, blending into society without a trace."

"Now, here’s the real question: if such a monster were to suddenly gain a normal brain—if their missing pieces were somehow restored—would they become more dangerous, or would they finally resemble something human?"

In the shadows, a slender figure slowly crouched low, the glint of a silver blade catching the faint light. The edge pressed coldly against a throat.

"So," the voice was calm, almost clinical, "this is why you turned me into a woman?" <<less

One day, I found out that I was a side character in a hero comic book.... more>>

The original story is about heroes in leather jackets cleaning up criminals in a corrupted city.

My brother was the most powerful villain who was destined to fall at the hands of the heroes.

So, I decided to seduce the hero to change the downfall that awaited my brother and me.

However…

"What's this? You look like a squid. Stop being annoying and leave."

The protagonist of this world had a knack for inviting trouble with his sharp tongue.

***

One day, I found a half-dead man collapsed in the front yard.

And this man... He was the notorious hero from the original story.

The same hero who turned just as corrupt as the criminals he fought, becoming a moral-free anti-hero.

"You are a good person. I don't want to blow off a good person's head with my own hands."

So please, don't commit any crimes.

The anti-hero's chilling words sent shivers down my spine.

***

After escaping and hiding from my villain brother, the hero, and the anti-hero, it wasn't long before my brother found me—by joining forces with the hero.

"Being under my protection is safer than having a petty sense of freedom."

Being alive is what matters most, regardless of the kind of life I live.

My brother was angrier than I'd ever seen him in my life.

And then, the hero, his face filled with annoyance, said, "If you try to hide again, I'll make sure you never leave, even if it means throwing you in prison."

And as for the anti-hero, who left mountains of villain corpses in his pursuit of me, said, "Giselle. My love. Would you rather lose your head, or live like you're dead by my side?"

Oh merciful gods above, it seems this life is destined for ruin. <<less

Jiang Che traversed into a merged novel world, becoming the major villain in the novel. His story begins with the descent of a divine healer. ... more>>

However, this healer is not ordinary; he actually has seven exceptionally beautiful senior sisters. Moreover, the eldest senior sister, whom the protagonist has long admired, turns out to be his childhood sweetheart and fiancée?

According to the plot, he is supposed to end up with his family destroyed and himself in ruins due to the protagonist’s actions. Therefore, Jiang Che can only lay out his plans in advance, changing the plot time and again.

Soon, an outrageous scene unfolds. The beautiful senior sister, who initially had tender feelings for Ye Chen, is now insisting on marrying no one but Jiang Che.

The ‘lolita’ senior sister even drags Jiang Che to her home daily to show him her newly bought white silk stockings…

After Ye Chen comes down the mountain, he is completely enraged seeing his senior sisters one by one turn away from him. Jiang Che then innocently expresses: “Chenzi… it’s not my fault, your senior sisters are just too enthusiastic…” <<less

Chen Yuan had been in love with a certain girl for years but fate dealt him a cruel blow when, while trying to save her, he was involved in a car accident.... more>>

After his death, he witnessed the heart-wrenching truth: his parents, overcome by grief, turned white overnight and spent their lives in sorrow, while the very girl he’d adored so long was too lazy (or indifferent) to even attend his funeral!

That single, tragic incident taught him a bitter lesson until, perhaps, heaven heard his desperate plea. Now, Chen Yuan has been granted one miraculous chance to change everything. By completing a series of missions, he can return to that fateful day and rewrite his destiny.

Can he make amends for past regrets and create a future where those he loves finally receive the happiness they deserve? <<less

At the start, Su Chen was buried alive by his fiancée.... more>>

In despair, Su Chen activated the True Dragon Holy Body and went back to seek revenge on his fiancée, but unexpectedly, he mistook the fiancée’s older sister…

After some actions, Su Chen then discovered the wonders of the True Dragon Holy Body.

He is a divine doctor, he is a Feng Shui master, he is a martial artist, and he is also a walking Tang Monk Physique.

“Damn it, who spread the word about my Tang Monk physique? Now the goddesses won’t be able to restrain themselves!” <<less

"The beauty of the five continents, given to me as my precious little dog."... more>>

Bai Zhao X Yu Du Qiu

A powerful and younger couple, both crazy, with a tragic beauty, bodyguard X young master,

A rebellious and cunning white-eyed wolf gong, loyal to one person, X a suspicious and malicious genius billionaire Shou who desires control for the sake of love.

The young master tames the little wolf dog he found while assisting the police in solving cases with the help of a mysterious power. However, in the end, the young master is tamed by the little wolf dog, creating a refreshing story (?).

—The plot inspiration comes from "The Abandoned Soldier on the Reverse Wing." <<less

“I’ll make you think of nothing but me.”... more>>

A week ago, she spent a passionate night with a man in this hotel suite. Though she thought it would be just a one-night encounter…

“I’m far better than that old man. In age, looks, wealth, and obviously… stamina. You know this well.”

Why is that man sitting at the next table during her arranged marriage meeting?

“Let’s get married. It’ll be the best choice for both of us.”

The man’s name is Kwon Si-heon, Executive Director of Hwanhee Group and its likely successor. He was someone from an unreachably high position.

“I hate wasting time. You need to save your family. We’re physically compatible. Need I explain more?”

“I have a request. When you become the successor… please divorce me.”

She wanted the same thing as him. For the first time, Si-heon finds himself intrigued by another person.

“Fine. Once I achieve what I want, we’ll divorce.”

***

Ga-eun hides her identity as an illegitimate child. Si-heon can only fall asleep by her side. As they enter their contract marriage while hiding their secrets, they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other.

“Want me to tie your tie?”

“You do it better, Mr. Kwon.”

“Exactly. That’s how we’ll look like a real married couple.”

Si-heon, who had avoided women and children due to past trauma and focused solely on work, pretends to be a loving husband to dispel rumors. However, his act gradually becomes genuine, though he desperately denies his feelings.

“Why do you dislike children?”

“I like you because we’re physically compatible, and second, because you know your place.”

“…”

“Don’t cross the line, Ga-eun. Just like always.”

While watching her husband who acts cold yet always falls asleep by her side, Ga-eun holds onto hope… Until the day she accidentally overhears his conversation with his grandfather, Chairman Kwon. <<less

The Marquis Yunyang was deposed by the Emperor and his family ended up in dire straits overnight. As such, the Third Miss of the Shen Household, her family’s most precious jewel, found herself abandoned by all with a sick brother on her hands. Having no other choice, she set up a cosmetics shop in Chang’an.... more>>

But to the eyes of all, especially her relatives’, she had become nothing but an alluring flower any man could pick at will.

Passing by her Baixiang Pavilion, the heir to the Grand Duchy of Zhen, Lu Yan, witnessed her being harassed by the idle sons of Chang’an’s leading class. Her appearance reminded him of dreams that had been plaguing him lately, revealing to him a past with her and the sultry love affair they had shared in a previous life.

With shaking fingers, he also remembered the bitter taste of heartbreak when she left him to marry another man.

Thus, in this life, he decided to save her once more, lure her into an affair, install her as his mistress and never let her escape his sphere of influence again.

However, to keep Shen Zhen by his side, finding her a place to stay and caring for her brother was not enough. Little did Lu Yan know he would be pulled into the darkest corners of Chang’an and take part in games of power that at times implicated the Main Gentleman of the Empire, the Emperor himself. Selling what he held dearest in the process: his integrity as an official.

All for the sake of Chang’an’s First Beauty. <<less

In an era when Guide kidnapping is rampant and even considered normal due to the shortage of Guides.... more>>

Chae Do-min, an exceptionally talented S-class Guide, is suffering from overwork,

and was waiting for a cute Esper to kidnap him.

Suddenly, a strange sense of déjà vu.

Finally, Do-min’s intuition, honed from being kidnapped at least five times, was telling him:

This is surely the appearance of an Esper who will save me from Guiding hell.

…But the Esper who has confined me is strange.

The more submissive I act, the happier they become, rather than getting bored.

Is this… right? Is it? <<less