At the mouth of an alley, that blind fortuneteller said to me, “You are destined to have a rough road of love. Your entire life will be intertwined with a man, and it will be impossible for you to acquire a peaceful end.”
I shoved my leftover soda into his hands, dusted my ass, and left. “Hey, you haven’t paid!” The blind was still bellowing behind me at a distance. ... more>>

Are you kidding me? You didn't even work out whether I’m a man or a woman and you dare want money? I’m doing a good deed by not wrecking your stand.

I'm now sitting at the train station, disheveled and empty-handed, with my face swelled up like a pig’s. I recall the blind fortune teller’s words and regret that I had blown him off with my leftover soda at the time. I should have given him some money. Unfortunately, I've been a fool until today. My life has been intertwined with a man all along, however I have yet to realize that nothing good will come of it in the end... <<less

Now that he enters his high school career, Satomi Koutaro begins his life living alone in an apartment that only costs him 5000 yen per month, an extremely cheap deal even for this small apartment. There’s a catch: the apartment is apparently haunted by a cute ghost that has driven its prior occupants away.... more>>

Next thing he knows, not only is there a ghost trying to drive him out of his new home, but magical girls and other unique female characters turn this small apartment into a battleground of sorts. <<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

In this city of Rosetta, where magic dwells in secret. Lizelle, who had no memories from when she was very young, was saved from a... more>> monster by Count Albert, a young man who manipulates magical flames. In exchange for protecting the girl, who was an ‘Ephemera’—a wonder drug that will bestow great power to demons, Albert demanded her to assist in investigating a certain incident he was following. Furthermore, she was ordered to work as a maid in the Count’s residence…?! This encounter with a demon Count, weary of his longevity, will change the life of the girl forever. A romance fantasy set in the city of hazy mist—. <<less

They had been together since high school. Together, they faced the cold faces of their parents and the satirical or disdainful eyes of others, started a business and experienced all kinds of ups and downs. When their company was on the right track, He Zhishu was asked to give up his career to stay at home, while Jiang Wenxu gradually changed and began to indulge in merry-making. However, Zhishu chose to forgive him. Zhishu got an incurable disease, while Jiang Wenxu was still indifferent. Zhishu still chose to forgive him. Love had become a kind of habit, which was equal to an incurable disease.... more>>

In a peaceful sunny day, Zhishu quietly left Jiang Wenxu and the house in which they had lived for a long time without an advance notice.

Soon he was gone. A man with pure spirit and deep love for Jiang Wenxu disappeared from this world forever…

Sometimes love cannot stand the test of time. Someone will not know how to cherish the love until he loses it… <<less

The person who was locked away inside the thorn-covered tower was not a princess, but a witch who employed the powers of darkness.... more>>

A brave young hero came searching for the tower in order to kill the witch.

– Light would force the darkness to recede, and grant it eternal rest

The witch wished.

That things would end with, ‘and the hero lived happily ever after killing the witch,’ like in the fairy tales.

And so, she had devised everything to happen in accordance to her wishes.

But the boy, who had grown up in but no time at all, would make the unfamiliar face of man’s from time to time.

“You want me to kill you? ……Do you really think I’ll let you go?”

Reality was very different from the fairy tales.

“The people don’t know of the precious treasure locked away in the tower.

I won’t let anyone else have this god given treasure, this crown of god surrounded by thorns that no one else could recognize.”

The hero gave the witch a slow and deep kiss.

“I am the true victor, and no one else.” <<less

Van is the leader of Lone Horn, a group of soldiers on a hopeless mission to defend their country from the encroaching empire. Van had expected to die in the war, but somehow he ends up a prisoner, chained with other s*aves in a salt mine. ... more>>

A sudden vicious attack interrupts this hopeless existence. Wild dogs with strange skill and purpose race through the mine attacking everyone in it. Van defends himself, but he too is bitten. The dog runs off; but the bite carries an infection.

When Van regains consciousness, apparently some days later, he finds that all his fellow prisoners are dead. Breaking free of his chains he searches the camp. The guards, prisoners and other workers are all dead. But in one hut, a woman had died hiding her baby daughter from the dogs. With this little girl, whom he calls Yuna, Van sets off out of the camp. <<less

Because of some coincidence, the leader of the imperial bodyguards who was supposed to be executed by “the death of a thousand cuts” —— the Yingnu, Xu Lingyun, became the Son of Heaven, Li Xiao’s storyteller, telling him the narrative inside “The Historical Records of Yu.” Alongside Xu Lingyun’s narratives, Emperor Chengzu, Li Qingcheng’s life story gradually appeared inside Li Xiao’s mind: his misfortune on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival that made him have to leave the capital, the war against Xiongnus outside the Feng Pass, how he conquered the entire Western Plains without costing him a single soldier, the imposing army loyal to the rightful monarch's decisive battle on the capital…... more>>

The written and oral history gradually come to an end, while those secrets buried inside the history reappear one after another. Xu Lingyun’s unexpected real identity, Li Xiao’s confusing experience, Emperor Chengzu’s Yingnu, Zhang Mu and Li Xiao’s hidden connection… everything is quietly unveiled!

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The history and narrative intertwine. Xu Lingyun and Li Xiao pursue one another, looking for themselves. In the end, during this turbulent era, amidst the golden spears, armored horses, and numerous fire beacons, who can stay loyal to themselves? Who can stay true to the truth? Who will get to obtain the rivers and mountains? And who will get to open up a new era? <<less

Can jianghu wanderers ever refrain from messing around?... more>>

The turbulence of the world fostered us, whose existence upon joining jianghu going by as quick as a blink.*

"In this world where war erupts throughout, jianghu is a cycle of vengeance and retribution. You either persist, or you perish."

Many years ago, a young Chu Xiwei who recently joined the sect was chilled to the bone by those words he happened to have heard.

Seeing that his young disciple was scared quite enough, Ye Fusheng leisurely sipped his tea, "What I just said is pure nonsense."

Every young chivalrous individuals joining jianghu would happen upon one martial art scroll or another. Ye Fusheng was so often tricked by this preconception in his younger years that when he got older, he decided to hoard other people's scrolls.

But jianghu didn't work as simply as that.

It was a society of using one's might to carve one's path, of competing for artifacts and debating one's skills.

Legends would never fade with the withering time, just as hatred would not disappear in a peaceful age.

As the golden time passed, all splendor would be reduced to dust. With it, Glimpse of Grace** was sealed away from the world.

Notes:
* From an unnamed poem, by an unknown poet (rumored to be authored by Li Bai).
** The sword name is 惊鸿掠影, which in context of the story can also be separated into its short title: 惊鸿 – Jing Hong, and the name of an organization 掠影 – Lue Ying. <<less

Having woken up one morning, Lin Qingyu discovered that she had transformed into a man……... more>>

She was elated beyond words;

Similarly, having woken up one morning, Su Yian discovered that he transformed into a…… tree…

He was devastated beyond words;

And to add to his sufferings

There was a boy (or was it a girl?) who climbed every night into his navel — his tree hole...

To confide in him those secrets: the hidden excitements, the worries and the sadness.

All in hushed whispers,

For him to hear.

"Such a bastard!" <<less

My lover was found dead on the wedding day. With another girl.... more>>

Riddell dies one month after the death of her fiance, the Prince. Riddell, who died at the age of twenty-two, returns to the past six years ago.

In front of Riddell, who decides not to repeat the same tragedy, the secret of her dead lover and the secret surrounding his death are revealed one by one… <<less

Song Yu has three requirements for Yue Zhishi:... more>>

– You cannot call me gege in public.

– We won’t do anything together in public.

– You cannot let other people know you live with me.

Yue Zhishi has always been obediently following these rules. They were practically strangers at school. At the opening ceremony, he suddenly collapsed due to an allergy-related asthma attack, sending everything into chaos. At this moment, the student representative Song Yu suddenly stopped speaking…….

That night, a hot post appeared on the school forum.

【Shock!! Our junior high school department male idol and our senior high school department male idol are actually ‘brothers’!】

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Ever since his father brought back a mixed-race baby when he was six years old, Song Yu’s life has been completely entangled by this clingy little guy who couldn’t speak Chinese well.

Le Le who was in kindergarten: Xiao Yu gege, my classmate said today that he has a beautiful sister-in-law. What is a sister in law?
Song Yu: His older brother’s wife.
Le Le: No! I don’t want a sister-in-law!
Song Yu: ……
Le Le: I’ll be your sister-in-law! (Something isn’t quite right…….)
Song Yu: Please study up on Chinese familial relationships.
Le Le: Wait, wait. I’ll be my sister-in-law!
Song Yu: ……

Mouth says one thing but body does another, cat-like gong x mixed-race, obedient and straightforward puppy-like shou.

1. Childhood sweethearts with older gong. Slice of life (with some twists and turns), with a lot of scenes involving eating. Those who like fast-paced stories, be cautious.
2. Shou is in third year of junior high at the start of the story. There is no blood or legal relationship between the shou and the gong. Remember, they’re not under the same household registration book.
3. Gong spoils and dotes on shou. Very strong double sided arrow, essentially younger brother complex x older brother complex.
4. Cute shou, not strong shou.
5. There is a wlw side couple, not much scenes.
6. Please don’t read if you can’t take even a little bit of unexpected events. This is not solely a sweet fluffy novel.

CWs: light PTSD, talk of su*cide/self-harm, talk of death/dying, h*mophobia (from side characters). Please do not read if these make you uncomfortable. <<less

“If so, then I will prove to everyone that even someone with black hair can be strong!”... more>>

Redius, born with black hair in a world where magical power could be determined from one’s hair colour. Incompetent just because of the colour of his hair, treated and tormented like a taboo child, got betrayed by some adventurers who he had come to know and was left on the verge of death. He was then saved by an adventurer who would soon become his mentor.

Training under his mentor, participating in the war, getting strong all the while meeting different people, this is the story of a young man’s hardships to change the world’s sense of values. <<less

Chu Ci couldn't help but smile: "Han Yue, I'm about to die. You should be happy, why do you look like you're about to cry?"... more>>

Han Yue paused, coldly replying with a question after a while: "Your death should bring about much joy to many people, how would there be a person who would shed tears for you?"

"...That's true." Chu Ci sighed as he nodded, "I don't wish for you to shed a single drop of tear for me, dirtying my road to reincarnation." <<less

Long Chen, a crippled youth who cannot cultivate, is constantly targeted and bullied by his fellow noble heirs. After a particularly vicious beating, he wakes up and realizes a Pill God’s soul has somehow merged with him, giving him additional memories. Among those memories is the mysterious "Nine Star Hegemon Body Art", a cultivation technique even he can train in, but its secrets and origin are still a mystery to him. Relying on his improved instincts as he finally begins to cultivate, he realizes a huge conspiracy is underfoot within the Phoenix Cry Empire, one involving his father, the members of the imperial family, and even the emperor himself.... more>>

In order to solve the mysteries around him, he must rely on his new alchemy techniques and the powerful but baffling Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. Countless enemies block him as he attempts to climb to the peak of the cultivation world.

His destined fate was to only be a chess piece, but he will not bow to the will of the Heavens. <<less

After a breakup with his girlfriend of three years, Hideto Hisayama, a man with a broken heart, calls a girl on a "consultation app" in search of healing.... more>>

"Are you by any chance... Otoha?"

“Ehh!? Don’t tell me, Hisayama-kun?”

The other party is, of all people, the plain and unremarkable girl from his class, Yuuna Otoha!

“If you’re okay with it, would you like to talk about it at school?”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course. I can’t just leave someone feeling down.”

A relationship that began by coincidence, a one in 120 million chance.
Just a temporary relationship to offset my loneliness. Or at least, it was supposed to be.

“I’ll be there for you until the day I die.”

When Yuuna's kindness melted my frozen heart, I felt... <<less

[Ting! You’ve received a new quest.]... more>>

Baek Ho-jin’s face crumpled at the sound that ringed in his head.

“What are you doing now?”

[A new quest…]

“What are you doing?”

When Ho-jin asked again, a voice with a deep echo answered calmly.

[I’m imitating what people read in novels these days. Humans love this kind of thing.]

A voice that didn’t understand its fault.

“Stop the useless talk and get to the point.”

[Boring human.]

“I’m not boring.”

Ho-jin forced a smile and continued.

“So what do I have to do now?”

[What? Of course…]

The voice inside Ho-jin growled like a wolf.

[You’re going to kill God.] <<less

She approached the villain who was about to be destroyed with impure intentions.... more>>

She raised him, who had turned into a child, and waited for him to return to his original form.

She thought that she would never be shaken, that she would never have any regrets.

But when she realized it was too late, and was dragged back to reality.

"Lilly, why don't you hug me these days?"

'It's true that I was the one who approached him first with impure intentions, but at some point, his eyes glancing at me became impure too.'

"Bad things... I want to do bad things to you."

The words he spat out, now that he had become a mature man again, were too hot. <<less

“Everyone gets what they deserve.”... more>>

She thought he was the savior who would prevent the fall of her family, but he was an invader who drove her to the bottom.

“I gave you a choice, and the decision is up to you, Ms. Han Seo-Yoon.”

“Up to me... Why are you doing this? What did I do wrong?”

‘Not because you did anything wrong, but because you stand out.’

Tension and excitement are turned into hatred and contempt, and Seo-Yoon's heart is trampled down before she can even confirm the identity of her emotions.

Love? Of course she didn't love him.

Insanity and obsession felt in a calm consensus.

The more they tried to escape, the more they were tied up, the affectionate oppression.

“Nothing started it, as you said, but it makes no sense to end it.”

Is there any way to get away from him before being thoroughly broken? <<less

One night a mysterious and unexplained phenomenon occurs in the nine provinces. Five years later Chu Feng, a regular outer disciple of the Azure Dragon school, awakens one of the mysterious nine lightning beasts. And discovers an egg sealed inside him. ... more>>

From there we follow Chu Feng on his path of cultivation. <<less

The world of Goddess Ueros. Men can only get sexually aroused once or twice per month. But both men and women receive the Goddess’s blessing through s*xual interc**rse. Women would receive strength and beauty while Men would receive fortunes from the Goddess. Obviously, the level of blessing differed for each individual. A woman that were given stronger blessing were called a “Paladin”. And a man that were more sexually aroused were called “Chevalier” and were paired with a Paladin where they were sent to the battlefield.... more>>

1. Women can only receive a Goddess’s blessing from the man they gave their v**ginity to. And that blessing does not last for eternity. In order to continue to receiving a blessing they must continue to have s*x.

2. No matter how strong the “Chevalier” is they could only get sexually aroused once a week normally. At the best once every three days. For that reason, a Chevalier would have s*x with Paladin by even going far to take a “medicine” since they must receive a Goddess’s blessing.

In the world where the strong Paladins to changes the outcome of war the existence of Chevalier were necessary. But if a Chevalier were to continue to take medicines then he would die early. As a result, the duration for the Paladin to remain as a Paladin were short. In this world where such things were accepted as a normal outcome an irregular existence appeared.

This is a sweet, sad, and le*d story of man who would later be called the “Sacred Chevalier”. <<less

He was truly curious about who that soul was, and why he indescribably had such a favorable impression towards her… ... more>>

What made him even more confused was that, in the ten thousand years he was cultivating, he had never seen a single trace of her.

It was like she had never appeared before, like she didn’t exist in any corner of this world.

Gently twirling the jade ring on his thumb, Xie Fei quirked the corner of his lips. He could feel that they would definitely meet again.

He would absolutely catch her then. <<less

Ariel Elias, a librarian at the magician’s library.
Her only family member, her younger brother, died in the army.
And eventually a change in the military organisation was announced, saying they would now recruit magicians as soldiers.
And so, Ariel decides to join the army.... more>>

The best magician in Dantela, Jean Kreuz.
He begins showing questionable interest in this lady.
Ariel is at a loss for words at Kreuz’s actions......
Could it be that he was related to the death of her brother?
Just what kind of secrets was this man hiding? <<less

As warlords reign a chaotic empire, Lady Fu Jin of the fallen clan gets married to Wei Tan, eldest son of the most powerful of... more>> them all. To survive in these troubled times, she would manage both family and business affair. Amidst love and hate, family strife, and separation, can Ah Jin hold onto her husband’s hand? Vivid historical style, refreshing and subtle, deftly written. <<less

Everyone knew that Master Qiao Si stood for the word “ruthless” in City S.... more>>

No one dared to call him by name,

Even Master Qiao Si himself seemed to have forgotten his actual name.

At this point of life, Master Qiao Si thought he was capable of seeing through anything in the world,

Except for his half brother –

He’s willing to exchange anything he could afford for a look from Qiao Che.

Duan Heng, who came to serve him ten years ago,

A future star under his patronage and one of his pets,

Was also one of the “tributes” to Qiao Che.

However, this young man was like a loyal and handsome large puppy for him.

His bold love was almost addictive.

Momentary happiness, though it might be illusory, was nonetheless happiness.

Those feelings that should have been long forgotten started to come back…… <<less