A young woman was hurled down the stairs and died a long time ago. But in the east garden of the royal palace, in... more>> a four-room structure known as Akatsuki-tei, her body was hung. When her spirit was unable to leave the house, rumours that the young woman's ghost would haunt the Akatsuki-tei started to circulate. The young woman who turned into a ghost recounts the tale. <<less

The story of searching for a Tabi Pouch to put in the coffin of a mother who died suddenly, and the strange relationship of the... more>> family drawn through it. Also, funerals are usually busy with preparations all of a sudden, so it's hard.
It's a subject that tends to be dark, but I think it's written lightly, so people who don't like dark literary works should be fine. <<less

She used to express her desire to become an adult as quickly as possible.

The once wealthy and powerful Ryuuzen clan has been all but destroyed. Their misfortune began in 1960, when a majority of the family was wiped out when their vacation villa was buried under a landslide. However, search and rescue teams discovered something even more shocking: A majority of the bodies they discovered showed obvious signs of having been mu*dered before the landslide.... more>>

As though it were a trigger, what came to be known as "The Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan" spread throughout the descendants of the family's only survivor. By mu*der, by su*cide, by accident... it seemed none who held the name "Ryuuzen" could live to see the age of 35, and now, the family has been reduced to a single woman, lying in a hospital bed, days away from death.

Kamo Touma was once just another of the endless parade of sleazy tabloid journalists looking to exploit a prominent family's tragedy to sell magazines, but Ryuuzen Rena's kindness melted his frozen heart, driving him to quit his old job and become an investigative journalist specializing in overturning cases of false arrest. Eventually, he and Rena were married, but now, the curse threatens to steal away their happiness.

Kamo prays for a miracle, and his prayers are answered by the Hourglass of Miracles, an artifact spoken of in rumors and urban legends, said to grant one wish to anyone who obtains it.

"Meister Hora", a guide for those who obtain the hourglass, tells Kamo there is only one way to break the curse and save Rena: He must travel back in time to the year 1960 and catch the culprit of the original Ryuuzen Family massacre.

Who was the culprit of the mu*ders that took place almost 60 years ago? Why did they steal away the lives of the Ryuuzen clan? What is the true nature of the "Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan?" And perhaps most mysteriously of all... What is Meister Hora's goal in all this?

Winner of the 29th annual Ayukawa Tetsuya Award. <<less

"Today is the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
I will now kill the participants."... more>>

Hanami Mitsui, a 19-year-old girl, will be attending the Coming-of-Age Ceremony that day.
She attended the Coming-of-Age Ceremony wearing a kimono, just like the rest of her classmates.
However, her goal is to kill her classmates. <<less

“Love is a prayer. I pray. I wish for the people I love to all be happy. I wish for all of them to fulfill their wishes. I wish for everyone to live somewhere warm, cool, or whatever they find comfortable, and be surrounded by their loved ones. I want absolute bliss to pour on them like heavy rain. I love every single person in the world.”... more>>

A set of love stories digging into the essence of love and stories. <<less

There exist in this world a set of six daggers that carry a terrible curse: the ability to inflict a death beyond time. Those under the daggers' curse shall reincarnate without end, never able to know happiness and always drawn to die once more by the dagger. This is the story of "Raine" and "Marie", two souls bound by the daggers' curse to kill one another, over and over again.... more>>

France, 1243. Lapis Lazuli Castle is the name of an insignificant relay fort nestled away in a forest east of Carcassonne. Its ruler, Count Geoffroy, and his only daughter, Marie, are both believed to be insane. The root cause of their shared madness is the mysterious disappearance of Geoffroy's wife three years ago, which caused Geoffroy to grow detached from humanity and cast Marie into a deep depression. After three years of wandering in a state halfway to nonexistence, Marie works up the nerve to ask her chief bodyguard, Sir Raine, to investigate her mother's death, confiding that on the night of her mother's disappearance, she had witnessed something impossible. However, her investigation only prompts a new tragedy.

The French-German border, 1916. As World War I rages on, Raine and Marie's latest reincarnations live the life of a sub-lieutenant in the French army and a medic with the Red Cross, respectively. The two lovers are reunited at the site of the Battle of Verdun, but no sooner have they met then Raine finds himself faced with a barrage of impossible circumstances. An enemy soldier's head suddenly vanishes, right before his eyes. One of his subordinates reports the same thing happening to an ally. Four more headless bodies vanish from a flooded bunker in the minute he looks away. These baffling events are a prelude to the return of their old tragedy.

Northern Hokkaido, 1989. Kimiyo, age eighteen, is already dying, an inoperable tumor in her hypothalamus leaving her with less than a year to live. Refusing to despair in the face of her tragic circumstances, she spends her remaining days with her friends at "The Library at the End of the World", a private library so called due to its isolated nature. One day, a man named Kito approaches her out of the blue, regaling her with a story about a set of cursed daggers, knights in the 13th century, and the two of them being cursed, fated lovers. Naturally, Kimiyo is intensely skeptical, but the events that come next don't require her to believe in them.

Arriving at the scene of these three tragedies is Snowy, an enigmatic figure of indeterminate gender who claims to be "a detective charged with managing the world's chaos". <<less

When people die, they meet cats. An owner who's pet dies, waits for them at Nekoversal Studios located in heaven. Will our protagonist's cat also... more>> wait for them? <<less

A collection of riddles. Please exercise your brain.

Hero Alex harbored a profound secret, a secret so weighty that he vowed to confide in his mentor, the intrepid adventurer Sam, upon his... more>> triumphant return from slaying the fearsome Demon King. However, things did not unfold as planned... <<less

This world is the world before the true savior “The Hero” appeared.... more>>

In this world, there are “Three Hopes.

The “Hero Licht,” the “Saint Milka,” and the “Sage Jamil” exist as the most powerful human beings fighting against the demons.

And…

*The title spoils the story… but there are no heroes in this world yet.

Therefore, unfortunately, there are many beings among the demons that cannot be defeated by them.

This story is not the cool story of the “heroes” you know, but the story before that. <<less

I was the one who wanted to spend my birthday with her.
Her mother has been sick, so our plans are completely empty.
Now what shall we do?... more>>

My friends help me, but I am already broken.

What was the last decision I made? <<less

Birth of a witch who spreads fear... more>>

The decision of a witch who lost her beloved husband ―. <<less

For money, I bet with someone to win over and turned the scion of the wealthiest family gay.... more>>

Later, I pretended to have terminal cancer, and disappeared to avoid burdening him.

Three years later, the scion became a madman.

He smashed every place I had been to.

Just to unearth my body. <<less

"Happy birthday, Tamaki."... more>>

"Thank you, Youko."

Tamaki and Youko both turned 18 today. Today, they got married.

Tamaki and Youko. The two of them have only one month left to live.

Surely, as long as I'm with you, I'm not afraid to die.

This is the story of the two of them, who, at the end of their lives, with the limited time they have left, pour all their love into just being affectionate with each other. <<less

After losing my job, I see a senior I once admired in a residential area on a weekday afternoon. She, Shiori Sakashima, has a disease... more>> that will kill her if she doesn't keep writing stories.
I want to publish her work while she's still alive. My proposal was accepted, and I began to live with her, her stories, and the flowers that nestled in her head. <<less

The story of a mortician’s son and his childhood friend who lives on the mountains.

"I expect a fox to come down this evening."... more>>

I, who spend my daily life working in a factory, saw a woman standing alone on a deserted mountain pass and called out to her without thinking.
She shakes her hair tied in one knot and turns her head to look at me. I was puzzled by her unrealistic words, but I felt nostalgic for her face and decided to wait for the fox to fall with her.

"Um, have we met before?"
"――――, I was sure you'll remember me."

《I》 traced my memories one by one as if I was counting them with my fingers.

A town in the countryside. The noisy sound of cicadas and the choking smell of grass. The summer festival at the shrine and the red and scarlet sleeves of the yukata. The "Fox Fireworks" that the two of us lit on fire together - those days when a new summer came around every year. <<less

Lots of food stalls, beautiful fireworks.... more>>

Just by looking at them, I felt like I was enjoying the summer festival to the fullest. I was watching this moment that comes only once a year.

This summer festival will never change…

But that day, when I met a girl named Kokoa Yamaguchi at a summer festival, my everyday life changed. At that time, I had no idea what would happen next.

“Hinata, thank you for liking me… I’m very happy. But---” <<less

Little Yaya and her mother move to a new house near a big forest, next to a strange house where a strange man lived. Everyone calls him Uncle Ma.... more>>

Curious Yaya can’t resist and decides to sneak into Uncle Ma’s house after he catches her spying on him.

[This is a short story, only 4 short chapters long.] <<less

A series of short stories on the theme of familiar mental issues. Composed of seven chapters. A cunning and strange counselor reveals the true nature of his clients’ mental problems through counseling. However, this may not necessarily yield satisfactory outcomes for the counselor…?... more>>

The chapters are not connected to each other, so you can start reading from any point. The protagonist is basically an armchair detective, but occasionally he goes outside. A lot of mental health miscellaneous.

Chapter 1 to 14 => A story of the protagonist’s encounter with the heroine.

Chapter 15 to 22 => A story of an elderly person troubled by noise in the neighborhood.

Chapter 23 to 31 => A story of a mother who is distressed by her son’s domestic violence.

Chapter 32 to 44 => A story of a woman who desires to learn the truth of her fiancé’s death.

Chapter 45 to 54 => A story of a high school girl who wishes to have cosmetic surgery.

Chapter 55 to 65 => A story of a man who is troubled by the vision of a black cat. <<less

Professor of Medicine with Gao Leng Poison Tongue × Rare Disease Gene Carrier Warm and cute, cured, dedicated, and guarding her. She thought her life... more>> had already been seen at a glance, but he gave her a romantic and grand future. "You clearly know that I have no future to speak of..." "Su Wei'an, you don't need a future, because I am your future." What he wanted was not the joy of passing by, but the ability to stand together through the storm. <<less

I died, and my boyfriend was overwhelmed by sadness. I want him to recover somehow ... but I don't want him to make a new... more>> lover right away. And then, my sister, my best friend, my rival, because I'm dead, "Leave him to me!" Don't say that on your own!?? <<less

A scientist who lost his wife in an unforeseen accident.... more>>

He set out to create a clone of his wife because of loneliness.

But just before the birth of the clone, he was converted and the clone was discarded.

But then for a while. Scientists who are subjected to guilt will receive unexpected punishment.

The runaway of the science which does not stop. The sci-fi short short of two men who are crazy for love, depicting their sins and punishments. <<less

I have a delicate and pitiful submissive bottom as my wife.... more>>

Later, I found out that he was actually a pe*verted and ruthless dominant top, and also the scion of the wealthiest Lu family.

I was so scared that I ran away immediately.

Later on, I was tied up and brought back by him.

A cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, his eyes full of possessiveness: "You found out. Be good, call me husband, okay?" <<less