After losing his job Bai Liu became involved with an unstoppable horror live streaming game full of various monsters and players with killer intent.... more>>

Initially, everyone thought Bai Liu was just an ordinary person who strayed into the game.

Later, they realized it was this game that welcomed its god with victory and a laurel crown saying, “Welcome home.” <<less

Kurono Maou is a high school student who is sensitive of his sharp eyes and bad expression. No girlfriend but gifted with friends in his own way, he had been living a peaceful life. ... more>>

But one day, without any reason, Kurono was attacked by a mysterious headache while in the literature clubroom and fainted. When he finally awoke…Swords & magic, filled with monsters, an orthodox different world summoning. <<less

Kylan was Yuris’ light, her childhood.... more>>

She loved him so much that she couldn’t imagine a future without him.

That’s why the fact that he was suddenly pushing her away was so hard to bear.

“I’m getting married at the end of the month, so don’t look for me anymore. I’m asking you for the last time.”

There was no emotion in his dry voice.

There was no hatred, just a calm voice delivering a boring piece of news.

***

Heartbroken, Yuris could not love her arranged marriage to Chaint.

But he loved his wife like a steadfast old tree.

No matter how much it hurt, no matter how many times she called her childhood lover’s name in her nightmares, no matter how many times he whispered that he loved her.

That was until the sudden war took everything away.

Her husband came back dead, her parents were gone, and her beloved country was reduced to ashes.

And Yuris died with a deep regret.

That’s what she thought when she opened her eyes. On a peaceful spring day eight years ago.

“Yuris, are you still asleep?”

Kylan had been sweet, but it didn’t matter now.

‘I don’t know why I’m back in the past, but I’m going to stop the war.’

And…….

‘My husband, Chaint, is alive.’ <<less

In an accident, Si Yang was bound to a quick transmigration system. His mission was to transmigrate through various movies fulfilling the original owner’s wishes, overthrowing the villains, and saving the protagonists.... more>>

However, Si Yang had always been extremely arrogant, to the point where he believed that he was a god. In his eyes, the word “save” had also changed its meaning.

Overthrow what villains? He is this world’s greatest “villain”!

The sweet, naïve, little young master was brought up to be a ruthless, blackened bigshot. The sunshine, positive energy idol was trained to be a scheming and calculating entertainment company president. The poor little Cuscuta (Parasitic plant that sucks the life out of its host) Alpha developed a deadly life-threatening toxin…

But they all had one goal in common: To kill Si Yang! <<less

Cen Jing transmigrated into a book and was promised by a system that if she obediently completes her tasks, her parents and family will lead... more>> a worry-free life forever. Following the plot, she disguises herself as a man and gradually climbs up the social ladder, becoming a cunning and deceitful character in the eyes of the world, and ultimately killed by the protagonist. With the mission accomplished, the system departs, and she closes her eyes, ready to embrace death. However, upon opening her eyes again, she finds her soul stuffed into the body of a recently deceased little girl. Before leaving, the system had given her a gift, allowing her to live freely… <<less

Jiang Lin crossed over, he became the tragic little cannon fodder in the book.... more>>

The little cannon fodder relied on his good looks, and there was no man in capital who hadn’t been seduced by him.

He was a well-known playboy in capital, an existence that everyone despised.

Only Jiang Lin who became the cannon fodder knew what kind of life the cannon fodder lived.

The little cannon fodder's father didn't care, his mother died early, and his stepmother treated him harshly. There were also two stepbrothers and a "beautiful and kind-hearted" heroine sister in the family.

The first stepbrother robbed him of his position as a companion of the crown prince, and the second stepbrother robbed him of his qualification to be a student of the Imperial Academy; in the end, the heroine sister arranged him to marry a man who was about to die.

From anyone's point of view, what Jiang Lin took was a death script. But Jiang Lin held the space in his hand, who was he afraid of?

So——
Jiang Lin made a great contribution in front of the heroine, and successfully regained the position of the eldest son of the Hou family from the hands of his two stepbrothers.

Jiang Lin successfully solved the famine and became famous all over the world as a Marquis and held the nobility.

As for the dying man Jiang Lin married, not only did his legs recover from the poison, but he also became a fearsome General, the God of War. <<less

At that time, Shi Qin was following a dark doomsday harem novel. The male protagonist, Cheng Yu, is simply the most handsome, strong but also the most miserable. Later, he turned into a villain hero and was determined to destroy the world!... more>>

Shi Qin found the story very interesting , but he was hit hard by error 404. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but what greeted him was being tied to the novel by the rogue system and forcibly made to carry the heavy responsibility of changing the story.

In order to leave this world alive, cultivating the character design and changing the plot, not only does he have to prevent the hero from blackening, but also prevent him from accepting girls, and hold high the banner of monogamy.

Shi Qin said that it was too difficult. As soon as he transmigrated, he was a zombie whose neck was about to be twisted by the protagonist!

Question: As a zombie, how to establish a deep emotional bond with the hero who beats zombies, help him feel the beauty of the world, stop the footsteps of blackening, and stop the establishment of a harem.

Shi Qin: Don’t worry, even if everyone abandons you, I will stand by your side to protect you. (So don’t blacken!)

Cheng Yu: He is so kind to me. Does he really like me?

Shi Qin: The hero can only give his heart to one person. Cherish the person in front of you!

Cheng Yu: Is he jealous? Is he implying that I should cherish only him, and my heart can only be given to him?

Shi Qin: Come on! Let’s create a better new world together.

Cheng Yu blushed…

After the task was completed, Shi Qin retired.

In the face of the protagonist’s wife running away, the protagonist blackened in an instant, Shi Qin was pulled back by the system again…

Cheng Yu’s eyes were red, and he laughed hard, one hand rubbing the back of Shi Qin’s fragile neck, “You’re back…”

Shi Qin: … Hero, calm down! <<less

There is a certain large country in the central plains of the mainland. In the imperial court of its emperor, there is a girl. Her name is Maomao, a pharmacist from the pleasure district, who is currently working as a maidservant in the inner palace. The girl, who surely can not be considered a beauty, is keeping a low-profile waiting for her contract to end. She is confident that she will not be “visited” by the emperor. During that, she learns about the short lives of the children of the emperor. Maomao, hearing that the two surviving children are critically ill, begins her investigation for the cause—.... more>>

Set in the middle ages of the East, the “Food Taster” girl continues to solve difficult cases in the imperial court one after another. <<less

An eldest daughter was neither useful nor lovable in the eyes of parents who wanted a son.... more>>

Radis, House Tilrod’s first-born daughter, lived all her life abiding by the ‘sacrifice’ that she was expected to do.

“You are the Tilrod family’s eldest daughter. Isn’t it natural for you to do your best to support your brother since he’s the pillar of our family?”

“You know, it’s only right for the eldest daughter to be the family’s breadwinner.”

“Go hunt monsters in your brother’s stead. It’s so humiliating to have an unmarried daughter stay at home. But if you go on that subjugation expedition, I’ll allow you to stay here.”

To keep her place in her family, she tried anything and everything to win their love.

She believed that happiness would come to her someday if she continued to endure it all.

However, she finally broke down after discovering her family’s betrayal when she came back home.

“It was all a pipe dream. I should never have lived for my parents, for my brother… for my family. I should have just lived for myself!”

As she took her last breath, she thought it was finally over.

But Radis returned to the past at the age of sixteen. <<less

Crying blood and tears, she pledged a poisonous vow. The gods did not fail her. She was sent back to a decade ago. The legitimate daughter of Jiang family returned from hell.... more>>

Forget it, whatever! Since they already claimed that she was a temptress that wrecked the country, she shall overturn the world into complete chaos starting with her beguiling sister, her malicious stepmother, her cruel lover and her heartless family. Let her end the lives that Yama refused to end.

She was a pawn in her past life. In this life, however, the world was her chess board. With an alluring smile and a charming figure that enchanted the entire nation, the red-clothed woman wrecked chaos among the lands. She was a vengeful spirit from hell, determined to make those who wronged her pay in blood.

“I want those who owe me a life debt to hold their hearts out in front of me. I want those who looked down on me to only be able to admire me. I want Lord Zhong Zi to shiver when he sees me. I want to step on this splendid river and mountains!”

— — —

“You are a temptress and I am a thief.” His robe was as dark as the night and his gaze was as cold as the Northern Star. “A perfect match.”

Her red dress was akin to fire, but her heart was the coldest ice in the winter.

He was stoic in his black robe, yet he was willing to warm her frozen heart.

In this life, the elegant man seemed like a snowy bamboo grove with tall, chilly mountains, walking step by step towards her like an unstoppable force.

“Ruan Ruan, if you hate the world, then I shall conquer the lands with you.”

“What if I love the world?” She asked.

“I am the world, so you can only love me,” he answered. <<less

“From today onwards, you will become the Envoy of one of the Main Gods in the Dimensions of Gods. You will travel from one world to another and through that, you will attain what others will never obtain in their entire life.”... more>>

The moment these words echoed in Fang Li’s head, Fang Li’s life was destined to be extraordinary… <<less

I’ve had enough of being transmigrated into books.... more>>

You would be tired of it too, especially if it was already your fourth time doing it. This time, I became the female lead’s villainous older sister.

‘Oh, I’m so sick of this.’

Yet again, I was sure this life wouldn’t be exciting either. I had led straightforward lives before, and then I died and moved on to the next.

But why was it that this iteration was a tad different?

‘Why can I use the abilities I had in my second transmigration?’

‘Why is the female lead bothering me so much?’

Alicia, this novel’s protagonist, was fated to have a poor, emaciated life. However, considering that she was this novel’s true heroine, I couldn’t just let her roll through the mud like this. I would do everything in my power to change her fate.

‘My younger sister, don’t become the female lead this time.’

To achieve my goal through a project hereby dubbed as the [Mob-Alicia Project], I’ve recruited the male lead’s older brother.

Cassion Carter.

He was the villain who was almost killed—no, was fated to be killed—by the male lead.

“If you want to live, promise me one thing.”

As if he was a wild beast that had been hunted and left to die alone, he breathed with incredible difficulty. I reached toward the poor man’s face and caressed his cheek, leaning down to whisper softly.

“If I save you…”

Lay down your own life on the line to protect my sister. <<less

“I’ll pay a high price,” said Seokju, the boss of the Taeho faction, to the crippled servant Ajin, marking the beginning of their relationship born out of a misunderstanding one night. “Like you have a leg disease. I have insomnia. Shall we help each other as patients?”... more>>

Using Seokju’s insomnia as an excuse, Ajin fell asleep in his embrace, becoming accustomed to his body temperature. “I want to work at your place until I die.” “Then just stay here. Here, in my room, sit on my knees. Let me bring the world to this room. But doubts keep sprouting, despite sealing the cracks of happiness.”

“Ajin, you can’t leave this room until you’ve paid off all your debts.” Now, this room became Ajin’s world, yet he found solace in the fact that Seokju didn’t abandon him. <<less

Disturbingly pure white hair and red eyes.... more>>

Lucienne is a girl who has been treated as "unlucky" both in the orphanage and among the wandering groups.

The Duke of House Winfield comes to her aid.

"Help my son. Ah, forgive me. I don't know what to say..."

Though I did not know what he wanted, for it had become a will,
but the little Duke Benedict gave me a place beside him.

"I will cherish you, whom my father saved".

Becoming Benedict's friend, confidant and companion,
For the first time in her life, Lucienne found happiness in the "home" she was allowed to be in.
Until she realised the meaning of the Duke's last words.

"To free Benedict from the curse that seems to burn his body..."

Lucienne had to die at Benedict's hands.
Then she was ready to die.
At the hands of her beloved.

"Please accept my death, Benedict." <<less

As an outstanding figure in the grim reaper industry, there were no souls under the heavens that Lu Xu could not collect.... more>>

One day, he was given an undercover mission to investigate the mystery of how Film Emperor Ji Xiunian managed to escape death so many times. Seeing that the Film Emperor was going to be a mentor on an idol survival show, Lu Xu had a flash of inspiration and signed up as a contestant.

He originally planned on taking this person away after completing his investigation. However, he accidentally ended up debuting in center position.

At the age of five, Ji Xiunian was prophesied to remain lonely his entire life. The people around him were either dead or grievously hurt.

He expected to be alone his entire life and never imagined there would be an exception—not only did his luck take a turn after meeting Lu Xu, the demons and ghosts by his side had dispersed.

Ji Xiunian had never dated in the ten years since he debuted. The only scandal he had was regarding Lu Xu.

Fans thought this was just a tactic to boost a newbie’s popularity. They never imagined that the cold Film Emperor himself would come out to clarify—it’s not a scandal, he’s my destiny.

*Center position = the one who gets the most lines, center dance positions, and screen time in an idol group <<less

There once existed an honorable founder of this panguan school of cultivation. His reputation was illustrious, but nowadays nobody dared to mention him. Even if they did, all they said was, “He met a miserable end.”... more>>

Only Wen Shi still abided by the rules. Every day, he would pay respects to the founder’s ferocious, colorful portrait, but because of that he ended up summoning a sickly tenant.

The tenant stood in front of the portrait and asked, “Who drew this?”

Wen Shi: “Me.”

Don’t ask. If you do, you’ll just end up feeling touched. <<less

After Wu Ruo died, he is reborn in those dark days when he was the most useless and the fattest that he hated the most.... more>>

And in his new life, he not only has been married with a man, but also is a useless waste who can’t cultivate. He needs other’s support when he gets up, and would pant taking a few more steps, and even would get his bu*t stuck by the door when he tries to get out through it. You can say he has arrived to a new level of his wasteness, and meanwhile, reached a new fat level.

But…

Even though he has already been this fat, he still wants him to serve him in bed???

Damn it!

Fine! See how I crush you in bed!

In this life, when Wu Ruo decides to take revenge, he has erased all his past that’s even hard to tell… <<less

In the world of comedy anime, I was living an ordinary life until I became possessed by a dark fantasy novel I was reading before falling asleep.... more>>

‘Hahaha! Don’t hold a grudge -..!’

‘Ugh, cough cough…seriously…my clothes are ruined.’

‘…!?’

Though I was stabbed in the stomach, I calmly stood up and pulled out the spear. Originally, residents of the comedy world are a race that can be torn into 100 pieces and still come back to life the next day.

‘Stop it! Stop now! How long do you plan to sacrifice me?’

‘No…I mean..’

‘I’ve become strong to protect you…what have I become?’

Residents in the comedy world are just a race that vomits blood even if they stub their toe. I never made any sacrifices..but my delusion deepens and my obsession grows.

One day, while I was half-imprisoned and taking care of some pitiful kids…

‘Are you the boss?’

‘Excuse me?’

Before I knew it, I had become the behind-the-scenes boss of a huge underworld organization. <<less

When Wang Hun woke up and stood in a mass grave, he found that he had become a ghost... Burn "three pheasant feathers" and enjoy... more>> the [Black-bone White Phoenix Fragrance]. Burn "half a volume of broken scriptures" with one stick and enjoy the "Ten Thousand Buddhas Chaozong". Incense] Burn "a foxtail" with one stick, and enjoy the "Incense of Bliss" with one stick... "When you are alive, you should burn some treasures for yourself!" In a world where gods and Buddhas are everywhere, and demons are everywhere, Wang Hun Looking at the bright fire in the brazier, I enshrined myself as the Taoist ancestor! ! ! <<less

A lowly maid and an illegitimate young master from a household. Dahlia and Isaac felt such strong attraction to each other, almost like it was fated.... more>>

Isaac broke out of the cage he had been locked up in to withhold Dahlia’s happiness, after sharing their feelings and suffering.

Just so that he could get her to a better position, he attempted to sought out glory. “Now onwards, I’m Duke Eufgenschult.” Isaac announced his position in front of his father’s body with a bitter smile.

Now that he was the Duke, he was no longer the young master Dahlia knew. Isaac rolled his eyes at Dahlia, who was begging him to let go of her.

‘You were the one who taught me how to live. If you had to leave me, then you should have taught me how to die before doing so.’ <<less

The virtual reality game “History of the Arcana Continent” became part of reality, and “players” who were synchronized with their in-game characters appeared to protect the world. ... more>>

Lee Hoyeol, who was an ordinary salaryman, took over the body of the character he created in middle school, “Grandfell Claudi Arpeus Romeo.” Under normal circumstances, it would have been an absolute failure of a career, but Grandfell, whose occupation is a “demon hunter,” becomes extremely proud in front of demons!

The only demon hunter in this world, Grandfell (= Lee Hoyeol) starts to make a move! <<less

He Ruge was addicted to “Your Exclusive Lover” this love nurturing game. Captivated by the attractive military uniformed person, whose original form was a White Tiger Male God.... more>>

When the game came to the end, He Ruge suddenly became a mermaid and transmigrated, and he was even the legendary Koi Mermaid with flourishing beauty, charming singing and exceeding good luck?

The place where he fell was even more unusual – the bathtub of the Male God!

___________

The federation’s Xi Guican, a man whose stamp of his foot could make the whole intersteller tremble. During his recuperation, there appeared a love game that could not be deleted from the optical computer.

The plot of the game was his secret past. In this love game, he returned to the experimental days of No. 20, allowing people to slaughter and bully him, there was only one variable.——

It’s his exclusive lover.

The love that came from the light, taking him out of the dark. <<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

Aun, a solo C-rank adventurer, acquired a magic sword in a dungeon he had luckily discovered that day. However, that night, a party of A-rank adventurers from the royal capital fatally injured him and robbed him of his magic sword.... more>>

Aun thought that his life would end just like that, but for some reason he became a zombie and acquired new skills.

“I will become stronger than anyone else and live as I please!”

Starting from the weakest of monsters, he repeatedly evolves to become stronger. By eating the “dungeon core” that forms the core of the dungeon and continuing to evolve further, Aun aims to become the strongest.

The main character, Aun, a man with no patience nor self-respect and is a little foul-mouthed, goes through repeated evolution with his trusted friends who gathered around him by a mysterious fate, and aims to create the best and strongest clan while renovating the dungeon. <<less

Physically confronting your abusive superior might be cool and satisfying when it happens in a drama, but, as Kazuo Sugishita is learning, it's less cool when you're sitting at home afterwards, terrified to learn how you'll be punished when you return to work the next day. The sentence he faces sounds surprisingly lenient - just a temporary reassignment to the company's entertainment department while things blow over. But he changes his mind when he gets the specifics: Kazuo has been assigned as manager-in-training (read "servant") to Shiro Hoshizono, the "Star Watcher": A pompous, showoff-y, completely insufferable talent with no actual talents except using his sickeningly sweet words and foreign model looks to seduce lonely middle... more>> aged women into paying for the privilege of hearing him speak.

The day after his new assignment, Kazuo and Hoshizono leave for Saitama Prefecture, where Hoshizono has been recruited to become an image character for a campground in the mountains, alongside a group of other colorful characters, including a romance novelist with the looks of Cleopatra but the personality of someone's grandpa and a UFO obsessed conspiracy theorist.

But the morning after their arrival, their host is found strangled to death in his lodge, the road back is buried in an avalanche, and... you can probably see where this is going.

Turns out, despite how he comes across normally, Hoshizono is actually a genius detective!

The novel features a unique chapter naming scheme where each chapter is titled as a three to four sentence summary of its own contents, focused upon what information about the case is discovered and what evidence appears, for ease of reference.

A nominee for the 50th annual Mystery Writers Association of Japan Award, long story category. <<less