“Ah Zan, I am Ran Ran.”... more>>

No person is an isolated island, except for you.

That day, he looked outside the window and saw a white olive tree in the open field.

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Reporter Song is quite different from her appearance.

Reporter Song works very diligently.

Reporter Song is a bit cute.

Today I saw white olive trees with reporter Song. It was very special.

My New Year’s wish is to to marry her.

——Li Zan

Ah Zan, you need to pay attention to your safety.

Ah Zan, I like the scenery that has you in it

Ah Zan, don’t be afraid. I will take you home.

Ah Zan, you are the best person I have ever met.

Ah Zan, you have worked hard.

——Song Ran

“Ah Zan, I want to be a bird in my next life.”

“Then I will be a big tree.”

After witnessing the deepest darkness, the most ferocious evil, and the ugliest horror, I am nonetheless grateful to have seen the light, the kindness, and the most beautiful of souls.

I am nonetheless thankful to have seen that grove of white olive trees with my own eyes.

I knew it was a mirage; the intersection of where the sky and the ground meet in the desert.

And you were always by my side; the brightest light in the dark boundless night. <<less

At the beginning of 1975, Yukiko, the young proprietress of the Sakuradani-kan hot spring inn, fell into a coma for unknown reasons. Her only daughter, Hinami, who was attending a boarding school for girls in Tokyo, was summoned to her birthplace, Sengatake Village, by a telegram informing her of her mother’s critical condition.... more>>

Upon returning to her hometown for the first time in two years, she is told a shocking revelation by the village doctor, Reiko.

Her mother, Yukiko, who had never regained consciousness, was pregnant with a six-month-old fetus in her belly.

[It’s impossible for Mother to be pregnant…! Who is it?]
Saemon, Yukiko’s husband and Hinami’s father, died in a fire the summer of last year. It was difficult for her to accept her mother’s pregnancy as she was in mourning. However, further confusion awaited her.

Three men appear claiming to have imp**gnated her, and begin to fight over custody of Hinami and the vast wealth of the Sakuradani family. <<less

Anneliese, a young lady, has been hailed as a talented lady since she was young.... more>>

However, her fiancé, the crown prince, breaks off her engagement and tells her that he will banish her.

Angered by her treatment of their daughter, her family decides to move to a neighboring country.

She made picture books for her younger twin siblings, made beauty products, calculators, and useful items for refrigerators, and built a hospital for the poor.

When Anneliese's surrounding countries learned of the rumors about her, they set out to obtain her...! ? <<less

I was reincarnated into a mysterious fantasy world, but I was mistaken to be the Demon King and ultimately faced death a second time.... more>>

And in this New World where I’ve been reborn once again, you have to pay taxes to use magic.

[Korean Magic Corporation has sent an invoice to ⬛⬛⬛. Please make the payment by the due date.

⦁ Reason for Invoice: Unauthorized emergency lower circle (3) magic usage ⦁ Amount Due: 481,738 KRW ⦁ Payment Due Date: 2051/01/31

For inquiries regarding the invoice, please contact the billing company.] <<less

The young man, Andou Minato, was deeply engrossed in a certain social game.... more>>

Its name was Dark Resonance—commonly known as "Dakurezo"—a simulation RPG set in a cruel world.

Despite its brutal content and lack of ethical considerations, it became a game of hegemonic status due to its fascinating characters and excellent storyline.

And so, while spending peaceful days playing such a game, he suddenly found himself transported into that very world.

Without knowing the cause, he was thrown into a world that, while great to play in, was the last place he wanted to experience in reality.

However, in that worst-case scenario world, Minato pondered.

He had no intention of interfering with the original story... it belonged to the people living in this world and to the protagonist.

Yet, even so, in such an extreme and harsh world, he couldn't help but feel the desire to lend a hand... <<less

After possessing the body of the berserker in the game,... more>>

After all kinds of trials and hardships I went through to finally sever the head of the archdemon,

I reached the ending only to be faced with these words.

[New Game +]

"No... Fu*king way..." <<less

Qiao Ning awakened, it turns out she was a pitiful supporting female character in a top-tier body double novel.... more>>

The male lead, Ying Qian, tortured and betrayed Qiao Ning for the sake of the white moonlight.

Qiao Ning sneered, “Scum man, despicable woman, don’t blame me for not being a good person anymore!”

But why does Ying Qian’s younger uncle’s gaze towards her seem more and more strange?

Maybe she should just seduce him and let him help her deal with the scum man?

Plan approved√

And so, Qiao Ning embarked on the days of manipulating both the scum man and his younger uncle.

Ying Changlin, the head of a top-notch wealthy family, was handsome and cold. He despised third parties the most in his life.

But little did he expect that one day, he would willingly love, protect, and be with his nephew’s woman.

Dual Cultivation, 1V1, Sweet Romance. <<less

One day, I, Louie Aldehyde... more>>

I was reincarnated in the world of Otome games, also known as “Arurei”.

I became the butler of the main character of the game.

It’s good that I became a butler, but —-

“Hey, Louie? Why did you cheat on me? Why, why, why, why, why, why—-“

Yeah —- how did this happen? <<less

"World" is a game renowned for its remarkable freedom.... more>>

In "version 3.0", I made the decision to maximize my focus on boosting magical abilities!

All stats now revolve around magic! But In turn, I embraced a substantial number of disadvantageous traits.

However, that is inconsequential. I am determined to forge the ultimate Wizard character, It matters little whether the character's outward appearance resembles a walking corpse.

Yet... What is this?

I have suddenly transformed into that very character – a character with prodigious talent, yet unable to survive a single day without relying on drugs. <<less

In Meng Zhao's eyes, the former Lu Shichen was like a skin wrapped in paper. He looked calm from a distance, but looked disgusting up close. Back, everyone was after Lu Shichen, but Meng Zhao felt that he was so fake that he aroused his disgust.... more>>

Meng Zhao didn't expect that one day he would see Lu Shichen once again. What was more expected was that Lu Shichen had got himself involved in a mu*der case and become the primary suspect in the case. . . And the person responsible for solving the case happened to be Detective Meng Zhao.

Author: You two, please describe your views on each other.

Meng Zhao: A mad dog who is extremely good at pretending.

Lu Shichen: A wild dog that can’t be beaten to death.

Lu Shichen x Meng Zhao: The mortal enemies finally get married.

(The one with the bad temper is Shou)

Suspense, solving the case, the plot line and the emotional line <<less

Magical girl. It is the power given to girls who are in despair.... more>>

However, there is one girl who became a magical girl through love. <<less

I found myself possessed in a hunter genre game.... more>>

Not as a national authority, but as a disaster-level monster. <<less

She’s escaped Isabella’s clutch for three years now. She believed she could live a peaceful and undisturbed life, free from surveillance and control. However, her... more>> life during these three years has been wildly unsuccessful: her girlfriend cheated on her, work pressures mounted, and her parents are pushing her to marry. Every part of her life is falling apart— she’s simply gone from one hell to another.
Suddenly, Isabella reemerges. Will she surrender her love and her body to once more become Isabella’s toy? <<less

A silver-haired beauty next door to me!? Everyday comedy spent with a former evil boss!... more>>

The private life of Kusama Midori, known as Banshoku Green the green member of the Rainbow Sentai Banshokuger, who defeats the monsters all over the city, was rough. During the day, he worked as a part-time high school teacher (world history). After school, he wore his green battle suit and spent his days exhausted, battling strange creatures with overtime guaranteed, unable to even receive the figures he ordered every day.

Next door to Midori’s room, a silver-haired sexy foreign lady named Kuri Ashella, and her daughter, Taratat, moved in!? Encounters on the way home, chance meetings at the supermarket, and being cared for when exhausted and collapsed on the sofa, the dreamy life next door with the beautiful mother and daughter begins… or so he thought. However, their true identities were none other than the archenemies of Midori and the others, former evil leaders of the enemy organizations!? <<less

Despite achieving great feats in battle against a neighboring country, the crown prince framed me, leading to my demotion.... more>>

At a time like this, I can only rely on my little sister.

What should I do, Sister? Wait, you want to start a coup? <<less

A legal genius wakes up to find himself as the defendant in a "Republic of China" courtroom, accused of adultery, with a stunning beauty by... more>> his side, labeled as an adulteress. As for the expected verdict... Execution by hanging?! <<less

Upon reaching adulthood, Michele, the youngest son of a noble family from the South, found himself sent to the North for marriage, as though he were being sold off.... more>>

The other party was the lord of the cold North, Ian Sheleg.

In a bid to salvage his declining family, Michele resolved himself to take in a thirty-five-year-old man whose face he had never even seen as his “wife.”

However, the place he arrived at wasn’t the promised castle, but a small mansion…

“My name is ‘Ain,’ and I’ll be serving Sir Anatold for the next month in place of my master.”

The one waiting for Michele was not “Ian Sheleg,” but a servant named “Ain.” He was informed that, for whatever reasons, “Ian Sheleg” had become entangled in urgent business and had sent a servant who resembled him in his stead, but…

The North and the South were lands as different as winter and spring. It was for the sake of taking a month’s time to educate Michele, who was unfamiliar with the North, about its etiquette and culture before the marriage.

“Shall I tell you more about my master, or shall I teach you the ways to win his affections?” asked “Ain,” with his black hair, blue eyes, and his cold features and voice that resembled his master’s.

“…Okay! Teach me how to win Lord Sheleg’s affections!”

A crossroad of choice. Michele, who had grown up being loved by his brothers like a flower in a greenhouse, now desired to be loved by his “wife” as well.

“…B-but why are you taking your clothes off?”

“Hadn’t I told you? I will teach you how to win my master’s affections within a night’s time.”

“This was what you meant?!”

And so, the training to win “Ian Sheleg’s” affections continued regardless of day and night.

“Just… just as my first partner was you, I want your last partner to be me, forever.”

And Michele was left to experience first love alone, something no one had taught him—not his brothers in the South, nor the “Ain” in the North…

A servant who looked identical to his master.

Was it a coincidence, or was it intentional? <<less

[The characteristic 'a**hole' is activated]... more>>

Every time I see that sentence, I have something to say.

"f*ck this system." <<less

Yu He was a famous beautiful fool among the rich and powerful, relying on his good background to live a life of ease and make a living without working. Unfortunately, he was a fake young master, and when the real young master returned to the Yu family, he was not only kicked out by his foster parents but also had to serve a big shot with special interests.... more>>

Yu He shrugged and said, “Whatever.”

In a secluded and eerie castle, the big shot, dressed in a sharp suit and with a handsome and gloomy face, sat in a wheelchair, looking coldly at Yu He with hidden sharpness that was intimidating.

After one night passed…

Yu He: You know, I’ve been here for a while knowing that the big shot’s special hobby is to be a bottom.

From that day on, Yu He became the golden crane that the big shot kept in the castle.

When the real young master came crying to “retrieve” Yu He, he discovered that Yu He was actually living in the private residence of Fu Yunzheng, the head of a top-notch wealthy family.

Even the head of the Yu family couldn’t curry favour with the terrifying presence of Fu Yunzheng, who could make the entire capital world tremble with a frown. It was rumoured that he was capricious and cruel, and after being disabled in a car accident, he became even more sinister and terrifying. His injured leg was his sore spot, and anyone who dared to look at it a little longer would suffer a catastrophe.

But the true young master saw something different. In the depths of the garden, he saw Yu He sitting on Fu Yunzheng’s lap, kissing him while squeezed into his wheelchair.

The fact that Fu Yunzheng was supporting Yu He spread like wildfire, and everyone criticised Yu He for being shameless and superficial. Yu He took it as a compliment and used the attention to make money through live-streaming.

At first, the live-streaming room was full of insults, but when the haters saw the luxurious and dazzling mansion, luxury cars, branded watches, and jewellery, they began to waver. After seeing dozens of servants bowing to Yu He in unison, the haters exclaimed, “I only hate myself for being ugly.”

Later on, all the wealthy and influential people who wanted to get in good with Fu Yunzheng began flooding into Yu He’s live streaming room, frantically showering him with gifts and asking him to pass along a message.

Yu He made an incredible comeback, reaching new heights!

Fu Yunzheng: Don’t stare at your broken live stream all day, look at me.

Yu He: You’re the best thing to look at.

Everyone was waiting for Fu Yunzheng to get tired of playing with Yu He and dump him, but they waited and waited until the engagement banquet of Yu He and Fu Yunzheng.

At the engagement banquet, the true young master’s lover sneered at Yu He, “Yu He, how can serving others with your body last long? People will get tired of it.”

Fu Yunzheng replied, “You better pray that little He won’t get tired of me. If little He doesn’t love me anymore, your family will go bankrupt.”

The people who once looked down on Yu He: !!! Yu He, please love him for a long time, we’ll kowtow to you!!! <<less

“Goodbye, Li Qiao” tells the story of four senior high school students who were on the verge of collapsing due to their respective family problems, estrangement with their parents, sufferings and irreconcilable difficulties. However, because of a message left on the bus, they became friends by accident, comforted each other, and walked together for a short time.... more>>

The novel uses multiple narrative perspectives and a first-person perspective to tell the story of the rifts in the families of these four teenagers. Some parents are naturally flawed, easily prompt to anger and become s*aves to violence. Some are forced to suffer by life and have nowhere to pour their bitterness, driving them to vent their sufferings on their children. Some parents separate halfway and transfer their disappointment to their children.

Four teenagers who are in apprehensive and confusing predicaments. Their similar painful experiences made them quickly become friends. During the summer vacation after their college entrance examination, they enjoyed the rare happiness in each other’s company. Starting a college life separated them from each other after being on the same road for a short time. Ten years later, the appearance of the mysterious number 170503 revealed a secret past.

The background family is crucial to the growth of teenagers, and some people may take a lifetime to heal from the injuries they suffer while growing up. The novel profoundly reveals this social issue and should arouse the attention and thinking of society and parents. The mutual understanding and friendship between peers with the same fate add warmth to the novel, which is both warm and healing. <<less

I possessed the body of the friend of a male lead who went crazy after the female lead died.... more>>

My only role was to revive the female protagonist, guide her back to the male protagonist before his sanity completely fades away, and then disappear.

But there’s one problem.

The female lead won’t wake up.

******

To protect the deeply disturbed male lead, and revive the female lead successfully, I’ve diligently earned money from the Empire’s food industry.

-National gourmet overturned the Empire’s culinary world.

-White Mask’s consecutive business successes, who on earth is she?

Phew!!!

Now that I’ve collected enough money, it was time to fulfill my role, and complete my limited lifespan, but……

“Elshnain, you are leaving? What are you talking about? Do you wish to see this continent destroyed?”

The crazy male lead seemed strangely different.

And why were those mad eyes directed at me?

“K-Killian…. Just give me one more day.”

“What? One day?”

“Yes, yes. Since I’ll leave tomorrow, I promise to revive Arwen somehow before then.”

Then, the sword Killian was holding fell on the floor with a loud thud.

Are you that happy about me reviving the female lead? <<less

The moment she opened her eyes, she was in a secret room. ... more>>

"Do you remember anything?"
“…No. I don't remember anything. What about you?"
"I don’t remember anything at all."

A faint 30 on the wall. Tinnitus rang in her ears.

"Were you the first to wake up?"
"That seems to be the case. Unless someone is pretending to be asleep."

The man next to her looked away from the people and replied quietly. Then, he was about to say something, but closed his mouth and stared. The clicking sound of the lighter suddenly ceased.

"What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?"

When she asked quizzically, the man finally spoke after a long while.

"It feels like we know each other." <<less

Liu Xin met Dong Xian through an accidental encounter in a bamboo forest; by a twist of fate, the two became teacher and student.
Just great.
How dare Liu Xin, nephew to the emperor, accept defeat?... more>>

Liu Xin tried everything, from studying history [endlessly debating], to respecting social rank [making trouble], to critiquing his work [provoking him], yet he failed to reveal a single of Dong Xian’s flaws…
However, Liu Xin’s heart gradually changed with time.

In a moment of passion, the two men crossed a line and committed a taboo.
Can this play of spy-vs-spy come to such a simple end?

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Jovial Records of the Bamboo Beauty by Asuka T陶子 recounts the life of Liu Xin, Emperor Xiao’ai of Han, and his legendary love for Dong Xian, his male favorite.

Liu Xin and Dong Xian coined the idiom, passion of the cut sleeve, that avid danmei readers might’ve come across.
In Chinese culture, the term ‘cut sleeve’ has been a euphemism for homosexuality for over two tousand years; ever since Liu Xin refused to wake the sleeping Dong Xian and cut off his own sleeve to attend court in time. <<less

The story is set in a Middle Eastern inspired land, Chevron, ruled by five kings of divine blood. Seiji, a pleasure s*ave, has a little... more>> sister who can read the future in the stars. When her prophetic gift begins to attract attention, he dresses up as a girl and goes in her stead to the palace to serve the King of Kings, Azur. <<less