The story is about a man whose compulsive tendencies make it impossible for him to keep a job, and a young girl who skips school... more>> and loves insects. The two meet, come to support each other in reintegrating into society, and fall in love. There’s a problem, however: namely, the parasites in their heads. <<less

The story is about a boy entering high school, who answers a strange call from a public phone one night. The caller challenges him to... more>> a bet: She’ll remove the birthmark which he sees as the cause of so many problems, and he’ll have fifty days to win the heart of a girl he’d considered far beyond his reach. And with this, a very strange summer begins. <<less

Reina Kamisu is a friend of loners, a slayer of families, a savior of worlds, and a killer of lovers—and she is absurdly beautiful. Who is she and what are her intentions? The search for her true identity begins with Fumi Saito, a lonely girl student whose only friend and support in life is Reina, as she is accused of things she did not do…... more>>

This is a story of delusions, despair and destructive beauty.

The series consists of two volumes titled “Kamisu Reina wa Koko ni Iru” (Kamisu Reina Is Here) and “Kamisu Reina wa Koko ni Chiru” (Kamisu Reina Disperses Here). <<less

Skyfire Avenue is a street that is 2048 meters long. There are 168 stores here, and each of the store owners is an extremely powerful... more>> adept. The Avenue does not permit any vehicles or any robots to pass through it, much less mecha. Even the patrolling police must move about on foot. This is because this is a street for pedestrians, a lane for nobles, hidden away within this high technology world. Lan Jue, the greatest of the mercenaries, code-named ‘Zeus’, has secluded himself here in Skyfire Avenue after the death of his wife. The name of his shop is “Zeus’ Jewelry Store”, and here in Skyfire Avenue, he has been given the title, Jewel Master. <<less

Pain, Pain, Go Away is a novel by Sugaru Miaki, also known as Fafoo, author of Starting Over and Three Days of Happiness. Unlike Miaki’s previous two books, Pain, Pain, Go Away is not a rewrite of any story posted to 2ch, but an entirely original one. ... more>>

The plot involves a young man who becomes a killer (by accident) – but his victim has the power of “postponement,” temporarily delaying her death. <<less

Three Days of Happiness is a novel by Sugaru Miaki, also known as Fafoo. It’s a rewritten version of the story originally posted to 2ch.... more>>

The premise of the story revolves around a shop where one can sell away the remaining years of their life, and the consequences of doing so.

"I Say A Little Prayer" is a short related story which was posted along with the novel’s release. It spoils some things about the main story, but nothing major. <<less

Starting Over originated as a story on 2ch by Fafoo, who later took the pen name Sugaru Miaki. He then rewrote it as a novel.... more>>

“It’s been too long since we took the time
No-one’s to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It’s like we both are falling in love again
It’ll be just like starting over, starting over”

– (Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon

This is the story of how upon reaching my twentieth birthday, I was sent back to the age of ten, and lived to be twenty once more. <<less

Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria, or The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria, tells the sinister story of Kazuki Hoshino, who is almost madly attached to his everyday life, and his antagonist Aya Otonashi, who suddenly transfers into his class—for the 13,118th time. She majestically announces to “break” him, without paying heed to anyone else around them.... more>>

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This is but the start of a dark roller coaster ride that turns the two against themselves, the people around them and the one who may be god. Read on as their relationship slowly changes as they go against their most basic values in their struggle against the world itself. <<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

Three Short Stories:... more>>

Calling You
A girl creates an imaginary cell phone...which one day rings. The boy on the other end claims to be calling from his own imaginary cell phone...

Kiz/Kids
Two damaged children bond over one's ability to heal wounds.

Singing Flower
A patient at a hospital finds a flower with the face of a girl, that hums a beautiful melody. <<less

Morikawa Itsuki, a boy weak by nature, dreams of becoming a chef and eating delicious food. After dying, he reincarnates into Meru, a young elf... more>> girl who grows up in a tavern and slowly becomes a chef and fulfills her dreams of eating delicious food. <<less

He said I was the most despicable woman he ever met…... more>>

In order to love him, I lost my family, and become an imprisoned tool used for his vengeance from a noble lady. Everyone said I was the daughter of a rapist… I cautiously maintained the excruciating deep love for him and suffered from mental and physical exhaustion…

I thought someday my love would touch him and then I would live a happy life just as a fairy tale, but in fact I fell into an eternal nightmare… <<less

"I am not the Eris you once knew," she replied, haunted by the specter of the villainess she'd become. Betrayed by her fiancé, the crown... more>> prince, and abandoned by those she trusted, she was driven by a singular desire: escape from the confines of this cursed narrative. Yet, as she resisted the role fate had scripted for her, a strange transformation took hold. Those who once spurned her now clamored for her affection, blind to her inner turmoil. But as she grappled with her newfound identity, she couldn't shake the lingering doubt: could she ever truly love a world that had forsaken her? <<less

How it all started – Hai Ri committed su*cide, and then failed to succeed.... more>>

He encountered many who came to this place because they committed su*cide, and the person with the highest points among them was Hai Ri’s idol, whom he thought had long passed on.

Hai Ri turned pale with fright. “You’re not dead yet?”

His idol: …

As a result, Hai Ri cautiously and conscientiously became a competent mom fan in this world as well. “Son, mother supports you in whatever you do.”

Several tasks later, his idol asked, “Do you really like me?”

Hai Ri: “Yup I do, why ask such a thing?”

His idol: “What type of like?”

Hai Ri: ?

Hai Ri was silent for a moment. “Any type is fine?”

Amidst a bunch of people who faced death with no fear, Hai Ri realized that he didn’t actually want to die all that much anymore. He wanted to go back, stand among hordes of people, and listen to a concert by his little idol’s group.

My idol will save the world, and I will save my idol. <<less

“What kind of person do you think I am?”... more>>

“…A stranger.”

One day, Lee Suha, who had been confined in an unknown facility for a long time, meets a man after being taken away by strangers.

“Alright, then. Let’s go with that.”

“…”

“Just know that what kind of person I become after that depends on you.”

As he lives with the man from that point on, Lee Suha learns that he is an Omega sold to the man, an Alpha. Although he is worried about the abnormal physical condition that causes him to have no heat cycles and be unable to get pregnant, the man doesn’t seem to mind that Lee Suha is not fulfilling his role.

“You hate it when I treat you kindly. That’s why I’m trying my best to accommodate you.”

As the things Lee Suha doesn’t know — the man’s intentions, the hatred he feels toward the man, and the occasional sense of déjà vu — increase, he only grows more confused… <<less

Welcome to the N.H.K. revolves around the lives of several young-adults all living in or around the city of Tokyo. Many different lifestyles are shown... more>> though most of the time the story focuses on the concepts of being a hikikomori, anime otaku, and having most of the characters experience intense feelings of depression and loneliness. <<less

Yoon-woo’s heart was somewhat like an unsold pottery.... more>>

Not a single person liked Yoon-woo in his life.

Yoon-woo even put a price tag of 10 won on his heart, but no one even wanted him even then. Yoon-woo, who no one liked, couldn’t even like himself who didn’t even sell for the price of 10 won. One can only believe that one is worthwhile when one puts a price on oneself.

But then, a person came and offered money for Yoon-woo’s heart. She even offered more more than 10 won.

Yoon-woo finally had a reason to live himself, and she was the one who gave him that reason.

“I think I know now.”

“Why others don’t suffer from the anxiety that the ceiling will crush them when they are alone, and why others don’t worry about being hated with just a word when they meet someone…” <<less

Suddenly a high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis of his life being summoned to another world and no sign of the one who summoned him things become worse when he is attacked.... more>>

But when he is saved by a mysterious silver-haired girl with a fairy cat, Subaru cooperates with the girl to return the favor. When they finally manage to get a clue Subaru and the girl are attacked and killed by someone.

Subaru then awakens in the place he was summoned and notices the ability he gained “Returns by Death” a helpless boy that only has the ability to rewind time by dying. And beyond the despair can he save the girl from the fate of death! <<less

After suffering all sorts of abuse from my stepfather and mother, I was sold to an illegal guiding establishment due to my stepfather's debt as I turned twenty. ... more>>

I thought my life might improve when I was later transferred to the South Korean Esper Center, commonly known as the 'K Esper Center.' But even there, I wasn't treated as a human. I was nothing more than a tr*sh can, collecting all the negativity. My human dignity crumbled. Both physically and emotionally, I was a receptacle for their waste.

As I began to forget who I was, my name, age, and even whether I was human, I made a choice for myself for the first time. I felt myself sinking as the blood drained from my body.

Just before closing my eyes for the last time, through the cracked door, I caught the horrified gazes of those watching.

When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back in the evaluation room where I was previously labeled a D-class guide. But this time, the result was different. I wasn’t a D-class, but an immeasurable class capable of ruling over them.

It would have been great if the esper I was supposed to guide was the person who saved me… But he too was an esper from the K Esper Center.

Although Nabin tried to hide it, deep down he hoped he might encounter him—S-class Special Esper, Telekinetic Lee Hayan.

That was the name Mr. Kim had used to refer to the one who had saved his life. With white hair and a matching name, he was as pure as untouched, freshly fallen snow. The kindness he showed Nabin was equally pristine. <<less