In the darkness stands a girl draped in pure white. Don't let her innocent appearance fool you; her hands grip a glistening scythe. Momo is... more>> the dark messenger of death who, along with her wisecracking cat named Daniel, is tasked with releasing humans from their mortal bonds and delivering their souls to the great beyond. First encounters with Momo always end in farewells. <<less

Player: I’m a worker whose monthly salary doesn’t even hit $5,000. My monthly rental already takes up half of my salary, I don’t have a girlfriend and is reprimanded by my superior every day. However, I feel very happy because there has been a new virtual game recently. In the game, I have a powerful bloodline. Not only do I have my own fleet, I even have a powerful overlord that granted me a colonized planet. Although I know this is fake, but inside there, I found the meaning of my life!... more>>

Actually…the overlord who gave him the planet really wanted to tell him that this game wasn’t fake. (You really have your own fleet and colonized planet…) but the overlord knew that he couldn’t say this. Because, once he said it, these subjects who thought of themselves as ‘players’, would definitely not be as terrifyingly hardworking as now!! <<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

This is a detective story filled with all kinds of people—from those with abnormal behavior to the mentally unstable—with numerous absurd cases with handsome men and beautiful women interwoven in them.... more>>

A series of missing children, corpses down the drain, a mu*derer who died and was revived, an obsessive serial bomber who targets public buses, the bloody words on the walls belonging to a family all mu*dered……. <<less

Human beings are the very spirit of all life, while Gu embody the essence of heaven and earth.... more>>

When one’s worldview, values, and philosophy become twisted, they are no longer human but demon reborn.

The past fades into a fleeting dream, yet a name may echo anew in time.

This is the tale of a time traveler, reborn endlessly, forging his path through a world shaped by the mystical power of Gu (creatures of legends and malice).

Spring Autumn Cicada, Moonlight Gu, Liquor Worm, Great Qi Golden Light Worm, Slender Black Hair Gu, Hope Gu…

A world where these magical beings are nurtured, refined, and wielded.

At the heart of it all stands a villain of unparalleled ambition, Fang Yuan. Reborn 500 years into the past with the Spring Autumn Cicada he meticulously refined, he uses his profound wisdom and battle-hardened experience to outmaneuver his enemies. In a world of unrelenting cruelty, where power is cultivated through the mastery of Gu, Fang Yuan rises as a figure who bends the world to his will.

Unbound by morality, he acts with cold precision and ruthless intent, pursuing his ultimate goal without hesitation or restraint. In this realm of peril and opportunity, Fang Yuan seeks to ascend above all others, driven solely by his own strength and ambition.

Note:

Gu, legendary venomous creatures often tied to black magic, can manifest as various insects or snakes, bearing both mystical allure and deadly power.

The "three views" refer to one’s core worldview, values, and philosophy of life. <<less

Nie Yun, a young fisherman, accidentally merged with high-level civilization mechanical insects, opening the path of magnificent transformation from a small fishing boat to a super mothership!... more>>

Nie Yun: “As far as we can see, there are fishing grounds! Let’s start to conquer the sea of ​​Star!” <<less

I am an unfulfilled third year university student. Led on by my frenemy Ozu; pushed around by the preposterous demands of the mysterious, freewheeling Master Higuchi; unable to approach the beautiful, aloof maiden Akashi; I find myself far from the rosy campus life I had dreamed of. If this is how it's going to be, I had rather return to my sparkling days as a freshman and do it all over again!... more>>

A rambling chronicle that sends you hurtling through four parallel realities on a bittersweet journey through youth. <<less

A man, burnt out from excessive overwork, returns to his hometown to get away from it all. He soon grows bored and decides to visit a beach he used to play at as a child.... more>>

There he stumbles upon a man on the sand wearing strange clothes who speaks of even stranger things: he is at the beach to see the upcoming meteor shower, even though it is supposed to occur almost a week later.

But he finds a strange comfort in watching the sky at the mysterious man’s side and decides to return the next day to ‘wait for the stars’ with him.

This is just the beginning of a series of interconnected tales that span across time and space, and share a feeling of quiet peacefulness, like what you feel when gazing up into the starlit night sky. While reading these you may begin to feel there is more out there–and more inside yourself–than you ever imagined. <<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

During an excursion with an eccentric acquaintance, I am accused of breaking the Gion Festival Ordinance by a burly posse. Seized and taken on a whirlwind tour through Yoiyama, I come face-to-face with a gallery of exotic, grotesque characters. But who's this "Lord Yoiyama" that they all seem to revere? (Yoiyama Goldfish)... more>>

I wake up, only to find that today is Yoiyama... just like yesterday was, and the day before that. How in the world am I going to find a way to escape this loop? (Yoiyama Maze)

A collection of strange and wonderful short stories, weaving in and out through the backdrop of the Gion Festival's Yoiyama. Morimi takes you into a fantastical world where the colors of fantasy and reality blur into each other like a kaleidoscope. <<less

None of us could forget her.... more>>

The six of us spent our college days in Kyoto. Ten years ago at the Kurama Fire Festival, Hasegawa vanished into thin air. Ten years later, the remaining five found ourselves back in Kurama once again, hoping to meet her one more time. As night fell, we began to swap stories about strange things we'd encountered on our journeys, including the mysterious series of artworks by Kishida Michio called "Night Train". Morimi Tomihiko masterfully weaves strands of youth and fantasy into spine-tingling ghost stories of sojourns into night.

"There's no place that night doesn't touch. All the world's in perpetual night." <<less

Hariyama-san, Center of the World is a series of connected short stories by Narita Ryohgo, the author of Durarara!! and Baccano!. They’re basically strange or... more>> supernatural events that are seemingly unrelated, except that every one of them involves the title character, Shinkichi Hariyama, as a minor character in some capacity. The last story in each volume ties all the previous stories together. It doesn’t take place in the Naritaverse (consisting of Durarara!!, Baccano!, Vamp!, and Etsusa Bridge) <<less

A fledgling adventurer is depressed from his most recent, seventy fifth, failure to capture the third floor of the dungeon under Labyrinth City. In his... more>> unwariness, he is ambushed by a certain someone, and suddenly his life begins actually progressing again. From a life of bland rain to a life of colorful acquaintances he goes.
A series of short stories surrounding an Antique shop outside of Dungeon Gate. <<less

There is a certain restaurant located in the first basement level of a multi-tenant building in one corner of a shopping street near the office district. The historical 70-year-old restaurant, marked by a sign with a picture of a cat, is called “Western Cuisine Nekoya”.... more>>

This restaurant looks completely normal through the week, but on Saturday's, it opens in secret exclusively to some very unique guests. During these hours, doors in various areas of a parallel world open to allow customers of many different races and cultures into the restaurant.

This “Restaurant to Another World”, and its food, holds an exotic charm to these highly diverse customers.

This is a story of the heartwarming, once-in-a-lifetime encounters between our reality and another world, between the restaurant’s customers and its owner, and the food shared among them all. <<less

Welcome to the world of 《Trans s*xual Online》.... more>>

This is a virtual space (Virtual reality area).

You can live how you wish here.

However, there is one condition.

Your gender is reversed in this world.

Men as women.

Women as men.

Haven’t you ever wished you could

become a different gender from the one you are right now?

That becomes true in this world.

The time flows differently in the world of《Trans s*xual Online》 than in the real world.

One day in the real world is equal to 1 year in this one. (tln: not quite accel world)

For those current generation people whose lives are so busy they cannot enjoy a normal VRMMO this virtual space (Virtual reality area) was created――.

That is this 《Trans s*xual Online》.

In this world you can live without rules (laws) however you wish.

You can spend your time managing a ranch.

Thoroughly study cooking.

Dive into the dungeons looking for treasures, knocking down monsters with your companions.

Smith weapons and train to become the fiercest warrior.

The tale only depends on the number of players.

The degree of freedom on this VRMMO is virtually limitless. (tln: pun intended)

Now then, please enjoy 《Trans s*xual Online》 to your heart’s content.

2114.5 (Probably May 2114)

From everyone at the Development Management Department for《Trans s*xual Online》 <<less

“The heck are you? A peeper?”... more>>

“Would it be possible for you to spare me a cup of water?”

This conversation that was obviously mismatched at a glance was the meeting between the Japanese company employee, Tamano Izumi, and the one who would later be known as the Sacred Kingdom of Yohk’Zai’s strongest and greatest king, Huuron.

While she was in the middle of a bath, the bathroom window connected to a mysterious world. Izumi was just enjoying her baths while she bartered things with the various people that appeared beyond the window, but before long, she ended up deeply affecting the fate of that world… <<less

Jiang Pengji got something called the Court Intrigue Stream System.... more>>

System: “Your goal is to become the most prestigious woman in the kingdom (the Queen)!”
Jiang Pengji: “Okay, System. No problem!”

Years later, she met the target by becoming the most prestigious woman (the Empress).

Jiang Pengji: “Well done, no?”
System: “Why the heck did you fight on horseback? I want court intrigue among the King’s women!”

#how a future general wins the ancient throne

#Her man watches in silence, the System watches with tears <<less

There is a certain restaurant located in the first basement level of a multi-tenant building in one corner of a shopping street near the office district. The historical 70-year-old restaurant, marked by a sign with a picture of a cat, is called “Western Cuisine Nekoya”.... more>>

This restaurant looks completely normal through the week, but on Saturday's, it opens in secret exclusively to some very unique guests. During these hours, doors in various areas of a parallel world open to allow customers of many different races and cultures into the restaurant.

This “Restaurant to Another World”, and its food, holds an exotic charm to these highly diverse customers.

This is a story of the heartwarming, once-in-a-lifetime encounters between our reality and another world, between the restaurant’s customers and its owner, and the food shared among them all. <<less

Imagine having the opportunity to be able to enter different worlds created by numerous novels and stories. Which kind of role would you like to play?... more>>

Do you want to be the illustrious protagonist, either good or evil, or just be a supporting role standing behind the protagonists?

Our villainess boss, Ming Shu, would choose none of the above. Claiming missions from the Harmony System and driven by her endless passion for snacks, the world traveler, Ming Shu, embarks on the path to make the mission target hate her as much as possible by gaining Hatred Points. But it turns out she is not alone on her journey… <<less

In our world there are objects that go by the name of “Relics”. Not antiques or items of classical art, but mysterious things like a stone that brings luck, a doll whose hair grows night after night, or a mirror that shows your future appearance.... more>>

The world is big and so there happens to be a shop that offers such suspicious items — the Tsukumodo Antique Shop (FAKE). But as the name suggests, only fakes can be found there. To make matters worse, the shop assistant is a girl whose attendance couldn’t be blunter, so the store hardly has any customers at all. However, from time to time a real Relic appears and makes things interesting.

Very well, now let us talk about those who have obtained one of these mysterious items. <<less

"Can you be useful to me?"... more>>

"I... I can be..."

The first time they met, she knelt trembling before him, begging for shelter. The s*ave caught his interest, and he brought her back to his palace.

She could've never imagined that in one night she'd go from a spoiled little s*ave princess of a defeated kingdom, to becoming a powerful prince's pet.

He kept her by his side... spoiled her, cared for her, loved her, and gave her meticulous care and high status. Whatever she wished... she could do so under his name.

But, she angered him and chose to run away. He captured her within a day.

"Don't forget, my little dearest, everything I have given you can be taken back..."

In a spur of anger, she hit him, her feeble hands striking against the flesh of his cheek. Gnashing her teeth in anger, she said, "Do you have the ability to take my child back?!" <<less

Childhood, upbringing, family background, social relations, traumatic experiences…... more>>

We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them. It’s not to put ourselves in their shoes and sympathize, or even forgive them; it’s not to find some reasons to exculpate their crimes; it’s not to kneel down before the so-called “complexity of human nature”; nor to introspect social conflicts, much less to alienate ourselves into monsters.

We just want to have a fair trial – for ourselves and for those who still have hope for the world. <<less

From love, marriage, heartbreak, pain, to divorce- Mu Chuqing has been through it all in a few years with Sheng Yuchen. After not seeing each other for years, she imagines that they would be like strangers. But why is that man looking at her with anger even when holding his fiancée in his arms? Why can’t they be like strangers? ... more>>

Will he forever humiliate and torture her? Why can’t Sheng Yuchen let her go? Just what kind of cruel man is her ex-husband?

…

Ever since that night three years ago, Sheng Yuchen has not slept peacefully. Every time she cries, her tears fall like acid on his heart. His blood boils when he sees her smiling at other men the way she used to smile at him, and the beast in him might as well destroy everything around.

He can’t let her go. He won’t let her go. Even if his heart gets charred with her tears.

…

This isn’t a love-at-first-sight story!

“Boss! Miss Mu is back!”

“Got it.” The man responds indifferently.

“Boss, someone gave Miss Mu a bouquet of roses!”

“Adulterer! Humph!” The man finally raises his head, narrows his eyes, and snorts.

“Boss, Miss. Mu and that man watched a movie today, had a candlelight dinner, and…”

“And what…”

“They kissed!”

The man’s eyes spits fire, and he can’t sit still anymore. He suddenly stands up from the sofa.

“B-Boss, bad news. Miss. Mu and that man are going to get married in the Netherlands!”

The man slams the table. “Which plane? Shoot it down!”

“Yes!”

“Wait!” The man suddenly stops him.

“Boss, do you have any other instructions?”

“Blast the male adulterer. If she loses even a hair on her, I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle what comes next!”

“…” <<less

Since Guan Shan obtained the Horror Game Simulator in his mind, everything he sees has turned into a nightmarish scene. From a meat restaurant with corpses hanging in the kitchen, an apartment building where the midnight bell rings but no one is there, to a mental hospital filled with mu*derers…... more>>

[Only by defeating the final BOSS can the simulation end!]

As an ordinary person, Guan Shan feels fear, anxiety, and terror. Facing these overwhelmingly powerful BOSSes, he has to give his all just to barely defeat the monsters and obtain some meager equipment to survive.

Each end of the simulation is merely a temporary reprieve.

However, in the eyes of others, Guan Shan himself is the embodiment of horror and abnormality!

“Captain, even the S-class dangerous Espers have been killed by him, and he’s tearing through the entire base. Yet, he still looks terrified and is shouting for help. Should we save him or not?”

“Are you kidding? He’s coming towards us! Run!” <<less