A key feature of the Newport Harold, driving subscription rates and sales, is the gossip column about wealthy young ladies: ‘Woman of the Month.’... more>>

Penelope Rockervilt, the stepdaughter of Marcus Rockervilt—a man who doesn’t hesitate to commit devilish acts for money—is the ‘Woman of the Month’ that readers are most eager to read about.

Graham Harold, heir to the noble Winchester Marquess family, is currently disguised as a commoner journalist. He is assigned to interview the ‘Woman of the Month’…

“…Are you really agreeing to the ‘Woman of the Month’ interview?”

“I am of the age to marry, after all.”

Graham Harold, hiding his identity, and Penelope Rockervilt, hiding her heart.

An interview began for their own purposes.

Woman of the Month. <<less

The author has a passion for collecting all sorts of strange and unusual supernatural stories. He enjoys frequenting parks, open-air teahouses, and similar places, listening to others share their stories. In his free time, most of it is spent surfing the internet, seeking out various tales to adapt.... more>>

These bizarre stories... I’ve decided to share them, one each day. <<less

【Host, host! I might be late, but I, the Femme Fatale Conquer System, am here to accompany you!】... more>>

【Now, let's first conquer Momoana, a legendary female emperor who boasts looks and wits.】

Shu Yichao: "Charge, my nomads! Show them our unrivaled archery!"

And so, Momoana died.

【My host, I'll assume what happened earlier was an accident. We have to succeed for the next one. Our next conquer target is Purin, a lofty and cold sorceress.】

Shi Yichao: "Clear the mobs and stack skeletons! I shall bring the undead calamity upon the world!"

And so, Purin died.

【...Maybe you didn't hear me clearly, my host. I said court her, not cull her. Our next target–】

Shu Yichao: "Build the hive and spam the worms. My hive mind shall devour the world! Who can compete with me?"

【...】

Shi Yichao: "Halleluyah! I have finally gotten rid of every single one of them! Speaking of which, System, it has been a long time since you last spoke to me?"

【I'm tired. Just go and destroy everything.】 <<less

‘Anyhow … I think I transmigrated into a romance fantasy novel.’... more>>

The problem is—I opened my eyes in a wake room. Within a coffin. At the funeral of this body’s owner. To make matters worse, I had read so many novels that I couldn’t remember which one I was in.

‘Ta-da~ you thought I was dead, right? I was not!’

On the other hand, I think I’m a villainess. My family is cold-hearted, and the servants shrink and shun me, often crying while looking at the air next to me. But it doesn’t matter! I’ll exploit my master in romance fantasy to get rid of my villainess tag!

But then, I found a strange pattern.

“What exactly is this?”

[How to summon •••]
‘Is it summoning formation to summon something like spirits or dragons? That’s good. A villainess needs at least one ability to protect herself.’

“Meow~”

‘But why was I chosen by a three-eyed leopard-patterned cheese cat, rather than spirits or dragons? Well, it doesn’t matter because it’s cute!’

A monster lives in Count Rohanson’s household. A creature lurking beneath the skin of the late Lady Evangeline.

“I’m Gabriel, commander of Paralos Knights. I’d like to know more about young lady Rohanson.”

‘Knight Commander, pitch black hair, azure eyes … Gabriel must be the male lead!’

“How foolish. You don’t even know your place. I’m not interested in you.”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m just curious about you.”

‘How come? Aren’t I the villainess? Go find your partner, the female lead!’

My aim is to use my summoning circle to protect myself! I’ll also look after Pudding the cat and Jelly the werewolf.

“By the way … why does everyone keep trembling whenever they see me?”

A story about a heroine who thinks she’s in a romance fantasy novel and the unsettling events that happen to those around her. <<less

“Why is this [Summoning Card: Goblin] wearing a mask?”... more>>

“Because it’s a Goblin Gangster!” <<less

System: Host, what is that thing in the sky?... more>>

Shi Sheng: An intergalactic spaceship.

System: …This is a cultivation world, where did an intergalactic spaceship come from?!

—

System: Host, what are you holding in your hand?

Shi Sheng: Xuanyuan Sword.

System: This is an advanced scientific world, where did an ancient divine sword come from?! Wait a moment… Host what are you doing?!

Shi Sheng: Breaking apart the main couple.

#MyHostIsTooPowerfulAndLikesToBreakShips.

Note : ‘shipping’ is the term people use when they want two people to be a couple. <<less

Every mu*der has its own reasons behind it.... more>>

With the help of criminal investigation, we can restore the killer’s appearance, predict their psychology and unravel the truth.

Captain Song Wen of the Criminal Investigation Department has repeatedly solved strange cases using his masterful ability to simulate criminal portraits down to the last detail. With the arrival of the blooming season, the South City Bureau welcomed a new trainee police officer, Lu Siyu, a taciturn officer who is always able to uncover the truth. And behind him there are also hidden secrets….

Song Wen: Where did this rich second-generation newcomer come from?? No, no need! It hasn’t been seven days. I want to return the goods. There’s no reason.*

A week later — The report written by Lu Siyu is good. The food cooked by Lu Siyu is also good. Ah Lu Siyu, you can also solve the cases so quickly (^o^)

Six months later — Wife, whatever you say is right ヽ(^o^)丿

Even Song Wen couldn’t escape the law of true fragrance*.

Powerful Wolf Dog Chief Gong × Beautiful Yet Cruel, Cold-blooded Pe*vert

The new book “Criminal Investigation Notes” is here for collection.

The process of solving cases becomes refreshing and sweet when emotions come into the picture

Notes :
1. Taobao, which allows customers to return any product within 7 days. No reasons asked! (七天无理由退换)
2. The popular Internet term zhēn xiāng or “true fragrance” is mainly used to ridicule the contradictory behavior of a person who is dead against doing something, but later on falls in love with the same thing and turns back to slap their own face. <<less

An Rugu just graduated from university and returned to her small, mountain village to inherit a rundown Daoist temple.... more>>

The Daoist temple is simple and solemn, but there are no visitors, and there is no money for incense.

She heard that doing livestreams can earn money, so she decided to give it a try.

But her livestream isn’t singing and dancing—she tells fortunes.

——————

A divination livestream appeared on the Shark streaming platform, and the netizens who saw it dismissed it at first.

[It’s 2021, and there are still people who practice feudal superstition.]

[Look at you, you scam artist.]

But soon enough, the comments changed completely.

[Ah, master, you said my head was a little green, and my boyfriend who has been with me for ten years really cheated on me!]

[Master, you said that I was facing a bloody disaster. Thank you, master, for saving my life.]

After becoming popular, An Rugu somehow took over the task of promoting the Netherworld and became its spokesperson to the living.

Livestream divination to the living during the day—live attraction for ghosts at night.

[My grandpa came to me in a dream and told me to burn more paper money, so he can reward the streamer with dream money. Damn, the Netherworld really exists?!”]

[F*ck! The thief cried and returned the money to me after seeing the appearance of Hell in the livestream. He said he doesn’t want to go to Hell in the future.]

—————

Slice of life—except that An Rugu’s daily life consists of livestream divinations, conversing with denizens of the Netherworld, and running a halfway home for ghosts who don’t want to reincarnate yet.

Oh, and she also manages a small Daoist temple atop a pretty mountain with a magnificent view of the sky, rising through the clouds. <<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

Zhou Yu is just an ordinary person. After his heart attack, he was born again. He thought he could enjoy life well, but he did... more>> not realize that this world was a supernatural world. He always bumps into ghosts and a group of reincarnators who would use him as an NPC. His lover always turns into a horror movie BOSS. <<less

Newly crowned Film Emperor Feng Jing; good looks, good stature, good acting, good character. Except he has one unshakeable rule—any drama he acts in cannot go past 12 o’clock. The media, with ulterior motives, chases after this little crazy secret of his. Yet remaining unconcerned about how the outside world falls into turbulent times, Film Emperor Feng still stands tall and unmoved.... more>>

Jiang Ran recently felt that her dog has become somewhat strange. Ordinarily when she kisses, hugs, and raises her dog up high, her dog would always be especially happy and lovable. Now whenever she kisses, hugs, and raises her dog up high, however, her dog was h**ny… <<less

There were a few big bosses with different identities, all playing the same child raising apocalyptic game and raising the same daughter.... more>>

———they didn’t know about each others’ existence

The bosses would try all sorts of way to splurge on her every day, their only wish for their daughter to have the highest quality life possible during the apocalypse.

•

Bian Bian was given birth during the apocalypse and adopted by an elderly man. When she was five years old, grandpa got infected by the virus and turned into a zombie. And so, she became an orphan, living miserably every day.

One day, an ability user found that on a rooftop balcony was a little girl dressed in a beautiful princess dress, happily eating hot pot!

While behind her stood two zombies, each holding a bowl of ice to help her keep cool.

Ability user: “……?”

Later on, Bian Bian’s birth parents came to find her.

Splurging daddies: “???”

Want to snatch my darling daughter away? No way!

Not long after, the sky changed. Dark clouds covered the world and true dragons swam in the skies.

The survivors were all trembling, only Bian Bian said happily, “My fathers are here to fetch me~”

Everybody: “???”

Why is father plural!? <<less

In order to go back home, Su Wei is forced to bind with an unscrupulous system.... more>>

And the only task of the system is to eliminate the blackening value of the male supporting characters.

But who can tell her why the blackening value of these male supporting characters keeps increasing after they sleep with her willingly?

System: “Maybe it’s because you’re not using the correct sleeping position? I heard men like to be on top, why don’t you try it?”

Su Wei: “Get lost!”

BEEP BEEP BEEP – Warning! Blackening value of the male supporting character has exceeded the limit!

“…” Su Wei, with tears in her eyes, throws herself at the handsome man who is about to turn into a big villain, touches his sexy abs, twists her waist, and lets out a delicate moan, “Ah, it smells so good!”

The man smirks, pinches her waist fiercely, and speaks in a low and hoarse voice, “Huh, a woman who says one thing but means another.”

Su Wei: “Do you believe that it’s the system forcing me?”

System: Meow meow meow? Sorry, the signal is not good. This system will retreat for now!

One-sentence synopsis: The male supporting character blackens at the drop of a hat.

Contains a wife-chasing crematorium, also known as “The Male Supporting Character is Sick” and “The Forced Business of the Female Lead”

Couple: The sarcastic and optimistic female lead X various male supporting characters who blacken and turn into villains

Male lead: A heartless black-hearted dog who doesn’t do his job.

Female lead: A fallen girl who is targeted by the black-hearted dog.

System: Writing system named “tr*sh Chicken” with lots of kinky ideas, the king of plot twists.

A sweet petting story!!! The entire story is completed.

The order of the following worlds can be adjusted~

First World: Blackened School Grass x Childhood Sweetheart ✓ Completed

Second World: Disabled Crown Prince x Fated Princess ✓ Completed

Third World: Zombie Boss x White Moonlight Missy ✓ Completed

Fourth World: Imperial General x Mermaid Little Wife √ Completed

Fifth World: Immortal Cultivator x Crossdressing Little Rebel √ Completed

Sixth World: Omega Little Wife x Abstinence-type Crown Prince √ Completed. <<less

A former detective chases after his missing daughter, but what he uncovers in the darkness is…... more>>

Third “Konomys” (このミステリーがすごい!) Grand Prize recipient

A story of descent into lunacy over a single girl.

The 17-year old Kanako has disappeared, leaving behind a trace of drug use in her room. Akihiro Fujishima, a former detective and her father, is in pursuit of her whereabouts. Three years earlier, Naoto, who was tormented by his classmates, fell in love with Kanako, who saved him…

The story of the present and the past intersect, and the outline of Kanako gradually emerges from the blurry darkness. Yet the more one delves into her disappearance, the more unintelligible she becomes. What manner of shocking ending awaits at the end of the tunnel? The recipient of the grand prize of the 3rd “This Mystery is Amazing!”, this work overwhelmed every member of the selection committee. A lurid work of dark emotion that will enrapture the hearts of all who read it. <<less

“Sanctuary” was the first holographic online game of the Blue Star system.... more>>

Qiao Nan unified the devil race, pacified the human world, and almost killed the gods when the “Sacred Realm” was deleted.

Qiao Nan, who should have been ejected from the game, was trapped in the game, experiencing one censored internal test after another.

During this period, Qiao Nan changed countless camps, magic, elves, sea, human, and even the divine realm, relying on the deletion of the file, but also recklessly increasing the goodwill of the NPCs and races.

Then on a day when Qiao Nan was quietly unaware, “Sanctuary” was publicly tested.

Thinking the file had been again, Qiao Nan once again chose the Demon camp.

The man who was appointed by him as the Archduke of the Demon Clan knelt down on one knee and kissed his hand.

Welcome back, my king

Qiao Nan: ????

However, the situation was still much more than that, and when he went to the other races, he found that things seemed to be a bit big. The high priest of the elves, the prince of the sea race who had been imprisoned for a hundred years, the great hero of the human race a hundred years ago, and the god of light …… who was forced to sleep in the divine realm all cast a respectful yet frenzied gaze at him.

Qiao Nan: Wait, what’s going on?!

The worlds seemed to have…… fused. <<less

A 45-year-old salary man dies in a train accident and is reincarnated as a newly born baby in a different world. For some reason, he... more>> has special skills: “Gift of Natural Talent” and “Identify.” In order to make the best of this advantage, the protagonist resolves himself for his second life. <<less

Summoned the Diablo 2 high-level druid and transmigrated to become the principal of an ordinary community school in the Marvel universe.... more>>

Alvin stared into Director George's eyes and said in a cold voice: "I'm going to dig out the scum who use my students to do bad things out of their nests.
I'm going to pull out their hearts and see and make them pay a price they'll never forget. I want them to know! Here is my school! This is my place!" <<less

Fourth Outer World Story:... more>>

In that world, there are people, gods, and monsters that take their vengeance on each other. This is a story that unfolds in one of the many city-states in such a world, beginning with a contract between a human boy and a God. <<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

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

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

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

"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

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

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