Meril Klein, born to the renowned demon exorcist known as the 'Holy Saint,' was always hailed as the "Holy Saint's successor" and the "strongest of the next generation" since her childhood.... more>>

Growing up in this prestigious environment, Meril developed an arrogant and self-conceited personality. However, her first mission, facing a man-eating demon, shattered her illusions of power. She questioned herself, "Do I possess any strength at all?"

In the dire situation of facing off against the demon, Meril found a glimmer of hope in the demon's words: "I haven't killed anyone."

"If that's true, then I will prove your innocence!"

The realization that the demon hadn't committed a sin changed the course of their encounter. Initially just a ploy to delay the inevitable confrontation, this desperate declaration significantly altered Meril's destiny. <<less

In this world, there is the beautiful mutual and telepathy love.... more>>

“I’ve been pursuing you for so long, what do you think?’

Xu Xu could feel her heart pounding in her chest; however what he said wasn’t logical.

“You’re pursuing me?”

Ji Bai raised his black eyes looking at her quietly.

“Every morning I exercised with you, personally taught you how to shoot, prompted the police team to call you sister in law… If this isn’t pursuing, then what is it?”

She took a deep breath stabilizing her heartbeat.

“You don’t need to pursue me anymore.”

Ji Bai totally did not expect her to say that. His heart sank, coldly said: “What do you mean?”

Xu Xu looked into his eyes: “I also like you so you don’t need to pursue.” <<less

Shen Yi, whose stage name is Wei Long, was an actor who was popular all over the world in the 1970s, but because of a disappearance, he disappeared in history, as if he had never existed in this world. ... more>>

One day, Rong Qian saw a photo of herself and Shen Yi on an old photo from more than 30 years ago ......

The unbelievable discovery made her start a journey through time and space again and again, returning to the past to save him!

For Rong Qian, every time she travelled to the past, it was only a few days apart, but for Shen Yi, if he wanted to see her, he had to wait for several years.

Later, during the long years of waiting for her, the noble, gentle, and elegant young master Shen always held his chin in private and counted the days when he would meet her with his fingers.

Then he sighed bitterly: "Alas, what is more difficult than a long-distance relationship is a different space and time relationship, my Ah Qian, I miss you so much..." <<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

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gaming industry has seen an explosion in popularity. One of the most popular games ever released is Mystery Maker, a VR RPG where players can create baffling puzzles in a virtual space and challenge other players to solve them.... more>>

As a promotional stunt for the game's upcoming sequel, eight real life great detectives have been hand chosen by Kurata Chikage, executive director of MegalodonSoft, to challenge each other to a match in a demo of Mystery Maker 2. Among them are Kamo Touma, a magazine contributor well known for his investigative work overturning false convictions, and his wife's cousin Ryuuzen Yuki, a recently debuted mystery novelist.

However, on the day of the demo event, the detectives are all drugged. When they awaken, they find their smartwatches are locked to their wrists and they are shown videos of their families and loved ones being held hostage. They are contacted by a Gamemaster, who tells them that if they wish to save themselves and their families, they must play a death game called "Delicious Death for Detectives".

As scheduled, the eight of them will play Mystery Maker 2's demo, and the Detectives will challenge the mu*der puzzles created by the mu*derer. If the Detectives are not able to reveal the mu*derer and their tricks before the time limit, all players will be killed. However, if the mu*derer is exposed, both they and their hostages will be killed. And if a Detective makes an accusation but gets even the tiniest detail wrong, they will be mu*dered by the Gamemaster's secret accomplice, the Executioner.

Now the only way for the eight detectives to survive is to expose the mu*derer and Executioner lurking among them, even if they must risk their lives and those of their compatriots to do so.

Which is an especially big problem for Kamo, because he's the one who's been chosen as the mu*derer! <<less

A seventeen-year-old depressed teen, whose mother died at an early age and whose father often disappears, meets a small stuttering boy frequently abused by his family and bullied by schoolmates. Day by day, they become each other’s sole friend, with gradual sparks of admiration. But the tumultuous course of life does not permit them a peaceful existence. The past surfaces, and the feelings of the two boys quietly change…... more>>

A mysterious past. A roving existence. Two insecure teenagers.

After both their fathers go missing, a detailed investigation begins to peel back the layers of the truth– what will the future hold for Yan Hang, who disappears without a word, and the kind-hearted Chu Yi? When they meet again years later, what path will they take? <<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

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

Twenty years ago, there was a great upheaval in Yunxia, and Di Shengtian, with her close friend Han Zian, quelled the chaos and disappeared from the public eye. ... more>>

Ten years later, the entire Di family was annihilated, with only a lone girl being banished to Mount Tai, and the century-old foundation of the Di’s family was destroyed.

If Di Shengtian had known that one day her own disciples would exterminate the entire Di family, would she still have shared half of her kingdom to secure a lasting legacy for the future?

Regardless of how the world marvels at the era of Di Shengtian, as time passes, when Ren Anle, bored and idle, reads this history of the wilds while curled up in her bandit’s den, she can only laugh and say… winners become kings and losers are defeated, this is how the world works.

Who in this world still cares how the once strongest person in Yunxia would respond? <<less

The once wealthy and powerful Ryuuzen clan has been all but destroyed. Their misfortune began in 1960, when a majority of the family was wiped out when their vacation villa was buried under a landslide. However, search and rescue teams discovered something even more shocking: A majority of the bodies they discovered showed obvious signs of having been mu*dered before the landslide.... more>>

As though it were a trigger, what came to be known as "The Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan" spread throughout the descendants of the family's only survivor. By mu*der, by su*cide, by accident... it seemed none who held the name "Ryuuzen" could live to see the age of 35, and now, the family has been reduced to a single woman, lying in a hospital bed, days away from death.

Kamo Touma was once just another of the endless parade of sleazy tabloid journalists looking to exploit a prominent family's tragedy to sell magazines, but Ryuuzen Rena's kindness melted his frozen heart, driving him to quit his old job and become an investigative journalist specializing in overturning cases of false arrest. Eventually, he and Rena were married, but now, the curse threatens to steal away their happiness.

Kamo prays for a miracle, and his prayers are answered by the Hourglass of Miracles, an artifact spoken of in rumors and urban legends, said to grant one wish to anyone who obtains it.

"Meister Hora", a guide for those who obtain the hourglass, tells Kamo there is only one way to break the curse and save Rena: He must travel back in time to the year 1960 and catch the culprit of the original Ryuuzen Family massacre.

Who was the culprit of the mu*ders that took place almost 60 years ago? Why did they steal away the lives of the Ryuuzen clan? What is the true nature of the "Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan?" And perhaps most mysteriously of all... What is Meister Hora's goal in all this?

Winner of the 29th annual Ayukawa Tetsuya Award. <<less

18-year-old Mahoro is tasked with a mission when he enters Loewen Military Academy—to find any clues about the disappearance of Siegfried Baldwin. Loewen Military Academy is a prestigious military academy, the only one in the kingdom authorised to teach magic. There, Mahoro meets Noah, from the noble House of St Johns. Noah is immensely popular and even boasts his own personal fan club, but he only shows interest in Mahoro, a struggling cadet who can barely keep up with the lessons. According to Noah, he says that his instincts tell him to make Mahoro his, but suddenly a storm sweeps over what was supposed to be a peaceful academy life!? This is the start of... more>> a saga of magic, dragons, love and conflict—and the secrets that entangle them!

Volume 1: Bloodlines Ablaze
Volume 2: Bloodlines Astorm <<less

After a red meteor slashed through the heavens, human progress ground to a halt. ... more>>

Since that momentous day, humanity lost its ability to create rockets, nuclear weapons, airplanes, cars...

The towering pyramid of civilization, meticulously built from the achievements of modern science, crumbled into dust.

Yet, the catastrophe didn't stop there. The grey realm, following the arrival of the red meteor, like a ghostly reflection behind a mirror, dragged the civilized world bit by bit into the abyss of disorder.

In this new age, a human life was no more significant than a speck of dust, yet amidst the ruins, humanity's spirit shone as brightly as the stars.

Amid the crumbling edifice, observers could see a figure—an actor—defiantly standing on the wreckage of civilization, his red cloak as vivid as blood, his expressions flickering between laughter and tears. Behind him, the curtain of the era gently parted. With arms wide open, he whispered to all who would listen— "Let the show begin." <<less

You are a Chaebol, but what does that have to do with me?... more>>

Pressure outside the investigation came in.
The suspect is a Chaebol.
But that is too bad, I am a Chaebol, too.

*Chaebol: a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exceeds legal authority. E.g. Sams*ng Group, L*tte Group <<less

Jing Pei was a renowned author who had created numerous highly popular works. However, she had become addicted to censorship, which had caused readers to become increasingly resentful. After a car accident, she unexpectedly found herself transported into the world of her own creations, but it was a chaotic conglomeration of all her different story worlds.... more>>

The fusion of multiple worlds had turned this realm into a dangerous place where ordinary people struggled to survive. There was a serial killer who concealed their true identity and struck under the cover of darkness, terrifying attacks that could occur anywhere at any time, and conspiracies aiming to destroy the world. Countless individuals were lost, suffering, and yearning for various truths.

Jing Pei thought to herself, “No need to worry, no need to worry. I have all the answers you want to know.”

She immediately set up an intelligence shop where, as long as you could afford it, you could buy any answer you desired at an affordable price. It was trustworthy, reliable, and absolutely genuine.

—

In this world, there were endless mysteries that left people in despair—a mu*derer challenging the authorities, an angel trapped in a celestial prison, and monsters bringing calamity upon the earth.

Zhang Tui Xue, burdened by a heavy body, relentlessly pursued the truth that seemed forever elusive. He believed that this would be his lifelong quest until one day, he suddenly discovered a business card in his pocket.

【Puzzle Intelligence Agency】

And so, for the price of 100,000 yuan, he obtained the answers he had been desperately searching for his entire life.

Zhang Tui Xue: …

—

Jing Pei had only wanted to make some money, but for some unknown reason, she had unwittingly become a globally discussed enigmatic figure with a growing number of followers??

Note: The character Zhang Tui Xue mentioned in the description is not the male protagonist. The male protagonist’s name is Qiu Fa. Jing Pei is the main female lead, and her style leans toward sweet storytelling.

Update time : Wednesday & Thursday
9am UTC+0 <<less

Pei Yuzhou, a psychiatrist who has a lot of fans on Weibo, once parachuted into the special case team by relying on the insider.... more>>

Pei Yuzhou: I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense!

Team Shen of the special case team said: 5 points of praise! Thank you for the daughter-in-law sent by the organization. I am very satisfied. Also, that mu*derer over there, stay still, and I’ll arrest you again:)

Special case team leader Gong X hot outside and cold inside, psychiatrist Shou.

Shen Zheng X Pei Yuzhou

Talk about love, investigate cases! <<less

God is creating a legend!!!! We need a little faith to give people a backbone, and then add some man-eating demons to get everyone excited! Add some love... and a dash of hatred... rebellion and impulsiveness. Finally, throw in a familiar protagonist with a slightly dark personality, otherwise, it won't be interesting. Oops... went a bit overboard!... more>>

So, in a small alley on the streets of London, Sherlock slowly emerges from the shadows, holding a head in his hand. Blood drips from his spine, tick-tock, tick-tock. Excellent, the killer has been dealt with. The next challenge is to prove that the killer is indeed the killer. <<less

A mental patient, or a born policeman?... more>>

A peerless genius, or a master of crime?

Where cops kill,

And criminals save.

This is hell,

And this is heaven. <<less

Xie Lun wore a plausible American country. Under the seemingly safe and peaceful appearance, there is a terrible darkness hidden. Fortunately, Xie Lun has a... more>> “superior detective” system… From then on he began a sturdy life of bravely fighting snakes at an altitude of 30,000 meters, killing freaks in the eyes of the mountain, fighting monsters in skyscrapers, and drying aliens under the Antarctic pyramids… <<less

The once-bustling and noisy streets were now filled with an eerie blanket of silence.... more>>

Hoarse and frenzied whispers lingered high above the heavens, and an indescribable ancient giant lurked in the shadows of the bottomless ocean.

A mysterious plague had outbroken, and natural disasters wrought the Earth. Global pandemic and catastrophes had the panicked masses seeking illusory shelters from the devastation, day and night.

A bloody shower poured over the land as the streaks of lightning tore across the sky, illuminating the ill-intentioned gathering of ravens above. Nevermore, nevermore, quoth the ravens.

“We can see that this malformed creature has twelve pairs of ribs like humans, but also has a “transverse bone” that humans do not possess…”

In the medical school, Gu Jun continued bringing down his scalpel, illustrating the abnormal thoracic structure of the malformed cadaver on the dissection table to the surrounding students.

Ominous and treacherous times had descended! Truth and logic had crumbled, order warped into a frenzy. Humanity can only forge ahead through the power of intelligence and wisdom. <<less

A lackluster detective and devoted mystery aficionado has met his demise. Yet, he finds himself reborn in a classic fantasy realm of swords, magic, monsters, and dungeons, all while retaining his previous life’s memories. He now goes by the name Van, a commoner with an extraordinary talent for magic and a wealth of knowledge from his past life. Despite his lowly status, Van manages to climb the ranks and make a name for himself.... more>>

However, his journey takes a dark turn when an inexplicable mu*der occurs right in front of him. The victim is none other than a Dragon Eater, an immortal transcendent being. Making matters more perplexing, there exists a Prophecy Machine capable of predicting everything, yet this particular mu*der was never foreseen. The baffling question now stands: How was the transcendent being mu*dered in an event that escaped the prophecy? <<less

Sakurako Kujō is a genius beauty in her mid-twenties whose life is centered around one thing and one thing only: bones. With little tolerance for... more>> others, she would be completely isolated in her study full of skeletons if it weren’t for high school boy Shotaro—her new assistant and constant companion. Why exactly she has taken a shine to him remains a mystery, but one thing is clear: Whenever the two go out together, the chances are high that they will come across a human corpse. <<less

As an extraordinarily handsome young character, rookie police officer Akechi, along with middle-aged Kobayashi and other amusing companions, faces challenging cases. Will Akechi be able... more>> to solve these cases successfully? <<less

Faritina, who was born into one of the richest families in the kingdom, looks back on a nightmare. ... more>>

I remember: wasn't my little brother born two years ago? I had forgotten, but when I went to visit him, he was so cute, and I wanted to protect this sickly little boy.

If the nightmare was a premonition, would she herself and the other siblings be caught up in the Dukes' downfall and die?

At least if we survive, we will be able to laugh one day.

I will protect you. Your smile is our hope. <<less

Li Lianhua and his nemesis Di Feisheng who no longer cared for worldly affairs become inspired by the young and idealistic Fang Duobing as they join hands in solving mysterious cases to uphold justice.... more>>

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Ten years ago, Li Xiangyi, the master of Sigu Sect, dominated with his superior swordsmanship and was a symbol of light in the martial arts world. However, he suddenly disappeared along with Di Feisheng, the leader of the Jinyuan Alliance, after they arranged to battle in the East Sea.

Ten years later, Li Lianhua is a countryside doctor on his travels while dragging around a lotus tower. He accidentally becomes “famous” and gets pulled into the pugilistic world that he no longer wanted to have any connections with. Fang Duobing, a passionate youth who dreams of becoming a hero, realizes that Li Lianhua is not a simple man and vows to find proof that Li Lianhua has been impersonating a famous doctor. <<less

"Living isn't fun anymore."... more>>

So I decided to die. But before I could leave, in the last moments of my life...

"Should we make life fun for you?"

The Vina people appeared in front of me.

They asked me to live.

They told me if I died, they'll die as well.

Do they want to live for eternity?

"We'll make you happy. So, don't die yet."

"If you pledge to be one of us, you can have all the money you'll ever need for the rest of your life."

"Love, just talk to us. What do you need?"

"You can tell us everything you desire." <<less