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

"Kenzo, a skilled assassin in ancient Japan, falls in love with Princess Akemi, forbidden by her tyrannical father, the king. Their secret love blossoms,... more>> but they are separated when the king's soldiers capture Akemi. Kenzo embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her, and after overcoming numerous challenges, they are reunited. Together, they escape the king's grasp, vowing to forge their own destiny filled with love and freedom." <<less

20 years ago…I was manipulated by my girlfriend…... more>>

My heart, which was torn apart countless times, still feels like something is missing…

What actions should I have taken at that time…? I still don't know the answer to it…

Do I regret my actions? I’m also not sure about that either…

However, the one thing I know…

For someone as naive as me…reality is incredibly harsh…

Now several years later…I meet her again… <<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

When Fu Yiyuan pursued someone, he put on a mature and restrained boss-like appearance in front of his wife, but in reality, he was like a completely unimposing little kitten.... more>>

Coincidentally or not, on the second day of intimate contact after successfully pursuing the person, he reverted back to his original self while embracing his wife.

Then, he heard Su Zeyu, who had just woken up, coldly scolding, "You scumbag, you ran away after sleeping."

The little kitten instantly became agitated: "Ah ah ah! Wife, I didn't run away, I'm right here!!!" <<less

I have a delicate and pitiful submissive bottom as my wife.... more>>

Later, I found out that he was actually a pe*verted and ruthless dominant top, and also the scion of the wealthiest Lu family.

I was so scared that I ran away immediately.

Later on, I was tied up and brought back by him.

A cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, his eyes full of possessiveness: "You found out. Be good, call me husband, okay?" <<less

Lu Ming feels like he is worse than a beast, as he has been involved with his good friend's sister, who is mentally disabled and only eight years old.... more>>

(The female lead is an adult but has the mental capacity of an eight-year-old.)

Tags: Simplified version / High H / 1V1 / BG / Sweet story <<less

Hikaru Sekiya gets mixed up in some senseless trouble, and before he knows it he’s hurled into a world he couldn’t imagine.... more>>

That world was just slightly different from his own.

But that slight difference was incredibly frustrating. And just when he gets used to daily life in that slightly different world…

A tiny sci-fi, but a bittersweet one.

(the sequal, Distortion, has also been translated) <<less

Hey, why aren't you coming to see me today? Hey, why?... more>>

Itsuki Someya fell head over heels for his senior, Himeno Touka, who is one year older than him.. and is was known as the Ice Queen, and he confessed his love to her every day, only to be met with cold rejection each time.

However, from the day he couldn't meet her by chance, his senior's attitude began to change...

Introducing a cool yandere heroine. <<less

A short European-style story.... more>>

Part of the same series as “A Bright Sunny Morning” but does not have any science fiction content. <<less

My sugar daddy asked me if I would die of grief if he passed away.... more>>

I put on my pants while smoking and said I wouldn’t.

I would just switch to the next one immediately.

He laughed until he cried and scolded me for being heartless.

Later, when his heart disease was so severe he was near death, the only solution was a heart transplant.

I looked at our compatibility report.

And decided to give him my heart. <<less

One summer night, the uneasiness of the both of us.... more>>

[R-15] This work contains incentive expressions.

If an ideal person suddenly appears before you, please be careful. <<less

At the age of nineteen, Aliyah Elevant, the daughter of a local lord, became the fiancée and subsequently wife of the king’s younger brother. ... more>>

At first, she was confused by the marriage arrangement that was inappropriate for her status, but one day, she came to know the reason.

The king’s brother and her husband, Xeon Theaureole, had been harboring feelings for his brother’s wife, Cereza. However, since his older brother, the king, was frail, he had no heir to his name. Therefore, once the king had passed away, Xeon would succeed the throne.

Thus, in order to welcome Cereza as his wife after he ascended the throne, Xeon chose Aliyah as his wife as she’d be easy to divorce. <<less

“—Let’s get a divorce.” With just a single line from my wife, my happy world crumbled.... more>>

—A monologue of a male lead who was forced to divorce his beloved wife but managed to prevent it in the end. Other related stories:

[My Dear Daughter Claims to be a Villainess. Apparently, She’ll Be Condemned for Putting a Curse on Her Love Rival, but I Have No Intention of Repeating the Same Mistake?]

[I’m the Villainess Who Uses My Mother’s Magic to Intrude on the Main Characters’ Love Story, but I’m Not Interested in the Hero Since I Aim to Avoid My Condemnation.] <<less

Life is so long, you never know what to expect next.... more>>

—in other words: your ending is already decided.

Cui Ying is 18 years old, but doesn’t know why she likes her English teacher so much, or why she fell in love with that boy at first sight. <<less

Tite Loves Yohan, but does Yohan love Tite?

“Poor Boy X Little Prince: Reunion and Reconciliation Healing Sweet Story”... more>>

Yu Yue is a little prince. At the age of sixteen, he went to a barbecue shop outside of school with his classmates. There, he saw a boy working, dressed in black, with slightly long hair tied behind his head. His features were unbelievably attractive.

Yu Yue quietly asked someone who he was, and they told him that the person’s name was Xu Yuanzhe. After getting to know Xu Yuanzhe, Yu Yue has been enduring a tough life. His birthdays weren’t celebrated by celebrities, and his tiny 40-square-meter house was in a terrible state. The bathroom light was never fixed, and the windows never closed properly. Yu Yue thought he would eventually run away from Xu Yuanzhe. But he didn’t. He only grew to love Xu Yuanzhe more.

Until one day, Yu Yue felt like Xu Yuanzhe suddenly didn’t love him anymore.

Xu Yuanzhe was a poor boy who worked part-time at the barbecue shop outside of school. When he saw Yu Yue coming to eat at the shop, he fell in love at first sight. But Yu Yue was the star among stars. At the age of eighteen, Xu Yuanzhe, without fear, secretly loved Yu Yue for two years. After Yu Yue came of age, he finally won over the little prince.

Xu Yuanzhe held Yu Yue in the palm of his hand and wanted to give him the life of a prince that he had once lived. But Xu Yuanzhe realized that he had nothing. He worked tirelessly at multiple jobs but could only afford a small house for Yu Yue. He could only buy a regular cake for Yu Yue on his birthday and deal with the constantly malfunctioning bathroom light.

Even though Yu Yue never complained, Xu Yuanzhe regretted his decisions one after another. Finally, one day, Yu Yue asked for a breakup and completely disappeared from Xu Yuanzhe’s life.

In that moment, Xu Yuanzhe finally understood what true regret meant. <<less

Love at first sight for a hopeless patient- cured at once. ... more>>

The first book in a short series. <<less

The angel her and the devil him were attracted to each other and fell in love.
That type of an old story.

Reina Minagi is known as the Queen of Ice in our grade.... more>>

This is not only because of her looks and atmosphere, but also because of the way she responds when she receives a confession of love.

I liked her even though she would surely burn me if I touched her.

Then I came up with a strange idea and decided to attack Minagi-san... <<less

The main character, Sagami, is a special agent.... more>>

And because he knew too many secrets about the country, he was ordered to be killed. The government sends a top-notch assassin to Sagami.

However, Sagami repels the assassin's attacks because he doesn't want to die as an inexperienced man.

Sagami takes the assassin home with him.

"I want you for my first time! "

―It's a romantic comedy between a special agent and an assassin! <<less

It happened when I’d just turned ten. I was bedridden due to the epidemic for a week.
“Dear Mother, it seems that I’m the daughter of a villainess!”... more>>

A story about how Lily Lou, the daughter of a villainess who relentlessly avoided the hero in fear of condemnation, and found her own hero…

It can be read as a stand-alone, but it was the story of the daughter from the story [My Dear Daughter Claims to be a Villainess. Apparently, She’ll Be Condemned for Putting a Curse on Her Love Rival, but I Have No Intention of Repeating the Same Mistake?] <<less

I am a male celebrity riddled with negative press.... more>>

People say I climbed the ranks through dirty tricks and that my private life is a mess.

My relatives accuse me of envying the adopted son in the family, always scheming to harm him.

Friends say I am two-faced and not worth getting close to.

Even my fiancé thinks I am not as generous and decent as my brother, who is kind and pure.

If that's the case, I will leave your world.

I shouldn't be defined and controlled by anyone. <<less

Fu Rong had a dream in which she forced herself on Xue Heng.... more>>

Originally, she thought it was some kind of erot*c dream. But she didn’t expect to wake up and find that what happened in the dream had come true…

“I obviously wouldn’t dare to pluck the moon.”

“I want the moon to come running to me.” <<less

Minyang tilted her head slightly to the left. With a white towel, she wiped the ends of her dripping long hair before exiting the bathroom.... more>> /> She glanced to the left. In the next moment, her hands and feet stopped.
At the end of the hallway was the study room.
A tall man was leaning against the desk.
Minyang’s eyes were about to move away when she was caught by his sharp and indifferent eyes. She was like a small animal being pinned to the wall, not able to move.
“Who let you in?” The voice was deep and magnetic, but also cold.
——
Zhong Boran pushed open the bathroom door.
He came closer, and slowly picked up the sparkling object with his long fingers.
A small bracelet studded with diamonds. <<less