The struggles between the puppet king and the nobles, in a 22nd-century royal city stained with violence and corruption, where prostitution and violence run rampant, there lives a young man named Ray Arisa, scraping by while running a secondhand bookstore in a corner of the brothel. Ray, impoverished and plagued by illness, seeks to forget the pain tormenting him and spends a night with a randomly chosen partner at the Gaiba, a place where people go to indulge themselves, only to meet a mysterious man affiliated with the political gang Guiger.... more>>

Ray, with his neat appearance and polite speech, and the man, who harbors an unexpectedly violent passion in the bedroom, continue to meet by chance. As their relationship, which started as a simple one-night stand, becomes increasingly complicated... <<less

Evan traveled to England at the end of the nineteenth century; a fictional duke and a place that did not exist, which made him realize that where he was located was a fictional world, the world in a book, and he was the most despicable and shameless existence in the world.... more>>

In order to survive in this world, Evan had to play a pure priest, step by step to attack the cold duke, and eventually become the winner of life! <<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

Dreaming back in the middle of the night, Wen Mingtang saw the ending of the beauty who pampered the golden house;... more>>

After waking up from the dream, Wen Mingtang changed her core and decided to take a down-to-earth path…

****

At the end of last year, the evaluation forms for personnel changes in various ministries in the capital came out, and the public chef of Dali Temple topped the list with a record of changing 12 cooks in half a year.

Since then, the public chef of Dali Temple has become famous in the first battle, and has become a nightmare for cooks all over the capital.

…

On this day, a new chef came to the public kitchen of Dali Temple who had been vacant for more than half a month… <<less

“I’ve never seen a woman with hair as red as blood as lady.”... more>>

Blood dripped down as if waiting and soaked the floor. Belial held out the blood-stained sword. But Rose couldn’t care less about it because,

“What do you think? Isn’t it as beautiful as lady’s hair?”

Belial Le Serenity.

Because the man that I’ve been looking for such a long time, immediately took an interest in me as soon as he saw me.

I possesed a supporting role in a romance novel. In addition, I would be killed by a villain sub-male before the female lead appears.

By the way,

The very Belial who did not let go of the heroine until the moment of his death,

“You are as quiet as a flower in the field, as dazzling as the sun in the sky, as graceful as a deer playing in the mountains.”

I’m talking about this.

I thought I’d live a rough life and get killed. But it seems that this villain has no intention of killing me. <<less

It was an exceptionally ordinary day, so unremarkable that Fang Chen couldn’t even recall what he had for breakfast that morning.... more>>

Like any other day, he went through the routine of washing up, having a meal, leaving for work, and returning home in the evening to organize files. However, everything changed when he heard strange noises outside just before going to sleep. He opened the door, and from that moment, everything became different.

A man with a rotting body, peculiar creatures that preyed on humans, a helpless middle-aged couple lying in a pool of blood, and an elite white-collar worker being consumed by their own pet… and that man who seemed to be following him everywhere.

This city wasn’t safe; they had to escape from here.

“I will always stay with you, right by your side.”

“Please, kill me.”

“Don’t be afraid.”

“I can't remember who are you… I… Was I the one who killed you?”

They had committed a sin, and so the punishment began. <<less

The third young master of the Gu household, Gu Ye, had a wooden personality, a stuttering speech, couldn’t remember an answer after being told ten times, didn’t dare to protest after being bullied, was considered the shame of high society. His father, in a fit of anger, sent him back to the old home in the country for the new year. But unexpectedly, he came back like a new person, in half a year testing into the top university of the capital with the highest score in the whole school. ... more>>

The entire high society circle was shocked!

After receiving his acceptance letter, the Gu family searched for Gu Ye for three days, and finally found him under an unassuming overpass. The Gu Ye who used to remain silent after being beaten had laid out a stall, stepping on a few hoodlums beneath his foot, and was selling drawings while he called out: “Exorcism Wards! Guanyin safety talismans! Wards against evil for the house! Anti-goblin and demon talismans! ……Supersale on wards and talismans! If you have the right karma, 88 per ward! Don’t pass this by!”

He looked down beneath his foot, saying with a grin: “I have special Give Up Wickedness Talismans, I think you each need three.”

Sassing heaven, earth, and air, if you don’t obey then let’s fight and don’t blather, supernatural arts grandmaster bottom. Polished scoundrel, beast in human clothing, wife-spoiling maniac, black-bellied top. <<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

Welcome to the Rose Mansion.... more>>

This letter has been written to assist you in leading a safe and peaceful life in the manor for the coming year. Please make an effort to fully acquaint yourself with the following rules at your earliest convenience, and adhere to them as a matter of utmost priority under any circumstances.

Bear in mind that you will bear full responsibility for any consequences resulting from the violation of these rules.

***

Life plummeted in an instant after her father’s death.

She struggled desperately, even amidst her mother’s extravagance and the mounting debts that they could not overcome.

“Mother, are you… are you really suggesting I be sold to a man older than you right now?”

Yet, everything collapsed with just one sentence from her mother.

Then, an offer to become a tutor came from the wealthiest and most prestigious household of the kingdom, House Otis. She had no choice but to accept.

"Welcome to the most fragrant tomb in the world, Miss Richelle Howard. Let's be good, amicable corpses together."

A mansion covered in roses. The dazzlingly beautiful Otis family.

Within it, strange incidents began, slowly tightening their grip around her neck.

Now, it’s time to face the consequences of her choice.

***

We sincerely hope you have a safe and enjoyable year. Let’s have fun together. <<less

Qi Jiu was killed on his eighteenth birthday. After his death, he entered the resurrection game "Rule Illustrated Handbook".... more>>

Other players struggled to survive, and corpses and bones were everywhere in the instance world.

While newcomer Qi Jiu was trying to survive, he realized that things were becoming more and more out of place......

Former Employee of the Alienation Factory: "Boss, you blew up the factory. Can I get unemployment benefits?"

Millennium Zombie in the Mass Grave: "Boss, you smashed my original coffin. Does this count as a work-related injury?"

Ghost Bride of the Midnight Wedding: "Boss, you killed the ghost groom. Can I still get my 15 days of wedding leave granted? Or should I replace it with bereavement leave?"

Qi Jiu: ?????
Why do you guys look so familiar with me?

He seemed to possess some special ability, causing the monsters in the instances to address him as "Boss."

Until one day, he encountered the god-level boss 079 and discovered that this dangerous man had the exact same face as him...

Qi Jiu panicked: Oh my. Turns out I'm pirated.

*

079 was a legendary boss in the infinite world. With the strongest combat power and near-perfect face, players called him the unbeatable god of death.

Many years ago, 079's character data was stolen. The thief disappeared back to the real world and used 079's data to clone an artificial human.

Eighteen years later, in the terrifying world of infinite cycles, 079 met a special new player ——

This person used a face that looked exactly like his to play his subordinates around and crashed all the instances.

What should he do?

It doesn't matter, he's super, super narcissistic anyway.

[Personality Data Replication - Self Gong and Self Shou, God-level Boss Narcissistic Gong x Naughty and Crazy Pirated Shou] <<less

"Can they really share the daughter of the goddess? You shall have them. With a spear and a sword."

Ten Years of Marriage!... more>>

An'nuo thought she had married the perfect man.

Little did she know, this man would lead her to her death!

He used the guise of marriage to deceive her feelings, calculate her assets, and even wipe out the entire An family, all to win the smile of his true love.

A premeditated mu*der let her reincarnate ten years prior.

This life, she will definitely make him bankrupt and disgraced, make his family disappear without a trace, make all associated with harming her die a terrible death. For this, the first thing she did after reincarnating was rejecting the scumbag and resolutely marrying the business tycoon who was her nemesis in her past life, someone she shouldn't have provoked in this one!

She thought their marriage was one of convenience, she didn't expect to be spoiled rotten after the wedding. <<less

This is a vast and powerful wizarding world community, where powerful wizards wantonly capture gods, conquer planes, and reshape civilizations. ... more>>

Upon entering this world, Lynn realized that knowledge is power, and power is truth. On the path of seeking truth, he will always remains a humble apprentice. <<less

Duke Adler, who is called the best man in the Asgard Empire, is as handsome as a statue… no– is a serial killer and hidden villain in this novel. And Princess Charlotte, whom he married out of convenience, is mu*dered on the first night of the wedding.... more>>

…the thing is, I am the princess who was fated to be killed by the hidden villain on the first night.

“It’s an arranged marriage anyway, and we don’t even want to see each other’s faces, so we’ll only meet on the day of the wedding.”

It is clear that the hidden villain is reluctant to marry me. So my choice is…

“I fell in love at first sight. So go out with me!”

Only six months left until the wedding. I decided to do an undercover investigation under the pretext of dating. People don’t believe me, so I’ll have to find the evidence myself.

While I was by his side trying to lay bare the fact that he is a serial killer…

***

“You said you fell in love with me at first sight, what were you doing with another man?” a cold voice flowed into my ears.

“What, what do you mean? It was just a dance to get the banquet going…”

The nape of my neck heated up from his hot breath that touched my earlobes. The cold voice and the contrasting sensation made me even dizzier.

“In his arms, you affectionately called him by his first name.”

“Eub.”

I held my breath because I couldn’t keep my mind from the intense musk scent that wrapped around my body. My whole body was tingling from the strange sensation that ran along the back of my neck.

He tilted his head and said, “If there is another bastard’s scent on your body… I will kill him.” <<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

The stunning Chief of the Da Li Temple, Su Moyi, has always been the Sheng City women’s spring dream. Yet such a celestial beauty became a demon in the Sheng City officialdom, the No. 1 ruthless official. Every day in the trial, Su Moyi mostly heard was that ‘Lord, spare my life.’ But he never thought that one day, when it was deep at night without anyone, someone could bring this sound ‘Lord, spare my life’ to make his bones soften. ... more>>

*After twelve years of disguise and ten years of tedious study, Lin Wanqing finally became a government officer, bent on overturning the wrongful death of the Xiao family. But she met a very tricky man. One night during a thunderstorm, the drugged Lord Su, with the last shred of clarity, locked himself in the room of the Da Li Temple. However, that night, Lin Wanqing, who was searching for clues to the wrongful death of the Xiao family, happened to be there as well. <<less

One day, in front of my eyes appeared a silver-haired Goddess.... more>>

[Heaven-defying Star. The existence that goes against destiny. The one and only savior of a world that was destined to meet its end—]

What kind of bullsh*t is this woman spouting?

[You must be a regressor.]

“…What?”

No, I’m not. <<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

Police officer, would you believe me if I say this is an Iyashikei game?
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Translator's Summary:... more>>

Han Fei is a comedy actor who is down on luck.

Things seemed to be turning for the better when he was given an expensive gaming helmet to a virtual reality game called Perfect Life, a soothing iyashikei (slice-of-life) game that heals one's soul.

Little did he know what he thought was heaven was actually a hell filled with terrifying ghosts and vengeful spirits. <<less

In his previous life, when Ye Chaoran was 16 years old, he was suddenly visited by a rich man who told him he was the young master of the Fang family who lived in a different city.... more>>

Little did he know that the purpose of his biological parents was just to find a heart for his brother who had a heart disease.

The parents who he tried to please: “When the operation is successful, we’ll directly announce that he suddenly died.”

The older brother he wanted to be close to: “Don’t appear in front of me. Disgusting.”

Even the man Ye Chaoran cared about most only regarded him as a substitute.

As for his beloved younger brother Fang Yan, Ye Chaoran thought he was the only one who was good to him. Until the last moment, when he showed his true face.

It turns out that all along, he’s only been ridiculed, rejected, and hated.

Then he was reborn.

Now, Ye Chaoran just wants to repay his adoptive parents, get revenge while he’s at it, and live his life well.

–

Ye Chaoran, who’d just been found, refused to leave with his biological parents. The Fang family tried everything, giving him houses and cars, then persuading, then coercing. Finally, they prepared to kidnap him by force.

But bodyguards in black descended from the sky and threw the garbage aside.

An old man showed up, looking calm and proud: “Who dares to touch anyone from my Ye family?”

Ye Chaoran was confused: “Who is this?”

The adoptive father looked sad: “My father.”

Only then did Ye Chaoran realize that his adoptive father turned out to be the richest man’s runaway son!

His family is countless times richer than the Fang family! <<less

“If there existed a horrendous ghost among the hwarangs, who would it be? Of course, it’d be Seol Yeong-rang who uses necromancy to call upon ghosts!”... more>>

Hwarang Seol Yeong, who was named as the horrendous ghost who’d bring forth a great disaster one day.

There was only one way to get rid of the false accusations and return to his original position.

It was to prove he wasn’t a horrendous ghost by solving abnormal incidents.

Then, Ja Ha, the head of the previous generation’s hwarang, the man who killed a great evil spirit eight years prior and disappeared without a trace, appeared in front of Seol Yeong… <<less

Lowly shepherdess. Illegitimate daughter. Disgraceful duchess.
Although she had married her beloved Duke Izar, Freesia lived as though she was trapped at the bottom of a bleak, hapless abyss.
Her family took complete advantage of her, and the people of the duchy hated her for being a stain on the household’s honor.... more>>

And then there was her husband, Izar.
Even after she had suffered a miscarriage, he remained cold.

"To be born to parents like us—happiness would forever elude that child."

At Freesia’s funeral, he had shed not a single tear.
But Freesia wished for one last thing.

Please, cry for me.
Shed even a single tear.
Dearly, I hope that your feelings might change.

Even if it means living for just one more year, that’s fine.
Once that time has passed, then.
Come and cry at my funeral.

*

For the first time, Freesia dared to glare at this man.
The dreadful document in her hand fell to the ground.

"How could you do something so cruel to me, to treat me worse than an animal!"

She was mistaken.
She thought, finally, this man held affection for her. That he trusted her.
That, perhaps... it could even be love.
But it was nothing like that. He deceived her.

"You ruined my life."

There were only five months left before her demise. <<less

‘Navia Agnes,’ adopted to marry the Crown Prince on behalf of the Duke of Agnes’ ill daughter.... more>>

“I want to be a real family.”

Navia, who had been hung up on her family’s affection, does her best to become an empress while being abused, but the moment Vivian, the duke’s biological daughter, is cured, her family abandons her.

No, it would be fair to say that they abandoned her every time.

“How much longer do I have to try? To be your family.”

Navia took off her blood-soaked gloves.

Then on her right wrist, an invisible number that wasn’t visible to others was revealed.

1

Looking down at the numbers, she calmly confessed.

“Now, I’m going to stop playing with family games.”

At that moment, the number on the wrist changed.

0

Like that, a life that started again.

“If you touch me, you’ve to pay the price.”

Will she be able to take revenge on the Duke of Agnes and find a temporary family to protect her until she reaches adulthood? <<less

Since the world has forsaken me, I will also forsake the world.

When Xu Yue woke up, he found that he had become a monster.... more>>

To the left, there were two slimes—the old couple next door. To the right, there was a young dragon—the junior high school student downstairs. They all met and were equally bewildered by their different races.

It wasn’t until Xu Yue accidentally opened his personal status bar.

(Former) Game Developer Xu Yue: ……

His game successfully launched, but something seemed off. <<less