2nd place in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi~! 2019 comes a new one-shot by Ishikawa Hiroshi.... more>>

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Sou Uehara visits a Seaside Hospital.

He was once hospitalized at this very place.

His former companions suffered from an enigmatic disease that killed them off to the point of extinction. Those who survived however, have still not been discharged yet.

Sou reminiscences the events that happened “That day”.

The disease’s spread to a certain region of a city,

The deaths of the adults it lead to,

The power of an affected child,

And furthermore the conclusion of the battle――. <<less

"Learfiat is a medium-sized town located on the eastern part of the continent. In one corner of the town is a small jewelry store."... more>>

This is the story of a girl loved by jewels. <<less

Van is the leader of Lone Horn, a group of soldiers on a hopeless mission to defend their country from the encroaching empire. Van had expected to die in the war, but somehow he ends up a prisoner, chained with other s*aves in a salt mine. ... more>>

A sudden vicious attack interrupts this hopeless existence. Wild dogs with strange skill and purpose race through the mine attacking everyone in it. Van defends himself, but he too is bitten. The dog runs off; but the bite carries an infection.

When Van regains consciousness, apparently some days later, he finds that all his fellow prisoners are dead. Breaking free of his chains he searches the camp. The guards, prisoners and other workers are all dead. But in one hut, a woman had died hiding her baby daughter from the dogs. With this little girl, whom he calls Yuna, Van sets off out of the camp. <<less

65 million years ago, Earth was ruled by all sorts of dinosaurs—from big to small.... more>>

In the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era, humans became the Earth’s rulers.

Unfortunately, a great deal of humans from their birth to death can only make use of 3-5% of their brain. This is an incredible waste. The human brain has unlimited potential to be unearthed. As the depth of brain region increases, mankind can become smarter, become stronger.

Slowly, mankind began to re-examine themselves, re-examine the brain, and come up with all the ways to unearth their potential…

But, this all came too late. 2100 BCE, the 6th global extinction arrived.

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“Lin Feng, 17 years old. Depth of brain region: 5.00%, 10th rank.” The examiner’s icy voice resounded.

Warring Era, 101st year. A brand new, future world. An era of science and technology that reexamines the human body’s potential. Lin Feng, who was on the brink of becoming a genetic warrior, experienced an extremely weird “brain region degeneration”. His brain region depth fell from 9.95% back to the starting point.

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Lin Feng used to be a genius, towering above everyone else. However, due to an unfortunate accident, he fell to the very bottom. Yet, he was undeterred and continued to work hard so that one day he could reach his brother, and fulfill the oath they made together. <<less

There is a strange disease that causes people to have spontaneous episodes in which they lose touch with reality and behave as if they're living... more>> in their own fantasy world. It's currently a manageable condition, as the sufferers just need someone to watch after them. If they have an episode, the monitor makes sure nothing happens to the dreamer or anyone else. Nakanishi Kei runs into someone with this daydreaming illness, a young woman who insists he's "Pierrot the Ripper" upon meeting him and drags him into her wild dream scenario. Even after her scene ends, she seems determined to inject herself into his life... <<less

The story revolves around a boy and a girl who travel together through a world that is gradually nearing its end. A mysterious illness has... more>> emerged that erases the very existence of everyone who suffers from it. The story does, however, not focus on the tragic aspect of this fairly post-apocalyptic setting, but rather shows the people and events the two travelers come across during their journey. <<less