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

It has been three months since I transferred to this school.... more>>

It is a very ordinary public high school located in a provincial city in a certain prefecture.

Despite the fact that it is a public high school located in a provincial city in a certain prefecture, the class happens to be full of exceptionally beautiful girls.

I was excited by this fact, but then I ...... <<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

At the after-party following the coming-of-age ceremony, I reunited with a close female friend from middle school with whom I had lost touch.... more>>

We reminisced about the past, discussing candidly the things we can only talk about now and our regrets.

Even now, she remains a friend with whom I can have open and honest conversations, but we couldn’t quite align when it really mattered.

Romance is nothing like the world of fiction, with its highs, lows, and dramatic resolutions. <<less

The following short story is from the heroine's perspective.

"I remember this! I'll never forgive you!"... more>>

Hirao's childhood friend, Naho Kusano, caught two fraudsters when he was in sixth grade. Hirao happened to witness the fraudsters being taken away, and he worried that they might harm Naho after their release from prison. After much deliberation, he decided to train himself at a martial arts dojo on the outskirts of town to prepare for that day. However, as Naho began to frequent the suspicious dojo, Hirao started to distance himself from her, feeling uneasy about her involvement.

Even if Naho disliked him, he was fine with it as long as she could enjoy her daily life.

Until that day arrives, Hirao dedicated his life to protecting Naho.
And one day during his second year of high school... <<less

Little Yaya and her mother move to a new house near a big forest, next to a strange house where a strange man lived. Everyone calls him Uncle Ma.... more>>

Curious Yaya can’t resist and decides to sneak into Uncle Ma’s house after he catches her spying on him.

[This is a short story, only 4 short chapters long.] <<less

The protagonist was named Yoshiyuki by his parents, in hope that he would become a man of good conduct and he also worked hard to live up to that name.... more>>

However, reality didn’t seem to be kind to good people.

In his sophomore year of high school, Yoshiyuki was falsely accused of a certain crime and began to be bullied. He moved to the countryside where his grandfather lived and has been living a life of a dejected loser ever since.

Time passed, and as an adult I took over my grandfather’s pharmacy and lived a humble life. Unfortunately, the shop was short of staff and I had no choice but to hire new employees.

But then, the former class president of my class came to me, Miyano Yuuka.

For the time being, Miyano was unaware of my true identity and I felt that this was a lifetime opportunity.

Yoshiyuki decided to take this opportunity to take revenge on her.

However, as he gets further involved with Miyano, the truth about the incident that he did not know was revealed.

Miyano apologised to Yoshiyuki and wanted to work at his place with her sister. Yoshiyuki forgave her and their new life together began. <<less

This is a story where the protagonist accidentally meets his childhood friend whom he had severed ties with, and his wounds are reopened, leading to... more>> the protagonist snapping. <<less

The amazing love story between an ordinary, boring girl and a perfect, handsome, rich, smart, fit, badass, protective, caring, passionate and bishie boy with a... more>> sad past. <<less

Live-in couple Shuji and Misuzu face the reality of finding out their past, which went further back than they thought. Will love prevail over societal... more>> norms? Or… <<less

Flower meaning:... more>>

In Japan, the camellia flower is called “tsubaki” and symbolizes divinity. It’s often used in religious and sacred ceremonies. The flower also represents the arrival of spring.

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A girl cursed by the gods and rejected by the world meets the legendary “Princess Tsubakiri”, a vengeful demon with a fairy tale to tell and a cruel offer for the one deepest in despair.

A medieval dark fantasy with a tortured heroine, this is a tale of those who renounce the self-proclaimed righteous, even if they must stake their bloody claim against all the world. <<less

Fujishima’s wound he suffered from protecting Tooru has healed and he’s finally been released from the hospital. Their life together starts again once more. Tooru... more>> wants them to live together as lovers, but Fujishima refuses, saying “I have no intentions of loving you.” Is Fujishima afraid of Tooru remembering something in particular if he regains his memories? The bonds of the past are finally becoming clearer... <<less

Toru lost his most of his memory in an accident. He can’t remember anything that happened from the past six years. But with time, yet... more>> he struggles, he slowly recovers his memory. He feels as if he is a different person now, and he hates “the other guy” – the “himself” from six years ago… And thinking, Fujishima was his friend, felt like he was being watched over like a guardian angel but in the end he’s betrayed. Miserable and emotionally drained, Toru is trying not to relive in the shadow of his past. He is trying to move on with his new life… but harder he tries, he finds himself being pulled in by Fujishima. <<less

The cobbled roads of Enid where horse-drawn carriages travel ・Lavilio City... more>>

A hotblooded Raymond was assigned to a special bureau in the police department that was in charge of exterminating a blood-sucking monster known as ‘Genty.’ At a secret evening party where Genty are rumored to frequent, Raymond meets Oliver, a skilled hunter who specializes in hunting down those monsters. Raymond, for some reason, gets partnered with Oliver, the melancholic and beautiful young man, yet unfriendly and with a sharp tongue, and gradually finds himself getting enchanted by his green eyes. However, Oliver refuses to acknowledge Raymond.

One day, Oliver brings up the fact that ever since he was a young child, he’s been followed around by a Genty and that anyone that gets close to him is killed. <<less

The girl who should had more unreasonable circumstance than anyone else, trusted the woman who was wore out of reality and completely rebellious since the first day they met.... more>>

She believed in the woman’s superpower.

Because her powerful power, her skin discolored and she was crying, said she loved her skin.

At a certain night, the woman speak about her life, her regret and her grudge against the world, and when the girl accept all of them, she got hugged.

The woman thought protecting a girl who was much younger than herself was something purer than anything in the world.

That’s why.

That’s why the woman decided.

To destroy this world.

To turn everything in this word into enemies.

With her Miracle Ash superpower — she will absolutely burn The World Tree. <<less

『Newcomers always vanish after a week or so.』... more>>

Being lured by the hourly wage, 25-year-old freeter Hakamada ended up working at a convenience store with a reputation for being built in the middle of a famous su*cide spot… <<less

Shaymon, the man who has achieved the apex of dark magic, is framed as being a Demon King and is killed.... more>>

'I will not let it end like this!'

He finally achieves new life but reality was cruel. Being born after 500 years, he was born as the descendent of his rival, the Sword Emperor! <<less

Blood, rust, and darkness reign in a nightmare land where an amnesiac girl awakens.... more>>

The misshapen entities who call her “Alice” assault her one after another.

Without a clue of what is taking place, the girl is forced to engage in battle.

She continues to struggle in her nightmare that she cannot wake up from. <<less

The dull lonely man and the cultured sparkling woman.... more>>

Where will the mismatched pair’s youthful campus life lead to—?!

Souhei Sagara, a university student who champions the solitary lifestyle, lives next to the sparkling and fashionable beauty, Haruko, in his run-down apartment.

Haruko seemed like a creature from a different world compared to the drab Sagara. However, she actually was… a plain girl with no makeup who had successfully made her dazzling university debut!

Upon learning her secret, Sagara decides to help the defenseless Haruko to maintain his solo living.

“If you can become a sparkling girl, you won’t need to involve me anymore, right?”

“Sagara-kun, you’re so stubborn…”

If her true face is revealed, will her rosy campus life crumble for sure?!

The fate of the dull lonely man and the cultured sparkling girl’s unaligned youthful days—?! <<less

You are the last rose in my barren wasteland.

“Hatred shouldn’t be passed onto the next generation. Neither should this tragedy repeat itself.”... more>>

Paides, the country where Iris was born, waged war on Elda over magic ore. As the war dragged on, her country began to fall behind in numbers, so Paides began enacting a conscription.

Iris, who was still a child, also entered the fray. Not just to fulfill her obligation as a noble, but also to protect her precious family.

…At last, the war ended, but it took away both her cherished hometown and family.

Iris, who inherited the title of duchess, poured her heart and soul into restoring her territory, only for her efforts to be unraveled by the eccentric and naïve princess.

At first, she tried to make the princess—who would eventually become queen—understand how unrealistic her mindset was, but soon gave up after seeing how conceited the proud princess was. Ultimately, she concentrated her efforts on defending her own territory.

“You’re unworthy of the title queen.”

Thus, the curtain rose on the condemnation against her ruthless country… <<less

Usually, people would go from s*x friends into husband and wife. But they went from husband and wife into s*x friends. After the divorce, He Xizi has been struggling to follow his wife to the crematorium, but Jiang Yang still thinks that they are just s*x friends...... more>>

A good military man with a bug gun X delicate and soft Bai Fumei (1v1) <<less

In her past life, Shen Xi always longed for love and validation from her parents, members of the wealthy Su family. Unfortunately, the attention that she yearned for was stolen by the family’s fake heiress – her elder sister, Su Ruowan. ... more>>

As a result of Su Ruowan’s evil plans, Shen Xi was crippled, disfigured and eventually died of leukemia. However, in a surprising turn of events, Shen Xi was reborn. Returned to the time when she was a seventeen-year-old teenager, she’ll set things right and get her revenge against the Su family. <<less

The story of a cult master, his lover and their deaths.
Dongfang Bubai and Yang Lianting's story.