To assist Prince Jing in securing the throne, he agreed to the plans of the Duke of Anguo and Prince Jing, and married into the Crown Prince's residence to steal information. Unexpectedly, after Prince Jing succeeded in taking the throne, he heartlessly said, "If this palace accepts you, wouldn't it be a joke?" ... more>>

Directly dismissed with just two thousand taels of silver and a separate estate, he spent the last years of his life alone. In his final moments, he regretted everything and wished he had returned the love of the man who had given him his heart.

When he returned back in past, to the moment he was born, he was determined to fix everything this time. <<less

"Knowledge is power". Albert Granier, a man who goes against conventional wisdom, is appointed as the vice commander of the seventh knight order, one of the twelve prestigious knight orders in the kingdom, contrary to his wish to work inland. What he finds there is a knight order led by a commander with individual skills but no commanding ability, along with a handful of soldiers with low morale.... more>>

Without political influence or backing, and with no allies inside or outside, Albert faces a seemingly hopeless situation. However, he cannot afford to give up. Pension, power, and the woman he desires. Albert fights desperately for the life he dreams of in his twilight years. <<less

[Time travel + Rebirth + Genius Female Lead + Scientific Research + Modern Knowledge + Slow and Late Romance]... more>>

Qin Hongfei woke up and returned to the year 1999 before she time-traveled to the future.

She had a bad life at the beginning. Her father was missing. Her mother went crazy and caused countless troubles. She inherited the family shop with a debt worth millions. Their grandparents didn't love them. Her older sister dropped out of school early to join the entertainment industry to earn money. Everyone either blackmailed them or stepped on them.

It doesn't matter, with more than 20 years of scientific research experience, she took over the repair shop at home.

Want to repair your electrical appliances?

Pay five hundred times, if it breaks, the compensation will be ten times.

After multiple successes in repairing, she accidentally became famous. Everyone knew that there was a repair shop on Qinhuai Street that could repair anything, and now, there were always people paying to jump in line.

At first, she became the owner of an electronic repair shop, and later on, she became a high-tech scientific researcher from Central City. She became a professor from a certain high-end college who couldn't even be interviewed by newspapers.

Before meeting Qin Hongfei, Tang Jinnan's teacher said that women were stumbling blocks on the road to growth. After meeting Qin Hongfei, Tang Jinnan discovered that his teacher had misled his students. <<less

A set of side stories from Saiunkoku Monogatari. The chapter that are currently translated are from Secret Story: Flower of Winter.... more>>

List of stories:
北風の仮面―晏樹―
氷の心臓―劉輝― / Heart of Ice ―Ryuuki―
風花―仙―
運命が出会う夜 ―悪夢の国試組―
秘話 ―冬の華― / Secret Story: Flower of Winter
Prologue & Introduction
Chouka
Walking in the Shadow of the Palace
The Third Journey through the Darkness of Snow
Firefly
New Year`s Greeting <<less

GAIDEN 4
Side stories of Saiunkoku Monogatari... more>>

Contains:
鈴蘭の咲く頃に ("Suzuran no Saku Koro ni": In the Lily of the Valley Season, originally published June 2007 in The Beans vol 9)

空 の青、風の呼ぶ声 ("Sora no Ao, Kaze no Yobu Koe": Blue of the Sky, the Voice of Wind Calling, originally published August 2008 in The Beans vol 11)

千一夜[書き下ろし] ("Sen-ichiya [Kakioroshi]": Thousand and One Nights [You Write, Lowering], new material)

千 一夜そのあとに[書き下ろしショート] ("Sen一ichi Sono Ato ni [Kakioroshi Shooto]": 1001 Night After That [You Write, Lowering & Short Circuiting], omake) <<less

The story is set at the end of the Second Scientific War.... more>>

Shaw McClear, a 12-year-old boy dwelling in the Far East Igles slums, decides to become a child soldier alongside his childhood friend, Solkes, to provide for his younger siblings.

This is the story of the young boys who survived the harsh battlefield. <<less

Four seemingly normal brothers, Hajime, Tsuzuku, Owaru and Amaru, begin to discover that they may not be as normal as they once thought. Though fiercely... more>> protective of each other, the entire world seems to be against them. <<less

Hey, my luck is pretty good… I have transmigrated into the body of a rich young master! ... more>>

What’s this? A brat who told him not to look down on others… WHAT?! Did you say that he’s someone of discipline and determination? Why does that sound so familiar?

What’s that? A cripple who came from a fallen clan whose fiancee just broke off the engagement?! Wait a f*cking minute…

Huh?! I’m responsible for his broken engagement? His supposed fiancee seems to be looking at me with a…

Am I the villain of this story?! No, no, no. This won’t do. I’ll suppress them all before they get the chance to mature. I’m not going to commit the same mistakes as those losers in the novels I read in the past! <<less

Unable to defy her fate, Xiang Bao went to the Country Wu, carrying with her honour and a mission. Awaiting her was a big conspiracy. The people who were affiliated with this conspiracy all died one after the other but only Xiang bao was safe and sound. Was it because she was a trump card, or was it because someone was protecting her? Fu Cha was arrogant and cold, but towards Xiang Bao, he was doting. Was it because he had fallen for the honey trap? Or was it that when the honey trap was about to have a curtain drop, what was once a honey trap had turned into love? Even though he knew... more>> it was a honey trap, he was still willing to fall for it.

She said to him, “The king is the whole world’s king, but Fu Cha is a king that belongs only to me.”

When that arrogant king had abandoned his mu*dering sword just for her, her heart became willing to follow him anywhere.

“Other than you, no one can make me feel pain.” His eyes stared into her and slowly said, “Other than you, no one can hurt me.”

That kind of confidence, that kind of insolence, that kind of arrogance…yet it made Xiang Bao’s heart tremble. <<less

Li Ke Lin (also Li Colin), a Chinese office worker, woke up to find himself suddenly no longer Li Ke Lin but instead Colin Lee,... more>> son of multi-billionaire in America. Having taken over the body of Colin Lee and carefully imitated his manners and bearings, his next goal is to inherit his father’s wealth. However, when his father lists the condition of marrying a woman who feels repulsed by Colin Lee’s (not Li Colin’s) dalliances, and whose very nature is the complete opposite of Colin Lee (not Li Colin), what must he do to gain her affection?! <<less

Shizuku yearned for change. She wanted a change to her stiflingly depressing days. —Thus, she decided to dye herself red. As the girl wished, her desire for change happened as if on cue. Red, red, nothing but red. The madness of red.... more>>

A girl transported to a world engulfed by war, Hasegawa Shizuku. She was fortunate enough to be able to reveal her true nature, which she had to stiflingly conceal in Japan.

A history-loving high-school girl goes to war in her trip to another world. She tries to make use of her knowledge of history, but it doesn’t turn out so well… Fraud, assassinations, corruption, backroom dealings, treachery, etcetera, working behind the scenes, she quietly plays her hand. Such is the story of a girl out of the ordinary. <<less

Touno Hifumi has trained in various martial arts since childhood. One morning, after his daily practice, he finds himself transported to another world. As someone... more>> who has been dissatisfied with his life in peaceful modern Japan, where he has no chance to use the skills he's honed, he is overjoyed to learn that this is a world where monsters roam and humans fight each other. Hifumi decides to live in this new world, one where he can fully unshackle his deep desire to kill. This terrifying man, with a martial prowess that pushes the limits of humanity and a twisted sense of morality that allows him to kill without remorse, has been unleashed upon another world... <<less

The legend of the Supreme God tells his tale beginning as the Star God, the wheels of fate began to set into motion. Soon, he will become ruler of all. This tale tells of the rise and fall of many gods and goddesses, their prosperity and their downfall.... more>>

"There is no way for man to become a God until the Supreme God opened us the road towards the path." Said Plato as he looked above the starry night.

"If there is anything which can grant the freedom of my people, I think it must be the stars above guiding me and the faith in my heart which drives me forward." Moses lied down as he reached his hands towards the obsidian black sky.

"He is both my friend and my enemy." Said Jesus.

The thread of fate and destiny prophesied the birth of a god paving a new era and bringing glory to all. <<less

In an impoverished territory, to a poor aristocratic family, a single boy would be born. Destined to become the next feudal lord, this boy’s name was Pastry (ペイストリー). Pastry, the possessor of a rare talent in his previous life, had a promising future as a confectioner.... more>>

Merciless thieves, rabid beasts, scheming nobles, a domain in drought, many hardships such as these will befall the boy.

Our handsome successor, armed with his ingenuity and love for sweets, will survive in this world of swords and magic.

With a smile on his face, aiming for a territory filled with happiness, the young Pastry‘s challenges begin.

The best sweets and the best story. A single boy’s journey to change the world. A royal sweet fantasy. <<less

In an impoverished territory, to a poor aristocratic family, a single boy would be born. Destined to become the next feudal lord, this boy’s name was Pastry (ペイストリー). Pastry, the possessor of a rare talent in his previous life, had a promising future as a confectioner.... more>>

Merciless thieves, rabid beasts, scheming nobles, a domain in drought, many hardships such as these will befall the boy.

Our handsome successor, armed with his ingenuity and love for sweets, will survive in this world of swords and magic.

With a smile on his face, aiming for a territory filled with happiness, the young Pastry‘s challenges begin.

The best sweets and the best story. A single boy’s journey to change the world. A royal sweet fantasy. <<less

The Principality of Atall lies between two great powers: the Kingdom of Allion to the west, and the Holy Dytiann Alliance to the east. Leo Attiel, the second-born prince, was sent to Allion as little more than a hostage, where he studied and trained in the military arts under a frontier general. And now, the times have reached a turning point. ... more>>

Relations between Allion and Conscon Temple, a neutral land adjoining Atall, have worsened. Percy, sent from Atall as reinforcement; Camus, a warrior monk; and Kuon, a mercenary from a remote region, join forces to resist the looming threat of Allion’s army.

At the centre of the fighting, the three of them and Leo are about to have their fated encounter. <<less

In a world where human Professions are determined by nature, there was a person who was the strongest, despite being Jobless. Fuuta, who trained harder... more>> than anyone else to achieve this and became a champion was cast out and exiled. At the end of his wandering, he was picked up by Lilac M Fangini, the first princess and ruler of a city. <<less

At the prestigious private school, Hyakkaou Private Academy, a class system controlled by "gambling" exists. Both wealth and honor can be used as chips in gambling, with winners enjoying a paradise and losers enduring hell.... more>>

Today, Kiyohei Ayanokoji, the younger brother of Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, a "Transmigrator," steps into this campus with the determination to change the class system and empower the lower class.

He has two things to rely on: abundant wealth and a system that guarantees ten consecutive hits.

However... During the process of revolution, there are bound to be some minor issues.

"Mary! stop asking me for money! How many times have you lost and you're still trying to break even?"

"Yumeko, you are a gambling addict who doesn't even have your own house! I told you I won't gamble with you, even if you act submissive on the ground!"

"And you, Midari! stop playing with revolvers! If you want to play, I'll teach you another version of Russian Roulette." <<less

The protagonist, Royle, is reincarnated into the world of a doujinshi game called Thanatos Senki. After graduating from the Imperial Military Academy with the princess units Yuno, Cynthia and Claire under his wing, he sets off for Koper, a city at the southern edge of the Empire.... more>>

Royle rules Koper, and from there his rise to the top begins. <<less

As a hacker, Seol finally joined the elite Alpha Team, the special forces unit she’s always wanted to join. ... more>>

Just when she thinks she’s barely settled in, she’s distracted by the sudden arrival of her heat……

Jean, the blunt team leader, and Leon, the affectionate teammate.

Seol goes through her first estrous period and slept with the two of them, and suddenly ends up dating both at the same time…

The Alpha Team’s nerves are further strained when they learned that their unit has an informant and the countdown to the peace agreement begins. <<less

In the 1930s, Shanghai was in the midst of a stormy period. Ye Bingqing, the second youngest daughter of the Ye family, returned from her studies abroad and was involved in a revolutionary party and the faction’s secret service. A letter of denunciation pushed Qin Shiyue, a teacher she originally admired and liked, into the camp of her opponents. From then on, good and evil were confused. Right and wrong were often reversed. ... more>>

Who is the ally and who is the enemy?

How did Ye Bingqing find the truth with the only straw that saved her life?

This is a book about “growing up”. Growing up is not always sweet or gentle, but rather, a lot more painful to break out of the cocoon. In the process of growing up, a young girl may have that kind of love, or she may change her fate overnight or she may have a different perception and experience of life…A young girl in her blossoming season is just like a cicada nymph who “breaks out of her cocoon”, facing various hardships, contradictions, and conflicts on the way to her growth. But it is exactly this thought of seeking the truth and facing without shirking that forges strong wings and a mature heart. And when the dust finally settles, she will be able to emerge as a butterfly and once again, welcome the sunlight and dance in the blue sky. <<less

「You are my fiancee. But, there’s no need to curry favor with me」... more>>

Lillimaria, a young daughter of an impoverished noble family, had been chosen as the second marriage partner for an old earl from a remote region.

For the sake of her family, she had prepared herself for the worst and headed to the family she was marrying into, but what awaited her there was a youthful good-looking earl accompanied by a strange-looking lion. Then, the perpetual youth who was possessed by a demon, came to offer her… a marriage arrangement only in paper!? <<less

In 2008, Goo Young-jin, a prominent six-term member of the National Assembly, takes his own life.... more>>

He wakes up ten years in the past.

No one can see the ghost Goo Young-jin.

Except for one person, a 25-year-old 9th-grade civil servant named Cha Jae-rim.

The moment Goo Young-jin sees that guy, he makes a decision.

'Let's send this guy, who has no money or connections, to the National Assembly.'

"You, go into politics."

But this clueless man is more than he bargained for.

"I don't want to."

The 'know-it-all' 6-term Congressman Goo Young-jin and the 'clueless' 9th-grade civil servant Cha Jae-rim team up to take over the National Assembly. <<less

The seemingly normal bookshop keeper Ellie has a secret: she gives s*x education classes to the noblemen as a side job. In fact, she’s so skilled that she’s been assigned to handle the crown prince’s s*x education, which poses a challenge for her.... more>>

The challenge: the prince is earnest, but he’s unable to “study”, which results in the crown prince making a proposal to Ellie to teach him with her body instead.

Will Ellie be able to successfully go through with the Crown Prince’s s*x education? <<less

"Just you wait. I'll become a nightmare and visit your nights."... more>>

The empire’s margrave, the Valiant Brown Lion, the owner of the famed sword, Ascaron.
And the lord of the territory, ‘Genevu’, located at the empire’s borders and in the Atlas Mountains, which touched the skies.

‘Marquis Balt Haustein Friedrich Morenheitz.’

In order to save the lives of a woman and two children he had never seen before, he had to cut the legs of his beloved horse and pierced a sword into its throat.

"Bring the children's father. I will hold him accountable for the price of the horse's life."
"I don’t have a husband."

Blue eyes, resembling the still spring waters of the deep mountains, stared back at Balt.

"If there's anything I can do to repay you with a woman's body… I'll do it."
"Anything?"

Filled only with confusion and instinctual desire, Balt embraces Claire, a widow and a mother of three.

But that night, he realises that he is her first man.

"Why did you lie to me? Explain yourself immediately."
"Just leave me alone. Because there isn’t anything I want."
"What are you actually afraid of?"

The east wind, carrying the cold air of Atlas, blew through Genevu as spring arrived.

"Am I unable to make you the Marchioness? Or perhaps, I’ll actually make it happen?"

An icy, blue-eyed woman, whom he was unable to abandon, and unwilling to forsake. Before these two, an unfathomable and cruel fate unfolds. <<less