The Duke of Ashillean’s Contractual Marriage / The Contractual Marriage of the Duke of Ashillean... more>>

In the era of the tyrants.
She passed on her family, title, and everything to her smart younger sister, because she was only planning to eat and have fun for the rest of her life.
This smart younger sibling of hers will defeat the tyrant and become the king.

“Sister, help me.”

What should she do? Of course she had to help her.

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After she helped her younger sister defeat the tyrant, her younger sister became the king and she became a Duke.

There’s only one thing to do now – to help her younger sister keep her oath to God, and to be able to do that, she first had to get married.

“I know what oath you made to God. Please marry me for three years, just three years. Then after that, I will divorce you right away.”

The illegitimate son of the tyrant, the prince, has proposed a contractual marriage.

“I will never love you because you don’t want love. I will just be your perfect, impeccable husband.”

What is he saying? <<less

“If you need a man to warm your bed, how about me?” ... more>>

“What?”

“I think I can give it to you whenever you want.”

Elysia had no intention of making love.
Until she woke up on top of the body of Duke Deimos, the head of the imperialist faction…

“I’m not going to diminish by lending it to you again. Just let me know if you need it.”

At that time, she thought he was out of his mind. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made such a proposal to her, the head of the other faction.

But….

“You’re the first person I’ve spent the night with, the first person I’ve held hands with.”

“I’ll be waiting for the day when we can dance together.”

Like drizzles of rain soaking her clothes, he gradually soaked into her before she knew it. Elysia started to sway, even though she knew she shouldn’t… <<less

In the past, no matter how hard I tried and how much I worked, there would always be a feeling of emptiness that I couldn’t get rid of. Since life is not fair, why try to get it together like this? There is nowhere to go, nothing I really hope for, and no one to be with.... more>>

Until

I finally met you during the blizzard. <<less

The bottom of the school caste, Doumeguri Kakeru, is transmigrated into the one who reigns as the strongest in the VR game 《Exodia Exodus》, the Demon Lord Hellshaft.... more>>

Moreover, he has even obtained the “forbidden power” (adult mode)!

However, the enemy that appeared before him (the Players) are the girl that he yearns for, Asagiri Ririko, and his other classmates that he recognizes.

Asagiri and the others believe that they can return to their original world if they defeat the Demon Lord Hellshaft, but in truth, everyone’s lives will be in danger if the Demon Lord dies――!?

In order to save his precious one, Doumeguri/Hellshaft will ambush his classmates with the strongest power! <<less

“Go Yohan, you really are a terrible bastard.”... more>>

“I can’t help it. Bullying is more fun than being bullied.”

Despite his outer appearance of a kind model student, Kang Jun was filled to the brim with an inferiority complex.

As he advanced into his second year, he grew closer to Go Yohan, who was in the same class as him.

“I’ll treat you especially different.”

At some point, as if it were only natural, Go Yohan claimed his seat at the very summit of the pyramid inside the school.

He, whose second nature seemed to be ignoring and suppressing others, showed interest in Kang Jun.

Kang Jun, who was subtly ignored by his friends for being weak, didn’t dislike Go Yohan’s interest, but…

Eighteen, the period where one’s pride took the lead and held fear of crossing the line.

Kang Jun had to make a choice to survive.

A very wise choice. <<less

Ruan Tangling has been single for 24 years without encountering any romantic opportunities. ... more>>

One day, while she was out buying flour, she was unexpectedly kidnapped by Ji Weiming, the Crown Prince of Xihuai, Great Ji.

All the girls in the capital knew that the Crown Prince was handsome, and whenever he went out, he would be surrounded by intentionally falling girls.

Ruan Tangling became the envy of all as the Crown Prince's wife. However, being the Crown Prince's wife wasn't an easy job.

Not only did she have to pretend to be affectionate with Ji Weiming, but she also had to act as his personal bodyguard!

Even her father, who relied on her, became subservient to him.

But since she had the best man in the world by her side, she couldn't let such a great opportunity slip away... <<less

Article one of the “Code of Practice for Professional Fans”: Professional fans are not allowed to screw around with the celebrity, or else they’ll be removed from the registry, and their name will be eternally engraved on the pillar of shame in the fan leader circle.... more>>

Of course, there are exceptions to everything.

Such as a professional fan like Qi Yu, who is being screwed by the celebrity—he is the light of the fan club. <<less

Jiang Zheng, the Great Villainess of the Entertainment Industry, was cold-faced and got a poisonous tongue. She should’ve been blacklisted for offending many people but she got great acting talent, she has soared since her debut. Fans love her for her strength, her poisonous tongue, her courage to tell the truth bluntly, her talent and pride.... more>>

But suddenly one day, Great Jiang Zheng lost her memory, and fell back to the age of eighteen, when she just entered the entertainment industry that year.

For a time, the entire entertainment circle and all the fans:……Oh my god, our villainess is actually a little sweetheart on the inside!!!! <<less

Laila Estevan is the illegitimate child of a duke. Due to her illegitimate status, she had never felt that unconditional love and affection from her family. Even on her deathbed, she was ignored. She was unwanted and unloved—that’s how it had always been. The emotional baggage she carried traveled with her when she went back to the past just a month before her death. It was then that she made a firm decision: if she couldn’t receive love from her family, she would find it elsewhere!... more>>

Will Laila ever find love from others or could she find love from within? <<less

It's been 30 years since the world became connected to a place known as the Frontier.
Countries from all over the world started exploring the Frontier in search of new resources.... more>>

Now, if one has the appropriate qualifications, even civilians can pass through the gate and go to the Frontier.
A new profession was born that involves bringing back resources and selling them.
That profession is the [Adventurer].

Being an [Adventurer] is fraught with danger, but the rewards are also great.
In a world where such things have become the norm, there was a man who had no connection to any of it.
This man would go to his usual job and finish his work as always... or so he couldn't.

"Okita-kun, you don't need to come in from tomorrow."

That single sentence changed the life of a man who had been aiming for a normal life.

Okita, who barely had any savings, decided to become an [Adventurer] in order to make a living.
And during his first adventure, he acquired a skill unlike anything he'd ever seen or heard of.

That was [Alchemy].

From this moment on, the ordinary life of Hajime Okita began to shine with gold.
And at the same time, the [Golden Witch], who would break the common sense of the world, was born.

※This contains elements of TS (gender transformation).
※Entries marked with a ★ include perspectives from other characters. <<less

The protagonist, Hiiragi Shuu, never received any love from his parents after his little sister was born, and was constantly compared to her throughout his childhood… In middle and high school, he was falsely accused and betrayed by his girlfriend. This left him heartbroken and unable to trust anyone… Realising that he can’t go on like this, his parents, childhood friend, ex-girlfriend and various other people try to get in touch with him…... more>>

Characters:
Hiiragi Shuu (mc)
Kudo Aoi (student council president)
Shinomiya Saya (junior friend)
Hiiragi Yoka (mc's sister)
Hiiragi Aika (mc's mother)
Akasaka Yuko (mc's ex-friend)
Shiramine Kyoka (childhood friend)
Kanzaki Momoka (ex-girlfriend)
Shinomiya Sachi (Saya’s mother)
Shinomiya Yukito (Saya’s father)
Hiiragi Renya (mc's father)
Amane Kazusa (bully) <<less

I, Eita Sasaki, wanted a girlfriend.... more>>

The reason was that my two closest friends, who had formed an anti-relationship alliance, got girlfriends.

Therefore, I confessed to the two most stunning beauties in our grade.

However, the result was supposed to be a predictable failure…

“…What are you two up to?”

“Oh, Eita-kun… well, you see…”

“We were tailing Ei-ta. No ulterior motives. Anyway, hand over your lunch.”

“You’re so clearly full of ulterior motives! How did you manage to say that with a straight face!? And didn’t I tell you today that I don’t have lunch!?”

Before I knew it, for some reason, both of them seemed to be drawn to me. <<less

Ailea Elgar Euliana, she met her death by the hands of the Crown Prince, her fiancé and the man she thought was her Prince Charming and true love’s kiss.... more>>

In her wedding dress, she closed her eyes and burned to death in the castle that set afire in blazing flames.

That was her end.

But, she returned to the past, realizing how foolish she was to cling onto the love she thought they had, and so she begins to live for herself and without regrets. On her journey of self discovery, she meets someone new… <<less

Something magical happened to Ellie. While everyone else is asleep, she wakes up in the appearance of a fairy in the bedroom of Raymond, her longtime crush. But……... more>>

“I think it’s a curse rather than a magic.”

At his straightforward words, Ellie hid behind the fairy appearance and confessed her sincere feelings to him, and tried to sort her feelings out.

“I know you feel very uncomfortable. I will sort my feelings out quickly.”

“Then, what if you don’t come here anymore?”

“Perhaps my longtime crush is over.”

“I hope you can sort your feelings up quickly.”

But he was so cold. From that moment on, he looked down at her with intense eyes, as if he was about to swallow her.

“You have a crush on me, so you come every night. But now you’re going to marry someone else?”

“Excuse me, Duke. You don’t even know who I am……”

“……I’m curious who you are.”

At his unexpected words, Ellie woke up and never came to his bedroom again.

She doesn’t even know he is waiting eagerly for her……

“Please come back. Now I will love you more.” <<less

The everyday life filled with heavy smut between a pro-dom boyfriend and a debt collector, a relaxing and warm route.

There’s a type of ex-girlfriend’s who will accompany the growth of a boy into a mature man. She will be one who teaches the boy how to be the perfect boyfriend but in the end he will become someone else’s husband. Chang Chuansi is an ordinary girl but has an unusual boyfriend at school. She knows that her ending has an 80% chance of becoming like those ex-girlfriends. ... more>>

Almost everyone thinks that.

Chang Chuansi also thinks like that. She’s lying still like a salted fish waiting for the break up.

In the end, even before she reached the ‘breakup’ ending, the ‘social death’ plot line came first.

Her parents, who weren’t optimistic about their relationship too and thought they would break up after graduation, came to their daughter’s graduation ceremony with photos of their friends’ and family relatives’ sons.

“My good daughter, has anyone caught your eye? Your Aunt Qin’s nephew is two years older than you and is at the age that he would know how to cherish others. He also has a stable job… How about him? Your younger maternal aunt’s colleague’s younger brother is a 190 tall man. It’s just that he’s a bit dark…”

Chu Hao’s face darkened after walking over to meet her parents.

Chang Chuansi swallowed her saliva: Heaven wants me dead. <<less

At 22 years of age, Shen Qian Ling won his first Best Male Lead award.... more>>

Afterwards just as he, holding the award, was moved to tears, a piece of the ceiling fell down loudly, and accurately hit his head without mistake.

And afterwards he just…..traveled through time!

Qin Shao Yu: If Ling-er is willing, the Dominion of Shadow Chasers can have the wedding anytime.

Shen Qian Ling: To be honest, I am extremely reluctant about this.

——-

Everywhere in Jianghu is Wonderful is the first book in Yu Xiao Lan Shan’s Jianghu/Strategy series. Each book is standalone, but there are character cameos and mentions that don’t disrupt the flow of the main story of each book.

1st book: Everywhere in Jianghu is Wonderful
2nd book: The Jianghu is Full of Local Tyrants
3rd book: The Bandit’s Strategy
4th book: The Emperor’s Strategy
5th book: Return Together <<less

She has come a long way. ... more>>

Orphaned, born a weakling, and being the infamous good-for-nothing of Azure Dragon Country. Gu Ruoyun was the shame of the proud Gu household. Falsely accused of a crime she did not commit, she was betrayed by her family and beaten to death by her own grandfather. But life took a fateful twist on that very day — she was revived.

Newly awakened, she is now the Master of an ancient treasure that resides within her body. Precious cultivation pills, treasures beyond her wildest imagination and spiritual beasts, all within her grasp… She is the apple of the eye of all under the heavens, including that of a mysterious, handsome man.

Now she only has one goal — to conquer the world. <<less

Several years after break-up, ex-boyfriend returns, seeking reconciliation.

A high school boy, Touma Nijino, who has suffered two heartbreaks in a row, is welcomed into a new school year by his new teachers, his ex-girlfriends, who dumped him!... more>>

The two, who still have lingering feelings for Touma, run into each other at his house. They managed to get Touma promise to treat them as teachers until he graduates, but--

"Hey, can I kiss you?"

"Do you hate sleeping with me now?"

They are both trying to develop love like a commuting wife to get ahead of each other at the same time--!?

By day, they secretly approach him as teachers, and by night, they come on to him hard as ex-girlfriends!

A semi-cohabiting romantic comedy with 2 slightly naughty ex-girlfriends! <<less

Sheng Mu Ci met Song Li for the first time in the hospital. He was admitted due to a waist injury from a car accident, and she was his attending physician.... more>>

During the examination, Sheng Mu Ci grimaced in pain, saying, “Don’t be too rough on a man’s waist, little sister.”

For the first time, he saw the young woman leaning over the bed, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, a spotless white coat, and a pure beauty that stirred one’s imagination. Sheng Mu Ci lost his composure, and Song Li hesitated to proceed.

The second time, Song Li came to the ward for a follow-up examination. Sheng Mu Ci gazed at her and whispered, “Doctor Song, be gentle.”

His assistant noticed something was amiss and leaned in to whisper, “Third Brother, Doctor Song has a boyfriend now.”

Sheng Mu Ci l**ked his lips, feeling possessive.

The third time, after Sheng Mu Ci was discharged, he encountered Song Li. She was having a heated argument with her rumored boyfriend in the parking lot.

The wealthy boyfriend shouted at her, “What’s the point of not letting me touch you? You might as well be someone else’s girlfriend!”

Sheng Mu Ci, leaning against a car door, exhaled a plume of smoke. He casually extinguished the cigarette between his fingers and walked over, delivering a punch to the scoundrel.

The scoundrel cursed and was pinned down by his assistant. The assistant said, “Third Sheng from Beijing City, you fool, haven’t you heard of him?”

Sheng Mu Ci glanced silently at the teary-eyed girl behind him, gave the scoundrel a sidelong look, and lazily smiled.

“She’s now…”

“Someone else’s girlfriend.”

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“To love someone gently and passionately, every time, every single time.” <<less

“From today onwards you are no longer my son. Get out”... more>>

Being born into a noble family that is aiming to become the ‘strongest’, at his aptitude ceremony held on his 12th birthday it was discovered that Igni could only use fireballs.

Igni who can only use beginner level magic was kicked out of his house.

With no where to go and without much magical ability, Igni is scraping by through life. However, one day he has miraculous reunion.

“What? Is that Igni there?”

“Gr-grandpa!?”

It was a reunion with his grandfather, the man who was once called the strongest [Kyokuten] but was banished from his noble family because of his excessive womanizing…!

“Grandpa! You said strong men are popular, but I can’t be strong!!”

“Igni, listen carefully. Strong men are popular but, hard-working men are even more popular!!”

“Grandpa! I’ll try my best!!!”

Igni whose parents who banished Igni from the house, didn’t yet know of his obsession with being popular under the guidance of the strongest [Kyokuten] magician…!

“Igni that magic!”

“This? It’s a fireball”

“With this you can aim for [Kyokuten]! Come back here!!”

“Nobility isn’t popular”

“What are you saying?”

This is a story where a young magician becomes the strongest by honing his skills all in order to become popular. <<less

Lin Qin was a low-key new film Emperor who didn’t even go to receive his award at the Cannes Film Festival. ... more>>

Recently, he accepted a love reality show, just because his partner would be the male god – Meng Chao.

Meng Chao was a legend in the entertainment circle, he went to the pinnacle of his career right on his debut and was a tall, elegant and aloof male god in the eyes of fans.

For some reason, he accepted to participate in a love-reality show.

The moment he saw his partner, Meng Chao only felt his heart that had been silent for more than two decades, moved…..

The last recording (of the reality show) was by live broadcast and was at Meng Chao’s home.

The camera aimed at the movie emperor’s big bed, where Lin Qin sat up from the bed, staring blearily, as he softly called “husband” at the movie emperor. <<less

Minato, a high school student, is an introverted indoor person.... more>>

His classmate, Hazuki, is an extroverted normie.

Despite being complete opposites, they became best friends as they hang out daily.

One day, Minato got down on his knees and begged, “Let me do you once!”

When he did, he was easily accepted by the naive Hazuki. <<less

Yang Anyu, he is the general’s personal bodyguard. In the end, his soul transmigrated into a second-generation young master from the modern world, and after that, he once again encountered his “General” Yi Chenyan.... more>>

The great general he especially respected and revered, actually became an actor? (And is in fact, the popular Film Emperor)

What made Yang Anyu more shocked——he was already “married” to Yi Chenyan.

Several years later——

Fan A: Our Little Yu’s face-quality is high, acting ability is good, can sing and dance, when filming action scenes he is even more handsome, handsome to the point of collapse! Completely is a capitalized Su word!

Fan B: If I cannot sleep with Yang Anyu in this life is there still any meaning to it?

Fan C: But I heard he’s already married, his wife must have saved the whole world in her last life ah!

Yi Chenyan: ……

Big Film Emperor Yi looked at a certain Yang Someone under his body, recently he’s been becoming more and more possessive towards him, what to do? <<less