She’s escaped Isabella’s clutch for three years now. She believed she could live a peaceful and undisturbed life, free from surveillance and control. However, her... more>> life during these three years has been wildly unsuccessful: her girlfriend cheated on her, work pressures mounted, and her parents are pushing her to marry. Every part of her life is falling apart— she’s simply gone from one hell to another.
Suddenly, Isabella reemerges. Will she surrender her love and her body to once more become Isabella’s toy? <<less

“Breeding Diary” – A mysterious notebook that has been secretly passed down from graduate to current student at a certain high school.... more>>

Only some knew about its existence, and even fewer knew the outline of the Breeding Diary.

The main character, Sakuma, is at the mercy of rumors about the “Breeding Diary” but strives to uncover the truth.

――And behind the birth of the “Breeding Diary” that finally arrived, there was a…. <<less

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

※ This novel contains themes of violence and s*xual content. Please be aware before reading!... more>>

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“You’re really…”

Seung-jae took a step back, crossed his arms and looked at Chae-won’s naked body.

“You haven’t changed at all. Why are you so confident every time?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about… Ugh…”

The man’s hand tightly squeezed one side of Chae-won’s swollen breast.

“If you want to make a request, at least put on a greedy expression.”

“Kang Seung-jae, it hurts…”

“What? Say it again.”

Her lush hair was pulled back with a strong grip.

“Say it again.”

When Chae-won’s gaze met the man’s indifferent eyes, a shiver ran down her spine.

“S-Seung-jae, please…”

Chae-won struggled to speak, her lips trembling. It was the first time she felt fear in front of Kang Seung-jae.

“After 9 years, you suddenly felt lonely, wanted a man, and came to find me? Ah, what else did you say? You wanted to apologize for what happened? F*ck, what do you think I am, a fool?”

“I was sincere. I really was. I wanted to apologize earlier, but the timing… it just didn’t work out.”

“Shut up.”

Seung-jae’s right hand forcefully pressed down on Chae-won’s throat.

“Don’t ever apologize to me again. Don’t utter any similar words.”

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Even after the silk necktie was loosened, Chae-won’s slender wrists remained firmly held in the same way Seung-jae had tightly bound them.

To completely let go of her weary heart, she needed a sturdy fence.

If that meant being confined within cramped iron bars or being bound by chains digging into her flesh, she was willing to endure it as long as she had Kang Seung-jae by her side. <<less

For ten years, he had loved her, but with just one word of "brother," she rejected him completely.... more>>

His dignity was trampled upon, yet she remained indifferent to his feelings. It was only when He Ju finally woke up to the truth that he realized his love was not even worth mentioning in her eyes.

With a plane ticket and a long-planned confession, He Ju finally understood that there were people in this world who loved him foolishly.

He Ju no longer obsessed over the past, and instead focused on the person in front of him.

However, when he achieved success and had a loving wife, his former lover came crying to him: "Brother He..." <<less