Jian Mi, a natural enchantress, possesses coquettish allure and true beauty. Betrayed by a scumbag, she seeks refuge with the scumbag’s younger uncle. To the outside world, Jian Mi appears delicate and gentle—a docile and virtuous flower. However, only Xing Zheng knows her true nature: hypocritical, greedy, and adept at wearing an extremely glamorous and arrogant facade that bewitches hearts.... more>>

But Jian Mi is aware of her own madness. She is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve her goals, even if it means ensnaring Xing Zheng in her web of allure. What she doesn’t realize is that Xing Zheng is equally unhinged. A born tyrant, he is ruthless and desireless—a master manipulator of hearts. From his seat of arrogance, he orchestrates the chessboard of life, with everyone else as mere pawns. When Jian Mi attempts to break free, she discovers that Xing Zheng has already woven a tight and unyielding spider’s web, capturing her firmly within its threads. <<less

In the winter of three years ago, the first locked room mu*der in Japanese history was committed.... more>>

All of the evidence pointed to the defendant. It was certain they were guilty. And yet, they were found innocent and released. Why? Because the crime scene was a perfect locked room no one from the police or the prosecutor's office could solve.

"Since the room was locked, it was impossible for the defendant to have committed the mu*der. It's no different than if they had a perfect alibi." That was the argument of the defense, and that was the argument the judge sided with.

The ruling sent a ripple throughout Japanese society. No matter how suspicious you were or how much evidence you left behind, as long as you managed to create a locked room that no one could solve, you were immune from prosecution. With the common anti-mystery fiction talking point "there's no reason anyone would ever actually commit a locked room mu*der" completely overturned, the rate of locked room mu*ders in Japan skyrocketed.

When the police proved unable to deal with the surge of locked room crime, the Ministry of Justice published an official categorization of all known locked room tricks as an investigative aid. When that proved insufficient, Division Zero of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a police division dedicated solely to solving locked rooms, was created. When that still proved insufficient, locked room detectives, private investigators specializing in locked rooms, were officially licensed by the state and authorized to participate in police investigations. Calling a locked room appraiser, someone specializing in searching buildings for secret passages, is now a common first step in criminal investigations.

On the other side of the spectrum, locked room agents, assassins and crime planners specializing in locked room mu*ders, have become some of the most notorious criminals in Japanese history, and even a cult worshiping the scenes of locked rooms as a way to purify the souls of the deceased has made rapid inroads into Japan.

The protagonist, Kasumi Kuzushiro, is an introverted, somewhat cynical high school student who loves mysteries. Kasumi often finds himself dragged along on bizarre journeys by his flighty childhood friend, Yozuki Asahina. Due to their staggeringly bad luck, these trips often leave them in the wrong place at the wrong time to be caught up in locked room mysteries. Fortunately, another of Kasumi's childhood friends, Shitsuri Mitsumura, is the greatest locked room expert in the world, and can always discover the truth.

Hm? How did a high school girl become the greatest locked room expert in the world?

It's simple.

She's...

Volume 1 was the grand prize winner of the 2022 This Mystery Is Amazing! awards. <<less

Female Lead: I choose the second male lead!... more>>

[Several stories of second male leads rising to prominence.]

[None of these stories should be associated with any novel, dedicated to all the second male leads I've loved over the years.]

The first story: Tsundere Emperor Dog × Salted Fish Queen

The second story: Loyal Sweetheart Voice Assassin × Pig-Raising Expert with Full Life Skills Soft Sister

The third story: Evolved Monster Man × Hotpot-Flavored Little White Dragon Big Sister

The fourth story: Natural Idol Who Traveled Through Time × Bickering Poison Ivy from Another Time

The fifth story: Cross-Dressing Boss with Great Skills × Thick-Skinned Chatterbox Making Do

The sixth story: Tribe Chief of the 'It's Actually Good' Tribe × Reborn Princess Engaged for Peace

The seventh story: Aloof Scholarly Childhood Friend Brother × Hard Boss with a Horror Movie Aura <<less

There’s a game called “Sword and Legions.” It’s a war game in the strategy simulation and RPG genre. I got really hooked on this game, and I think I’ve been playing it exclusively for the past few years.... more>>

And today, as part of my daily routine, I started playing Legions again, intending to start another loop play, which must be like the umpteenth time by now… But the next moment, I found myself seated on a throne, clad in armor. WHY?

I was freaking out, but then I realized that I was in a castle, which turned out to be the base in Legions. Did I end up in the game world?

No way, that’s just crazy!

I screamed in the throne room, and suddenly, someone jumped into the room—it was a character I edited in the game…

This is the story of a fool who, armed with abilities gained from loop plays and the unwavering loyalty of edited characters, decides to go on a conquering spree, becoming the Supreme Ruler! <<less

Chun Xin and everyone in her class transmigrated into a self-cultivation book together.... more>>

Like her classmates, she should have become a powerful foreign aid for the male protagonist to fight the villain, but—somehow everyone in her class had spiritual roots, except for her.

*

System: disgust.jpg

Chun Xin: Exactly, let me go back home!

System: No, you can only go back after killing the villain~

Chun Xin collapses: I don’t even have the power to tie a chicken, what should I do?

System: I can teach you the fox clan’s charm technique, which doesn’t require spiritual power.

Chun Xin: …

*

Because she had no spiritual roots, Chun Xin lived a life of salted fish* with a peace of mind. All her classmates practice hard and went through a blood-soaked fight. Their lives were in danger every day.

Until one day, she rescued a dirty black cat covered in blood.

After picking up the cat, strange things kept happening around her.

The man who harassed her threw his body on the street the next day.

A wealthy businessman who tried to marry her as a concubine met his maker unexpectedly.

The cultivator who wanted to use her as medicine was exterminated.

*

People believed that Chun Xin did it. They looked at her with fear.

Chun Xin innocently hugged the cat tightly and denied it three times: “Not me, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense!”

The black cat nestled comfortably in her arms and yawned lazily.

*Salted fish is a metaphor for a corpse, but can now mean people who have no intention of doing anything

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Odor Analyst... more>>

Born with an extraordinary sense of smell.

Kim Yong-nae is a regular (NOT HIS FACE) government employee.

“Tell me, what do I smell?”

“You smell handsome.”

While helping the police narcotics unit, Yongnae infiltrates a hotel where drugs are being manufactured.

The detective on the scene is strikingly handsome, but...

“If you smell like this, I can smell you from 10 kilometers away.”

“That's a bit too much.”

His odor.

Turns out he's not a detective, but a member of a criminal organization involved in drug cases. His organization needs his sense of smell.

“Even if he stinks, I like his smell.”

Because he's handsome.

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Kim Yong Nae, an odor analysis agent for the Jeollabuk-do Provincial Office, was living an ordinary life.

On a business trip to Seoul, he accidentally becomes involved in a police investigation....

He falls in love with Detective Park's handsome face and continues to think about him even after returning home.

But that man isn't Detective Park, he's a member of a criminal organization!

To make matters worse, when Yong-nae visits Seoul again to explain the crime scene, she is kidnapped by the man's organization.

A crime thriller with a spoonful of comedy about an ordinary goofy civil servant who solves crimes with a sense of smell so good it could be considered a superpower. <<less

The kingdom boasted a hero and formidable leader of the demon extermination force, Valen Rudwick. Amidst the chaos of battle, he tried to rescue a woman from a demon attack, only to be struck on the back of his head…... more>>

Unbeknownst to him, the woman he saved was not just any civilian but a succubus.

When Valen regained consciousness, he found himself not on the bloody battlefield but in a wedding hall within the demon realm.

“I am Argentine. And you are?”

“Do you think I’ll tell my name to a filthy demon like you?”

Weary from the prolonged wars, the demons proposed a political marriage to him. The absurd condition? It would last until Argentine, whom Valen saved, became pregnant with his child.

The idea of a child with demon blood repulsed him to the core. But pushed to his limits, Valen reluctantly agreed to their proposal.

“Let’s cease these charades and focus on what needs to be done. It’ll be better for both of us,” he growled.

“I want to give you time to accept…”

“Should I give not only my body but also my mind? Will that strengthen my ‘essence’?”

Valen was disgusted by the demons’ hypocrisy. He had intended to leave the demon realm as soon as the succubus bore a child.

“Whether you call for me or come to me, it’s up to you,” he said.

“…”

“I’ll do my da!mned best to give you my seed.”

Valen, the human warrior who despises demons, and Argentine, the demon king who sought peace through a child.

Can the demon realm truly find peace? <<less

Stealing is not a gentleman's business. When ordinary people do this kind of business, they do one-shot deals but when Ye Fu Liu does this kind of business, she pays attention to the long term benefits.... more>>

She specialized in looking for abandoned old mansions, visiting them repeatedly, and then moving in openly as the owner. Later she slowly moved the fine antique furniture one by one in an open and honest manner.

There was a sickly man who spoke little and had a gloomy look on his face living next door to the courtyard wall of the new mansion selected by Ye Fu Liu.

The sick man sat high up in the small building all day long, looking quietly at the wall. There were quite a few meetings in the morning and evening.

Ye Fu Liu took her time and acted like a friendly neighbor, asking for help, delivering food, and inviting doctors. After taking care of the sick man's health, the two parties became familiar with each other.

It took two months to vacate the house and three months to resell the furniture. Within five months, she had developed a close friendship with the sick man next door.

On the day before leaving, Ye Fu Liu reluctantly said goodbye to her good neighbor.

"Money has been tight recently, so I had no choice but to sell off my ancestral home. I met the master once, and we have formed a long-term relationship. We will meet later."

Master Wei, a man of few words, rarely opened his mouth to express his thanks said, "The Wei family's old house here has been in disrepair for a long time, and those old furniture cannot be sold at a good price.”

“...Wei has several other vacant residences, and the furniture there is more expensive. Madam Ye is tight on money, so she can choose another place slowly to move."

Ye Fu Liu, “???” <<less

In Progress: Adaptation into LN and Manga... more>>

Keiichiro Kusunoki had lived a normal life, walking the path of education, career, marriage, and parenthood like any other person. But fate took a turn when, at the age of fifty, he passed away, leaving behind his family, only to reincarnate in another world with an overpowered physique.

Fumbling in a game-like parallel world, Keiichiro strives to navigate life using his past experiences. However, his abilities gradually become known to the world, thrusting him onto the stage whether he liked it or not.

In a world besieged by "calamity," Keiichiro discovers the meaning behind his transmigration. Meanwhile, he finds himself troubled by the influx of women inexplicably drawn to him, causing him daily discomfort. <<less

Stigmata (聖痕): A mark on the body, particularly one with religious significance.... more>>

Sion, who lost his memory after a horrific massacre in his childhood village, lived as a Novice Priest at a temple in a neighboring village, hoping for a peaceful life. However, after saving High Priest Parvellone by chance, he was invited to Zeon, the capital of the Holy Kingdom.

Five years later, Sion is imprisoned in an underground dungeon for possessing "something he shouldn't have." He endures brutal torture by Holy King Siennas and discovers Parvellone's betrayal, leading to his death.

However, in the next instant, Sion wakes up in the body of none other than Siennas, on the day of the Holy King's coronation five years ago... <<less

BL Novel Transmigration #TransmigratedGenreChangedToRomance #ObsessiveMaleLeadObsession... more>>

Amidst the hustle and bustle of life, I died in a traffic accident while trying to save a child in danger.

And then, I transmigrated into a BL novel that I used to enjoy reading.

Not only did I transmigrate as the protagonist of the novel, but even the genre changed to romance fantasy.

The original male lead, who made the protagonist of the original work unhappy, also changed.

In a world redesigned solely for her, can she find happiness? <<less

Sein was only a child when he was abducted from the surface world and forced to join the Black Magic Academy. In the Underworld, strength reigns supreme and the weak struggles to survive. As the death toll of magic initiates continues to rise within the walls of the academy, Sein’s quest for knowledge and power is a constant battle for survival.... more>>

Memories of his parents and the starry night sky in the surface world are fading with each passing day in the Underworld.

“Is Magus World the name of the world we live in? Where is my home in the Magus World?” These are the burning questions that Sein has in mind.

Will he be able to rise to the pinnacle of power, discover the truth of the world and ultimately find his way back home?

Official blurb:

He hails from the banished land of the Underworld, bound by a single unforgiving rule—survival of the fittest. He is the seeker of truth, a mage who treads the fine line between sanity and madness. In a world where myths have crumbled and chaos holds sway, it is strength that reigns supreme.

Not all dark places need light. <<less

The staff frowned as they looked at the handsome young man in front of them.... more>>

No wonder he's a top graduate, with that skin, those features. With his appearance alone, he certainly has the qualifications to be an outstanding graduate.

When the young man restrained the few traces of gentleness on the surface, his expressionless face truly resembled a cold and stunning beauty. He didn't need to do anything; just standing there was enough to tantalize people's hearts and lungs.

—With such a cold and elegant face, he could surely fit into a "forced love" script.

Little did anyone know, this person just has a cold facade, but his mind was focused solely on being a good wife, assisting his husband and educate his children, doing laundry and cooking. <<less

​Every cause must have its effect, and I will be your retribution.... more>>

Curse 1:

“She jumped off the building by herself. What does it have to do with me? If I do something wrong, the law will punish me. If the law finds me not guilty, then I am not guilty.”

Yun Yi: “You are right, so…go to hell!”

Curse 2:

“What’s wrong with me cheating? It’s a normal thing. Men have needs. It’s not like I’m going to make her pregnant.”

Yun Yi: “Don’t worry, you won’t have needs anymore.”

Curse 3:

“Why is it that no one punishes him when he does something wrong, but when I do something wrong, you must punish me? When I prayed for justice, it didn’t come. Now, I don’t believe in justice, but you use it to punish me. I’m not convinced!”

Yun Yi: “Hate? Give me your hatred and turn it into a curse.”

“Will he die?”

Yun Yi: “If your hatred is enough.”

In a world rife with countless evils, if God won’t eradicate them, I will take matters into my own hands.

***

The Curse Master is the incarnation of evil, the aggregation of all malice. As the only SS-level Curse Master in the world, Yun Yi’s existence is inherently sinister. Huai Xia fell in love with Yun Yi, both before and after she knew he was a curse master. After Yun Yi was arrested, Huai Xia went to see him with a cursed doll with “like” written on it.

Yun Yi: “Have you figured it out? That’s right, you fell in love with me because of my curse.”

Huai Xia: “If I like it, does it still count as a curse?”

Yun Yi: “If you like me, doesn’t that also count as a curse?”

Huai Xia: “But why can’t I hate you?”

Yun Yi: “I am an SS-level Curse Master. Even death cannot rid you of my curse. In this life, you can only like me and always like me.”

***

Same universe as I Have a Divination System. The story of the dirty King Yun Yi. <<less

Ning Tian came to the Tianxuan World as a good-for-nothing but he somehow managed to get into the Empress’s bedroom and the extremely beautiful Empress... more>> Luo planned to marry him tonight?! Shocked! System activated! He can earn rewards by shocking others?! The beginning shocked the Empress and that was the first step for him to achieve his goal of shocking the whole world! Ning Tian looked at the countless prodigies and said, “No way… I was only cultivating casually and you guys are shocked by that already? <<less

【Handsome straight cop/Mixed-race metros*xual forensic pathologist】... more>>

They are working together to solve a series of strange cases!

Every serious case tells a story of life and death, laughter and tears,

all awaiting your investigation… <<less

The original host was a waste, the only thing worth seeing was that pretty face. Hmm, exactly like Yu Qing himself.... more>>

The original host, relying on a spiritual connection, caused trouble and incurred the disgust of the male lead and those around him. In the end, the male lead severed the connection and abandoned him in the zombie-infested city, leaving him to perish.

Yu Qing knew he couldn't rely on the male lead, but he feared he wouldn't survive the night on his own. Reluctantly, he could only follow in the footsteps of the original host.

Song Xinqi crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow at the uninvited Yu Qing. "What can you do?"

Yu Qing replied, "I can run when I see zombies, eat when I'm hungry, and with our spiritual connection, it's easy for you to find me if I get lost."

Song Xinqi smiled, his tone icy. "I hate useless people."

"But if you leave me behind, I'll die," Yu Qing retorted.

It was well known that Song Xinqi, the strongest esper on the surface, despised useless people. Yet, he kept around a pretty vase that could only eat.

It was also well known that when Song Xinqi found a way to sever the connection, it would be the death of Yu Qing.

Until one day, during a transfer of the base, he realized in the chaos that a certain little waste was left behind in a city about to be overrun by zombies.

In order to find him, Song Xinqi slaughtered every zombie in the entire city. <<less

Book 1: In order to bear him an excellent offspring, Mia, a female Earthling, was held captive by the highly-intelligent alien Frederick…... more>>

Book 2: Even after agreeing to bear a child for Frederick, Mia has more questions and thoughts about him. In addition, for some reason, she found that she couldn’t get pregnant….

Book 3: Mia is finally pregnant. But the child is not Frederick’s?! How will the angry and helpless Frederick treat Mia? <<less

She was originally the daughter of a powerful official, the niece of the empress dowager, showered with countless favors; but she fell in love with... more>> the one who brought her endless misery, and could only choose to perish with him.
Now, Fu Mingzhu has the chance to be reborn. Let's see how she will clear her past shame, confront her enemies, and bravely annul her marriage. She vows to rise above all and overturn the heavens and earth! <<less

Yao Ziqing is reborn three years before the apocalypse, equipped with space and the foresight of the future. This time around, he is determined to live a good life for himself!... more>>

Reading Guide: The protagonist is reborn, with a loyal partner as the dominant figure. Expect a monogamous and pure relationship. <<less

[Palace Intrigue + Sweet Doting + Not Purely Chaste + Heroine Focused on Her Career]... more>>

On the first day of her transmigration into the imperial harem, Jiang Xinyu was already out of favor.

Everyone said she was merely a pretty face without substance.

On the second day of her transmigration into the imperial harem, Jiang Xinyu regained the emperor's favor.

From then on, she held the emperor's heart firmly in her hands.

She fought monsters and leveled up, rising from a noble consort all the way to the honorable imperial consort, basking in unwavering favor.

Emperor Xuan Wu: At first, it was lust at first sight, but later I became truly captivated by her charms. Who knew this woman had so many more faces that I was unaware of?

Jiang Xinyu: The emperor is the harem's highest-level boss with the thickest health bar. If I can deplete his health bar, I can become the supreme empress of this harem.

P.S. The heroine is solely focused on her career, yearning for riches and glory, a life of luxury and indulgence. She excels in all pursuits, with layer upon layer of schemes to conquer the emperor's heart. <<less