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

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

It’s about planes landing on the ground, and also about love descending into the heart.... more>>

Gentle yet domineering star pilot x a bit stubborn and principle-driven air traffic controller

Chen Jiayu x Fang Hao

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Three years ago, Chen Jiayu piloted Flight 416 during a severe engine incident, maneuvering an Airbus A330 full of passengers to a safe landing on the longest runway at Hong Kong International Airport with harrowing speed.

Known as the most successful crash landing in civil aviation history in a decade, his achievement made him a household name, but it also became a nightmare that haunted him for years. He thought that he had used up all his good luck in Hong Kong three years ago. Then, he met Fang Hao.

Fang Hao, who likes to be in control and holds the record for directing the most flights in a single hour at Daxing Airport, handling countless special and risky situations without batting an eye. However, upon encountering Chen Jiayu, he found himself losing control. <<less

When Shen Zhifan awoke, he had become the nation’s male god.... more>>

The type of male god that everyone in the world, crying and shouting, wants to marry.

However, because the General (who lives next door) has a fiancee who fell in love with Shen Zhifan, the General absolutely hates him.

Shen Zhifan, who has always thought of the General as his male god, was crushed.

*My Male God has become my rival in love. Every day his ice-cube face looks like he desperately wants to hack me to death.*

*Esteemed General, I don’t even have a sliver of affection for your fiancee. I’ve long given up any hope of love – right now, I just want to get rich.*

Luckily, the General’s cat really likes him, and always wants to……climb into his bed. <<less

In elementary school, Xue Youka had an urological surgery, leading to him being forced to wear his cousin sister’s dress all summer as a boy… ... more>>

A young master who lived in his maternal grandpa’s residence in the countryside, and led a pampered life saw him in his girly attire…

For the sake of cheating him out of spicy sticks and ice creams, Xue Youka used his cousin sister’s name and played house with him, becoming his little girlfriend. The other party even promised to marry him in the future.

Xue Youka bit the ice cream and nodded happily: “Brother, this is delicious! Buy me another one?”

When they parted, they were extremely reluctant. Xue Youka thought that his spicy sticks were gone. The eldest young master was also sad because he wanted to see his lovely girlfriend next winter vacation.

Years later, the eldest young master, who still missed his little girlfriend, met a junior who looked like his little girlfriend who had moved back then, on the university campus.

Eldest Young Master: Huh? ? ? <<less

Editor x Actor... more>>

Chi Ye, a renowned actor and beloved celebrity with an impulsive temper, does what he pleases, but Yu Wenruo, the newly appointed editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine, always seems to get in his way. As the rivalry grows between the two, so do unexpected feelings and a connection that runs deep underneath both of their carefully crafted pretenses. <<less

S-level master, Kang Eui-jin is dead.... more>>

Eui-jin, who barely escaped to death after rolling like a dog, had woken up inside a C-class guide body that looks just like him.

As the incompetent member, hated by the team members, Joo Ho-hyun.

“This isn’t skinship, we’re guiding, so please guide properly.”

“Han Seo-jin, are you all right…Ugh- that bastard. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

He can’t live being guided or chosen out like this.

However, in the meantime, he was even forced to sign a contract by a crazy man he ran into.

“Wandering around with a face that resembles Kang Eui-jin, what else can I do but put a leash on him?”

“Pay attention to me! You’re just going out and look for Kang Eui-jin at a time like this?”

Let’s run away.

If I complete the main quest, I can get my previous skills back.

Then I can run away from all the bonds, set up a studio in a secluded place free of all accommodations, and make a potion again.

However, the moment I tried to escape!

[ The owner is nearby. ]
[ You cannot refuse an order. ]
With Espers, Seong San-ha and even the third force. Will Ho-hyun be able to safely escape from them? <<less

Not long after Ning Wan was ‘banished’ to a rural neighbourhood by Zhengyuan Law Firm headquarters, a second victim was exiled to join her.... more>>

Vivacious, tall, handsome, a complete gentleman, he exuded the unique aura…

…of a character likely to die off-screen in a historical drama. Were he to become a community lawyer, he would surely end up berated by middle-aged aunties until he cried a river and came to doubt life. He was a big, silly softie, a newbie easy to pick on!

Ning Wan decided that she would beat this poor neglected novice into shape—

“Fu Zheng, isn’t it? Newcomers here must be obedient and discerning.”

“When I dig a pit, you’ll fill it in. When I eat meat, you’ll drink the broth. When I head east, you can’t head west. In short, consider me your God in this remote wilderness beyond the reach of the government.”

Although a little silly, the newbie was handsome, obedient, and tactful. She developed a soft spot for him and decided to impart the ultimate skills she had cultivated for a lifetime: how to shift the blame; how to loaf on the job; how to pay lip service to the boss.

She was very sincere, holding nothing back—

“Truthfully, my unique skills are not without cost. I advise you to like me as soon as possible. Let me analyze the advantages and disadvantages of liking me…”

That big, silly softie, Fu Zheng, succumbed to her coercion and temptation. From that day on, he devoted himself to Ning Wan.

Half a year later, Ning Wan attended the annual meeting at headquarters. There, she was introduced to the new senior partner…

A vivacious, tall, handsome gentleman.

“Hello everyone, I’m Fu Zheng,” he grinned. “I joined this firm to get rid of the bad atmosphere, such as: shifting the blame, loafing on the job, and paying lip service to the boss…”

‘Fu Zheng, you—! Goddammit! This is fraud!’ <<less

One day, an app called “Customize Your Husband” suddenly appeared on Jiang Xingyu’s phone. With this app, he could take a picture of any man’s front profile and the man would fall deeply in love with him (both mind + body).... more>>

As someone who was inter**x, Jiang Xingyu had always had a lustful body and a constant desire for s*x. Thanks to the “Customize Your Husband” app, he no longer had to hold back on pursuing his true desires and instead found himself being railed to death by various thick, long, and skillful husbands.

Gentle ones, cold-hearted ones, sunshine ones, bad-ass ones, and black-bellied ones… all kinds of husbands are available for the taking (o(*≥▽≤)ツ).

[Indulgence with different men is the plot. Who ends up being the one true love is up to fate.] <<less

Zhou Yu is just an ordinary person. After his heart attack, he was born again. He thought he could enjoy life well, but he did... more>> not realize that this world was a supernatural world. He always bumps into ghosts and a group of reincarnators who would use him as an NPC. His lover always turns into a horror movie BOSS. <<less

After crossing over, facing a regent who claimed to hate him to the bone yet overwhelmed him when he least expected it, Liu Yu Zhen, an international detective, had only one thought in mind: to fight back, fight back, and definitely fight back!!!... more>>

However, he was not only excellent in martial arts skills but also had numerous admirers. He didn’t want to be bend by this scoundrel. Retreat is the best strategy among the Thirty-Six Stratagems!

King Yan, this persistent pest, held his chin and asked: Yuzhen, would you like to be mine?

He pointed his finger at his opponent and said, …Let me think about it.

So, King Yan’s so called “be mine” is not actually “be his prime minister”?!

Scoundrel, had he grown tired of living, to dare to toy with this detective?! <<less

In the novel, there was a type of character, those who started in hell but rose all the way to the top, embracing beauties and reaching the peak. They were known as Long Aotian.... more>>

Without a master who imparted their wisdom, loyal little brothers, and diligent errand runners, they would not have survived.

To ensure the operation of the small world that was about to collapse, Jian Yuanbai had to play these roles.

Jian Yuanbai: That is, as long as Long Aotian can succeed in the end, it will be fine, right?

System: ...That's right, but the host must remember to have the male protagonist say Long Aotian's lines at the right time.

In each world, Jian Yuanbai completed his tasks exceptionally well. The only thing that made the system heartbroken was...

System: Long Aotian should be surrounded by admirers! Not become your wife!

Jian Yuanbai, who had already been brainwashed by the chuunibyou lines: Even heaven and earth can't go against my will, let alone just you.

In fact, Jian Yuanbai initially wanted to follow the plot honestly, but amidst Long Aotian's constant "GeGe" claims, he gradually lost himself, filled with passionate dreams night after night.

Jian Yuanbai: I am still a virg*n, and my body is reserved for my wife. I am no longer pure, so I have to make him take responsibility.

The system crashed, went crazy, and became utterly furious: That was just a f*cking dream. You're still pure!

Jian Yuanbai looked at the soft and white Long Aotian, with a deep and determined expression, and insisted: No, I'm not pure anymore.

Then, he exchanged the muscle-bound, eight-foot-tall cultivation method for another one. It was not that he disliked being strong, but he preferred a gentler spouse.

MINI THEATER:

In fact, Jian Yuanbai felt quite guilty inside.

The novel's Long Aotian says: Seven times a night, joy every night.

After becoming his wife: Fainted three times in one night.

Jian Yuanbai blamed himself: I only made my wife faint three times, and there are still four more to go. I am sorry for my wife, but I will try my best.

Long Aotian sneered: ...Seven times in one night, and you'll end up without a wife!

World One: The poor little chess piece abandoned by the Aristocratic Family

Facing his cold-blooded family who kicked him out of the house and wanted to see him struggle to survive,

Long Aotian's eyelashes trembled, and he suppressed shame, saying: "Today's disgrace, I will repay it a hundred times!"

The goal was not achieved, and instead, they watched Long Aotian being vigorously cultivated and adored by the top wealthy Jian family. The extremely doting family member said: ...What a tricky way to show off.

World Two: The poor little loser whose engagement was broken off

Long Aotian's ears were red, and his wet eyes looked at Jian Yuanbai begging for mercy.

Jian Yuanbai: "Say quickly."

Long Aotian: "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years in the west, Mo bullying the poor!" (三十年河东，三十年河西 is a proverb, which means that thirty years ago good Feng Shui was on the east side of the river, but thirty years later it was on the west side of the river. Later, it became a metaphor that world affairs or people's destiny are always in constant change, and there is no fixed number of rise, fall, honor and disgrace.)

Before they could humiliate Long Aotian, they were suppressed by Jian Yuanbai. They vomited blood and fell to the ground.

Villains: ...Give us our lines back.

World Three: The poor little vampire who was transformed

World Four: The poor little Alpha with damaged glands

World Five: The poor actor who was hidden in the snow

World Six, Seven, Eight… <<less

Pei Cheng died without hearing “Dad” from the child he gave birth to, let alone seeing his nominal husband for once before his death.... more>>

After his rebirth, he was still the male wife of Jing second master, the chess piece of Pei family, and the ‘Dad’ of his child. <<less

Chen Hui had traveled through the passage of time, but – when she woke up, there wasn’t even a single female servant surrounding her who exclaimed her return to consciousness.... more>>

Instead, the only person standing in front of her was an exasperating eunuch who pinned her with a malicious glare whilst remarking sarcastically, “Since Lady Chen despises and shuns lowly eunuchs such as myself, I won’t force myself upon you.

But, if you’re hoping for me to release and return you back to your family, then my only advice is for you to give up all such hopes! You will never be able to leave my household for the rest of your life, so you have little choice but to stay here till you die!”

Chen Hui: …

It turns out, that Chen Hui had time travelled, and awoken in the body of a lady who had attempted to commit su*cide (by ramming her head against the pillar) to display her staunch refusal to marry an exasperating eunuch.

However, in order to fill her belly full and keep her body warm, Chen Hui had no choice but to continuously think of different ways and means to approach the exasperating eunuch, to get to know more about the exasperating eunuch, to please and bootlick the exasperating eunuch, and to seduce… No, wait, forget about seducing that exasperating eunuch.

The eunuch Li Youde had spent his entire life being a callous, deceitful, and sly person. Never in his wildest dreams did he think that all he could think about during his most desperate hour was – how the mischievous, pampered, trouble-making enchantress at home would be able to continue living a worry-free and comfortable life without him by her side. <<less

Lin Zhizhi, the proud son of a prominent cultivation family, accidentally obtained a system that can check the favorability of others. With a single glance, not only does he discover that his best friend wants to bang him, but the system also tells him he was chosen as its host due to his ultra rare Seductive Physique. Luckily, its powers are latent, but the seal will soon break. ... more>>

He learns its effects can be suppressed with his own strength, and in order to escape the fate “everybody wants to be my cultivation partner,” Lin Zhizhi will pretend to be an iceberg and endeavor to improve his cultivation!

Passerby coming up to him with a cold face: We just met, can we get to know each other?

Lin Zhizhi glanced up [favoribility 90 and attitude is crush] on his head…

#Ruined my friends! #secretly in love with me, what should I do, anxiously searching online #In this world where everyone’s affection for me is full or almost full, I think my future can only be mu*der or death <<less

After experiencing heartbreak from being abandoned, he enlisted in the military and Recklessly fought in the frontlines... more>>

And then, he became a war hero... <<less

The story revolves around a male college student named Hayashida Ringo, who is an virg*n with poor luck in love. He is constantly teased by his gal friend, Yamura Kazuki, who enjoys mocking virg*ns. However, during a group date they both attended, Ringo was forced to take Kazuki home. There, with his exceptional looks, he dominated her completely and awakens her into a masochist.... more>>

As a result, Ringo successfully graduates from his virg*n status, but Kazuki’s infatuation with him intensifies (though she won’t become his girlfriend for the time being). Later, during a brief holiday, Ringo encounters a mysterious and cool-looking woman named Akimura Yuriko at the train station… <<less

"I don’t need anything else. I just want to love you, that’s all."... more>>

Kang Taejoon, a man who believes love is everything in life.

“Everything I love dies. So, I’ll do everything but love.”

Baek Seorin, a woman who believes love is a curse. Taejoon reunites with his first love Seorin, who once cruelly tore his heart apart, after 8 years! Seorin has to take Taejoon’s hand to save her company, but he demands marriage in return.

“I wasn’t hot enough to melt you back then. But now, I’m more than hot enough.”

The lethal temptation of the first man reappears! <<less

Everyone, they don’t even try to understand me―... more>>

I, Kiminami Toui, known as the school’s number one problem child, have a dream for the future.

For that dream, I couldn’t care less about anything else.

But one day, everything changes when I’m forced into an arranged marriage meeting by my father.

Her name is Shirahime Rira―the school’s most beautiful girl and top student, plus the daughter of a company president and an active model known as ‘S-Hime.’

Everything about her is the exact opposite of me. With a true nature vastly different from her outward appearance, she stands in the way of my dreams and even threatens to kiss me every day, taking it upon herself to reform me.

This is bad. I have to do something about her quickly for the sake of my future…

But it seems that even the seemingly invincible Shirahime has circumstances that require her to be perfect―? <<less

Growth cheats? Infinite magic power? The ability to utilize all archetypes? What’s the point if instant death ends everything with a single attack?... more>>

High school senior Yogiri Takatou was on a school field trip when he woke up to a dragon assaulting his sightseeing bus, with the only ones still on the bus being him and his female classmate, the panicking Tomochika Dannoura. Apparently the rest of his classmates had been given special powers by Sion, a woman who introduced herself as Sage, and escaped from the dragon, leaving those that hadn’t received any special powers behind as dragon bait.

And so Yogiri was thrown into a parallel universe full of danger, with no idea of what just happened. Likewise, Sion had no way of knowing just what kind of being she had summoned to her world. <<less

Xiao Xiang Zi, a cloud spirit in heaven, and Chu Kong mess up the red strings of fate by accident during their brawl.... more>>

As a consequence, they are sentenced to be a fated couple in the mortal realm for 7 lifetimes as a punishment for not getting along with each other.

However, Xiang Zi sneakily reincarnates without erasing her memory, and unlike Chu Kong, she retains awareness and uses it to her advantage. <<less

Shi An is the last Abyss Dragon in the world. Since he was bored, he decided to go into a deep sleep while hugging his treasures. After fifty thousand years of satisfying slumber, Shi An opened his eyes only to discover that he had become a weak human with short hands and legs.... more>>

He glanced down at his mysteriously downsized body and then lifted his head to look around his empty cave. “……” Where is my powerful and majestic body? My big tail? Most importantly, where are my treasures?!

After thousands of years of hard work, sleeping just once has sent me to square one.

***

In the year 2202, the conflicts between humans and monsters are becoming more and more intense. Although the monsters are strong, the fantastical species that used to rule the continent have all but disappeared.

Shi An, the Shi family’s youngest son, is Mage Academy’s infamous mage who has no magic power. Each student’s magic power is measured at the beginning of the school year. Shi An looked at the three destroyed magic detection equipment and innocently asked, “Eh? Are these equipment’s quality not very good?”

During actual combat training, low-ranked monsters fled before Shi An could get close. Shi An looked at their fleeing figures and innocently exclaimed, “Yay, lucky!”

Everyone else was speechless. “……?” I believe I am dreaming.

***

Mu Heng——human species’ strongest mage——is the only remaining human who bears the noble dragon slayer bloodline.

He coldly and arrogantly said, “Dragons? Extinction is their best outcome.”

A long time later, Mu Heng turned his head back to look at the dragon cub reclining on the piles of treasure. Mu Heng withdrew his gaze and leisurely asked, “Are there any other jobs? I want a well-paid one.”

Extinction is out of the question now. As a matter of fact, I can only earn more money so that I won’t get kicked out of bed at night. <<less

Song Xingtong woke up and found himself in the world of Beastmen. Every Beastmen dreams of a human being as his partner.... more>>

Here, the ratio of humans to beastmen is 1:100. The law stipulates that humans must marry when they reach adulthood, and they must have five beastmen husbands of different races in their lifetime, and there are no restrictions on the minimum ten “long-term, stable and legal” lovers. <<less

When I regained consciousness, I found myself in an otome game. I would quickly head towards destruction. It made no difference whether it was a good ending or a bad ending. I became the character known as, “Mariabell Tempest,” the daughter of a pedigree family. Despite possessing an unrivaled level of beauty, I had the worst personality, that of a villainess.... more>>

Nevertheless, I was conscious, but was unable to make any actions as I was completely in auto-mode. In the first playthrough, I was extremely flustered; on the second playthrough, I was despairing; by the third round, I had already given up. And now, the fifth round has already ended. For the sixth round, for some reason I had become a young girl and regained the ability to move and talk. Eh, what the heck is this? <<less

“Hero Schwein. 100 years in the Demon-Sealing Purgatory for the mass mu*der of the Myne.”... more>>

“What? That’s my game character?”

A master strategist who only chooses games with hellish difficulty and clears them.

He was dragged to an inescapable prison where the worst criminals in the universe are gathered.

Serving a 100-year sentence for the crimes of a game character?

Don’t make me laugh. I’m breaking out of here, no matter what. <<less