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

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

“It’s because I’m a s*ave.”... more>>

So said the man who killed her as he smirked.

After her fourth return, entering her fifth life, she made up her mind. She needed to stop the one responsible for starting the Continental War, and survive!

“What is required?”

“Let go.”

“Tell me what you want! No, what you need! Whatever it takes, I won’t allow you to start a war!”

The moment she grabbed that man’s pant leg and looked up him, looking back at her were his eyes, as deep as an abyss.

“Once you say something, you have to take responsibility for it, Princess.”

Will she be able to protect the peace of the world from this man and survive safely? <<less

Wen Ruan transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking cannon fodder in a cultivation novel. The original owner of this body’s neck was snapped by the antagonist Demon Lord as soon as she appeared on the scene. ... more>>

Wen Ruan said, “No, I have to run!”

The system said, “No, there’s an antagonist Demon Lord here that you need to conquer. Work hard to make him fall in love with you!”

Wen Ruan: “In your dreams.”

Mu Zhe: “In your dreams.”

However, on the 101st day as an undercover agent in the Demon Realm, she carried the heavily injured young Demon Lord on a flying sword, patting his face with a bright and unrestrained smile.

“Be good, from now on, I’ll protect you.”

In the embrace of twilight, her graceful brows arched, mirroring the resplendent horizon that painted the sky. A tapestry of vibrant hues unfurled behind her, casting a gentle cascade of colors. Within the young boy’s chest, his heart resounded like a beating drum.

[A story with lots of inner monologues, a righteous survival-minded female protagonist × a tragically demonic Demon Lord with a frank and honest personality]

It is well-known that the supreme Demon Lord, Mu Zhe, had an unforgettable first love who died at a young age. However, no one knew that he had once cut out his heart and soul, kneeling before the gods and demons of all realms, just to meet her again. The lofty deities above laughed with amus**ent, saying, “I have stripped away your memories, erasing any recollection of her. How then can you reunite once more?”

“No matter how much I may have forgotten, the moment we meet, I will fall in love with her once again.”

In the depths of my blood and the essence of my being, lies this unbreakable curse. My purpose, woven into my very existence, is to be hers. <<less

In the capital, Elvark, there stands the 13-floor hotel built in Hanok style. I am Master Ruby from Midnight Blue Hotel.... more>>

…….. and the innkeeper #1 eliminated by the Villainous Top.

‘That could be me!’

「Crawl. And Swallow My Desire」. This place is the world of a BL webnovel with such a title.

“I can’t die like that. I’ll live until the time I poop on the wall.”

But it’s not easy.

The head of the rebel forces, the Villainous Top, is scheming treason in my hotel.

***

“Please tell me what you want. I shall have it placed into your hands.”

“Anything?”

“Anything. My Master Ruby.”

The head of the rebel forces and the Villainous Top, Eligos. There was something I want from him.

“Eligos. Stop the rebellion. You cannot become the Emperor.”

“In return, there is also something I want.”

Eligos, whose arm was wrapped around me, slowly stooped his head down, and we closely sensed each other’s breath. His firm fingers dazedly rubbed my lower lips. The moment I looked at Eligos with reddened eyes, his arm that had been on my waist tightened. Eligos, who laid me down on the bed in an instant, gave me a beautiful smile.

“Ruby. I wish for you to have me tonight.” <<less

I was reincarnated in a Rated-19 horror novel. As the roommate who was horribly mu*dered by the crossdresser who commits a massacre from blackening due to his terrible childhood.... more>>

Wouldn’t the massacre be prevented if the man’s lack of affection was resolved?!

So I confessed to him.

“I-I like you!”
“….I’m a girl.”

Huh? Oh, oops!
But, I still like you!

The milk has already been spilt. I worked hard to prevent the massacre in the original novel by sticking close to the crossdressing protagonist. Now, all I have to do is reveal that this person was a man….Won’t he ever get caught dressing up as a woman?!

“Hey, you’re a man!”

“….N-no. Don’t abandon me, Bree.”

He even burst into tears.
Why are you crying!? <<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

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

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

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

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

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

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