Ji Chenjiao repeatedly had the same dream. In the dream, he was someone else, with another name, carrying out a task he had never undertaken.... more>>

He couldn’t clearly see the other person’s face, but deep in his subconscious, a voice kept telling him: that’s you, your name is…

The Major Crimes Unit took over a case involving the mu*der of a middle-aged man in an old house. The strange tenant, Ling Lie, became the only suspect. As they worked together to investigate, their paths crossed more and more. Jiang Chenjiao gradually realized that he and Ling Lie seemed to share a common name.

“Ah Dou, why is it always you who is lucky? Why must the only redemption I’ve ever found be taken away from me?”

“The curse of blood ties doesn’t apply to every individual.” <<less

In a world where individuals gain skills by making contracts with gods, Yuno was born as the third son of a renowned knight family. However,... more>> he struggled to control his overwhelming innate power, eventually earning the label of "incompetent." Surprisingly, Yuno was content with this status, understanding that his excessive power only brought misfortune. Determined to "keep his true abilities hidden until the very end," Yuno found himself enrolling in the Magic Knight Academy due to unforeseen circumstances. There, he encounters a nameless god who, like him, is despised as useless. This fateful meeting sets them on a journey together. <<less

HOTEL NAPOLITAN

When the restaurant I worked at went under,... more>>

and I was mindlessly scrolling through job sites—

I found this listing.

[Now Hiring: Sous-Chef Assistant]

— Room and board provided —

・Double the standard salary

・Promotion to sous-chef after 1 year

・Bonuses and overtime paid separately

Applicants unable to follow workplace rules will be rejected.

“Too good to be true?”

“Of course it is.”

On my first day,

I realized I’d stepped into something truly dangerous.

"There are rules you absolutely must follow

if you want to survive working in this hotel."

Hotel Napolitan – Restaurant Staff Code of Conduct

6. If the guest isn’t human, act normal. Continue service.

7. ▒▒▒ ▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒.

8. After closing, sterilize all dishes with salt.

(Do not use regular salt. Only use what’s provided by the supply team.)

9. If you hear a woman’s voice from the freezer—never open it.

Memorize the rules. Follow them.

That’s the only way to stay safe here.

HOTEL NAPOLITAN

“Leave if you want.

But you won’t make it far.” <<less

"You brat, you want to be with my daughter? Not unless you earn a hundred million in three years!" Facing his girlfriend's father's demands, Jiang Cheng had been in despair. But...... more>>

after unexpectedly inheriting his grandfather's antique shop, his life began to change drastically. ... A year later, the girlfriend's father looked at the shop filled with various precious and genuine antiques, along with the nine-figure balance in Jiang Cheng's bank account. His expression was quite complex: "What I said before was just a joke, a test of your relationship." "My good son-in-law, why did you take it so seriously?" <<less

As soon as Guan Xiaoxuan opened her eyes, she found herself lying in a morgue—no heartbeat, no pulse, her whole-body cold. Around her lay motionless corpses. Clutching her body bag tightly, she was completely stunned.... more>>

After escaping the morgue, Guan Xiaoxuan realized that although she had no heartbeat, everything else about her was normal. So, she decided to hide her true identity, pretending to still be alive, taking things one step at a time.

But then, strange things kept happening—on her first day at school, she met a faceless female classmate; at the orphanage, a little boy would suddenly appear; on rainy nights, there was the mysterious bus No. 444 wandering the streets; and a ghost in red always lingered outside her window...

Seriously, I live on the 17th floor!

Every time this happened, Guan Xiaoxuan would silently remind herself: I didn’t see anything, I didn’t hear anything—please, heavens, give me a chance to survive!

The more scared she got, the more she realized one day that maybe these weird things weren’t so scary after all.

Xing Tianqing from the Special Incident Investigation Bureau has been troubled lately. As the team leader of the bureau handling strange cases, she often encounters all kinds of bizarre events. But ever since Guan Xiaoxuan became her neighbor, she felt her job had become even heavier.

At first, Xing Tianqing simply thought Guan Xiaoxuan liked her and so she cared deeply for the lonely girl. But later, she noticed more and more secrets surrounding Guan Xiaoxuan.

Guan Xiaoxuan crawled out of a pile of the living dead and became the ‘Red Girl’s’ curse.

Without any backup, she rescued more than twenty people from the faceless female classmate.

The little boy at the orphanage, full of violent energy from his tragic death, was strangely gentle with Guan Xiaoxuan.

The weird city bus No. 444 that roamed on rainy nights quietly called Guan Xiaoxuan its ‘master’ when it appeared again.

Even the red-clothed ghost, who troubled the entire bureau, started hiding in Guan Xiaoxuan’s shadow, never leaving her side, acting as her shadow and bodyguard.

Xing Tianqing was deeply puzzled—what kind of person exactly was her neighbor??? <<less

From the beginning, it was a paradoxical encounter.... more>>

“A clean body for someone in the mafia.”

She, the agent—

“I don't like drawing on my body, so I haven’t.”

—and he, the mafia boss, met.

“But if you want it.”

His steps were elegant and dignified. Why was someone in the mafia even graceful?

“I could at least engrave your name.”

He picked up a pen with the unusually long space between his middle and index fingers. He pulled off the pen cap with his lips and spat it on the floor, then rolled up one sleeve.

A black line from the pen drew across his pale skin.

{Hye-young}

Hye-young. A name her Italian adoptive parents insisted she keep, saying the Korean name was beautiful.

“How is it? Do you think it’ll look pretty?”

Looking at his elegantly drawn handwriting, Hye-young replied.

“… What if I say it will?”

“If you say it’s pretty,”

A sinister light shimmered in his eyes.

“I’ll engrave it right now.”

Why was it that, at the mention of him engraving a tattoo on his arm, the space between her legs tightened?

“You… really…”

One thing was for sure—He really was a madman. <<less

I suddenly found myself dropped into a fantasy kingdom story. But what’s the status of my scenario importance? Every time I act alongside the protagonist Leonardo, my scenario importance rises bit by bit.... more>>

Alright, if I’m stuck like this, I’ll cling to the protagonist’s side and try to survive until the end, no matter how pitiful it feels.

“Are you planning to leave me behind? If you do, you’ll have to watch your very own hero groveling on the floor, begging for just a sliver of your attention. Is that what you want?”

Maybe it’s because I’ve been sticking so close to him, but it feels like the protagonist is developing separation anxiety.

“Darling.”

Suddenly, he calls me darling.

Well, whatever. It’s the protagonist doing it, so there must be some reason behind it.

“Uh, yeah. Darling.” <<less

The whole world is subjected to a highly dangerous standardised exam called the Global Examination. Answering questions by putting their lives at stake, they would... more>> live if they passed the test. Every month the exam will undergo reformation while, occasionally, it is random. <<less

NOW HIRING... more>>

— URGENT —

Ghost Story Specialist Corporation

Daydream Inc. (Ltd.)

Insane Benefits – Come to Work Immediately

※ Note : The company is not liable for any injuries or fatalities that may occur during the course of the employee’s duties.

——

A pop-up event for some ‘modern fantasy’ media I loved so much that I even took a precious day off work to attend.

On that day, I ended up transmigrating as a character in that very fantasy world.

As none other than a newly hired employee at a famous large corporation!

A dream job with great benefits, an excellent salary, and even kind and competent bosses.

I’m using the information I know about the world to rise through the ranks at lightning speed!

Am I happy, you ask?

Please, just let me go home. I’m begging you.

※ Note : The genre is horror. <<less

With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can hope to become a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, what lurking evil murmurs into our ears?... more>>

Waking up to face a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian-era world. He discovers a realm filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships and various contraptions, alongside Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards and Sealed Artifacts…

The Light continues to shine, yet the mystery has never strayed far. Follow Klein as he becomes entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers through the Beyonder potions.

Like its corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of “The Fool”. <<less

Hyperthymesia. Those with this condition can remember every detail of their lives from something as significant as the world’s turning point to something as small and as insignificant as a minor fleeting thought. They cannot forget and their thirst for knowledge allows them to be considered genius in some senses.... more>>

Legend has it that Ji Yushi was this kind of genius.

In addition, it was said that he was gay and very beautiful.

As soon as the news that he was going to support Tianqiong’s seventh squad broke out, it sent everyone buzzing.

Everyone knew that the captain of the seventh squad, Song Qinglan, was a hoodlum and deeply homophobic.

He not only relied on his super-powerful abilities to become the dark horse on the battlefield in less than two years, but he also hates it when those at the top forced a flower vase* into his squad.

Sure enough, Song Qinglan announced in front of everyone, “Useful? Us brothers are going out there working ourselves to the bone, we don’t need a little genius who can only speedread quantum waves!”

Later.

The squad was forced into a dire situation during their mission.

That beautiful little genius calmly continued, every gunfire hitting the mark, his fighting power peaking.

Song Qinglan begged in front of everyone, “Adviser Ji, stay.”

In the end, he added, “I’ll work myself to the bone for you.”

*****

Ji Yushi had a secret.

He would often be awake at night, suffering from memory overload and recurring nightmares.

There was only one thing that could let him fall asleep peacefully.

And that was Song Qinglan.

*Flower vase: Someone who only looks pretty but can’t amount to much <<less

Luo Fei, an ordinary small civilian police, was bound to the gene fusion system, which began the fusion of K-9 olfactory genes with the police... more>> force. He solved mu*der cases and embarked on an extraordinary life ever since. Step by step, the cracking of bizarre cases one after another has pushed him from being a small civilian police to the peak of elites. <<less

In her third year living in this steampunk world, Ciel gained the ability to simulate both the past and the future.... more>>

These simulations turned into a game where she could act without restraint, and after countless trials, real life became a replica she could navigate as though speedrunning it.

Churches, potions, mutations, the Old Gods, witches, sealed artifacts… none of these have anything to do with Ciel. She’s just an ordinary girl who wishes for a peaceful life.

She just happens to be particularly skilled at snuffing out danger before it even begins. <<less

Ryuuzen Yuki is going to kill someone.... more>>

Specifically, the three corrupt figures in the television industry who mu*dered his childhood friend. The need for revenge burns deep in Yuki’s soul. He is only able to keep sane by clinging to his three self-imposed rules for revenge:

No matter what happens, act alone.

Do not involve anyone other than your targets.

If you fail, admit your crimes without complaint.

The stage for Yuki’s revenge will be Kakuriyo Island, a small tidal island south of Kagoshima Prefecture whose population was wiped out long ago in the bizarre mass-mu*der incident known as “The Beast of Kakuriyo Island case”. Though officially solved, the Beast of Kakuriyo Island is still the subject of many unsolved mysteries, not the least of which is the sheer, inhuman brutality of the crimes.

A television production crew comes to Kakuriyo Island to film a true crime special in which Mikumo Echika, an up and coming singer-songwriter and the descendant of the island’s former head priestess, will visit her family’s former home and discuss the incident that claimed her birthright. Yuki, having infiltrated the production as an AD, plans to trap them all and kill all three of his targets on the island with his own two hands.

But his plans are derailed when his first target is slain – by something else. Burning with rage that one of the men who killed Naoko will never suffer for his crimes, Yuki vows to confront both the killer and the remaining victims.

But his new enemy isn’t a mere human. The Beast of Kakuriyo Island is very real, and if Yuki seeks to achieve his revenge, he must learn what it is, how it operates… and how he can work around it and still manage to get away with mu*der.

Placed 13th in the 2022 This Mystery is Amazing! Awards and 7th in the 2022 Honkaku Mystery Best 10. <<less

Lin Yi failed the college entrance exams and chose a diploma mill university.... more>>

And as deserving of a diploma mill university, the first line of the admission letter read:

[Student Lin Yi, we regret to inform that you are admitted to the Unnatural Engineering University.]
The second line: 【For your safety, we ask that you read the campus rules repeatedly.】 <<less

– Question: “What is scarier than the personal experience of transmigrating into a horror movie?”... more>>

Anonymous: “Transmigrating into a movie you’ve never seen before.”

– “Poor comment! There’s nothing scary about that!”

Anonymous reply: “You sure? Can you be sure your dad isn’t a mu*derer? Can you be certain your spouse isn’t out to kill you for insurance money? Can you even be certain there isn’t any hidden lethal weapon in your son’s lunchbox? The scariest thing is that you have never seen this movie before so, you have absolutely no idea of any ‘surprise’ that awaits you ahead!”

Hence, this novel is also called [’surprise’ that awaits you]. <<less

After the disappearance of his parents, Chen Ge inherits the family-run haunted house attraction at an amusement park. Struggling to bring in customers, he discovers a black phone that grants him the chance to improve his haunted house with expanded scenarios, mastery of skills, the possibility of inviting supernatural inhabitants, and even clues as to what happened to his parents—but first, he must complete terrifying and dangerous haunted quests within 24 hours.... more>>

——

The hearse with the weird odor slowed to a stop before the entrance. The sound of pebbles could be heard bouncing on the ceiling. There were footsteps coming from the corridor, and there seemed to be someone sawing next door. The door knob to the room rattled slightly, and the faucet in the bathroom kept dripping even though it had been screwed shut. There was a rubber ball that rolled on its own underneath the bed. Wet footsteps started to surface one after another on the floor.

At 3 am, Chen Ge held a cleaver in his hand as he hid beside the room heater. The call he was trying to make was finally answered. “Landlord, is this what you meant by ‘the house can be a little crowded at night’‽” <<less

Humans, once the masters of Earth, were losing their place to the inexplicable phenomena known as Objects.... more>>

And this is a story about becoming an Object and living worry-free in the Seoul of such a world. <<less

Wu Jin, as a trainee from a certain entertainment company, had a peerless, stunning face. He was qualified to debut as a lead performer even if he just sat there and did nothing.... more>>

After signing up for a certain talent show, the shining path to stardom beckoned to him––

Wu Jin: Hold on, why is this show different from what we agreed on? Wasn’t it supposed to be about jumping around, dancing, and singing songs? Why do you have to send me out into the wilderness…

Program Producer: You’re a once-in-a-century high appearance value competitor! We’re relying on you to save the program’s ratings!

Wu Jin: … I seem to be on the wrong show. Wait a minute, this isn’t an idol show, it’s a fighting survival reality show ahhh!!

Ten months later, the little cutie who had been thrown into the show––

Turned into a human weapon.

Powering up through various instances, slight entertainment circle elements.

Extremely overpowered gong x little cutie who grows to become an overpowered shou. <<less

Six months ago, tens of thousands of black phantom towers appeared all over the world, floating above the cities. Chemists, physicists, religious people… all of them could do nothing.... more>>

Six months later, people became used to the towers and no longer paid them attention.

One day, Tang Mo saw a flying insect crash into it instead of going through it. The next day, a sharp and clear child-like voice issued an announcement to all humans.

“Ding dong! November 15th, 2017. The earth is online.”

The black tower’s three iron-clad rules:

1. Everything is explained by the black tower.

2. 6 o’clock to 18 o’clock is the game time.

3. All players, please strive to attack the tower. <<less

《Devil》 tells the story of Chi You, the protagonist shou, who was killed by someone and cultivated for revenge with the help of Feng Li, the protagonist gong. When Jiang Luo woke up, he transmigrated into the body of the cannon fodder that killed the protagonist shou.... more>>

What’s even worse, he transmigrated at the time when the protagonist shou was already killed by the original body.

At the funeral, Jiang Luo was pushed in front of the coffin.

The deceased body of the protagonist shou in front of him was serene, with a smile at the corner of his lips. However, Jiang Luo knew that he had turned into a malicious spirit and was eyeing covetously at him.

The more dangerous it was, the calmer Jiang Luo became. When his desire for survival reached the critical point, he knelt on the ground with a puff, and forced himself to cry.

With his sincere emotion, he said: “Chi You, I love you so much. Please don’t leave me…”

The chilliness around him smothered slightly. <<less

The washed-up magician Zong Jiu transmigrated into a horror, infinite flow novel about a survival show, taking the place of the cannon fodder who died tragically in the first evaluation round. This show was very interesting. Out of the tens of thousands of people, only a hundred people could survive, and the c-position (strongest contender) could even get a universal wish ticket.... more>>

If it were someone else, they’d probably be scared to death.

No one expected that Zong Jiu was not only unafraid, but also caused a sensational stir, shamelessly showing off his tricks the whole way.

Once his tricks stopped, and his life could be considered safe and sound, he ended up in a rivalry with the novel’s big villain.

Today you try to get at me, tomorrow I’ll get you back, back and forth, it’s pretty fun, heh.

As a result, though it was just playing around, one time they got carried away and really did end up sleeping together. Watching the nemesis who was pressing him to the ground, Zong Jiu lazily lifted his gaze. “If you want to kill me then kill me, don’t speak nonsense.” Even when at a disadvantage, he showed no trace of fear, and actually continued to provoke him.

That person used his ice-cold finger to trace his ear, and the action heading toward the aorta suddenly stopped.

“What a pity. I’ve changed my mind.”

—

He was once very willing to personally give Zong Jiu death. Every day, he used to regret not gouging out his flesh, personally snapping his neck. But after this person fell into his hands, another, more urgent desire grew like weeds.

Compared to winning or losing, he would rather see him crying and panting, with eyes red, begging for mercy. <<less

Wen Jianyan was a fraudster that was best at deceiving people.... more>>

One day, he was suddenly forced to become a novice anchor in the Nightmare live broadcast room.

Wen Jianyan: “…..”

A newcomer became the most-watched anchor because he was too good at deceiving people.

He lied to his teammates to deceive the audience and NPCs. He could deceive people as well as ghosts.

Sooner or later this guy will overturn!

There were more and more spectators who were gloating with schadenfreude, looking forward for that day.

But…why was the mission in this live room getting more and more strange?

【Senior anchor’s side quest: Kiss the evil spirit for 30 seconds】

【Reward: Unknown】

【Top anchor’s main quest: Undress the evil god for three minutes】

【Reward: Unknown】

Audience: Oh, the streamer has mastered a new wealth code? Hurry up, there’s something our paying viewers can’t watch!

The top boss approached step by step, whispering temptations:

“How is it? Frying CP*? We can make the fake thing real.”

Wen Jianyan: “…..”

I’m sorry, I’m very principled, thank you for not deceiving yourself.

— Don’t come here!

*Frying CP means pretending to be a couple. <<less

“Sometimes, secrets we can’t fathom crawl through the shadows of London.”... more>>

The protagonist finds herself trapped in a horror VR game that was set in 19th-century London, a city teeming with crime. She wakes up in the body of Jane Osmond, the assistant to the cynical and socially awkward genius detective, Liam Moore.

Her goal is simple: reach the game’s ending and return safely to the real world. However, as she and Liam unravel the mysteries of their cases, the game’s features gradually disappear, and the world, which should be mere data, feels disturbingly real.

“Who am I?”

To make matters worse, her memories of her real-life self start to fade, plunging Jane into shock.

Then, she realizes one more unsettling truth: the gray eyes of Liam Moore, who is supposed to be just an NPC, are always fixed solely on her. <<less

Ge Xiu is a nefarious star criminal. After being arrested, according to the Interstellar Supreme Law, he will face two choices: either serve a sentence of 1156 years in black prison or enter countless virtual worlds and become a miserable person who is tortured and ab*sed all his life. How much he suffers is how much his sentence can be reduced. Ge Xiu chose the second one without hesitation.... more>>

So… The trial surveillance system stared dumbfounded at the Former•Interstellar Most•Wanted•Criminal•Currently•Weak•Poor Ge Xiu in the virtual world, punching the empire, kicking the Federation, overthrowing oppression and building a new world. Then he turned his head to the camera and cried: “I’ve had a miserable life, really.”

“…” The surveillance system that was about to explode of anger: “Like hell I’d believe you!” <<less