Su Er transmigrated into the novel . At first, he thought it was an explicit novel, so he acted outrageously every day just to survive. But later—... more>>

“I’ve already gone wild beyond limits, and now you’re telling me this is actually an Unlimited Flow horror novel?!” <<less

A collection of short stories written to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the professional debut of Alice Arisugawa, a prolific mystery novelist and founder and first president of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Each story was written by a different young author, using characters, settings, and concepts appearing in Arisugawa's stories.... more>>

Featured stories:

Rope, Cable, Cord by Yugo Aosaki: The police ask professor of sociology and "Consulting Criminologist" Hideo Himura - and Himura in turn asks his friend, mystery novelist Alice Arisugawa - for assistance in an investigation. The victim of a robbery-mu*der is found, covered in marks due to having been bound by a rope, but no rope is left behind. Security camera footage shows that three people threw away objects that could have been used to tie her after the mu*der, but which of them was the culprit's tool: the rope, the cable, or the cord?

Enclosed in Clothes by Michi Ichiho: Alice is asked by his neighbor Saori Mano, a teacher at an all-girls school, to help her with a problem. She is substituting as advisor to the Drama Club, and one of her students had her uniform stolen during club activities. The police can't be involved due to the administration's fear of scandal, so going to outside help is her only option. But even if they're able to set foot on school grounds during the school festival, can two 34 year old men solve a case in the foreign land of a school for girls?

The Ghost Story Dedicated to Hideo Himua by Kyoya Origami: A fan of scary stories Alice met at a publishing event regales him and Himura with a series of true stories about horrifying events that happened to him. Himura and Alice attempt to come up with rational explanations for all his tales.

Black Mirror by Tomoyuki Shirai: The narrator, an arrogant yet neurotic man, is called out of the blue by an old college friend, Eiji Kagami, who will be in his area in a few months and wants to go out to eat. But at the meeting, Eiji behaves oddly, and the next day, the police call the narrator in for questioning. Eiji's stepfather, a marriage fraudster who drove Eiji's mother to su*cide, was mu*dered the day of their meeting, and the police suspect Eiji and his identical twin brother Koichi. But both brothers appear to have solid alibis...

The Man Who Read (And Disliked) Alice Arisugawa by Haruo Yuki: Mystery novelist Haruo Yuki is on a "research trip" (which he treats more like a paid vacation) to a small hot spring town in the mountains, where he meets a waitress with an unusual story: her cousin hates the works of Alice Arisugawa with a fiery, all-consuming passion, and yet he's read everything the man ever published. Why has her cousin read over fifty stories by an author he knows he doesn't like?

The Panic of Mountain Monk Jizō by Tatsumi Atsukawa: Twenty years ago, Ryoji Aono would go to Bar April every Sunday and meet with his friends to listen to the tales of Jizō, a man who dressed like a mountain ascetic and who claimed to come across tales of mystery everywhere he went. But Jizō hasn't shown his face in two decades, and now, Ryoji's video rental business has also closed down. Deciding to take some time off at a new bar, Ryoji is stunned to see Jizō once again, having not aged a day since their last meeting ...So why is he so much worse at telling stories now?

The Molded Corpse Speaks by Masahiro Imamura: At a job-hunting event, Kōjirō Oda of the Eito University Mystery Club meets a man from another school with an interesting story: a member of his own school's mystery club once pranked him by leaving a chalk outline and a dying message in his apartment while he was out. The members of the Eito U. Mystery Club put their heads together in an attempt to unravel the dying message, which was never solved, and uncover a much deeper truth than they suspected. <<less

Who is she?... more>>

She is the silver-haired girl living in the forest.

She is the mentor of the legendary seven heroes.

She is the great sage representing stars and miracles.

She is the guide who quelled ten world calamities.

Her name is Lorraine Hill, and she is not a witch.

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A heartwarming slice-of-life farming story about a silver-haired girl, with occasional epic adventures.

Also known as:

“The Story of Not Yet Knowing That Day’s Foolish Student Actually Became the Founder of a Nation”

“Lorraine Hill‘s Alchemy Workshop”

“The Legend of the Azure and Crimson Songstress’s Golden Age”

“The Nameless Hero Clad in Auroral Light”

PS: The protagonist is female and won’t marry. (Writing is like raising a daughter; I’m reluctant to marry her off.) <<less

"Hello, esteemed Miss Janna Roland. How do you feel about having received the title of [Most Charming Witch] , awarded by Wizard Weekly, for three consecutive years?"... more>>

"To be honest, rather than that title, I prefer the way other wizards refer to me."

"You don't mean: Master of Life, Keeper of Summoning Laws, Spirit Realm’s Dearest, Guardian of the Four Seasons, Soul Singer...?"

"None of those."

"I prefer to be called — the Erudite Wizard." <<less

Successfully invited to the debaucherous Joyous Union Sect with its super-low entry requirements and countless beautiful female disciples, Jiangming thought that the springtime of his life would soon come!... more>>

However, as he confirmed joining the sect proper, his martial senior brother told him the devastating fine print that shook his heavens.

As the applicants’ gender ratio was extremely skewed every year, with an excess of male cultivators, all the men who failed the yearly sect exams would be transformed into women, serving as next term’s junior sisters!

According to authoritative statistics, the percentage of these new junior sisters falling into carnal depravity was up to ninety-nine percent!

The Joyous Union witches were known worldwide for their beauty, each a soft flower akin to a brocade. How many amongst those delicate charming lasses were originally strapping young lads?

In order to avoid becoming the next ‘delicate charming lass’ himself, Jiangming would do anything, including practicing despicable artes, setting up his martial sisters, leading on his senior brothers……However, he eventually realised the dangers hidden in the sect were even worse than previously thought.

Deep dark ♂ duels that forced the loser to transform and fall in love with the winner.

Heavenly Tribulation that polymorphed you into a succubus if you failed to resist.

Hidden techniques to assassinate your c*ckerel.

……

Jiangming: “Yet another day of hoping to betray the sect, sigh.”

Others: “Sect Master, did you say something?”

Jiangming: “Tch~” <<less

Dragged into the world of a tr*sh-tier light novel, I figured my new noble title would let me coast through life and dodge the tragic fate that originally awaited me. ... more>>

But as it turns out I was wrong.

Step by step, I’m being pushed toward a future I never asked for.

This is the tale of an utterly ordinary man who has no choice but to become a hero.

Sweet words from the author before you dive in:

1. The story is written entirely in first person, but the “I” will switch between characters as the plot demands (the author is on the verge of a split personality).

2. When the protagonist gets knocked around, please cut him some slack. He’s just a regular guy and can’t always pick the perfect option. His late-game self will look very different from his early-game self.

3. Early chapters revolve around campus life and character drama. Fights are scarce; this isn’t a grind-for-XP adventure. Think of it as a Japanese school gal-game wearing a Western-fantasy skin.

4. The manuscript has already passed the one-million-word mark. Doesn’t that prove the author is now a properly trained digital author? <<less

There is a maiden in a brothel, and her name is Josee. She is the young mistress of the House of Lirondelle.... more>>

Sold to the brothel as a child of unknown parentage, she proved to be a prodigy of rare intellect, commanding multiple languages. By the grace of the brothel's master, Josee was groomed not for the trade, but to become its next leader.

She is repeatedly drawn into mu*ders of passion, the swirling conspiracies of high society, and scandals of the state. Yet, with a strategic mind far beyond her years, she and her coterie of unique courtesans bring each case to a stunning resolution.

As word of her deeds echoes through the underworld, her name eventually reaches the ears of royalty. But Josee harbors a secret── <<less

As the only male in the Lu family, Lu Shui received an order from the elders of the clan today: go to the Mu family... more>> to divorce. I heard that Mu Jiatian’s beautiful girl lost her cultivation overnight and turned into a waste, which caused the Lu family’s elders to be very dissatisfied. The ordinary land and water did not refuse. When Lu Shui came to Mu's house and saw his fiancee, he was stunned. It turned out that this fierce and discordant wife in the previous life was also reborn. <<less

Wen Wan, who died suddenly from overwork in her previous life, transmigrated to become the concubine of a First-Rank General and refused to get caught up in the rat race. The Grand General went on an expedition for three years, and she lazed around like a salted fish for three years, living a life of carefree leisure.... more>>

Until the Old Madam had a nightmare, dreaming that the Grand General died in battle without any descendants. The Old Madam decided to have the Mistress take two concubines to the borderlands to produce offspring.

On the way, after Wen Wan and the Mistress were separated by bandits, they were rescued by a Junior Lieutenant.

The Junior Lieutenant was besieged on a mountaintop, with one hundred people on his side and three thousand enemy soldiers. He raised his blade and placed it on her neck, saying, "Rather than falling into the hands of the enemy and being humiliated to death, I'd rather kill you with one slash first and free you from suffering."

Wen Wan: "Thank you, you're surprisingly kind!" She braced herself and timidly spoke, "I know a thing or two about tactics for fighting against overwhelming odds, why don't I give it a try?"

Thus, the hundred-person squad fought their way out of the siege and became famous in one battle.

Warhorses in the military camp were dying abnormally. Wen Wan took up her brush and wrote an essay titled "On the Postpartum Care of Warhorses," and in one year, the number of warhorses doubled.

One day, after Wen Wan successfully charmed the Junior Lieutenant, she made a bold statement: "You wait, I'll go back and divorce that husband of mine, then I'll take his money to support you and let you live like an immortal!"

Later, Wen Wan discovered that the husband she intended to divorce was precisely that Junior Lieutenant...

The Grand General smiled faintly, "I hear... you want to divorce me?"

Wen Wan: "..." <<less

A person in their twenties splits into two useless and adorable teenagers.... more>>

Ye Xinglan, with her worldview shattered, decides to face her new life with indifference!

However, due to various uncontrollable factors, she must make a choice.

One is to join the righteous side and become their mascot, wasting away in idleness.

Two is to become the villain’s big boss and save wayward young girls. Ye Xing and Ye Lan innocently… <<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

I have to leave the house the moment I transmigrate?I transmigrated into an R-rated novel as an extra — the daughter of a count.... more>>

Out of nowhere, I’m hit with bankruptcy, lose my home, and now I’m being forced into a marriage?

To make things worse, the new owner of the house is none other than the infamous Duke of Bloodstone — the man who supposedly destroys everything, be it people or property.

I can’t just get kicked out like this.

“What if there’s another way to protect White House?”

“…You mean, I just have to pretend we’re dating?”

I have to earn money and save the White House estate.

Even with just some basic interior design knowledge, people think I’m a genius.

“Fine. In this life, I’ll just focus on making money.”

But then…At some point, the cold-hearted Duke of Bloodstone began to change.

“If you don’t want to die, you’d better cooperate with her business.”

He started threatening nobles and others behind my back, and before I knew it,

his once emotionless red eyes were burning with desperate longing.

“…If I lose you, I’ll destroy everything.” <<less

Hang Yu descended into a Three Kingdoms world where the heavens have shattered, Outer Gods lurk beyond the sky, and twisted horrors roam a dark, eldritch land.... more>>

Everywhere are terrifying, warped monsters; even the famous generals and legendary heroes of history have been corrupted into unspeakable abominations, trapped in endless nightmare loops, ens*aved and warped by the will of the Abyss, unable to die in any normal way.

By chance, Hang Yu obtains the mysterious Abyssal Relic, the "Heavenly Dao Cube," granting him the ability to summon "players" as his loyal followers and citizens.

And he quickly discovers—

the more times his players die, the more rewards and resources he gains!

For the sake of his growing domain,

for the survival and rise of all races,

he has no choice but to make his players suffer even more!

Random Player：“Even though I've been slaughtered by Demonized Lü Bu tens of thousands of times, this game is just way too fun!”

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【Dark Fantasy Three Kingdoms + Demonized Generals + Eldritch Horror Style + Fourth Calamity + Nation-building Sim + Souls-like Suffering Gameplay!】

【Not a traditional Three Kingdoms historical novel—no prior knowledge needed to enjoy!】 <<less

In the fully immersive and realistic RPG online game [Illusory World], which has been in official public beta testing for its fourth year, Violet, one of the top players, experiences an unpredictable twist while participating in the conquest of a special dungeon.... more>>

With her eyes closed and then opened, Violet finds herself no longer in the game world but in a completely new and unknown place, separated from the modern society behind it.

Here, there is no doubt that it is the real world.

Violet’s incredible adventure begins, but this world seems somewhat different from what she had expected.

Enemy A: Why? You’re just a priestess, aren’t you!?

Violet: Is there a problem between me being a priestess and me being able to beat you with a stick? Drop your loot and hand it over! <<less

Cyrus obtained a Batcub Simulator. ... more>>

Simulated Scenarios:

- Age 13:

Your wealthy father suddenly tells you it's time to know the truth about your family. You wait nervously, but what comes is the Joker. You are shocked: "Dad, so you are the Joker?!!!"

- Age 7:

You discover that this world is a huge rule-based horror story. Every night, the people in your house disappear completely, and in the morning, they reappear without any sign. You suspect they have been replaced, silently turned into ghosts! They go out to eat people at night! You decide to follow them...

- Age 20:

On a dark night, you stand on the gargoyle of Gotham, coldly overlooking the city. The bell tolls thirteen times, and facing the Dark Knight, you declare: "Your city is good, but now, it is mine."

- Age 15:

During a torrential downpour, your frail CEO father drives you onto the overpass, facing a world-destroying monster. You are terrified, but then you see him pull out a... batarang from beside the car door! He walks step by step towards the monster, and his solid back is forever etched in your memory.

While Cyrus is frantically using the simulator, earning points to go home and working part-time at the Wayne Group in the real world, in another corner of Gotham, at Wayne Manor, the just-laid-down Wayne CEO suddenly opens his eyes.

—What did he dream of? <<less

A monster forged from a thousand children. Freed into the world.

A girl wakes up in a dark room.... more>>

An abandoned hospital. A deserted post-apocalyptic world.

The girl with horns and a tail travels through the ruined world to find out who she is. <<less

“Why did it have to be you? Because you were the most pitiful and cheapest option.”... more>>

She met her so-called savior in the ruined marriage market after her family fell from grace.

Lucas, her husband and a successful businessman, was devoted to Cordelia throughout their marriage—

That is, until the day of their anniversary, when he revealed the truth.

“Did you really have to bankrupt the count’s family?”

“It had to hit rock bottom for a lowly commoner like me to even get close to a noble lady like you.”

The man she thought was her savior turned out to be the very one who destroyed her family.

But instead of remorse, he remained brazen.

“You know what? Being that s*upid is practically an illness.”

She loved him too much to forgive.

And just when she resolved to leave him, Cordelia recovers a memory she had lost in an accident.

“I would do anything for you, my lady.”

She finally learns the true reason why her husband approached her…

A love disguised as a false salvation.

And Cordelia’s downfall is far from over. <<less

A seventeen-year-old depressed teen, whose mother died at an early age and whose father often disappears, meets a small stuttering boy frequently ab*sed by his family and bullied by schoolmates. Day by day, they become each other’s sole friend, with gradual sparks of admiration. But the tumultuous course of life does not permit them a peaceful existence. The past surfaces, and the feelings of the two boys quietly change…... more>>

A mysterious past. A roving existence. Two insecure teenagers.

After both their fathers go missing, a detailed investigation begins to peel back the layers of the truth– what will the future hold for Yan Hang, who disappears without a word, and the kind-hearted Chu Yi? When they meet again years later, what path will they take? <<less

The outside world is filled with monstrous shadows. I’m so scared.... more>>

I just want to stay in my safe house, forever…

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Unkillable phantoms and endless monsters abound. Yu Hong arrives here with a mysterious black mark. Using its power to strengthen everything, he gradually builds an absolutely secure zone of his own within his safe house. <<less

Three years after graduating from Hogwarts, Felix entered the school again, only this time as a professor!
What kind of sparks will come from the... more>> combination of Muggle wisdom and magic? <<less

[Bucket List #00] ... more>>

『Hunt Demon King 』

The regressor decided to hunt the Demon King. <<less

I wasn’t reborn with talent or ability, but at least my knowledge from earth allowed me to stay one step ahead in this other world.... more>>

Magic exists here, and new progress was rapidly being made in science while magic stagnated in the name of tradition. Using my earthly knowledge and not bound by the traditional thinking, I was able to do things other wizards couldn’t even imagine.

Still, inadvertently becoming an undercover professor for a mysterious secret society at the renowned Theon academy was never in my to-do list! <<less

I was supposed to be a hero who would save the world with invincible power.... more>>

But before that setting could take place, due to an accident......

"I never thought you'd be so eager to be bullied that you'd choose such a body?"

"That's not it! This is all a misunderstanding!!!"

Being treated as a maid by a black-haired girl, I thus embarked on my journey. <<less

Ji Wei is an obscure streamer. Since he never shows his face on his streams, everyone assumes he must be average-looking. His long-time fans feel sorry for the skilled but unpopular technical streamer.... more>>

That is, until Ji Wei is invited onto a popular variety show, where his ethereal good looks cause a sensation in the entertainment industry and win him countless fans.

Furthermore, netizens are shocked to discover that not only is this young man handsome, but his traditional Chinese paintings have won major awards at home and abroad! He also knows calligraphy! And he can play the Guqin!

Everyone is floored. "Is there anything this young man can't do?!"

#I Need To Know Everything About This Young Man In One Minute, Right Now#

Ji Wei looks at the trending topics with a headache. "Actually... I'm more used to being an average-looking technical streamer."

The netizens retort, "What is he even talking about??! I'd love to be 'average-looking' like that, thank you!"

***

As everyone knows, Film Emperor Lu despises marketing and hype above all else. When the CP fans for him and Ji Wei repeatedly hit the trending topics, everyone assumes that Film Emperor Lu must be furious.

A reporter timidly asks, "Film Emperor Lu, what are your thoughts on the CP fans for you and Ji Wei?"

Lu Shenxing chuckles lightly. "My ship is real."

The entertainment industry explodes!

#SobSobSobMyCPBecameReal#

#NotOnlyIsItRealTheyWereAlsoSecretlyMarried!# <<less