'The dragon belongs to the Imperial House Larkan. He is nothing but a tool.'... more>>

Though he had been bound to the palace for 1,500 long years, there had not been a single person who had given him even a name. The dragon's fate was even more pitiful than Cullen’s, who had lived his whole life as a mere commoner.

He was known to have slaughtered people, but in truth, he had only refused to fulfill a vow. Even when Cullen tried to look away, he could not help but be drawn to him again and again.

"May I offer you a name as an apology?"

"For the first time, you are doing something I truly like."

He could not help but be pulled in by someone who became so happy over something as small as being given a name.

The heart he thought he had buried deep, the emotions he thought he had abandoned, they kept rising to the surface, again and again.

Ierkisyen,

Kiyen

I... toward you... <<less

I became a wizard of the Illusion Magic School and decided to create a virtual reality with illusion magic to play a tabletop role-playing game (TRPG).... more>>

It was great to create a virtual reality, but I was in trouble because there were no suitable players. During that time, I received an offer to be the professor from the Royal Academy.

The offer was to use illusion magic to fill the students’ lack of practical experience safely. And so, I became a professor at the academy.

“Send me back, send me back to that world right now-!”

“Outer god, someday an outer god will be our doom, we’ll all die!!”

“I am not the bastard of the Redburn Ducal Family. I am the foremost disciple of the Great Namgung Clan, Namgung Qinghui!”

But it seems there is a bit of a misunderstanding.

This isn’t a spell for dimensional travel, kids. It’s fiction… <<less

#Soft and Adorable Zombie Empress & Temperate Golden Retriever-like Warmhearted Man#... more>>

Before the apocalypse, Ruan Ai was an orphan raised in a welfare home, receiving little love or care.

After the apocalypse, she harnessed her unique ability to gather a group of zombie fans who became her devoted supporters.

When she was hungry, zombies would find food for her; when she was stumbling, mutated plants would steady her and bear fruits for her to eat; and when she was cornered by vicious dogs, zombies would shield her, urging her to quickly run away...

This seemed like a script destined for meteoric success, with her abilities akin to cheating. However, she never anticipated that one day, after tripping, she would abruptly reincarnate ten years ago, forced to restart from scratch.

Even more unexpected was that amidst being surrounded by zombies, a man would resolutely shield her behind him, saying, "Don't be afraid; I'm here."

Ruan Ai, taken aback, thought to herself... Let me introduce you all; these are my mother fans.

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One day, Huo Yanzhen, a powerful gold elemental ability user, rescued a delicate and fragile girl from a horde of zombies. She was timid and shy, seemingly harmless, yet upon seeing blood-soaked zombies, she remained unfazed and remarkably composed.

Huo Yanzhen took her under his wing, treating her like a younger sister. However, during a sudden zombie onslaught, he helplessly watched as the young girl stumbled into the midst of the undead swarm, swiftly engulfed by the sea of corpses.

This scene became an eternal pain etched in his heart, haunting him with repeated anguish over his own powerlessness.

Later, to his surprise, Huo Yanzhen stumbled upon that same girl who had once fallen into the zombie horde. She was now crouching by the roadside, engaging in animated conversation with a rotting, flesh-covered zombie.

Huo Yanzhen stood speechless...

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[The female protagonist appears soft and introverted on the outside but harbors a cold-blooded disdain for the world within.] <<less

Story 1:... more>>

A pale and beautiful silver-haired youth stood in the living room, expressionlessly watching an Eastern man on the sofa writing on paper with a fountain pen.

In the next instant, the Grim Reaper appeared, clad in a black robe and wielding a scythe, striking at the man without hesitation.

The shirt-clad man on the sofa vanished. In his place, the King of Hell sat, adorned with an imperial crown. One hand held the Book of Life and Death, while the other effortlessly caught the scythe with the Judge’s Brush, a slight smile curving his eyes.

“Thanatos, don’t be angry.”

Western God of Death (shou) vs Eastern King of Hell (gong)

Story 2:

The Black Impermanence, Fan Wujiu, and the White Impermanence, Xie Bian, have been inseparable partners and sworn brothers for a thousand years, until Xie Bian was struck by Cupid’s golden arrow of love, turning brotherhood into bromance.

After the effects of the golden arrow wore off, Xie Bian recalled his actions during that period: “……This was a misunderstanding.”

Fan Wujiu chuckled softly, “A misunderstanding? Xiao Bai, your soul-binding chain has completely captured my soul.”

Black Impermanence (gong) vs White Impermanence (shou), mutual secret crush

Story 3:

The God of Love, born from the sea foam, was infamous for his divine beauty and promiscuity. His ex-lovers were countless, each relationship physical but never emotional, resulting in a love child, Cupid, whose other father remained a mystery to the entire pantheon.

The God of Love was a scum, until he met the God of Sea. After hooking the God of Sea, he intended to follow his usual routine of heartless abandonment, but the God of Sea turned out to be a yandere, forcibly keeping him in the depths of the ocean, away from the light of day.

God of Love: “Do you take me for some lowly succubus?”

God of Sea: “You were born in my embrace. In the end, the god who should embrace you is me.”

A captivating, stunning, and promiscuous shou vs a possessive, yandere gong. A tale of two sea kings hooking each other, Shura field

Story 4:

“There’s a Greek legend about a young man named Narcissus, who drowned while trying to kiss his own reflection in the water. That’s why we call it narcissism,” Cupid explained.

The devil, with his enchanting charm, kissed the pure angel. “Is that so?”

They shared identical faces.

Lucifer Satan (gong) vs Lucifer Angel (shou), self-cest.

***

1. An ensemble of standalone stories, which does not follow the order of the synopsis.

2. The setting is a modern alternate universe, largely unrelated to the original mythologies.

CONTENT WARNING: self-cest, dubcon, forced confinement, mpreg, scums, blasphemy(?) <<less

Ever since his youth, Qi Zhaoxi had been a wanderer of the Jianghu [1] , as well as a secret member of a demonic sect. Many years had passed, and given his skills, he would be completely capable of self-preservation as long as he tried. Yet, even before reaching 30 years of age, he wanted nothing other than to retire and go into seclusion.... more>>

But that changed the very day he met Jiang Li.

“Within the Jianghu, battles ensue between sects, while the blades of good and evil collide. No places exist for humans to drink in peace, while places abound for bones to be laid to rest in peace. Fame is born from nothing but aggression and ambition, while grudges borne in gratitude and love are merely born from rivers of selfish desire. I’ve seen enough scenery [2] to find that all mountains and rivers look the same. I’d even thought about tossing aside this mortal realm, and putting an end to it all.

That was because I hadn’t met you yet.”

—-

In short: Before embracing a blade, brace yourself for injury.

—-

Main Couple: A feigned master-disciple relationship.

Qi Zhaoxi (top; Jianghu ‘master’ who wants nothing but to retire) x Jiang Li (bottom; witty, cool and socially-isolated ‘disciple’)

1v1, happy ending.

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Translation notes for the summary in the existing fan translation:

[1] Jianghu literally means ‘rivers and lakes’, but could also be a figurative way to refer to people at the margins of society, usually martial artists, but also people of demonic sects/cults, artisans, and bandits. Much of the time, they travelled using the waterways (rivers and lakes), hence leading to the ‘Jianghu wanderer’ nickname.

[2] Just explaining the translation choice for “seen enough scenery”. The original was 看罢了 (看 = to see), so 看 in combination with 罢了 could be alternatively translated more directly as “I’ve finished seeing them” i.e., “I’ve seen them all”. However, the word 罢了 often carries an emotional meaning of boredom/mild contempt (Zhang, 2024), and I wanted to address this connotation since it is linked to QZX’s resignation towards life (a salient part of his characterisation). Hence, I chose this more liberal translation.

References:

张梓洁[Zhang Zijie] . (2024). 语气词“罢了”的情态意义探究[Regarding the affective meaning of the modal particle “罢了”] . 现代语言学[Modern Linguistics] , 12(1): 568-573. https://doi.org/10.12677/ML.2024.121080 <<less

The greatly feared, the one who could make people tremble with just her name- the Zombie King was back!... more>>

She had finally been reborn.

But why was she still a zombie?

As a zombie, she can’t eat the delicacies made by humans. So what? She still had a legendary space where she could raise various animals and even grow crops!

Bittersweet tears roll down her face.

However, along with the hardships to face, she had been gifted a lot of perks. She can exchange food for crystal cores~

Then again, making good food had never been an easy task.

To her shock, she discovered that the highest order of zombies was not the tenth order, as claimed before. <<less

Humanity finds itself on the brink of extinction due to the emergence of the Incubi, otherworldly monsters that capture humans to use as breeding material. And the only ones that can stand against these enemies are the Witches - magical girls given powers by supernatural beings.... more>>

High schooler Renka Azuma is one such girl; her alter ego is Silver Lotus, a magical girl controlling countless insects to fight the Incubi day after day.

On a certain day, Silver Lotus rescues a fellow Witch, a novice named Azure Nova, from an Incubi attack. This meeting with this self-proclaimed fan of hers is an encounter that introduces a change to Silver Lotus’s otherwise solitary daily life?!

Here begins a dark fantasy about an unorthodox magical girl who commands insects to devour monsters! <<less

Kirishima Ao encounters a collapsed woman on the street. Having learned CPR from his father, Ao rushes to her aid and does everything he can to help.... more>>

Thanks to his actions, the woman survives—and her daughters turn out to be the strikingly beautiful twin sisters in his class, Kotobuki Yuzuki and Kotobuki Hikari.

To express their gratitude, Yuzuki and Hikari begin searching for Ao.

“I’ll definitely make you fall for me.”

“I’ll make sure you come to like me.” <<less

The third year spiritual energy was revived, humanity got swept into a real-life game of oddities, 《Folklore》.
The game randomly extracted from strange stories for its quests: If won, the quest's boss would turn into a guardian deity, holding back all sorts of evils; If failed, the oddities would completely revive, and the area implicated in the quest would completely fall to enemy occupation! ... more>>

As it had impact,
The players participating in the quest and the stream audience hated idiots who were burdens the most.

Unfortunately, when a disaster-level quest got unlocked, matched into the quest, was this,
Silver-grey long-haired, pessimistic, sickly, when others fought he slept, when others ran he showered
No matter how much more good-looking they were, it could not conceal that "I don't want to live, everyone die with me" kind of anti-social air

When his data was pulled up:
24k pure newbie.

Everyone's eyes went dark, GDI, this isn't even enough for a bite for the boss!

Yet no one knew, Wei E once was drawn into a different, much higher-dimension UF world
Over there, there would be a small quest every three days, and one big quest every five. Each quest would be stifled with a manic hopelessness, driving people to their deaths. No player was able to hang on for three years, and Wei E was the first who had a chance to live past three years—— after he bombed the Creator.

When the Creator's space was collapsing
Wei E reminisced these three years of endless fighting for his life, and strongly vowed: If there was a next life, he would definitely not get mixed in it again!

Once Wei E opened his eyes, he returned to the familiar blue planet
But before he could get excited, he discovered…… the Creator followed him out too : )
----

That day the hunting grounds got destroyed, the Creator vowed there would be one day he would kill that insolent ant
When Wei E occasionally brushed his teeth and looked up, he could see the mirror written with: "After one hundred days, I will definitely kill you."

By the fiftieth day [left], a player confessed to Wei E.
By the thirtieth day, Wei E made it to first place in 《Folklore's》most charming guy.
By the tenth day, the quest boss threw themselves on him.
By the fifth day, third day, each day, there would be people on the forums calling themselves Wei E's dog.

On the final day, the Creator really grabbed Wei E's throat, with his voice dark and frenzied: "I said, I would kill you sooner or later."

However, seeing Wei E's wearily curled lips, He thought, I perhaps should change the method.
For example, beneath his body.
————

When Wei E solved the first disaster-level quest, there were still people who felt it was a mere coincidence.
But when each and every one of the disaster-level continuously got cracked, life got brought back from death, they then shockingly discovered, that was not a coincidence, but hope that would make even spent clay revivify.

And in this absurd, despairing world, he was the walking——
#1 boss! <<less

The elf picked up a human boy. ... more>>

She intended to teach him well… but something seemed to have gone slightly wrong. <<less

I’ve come back to life as a prophet in a B-grade horror film that bombed at the box office in the summer of 1999 and faded into obscurity.... more>>

Luckily, I managed to survive, not as the female lead who witnesses all the horrors, nor as the handsome male lead who you’d expect to survive but tragically dies. I’m not the sleazeball who gets offed in a particularly gruesome way after hitting on every woman in sight, nor the best friend of the female lead who shares a fleeting romantic moment with a lover in an obviously creepy forest. Nope, I’m the prophet.

As a prophet, I thought my role was just to warn the main characters and then exit the scene, but…

[Choking… Coughing… Wheezing…]

An alien creature, known only as Monster X, has taken an unsettling interest in me.

[Heavy breathing…]

And as if that’s not enough, a gas mask-wearing, knife-wielding maniac decides to skip heading to the cabin where the protagonists are and make a pit stop at the convenience store where I’m working.

What’s going on? Why is all this happening to me, a mere side character?!

Come for the romance, stay for the horror. <<less

Jiang Wanning died unexpectedly and was reborn into the cultivation world. After much hardship, he rose from a down-and-out youth to become a powerful figure in the cultivation realm.... more>>

Who would have thought that just as he was about to ascend, he would be struck by tribulation lightning and die again, his cultivation completely lost, only to be reborn as a pitiful and unloved little prince of the Dacheng dynasty.

Just when he had had enough of life in the Cold Palace and was planning his escape from the imperial palace, a glowing light screen suddenly appeared in the sky above Dacheng. Everyone looked up and saw a face from the future appear in the light screen.

The streamer’s first livestream:

[The Divine Emperor Zhaodi, his virtue shines throughout the ages, surpassing the achievements of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. No emperor of later generations can compare!]

[His name — Xiao Linyuan!]

Everyone was stunned.

Jiang Wanning: That’s pretty impressive... but why does that name sound so familiar?

After thinking for a moment—wait, isn’t that... the name I have in this life?!

[Before the brothel gates, the gentleman says nothing; in a hundred lifetimes, strangers again.]

[If not for Jingde’s decree destroying Quzhao, the orchid trees would have long grown together.]

[A fortune of ten thousand taels cannot buy a single bowl of plain rice porridge.]

[The rebellion maniac’s dying words were actually, “It’s raining, I should go home to harvest the wheat”?]

[Hot gossip: How fierce can the Queen of Northern Frontier be in battle?]

…

As the livestreams continued, the spoilers about history became more and more outrageous. The people of Dacheng went from shock and numbness to simply enjoying the show.

Only Jiang Wanning: Did I curl my toes so hard from secondhand embarrassment that I carved out an entire palace today?

Not yet, but soon.

Ever since the livestreams appeared, Jiang Wanning’s inner thoughts:

#It’s another day of being blasted in the face with praise.

#You still won’t shut up today? Then I guess I’ll just shut down emotionally. <<less

Su Man never believed in fairy tales such as good people get good rewards, until she died young, and then she was bound by a saint system and traveled to the famine era of the 1960s, becoming a peasant girl who was about to starve to death.... more>>

Su Man, who had a strong desire to survive, could only continue to complete the saintly tasks in order to continue to live…

“Ding, if you help an old lady who fell down, you will be rewarded with saintly points. It is recommended that you can exchange it for a grain coupon, RMB 20 cents…”

“Ding, if you rescue a child who fell into the water, you will be rewarded. You will be rewarded with 1,000 saintly points. It is recommended that you can exchange it for 400 kilograms of grain and 20 kilograms of pork…”

“Ding…” <<less

What happens to ordinary people when they face the end of the world? With no power, nothing but their good looks?... more>>

Of course their fate it’s either life or death.

Xu Yang couldn’t remember how many years she had been a zombie. She wandered in the last days, self-conscious but unable to evolve.

Being a zombie didn’t bring her any change than when she was stil a human.

——What is unfair?

But the world is never fair.

When her head was cut off and the crystal nucleus in her head was removed, Xu Yang’s experience was clearly performed again in her mind, is this the rotating lantern? ——No.

She was reborn.

She is going to survive.

Xu Yang: Lu Huixue that Mother…

Lu Huixue: ??? I’m really not a Mother! <<less

On the third night of being stranded on the deserted island, Rong Qi's patience had run out.... more>>

The vast sea stretched out endlessly. Every nightfall brought pitch-black darkness, and nothing could be seen. Besides the bone-chilling cold, there was nothing else.

Gu Yunxing said earnestly, "Heaven never seals off all paths."

Heaven never seals off all paths? Only those from reputable righteous sects would be this naive.

*archenemies stranded on a deserted island trope set in ancient times* <<less

‘I love you more than anything in the world’… Um, this was our first meeting, right?... more>>

I, Saiga Takagi, have the power to read the minds of others.

Because of which, right now I had become completely engulfed with social phobia.

That’s why I’ve always prepared myself to live my life without having anything to do with anyone.

…And yet, I accidentally read that person’s inner feelings.

The most beautiful person in our school – Katsuragi Minami.

Even though she is so beautiful that even got a nickname attached to her: ‘The Never-Smilling and cool’ student council president

But her true appearance was absolutely and completely different.

In front of others: “Saiga-kun. Good morning. I hope you have a good day today as well.”

Inner feelings: ‘Haa (enchanted). Ko-kun is shyoo cute and cool even today. I lwove you, I shyoo llowe you, I want to lick your every corner.’

Inside, it was filled with excessive love for me.

How did this come to be?

—-This is a story of a boy who can read minds and a girl who truly loves him, a story filled with tragedy and endless miracles. <<less

The esports journey of a talented girl with a sleep disorder.... more>>

Zhou Lingxing: Solo?

Su Hong nods: Sure.

Zhou Lingxing: What's the deal?

Su Hong: If I win, from now on, I'll take mid, and you jungle.

Zhou Lingxing: ... And if I win?

Su Hong: Up to you.

Zhou Lingxing: Deal.

One day later, Zhou Lingxing holds Su Hong to her promise.

So the two announced their relationship, causing a stir in the city.

Pre-reading Notes%

1. The female lead indeed has an illness, not just a love for sleep.

2. The game in this story is League of Legends (LOL).

3. A cold and sleepy jungle vs a sly and tsundere mid. <<less

When I opened my eyes, I was inside a dating sim.... more>>

As the childhood friend heroine, Amatsuki Suzuna.

And the one who appeared before my eyes was the listless, clingy protagonist.

… Honestly, not my type.

I have zero romantic experience, but being pursued is a bit of a problem.

That’s right, then, if I continue to break the flags so I won’t be pursued, I can be demoted to a mob character.

I’ll leave going out with the protagonist to the other girls… Hey, Heroine-san?

Aren’t you a little close? Our skin is touching, and I can even hear your breathing.

Um… the target of your affection, it’s not me, okay? <<less

Yingzhao has been hiding from a person for thousands of years. ... more>>

He felt that man suddenly became crazy, obviously, they were friends for thousands of years. Why did he suddenly confess to him?

Yingzhao thought that the person was sick. He was just a spiritual beast born in heaven and earth. What does he know about love?

It wasn’t until that madman shattered his own soul and spirit for him. Yingzhao found out that it took the man tens of thousands of years to walk into his heart.

He looked at the magical weapon that warmed the soul in front of him and said quietly: This time, it’s my turn to find you!

In every world, that person is crazy, paranoid and horrifying, but also loves him to the point of obsession, and this time, Yingzhao decided not to escape (before meeting you, life is bitter; after meeting you, life is sweet) <<less

Baldo is the strongest swordsmanship that cuts enemies by converting the frictional force generated when the sword is pulled out of the scabbard into kinetic energy.... more>>

'I will accept the rebuttal only in a duel, not in words.' <<less

【Case One】... more>>

“A new student has transferred to our class, named Qin Yu.”

“Today Qin Yu talked to me. He asked me where the homeroom teacher’s office is. I wish I could speak.”

“I got a new desk partner today, it’s Qin Yu. It’s one in the morning now, and I can’t sleep.”

“During the May Day holiday, I haven’t seen Qin Yu for three days… Pu Chen, what are you thinking? You’re a mute girl.”

Pu Chen never expected that her diary would be seen by her classmates.

The classroom suddenly quieted down, everyone silently gossiping. Pu Chen, with average grades and unable to speak, also secretly admired the academic overachiever and campus heartthrob Qin Yu. But Qin Yu already likes someone else.

At that moment, the notebook happened to reach Qin Yu’s hands.

Pu Chen lowered her head, feeling ashamed.

Qin Yu walked to Pu Chen’s desk, holding the notebook: “I liked you from the first day you transferred here. What about you?”

【Case Two】

She has a deaf and mute father, who, with his incomplete body, holds up a complete sky for her.

Her father is the most handsome man in her heart.

When she was sixteen, she met the carefree and uninhibited Qin Yu.

Later, in her heart, Qin Yu became as handsome as her father.

Ten years passed, he became even more mature and charming. What hasn’t changed is the indulgence he gives her, still like the initial state of love.

PS: The female lead is mute, and her vocal cords were damaged later in life. <<less

A driverless bus carried a group of cursed individuals to a mysterious black haunted house…... more>>

Inside the haunted house, there was a door stained with blood.

Every so often, those who were cursed would be forcibly pulled through the blood-red door into a terrifying world, where they had to complete horrifying tasks…

After experiencing one bizarre and chilling story after another within the haunted house, Ning Qiushui barely survived through countless near-death experiences—only to realize that everything was far different from what he had imagined…

The haunted house… wasn’t a curse at all, but rather… <<less

But what if you still don’t know how to make a doll?... more>>

Ah. <<less

Ordelphia Grewga possesses a strange ability—when she comes into contact with others, her emotions are shared.... more>>

Branded a monster since childhood because of it, she runs away from home and inherits Hillgrace Hotel, her grandmother’s estate that everyone shunned.

But there’s something off about this place.

*

Rule No. 3: When the fire alarm rings, cover your ears and do not close your eyes. Stay hidden until it passes.

Huff, huff huff. Hiding from that thing, whose damp breathing has become all too familiar, Ordelphia flares her eyes and pushes away a mysterious man, Killian, who keeps clinging to her.

“I’ve told you more than once. Back off.”

“But I’m dying to touch you.”

As Killian’s voice drops low, his lashes brushing close, Ordelphia’s heart stirs.

Rules that spell disaster if broken, and still cause trouble even if obeyed.

Suspicious guests.

Occasionally dangerous staff.

And Killian, on top of it all.

Will Ordelphia be able to unravel the secret behind her ability, find her missing father, and survive? <<less

One day, I suddenly became a vampire.