I fervently critiqued the development of a Sherlock Holmes-based mystery gal game.... more>>

Villain Maker: Fulfilling the probability of Professor Moriarty’s appearance.

Love-Hate Relationship: Becoming 'that man' for Holmes.

Lady of London: Completing one sham marriage with Watson.

Freeze: Receiving a confession from Inspector Lestrade.

Phantom Thief’s Treasure: Getting kidnapped by the Phantom Thief Lupin.

In doing so, become this twisted world’s very probability.

Best wishes, Mr. Isaac Adler.

I’m screwed. <<less

For the sake of her family.... more>>

For the sake of her country.

She endured it all, believing that it was her duty to do so.

She should have revealed her feelings sooner.

Claudia Alresford, the daughter of the Count, possessed a special ability called “Blessing of Abundance," and was therefore ordered to become engaged to the son of the Duke of Lakesandria.

Her parents rejoiced at the prospect of forming an alliance with the Duke’s family, and the Duke’s family rejoiced at the prospect of acquiring the bearer of “Blessing of Abundance.”

However, Arnold, the Duke of Lakesandria’s son, consistently disregarded Claudia’s feelings.

At first, Claudia did indeed hold some affection for Arnold.

She did, but…

“I’m tired.”

As time passed, she failed to notice the gradual changes brought about by being neglected.

At the brink of her limits, Claudia finally found a way to escape… ?

Arnold clings to Claudia as she drifts away, but by the time he realizes she no longer feels anything for him, it is already too late. <<less

‘Even if our marriage, which the emperor has decided, becomes my revenge on you. Shouldn’t you endure it, my lovely bride?’... more>>

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When her father’s strategy, which led to rebellion in the neighboring country to make his son-in-law king, had failed, Deatrice, who lost her fiance, ended up getting engaged with the emperor’s favorite knight to avoid the crisis that befell her family.

As the duke’s daughter, marrying a knight was a shame. What’s even worse was that the person she had to marry, the emperor’s favorite knight, was Lucius Elliot. He was her former lover, who she had to break up with because of her father’s opposition six years ago.

Lucius was a passionate and affectionate lover. However, he lost his title and his land and was pushed to the battlefield after he was proven to be an illegitimate child by Deatrice’s father’s trick.

Six years later, the two of them faced each other with the situation reversed, bearing the bad memories of the past. Deatrice was becoming heartbroken by Lucius’ action, which she couldn’t tell whether it’s an act of revenge or regret… <<less

They met during the most confusing and painful time of their youth, and even now that they are adults, they have always been by each other's side. Their friendship was strong and stood the test of time like armor. But underneath that thick armor, Ji Sunwook nurtured a love that was not just friendship. Driven by the desperation to leave no evidence as the sole driving force behind his unrequited love.... more>>

He had thought he could hide it for the rest of his life, until Lee Jihoon asked in the fall of his twenty-nine.

"Don't you think it's even stranger that I've never heard you talk about women you've dated all this while?"

Realizing that he could no longer hide it, Ji Sunwook meekly confessed that he was dating a man and finally put an end to their relationship with the confession he had been putting off.

Lee Jihoon, who came to catch Ji Sunwook, denied that conclusion. He said that Ji Sunwook didn't love him, so this couldn't be the end for them. Not wanting to believe it, he blocked Ji Sunwook’s way out saying he would prove it.

"What kind of coward abandons the one he loves and then runs away?"

Guided by Lee Jihoon's firm hand, the two stood on a road they had never been on before. Only when standing at the edge of friendship from which no one can retreat did they realize that they were facing something that made them uncertain whether they were proving that it was love or proving that it was not. <<less

“Until the day humanity falls.”... more>>

In the year 2020, Earth’s magnetic poles disappeared and humankind was nearly wiped out by cosmic radiation. Within the span of a hundred years, living creatures began to mutate and devour each other while the remaining humans, numbering in the tens of thousands, struggled bitterly in their man-made bases.

In the Abyss, home to the mutated xenogenics, there lived a sentient little mushroom. Because it had been nourished by the blood and flesh of the deceased human An Ze, not only did it take on a similar-looking human form, but a similar name as well: An Zhe.

An Zhe is determined to go to the human base to search for his spore, which had been harvested by humans. Once there, however, he faces the omnipresent risk of discovery and certain death as he tries to keep his non-human nature hidden from the Judges, whose responsibility is to inspect for and eliminate xenogenics like himself. And of all the Judges, Colonel Lu Feng is the most perceptive and merciless—as soon as he determines that someone is a xenogenic, he will execute that person on the spot.

But An Zhe’s mutation goes undetected by Lu Feng’s eyes, and so a tale of humans and xenogenics unfolds…

Silver Award winner at the 12th Chinese Nebula Awards for Chinese Science Fiction. <<less

An ex-pro FPS player (♂) reincarnates in a fantasy world filled with magic… Only to learn that what greeted him was not a scene from one’s dreams, but a muddy battlefield full of bullets flying to and fro! Moreover, he’s now an orphan girl named Touri Noel?!... more>>

After her aptitude for healing magic was discovered, she decided to volunteer in the army as a second-class medic, all to raise money for the orphanage where she was born and raised. However, without even getting magic training, she is attached to an assault squad, repeatedly fighting on the most cruel battlefields on the Western Front.

The mission given to her was to become the personal medic of the frontline’s ace, Garback, and not let him die at any cost. But he turned out to be the worst commander, who will try to get results whatever the cost, even if it means the death of his subordinates!

On the front lines, mired in unreasonable orders and violence, Touri’s fierce battle for survival begins… <<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

The most popular girl in class, Yuzu, confessed her feelings to me. Well, it was more along the lines of: "Please pretend to be my... more>> boyfriend so I can help sort out the love triangle among the group of normies!" Yuzu always seemed so sweet and innocent during class, but in front of me, she showed her true, self-absorbed and narcissistic side. I should have found it annoying, but somehow... <<less

To save the hopeless Dark Fantasy World, I held back my tears and destroyed the world, then killed the Demon King and returned. ... more>>

Now, I’m trying to save the world using the “System” I gained as a “Regressor’s Privilege”… But the Main Heroines have also awakened their own memories of the previous timeline.

God damn it. <<less

My daughters started regressing out of nowhere, stirring up a storm because they missed their mother.... more>>

…But I haven’t even married yet, let alone have any daughters!? <<less

She wrote a letter there, at an antique storage box of books that I got by a mere chance, and a reply came back.... more>>

From the handsome playboy Prince, Archie Albert , the pathetic supporting character in “The Princess and the Knight,”

Cordelia had a dream that she had a conversation with the main character in the novel.

Prince Archie desperately needs the advice of Cordelia, who knows the future of his world.

The letters they send and receive through the storage box of books continue without knowing that they are staying up late at summer nights..….

To Archie,

Have you ever done that?

I was walking with someone, and there was a flower blooming on the road.

So you did it with that man?

To the low-life Archie,

You are really indecent, Prince.

I am afraid that I am a ‘woman’ who thinks too much about sleeping with a man whom I met for the first time.

Sleeping? I was talking about kissing.

Oh, kiss? <<less

‘In this life, I will live for you.’... more>>

‘Vera,’ who lived as a villain all his life, came to regret it by meeting ’Renee,’ who sacrificed everything at the end of hers.

Thus, a second life came to him. <<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

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

Grace Gurton has been harboring a one-sided love for months.... more>>

The object of her affection is Richard Spencer, the Young Earl of Spencer.

Heir to the Spencer family, an aristocracy older than the royal family itself and standing at the king’s side, and Captain of the Rugby Club at Christ Church College.

The embodiment of refined, aristocratic elegance. Impeccably perfect attire.

A masculine and handsome face, combined with a towering height that stands out anywhere.

A rugged and god-like ferocity on display during rugby matches, as though the god of war himself has descended.

From afar, Richard Spencer appeared flawless.

At least, until Grace received an adoption proposal from Lady Mary Montague, Richard’s aunt.

And until she discovered the reality of Richard Spencer, a self-centered narcissist who seems to live as though the world revolves around him. <<less

There were women approaching me, who had decided to die.

One day, Lee Ja-kyung, a hitman who stayed in Thailand, received a $5 million request. The person to deal with was Kang Il-hyeon, a gangster living in Korea.... more>>

There was only one condition.

However, Kang Il-hyun was never an easy opponent. Rather, his trap gradually tightens around his neck, and he found himself cornered…

Would Ja-kyung be able to kill him and return safely?

Or would he die just like this in Kang Il-hyun’s hand? <<less

Overnight, Chu Qianqian, the celebrated young lady of the Chu Family in City B, became a nobody. Adding to the tragedy, she went to a... more>> bar to drown her sorrows and was drugged and delivered to the bed of the business magnate, Mu Han. Striving for independence, she interviewed for a job as an executive agent, only to find herself in Mu Han’s company… “So, you like my body, huh?” “Get lost!” <<less

Haruka Yoshida is a published novelist, despite not yet being out of college. Whether it's cause or effect, she's also cold, arrogant, and widely disliked by others.... more>>

So when she's found dead of carbon monoxide inhalation in a storeroom sealed shut from the inside with tape, a charcoal grill at her feet, the circumstances aren't enough to convince everyone that such a strong-willed girl would ever commit su*cide - or that nobody would have the desire to mu*der her.

A group of four friends - cool genius Nozomu Kubo, energetic, flighty gyaru Runa Ohashi, American football player Yuto Hirano, and our narrator, Keisuke Noguchi - take it upon themselves to investigate Yoshida's death. But should four students on the verge of adulthood really be wasting time with detective games? Can they find the truth? And even if they do, will it bring them any closure?

Winner of the 2024 Mysteries! Newcomer Award <<less

Japanese most important Light Novel Award “KONORANO” winner of 2021 and 2022, second in 2023... more>>

As far as normies go, it’s hard to beat Saku Chitose. The most popular guy in his high school? Check.

An ironclad reputation that can repel even vicious online attacks? Check.

A group of friends as attractive on the outside as they are on the inside? Check.

But when a teacher asks Saku to help rehabilitate a student who been shut away in their room for months to school life, his perfect world will never be the same.

What is this, some kinda normie harem story? <<less

Eighteen, the end of summer. I Decided to Kill Someone.... more>>

"I killed my mother." ―Rin Yorunagi received a shocking confession from her former classmate Hikaru Natsuno on August 24th right after the summer vacation.

Rin met Hikaru a year and a month back in the summer.

Rin, who was not attending school at the time, visited her high school solely to submit her withdrawal form. There, she came across a male student attempting to jump from the fourth-floor window. That boy was Hikaru Natsuno, an academically excellent and handsome student who stood at the pinnacle of the school's hierarchy.

Discovering that they shared similar tastes in novels and movies, the two deepened their friendship through LINE messages. Rin eventually learned that Hikaru was struggling with his relationship with his parents. Although Rin had decided to drop out of school due to problems with her friends, she decided to take a six-month leave of absence and return to school as a sophomore in April.

Then, on the morning of the first day of school after summer vacation, Hikaru was waiting for Rin at the bicycle parking lot because she was late. Confessing that he had killed his mother, Hikaru then took Rin on a journey of escape.

When Rin asked him what they were going to do, Hikaru suggested a game. For the seven days until the end of August, they would take turns killing one person they wanted to kill each day...

Having lost their way, the two become weapons. A delicate depiction of the dangerous side of youth, painted with a fresh sensibility. Winner of the 18th Shogakukan Light Novel Award. <<less

Xu Jia accidentally entered the “Infinite Variety Show” game and started the road to win the championship.... more>>

It happened that Zhu Ma Qiyuan was also there.

The two worked together to trick people, and eventually won the competition for many years.

Later daily routine——

Contestants (Victims): Hello, is this the organizer? There are two guys cheating here!

Note 1: Infinite Streaming, the variety show version of Lord God Space

Note 2: This article refers to the game rules of Running Man, but the characters are original, and the plot is mostly original.

Reading instructions:

·1V1, Shuangjie Party, Daily Change, Shuang, Shuang, Shuang

·Unit drama format, strong men and strong women

·The enclosure is self-sprouting, cutting meat to produce food, and abandoning it if you don’t like it. <<less

Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a particularly punishing dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at... more>> the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Watch Leon spark a revolution to change this new world in order to fulfill his ultimate desire…of living a quiet, easy life in the countryside! <<less

I became a character in a horror movie drenched in blood and clichés. But as the role of a serial killer...?

A 22-year-old woman starts living in her family’s bathtub.... more>>

“Humans are too high-strung—”

Medaka Isohara is a girl with a slightly different sensibility from others. She was born small and grew up small, with almost no desires. She has no material desires, no appetite, no interest in romance, and no ambition for the future. If possible, she would prefer to die at twenty…

Supported by her amusing family – a farting father, a mother who has beaten cancer twice, and a mischievous and creative brother – she has lived a fairly enjoyable life. However, when she left home for a job, an incident occurred. Unable to endure her boss’s power harassment, she fell into depression and returned home in just a month.

Seeking refuge, she decided to live in the bathtub, where she felt at ease. She laid down a mattress, packed it with stuffed animals like cushioning, brought in a computer, a small refrigerator, and an electric kettle… Furthermore, with soundproofing and air conditioning installed, the bathroom transformed into a comfortable space.

However, the Isohara family couldn’t stay the same forever… <<less