Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her mind to solve difficult mysteries, several of which draw her away from the library. With a drop of sweet romance, you will immediately become addicted to Gosick!!!... more>>

The companion series GosickS fills in some of the gaps before and between Gosick volumes. GosickS I takes place before Gosick I, GosickS II between Gosick IV and V, GosickS III between Gosick VI and VII, and GosickS IV between Gosick VII and VIIIa.

Note: Volume 9 is actually Volume 8 Part 2. <<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. ... more>>

Each story was written by a different young author, using characters, settings, and concepts appearing in Arisugawa’s stories.

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

Reincarnated in a fantasy world. All of the novels worth reading here appear to be SAT English problems. So I began writing my own fantasy novels as a hobby to augment my previous job.... more>>

However, the novel I wrote had an odd ripple effect. That’s fantastic as well. <<less

Dylan returns to his family’s home after leaving the house three years ago in an attempt to quell his romantic infatuation with his older brother’s wife.... more>>

When he comes back home, he finds his throbbing heart longing for her deeply once more.

Through his bitter struggle, he hears rumors of his older brother’s close relationship with the housemaid Anna, which enrages him into vowing to do everything in his power to kick the housemaid out of the household for his sister-in-law’s sake, thus beginning the constant harassment toward Anna.

As their relationship tangles, it evolves into a deeper bond—one that he didn’t expect.

Then, Anna finds out his reasoning for approaching her in the first place… <<less

Sheng Quan transmigrated into a novel in the entertainment industry that she had read before, and she even acquired a system.... more>>

The system stated: “Sorry, I’m a novice system. I can only provide you with money, nothing else.”

Sheng Quan looked at the balance in her account that could instantly make her the world’s richest: “You’re being modest.”

However, the system added:

“You can use them, but you can only invest in outstanding talents with excellent character who are currently at a low point in their lives. You’ll get a return only if the investment is successful.”

For ordinary people, this would be challenging. But Sheng Quan is a character who transmigrated, which means she has a god-like perspective that ordinary people don’t possess.

With thoughts full of money, she calmly counted:

* The gentle actor struggling with a tight budget who can’t land roles

* The gloomy song god whose singing career was destroyed despite a passion for singing

* The talented female director whose brilliance is hindered by a lack of funds

* The idol actor who loves the stage but lacks opportunities to perform

Sheng Quan waved the handfuls of money in her hands: There’s so much that I can’t even count; I’m going to make a fortune.

Reading Guide:

*The female lead is career-oriented.

* Wealth accumulation from rags to riches <<less

Born and raised as the cherished daughter of a marquis's household, Wei Hanzhang had no grand ambitions in life. She only dreamed of marrying her childhood sweetheart and living a happy life together.... more>>

Unexpectedly, before they could marry, her childhood sweetheart took two concubines!

Shocked, she then discovered she had transmigrated into a book.

Her mother was the villainous supporting character who lost in the household battles.

Her elder sister was the cannon fodder who was framed and lost her reputation at the beginning.

Her maternal family was a minor character family that was quickly destroyed in the original story.

And she...

She didn't even exist in the original book!

Unacceptable!

How could she be a mere cannon fodder?

Since she was here and had received the grace of life, she had to protect her family.

If her childhood sweetheart was unreliable, the Prince next door seemed quite nice. <<less

Chen Dong recently discovered a shocking secret.... more>>

—— The handsome, long-legged barista at the coffee shop where he often goes to write actually has a crush on him!

Chen Dong had sufficient evidence:

When he went to the coffee shop one time, he was anxious after his phone ran out of battery. The next week, the coffee shop installed a shared power bank. Wasn't this enough to show that the handsome, long-legged barista was quietly paying attention to him?

In response, Chen Dong's good friend said, “The chances of ...... Brother Coffee having a crush on you is even smaller than the chances of your rabbit suddenly learning how to do a backflip.”

Chen Dong was not convinced.

So one day, after the coffee shop closed, Chen Dong took his time packing up his things. He walked up to Brother Coffee and summoned the courage to ask——

—— “My rabbit can do backflips, would you like to visit my house?”

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Little Theater:

Brother Coffee: “Great Writer, how's your writing going today? Were your thoughts smooth?”

Chen Dong: “Don't call me that, I don't deserve it. I'm just a newcomer to the world of literature, a researcher of children's psychology and behavior, a financially struggling but spiritually rich lover of literature, a climber trying to reach the top, an ascetic searching for my own path, a brave explorer of the world, and a sometimes optimistic, sometimes pessimistic INFP!”

Brother Coffee: “......”

Brother Coffee: “Since so many people have come, why did you only order one cup of coffee?”

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This article is also known as:

“How to Turn Down the Advances of a Handsome, Long-Legged Man"

"The Poorly-Selling Book Writer and His Exclusive Male Lead"

"Dong Dong Rabbit Observation Diary"

“Buy One Get One Free Coffee Today." <<less

After being transmigrated into the world of the novel, Gu Chen'an obtained the Villain Acting System.... more>>

As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world.

So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a s*umbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts.

Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a s*umbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!"

Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?"

As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it.

Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos.

"Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!" <<less

The struggles between the puppet king and the nobles, in a 22nd-century royal city stained with violence and corruption, where prostitution and violence run rampant, there lives a young man named Ray Arisa, scraping by while running a secondhand bookstore in a corner of the brothel. Ray, impoverished and plagued by illness, seeks to forget the pain tormenting him and spends a night with a randomly chosen partner at the Gaiba, a place where people go to indulge themselves, only to meet a mysterious man affiliated with the political gang Guiger.... more>>

Ray, with his neat appearance and polite speech, and the man, who harbors an unexpectedly violent passion in the bedroom, continue to meet by chance. As their relationship, which started as a simple one-night stand, becomes increasingly complicated... <<less

Magic? It doesn’t work for me.

In the world of demons and demons, a hundred ghosts travel at night.... more>>

Qin Feng, who accidentally crossed over, came to this troubled world with no lofty ambitions.

He only wanted to protect himself and enjoy the rest of his life safely.

But the sky does not fulfill people’s wishes, excellent men are so outstanding everywhere.

The ancestor made a marriage contract, and the talented young lady of the Liu family became his wife. <<less

Gu Yang read this youth campus novel. The male lead, Fan Yuan, had superior IQ, top grades, incomparable handsomeness, countless strengths, gentle temperament and was popular since he was a child.... more>>

But only Gu Yang, who read the novel from a God’s perspective, knew that this Fan Yuan was a person who was fake nice and was actually really ruthless.

All his gentleness and harmlessness was pretend, and all his politeness a mask.

Taking off the mask, Fan Yuan was more indifferent than anyone else.

As a fan of the book, Gu Yang fell in love with Fan Yuan’s domineering personality.

But when he woke up, the world changed.

Gu Yang arrived inside the book, was given a mission, given a golden finger, and wore a beautiful face in a prosperous time.

Mission: Capture Fan Yuan.

Golden Finger: The host can read a fairy tale every month to get a random cheat related to the fairy tale, which lasts for one month.

Gu Yang was happy, this feeling was very good. He read “The Mermaid” first to shed some tears and turn them into pearls to sell for money.

Who would have thought that after reading the story, Gu Yang dripped eye drops on his eyes, and cried for half an hour but did not see the tears turning into pearls.

In order to capture the target, he sneaked into Fan Yuan’s birthday party, and accidentally fell into his swimming pool, his legs turned into a fish tail.

Gu Yang was so frightened, his tears flowed out uncontrollably, turned into pearls and sank to the bottom of the swimming pool.

Fan Yuan happened to pass by and raised his eyebrows.

In a panic, Gu Yang jumped out of the swimming pool with a flick of his tail and pressed down Fan Yuan, flapping his tail threateningly at Fan Yuan, with a fierce look on his face; but tears kept streaming from his eyes, and the pearls smashed Fan Yuan’s face.

“Don’t talk! Don’t move! Don’t resist!”

Fan Yuan: “…” I seem to have discovered some treasure. <<less

Zheng Shu read a danmei novel with deep sadomasochistic love and was deeply impressed by a wealthy cannon fodder with the same name and surname as him.... more>>

The cannon fodder is ignorant, arrogant and domineering, and suppresses the protagonist Shou beyond his means, and finally ends up being broken by the protagonist's gong.

In Zheng Shu's view, this is completely avoidable!

Because the young master has a domineering ex-husband, who was appointed by his father to be a business elite to manage the huge Zheng Group for him, and he is the only character that the protagonist in the book fears!

It's a pity that the young master left him for a little star.

A car accident caused Zheng Shu to become this cannon fodder, and in the bright and clean CEO's office, he wanted to divorce the big boss.

……hehe.

He grabbed the divorce agreement and sent it directly into the shredder. He hugged his wife's golden thigh with embarrassment, and said affectionately: "Honey, I don't think our relationship has broken down, we can still fix it."

The original owner is so s*upid, but he is not s*upid, he is the winner in life if he lies flat, what more fancy things are needed?

Not only will he, not divorce, but he will also be a good husband. <<less

A commoner. An orphan. Born in a rogue nation. Despite carrying all those stigmas, I wanted to learn magic no matter what.

She was offered as a sacrifice to the monster.... more>>

He ate people,

He was a scary monster.

Even though Miela tried to pretend that nothing was wrong, she couldn’t help but tremble in fear.

But there was something strange about this monster.

Was it really a monster?

“Hmm…… Really? Yes, you’re delicious, so I should eat you sparingly.”

The monster unexpectedly complied with Miela’s words, which she said without thinking, that it would be good to replenish her energy.

“Eat more, and when you feel more satisfied, then I’ll eat you.”

The monster suddenly held out a rabbit.

She couldn’t figure out where the rabbit came from but,

“Eat it.”

“Huh? You want me to eat this?”

“Eat it and regain your energy.”

She accepted it, but she couldn’t just eat the rabbit dripping with blood.

When Miela said that she had to cook it, the monster obediently agreed.

Thanks to the monster who listened to her better than expected(?),

Miela boldly asked for more from the monster.

“Can I just pick up one of those clothes and wear it?”

“Well……, can you give me some seasoning?”

The monster accepted any request,

and eventually Miela reached the point of refusing the monster’s offer.

“Want to eat buffalo?”

“No……. I’m tired of meat.”

“Then fruit?”

“I’m sick of fruit too…….”

“Herbs?”

“It doesn’t taste good.”

She taught the monster how to use fire, and what kind of food there is in human food, and what kind of clothes to wear, and taught him how to write, and gradually forgot that she was a sacrifice and got used to living with the monster, when an unexpected person entered the monster’s castle, and Miela was put in danger……. <<less

Lu Nian has transmigrated into a novel and become an insignificant and frail supporting female character. She is the heiress of the prestigious Lu family and appears as a pitiful and sickly beauty. In the original plot, she was a cannon fodder character who died after only a few chapters. Unfortunately, the Lu family brought a fake older brother from an orphanage to assist Lu Nian during her childhood. This "brother" is actually a servant of Lu Nian, treated as lowly and disposable as a dog.... more>>

When Lu Nian transmigrates, she sees a pale and handsome young man who is being trampled upon by others. His eyes are gloomy and cold, and he stares intensely at her from a distance. Lu Nian trembles when she hears his name. Isn't he the ultimate villain in the novel? He is the final successor of the Lu family, cold-hearted and ruthless, with immense power. He seeks revenge for the suffering he endured in his youth and nearly perishes along with the male protagonist.

Terrified, Lu Nian decides to treat him well during her limited remaining lifespan, hoping that he would spare her at least as a loyal dog after his descent into darkness. Qin Si never imagined that one day he would receive such tenderness from her, which he had daydreamed about. If she looks at him a little longer or smiles at him, he would forsake everything, even his life, for her.

Note: The male and female lead have no blood relation, and the male lead was not adopted by the female lead's parents or relatives. He was simply fostered in her family, and they are not registered under the same household, eliminating any legal or ethical issues. <<less

The literature of this other world was atrocious.... more>>

So, I plagiarized.

Don Quixote, Anna Karenina, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Metamorphosis... I thought that unraveling the literature of the original world would advance the literature of this other world.

"Those who dream and those who do not, who really is the mad one?"

"To live or to die, that is the question."

"No matter how fatal the mistake, it is different from a sin."

But then, people began to immerse themselves too deeply in the novels I plagiarized.

Can't a novel just be seen as a novel...? <<less

At the beginning of the imminent doom, Lu Mi, who had crossed to a different world, was thrown directly into the abyss rift with hellish difficulty, with only a blank book in his hand——... more>>

[The Book of Solomon’s Keys]

[As long as the target voluntarily writes their name on this book, you can gain knowledge and abilities from the other party]

Looking at the monsters that filled the abyss, Lu Mi slowly revealed an apologetic and polite smile.

After a frenzy of upgrades, Lu Mi was finally able to leave the abyss and return to the outside world.

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In the year 2277 of the new calendar, countless pitch black cracks appeared in various places, and monsters of all sizes poured out from the abyss behind the cracks.

As a result, the entire world entered an era of tyranny, and countless extraordinary beings emerged, causing the world to fall into madness.

Among the top tier monsters, there is a group that is particularly different – they are all looking for the owner of a book.

[He conquered us in the abyss, and we offered him all our names so that he could summon us at any time and use our abilities, knowledge, and power]

[But then he suddenly disappeared – We need to find him! We should find him! We will definitely find him]

[There is only one throne in the sky, and he is the only person qualified to compete for that position! We are his most loyal supporters]

At this time, Lu Mi was being interviewed for his new job at the newly established Extraordinary Guild——

Interviewer: “What is your opinion on the ‘Dominator of the Four Pillars’ and’ Lord of the Future Abyss’ mentioned by those monsters?

Lu Mi：“……？”

Who is that?

After all the trouble, I finally returned to a comfortable life. My pursuit for the rest of my life is to slack at work and have three insurances and one fund. Who is adding drama to me again! <<less

[Welcome to 『The Opponent of the Dragon』.]
“Oh my, the book talks!”... more>>

[I am a guide for travelers who have transmigrated into the novel.]
I possessed the body of Tiarozety Isol, a supporting character in 『The Opponent of the Dragon.』

The book will send me back to my world as soon as I complete the ending of the male lead, Lexion.

The problem is, I’ve never read this book before.

Besides…

[If the development of the story deviates from the original, the traveler gets a penalty right away.]
“Penalty?”

[Yes. The penalty is that the novel proceeds in the direction the traveler doesn’t want the most.]
“Oh my god.”

I was able to play the role of Tiarozety firmly. But then, I suddenly fell in love with the male lead, Lexion Sparrow.

“I’ll miss you.”

I was able to complete the ending by dying for him.

However- There was a problem with the ending. Thus, I returned to the beginning of the novel again. Somehow, I was sent back again inside the novel on my way home.

And-

“Titi, choose me. Not this damn fate.”

“………”

“Choose me, even if the path is rough. Because I’m ready for anything.”

And that’s how… Lexion, the male lead, began to cling onto me. <<less

Second year university student Morikawa Makoto has a crush on Kitami Shuu, who works in the university office. He goes on the attack every day, and Kitami does seem to be starting to notice him, but Kitami has his own trauma to deal with, including a violent lover in his past...... more>>

Puppy-type University Student x Cool Beauty With A Traumatic Past University Office Worker <<less

Hosono Akira loves the novel “14 Years Old” and its protagonist Tokiko.... more>>

On the day he enters high school, a girl named Hiiragi Tokiko appears, and she’s just like Tokiko.

This is the story about the impossible meeting between the Reader and the Protagonist. <<less

Death, Depression, Poverty, Love issues – all things that a 27-year-old no-name writer faces.... more>>

Yet, with one fateful day, one fateful supernatural event, he gains the powers of a dead genius writer. Everything changes after that, and success after success comes to him.

Yet, he has a rival in love and writing, one who is also a famous writer and son of an international publishing corporation. This rival will do anything he can with his influence to beat him into submission.

This is a story of a writer, who must succeed against all odds. <<less

Lin Jie is the owner of a bookstore in another world.... more>>

He’s kind and warm-hearted, often recommending healing books to customers who are going through a tough time. From time to time, he secretly promotes his own work too.

Over time, these customers begin to respect him greatly, some even frequently bringing local specialties to repay his favor. They often seek his professional opinion when it comes to selecting books, and share their experiences with this ordinary bookstore owner to people around them.

They respectfully and intimately refer to him using names such as the “Demon God’s Lackey”, “Propagator of the Flesh and Blood Gospel”, “ ‘Corpse Devouring Sect’s Rites and Customs’ Author” and “Shepherd of the Stars”.

“???” <<less

When it came to her fate, Luo Bei was the rare one in a million fated to be wealthy and high-ranking.... more>>

Luo Bei didn’t believe it at first, until one day she unexpectedly discovered:

The pitiful person next door who suffered under his biological mother’s ab*se would become an overbearing CEO with power and influence.

The ill-fated pregnant lady downstairs was the cool CEO’s wife who ran away with his unborn child.

The sallow and emaciated youth living in the basement was a superstar film emperor.

Most importantly, the amnesiac guy working in construction who Grandma picked up was actually an overbearing CEO.

Lastly, she realized she herself seemed to be… <<less

In the dog-blooded BL novel “Substitute”, the main character is so pitiful that he doesn’t realize until the last moment that he is just a tool used by his husband to protect the white moonlight in his heart.... more>>

In order to protect his beloved, the protagonist gong, who has made many enemies, chose a person to express his love and proposed to him.

In this book, the protagonist suffered a series of events such as a car accident, kidnapping, disfigurement, hospitalization and so on until he finally died at the hands of the White Lotus White Moonlight, and his fate can be described as very miserable.

What’s even more tragic is that Su Yuli transmigrated into the body of this bitter protagonist. And when he transmigrated in, he had already finished the wedding with the s*um gong and the s*um gong’s opponents already knew of his existence.

Su Yuli was very calm, he knew that he was already bound to the s*um gong, at this time leaving would only make his death come faster.

He used his wits to cross-reference the book until his s*umbag husband killed all his enemies.

Then Su Yuli packed up his bags and ran away!

Su Yuli: “The s*umbag and his white moonlight are crooked. This small master also has his own happy life to live, bye-bye.”

But not a month later, the man holding the unsigned divorce papers, red-eyed cornered him: “Do you know how hard I tried to find you? You Can Run! Huh?” <<less