I am a female ghost.... more>>

Bored and idle, I secretly followed Jay, the first young master of the Immortal Sect, watching him slay demons and ghosts.

Half a year later, Jay suddenly spoke to me:

"Do you also want to dual cultivate with me?"

Me: ???

Jay: "You've been following me for so long, isn't it because you're interested in me?"

My ghostly face seemed to blush: "Nonsense!"

Under the cool moonlight, Jay laughed heartily and took a sip of wine.

His eyes shimmered, silently enticing:

"Dual cultivate with me, become the Ghost King, you won't lose out." <<less

When we first met, you were lying on the ground covered in blood. And I was desperately trying to stop the bleeding.... more>>

The protagonist, Tomegi Kyouji, may tend to be indecisive and passive, but he was an ordinary high school boy.

One day, while riding his bicycle down a hill as usual, he ran over Rindou Yotsuba.

Such a terrible encounter started it all.

It seemed like pure love, yet with an-out-of-place feeling. Despite the anguish over what was done, they were gradually attracted to each other.

A story of distorted yet faint love woven by characters with slightly faulty personalities <<less

Jiang Yu disappeared after taking a phone call at my birthday party.... more>>

Early the next morning, Jiang Yu's beloved, Chen Xinxin, posted a Moment: "Thank you for being by my side when I was most helpless and desperate."

The picture was of Jiang Yu's side profile, eyes closed in sleep.

At that moment, I finally gave up on ten years of waiting and erased him completely from my heart. <<less

This story is about a strange woman who is looking for her lover in her past life but she always finds the wrong one.
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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

My childhood friend complained I was too mouthy, not at all like a proper girl.... more>>

He told me to learn from the gentle campus belle.

But who would've thought the campus belle herself would be staring at my mouth, lost in thought.

"I heard you're such a chatterbox you could get a mute to talk?"

She wanted me to go pester her autistic brother, offering a thousand yuan for every single word I could get out of him.

The campus belle was still too naive. A renegade like me has her own tricks.

I walked to the back of the classroom and gently tapped on the quiet boy's desk.

"Aren't you going to explain it to everyone? You know, about licking my feet while I was asleep last night."

His eyes widened, and a crack appeared on his frozen face.

"I did not."

I turned back confidently and flashed a brilliant smile at the campus belle.

"Pay up." <<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.

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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

This is the great age that belongs to the giant ship *Galaxy*, where the multiverse is shattered and the fragments of endless universes are scattered across the void, transforming into an endless sea of shattered stars.... more>>

Immortal-realm Taoist soldiers, descending mechanical gods, golden giants, wizard masters...

Endless bizarre civilizations.

Star-sea wonders, genetic potions, exogenous armor, the origins of floating lands...

Rare treasures everywhere.

Nether Shuttle, Nether Airship, Nether Flyer, Frigate, Battleship, Star Destroyer, Super-Dimensional Mothership...

Hierarchical Firefly.

Crossing the sea of stars, beginning from the spark of human civilization. <<less

After the college entrance examination, I threw a wad of cash at Xie Shuyan in front of the whole class:... more>>

"I've had enough fun, let's end this."

He bent down, picking up the bills one by one from the floor.

In a hoarse voice, he said, "Alright."

At the end of the summer vacation, Xie Shuyan boarded the train bound for Peking University.

Meanwhile, I flew abroad to begin a long course of chemotherapy.

Years later, I returned to the country, lying in a hospital bed, my hair completely gone due to the treatment.

As I was busy choosing a wig, the door to my hospital room opened.

Wearing a white coat, Xie Shuyan met my gaze. <<less

Female Lead: I choose the second male lead!... more>>

[Several stories of second male leads rising to prominence.]

[None of these stories should be associated with any novel, dedicated to all the second male leads I’ve loved over the years.]

The first story: Tsundere Emperor Dog × Salted Fish Queen

The second story: Loyal Sweetheart Voice Assassin × Pig-Raising Expert with Full Life Skills Soft Sister

The third story: Evolved Monster Man × Hotpot-Flavored Little White Dragon Big Sister

The fourth story: Natural Idol Who Traveled Through Time × Bickering Poison Ivy from Another Time

The fifth story: Cross-Dressing Boss with Great Skills × Thick-Skinned Chatterbox Making Do

The sixth story: Tribe Chief of the ‘It’s Actually Good’ Tribe × Reborn Princess Engaged for Peace

The seventh story: Aloof Scholarly Childhood Friend Brother × Hard Boss with a Horror Movie Aura <<less

The system allows her to save the world. A confused Jiang Xueqing was cast into various worlds, and into the XX story of the blackened... more>> male protagonists who will destroy the world. <<less

In this story, we'll dive into complex relationships set in different time periods. From a sweet younger graduate student paired with a chilly older associate... more>> professor to a powerful older professor matched with a gentle younger graduate student, and even a dashing surgeon coupled with a thoughtful associate professor of philosophy, each pairing brings its own unique dynamics. <<less

On that unforgettable summer night, Chi Yu, who was going through a hard time, met a strange man.... more>>

That man crossed mountains and rivers to help him. He arranged his surgery, paid off his debts, and chased away the thugs who had come to harass him.

But Chi Yu didn’t believe that the man could be a good person.

Good people had never appeared in his life. So, this man wouldn’t be any different.

Just as he had expected, the strange man handed him a contract outlining several ‘obligations’ he needed to fulfill, along with the generous rewards he would be getting in return.

Yet, Chi Yu signed the agreement.

From then on, Chi Yu and the strange man named Xie Qingsheng started to live together.

Xie Qingsheng seemed to be a man with a strong desire to dominate and took his image very seriously.

With a frown on his face and a serious look in his eyes, he said, “You’ve become so thin. People will think I’m treating you badly.”

As he spoke, he would carefully scoop out some crab roe and serve it to Chi Yu.

While he coldly said, “Look at other people’s boyfriends, they have a gold card, how can you not have one?”

At the same time, he stuffed a black card with no upper limit in his hands.

He also solemnly said “I heard someone offered you five million to leave me? I’ll offer ten times that to make you stay. It’s enough to make them eat their words, right?”

Chi Yu: “…”

One day, the man gave his usual villainous smile and said, “Study abroad? Of course, you can. Watching my little bird fly farther than the others, the pride and sense of accomplishment I feel is better than any CEO’s.”

Chi Yu looked up at him for a moment, then hesitantly raised his hand to wipe the man’s teary eyes. “Then… why are you crying?”

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Gong PoV

In the previous life, Xie Qingsheng loved Chi Yu for his entire life.

Unfortunately, Chi Yu’s life was too short, and they met too late.

They were in love for two years and married for three—that was all the time Xie Qingsheng had with Chi Yu before death separated them.

After Chi Yu’s sudden death, Xie Qingsheng became an empty shell without a soul and purpose.

He lived his life aimlessly until he traveled 10 years back in time and met the hedgehog-like young Chi Yu.

He knew, young Chi Yu no longer believed there was any kindness left in the world.

Still, to stay by his lover’s side, he was willing to do whatever it took, even if it meant using the harshest and most despicable methods just to be with his lover.

With that, he stayed by his lover’s side.

Patiently waiting for the day when his lover’s icy heart would finally melt, and he would fall in love with him again. <<less

In the novel, apart from a protagonist who occupies all the heavenly fortune, the essential was the powerful tragic villains. They were either amazing or powerful, but due to the crazy obsession with the protagonist, they became paranoid and insane, and finally became the villain that everyone hated.... more>>

The authors ab*sed their bodies and their hearts. There was no place to take root and no place to be buried. In the end, they became bitter in life. They did not see the light of day, they were not loved, and they did not know any sweetness. The world hated them, shunned them, and showed them no kindness.

The readers cried a lot and begged the author to give them a good ending and not ab*se them. But the unscrupulous authors said: villains, of course, the more miserable the better, the more bitter the better, the more ruthless the better. It is better to break an arm and a leg.

#The worse the readers cry, the happier I am#

However, perhaps because the readers’ resentment was too great, one day these unscrupulous authors suddenly found themselves bound to a system.

System: Please save them.

Authors: Who?

System: Your villains.

Authors: What?!

System pulled things out of his pocket: Come on, this disfigured villain is yours, this villain with a broken leg is yours, and this crazy villain is being criticized…

Authors knelt down and spat out their old blood: Please let me go! <<less

The story is basically about many protagonists in abusive relationships suddenly awakening, abandoning the world of hatred, love, and obsession, and transforming into salted fish.... more>>

Story 1: Bai Muxing was a once-in-a-century S-class omega with 100% compatibility with all four S-class alphas in the empire.

In his previous life, despite his achievements, he was treated like a toy by numerous alphas due to his unique glands. Nobody cared about his simple wish to lead an ordinary life. Jealousy and scheming brought him to his death in the chaotic currents of the galaxy.

In this new life, Bai Muxing chose to remove his glands and become an ordinary person. With a considerable pension, he arrived at a farming and ranching planet on the empire’s border, starting a carefree life of farming and retirement.

He also entered into an online relationship with a handsome beta netizen, fulfilling his life-long dream of “marrying an honest person.”

Apart from the minor annoyance of a husband, who clung to him like a child, and Bai Muxing’s occasional worries about his back pain, life was generally ideal.

However, everything changed when a s*umbag alpha, who had once harassed him, followed him to the farming and ranching planet. To his surprise, his seemingly honest husband broke the S-class s*umbag alpha’s leg barehanded. In the heat of anger, his husband revealed his true form, that of the king of an alien race whom Bai Muxing had once fought on the battlefield.

Bai Muxing: …I’ve been deceived into this marriage!

His husband, disguised as a big lion, lay down and said: Meow, meow, meow. <<less

After losing his job Bai Liu became involved with an unstoppable horror live streaming game full of various monsters and players with killer intent.... more>>

Initially, everyone thought Bai Liu was just an ordinary person who strayed into the game.

Later, they realized it was this game that welcomed its god with victory and a laurel crown saying, “Welcome home.” <<less

Standalone short-shorts. Each piece is about 3 manuscript pages (approximately 1,200 characters).

Kobato-kun and Osanai-san are in their first year of high school. Even though they aren't lovers nor dependent on each other, the two of them have a peculiar, mutually-beneficial relationship. Today, like every other day, they only wish to be modest, upstanding lower-middle class citizens, or as they call it, petit bourgeois. And yet, they constantly find themselves face-to-face with strange mysteries around every corner.... more>>

Although he doesn't want to stand out like some sort of genius detective, Kobato-kun somehow always ends up finding himself trapped in situations that force him to unravel these mysteries anyways. Will he ever be able to achieve shining, petite bourgeoisie normalcy?

The Shoushimin Series (小市民シリーズ), or The Petit Bourgeois Series, is a novel series written by Honobu Yonezawa (米澤穂信), author of Hyouka (Classics Club Series). Each volume is fundamentally a novel-ified compilation of various short stories—a majority of them appearing in the monthly publication Mysteries! (ミステリーズ！)—following the two Shoushimin Series protagonists and their various misadventures. There are currently four volumes.

There are also currently two completed manga mini-series covering the first two novels. The first one was written by the same author and illustrated by Anko Manjuuya, and the second one was arranged by Fuua Yamasaki and illustrated by Omiomi. Both were serialized in Square Enix’s monthly GFantasy publication. <<less

In this final volume, the characters must come to terms with everything they’ve endured—both the pain they caused and the pain they carry. With subtle... more>> growth and careful distance, the story moves toward a quiet, hard-earned resolution. Featuring new short stories and glimpses into the lives of beloved characters, this volume offers closure without forgetting the past. A gentle, emotionally resonant finale to the COLD series, where healing, love, and accountability come full circle. <<less

(This is a sweet love story anthology, don’t be fooled by the first story!).... more>>

Bai Qiuyi has a curse on her body: if she does not take the antidote, her whole body will be as painful as if her bones were being scraped. And her antidote was a specific type of men’s s**en.

[—The full text is sweet, super sweet, and the sugar content exceeds the standard.]

Arc 1 – My best friend slept with my boyfriend so I slept with her brother.

Arc 2 – I want to sleep with the teacher.

Arc 3 – (She transmigrates into a man/Danmei). I want to sleep with my roommate.

Arc 4 – Gold-digger widow wants to sleep with her daughter’s future father-in-law.

Arc 5 – (Transmigrates inside a novel). The vicious cannon fodder wants to sleep with her father-in-law.

Arc 6 – (Apocalypse.) The adopted daughter wants to sleep with her delicate and frail adopted father.

Warnings:

– Every story is 1v1 (monogamous).

– The female protagonist changes to different bodies, the male protagonist does not.

– The female protagonist’s morals are not right. <<less