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Inubuse Kuromu aspired to be King in Chess, he was so skilled he represented Japan in the World Youth Chess Championship at age 11. However, due to his loss to a mysterious, wolf-like player, he developed a condition where he can't sit in front of anyone?! Because of this condition, he stopped playing Chess and chose to solely focus on his studies until his fingers break. Three years since his loss, while desperately still holding onto his title as 'King' through internet Chess, he meets an incredibly strong opponent. This gamestarts his tale to become King.

It is the twilight of the shogunate in Japan--the Bakumatsu--a time of tumult in which ruffians from all walks of life vie for supremacy. Hanagusuku Muta, a Ryukyuan boy from a disgraced clan of nobles, now lives in poverty, stealing just to survive. But one day, he hears rumors of a massive cache of treasure left by a legendary pirate on a small island in the kingdom, one valuable enough to throw all of Japan into disarray. After getting framed for a crime he didn't commit by a group of Satsuma samurai, Muta gets dragged into the vigorous, bloody struggle for the treasure...!!

A young man named Shi Quan lives alone, leading a simple and uneventful life. Unbeknownst to him, he is injected with a mysterious power that allows him to control his own blood. Yet, he has no knowledge of where this ability came from, nor any memory of his past. Though his memories are lost, fragments of his former life haunts him. An encounter with an alien named Monday begins to unravel the secrets of his past; an all-powerful corporation, a crumbling old-world order, strange extraterrestrial beings, and superpowered humans. On the stage of this new world, Shi Quan embarks on an unexpected adventure alongside his companions, seeking the truth behind his blood and the memories buried deep within.

Overall Story Summary "I've Fallen for the Demon Lord, You Uncouth Girl" follows the tumultuous relationship between spoiled noblewoman Phletia Dezley and the powerful Demon Lord Allentide, which begins when she accidentally summons him to escape an unwanted political marriage. Plot Development The story begins when Phletia's parents arrange her marriage to Grant Ballon to resolve their 90-billion debt. Desperate to avoid this fate, Phletia accepts the challenge to spend one night in her family's forbidden Spirit Cathedral, where she accidentally awakens her ancestral summoning abilities when attacked by vampire bats. Instead of a simple demon, she summons Allentide, the most powerful ruler of the demon realm.

Nanase, a university student, is forced by unavoidable circumstances to work as a temporary manager for hotshot actor Narita Banri. On the outside, Banri is an attractive, refreshing, and good-natured young man. However, behind the scenes, he is a mischievous and arrogant celebrity towards his management. Nanase and Banri clash heads every second they spend alone together, but they never forget to act cheerful and professional in public. Could there be any romantic feelings behind all their ruthless bickering?

"Is it because I'm a customer that you're so kind to me?" A mysterious cafe employee and a shy high school girl. A slightly adult, yearning, age-gap love story begins! Runo happens to walk into a cafe and meets a handsome young waiter who looks like he's stepped out of a shojo manga. After he helps her when her classmates are messing with her manga, and when she gets caught in the rain, he invites her to the cafe, and feelings for him begin to blossom...!? I want to know more about him...

I protected a slave girl from another world. She wants to do everything for me, but she doesn't understand when I tell her that there are no slaves in modern Japan. The common sense and concern for each other is confusing, but an embarrassing and fun life living together begins in this cross-cultural romantic comedy! But, for her, why does it have to be me?

High school girl Sayama Umi is placed in the care of the neighboring Hiroi family while her mother is away on a long business trip. The Hiroi household is home to Shoya, an eight-years-older figure she admires, and Umi's heart races at their long-awaited reunion. But the Shoya she encounters is completely different from the one in her memories... A faintly sparkling cohabitation story about meeting changed memories once more.

When people get transported into novels, they usually end up as noble ladies, even if they're villains. But I ended up as the final monster that the male lead must kill—the daughter of the Demon King."Here’s your favorite finger necklace, Princess!"Abduction and murder are the norm among demons. I can’t live with these creatures for 5,000 years! I just need to endure it, fulfill my role according to the original story, and move on to the next novel! Oh, God. How is this even possible? This isn’t some stray cat adoption; it’s like adopting the male lead! And the eight-year-old Kiel is saying some very ominous things.“Can I eat you?”"Well... I’ll raise you with care, so come kill the Demon King’s daughter later."

Let’s make a contract. We will live as a married couple for the next two years.” 1 billion if you get married, 1 billion if you divorce. In response to Han-gyeol's offer that she couldn't refuse, Eun-soo agreed to become a contract bride for two years. "I have a condition. You must not meet anyone else while you are married to me." I decide to go. However, the chairman, a.k.a. grandfather-in-law, suggested we live together in a big house… !! The vice president a.ka cousin and sister-in-law who also moved in with me...! What happens to me now..?!!

Rebecca and her little sister they lived each other house with no parents, her father got accident and her mother sick disease but as long as they're stick together no matter what happen. But 7 years ago Rebecca was not an ordinary person, she had a mysterious doing in her past life

Rooting for my dear owner's love!!!!! Pomeranians, raccoons, cats, beavers, dragons, ponies, hamsters, ring-tailed lemurs... So many cute animals! A 200% therapeutic, new take on the youth BL anthology scene! Cover by Kasukabe Akira [Included Stories] 1. Bibatto Koi Shite by Hanabusa Suuji 2. Kimi to Koisuru Sankakukei by Yamamoto Mato 3. Wanko to Ookami-kun no Love Letter by Shimajirou 4. BIG CAT LOVE by Sakumoto Ayu 5. Iwakuma-kun wa Nekomishiri by Kusege 6. Shiba to Omawari-san by Nihonmatsu Shino 7. Zootto Oshi! by Ichizen Hono 8. Aiken Beru wa Joubutsu Dekinai! by Yamaguchi Suguri 9. Wai no Mission by Hamasaki 10. Toto no Rival by Tanno Chikuwabu 11. Kawaii Kimi ni Pink no Hanabira - Written by Date Kiyo, Art by Sakurazaka Mai (Short Story) 12. TOBI'S TIME by JIN

Kaori Odakawa, a 43-year-old housewife, had lost her sense of purpose both at home and at work. One day, on her way home from work, she gets into a traffic accident—only to wake up in a Chinese-inspired fantasy world! Not only is she in a completely different body, but she’s somehow younger!? Overwhelmed by her new reality, Kaori is taken in by an elderly man named Hua Yuanhua, who saved her life. Wanting to repay his kindness, she decides to cook him a meal using the skills she honed over 15 years as a housewife. To her surprise, the simple, heartfelt flavors of her home cooking earn her a compliment she never heard in her past life: "Delicious." Moved by this, she makes up her mind—"I’ll cook plenty of dishes here!" Her dream? To open a diner in another world! A heartwarming reincarnation fantasy where the power of cooking brings a new beginning!

Isekai, reincarnation, romcom of a Yandere Prince × super insensitive villainess daughter! In a meeting with Prince Dylan, Belltier suddenly recalls her previous life and realizes that she has been reincarnated as the villainess in an otome game. In order to avoid the bad ending, just as she thought to distance herself from the Prince, she was chosen as his fiancee. "Do not let the prince have a sad childhood!” It's only 5 years until the lonely prince meets the heroine. She is a temporary fiance, but she decides to become a friend and support him until then. But as we get along smoothly, the skinship of the prince gets intense!? i love you so much. Not the heroine, but I have been doted on ──!!?

“I said… what if I take her place tonight?” Hearing the bold words from Hong Na-bin—whom he had always thought of as just a “tiny girl”—Kang Tae-ho was left speechless. It was a clear provocation. What was she thinking, standing so close, barely a handful in size? Still, she didn’t seem like the type to say something so reckless. “Stop talking nonsense and go home. Eat dinner.” He waved his hand dismissively, but instead, she took a step closer. “President, do you… not see me as a woman?”

After losing her family, Erine, the knight commander who lived by the sword, died at the age of 30 from a mysterious illness. However, she suddenly finds herself back at 18—before joining the knights—and gets a second chance at life! This time, she decides to live as an ordinary count’s daughter and cherish her family. But no matter how hard she tries, she can’t help showing her knightly nature—swiftly helping others and standing up for what’s right. Watching her, a genius magician named Flyne takes an interest in her, calling it his “Erine Observation,” and begins to follow her around— I know who you really are. You were the extraordinarily strong Knight Commander, weren’t you? Can the strongest knight find happiness as a noble lady this time?

In the sleepy countryside of Mythos, young Chloe trains as a priestess by day and secretly wins big money at cards by night. Her success captures the attention of Erald, a paladin of renowned looks and wealth, and he is convinced she has a magical gift that may be key to solving a murder from two years prior. While Chloe insists on being ordinary, the promise of riches beyond her imagination has her racing headlong into a tangled web of political intrigue...

Nicolah, a viscount’s daughter, possesses a striking beauty so androgynous and commanding that many mistake her for a handsome nobleman. She is admired by many—but as marriage candidates come calling for the sake of her family’s status, her very attractiveness becomes a hindrance, attracting jealousy, expectations, and complications. As she searches for a suitable match, a letter from the royal palace arrives, shaking her quiet ambition. What destiny awaits the noblewoman whose beauty is both a gift and a burden?

From MangaHelpers:In this world, there are people known as "Minimum Holders" who are capable of specific "small miracles." A government funded elite academy trains these Minimum Holders in order for them to reach their maximum potential and serve national interests. Once, a student, of great potential named Nice, dropped out. He started a private investigator team with an assistant named Hajime and seemed content solving cases for his clients (which often involve Minimum Holders). A top student of the academy, Murasaki, has been tasked with bringing Nice back. Murasaki bristles at the claim that Nice has a higher potential than he does, but he ends up involved in Nice's detective activities... [tethysdust]==========="Minimum" or "minor miracle"? special hereditary powers discovered only in an extremely limited number of humans. Those who possess such powers are known as "Minimum Holders."Partners Nice (Ryota Ohsaka) and Murasaki (Wataru Hatano) form a detective agency called "Hamatora" in Yokohama in 2014 ? but their "office" is a table at Cafe Nowhere where they and their friends wait for clients. An old acquaintance of theirs, a cop named Art (Hiroshi Kamiya), hires them for a serial murder case he is investigating, and they discover that the murder victims are all "Minimum Holders." As Minimum Holders themselves, Nice and Murasaki are drawn into this case, whether they like it or not.from ANN

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The model Lee Hwihyeon sadly suffers from erectile dysfunction and inexperience. One day, he meets the famous photographer Jeong Mi-eul. At first, she seems quiet and composed… but the moment the shoot begins, she transforms completely — like a predator hunting its prey, overwhelming Hwihyeon with her intensity. Maybe it’s the burning gaze wrapping around his entire body, but Hwihyeon feels a rising heat building deep inside him. Meanwhile, Mi-eul, whose hidden fetish awakens through the camera lens, continues the shoot in a state of pure, uncontrollable excitement... --- Extra Tags #WorkplaceRelationship #PhotographerAndModel #VirginMan #Voyeurism #ShortStory

Kanisuke Akigai is just your average high school student, but when a demi-human girl named Yuuko Mizuda (nicknamed Mizudako-chan) transfers into his class, his life is turned upside down! She’s cute, mysterious…and a little scary? The pressure is on as Kanisuke tries to understand his strange new classmate!

Commander Ying Yu, the Chief Commander of the federal empire, was cold, domineering and unapproachable - this was Gu Weilan's long-held impression of her superior. Until one day, during an interstellar battle, while tending to his wounds, the ship's medic Gu Weilan unexpectedly encountered a sudden bout of vulnerability. In that moment, the usually stern commander displayed succubus-like traits, his demeanor changing drastically - like a clingy puppy desperate for comfort and affection. What's with this sudden, adorable contrast?! I can't handle it!

The chosen ones called Kokura (己操羅), who are permitted to wield the divine weapons (神機), seek to eliminate other divine weapons to fulfill their respective wishes. In Tokyo, the convergence point of dragon veins that draw out divine power, the desires and ambitions of gods and humans intersect as the battle to determine the final divine weapon and Kokura begins. In such futile warfare, what do these young boys and girls burn their lives for?

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Yoojin is bad boyfriend material. It's partially because he never takes anything seriously, but it's also because he's never had a great time in bed with anyone. After being publicly dumped, he's approached by Hyeonsoo, an old high school classmate who also happens to be Yoojin's first love. After a round of drinks, they spend a heated night together that might have been a great time, but Yoojin remembers none of it. Torn between denial and desire, Yoojin has to decide whether he's serious about Hyeonsoo... which would be a lot easier if they could ever have a proper conversation.