After the graduation ceremony ends and the library falls quiet once again, Solange reflects on the eventful term that has just concluded—and the many special memories she has made along the way.

This new side series explores Rozemyne’s time at the Royal Academy from a variety of new perspectives! In this particular volume, there are stories from the first-year archduke candidates Wilfried, Hannelore, and Ortwin, Rozemyne’s retainers, other Ehrenfest students, and even dormitory supervisors. Events previously untold come to life in these pages!

Delve back into Rozemyne’s first year in this recollective volume of your favorite biblio-fantasy, comprising eighteen short stories in total. Also includes four-panel manga by You Shiina!

This new side series explores Rozemyne’s time at the Royal Academy from a variety of new perspectives. Delve back into her first year with eighteen short stories in total, including tales from Hannelore, Ortwin, and even dormitory supervisors!

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Royal Academy Stories - First Year

Twenty-year-old former wage slave Yuki Tanaka now works among her idols: the streamers of Live-On, one of Japan’s top VTuber companies. As the gorgeous, polite Awayuki Kokorone, she delivers only the most ladylike content. Unfortunately, her subscriber count and savings are at rock bottom. One evening, after Yuki thinks she’s ended her stream, she cracks a few cold ones—and more than a few crude jokes—while watching Live-On’s video archives. But her viewers hear it all, and clips of her bawdy, drunken commentary go viral overnight. Yuki thinks her career is over...until her manager reveals that everyone at Live-On has been waiting for her to snap all along and gives her free rein to drink on-stream. Now free of all feigned purity, she jumps right into her new “rowdy drunk” character and is welcomed into the fold by her fellow Live-On VTubers, who turn out to be just as crazy as she is! With her views and finances skyrocketing, Yuki’s work—for the first time in her life—is actually fun!

Failing VTuber Yuki Tanaka leaves her stream on while drinking and clips of her wild comments go viral. Amazingly, her manager lets Yuki keep getting wasted on-stream, and she has a blast with her reinvented streaming persona and wacky colleagues!

VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream

Tired of ceaseless war destroying humans, spirits, and demons alike, the Demon King of Tyranny, Anos Voldigoad, reincarnates to restore peace. Two thousand years have passed...but who could have known that his descendants’ complacency would cause magic to regress so much? After receiving an invitation to the illustrious Demon King Academy, a school tasked with locating the reincarnated founding ancestor, Anos resolves to enroll, only to discover that his magic is off the charts—literally! With power too great to be measured, the former Demon King is branded a misfit. How will he convince demonkind that the school’s founder stands before them? Thus begins a misfit’s climb to the top of the demon hierarchy!

Tired of war, the Demon King of Tyranny reincarnates to restore peace. After two thousand years, Anos Voldigoad returns. He enrolls at Demon King Academy, but with power too great to be measured, how will he prove that the founder stands before them?

The Misfit of Demon King Academy

Three years ago, dungeons suddenly appeared on Earth after an experiment in Area 51 went awry. Now everyone—from average citizens to soldiers—explores these monster-filled labyrinths in search of wealth, power, and magic.

Keigo Yoshimura is an office worker with no sense of adventure, who dreams of quitting his job to live the easy life. While out on a business call, he stumbles on the birth of a new dungeon and accidentally gains a magical skill that turns subterranean exploration into an RPG. Things spiral out of control and Keigo winds up as the world’s top explorer. 

With help from Azusa Miyoshi, his mathematically gifted colleague and new business partner in dungeon diving, he might be able to turn the status screens he sees into piles of cash. Unfortunately, Keigo ends up under the scrutiny of the military, government agencies, and even more sinister forces. What happened to his dream of taking it easy?!

Three years have passed since dungeons appeared on Earth. After accidentally gaining a skill that turns dungeon diving into an RPG, office worker Keigo becomes the world’s top explorer. Can he turn status screens into piles of cash and quit his job?

D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared

Tadashi Tanaka is a typical office worker whose life comes to an abrupt end at the age of forty-one due to cancer. But instead of going to heaven, he finds himself in a world resembling medieval Europe. Much like the Middle Ages, there are no modern conveniences, people eat with their hands, and pigs roam free in the streets. Worst of all, wars between nations are an everyday occurrence.

Now, Tadashi Tanaka must live his second life as Varian de Lioncourt. Can an ordinary office worker survive in this cruel world?

Varian’s rise to power begins here!

When office slave Tadashi Tanaka dies of cancer, he finds himself reincarnated in a violent world resembling medieval Europe. Now living as Varian de Lioncourt, he must being his life anew!

The Saga of Lioncourt

When the civilizations of yesteryear fade from memory and become fanciful fantasy, the only evidence of their existence...are books.

Ash, a young boy living in a remote farming village, holds a secret—he possesses memories of a distant and more bountiful past life. Days of toiling in the fields have given rise to a burning desire: to bring more enjoyment to the everyday doldrum of his dreary present day!

And while books may be the answer, Ash...can’t actually read! But where there is a will, there is a way. Join Ash as he battles illiteracy and sets his sights on a better life!

Ash, a young boy from a remote farming village, holds memories of a previous, more bountiful life. Determined to improve his current life, he dives into the world of books, eager to uncover the secrets of yesteryear.

Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village

Kaoru Terasaki is a gamer who’s into MMORPGs, and he’s finally meeting up with someone he’s been friends with in-game for a long while—this time, offline and in person. He’s worried that his friend will be disappointed to see Kaoru is a guy, unlike his female character in the game. But he’s the one who’s in for a surprise when, instead of another guy, his friend turns out to be a cute girl, Nanami Osaka. On top of that, Nanami told her parents that she would be bringing a friend over—a female friend. Even worse, Nanami’s dad is the super overprotective type who won’t allow any guys near his daughter. There’s only one solution to this dilemma: Kaoru has to cross-dress as a girl! Will Kaoru’s efforts pay off in the end?! Will Kaoru and Nanami remain just friends, or will their time together IRL change everything? Follow their romantic-comedy adventures to find out!

Kaoru and Nanami are two online friends meeting IRL, and they just found out their friend wasn’t the gender they expected! On top of that, if Kaoru wants to hang out with Nanami, he’ll have to sneak past her overprotective dad...by cross-dressing!

Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie!

Kazuyoshi Ishii, the founder of the martial arts organization K-1, had been sent to prison for tax evasion. After serving his sentence, he exits Shizuoka Prison only to be immediately killed by a speeding truck and reincarnated in the body of Kei Ichinose—a comatose high school girl?! Twenty years since the genesis of K-1, the MMA world’s problem solver now inhabits the body of a schoolgirl and comes to grips with the karate he left behind in this story of youthful spirit and determination.

The founder of K-1, Kazuyoshi Ishii, leaves Shizuoka Prison only to be struck down by a truck and reincarnated in the body...of a comatose high school girl?! Can he use this new body to make amends with the karate he besmirched?

Doll-Kara

Alec, an A-rank adventurer, meets Shiori, a woman with the mysterious appellation “housekeeping mage.” She has so little magical power that she’s useless as a combat mage, but to make up for it, she uses her magic to take care of all the daily chores of an expedition, like washing and cooking, single-handedly.

As Alec adventures with Shiori, her novel use of magic provides a warm bath and delicious food...in other words, an environment much too comfortable to be called “camping”!

He’s completely taken with her, but she has a certain secret...

Alec, an A-rank adventurer, meets Shiori, a woman who uses her magic to take care of all the daily chores of an expedition, like washing and cooking, single-handedly. He’s completely taken with her, but she has a certain secret...

Housekeeping Mage from Another World: Making Your Adventures Feel Like Home!

"Hi, I’m Hiiragi Utena. I’m a normal magical-girl-loving middle school girl—or at least I was, but then some talking mascot showed up out of the blue and cast a spell on me! Now’s my chance to join my beloved magical girls as...a villain? Hang on, something’s wrong with my outfit! This can’t be happening!

Watch this shy magical-girl fan transform into a sadistic dominatrix! When good and evil collide, who will be the one to submit?!"

I’m Hiiragi Utena, a normal magical-girl-loving middle school girl—or at least I was, but then some talking mascot cast a spell on me! Now’s my chance to join my beloved magical girls as...a villain? This can’t be happening!

Gushing over Magical Girls

“Hey! I’m an evil god, but I’m not actually evil!”

Those were the first words I heard in the afterlife.

My name’s Naofumi Kamiya, and my entire class died in a tragic bus accident. The god told my classmates that he would transport all of us to a dangerous new world, but he created skills for us on request, so maybe he was actually a good god?

That’s what I thought at first, anyway. But when it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! I feel bad for my classmates who thought that gimmicky skills would make them invincible. I mean, the god did warn them that there were no cheat skills! Oh well.

As for myself, I’m enjoying my life with my childhood friends, putting safety first and staying out of trouble. After all, this world might seem like a game, but it’s not. It’s reality.

After an entire class dies in a tragic bus accident, an evil god reincarnates them in a dangerous new world and arms them with powerful skills—but there’s a catch: All of the skills come with an unexpected twist...and some of them are deadly!

To Another World... with Land Mines!

Eizo is a middle-aged, overworked software engineer who loves cats. One night after working late, he saves an injured cat from a speeding truck. The cat survives, but Eizo does not... Luckily, that cat turns out to be a god-like being who offers him a second chance in another world! Eizo decides that he wants a slower life, one where he can live off the things he creates with his own hands. So, why not become a blacksmith? He does have one other stipulation: a cat companion for his quiet life. These requests are granted, and Eizo is whisked away to a new world and imbued with blacksmithing knowledge. He soon finds out that his abilities are above average—in fact, his new skills are so overpowered that they’re like cheats. On top of that, his cat companion turns out to be a half-tiger girl! Eizo’s blades soon garner attention, and he realizes that he can turn the tides of battle with his forge and hammer. With so much commotion in store, will Eizo truly be able to enjoy a quiet life?

After saving an injured cat, middle-aged, overworked programmer Eizo is rewarded with a quiet life as a blacksmith in another world. His newfound skills turn out to be god-tier, and the weapons he makes are strong enough to turn the tides of war.

My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World

Ah, high school. Is there any better place to start fresh after a horrible middle school relationship? Nope! Not unless your ex ends up at the same school as you and is now your stepsibling. What was supposed to be a sanctuary of peace where I could avoid ever seeing her again has become a living nightmare! Everywhere I look, I see her—in my house, in my school, in my class. There's no escape! She even claims that she’s the older sibling. Like hell she is!

But I won't lose to her. After all, I'm the older brother in this new family situation. That’s right, we’re family now. No matter how much we may have thought we loved each other before, we saw one another’s true colors and realized we weren’t meant for each other. That’s why even though we may keep up a buddy-buddy sibling act for the sake of our parents, things will never go back to the way they used to be.

In what can only be called a folly of youth, I had a girlfriend towards the end of middle school. Thank god we broke up! There’s no girl nastier than her. I never want to see her again! Wait, who’s that with my stepmom?! Oh god, it’s her!

My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex

A long, long time ago, in the era of legends, there was a knight known as Sir Sid the Barbarian who pledged his sword to the Holy King Arthur. Unparalleled in strength, he was the greatest magical knight of his time, but also a disgrace to the name of chivalry. His evil deeds were countless, and eventually he met his end at the hands of his own king...or so the story goes. Now a thousand years have passed, and Sid is summoned from his eternal slumber by Alvin, a descendant of Arthur and a prince who knows the truth about Sir Sid the Lightning Knight. Honoring his ancient pact, Sid rises from the grave to help Alvin save the kingdom from impending peril and become the new instructor to Alvin’s class of fellow aspiring knights. As danger lurks in the shadows, Sid must train this class of underdogs to rely on more than just their magical fairy swords and teach them the old ways of the magic knights.

A thousand years ago the infamous knight, Sid Blitze, was slain by the holy king, Arthur. Now, Arthur’s descendant, Alvin, has awakened Sid from his eternal slumber and asks him to become an instructor at his academy for magical knights!

Magic Knight of the Old Ways

The world is in peril. Legends live, fairy tales walk, and fantasies become reality, threatening to
turn Earth into a waking nightmare. When the flames of war reach Japan’s shores, the vestiges
of a shattered nation fail to protect what remains of its people against an unknown enemy, and
all seems lost. Those left behind and those that failed to flee now live in scattered communities
among the remnants of a better time.

Yu Ichinose is just another survivor, a quiet, scrawny middle-schooler trying to get by. That is,
until he finds his fate bound to a mysterious, elvish girl who seems to hold the key to hope. Now,
the time has come to stand and take up the sword against sorcery. To become the hero who
saves the world.

The time has come to awaken the Asura Frame.

Japan has fallen apart and unknown enemies from a world of fantasy and magic threaten to
eradicate Earth. It’s now up to Yu Ichinose and a mysterious elf girl to be the nation’s last hope.

Fantasy Inbound

There are all sorts of Professions in this world, from Magician to Fencer, from the lowly Beast Tamer to the mighty Hero. Every adult has their own, which they can never change as long as they live. Kanata Aldezia is an icy and mysterious beauty, a fighter, and a genius without peer. Today is her Selection Ceremony: the day when a child must decide their Profession from those chosen for them by the gods. Everyone is eager to see what Profession Kanata will choose. There is even speculation that she will be the one chosen as Saint, destined to lead the Holy Church.

But Kanata has a secret. There is something she must obtain at any cost. Something more precious to her than her own life—her quest for the fluff! Kanata loves fluffy fluffy critters more than anything, and would go to any lengths to pet their soft fluffy fur. Saint? No! She’s just a passing Beast Tamer!

It’s the day of Kanata’s Selection Ceremony, when her Profession will finally be chosen. Kanata at fifteen is a prodigy who already excels at every skill. Many hope she will become a Saint and lead the Church, but Kanata herself has fluffier plans.

Saint? No! I'm Just a Passing Beast Tamer!

Serephione Granzeus is your average three-year-old girl...or so she thinks, until she meets Lou, the super-fluffy Holy Guardian White Tiger. Memories of her past life as a Japanese businesswoman come flooding back to her, and she realizes she’s part of a fantasy book she read before, but as the villainess. Yet her past life isn’t all that she remembers; she can recall her life as the original Serephione, and her sadness, and her pain...

After making a contract with Lou, she comes up with a plan to change the plot and avoid the villainess’s dark fate: become an adventurer and avoid everyone from the book! But the more she diverges from the plot, the more unpredictable the other characters become. How will she keep everyone from learning her secrets and spoiling her plans?

When Serephione meets the holy tiger Lou, she regains memories of her past life, learning she’s been reborn as the villainess of a fantasy book! She plans to be an adventurer to avoid her dark fate, but what happens when she diverges from the plot?

Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to Be an Adventurer!

Get ready for a high-energy prison comedy!
 
Prince Elliott is engaged to Rachel, the daughter of a duke, but he has his eyes set on someone else. He decides to break off their engagement by accusing Rachel of a crime she didn't commit and throwing her in prison. Little does he know, Rachel has already heard about his plans...and she is thrilled!  To her, prison sounds like a fun vacation with no lessons and no annoying servants. She is more than ready to laze about and live the slow life! 

Surrounded by all the comforts she could want, Rachel thoroughly enjoys everything the dungeon has to offer while tormenting the prince however she pleases! Her free and merry prison life is just beginning!

Prince Elliott accuses his fiancée Rachel of a crime she didn’t commit and throws her in prison. Little does he know, Rachel has already heard about his plans...and she is thrilled! Rachel can’t wait to laze about and live the slow prison life!

Prison Life is Easy for a Villainess

Andou Jurai is a second-year highschooler with the mind of an eighth-grade edgelord. His self-indulgent fantasies and over the top antics make him a constant pain in the neck for his friends in the literary club...until, that is, they all suddenly awaken to spectacular supernatural powers! Their godlike abilities include stopping time, manipulating the elements, creating matter from nothing, subverting the very laws of reality, and...producing black fire that doesn’t burn. (Some superpowers are more godlike than others.)

Andou’s read enough comics to know what comes next: it’s only a matter of time before they’ll be dragged into life-or-death battles with the fate of the world itself at stake! The world, however, disagrees. There are no villains, no battles, no earth-shattering disasters—nothing whatsoever. Half a year later, the literary club finds themselves confronting a new question: what do you do with supernatural powers when your day to day life is as commonplace as ever?

One day, Andou Jurai and his friends awakened to spectacular superpowers! Life-or-death supernatural battles seemed inevitable...but then, nothing else happened. What do you do with supernatural powers when your life is as commonplace as ever?

When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace

Shiori is an average Japanese office worker who was suddenly teleported to another world. Four years later, she’s managed to carve out a niche for herself—as a housekeeping mage.

Alec is an A-rank adventurer, just returned from a long-term assignment. When his friend Zack, the local Guild Master, tempts him into going on a manticore hunt by promising to bring in a mage with special skills, what Alec finds is the last thing he could have expected.

On the outside, the two couldn’t be more different. Yet deep in their hearts, they each yearn for the same thing: a place to belong. In the face of old wounds, their dark pasts, and the everyday challenges any adventurer must overcome, will they find the courage to risk being hurt again?

Shiori has carved out a life for herself as a housekeeping mage. Alec is an A-rank adventurer who is more than he seems. Both yearn for a place to belong, but will the scars of their pasts and the challenges of the present allow them to find it?

After failing the final exam for his dream job at the royal court, promising young sorcerer Allen wants nothing more than to retreat to a simple life in the countryside. Unfortunately for him, he can’t even afford the train fare! His only solution is to get a job, but his one lead is anything but modest—Duke Howard, one of the kingdom’s most powerful nobles, needs a private tutor for his daughter Tina.
 
Despite her academic brilliance, Tina is incapable of casting even a single spell. To make matters worse, entrance exams for the prestigious Royal Academy are fast approaching, and magical aptitude is mandatory! Can Allen use his unique brand of spellcasting to help Tina overcome her magical impairment, a mystery that not even the kingdom’s finest sorcerers have been able to solve? And does her father, the duke, even want him to?

After failing the final exam for his dream job at the royal court, promising young sorcerer Allen finds himself roped into tutoring Lady Tina Howard, the magically impaired daughter of one of the kingdom’s most powerful nobles.

Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter

Makoto Takatsuki is a normal high school student and a hardcore RPG player. However, “normal” goes out the window when his whole class is involved in a bus crash and whisked away to another world! Powerful gods rule this strange new land of magic and monsters, and every newcomer is blessed with strong stats and unique skills. Well, not quite. Makoto’s stats turn out to be pathetic, and his skills are super weak compared to his classmates’...he’s even stuck as an apprentice mage. Worse still, he’s given only ten years to live! 
Luckily, Makoto soon meets a minor goddess named Noah, who appears in Makoto’s dreams and asks him to become her first believer. With the help of Noah's blessings and a divine weapon, Makoto seeks to become strong enough to rescue his goddess from the dungeon where she’s been trapped. By training hard and using his weak skills in unorthodox ways, Makoto proves that, even when playing on hardcore difficulty, an RPG player always makes it to the end!

Hardcore RPG player Makoto Takatsuki is transported to another world and given new abilities—unfortunately, his skills and stats are pathetic... Alongside a cute goddess with zero believers, Makoto begins his life as an adventurer on hard mode!

Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers

The world he woke up in is long dead, dusted in ashen powder, and yet Keisuke still sees splashes of color as he travels through it. For the longest time, he’s wandered alone across the deserted landscape, clinging to the hope that something—or someone—might be out there in the emptiness. When he finally stumbles across that someone, even more threads of color start to seep into the ashen world around them.

This time, when Keisuke sets off down the road, someone sits beside him in the passenger seat. The first acquaintance he’s ever made here, his first companion in this barren world. They’re both traveling in search of something, and after searching alone for so long, maybe they’ll have better luck working together?

Their only lead is a witch who can answer any question—for a price. What will the two ask her, and what will she be able to tell them? More importantly, what will it cost them, and will they be willing to pay the price?

The world he woke up in is long dead, dusted in ashen powder, and yet Keisuke still sees splashes of color as he travels through it. Deserted as this world may seem, might he be able to find something out there in the emptiness?

Goodbye Otherworld, See You Tomorrow

One day, Crown Prince Sieg hears the Voices of the Gods out of the blue. Apparently, his fiancée Lieselotte is a “tsun de rais” villainess destined to meet her demise...and her sharp tongue is just a way of covering up her embarrassment. The prince can hardly contain himself after discovering Lieselotte's adorable hidden side. Little does he know, the heavenly beings that bestowed this knowledge unto him are actually high schoolers! Can he use their divine prophecy (let’s play commentary) to save his betrothed and avoid a Bad End?!

The Voices of the Gods inform Prince Sieg that his fiancée Lieselotte is a “tsun de rais” doomed to a Bad End. Wholly unaware that these deities are just high schoolers, can he use their divine warnings to save his adorably sharp-tongued betrothed?!

Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte

“‘Level up even while offline’?! That’s not a game on ‘easy mode’—that’s just an AFK game!”

The online game Yamada Kenichi had been playing religiously is shutting down its servers, leaving him with a void in his heart. He looks for a new game to fill it, but everything he finds is way too easy. The kind of game he likes—the kind punishing enough to make players want to spend thousands of hours on it—just isn’t around anymore.

“What’s this? ‘You are invited to a game that will never end.’”

Kenichi stumbles upon an untitled game, one promising incomparable challenge with unprecedented potential. Without hesitation, he selects the “Hell Mode” difficulty. Lo and behold, he finds himself reincarnated in another world as a serf!

Now called Allen, he sets out to unlock the secrets of his mystery-laden Summoner class; without the convenience of walkthroughs, game guides, or online forums, he must grope his way to the top of his new world!

While searching for a game hardcore enough to satisfy him, Yamada Kenichi stumbles upon one boasting a grueling “Hell Mode.” Thinking he’s up to the challenge, Kenichi's in for a shock when he finds himself reincarnated in another world—as a serf!

Hell Mode

After dying of overwork in Japan, Dahlia is reborn into a world filled with magic. Raised by a master of magical toolmaking, she develops a passion for the craft and becomes engaged to her father’s apprentice. Before her father can see her wed, however, he suddenly passes away. As if this weren’t enough, on the day before their wedding, her fiancé announces that he’s in love—but not with her!

Dahlia finally realizes she needs to live for herself. She vows to be her own woman from now on and devote herself to her craft, even if it’s not quite the quiet life she was hoping for! From a chance encounter with a knight to starting her own company, there are challenges aplenty on the horizon. But this young craftswoman is no longer a shrinking violet—she’s Dahlia, and she’s ready to bloom.

When her two-year engagement comes to an abrupt end, magical toolmaker Dahlia realizes it’s time to start living for herself. She turns her back on romance to pursue her beloved craft, only to discover it’s not the quiet life she expected!

Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools

“Daddy!”

The dragon blinked as the wee little human called out to him. Him? Her “Daddy”?

Powerful enough to have been venerated by humankind, yet warmhearted and even a tad ditzy, the dragon soon finds himself raising and doting on the precocious Olivia as if she really were his daughter in this touching tale. The toddler may be impossibly cute now, but just you wait—she’s a curious child and she’s growing up real fast. You can bet that one day, she’ll be the strongest human there is!

But first, how will he handle little Olivia receiving an acceptance letter to a human school?

A warmhearted (if ditzy) dragon, mega-powerful and once venerated by humankind, finds himself as the “daddy” of a precocious human girl in this touching tale. But just how quickly will Olivia grow up, and how strong will this little learner become?

Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness

The life of an adventurer isn’t always a glamorous one. Belgrieve finds this out the hard way when a deadly encounter robs him of his leg and the ability to pursue his dreams not long after setting off for fame and fortune. But fate isn’t finished with this retired adventurer! While gathering herbs in the wilderness, he discovers an abandoned baby girl and names her Angeline after deciding to raise her as his own. Angeline grows up to become a top-tier adventurer in her own right, yet after venturing out into the world and making a name for herself, fame, fortune, and power hold no allure for the accomplished S-rank adventurer: her heartfelt wish is for nothing more than to see her father again.

After being maimed and forced into early retirement, the adventurer Belgrieve finds a baby girl in the wilderness and raises her as his own. His new ward, Angeline, soon becomes a legend in her own right but remains a daddy’s girl at heart.

My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer

From his deathbed, Hero-King Inglis, the divine knight and master of all he surveys, gazes down on the empire he built with his mighty hand. Having devoted his life to statecraft and his subjects’ well-being, his one unfulfilled wish is to live again, for himself this time: a warrior’s life he’d devoted himself to before his rise to power.

His patron goddess, Alistia, hears his plea and smiles upon him, flinging his soul into the far future. Goddesses work in mysterious ways—not only is Inglis now the daughter of a minor noble family, but at her first coming-of-age ceremony at 6, she’s found ineligible to begin her knighthood!

However, for a lady of Inglis’s ambition, this is less a setback and more the challenge she was (re)born to overcome. “It’s not the blood that runs through your veins that makes a knight; it’s the blood you shed on the battlefield!” The curtain rises on the legend of an extraordinary lady squire reborn to master the blade!

Hero-King Inglis's last wish is to live again as a warrior. Though when he awakens, he realizes he's been reborn as a girl to a noble family! Even when rejected from the knighthood, she sets out to be the most extraordinary squire there ever was.

Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀

Awaking to absolute chaos and carnage while on a school trip, Yogiri Takatou discovers that everyone in his class has been transported to another world! He had somehow managed to sleep through the entire ordeal himself, missing out on the Gift — powers bestowed upon the others by a mysterious Sage who appeared to transport them. Even worse, he and another classmate were ruthlessly abandoned by their friends, left as bait to distract a nearby dragon. Although not terribly bothered by the thought of dying, he reluctantly decides to protect his lone companion. After all, a lowly Level 1000 monster doesn't stand a chance against his secret power to invoke Instant Death with a single thought! If he can stay awake long enough to bother using it, that is...

Awaking to chaos and carnage on a school trip, Yogiri finds that his class has been transported to another world. The fact he was left behind as dragon bait might have been disastrous...if he didn't happen to have the power of Instant Death, that is!

My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! —AΩ—

After an accident, a modern careerist is reborn as Princess Rosemary Von Velfalt. She soon realizes that her new life is identical to that of a rival character in an otome game that she’d once played to “100%” completion. Luxury and magic abound in the Kingdom of Nevel, alongside a collection of attractive men. However, beneath the suitors' dazzling faces lie awful personalities: masochists, necrophiles, and perverts, oh my! But it’s not all bad news—the side characters are perfect, and Rosemary has fallen for the captain of the royal guard. Since the game offers no true route to happiness, Rosemary decides to forge her own path; to avoid marriage with the suitors, she'll have to skip their story routes and fix their deviance. She’ll navigate palace and marriage politics, kidnappings, and the threat of war, all while contending with a world that’s drifting further from the game she remembers. “100%” game completion isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—sometimes, “0%” is the route to a dream life!

Reborn into an otome game, Princess Rosemary seeks a fairy-tale ending. There’s just one problem: she’s surrounded by necrophiles, masochists, and perverts! By skipping story routes, she hopes to dodge the suitors and win over her beloved knight.

The Reincarnated Princess Spends Another Day Skipping Story Routes

Commissioned in death to save a world in peril, a tabletop RPG fanatic is reborn as a humble farm boy with the rulebook for the universe at his fingertips! Young Erich’s quest for an invincible character build will require more than his decades as a number-crunching munchkin, though. Even with power-leveled skills, feudal life is no cakewalk—especially when you keep drawing more attention than you can handle…

Can Erich adapt to his strange new world before his worst impulses take the campaign of a lifetime completely off the rails? Let the dice fall where they may!

Commissioned in death to save an imperiled world, a tabletop RPG fanatic is reborn as a humble farm boy with the universe’s rulebook at his fingertips! Can decades of optimizing character sheets prepare young Erich for the campaign of a lifetime?

Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World

The Magical Kingdom of Klyrode summons hundreds of heroes from other worlds every year to fight in their war against the Dark One and his army of powerful demons. Banaza is one of those heroes, summoned from the Royal Capital Paluma, but something’s not right—Banaza is only an average merchant. He has no magic, no fighting ability, and his stats are abysmal. Worse, a mishap leaves him unable to return home! Rejected as a hero and stranded in another world, abandoned to the far reaches of the kingdom by a cruel king who just wants him gone, Banaza’s fate looks pretty bleak. But what will happen once the failed hero candidate finds himself with super cheat powers once he hits level two?

When Banaza was summoned as one of the many heroes sent to fight the dark one, he was immediately rejected for lack of power. Worse, he can’t return home! But something strange happens when he hits level two...he suddenly has super cheat powers!

Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers

The Law of Justice Online, also known as LJO, is the hottest new VRMMORPG of the season, and office worker Yuta Sasaki is one of the lucky few granted access to the official launch. After some careful research, Yuta is chomping at the bit to start his virtual life as a Tamer, a class that harnesses the powers of wild monsters. Luckily, upon building his character, Yuta manages to land not only his chosen class, but a heap of bonuses to boot! He soon finds, however, that his abilities are not all they're cracked up to be, and that the talents of the rare first monster he is granted lie not in combat...but gardening! Already well behind the other adventurers, and facing a long and slow progression path ahead of him, Yuta is left with two choices—start over from scratch, or make the best of what he has been given. For Yuta the choice is obvious: When life gives you manure...start up a farm!

When Yuta Sasaki finds himself saddled with the weakest class available in The Law of Justice Online—the latest and greatest new MMO—he decides to dive headfirst into his virtual life...as a farmer?! Can slow and steady really win this race?

A Late-Start Tamer’s Laid-Back Life

When a comet struck Earth, Matthew Drax found himself sent 500 years into the future - only to find civilization in ruins. In a world filled with barbarians, hostile mutants, and lost technology, Drax and co. cross the globe in search of adventure. Having recently saved the world by restoring the moon from its falling orbit, an accident in proceedings causes pockets of parallel worlds to dot the globe. What new dangers await Matt and his travelling companion, the telepathic warrior queen Aruula, as they cross these strange gaps in time and space?

Having saved the world from an alien threat, Matthew Drax and his friends set off on new adventures - but now pockets of parallel worlds dot the globe. Can Drax and co. survive crossing from their own postapocalyptic time across others?

Maddrax

Fresh from our "Invaders of the Rokujouma!?" Kickstarter, we have 13 newly written stories requested by fans for the fans! Enjoy these more in-depth insights into your favorite characters from the series!

Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Kickstarter Backer Stories

Qatora was once a valiant knight of the Razanate Empire who gave her life to protect a young imperial noble. The tragedy cast her into the primordial Light of Origin, which not only revealed to her a dangerous secret... but also reincarnated her! She now lives as Lyse Winslette, the humble daughter of a poor baron in a neighboring country, who is doing everything in her power to keep her distance from the empire because of the forbidden knowledge she possesses.

Lyse thus works her days away at the royal palace of Olwen as a lady-in-waiting. And she’s rightfully mortified when she’s chosen to attend the visiting Razanate emperor. Little does she know that she’s about to learn another state secret that’s going to land her... an engagement to an imperial knight?! She’ll have to use all her skills—from this life and her last—to get out of this mess. Yet what is this strange feeling when she touches her fiancé’s hand? Just who is Sidis, and what secrets is HE keeping?

After being reincarnated with forbidden knowledge about the Razanate Empire, Lyse swore to keep her distance from all things imperial. Little does she know, however, a surprise engagement with a Razanate knight is about to change her life yet again.

The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting Is Wanted as a Bride

Astrid von Oldenburg is no ordinary four-year-old. She’s a child prodigy with a passion for military technology who now finds herself reincarnated in the world of an otome game she played during her past life. But not as the heroine! As the game’s villainess, she's born with wealth, power, and a fearsome talent for magic. The only problem is that every route leads to her inevitable destruction. Or does it? What if averting her destruction was a simple matter of amassing enough firepower to annihilate anyone who dared even attempt to bring her down?! In a bid to resist fate, the young villainess embarks on the reproduction of all of her favorite weaponry. Whatever it takes, Astrid’s determined to blow away her bad ends with superior firepower!

Astrid von Oldenburg has been reborn as an otome game villainess, and all routes lead to her destruction. But what if she can create modern weapons using magic and her passion for military technology? She’ll crush her fate with superior firepower!

Villainess: Reloaded! Blowing Away Bad Ends with Modern Weapons

Amid crises in politics, climate change, terrorism, and more, humanity’s limited remaining hope lies in science and an increasingly decrepit space program. When a key moon base goes dark, it’s up to chief astronaut Perry Rhodan and his crew to mount a rescue operation - or so the story goes in the press. The truth about Rhodan’s mission, however, is a deeper, greater secret than the public can imagine, and the aftermath of what Rhodan finds will change Earth - if not the entire  universe - forever... if there's still an Earth for him to come home to.

When a key moon base goes dark, it’s up to astronaut Perry Rhodan and his crew to mount a rescue - or so they say in the press. The truth of Rhodan’s mission, though, is top secret, and what he discovers will change the universe forever.

Perry Rhodan NEO

If I’m going to find a girlfriend, she has to be an otaku. She’ll be beautiful, innocent, with long black hair, and she’ll like all the stuff that I like!

Kokoro Nishina, the girl I’m living with, is the exact opposite of that. So why did I promise that I’d turn that flashy, extroverted gyaru into the ideal otaku girlfriend?!

Sadly, I know just how it feels to need a little self-improvement to find the perfect date... and there’s no way a girl like that will tell her friends that she’s actually a closet fujoshi. But I’ll teach her—then maybe she can teach me too! With my expertise, she’ll definitely become an otaku’s dream girl!

If I find a girlfriend, she has to be an otaku. Not some flashy, extroverted gyaru! How am I supposed to turn Kokoro Nishina into the ideal otaku girlfriend?! She’s not my type at all, but maybe she can help me—if I can survive her living with me!

Guide to the Perfect Otaku Girlfriend: Roomies and Romance

Then: Kunugi Kou waged bloody warfare as a hero in another world. Now: He’s a perfectly average high-schooler with a perfectly exceptional best friend: Ayase Kaito. The living incarnation of every cheesy romcom protagonist ever written, Kaito’s charming personality and looks that could kill have earned himself the harem of quirky beauties that every protagonist deserves—and Kou is dead-set on supporting him from the shadows as the ultimate wingman extra! And it’s all going great—that is, until a wrench is thrown into the works in the form of another romcom staple: the protagonist’s little sister, Ayase Hikari, who meets Kou under the most outlandish of circumstances possible. Even worse, it kinda sorta just maybe seems like she might have a thing for him? Now it’s up to the world’s most “extra” extra to crawl his way back into the obscurity he longs for!

Kunugi Kou was once a hero in another world, but now he’s just an extra in his best friend’s romantic comedy—that is, until a chance encounter with the protagonist’s sister propels Kou into a limelight he never wanted!

The Sidekick Never Gets the Girl, Let Alone the Protag’s Sister!

When Jessica gets a job writing for the London City Observer, she expects a demanding editor to be the biggest threat to her career. Instead, she finds herself caught up with ghosts, curses, and premonitions lurking behind every corner. Can Jessica, along with her trusty cameraman Jim, find the truth behind the story - and do it before her deadline?

When Jessica gets a job at the London City Observer, she expects a demanding editor to be her biggest threat. Instead, she finds herself caught up with ghosts and premonitions lurking behind every corner. Can she find the truth before her deadline?

Jessica Bannister

1977 is a strange year. Things beyond human understanding have begun to surface, threatening the peace and leaving behind an endless trail of blood. When such incidents arise, it is down to Scotland Yard’s Special Division and their Demon Hunter in residence, John Sinclair, to set things right. But Sinclair is haunted by demons of his own, ones which rival the dark forces attacking innocents around him. Can he conquer one to vanquish the other?

Strange things are afoot. When things beyond human understanding surface, threatening the peace and leaving behind an endless trail of blood. When such incidents arise, Scotland Yard’s Demon Hunter in residence, John Sinclair, is on the case.

John Sinclair: Demon Hunter

In the popular anime Shuya Marionette, there is a character whom everyone looks upon with scorn: the so-called “Piggy Duke,” third son of Duke Denning and a student of Kirsch Mage Institute. This can only spell doom for the current Slowe Denning, who knows he’s been reincarnated into the world of that anime as said villain!

There is a ray of hope, however. If he uses his in-depth knowledge of the anime and his unparalleled power as a master of all the elements, surely Slowe can gain popularity with his peers and change his fate! Perhaps this time, he can make the one small wish that never came to fruition in the anime come true: to become a man worthy of Charlotte, his retainer, and to confess his love to her!

One day, Slowe wakes up and realizes he is the Piggy Duke, the antagonist of his favorite anime. Now he has to use memories from his past and his knowledge of the future to avoid the worst-case scenario...and confess his love this time around!

Reincarnated as the Piggy Duke: This Time I'm Gonna Tell Her How I Feel!

Taro’s an avid light novel collector living in Tokyo with his fellow fans. Ichi’s out to become the top Shinigami in all Japan. When Taro has a run-in with the murderous Truck-kun, their paths collide and Taro’s life (or is that death) is changed forever!

I got hit by a truck but wasn’t sent to another world. What the heck?! No really, what the heck?!

I Got Hit By a Truck But I Wasn’t Sent to Another World! What the Heck?!

Warning: These fanbooks are meant to be read after certain volumes of the main series! Check the individual volume descriptions for details.

The official Ascendance of a Bookworm fanbooks add a slew of additional content to the main series, including color and cover artwork, short stories, pages of regular and four-panel manga, design sheets, and Q&A sessions with author Miya Kazuki containing lesser-known details about the plot as well as information on how she planned out and developed the series.

The official Ascendance of a Bookworm fanbooks contain a slew of additional content, from full-color artwork, to bonus short stories, to Q&As with author Miya Kazuki!

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Fanbook

Rimi has spent most of her life making food for the protector god of the land. She is suddenly sent as a tribute to the great empire of Konkoku, becoming one of the emperor’s concubines. She comes close to losing the taste of her home country, but she is saved by the cuisinologist Shusei. As she dreams of a reunion with the kind scholar, she does her best to survive in the envy-filled rear palace with the help of her natural cheerfulness and her skill as a cook. Then out of nowhere, she is arrested and sentenced to be executed on the charge of disrespecting the emperor! How will Rimi get out of this mess? Find out in this China-inspired fantasy story about a princess and her love for food surrounded by gorgeous men.

Rimi, a young princess with a passion for cooking, becomes one of the emperor’s many concubines. The envy-filled empire is full of danger, and Rimi must rely on her love of cooking, her natural cheerfulness, and the help of a kind scholar to survive.

Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower

First-year high school student Momota Kaoru just saved a beautiful high school girl, Orihara Hime, from a train molester. One thing leads to another, and they end up going on a date! They have a lot in common: they both love video games, they both jam to their favorite songs on mixtapes, they were even both born in the Year of the Snake. Except... Orihara’s first game console used cartridges... and her old mixtapes are all on MiniDisc... and, oh, her birthday is actually 12 years before Momota’s! When her secret comes out, she thinks it must all be over... but will Momota really let something like a little age gap get in the way of his love for Orihara? Find out if love really can transcend generations in this sugar-sweet romantic comedy!

15-year-old Momota Kaoru falls in love at first sight when he meets a girl in a high school uniform on the train. They start dating, but it turns out she’s actually 27! Can Momota navigate the 12-year age gap and date the girl who captured his heart?

Are You Okay With a Slightly Older Girlfriend?

If a girl teases you, that means she likes you!

Unfortunately, Akiteru knows from experience that isn’t the case. Because every girl he interacts with shows him nothing but scorn, and he’s not scored a single date from it! Luckily, he’s more concerned with securing a spot for him and his game-development buddies at his uncle’s business.

But when his uncle throws him a condition that involves playing the part of his daughter’s boyfriend, Akiteru has no choice but to take it. What will his best friend’s sister Iroha, who bullies him relentlessly, think of the news?

Teasing equals love!

If you ask Akiteru, that's all nonsense. Doesn't it make more sense to be nice? Unfortunately for Akiteru, if he's right, it just means every girl he interacts with absolutely hates him. And if he's wrong...?

My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!

Kai Nakamura has the average range of otaku hobbies for a high school boy, but the buddy he shares them with is far from ordinary... Kai’s best friend in the whole world is Jun Miyakawa, his classmate known as a super hottie. Though Kai and Jun just met when they enrolled in high school, they hit it off with passion for all the same hobbies! When they’re together, the pair never have enough hours in the day. Kai and Jun can’t get enough of each other’s company as they chat about video games and manga or sing anime songs at karaoke. Love is fleeting, but friendship is forever in this "just friends" rom-com filled with flirty fun!

High schooler Kai Nakamura gives his all to otaku hobbies, and his best friend in the whole world is his super-hot classmate, Jun Miyakawa. Love is fleeting, but friendship is forever in this "just friends" rom-com filled with flirty fun!

She's the Cutest... But We're Just Friends!

The reborn werewolf known as Veight now leads the Demon Lord's third regiment under the title of Vice-Commander. Having conquered the trading hub known as Ryunheit, he soon learns the struggles of governing a city of mixed human/demon population. Armed with an understanding of inter-species relations and a desire for peace, he spends his days quelling violent demons and pacifying disruptive humans in his pursuit to bring balance and tranquility

The reborn werewolf known as Veight serves as the Vice-Commander of Demon Lord's third regiment. Having conquered the trading hub known as Ryunheit, he soon learns the struggles of governing a city of mixed human/demon population.

Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight -Origins-

Kazuhiro Kitase's main hobby is sleeping. Ever since he was young, he would enter a world within his dreams and go on exciting adventures. As he grew older, he became acquainted with a female Elf and the two have now been united through a Dragon's brand! As he wakes up one day, he notices a familiar figure sleeping next to him...the Elf girl from his dreams?! Join Kazuhiro on his new adventures through Japan with the lovely Ms. Elf!

Kazuhiro Kitase goes on many adventures...in his dreams. When the Elf girl he always explores with suddenly appears in the real world, Kazuhiro is thrust upon new adventures throughout Japan with the lovely Ms. Elf!

Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!

In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there.

Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That’s her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao’s façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor’s favorite consort… so she can taste the lady’s food for poison!

At her lady’s side, Maomao starts to learn about everything that goes on in the rear palace—not all of it seemly. Can she ever lead a quiet life, or will her powers of deduction and insatiable curiosity bring her ever more adventures, and ever more dangers?

Maomao lives happily with her apothecary father—until she’s kidnapped and sold into service in the palace. Can she find a quiet life, or will her powers of deduction and insatiable curiosity bring her ever more adventures, and ever more dangers?

The Apothecary Diaries

Yamai Zenjirou is your everyday office worker in modern Japan. One morning, he suddenly finds himself summoned to a tropical world where dinosaurs roam the land. He is told that this is the kingdom of Capua and the person who summoned him - its monarch, Queen Aura - wants him to marry her and leave his old life behind for a life of carefree extravagance as her prince consort. The reasons for her offer are many and varied, but she needs an heir, and she wants him to be the one to provide it!

If he accepts, he’ll never have to work again, lazing around in luxury with no worries other than securing the kingdom its next monarch. Certainly, sleeping with the buxom beauty is far from a hardship, but is everything really as it seems? He’ll also need to give up everything he knows on Earth. Is he ready to drop it all at a moment’s notice for her sake? And how well will he be able to navigate the politics, people and culture of this new world if he does?

When an office worker finds himself in a tropical world where dinosaurs roam, the last thing he expects is a marriage proposal from a beautiful queen. Her offer? A life of carefree luxury in exchange for an heir. But is everything really as it seems?

The Ideal Sponger Life

The Raythefts are an old, minor noble house defined by magical talent and martial service. When six-year-old Arcus Raytheft, firstborn son to the family, proves disappointingly inept at magic, he is stripped of his inheritance and written off by his parents. His adoptive sister Lecia still adores him, but as the new heir, she is forbidden to interact with anyone who might drag her down.

But when one inheritance is lost, fate arranges another: Arcus remembers another life, in a world where science prevails and magic belongs to the realm of fiction. Suddenly endowed with the life experience of a grown man and pressed to find a purpose as his family turns against him, Arcus resolves to find a way to break the laws of magic and Raytheft tradition over his knee!

Disowned at the age of six for his limited magic, Arcus Raytheft comes into a peculiar inheritance: memories of another life and another world altogether. Driven by a dead man's memories, Arcus resolves to surpass those who cast him aside...

The Magician Who Rose From Failure

One moment, a certain salaryman is on cloud nine, that promotion finally within his grasp, and the next, he’s keeled over pain, and that was all she wrote. Luckily for him, fate had a bit more to say. A world of magic, monsters, and other such life-shortening entities await his newly reincarnated self for a second shot at life. With nothing but his past-life experiences and sharp business skills to guide him in the foreign lands of Galdardia, he takes up the name Luciel and vows that his (next) demise will be from naught but old age. And what better way to avoid a(nother) gruesome death, than by taking up a nice, cushy job as a healer? But getting by in another world doesn’t come easy, or cheap. It’ll take a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to hone the skills he needs to make his way. But make it he will...or die (again) trying!

When a businessman’s life is cut short, he finds himself thrust into a wild fantasy world, reborn as a 15-year-old boy. He resolves to live out a quiet, carefree life as a young healer...but does fate have other plans for him?

The Great Cleric

Clear all the dungeons! There are 666 of them and 10 years to do it. If not, the only thing that awaits...is total annihilation.

Ezoe Kazuhiko suddenly finds a mysterious underground space in his yard. When he steps into what turns out to be the very first dungeon in this world, he ends up activating the Dungeon System and learns from the mysterious beauty who appears to him, Akane, that the world is doomed to destruction if the 666 total dungeons that will be appearing in this world are not all cleared within 10 years.

As countries begin taking measures in response to the dungeons appearing all over the world, Ezoe seeks out companions together with whom he establishes Dungeon Busters Inc., a company dedicated to clearing all the dungeons in the world!

The curtains rise on this dungeon-delving epic with overwhelming realism!

The world suddenly finds itself faced with 666 dungeons and 10 years to clear them all...or face total annihilation. How will each country react? What can Ezoe Kazuhiko and his newfound companions do in the face of overwhelming despair?

Dungeon Busters

All Misaki wanted was a free education. Instead, she accidentally lands an exclusive contract with the most prestigious girl in school... to serve as her personal maid! Misaki soon discovers that Amanotsuka Academy for Girls is no ordinary school—her classes are all about how to be a maid, too! Students who impress the school’s elite young ladies with their domestic service skills might be lucky enough to become a “Seraph,” guaranteeing them a job with an upper-class household after they graduate.

But Misaki doesn’t want to be a maid; she just wants to study hard, go to college, and work for a good company. So why did Himeko make her into her Seraph out of nowhere? What kind of rich girl hires a maid who wants nothing to do with the job?! If she wants to get through high school, Misaki has a lot to get used to!

Misaki, who has found herself at a school for maids, has no interest in domestic service at all. So how did she end up with an exclusive contract to serve an elite young lady?!

Girls Kingdom

Past trauma leads Shiraseki Kai to abandon the world of social game development, so he transfers to Maikun High School to start a new life. But on his first day he meets Aoi Nanaka, the president of a low-tier social game club, and finds out that the club is on the brink of disbanding—and is also populated by total weirdos! The programmer, Oushima Aya, is a crazed gacha addict, and the illustrator, Kuroba Eru, faints from the cuteness of her own drawings?!

Kai joins the club, which gives them enough members to continue... or so they thought. The student council hands down an ultimatum: “Win a competition against another school or disband!” Now their management talents will really be put to the test. With the skills that he’s nurtured and his new set of friends, can Kai face his fears to create the ultimate social game?!

Past trauma leads Shiraseki Kai to abandon the world of social game development. But as he runs away to start a new life, he meets Aoi Nanaka, who pulls him back in! Can Kai face his fears to create the ultimate social game?!

Our Crappy Social Game Club Is Gonna Make the Most Epic Game

After the fall of civilization, a hierarchical society was born where blood determines everything. The rich steal both the blood and lifespans of the poor, rejoicing in their eternal lives.

Nagi is a commoner doomed to an early death, while Saya is a royal gifted with eternal youth. When their unlikely paths cross in a twist of fate, their innocent love sets the gears in motion to tear down the walls of a society built upon tremendous inequality and discrimination.

In a post-apocalyptic world where the rich live forever by consuming the lives and blood of the poor, a village boy and a royal girl fall in love and seek to dismantle the structure of society.

The Bloodline

Ash is a young boy with apparent past-life memories who lives in a remote, deserted village. As he remembers leading a bountiful life, he can’t bear living in a world akin to the Dark Ages, where not even the internal combustion engine exists. Ash envisions the rebirth of a civilization where housing with proper sanitation is the norm and the world is connected via a means of transportation faster than horses. For that reason, he is eager to consult books containing knowledge from a highly-developed ancient culture that is rumored to have existed far in the past.

Ash makes use of the church’s resources, learning how to read and obtaining the knowledge that he seeks. In addition, he enlists the help of the people around him, including Maika, the village chief’s daughter. Together, they aim to develop their own village.

This is only the beginning of the story about a young boy who sets out to revolutionize the world in order to rebuild civilization and create his ideal life!

Ash, a young boy with apparent past-life memories, sets out to revolutionize the world in order to rebuild civilization and create his ideal life! Together with his friend Maika, they aim to develop their new world starting with a village!

Despite being the eldest daughter of a Baron, Chelsea has spent her life enduring endless torment at the hands of her mother and younger twin sister Margaret. But that all changed on her twelfth birthday, when she is discovered to have the never-before-seen skill — [Seed Creation]!

Brought to the Royal Research Institute by her appraiser, Glen, for further study of her ability, she is greeted with open arms, a big room with personal maids, a soft warm bed, and all the delicious food she could want. Her life couldn't have done more of a complete 180! 

But of course, Margaret won’t sit by quietly as Chelsea is now pampered like a princess...

12-year-old Chelsea’s awakening to the brand new skill [Seed Creation] changes her life from days of neverending abuse to the Cinderella treatment!

I'll Never Set Foot in That House Again!

Beautiful and brilliant sorcerer girls just can't have nice things, huh? All I wanted to do was swipe a little bit of bandit treasure. Now suddenly I'm being chased around by icky trolls, nasty demons, mean mummies, and brooding golem bad boys. And for what? A tiny little artifact that can bring about the end of the world? Hah! I'll show them there's a reason you don't cross Lina Inverse...

A little innocent theft of some bandit treasure gets the sorcerer Lina Inverse caught up in a caper that might bring about the end of the world. Just a little bit, though!

Slayers

Half a year after moving to Kyoto, high school girl Aoi Mashiro brings her late grandfather’s old scrolls to Kura, an antique store nestled in Kyoto’s Teramachi-Sanjo shopping arcade, for an appraisal. One thing leads to another, and she winds up working there part-time. The manager’s son, Kiyotaka Yagashira—nicknamed the “Holmes of Kyoto”—is uncannily perceptive, and together, they solve strange cases relating to the antiques brought to them by clients.

Nestled in Kyoto’s Teramachi-Sanjo shopping arcade is the antique shop Kura, where high school girl Aoi has a part-time job. With the manager’s son, Kiyotaka—the “Holmes of Kyoto”—she helps solve various strange cases brought to them by clients.

Holmes of Kyoto

Waking up in a strange new place with no memory of his past life, Kelvin learns that he’s bartered away those very memories in exchange for powerful new abilities during his recent transmigration. Heading out into a whole new world as a Summoner — with his first Follower being the very goddess who brought him over! — Kelvin begins his new life as an adventurer, and it isn’t long before he discovers his hidden disposition as a battle junkie. From the Black Knight of the Ancient Castle of Evil Spirits to the demon within the Hidden Cave of the Sage, he revels in the fight against one formidable foe after another. Join this OP adventurer in an exhilarating and epic saga as he and his allies carve their way into the annals of history!

After waking up with no memory of his past life, Kelvin sets off on an epic adventure in a whole new world. Facing one formidable foe after another, he soon discovers his true battle junkie nature as the curtains rise on an exhilarating fantasy saga!

Black Summoner

In a world of everyday magic, Nanalie has always dreamed of becoming a receptionist at the prestigious Sorcerer's Guild. To achieve her goal, she needs to attend a magic school full of princes and the daughters of nobles. Determined to prove that a commoner can be the number one student, she must compete with Rockmann, the son of a duke. When she graduates, she lands her dream job and they go their separate ways. Nanalie enjoys spending each day alongside her familiar Lala and her kind co-workers, but it seems that fate won’t let her escape her entanglement with Rockmann that easily...

Nanalie competes with Rockmann to be the number one student at the Kingdom’s top magic school. They go their separate ways upon graduating, but even after she starts her dream job as a Sorcerer’s Guild Receptionist, fate brings them back together.

The Sorcerer's Receptionist

Note Athlon was really looking forward to becoming an adventurer with his best friend (and crush) Miya. That is, until he drew Mapping—a rare skill with practically no purpose. In other words, it’s trash. This kicks off a vicious spiral for Note, who plummets further and further into the depths of self-loathing despair when Miya leaves him. He now spends his days drinking away his earnings, wondering how things might have been different if only he’d pulled a better skill...

But little does he know his trash-tier skill is about to score him an invite to a top-tier adventuring party! Note’s now determined to find his way through life—and a dungeon!—in order to make something of himself.

Note’s dreams of becoming a big-name adventurer are crushed when he’s presented with a notoriously worthless ability called “Mapping.” But when an unexpected invitation comes his way, it’s time to turn that trash-tier skill into top-tier class!

Mapping: The Trash-Tier Skill That Got Me Into a Top-Tier Party

Miyako Florence isn’t sad when her fiancé breaks off their engagement after two years. It’s all according to plan! Whisked to the world of her favorite otome game, Miyako frees herself from a dull noble to pursue her true soulmate: the game’s villainess Fuuka Hamilton. Proud Fuuka only has eyes for their mutual ex-fiancé! Miyako confesses her love to Fuuka and proposes that they run away together. Fuuka agrees on one condition: Miyako must make her say “I’m happy” in 14 days. With conniving nobles, strange diseases, and magical rituals pulling them apart, can Miyako win the villainess’s heart? A tentative bud blossoms in this twisting romance from the author of Sexiled!

After ending up in an otome game, Miyako is thrilled when her engagement with a nobleman breaks off. Now she can take the villainess Fuuka’s hand and run away! Magic and drama feeding their roots, can two lovelorn girls bloom together in 14 days?

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