Half a year has passed since Yurgenschmidt inaugurated its first underage aub. Hannelore, now an archduke candidate for the country’s top-ranked duchy, is in the midst of a crisis. Despite her natural indecisiveness, she finds herself pressed to choose from a growing list of marriage candidates. Her father suggests Kenntrips and Rasantark—her childhood friends—but then her half-brother Raufereg throws his hat into the ring. And what about Wilfried, the apple of her eye? Convinced that Liebeskhilfe the Goddess of Binding is toying with the threads of her fate, Hannelore turns to her dear friend Rozemyne for guidance.

In the debut volume of this battle fantasy, the divine avatar fights to settle an engagement! Features two original short stories and four-panel manga by You Shiina.

本好きの下剋上　ハンネローレの貴族院五年生

Half a year after Yurgenschmidt inaugurated its first underage aub, Hannelore finds herself pressed to choose from a growing list of marriage candidates. Unsure how best to proceed, she turns to her dear friend Rozemyne for guidance.

Bookworm Hannelore

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Hannelore’s Fifth Year at the Royal Academy

The third son of a viscount, Allen Rovene has hated studying since the day he was born. And no wonder—after suddenly regaining the memories of his past life at the age of twelve, he realizes he spent the entirety of his previous life hunched over a desk, studying like a studyholic! Reborn into his dream world of swords and magic, he’s determined to make the most of his second chance by ditching the books and living a carefree, unburdened life—until he realizes the path to freedom has a detour in the form of the most renowned school in the kingdom: the Royal Knight and Mage Academy of Yugria. To become the magic-wielding, sword-swinging adventurer of his dreams, Allen’s going to have to repurpose his well-honed study skills toward one goal—passing the hellish entrance exams and heading to the Royal Academy!

剣と魔法と学歴社会 ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～

Reborn into a fantasy world, former studyholic Allen Rovene is determined to live a carefree life—but first, he’s going to have to graduate from the renowned Royal Academy. The entrance exams are a killer, but Allen’s got a few tricks up his sleeve!

Pens Down Swords Up

Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind

In the light of day, Sister Alicia Snowell is a faithful and devoted bride of the gods, dedicated to serving the Holy Church and its followers. In the shadows, she’s one of the Church’s top inquisitors, tasked with hunting down and eliminating heretics by any means necessary.
Alicia’s latest mission: assassinate the Hero Elcyon, slayer of the mighty Demon Lord, whose growing fame threatens to eclipse the Church’s political power. In order to kill the divinely protected, supposedly unkillable Hero, Alicia first needs to win Elcyon’s heart.
There’s just one problem—Elcyon turns out to be a girl named Cion!
Alicia’s at a loss for what to do, but while she tries to figure out how to seduce a girl, more trouble brews on the horizon. With remnants of the demon army still at large, Alicia and Cion face one deadly supernatural battle after another! Where will the two girls’ intertwining paths lead them?

勇者殺しの花嫁

Sister Alicia Snowell—a bride of the gods and a Church inquisitor—is tasked with seducing and assassinating the demon-slaying Hero Elcyon. Unfortunately for her mission, Elcyon turns out to be a girl named Cion! What’s Alicia supposed to do now?!

Hero-Killing Bride

The Hero-Killing Bride

“I command thee, kneel!”

When a history buff reincarnates as the infant emperor Carmine, he’s immediately struck by despair—child rulers aren’t known for their longevity. But as he learns the ins and outs of his new reality’s elaborate metaphysics and “his” corrupt and bloated state apparatus, he sets in motion a scheme to purge the rot—and woe betide any scheming noble standing between Carmine and a functioning government.

Of course, he’ll have to survive first—no easy feat for a child emperor dancing on other men’s strings. But hey, how hard could running an empire be?

転生したら皇帝でした

“I command thee, kneel!”

A history buff is reborn as a child emperor and thrown into a political wolf’s den. Luck alone won’t reform his nation before it devours him, but if he can get a hang of this world’s magic, he might live to see tomorrow!

Imperial Reincarnation

Imperial Reincarnation: I Came, I Saw, I Survived

Reincarnated as a vampire to a noble father and his shunned concubine, Mercedes Grunewald has always known that one day, her father will choose an heir that isn’t her. But what will become of her family when that time comes? Her mother has no skills, their maid is old, and Mercedes is but a small child. How will they survive in the world on their own?

Luckily, dungeon crawling is a job that anyone can do—even a child. To provide for her family, Mercedes begins training at the age of a kindergartener, and because she’s from a nation of vampires, she fortunately has the potential to become strong. In her past life, she died unfulfilled, but that won’t be her fate this time. In the dungeons, she’s determined to find something that will make her moon full.

欠けた月のメルセデス

Reborn as a vampire to a noble father and his shunned concubine, Mercedes Grunewald is doomed to an ill-fated life. She turns to the dungeons to change that, and no matter what she finds there, she’s determined that it will make her moon full.

Mercedes

Mercedes and the Waning Moon: The Dungeoneering Feats of a Discarded Vampire Aristocrat

Charlotte Cocoriara: duke’s daughter, fiancée to a prince, villainess, and...NPC? Framed as the villainess in a spin-off of an MMO dating sim, Charlotte suddenly regains memories of her past life as a player of the same MMO. Armed with her new understanding of the world, she happily accepts the end of her betrothal and her accompanying exile. Who needs a cheating prince fiancé when there’s a whole fantasy world to explore?
Using knowledge from her gameplay, Charlotte strikes out on her own. Her first task is to switch jobs, something apparently no one else in this world knows how to do. With her new role secured, she’ll make friends, join parties, challenge dungeons, and...! Follow Charlotte as she sets off on a grand adventure, free for the first time in her life!

回復職の悪役令嬢 エピソード

When Charlotte, the villainess in a dating sim, regains her memories of playing the game in her past life, she happily accepts the end of her betrothal and her accompanying exile. Who needs a cheating prince when there’s a fantasy world to explore?

Villainess Healer

From Villainess to Healer

At just nine years old, Kiri leaves his sleepy village in the countryside and sets out to make a living for himself. With the help of a traveling merchant, Kiri reaches a bustling seaside town—where he’s betrayed and almost sold into slavery. He manages to escape, but now he’s all alone in the strange town with neither a roof over his head nor a coin in his pocket. The streets lead him to the Raging Kelpie’s Tail, a guild of adventurers. Its colorful characters take Kiri under their wing and watch over the earnest boy as he overcomes challenges and grows both in height and spirit.

冒険者ギルドが十二歳からしか入れなかったので、サバよみました。

Nine-year-old Kiri leaves his sleepy village and sets out to make a living for himself in a seaside town. Its streets lead him to a guild of quirky adventurers who take Kiri under their wing and watch over him as he grows and overcomes challenges.

They Don't Know I'm Too Young

They Don’t Know I’m Too Young for the Adventurer’s Guild

My name’s Karina—or at least, it is now! I used to be a nondescript, run-of-the-mill Japanese salaryman until I was whisked away to a divine realm where the Goddess of Time and Space told me I’d be living a new life in a new world—and as a girl, since apparently she prefers it that way. First she wants me to beat some final boss she has a grudge against, then she takes control of my body to show me how to use my new spatial magic powers in a tutorial fight... Wait, isn’t that the final boss I’m supposed to beat?! Less than in a minute into the tutorial and he’s dead?! And now she says the world’s my oyster. Seriously?!

あとはご自由にどうぞ!～チュートリアルで神様がラスボス倒しちゃったので、私は好き放題生きていく～

My name’s Karina! I’m starting a new life in a new world as a different gender, but the Goddess who brought me here one-shotted the final boss in the tutorial. Now she says I can do whatever I want! So...now what?

Knock Yourself Out

Knock Yourself Out! The Goddess Beat the Final Boss in the Tutorial, So Now I'm Free to Do Whatever

Shannon is a totally normal, mortal mage, and certainly not older than she looks—at least, that’s what she’s convinced her new friend, Kyle, into thinking. Cursed to live forever and fed up with her immortal coil, Shannon wants to...well...die! Unfortunately, nothing has worked—not poisonous mushrooms, not falling from cliffs, and certainly not old age. But that doesn’t mean Shannon has given up. If there’s a will (and perhaps a dreadful dragon, a toxic tincture, or some deadly dungeon traps), there’s a way, and Shannon is committed to her search for the sweet release of death.

死にたがりのシャノン

Shannon wants to die...literally! Older than she looks and immortal to boot, she’s searching for the one thing that will take her out for good. If there’s a will, there’s a way, and Shannon won’t give up until her immortal curse is lifted.

Shannon Wants to Die

Shannon Wants to Die!

After being disowned by her noble house for being unable to use her skill, Francheska finds out she’s also going to be this generation’s sacrifice to a dragon! At the eleventh hour, she regains her memories from a previous life and unlocks the secrets to her skill: a power that allows her to order gourmet food directly from Earth! Arriving on the dragon’s island, she sets about gaining his trust with tasty treats. Whether she’s serving up dry-aged beef or a roasted ham and cheese sandwich cooked over a salamander’s flame, these delicacies are sure to delight the hungry dragon!

見捨てられた生贄令嬢は専用スキル「お取り寄せ」で邪竜を餌付けする

Just because Francheska has been sacrificed to a dragon doesn’t mean she has to end up in its belly! Armed with a new skill, she gets to work by satisfying the beast with donuts, tarts, and other delicacies that are way tastier than human flesh!

Meals Made to Order

Meals Made to Order: How to Domesticate Your Dragon with Delicacies!

Reborn as a vampire, Mercedes Grunewald has won the lottery of life. She’s strong, quick, beautiful, and even a noble. Technically a noble, that is. Her mother is merely a concubine, and her father shows no interest in the family he’s shunned to the countryside. Knowing the comforts of her life will be lost once he chooses an heir, she resolves to take matters into her own hands. At just ten years old, she begins a life of dungeon crawling.

But what will she find for herself out there in the dungeons? In her past life, she died unfulfilled, but this time, she’s set on achieving a different fate. Whether it be fame, fortune, or simply a reason to live, this time, her moon will be full.

欠けた月のメルセデス～吸血鬼の貴族に転生したけど捨てられそうなのでダンジョンを制覇する～

Reborn as a strong, beautiful vampire but also the shunned daughter of a noble’s concubine, Mercedes is determined to take her fate into her own hands. At just ten years old, she sets out for the dungeons to find something to make her moon full.

Mercedes Manga

Mercedes and the Waning Moon: The Dungeoneering Feats of a Discarded Vampire Aristocrat (Manga)

What would you do if you were reincarnated as a child emperor—kept alive as a puppet, with corrupt, greedy nobles sharpening their knives on all sides? How would you live with no overpowered abilities, no freedom to act, always one wrong step away from an assassin slipping poison into your next meal?

How about this: Survive. Learn magic. Purge the empire of corruption.

Sounds ambitious, you say? Well, no emperor ever made a name for himself sitting at home.

What would you do if you were reincarnated as a child emperor only kept alive as a puppet for the corrupt and greedy?

How about this: Survive. Learn magic. Purge the empire’s corruption.

Ambitious? Well, no emperor ever won their glory sitting at home.

Imperial Reincarnation: I Came, I Saw, I Survived (Manga)

After getting fired from his adventuring clan for his lack of combat ability, Tori wanders around and runs into the city’s strongest adventurer—the White Witch! Since he has nowhere else to go, she hires Tori for his exceptional skill in...handling chores?! With his talent for cooking, cleaning, running errands, and other domestic odd jobs, he’s the perfect fit for taking care of the extremely lazy White Witch and the garbage dump she calls her house. Follow Tori as he grapples with his new job as the caretaker of the beautiful White Witch and her three familiars. Perhaps once he has cleaned up the place, he can finally live a cozy life in the woods with his new employer!

白魔女さんとの辺境ぐらし　～最強の魔女はのんびり暮らしたい～

After being fired from his adventuring clan for his lack of combat ability, Tori runs into Azrac’s strongest adventurer—the White Witch! She hires him to take care of her house, but will looking after his lazy employer ultimately lead to a cozy life?

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A Cozy Life in the Woods with the White Witch

At age three, Tafelina Lowell Lera Duval was disowned by her birth parents, but was that actually a blessing in disguise? Raised in a remote region of Ozeria by the kind earl of Peylon, she was allowed to hunt in a forest full of monsters, invent magic tools based on memories of her previous life, and let her extraordinary magical talents flourish.

But that all begins to change with the approach of her thirteenth birthday. As the child of a noble, she’s obligated to attend an academy meant to raise and educate the next generation of nobles. That means moving to the royal capital, a sprawling city quite unlike her beloved home.

Lera soon feels like a fish out of water, and things only get worse with kidnappings, the appearance of her half sister, and more. But Lera’s not one to be disheartened easily and that isn’t about to change!

家を追い出されましたが、元気に暮らしています ～チートな魔法と前世知識で快適便利なセカンドライフ！～

After being disowned at age three, Tafelina Lowell Lera Duval enjoyed a quiet life in a remote corner of Ozeria. But as the child of a noble, she’s forced to attend a special academy. Her new life has trouble to spare, but Lera is not disheartened!

Disowned

Disowned but Not Disheartened! Life Is Good with Overpowered Magic

Lam Mercure has always led a miserable life. Due to her cowardly nature, she spent her childhood ridiculed by her family, and things only got worse when she became the second wife of Char, the Earl of Mercure. Char is a busy mage who’s perpetually absent from the estate, leaving Lam to fend for herself—and his servants take every chance to torment the poor countess, fully aware she is too timid to retaliate...until something unexpected happens. While being bullied by her handmaidens, Lam hits her head and regains the memories of a past life—five hundred years ago, she was Aurora, the strongest witch in history! Now that she remembers her true self, Lam won’t live as a victim any longer. With her reawakened powers, she’ll punish the servants, talk back to her husband, and reclaim her freedom—on her own terms!

転生先が気弱すぎる伯爵夫人だった

Lam has always led a dreary life, and it only worsens when she marries Char, the Earl of Mercure. But after she regains memories of her past life as Aurora, the strongest witch in history, she vows to reclaim her freedom and live on her own terms!

Countess Is Not A Coward

The Countess Is a Coward No More! This Reincarnated Witch Just Wants a Break

Ordinary student Sora has been summoned to another world as one of seven “chosen heroes” meant to battle the Demon King. While the other six are blessed with grandiose titles and superlative stats, Sora is stuck with no title, no level, and a single, underwhelming skill: he never gets tired from walking. After being judged useless to the cause, Sora is thrown out into the streets and left to fend for himself. Nevertheless, he grows determined to turn his unjust treatment and seemingly “useless” skill into a positive by earning money, making friends, and seeing sights he’s never seen before!

異世界ウォーキング

Sora is summoned to another world to battle the Demon King, but he’s blessed with a seemingly pointless skill: he never gets tired from walking. After getting kicked out for being useless, he’ll have to find new ways to make his skill work for him!

Default Title(Short)

Isekai Walking

“Lady Bumpkin”—that is what most of high society called Agnes Evantail, eldest daughter of the venerable House of Evantail. Ridiculed for her outdated makeup and antiquated clothing, she has been a pariah among her peers for as long as she can remember. After yet another failed attempt at becoming engaged, her parents make her attend the princess’s engagement celebration in hopes of finding a fiancé there. Agnes begrudgingly goes to the party, where she encounters perfect Nazelbart Florescruz, the princess’s fiancé, and the only person to ever show her kindness. When the princess schemes against him and he’s branded a villain, it’s Agnes’s turn to offer him a helping hand. The two are then bound together in the most unlikely turn of events—how will their story unfold?

芋くさ令嬢ですが悪役令息を助けたら気に入られました

Ridiculed for her outdated outfits, Agnes Evantail has been a pariah among her high society peers for as long as she can remember. Then she meets Nazelbart Florescruz, and the two are soon bound together in the most unlikely turn of events.

Lady Bumpkin and Her Lord Villain

Do you like cats? Do you like isekai? Do you like dying horribly in an earthquake with your whole family? Then you’d fit right in with the Tanaka family! They might not have enjoyed that last part, but they’re certainly enjoying their new life in another world as the esteemed Stewart family. That’s right—the whole family reincarnated together, and they’re just as messy as they were in their first life. Kazushi (65) and Yoriko Tanaka (65) are now the esteemed Leonard (35) and Melsa (35) Stewart. Their three children, Wataru (38), Minato (35), and Heita (33) are now George (15), Emma (12), and William (9) Stewart. Come follow the Tanakas—or Stewarts—as they navigate high society with tea parties, marriage propositions, fashion design, bugs, monsters, and most importantly, giant cats!

田中家、転生する。

The Tanaka family was your average Japanese family until they were all reincarnated into another world together. Now they must navigate high society in a new world alongside their many, many pet cats...that just so happen to be enormous now.

Tanaka Family

The Tanaka Family Reincarnates

Felicia Schwarose has been reincarnated as the main character of her favorite otome game—Lady Rose. As Prince Seth’s fiancée, she’s spent her whole life preparing to be his queen, but behind the scenes...she’s been laying the groundwork to get the whole thing called off! Now she’s living out her dreams as “Fii Crow,” a peasant working at a local bakery. Unfortunately, the game’s pesky love interests won’t leave her alone. Will Felicia be able to enjoy her new life as a commoner in peace, or will the love interests’ meddling ruin all of her hard work?

レディローズは平民になりたい

Felicia Schwarose has been reincarnated as the main character of her favorite otome game. She’s living out her dreams as a commoner working at a local bakery, but the game’s love interests just won’t let her enjoy her new life in peace!

Lady Rose

Lady Rose Just Wants to Be a Commoner

Jeanette’s evil stepmother has been tormenting her for years, making her into the laughingstock of high society. And when Jeanette’s father suddenly disappears, the opportunistic woman casts her out of the house! Still, the eternal optimist Jeanette sees this as an opportunity for growth. Eager to start her life anew, she decides to call off her engagement to Count Claus Guivarch; rumor has it that the young man is being forced into this marriage to clear his family’s debt, and Jeanette wants to set him free. But to her surprise, the gentleman has other plans—he refuses to break up, and even offers to help her reclaim her father’s corporation. With the chances Claus gives her, Jeanette’s business acumen quickly begins to shine. But what’s behind Claus’s unexpected affection…?

隠れ才女は全然めげない～義母と義妹に家を追い出されたので婚約破棄してもらおうと思ったら、紳士だった婚約者が激しく溺愛してくるようになりました！？～

When Jeanette’s father goes missing, her stepmother kicks her out—but the young woman sees this tragedy as a chance for growth. Jeanette tries to release her fiancé, Count Claus, from their arranged engagement. But the besotted man has other plans…

jeanettegenius

Jeanette the Genius: Defying My Evil Stepmother by Starting a Business with My Ride-or-Die Fiancé! (Manga)

The daughter of a minor noble, Amelia hails from a remote agricultural domain. From an early age, she has been engaged to Reese, who can provide the earth magic her domain needs. Though it was only meant to be a political marriage, they got along well—until recently. Since Reese began attending the Royal Academy of Magic, he’s become oddly distant and stopped contacting Amelia. Now that it’s time for Amelia to enroll too, she hopes to find some answers—but she still can’t get ahold of Reese, and it’s tough to make friends among the upper-class students at the academy. Can anyone help her through this disheartening experience? A dashing prince, perhaps...?

婚約者が浮気相手と駆け落ちしました。王子殿下に溺愛されて幸せなので、今さら戻りたいと言われても困ります。

Amelia is a new student at the Royal Academy of Magic, where she hopes to learn why her fiancé, Reese, has been so distant lately. But just when her sad situation seems bleaker than ever, along comes a dashing prince!

Royal Rebound Manga

A Royal Rebound: Forget My Ex-Fiancé, I'm Being Pampered by the Prince! (Manga)

Irede: the world’s oldest pleasure town, built as an offering to a god. Here alone, myth has endured the passing of millennia. In a townscape dyed vermilion by the light of hanging lanterns, fine wine and masterful music sate the desires of guests who travel from across the continent to experience Irede’s wonders—and meet its beautiful courtesans.

Yet all is not well here, as shades—supernatural entities born of human desires—lurk in the shadows, their motives known only to themselves, and deep beneath the earth, something primal stirs.

When Xixu, a straight-laced military officer, arrives from the capital to become the town’s newest shadeslayer, he encounters Sari, a young courtesan with hair the color of moonlight. Thus begins a tale of love and conflict, of desire and blood, and of gods and men.

月の白さを知りてまどろむ

Irede: the world’s oldest pleasure town, built as an offering to a god. Here, a chance encounter between a straight-laced military officer and a young courtesan sets into motion a tale drawn from the pages of myth, writ with love and blood.

Pale Moon Manga

A Pale Moon Reverie (Manga)

In the world of “Reas Love,” a spinoff otome game, the villainess Charlotte Cocoriara’s engagement to the prince of Farblume Kingdom is suddenly broken off. The reason? The Prince finds her job as Dark Mage ill-suited for his future queen. He’d rather be with a Healer, and there is no such thing as a job change. But Charlotte has a secret...memories of her past life playing “Reas Life Online,” the original MMORPG! Armed with her cheat knowledge, Charlotte immediately takes off to the Sacred Land of Erenzi where she uses information no one else in “Reas Love” knows to change her job—to a Healer! Except she has no intention of going back to the Prince. What she really wants is to see the world and live a life full of adventure!

回復職の悪役令嬢

Her engagement to the Prince called off, Charlotte realizes she’s reborn into the RPG she played in her previous life. Armed with her cheat knowledge, she quickly becomes a healer. Now, her life of adventure begins!

Healer Villainess

From Villainess to Healer: I Know the Cheat to Change My Fate (Manga)

Karen is reborn in another world, but she’s entirely ordinary—no powers, no special skills, and no grand mission to accomplish. Fortunately, life is easy as a rich noble. Karen lives the good life until her mother completely forgets everything about her. When it’s discovered that Karen is actually the child of an affair, she’s banished from the family and forced to live on her own as a fourteen-year-old commoner! However, two years later, her family presents her with a chance to rejoin the ranks of the nobility under one condition: she must marry either the elderly, widowed margrave who lives on the frontier, or the dashing soldier who’s seemingly destined for greatness. Which will she choose?

転生令嬢と数奇な人生を

Karen is reborn, but...she’s ordinary—no powers, no special skills, and no grand mission. Luckily, her life is easy as a noble. Well, until her mother forgets that she exists, kick-starting a series of events that will change Karen’s life forever.

Trials and Tribulations

The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman

As a mercenary, John Ouzos is no stranger to the battlefield, but he’s never fought for glory. To pay off his father’s debts (from purchasing a farm) and to afford his own hobbies (anime), John grudgingly pilots his ramshackle ship (the Patchwork) wherever the money leads him as long as the mission doesn’t seem like too much of a hassle. As far as he’s concerned, trouble always follows the protagonist in a story—so he’s making sure he’s not even a side character. He’s gonna be just an NPC.

Despite his short, portly frame, swarms of beautiful, strong, statuesque women approach John as he drifts through the galaxy. They’re only interested in working with or dueling him, though, and only because he happens to be one of the best pilots out there. John does his best to avoid the women and stay under the radar. After all, more attention means more trouble!

Pirates hiding in asteroids, space opera pastiche, and humorous misunderstandings abound in this high-flying series!

キモオタモブ傭兵は、身の程を弁(わきま)える

Maligned by aristocratic hotshots for his appearance and modest upbringing, space ace and mercenary John Ouzos just wants to stay out of trouble. He’s sure he’s not the protagonist of his own story, but could fate have more in store for him?

Dorky NPC

The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place

Dimension Wave—a super popular VRMMO game where players can experience several years of fantasy in just twenty-four hours of real time.
Enticed by the entry ticket his sisters won, a young man takes part in the project’s Second Wave. However, as soon as he enters the world of the game, he finds that his sisters have played a trick: he’s been transformed into a girl with the cringy name Kizuna†Exceed.
But instead of letting it get to him, he decides to chill and take this new life as it comes.
Without sparing a fraction of a second deciding, Kizuna immediately chooses to fish rather than fight on the front lines in this fantasy world. Alongside his sisters, Kanade and Tsumugi, a Japanese-style beauty named Shouko, Yamikage the fake ninja, and other quirky comrades, he works to enjoy his second life to the fullest.

ディメンションウェーブ

As soon as he logs into Dimension Wave, our hero finds that he is now a girl named Kizuna†Exceed–a prank by his sisters. But Kizuna won’t let it get to him, opting to enjoy his new life fishing and spending time with his quirky companions.

Dimension Wave

Nicola von Weber is no ordinary schoolgirl. Endowed with memories of a past life as a Shinto exorcist and natural psychic abilities, she uses her exorcism skills to protect others from malevolent apparitions. Her regular client is Sieghart von Edelstein, a childhood friend and a ravishingly beautiful marquess. Ever since Nicola saved him as a small boy, he's been smitten with her, but she is less enthusiastic about him. In this first installment, Nicola clashes with ghosts, doppelgangers, and more than one ill-fated romance. Most spooky apparitions seem to spawn around the school, where the students' propensity for gossip provides ample sustenance for their existence. Here, the more vividly one imagines something, the more likely it is to come true. However, as first-year student Nicola ventures beyond her schoolgirl life at The Royal Academy, she finds that the tenacity of spirits (and grudges) means that they can turn up in the strangest of places.

祓い屋令嬢ニコラの困りごと

Romance, spooky spirits, and hijinks abound in this genre-defying series. Reincarnated in a new world, Nicola protects her classmates and childhood friend, Sieghart, from haunting apparitions that threaten to disrupt school life at the Royal Academy.

Miss Nicola Manga

The Troubles of Miss Nicola the Exorcist (Manga)

Exams can be life-changing. Failing one just ended Allen’s promising career at the royal court before it began. Now, to make ends meet, the lowborn sorcerer must help one of the kingdom’s highest-born young ladies pass hers. Duke Howard’s daughter Tina has a brilliant mind, but the prestigious Royal Academy demands magic. Try as she might, she can’t cast a single spell, and her impairment has baffled the kingdom’s finest minds for years. With the all-important entrance exams just three months away, Allen and his unorthodox brand of spellcasting seem like her last hope to realize her dream of learning sorcery in the capital. So why does her father, the duke, want the young tutor to dash her dreams instead?

公女殿下の家庭教師

Exams can be life-changing. Failing one just ended Allen’s promising career at the royal court before it began. Now, to make ends meet, the lowborn sorcerer must help one of the kingdom’s highest-born young ladies pass hers.

Private Tutor

Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter (Manga)

Sol Rock plays the role of support in Black Tiger, an up-and-coming party of prodigies known as the Miracle Children. His party sees him as deadweight and he’s expelled by the leader, but the truth is that he has a special talent that gives him the godlike power to bestow incredibly OP skills and stats upon his companions!

Only two members of his party, “Iron Wall” Reen and “Saint of Healing” Julia, realize that Sol is the source of their amazing powers, and they choose to leave with him. With no one holding him back, Sol can finally unleash his true potential, and he decides to use it to create the world’s most powerful party. When Sol is offered five cards, each depicting a monster powerful enough to take on the world on its own, he begins a journey to gather them all to his side and fulfill his dream!

怪物たちを統べるモノ

When Sol Rock is kicked out of his party, he uses this setback as an opportunity to unleash the full potential of his talent! This puts him on a journey to gather five monsters and create the world’s most powerful party to fulfill his dream!

Ruled Monsters

The Boy Who Ruled the Monsters

The long-awaited launch day for the VRMMORPG Boot Hour, Shoot Curse has finally arrived! As a dedicated VR gamer, Leah eagerly rolls up her character, excited to make her mark on the grand tapestry of this virtual world. A chance encounter at the start of the game leads Leah to a fateful discovery: a hidden skill called Retainer allows her to tame any NPC in the game and pool their experience points with her own!

Combining Retainer with her powerful enchantment spells, Leah steadily builds an army of retainers made up of formidable unique boss NPCs from the game. With the experience points pouring in, Leah establishes herself as a force to be reckoned with...only to be branded a living natural disaster!

Well, if the NPCs want to crown her Queen of Destruction, who is Leah to argue? Opportunities to speedrun the destruction of humanity don’t come around very often, and Leah has no intention of letting this chance go to waste!

黄金の経験値

Leah finds a powerful hidden skill, Retainer, in the newly launched VRMMORPG, Boot Hour, Shoot Curse. Sporting a retinue full of powerful NPCs, Leah sets off to bring about the end of civilization itself!

EXP Is Golden

Opal Holloway is a determined young lady whose ambition makes her stand out among her peers. When her entire life is seemingly changed overnight, she’s left without a man to marry. However, she couldn’t be more relieved, since she’s been secretly in love with her childhood friend Claude. Opal hoped that she wouldn’t be forced to marry a noble other than her childhood friend, but bad news arrives. Wed to a childish duke, whose servants refuse to treat her well, Opal feels like the whole world has turned against her.

But Opal isn’t one to take things lying down. She decides to use her wealth to steal Duke McLeod’s land and manor away! Now in charge, will she be able to transform the servants and the duke? And will she ever be able to forget her first love?

屋根裏部屋の公爵夫人

Opal is a stubborn lady, one who never backs down from a challenge. One fateful day, her life is flipped upside down when she’s forced to marry a childish duke! Can she navigate these new challenges now that the world has turned against her?

Duchess in the Attic

Now that she’s defeated the Demon King and become the country’s greatest mage, Lacey has officially fulfilled her life’s purpose. All that’s left is to spend the rest of her days in a loveless political marriage. But when her engagement is broken off, Lacey realizes that all she wants is to live freely. Her wish is granted, and she moves into an empty mansion near a sleepy village.

Settling in is hard for her; shy and self-effacing, Lacey doesn’t know anything about living on her own! She can fry legions of monsters, but frying up a meal? She’d rather starve. Luckily, her friends have her back; with the support of the community, her former party member Wayne, and a monster pet, Lacey slowly learns to take care of herself and come out of her shell.

Meanwhile, Lacey’s worth becomes clear to the townspeople when she solves their problems with magic that’s both unconventional and spectacular. So begins Lacey’s newfound calling as a magical handywoman!

暁の魔女レイシーは自由に生きたい　～魔王討伐を終えたので、のんびりお店を開きます～

Lacey has devoted her whole life to practicing magic in order to defeat the Demon King. Now that she’s succeeded, it’s time for an even tougher challenge—learning how to stand up for herself and live freely as a magical handywoman!

Lacey Longs for Freedom

Lacey Longs for Freedom: The Dawn Witch's Low-Key Life after Defeating the Demon King

The moment her uncle pushed her out of a window but failed to kill her, six-year-old Princess Claudia remembered everything. In her past life, she was a legendary witch who commanded a veritable army of magicians. She possesses a magic that can leave the world at her mercy! 

Never mind her cold reception in this life! Claudia decides to live free of worldly worries. She makes a servant of a handsome but unfriendly boy, Noah, and sets out to do whatever she pleases by using the advanced magic that once shook the world, sweeping away her opposition in the process! Unfortunately, using so much power makes her so sleepy… Zzz... Claudia rests easy in the arms of her unwilling servant after using too much magic.

Here begins the story of a legendary witch ready for a comfortable, leisurely life with her grumpy, raven-haired servant!

虐げられた追放王女は、転生した伝説の魔女でした 　～迎えに来られても困ります。従僕とのお昼寝を邪魔しないでください～

When her uncle tries to kill her, exiled six-year-old Princess Claudia remembers her past life as a legendary witch. Armed with new memories, prodigious magic, and a surly boy as her servant, she sets out to live this life exactly the way she wants!

The Legendary Witch

The Legendary Witch Is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess

Born with an unusual birthmark on her back, Chloe Ardennes was immediately branded a “cursed child” by her superstitious family and locked away in their estate for her entire life. Forced to cook and clean, Chloe’s world shatters one day when an encounter with her mother at knifepoint drives her to flee the only home she’s ever known. Desperately seeking refuge, she escapes to the only sanctuary she knows: the royal capital. But is the big city everything she hoped it would be? Just as she finds herself on the brink of despair, a mysterious, gallant knight rescues her, offering a glimmer of hope and the promise of a new beginning.

ド田舎の迫害令嬢は王都のエリート騎士に溺愛される

Fleeing an abusive home, Chloe Ardennes seeks refuge in the royal capital. There, she encounters a dashing but stoic knight, kicking off an awkward yet heartwarming new chapter of their lives together.

safe and sound

Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight (Manga)

Cecily is a romantic who dreams of finding true love—the only problem is that she’s a witch! Scorned by society, she gives up on meeting her very own Prince Charming until a chance encounter with the gruff but gallant knight Zeke reignites her dream. She concocts a love potion in secret and brings it to him, but before she can get a word in edgewise, he accidentally drinks the whole thing! Will Cecily manage to come clean about the whole affair? And will this slipup lead to the happily ever after she’s always wanted?

恋する魔女はエリート騎士に惚れ薬を飲ませてしまいました ～偽りから始まるわたしの溺愛生活～

Cecily longs to one day meet her Prince Charming, but those dreams are quashed when she discovers she’s a witch! Then, when she falls for the gruff knight Zeke, she has no idea how to win his heart... Perhaps a love potion might do the trick?

love slipup

Accidentally in Love: The Witch, the Knight, and the Love Potion Slipup (Manga)

Kaito Irie—an unremarkable young man without even hobbies to speak of—has been killed thanks to a goddess’s careless mistake. As recompense, he is offered the chance to continue living in a new world with not just one newfound passion to guide and fulfill him, but three: “Collection,” “Animal Ears,” and “Laser Beams.” But with everything looking too good to be true, Kaito can’t help but wonder...is there a catch? Using his new god-given power to fire a beam powerful enough to smite any foe and precise enough to replace any tool, Kaito becomes an adventurer in search of riches and glory. Along the way, he tirelessly helps the oppressed, half-animal, half-human hybrids that inhabit his new home. Is it out of the goodness of his heart...or out of a desire to get closer to their irresistibly adorable animal ears?! Here unfolds the epic tale of a typical, run-of-the-mill guy who just happens to wield a peerless beam of death!

最強デスビームを撃てるサラリーマン、異世界を征く

Accidentally killed by a careless goddess, Kaito Irie is offered the chance to start anew in a different world—this time with a powerful “death beam” and the burning desire to pursue three new passions: “Collection,” “Animal Ears,” and “Laser Beams”!

Death Beam

From Desk Job to Death Beam: In Another World with My Almighty Lasers

Ginorious Adolni has but one goal after reincarnating into a new world—find and marry someone he can grow old with. After living for close to a century without ever having a single relationship due to his hideous appearance, Ginorious wishes for companionship from the depths of his heart. The opportunity presents itself one day when he receives an offer to marry the daughter of the premier duke. It’s a shocking proposal for the son of a simple viscount, until he learns that all their attempts to arrange courtships with higher nobles have already failed, and for one simple reason: the daughter’s appearance, which has earned her the epithet of the Goblin Maiden. But Ginorious sees his past self in her, and soon learns that she has a genuinely beautiful soul. Ginorious resolves to use everything at his disposal, including knowledge from his past life, to make her happy.

ゴブリン令嬢と転生貴族が幸せになるまで 婚約者の彼女のための前世知識の上手な使い方

“It’s what’s on the inside that truly counts.” For Ginorious, a man who was rejected for his entire long life before reincarnating, that’s practically his mantra. Can he use knowledge from his past life to make his fiancée, the Goblin Maiden, happy?

goblinmaiden

The Reincarnator and the Goblin Maiden’s Happily Ever After: Using a Past Life to Keep a Joyful Wife

Sieg’s defensive power is through the roof, and he’s proven himself to be a rock-solid foundation for a heavy-hitting party, holding every last ounce of monster aggro. But that’s not enough to prevent his party from kicking him right out the door! Who needs defense when you’ve got devastating attacks, right? Them, apparently—without their tank, the losses keep piling up! Sieg, on the other hand, lands a job as a gatekeeper at the royal capital and starts rising quickly through the ranks. Can he defend against the hordes of attackers, earn the trust of his squadron and the lovely but quirky ladies within, and untwist the problems of the besieged city—all at the same time?

その門番、最強につき～追放された防御力9999の戦士、王都の門番として無双する～

Sieg, with his elite defensive power, is kicked out of his offense-oriented party, forcing him to take a job as a gatekeeper for one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Can he keep its citizens safe from the constant threats they face?

gatekeeper

No One Gets Past This Gatekeeper: The Unwanted Warrior Guards His New Post

The finalists for the JNC Original Light Novel Contest held in 2023-2024! A preview of each entry can be found below. You can vote for your favorite entries if you are a subscriber - find the link by clicking "Discuss on Forums" above!

The finalists for the JNC Original Light Novel Contest held in 2023-2024!

JNC OLN Finalists

JNC Original Light Novel Contest Finalists

Prince Callus Leditzweissen is a Taboo Being, an unfortunate soul born with a deadly curse that causes him constant suffering. With no known cure, the doctors say Callus only has six months left to live. But a magician named Gourley gives the boy a sliver of hope when he demonstrates the healing power of light magic. Callus is determined to learn how to use light magic in time to save himself, hoping to live longer to repay all the kindness he’s been shown throughout his life.

余命半年と宣告されたので、死ぬ気で『光魔法』を覚えて呪いを解こうと思います。　〜呪われ王子のやり治し〜

Prince Callus Leditzweissen was born as a Taboo Being, marked with a deadly curse that will kill him in six months. But when a magician shows him the healing power of light magic, Callus becomes determined to learn it and defeat his curse.

six months

I Only Have Six Months to Live, So I’m Gonna Break the Curse with Light Magic or Die Trying (Manga)

Upon his nation’s victory against the Kingdom of Sylvario, Brigandian knight Ark McGuine is sent to collect Princess Sonia of Sylvario, whose hand in marriage had been offered in exchange for lesser financial reparations. But when she doesn’t arrive by the agreed date, he’s forced to spearhead an investigation into why. As a horrible tale of mistreatment and negligence comes to light, he grows more and more drawn to a woman he’s never met, but it all ends tragically: Princess Sonia perished on the way to her new home from her country’s own capital, and her own family members were at fault! Ark eventually returns to Brigandia, despairing over a love that could have been...until he runs into a girl named “Nia” in his own kingdom’s capital who looks exactly like the princess!

人質姫が、消息を絶った。 ～黒狼の騎士は隣国の虐げられた姫を全力で愛します～

When Ark McGuine is tasked with finding a missing princess, he uncovers a horrible tale of neglect while falling in love with a woman he’s never met. With the princess declared dead, Ark returns home, grieving...until he finds her, alive and well?!

Royal Hostage

The Royal Hostage Has Vanished: The Black Wolf Knight Yearns for the Persecuted Princess

In a world ravaged by war and conflict, Hero Raid Freeden and Sage Eluria Caldwin clashed time and time again over fifty long years as the strongest soldiers of their respective nations. However, their long-standing rivalry came to an inevitable yet bitter end with Eluria’s sudden death. A thousand years later, Raid finds he has been reincarnated—and so has Eluria! The world may now be at peace, but the two have an unsettled rivalry between them and the mystery of their reincarnation looms ominously over their heads. There’s so much that needs to be done, so they decide to...get engaged and attend the Royal Institute of Magic together?!

英雄と賢者の転生婚

When old rivals Raid and Eluria reincarnate and reunite a thousand years after dying, there’s only one thing for them to do: settle who’s stronger once and for all—even if it means getting engaged and attending the Royal Institute of Magic together!

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