In the futuristic city of NOAH, megacorporate moguls and zaibatsu barons rule humanity’s last refuge through private security forces and superhuman agents called Sponsored Heroes.

When topsider and average megacorp employee Genesis lets slip that he can glimpse the future, he’s blackmailed into becoming one of those heroes. Using special armor that chooses its wearer, he now fights to protect the people—as long as it serves corporate interests.

Meanwhile, Calli is barely scraping by as a Stratan from the untouchable levels of NOAH when she’s recruited by ATLAS, a secret society bent on toppling the system. With their backing, she obtains power armor and her own mission: to fight for the people trapped under the megacorps’s boot.

Genesis and Calli should be enemies, but their clash sparks something far more dangerous. Thus begins a star-crossed romance between a corporate hero and a revolutionary caught in the crosshairs of power.

Welcome to Secret Society ATLAS, Combatants. Try not to die.

In the futuristic city of NOAH, a corporate hero and a revolutionary combatant battle on opposite sides of justice. But when their clash sparks something far deeper, they must fight to escape the power structures that trap them—or die trying.

ATLAS: Her, the Combatant, and Him, the Hero

Unassuming, hard to notice, downright plain—that’s how Tenes Lumel’s coworkers at the adventurers’ guild describe him. As the guild’s handyman, he tackles the boring paperwork and menial labor, all while clocking out on time from his quiet job in the boonies.

But the low profile he keeps by day hides a darker truth. In reality, Tenes is the mastermind behind a secret organization singularly determined to upend the twisted rules that govern the world.

Exiled from a great noble house and abandoned by God, he won’t stop until he’s dismantled the system. From the shadows come powerful allies to stand by his side: a battle-hardened maid, an infamous bandit, and a legendary dark elf. Together, they’re plotting their next move behind the scenes—and Tenes has more than a few tricks up his sleeve to set the stage.

ギルドの雑用係が真の黒幕でした ~隠れた才能で暗躍無双~

Tenes Lumel lives a double life: an unassuming handyman at a remote adventurers’ guild by day, and the mastermind of a secret group plotting rebellion after hours. He’s here to upend the rules governing the world—and they’ll never see him coming.

Guild Handyman

Guild Handyman? More like Mastermind! Using My Hidden Skills in the Shadows 

All Yuri wants is an easy high school life, but he’s been cursed with the worst luck imaginable for as long as he can remember. That’s why things are bound to look up with the release of Blade Skill Online, an ultraimmersive VRMMO where luck is a stat you can actually control! Confident that a carefree life should be as simple as choosing the right build, Yuri follows an online guide and picks the summoner class with a bow for his weapon. Now reversing fortune is just a matter of dumping all of his stat points into luck to begin his blessed in-game life!

Or at least, that was the plan. Turns out he’s been trolled—summoners are useless, the bow is garbage, and the game’s barely playable with his abysmal stats. To top it all off, the avatar randomizer turned him into a hot girl, and now a bald barbarian won’t stop hitting on him!

But Yuri’s not about to let the trolls have the last laugh. With a PvP event on the horizon, he’s determined to make his build work and crush the competition!

ブレイドスキル・オンライン　～ゴミ職業で最弱武器でクソステータスの俺、いつのまにか『ラスボス』に成り上がります！～

To escape his awful luck IRL, Yuri dives into Blade Skill Online, a VRMMO where luck is a stat you can max out. Too bad he’s been trolled into making an awful build. Now Yuri’s determined to turn disaster into domination at the upcoming PvP event!

Blade Skill Online

Blade Skill Online: Crushing the Competition with My Abysmal Stats, Useless Class, and Garbage Weapon!

Deadly monsters who stalked innocents in the night and preyed upon them in secret, versus the select few who used mysterious powers honed by intense training and determination to battle their foes... This was the world of bloodshed that Ginka Shijunana knew and lived for—an endless clash between vampires and vampire hunters—until one final victory ended their war.

Ginka decides to become a normal high school student now that her vampire hunting days are over, but her combat skills are no match for the challenges of everyday interactions with other teenagers. Still, she hits it off with the flashy and fashionable gyaru Ruka Moriki. When remnants of Ginka’s old life start to mysteriously reappear, however, will she pull Ruka into the darkness with her? Or will Ruka help her remain in the light?

Find out all of this and more in the exciting first volume of This Gyaru’s Got a Thing for...Vampire Hunters?!

ヴァンパイアハンターに優しいギャル

The endless, bloody clash between vampires and vampire hunters was the only thing Ginka Shijunana had ever known. But when their war finally ends, Ginka becomes a high school student and hits it off with the fashionable gyaru Ruka Moriki!

This Gyaru’s Got a Thing for Vampire Hunters

This Gyaru’s Got a Thing for...Vampire Hunters?!

Akira Tennou—an unremarkable thirty-five-year-old janitor—has got a lot to complain about. He was hit by a truck, unintentionally dragged into a hero-summoning spell, and now he’s stuck in some random gloomy forest in a parallel world. And he’s probably afflicted by a dark curse now, if his sister’s beloved fantasy manga are to be believed. The ominous shadows everywhere don’t give him much hope for his new life, especially when they’re also attached to the giant wolf that just snuck up behind him...

But while this world does come with a curse, it also comes with something awesome: magic. Akira’s got the power to purify, and he’s gonna use it to free the creatures of the forest! Trying to figure out how magic works without a teacher isn’t going to be easy, but he’s not gonna let some stupid curse get between him and a bunch of cute animals. Even if those animals are huge... Who knew wolves could be this adorable?

異世界に落とされた…浄化は基本！

Dragged into a summoning spell, Akira Tennou finds himself unceremoniously flung into a parallel world inhabited by adorable (and very cursed) animals. But with his new purification powers, Akira will find a way to pat these cute creatures!

Flung into a New World

Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse!

Raised by his strict family of five older sisters, Noa leaves home to become an adventurer in a faraway land. But despite being a supposed novice, he keeps shocking seasoned adventurers with incredible feats of strength and magic.

It’s no wonder, really. Unbeknownst to Noa, his sisters are some of the strongest people in the world—masters of magic, swordsmanship, trade negotiations, and more. While his sisters think of Noa as worthless, the rest of the world sees him for what he truly is: a whiz!

Determined to forge his own path, Noa begins his new life where he’s finally appreciated for his abilities. But what will happen when his overprotective sisters set out to bring him home?

If worth is in the eye of the beholder, Noa is here to prove this whiz has been hiding in plain sight all along!

家で無能と言われ続けた俺ですが、世界的には超有能だったようです

Unable to stand his strict family, Noa leaves home to forge his own path as an adventurer. If only he’d known that the five sisters who raised him are some of the strongest people alive. Though they see him as worthless, he’s a whiz to the world!

Worthless at Home

Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World

Once a peerless Mechsteel pilot in his youth, Watt Sears is now nearing forty and working as a humble station employee. As a self-proclaimed “old man,” Watt has taken a liking to showing new pilots the ropes, choosing to support them however he can rather than stand in the spotlight himself. Despite the repeated pleas of his boss and the lord of the land to become a Steelrider—one of the elite monster-hunting mech pilots who keep the city safe—Watt is perfectly content with his quiet life.

But all of that changes when his storied past catches up to him.

Anna, his long-lost daughter from a bygone romance, appears before Watt one day to ask for his help. Resolving to keep her safe, Watt takes Anna under his wing—only to immediately find himself caught up in a not-so-bloodless battle for the throne. With the kingdom in turmoil, can this old knight survive his new post?

隠居暮らしのおっさん、女王陛下の剣となる ～引退騎士は娘のために王国筆頭騎士に返り咲く～

Watt Sears, once a star pilot, is content with his now quiet and humble life. But everything changes when his long-lost daughter asks for his help. Now caught in a not-so-bloodless battle for the throne, can this old knight survive his new post?

Old Knight, New Posts

Old Knight, New Post: From Retiree to Her Majesty’s Blade

For years, Saint Evelyn has protected her country with her powerful healing magic, earning her the love of the people. But then, the first prince breaks off their engagement and strips her of her title, only to name her incompetent half sister as the new saint. Cast out from the only life she’s ever known, Evelyn is forced to find her place in a world that suddenly feels all too vast.

Fate smiles upon her when she stumbles upon a young boy from the streets who shows her a new path: making a living with her healing magic. The next thing she knows, she’s earned her first commission—and a handsome count is proposing to her?!

With discontent growing in the royal family over the prince’s folly and adoring fans flocking to her side, Evelyn must navigate political intrigue, newly realized fame, and unexpected romance in the air. Now if only she would realize just how much everyone adores her!

追放された聖女ですが、実は国中から愛されすぎてて怖いんですけど!? ~聖女イヴリンと愉快な(?)仲間たち~

Evelyn has done well to protect her country as a saint—so why did the prince suddenly decide to break off their engagement and banish her?! Now thrust into the spotlight, Evelyn discovers just how much trouble true adoration can bring with it.

Exiled Saint Manga

Even Exiled, She's Still the Beloved Saint! St. Evelyn's Weird and Wonderful Friends (Manga)

Lloyd, a white mage trained by Lady Merlin herself, is a member of the illustrious Hero’s Party—until they kick him out for being “too weak,” that is. What the Hero’s Party doesn’t know, however, is that he’s actually crazy strong! No longer shackled to the party that never understood his worth, Lloyd is quickly scooped up by an S-rank adventurer who immediately recognizes his talent and invites him to join her party. Together, Lloyd and his new comrades set off on a quest to hunt a pack of high wolves, but they soon discover that there’s much more to this simple job than what meets the eye...

勇者パーティーを追放された白魔導師、Sランク冒険者に拾われる　～この白魔導師が規格外すぎる～

Lloyd is the white mage of the Hero’s Party—until they kick him out for being too weak. Thing is, they fail to realize that he’s actually crazy strong! What journeys await the unassuming prodigy once an S-rank adventurer recognizes his skills?

Scooped Up Manga

Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! This White Mage Is One Heck of a Healer (Manga)

After heroically sacrificing his life to save a child, twenty-five-year-old Koichi Suzuki is reincarnated as a young boy named Thor, born into a harsh, new world, thanks to a mysterious god dubbed “Indeed-Missy.” His reward? A unique magical ability that lets him cook up monsters.
Nothing comes easy in this cruel world, though. After nearly being sold off to slave traders by his scumbag parents, Thor finds himself orphaned and alone at the age of four, forced to scrape by using sheer grit and his newfound culinary skills.
Just as survival feels within reach, he discovers two beastfolk girls on the verge of death. Helping them could spell his own ruin, but for a man who adored all things furry-eared in his past life, there’s only one path forward.
“There’s no way I’m abandoning beast ears!”
And so begins Thor’s adventure of cooking his way through the dungeon!

呪われ料理人は迷宮でモフミミ少女たちを育てます

After he is killed saving a child, twenty-five-year-old Koichi is reborn as Thor, a magical chef. When he finds two dying beastfolk girls, he makes a vow: “There’s no way I’m abandoning beast ears!” So begins Thor’s monster-cooking adventure!

Accursed Chef

The Accursed Chef and His Pair of Furry Foodies

"I was proud to be the biggest tsundere fan in the world until the day everything changed: when I woke up from uneasy dreams to find myself turned into a staff and buried in a forest!

Fortunately for me, a narrow-eyed, silver-haired beauty saved me. I tried to thank her, only for her to say...it’s not like she saved me for my sake, or anything! What is that but the textbook line of a tsundere?! This perfect tsundere specimen is apparently Stella, a student of the Saint Antohsa Academy and the owner of a certain holy magic staff—me. Guess I’ll have to cheer her on for the rest of my life!

But wait, why am I a staff, anyway?

When I visit the Goddess who rules over this world in the hopes of becoming human again, she tells me I need to kill Stella, the so-called evil witch, to have my wish granted! I have to choose between my shy beloved and world peace? Well, that’s an easy one...

This is the first volume of a school-life fantasy where a staff—that’s me—and a tsundere girl change the world!"

ツンデレ魔女を殺せ、と女神は言った

I was the biggest tsundere fan in the world, but one day, I got reincarnated as a staff! The girl who rescued me, Stella, is a textbook tsundere. That’s great, but the Goddess tells me I need to kill Stella to turn back into a human! What do I do?!

Tsundere Witch

The Goddess Says, "Kill the Tsundere Witch!"

Eugene Santafield is a young man who dreams of becoming a magic swordsman. There’s only one problem: He can’t use any attack magic! Instead, he’s blessed with extremely powerful defensive and healing magic, an irony that earns him the ridicule of his peers. Determined to escape from those who know of his failings, Eugene flees to the Lykeion Magic Academy where he meets Erinyes, a fallen Demon Queen imprisoned beneath the school. Taken in by his potential, Erinyes appoints Eugene to be her caretaker. Not long after, the headmaster of the academy assigns Eugene to be the guardian of Sumire, a mysterious girl from another world who just so happens to be an Ifrit of legend. With these two women at his side, history’s biggest failure is sure to become a legendary swordsman...right?

攻撃力ゼロから始める剣聖譚～幼馴染の皇女に捨てられ魔法学園に入学したら、魔王と契約することになった～

Eugene Santafield is a failure. Though Demon Queen Erinyes believes in his potential, he can do nothing but cast support magic. However, everything changes when he meets Sumire, a reincarnator from another world. Will Eugene rise above his failings?

Zero Damage Sword Saint

Zero Damage Sword Saint: I Enrolled in a Magic School and Wound Up in a Contract with the Demon Queen

Slaine spends his days living as a humble commoner in the quiet Kingdom of Hasenvalia—until the royal family is wiped out in a palace fire.

In the aftermath, Slaine discovers a secret kept from him all his life: He’s the king’s illegitimate son and now the sole surviving heir to the throne! Thrust into power with no training and precious few allies, Slaine must navigate court politics, earn the trust of wary nobles, and learn how to rule a kingdom he never thought would be his.

With his sharp-witted and fiercely loyal aide-de-camp Monica at his side, Slaine begins to grow into his role. But not everyone is pleased to see a commoner rising to the top. While some welcome the new king with cautious hope, others hide their true intentions behind polite smiles. As threats lurk in the shadows, young Slaine must rise to the challenge—or risk losing the crown before he ever gets to wear it.

ルチルクォーツの戴冠 ースレインと王と英雄譚ー 

When a fire wipes out the royal family, commoner Slaine learns he's the king’s illegitimate son and must rise to the challenge of ruling the kingdom!

Rutile Quartz

The Crown of Rutile Quartz (Manga)

Plain little Nina loves her job as a maid in the house of Count Mirkwood. But her life is turned upside down when she suddenly gets dismissed for a crime she didn’t commit. Cast out with nowhere to go, Nina sets off on a journey to see the world, determined to make the best of her newfound independence.

Yet despite her unassuming appearance, Nina is no ordinary maid. She has superhuman talents, and it isn’t long before she finds new friends in need of her help. From a rookie mage who can’t channel her true magical powers to a brilliant inventor struggling to get her experiments off the ground, Nina makes quick work of lending a helping hand. All the while, back at House Mirkwood, things are quickly getting messy in Nina’s absence...

This supermaid is on a mission—and she’s sweeping everyone off their feet!

メイドなら当然です。　濡れ衣を着せられた万能メイドさんは旅に出ることにしました

Fired from her beloved maid job for a crime she didn’t commit, Nina sets off to see the world and make new friends. But she’s no ordinary maid—she’s a supermaid! With otherworldly talent and grit, is there any job this girl can’t handle?

Job for a Maid

Looks like a Job for a Maid! The Tales of a Dismissed Supermaid (Manga)

Watt Sears has traded his glory days as a Mechsteel knight for a humble life as train station employee with a knack for showing new pilots the ropes. Problem is, the city’s baron—his boss—would love nothing more than to see Watt reclaim his old mantle as a Steelrider who hunts monsters and defends the city. Now nearing forty, the once-legendary pilot would much rather support the new generation than stand in the spotlight himself.

Peace and quiet were the last things waiting for Watt, however, as his storied past literally comes to find him. When Anna, his long-lost daughter from a bygone romance, appears before him to ask for his help in a brewing royal power struggle, Watt vows to protect her. But as assailants descend on the city from all sides, keeping his promise proves to be no simple task. With turmoil rattling the kingdom, can this old knight survive his new post and keep his daughter safe?

隠居暮らしのおっさん、女王陛下の剣となる ~引退騎士は娘のために王国筆頭騎士に返り咲く~

With his glory days as a knight behind him, Watt Sears just wants a quiet life. But when Anna, his long-lost daughter, suddenly appears before him, the old knight finds himself at a new post: keeping his daughter safe in a royal power struggle!

Old Knight

Old Knight, New Post: From Retiree to Her Majesty’s Blade (Manga)

The finalists for the JNC Original Light Novel Contest held in 2024-2025! Previews of each finalist's entry can be found below.

The finalists for the JNC Original Light Novel Contest held in 2024-2025!

JNC OLN Finalists

JNC Original Light Novel Contest Finalists (2025)

Kreis, the son of a powerful marquess, is actually a modern-day Japanese man who’s been reincarnated into the world of a BL novel...that he wrote! Unfortunately, his memories don’t return until after he’s been branded a villain, executed as a lackey of the final boss, and sent back in time. Now that he has a second chance at life, Kreis swears revenge on the family that mistreated him and vengeance for the story’s stunningly beautiful final boss: King Siegfried. For some reason, Kreis is overwhelmed with a desire to protect him, no matter the cost. Kreis knows that all the main characters of the story, including his younger brother—the story’s original protagonist—will soon gather for his birthday party. With Siegfried’s support, will Kreis finally break free from the story’s predetermined path?

死に戻ったモブはラスボスの最愛でした

Kreis is a writer who’s been reincarnated into the world of his BL novel! After being executed as a villain, he is sent back in time and falls in love! With revenge in his heart and fate closing in, can he rewrite the story and protect his beloved?

Romance Revived

Romance Revived: An NPC Was the Final Boss's Love

After careful consideration and meticulous planning, Kashimiya Tsukasa ends his life to save his family. However, instead of reaching the afterlife, his eyes snap open to scenes of torture, mutilation, and so much pain…all inflicted by his own hands. When his head clears, he realizes that he’s been reincarnated into the world of his favorite novel—not as a hero, but as the sadistic Duke Heinreid von Rodvelia. Haunted by the memories of the duke’s vile deeds, he vows to atone by giving himself the permanent ending he deserves. But soon, his shift in personality arouses the suspicions of Craig Bauer, Heinreid’s personal knight and the one who finally kills him in the original novel. Craig’s attention slips into obsession, and as his fate intertwines with Heinreid’s doomed destiny, the story of the novel begins to warp around them. Will Heinreid end up skewered down to the hilt of Craig’s sword? Or can even the most despicable duke find a reason to keep living beyond the final page?

悪逆貴族の身辺整理

Kashimiya Tsukasa is reincarnated into his favorite novel as the villainous Duke Heinreid. Haunted by his memories of the Duke’s unforgivable deeds, he’s determined to face his death as written—but his personal knight, Craig, may have other ideas...

Despicable Duke

The Despicable Duke Settles His Affairs

The summoning of otherworldly heroes is a dangerous gambit for King Edward Ricousian–heroes show up with ridiculous cheat powers and wild ideas about “human rights” and “justice for commoners.” But with demons on the verge of overrunning his starving kingdom, he chooses to roll the dice, and ends up saddled with Thomas Smith. The king and his advisors hope to control Thomas by setting him up with a “harem” of beautiful, deadly young women and carefully manipulating his perception of the war, hiding his country’s wrongdoings and painting their foes as evil monsters. But Thomas isn’t the kind of person who lets anyone control him. Can a normal guy from Earth cut through the lies to find out what’s really going on–and when he does, will anything be left standing?

A First Prize winner in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!

With demons overrunning his starving kingdom, King Edward summons a hero: Thomas Smith. To manipulate his perception of the war he’s drafted into, he’s gifted a harem of beautiful, deadly women. But Thomas is shockingly equipped to cut through lies!

Unruly Summon

An Unruly Summon

All hail the world’s strongest magical father-daughter duo!

Light Marquinas is a legendary S-class mage, respected across the land for his unmatched magic. Dedicating himself entirely to his craft gave him fame and power, but also a lonely life. After forty years of being single and giving up on ever finding a partner, Light makes a divine contract to ask for one thing: a child of his own. 

His wish is granted with Lucia, a daughter born from his own blood—and she’s no ordinary girl. Blessed with divine magic beyond her father’s, Lucia is destined for greatness.

Battling monsters? No problem. Protecting the kingdom? Easy. But one smile from Lucia, and this top-tier mage turns into the world’s biggest pushover. Whether it’s slaying monsters, protecting kingdoms, or just watching over her as she grows, Light will do anything for his precious little girl.

結婚を諦めたチート魔術師、溺愛する愛娘ができたので一緒に幸せになります

S-class mage Light Marquinas has everything—except a family. After making a divine contract, he’s blessed with Lucia, a child with unmatched magic. Just one smile from his precious daughter turns this top-tier mage into the world’s biggest pushover! 

No Wife, No Problem

No Wife, No Problem: A Mage's Life with His Beloved Daughter

Lucille’s fiancé, the second prince, accuses her of a crime she didn’t commit and then breaks off their engagement. Not only that, but her unjust punishment is a new betrothal to a cursed marquess! After a prophetic dream foretells her eventual execution, Lucille awakens to memories of her past life...as Lilybell, the world’s most lovable cat, whose previous owners throughout history happened to include a great witch, a legendary alchemist, and a chosen hero.

According to her dream, Lucille’s new fiancé, Felix, already has a fated love destined to appear in the future. In other words, it’s only a temporary engagement, so why shouldn’t she just kick back and relax?

With her super positive mindset and the skills she inherited from Lilybell’s owners, Lucille soon finds herself helping the people around her. She also discovers the truth of her past companions and begins to unravel the mystery behind Felix’s curse.

婚約者様には運命のヒロインが現れますが、暫定婚約ライフを満喫します！～あなたの呪い、嫌われ悪女の私が解いちゃダメですか？～

Framed for a crime and punished with betrothal to a cursed marquess, Lucille awakens to memories of her past life as a cat who had some very heroic owners. With a positive mindset and new inherited powers, she finds ways to enjoy her engagement.

Engaging with the Plot

Engaging with the Plot: A Former Cat’s Attempt to Save Her Now Temporary Fiancé

The katana smith Lutz has just forged his magnum opus, a katana so bewitchingly beautiful that it’s dangerous even to look at. Unfortunately, as an unlicensed smith, he has no way to sell it. But when his only real business partner, Claudia, is captured by crooked knights, Lutz knows exactly what to do with his perfect blade.

On the other side of the city walls, Gerhard, an old enchanter, is facing a horrendous slump. Though he’s confident in his abilities, he can’t create a true work of art without a proper canvas, and he longs for nothing more than a unique sword to serve as his muse. This time for sure, he will create an enchanted sword that will wipe that damn disinterested look off of the so-called hero’s face.

This is a tale of the gloriously deranged few who have given their lives and souls to crafting enchanted swords. When they come together, will they bring forth a golden age or the collapse of society itself? To those maniacs, it doesn't matter either way.

異世界刀匠の魔剣製作ぐらし

Lutz, a skilled but unlicensed katana smith, relinquishes his proudest work to save a friend. When it leaves his hand, it marks a turning point in his life and the future of the world. This is a tale of the deranged few who call themselves craftsmen.

Bladesmith

The Bladesmith's Enchanted Weapons

Zen Leadon has worked in the central government for over a decade, always shuffled from post to post without any chance of promotion. Disappointed in him as a member of the esteemed Leadon family, his eldest brother Yohia demotes him to a post out in the countryside. A demotion like that would shatter anyone’s spirits...except for Zen’s. In fact, he’s over the moon with joy! However, that good fortune comes with a price. He’s suddenly tasked with the duty of sheltering the country’s princess—whose life is in danger—and acting as her father. And what’s more, that princess is the fourteen-year-old daughter of his first love. Will he be able to handle the new role that’s been thrust upon him?

宰相の器を持つ小役人の、辺境のんびりスローライフ ～出世できず左遷されたはずが、なぜか周りから頼られまくっています～

Zen Leadon has spent years slaving away as a minor government official with no chances of promotion in sight. One day, he gets his lucky break: a demotion to the countryside. But there’s a catch...he’s suddenly father to a teenage princess!

Take These Talents Elsewhere

Take These Talents Elsewhere: A Delightful Demotion to the Countryside

One day Kaoru Aoyama is working as a normal office worker in Japan and the next she’s waking up to find that she’s become Patience Granger, the daughter of a viscount! She isn’t sure if she’s been reincarnated into this world or if she’s just possessing this body, but one thing is for sure: This isn’t a simple magical adventure in another world. Despite being nobles, the Granger family is destitute! Patience is desperate to figure out how to help her family, including her adorable younger brothers, but her magic proficiency lies in household magic—a type relating to domestic chores. Not only does she have her family to worry about but Patience is also ten years old. She’ll be enrolling in the Royal Academy, where she’ll have to navigate relationships with other nobles while trying to grow her skills. Using her knowledge from her past life and the memories she has from the original Patience, this young noble is determined to use her talents to protect her angelic little brothers!

異世界に来たけど、生活魔法しか使えません

Magic usually means excitement but not for Kaoru. She wakes up as Patience, a noble girl who can only use household magic. Even so, she’s determined to use her magic to help her destitute family—especially her adorable younger brothers!

Household Spells

In Another World with Household Spells

Laviange, the first daughter of House Robur, is known for being disagreeable, irresponsible, talentless in magic, and utterly uneducated. Everyone believes she’s completely incompetent—but is she really as useless as they say? The truth is far stranger. This is Laviange’s third life. In her first, she was a legendary villainess and genius mage. In her second, she was an ordinary woman who lived to the age of 86—in Japan?! For her third life, she’s decided to take it easy. Hiding her magical talent, she happily plays the part of an inept young noblewoman, enjoying the freedom it brings. But her carefree days come to an abrupt end when an outdoor training exercise goes horribly wrong. With the sense of an old lady and the power of an unstoppable mage, her accidental rampage turns her reputation on its head. The most hated girl in high society is about to become its most beloved?! The strongest villainess’s riotous comedy begins!

稀代の悪女、三度目の人生で【無才無能】を楽しむ

Laviange is on her third life—the first was as a notorious villainess, the second as an ordinary woman in Japan, and now as a noblewoman. Wanting to take it easy this time, she feigns incompetence...until a training accident exposes her true power.

Notorious No More

Notorious No More: The Villainess Enjoys Feigning Incompetence

Crow Titus, notorious layabout, wasn’t prepared for the destruction of his village by the aetherborn.

On Earth, far in the future, ordinary creatures have been twisted into the monstrous aetherborn—beasts of legend and nightmare that wreak havoc on humanity. The only defenses against the creatures are mythical weapons known as aetherial arms, which, luckily, appeared right around when the monsters did. Less luckily, some humans choose to use those weapons for evil—for example, the attack on Crow’s village was instigated by a dark magus wielding one. 

The lone survivor of the massacre, Crow somehow stumbles upon an aethereal arm, Muramasa. Sword in hand, Crow decides to fight back—or, well, Crow can’t decide much at all. Muramasa has taken control and manipulates Crow like a puppet, using the man’s body to feed his insatiable appetite for souls!

 Can Crow play the part of a hero while surviving Muramasa’s madness? What about surviving the advances of Iris, his newfound magus knight mentor?

やめてくれ、強いのは俺じゃなくて剣なんだ……！

After a dark magus, controlling monstrous aetherborn, destroys Crow’s village, he heroically decides to vanquish all evil! Or more like he’s forced to after picking up a cursed sword. Can Crow convince everyone he’s a hero, not a cowardly bum?

Make It Stop

Make It Stop! I’m Not Strong… It’s Just My Sword! (Manga)

Though Yuri may look like any other high schooler, his life is a ceaseless onslaught of the worst luck imaginable—so when he hears about Blade Skill Online, the ultra-immersive VRMMO where luck is a stat you can control, he can’t wait to start playing and escape his IRL problems. Following the advice of an online guide, he chooses the summoner class with a bow for his weapon, and for his stats, he pours every last point into luck, naturally. Thus begins his blessed online life! Or at least, that was the plan. He soon learns he’s been trolled—summoners are useless, the bow is garbage, and the game’s barely playable with his abysmal stats! To top it off, a bald barbarian starts hitting on him barely a minute into the game because the avatar randomizer made him into a hot girl! Still, Yuri’s used to dealing with whatever life throws at him, and he’s not going to let the trolls have the last laugh! He’ll push his luck to the limit and leave the rest of BSO’s players racing to keep up!

Forever unlucky IRL, Yuri starts Blade Skill Online, a VRMMO where luck is a stat you can improve—except he believed troll advice, so now his build sucks! Still, that won’t stop him! He’s turning his luck around and taking his trash build to the top!

Blade Skill Online Manga

Blade Skill Online: Crushing the Competition with My Abysmal Stats, Useless Class, and Garbage Weapon! (Manga)

Eugene Santafield is a young man who dreams of becoming a magic swordsman. There’s only one problem, though—he can’t use any attack magic! As if in exchange, the goddess of fate blessed him with extremely powerful defensive and healing magic, but he still has to endure the mockery of his peers for his lack of attack skill. After fleeing to the Lykeion Magical Academy to escape from those who know of his failings, he meets the Fallen Queen Erinyes, a Demon Queen who once ruled over the land. Erinyes, taken with Eugene’s potential, appoints him to be her caretaker. In addition, the headmaster of the academy assigns Eugene to be the guardian to Sumire, a mysterious outworlder who’s really an Ifrit of legend. With these two women at his side, the weakest magic sword wielder is sure to become a legendary swordsman...right?

攻撃力ゼロから始める剣聖譚 「コミック」

Eugene Santafield is a failure. Despite the Demon Queen Erinyes’ belief in his potential, he can do nothing but cast support magic. But everything changes after he meets Sumire, a reincarnator from another world.

Zero Damage

Zero Damage Sword Saint (Manga)

Shohei Sano is fed up. His fiancée left him, and he’s sick of dealing with people. What’s a guy to do in the face of intense burnout and social exhaustion? Why, buy a mountain, of course! Sano abandons his life in the city and becomes a recluse, far away from the trappings of modern society. There’s just one problem: He’s actually kind of lonely... Sano thinks he’s found the solution, but he gets more than he bargained for when he buys three colored chicks from a festival stall to keep him company—not only do they grow rapidly and develop reptilian tails, but they seem to be able to talk! Between learning the ropes of mountain living, getting acquainted with his rural neighbors, and raising his questionable but adorable chickens, Sano’s got a lot on his plate. Long story short, his solitary new life might turn out to be more exciting than he anticipated!

前略、山暮らしを始めました

Shohei Sano buys a mountain, retreats from modern society, and decides to live as a hermit. But when the three chickens he purchases grow huge and start talking, he realizes that his new life might not be the peaceful one he’d hoped for!

Long Story Short

Long Story Short, I’m Living in the Mountains

Sora Mitsurugi’s life isn’t going as planned. Disowned for incompetence by his renowned Sword Saint father, dumped by his fiancée, and banished from his island home, he sets off to prove himself as an adventurer on the mainland. But when his new so-called-comrades deceive him and use him as bait for a dangerous monster, he finds himself on the precipice of death. Just before his demise, a raging power courses through his body and he is reborn as the legendary dragon, the Soul Eater! Now, with his newfound strength, Sora is out for revenge!

反逆のソウルイーター　～弱者は不要といわれて剣聖（父）に追放されました～

Disowned by his famous father, Sora becomes an adventurer to prove his worth, only to meet a miserable fate at the hands of his new comrades. Just before dying, he is reborn as the Soul Eater, the legendary dragon. Now he’s out for revenge!

Revenge of the Soul Eater

Revenge of the Soul Eater: Cast Out as a Weakling by My Sword Saint Father

The crown princess Lune Renard has been captured by the revolutionary army, condemned to death as the vixen who threw the nation into chaos by hiding her past as a lowly orphan. However, Lune never wanted to be the crown princess, and her marquis adoptive father practically sold her to the crown prince. But as she and her family are executed, the Great Fox Spirit Reineke hears Lune’s prayers and sends her back in time to avert this terrible fate. What’s more, she now has fox ears that can hear the voices of spirits!

Lune is determined to save her people, but she must first win over House Renard, the family that adopted her but always treated her coldly—especially her brother Liam. She was sure that Liam hated her, but now he’s always doting on her! With Liam and the spirits by her side, Lune will find a happy ending for everyone!

転生もふもふ令嬢のまったり領地改革記ークールなお義兄様とあまあまスローライフを楽しんでいますー

Lune Renard and her family are executed in a revolution, but the Great Fox Spirit Reineke sends her back in time—with fox ears to hear the voices of spirits! With the help of spirits and her doting brother, Lune will find a happy ending for everyone!

Fluffy-Eared Restoration

Fluffy-Eared Realm Restoration: Taking It Slow with My Cool Big Brother

At his job, Shinozaki has this senpai, Katase. She’s short and cute, and she absolutely loves to praise her dear kohai! Shinozaki’s day is chock-full of her lighthearted teasing, and he’s totally okay with it! But when it comes to expressing their feelings for each other, neither senpai nor kohai seems able to work up the courage. With the office peanut gallery cheering them on, including manager Akina and coworker Hayakawa, will this adorable pair ever get together?!

うちの会社の小さい先輩の話

Shinozaki is the perpetual target of lighthearted teasing from his tiny, adorable senpai, Katase, and he’s totally okay with it! But will the two ever manage to confess their true feelings for each other?

Tiny Senpai

My Tiny Senpai

Sophelia Lotus is the epitome of nobility and grace, tirelessly pouring herself into her royal duties as fiancée to the crown prince. In her short fifteen years of life, she had learned, above all else, to endure. Unfortunately, however, her fiancée wasn’t quite so noble—a fact Sophelia learns firsthand when she catches him half-naked with her very own sister! Running to Sophelia’s aid is none other than Livionis, a knight of the kingdom who has long been secretly in love with her. Captivating the forlorn Sophelia at first sight, Livionis invites her to flee the kingdom and run away with him. 
Making up her mind in an instant, Sophelia takes Livionis’s hand and leaves behind the only life she’d ever known. Concealing her past and taking on a new identity as “Sophie,” she tumbles headfirst into a riveting romance with Livionis. Venturing into the unknown wilderness of an uncertain future, just where will this young duo find themselves as new love rings?

婚約者の浮気現場を見ちゃったので始まりの鐘が鳴りました

Sophelia Lotus is the diligent fiancée to the crown prince...until she catches him half-naked with her very own sister, that is! Rescued by a knight who invites her to run away with him, where will this young duo find themselves as new love rings?

New Love Rings

My Fiancé Cheated, But a New Love Rings!

Tired of working himself to the bone at his grueling office job, Midori Osaka longs for the simple life. When he’s reborn in a fantasy world as Hisui, the youngest son of Baron Clematis, it seems like his dream is finally coming true—until he realizes this noble house is totally broke! With a family full of bullies and a monster-infested barony, Hisui’s new life isn’t exactly the relaxing getaway he wanted, though he at least has kindly older sisters to lean on. Just when escape seems impossible, Hisui runs into three self-proclaimed goddesses who grant him their power and awaken his incredible magical abilities! It turns out living the simple life isn’t going to be so simple after all...

どうやら貧乏男爵家の末っ子に転生したらしいです ～3女神に貰った3つのチートで、最高のスローライフを目指します！～

After being reborn as the son of a baron, all Hisui wants to do is relax. Instead, he’s stuck struggling to get by. When three self-proclaimed goddesses swoop in to grant him their power, the simple life of his dreams may finally be in reach!

Three Cheats

Three Cheats from Three Goddesses: The Broke Baron’s Youngest Wants a Relaxing Life

Westalia, daughter of an aristocrat, has been brought up and educated with the expectation that she will become the future queen of her kingdom. However, when she is betrayed by a close friend and framed for an attempted murder, she is sentenced to death by poisoning. Luckily, Westalia, a master of poisons, manages to sneak an antidote, fake her own death, and escape with her life.

Now on the run, Westalia must put her royal education to use as she steals her way across national borders, commits some crimes, and endures the gruelling selection process to try and become empress of a neighboring empire and regain everything she’s lost. All the while, an irritating man who seems awfully familiar seems to follow her at every turn.

Still, with her loyal lady knight by her side, Westalia will do all that she can to make her dreams come true!

処刑された悪女は、大国で皇妃の座を掴む

Facing execution for a crime she didn’t commit, Westalia Lejainne fakes her death, assumes a new identity, and sneaks into a nearby empire. There she competes to become empress, reclaim her position, and prove to the world that she is no villainess!

Villainess is Dead

The Villainess Is Dead! Long Live the Empress! Redoing the Story After a Poisonous End

As a holy princess born with divine powers, Mil spends her days blessing adventurers from all across the kingdom. Inspired by their tales of dragons, demons, and treasure-filled dungeons, she has long dreamed of someday setting out on an adventure of her own. But she’s destined for an uneventful life confined to her father’s castle.

That is, until she’s kidnapped by the Demon King and forced to use her powers to aid his forces instead! Unfortunately the novelty soon wears off, and life imprisoned in the Demon King’s Castle turns into another dull routine. It seems Mil’s only hope to escape the monotony is to somehow grow strong enough to break free and evade her captor.

In a castle filled with demonic combat instructors, cursed weapons, and tomes of evil spells, Mil’s development is going to be far from holy, but that’s not about to stop her. She’s determined to have the adventure she has always longed for, even if it means mastering forbidden magic!


魔王にさらわれた聖王女ですが、魔王城ぐらしがヒマだったので禁忌魔法で暴れます。

Holy Princess Mil lived a sheltered life until she was kidnapped by the Demon King. She might be imprisoned in his castle and surrounded by powerful foes and evil magic, but she won’t let anything keep her from the adventure of her dreams!

Abducted Princess Running Rampant

Abducted Princess Running Rampant: Wielding Forbidden Magic in the Demon King's Castle

Military otaku Takayama Junya thought his life was over after being shot by a real gun during a paintball tournament in the United States. But he suddenly finds himself reincarnated in another world as the noble scion Raul. Now possessing a special ability that allows him to summon the firearms he loves at will, Raul is eager to begin a new life of combat training and field rations! However, when an enemy nation invades his home and kills his father, Raul’s mother reveals the boy’s surprising true nature. It’s up to Raul and his newfound comrades to launch their counterattack—with all guns blazing!

銃弾魔王子の異世界攻略 ―魔王軍なのに現代兵器を召喚して圧倒的に戦ってもいいですか―

Military otaku Takayama Junya is shot dead at a paintball tournament, but is reincarnated in another world as the noble scion Raul. When an enemy nation invades his home, Raul must fight back using his ability to summon firearms!

Bullet Hellion

Bullet Hellion: The Gunslinging Demon Prince Crushes Another World with Modern Arms

Growing up deep in the forest, Misha is a thirteen-year-old girl learning how to craft medicine from nature’s bounty, but she’s also picked up a tremendous amount of knowledge from her mother, an estranged member of a distant tribe of remarkably skilled apothecaries. When tragedy draws the pair out of their forest home, Misha finds herself confronted with a grim truth: all the knowledge in the world is of no help if she doesn’t have the experience to put it to use. Faced with her own inadequacy, the young girl resolves to learn how to put her gifts to use properly. Her world is about to expand far beyond the forest she once called home.

森の端っこのちび魔女さん

Misha is a young girl living in the forest with her mother, learning how to make medicine. However, when tragedy draws her out of her forest home, she quickly learns how much more her world will expand.

Tiny Witch

The Tiny Witch from the Deep Woods

The future looks bleak for Sophelia von Lotus. The behavior of her arranged fiancé, the crown prince, leaves much to be desired, and her family makes her feel like a stranger in her own home. Even so, she is committed to her duties as the future crown princess, enduring hardship and humiliation alike for the good of the kingdom. That is, until Sophelia catches her husband-to-be in a compromising position with her younger sister! Seeing her chance to escape the miserable future awaiting her, Sophelia screams to alert everyone to her fiancé’s indiscretion, and help comes running in the shape of Sir Livionis, a dashing knight (and longtime secret admirer) who urges her to run away with him. Abandoning the only life she has ever known, Sophelia takes his hand and tumbles into a heartstopping romance and a completely new life. But what awaits this young couple as a new love rings?

Resigned to a lifetime of joyless duty as the future wife of the crown prince, Sophelia von Lotus suddenly finds her world turned upside-down when she catches her betrothed in bed with her sister, before being swept off her feet by a handsome knight. 

New Love Rings Manga

My Fiancé Cheated, But a New Love Rings! (Manga)

Akira Tennou, an unremarkable thirty-five-year-old man, gets hit by a truck on his way home from work and, after a brief experience in some mystical limbo, wakes up in a gloomy forest. This forest is beset by a sinister black mist—his memories of his little sister’s lectures about fantasy novels tell him that it’s probably under an evil curse. He soon encounters one of the forest’s residents: an enormous silver wolf. At first the creature is hostile, but he finds that it’s been corrupted by the same black mist, and he only needs to cry "Purify!" to banish the curse and heal the wolf. Akira discovers that the residents of the forest are all animals, and once purified, they are far from feral beasts. His newfound magic allows him to speak to his new animal companions; he finds that they are intelligent and the rightful rulers of the forest. Akira decides to explore this new world, purifying the land and its inhabitants as he goes. But the source of the cursed mist can’t be far away…

異世界に落とされた...浄化は基本

For Akira, life used to offer few thrills. But after a fatal accident, he's transported to a new world. Magic is abundant, somehow he can use it, and he quickly makes a lot of new friends. Unfortunately, they can't talk—they're animals!

flungnewworld

Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse! (Manga)

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!

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