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As an anti-fan of the idol group, Starry Night, An Xiaxia is happy to spend her time online slandering lead singer Sheng Yize. But things take an unexpected turn when An Xiaxia starts high school - the Starry Night trio somehow becomes her classmates, and even end up moving into her house. Also, the nation’s idol Sheng Yize seems particularly interested in An Xiaxia for some reason... Sheng Yize: Xiaxia, if I and a chicken wing fall into the water together, which one will you save? An Xiaxia: Hm… I can't swim, so obviously you're going to save yourself and get my chicken wing out! Sheng Yize: I thought I was the nation’s idol???

New book out now. Please add to Library “You motherfucker… don’t come back to this shop again… or else…” Customers flinched at the loud noise. The next second, someone was thrown out of the shop by the delicate but handsome-looking omega shopkeeper. The alpha hunters flinched as they watched the omega shopkeeper move back after throwing an alpha out all on his own, and they all thought the same thing—do not anger the shopkeeper and do not go after him. After all, to these low-level alpha hunters, the omega civilian shopkeeper was a celebrity. However, what these hunters did not know was the secret the omega shopkeeper hid. Not only was he a hunter, but also part of the first-generation hunters who went after the world’s first and last L-class gate, and perished. But Kyle somehow survived. And not only did he survive, but he also found himself returning 10 years after he entered the L-class gate as a dead man walking. With no money and no identity to call his own, Kyle decided to start fresh from the bottom and live a civilian life he was not able to last time. He almost succeeded, if not for the new customers of his that were trying to uncover his identity. The world had changed from the once-bleak one where hunters were feared, to one where hunters were revered as celebrities, but Kyle had no intention of stepping into the limelight. Now, if only others got the message, he would appreciate it as well. After all, he had no intention of mingling with the world of top hunters again, even if the pull tried to bring him back. ______ New book out. Please check it out.

"You're nothing more than a means to an end." Yet when she fell, it was his arms that caught her. ****** Elara Mooncrest has been silent since childhood, her voice buried beneath layers of trauma. Forced into a political marriage with the ruthless Alpha Kieran of Blackwood Pack, she becomes nothing more than a burden—ignored, mocked, and dismissed. But beneath her fragile exterior lies a survivor's spirit, and when darkness threatens to destroy everything, Elara refuses to remain voiceless. As ancient powers awaken within her, alliances shatter, obsessions ignite, and fate demands more than silence. She was given as a pawn, but will she rise as a queen?

Adrian Hale, a 19-year-old swordsman and apprentice blacksmith, lives in Valdric, a bustling medieval city where adventurers chase glory and dungeons tempt the brave. Unlike other hot-blooded youths, Adrian stays low-key, preferring the steady rhythm of hammer and anvil over the chaos of fame. Raised by a modest blacksmith uncle after his parents disappeared during a dungeon expedition, Adrian learned discipline, self-reliance, and the value of honest work. But he isn’t ordinary — he possesses a faint, mysterious “system” that whispers small insights about materials, weapons, and trade, though never enough to make him overpowered. Determined to build a peaceful life, Adrian balances sword training with running his forge, crafting high-quality weapons for adventurers while avoiding unnecessary attention. Along the way, he forms quiet friendships, crosses paths with noble clients, and earns a reputation for both skill and fairness. Yet beneath Valdric’s thriving markets and lively taverns lies a shifting world of political intrigue, dungeon secrets, and magical currents that threaten to draw even a low-key blacksmith into events far beyond his plans.

[THE COVER OF THE NOVEL ISN'T MINE IT IS CREATED AREKUSHISU_1 ] Adrian Cross was a man carved by war and hardened by loss. After watching his adoptive family brutally murdered, he tore through the world like a storm—until his revenge was complete… and so was his life. Then, he woke up again. In a new world. In someone else’s body. Now he is Franz Kafka, a mysterious transfer student in a world straight out of a cliché power-fantasy novel—complete with a chosen one, childhood-friend heroines, and divine systems. But Franz isn’t part of the story. He’s not even supposed to exist. What begins as a second chance spirals into something far stranger. Tasked by bickering gods to “protect the main cast” until an impending world-shifting event, Franz must play bodyguard, cleaner, and occasional executioner in the shadows of a story he doesn’t care about. But when a figure from his past appears—someone he thought he lost forever—the line between peace and bloodlust blurs once more. As Franz starts unraveling the world’s secrets, old rage bubbles up… and with it, a darker question

After I died, I was faced by what I can only assume was God itself. After that, it reincarnated me into a new world and gave me unbelievable power, but I don't really want to be some hero. Instead, I want to live a quiet life.

“When power is everything, silence is rebellion.” In a world ruled by cultivation, strength flows from three Dantians—Mind, Spirit, and Life. The weak scramble for protection. The strong fight for dominion. And those who break through the Sixth Realm ascend to the Middle Realm, becoming gods untouchable by mortal hands. But legends whisper of a secret—a forbidden manual left behind by the Nameless One. The Origin Cultivation Manual promises to shatter all limits, yet it’s feared and dismissed as a myth. Still, many chase its shadow. Lee Haeun, one of the world’s top ten prodigies, vanishes chasing it. His twin brother, Lee Haneul, is no ordinary cultivator either. Born in a forgotten sect, his genius blooms quietly—his talent immense but masked by silence and patience. While the world chases power, Haneul studies, plans, and rises. Cursed cultivators emerge from the shadows. Secret realms tear open the sky. A hidden faction plots the assassination of the Murim Alliance’s mortal leader, the fragile thread holding the world’s balance. Haneul never sought glory. But when legends disappear, geniuses rise. And his quiet ascension will shake the heavens.

In a world where rank, blood-ties and religion are intertwined; Silika Everest lived an idyllic life as the third child of the Marquess of Oblon, spending her time causing trouble for the estate servants and playing with her siblings to her heart's content. Until a fateful day when a game of hide and seek turned into tragedy. When she woke up, her life had turned on its head, everything she had now slipping away from her. That day her quiet life began— an unforgiving life where all odds are stacked against her.

Beware The Forest And It's Mad Protector.

After signing in for three years, the system is activated. At this time, her sister was exposed to the Internet to deceive the bride price, and Yang Chen pulled out a dowry of hundreds of millions of yuan for her sister. Yang Chen: Who will say that my sister cheated the lottery? We used a dowry of hundreds of millions of yuan to cheat 80,000 yuan as a gift? Do you have a brain? The whole network is quiet…