Light Novels (P.2)
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New Beginnings in Familiar Lands
After a horrific accident put her on life support, the last vestige of freedom Keina Kagami had was in the VRMMORPG World of Leadale. When she wakes up in the body of her game avatar, though, Keina-now Cayna-finds that the worries of her old life appear to be a thing of the past, but somehow this new land doesn't seem to be quite the Leadale she remembers...
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In Orario, fearless adventurers band together in search of fame and fortune within the monstrous underground labyrinth known as Dungeon.
But while riches and renown are incentive enough for most, Bell Cranel, would-be hero extraordinaire, has bigger plans.
He wants to pick up girls.
Is it wrong to face the perils of Dungeon alone, in a single-member guild blessed by a failed goddess? Maybe. Is it wrong to dream of playing hero to hapless maidens in Dungeon? Maybe not. After one misguided adventure, Bell quickly discovers that anything can happen in the labyrinth--even chance encounters with beautiful women. The only problem? He's the one who winds up the damsel in distress!
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Sometimes carrying out justice requires...cross-dressing?!When a troubled couple tells the story of how their daughter was taken to pay off a gambling debt, Lyu's conscience and the legacy of Astrea Familia compel her to take action!The many skills Lyu learned as an adventurer are formidable, but she'll need more than brute force to challenge the influential Grand Casino. Unable to sneak or fight her way inside, Lyu puts all her trust in Syr's rescue plan: Go through the front door posing as Count Maximilian and his beautiful wife!
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Aiz Wallenstein, the Sword Princess, is known as one of the most powerful warriors from one of the most powerful groups in the city of Orario: Loki Familia. With them, she ventures into the deepest parts of the labyrinthine Dungeon beneath the city, stalking the monstrous denizens that lurk there and vanquishing them with the blazing light of her sword. But when she meets a certain white-haired boy, the encounter will change both of them forever...
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After living a painful life as an office worker, Azusa ended her short life by dying from overworking. So when she found herself reincarnated as an undying, unaging witch in a new world, she vows to spend her days stress free and as pleasantly as possible. She ekes out a living by hunting down the easiest targets - the slimes! But after centuries of doing this simple job, she's ended up with insane powers...how will she maintain her low key life now?!
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Unable to get around without a wheelchair, a young woman named Josee leads a solitary, housebound existence. Her key to the outside world is her friend Tsuneo, a recent college graduate and her so-called "caretaker." The titular story, "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish," depicts the precarious, at times sensual relationship that blossoms between these two young people still learning what it means to be happy. This anthology also includes eight short tales centering on working women and their myriad loves and partings sure to stir the heart and soul.
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Shintaro Kisaragi is about to have a terrible day.
After two years of being an unemployed shut-in, Shintaro Kisaragi is forced out of his room and into the wide, uncaring world by a disastrous series of events involving his computer's keyboard and a bottle of soda. What begins as a simple errand soon spirals out of control as his luck turns from bad to worse. It starts with a hostage situation and only gets weirder from there--and it turns out Shintaro Kirasagi isn't the only person whose life is going to be changed forever this blistering summer afternoon!
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Kieli sees ghosts. It's an odd ability for a 14-year-old girl, and it
makes her a bit of an outcast at her boarding school. Her only friend,
in fact, is the (semi-) departed spirit of a girl who used to inhabit
her room. That is until the two encounter a young man who appears to
share Kieli's "gift." It doesn't take long to discover, though, Harvey
is an altogether different sort of creature - one of the infamous
Undying, the reanimated corpse of a dead soldier. Could it be that in
this cursed fellow Kieli has finally found a kindred spirit? Throwing
in her lot with this strange, soulless man and his possessed radio, she
means to find out...
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Two Bodies in One With looks to die for, Saika Kuozaki is the most powerful mage in existence and the only one who can thwart the annihilation factors that attempt to destroy the world once every three hundred hours. When Saika is mortally wounded, however, she bequeaths both her powers and body to the normal high school boy who happens to find her, Mushiki Kuga. Just because Mushiki inherits her abilities, though, doesn't mean he can control them. To stand a chance of saving the world, Mushiki will have to attend an academy for mages as Saika-while trying to keep his true identity under wraps!
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Game loving shut-in Kazuma Sato's life as a young schoolboy in Japan abruptly comes to an early end...or at least it was supposed to. When he opens his eyes, though, he sees a beautiful goddess that offers him a once in an after-lifetime chance to be reborn in a parallel world. The catch is that the world is violent and threatened by a growing evil! Fortunately, he can choose any one thing to bring with him. So he chooses the goddess, Aqua! And so his adventure with his gorgeous companion begins--if he could just get enough money and food to survive, keep his goddess out of trouble, and avoid grabbing the attention of the Demon King's army!
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My name is...
One year before a certain useless goddess and NEET extraordinaire hit the scene, Megumin, the "Greatest Genius of the Crimson Magic Clan," is hard at work. Ever since a life-changing encounter in her youth, the young wizard has dedicated her every waking moment to the pursuit of the ultimate offensive magic, Explosion! (Well...every moment not spent hustling food from her self-proclaimed rival.) And while the big sister's away, the little one will play. On a routine trip into the woods, Megumin's little sister, Komekko, finds a strange black kitten. Little does she know that this cat plays a key role in unsealing a Dark God's tomb...
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Someone's stolen Megumin's heart!
Enamored with a supercool masked man from the Silver-Haired Thief Brigade and captivated by the group's outlaw lifestyle, the Arch-wizard resolves to form her own crew of bandits to support her newfound idols. Unfortunately, her "thieves" are problem children all around: a girl who can't make friends, a super-overpowered princess, and a priestess with questionable morals. Can the explosion-obsessed leader of this band of unlikely burglars pull things together when real trouble strikes?
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NO REST FOR THIS HIKINEET!
Still hungry for Konosuba craziness after feasting on the misadventures of Kazuma, Aqua, Darkness, and Megumin? Well, you're in luck! This novelization of the popular mobile game, Konosuba: Fantastic Days, includes a brand-new quest, featuring three new adventurers-and you can only read it here! Find out what happens when Kazuma and the gang, joined by a troupe of aspiring dancers, run into a former almost general of the Demon King... For the avid Konosuba content collector, this isn't one to miss!
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Kunon Gurion was born without sight and unsure of his purpose in life, but everything changes when he resolves to find a way to use magic to see. This is a feat no sorcerer has ever accomplished or even tried, and it won't be easy. Kunon's single-minded ambition leads him to quickly surpass his teacher, and with only a few basic spells, he can already sense color, produce useful items, and create a lifelike cat from water! Word of his skills and ingenuity soon reaches the castle, which earns him a rare chance to study under a powerful new mentor. But is Kunon's goal even attainable?
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"I sold my Excalibur...for money."
Iin all honesty, Rintarou's life is boring as hell. If you ask him, he was born into this world with too much talent. Everything goes too according to plan. His way of having fun? Joining forces with the weakest candidate, Luna Artur, in the upcoming battle to become King Arthur's successor-and save the world from impending doom.
The only problem? She's the scummiest of scum, pawning off her sacred sword and forcing her knight, Sir Kay, into some seriously skeevy cosplays! Or so he thinks-until a close encounter with death, when her true power astonishes all. Make way for an unexpected take on the age-old legends of King Arthur!
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FROM WORST TO BEST IN LESS THAN A DAY
On the massive island called the Academy, students compete in star-hunting Games to advance their ranks. And among the many competitors, none is better than Sarasa Saionji, the Seven Star Empress. At least, not until unranked newcomer Hiroto Shinohara beats her by accident. To protect himself and the status quo, Hiroto must fool everyone into thinking he's the new top student despite almost failing his entrance exam. Will he be able to keep this lie going when every student on the island wants to take him down?
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Thirty thousand Japanese gamers awake one day to discover that the fantasy world of Elder Tales, an MMORPG that was formerly their collective hobby, has become their cold hard reality. Severed from their everyday lives, they confront a new horizon filled with ravenous monsters, flavorless food, and the inability to die! Amid the chaos, veteran gamer Shiroe gathers his friends, the guardian Naotsugu and the assassin Akatsuki, and together they embark on an adventure to change the world as they know it!
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Sugar and spice--but not playing nice!
The hit smartphone game Magical Girl Raising Project is not only free, but one in tens of thousands of players will win real-life powers. In N City, sixteen of these lucky girls help the city's citizens--until upper management announces that each week, the least productive magical girl will lose her gifts. But this is no ordinary contest, and as the rules become increasingly sadistic, the competition to keep their powers becomes a vicious battle for the girls' very lives...
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PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT, AND YOU MIGHT JUST WINA high school student with millions of in-game earnings, Kaname Suou is one of the strongest Dealers in Money (Game) Master, a virtual world where nothing is against the rules. Assisted by his succubus AI partner, Tselika, he seeks the Overtrick-a set of powerful cheat-level weapons that break the laws of physics-and one young girl. What does it take to save somebody in a VR city with gunfights, car chases, and high-stakes stock market gambling? What exactly is in the cards for Kaname and his associates?
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The power to rewrite history...and all it costs is a deal with the devil
For a hundred years, the East and West have waged a ferocious war using everything from tanks to witchcraft, but the technological advancements of the West have begun to shift the balance. That all changes one day when Rain Lantz, a young soldier from the East, finds a few mysterious silver bullets--and discovers that anyone shot with them is erased not only from the battlefield, but from history itself. Soon after, he meets the bullets' creator, a Ghost who calls herself Air, and learns that if he wishes to continue using this power to end the war for good, he will have to give her his freedom...
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