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The Duchess of Farrens is a prominent noble family that supports the backbone of the Kingdom of Istoward. Elaine Farrens, the duchess of Farrens, after her misdeeds and attempted usurpation of the country, finally died, her life taken by her own daughter. In her dying moments, her high pride was finally broken, and she truly regretted what she had done, but it was all in vain. The ducal family itself was destroyed, and its notoriety was to be forgotten in time. However, Elaine regained consciousness the next thing she knew. And what’s more, she was giving birth. She immediately realised that it was useless to try to understand her situation in such a situation, and decided to face the life in front of her, thinking about it after the birth for now.

Before she was killed by a man holding a grudge against her, a woman from modern-day Korea was immersed in a wonderful fantasy novel about a courteous beauty with two powerful suitors. Duke Raffaello Kidrey was the true love of Olivia Grace, while the tyrannical Prince Regef Hill wanted her solely for himself by any means necessary. To this end, Regef exploited his foolish yet stunningly beautiful sister, Kayena, controlling her like a mere marionette before sending her to a violent death. The murdered woman reincarnates as the villainess Kayena, but she refuses to accept another unjust end. This time, she decides to be the one pulling the strings. She allies herself with her greatest enemy, Regef, and concocts a plan to enlist Raffaello as her aide. Once she ensures that Regef is made the next emperor and Raffaello is united with his fated one, Kayena intends to escape and lead a humble life. However, royal intrigue is merciless and inescapable, and she must carefully manipulate the novel's leading men to stand a chance at survival.

The Ushiromiya family makes an annual pilgrimage to Rokkenjima, the island where they gather for a reunion hosted by the odd patriarch, Kinzou, who is in poor health. The family members are preoccupied with feuding over the inheritance and the coveted title of Kinzou's successor. A typhoon outside matches the turmoil brewing in their hearts as they argue. Battler, Kinzou's grandson, returns after a long absence expecting a smooth reunion. But Kinzou has different plans; he introduces a peculiar game which involves finding his hidden treasure. The victor will become the family leader. However, the game turns grim as participants are used as "sacrifices" to bring back the Millennial Witch of Rokkenjima, Beatrice. Murders and violence ensue, casting doubt on whether the work of magic or the acts of one of the family members. Despite the ensuing disasters, Battler remains skeptical of the occult, questioning what truly happened to those closest to him.

**I Reincarnated as a Bottom-Tier Character… But I Have the Strategy Guide!?** \"Takashi Takasugi is the lowest-ranked student in his class, plagued by bad luck. He clashes with the protagonist, leaves the academy, and is rumored to have died—a truly unfortunate character.\" That’s how the game’s strategy guide described him… and now, the protagonist finds himself reincarnated as this bottom-tier nobody! Drowning in despair, he searches his classroom desk—only to discover the very strategy guide he bought in his previous life. \"If I use this, I can become the strongest!?\" Determined to escape his tragic fate, Takasugi sets off to secretly grind his skills in dungeons… but hardship awaits at every turn. However, when he starts traveling alongside the game’s beautiful heroine, Hanagasaki, his destiny takes a dramatic turn—accelerating toward an unexpected reversal!

I hate you to death, but I still can't let go of you. Even if I send you to fight to your death, you always manage to come back. You are my salvation, and I am your breath, I love you, my one and only fantasy. Recan Tenecvan is the leader of an up-and-coming noble faction, who is considered a rebel due to his overwhelming charisma. Recan, who eventually becomes the country’s first emperor, is an unparalleled genius on the continent. Winter Rotea is betrothed to Recan from a young age, but hides her identity under the alias Leysha, after her household is unjustly accused of rebellion. A genius in magical theory, she must kill the stoic Recan to prove her loyalty.

Adel gained entry to the emperor's workspace through the enchanted entrance at the Imperial Palace. While there, she accidentally overheard classified strategies. Upon returning to the academy, she was surprised to find the interior minister and emperor waiting for her. They presented her with a shocking choice: serve prison time or pretend to be the emperor's fiancée. This ultimatum set the stage for a noteworthy romance between Adel, an orphaned girl, and Krishi's emperor.

On his way back from a nearby convenience store, Subaru Natsuki is suddenly stranded in a foreign city. He finds himself surrounded by unfamiliar faces speaking a foreign tongue, realizing he has been transported to an entirely different world. Unfortunately, the shopkeeper throws him out for being insolvent, leaving him hopeless and immediately encircled by a gang of ruffians. However, just when he believes there is no escape, a mysterious young lady named Satella comes to his aid. She's on the hunt for a burglar that Subaru had seen earlier. After Satella wards off the aggressors, Subaru pledges to help her in her quest to capture the thief. After a few bizarre events, the pair ends up in an underground cellar where stolen goods are kept. When they infiltrate the cellar, they are unexpectedly attacked by a shadowy assailant resulting in both of them receiving fatal injuries. Subaru awakens to find himself transported back in time to the morning of that same day and begins a complex cycle where he relives past experiences.

The witch Vivian is dying, and she asks her apprentice Betty to prepare the only medicine who can save her. But to get a hand on the ingredientes it's not going to be a piece of cake... because one of them is the horn of the demon king Kinguburu, and defeating him can be a matter of life and death.

Ryuu Yamada, a notorious hardliner and delinquent at Suzaku High, had his regular routine interrupted when he was reprimanded for his lackluster academic performance and indifferent attitude towards school. It was during this moment that he locked eyes with Urara Shiraishi, a top-performing student in their grade. As Shiraishi began her ascent up the stairs, Yamada took it upon himself to taunt her, only to stumble and tumble down, inadvertently bringing Shiraishi down with him. When he awoke in the infirmary, he was stunned to find himself in Shiraishi's body. Through conferring with his new host, Yamada discovered that their body swap had resulted from an accidental kiss during their fall. Equipped with this newfound ability, Yamada's high school life was to be filled with even more excitement and adventure!

Whenever the words "Eko Eko Azarak" are heard, events are sure to happen either in the town or the school! Eko Eko Azarak, a timeless horror manga, chronicles the adventures of Misa Kuroi, a witch who faces numerous "horrors" on her journeys. Bonus one-shot: Volume 19: The Cannibal Clan.

Philomel—the fake princess—conspires with her mother to impersonate the imperial princess and cause a war between the Mage Tower and the Empire. Once her crimes were exposed, she was sentenced to execution. A death truly befitting of a wicked— “Even if the Philomel within the book had done some wrong, it wasn’t enough to warrant death!” Philomel yelled and threw the book she'd been reading. She had simply been curious about a book she'd picked up in the garden, but the contents of the book stated that she would die! Although she wanted to believe it was nothing but fiction, everything that happened from that moment onwards went just like in the book. “Since it has come to this… my goal is to survive!” Will Philomel be able to discover the origins of the suspicious book and live on? After finding a mysterious book in the imperial garden, Princess Philomel not only discovers that the book's villain shares her name, but that other events in the story are coming true too. Now, she believes that she's an imposter and that the real princess will take her rightful place, leading to the execution of Philomel the Fake! So to avoid a tragic death, she has to make sure the rest of the book doesn't come true. Can this fake princess change what's already been written?