Mystery - Page 162

Motoba Hitachi has lived a boring high school life, until his kouhai invited him to a real-life simulation event of Incubate Castle, an online game they both played. But, what seemed like a harmless replication of the game turned out to be as real as it could get. Now, Hitachi must find allies to get out and survive this reality of a game.

About a freelance detective who takes his fees in the form of a trade.

A collection of often-surreal short stories intended to present various messages or morals.

Tokage, a soul cursed to forever wander the world, unable to rest nor to join the reincarnation cycle, is now looking for its release. This time Tokage enters the body of a newly dead girl named Yuuka, a shrine maiden. This body requires continual recharging from a highly spiritual person, whom the dead person must have had an attachment to. This person is Shinobu, a younger boy, who also lives in that shrine. Thus starts the adventures of Tokage and Shinobu in a world gone mad, amidst the chaos and carnage that gravitates to an unsent soul draw.

James Block is a former sports star whose criminal endeavors landed him in jail. In prison he meets "Dr. F", a strange old man who tells James about a beam that can turn living things invisible. After escaping from prison, James finds and uses the laser on himself. But, because the beam has not been perfected yet, it only rendered his skin invisible, leaving his insides visible to the outside. Angered at his disfigurement, James takes the name "Alabaster" and begins eliminating the hypocrites and the boastful. He is joined by Ami Ozawa, the granddaughter of "Doctor F", who was rendered invisible after the doctor used his pregnant daughter as an "F Beam" test subject. On their trail is Rock, a vicious FBI agent.

Tsukino frequents the rabbit hutch ever since Mimi went missing.

Madam Misa dies mysteriously at the Saturday Night Club. Soon after her death, her young handsome and broke host Hideo opens a similar looking "Host" Club of his own. Where did the money come from? Did Hideo have something to do with Madam Misa's death?

Underground Kids: Everyday Kimi finds that her belongings are being searched and destroyed. She feels prying eyes watching her every move. Scared and frustrated, she decides to contact a secret organization within the school;The Underground Kids. This organization has only 3 people and they're obsessed with money. Can they help her solve her problem? ~LB Fake: Asumi Miki is annoyed because all the girls go "Kyaa!" when thy see the gorgeous Disciplinary Committee. She's an honor student and follows the rules: Braided hair, glasses, tucked in uniform and textbooks so she wont get involved in any way with the Disciplinary Committee. But since her records are clean, she has been invited to be one of the Disciplinary Committee! ~LB Summer Love Paradise: Ichiha's been dumped 4 times so to cheer her up, her friends bring her to the beach. She almost drowns and the lifeguard Kouta saves her.... ~LB

In a city split between humans and occult, Colin Aston just wants to run his diner and make bad coffee. A peaceful life isn't on the menu though, as a mysterious blonde shows up with a job only Colin is capable of performing. If he takes it, Colin will have to face sorcerers, politicians, and little old ladies... not to mention a secret that destroyed nearly half the city and hits a little too close to home.

A collection of four short stories.Chapter 1 is the 100-page title story. It's a supernatural fantasy tale about a man with one chance to escape from death, a mysterious woman he meets, and a tribe seeking to find its way back into Heaven.Chapter 2 deals with the mystery of a man gone missing, and presumed dead.Chapter 3 is a very short story about a couple in the mountains who pick up a strange guest.Chapter 4 is a longer story about the traditions binding a family, those that would break away from them, and the dark secret that holds the family in sway.

"Congratulations on graduating life." As Kisumi suspected everyone here is dead. Though it looks like a graduation ceremony things turn deadly quickly. To survive here you have to kill.

It’s the early days of the Showa Era. In a really ordinary-looking and peaceful city, no one notices the strange things that are happening. Shinobu, a young man who manages his father’s second-hand goods store, comes face to face with one mystery after another. At some point, these events lead to a story…