The hero's son and the ghost of the Demon King are the master and pupil!? Eirth, the son of the hero who defeated the Great Demon King, is troubled. Always expected to achieve great things, but unable to meet those expectations. No matter the effort he puts in, and the results he obtains, it's never enough for them. "I'm a disappointment compared to my father" or "Don't you know you're the son of the hero!!" Living every day like this, Eirth meets his destiny in the room containing the sword of his father, the hero. "Interesting. I will train you. I have only free time now.” Eirth receives special personal training from the Demon King just to get back at his parents and the world. In the coming days, his parents, the heroes of the past, his first love, the princess childhood friend, the geniuses of the era, and the world will tremble before him.
The first mouse appeared on the night of a full moon over two thousand years ago. A timeless children's song among the humans tells how it made powerful mice companions and legions of war mice. Then it declared war on all humankind. Pai'yan is on of the king's honored 7 heroes, renowned for his skill in fighting the mice. He comes home after a long campaign to find his young son kidnapped by the Magic Mouse, and his son's pet kitten Toraji transformed into a half-human cat mix. Now Pai'yan travels with Toraji, searching for any word that could lead them to the Magic Mouse and his missing son. (Source: Storm in Heaven)
Kittia, an orphaned kitten. The world is too scary for a kitten to be alone! Using her tricks, Kittia heads into wolf territory. “Hello? I’m Kittia, and I’m a brave wolf even though I look a bit young!” “…That’s definitely a wolf.”
Himeno is a kind-hearted centaur girl living in a world teeming with supernatural creatures. While her peers possess an assortment of noticeable supernatural characteristics including horns, wings, halos, and tails, Himeno remains timid. Together with her best friends Nozomi and Kyoko, she enjoys a fun and relatively ordinary school life.
Unfortunate luck follows Touma Kamijou like a shadow. Residing in Academy City, a hub of students with extraordinary abilities, he unfortunately lacks any powers. Maintaining a discreet demeanor remains his chief concern, but the unexpected arrival of a girl, Index, brings unforeseen complications and peril to his life.
This beautiful retelling of Chinese folktales highlights the relationships between humans and non-humans. Whether fantastical, like the love story of the Dragon King's Daughter, or intense, like the bond between hunter and beast, this stunning collection of five stories delves into traditional Chinese lore and myth. 1. Jomaku (Prologue) 2-5. Ryuuou no Musume (The Dragon King's Daughter) 6. Ryuu wo Hirotta Hanashi (The Story of How the Dragon was Found) 7. Zou Tori (Elephant Hunter) 8. Kawauso wo Kau Otoko (The Man with Otters) 9. Takatsukai (Falconer) 10. Shuumaku (Epilogue)
[Do you want to use a playbook?]One day, a mysterious message came to us, and the game of survival began.A tower that causes one another to 'distrust,' 'strife,' and 'ruin.'I will never waver. Together with those who believe in me, I will shape the ending of this tower.KO[당신은 공략집을 사용 하시겠습니까?]어느 날 찾아온 의문의 메시지, 지구의 종말과 함께 생존 게임이 시작되었다.서로를 '불신' 하게 하며, '다툼'을 일으키고, '파멸'에 이르기를 유도하는 탑 ···.나는 결코 흔들리지 않을 것이다. 믿어주는 사람들과 함께 이 탑의 결말을 만들어 나갈 테니까.
Sang, once the little boy too afraid to jump into the lake with the older children, comes back home a brave new man – a huntsman, to be exact. It's only after reuniting with his friend Sejin, the shaman’s daughter, that he notices a black shadow has been following him... The experience reminds him that there are spirits that walk amongst us, and not always in the dark.
Baek Beom is a talented but lonely sculptor who spends all of his time carving his creations. Everything changes when he's confronted by Gino, a near-immortal with supernatural abilities - forcing Baek Beom to confront the truths about himself and his family.
"Ray is a knight who got cursed by a witch and for the sake of living a happy life with his lover, Emil, he will do anything to undo the damned curse!"
One day, 25-year-old Hasegawa Ryou wakes up to see a holographic screen floating in front of him. The screen prompts him to save/load files and an item shop, as well as his stats. It seems like he's been sucked into some erotic love game, since his stats depend on seducing women and "capturing" them. After finding a target and going through game-like options, Ryou thinks he knows what he has to do to "capture" his target. Surely he needs to have sex with her, right? And yet when the woman turns out to be a murderer, Ryou finds out the shocking truth: he has to capture these women and unveil their secrets! And if he fails, he dies…
Chapter 29 in Naver\'s 2023 Rookie Short Story Collection (2023 루키 단편선).