I, the Demon Lord, Am Courting the Male Lead?

An inhuman top who is desperately possessive and starved for love x a ruthless, double-standard straight man on the bottom

After transmigrating to the world of cultivation, Gu Shouzhuo spent a thousand years cultivating and eventually became a mighty overlord.

After emerging from seclusion, he was swarmed by a group of demons chanting slogans like, "Restore the glory of the Demon Sect!" and, "We vow to protect our lord's beauty... no, his dignity!"

They insisted on following him and somehow gave him the title of Chief of the Demonic Cultivators.

He said that all he wanted was to focus on cultivation and ascend as soon as possible.

Then one day, after plundering a small pocket world, a sudden peal of thunder rang out in his sea of consciousness.

[Ding! The Child of Destiny has been detected. A conquest System has been bound to you!]

[Your role: pure and kind junior sister. Complete your persona and conquer the protagonist as soon as possible to become the heroine!]

Gu Shouzhuo, a Mahayana cultivator, demonic cultivator, man: "..."

Only then did he realize that the world he lived in was nothing more than a novel. At the end, its protagonist would do something monumental: refine the Heavenly Dao, devour the Ascension Realm, and bring all the world's arts and laws to extinction.

On the verge of ascending, Gu Shouzhuo was so angry he laughed. Devour the Ascension Realm? Then what had his thousand years of cultivation been for?!

He swept away, intent on strangling the male lead in his cradle.

Conquer him? Not a chance. Not in this life!

He descended to the mortal realm with a flying knife, only to encounter the young male lead, whose entire family had been wiped out.

The six-year-old had used a sword to impale his enemy through the heart, then stared straight at him! Was this kid really the Child of Destiny?

The Demon Lord felt a keen interest rise within him.

"Very well. From today on, you are the first disciple of my Three Sword Peak."

He would keep the boy by his side. If anything seemed off, he could kill him on the spot. He would also arrange nine years of compulsory education and exams, and work the little brat to death. Let's see if you'd still want to devour the Ascension Realm then!

But Gu Shouzhuo had never expected the boy to be such a study freak. Not only did he avoid going cross-eyed from all that reading, he also looked at Gu Shouzhuo with admiration and reverence.

After more than ten years of a loving master and devoted disciple, Gu Shouzhuo was ambushed and took the opportunity to fake his death and slip away. He never saw the furious, red-eyed overachiever Long Aotian after his "death."

Who would have thought that later, due to circumstances beyond his control, he would have to appear before the male lead under different secret identities? A wandering cultivator who had saved his life, an older brother who gently cared for him after he lost his memory... But in the end, each would "die tragically" in front of the male lead.

Was this System and the Heavenly Dao trying to make him conquer the male lead, kill the male lead, or kill him?

After all those experiences, he finally understood the Dao. With ascension at hand, Gu Shouzhuo looked at the male lead, who was weeping while clutching his "older brother's" corpse. Even if he felt some sympathy, all he could do was wish him good luck fending for himself.

Many years later, with the System refined into his control, Gu Shouzhuo stood before the path to ascension, gazing up at the vast cosmos and starry skies. His memories gradually grew lighter, and he was about to take his leave.

Suddenly, a commotion erupted behind him.

The path to ascension cracked in front of his eyes.

Wu Zhaoting was covered in wounds, two trails of blood running from the corners of his eyes. He looked at Gu Shouzhuo, who seemed a little surprised, with blazing intensity in his gaze.

"I've heard a few things lately. I wonder if you have any idea..."

"My good master, my good friend, my good older brother in the mortal realm... They never actually died..."

His eerie green eyes were like ghostly flames, as if ready to burn everything in the world to ashes.

"Isn't that right, Demon Lord?"

Strong leads, secret-identity story, fake-System setup, invincible protagonist.

Note: There will be many important supporting characters. None of them will have feelings for either protagonist beyond friendship! Extras are the exception! It's perfectly normal to write extras admiring the strong, right? (lol)

Next up for pre-order

[The Otherworldly Mage's Research Notes, Western fantasy, mage on the bottom x holy knight on top]

Xia Zuo, a medical student, died suddenly after surgery during a clinical residency. When he woke up, he discovered he wasn't even human anymore.

Looking at the translucent reflection on the water's surface, he silently recited the core socialist values ten times, but still couldn't recover his Sanity.

Then a black-robed mage who happened to be passing by grabbed him. At least he wasn't immediately refined into a potion.

Instead, he was tied to something in the middle of the mage tower that looked just like an operating table, where he watched a group of people point at and discuss another dragon corpse.

Black-Robed Mage: "Useless! You're all useless! You take forever just to dissect a corpse. How are you ever going to become the wicked black-robed spellcasters you're meant to be?!"

The apprentices exchanged glances, too afraid to speak.

Black-Robed Mage: "Isn't there a single apprentice who's diligent, neat, clever, and not afraid of mess or hard work?"

Xia Zuo: "...Dear, great mentor, I'm your destined experimental assistant, not experimental material!"

At the time, Xia Zuo didn't know that this black-robed mage would become the foundation that allowed him to establish himself on the continent. Nor did he know that the infamous Grand Mage Tower before him would gain a new master.

One day, many years later, a half-elf scholar gently touched a keepsake brought back from the Dragon Kingdom. A nostalgic smile curved his lips as he wrote the final line of the book he was working on.

[Under the charge of blasphemy, Mr. Xia Zuo Shestendalias drafted the Afl Medical Act and established a series of controversial new systems, saving an entire kingdom.

On the day of his triumph, he rejected fame and fortune and retreated into the shadows of the stars.]

The Fifth Era of Afl: A History of the Royal Family of Saint Marta

The protagonist of the biography was aboard a magical vehicle speeding through the sea of stars.

The retired legendary archmage was organizing his books when a scaled tail suddenly coiled around his waist.

Warmth seeped through his clothes. The clingy behavior made it hard to believe that the one beside him was among the most noble creatures on the continent.

The half-dragon who had grown a tail leaned against Xia Zuo, spreading his leathery wings to cast the mage in shadow.

A whisper sounded by his ear: "Dear Mr. Mage, the journey home is long. May I spend a wonderful night with you?"

Xia Zuo sighed and beckoned with a finger. The half-dragon's breathing suddenly turned hot, and a ring of intricate runes at the base of his thick dragon tail began to glow like a pulse.

The mage set down his book and smiled as he lifted the other's chin. "Dear Mr. Arjian, it has been nine hours, thirty-seven minutes, and twenty-one seconds since you last asked to make love. My back and waist still ache. If you don't want me to throw you off the ship, stop sexually harassing me until I finish my work. Be a good boy, all right?"

"What if I prepared a midnight snack for you? Perhaps you'd like to try wine made from the fruit of the Elven Sacred Tree?"

"...Mm, I also want you to make me raspberry jam cake."

The half-dragon narrowed his eyes. A triumphant smile appeared on his handsome, classical face. "As you wish."

A cautious mage on the bottom who is extremely powerful x a "righteous" partner, a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside holy knight on top

Note: The mage has the traits of a fanatic scientist from the future. He puts reason first, but isn't lacking in human warmth.

Includes progression-fantasy elements. The protagonist is strong throughout! Ensemble cast! Conflicts between the values of different races! Includes lots of magical theories I've made up based on D&D rules. Overall, it's a fun power fantasy!

The world is similar to the D&D 5e rulebooks. The races include only basic types such as elves, dwarves, dragonborn, humans, and tieflings. The monsters are partly based on the Monster Manual.

The full pre-order manuscript is in progress...

Theme: Strive to govern well and never stop improving oneself