I Became Yokohama's Mayor with My Secret Identities

My new novel, The Literary Masters Save the World of Light Novels, is now available!

Please check out my upcoming novel, Who Has to Catch Their Own Cursed Technique? The description is below.

Takeuchi Kiyokazu was a legendary mage. He secretly crossed into Yokohama, gravely wounded and on the verge of death, unable to use magic. Fortunately, a kind young woman with a sharp tongue but a soft heart took him in, so he happily became her kept man.

His good fortune didn't last. The young woman died saving Takeuchi Kiyokazu during a street brawl.

Just as he was at a loss for what to do...

[Beep. Strong desire detected. System A15 has selected a task-taker.]

After binding with the System, Takeuchi Kiyokazu regained his magic and proudly cast a grand resurrection spell. Unfortunately, the derivative world didn't have enough energy, so he had to complete missions for the resurrection to take effect.

From then on, Takeuchi Kiyokazu enjoyed a wonderful life as both a kept man and an overworked wage slave.

The System's main mission was to maintain order in Yokohama and nurture the world's consciousness.

System: We recommend joining the Three-Part Plan.

Takeuchi Kiyokazu: What era are we living in? Why should we rely on civilian groups to save the world?

He kicked open the Ministry of Home Affairs' doors and used his (threats and) (bribes) to take office as mayor of Yokohama.

The world's consciousness needed energy to mature?

With the System's built-in original-story secret identity add-on, Takeuchi Kiyokazu overhauled the character settings, and Yokohama gained...

[Nine-Lived Cat Demon, Aji]

[Church's Holy Son, His Highness Nakahara]

[Allied Forces Commander, Boss Edogawa]

[Peace-Loving Fei Jia]

The original cast was stunned.

Nakahara: Has the mackerel mutated into a new species?

Akutagawa, earnestly: Even as a cat, Dazai is the cutest!

Dazai, horrified: What kind of horror story is it if the slug becomes a commander?

The Armed Detective Agency: Mr. Ranpo can be both a scholar and a warrior?

Everyone stared eagerly at the Armed Detective Agency's Ranpo.

Ranpo, bristling: No! That's Edogawa from another world. You can't mix us up!

Ango, pushing up his glasses: Huh? In another world, the Demon is a peace ambassador?

Nakahara, pointing at Fei Jia: Are you some kind of naive sweetheart?

More surprises are waiting to be unlocked...

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Ordinary people in Yokohama could feel the city changing. Since the new mayor took office, the crater had been filled in, and criminals were all sent away for reform through labor. Life just kept getting better.

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A few reading tips:

1. OOC warning!!!

2. Kiyokazu is a solo lead, but the secret identities may have pairings.

3. The character profiles are not based on the original characters. Kiyokazu made up the background himself.

4. If a character seems unintelligent, it's because the author is unintelligent.

5. To be continued...

Coming soon: The Literary Masters Save the World of Light Novels

A space-time upheaval caused by the Imperial Library's campaign against the Eroded Ones dragged three nearby worlds into the turbulence, and they mysteriously merged.

The new world was on the verge of collapse, with cracks everywhere, glowing with the same inky blue light as the Eroded Ones.

The people of the library: ...

The liveliest little cherry raised a hand and pointed at the glowing coordinates in the distance. "Librarian, now..."

"Let's just make do and patch the holes!"

The library's literary masters had no choice but to deal with their sudden new workload.

And so...

Master Akutagawa landed at Tokyo Jujutsu High, where the Six Eyes mistook him for a special-grade curse and hit him with a "Blue." He was then engulfed by an unknown monster. With no choice, he showed off a dazzling array of sword techniques, only for the interference of the Eroded Ones to bring an actual curse into being: a Rashomon-style version.

The four members of the Decadent School headed to Yokohama together, but got drunk and arrived at different times. They could only grumble as they searched for one another, tease their counterparts along the way, and occasionally take care of their actual job by dealing with the Eroded Ones running amok everywhere.

A new phantom thief appeared in Tokyo. His magic tricks were flawless, and his performances were a visual spectacle. He also set out whenever Kaitou Kid sent out a calling card. The two magicians faced off from afar, while detectives' deductions were woven into their dazzling show...

On top of that, a library suddenly appeared, with members who all called themselves writers, yet were active on every battlefield...

[Mini Theater]

"Are you choosing him or me?" On the left was a little cherry dressed in red, teary-eyed; on the right was a boy covered in bandages, his gaze lifeless. The fourth member of the Decadent School looked troubled.

What? A bad case of summer? After hearing what was troubling the boys, Master Akutagawa waved a hand. Overthinking just meant you hadn't read enough. Start by chewing through a few classics. Who has time for a bad summer?

High school students taking on a major international criminal organization alone? The library's literary masters watched from the front row while grabbing a distillery on the left and shutting down a zoo on the right, then prepared to send the nation's future flowers into parliament and solve the problem at its source.

A few reading tips:

1. Sorry for the OOC. The characters will reflect my personal interpretations.

2. This story features the literary masters from Bungo and Alchemist as the protagonists.

3. If a character seems unintelligent, it's because the author is unintelligent.

4. There are many original details in the setting. Characterization will draw on both the published materials and the story.

5. The crossover timeline includes original details.

6. To be continued...

Coming soon: Who Has to Catch Their Own Cursed Technique?

Yu Qiandu transmigrated.

From the start, he landed in the crater, surrounded by crumbling ruins and a horde of monsters. They opened their enormous maws at him.

A point-blank kill!

His transmigration came with a golden finger: he could summon the mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Azure Dragons, White Tigers, Taotie, Qiongqi, any beast recorded in the book could be summoned, complete with all sorts of skills. Moving mountains and overturning seas would be a breeze.

Yu Qiandu: This is really a thing?

He eagerly summoned the "Nine-Tailed Fox."

Ten minutes passed.

Nothing happened.

Yu Qiandu flipped frantically through the book. The page about the "Nine-Tailed Fox" was blank except for a single line:

[The summoned beast will appear at a random location. Catch it yourself. It can only follow your commands once recorded in the book.]

Yu Qiandu was horrified and ran for his life.

In Yokohama, a strange ability user could be seen running around in all sorts of places.

Dazai looked horrified. "I was just about to drown myself when he suddenly appeared, holding a fish with a human face and a fish's body, and asked if I wanted to eat it. Apparently, it cures scabies." Red Yu.

Nakahara said helplessly, "He sauntered right through a gunfight, walked into a hail of bullets, and asked if I'd seen a monkey." Zhu Yan.

Oda Sakunosuke mused, "He's very polite. He asked if I'd scared off a pure white dog with such a timid nature that it flies away when it sees people." Tianma.

Later, a certain white-haired teacher told Yu Qiandu that his golden finger was called a "cursed technique," and the summoned beasts were "shikigami."

The monsters chasing him were "curses," born from people's negative emotions. He needed to become a jujutsu sorcerer and learn how to exorcise them.

Yu Qiandu didn't think so.

The beasts in the Classic of Mountains and Seas bore the power of faith and could overturn heaven and earth. How could they possibly be born from negative emotions?

[Mini Theater]

Yu Qiandu had very little cursed energy and was only a Grade 4 sorcerer.

His cursed technique could summon a fluffy raccoon dog that made people forget their worries: Feifei.

His classmates often went easy on him during sparring, afraid they might accidentally hurt him.

But one day, when he faced a special-grade curse on a mission...

Yu Qiandu's hand slipped, and most of the strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas rushed out. The special-grade curse evaporated instantly, leaving his classmates staring at one another in stunned silence.

The white-haired teacher passing by pulled down his blindfold. "Oh, you've finally realized it! Qiandu is someone even I don't dare provoke lightly!"

Reading guide:

1. The timeline has original details.

2. Ability users can't see curses, except in special circumstances.

3. Curses born from ability users are special-grade at minimum and far stronger than average.

4. To be continued...

Theme: A beautiful new city, built by you and me.