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- 1 Blue Archive: Trinity’s Resolute Judge 蔚蓝档案：圣三一的决心审判官 [One Female Lead] [Transmigration] [No Harem] [Male Student] [Mutual Pining] Chisaki Mufeng, a seventeen-year-old high school student, somehow transmigrates to a world called Kivotos and becomes a student at Trinity General School. The sad part is that in this world, where a shooting could break out at any moment, he gains no special abilities and is nothing but an ordinary, frail boy. Fortunately, he has a childhood friend here named Misono Mika. Thanks to his own abilities, he also becomes th 589Reads—Score10014d adds
- 2 Blue Archive: Kayoko Appears by My Side 蔚蓝档案：佳代子降临到我身边 Kayoko... You really are the most perfect person in the world... Kayoko... Take me with you... I want to marry Kayoko... Kayoko... I really like you so much... Ah... Long live the Kayomon! 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Blue Archive: Don't Make Me Look After Hoshino's Daughter 蔚蓝档案：不要让我管星野的女儿 [Slice of Life + Dual Heroines + Little Girls + Sweet, Never Sad + Blue Archive + Original Storyline] Six years after the second playthrough, in Kivotos, the Teacher and Hoshino have two adorable daughters. At six years old, the elder sister, Takanashi Mai, is already beginning to develop a little sense of self. Her younger sister, Takanashi Hoshino, was born only a few minutes after Mai, but their personalities are worlds apart. This is a series of everyday stories about the Teacher's family an 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Blue Archive: My First Playthrough of the Azure World 蔚蓝档案，蔚蓝世界一周目 A single male protagonist, multiple playthroughs, and a fan work that delves deeply into the main Blue Archive storyline and worldbuilding. It is broadly divided into twelve major arcs, covering the Blue Archive setting; the backgrounds of Sensei and the Student Council President; halos; Decagrammaton; information about Aris, Key, and the ancient empire; the Halo Tower; the remaining Arona assistants who have yet to appear; rescuing students in the past; the ending in the future; and the present 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Blue Archive: I Met You, and the Miracle Happened Again 蔚蓝档案：与你相遇，奇迹再现 A crossover between Blue Archive and One Piece. This story is based on material from One Piece and Blue Archive. This story has three volumes: Volume One: Meeting and Parting Two Years Ago What brought Shiroko and the Full Moon together? Why did they go to the False Sanctuary? Who is Sunaookami Shiroko Terror? And who is Upoout? What exactly caused the Full Moon and Shiroko to part ways? Volume Two: Reunion and Corruption The Full Moon and Shiroko meet again two years later. What is Sunaookami S 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Came to Kivotos and Just Want to Live a Peaceful Life 来基沃托斯的我只想过平静的生活 I’ve started a BA group. There are no rules, so if you’re interested, leave a message at the end of a chapter. New members are always welcome! After failing the high school entrance exam, the unfortunate Osset was miraculously admitted to Abydos. In Kivotos, where everyone is superhuman, Osset discovers that he, too, has his own “Killer Queen.” In this place where chaos and miracles coexist, Osset sets out in pursuit of a peaceful life. But the road is bound to be a rocky one, and as he pursues 278Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Blue Archive: I'm a Player, Definitely Not a Substitute 蔚蓝档案：我，玩家，绝不是替身 [BA Fanfic] [Golden Finger Recovery Home] [Lin Qiye from Slay the Gods] [Tongtian Cult Master from the Primordial World] [Steve from Minecraft] [Transmigrator Xu An] He transmigrates to Kivotos and becomes a teacher as a player. For a transmigrator to have a golden finger is perfectly normal. But when that golden finger is a recovery home, that's anything but normal. For an ordinary teacher to educate students is perfectly normal. But when this teacher... Starts off with the Mortal Dust Divine R 95Reads—Score21114d adds
- 8 Blue Archive: The Teacher Draft 蔚蓝档案：老师争夺赛 A dazzling star streaks across the sky and lands on the earth of Kivotos, beneath its blue dome... ...The teacher of the Federal Investigation Club, Schale, makes a dazzling entrance!!! This is a story of youth, adulthood, responsibility, protection, and love. It should have been a thrilling tale of the teachers’ own adult youth... ...! And yet... ...After the teacher repeatedly resolves the problems and conflicts between students, restoring peace to Kivotos... ...as time passes, students from t 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Blue Archive: The False Teacher 蔚蓝档案：虚假的老师 “Teacher, your Kivotos has been destroyed.” “What do you mean?” Lan Yuecha wakes up to find she has become Kivotos’s teacher, as well as the criminal who destroyed the world. All that remains is a broken world confined to one corner, and Plana. “Teacher, do you know about parallel worlds…?” “…Don’t bring that up… It scares me a little…” As a fake teacher who never even started the job, let alone earned a teaching certificate, how is she supposed to survive in a parallel world? And how can she sa 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Blue Archive: Every Day with You Is a Miracle 碧蓝档案：与你的日常，便是奇迹 Can someone who has completely lost faith in reality put their love into the world of anime? Yongtian fell asleep at home and woke up transmigrated to Kivotos. But it seems he ended up in the wrong place. Why is he in the Arius Autonomous District?! He does have a System, but why is it asleep? Luckily, before falling dormant, the System gave Yongtian a bunch of things. With those and his knowledge of the story, what will he do? (The blurb isn't doing it justice. Please read the story.) 46Reads—Score614d adds
- 11 Blue Archive: Becoming a Legend in Kivotos 碧蓝档案之在基沃托斯当传奇 [Transmigration × fanfic × golden finger × derivative] Blue Archive × Cyberpunk. Kang Tao's legendary swordbearer is going to teach in Kivotos too. See how he gradually becomes a legend (and a lunatic) in Kivotos's academy city. 140Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 12 Azure: Guardian of the Classic of Mountains and Seas 蔚蓝：山海经的守护者 (May contain OOC; the author has no idea when the next update will be.) In Kivotos, Shanhaijing is the most mysterious self-governing district. But in fact, it has an organization similar to Gehenna's Prefect Team... (The worldbuilding is similar to the third playthrough, and the protagonist from the first playthrough will also appear.) (All characters in this story are adults.) 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Blue Archive: The Vice President's Rust System 档案，副会长的铁锈系统 (A beginner's first attempt.) (Please overlook anything that doesn't make sense, or leave a comment so I can fix it.) (Chapters 1 to 8 have a few tiny flaws.) Dongfang Yan is the vice president of Shenzhou Academy and the highest-ranking official in Dongcheng. One day, after obtaining a Rust System, he reports it to the president. With the president's authorization, he builds a massive Rust base in just one month. Around that time, while browsing the System shop, Dongfang Yan buys something he i 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Blue Archive: The Other Side Where Miracles Never Came 蔚蓝档案：奇迹未曾降临的对立面 A story about a time when the student council president was still around, and the teacher still had some growing up to do. If a miracle had never come to this land, what would your quiet, uneventful daily life with me have looked like? Set in Kivotos during its first timeline, in a world that ultimately met its end, what happened between the teacher and the students? Kivotos is nearing its end. Do you have a moment? Could you come and save us? 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 15 Stranger, If You Go to Kivo 异乡人，你若到基沃 "Apologies for the OOC" + "New author" + "No System" + "Absurdist" Inside a tottering building sat a tottering girl. The tottering girl tottered over to a man. "There's no way to turn any of this around, Chairman of the Federal Council..." Looking at the man before her, the girl forced her battered body upright. "No, it's not over yet... They... They shouldn't have ended up like this." Under the man's gaze, the girl forced open the gates of reincarnation, paying with her own life force. Before s 19Reads—Score214d adds
- 16 Azur Lane: A Utopia to Reach Together 蔚蓝：与你一同前往的乌托邦 [Almost Invincible] [Second Playthrough?] [Harem] [Female Guild Leader] My name is Ling. My old name... I've forgotten it... The world felt gray, without light or emotion. Before I met her, that's what I believed... But now, I have someone I care about. If she leaves, of course I'll go with her, because... she's not only someone I'm responsible for, she's my family, my [beloved]. 791Reads—Score10014d adds
- 17 I Own a General Store in Kivotos 我在基沃托斯有座万事屋 [Blue Archive + harem + System + daily life + protagonist unaware of the plot + female teacher] A note before you read: I’m a new author, and this is all written by hand. The story focuses on daily life, with main plot events interspersed along the way. I’ll do my best to keep the characters in character. The System and the protagonist are more like buddies, with the System acting as the wisecracking sidekick. Here’s the synopsis. At the Valkyrie Interrogation Room, Mo Yi happily tucks into a 17kReads8.1Score3.2k14d adds
- 18 The Wonderful Adventures of Suno Sunaookami 砂狼白子的奇妙冒险 Shiroko Sunaookami collapsed in the desert. The moment she closed her eyes, she suddenly transmigrated to another Kivotos. But strangely, this Kivotos had no Sensei, and the president of the General Student Council, who should have been missing for a long time, was still in office. The Abydos Countermeasures Committee had also gained a new member named Shizumeyu. At the same time, according to the other members of the Countermeasures Committee, Shiroko had inexplicably developed a “strange illne 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Blue Archive: This Teacher Is a Fearless Warrior! 蔚蓝档案：为师可是无畏战士！ [Fan fiction + daily life + one female lead + transmigrate] [I'm not good at writing blurbs, but come take a look] What we yearn for: those seven sighs. What we still remember: Jericho's ancient laws. Those twenty blood-red words circled in Ming Yi's mind every night, as if someone were calling out to him. When had it started? He didn't know either. Probably on the day he tried a new gacha game: Blue Archive. At first, he paid no attention to the muttering in his dreams. Until the “summons” grew 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Blue Archive: A Heartwarming Journey 蔚蓝档案：温情的旅途 This is a story woven from imagination and emotion. We don't know how it will unfold or what we will face, and we can't even begin to imagine what our future will be like after the story ends… But… whatever happens, please don't let go of the hand you have taken in yours right now… “Teacher, thank you for coming!” 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Blue Archive's Strongest Engineer 碧蓝档案的最强工程师 As human technology advances, Earth's natural resources are gradually depleted. With nowhere else to turn, people look to the unknown reaches of space for new places to live. But things do not go smoothly. Humanity consumes resources far faster than it can extract them, and bloody “resource wars” erupt everywhere. Then the world's first “planet-cracking ship,” the Ishimura, makes its debut, greatly increasing the efficiency of resource extraction and finally easing the crisis. Decades later, vet 20Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn as a Powerful Teacher at Schale! 重生之成为沙勒的强大老师！ [Blue Archive] [Not Overpowered] [Slowly Gets Interesting] The boy was born with a curse. It seemed the Grim Reaper had never intended to let him live. Yet at the end of his life, he met someone who would change everything. Who is this girl? And why did she take away his desire to kill himself? Where am I supposed to go...? How can I break this curse...? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Blue Archive: Kidnapped by the Game Development Department from the Start 蔚蓝档案：开局被绑进游戏开发部 This story is roughly about several members of the Game Development Department acting like mercenaries and taking part in the plot as a third-party PMC. For example, Yuu drives an over-the-horizon anti-aircraft vehicle to intercept the missile that crippled Hina. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Azure: The Teacher from the World of Supernatural Powers 蔚蓝：来自神通界的老师 Overpowered protagonist + lighthearted comedy + everyday-life plot + a few original elements + mild OOC (please bear with me) + a few elements from The Sun and Moon Are Out of Sync + romance? Probably + raising kids + protagonist with multiple forms As a child: I’m your master, you know. As an adult: I’m your master, you know! After narrowly escaping his two yandere disciples, Cheng Chen finally returned to his beloved Kivotos. But as he looked at the women before him, whose gazes were growing i 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Am I Kivotos’ Yan Shuangying? 我是基沃托斯燕双鹰？ No System + The Protagonist Is a Little Rascal + Original Plotlines + Shenanigans Before you now is Yan Shuangying from BA, a helpful little rascal and, later on, a Dragon King son-in-law. This novel is packed with hilarious moments, so please be patient and keep reading. No prior knowledge is needed. General MacArthur once said: “If God asked me to fight Fei Bai, I'd fire a whole magazine at God.” Note: This book is short and sweet, so read with caution. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Blue Archive: An Agent from the National War Bureau 蔚蓝档案：来自国战局的特工 [Blue Archive] [Azur Lane] [The Division 1 (including some worldbuilding and equipment from 2)] [Serious Tone] [Ensemble Cast] [Slow Burn] When the "Dollar Flu" sweeps across New York and the nation's order collapses, a group of people cast aside their old identities and step forward to take action. Opposing them is another group, who in the midst of chaos seek to claim the entire city, even the whole world, for themselves. Andre, a second-wave agent of the Strategic Homeland Division, falls int 234Reads—Score10014d adds
- 27 Blue Archive: Firefly Shop 蔚蓝档案：萤火商店 (I'm new to writing, so please be patient with any shortcomings.) Su Bai used to play as a loot-runner in Lost Light. After the nerf to Soi Fon made him so angry that he suffered a heart attack, he woke up in Kivotos. Somehow, he had acquired a System and his own shop. And so, Su Bai used items from Lost Light to set out on a journey to change the story... Hoshino: “Uheh, the stuff in Su Bai's shop sure is fascinating.” Black Suit: “Looks like a new variable has appeared. Hmm... We should look i 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Blue Archive: Saving a Doomed Fate with Romance 蔚蓝档案：用浪漫救赎戏命 “Youniao Xia as the sole female lead” + “Everyday Life and Plot” + “Angst and Sweetness, but don't worry, it has a happy ending” + “Original elements” A weapon of war who returned from the battlefield, a puppeteer feared by all, lost everything overnight. Before the bodies of his brothers and sisters, he made a promise to live a good life once he left the war behind. Taking a ticket to the Academy City from a girl, he set out on a new life. With his strange and powerful abilities and astonishing 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Blue: What Happened to a Cloud Next 蔚蓝：一颗云朵的后续 SRT Special Academy Affairs Minister and Special Executive Officer of the Federal Council, Yun Jie, reporting for duty. As for what to call me, you needn't worry about it. Just keep calling me that. I... don't dislike it. If you ever need SRT's assistance, please contact me anytime. The same goes for anything else. You can find me whenever you like. (I recommend starting with Volume Two. Volume One is partly a prequel and touches on the protagonist's setup, but I just wrote it however I pleas 114Reads—Score1214d adds
- 30 Entering Blue Archive and Becoming a Teacher Again 穿入碧蓝档案再次成为老师 [Transmigration + fan fiction + everyday life + plenty of sweetness + some angst + slow-paced] Ye Yuren was a teacher in his previous life, too. After he died, he came to the world of Blue Archive. This time, he intends to live a good life here. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Blue Archive: Number Seventeen 碧蓝档案：十七号 “You came from another perfect world and saved all living beings from their suffering. They say that the original Sensei was transformed into a demon who devours human flesh and blood. But you will cleanse everything in the end. When a child of justice faces a world that defies reason, the whole world will be turned upside down.”, Seia "Um... After thinking it over, I decided I should apologize. First, about the OOC: I'll try to avoid it as much as possible. Second, the update schedule. I usuall 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Blue Archive: The Time I Fell into Kivotos 蔚蓝档案：当我摔基沃托斯这档事 (Blue Archive + original plot + some changes + mostly slice of life + a bit of comedy) I tripped on my way to work one day and somehow fell into the world of the Blue Archive game. A series of events unfolds between me and the girls. Let’s make our own miracle. (I just wanted to read a story like this, so I wrote one and decided to share it. Please forgive anything that doesn’t quite make sense.) 14Reads—Score514d adds
- 33 Azure: The Afterglow of Glamoth 蔚蓝：格拉默余辉 The first book has been scrapped; I'm starting a second one. Blue Archive + Delta Force + Honkai: Star Rail + original characters + parallel multiverses + Arena Breakout I hope Firefly can bring everyone some joy. May this journey reach the stars at last. The starting point of all miracles. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Azure: The Story of How I Died Suddenly During a Total Assault 蔚蓝：关于我打总力战猝死这档事 [Blue Archive] [Blue Archive] [BA fanfiction] [No yuri] The protagonist, Li Zi, dies suddenly while playing Total Assault (actually Grand Assault) and accidentally transmigrates to Kivotos, where he works as sensei (teacher) at Schale. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Blue Archive: When the Students Came to Hate Their Teacher 蔚蓝档案:当老师被学生们讨厌 Blue Archive: When the Students Hate Their Teacher 74Reads—Score414d adds
- 36 Blue Archive: By Your Side 蔚蓝档案：与你同在 (Read the introduction first) Preface (Volume One follows the main story of the game, including Chapters One, Two, and Three of the Abydos story; Chapters One, Two, Three, and Four of the Eden Treaty story; the game's Halo Festival event; and Chapters One, Two, Three, and Four of the finale.) (Volume Two has some issues, and I often end up posting Volume One content there, so I don't recommend reading Volume Two.) (Volume Three is an original story and should run past a hundred chapters.) There —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Blue Archive: The Desolate Village's Stone Gate 蔚蓝档案：荒村石门 In the bustling world of business, “Mo Yan” is a legendary name. At just twenty, she built an anime empire from scratch under the banner of “Ximu.” Her slogan, “Only the best,” made her a dominant force in the entertainment industry, and her technology even helped the country make huge advances in medicine. But beyond the public eye, she hides herself away from the world in the deserted village where she grew up, a place where she is now the only one left. This is her sanctuary, a place that ho 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Blue Reunion 蔚蓝再度重逢 Stars in the distance shine bright. In a broken place, a miracle fell. A broken miracle is still a miracle. Drawn forth from despair, a new light. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Blue Archive: Borrowing My Students' Strength in Another World 蔚蓝档案：在异界借学生们的力量 (This synopsis is for reference only. The story itself takes precedence.) It's an ordinary world. But is it really? News reports often describe people dying in bizarre ways, their faces contorted as though they'd seen something terrifying just before they died. Some are found in especially horrific condition, with a hole in their skull and their brains completely eaten, or a hole in their chest, as though something had crawled out from inside. But these reports are usually taken down within minu 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Blue Archive: Abandoned by Everyone, I Quietly Walk Away 蔚蓝档案：众抛弃，我便悄然离去 On an ordinary day, Black Suit decided to carry out “his experiment.” Using a device that let him control people’s minds, he took control of everyone’s will, leaving Sensei to endure torment and pain. Under the mental assault, Sensei’s consciousness grew hazy, and through the ordeal, they were driven forward to recover their memories. 155Reads—Score1014d adds
- 41 Blue Archive: There’s Something Strange About My Body 蔚蓝档案：我的身体有点强 [Lighthearted + Plot-Focused + Invincible + Absurd] Chen Feng is an enhanced soldier with an incredibly powerful body. He is later assigned to the Air Force, where he faces off against the beautiful country's fighter jets. In the end, the jets are damaged and begin to descend, while Chen Feng vanishes without a trace. But he survives and transmigrates to Abydos. What will happen next? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Blue Archive: The Student Who Never Appeared 蔚蓝档案：未曾出现的学生 (Slow burn with a slice-of-life feel) (An original student protagonist born in this world) (Uses the CN server's translations) (The protagonist will be rather hostile toward adults early on) Rihui Xi's Personal File: Rihui Xi, a Trinity exchange student from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. She excels academically, has an easygoing personality, and is popular with her peers. She's also a crack shot, making her a model student in every sense. Yet few people know about her past... Notice: This 932Reads—Score19514d adds
- 43 Azur Lane: Storm of the Pandemonium 碧蓝：万魔殿的风暴 1: The protagonist, Kai, is an original character created by the author. Please don’t confuse him with Kay. 2: The author only recently started playing the Chinese server, so I may not understand some details about the game, character relationships, organizational structure, or how things work. Please turn your brain off while reading. 3: For the halos in this book, students can see the color and exact shape of their own halos, but they can’t see the exact shape of other people’s halos, includin 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A Hunter’s Strong Blue Archive 猎人强的蔚蓝档案 A tour guide… No, a Hunter. After being hired by a mysterious stranger, Guangtou Qiang arrives in another world, one that turns out to be nothing like his own. A Halo that can’t kill anyone. Battles every single day. Students who are all girls. The teacher they have to protect is a weakling, but he’s surprisingly good at giving orders. Guangtou Qiang gradually begins to uncover the conspiracies of this world and the wars between its academies. Teacher and Guangtou Qiang: As adults, we have to sh 307Reads—Score10014d adds
- 45 Blue Archive: A Hymn for Tomorrow 蔚蓝档案：为明天献上颂歌 When Chaowu Deng woke up, Kivotos had already been destroyed seventeen times. As the ultimate weapon created by the Nameless Priests, she had only one command etched into her soul: make sure the “script” followed its predetermined course, and deal with any accidents that deviated from it. She had shattered the halos of countless students, watched the desert of Abydos swallow its last oasis, and heard the teacher from S.C.H.A.L.E. cry out her name amid the ruins, each time with greater despair. T 300Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Blue Archive: From Saving Others to Being Saved 蔚蓝档案：从拯救再到被拯救 No matter how many times it takes, a teacher will always save their students. Returning to the beginning countless times, only to repeat the same mistakes once more. This time. Beneath the sun, shining anew, at the blue-and-white subway station exit. Every girl stood waiting. Their gazes, brimming with countless thoughts, now converged on the figure stepping out from beneath the station canopy once more. Together, they cried out: “Welcome home, Sensei!” 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Blue Archive: Dust and Glimmers in Kivotos 蔚蓝档案：基沃托斯的尘埃与微光 (Blue Archive fanfiction) + (Daily life) + (Battles) + (Slow burn) + (Multiple academies) + (Male protagonist) (This story may contain OOC. If something seems off, please go easy on me.) In his previous life, Xia Junxian was an overworked office drone. One day, an accident made him so angry he died, and he transmigrated to Kivotos, a strange and mysterious country where students make up the majority of the population. He chose to be an oddball, exploring as much as he could under the guise of a 335Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Blue Archive: Star-Moon Dream 蔚蓝档案：星月梦 I got the idea after reading the latest Abydos main story. I don’t usually read web novels, and I had no idea there were so many similar stories 😂 But I still want to write it. There will be an original male protagonist and some original characters, and I’ll do my best to avoid OOC. As for the plot, well, it may make people uncomfortable, so give it a try if you like. The detailed introduction is in the interlude of Chapter One. It might put some people off, but since it’s pretty important, I’ve 188Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Blue Archive: Three Lines in Harmony 蔚蓝档案：三线交鸣 Keeping characters as in-character as possible, with a semi-invincible protagonist and sci-fi elements. I got so obsessed with playing Ark that I ended up writing this 🤛😡🤛. The Ark Genesis Part 2 Genesis Ship AI, carrying humanity’s “legacy,” crashes into Kivotos, but it seems to have arrived a little too early. Curb Chain Jingyuan to Kehuomi, Kehuomi to Xing Tan · Xingqiu, Xing Tan · Xingqiu to Jingyuan. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 You Little Wolf Cub, How Much Longer Are You Going to Cling to Me?! 狼崽子你到底要赖我多久！ Yuri, 1v1 Did the wolf pup Lin Wei happened to pick up while on vacation just latch onto her? For life, too? (The worldbuilding is based on the setting of the game Arena Breakout, with Kamona as its foundation.) (Why is the heroine albino? Because I'm an albino enthusiast, of course!) (Mutual healing) (She's a well-behaved wolf) (This is my first time writing, so please be gentle if it's not to your taste. Thanks!) 31Reads—Score514d adds
