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1. 1 后 After the Night's Tale 后夜谈 Kroos's Office克俄柏局办事处Western Fantasy940k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy, Steampunk, Vampires, Yuri] It is the seventieth year since the Fifth War between Humans and Demons came to an end. Hail Queen Chris! She reforged three crowns into one, bringing stability and order to the Northlands. She enacted laws granting citizenship to prisoners of war from other races, ushering in an era of prosperity for all peoples. She divided the church, making the Church of Saint Chris independent from the Holy Church, so worshippers in the north no longer had to pa 12Tickets200.9kClicks2.9kFavorites

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   Pure Hundred ✭✭✭✭✭ The author vividly portrays characters with distinct personalities, making them seem almost sentient. This was a refreshing change for me, as I was tired of homogenized and stereotypical characters. At the same time, the historical context of this book is not merely a backdrop, but rather constantly asserts its presence, immersing the reader in the experience. (Personally, my favorite section is the "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons," which profoundly portrays the tides of the times and the powerlessness of the individual.)

2. 2 魔 Thus Spoke the Magical Girl 魔法少女如是说 Fa Xi Lu法西路Western Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In this world, magical girls are the light that keeps the darkness at bay and brings hope. Zhang Qingwei, however, chose to stand against that light. Once an ordinary young man, he now enters the battlefield between magical girls and the Negas as the Negas known as "Black Mirror." He seeks the truth behind his mother's death and holds fast to convictions he cannot compromise. He walks the line between the everyday and the extraordinary, facing magical girls who shine brilliantly yet bear the wei 137Tickets227.6kClicks1.3kFavorites

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3. 3 烛 Zhuyu Xingxian 烛羽星弦 Weird in Every Possible Way各种意义上的奇怪Western Fantasy560k WordsOngoing (Political intrigue, adventure, mind games, 1v1 yuri, slow burn) The greatest mage in Candlefolk history, the tireless dragon slayer, the benevolent king who ended the bloodshed, and the ruler who calmed the tides: these are the titles and renown that will one day belong to Viloria Jean Pomelian. But before all that, she is merely a broke princess with no prospects. First, she has to figure out how to marry a black-haired, blue-eyed, poker-faced little girl named Corundum, so she can live off he 42Tickets185.8kClicks3.1kFavorites

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4. 4 微 A Breeze Across the Land 微风拂境 keepstallWestern Fantasy747k WordsOngoing Born of the wind, gone with the wind. A girl who has lost her memories sets out alone on a journey to discover her origins. She travels through many countries, meets all kinds of people, and gains friendship and grows, while also facing mortal danger. The girl wanders the world as a traveler, witnessing all sorts of events that take place around her. "I want to see the scenery ahead, learn about the people and things around me, enjoy the time spent on the road, and understand who I used to be." 0Tickets29.1kClicks1.5kFavorites

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   ✭✭✭✭✭ It's clear that the book was influenced by excellent predecessors such as Witch's Journey and Kino's Journey (and a bit of Spice and Wolf), but the reading experience is quite different; the author has truly developed their own style. Just like the title, it gives one a refreshing feeling, like a gentle breeze.

5. 5 负 Nine Sacrificial Offerings in Debt, Reincarnated as a Goddess on Credit 负债九个祭品，贷款转生神女 Huangquan Yuyi黄泉结衣Western Fantasy677k WordsOngoing The wondrous continent of Oujia is crawling with monsters and evil gods. The Seven Orthodox Gods are a bunch of scoundrels, and the Mother Goddess is sealed away and full of resentment. I transmigrated here from Earth, and got shot in the head the moment I opened my eyes! Luckily, the Mother Goddess saved my life, but I owe her a fortune and got turned into a girl. Now I owe her nine sacrifices, and if I'm late, I'm dead. I'm frail and weak in battle, with nothing but a pretty face. I'm broke an 0Tickets155.6kClicks1.2kFavorites

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6. 6 魔 The Witch's Garden Notebook 魔女的箱庭笔记 Shen Dong Stenly燊冬StenlyWestern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing In the natural world, there are unnatural beings. Witches inside miniature gardens, angels above the heavens, demons in hell, and even humanity itself. This is a story about humans and the unnatural. There is no protagonist. Or rather, everyone caught up in it is part of the story. That is, if they manage to survive. 2Tickets132.3kClicks3kFavorites

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7. 7 我 The Time Witch Who Seeks the Past, and Me 我与追寻过往的时之魔女 Person Beneath the Forest森下之人Eastern Fantasy981k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy] [Pure Love] [Adventure] [Time Travel] [Magic] In the winter of 2030, guided by a prophetic dream, I found an old manor in the outskirts of northern England. ...There, I met a beautiful black-haired girl: the Witch of Time. She changed my fate. And so I set out with her on a journey through time and magic. In her eyes, there was only one person who always stood before her. His back blocked out the dazzling light, giving her time to catch her breath. "Rijedar?" "...It's nothi 1Tickets157.5kClicks2.2kFavorites

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   Male protagonist ✭✭✭✭ Morishita no Hito himself wrote, "I do not write for others; those who wish to read it may do so, and those who do not wish to leave."

8. 8 少 The Girl Shall Not Wither on the Night Before Dawn 少女不将枯萎于黎明前夜 The Meaning of Interpretation诠释之意Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (This book has no romance.) A thirteen-year-old middle school student transmigrates to another world without warning, only to become a girl the same age? This other world seems peaceful and serene, with tales of demon kings and heroes, and adventures with swords and magic... But beneath a sky that is gradually losing its light, the true long night has already begun. Love and hope have never been the keys to miracles, and what is truly dangerous often lies beyond the reach of sight. Yet even in t 0Tickets442.4kClicks4.6kFavorites

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9. 9 A Aether Raymond Geddon Aether 雷蒙盖顿 Serpent of the Crimson One赤者之蛇Sci-Fi1.1M WordsOngoing Preface: I promise never to abandon this novel, but as a working adult, I have little time to write, so updates will be irregular. The story takes place in a world where a catastrophe known as Armageddon gave rise to a new species of life: the Fallen, or demons. After becoming entangled in an incident involving the Fallen, the protagonist, Kasituoer Leimenggaidun (known as Kas), meets the heroine, Charlotte Rosalind Blanche, setting off on an adventure together. 0Tickets165kClicks3.8kFavorites

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10. 10 穿 I Transmigrated into a Game and Became a Shrine Maiden 穿越到游戏里的我成为了神社巫女 MikandayoGaming397k WordsOngoing I only meant to play a galgame, but unexpectedly transmigrated into the protagonist? And why did I end up as the heroine? I became... a shrine maiden at a Shinto shrine. Conquer beautiful girls, defeat evil spirits, and achieve a good ending! And... uncover the truth about this world. 0Tickets139.6kClicks1.5kFavorites

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11. 11 魔 The Witch’s Exchange 魔女的交换 Qing Lan晴斓Western Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing Reborn in another world, a soul with fragmented memories takes up residence in a body of unknown origin. A sudden disaster and two crystals of different colors quietly set the wheels of fate in motion. Where did I, and the other “me,” come from, and where are we going? Is this world the end, or the beginning? 0Tickets247.2kClicks3.5kFavorites

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12. 12 无 Poem of Colorlessness 无色之诗 Withered Alley枯萎巷Western Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted This place is filled with danger and the unknown. The world is a rainstorm, and humanity is like leaves tossed about by the ripples of raindrops. What keeps those leaves from sinking is the countless "brave souls" and "heroes" who have lived from ancient times to the present. Thor is a boy with no special traits, and no one thinks much of him. Even as he struggles through the mud, he wants to see with his own eyes the scenery that heroes have seen. This is the story of a boy's growth. 0Tickets52.2kClicks610Favorites

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13. 13 在 Is It Wrong to Confess at a Crime Scene? 在凶案现场告白是不是搞错了什么 Sad Baseball Cap Jack悲伤的棒球帽杰克Mystery467k WordsCompleted Vivian is a detective, and Mia is her assistant. "Miss Detective, I like you." "Assistant-chan, please behave yourself." Along with solving the tricks laid by murderers, Vivian also has to deal with her blonde assistant's sudden confessions at crime scenes. "Miss Detective, will you be my wife?" "Huh?" Is openly entering into a wife-wife relationship in the age of steam and gears a little too progressive? Despite her outstanding deductive skills, Miss Detective still can't figure out Mia' 0Tickets88.4kClicks1.6kFavorites

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14. 14 雪 The Snow Elf Wants to Steal the Runaway Princess's Tights 雪地精灵想要偷穿逃亡公主的裤袜 Reverse Adhesive Sanitary Pad反贴卫生巾Western Fantasy461k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to a world of swords and magic, become a snow elf, and embark on a breathtaking adventure with the Witch of Fire! 0Tickets26.8kClicks352Favorites

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    ✭✭✭✩ The author's obsession with pantyhose is overwhelming.

15. 15 废 The Wasteland Princess and Her Ghost Knight 废土公主与她的幽灵骑士 Shui Hugou水狐狗Sci-Fi837k WordsCompleted In the rust belt where civilization has collapsed, a fairy tale is told. There was a princess who knew no magic, but could use her hands to bring dead machines back to life. Later, the princess needed a knight. And so fate sent her one: a dangerous ghost from a hostile world. When the cold muzzle of a gun pointed at the princess's forehead, she rose onto her tiptoes and placed a "knight's crown," woven from cables and gears, on the killer's head. "From this day on," the princess said, her smile 0Tickets25.2kClicks852Favorites

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    ✭✭✭✭✭ As quoted by Solo, "The detailed descriptions and atmosphere are of excellent quality, presenting a dark, dilapidated and cold wasteland world from different perspectives."

16. 16 圣 The Round Dance of the Saintess and the Witch 圣女与魔女的轮舞 African United Emir非洲联合酋长Western Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted "Hey, sis, you smell so good..." "You're a saintess. Please watch your image!" "But you're a witch, and witches are supposed to tempt people into corruption, aren't they?" "I didn't make a pact with a demon of lust. How could I make someone fall like that?" 0Tickets59kClicks637Favorites

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17. 17 幻 The City of Fantasy and the Witch's Curse 幻想之城与魔女的诅咒 Ouyang Bin欧阳彬Western Fantasy718k WordsOngoing When he came to this world, he felt little excitement. Instead, he was empty and lonely. It was only much later that he understood: those feelings were regret. Perhaps this was the gods' punishment, and also his chance at a new life. In search of happiness, he finally left Sky Island and set out on a journey. Magic and trains, dragons and holy swords: a vast and mysterious world began to reveal itself. As for the road ahead, he chose to live in the present. 0Tickets63.7kClicks591Favorites

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18. 18 当 When an Assassin Turns into a Girl and Moves Into Her Target's Home 当杀手变成女孩子还住了进目标家 Hao Yue Luo Mu浩枂洛沐Sci-Fi898k WordsCompleted New title: The Moth in the Cocoon: A Killer's Final Chapter and the Moth He Protects: A mission order with ulterior motives brings a legendary killer's career to an end in Muyang City on a rainy night. When he returns, reborn as a butterfly, he discovers that he has become a girl and moved into the home of his assassination target. Lost between identity and self, torn between killer and guardian, where will he end up? Under the strange mission order, the waters churn. Beneath the calm of everyda 0Tickets126kClicks1.2kFavorites

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19. 19 谁 Who Says a Frail Nun Has to Abstain from Love? 谁说成为病弱修女必须禁爱 HurtwiHasStopped6D傷wi曾停過6DWestern Fantasy776k WordsOngoing [Gender-Bender Yuri, Pure Love, 1v1] When I woke up, not only was my best bro gone, but through a twist of fate, I had been forced to become a pure and chaste nun. At least... Nuns are required to remain chaste and live celibate lives, so I wouldn't have to worry about any melodramatic romance. But this world didn't seem very safe. The slightest slip could leave you with a strange illness and make people treat you like a monster. The outcome? If it could be cured, they cured you. If it couldn't, 0Tickets532.4kClicks5.5kFavorites

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20. 20 在 Is It Wrong to Be the White Ghost on the Battlefield? 在战场当白幽灵是否搞错了什么？ Misty Rain in Wumeng乌蒙雨雾Mystery483k WordsOngoing [Transformation + War + Ensemble Cast + Hard-Core Realism] [No contract, updates whenever I feel like it, meow] I transmigrated into a beautiful girl with golden hair and blue eyes, expecting a romantic adventure from the start. Instead, I opened my eyes to artillery fire raining down, temperatures thirty degrees below zero, rough men all around me, and equally elite hunters on the other side. No System, no golden finger. Just tactics that grow more sophisticated at every turn, sniper fire th 0Tickets31.3kClicks560Favorites

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21. 21 我 Me? The Last Dragon in the World 我？这世上最后的巨龙 akizaWestern Fantasy747k WordsCompleted Dragons? They went extinct a hundred years ago. Oh, you mean me? Well, I'm the only dragon left. “Ah, how did I go blind?” “What should I name her?” “Goodbye... Kote. It's time to leave the past behind.” She pushed open the wooden door and left alone. The cold evening breeze carried the tears from her face. “It's been so long. I should go out and explore again. I wonder what I'll find.” (Contains a little lifespan theory, single protagonist) 0Tickets130.8kClicks1.3kFavorites

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22. 22 公 The Young Duchess's Journey to Save Her Country and the World 公爵小姐的救国救世之旅 Picking a Name Is So Hard 232取个名字字真难232Western Fantasy946k WordsOngoing The author has privately completed a million words, so there's no need to worry about the story going on hiatus. Sorese Campbell, the young Duchess of the Campbell family, is recognized throughout the Dawn Empire as "the most perfect jewel." She's beautiful, kindhearted, skilled in magic and war, capable of governing a nation, and good at looking after her family. Everyone thinks she was born to lead. Even her archenemies call her "the bewitching Campbell." Only she knows the truth: she doesn't 7Tickets36.8kClicks399Favorites

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23. 23 史 The Fated Showdown Between a Slime and a Villager in the Starter Village 史莱姆与村民于新手村的宿命对决 Teacher Youli Is Unhappy优莉老师不开心Western Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing As long as I'm here, you won't be leaving this beginner's village! 0Tickets551kClicks2.2kFavorites

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24. 24 焰 The Flame-Eyed Hero and the Golden and Silver Angels 焰瞳勇者与金银天使 Fa Yu Bing珐语冰Western Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing “Faceless, voiceless, and heartless. That's what they mean by the three nothings.” Hearing Anweier say that, Nie'er Ya wasn't too pleased and punched her. The girl's smile rippled across her lovely face, reflecting the colors of the sunrise. “Nie'er Ya isn't one of the three nothings,” she said with a laugh, rubbing her nose before playfully tapping the other girl's delicate nose as if soothing a child. “She's a blank canvas, filled with infinite possibilities and waiting for someone to paint it 5Tickets106.8kClicks1.2kFavorites

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25. 25 苍 Realm of Azure 苍蓝之境 Qiqi Yuanye七七原乙夜Western Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing A cute little angel's adventures in another world, with the occasional sanity-draining short story. 0Tickets579.6kClicks6.3kFavorites

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26. 26 怪 The Urban Legend Girl and the Night the Fairy Tale Ended 怪谈少女与童话落幕之夜 Traveling Night night旅夜nightMystery250k WordsCompleted (Four volumes, complete) They say that if you wander the streets alone at night, you may encounter a girl dressed in black. The girl will promise to grant the desire in your heart. But if you fail to answer her question, or make the wrong choice, then... The fairy tale will turn into an urban legend. Welcome to this endless long night. Please, take your seat. The story begins here... 0Tickets245.7kClicks3.5kFavorites

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