Ji Fanyin realized the moment she transmigrated over that she was a stand-in, a substitute for her younger twin sister, Ji Xinxin.
“Sure, I can be her stand-in. Here is my list of prices. Take a look at it first, and make sure to reserve a slot in advance. I won’t accept any last-minute calls, and do take note that it’ll only be a platonic relationship. Thank you for your cooperation,” she said.
In a western restaurant, a rich young master looked at her with eyes filled with affection as he said, “Xinxin, I would like to ask you out for a movie tomorrow night…”
An alarm suddenly went off.
Ji Fanyin took a glance at her phone before reining in her business smile, saying, “Time’s up. I need to rush for my next appointment. Make sure to foot the tab, and farewell.”
The rich young master’s smile froze up. “I’ll reserve four hours for tomorrow’s movie.”
In the middle of the night, a drunk, tyrannical young master dialed her number and whined, “Big sis, when will you come over to meet me?”
“In order to ensure the quality of service, this call will be recorded. It’s four in the morning right now, and my services will be ten times the usual price. Are you certain you want to proceed?” asked Ji Fanyin.
“… Hurry up and start acting!”
Ji Fanyin’s phone suddenly rang in the midst of a date with a domineering CEO at Tokyo’s tower. With a smile on her lips, she rejected the call and said, “Sorry, it’s another customer.”
“… I’ll pay you ten times the price. Switch off your phone.”
…
By the time Ji Xinxin finally returned back to the country, Ji Fanyin successfully retired from the scenes with the massive fortune she had amassed.
Heh, bad women will never get hurt!


100,000/Hour Professional Stand-in

“I’m blonde again this time.”
It’s already the third possession. Third time being blonde.
At this point, I have no choice but to doubt the taste of the god Pebula I serve.
The third body I recognized as soon as I opened my eyes followed with detailed personal information of Shiora is as follows.
[Shiora Velvet. 20 years old.
Parents died in a fire.
Currently entrusted with Count Bonetti.
The remaining property is 0.
To be kicked out in 3 days ]
It is clear that the situation is worse than the previous two possessions
~*~
A book was handed down one day to her – the priest, saint, pope – only follower left of the ancient god Pebula.
In the book called , there was written a story that this world would soon be destroyed by the villain ‘Cruello White Desert’.
“O ancient god Pebula, please perform a miracle.”
As soon as she finished reading the book, Pebula gave a revelation to ‘educate the villain!’
She immediately became the villain’s childhood fiancée.
First attempt. Rehabilitation failed because she ate poison instead of the villain and died.
2nd attempt. Possessing the body of a villain’s maid, but failing again.
Finally, a 3rd attempt.
She woke up to the body of Shiora, who had no contact with the villain, and try to make a relationship with the villain.
But there was only one year left until Cruello destroyed the world…
Above all, after two failures, the gentle kid has already grown into a vicious villain!
Like Cinderella going home at 12 o’clock, Shiora wanted to save Cruello and free herself from her duty.
Will she be able to fulfill her role and become independent from fate?


12 O’Clock Marionette

In the year of 2013, the tide of zombie outbreak exploded in everyone’s homeland.
Humanity launched a large-scale battle in the endless nights awaiting for the arrival of dawn.
The end is approaching, is there going to be a way out for them?
Their faiths were shattered into pieces and buried in the ashes of the raging fire.
But within the blazing fire, a newborn hope arise once again.


2013

The hero who was killed by the demon king ended up reincarnated as the son of the one who killed him! Thus began the life of the hero who donned in the mask of the ideal demon prince to topple his own kingdom while doing his best to prevent anyone from discovering his identity―― But to do that and blend into the demon tribe society, he had to kill his former comrades. Nevertheless, to become stronger, to save humanity, he had to walk through all kinds of paths of carnage! This is the tale of the demon race’s fake prince destroying his own kingdom.
                     O Hero, Trample Those Who You Should Protect!
TN: Most part of the other character in the novel is depicted from a non-human perspective so expect something that is completely different from the common sense of human.


7th Demon Prince Jilbagias’ Chronicle of Demon Kingdom Toppling

The 72 Demons invading the Earth, the Demon Kings.
Each of them possesses unique abilities.
They alter matter,
Dominate minds,
And topple mountains – each power is transcendent.
I, too, am a Demon King.


A 0.0000001% Demon King

After experiencing heartbreak from being abandoned, he enlisted in the military.
And then, he became a war hero.


Abandoned by my Childhood Friend, I Became a War Hero

“Hey, I think this is a good place to live together.”
“………… Haa.”
During lunch break, I, Izumi Saku, let out a grand sigh.
Right now, the person in front of me is Shiina Yukiho
She is a woman who is under the mistaken impression that I am going out with her.
I don’t mind that she’s deluding herself into thinking she’s in a relationship with me, but I’d prefer if she didn’t tell anyone in my class about it.
However, she’s been telling everyone in class about it, and to top it off, she even claims she’s pregnant.
I want to get away from her right now, but unfortunately, I can’t.
The reason?
Because we’ve known each other since childhood!


A Beautiful Girl Who Is Under the Delusion That She’s Dating Me, I Can’t Escape Because We Are Childhood Friends

Yoon Eden lived the life of a B-tier idol who managed to get by. He is an idol of 7 years with fixed dead-fish eyes and the artist disease.
[The 30,000th fan is disappointed in you!]
[You have met the requirements.]
[Project Regaining Your Original Mindset for the Idol that Lost His Original Mindset has started.]
A day before he was withdrawing from the team, he was sent to the beginning of his debut, when he was a flop, to remember his original mindset.
[※When your original mindset becomes 0, you will restart!]
[※To complete the project, you must meet the requirements!]
[You, who have disappointed 30,000 fans, must make 30 million fans happy! (0/30,000,000)]
On top of that, to stop regressing infinitely, there’s an atrocious requirement of becoming an A-tier idol!
“f*ck, my Cheongdam-dong house! My hundred millions of royalties! My savings account! My Ferrari!”
[Profanity has been detected.]
[Degree of Original Mindset -2]
From his original mindset that is cut down just by breathing, and the pouring fan love quests, to the penalty for incompletion!
A time of clearing up karma starting at the semi-bas**ent dormitory for the idol who lost his original mindset and was hit properly by karma!


A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset

I, Amekawa Shintarou, don’t get along with Haruna Natsuki, my childhood friend that lives next to me. When we were younger, we were so close that we promised to marry each other, but I got addicted to an FPS game, and I gradually distanced away from Natsuki. Before long, our relationship ended where we would talk harshly to each other every time we meet.
One day, I had to give printouts to Natsuki who left school early, and I got to enter her room for the first time in 5 years.
However, she wasn’t there, and instead I found an expensive gaming PC.
Displayed on its screen was the post-battle result of an FPS game I’ve been playing for years.
At that time, I was surprised by her kill count and her username.
The player ranked second in the world; [2N]
No way…there’s no way…
There’s no way that my childhood friend is 2N, the player ranked second in the world stage, the remarkable sniper player, and my best friend!!


About How The Childhood Friends I Don’t Get Along With is my Friend in an FPS Game I’m Addicted To

Livy – a deadbeat of the Air Force Academy. Unruly, undisciplined, lazy. Before Claude, no one saw his talent, and as a leisurely and carefree fighter pilot, his three main hobbies in life were beer, fried calamari, and hot babes.
But… why was that d*mned Claude always interrupting him right when he was about to get laid? Even if that guy was a shou, he was a tr*sh shou, a shou that always made his little gong suffer helplessly……
Claude – a man draped in halos galore. The youngest major general, the most perfect man, the most unsurpassable genius. Such a man had discovered Livy’s talent against the aliens’ one-sided defeat, and he would give to Livy the fighter jet that he regarded as his own life. He was obsessed with Livy, but he deeply understood that this man, who had turned his world upside down, would belong only to the sky.


Above the Firmament: Legend of Skyrim

I became the only Korean character in a Japanese Light Novel.


Academy’s Black-Haired Foreigner

In every world, there is always a vicious cannon fodder. 
They are arrogant, spoiled, gloomy, sickly, and they are stepping stones for the protagonists, catalysts for their feelings, and they end up miserably, making the protagonists’ lives perfect. 
And Shi Jingge became such a vicious cannon fodder. 
In the entertainment world, he is a spoiled and lustful young master who flirts with everyone; 
In the cultivation world, he is a ruthless and greedy senior brother who kills and robs others; 
In the western fantasy world, he is a hypocritical and cruel holy son who abuses spirit beasts; 
But after Shi Jingge crossed over, people were surprised to find that he was not what they imagined— 
The young master was actually pure and cute, and he protected one talented idol after another! 
The taciturn senior brother secretly returned one magic weapon after another, each one a treasure! 
The holy son guarded the whole continent alone in the dark, wounded every day but silent, he should be the faith of the whole continent! 
Shi Jingge: You may not believe me if I tell you. 
Shi Jingge: At the very beginning, I just didn’t want to die so miserably. 
But in this world, who would dare to hurt him? 
He is light, he is faith, he is the only one.


Accidentally Become the Belief of the Whole World

She drives a taxi in her father’s place and meets a handsome man. Their 128 yuan taxi fare starts a relationship that is hard to find in a millennium. Real acting and fake acting. Fake words of love and real words of love. They think that everything was fake. Only when they separate do they realize that love was always here. The love was never fake.


Acting Turns Into Reality: Love Was Always Here

As a renowned fierce god in the infinite flow world, Ye Jia deliberately hid his strength after clearing it and found an idle job in the Logistics Department of the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau.
He originally thought that he would be able to return to his salted fish life and live comfortably.
But what Ye Jia didn’t expect was……
One day, he opened the fridge and was met with an evil spirit’s vicious head, “Boss, boss. Did you miss me…..”
Ye Jia: “………”
He slammed the door shut and fell into deep thought.
Wasn’t there something wrong with this world?
The TV behind him was broadcasting news:
Recently there has been a surge in paranormal events and the number of missing persons has sharply increased. It is currently under investigation…..
*
With the infinite flow escape game unexpectedly crashing, countless demons and ghosts trapped in it were released, bringing disaster to the world.
Only Ye Jia who cleared the game knew the truth.
All of these……..were old acquaintances………
Ye Jia: My life is too difficult.
#I clearly just want to be an ordinary corporate s*ave#
Finally, one day, he saw an unexpected monster.
After two seconds of silence, Ye Jia greeted dryly: “…….You came out too. What a coincidence.”
The man before him smiled and slowly approached him, “My boyfriend ran away from home. Of course, I should come out to catch him and bring him back.”
Ye Jia: “……..”
Who would have thought that, along with the global sensation of ghost doors opening in the mortal world, there was also…..
His peach blossom debt.
It can’t be, sir. This is also okay?


After an Infinite Flow Player Retires

The first time they met, she said to him, “Mr. Song, I see that you’re ill-fated, and I’m afraid that you will die soon.
The people around him accused her of being a fraud, and threatened to beat her. 
The second time she saw him, she said to him, “Mr. Song, you will die tomorrow.” She was nearly beaten. 
The third time they met, he was on the brink of death. ***
Qiao Jin was a twenty year old with a meek disposition, but her personality changed drastically after her su*cide attempt, and she became neurotic and pompous. 
She is labeled as a possessed lunatic. 
Song Yanqing is a blue-blooded 25 year old. He is ill-omened and so sickly that he can barely walk two steps without coughing. 
In Qiao Jin’s eyes, he is a phantom with a short life. 
This is a fictional story about the epic romance between a lunatic that is too big for her britches and a slick noble-born phantom with a short life.


After Awakening, I Conquered The Whole World

After realizing that he was only in a small world and that he was the son of destiny in this world and the target of all outsiders, Rong Yu awakened.
He counterattacked and killed all 108 attackers, reversed his fate and escaped from the small world, causing turmoil in the larger worlds.
This incident alerted the Lord God in charge of the worlds, who personally took action to arrest him, threw him into the small worlds with BE to rehabilitate.
Dressed as a carp about to be braised, a prisoner who was framed, a bride who was buried… Rongyu risked his life in every mission, changing the BE ending into the HE ending.
Blood Jade Bracelet: This is punishment, so the mission is very difficult. You have to survive every time… Wait a minute, why is the Lord God here too?
Lord God: Has he been wronged?
Blood Jade Bracelet: He is about to massacre the city.
​
——
​
Probably a master god chasing fugitives, he chases and gains additional emotions without realizing it. After being caught, he can’t bear to kill him, so he throws him into the BE sadistic world for punishment. After being thrown into it, he is still very worried, so he chases him and changes the BE sadistic world for him. A sweet story.
Sweet text, mainly about daily relationships, supplemented by slaps in the face and abuse of scum.
The wanton demon king shou vs. the ruthless main god gong.


After Becoming Enemies With the Lord God

Wen Ruan transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking cannon fodder in a cultivation novel. The original owner of this body’s neck was snapped by the antagonist Demon Lord as soon as she appeared on the scene. 
Wen Ruan said, “No, I have to run!”
The system said, “No, there’s an antagonist Demon Lord here that you need to conquer. Work hard to make him fall in love with you!”
Wen Ruan: “In your dreams.”
Mu Zhe: “In your dreams.” 
However, on the 101st day as an undercover agent in the Demon Realm, she carried the heavily injured young Demon Lord on a flying sword, patting his face with a bright and unrestrained smile.
“Be good, from now on, I’ll protect you.”
In the embrace of twilight, her graceful brows arched, mirroring the resplendent horizon that painted the sky. A tapestry of vibrant hues unfurled behind her, casting a gentle cascade of colors. Within the young boy’s chest, his heart resounded like a beating drum.
[A story with lots of inner monologues, a righteous survival-minded female protagonist × a tragically demonic Demon Lord with a frank and honest personality]
It is well-known that the supreme Demon Lord, Mu Zhe, had an unforgettable first love who died at a young age. However, no one knew that he had once cut out his heart and soul, kneeling before the gods and demons of all realms, just to meet her again. The lofty deities above laughed with amus**ent, saying, “I have stripped away your memories, erasing any recollection of her. How then can you reunite once more?”
“No matter how much I may have forgotten, the moment we meet, I will fall in love with her once again.”
In the depths of my blood and the essence of my being, lies this unbreakable curse. My purpose, woven into my very existence, is to be hers.


After Being Forced to Conquer the Crazy and Tyrannical Demon Lord, the Entire Book Had a Happy Ending

[Sweet and refreshing, the group’s favorite, abuser of scumbags]
When Si Fuqing opened her eyes, not only was she robbed of her luck, but everyone also told her to get out of the entertainment industry.
To live her new life, she just wants to lie down like a salted fish. Who knows there are always people who want to fight her without any real skills. Can it go on like this?
Si Fuqing squeezed her wrist and moved.
Later, the internet is crazily cursing her for overestimating her capabilities and sticking to Yu Yao, starting a rumor about her inappropriate private life, and—
International Diva: I can stand here today, thanks to Qingqing
Top No.1 male streamer: Stay away from my sister @Yu Yao
Even the officials of the International Games: Congratulations to Si Fuqing for winning the 13th individual gold medal, waiting for your retirement.
Yu Yao initially disdained Si Fuqing, but when he learned the truth later, he repented and knelt down to beg her to take another look. He could only post a clarification on Weibo: @Si Fuqing, Hello ninth aunt.
On that day, the whole network was down.
According to history books, Emperor Yin became famous at a young age. He was perfect, powerful, and loved the world. However, he died of illness at the age of 27, and his life was short. He had no wife, no concubines, no children, and no grandchildren. He was the hero of many people.
No one knew, he opened his eyes again, and came 1500 years later. This time, he saw the prosperous Daxia that he had imagined.
Not long after Emperor Yin’s identity was exposed, Si Fuqing learned that her idol was by her side, she admired him so much, and only wanted to—
Si Fuqing: Work hard!
Emperor Yin: Give your heart to me.
Si Fuqing: ???
I’m determined to work hard and you want me?
Almighty Goddess of Beauty × Resolute Noble Emperor
From being cursed by anti-fans on the internet to a top celebrity, easily 1v1 with the male lead.


After Being Robbed of Everything, She Returns as a Goddess

In the most popular 3D keyboard online game “Tomorrow”, an ordinary player, Zhang Zhiyin had a less common hobby–that is to visit Dr. Y, the ultimate boss – giving him gifts and hugs.
As a game-produced NPC, the other side had, naturally, no response, but Zhang Zhiyin still insisted on visiting him rain or shine for 363 days. Until, one day, he decided to give up the game as a result of being hit by a car.
Since then, he had been dreaming every night in which he would cross into the realistic world of “Tomorrow” and return to the magical journey of normal life during the day.
****
“From the moment he had fallen in love with this person, he had chosen insanity.”


After Brushing Face At The Apocalypse’s Boss For 363 Days

Yu QingTang transmigrated into a book, becoming a background character from a small sect that basically had no script, never appearing more than 3 times even if you searched the entire text, basically having no difference being in the book or not.
He originally thought he had nothing to do with the story plot and treated it as getting the opportunity to experience the life of a cultivator. However, when he was 12 years old, because the sect couldn’t gather 4 female cultivators to participate in the Immortal Sects’ Unique (Mah) Skills (Jong) Competition for Women, he was forced into women’s clothing by his Da-Shijie and taken to the WanXian Pavilion to fill the numbers.
In the back mountains of WanXian Pavilion, he met the still young Long AoTian. The Proud Dragon Son of Heaven said he had fallen in love with “her” at first sight.
Yu QingTang: “……”
He put on a fake smile and said: “Haha, I am still young. Come propose in the future if you’re capable.”
The Proud Dragon Son of Heaven snapped a peach blossom branch and handed it to him. Eyes bright and hopeful with a shimmering light, and the mannerism of an innocent young boy, he said with reddened ears: “It’s a deal!”
Yu QingTang was almost blinded by this harmness and benign face before recalling how in the book, this person had peach blossoms like the flowing water, childhood sweethearts all over the world, and red and white roses fighting to the death over him. Instantly his heart calmed like still water. Rejecting all feelings and relations, he replied insincerely: “Of course of course.”
……
Seven years later, the Proud Dragon Son of Heaven, who grew up to be a humanoid typhoon, came for a visit.
Yu QingTang’s cheap Master: “Oh Tang! He went to the Seven Swords Sect before and beat them until there’s only two swords left! This Master is already old and can no longer handle such a youthful warrior!”
Da-Shijie: “Xiao-Shidi, don’t panic. I have a treasure that can solve this problem!”
She took out the Beauty Pavilion’s newest and most fashionable outfit for female cultivators.
Yu QingTang: “…… Get lost!”
……
To save the declining sect, Yu QingTang decided to debut as a female cultivation idol…… like hell.
Enduring the humiliation in silence, he changed into women’s clothes and decided to tactfully reject Long AoTian according to his Shijie’s instructions.
As soon as he left the sect’s gates, he saw the young man leaning against a long spear, stepping on the head of a ferocious beast that had been harassing the sect for so many months it almost made his Master activate the mountain’s great defense wards.
Eyes shining bright like stars, the young man hastily wiped away the blood on his hands and called to him: “XianZi!”
“The Qing Province’s Golden Core Competition is summoning all of the world’s heroes. I… I want to invite XianZi to travel there together with me. I don’t know if XianZi can, uhh……”
It seemed as if he rarely said such genteel and cultured words. Stumbling several times in one sentence, he glanced up at Yu QingTang with a red flushed face, pure and innocent.
Yu QingTang looked cautiously at the censored corpse of the ferocious beast beneath his foot and suspected this might be his state of death after he opens his mouth: “……”
—Shijie, even though the script you wrote to snap off this peach blossom was very cool, I really don’t have the damn guts QAQ!
Bleakly and weakly the wind blows; cold the Yi river flows. The valiant man, once gone, returns in women’s clothes.
Tags: Younger Gong, The Proud Son of Heaven, Cultivation, Transmigration
One sentence introduction: Nothing but regret QAQ
Concept: Sincerity is forever the killing blow.


After Crossdressing and Provoking Long AoTian

Before Song Youji differentiated, the Song family used unsavory means to arrange his engagement with Zhao Jiu, the strongest Alpha in the empire, pinning all hopes for the Song family’s resurgence on him.
Unfortunately, when Song Youji differentiated, he became a beta, shattering the hopes of the Song family.
On the day of his differentiation, the entire empire celebrated for Zhao Jiu, rejoicing that he finally freed himself from the Song family’s influence.
Zhao’s family officially withdrew from the engagement.
Song Youji’s mother broke down, crying and yelling at him to leave, her voice strained to the limit.
Falling from grace, Song Youji left the capital and went to a remote small town. Everyone thought he had no face to stay and hurriedly fled.
Only Song Youji knew how joyful it was to leave Zhao Jiu as a beta.
Three months after Song Youji left the capital, Zhao Jiu returned from the battlefield, heard various rumors, and silently left.
People thought he was overjoyed.
Little did they know, three months later, Song Youji returned to the capital – forcibly brought back by Zhao Jiu.
Reading notes: 
1. Non-typical pursuit harem romance, self-sacrifice, the full text should not be too long.
2. SC/HE/AB genre.
3.Both the gong and shou characters have imperfect personalities. Extreme control, cautious entry, and personal attacks are rejected.
Content tags: Interstellar, Sweet Romance, Future Setting
One-sentence summary: Negatives combine to create positives.
Purpose: Encourage everyone to bravely pursue true love.


After Differentiating into a Beta and Having Engagement Withdrawn

Jiang Dao died extremely heroically in the apocalyptic world war. He never thought that he would have a chance to open his eyes again.
He traveled through, into a danmei book he had read, and became a vicious villain in the book.
Jiang Dao thought to himself: “After more than ten years of fighting for my life in the last days, I’m tired, so what am I fighting for? It’s better to be a vase. Use my face to finish the brokerage contract, and then find a corner in the world with beautiful scenery and live a peaceful life of growing vegetables, cooking, and raising cats and dogs…”
So, he returned the role that the original owner had snatched from the protagonist shou on the spot.
Unexpectedly, in the variety show that started shooting the next day, Jiang Dao performed a shoulder toss and threw the current number one kung fu actor, Chu Yinlong, to the ground.
Chu Yinlong: Boy, you have successfully caught my attention. My new movie, the villain, can fight, you come.
Jiang Dao: …Sorry, I’m just a vase.
————
In a later interview.
A reporter asked Chu Yinlong: “How would you rate your perfect partner, Mr. Jiang Dao?”
Chu Yinlong replied: “A vase.”
Reporter: “How can a kung fu superstar as famous as him be a vase?”
Chu Yinlong: “Diamond vase. Precious, beautiful, hard enough.”


After Entering a Book, He Just Wants to be a Flower Vase

At the beginning of his transmigration into a book, Pei Jing knew exactly what he should do. Following the generic plotline, he was supposed to take the protagonist, who would face a challenging destiny, as his disciple. He would use love and tenderness to influence him, cling to his thigh, and incidentally prevent his descent into darkness.
However, the plot took an unexpected twist, and the protagonist still succumbed to darkness. The darkened protagonist personally inflicted harm upon Pei Jing, crippling him, destroying his cultivation, annihilating his sect, and casting him into endless hell.
Pei Jing: “Hehe, interesting :)”
And so, in the depths of hell, he too succumbed to darkness.
Emerging from the Abyss of Ten Thousand Ghosts, the once pristine Immortal in white transformed into a blood-red Asura. He severed the protagonist’s limbs and sealed him in the depths of the sea, thinking it would be the end. However, he didn’t anticipate that it was only the beginning. He was reborn, but in a body that was not his own.
After transmigrating into the book, Pei Jing’s first task was to find the protagonist, take him as his disciple, and search and search. And finally, at a certain street corner, he found him…
Pei Jing’s heart filled with joy. He bent down and reached out his hand to the protagonist, saying, “Young friend, are you willing to become my disciple?”
The protagonist raised his dirty head, looking confused.
However, at that moment, another person’s hand reached out and touched Pei Jing’s.
That person was dressed in black, with a mysterious and alluring appearance. Smiling, beautiful yet dangerous, he said, “Immortal, what do you think of me?”
Pei Jing: “???”
And just like that, he ended up taking two disciples at once. It seemed like quite a lucrative development—but wait, wait a minute, is this development a bit unusual?


After Failing to Influence the Protagonist

When a living person takes up a position in the nether world, they’re known as “Impermanent”. 
Lan He managed to squeeze into the entertainment circle, but wavered constantly around the 38th tier because of his lack of background.
 At first, knowing that he has to work part-time as an Impermanent and live off of the Nether World, he rejected it, until he realised… Why did working part time in the Nether World help him become famous in the Over World? 
Lan He: “It’s me, the darkest rogue in the Nether World, the hottest star in the Over World.”


After Getting A Job in the Nether World, I Became Famous

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