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Taiwan during the Qing dynasty was deeply patriarchal. Women were disregarded from birth, their only purpose was to find a good marriage. But once married, the pressure was on to provide sons. This gave rise to various folk practices which claimed to ensure male offspring. Chieh-Niang watches as her sister-in-law, obsessed with giving birth to a son, gives in to these superstitions. And she herself is under pressure to marry – can she ever break free? Walking by the river one day, she comes across the body of a woman. A priestess is summoned to ensure the woman\'s spirit passes peacefully and does not haunt the town. The priestess, with her mysterious ways, does seem able to communicate with the spirit world, and Chieh-Niang, seeing a glimmer of hope, enrolls as her apprentice. But soon after, small handprints start appearing on her legs as she sleeps, while more women go missing or are found dead. What will Chieh-Niang do, and will she find the life she wants? Tan-Tsiu-Niu was selected as a recommended book by the former Minister of Culture and was recommended as a must-read book for the 2020 World Book Day by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature.
Alma, the third son of an aristocratic family who could not receive the ability \"gift\" that should have been given by God, is despised as incompetent from his parents\' home and is expelled from the house. However, in reality, Alma was given a special \"gift\" -alma who regained the abilities of the previous life with that gift \"reincarnated\" becomes the strongest wizard in the world! Alma, who devoted all of his first life to the quest for magic, seeks a \"happy second life\" with the magic of his previous life! [web novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3823gm/) (jp) ---
Ace/Alice story set after the ball scene of Ace\'s non-stay route in the Heart no Kuni no Alice remake. Also a Halloween themed short omake.
Lilah, a commoner, is cast out of the only home she's ever known, finding herself lost in the depths of a forest, on the brink of death. Fate, however, has other plans, as she miraculously reunites with Eva, a young lady of nobility she once played with as a child, narrowly escaping a dire end. Moreover, this encounter leads Lilah to an unexpected role as Eva's personal bodyguard. Now, she faces the ultimate challenge: can a commoner like her rise above and excel in the world of the nobility?---**Links:**- (https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0CBGWG5K2)
It\'s been several years since \"dungeons\" appeared all over the world. Ryosuke Mizuki, a company slave, is present at the scene where his workplace was swallowed by the dungeon and gets the cheat skill “Skill Book”. Taking this opportunity, will he change his dull company slave life and challenge an unknown adventure...!?
“You never loved me anyway, right?” Astelle’s long-awaited marriage life ended in a day. She worked hard to become Kaizen’s wife since she was ten, however, the only thing that was left for her was a disgrace as the banished-empress. She was abandoned by her family; She was kicked out by the man she loved, Kaizen. “Yes. You’re right. I didn’t love you.” Astelle lied for the last time. For the sake of the man who was her reason to live and it was also for him who was her husband for a day. She thought there is no point tp contact with him again, but- “I think… I might be pregnant?” *** Six years later, Astelle, who reunited with Kaizen, lied again. “You… who is that child?” “He’s my nephew.” For the sake of protecting the child.
Contain several short stories from a certain kingdom.
Dennosuke Uchimura, is a simple Salaryman, who one day dies run over, and is invoked in another world, by the Demon King himself, who offers him employment as one of his Four Heavenly Kings. Can Dennosuke survive as a servant of the Demon King, and meet his expectations?
Yamada Kenichi is a 35 year old salaryman. Although he’s habitually absorbed in speedrunning through games, he had been lamenting over the current trend of ‘nuregames’* (ヌレゲー）. And as such, he was captivated by a site with the catchphrase “For you, who likes to speedrun through games” and ended up reincarnating in the world of Hellmode. This is a story about summoned warrior, Allen, and his road to kingship. As Allen reincarnated as a serf, he knew nothing of this world. Allen’s story will begin with absolutely no knowledge of the world at all, just like those games he had played 10, 20 years ago.
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Adventures of a guy who has a harem full of magical knights! Will he able to chose the bride that is perfect for him? Let's find out!
