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Sixteen-year-old Kai has given up. After his family moves to a new city, he loses his friends, his confidence, and his will to connect. He's the invisible kid at school, drowning in loneliness and convinced this is just his life now. Then he hears a sound he's never noticed before—the sharp thwack of a shuttlecock. Through a gymnasium door, he watches two kids his age laughing and rallying, missing half their shots but having the time of their lives. One of them, a cheerful girl named Maya, waves him inside. "Wanna try?" What starts as a clumsy attempt to kill time becomes something Kai never expected: a reason to look forward to tomorrow. With Maya, the goofy but loyal Leo, and the quietly intense Ren, Kai discovers a sport that demands everything—his focus, his body, his heart. But badminton doesn't just ask for effort. It asks for trust. It asks for vulnerability. And as Kai rises from a complete beginner to a competitor worth watching, he'll have to decide if he's ready to stop running from his pain and start fighting for something. The shuttlecock travels 493 kilometers per hour at its fastest. But sometimes, the slowest rallies change your life forever. A story about friendship, second chances, and the beautiful brutality of growing up.

Hisako Mochizuki works construction during the day and games online at night, and she’s content with that life until her best friend Kohaku finds a door—an object erased from the world and banned long before she was born. When Kohaku goes missing, she enters a new world to save them—literally, and metaphorically. To survive and succeed, she'll become a Doorkeeper: the people who make sure accidents like Kohaku's never happen, but she'll have to become much stronger and learn to use her new abilities to do it. Updates weekly on Fridays. Art by @austinaokgray on Instagram Crossposted on Royal Road, Webnovel, and Tapas.

The protagonist was reborn three years ago when God's Honor was globally launched. When the protagonist learned that he had the power to see through everything in the game, he came to realize that the game that he had played for three years in his past life had a lot of secrets. The world inside the game was known as the Laphiem Continent where more than hundreds of tribes lived together, including the werewolves, elves, succubus, angels, titans, and more. The protagonist would use his newly found power and his past life experiences to alter his fate in the chaotic world.

Starting with an island! A fan of island management games, Jiang Cheng, carries the "Island Tycoon APP" and travels through a parallel island world. Here, there are resource-rich mineral islands, water-abundant habitable islands, treasure islands carrying ancient civilizations, adventure islands inhabited by prehistoric creatures, and exile islands harboring international fugitives... Jiang Cheng feels that the opportunity has come! He builds shipyards and constructs warships, creating an unbeatable cosmic fleet! He recruits talent, develops technology, and builds the world's first floating island city! He leads his fleet, explores unknown seas, excavates relics and treasures, and accumulates endless wealth from around the world! With the dream of building the number one Island Country in the universe, Jiang Cheng sails the galaxy battleship to conquer the seas, beginning his formidable and impressive life!

"Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!" "Who said that?" Nan Zhubin raised an eyebrow: "He's right!" ---------------------------- Psychological-themed professional literature. Serious Keywords 1: [Depression] [Personality Disorder] [Hypochondriasis] [PTSD] [Oedipus Complex] [Groupthink], etc. Serious Keywords 2: [Big Five Personality Traits] [Behavioral Correction] [Dream Interpretation] [Sand Box Therapy] [Rational Emotive Therapy], etc.

An ordinary office clerk was accidentally reborn into a vast and mysterious world of Xianxia, becoming a member of a small cultivation clan. The story begins in an endless sea of sand, in an oasis called the Yuquan Lake Oasis.

[Player Name: Qin Huai Unlocked Illustrations: 0/12 Skills: Dough Fermentation (Intermediate): Your dough fermentation technique has surpassed 99% of breakfast shop chefs nationwide. (0/10000) Stuffing Preparation (Advanced): Your stuffing preparation skill has surpassed 100% of breakfast shop chefs nationwide. (0/100000) ... Evaluation: A novice just starting out] The moment he stepped into the cafeteria, the protagonist of this foodie novel welcomed the successful activation of his system. Qin Huai: A foodie novel, you should have said so earlier! I'm familiar with this! Later on— Qin Huai discovered that this system might not be purely about food. It seemed like some odd elements were added. Even his view of neighbors, friends, guests, and employees started to seem less human... But no problem. When in doubt, take a bite! ----------------------- Game Instructions: 1. This game has a very high degree of freedom; please explore on your own. 2. This game will not interfere with any of the player's choices; please strive to unlock all illustrations. 3. All explanations belong to the game.

An elder asked a young man if he wanted revenge for being humiliated by a strong man and disregarded by his master. The elder offers to pass his power to the young man, who is amazed to find centuries' worth of skill appear on his phone. The power is from the Heavenly Court, where users can borrow without interest for 30 days. The young man worries it might be a 'magic loan,' but the elder assures him that it is safe, as the daily interest is very low. Zhang Yu snorted coldly and closed the ad.

There was a time when every living thing was decimated and the galaxy was forced to restart with a single thought from the evils. “Is the final boss my wife?” Xu Chang’an exclaimed as he looked at his wife who was making dinner and shook his head. “The system must have malfunctioned again.” Under the tree in his garden, Xu Chang’an wrapped his arm around his wife’s waist and said, “There is something I have to settle outside. I’ll be back soon.” “Okay. Stay safe.” After seeing the husband off, his wife raised her head to look at the leaves and said, “I think my husband is going to cheat on me soon. Should I… just restart this world?”

Yang Zhengshan transmigrated and realized a super leap in age, going from a young man to a grandfather. Transferred from 28 years old to 38 years old and gained three sons, two daughters, two daughters-in-law, two grandsons, and a granddaughter, becoming the true head of the family. My family, my rules. Watch how Yang Zhengshan leads a farming household to prosperity and wealth.

Good news: someone found a sheepskin that emits text when picked up. Bad news: that person is not me. Good news: the old man downstairs can see the death countdown above people's heads. Bad news: the old man is about to die. Good news: the landlord's daughter has been reborn with memories of the future. Bad news: I am still clueless. As reality becomes more bizarre, the game's situation continues to evolve. The 'Seeking Demon' game service begins, and Fang Yu enters the game, only to discover that this game does not display health bars. Yet, he is able to see them! "Big Demon King: 1/21999." "Let go of that demon, let me handle it!" "Sky Fang Tiger: 29481/29482." "Brothers, charge! Massive blow! Whoever gets a kill, it counts as theirs!" Fang Yu retreats while shouting loudly.

Reborn into the body of a poor young boy in an unknown village in another world, Lu Qing felt quite helpless. Fortunately, he awakened an ability to see through the information of objects, which gave him a bit of capital to survive. He looked at a weed by the road. [Cow bone grass, average quality, medicinal, highly effective in treating bone injuries.] He looked at a red carp in the river. [Red moon carp, excellent quality, delicious meat, a top-grade nourishing food.] He looked at a wild rabbit in the mountains. [Gray rabbit, ordinary wild rabbit, edible.] ... With his innate ability, Lu Qing gradually established himself in the village, able to survive. Just when he thought he would lead a peaceful life in this ancient world with low productivity, one day, he suddenly saw a figure sweeping across the sky...

Chen Bin never imagined that his godmother would make such a request. However, considering the financial support he had received from her over the years, he ultimately chose to compromise! Yet, he did not realize that his life would undergo earth-shattering changes because of that woman!

If life could start over, how would you choose? Would you still choose to be an ordinary person, perhaps with inner brilliance but unknown to others, watching the clouds roll by from a high vantage point? Or would you take the world as your stage, stirring up the winds and clouds, making the entire world dance around you, causing people's hearts to race with your every word and action? Everyone loves Mr. Lynch, everyone cannot do without him! Write your own laws, set down the rules I say, in this short span of life, either light up yourself or ignite the world!

At the opening ceremony of Sea Blue Star Basic Military Academy, as the representative of the incoming freshmen, Guding proclaimed his grand ambition in front of all the teachers and students: "I'm Guding! I'm gonna become the Man with the Highest Bounty in the entire Cosmic Sea!" -------------------------------------------- It is an era of artificial superintelligences, interstellar travel, gene medicine, and virtual reality worlds. Far into Earth's future, 15-year-old Gu Ding is a student of Cerulean Military Academy by day, and tavern waiter by night. His ambition: Become the space pirate with the highest bounty offered by the Universal Federation Government. With the help of Neptune, a neonate super-intelligence, Guding finds himself thrust into a galaxy of shadowy organizations, political under dealings, and otherworldly forces that lie beyond human comprehension…

In the neon of blue and purple, under the thick steel sky, at the forefront of this surge of data, lies the world post-tech revolution. It's also the dividing line between reality and illusion. Steel and flesh, past and future. In this place, the world outside and inside coexist. Everything in front of us feels like a wall of time within reach. The darkness is slowly creeping in. But hey, my friend, you gotta know, we can't just counter darkness with softness. Gotta use fire.

An epic journey of a basketball player's life... "Writing stories is like shooting hoops; you keep scoring and missing, then continue, relentlessly, until you leave the court." The distant and fervent world of basketball across the sea became the stage on which the young men released their energy and let their imaginations soar during the monotony and uncertainty of adolescence. He hopes that children who love playing basketball can have real basketball to play...

The first star that passed away extinguished two thousand years ago. Four hundred years later, the mysterious Calamity of Heavenly Fall destroyed the civilization of the previous era, returning thriving cultures to ignorance. Since then, stars gradually vanished, the Firmament grew dark and dim, and a new civilization rose from the starless wilderness, flourishing once more. Yet, what accompanied this were war, death, destruction, and hatred. The flames once aimed at the Firmament were used to slaughter the people of enemy nations, and the raining clouds once engineered to alter deserts were turned into floods that engulfed the land. Humans once again began to kill each other for wealth and power... but no one looked up at the sky. They lost the Guidance of the stars Above the Sky, forgetting the awe of gazing upon the Milky Way. They were all prisoners. One thousand six hundred years after the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, a young child awakened memories of his past life. He wanted to break the Cage, to throw off the shackles. He wanted to become a star. To return to Above the Sky. "I don't care about how the people of this world live, whether they're well-fed or not, whether they can dress warmly or live comfortably, whether they have dreams or hopes. I don't care about their loves and hates." "I just want to go Above the Sky." ——Ian.

*"The flap of a butterfly's wings can trigger a tornado on the other side of the world." —Edward Lorenz. We are twenty years before independence in the Viceroyalty of New Granada. Spain is still the overlord of the southern part of the continent, but its power is fading. Can our protagonist really change the future, or will he be swallowed by the competing interests surrounding independence? He awakens with only a few memories of the 21st century, struggling to navigate a world on the brink of revolution. From the start, he aims to use the independence movements to become one of the most powerful forces in post-independence South America and secure a future for his descendants. But to achieve his goals, he must outmaneuver the Church, the nobility, and wealthy merchants—while trying to build a good life for himself and the people who place their trust in him.

Shadow Slave Fanfic: Valentine's Day may be a relic of the dark times, but someone wants to bring it back. Join Effie as she goes on an unforgettable date with...what's his name? *This was a contest entry for the Guilty Guild server.