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This novel is also known as My Apocalypse DomainOn doomsday, Tang Yu unexpectedly got the Lord of the End System, he remained very calm.Lack of experts? I will construct a pub so I can make ten draws in a row; 　　Lack of food? I can’t be too cheap with the large pack full of food supplies sent from the market;Lack of safety? Arrow Tower, Mage Tower Artillery and all kinds of automatic defence buildings. Having many isn’t too many;Lack of equipment? Workshop production must produce high-quality items. Sir, would you like one? We are having a 20% discount special at nine!…………　In short, this is a story of Great Lord Tang building up his territory, attacking some monsters, and ripping off…… Cough, making some money at the same time. - Description from Novelupdates

The world had started doomsday, and I struggled for a year, before I died under an enchanted beast’s claw. Heaven has given me another chance, back a day before the end happen. Will I be able to change my fate, and that of my loved ones? Now, I will start my journey on becoming the strongest on the planet that the Gods have changed into a game world. - Description from Novelupdates

In order to chase down and kill her own murderer, Xia Yichu reached an agreement with the 233 system, and she will travel through the world to complete the task, and The 233 system helped her return to the original world.However, Xia Yichu often encountered a broken BOSS while he was on his way to do the task. He did n’t agree with each other on the wall, the bed, the various patterns, and kept talking.System: Please use one word to describe the other person’s impression in your heart.Xia Yichu: Competent.Shen Jiaye: Mine. - Description from 69shu

Qinghe County master Gu Sheng died. She had a first class beauty, her name could move the world, but she still lost to the hands of a woman inferior to her. Gu Sheng was only able to understand that she was the antagonist of the heroine after her death, a cannon fodder.In a pure white space, Gu Sheng was expressionless because of the transmigration.System: “The heroine must change her fate, must fight against cannon fodder and the passerby to brush a sense of existence. As the master, you are their biggest stone in the way.”Gu Sheng’s eyes flashed and made a peerless smile, “Then let me see who is the stumbling block that should be trampled and who is the final winner!” - Description from Novelupdates

After accidentally falling, she actually finds herself bound to a Second Female Lead Counter Attacking System!Xun Mi: WTF is this?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
In order to regain her memories and return to her original world, Xun Mi is forced to transmigrate to different worlds and complete missions. Fiancé stolen away? Abandoned by the family? Career ruined? Reputation slandered? No problem, I’ll just go and grab a golden thigh*, dominate the world, slap those trash scum across the face, and live true to the saying that evildoers have no worry!Xun Mi: I just want to peacefully and quietly complete my missions and go.
Loyal Puppy: I just want to peacefully and quietly go with you.*Note: grab a golden thigh: means to cling onto a rich or powerful person for support , usually used in a joking manner - Description from Novelupdates

Civilization is destroyed and records lost. Only Dudian survives in a cryogenic sleep. Three hundred years later, Dudian wakes up and must become Dean to survive. Who can he trust in this world overrun by monsters without and within? - Description from Novelupdates

“I curse you to never die in peace!”Thus, Shang Ke started a never-ending (forced) cycle of constantly throwing away his miserable life.He would always show himself as a martyr while letting others cry over his death.It was because of a woman’s curse that Shang Ke was hit by a car and turned into a human vegetable. This led to him becoming bound by an unlucky system in which he was cursed to die. The most unfortunate part was that he never cheated on anyone’s feelings. The reason for why he was cursed by a woman was because of a guy named Qi Chen. Qi Chen was a ladies man, and he would always use Shang Ke as an excuse to break up with any woman that he was with. As a result, Shang Ke was always blamed for the breakups. Since then, the main character could only be forced to cross into different worlds. He would thus experience for himself, the hero’s “thrill”. - Description from Novelupdates

On what basis is a golden finger or a new life a must once you transmigrate? On what basis should a transmigrated cannon fodder definitely counterattack? Is peacefully staying as a cannon fodder too much to ask for? Why come out and wreck everything, Slags….. The Male Lead is dead because of you, the world is even collapsing, okay?! In order to earn Points, every time she enters a new world, Xia Liang expresses that she completes her missions very seriously, face slapping those secondary female characters who wish to counterattack, setting order to all the chaos, restoring the plot, and avoiding the collapse of the worlds.As for why the Male Leads all fell in love with me, that was actually an accident. Em, it’s just, aren’t these accidents a little bit too many… - Description from Novelupdates

Due to all sorts of accidental mishaps, Qin Qi, together with the game system, is transferred into a strange world. In this world, everyone condenses Martial Soul, while Qin Qi’s Martial Soul was ten BOSS in the game! In the world, when others cultivate arduously, Qin Qi just needs to kill mobs and gain experience! In the world, there is only one alchemist among thousands of people, while Qin Qi can choose all skills, including Blacksmith skills, Spiritual skills, Matrix skills, Chef… Alas, it’s so annoying, so learn all of them. In the world, when people choose to be his enemies, their destinies have been settled! - Description from Unknown

Gu Nianzhi had no idea how to get the aloof and handsome Major General to fall in love with her.His eyes were dark and serious. “…Seduce me. If you can do it, I’m yours.”Gu Nianzhi: “!!!” - Description from Novelupdates

As a promise, he went out into the world as an assassin. 3 years later, after becoming the Supreme Assassin, he gave up on everything he had and returned to the ranks of ordinary people. But one day, Kismet, a mystical game created by the National Research and Development had appeared.Enigmatic hands, spectral frame, and one cunning strike just like the swing of the Grim Reaper. The Supreme Assassin takes on the mystical world, and how his legendary tales sets off, progressively ascending the altar to becoming the best. - Description from Novelupdates

As an international mercenary, Feng Luo entered a technologically advanced parallel world during a mission. After living several years in the new world, an online sci-fi game called War became popular across the entire Star Federation. Desert Eagles, Barrett, AK-47, Apache, RPG… One after another, familiar gears awakened his memories of the past! Terminator, Zerg, Resident Evil, the Force,… The missions that appeared after a system update made him even more suspicious and shocked! As such, Feng Luo entered War and became a sniper. - Description from Novelupdates

Traveling through the world of movies, TV series, cartoons and novels, you can freely copy the blood, skills, knowledge, and even memories of others … - Description from Uukanshu

Waking up after a sound sleep, Xie Mingzhe reincarnated into the future world. Here a holographic trading card game is popular around the Galaxy, many professional card players and card designers coming to the fore.——The competition is about to begin. Every player, please show your cards!Other players’ set of playing cards: Thousand-year-old God Tree, Flame Dragon and Ice-crystal Phoenix!Xie Mingzhe’s set of playing cards: Zhuge Liang, Diao Chan, Cao Cao and Sun Quan… (They are all important historical figures from the period of the Three Kingdoms in ancient China, AD 220 – 280)Xie Mingzhe uses his unprecedented Character Cards with strange skills in the competition.Audience: What the hell →_→ - Description from Novelupdates

Ning Shu had dropped dead. But in a burst of good fortune she became a task-taker in charge of counterattacking for pitiful cannon fodder. Thus, Ning Shu, in one world after another, took all kinds of life roles, encountered all kinds of ‘you’re heartless, you’re ruthless, you’re making trouble for no reason’ people. She encountered all sorts of white lotus flowers, green tea b***hes, scheming b***hes, by the batch.Does any true beauty still exist in the world!? bellowed Ning Shu angrily. You annoying trash! I’m just here to counterattack, please don’t get in the way of me completing my task. Transmigration main character, reincarnation main character. There’s only a lazy task-taker, no undestroyable main character halo. Ning Shu had no choice but to painfully gather moral integrity in each of the worlds.Group Number: 579396123. Will once again reiterate, only talents with over 2000 followers can enter. If you do not have followers, do not join for the time being in order to avoid being hurt when you get rejected. When joining the group, attach a screenshot of your followers. Little darlings are welcomed to join. - Description from novelupdates

In the tribal farming era, the world was vast and unknown. Upon continuous exploration, the people of ancient times were appalled to discover that in this world, where the sky was round and the earth was square, all sorts of miracles had befallen them. There were even figures like an ultra-big ten-thousand-foot giant, as well as huge intelligent beasts that had mysteriously appeared, trampling upon the mountains and rivers, and shattering the earth. Hundreds of years later, in such a dangerous environment, people fought against the huge beasts and finally established the glorious Sumerian civilization. On this day, a wise giant suddenly made a complete descension on earth, trampling on all the mountains and rivers, and wiping out the entire nation. The world crumbled, and city-states collapsed; had the gods descended to condemn the people?“I’m sorry, you’re all just ants living in the orchard of my yard and you are just scrambling all over the place. If I were to accidentally pass you by, I might just accidentally trample you all to death. That’s it for you.” So first, I’ll set up a sandbox in my own yard, a base area for plotting farmland. Then, I will shepherd the human race and various worlds in my sandbox.

Anyone who could construct a stable Spell Model could become a Wizard — that was the Wizards’ ultimate secret! Having been given a new life as the son of an aristocrat and armed with a super quantum computer from his past life, Spell Models came as easily as breathing to Merlin. With this overwhelmingly huge advantage, would Merlin become the greatest Grand Wizard of all time? - Description from Novelupdates

The world is under invasion by creatures from another world. Martial arts became the most important skill in this world, and all cultivators strived to improve their skills.Chen Yiming transmigrated to this world with a special ability – the Martial Arts Talent System. The system allowed him to use Skill Points to enhance his talents infinitely.What if he was born with a physique that was not suitable for cultivating martial arts? He could slowly train in the mountains while waiting for his Skill Points to accumulate. When they reached a certain amount, he could use them to enhance his talent and automatically acquire the physique needed for cultivation.What if he did not have the complete volume of the martial arts technique he practiced? It wasn’t a problem. With sufficient enhancement to his talents using Skill Points, he could automatically deduce the missing parts in the book.With the Martial Arts Talent System, he could defeat everyone who got in his way. He could easily climb the ranks in the martial arts world – becoming the top disciple, the top cultivator, then the grandmaster.

Yuan Xi had a dream about a sexual encounter, only to discover after a night of pleasure that it had all been real. After being shocked silly for a long time, he ran away.Who would have thought that a big grown man like him would become pregnant and have a son?The question was, who is the child’s father? It had been too dark for Lao Tzu to see clearly!Also, what was this daily life system that has been attached to him?Farming SkillRanching SkillHarvesting SkillCooking SkillBuilding SkillSkinning SkillSewing SkillSmithing Skill… There was a never-ending row of categories.老子 Lao Tzu: A way of referring to oneself, usually in angry or joking situations. - Description from Novelupdates

Seeing the cause of justice, the student Ning Tianlin, who was strangled, accidentally gained a combat system in the local government and returned to Yang.What the hell, your fighting power is only fifty, then you still pretend to be me! I’m sorry to tell you 10,000 points of combat power!What are you doing, have you been boiled down, trained in martial arts, and practiced iron gear? The fighting power is five hundred? That has something to do with me, I won’t tell you, the clothes I wear, but combat equipment! Just a single underwear, can add a thousand fighting power to me!Hey, why do you say my combat power has increased so fast? Can I tell you that if I step on an ant and destroy a cockroach, can I increase my combat effectiveness? - Description from uukanshu

After crossing, I discovered that there is a resurgence in the East and there is a dawn in the West.The steam cannon and the mysterious collision, the Western extraordinary gradually awakened.[Blasting Master] + [Steam Expert] = [Machinist][Soul Master] + [Swordsman] = [Curse Swordsman]A variety of advanced, transfer and hidden professions, as well as never-ending exploration.As the mystery of the West gradually unfolded, the ancient gods gradually recovered, and a world full of freshness began to kick off in front of Sulu.The old god is recovering, the new god is rising, what should ordinary people do? Fortunately, there is a property panel! - Description from uukanshu (translated)

King of Harem, Pioneer of All, R-18 StoryMy name is Mike Tyson. I was a normal dude that had an abnormal death. I was lucky enough to get reincarnated in another world.This is earth, but alternate earth or real? I don't know. But I know that I was born with the fate of a protagonist. Unsuccessful in awakening my innate talent, I spend two years in my middle-school.But this year, everything changed. I awakened something, and not just an innate ability but also a unique ability. That was the true start of my life.A life that I feared became reality. My fate was in my hand, but the fate of my little dragon was in the hands of the system. Spreading the legs of women in bed, I found a new way to gain strength.Heavenly Maidens, Supreme Fairies, shave that cave of yours. My little dragon will fly from one cave to another until it meets the destined cave.Embracing the power given to me, I let the beast inside of my soul go wild. I was no longer restricted by anyone or anything.The title does not represent me, I represent the title. Spreading the legs of hundred women, I will ascend to that title and become the one and only 'God of Sex'.Standing in front of a creature with a dark face and red scales, I broadened my chest and asked “I have talent, looks, money, women, power, and little brother. What gives you the confidence to challenge me?”Every little detail including name, identity, is fictional. They might be relatable but please don't relate them.Special Tags- weak to strong, fast strength growth, adult, mature, Character Growth(Read this book if you want to increase the size of your little brother)

This was a fragmented and disorganized world, this was a place that had been forgotten.That day, was the most frustrating time for Ning Cheng, when on that day, he was abruptly brought here. Because this world had Ning Cheng, who would imprint his name in the vast heavens, it would finally shine in the endless universe! - Description from Novelupdates

Li Ya crossed the United States to become a high school student in Kansas, and accidentally acquired the friendship system.The so-called friendship system is to improve the friendship value with friends, so as to obtain skills cards with corresponding capabilities.“I got the star descent from Superman, the speed from the Flash …”“From Batman … Um, why is the superpower obtained from the master rich? Why is it obtained from Thor? Hammer? Hammer?”“I’m not targeting anyone, everyone here is … all my brothers!”PS (PS: The DC world is in the front of this book, and Marvel, the parallel universe is in the back.) - Description from uukanshu

Prometheus, the infinite fortress of time, a crossover point for the infinite worlds of machine wars, Our protagonist, Xiao Ran, was put into great pressure due to having only attributes that do not exceed 10, making him as weak as a chicken. But being familiar with the storyline of each mission world, Xiao Ran exclaimed that the world would be his.========== ========== ========== ==========Mission world: “Gundam SEED” -> “Macross F” -> “Gundam 00” -> “Ultimate Mission” -> “Kakumeiki Valvrave”-> “Gundam 0079” -> “Gundam Seed Destiny” -> “Super Robot Wars OG” - Description from Novelupdates

After suddenly dying while trying to meet a deadline, Gu Huai transmigrated and became a non-human race.This race is cruel and cold, making them feared and shunned by everyone in the interstellar world.As the new king of the race and facing the group of parents who see him as a baby, Gu Huai said he was under a lot of pressure. - Description from Novelupdates

Mission: Transmigrate world by world into a scoundrel’s body; clean up the original’s life.Wei Mingyan is a liar, through and through. But he doesn’t see himself as such. His motto? “If one deceives others for a lifetime, then all lies would become the truth.” - Description from Novelupdates

During the Second World War, Kyle looked at Captain America standing straight and proud before him. Suddenly, a series of skill cards appeared.「Pistol Master」「Martial Arts Master」「Shield Defense Master」「Super Soldier Serum」Which skill card do you wish to extract?“Wait… what? This golden finger… you must be pulling my leg! Not only skill cards but I can also extract super-powered skills like the Super Soldier Serum? Mother of God… what is this?!” - Description from Novelupdates

# ANOTHERWORLDGod’s Path was a mysterious game that appeared on the blue planet 20 years ago.Only 1 million slots were opened every month.Once a person became a player of the game, they would gain superpowers and become stronger than normal people.…Ling Yi was able to activate the Super Mutation System after becoming a player.From consumables to divine weapons, he was able to mutate everything.He was even able to mutate a bunch of cheat-like powers when he maxed out his potential.When he mutated the +1 luck talent, it became a cheat-like power, Probability Reversal, where he could reverse a 10% possibility to a 90% one.If an item only had a 0.1% chance of dropping, then it would be 99.9% for him instead.When he mutated the True Eyes, he got the Eye of Truth, another cheat-like power that not only allowed him to see the hidden stats, but also the information of items.Other than those two, he also had other powers like the Malevolence Manifestation where he could turn other people’s evil intentions into narration, and the Intelligence Reduction Light which reduced the intelligence of his target.A year later, Ling Yi, who had achieved titles such as the Fastest Player to Level Up, First Maxed-level Player, and Strongest Man, was in one of his many interviews.“Actually, I…”

One week before the destruction of the earth, Xiao Yu fused his soul with the main computer of an interstellar spacecraft, and fled before the destruction of the earth.After the integration with the computer, Xiao Yu possessed the powerful computing power of the computer, but also possessed powerful innovation and exploration capabilities as a human being. As a result, the humble interstellar spacecraft in which Xiao Yu lived began to continuously evolve from a chemical engine to a nuclear power engine, and from a nuclear power engine to a positive and negative material annihilation engine. The volume and mass also began to increase. Big.With the continuous development of science and technology, Xiao Yu also began to try to build a true interstellar super fleet that integrates attack, defense, exploration, landing, and acquisition … - Description from Uukanshu

With the sudden announcement of the launch of the holographic virtual network, Chen Mo, a hacker, received a special commission to hack this system in a bid to halt advancement.To complete his task, he enters GENESIS – the holographic virtual game touted as the most secure – to look for a way to hack it. In his search, he inevitably becomes a terrifying force to behold. - Description from Novelupdates

A virtual underground game that has no protection. Lurking with players who seek power, fortune and survival. Kieran chose to enter this VRMMORPG game without hesitation because he knows this is his only way out from death. Can he escape death in real life or dying via the game? - Description from Novelupdates

He died on the wedding of the girl he had a crush on, after a long and successful career. After convincing Yama to send him back to the world, he decides to fix the areas in which his life went wrong. Realizing the lack of love and romance in his past life, he sets out to conquer the hearts of various women. - Description from Novelupdates

On the Star Network there is a gourmet food broadcast, where all you can see are a pair of hands. However each dish that this broadcast comes out with is earthshakingly delicious. What’s more, the broadcast anchor’s voice is simply perfect!With the broadcast’s rising popularity, several food programs extended him an olive branch. When the anchor appeared on screen, as they suspected, he is handsome enough to incur the wrath of both men and gods! The fans licked their screens with increasing frenzy, but after licking a while, they discovered…Fans:…Wait a minute, isn’t this our fatally-ill idol who hasn’t long to live?Small Gong: Take these damned nutrient solutions and throw them away! And get me that broadcast anchor! - Description from Novelupdates

Su Shi was once a platinum-level host with the highest survival rate. One day, his misdeeds of constantly shifting his blame onto others was found out and reported. Convicted of violating the rules, he was bound to an Automatic Blame Shouldering System and exiled to lower-level worlds.Now, not only does he have to take the blame from others and shoulder it himself, he must also carry that blame and rush to his death in order to earn enough points to quickly unbind from the system.Su Shi only wants to get rid of the system by shouldering the blame until death. However, he finds that trying to hold onto the blame is even harder than passing it on, and rushing to his death is even harder than running for his life.As Su Shi lies dying in the protagonist’s arms with red-rimmed eyes and a weak and helpless countenance, an uninvited third guest suddenly rushes out to explain the misunderstanding for him.Su Shi: “I beg you, just let me shoulder this blame, otherwise, it will all be a waste of effort…” - Description from Novelupdates

The dark BOSS, who had the privilege of being the last living person on the planet, and the second-oldest brother on the planet was born again.What should he do after he was born again? Was it to rule or destroy the world?BOSS said that he was not interested in these, he just wanted to die. In order to let the boss who was bent on ending his own life live, he was omnipotent, and he will be comfortable with the boss, and then helplessly find out…BOSS was more and more wrong with the style of painting! - Description from Novelupdates

In the vast Marvel universe, where superpower was still slowly growing in its infancy, several peerless superheroes tried to find their path in The Marvel Universe. A young adult named Ron from modern Earth unwittingly stumbles into such a world and begins his journey with an unknown power. This is a magnificent yet unknown true marvel world! This is the story of a normal young adult and his adventures! - Description from Novelupdates

In the tenth year after the new era, the world finally came to an end. Zhang Mu truefully waited for his death, but unexpectedly found that he had returned to ten years ago. With his memory about the future, he swore that he would change the calamitous history, saving the earth from being destroyed! Walking dead, zergs, evolvers, and various mutated animals… nothing can stop him! The first step is to retrieve his identity as an era merchant , then find all the treasures he can remember to enhance himself! - Description from Novelupdates

Xie Tao had always believed in science until one day, a meteorite smashed into his yard, forcing him to bind to a heroic world saving script. The worst thing was that the script didn’t even follow common sense.Others become superheros while he became a super-nanny. So in his left hand was a “Cub Encyclopedia” and in the right, a small milk bottle to feed the small cub clinging onto his leg.Today, Xie Tao is trying his best to save the world. - Description from Novelupdates

Shao Ci was bound to the ‘Befriending the Most Powerful Person’ system. After crossing through, only then did he discovered that as long as a more powerful person emerge, this unscrupulous system will immediately change the ‘capture’ target…. - Description from Novelupdates

Talented in Magecraft but useless in physical combat?Can summon 10,000 Servants but can he defend the rear by himself?I will say just one line in reply:“That will not be a problem!”This is the tale of a young man who obtained an enshrined miracle.“As long as I have my familiars, I am undefeatable!” - Description from Novelupdates

Hero is an ultimate strength body existence. The troops that he leads will follow him as he become stronger and stronger divine existence. , a global online game that is jointly developed by America, China, Europe, Russia, India, Japan and Korea , consists genres of fantasy, adventure, war, entrepreneurship, territory construction, navigation, battle, and leisure.The players from the whole world are obsessed with this game. Every country sends their top professional gamers to participate the world tournament to demonstrate their talent. Da Fei once was an expert in treating every kind of severe internet addiction. After leaving the game for many years, he targets Hero Creates Legend’s unlimited business potential. - Description from Novelupdates

Encountering a car crash, the King of Silver Screen, Ye Sinian, was bound to a Cannon Fodder Counterattack System.After reincarnating for hundreds of lives, he has finally earned enough “travel expenses” to go back home.However, he didn’t think that the system would suddenly malfunction, making returning back home from then on hopeless.With the shackles of a millennium broken, Ye Sinian aggressively counterattacked!Reversing fates while hugging the mentally ill* Lord Seme, he walked towards the apex of humanity!*Mentally ill – Schizophrenic - Description from Novelupdates

In a distant future, the empires of mankind span the galaxy, and glorious Earth has devolved into a peripheral backwater.In Shanjing city in the Asian region, Wang Zheng’s dreams of becoming a mech pilot are crushed when his college entrance exam genetic score turns out a pathetic twenty eight, barely above an animal.To make things worse, people get the impression he attempted suicide after being rejected by the campus beauty.Then the closest thing to a family he has, the old man in the book store across the road, goes missing, leaving him only a mysterious birthday present. - Description from Novelupdates

When Ren Sheng is being hunted, in order to not fall into the hands of his enemies he decides to jump into the crack of space and time. Unexpectedly, he crossed into the future and was forced to substitute as a bride while he was still in a coma. When he wakes up, he actually has a husband… Ren Sheng is extremely satisfied. Such a delicious nourishment, this is his first time seeing it! Really want to root up ah ah ah!As a result Lord Marshal, who was sick in bed, had a “little wife” who has been touching him all day and drooling over him. - Description from Novelupdates

When The Cute Kunoichis Spied on Their Teacher's Secret is a light novel written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryuushi Tajima.The story takes place in a world where Japan never ended their isolationist phase, and agents from foreign powers are always threatening to steal the country's advanced technology. In order to combat this threat there has been a resurgence of ninjas that use Strategic Martial Arts, techniques that combine cutting-edge modern technology with a traditional foundation of martial arts and ninjutsu. The story follows Souha Sugiyado, a 17-year old ninja instructor and former ninja prodigy who was forced to retire from active duty by the wounds he suffered in his last mission. Souha's four students are all kunoichi who have all gained the rank of Elite Ninja, the highest official rank available to ninja. However, one day two Shogunate ninja approach him with the news that his four students have gone rogue and have stolen a portable modular nuclear reactor, and thus they ask for his help in bringing his students to justice.

A ring-shaped bio-computer produced in 3009 AD, traversing the space and time onto Du Cheng’s head, a powerful intelligent program let Du Cheng tapped into high-tech knowledge in the next millennium.——Commerce, industry, science and technology, Du Cheng will be leading the way, developing high-tech from the future, and making himself invincible.——From an illegitimate child who was driven out of the family to the economic leader, creating a business empire, Du Cheng’s future is the road to the ultimate glory. - Description from Novelupdates

Intellectual Villages are old fashioned rural villages recreated with cutting edge technology. Those villages attract the Japanese monsters known as Youkai. The high school boy Jinnai Shinobu lives in one of those villages and has a Zashiki Warashi living in his house. He tends to run across Youkai with unnerving frequency and this often leads to trouble for him.