After becoming the stand-in for the ‘White Moonlight’, the real ‘White Moonlight’ has returned.... more>>

Qiao Wan has always understood that she is the substitute for Mu Xiaoxiao, the younger martial sister of the Kunshan Sect, whom they found as a replacement after Mu Xiaoxiao passed away.

Her martial uncle, elder brother, and elder martial sisters cared for her mainly due to her resemblance to Mu Xiaoxiao.

Despite how others said she wasn’t as brave, adorable, or smart as Mu Xiaoxiao, Qiao Wan didn’t mind that her own worth was erased. She doubled her efforts, hoping not to disappoint the expectations of her sect.

One day, the dearly beloved and long-gone Mu Xiaoxiao, the true younger martial sister of the Kunshan Sect, returned, reclaiming everything that belonged to her.

As the stand-in for ‘White Moonlight’, the counterfeit Qiao Wan felt embarrassed, indignant, emotionally broken down, she angrily flipped the table and ‘left the mountain’, declaring that she wouldn’t continue this substitute role.

For so many years, she had been living for others. Now, Qiao Wan just wanted to live her life in a dignified manner for once, and not to forget, to crush those foolish people who tried to manipulate her.

Content Tags: Time-traveling, Xianxia cultivation, Book-traveling, Leveling-up
One-sentence: <<less

"Fine, I shall give you my sister, dearer to me than anything."... more>>

A bolt from the blue strikes the Cladnier family, the heroes of the victory. Eirik Cladnier, the promising heir of a renowned warrior family, is suddenly ordered to marry the princess.

Now, Cladnier must accept a woman who could either be a spy for the king or a weakness to his family. However, the princess who appears shocks everyone with her childlike behavior and proves to be nothing more than a simpleton.

Yet, who is this woman who effortlessly mimics actions he has never witnessed before? <<less

Poor theater actor Lee Soo-hyun.... more>>

He fainted after being hit by a falling light, and when he opened his eyes, he possessed a character in “The Blue Knight of the Holy Sword”, a novel that was discontinued due to unpopularity.

What's more, he transmigrated into the body of Arendt von Eckhart, who betrayed the Knights Templar and was destined to be executed soon.

The only thing left for the character who has completed his or her role on stage is to exit. In other words, there is only death... Character interpretation can vary depending on the actor playing it.

“Please take care of me, you traitorous bastard.”

In order to survive, he must create a role other than that of Arendt, the 'traitor', even if it means twisting the story.

Now, the life-threatening method acting begins! <<less

[I’ve found someone I like, so I want you to break up with me.]... more>>

My childhood friend and girlfriend, Yoshino Sumika, suddenly broke up with me at a family restaurant.

[Is there anything wrong with me?]

[I guess it’s because there’s nothing wrong with you.]

Even when I asked her why she didn’t like me anymore, I wasn’t convinced at all, but Sumika just said what she said and left the family restaurant.

At that moment, when I was tormented by the sadness of being dumped by Sumika and was feeling desperate, thinking that I wanted to die, what I saw was a beautiful girl who was about to be hit by a car.

I pushed her away and lost consciousness.

◆◇

When I woke up, I was on a hospital bed, and I saw a beautiful girl who was leaning against me sleeping, and I could have mistaken her for an angel.

The beautiful girl, Arayashiki Kohime, seemed to be the girl I had saved, and she suddenly said to me,

“Please let me return the favor !”

Thus, I was repaid with a favor from Kohime, who was tens, thousands, or even a billion times prettier and gentler than Sumika, and we began to build the best relationship ever. <<less

As an alluring beauty, the Ninth Prince Qi Changyi inherited his mother’s looks, but was unfortunately a bit s*upid. Not only did he live in fear, even within palace walls, but he also merely lived as a substitute in his beloved’s eyes. Then, while being used and tormented, his delicate, pure heart finally burned to ashes.... more>>

Pei Zheng was the Prime Minister of the Imperial Court, a man of great status; he gained it all through the most ruthless methods. He was known for his cruel nature, but gradually, he became close to the unfavored ninth prince.

“Your Highness, just now, at court, who were you looking at? Huh?” Pei Zheng squeezed the small man’s delicate little chin.

Qi Changyi’s eyes were misty with tears of pain, “I, I wasn’t.”

“Stop trying to seduce others.” Pei Zheng’s voice was frigid. “Otherwise, I’ll make sure that General Zhao, for whom you pine, dies on the battlefield!”

He thought he had a firm grip on this little fool, but he could’ve never imagined that one day, this little fool would leave his side carrying a broken heart.

“Brother Pei, I’m leaving now, you should be happy.”

With scarlet eyes and a heart burning with obsession, he searched everywhere, but found no trace of him.

“I won’t, without you, I’ll never be happy again. Your Highness, where should I go, how can I bring you home?” <<less

【Light Version Synopsis】
Born into poverty, orphaned, and abandoned by his pretty fiancee, our protagonist seems ripe for a standard rags-to-riches story. But fate takes a turn when his fiancee suddenly changes her mind: ... more>>

"I'm not calling off the engagement! And I'll cover all living expenses while we live together!"

With nothing to lose, he agrees. But something seems off about his fiancee after one night together...

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【Serious Version Synopsis】
As demons wreak havoc across the continent of Divine Land, humanity retreats to sprawling metropolises, barely clinging to survival amidst rising discord.

From north to south, divisions deepen; noble houses and imperial factions clash incessantly; the common folk suffer under oppression; and roving bands of rebels bide their time, ready to upheave the fragile order at a moment's notice.

Describing this human world in two words?

Utter chaos, a quagmire.

Transmigrated into this world, the frail youth Cheng Jinyang sets two modest goals for himself:

1. To regain his health through physical training.

2. To become stronger!

(Note: As the title suggests, all the heroines in this novel are not quite 'Normal'.) <<less

A collection of short stories featuring non-humans!... more>>

(Six novels that can be read independently with very different styles, just pick your favorite and read along.)

① The King’s Pearl. Jiang Mian was adopted as a child by a professor whose life revolved around researching mermaids. After his father dies, Jian Mian is the sole person with this secretive research. When the research institute captures a ferocious mermaid, Jiang Mian becomes the only one who can get close enough to the imprisoned creature.

② A God’s Marriage. When there’s no longer something to guard, the guardian gods will dissipate between heaven and earth. The sea otter was the guardian god worshipped by the Ice Sea people, but the new era was also full of new gods, and in the ancient sea otter clan, only one particularly large and white sea otter remained.

The big albino sea otter lived alone, wandered alone, and waited for the fated finale to come. Until one day, on the beach, it found a living sacrifice intended for a new god, covered in bruises.

The great sea otter: a wild pup from the sky! Now mine, quickly tucked away.

③ Dark Sky Sanctuary. Yu Mengzhou is a professional horse farrier. He was born to be close to horses, and all the horses whose hooves he had repaired would put their big heads into his arms to be pampered. Until one day, Yu Mengzhou suddenly fell into a new world.

The demonic war horses of the other world were huge and lofty, with black flames burning around them, and the lords of the herd had just started a rebellion, tearing and devouring their former riders, and sizing up the frail humans who had fallen from the sky, baring their fierce fangs – Yu Mengzhou stared at the warhorse lord studded with th**ny bone thorns hooves, hesitated and spoke in a whisper, “Do you need to fix your hoof? Experience price… can be free of charge.”

④ Utopia. Gu Xingqiao did not want to live. He was demoralized and lost everything, and there was no other sorrow or joy in this life. He finally fell into a disused battleship of unknown centuries.

After thousands of years of wandering and silence in the universe, the abyssal battleship finally found fresh prey again. He wanted to torture him, give him hope and then mercilessly deprived of all, He wanted to make the other party wail, cry, scream in despair! He …

[…Uh, why don’t you run away?]
Gu Xingqiao: “Why, silly?”

⑤ The Sepernt of Pharisee. Male Echidna x persistent human painter

⑥ Inquire Here. Dragon carrying the evil of all worlds x human royal son who was sacrificed

One sentence synopsis: I love you, beyond the stars.

Intention: Love transcends everything. <<less

Everyone in the Fourteen States knew that Zhao Zhao was just a substitute. It was because he had a face that looked like the crown prince of the Celestial Clan, Mo Yu; that he turned from a wild chicken into a phoenix and was noticed by the God of War, Chang Yuan, who shook the three realms, and was accepted as his disciple. Such a master-disciple relationship is doomed to not last long. When the real disciple of the God of War, Mo Yu, wakes up, he will probably pack up and leave.... more>>

As the person involved, Zhao Zhao also knows that he is just a dispensable substitute. But it doesn’t matter, as long as this master can help him get rid of the days of living under someone else’s roof.
When it comes to pleasing people, he is a professional.

Zhao Zhao is very conscious of fulfilling his basic cultivation that a substitute should have, so as to comfort his master’s longing for his disciple Bai Yueguang. Bai Yueguang is a gifted and rare genius in the immortal world for thousands of years. So, Zhao Zhao forgets to eat and sleep, and works hard to cultivate. Bai Yueguang is very knowledgeable and has a good handwriting, so he reads and writes without getting sleep, and practices calligraphy.
He also took care of everything that Bai Yueguang didn’t have time to do.

Zhao Zhao had only one goal: to hold on to Chang Yuan’s thigh and stay away from the dangers of the world. Until one day, Mo Yu woke up.

#Master has only one heart. Master’s favorite disciple Bai Yueguang suddenly woke up. What should I do to keep the glory in front of me and not look too embarrassed? #Or, before both parties become too embarrassed, just run away.

**

Chang Yuan had always disliked this little disciple who had gone to great lengths to scheme against him and become his disciple on the basis of having a similar face to his beloved disciple Mo Yu. He knows very well that this little thing looks obedient and soft, who loves to please people. But in fact, he is selfish and full of evil thoughts, and would do anything to achieve his goals. His “core” is completely different from the bright and talented, heavenly disciple Mo Yu.

There are three thousand paths to cultivate. But according to his disciple’s temperament, he will definitely choose the most opportunistic one.

Until that day, when the young man appeared under the fierce wind and thunder with a sword in his hand and covered in blood, Chang Yuan realized that the “little spoiled child” in his eyes has chosen the most resolute and difficult path among the three thousand great paths – the Ruthless Path.

Then later, Chang Yuan found a portrait of another man in the room of his cheap disciple. The man in the painting looked 70% like himself. The boy who had always acted cute and coquettishly in front of him said with regret: Although he is not as gentle, considerate, and patient as Shifu, I can still barely fall asleep looking at his face.

Chang Yuan:?

Chang Yuan later realized that the little thing had been pestering him and trying so hard to worship him as a master because he looked like the man in the painting.

**

Everyone knows that the God of War Chang Yuan has a disciple named Bai Yueguang in his heart. He is the son of the Heavenly Monarch and the crown prince of the Heavenly Clan, Mo Yu. Many years ago, he fell into a long sleep because he blocked the calamity for Chang Yuan. In order to wake up his disciple, Chang Yuan traveled all over the world to find a cure. Later, Mo Yu woke up. Everyone thought that the Three Realms would finally be peaceful. Unexpectedly, Chang Yuan began to search the world frantically for another disciple. It is said that not long after Mo Yu woke up, that other disciple fell from the ten-thousand-foot-high Xuexiao Mountain, his soul was scattered, and his body was gone.

[Reading Tips]: Bai Yueguang is a fake Bai Yueguang, and the substitute is a real substitute, but it is a substitute for a certain master. The person in the painting and the attacker are actually the same person, but for some reasons, neither party knows it. <<less

Old Man Struggles – Creating a Harem in the Oasis.... more>>

【Story Overview】

A middle-aged man who got lost in another world discovers an oasis hidden in the untamed wilderness. Naming this perfect hideout “Hideout,” he gradually develops it and interferes with this world little by little. Sometimes, he enjoys a slow life, while other times, he does business in the city and increases his companions. If he feels his life is being threatened unreasonably, he may also engage in conflicts with his companions. It’s a somewhat reclusive otherworldly fantasy.

【About This Novel】

It’s a story about a middle-aged man doing his best in another world. The development is quite relaxed. The protagonist doesn’t have cheat abilities, but those around him are somewhat cheat-like. Female characters appear quite late. Companions include reptiles, imps, and onis, among others. There are some s*xual depictions, but they are mild. Violence and cruelty are at the level of flavoring. <<less

Fernan Caesar, the ruler of the North who came back from the war. ... more>>

The man, who was perfect in everything, was the only good memory of Julia’s unhappy childhood.

When she was told that he was going to be her husband, Julia believed in the existence of God for the first time.

But…

“If there’s anything you want, feel free to do it. It doesn’t matter whether you remodel the castle, buy jewelry, or throw a party.”

“…….”

“But I don’t want to see you in the morning, so refrain from doing that.”

The gentleman of her memory was no more.

There was only a cold man standing there who did not have a trace of affection or warmth.

“Your heart is of no use to me.”

But loving him to the end was Julia’s biggest mistake.

****

Standing at the edge of the cliff, Julia slowly carved her husband’s once-worldly face into her eyes.

If not now, she would never be able to escape it forever. She would come to love him again.

She didn’t want to be bound to him any longer.

“Julia!”

Looking at her desperate husband, Julia threw herself down the cliff. <<less

At sixteen, Gu Yan joined the army, riding into battle and shedding blood and sweat for nearly ten years. However, he was framed by treacherous ministers and demoted by a foolish emperor, who feared the high merits of his ministers would overshadow his own shaky rule. Accused of treason, he was sentenced to death by a thousand cuts, and with a single light decree of “execute him in the market, exterminate his family,” the emperor sent one hundred and seventy-nine members of his family to their deaths.... more>>

With the pain of one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four deep cuts engraved in his bones, Gu Yan did not enter the cycle of reincarnation but instead attached himself to a “luck-bringing charm” in the home of Su Kun, an unemployed young man hundreds of years later. To make matters worse, Su Kun happened to resemble the foolish emperor by seventy percent...

All of the above is a fog! In reality, this is a tragic story of an ancient general's soul traveling to modern times, where, after scaring Su Kun to the point of crying out in terror, he discovers he has mistaken the person. <<less

On the server “Altar,” an upper-class survival game was officially launched. Survival was the only logic in the human game of alliance, betrayal, and human-natured games of deceit and treachery. After the smoke of gunpowder ends, only the survivors can speak.... more>>

As soon as he opened his eyes, the amnesiac An Wujiu saw a person at his side killed. While in confusion, a floating green typeface appeared before him.

Variable Name: An Wujiu

Attributes: Male, 20 years old

Game Rounds: 5

Win Rate: 100/100

Danger Rank: SSS

No wonder they were afraid.

The first time he saw An Wujiu, Shen Ti felt curious. The kindness and fragility in those eyes were not fake, so how could he survive in the Altar? It was until he saw the man had a sudden personality change. He recklessly gambled regardless of the cost, casually estranged people, grew further excited on the verge of death, and even calculated against himself to win. Only then did Shen Ti realize that it was his own cognitive bias.

Fortunately, he wasn’t a normal person either. <<less

He possessed the body of an S-Class Hunter, Sung Dohyun, a minor antagonist who kidnaps the novel’s main villain, Baek Hamin! Despite knowing the despairing contents of the original novel, it was fun to use his newly found S-Class abilities!... more>>

While enjoying his life as an S-Class Hunter, he accidentally saved a young child from being kidnapped….

“Hunter Sung Dohyun. What on earth are you doing?”

It turns out that the kid was Baek Hamin, the main villain from the original novel and the nephew of an S-Class Hunter, Baek Eunsung whom the original Sung Dohyun despised!?

“Hamin wants to live with Ahjussi.”

“Ahjussi, where are you going?”

“Dohyun is my Ahjussi!”

“Ahjussi–!!”

Since then, Sung Dohyun suddenly finds himself with the main villain of the novel stuck to him like chewing gum. Besides….

“Hunter Sung Dohyun. Shall we live together?”

Why is Baek Eunsung acting like this?! What do you mean live together, I’m trying my best to go back home! <<less

After a mysterious snowstorm, the distortion apocalypse arrived.... more>>

An Yun, a person with inferior genes who feared death, was forced to join the “Protectors” because he seemed to possess some mysterious powers.

They were a group of terrible, mutant people who were greedy for power, cruel, and prone to infighting.

Upon his arrival, An Yun immediately caught the attention of the top boss, Qin Zhilu, making the other Protectors so jealous that the number of people who wanted to kill him could form a long line.

Rumors spread that he was the pampered canary kept by their boss, a rumor that An Yun himself started to believe. To survive, he worked hard every day to act coquettish, although his attempts were somewhat stiff.

Qin Zhilu glanced at him and said, “Seems obedient on the surface.”

Yet he couldn’t resist reaching out to pat his head.

In the Canary’s first battle, the Protectors placed bets at the beginning, betting on his certain death. Living up to their expectations, he was severely damaged, but at the brink of death, he burst forth with a sliver of vitality and turned the tables!

The most brilliant hunters often disguise themselves as prey.

If only near-death experiences can awaken him, then he does not mind acting weak.

After awakening, An Yun put out fires all around the apocalyptic world. He originally only wanted to curry favor with his Commander, but inexplicably, he became a savior god step by step.

[Human genes have been compromised; please reclaim the energy core resource and abandon the city!]

An Yun: Refused. The Commander’s orders are to save everyone.

[A large number of young girls are missing from the slums, and the people behind this have a deep background.]

An Yun: Regardless of status, settle accounts with all involved.

[A super-aberrant entity maliciously altered some people’s time.]

An Yun: If you like time so much, you might as well fall into an eternal loop.

[The AI consciousness has awakened, and a large number of humans have been captured.]

An Yun: Retrieve the server and train it again.

[A book began to circulate in the main city, and all Protectors have fallen.]

An Yun: Such foolish mind control tactics, I…

[The book is titled “God An Yun’s Fantastical Abilities.”]

An Yun: …What is that?

[It’s the observations and summaries of you by the Protectors. They have all joined God An Yun’s Church.]

An Yun: …

Thank you, he didn’t even know he had those abilities.

From beginning to end, his only goal was to hug the Commander’s thighs and save his own skin. <<less

[Please transform.]... more>>

[The penalty for disobedience is death.]

I am saying this because I have been wronged.

Help me! <<less

Shen Jue was punished for his misdeeds and had to go through the suffering of reincarnation. In order to break free from this cycle, he had no choice but to kill those beautiful heartthrobs, and before doing it, he had to attack and seize the other party and have the other party willingly die for him.... more>>

It’s just that, gradually, those heartthrobs who were captured have all blackened…

Shen Jue: Wait, aren’t you the protagonist shou?

Hearthrob *sneering*: We all have the same parts, so who’s to say I have to be the bottom?

(When two lovers meet, one must top!) <<less

Lugis is an adventurer who accompanies the Hero’s team party. However, every day he has to fulfill tasks that are not pleasant at all. In... more>> addition, he is oppressed by the other members of the group. The only reason he remains on this journey is because of his childhood friend, Ariane. But she is fascinated with the team leader known as Hero. One day a shadow figure appears and tell Lugis, “Let me give you a chance. A chance to redraw your life.” And so, Lugis is given the opportunity to be sent to the past to restart his life. <<less

Inside the 3000m underwater station, an international group of scientists and engineers live and research for possible settlement of entire human race. Park Mu-hyun, a reserved dentist joins the station in hopes for a quaint life in the deep sea. However, things quickly go south when the station gets attacked by a mysterious group of people.... more>>

As the water starts to fill in the living quarters, Park Mu-hyun grabs his backpack and immediately runs for his life, but where to? Now, the peaceful station becomes the ultimate survival stage of cult madness and chaos. <<less

This is a story in which a boy learns about duty, and a man learns about love. A s*ave boy plotted the encounter with the greatest general of the Northern Plains. He became the general’s best disciple, learning archery, combat, warfare, literature, and most of all, loyalty. He was his s*ave, his subordinate, his officer, his student, his champion, his adopted son, and his lover.... more>>

However, this is not a fairytale for the faintest of hearts. Here, absolute power is brought through sacrifice, betrayal, and bloodshed, and lingering attachment begins from conspiracy and espionage. Emotions and intent flicker between sincerity and deception, and truth lies between truth and lies.

But love is always true, for there will be no regrets.

“Anywhere you see from your steed, and everywhere the golden rays of the sun can reach, will be my home.”

“You are the legend of the steppes. For I shall also become a legend—one greater and more resounding than yours—When people remember you, they will also remember me!” <<less

The so-called 『Enjoy the Human Lives Show Humans Sent to Another World With a Cheat』was trending amongst the Gods. Kanbara Kanata, one of the chosen humans ended up incurring the Evil God’s wrath and as a result, was sent to the worst dungeon,《Cocytus》. But, in a place where he was supposed to lose his life, he met Lunaère, a self-proclaimed misanthropic immortal girl. He was saved by her, who then decided to train him ’till he could at least protect himself.... more>>

「Master, I think… I’ve become strong enough.」

「It’s Not enough! Erm, outside of this dungeon is a dangerous place you know!」

「Seriously!? More dangerous than this place…」

This is the story of Kanata who was trained by his master, who easily succumbed to loneliness, till he became the greatest hero of legend, and yet was unaware of it. <<less

[Unique Trait – Those you meet will remember you. No matter what happens, they will remember you forever.]
In a world on the brink of ruin, people summoned to save it are categorized as heroes and extraterrestrial workers, abbreviated as “foreign workers.”... more>>

For some reason, I became a foreign worker who is loved by transcendents that view humans as mere insects. <<less

The protagonist is surrounded by extremely emotional and sick people.... more>>

“–Nooooooooooooo!? Volka, Volka!? Don’t die!! Don’t dieeeeeeeeeee!!”

Ah, so this is the world of that dark fantasy manga — When I realized that, I was already dying, one step away from the end where the whole party would be wiped out…

Apparently, he was reincarnated as one of the mob party members who were wiped out by monsters in the early part of a certain dark fan manga. He hated bad endings with a burning passion, so he tried to protect at least his friends, and defeated the monsters in a desperate battle, willing to die in battle. Although he lost his right eye and left leg, he miraculously avoided the end where the whole party was wiped out, and thought that that was the end of the matter, but—

That’s why I’m totally fine. I won’t abandon you, it’s fine. I don’t mind things like atonement. I don’t mind if you say you’ll give me everything. <<less

“I’m the Grand Duchess?”... more>>

The Grand Duchess lost her memory after falling into a lake.

Twenty-six-year-old Vivian Sandy Maguire became nineteen-year-old Vivian Sandy Janette.

In the diary she opened to retrieve her memories, she wrote that her marriage to Edgar was a contract and that she attempted su*cide due to her exhausting unrequited love and depression.

Vivian desperately avoids Edgar and prepares to leave.

Edgar was in pain at her actions.

He became willing to sell his soul if he could turn back time…

“I know it’s shameless, but I hope you like me again.”

He began to desperately circle around Vivian.

“If you want to get away from me, you can do so. I just will work harder to reach you.” <<less

In the narrow alleyways of the slums, a hungry young boy struggled with his harsh life.... more>>

"Huh? I've been reincarnated."

The impact of a blow brought back memories of his past life. While excited about being reincarnated into another world, the current situation was far from favorable.

"Do I follow the conventional path and aim for success as an adventurer, or..."

For some reason, the boy decided to rise to power in the other world from the shadows of the underworld.

"Mafia bosses and gang leaders are so cool!"

This is the story of a boy reincarnated into another world, bestowed with a unique ability, as he, along with his companions, dominates the other world from the underworld. <<less

After the resurgence of monsters, major cities are engulfed in fear, and bizarre extinct creatures emerge endlessly.... more>>

Lou Yan, with his attractive appearance and strong personality, became the object of admiration for countless people who went crazy for him, kneeling at his suit pants. Awakening a remarkable ability, he follows the first and strongest hero known as the savior, Fu Xuezhou.

Everyone believes that Fu Xuezhou will lead them to end the monster resurgence.

However, after Fu Xuezhou ascends to the throne, he destroys the world, shattering everyone’s hopes.

Lou Yan welcomed his rebirth amidst despair and hatred.

***

After the rebirth, Lou Yan learned that this world has been destroyed three times by Fu Xuezhou and restarted three times. Each time, Fu Xuezhou can go from the beginning to the end but, in the last moment, smiles and destroys everyone’s trust in him.

This is a huge playground for him.

On the night of the monster resurgence, Lou Yan merges with a terrifying monster, turning into a ghostly appearance.

With black eyes tinged with red, exuding venom, and wearing a smile, Lou Yan, in a completely different and assertive posture, stands in front of Fu Xuezhou.

You like watching others in despair, right?

Well, let me make you feel that way too 🙂

The entire story is fictional, set in a non-real world;

Some bugs are actually foreshadowing;

Please do not mention this work under others’ works, and vice versa;

Enjoy reading! – Wang Sanshan on Jinjiang

Tags: Strong-strong, Fantasy Space, Supernatural, Refreshing, Easygoing

One-sentence summary: Humanity will never perish. <<less