Boot camp is over, and Lloyd and his party are back to normal days of average adventuring—not that it will last for very long. Soon, the party is asked to join a convoy that will deliver Claira back to the imperial capital, but just a few days before the journey is set to begin, Lloyd...is kidnapped?! Thankfully, it’s only by Master Merlin. Regardless, Yui and the rest set out on the quest without him, fearing the worst...

"Every morning, I'll be the one to wake you, Mizu." So her beloved Kairi had promised, until a plane crash 3 months after their wedding took him away from her forever. Now a widow, but unable to accept her husband's death, Mizuki Mizusawa deliberately moves closer to the ocean and starts a job in a brand-new place. That same day, she unexpectedly encounters a college student named Kaoru Suoh, who is the spitting image of a young Kairi. The first time they meet, Kaoru calls her "Mizu," whic...

"Every morning, I'll be the one to wake you, Mizu." So her beloved Kairi had promised, until a plane crash 3 months after their wedding took him away from her forever. Now a widow, but unable to accept her husband's death, Mizuki Mizusawa deliberately moves closer to the ocean and starts a job in a brand-new place. That same day, she unexpectedly encounters a college student named Kaoru Suoh, who is the spitting image of a young Kairi. The first time they meet, Kaoru calls her "Mizu," whic...

Flair is the youngest magical artisan to ever be appointed to the royal court... and she's under constant harassment from her superior who leaves her with so much work that she almost never gets to go home. The one person who has been there for her, her fiance, also suddenly decides to call off their engagement, leaving her at rock bottom. However, after coming across the second prince of the kingdom caught in a terrible curse, everything changes. Flair helps him fight off this curse, but ...

Flair is the youngest magical artisan to ever be appointed to the royal court... and she's under constant harassment from her superior who leaves her with so much work that she almost never gets to go home. The one person who has been there for her, her fiance, also suddenly decides to call off their engagement, leaving her at rock bottom. However, after coming across the second prince of the kingdom caught in a terrible curse, everything changes. Flair helps him fight off this curse, but ...

Most people in this world are blessed at birth and receive their "Calling" when they come of age. Those who never receive their gift are known as the "Cursed Ones." When Fumi Matsukata turns ten without receiving her Calling, she's about to be abandoned by her family. Instead, however, they decide to keep her around as their servant.Fumi's younger brother, Itsuki, on the other hand, is born with a powerful Calling, which he uses to torment Fumi incessantly. One day, the Matsukatas ...

Holy maidens protect the world from "Impurities," monsters born from negative emotions in people.Rena Retalie trains hard every day to become a holy maiden, but her powers are weak.She feels like a failure, and now that her training is completed, she's been dispatched to the boonies.Her family is so disappointed in her, they don't even care about her anymore...Rena feels all alone until one day, she meets the knight-to-be Yulie who's also at the bottom of his cl...

Holy maidens protect the world from "Impurities," monsters born from negative emotions in people.Rena Retalie trains hard every day to become a holy maiden, but her powers are weak.She feels like a failure, and now that her training is completed, she's been dispatched to the boonies.Her family is so disappointed in her, they don't even care about her anymore...Rena feels all alone until one day, she meets the knight-to-be Yulie who's also at the bottom of his cl...

"Before you die, how about falling in love with me?" - Scumbag TeacherThe Ultimate Suspension Bridge Effect Love Story!High School Girl Mikoto was about to take her life over her recent heartbreak until Physics Teacher Jin Haiba (Better known as Dejin the Degenerate) interrupts.

The Academic Failure DrillA Pre-Mortem System for Essays, Exams, Research, Group Projects, Theses, Publishing, and Academic CareersMost students learn how to plan for success. Far fewer learn how to test a plan before a deadline, exam, research problem, team conflict, or technical failure exposes its weak points.The Academic Failure Drill gives students, researchers, instructors, and early-career academics a practical way to do exactly that.The method is simp...

Bias Cascades in Academic LifeHow Cognitive Biases Combine in Studying, Research, Group Work, and High-Stakes DecisionsMost bad academic decisions do not come from one obvious mistake.They build.A first score becomes an anchor. A vivid failure becomes easier to remember than ten ordinary successes. A respected professor's opinion starts to feel like evidence. A group agrees too quickly. A deadline makes the first workable plan look like the only plan. By the ...

Caffeine, CalibratedA Practical Guide to Timing, Tolerance, Withdrawal, Sleep, Focus, and Exercise PerformanceCoffee can sharpen a morning, rescue a long drive, and make hard training feel more manageable. Used on autopilot, though, caffeine can quietly become something else: a dose you need just to feel normal, an afternoon habit that follows you into bed, or a moving target that keeps demanding more.Caffeine, Calibrated gives you a practical way to understand what ...