Ayaan plans to spend shore leave blissfully alone, so of course he ends up grudgingly befriending a persistent, cheerful alien. But as their relationship develops, Ayaan is forced to confront his own prejudices - and past traumas.

In a distant future where space travel is accessible to everyone, a solitary astronaut was stranded far from home after a failed mission severely damaged his spaceship. While working to fix the broken vehicle, he comes across another astronaut, a mysterious and alluring woman. The two immediat...

It’s not just a game anymore. CREO—the game of creating virtual worlds and battling within them. I found a glitch—or it found me—an NPC came with me into the physical world! When an NPC follows (former) top player Kai into the physical world, the true nature of CREO and the shadowy agenda that...

[Now Relocated to RoyalRoad and ScribbleHub] A collection of short stories linked to the UnderCurrent parent book - That can be read in any order or not at all. Stories that will be included in this volume; -Neo Wars - The town is a place of balance, a place where people accept facts and e...

A scientist(?) with questionable morals and a deep distrust of authoritative figures embarks on a quest between worlds! "I've got a good feeling about this next one!" "Yeah maybe the next world will have something to fix that broken brain of yours." "Why do I feel as though you've gotten...

Kim Ji-yoo, a former idol who exposed the harsh realities of the industry, travels to an alternate world where she meets a version of herself who never escaped. Confronted by the emptiness behind fame and perfection, Ji-yoo realizes that some choose the cage they live in. Her journey becomes a qu...

18+ Betrayed by his family. Tortured by the one he loved. Transformed into something not quite human. Isutama Yuta never asked to become a god... but now that he has, the world will burn. A twisted tale of pain, power, immortality-and the cruel cost of remembering what it means to feel. [Hor...

The story about two 'Watchers' from Germany, who came to Japan for the CAFE32 exchange program.

A century after the AI ended the Great War, seven blocs live in silence, watched and ruled by the Kingdom Come Protocol. But cracks are forming—glitches in enforcers, criminals falsely condemned, and whispers of the lost eighth bloc. In a world without a hero, truth is dangerous, and survival dem...

A world upended by an invasion, these are the tales of survivors that all witness the same thing. An extraordinary woman determined to return home.