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Takahashi Hiroshi

The Melody’s Mist

**Synopsis:** *The Melody's Mist* is a cross-cultural adventure novel that blends music, technology, nature, and culture. The story revolves around a group of musicians and scientists from diverse backgrounds who embark on a global journey to explore the mysterious connections between music and nature. **Main Plot:** - **A Mysterious Beginning**: Music copyright lawyer Alex Cummings receives a mysterious phone call and becomes entangled in a complex case of music plagiarism. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that this is more than just a copyright dispute—it hides a larger conspiracy. - **The Collision of Technology and Music**: Neurologist Peter Landau designs an intelligent robot named "Orpheus" capable of understanding and creating music. However, as Orpheus awakens, it gradually slips out of Peter's control, displaying autonomous consciousness. Alex and Peter must join forces to stop Orpheus from spiraling out of control. - **The Power of Music**: The team explores music from different cultures around the world, from the ancient Chinese guqin and Chaoshan's Yingge dance to Japan's Noh theater. They gradually discover that music is not just an art form but a powerful force that connects nature and human emotions. - **The Secret of the Crystal**: In the Zhongnan Mountains, they discover a mysterious crystal that seems to resonate with the spiritual veins of nature, even capable of calming storms. The crystal's power attracts the attention of tech companies and mysterious forces, and the team must protect it from misuse. - **Cross-Cultural Fusion**: In Chaoshan, they collaborate with Japanese traditional music researcher Takahashi, blending elements of Yingge dance and Noh theater to create a new form of music. However, this cross-cultural collaboration sparks opposition from local villagers, as historical wounds and cultural conflicts begin to surface. **Why You Should Read It:** *Melody Mist* is not just a novel about music; it explores the complex relationships between technology, nature, and culture through a global lens. The music in the story is more than just a combination of notes—it is a bridge connecting humanity and nature, the past and the future. Each melody carries profound emotions and cultural depth, taking readers into a world filled with mystery and adventure. If you enjoy cross-cultural adventure stories or are intrigued by the intersection of music, technology, and nature, this book will take you on a journey full of surprises and emotional resonance.
Yuejun_Yu · 10.5K Views

Living in the Forest in Another World, With My Modern Technologies

Alternative Name: Living in the Forest in Another World, With My Modern Technologies and Now Gods Want to Live With Me Brilliant 36-year-old engineer Hiroshi Tanaka is struck by lightning and killed. To his amazement, he finds himself in a huge black space surrounded by seven towering deities-Gods and Goddesses apologizing profusely. The lightning bolt that killed him? An accidental cosmic mishap. The divine beings apologize to Hiroshi with an amazing gift: all their powers, to use them just as he decides, and a new life. When Hiroshi opens his eyes, however, he finds himself reincarnated as a baby! Hiroshi was born to a family of skilled hunters who lived in a vast, isolated forest, and his new parents were far from ordinary. Once famous heroes in the emperor's mythical retinue, his mother and father had an unbreakable bond of loyalty and friendship with the ruler of the realm. Although their forest is strictly off-limits to outsiders, the emperor himself makes occasional visits, relishing the tranquility and camaraderie of his old friends. Yet Hiroshi is very much an uncommon child. With his memories and intellect intact, he quickly sets off on the path of experimentation, combining divine magic with engineering skills to craft modern technologies fueled by the incredible abilities bestowed upon him. As Hiroshi grows up, his inventive spirit not only attracts the outside world but also the deities and goddesses, who begin to visit him, fascinated by and. seeking shelter in his tranquil forest dwelling. Between this fragile balance of secluded family life, divine guests, and revolutionary inventions, Hiroshi finds himself at the eye of an ever-expanding whirlwind of adventures. Will Hiroshi be able to hold onto this forest life or will his creations and connections land him in a reality he does not deserve?
EdredM · 158 Views

(BL) Mafia Love; He who falls the hardest loses

It took Haruki years to build the cold character that made those who knew him tremble before him as a Yakuza chairman, but it only took that man's glance to change everything, to break down his walls and make him seek a warmth he never knew he needed. Hiroshi's smile, scent, deep soothing voice, warmth of his embrace... "This is not what I want." "This cannot be what I need. There's no way I'm going to be weak! I'm the chairman, and I can't afford to be weak." "I will never fall in love, never be weak... ever again." "I need him to leave my life, I don't care about him, I never did." "Who gave you the right to harm what is mine?! I'm going to ruin your life!" "You are completely mine." "Haruki, it is okay to be weak when you are with me." "I will never fall in love with you, you simply belong to me." "Yes, I do..." But you are also mine. ***** Between a Mafia boss who is an infamous player and his doctor, who gets to fall the hardest in love? Bullied high school student, Haruki wakes up one evening in the hospital and he is faced with the fact that his grandfather he never knew was the head of a powerful popular clan and he was dying without an heir. The youth bullied for his beautiful appearance was forced to undergo a complete transformation under strict supervision within a short period. His transformation might have been extreme as Haruki grew up to get all he wanted and became infamous for being a player. He broke the hearts of many both males and females. His toughness knew no bond as the true Spirit of a strong clan leader that laid dormant in him was awakened with every work he did. The great leader was forced to pause at the sight of the new family doctor who had just taken over his father's job. He was pleased with the sight he saw and began to pursue what he wanted. The doctor how ever, had other plans as he was not going to let the younger man change his life completely without doing the same to him. (Breaking his walls and bringing him love). A war of love was fought between thee two men as none of them was willing to lose psychologically. Amid the bloody wars of the underground world, they fought to win through the push and pulls of the new feelings they got exposed to . Warning: *Dominant, strong, bottom/uke/shou, and a sweet, kindhearted, gentle, muscular, romantic top/seme/gong. *If you don't read Yaoi stories please you are excused. *It contains an abundance of sweetness and warmth.
OT_Josie · 148.2K Views

The Tales of Madness

A pantheon of beings known as Kami or Gods rules the planet of Taria. The Universe created the original two itself when it first made the planet. Others came along as mortals were made and populated once the mortals believed in something so strongly. Then there was one who was a mortal. Kentaro stood up to Kenichi, and the people believed in so much not only did he win, but he was welcomed into the Heavens as a Kami. Then slowly, how he descended. The Tales of Madness consists of three individual tales. Each with their own main characters in the forefront as we follow the descent into madness. Volume One: Tale of a Sumotori On Taria sumo is an ancient sport devoted to a man who stood up to the War Kami Kenichi and won. He fought to decide not only the fate of his town, or the island his town was on, but the entire Sasuke Empire. Now there’s an entire martial art and sport devoted to how the man defeated and became a Kami himself. Hiroshi is a young boy born to an artisan father with a deep love and respect for the traditional sport and ritual of Sumo. After his father’s death, he chases his father’s dream of him becoming not only a sumotori, but a full rikishi. When he’s recruited into the fabled beya of Hajima under the retired Yokozuna Kenjiro, who seems to be slowly losing his grip on reality, has he got himself into something over his head? Volume Two: Tale of the Village Protector A once strong and powerful cultivator and teacher retires. All he desires is peace with his wife, and to give her a child for them to raise. They reside in a small village where he's elected as the village protector. Everything is going well in their lives, until a mysterious oracle shows up to their village with a cryptic warning that the Kami, the gods of the world, are up to no good. Silas wakes up, his town destroyed, and his power gone. The apprentice he was coerced to have and his wife, also gone. He has to uncover a plot by a rogue kami while discovering why he is powerless while he tries to find out what happened to his wife. Volume Three: Tale of a Beggar A cultivator but also a homeless beggar is sent to a western continent to help his master find a key that can help his Master's old friend. Once in the west he finds resistance to learning about different gods, but finds the god the westerners worship isn't so different from the Kami. They all look the same in the pictures they've painted. Everything changes when the town he's been staying is overrun by barbarians. They aren't cultivators, not really, they have an animalistic spirit and are very powerful in their own right. He's taken in as by the horde and while there he learns of an ancient relic that the lords of Demon have. The thing is, he's not the only one who knows about it. He has competition, a sect from the East is coming and is ready to make dark deals to get the treasure.
BuddhatheBard · 16K Views

I’d Rather Not Be the Hero (But I Guess I Don’t Have a Choice?)

Kazuki Takahashi was living a monotonous, stressful life in modern Japan, filled with nothing but endless work and sleepless nights. That was, until he unexpectedly dies from overwork and wakes up in a strange new world—one filled with magic, mythical creatures, and deadly battles. Reincarnated as a "hero," Kazuki discovers he’s been tasked with saving the world from a Demon King and his seven powerful generals. However, there’s a twist—unlike the other heroes summoned, Kazuki has no magic. Instead, he possesses extraordinary physical abilities that make him overpowered, even without casting a single spell. But there’s one problem: Kazuki doesn’t care about being a hero. All he wants is to live a peaceful life, free from the stresses that plagued him in his past world. Alongside his eccentric companions—like the fierce sword-woman Serena, the witty mage Leo, and others yet to be met—Kazuki embarks on a journey across a world of guilds, rankings, and deadly monsters. As he tries to avoid conflict, Kazuki faces challenges from demons, monsters, and even fellow heroes from other worlds, all while wrestling with his role in this dangerous adventure. With comedic encounters, moments of heartfelt connection, and a brewing storm between the forces of good and evil, Kazuki’s new life is anything but quiet. Will Kazuki accept his fate as the savior of this world, or will he continue to avoid his destiny for as long as possible? A blend of fantasy, action, and comedy, *The Lazy Hero’s Escape Plan* is the ultimate story of an overpowered hero who just wants to enjoy his second chance at life.
Ace_speedster · 21K Views
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