Manipulative Characters Tagged Light Novels
Tag is to be used ONLY when either the protagonist, or some other plot significant character manipulates people around them. This manipulation is more of a psychological manipulation rather than manipulation by magic or some other such miraculous powers.
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Lord of Mysteries 2: Circle of Inevitability
Cuttlefish That Loves Diving
Sequel to Lord of Mysteries
Sequel to Lord of Mysteries -
Lord of the Mysteries
Cuttlefish That Loves Diving
In the waves of steam and machinery, who could achieve extraordinary? In the fogs of history and darkness, who was whispering? I woke up from the realm of mysteries and opened my eyes to the world. Firearms, cannons, battleships, airships, and difference machines. Potions, divination, curses, hanged-man, and sealed artifacts… The lights shone brightly, yet the secrets of the world were never far away. This was a legend of the “Fool”.
In the waves of steam and machinery, who could achieve extraordinary? In the fogs of history and darkness, who was whispering? I woke up from the realm of mysteries and opened my eyes to the world. Firearms, cannons, battleships, airships, and difference machines. Potions, divination, curses, hanged-man, and sealed artifacts… The lights shone brightly, yet the secrets of the world were never far away. This was a legend of the “Fool”. -
Reverend Insanity
Gu Zhen Ren
Humans are clever in tens of thousands of ways, Gu are the true refined essences of Heaven and Earth. The Three Temples are unrighteous, the demon is reborn. Former days are but an old dream, an identical name is made anew. A story of a time traveler who keeps on being reborn. A unique world that grows, cultivates, and uses Gu. The Spring and Autumn Cicada, the Venomous Moonlight Gu, the Wine Insect, All-Encompassing Golden Light Insect, Slender Black Hair Gu, Gu of Hope… And a great demon of the world that does exactly as his heart pleases! — *Gu (蛊) referred to poison in various cultures in South China while in folklore Gu spirits could transform into all kinds of species.
Humans are clever in tens of thousands of ways, Gu are the true refined essences of Heaven and Earth. The Three Temples are unrighteous, the demon is reborn. Former days are but an old dream, an identical name is made anew. A story of a time traveler who keeps on being reborn. A unique world that grows, cultivates, and uses Gu. The Spring and Autumn Cicada, the Venomous Moonlight Gu, the Wine Insect, All-Encompassing Golden Light Insect, Slender Black Hair Gu, Gu of Hope… And a great demon of the world that does exactly as his heart pleases! — *Gu (蛊) referred to poison in various cultures in South China while in folklore Gu spirits could transform into all kinds of species. -
Regressor Instruction Manual
Heulgsujeo
Winner of Joara 2019 Novel Of The Year: One day, I was summoned to this world. Beasts poured out, and an incredible crisis came. My talent couldn’t have been worse. [The player’s talent level is at rock bottom.] [Almost all the numbers are hopeless.] Whether chosen warriors or talented wizards. Whether you’ve gone back in time. You have to take advantage of everything in order to survive. “What about tr*sh? What can you do to survive?”
Winner of Joara 2019 Novel Of The Year: One day, I was summoned to this world. Beasts poured out, and an incredible crisis came. My talent couldn’t have been worse. [The player’s talent level is at rock bottom.] [Almost all the numbers are hopeless.] Whether chosen warriors or talented wizards. Whether you’ve gone back in time. You have to take advantage of everything in order to survive. “What about tr*sh? What can you do to survive?” -
Overlord
MARUYAMA Kugane
After announcing it will be discontinuing all service, the internet game ‘Yggdrasil’ shut down… That was the plan, but for some reason, the player character did not log out some time after the server was closed. NPCs start to become sentient. A normal youth who loves gaming in the real world seemed to have been transported into an alternate world along with his guild, becoming the strongest mage with the appearance of a skeleton, Momonga. He leads his guild ‘Ainz Ooal Gown’ towards an unprecedented legendary fantasy adventure!
After announcing it will be discontinuing all service, the internet game ‘Yggdrasil’ shut down… That was the plan, but for some reason, the player character did not log out some time after the server was closed. NPCs start to become sentient. A normal youth who loves gaming in the real world seemed to have been transported into an alternate world along with his guild, becoming the strongest mage with the appearance of a skeleton, Momonga. He leads his guild ‘Ainz Ooal Gown’ towards an unprecedented legendary fantasy adventure! -
The Tragedy of The Villainess
Honey Flows
Seria, a social outcast, has changed. Seria Stern, the wicked woman who made everyone tremble with fear, was now calm. In fact, she wasn’t just changed, she was a completely different person. The moment she realized that she had possessed the body of the villain Seria, in a romance novel, she had a hunch about the future and decided to live low. She would avoid kidnapping and harassing the original heroine, hence preventing her death by decapitation at the hands of Kalis, the second male lead. In order to avoid that, she had to fix her bad relationship with Kalis and even healed his injured arm. Thanks to that she got engaged with him, so it’s all worked out. Finally, the original heroine returned, and her husband, Lesche, should be on good terms with her now. “I’ve been waiting to escort her, so…” Lesche asked, resolutely cutting off Kalis’ words. “Miss Seria, it would be better for you to choose. With whom would you want to go with?” Something was strange. The original, wasn’t it perfectly fine?
Seria, a social outcast, has changed. Seria Stern, the wicked woman who made everyone tremble with fear, was now calm. In fact, she wasn’t just changed, she was a completely different person. The moment she realized that she had possessed the body of the villain Seria, in a romance novel, she had a hunch about the future and decided to live low. She would avoid kidnapping and harassing the original heroine, hence preventing her death by decapitation at the hands of Kalis, the second male lead. In order to avoid that, she had to fix her bad relationship with Kalis and even healed his injured arm. Thanks to that she got engaged with him, so it’s all worked out. Finally, the original heroine returned, and her husband, Lesche, should be on good terms with her now. “I’ve been waiting to escort her, so…” Lesche asked, resolutely cutting off Kalis’ words. “Miss Seria, it would be better for you to choose. With whom would you want to go with?” Something was strange. The original, wasn’t it perfectly fine? -
Remarried Empress
Alpha Tart
Navier was the perfect empress, however, the Emperor wanted a wife, not a colleague. And so, the Emperor abandoned Empress Navier and placed an ens*aved girl beside him. That was fine until Navier heard the Emperor promise the s*ave the Empress’ position. After many ups and downs, Navier decided she would accept being the Queen of the neighbouring country and remarry.
Navier was the perfect empress, however, the Emperor wanted a wife, not a colleague. And so, the Emperor abandoned Empress Navier and placed an ens*aved girl beside him. That was fine until Navier heard the Emperor promise the s*ave the Empress’ position. After many ups and downs, Navier decided she would accept being the Queen of the neighbouring country and remarry. -
The Villainess turns the Hourglass
SanSobee
With the marriage of her prostitute mother to the Count, Aria’s status in society skyrocketed immediately. After leading a life of luxury, Aria unfairly meets death because of her sister Mielle’s schemes. And right before she dies, she sees an hourglass fall as if it were a fantasy. And just like that, she was miraculously brought back to the past. “I want to become a very elegant person, just like my sister, Mielle.” In order to face the villainess, she must become an even more wicked villainess. This was the new path Aria chose to take revenge on Mielle who murdered both her and her mother.
With the marriage of her prostitute mother to the Count, Aria’s status in society skyrocketed immediately. After leading a life of luxury, Aria unfairly meets death because of her sister Mielle’s schemes. And right before she dies, she sees an hourglass fall as if it were a fantasy. And just like that, she was miraculously brought back to the past. “I want to become a very elegant person, just like my sister, Mielle.” In order to face the villainess, she must become an even more wicked villainess. This was the new path Aria chose to take revenge on Mielle who murdered both her and her mother.
