Kotei Kobayashi

The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, Vol. 9 is a fun and comedic light novel series following an inept protagonist thrown into a fiery situation!

It seems like every time Komari wakes up, she finds herself on a battlefield...but not today. This is even worse now she's in the Netherworld! Thankfully Vill, Nelia, and Estelle are with her, and the four of them join up and begin a journey into the unknown. Along the way, they meet a mysterious girl named Colette who seems to...

A homebody’s worst nightmare! Three years into her life as a shut-in, vampire Terakomari Gandesblood (Komari for short) awakens to find she’s been appointed as a Commander in the Mulnite Imperial Army! The thing is, her new unit consists solely of belligerent ruffians who revolt against their superiors at the slightest hint of weakness. Although Komari hails from a line...

This means war! When Komari unintentionally disrespects one of her fellow Crimson Lords, Flote Mascarail, things escalate until she finds herself pitted against the other generals in a deadly competition where the loser gets fired (read: blown up). Though most of her opponents are as tough as nails, Komari finds an unlikely ally in Sakuna Memoir, a newly appointed Crimson...

A hot springs whodunit! As the Imperial Capital recovers from the rebellion stoked by Inverse Moon, Komari learns that an honours student from the Mulnite Military Academy will be joining her unit as an officer. Esther Claire is kind, considerate, and very excited to be working under the commander she idolises, but can a straitlaced girl like her really gain...

Here comes the bride! After returning from her hot springs vacation, Komari is immediately thrust into another crisis when Lingzi Ailan, the princess of the Enchanted Lands, shows up at the Mulnite Imperial Palace begging for help. Apparently, the grand chancellor of the Enchanted Lands is in the process of overthrowing the current ruler, and he's forcing Lingzi to marry...

Komari and Spica set out on a journey together with a shared goal: gather the Dark Cores and bring an end to the wars breaking out all across the Netherworld. Komari's other friends who have been warped to the Netherworld try to help, but things go off the rails when a mysterious individual suddenly appears, calling himself the Fool. This...

Can a murderer be a pacifist? Komari has finally earned a vacation, and she's soaking it all in at a beach resort. That's when Nelia Cunningham, a commander from the Gerra-Aruka Republic, appears before her with an outrageous proposal: Together, they'll take over the world. At the same time, a commander from the Heavenly Paradise named Karla Amatsu shows up...

Fresh off her success in the Six Nations War, Komari is invited to the Heavenly Paradise, a Far Eastern nation where cherry blossoms dance in perpetuity. There, she learns that one of her new allies, Karla Amatsu, is participating against her will in a weeklong ritual to determine the next ruler of the country. Always looking to shirk her duties,...

Knock, knock. It's the Church! A wave of religious fervour overtakes the Mulnite Empire as it prepares to receive a diplomatic visit from Spica La Gemini, the Pope of the Holy Church. But when the Empress goes missing on the day of Spica's arrival, it falls to Komari to tide things over with the guest of honour. Needless to say,...