Monster Factory - Chapter 2: The strange pool

Pain, Pain, Go Away is a novel by Sugaru Miaki, also known as Fafoo, author of Starting Over and Three Days of Happiness. Unlike Miaki’s previous two books, Pain, Pain, Go Away is not a rewrite of any story posted to 2ch, but an entirely original one.

The plot involves a young man who becomes a killer (by accident) – but his victim has the power of “postponement,” temporarily delaying her death.

A world where men don’t exist. A kingdom ruled by powerful, dangerous women. And Henry the only male in existence has just landed in the middle of it.To some, he’s a treasure. To others, a possession. But to Lady Seraphina, the most powerful woman in the realm? He’s hers. Whether he likes it or not. Now, trapped in a world of seduction, power, and deadly intrigue, Henry must survive forces far beyond his control before he loses more than just his freedom.

Noir, third son of a “beggar noble,” lost his job and was at a loss, but fortune struck just as he was contemplating becoming an adventurer.

Zarah is nothing but a lowly runt in Howl Creek who is bullied relentlessly. She wants nothing more than to leave the oppressive pack. When it is revealed who her mate is—none other than her greatest bully, Alpha Damon—she is humiliated and rejected.She leaves for the human sector and lives her life with her son, only for the past to come knocking. Alpha Damon is back, and he wants his son.