A noble serves the kingdom, they don't work for money. This was the absolute, unspoken rule of the aristocratic world. However, Jeanne de Toulouse, the eldest daughter of the venerable Toulouse count family, was different.... more>>

She'd worked as a tutor for young Master Mael, the son of His Majesty's mistress, for two years. One day, books by Enlightenment thinkers, known for disrupting the order of the monarchy, were discovered in the young master's study. And Jeanne was immediately accused of being the culprit.

"I've never even read that book! I'm hearing the title for the first time!"

Despite her claims of innocence, she was sentenced to exile. Her destination; the Duchy of Skadi, a land inhabited by barbarians, where the bitter wind blows.

Centuries ago, when barbarians from a frozen land across the sea invaded the capital city, the previous king granted this land as a fief, realizing their goal was simply to find habitable land. Now, the descendants of their chieftain held the title of Duke, recognized for their ancestors' contributions to protecting the kingdom.

"We've arrived at the Duchy."

After the arduous journey, Jeanne remembered nothing. All she recalled was the endless cycle of her whole body burning and freezing at the same time.

‘Even I've ended up like this…what if Mother falls ill from the shock?’

‘Wouldn’t it be better to just die here?’

At that moment, her spirit was as weak as her dying body.

After an unknown amount of time, a strange man's voice, different from the ones she'd been hearing, echoed from above her head.

"Did they plan to blame the barbarians again if she died here after being tortured just enough to survive exile?"

The voice was surprisingly resolute and powerful, enough to momentarily hold onto her consciousness, which wavered like a dying candle, briefly brightening and fading again.

"So, she's in this state simply from arriving here, without even being tortured? Even after the prince...lent his own steed? I'll take charge of her now."

With these words, laced with incomprehension, Jeanne’s body was suddenly lifted.

* * *

"Here, everyone works, regardless of age, gender, or social status. The land is vast and there’s a lot to do, but there aren’t many people. This applies to exiles who are occasionally sent from the capital as well."

The Duke of Skadi's words meant he was making good use of the labor of exiles, whether nobles or common criminals. But Jeanne was relieved.

"Then, when should I begin my work?"

“You’re quick to adapt to the situation. You said you were a tutor. What did you teach?"

"I taught foreign languages, humanities, logic, rhetoric, and arithmetic."

However, his suspicious gaze remained. He abruptly spoke in a foreign language. Jeanne had assumed the Duke was skilled in killing people, not humanities. But his knowledge was extensive, and his words revealed sharp logic and thought.

"Let's end this conversation here. I want you to become my child's tutor."

Typically, the lady of the house held the authority to hire nannies and tutors. As if reading her thoughts, the Duke of Skadi explained.

"I have no wife. The child you will teach is my adopted daughter and niece. She was originally my brother’s child, but he passed away, so I took on her upbringing. She turned thirteen this year. What do you think?"

Understanding the situation, Jeanne smiled brightly. There was something odd about the Duke's words, but at least she wouldn't die.

"Yes! I'll do it! I'll be the tutor!" <<less

A reckless provocation leads to chaos when a gang leader’s people kidnap the wrong person, the heir to a powerful family. What should have been... more>> a simple job turns into a tangled web of tension and unexpected attraction. Bound by their initial physical arrangement, neither expects feelings to grow. Over time, however, the lines between desire and affection blur, forcing them both to confront emotions they never anticipated. <<less

I possessed the physical healer in an R-rated dark reverse harem game known as the most hellish game of all time.... more>>

But the game completion conditions are…?

Achieve 100% affection from all male protagonists, using my body to do so?

The pure-crying Knight Commander, the Crown Prince with apparent mysophobia, the unhinged Guild Master who threatens to destroy what he cannot possess, and the Tower Master whose silence makes him even more terrifying – four deranged male leads in total.

‘Could this truly be reality?’

I wasn’t afforded the luxury of contemplating further.

[Event occurred! The first main quest “Heal ?? ????” has arrived.]

****

The Knight Commander, who once treated her like a beast, now appears at her bedroom door nightly.

Even the suspicious Crown Prince slips into her bedroom, demanding she settle her debt.

The openly deranged Guild Master, controller of the continent’s finances, speaks utter madness.

And the Tower Master, surely the game’s hidden villain concealing enormous secrets, joins their ranks….

“Ah, anh! W-wait. This contradicts our agreement…!”

“Then cry a little more.”

Who knows. My mind might change.

Upon hearing those words, Evelyn instinctively understood, along with the foreboding sense that she might never escape this game. <<less

“I’m a sadist.”... more>>

“…Pardon?”

“I’m sorry, Yan. Since I’m a sadist, I can’t date you.”

After being momentarily stunned by this unexpected rejection,

Yan comes up with an ingenious idea.

“If you, Sir Sirius, can’t date me because you’re a sadist, then I’ll become a masochist for you!” <<less

I got scammed out of the security deposit I worked so hard to save. ... more>>

The landlord and the real estate agent vanished, and the police don't care.

I'm a Beta, so it would be okay for me to be homeless, but Kwon Yuwon, my only friend from the orphanage, is an Omega and can't do that.

"I'll only do this until I save up for the deposit. At the very least, we need a place to sleep."

I've lived my life without shame, but suddenly, what's this talk about drug delivery?

To make things worse, at the club I visited for the first time, I ran into a terrifyingly handsome man—so terrifying because of his looks.

"This is really my first time! I won't come back again. I swear I won't. Please, just let me go."

"If you mess around in someone else's business one more time, I'll have a drum ready next time. If you don't want cement in your stomach, you’d better behave."

As I was threatened, and as I had resolved, I didn't even dare glance in that direction and simply came to deliver to the next district, but...

"It seems you need to learn how scary the world can be…” <<less

The first confession young Anasha received in her life was the worst.... more>>

The confessing party was her childhood friend, Karcian, who was often sick like a diseased chicken.

"I like you, Anasha!"

"Eek! No!"

After rejecting him so thoroughly, the shock must have been great, as she couldn't see him anymore after that...

But lo and behold, he returned as a full-grown male after six years.

And it was on Anasha's debutante day.

"Sasha?"

“Karr, hiccup! You... have grown a lot?”

As the low, serene voice, like the melody of percussion instruments, pierced her ears,

the abundant s*xual curiosity met with the influence of alcohol, leading to a reckless impulse.

"...Karc, ah, hng!"

The thrusts that pierced deep inside were as rough as an angry bull, yet the gentle lips tenderly explored her skin.

***

After that, whenever she recalled that night, a heat would gather in her intimate parts.

"Haa, ugh, ah! Ha... Karc, Karc...!"

Anasha remembered his member that filled her below while she probed her lower hole.

A situation where her mind rejected it, but her body responded ironically.

"Don't abandon me... Are you going to abandon me...?"

Meanwhile, Karcian kept circling around Anasha like a wet puppy.

Can Anasha escape the word 'friend' and accept Karcian as a 'lover'? <<less

Since childhood, Cheongmyeong, who has a history of being rejected after confessing to the older neighbor who has lived next door, ends up cohabiting with him due to college. However, this time, the atmosphere feels a bit different…... more>>

“Good job. Now spread your legs.” <<less

The holy Saintess Liliana welcomed her second husband. ... more>>

At the wedding, she had made an indecent wish to Goddess Aurora.

However, before the wedding night, Liliana, who had briefly fallen asleep, woke up wedged between the rooms of her two husbands.

​Soon after, her husbands entered their rooms…

・・・・・

My Goddess, my Mother.​

I deeply regretted having impure thoughts during the sacred wedding ceremony.

My first husband was far too proper, so I ended up throwing a little tantrum.

I prayed that I could have a good time with my second husband — that’s what I wished for.

Of course, I think saying I wanted the three of us together was a bit too much.

But my Mother, my Aurora—

That didn’t mean you had to pin me against the wall… <<less

At fifteen, her heart fluttered with a first crush. In college, it ached with her first love. Now, Han Ga-young’s heart aches for only one person—Yoon Taemin. For years, she’s harbored feelings for him, unable to even consider anyone else. Hiding such a deep love is a lonely struggle no one else can understand. She knows she must endure the pain, because if her feelings are revealed, everything between them could shatter.... more>>

***

Her lips, which had been trembling, finally parted in a quiet whisper.

“I… I just want us to be able to see each other for a long, long time.”

“For a long, long time?”

“Yeah. But for that to happen… we need to…”

“Not that! Tell me how you really feel. What’s really the problem?”

“I’m scared.”

Taemin’s mouth fell open at Gayoung’s unexpected words.

“What?”

“I’m afraid I’ll end up like your other women. That I’ll just stay by your side for a while and then get left behind.”

So that was it? Only then did Taemin finally understand why Gayoung had acted the way she did. That was it.

“Han Gayoung.”

“I could end up like that, couldn’t I? I mean, I’m the one you’re with now, so it’s not like we’d break up because of someone else. But if I ever asked to break up, you wouldn’t even look back. And then… we’d never see each other again, right?”

Terror washed over Gayoung’s face. The thought that she could lose Taemin, whom she’d kept in her heart for fifteen years, in an instant like that was even more frightening than the idea of him loving someone else.

“Do you still not understand?”

“I really don’t know. Just having these thoughts is exhausting. If we just stayed friends…”

“Do you really think we could stay friends forever? You want to kill your feelings and just stay by my side for a long time like that? Watching me meet other women, watching you meet other men, and just slowly drifting apart?”

Her hands, clenched tightly in her lap, were turning white. Taemin took her hands, pressed his lips to her fingertips, and held them to his chest.

“Can you feel it?”

Gayoung could feel Taemin’s heart pounding fiercely against her palm.

“My heart races like crazy every time I see you. I only realized recently why I could walk away from other women so easily. Why I couldn’t even stand to hear your name, why I insisted on coming to Seollem and acting that way in front of you. I’m sorry I realized it so late. So let’s try. How will we ever know if we don’t even try?”

“Taemin.”

“If we regret it later, at least we won’t have any lingering what-ifs, right?”

Gayoung squeezed her eyes shut, then slowly opened them and answered.

“Okay.”

Yeah. Even if we end up regretting it, just this once... just this one time, I’ll close my eyes and take the leap.

Taemin squeezed Gayoung’s hand tightly.

The thrill of being with her. The thrill of being with you. <<less

In a certain town, there’s an inn. The beastkin couple, Liz and Marc, whom I encountered a year ago, are supporting this inn together, leading... more>> busy yet fulfilling days as husband and wife. One day, news spreads that adventurers from this town have discovered an immense treasure during their exploration of ruins. This treasure happens to be associated with Liz’s past party. Manipulated by men who once trained her, Liz is subjected to lascivious acts, and the fate of Liz and her husband Marc takes a turn. <<less

Irene, a priestess belonging to the temple's secret organization.... more>>

Upon receiving her mission, she encounters a dying duke at the Blake mansion.

"Unlike before, it's risen here. It seems you're feeling better. Perhaps you're aroused?"

"......This is maddening."

To use her healing abilities, she needed deep physical contact with him...

But the duke refuses, saying sx is only allowed between married couples.

"I'm just curious, is it really only possible between married couples?"

At those words, the duke's face turns pale.

Irene regards him as an incompetent man and returns to the temple after completing her mission.

**

Though she thought she had successfully completed her mission, there seems to have been a misunderstanding.

Just as Irene faces the crisis of being imprisoned in the tower, the duke suddenly appears and proposes,

Irene becomes the duke's wife and leaves the temple.

"It's only halfway in now. Shall we stop here?"

She thought he was a dying, incompetent man, but his lower half proved her spectacularly wrong.

"I only put it in because you said you wanted my c*ck, so why are you crying?"

Now that they're married, he's turned out to be quite the pe*vert. <<less

At 21, Hyunjae has a secret partner. It’s a relationship that’s hard to explain to others—because their meetings revolve solely around s*x.... more>>

The partner who indulges Hyunjae’s every desire in bed is Nanyeong. Though honest only between the sheets, this man hides much about himself. Yet, as their relationship continues, it feels like Nanyeong is starting to develop feelings for Hyunjae.

Still, he never proposes a real relationship.

Why is that? Why won’t he say he wants to be my lover...?

“Hyunjae, we agreed not to get emotionally involved.”

When Hyunjae tentatively reveals his feelings, Nanyeong draws a line, treating their connection as nothing more than a s*xual arrangement. He even offers Hyunjae a large sum of money, as if to soothe the pain of rejection with cash—almost like buying off his heartbreak.

In the end, driven by his longing to be with Nanyeong, Hyunjae accepts the money.

What exactly are we to each other? Is my body really all you want? <<less

A woman who doesn't get passionate about love. ... more>>

A man who doesn't get passionate about love.

A man and a woman who don't get passionate, even after long periods of dating, have fatefully met.

~~~~~

"What kind of man?"

"A man who can shine brightly just for one day by my side. Why do you ask? Are you going to introduce someone?"

"If possible. What kind of man exactly are you looking for?"

"A man who shines brightly but isn't clingy."

Da-hee gave a neat smile. The man tilted his head as if asking for more explanation. At the same time, his soft hair gently fell forward. He was truly a dazzling man.

"A man who doesn't believe in love, and even if he did, wouldn't easily succumb to it. Is there anyone like that around?"

"Yes."

At the man's words, Da Hee's eyes narrowed with interest. The man before her perfectly matched the physical criteria she desired. It was then that she thought, if such a man is introducing someone, they must be trustworthy.

"Me."

The man smiled sensually.

~~~~~

Character Backgrounds

Male Lead: Ma Woo Hyun , a financial advisor, cool, prickly, and charming man

Female Lead: Lee Da Hee, a Café owner, skeptical about love and doesn't want it, appears cold but is warm-hearted.

Read this if you like: A quiet, warm story that gently resonates with your heart. <<less

Meiyan, a barber in New York, barely scrapes by, burdened by debt. His only wish is to live long enough to outlast all the hardships he's endured. Then, his life takes an unexpected turn.... more>>

Implicated in a mu*der that occurred two days prior, he's kidnapped by the Italian mafia organization, "Hotel New York." There, he meets Edgar Han, a man said to own America.

"Chen thinks you're special."

Realizing Meiyan is being used as bait, Edgar Han brings him in as an "important guest." Meiyan ends up living in a beautiful mansion on Long Island, working as Edgar Han's personal barber.

"You have a lot of money, right? How much?"

"More than you can imagine."

"Then... could you pay off my debt?"

One day, Meiyan, the ever-wary barber, finds himself gradually falling for Edgar Han... <<less

Rarien, who lived as a nun in the temple, discovered one day that her time was limited.... more>>

She, who had always lived a life of sacrificing for others, vows to live for herself for the remaining time.

On the day she heard the moving sermon of Nicholas Reinhart, the high priest she had been secretly in love with for a long time,

Rarien decided. Before she dies, she will definitely f*ck that perfect son of God.

* * *

“If a person has committed a sin, they should rightfully pay the price.”

“W-What do you mean?”

“You know. What I’m talking about.”

They say the devil originally smiles like an angel. Nicholas smiled more saintly than anyone while cornering Rarien into a dead end.

“Rarien Claude. You dare to run away after corrupting me?”

As she reached the bed, and the mattress touched her calves, Rarien unknowingly lost strength in her legs and sat down on the bed.

“Now then.”

Her upper body gradually leaned backward. It was because Nicholas, who was pretending not to be himself, climbed on top of her body.

He looked down at her with relaxed eyes, like a predator admiring its captured prey.

“It’s time to receive your punishment.” <<less

I possessed the antagonist “Roeni” who died while obsessing over the male lead, “Diart,” in a romance fantasy novel.... more>>

Goodbye to the death ending! I decided to live a safe and wealthy life after a peaceful divorce, but… Am I cursed?

[The only way to break the curse is through contact with the opposite s*x.]

The only man around is Diart, my husband,

but he has absolutely no interest in me, not even a bit.

In this situation, there’s only one option left. Until the divorce is finalized…

“I should flirt around~”

Since I’m at it, I might as well look for a handsome, fit, and wealthy man, but my husband is acting strange.

“So, you intended to solve the curse by getting involved with someone else, and leaving me, your husband?”

When I honestly talked about the curse, he glared at me coldly.

…But why is he approaching me with a smile? Why is he undressing? Hey, why are you being so scary?!

Why is this man, who could easily destroy a country, obsessed with me? <<less

A loyal subordinate died.... more>>

The guy had a daughter who just turned twenty, and he had been excited to finally meet her in a week.

He said that she didn't know what he looked like because he hadn't seen her since she was very young and she hadn't been given a photo of him.

"Who are you, Ahjussi?"

"Me? I'm your dad."

"You don't look like me at all."

"...—'s friend."

“Tell my dad this: ‘I don’t need your money.’ That’s what I came out here to say.”

Twenty-year-old Han Yeoreum, a college student, gathered all the money sent by her gangster biological father and only used the money she earned through her scholarship and her part-time job.

In front of her, a man named Jeong Haegun appeared like a calamity.

"Ahjussi, I made it clear that you shouldn't cross the line. 1,000 won for every time you cross it."

"What, so if I cross it, you want me to give you 1,000 won?"

Haegun chuckled and pulled out his wallet. He took out a bank note and mischievously waved it in the air.

"What should I do, Yeoreum? Looks like I'll be crossing it more than ten-thousand times with this."

A romance with her dad's suspicious and needlessly affectionate friend. <<less

1v1, main romance, age-difference, sweet story without angst. The perspective is from the submissive gong character, with occasional scenes from the dominant shou character. The submissive was in a dominant position before meeting the dominant, and the submissive pursues the dominant.... more>>

Ye Zhou’s next-door neighbor is a handsome and refined man, with high looks, educational background, and a good personality—he’s also a university professor. However, fate has it that, when he goes out to take out the tr*sh, he accidentally witnesses the breakup scene between his next-door neighbor and his ex-boyfriend:

Ex-boyfriend: “Being with you, I feel like I’m a soulless shell. I find you terrifying.”

Ye Zhou: … (Did I just hear something I shouldn’t have?)

Initially, Ye Zhou thought that Guan Heng was a person with a hidden, beastly nature. But after a few encounters, he not only finds nothing terrifying about this man but is also very charmed. As they spend more time together, they become increasingly attracted to each other. Then, one day, he discovers in Guan Heng’s study books like “Records of s*xual Assault Crimes,” “On the Development of Pe*verted Killers,” and “The Normal Disguise of High-Intelligence Criminals.”

Ye Zhou: … (Can I still regret this now?)

According to social control theory: Most people refrain from committing crimes because they have good internal or external control factors. <<less

One sunny and beautiful day.... more>>

Nicole decided to end her husband’s life.

A husband who dragged and forced her to become his wife, and locked her up.

A husband who has put her whole family in misery.

But she didn’t know then.

She didn’t expect all that to be an irrevocable mistake.

***

In her first life, he taught her hate.

In her second life, he taught her the pain of an unrequited love.

In her first life, she was his only wife.

In her second life, she became his most loyal confidant.

In her first life, she aided and abetted his pain, she ended his life.

In her second life, now she’s trying to save him.

So Nicole, when she returned in time,

decided to become the mistress of her ex-husband, Grand Duke Valentine.

To gain the power to protect themselves.

She needed the strength to protect her precious Grand Duke Valentine and her family. <<less