The only one who ever reached out to him had died—... more>>

Even though Jiho had used up all his guiding energy for him.

‘If I’d stayed by his side from the start, maybe things would’ve turned out differently…’

Drowning in regret and self-loathing, Jiho collapsed.

When he finally came to, he found himself standing in the middle of the hallway of the illegal guiding facility where he had been confined until three years ago.

“Wh-what’s wrong? Are you hurt?”

And at the end of the hallway—he was there.

Baek Dojin, wearing the same tight-fitting combat uniform as he had that day three years ago.

‘Baek Dojin died. I must be dreaming.’

Maybe this was the last time he would ever see Baek Dojin in a dream.

So Jiho clung to him desperately.

The warmth of the hand patting his shoulder was so comforting that Jiho wished he’d never wake up from the dream.

“Mm… huh…?”

But something felt off.

“I won’t do anything you don’t like. So don’t be afraid.”

Why… why wasn’t he waking up from the dream? <<less

“Do you have to drag me down to the very bottom to feel satisfied?”... more>>

Henrietta, an illegitimate daughter of the Osborne family, had spent her whole life being labeled as having dirty blood.

Her secret lover, the Duke of Schutzman, only worsened her torment by pressuring her to become his mistress.

Desperate, she reached out to Hendrik, an expelled illegitimate child of the imperial family who had returned as a prince.

“You no longer need to worry about the scandals attached to your name.”

“How is that possible?”

“Once you become my wife, our illustrious family will naturally sort it all out.”

In a world where nothing was truly free, these two souls, who yearned for freedom more than anyone else, began a love affair in order to escape the chains that bound them.

“When this marriage ends, there's only one thing I desire—freedom. I want a meticulous and unbreakable freedom that neither cursed blood nor incomprehensible traditions could ever restrain.”

“Of course, without a doubt.” <<less

No matter how vast the world may be and how many lunatics exist within it, this was simply too much.... more>>

“Let me go.”

“No.”

His smile was beautiful, but it was chilling.

The more she resisted, the tighter the rope binding her wrists became.

“You promised, didn’t you? To marry me.”

What he brought up was a memory from the distant past.

[Why can’t we get married?]

[Because your status is lower than mine. My father wouldn’t approve of it.]

[…Then what should I do?]

[I don’t know. Maybe if you became a Duke, it’d be different.]

…Such careless words should never have been spoken.

A romance that begins with confinement and proceeds with love after captivity.

A marriage promise should not be made lightly. <<less

It was unbelievable, but Ellier had died once and came back to life.... more>>

Additionally, she, though it may seem far-fetched, was the Empress of this huge Empire, Pardinas.

The problem lay in that she woke up in the body of a certain s*ave girl, returning to 17 years in the past before she, the Empress, died.

“This toxic b*tch! Today’s events have made it clear that there isn’t any difference between you and a beast.”

The enraged s*ave trader placed Ellier in the middle of Rubelfast Square on display as a spectacle.

The surroundings were exceptionally clean and the people were particularly busy today.

‘Ah… So today was the day the s*ave market opened…!’

The s*ave market was held once every fortnight, and was possibly a day where s*ave traders have been waiting for. It was also the day that she has been anxiously awaiting, as it was a golden opportunity to screw with the s*ave traders and escape from this agonizing place.

∘₊✧──────✧₊∘

“You’ve woken up.”

The door swung open suddenly, and a tall and handsome young man of a stalwart build entered.

It was a very natural attitude for someone who entered without knowing that Ellier had woken up.

‘Oh my God, how the hell did this happen?’

To her surprise, it was a familiar face.

Platinum blond hair that evoked sighs of wonder, amber eyes that were beautiful enough to be an ornament, smooth and firm skin that was tanned by the sun, as well as a big and sturdy frame that left no doubts that he was a knight…

That’s it. Even if she died and came back to life, she would never forget that appearance.

‘Isn’t that Slarhan Ventiark!’

He was the strongest political adversary in Ellier’s previous life. <<less

I possessed “extra 1”, who married a criminal and died in a violent manner. ... more>>

I don’t think I need to get married.

I proposed to another man, ran away from home, and did all sorts of other things…

“So marry me, Evangeline Clauda.”

Five years after possessing the character, only three weeks are left before entering the original story!

In the end, I am proposed to by the criminal.

Am I……really fated to have a doomed ending?

The more I twist the original, the closer I get to the original?!

Will I be able to safely protect my life and love and attain happiness? <<less

[Count Avondale's Mansion] ... more>>

"Who are you......?"

"I think that's what I should be asking."

A handsome blonde man encountered in an abandoned house after entering a hidden episode.

It turns out he was a genius magical engineer who should have already been dead.

Esperanza, who fell 13 years before the setting of the virtual reality game 'Golden Claw'.

She suddenly became the world's strongest in a world without monsters.

To return to her original world, she must find the 'Golden Claw' and clear the quest...!

"Why would I dissect you? There's so much more I can research while you're alive."

Her only ally casually makes spine-chilling remarks like this,

"Then won't you give me just one drop of blood? Just one drop."

And even tries to draw her blood.

This quest... can it succeed? <<less

Caught up in a race-fixing scandal, Seon Ijin, a jockey, is pushed into an illegal racetrack operation.... more>>

With a pretty face that sharply contrasts with his fiery attitude, he scrapes by at the bottom of life, dodging the gangsters’ constant scheming. All he dreams of is escaping this hellish place with his beloved horse, Clover, while slowly paying off his debts.

One day, rumors spread that a new manager named Kwon Hyeongdo is taking over the racetrack.

Ijin scoffs at the thought, dismissing it as unrelated to him—after all, a gangster is just a gangster.

“You must’ve had it pretty easy so far. Haven’t met anyone who’d beat you to a pulp even after you passed out, huh? Isn’t that right, Ijin?”

However, Ijin’s killer looks, alluring physique, and unpredictable boldness catch Kwon Hyeongdo’s eye.

Dressed in a flashy Hawaiian shirt and sporting a tongue piercing, Hyeongdo looks every bit like a sleazy player. But the rumors surrounding him are anything but trivial. One moment, he’s joking around, and the next, he turns utterly ruthless.

“I know it’s sudden, but damn, you’re really hot.”

“Shut up. You’re already making my life worse.”

“Hey, how old do you think I am for you to talk down to me like that? No respect at all, huh, you little—”

Unpredictable and disruptive, Kwon Hyeongdo barges into Ijin’s life like an unexpected obstacle in a race. His very presence rattles Ijin’s already frayed nerves. But Ijin isn’t the only one getting worked up.

Whether they’re close or apart, they can’t stop thinking about each other.

“Why are you acting so smug? Just because we hooked up, you think we’re some lovey-dovey couple now?”

“Hngh….”

“The way you call me ‘babe’ really makes me feel like one.”

With nowhere to retreat, Seon Ijin finds himself relentlessly pursued by the persistent Kwon Hyeongdo.

Where will the relentless tug-of-war between these two prideful individuals lead? <<less

Christine was an elite member of a guild who had excellent commissioning skills, but she couldn’t break the curse that caused abnormalities in her body. She suffered her whole life and was only exploited by the guild she worked for.... more>>

She infiltrated the Black Fang Guild, which was said to be full of people who inherited the blood of beasts, to retrieve the jewels that would relieve the pain caused by the curse, but she lost her life when the internal injuries she had suffered went beyond her limit.

But what was happening?

When she opened her eyes, she had returned to a time when she was relatively healthy.

In addition, the pain caused by the curse had surely subsided the moment she touched the gorgeous man who held her when she fell.

‘I might be able to break my curse if I approach that man.’

Christine deliberately approached him to find a clue to lift her curse, and succeeded in seducing him.

“I said I wouldn't hurt you, but you're not cooperating.”

“Ah…”

However… She had no idea that the man she spent the night with was the hidden power of the Black Fang Guild.

***

Christine regretted bringing up the spy conversation.

She knew how cruel the Black Fang Guild was to those who tried to harness their power.

As expected, Edgar’s eyes shone coldly when she mentioned the spy.

“If I find a spy… I’ll kill them.”

“…”

But for some reason, he looked at her frightened lips and added something he wouldn’t normally say.

“If the spy is pretty, I might let it go.” <<less

This work is rated 19+ for its side stories. Please consider this when purchasing.... more>>

Helen Godwin was nothing more than a tool to annul an engagement.

Someone to be used and discarded.

“Helen.”

Raymond caressed Helen’s cheek. At some point, he had removed his gloves, and her cold skin was warmed by his body heat.

“Do you know something?”

“…What is it?”

“At the pre-festival, they say that a man and a woman standing under a mistletoe branch must kiss.”

His strong hand gently gripped her delicate shoulders and waist, pulling her closer to him.

“I like you, Helen.”

The corners of the man’s lips curled up as he looked down at the woman who trembled from nothing more than a kiss.

The provincial tutor of his younger sibling.

It was amusing to watch her gradually crumble, pretending not to be affected by his easy kindness.

“Love? Is that what you call love?”

“Helen, I...”

“It was all deception, wasn’t it?”

Until their roles were reversed. <<less

One day, the real lady—who was thought to be dead—returned.... more>>

At the same time, everyone turned their backs on me and, as if that weren’t enough, abandoned me.

“You lived happily during the eight years I lost, didn’t you? You thief.”

Just as my consciousness plummeted into the abyss at their hands—

“Do you want to live?”

In that desperate, urgent moment, a man reached out his hand.

“There’s no such thing as kindness without a price. Even if I ask something of you later?”

"..."

Without knowing that the embrace I thought was heaven was actually the door to hell,

I took his hand. <<less

Sienna, who faces death after a miserable life, hears shocking words from Daisy, her best friend. ... more>>

“Why are you going already? I wanted to see you live like this more.”

“……What?”

“You've done a great job being my best friend. It was pretty fun seeing you working hard as my servant, my underling.”

After I realized that I had been fooled by someone that I trusted for the first half of my life, like a miracle, a second chance of life has come.

Sienna’s sweet revenge, who’s been an underling all her life, begins. <<less

'Rubellan.'... more>>

A being suddenly appeared at the academy one day. Strangely, everyone except Rael knew him.

'Never get involved with that thing.'

...Yet somehow it ended up like this.

"Tell me. How does it feel to kiss me?"

"...My body feels strange."

Because of him, Rael's peaceful daily life was shattered. The academy, too, experienced endless incidents ever since he appeared.

"...Did you kill those people?"

"There's a lack of trust between us."

"Really, you didn't do it?"

"If I had killed anyone here, you probably would have been my first target, senior."

When Rael finally learned the whole truth, Rael had no choice but to leave that place.

That was the price for sympathizing with a devil.

***

"It's good to see you, senior."

Three years later. Their persistent ill fate was rekindled. <<less

“When you fall from a high place, there is no one to catch, let alone pick you up.”... more>>

Rei understood this best when her family fell from glory straight into the gutter. She understood her value better, when she was chased out of her own house- she was nothing. At the moment she was about to crumble, she looked at her older brother standing by her.

She was not alone. Not all was lost…

In the hopes of rekindling an old connection and start afresh, the path the siblings took led them to a quiet countryside.

A resplendent castle covered in beautiful red roses… so majestic… so sinister…

It also looked like… a lonely abode shrouded in desolation?

And there, she met someone; it seems he was…

… a beast. <<less

Olivia Grosvenor has been strangled after catching her beloved fiancé, Eric, in the middle of an affair.... more>>

But instead of dying, she wakes up in the body of Sarah - a woman she once saved.

"You're the one who killed Olivia!"

Overcome with rage, Olivia dares to attend her own funeral, determined to uncover the truth behind her death.

There, she crosses paths with an unexpected character - Duke Kaiden Arendt.

He seems to harbor a deep grudge against Eric Anderson, and he begins to press Olivia for answers about what really happened that day.

Driven by the need to see her ex-fiancé suffer a fate far worse than her own, Olivia decides to join forces with Kaiden to take her revenge...

But then—

"Why... why on earth... why would you..."

She could hardly believe her eyes - the man who had seemed too cold to bleed even when stabbed was now shedding bitter tears... right in front of her grave.

‘Kaiden... why are you crying? why are you mourning my death?’ <<less

Henesstia Ardin, the daughter of a duke, had her family’s title and land auctioned off due to her father’s debts. Meanwhile, Riad Ingel, the strongest and wealthiest man in the empire, had only one shortcoming—his lack of noble bloodline.... more>>

In a way, it seemed like a reasonable trade—if only Henesstia hadn't been sold like a prized mare in exchange for the title and land of the ducal family. If only she hadn't endured a miserable wedding all by herself, with nothing but the coat of her husband, who was away on the battlefield, unaware of their marriage.

Then, one year later, Riad Ingel returned.

***

He had plenty of reasons to despise her—too many to count. Whether misunderstandings or not, from their marriage to the rumors that followed, there wasn't enough time in the day to go through each reason. Henesstia had made up her mind to endure whatever was thrown her way.

“Henesstia, if there’s one thing you’re mistaken about, it’s that I’m much more of a bastard than you think. Once I sink my teeth in, I never let go. All I know is how to greedily devour whatever I desire.”

However, she never imagined this was what she’d have to endure.

“So give up. From the moment you called yourself Countess Ingel with that mouth, it was already too late. Even if you regret it later, I’ll never let you go. Yes, never.”

She had never dared to imagine such a thing. <<less

I reincarnated into a game—... more>>

but of all roles, I ended up as the younger sister who bullies the heroine… and dies for it.

There’s no way our lovely flower-like older sister should be stuck in a tragedy like this!

So I decided to protect only my sister and escape the original storyline.

“Here, Lillian. Your doll.”

Then our father went and tossed the male lead at my feet.

It already feels like a doomed beginning, but no matter what—

I will NOT let the male lead ♡ heroine love line happen!

“You’re eyeing Lillian’s stuff again, aren’t you?! He’s mine! I’m the only one who gets to play with him!”

To keep the leads apart, I showed off every ounce of my obsessive villainess act.

And I was just struggling to survive this miserable world with my frail body…

but then—

“The junk—uh, machine—made by the Lady is a revolution!”

Looks like I accidentally shook the world with engineering.

And maybe I stirred things up a little too much while gathering materials and funding?

Because the people around me… started acting weird.

“Why did you hide your illness?”

“Anyone who touches you—I’ll hunt them to the ends of the continent and kill them.”

My jerk brothers started clinging to me,

“I’ve gathered every medicinal herb in the North. Live, Lillian.”

Even my ruthless father seems to have completely turned over a new leaf.

And then there’s this:

“Trying to run away? Go ahead and try again. I’ll keep showing you that no matter how hard you try, Lillian, you’ll never escape me.”

…Why are you saying lines like that to me, you crazy male lead?! I just wanted to peacefully retire from this dark original story and live quietly with my bunny-like little machines…

Can I even succeed? <<less

'Peggy of Kanina, the Holy Incarnation Born in a City of Pleasure'... more>>

Peggy, the sacred incarnation of an angel, was born in the city of indulgence—Kanina.

She lived a quiet life, accompanied only by music.

But one day, she died a brutal and tragic death.

Three years passed.

At a lonely, forgotten grave, Peggy rose from the dead— only to find her homeland completely transformed beyond recognition… <<less

Kim Jiyeon, a student on leave leading an ordinary life, finds herself transmigrated into the romance novel, ‘The Saint’s Flower,’ that her friend had shown her.... more>>

Within the novel that she had read only halfway through, there was a girl named Iora. The romantic world of the saintly heroine and the male hero was clearly not her own. Nonetheless, she believed she could find happiness because she had become a character in the novel, just like the protagonist.

However, everyone cast their hatred upon her, accusing her of being the tormenting villain and a fake holy virg*n, Iora. So, once again, she was threatened with death. A sacrificial lamb for the sacred female protagonist, a villain deserving of punishment, but it wasn’t so.

Iora was, in fact, a true holy saint. Returning to the beginning through the blessing of the divine .

She had no family, no haters, no sainthood, no beloved fiancé, and no need for any of it. She would walk a different path. <<less

Sellakia Lensch, from a humble Viscount family, was strategically married to the Young Master Tenus Seidon out of necessity.... more>>

However, she soon realizes that the Seidon Ducal family is not where she belongs. Despite the continuous cold treatment, she lives a life of mere compliance until she loses her memory of the last seven days right before an accident disguised as an assassination attempt...

She lies to Tenus, who finds her after she was reported missing, claiming she has completely lost her memory. To free herself from the Ducal family and Tenus Seidon.

"But I don't remember marrying you. I told you, I lost my memory."

"Just because you don't remember doesn't mean our marriage never happened, Madame."

Yet, for some reason, Tenus doesn't easily accept this.

*

"It's all because of you that he targeted me. I'll resent you for the rest of my life."

"Do so. By my side."

"I won't cooperate with you at all as the Duchess."

“I’ll have to watch. From up close.”

“…I’ll lead a debauched life, squander the Ducal family’s wealth, and tarnish its fine reputation.”

"I'll cheer you on from beside you."

But you... Are you worried about me? <<less

She thought the man was dead.... more>>

His raven black hair, long eyelashes, sharp jawline and plump lips.
As she was treating him, Swan fell in love.

“I-I think I’m pregnant. So, uh, take me as your wife…”

“……..”

All because of ‘love’. Oh to be condescending as a young girl. The man didn’t love Swan, she was only a toy of momentary interest for him.

Atlion never answered her question.

___

“You’re the one who said you wanted me. Didn’t you say you’ve never regretted a day that you were with me?”

“Heart is something that changes as much as we want, Your Majesty.”

It was hell.

Her words seemed to make my blood vessels harden.
I always want to see and touch her, but she won’t allow it anymore.

I’m afraid of you.
You, who don’t love me.

The story of Swan, who once loved a man with lost memories- “Atlion”. What will become of this perplexing romance? <<less

‘If you want to kill me, be honest. I will die.’... more>>

As rumoured, the Fourth Prince, who had seemed frail and meek when he was berated during their first meeting, had a rather picky and eccentric personality.

“There is only one thing I want. Make a place for me to be by your side.”

It was a reunion after 6 years, and a marriage proposal.

“If I fulfil your wishes, what will you give me?”

“I’ll give you my everything.”

A knight who lost her family to an enemy spy, was praised as a war hero.

A half prince who inherited the blood of an enemy country, was ignored as a shame of the royal family.

The couple’s marriage caused a stir throughout the Kingdom.

* * *

‘There is no need for love between you and me.’

Reasonable distance.

Moderate affection.

A relationship where you know each other but nothing in detail.

“Adora, what’s really important is that I’m the only one who should know.”

It was like showing a beautifully wrapped surface.

The important part was cleverly hidden.

It was so pretty and so alluring that anyone could be tempted.

The man who reunited after six years was definitely different. <<less

["Flight of Time" Side Effects Unleashed!... more>>

‘Rejection of the Timeline’ is now in effect.

Application Period: INFINITY ]

A hidden mission appeared in the first-ever Grade 6 dungeon.

The penalty for failure? 'The destruction of the world.'

Seo Hwa, the leader of the Danbaek Guild, failed miserably in clearing the mission.

Using the skill [Flight of Time] , he regresses to the past.

But the new timeline rejects him, and with each regression, the hatred directed at Seo Hwa by those around him grows stronger.

“When you see me, you feel an intense sense of otherness and unease, don’t you?

Anger, hatred, disgust, mu*derous intent—those kinds of things.

It’s because the timeline rejects me every time I regress.”

“So, these emotions I’m feeling… are side effects of your skill?

I want to hurt you. I want to torment you.

The hatred makes my head throb with pain.”

Even Kang Yigeon, who loved Seo Hwa in the first timeline, wasn’t spared.

‘You don’t believe in something like love.

But even if the world resets a hundred times, I will love you.’

Kang Yigeon, who once said those words, disappeared forever.

Now, as the most hated hunter in history, Seo Hwa has become both humanity's greatest enemy and their reluctant ally.

‘Kang Yigeon… if you truly love me in your next life,

then maybe… I’ll try to believe in this thing called love.’

Even romance novels have their share of events.

But after every event, there’s always love waiting.

“You are both utterly revolting and achingly beautiful.”

Can Seo Hwa come to believe in love? <<less