I hate you to death, but we can’t let go of each other,... more>>

Even if we fight to the death, we never leave and always come back,

You are my salvation, and I am your breath,

I love you, my one and only fantasy.

Lecan Tenekvan is the leader of an up-and-coming noble faction, considered a rebel due to his overwhelming charisma. Lecan, who eventually becomes the country’s first emperor, is an unparalleled genius on the continent.

Winter Rotea is betrothed to Lecan from a young age but hides her identity under the alias Leyesha after her household is unjustly accused of rebellion. A genius in magical theory, she must kill the stoic Lecan to prove her loyalty. <<less

"Don't die, Marian. You don't have the right to die and leave me behind."... more>>

Born as the emperor's filthy illegitimate child and a great mage,

Marian's life had been nothing but severe pain for a long time.

Pushed by her declining country, she meets her end on the battlefield,

but returns 10 years into the past due to the karma of killing countless lives.

[You must save more lives than those you have taken.]

A chance to finally save those she couldn't save before.

Marian first thought of her kind friend.

'Someday I'll become a Duke too, Marian. When that time comes, I'll save you.'

'How?'

'I'll propose to you, Marian. Become the Duchess of Drake.'

He was the first person who said they would protect Marian.

Abel, whom those who shared blood with Marian had thrown into the mud.

It had been 7 years since Abel fell into s*avery.

"Wait for me, Abel. I'm coming."

Though she couldn't save him before, this time she will rescue Abel.

***

Marian was someone so fragile she seemed like she might break, making it impossible to treat her carelessly.

"Shall I tell you how beautiful you are?"

Pure and kind Marian, how many flies were drawn to this gentle heart.

Abel felt sick just thinking about it.

'One parasite by Marian's side is enough, and that's me.'

But it's alright. Because Abel will protect her.

Abel gently held Marian's chin and lowered his head.

'You're the one who came looking for me.'

A monster who has reclaimed what was once lost will never let it go again. <<less

The winding mountains resemble a backbone, and the rich river splits like ribs. ... more>>

The sea is vast, and the plains are even broader.

Three kings have come seeking to become one body, and five kingdoms have offered crowns to become vassals.

But I will not be a wise ruler, a tyrant, a benevolent king, or a wicked king.

I will be the last of this empire.

I am the ending night, and you are the new morning.

My beloved Kasha.

So, this is your story. <<less

The villainess, Clea Odoi, who was cursed to live a short life.... more>>

The curse can be lifted if she receives true love from someone else. But no one loves her. Not her fiancé, nor her friends, not even her family.

So she gives up on everything and just waits for the day she will die. Then he approaches her. Edmund Wilhelm, the Crown Prince of the Empire.

"Edmund, I have one last request."

Seeing him approach first and extend his hand, Clea impulsively dreams of a one-night escape.

"Don't regret it."

"Regret? I don’t do that."

Without knowing what consequences that one night would bring. <<less

I was transported into a brutally difficult villainess-raising simulation game.... more>>

The catch? I can only return home after unlocking the hidden ending.

Given that the game’s tagline is “Life Is Easier When You’re Bad”—and as a seasoned, rotten-hearted player—I thought it’d be a breeze…

[SYSTEM] Daily Quest Arrived!

As the Empire of Bregenz’s greatest villainess, you must crush your opponents in one strike. Complete today’s objectives:

・Practice slapping cheeks while cursing at a mirror (0/100)

…Is this game system broken?

And then—

“This contract’s a scam! 120-hour workweeks?!”

“So? You signed it.”

I bound the assassination guild leader—a hardcore roleplayer—into s*ave labor.

“This is the first time I’ve been stepped on while dancing.”

“Your Highness, step on me too. I’d be… truly delighted.”

The crown prince, my top husband candidate, now thinks I’m a pe*vert.

“I don’t believe in gods.”

“That’s alright. Her Grace will embrace even that.”

I came out as an atheist in front of the fanatical Holy Knight Commander… yet—

“Wasn’t it you who requested a companionship trial?”

“Being treated this roughly is new… thrilling.”

“Marriage is permitted within the faith.”

Now, my suitors—missing not one, but a dozen screws—won’t leave me alone!

“You’re the one making me act weird.”

Even the (suspected) mastermind is after me!

Seriously, why do they all like me so much?! <<less

In Glassdale, the mansion of the northern duke was named after its glass-like frozen pond.... more>>

Liam, who was left alone after losing his mother at a young age, becomes a gamekeeper. Where he meets a young master with a bruised and pitiful appearance and a name that means ‘white snow’: Erwin Calliwell. Erwin is as pure and noble as his name.

Liam deeply admires the young master, who seems different from him, but all he gets in return is cold indifference and ignorance.

“You barbarian,”

“Let go. Where are you touching, dirty?"

On the other hand, tired of the discipline and sense of responsibility that oppresses him, as well as his father’s ab*se, Erwin seeks a place to lean on; a lowly servant offers him his shoulder. “I am just a lowly person, a piece of furniture in your room, a rock you step on in the street… It does not matter what you show me.”

Erwin attempts to deviate for the first time by holding Liam’s hand. That deviation evolved into a different feeling, and a dangerous but even deeper secret was formed between the two.

the threat of war, as well as dark clouds, foreshadow a storm gathering over their heads…

…

Can the two of them stay together while fighting against the angry waves of fate? <<less

The Wolf of Paitan... more>>

The Beautiful Warmonger

The Incarnation of the Devil

These terrifying nicknames belong to Carlos, the Grand Duke of the northern Duchy of Paitan, a man feared by all.

When he, who had sworn never to marry her, changed his mind, Margaret believed it was her destiny.

"If you don't want to die, you'd better follow me quickly."

Even on their wedding night, when he left her with just those words, she found herself thinking, "Interesting."

When they met again and he showed interest in her maid, Margaret still didn't mind. She had planned to leave quietly soon anyway.

"What were you taught to do on the wedding night? I’m sure you learned everything."

Even when the Grand Duke reached out to her seductively, she remained unmoved.

"Just stay like this for a moment."

Even as he touched her body longingly, she felt that their bond was never meant to be hers.

"Until you die, or I die, or until we both die, we can never part."

However, upon discovering the secret he had been hiding,

"Because it’s a fate that has bound us for a very long time."

She realized she had been mistaken.

Everything had been wrong from the beginning.

From the very start, their marriage was destined to end in death. <<less

Princess Yerena of Sedas lost her parents before her eyes and became blind.... more>>

Having lost her entire family, she is taken prisoner by the Empire.

Though she resolves to sacrifice herself for her homeland,

Things do not go according to plan, and the princess ends up imprisoned in a tower, falsely accused of being cursed.

"......I look forward to serving you. My name is Kian."

Crown Prince Roshan Vistius of the enemy nation, the last person the princess saw before losing her sight,

Becomes so attracted to Yerena at first sight that he creates a false identity as a guard knight to stay by her side.

The princess gradually comes to rely on the enemy knight, unaware of being deceived.

The invader speaks of love tainted with deception while remaining by the princess's side under a false identity.

Yerena confirms their mutual feelings while tormented by guilt,

While Roshan does the same while regretting his original sin.

Meanwhile, the Emperor who desired the beautiful princess but hesitated to embrace her for fear of the curse

Realizes this is all Roshan's scheme and searches for Yerena......

How long can the truth remain hidden?

The moment the princess's curse breaks under the goddess's will and she opens her eyes......

Will the blind one see? <<less

“Don’t fall in love. It will only bring you misery.”... more>>

Cordelia Marguerite, a descendant of a mermaid betrayed by love, endured a miserable upbringing. After losing her mother at a young age, she was mistreated by her relatives and grew up with only one hope: to survive until adulthood, marry her wealthy fiancé, and escape her family.

But everything unraveled when the hereditary illness passed down from her mother finally manifested. Her engagement was called off, and though she now faced a terminal diagnosis, Cordelia was determined not to end her life in sorrow. She set off on a journey; a final rebellion before the end.

However, her very first adventure takes a sharp turn when the cruise ship she boards is hijacked by pirates. At the brink of danger, she is rescued by none other than Noah Tudor, the empire’s celebrated war hero and a ruthless financier.

"Thank you... you saved my life."

"I doubt your life is all you owe me."

Noah, the infamous head of the powerful Raven Bank, demands repayment of a massive debt left by Cordelia’s father. Now terminally ill and bankrupt, Cordelia is forced to make a desperate deal to buy just one more year of freedom.

"So, you’re trying to seduce me now because you’re broke?"

"I-I wasn’t trying to seduce–"

"Then you should let me buy you. What kind of gentleman refuses a lady who’s this eager to sell everything she has?"

Despite his sharp tongue and cold demeanor, Noah is endlessly kind and dazzling. To someone like Cordelia, who spent her life like a thirsty fish in a dried-up pond, he crashes into her world like the vast, overwhelming sea.

Love and affection, those are the roots of all unhappiness. But can Cordelia truly go to her grave without ever falling in love with him?

A Harlequin-style romance between a frail yet feisty, debt-ridden mermaid girl and Noah Tudor, the irrationally chivalrous creditor who slowly breaks down her walls. <<less

[The Zombie Lives in the Underground Prison] ... more>>

In the village, there’s no underground prison, and zombies don’t exist.

Yet, Jaekani (13 years old), a cheeky and skeptical boy, scoffed at the rumors.

But when he stumbled upon an abandoned building, the rumor resurfaced in his mind.

The steel bars peeking through the crumbled concrete bricks almost looked like the bars of a prison.

“Hello.”

Could the rumor be true?

But what was confined there wasn’t a zombie—it was a man.

Introducing himself as Huikyung, the man piqued Jaekani’s curiosity.

Though the boy asked him a flurry of questions, a sense of caution made him take a step back.

“…Well then, stay safely confined.”

“Sure. I’ll stay safely confined.”

* * *

“Hello, Jaekani.”

“…What now?”

“A flower ring.”

The ring, made of a flexible stem, was adorned with tiny flowers and leaves.

The small, colorful blooms clustered together like snow, soft and delicate.

“What kind of flower is this?”

“Clover.”

Jaekani tried the flower ring on each finger.

It was too small for his thumb, but it slid snugly onto his index or ring finger, as if it belonged there.

“…Why this time?”

“We made up with a ring last time, didn’t we? Let’s make up again.”

So we ‘did’ fight last time, didn’t we? Maybe it was just a bit of an argument.

Then, did we fight again this time? Wasn’t it more like I awkwardly left on my own?

…Is he trying to cheer me up when I sulk? <<less

The moment she lost her child, Saronne realised with a shudder that she was living this wretched life for the second time.... more>>

Her husband had treated her as nothing more than a substitute for his first love, before discarding her.

That very same first love had mu*dered her child and hurled vile accusations at her to ruin her completely.

As the flood of memories returned, a twisted smile spread across Saronne’s lips and her heart surged with a dark thrill.

Hadn’t she been waiting for this very moment?

Even in death, she had begged the heavens for a chance — a chance to return, even as a vengeful spirit, and exact her revenge.

Now that she had come back, there was only one path before her:

To crush her husband and his first love beneath her feet.

＊＊＊

To seek vengeance, Saronne sought the help of the one man who had once secretly helped her in her previous life:

Prince Leobint, renowned as the most handsome man in the kingdom.

Using the royal divorce decree to her advantage, she proposed a fake relationship with him.

But then—

"How long do you intend to keep up this act? I’m far more capable than you give me credit for, you know."

His unexpected sincerity caught her completely off guard.

What had started as playful glances soon deepened into smouldering desire, his gaze growing more heated with each passing day.

"I’ve been waiting for this moment ever since you first shared your plan with me."

His wicked, tempting grin danced before her eyes as though an invisible tail swayed behind him.

"I’ll give you everything you desire. So be with me, Saronne.”

Not as part of some charade but for real. <<less

I held my swollen belly with my second child and heard the news of my husband’s marriage. It was a painful betrayal by my husband I loved with all my life.... more>>

“Ahaha! You’re a Princess and you act so proud, but look at you. Valdina was destroyed, and your brother was torn into pieces by demonic beasts. Because a s*upid like you!”

My brother died, and my country was destroyed. Even the children born from the embryo died at the hands of their father.

The moment I took the poison, realizing that all of this was a plan by my uncle’s family and my husband.

“I’m back… Again…”

I returned to the past 13 years ago. With my experience as a Kingmaker who established my husband as an Emperor in a fierce battle for the throne, and with memories of everything that will happen in the future, I was shocked and realized.

God has granted my last request.

“Claudio.”

All the glory given to my uncle will lose its luster.

“Jason.”

The glorious crown my husband desired would be taken away.

“I’m back.”

The prophecy that returned once in a lifetime shined in a gloomy light.

To get my revenge, I, Medea, would stop at nothing. <<less

The Emperor's companion has taken her own life.... more>>

She hanged herself with the silk bestowed by the Emperor after fourteen years of loyalty and devotion, receiving neither his heart nor the position of Empress in return. Though she wished for death, fate had other plans.

Time and again, she returns to fourteen years earlier, standing before the same proud and imposing Emperor.

"You are my companion," he declares, speaking words she never heard in her previous life.

"If you want to run, then run. If you want to die, then die. Even if I have to tear the empire apart, I will find you again."

The once-cold Emperor, with his golden eyes flashing fiercely, refuses to let her go.

"If you don't want it, I won't even be Emperor."

Clearly, he must be mad.

This is the story of a woman who desperately wanted to be Empress but failed, and a man who deeply regrets losing her. <<less

Dragons are destined to crave the lost Orb of Life.... more>>

Therefore, a dragon’s mate is not chosen, they are fated.

Isbrandt, the emperor born with the strongest dragon blood in imperial history.

The moment he finds Seren Rubav amidst the stench of blood and screams,

he becomes aware of the disturbing sensation pulsing through his veins.

She is the Orb of Life his dragon blood has longed for,

and even before life began, he had madly yearned for this woman.

She is both lovely and infuriating.

Seren’s body, which accepts his raging dragon blood, is soft and moist,

and each time she clings to him, she exudes a sweet fragrance.

He wants to tear apart this delicate woman like the wings of a butterfly and devour her completely.

He consumes her sobs and cries as if to feed his desire.

Seren Rubav belongs to Isbrandt.

From the very beginning, it was fated to be so.

And yet…

Seren betrayed him and fled.

Even while carrying his child in her womb. <<less

Due to a disaster, the world was divided into twelve continents,... more>>

Each named after the months from "January" to "December".

Among them, the barren and harsh land, November.

There resided the infamous mafia boss Yuri Sobolev and his dog, Chris Danil.

***

Yuri Sobolev, having defeated his lifelong nemesis, Rosenhaur.

With his lost "hunting dog" Chris Danil also returned,

He thought they could finally sink into peace.

However,

"A terrorist attack has occurred at Orum City's airport."

As the esper supremacist group 'Thorns Order' revealed its presence,

The entire continent fell back into chaos,

And Yuri realized his revenge was not yet complete.

Meanwhile, Yuri and Chris discover new meanings in each other....

***

Chris weakened Yuri. He made him dependent, then disappeared without a care. His absence taught the once-flawless man something he had never known before.

It was undoubtedly loneliness.

On the other hand, Yuri tamed Chris and brought him to his knees. The master whispered human emotions and life to the once untamed beast. A being that could have been a disaster became human, willing even to sacrifice himself.

This is surely a downfall.

"I won't take back what I said about listening carefully."

Yuri's lips moved.

"Engrave it firmly in that s*upid head of yours."

This will probably be the first plea he ever utters aloud.

"Never leave me alone again." <<less

“You can't run away anymore.”... more>>

The Rosenthal Duchy, a founding family of the empire, is known for its immense wealth and prestige.

I was reincarnated as Daphne Rosenthal, the villainous extra and troublemaker of that very duchy.

Since I got transmigrated anyway,

I decided to play the role of the spoiled noble lady just well enough to inherit the duchy's fortune and live a quiet life of luxury.

But then...

"Carlos...?"

I met Carlos Gerhardt, my favorite character!

Great!

He met a bad ending in the original story, so I'm going to make him happy this time!

That’s how my efforts to bring happiness to him began, but...

"Carlos! Are you in th—"

"My name."

Somehow, life isn’t going according to plan.

"I told you not to call me that."

He looked down at me with an icy glare.

"Get lost. Unless you want to die."

And slammed the door shut.

Forget happiness or whatever...

This guy’s walls are way too high! <<less

"Just you wait. I'll become a nightmare and visit your nights."... more>>

The empire’s margrave, the Valiant Brown Lion, the owner of the famed sword, Ascaron.
And the lord of the territory, ‘Genevu’, located at the empire’s borders and in the Atlas Mountains, which touched the skies.

‘Marquis Balt Haustein Friedrich Morenheitz.’

In order to save the lives of a woman and two children he had never seen before, he had to cut the legs of his beloved horse and pierced a sword into its throat.

"Bring the children's father. I will hold him accountable for the price of the horse's life."
"I don’t have a husband."

Blue eyes, resembling the still spring waters of the deep mountains, stared back at Balt.

"If there's anything I can do to repay you with a woman's body… I'll do it."
"Anything?"

Filled only with confusion and instinctual desire, Balt embraces Claire, a widow and a mother of three.

But that night, he realises that he is her first man.

"Why did you lie to me? Explain yourself immediately."
"Just leave me alone. Because there isn’t anything I want."
"What are you actually afraid of?"

The east wind, carrying the cold air of Atlas, blew through Genevu as spring arrived.

"Am I unable to make you the Marchioness? Or perhaps, I’ll actually make it happen?"

An icy, blue-eyed woman, whom he was unable to abandon, and unwilling to forsake. Before these two, an unfathomable and cruel fate unfolds. <<less

The Crown Prince, whom I first saw at an imperial party—insanely handsome—suddenly acted as if he knew me.... more>>

"I heard that a woman who suddenly looked like an East Asian was adopted into the Rubiche family, so I wondered. But to think it was you. I wasn’t crazy. I wasn’t losing my mind after all."

And then, as he said that, he started crying his eyes out. On top of that, it turns out this man was my boss back in Korea.

The Crown Prince, known as the madman of the Empire—my former boss—would call me to the imperial palace every chance he got.

“Tell me about Korea.”

“It’s been five years, so my memory’s a bit fuzzy.”

“Just tell me. For me, it’s been more than twenty years.”

That big of a time difference?

Surprised, I looked at his face— and saw him crying again. Why does he keep crying?

“I missed you so much. It was driving me mad.”

Then he buried his face in my palm and started sobbing, making things even more awkward for me.

Because we were in the middle of a meal, and the Empress and Emperor were staring at us mid-bite with expressions like they’d lost their appetites. <<less

"I never loved you."... more>>

I was abandoned overnight.

He said he only loved me because of the love potion, and that all the time we’d spent together, everything between us, had only existed because of it.

The lover who left me was engaged to another woman in less than a month.

If only that had been the worst of it.

"They say she used some awful trick just to get a man."

Everyone turned their backs on me.

"It wasn’t like that!"

But no one believed me.

Love, friendship, honor—I lost them all in an instant.

Time passed, like hell itself.

And then, three men appeared before me, out of nowhere.

"I don’t know why, but my heart raced when I saw you."

A holy knight with a calm face, relentlessly confessing his love.

"Don’t run away. And don’t tell me to leave you, either."

A mysterious attendant, all prickles on the outside, but oddly gentle underneath.

"Why won’t you use me?"

The Empire’s one and only war hero, who couldn’t take his eyes off me.

I didn’t want to believe it, but…

It was that damned love potion again.

Who is it?

Who keeps pushing me to the edge like this?

"It’s an illness. It’s a sickness. Not love."

At last, I fed them the antidote,

And I thought I was finally free of them.

…Then why are they still looking at me like that?

This fake love farce should have ended long ago. <<less

I was possessed by a 19+ romance novel. And I was in the body of Judith Harrington, who was forced into marriage after being sold off to pay off gambling debts.... more>>

My husband died on our wedding day, and the family is left in debt.

...Well, it was okay.

The mansion I inherited is rumored to be cursed and can't be sold.

...I could understand that.

'I'm not the kind of person who would be frightened by this, I'm the kind of person who's been through a dogfight and a possession.'

I vowed to make a business and live my life in the South this time. But... It's not fair that my husband's body doesn't rot!

"What have you done to me?"

My husband's dark green eyes swept over my naked body. An incomprehensible voice the frozen silence.

"I can't believe we were doing that."

My husband had come back to life. A character in 19+ novels, with a very naughty misunderstanding.

***

"You're smiling."

To another man with her husband by her side?

Erne was incredulous and covered Judith's eyes.

"You're having an affair."

"It's not an affair because we made eye contact."

A snorting Judith yanked Erne's hand away.

"And how is this an affair, I'm widowed on my wedding day."

Judith stuck her tongue out to him and stalked back into the store.

I was just kidding when I covered her eyes earlier. Judith's comment that it's okay to laugh at her because she's widowed must be a joke.

I know, I know for sure.

"...I feel bad."

Why is it so dirty? <<less

In the current era of nationwide immersion, I found myself engrossed in the Reverse Harem Game. It was great conquering the Reverse Harem and ending with four simultaneous captures, but...... more>>

"Isn't my existence enough for you to rely on, Master?"

[Hexion's affection has decreased!]

"If I'm not to your liking, please kill me and take a new Cedric as your companion."

[Until the next bomb: D-3]

"You said you liked me. Then, there's no need for someone else, right?"

[Remaining time 23:59:59. Death upon failure (unavoidable)]

"When the remaining three turn against you, it would be wise to think about who can protect you."

[Upon acceptance, Cedric, Hexion, and Marvis's conquests will be cancelled.]

Why does my affection keep dropping, and bombs keep appearing, even though they claim to love me? This frustrating game said it was over!

Let's all just enjoy the harem life peacefully, please! <<less

The man who purchased the fallen princess, Luciella, from an illegal auction—Enoch Walter.... more>>

He was someone who maintained courtesy even to Luciella, whose situation was no different from a s*ave.

“Let me formally introduce myself, Your Highness. I am Enoch Walter, the master of the Walter Marquis residence.”

Enoch observed formalities toward Luciella and tried to kiss the back of her hand.

But the surprised Luciella immediately withdrew her hand.

It was because her hand was too dirty to receive his kiss.

“Dirty……”

It was an excuse she blurted out for fear of being misunderstood.

However, Enoch’s expression did not soften.

‘Dirty? What’s dirty? Could she be saying that I’m dirty?’

For Enoch, such rejection was all too common.

Simply because he was of commoner origin. <<less

When my husband returned home after a long time, he was with another woman.... more>>

Even without an introduction, Chloe knew who she was.

The kingdom's Cinderella.

Her husband's first love and the woman who was supposed to be his wife.

"You know how much I love Helena. I've played the role of your husband without any issues for the past year, so now let me live my life."

Claiming to reclaim his lost life, he shamelessly continued his affair.

***

"Family, friends, honor... Losing everything, the princess has lived a truly unfortunate life."

The voice that once masqueraded as a friend was now utterly absent.

Chloe inadvertently looked up, shrinking at that hard tone.

She was met with eyes containing an obsession only a beast might have.

The deep emotions conveyed by those red eyes were unlike anything Chloe had ever felt before.

"If that woman is the kingdom's Cinderella, then I'll make you the Cinderella of the century."

"......"

"So come to me, Princess."

For I will give the empire to the princess.

Perhaps because she had become more sensitive to stimuli,

Chloe felt as if she heard the words the other person shouted in his heart. <<less

I was reincarnated as the villainous empress who tormented the heroine and got executed.... more>>

It’s fine. I don’t plan on tormenting the heroine.

Whether the original couple dives into a tragic romance or a romantic comedy,

that’s their business, isn’t it?

As for me, the villainess, I’m clocking out of this burning love-and-hate drama!

“I will no longer torment the imperial consort.”

I boldly declared my resolution to the original male lead.

But then.

“Why would you bother doing something so pointless?”

The original male lead is acting strange.

It’s fine, totally fine!

If you think about it, all I have to do is stop being evil from now on, right?

Surely, nothing will happen if I don’t do anything.

That’s what I thought optimistically.

“Your Majesty the Empress! I finally succeeded!”

Until my maid ripped the heroine’s dress.

…This is actually happening.

The people around me were too competent for their own good.

And the problems didn’t end there

“I’m very interested in this.”

The villain whispered to me with a languid smile.

“How to capture the heart of someone, I mean.”

No, excuse me, why are you suddenly doing this to me? This is terrifying!

This wasn’t in the plan! <<less