*This work contains elements that may involve coercive s*xual relationships and trigger trauma.... more>>

*All the settings in this novel are fictional, and the ideologies of the characters do not reflect the author’s beliefs.

In an era where the sea is drying up.

In a world where things have become more precious than people,

‘Bada’, who worked at ‘Oceans’, encounters an unexpected person.

It’s Joo Dohwa, the heir to the ‘Four Seas Group’ that monopolizes the sea.

“I’ll take that one. How much?”

A relaxed and slow gaze that turns to look at him.

Normally, they would never have met, given their different social classes.

But Joo Do-hwa, who came all the way here to buy a person, had only one request for Bada.

“I’ll call you ‘hyung’ (older brother). In return, you speak to me informally. How about it?”

A ‘hyung’ he briefly spent time with as a child, the one who disappeared after stealing something important from him—

He asked Bada to imitate that ‘hyung.’

“We’re playing a role. You’re the hyung, and I’m the younger brother.”

The time limit is until he loses interest.

As he said this, his golden eyes were filled with curiosity toward the stranger in front of him.

It wasn’t a difficult request. At least not for Bada.

‘He doesn’t seem to remember.’

Should I tell him? That I’m the one he’s looking for. <<less

Possessed as the male lead’s younger sister.... more>>

Having lost my parents in the war and living alone with my brother, I get a job at the notorious Duke of Akarut.

“Hey, what’s your name?”

“It’s Chase.”

However, there were a few issues ―

I was currently in disguise as a boy, and the problem was that in the future, the Duke was going to kill my older brother.

In the end, I ran away to survive… but Raiden Akarut came looking for me.

“What does the Duke want from me?”

“I’m sorry, but I have a lot I want from you.”

His voice was strange.

When I tried to turn my head to look at him, Raiden buried his face in my shoulder.

“…You probably don’t want anything from me, but I do. When I see you, it makes me angry.”

Raiden tightened his arms around my waist. <<less

“Your indifference is driving me crazy.”... more>>

To Han Yeowon, Lee Taegang existed in a category different from all other people. There were friends, lovers, family, and then there was Lee Taegang.

However, when Lee Taegang started coming on strong as if he had unleashed something within himself, Han Yeowon was thrown into turmoil.

While he worried about losing Lee Taegang, who was more important to him than family, he was also caught in the contradictory emotion of wanting to immediately give in to his demands…

In the end, what will be the outcome of this relationship between these two people that has crossed the line? <<less

Cheon Sejoo, who had no choice but to join the organization to avenge his deceased sister. In the midst of living a life devoid of hope, he meets a young man who reminds him of his sister, prompting him to extend a small act of kindness to him.... more>>

If he had known that this light-hearted intention would become so burdensome, he wouldn’t have brought him into his life.

* * *

“I told you. It was always you first…”

His eyes, usually sharp, looked gentle today. Cheon Sejoo’s gaze was soft, sweet, and lingering.

“So take responsibility.”

It was always Cheon Sejoo who took the first step. He was the one who reached out to him first, the one who looked at him first. Sejin had merely taken his hand because he offered it, and looked at him because he gave him his gaze. And in doing so, he fell in love with that gentle man.

Sejin no longer wanted to see Cheon Sejoo drifting away from him.

If you can’t come to me, then I will go to you.

“You’re all I have left now…” <<less

A young and talented sea hero, Vice Admiral Chastan. Known as an outstanding individual in the navy, he suddenly receives a summons from the capital one day.... more>>

What awaited him was a divorce trial, filed by his wife, the guilty spouse, as he followed the summons to the capital. However, there was a much deeper political aim that went beyond his wife’s infidelity… From then on, he gets caught up in a whirlwind of unexpected conspiracies and events. <<less

In a world where everything was submerged in water, among the surviving continents, there are the Hwa clan who support the lands.... more>>

Cheongyeon, who runs an herbal apothecary in Cheonghwa Town, is rumored to be a beauty who brings about misfortune, but in reality, he is a member of the Hwa clan that supports Cheonghwa Town.

The Hwa must eat the Boksu flower to survive. While seeking for dried Boksu flowers, Cheongyeon runs into Tae Muwon at a garbage dump.

“Pretty Tr*sh. Is it you? The one who stood me up.”

The first unwritten rule of Cheonghwa Town: Do not get entangled with Tae Muwon. A pirate and owner of the warship Peira, he was an absolute being in Cheonghwa Town.

From the moment he suspects Cheongyeon of being a member of the Hwa clan, Cheongyeon’s life began to veer as if hit by a tempest… <<less

“Saint, you must marry me.”... more>>

Klaus Geshturn, God’s adversary who sought more than what was permitted to humans. He proposed to the fallen saint who had become useless, bringing about the decline of the religious order.

“Through this, our Antagon will shed the image of a heretic, and you, Saint, will be free.”

The moment Azniel, who had once rescued a wounded, emaciated boy with jet-black eyes and radiant blond hair a decade ago, saw him in the handsome man before her, there was no way she could resist taking his hand.

A prenuptial agreement filled only with favorable terms for her, a grand mansion, inexhaustible wealth in gold and treasures, and excessive generosity.

‘You will surely become free.’

Azniel believed the boy had returned to keep the long promise

“I asked my wife for nothing from the start.”

Until she faced the husband who never stood by her.

“You truly desire nothing… right?”

Everything the perfect husband offered tightened her throat and drained her dry.

And so, after exhausting her last purpose, Azniel left her husband without hesitation. There was nothing more for him to gain from this marriage, which had been her salvation in the mire.

But why?

“Even if I am repulsive, live by my side and disdain me.”

Why did he desperately seek her out?

“Please, don’t say that I was wrong….”

Kneeling at her feet and sobbing bitterly. <<less

She lost her beloved family to a boy.... more>>

Ten years later, the boy who killed them reappeared before her—now a grown man.

There was no way she wouldn’t recognize him.

Not when she’d never forgotten him for even a moment.

Kenneth Vinzetten—

The head of a noble house revered across the Empire.

“I’ve come to fulfill the engagement we promised long ago.”

He was Rosalie’s fiancé.

Rosalie decided she would become a duchess and return to him the same despair and grief she had felt when she lost her loved ones.

“You should know what my pain feels like.”

To make Kenneth fall hopelessly in love with her,

Rosalie was willing to do anything.

Whisper love into his ear, press her lips against his—

whatever it took.

And yet—

Why is it me whose heart aches like it’s been torn open?

Why is he the one wearing that expression? <<less

He regressed to the first day of confinement.... more>>

4 years ago, Kwon Jae-jin, an ordinary person, appeared as the only guide for the S-class esper Seo Eui-woo.

Seo Eui-woo kidnapped him and demanded that he be guided without consent.

"Shall we check now? I wonder if you are a guide that matches me or not."

"Hurts, it hurts, ah, ngh! Ugh...... Stop......!"

"See, you can do guiding on me......."

Seo Eui-woo's crazy behavior, which seemed ruthless at first glance, had a good reason, and after 4 years that felt like war, Jae-jin eventually understood and accepted Seo Eui-woo.

Not only that, he was taken in by Seo Eui-woo's persistent love offensive and their relationship developed romantically!

They lived happily ever after......!

......It would've been great if it had ended with such a happy ending.

One sunny day, a gate in the yard burst, and Kwon Jae-jin got caught in it. He died with his limbs torn to pieces.

BAD ENDING.

That was the story of Kwon Jae-jin's first life before returning to this point. <<less

During the reign of King Philip IV of the Capetian dynasty, Acre was in the middle of a war between the Sultan, the invader, and the Knights Templar, who were set on protecting the Holy Land.... more>>

The day Léa's family from the workshop decided to leave by boat to escape the threat of war, she was given the task to return the sword entrusted by the leader of the Knights Templar in place of her father, who was taking care of her mother who was about to give birth. Thus, Léa had to go out into the heart of the war.
However, as soon as she arrived with the sword firmly on her back, she witnessed the death of the leader. In the face of danger, she meets Baltha, the beautiful knight she has dreamed of since childhood.

But it wasn't the time to indulge in such sentiments.
The sword had lost its owner, and the atmosphere at the Knights Templar was somehow strange.

"It is dangerous to go alone. I will take you there."
"Thank you very much, Sir Baltha. How can I repay this favor..."

What Léa, who had returned to the workshop with Baltha, witnessed was a gruesome mu*der scene.
The only things that remained were the four year-old Rachel, and the shocking news conveyed by her younger sister...

'We have no choice but to silence every single person who has seen it!
Shouldn't the mission dedicated to God come first?'

That? Is it because of the sword the leader has entrusted to them?
The Knights Templar... Did they really kill her parents because of that sword?

'Should I bury the two of them?'

Léa's blood ran cold.
Because Baltha, who had escorted her back to the workshop, and was collecting her parents' corpses outside, was also a member of the Templars.

The great truth about the intrigue and the gods surrounding the Templars' holy relic.

It was the day it all started. <<less

I was a saint candidate.... more>>

I fell into a scheme and ruined the duke, my only sponsor, I was falsely accused of trying to mu*der Diana, my rival, and died a miserable death.

‘I’m not a foreign object in some kind of third-rate novel… Why am I dying so s*upidly and absurdly?!’

In that moment, I realized.

I’ve really transmigrated into a character in a novel!

***

Me, Belzeth. 5 years old.

I’ve regressed back to my childhood like a miracle!

I’ve decided to live well this time, learning from my past mistakes.

And the results are in.

The Duke who was always cold-hearted in my previous life keeps giving me gifts, I've become friends with the eldest son who gets killed because of me, and even the sickly younger son who was supposed to die early is healed.

“Great! Now I just have to avoid the dead flags!”

But.

The more I try to avoid the original storyline, the more I get involved with the male lead candidates…

And Diana, the kind heroine, turns into a harsh person who’s just after me?!

“I can’t hear my heartbeat.”

To make matters worse, even my heart is gone.

Damn it! I might end up being the villainess again and die!

“I don’t have a heart… I don’t have a heart… So I can’t feel pain…”

What a load of nonsense!

Please, whether you’re a goddess or whatever, just let me live a peaceful life! <<less

Chae Beomjun, whose lifelong wish is to die during s*x, never believed in love. He never thought the day would come when he would confess his love.... more>>

“I guess I like you.”

“So, you want to date? No way! I just want to have s*x with you.”

“If you date me, I’ll make sure you get plenty of that.”

“I can get plenty of that without dating you.”

He never expected such a response to his confession.

“Listen, ahjussi. My ideal type is someone eight years younger than me, have a big dick, and modest.”

Unfortunately, Chae Beomjun was exactly eight years older than Seo Haeyoon and had slept with more people than he could count. In other words, he was a corrupted whore.

“…But I match one of those criteria. Can’t we make it work?”

“How much do you love me? Can you cut that off too?”

When he insisted, Seo Haeyoon scoffed. Of course, he pushed even harder.

So, the who*e brought a contract.

“Article 1. Obligations of the Contracting Parties

1. Party A (Seo Haeyoon) promises to love Party B (Chae Beomjun) for life, even if Party B becomes impotent.”

He must have been out of his mind. <<less

One night, Oscar picked up the key to a safe he had once desperately searched for. The person who came with it became a living key was a woman, extraordinary in every aspect. Her tearful eyes, naive actions, even her name and appearance. The woman was oddly irritating. He was even displeased at having to ponder how to describe that irritation. So, he wanted to temporarily put it out of sight, in a place where it couldn't be seen.... more>>

“I... want to be by your side.”

It was too ridiculous to be sincere, and far too pathetic to be temptation.

Therefore, the one who was ensnared was undoubtedly an idiot.

Even when subjected to all kinds of insults, the woman approached until the end. On those small, soft palms, which knew no calluses, Oscar von Reinhardt was played with.

So, I must hold you accountable.

To you, who never had sincerity, not even for a single moment.

Until the very end...

To you, who even hid your name from me,

I will hold you accountable, very cruelly.

Oscar von Reinhardt – The head of the Reinhardt dukedom, with black curly hair and blue eyes. He owns the railway that crosses the Norfolk continent and the largest steel company on the continent. He is willing to do anything for his goals, even if it means kissing the back his enemy’s hand. He has brought his ruined family back to prominence through extreme efficiency. Therefore, he spurns himself for falling for the wiles of such ridiculous seduction, nor can he forgive the woman who made him feel this way.

Han Seo Ah – A mixed-race individual with brown hair and brown eyes. She has been an outsider from the moment she formed her first memory. Her appearance stands out, to the point she is suspicious of her birth. The starting point of her sin was when she came into existence. Therefore, she wishes to atone for all her wrongdoings; to her grandfather, and to that man whose mere presence makes her heart flutter. <<less

Cesare Traon Karl Erzet, the Imperial Commander-in-Chief.... more>>

After three years of service in the war, he returned to propose to Eileen.

Eileen struggled to believe that Cesare’s marriage proposal was sincere.

After all, from the moment they met when she was ten,

The affectionate man had always treated her like a child.

“I don’t—I don’t want to marry Your Highness.”

For so long, her love for him was unrequited.

She did not wish for their marriage to be a transaction.

Was it because of the long war?

The man, who was normally cool and rational, had changed.

His impulsive actions, his unbridled desire for her—they were all too unfamiliar.

“This should only be done with someone you love!”

“You can also do it with the person you plan to marry.”

Eileen was intrigued by this change.

And yet, the closer she became with Cesare…

She discovered things that defied reason or logic.

Eileen learned about her husband’s many evil deeds not long after.

“I couldn’t even have your body, Eileen.”

Everything he did was for her.

He became the villain, only for his Eileen. <<less

"Did you marry me because I look like her?"... more>>

Song-hyun asked, her voice trembling. Yoon Seung-ha’s expression remained cold and unreadable.

Song-hyun had always harbored feelings for her boss, Yoon Seung-ha. After a business trip to Busan, they grew closer, and eventually, she found herself pregnant and married to him. But…

“I heard he tried to run away with that woman. He wanted to live with her, even though she had his brother-in-law’s child.”

The cold, measured voice echoed in her mind, and it was then that Song-hyun finally learned the truth.

“Did you marry me because I look like her?”

If he couldn’t have that woman, was she just a substitute? To Song-hyun, it felt as though all the moments of sincerity that Seung-ha occasionally showed her weren’t really meant for her at all. His kindness, his warmth—everything she thought was hers—belonged to someone else.

“So what if that’s true?”

Seung-ha’s dry, mocking laughter brushed against her ears as she lowered her gaze in despair.

“Song-hyun.”

He called her name softly, and when she didn’t respond, a large hand lifted her chin. Song-hyun stared at him blankly, the man in front of her feeling like a stranger once again—never like a husband.

“What if you are just a replacement for her?” <<less

“Do you know what people call you?”... more>>

“What?”

“Douchebag.”

He gave me his devilish smile that always makes my toes curl.

Wearing a black suit like armour, he was like a giant castle surrounded by a fortress of iron. I took a step closer, wrapped my hand around his glossy tie, and yanked it down towards me. His lips curled and he lowered his eyes, his dark gaze was piercing my soul.

He grabbed my chin and hovered above me. Removing the remaining inches between us, he pushed his hot tongue into my open lips. Hidden beneath that ice-cold expression of his was a beast raging with desire.

I realised that arousing him was a mistake.

“This is the first time I’ve felt aroused from being called a douchebag.” <<less

Sin Woo-hyun – The third head of a syndicate, living his life through inertia. He visits the older sister of the man who drove his younger sister to her death and meets Yoo-hwa there.... more>>

Kim Yoo-hwa – A life full of wounds. She meets Woo-hyun while in deep loneliness and loves him.

Even if it’s not love,

Even if you don’t mean it,

It’s all right.

Because it’s you.

Because you were affectionate to me, who was hungry for affection. <<less

Rumors circulated that he only cared about money, had blighted affairs with his adulterous sponsors, and abandoned his fellow group members he had known for two-years after renegotiating a contract with a major entertainment agency.... more>>

He had taken possession of the body of a hopeless idol whose common moniker was "Beautiful Scum".

He thought he got blatantly ripped-off by signing that contract.

Everything aforementioned had been far from his actual self. He was a sob-story right out of a melodrama; not even close to being 'scum'.

This was the tale of how he, enraged by the body of the previous possessor's shitty life, personally took revenge for him.

So far, everything had gone accordingly. However, in the process, he gradually tamed the people around him.

He posed/masqueraded/feigned his pessimism as optimism.

Sometimes he appeared stoic, and other times cordial,
Whilst simultaneously acting innocent.
He was the sole person unaware of the harem that, little by little, began to encompass him. <<less

She was not only reincarnated into someone who died in an absurd fashion, but she also took the crown prince’s place and went to the secret neutral territory, where male members of the five imperial families gathered. As a result, her childhood friends know her as a boy.... more>>

“Goodbye, guys.” she cried in front of her friends who she would never meet again. That was because officially, she (the prince) was going to die soon!

It was fun spending time with them, but she will never see them again. She hopes everyone lives happily!

***

After many years, her childhood friends turned heroes who defeated the wild dragon visited her.

“…Was it you? The one who killed my friend?”

“After killing the previous crown prince, the mu*derer is said to be living comfortably as a princess, right?”

“I will torture you, so much so you’ll wish for death.”

“Answer me. Why did you kill him?”

Of course, they didn’t recognize her at all. No, that’s not the problem… The problem is that her childhood friends are trying to kill her. Wait a second, guys! <<less

Lee family books, the book store Joo Hee ran for many years, is notified by a termination of lease out of the blue. Since she cannot sit on the street like a homeless person, Joo Hee visits Park Shin-woo, the owner of the building and chairman of Hansung Group. But the first meeting with the owner of the building turns into a naked meeting where she happens to run into his bare chest. What was even worse? He has even made a strange suggestion to go out with him for three times without any preconceptions.…. ... more>>

“Can I make a suggestion?”

“What?”

“If you go out with me three times, I will think about rewriting the Lee family books’s lease contract.”

This is the strange romance between Joo Hee, a woman who has to somehow keep Lee family books, and Shin Woo, a man who tries to tie her up.

‘Her Bizarre Night Guest’ <<less

I’ve reincarnated as the reverse harem game’s villainess, the one and only adopted daughter of the ducal Eckart family.... more>>

But the difficulty just has to be the worst!

Everything I do will only lead me to death.

I must be paired with one of the main male characters from the heroine’s harem before the ‘real daughter’ of the duke family appears!

Two older brothers who always pick a fight with me on every little thing.

The insane crown prince whose route will always lead to my death.

‘I only see the heroine and no one else’s wizard, and also her loyal s*ave knight, too!

‘First, let’s take some of them which I see no hope in, out of the list!’

“I didn’t know my place up until now. From now on, I’ll live as quiet as a mouse so you wouldn’t care the slightest bit!

But why do their interests in me keep on rising every time I draw the line?! <<less