“I’m not interested in becoming a soldier.”... more>>

“Should I kill your whole family, then? Maybe that’ll make you listen.”

Last night, he went out to earn some spare cash—and ran straight into the same lunatic killer who now, in a clean military uniform, introduces himself as Captain Kim Hayoon and hands over enlistment papers.

He thought he was being silenced. Instead, the madman was recruiting him.

“If you just follow orders, your entire family can live in comfort.”

His instincts screamed danger. This man was a threat—but the desperate grind of daily poverty made Kim Hayoon’s offer difficult to resist.

As a mixed-blood from Zone B, military life was hell from day one. Nothing came easy, and every moment felt like survival.

At first, he just wanted to get kicked out and go home. But thinking of his smiling younger siblings, and his adoptive father who had just survived a critical heart surgery, he began to understand what he had to do.

Kim Hayoon had given him more than he ever dared hope for. And so, he began to wonder—out of all the people in the world, why me?

But he couldn’t forget—

“Nothing in this world is free.” <<less

Junghyun's stepfather, who had cleared all his debts and spared no financial support, was in fact plotting to keep Junghyun by his side by using his mother, and was constantly revealing his desire. Realizing his stepfather's improper desires, Junghyun tries to return to the United States, but his mother only scolds him for being selfish. Trying to avoid the worst-case scenario, he then meets a man named Seungwon by chance and feels attracted to him. However, the unreserved man turns out to be his stepfather's son.... more>>

Junghyun, exhausted and lonely between his immature mother and his stepfather lusting after his stepson, is shaken by Seungwon, who is honest and affectionate, and gradually falls for him... <<less

Impeccable (adjective): Flawless, perfect... more>>

Algorithm (noun): Computation, algorithm

Perfect matching.

“I’m pretty sure I asked you this clearly the first time we met. Which one of the two people in the photo is you?”

Kang Jin-han (27, su), who has never once experienced dating in his life, installs an online dating app on a whim and ends up meeting Cha Jeong-yul (32, gong). Jin-han, who somehow managed to keep up months of conversation with the highly suspicious Jeong-yul—a man with no profile picture and an unknown name—gradually begins to find his only solace in lonely city life through him.

Months later, at their first in-person meeting, Jin-han is rejected the moment they lay eyes on each other.

“Sorry, but Jin-han-ssi, you’re not my type.”

Jeong-yul firmly expresses his unwillingness to meet again, revealing that Jin-han had misunderstood every question he’d been asked up until now. But Jin-han, desperate not to lose the one joy in his daily life, blurts out,

“Well, we could still have s*x, couldn’t we?!”

Unwilling to let go of Jeong-yul, Jin-han tries to negotiate any way to hold onto him.

“Hmm, my way is a bit… unconventional,” Jeong-yul replies, and Jin-han learns the real reason he’s been using the app.

“You might end up crying. Are you okay with that?”

Knowing nothing about SM, vanilla, or anything in between, Jin-han agrees to Jeong-yul’s proposal with nothing but blind faith that it’ll somehow work out. And so begins a relationship, with Jin-han completely unaware of the feverish emotions it will awaken in his heart. <<less

Divine, a famous MMORPG known for its extensive customization options.... more>>

One day, a hobby screenshot of the game that Sa-yoon casually uploaded ended up on the main page—

And that’s when he picked up an online stalker.

[Lepus] killer: Please share your customization settings. ㅇ^^ㅇ [email protected]

They spammed comments under his posts—

[Comment] Lepus-killer: Please share your customization settings. ㅇ^^ㅇ [email protected]

Chased him down to his guestbook to contact him—

[Whisper] killer12345: Chasa-nim!

[Whisper] killer12345: Please share your custom settings ^^!

No matter how many times he blocked them, they just made new characters and followed him in-game.

Sa-yoon, now branded with the unfortunate title of “Newbie Slayer,” eventually had to eliminate the stalker himself.

Finally free, he was enjoying his peaceful gaming life—until a new transfer player suddenly appeared.

[Whisper] a10235044: Hyung! Wanna party up with me permanently?

Meanwhile, in real life, Sa-yoon was struggling with his upcoming graduation project. Hoping to recruit an actor, he approached Shin Jae, a freshman in the drama club.

“You think creeps like you trying to pull something is anything new?”

“…What?”

“You like guys, don’t you, sunbae?”

But Shin Jae misunderstood, assuming Sa-yoon had been following him around out of infatuation.

Revealing his hidden nature, he sneered—

“I bet this is how you always play it off when you get rejected after creeping on people.

I’m the one being stalked here, so why the hell are you acting like the bigger person?”

After being repeatedly accused, Sa-yoon’s patience snapped.

“Alright, Shin Jae. Maybe you’re just too young to understand,

but let me show you what real flirting looks like.”

Will Sa-yoon finally rid himself of his gaming stalker?

And can he clear up the real-life misunderstanding before it’s too late? <<less

Long ago, during an era when divine beasts mingled with humans and lived on Earth, a child bearing the blood of these divine beings, known as a “Shinin,” was born from the union between humans and divine beasts. The Shinin possessed miraculous powers, but the price of having such forbidden strength was high. The divine beast blood coursing through their veins induced madness.... more>>

To counter this, the divine beasts joined forces to create beings with a calming scent, known as “Hyangin,” who could stabilize the Shinin. Only the Hyangin, whose scent matched the divine beast blood, could soothe the raging blood within the Shinin.

In one such Hyangin village of the Honghwa tribe, there lived a young male Hyangin named Dan Yuha, who was discriminated against and scorned due to his parents’ crimes.

Despite this, Yuha grew resiliently into an excellent perfumer and pharmacist, thanks to the Third Prince of the Empire, Shin Ryuwon, who had saved him as a child. With a heart full of gratitude, Yuha worked hard, hoping to one day repay Ryuwon.

That day finally arrived when Ryuwon, suffering from the increasingly potent divine beast blood, came to the Honghwa village to recuperate. Yuha sought to use his talents to assist the prince. However, an incident occurred where another Hyangin sneaked into Ryuwon’s chamber to seduce him, causing Ryuwon’s divine beast blood to go berserk. In his ensuing madness, Ryuwon lost his reason and ended up ravishing Yuha… <<less