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.

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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

"The most unnecessary existence in my life would be the Empress."... more>>

Aristena, who as a nominal Empress, was treated like her husband's burden for a lifetime.

She lost her life in place of her husband, who was to become a hero in the war against monsters, wanting to be of help at least at the end.

The moment she opened her eyes after closing them in distant pain…

Somehow, she was alive. Moreover, in a body that looked about 8 years younger.

Aristena, who had lived an unfortunate and miserable life that no one would glorify, wanted to live a different life this time.

But...

'Why is this person next to me? And why am I not wearing a stitch of clothing?'

Clothes scattered on the floor. No, to be precise, seeing her own clothes torn and strewn about, she was shocked.

And... she almost lost her breath in horror when she realized that the man lying next to her was her ex-husband who would become the future Emperor.

Even when she was his wife, they hadn't consummated their marriage.

With the body of an unmarried woman...

No, after deciding not to get involved with him, to do such a thing!

A pair of languid violet eyes gazed at Aristena. Soon, he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close.

"Aristena. This time, don't try to leave me."

Finally, she realized that in this life too, she had become entangled with this man.

And in a completely different way from her past life.

The story of a woman trying to find her worth in a new life, and a man belatedly trying to repay her. <<less

[From the very beginning, wasn’t our relationship just a game? Ah, but I’ll admit this much—it was fun.] ... more>>

With nothing but a single cruel letter declaring that everything had been a lie, Emeline’s first love disappeared. Now, he has returned—upon hearing the news of her engagement.

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It all began with rivalry between families. That man, Zenon Trancium, was a delinquent aristocrat who never failed to scratch at her pride. One summer day, when they were both young and naive…

“Have you ever kissed anyone?” Oh, right, you’re so high and mighty that you would freak out if someone even touched you, wouldn’t you?”

“I’ve done it too. Want me to show you?”

What started as a battle of pride from his taunts quickly turned into first love. But before long, Emeline realized it had all been a game to him, and she erased him from her life—or at least, she tried to.

“It’s been a while, Lady Delzeier.”

Until the moment he appeared again, right after hearing of her engagement.

“Do you hate me so much you’d die? Funny, it doesn’t feel like the truth to me.”

Despite being the one who abandoned her, he now stood before her with the look of someone who had been left behind. Her first love was intruding upon Emeline’s life once more—this time, not to offer love, but to ruin her engagement.

“Lady Delzeier, we may still be rivals tied by our families, but let me make one thing clear.”

We’re no longer the naive children of that summer. <<less

The beast who controlled the Empire’s commerce, Idylos Roxen, Duke of Cadellarot. It was an open fact that he hated animals extremely. However, it was the Duke’s sister who picked me up, a kitten, and I was caught while hiding.... more>>

In order to live comfortably, I must somehow capture his heart. So I followed his tail every day and acted cute…

“Eww..!”

‘Eww?’
Idylos hastily covered my mouth. I stiffened in embarrassment…

‘Did he just almost yelled at me?’
It was only then that I realized. This man didn’t hate me, he was scared of me!

Idylos said, while he tightly clasped my hand with his,”You said you wanted to eat me.”

“What are you talking about? It’s all a joke…” I said.

“Joke? Are you serious!? At that time, I was so scared that I couldn’t sleep…”
There was a faint resentment in his dark eyes looking down at me. I knew I shouldn’t be fooled by those pitiful eyes.

In time, his expression changed as I expected and he daringly laughed at me like a beast cornering its prey.

“Take responsibility.”

“…”

“If it’s you, I’ll eat you up.”

…I was just trying, making an effort not to be hated. This man completely forgotten his fear. <<less