At a young age, I was caught up in a Gate incident and barely made it out alive. ... more>>

They called me a "miracle child," Jung Jehee.

But that so-called "miracle" meant nothing—I had only barely survived.

I lost my sight, my ability to move freely, and was even diagnosed as terminally ill.

Trapped in a hospital room, all I could do was wait for the day I would die...

Then, in a moment of life-or-death crisis, I awakened as Korea's first-ever S-rank.

After a long, long hospital stay, my new life as an S-rank began.

It should have been something to celebrate.

So why is it that my childhood friend, Im Taehwan, who had been so devoted to me throughout my years of illness, is acting so strange?

"Jehee... don’t tell me... you can see through me?"

Even after learning about my awakening, he seemed oddly unsettled.

"After you're discharged, I was thinking... how about living with me?"

He insisted on living together for some reason.

"Once you're out, why don’t we go study abroad? Anywhere is fine."

Out of nowhere, he started suggesting we move overseas together.

For thirteen years, he took care of me every single day. He should be free to live his own life now.

For the sake of my kind but stubborn friend, I tried my best to gain independence from him.

But then—

"Ah, that? It’s called a re-awakening."

"Seems like I got a little stronger."

To make matters worse, my childhood friend followed right behind me—awakening as the second-ever S-rank in Korea.

Just days after I became the first.

"How did Taehwan end up awakening as an S-rank like me...?"

Is S-rank something contagious?

This is getting seriously weird.

* * *

"Jung Jehee. Do you really not want to live with me?"

"You’re in danger just by being with me. You’re only a B-rank and don’t even have combat abilities. At best, you’re just a normal person with slightly better stamina and strength."

Could Taehwan, who has a non-combat ability, really protect me?

He stayed silent, as if he couldn’t argue with what I said.

"No, it’s just that..."

"You only said your house feels empty to reassure my mom, didn’t you? The truth is, you like being alone—that’s why you never joined a guild. I know how hard it is for solo artifact creators to survive. And yet, you insist on staying independent."

"No, it’s true that I like being alone. But... you..."

"I’m a bit special?"

"...Uh... well... no, I mean..."

"So? What exactly do you mean?"

"...You are... a little special... I guess...?"

Avoiding my gaze, he mumbled under his breath, "We’re friends, after all..."

For someone so big, he still acts just like he did when we were kids.

He won’t meet my eyes, yet he won’t let go of me either. <<less

“Again! Again?! I’m seriously going to lose it.”... more>>

An elite A-rank hunter and team leader of a major guild.

But no matter how desperately he clings to life, he always ends up back in the spring of his twenty-fifth year. Over and over again.

After far too many regressions, F-rank hunter Kim Doyoon finally accepts the truth staring him in the face.

This world is stuck on repeat.

And—

This regression isn’t even for me.

He's just a speck, caught in the current of something far bigger.

Now awakened to his 19th regression, Doyoon sets out to uncover the truth behind this chaotic loop—only to be approached out of the blue by S-rank hunter Yoo Seung-jae, who offers him a hand... and a spot on his team.

Everything’s lining up a little too perfectly, and yet—

Why does every fiber of his being scream that something is off?

* * *

“I came to pick you up.”

“...Why?”

“Because I said I would.”

Yoo Seung-jae looked straight at me, beaming like the damn sun itself. That kind of smile—blinding, sincere, like it was meant only for me.

And I—

Bang!

Shit.

I slammed the door in his face out of sheer panic. <<less

*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

A campus couple, Hyun and Jio, who dated and broke up at twenty.... more>>

“Why did you have to break up with me while crying like that? Was that your life’s goal?”

They parted ways unable to understand each other, and after a period of not wanting to understand, they reunite at twenty-nine.

“I wanted to do something like this for you at least once.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Doing whatever you want.”

In Jio’s shaken mind, only Hyun’s words and actions align clearly.

“How can I get you to be with me again?”

Making mistakes, turning back with regrets, and yet meeting again. An ordinary, normal love story. <<less

Seon Wooyeon was someone who couldn’t stand Alphas, both before and after presenting as an Omega.... more>>

The only exception was his private tutor, who happened to be not an Alpha. That’s why Wooyeon couldn’t correct him when he called him by the wrong name; it made his heart flutter too much.

“Yeon-ah.”

“Teacher, are you going to the military?”

Four years after an unrequited first love, Wooyeon enters the same university as his teacher.

Even though he doesn’t recognize him, Wooyeon recognizes him at first sight.

Kim Dohyun.

Those three letters made his heart flutter without reason.

However, he said, “…Are you an Alpha?”

Even though he had denied it before, his first love, the teacher, was actually an Alpha.

If he had known that fact, he might not have liked him.

Now was the time to straighten out the traces of the past.

“I’m Seon Wooyeon. Seon Wooyeon.”

“Wooyeon. Your name is the same as a student I used to tutor.” <<less

Kim Yuwon grew up in an orphanage without parents and jumped straight into working life. While only hearing about the dream-like university experience through rumors, Yuwon was working at a small grilled meat restaurant called ‘Iron Plate House’ when he fell in love at first sight with Moon Jeonghyeok, who came as a customer.... more>>

“Is it wrong for a thirty-seven-year-old to mooch meals off a twenty-two-year-old?”

“Yeah. It’s wrong.”

Jeonghyeok pushes away Yuwon, who boldly approaches him despite being fifteen years younger.

“I like you. I really like you, ajeossi.”

Their romance begins with Yuwon’s aggressive pursuit, lacking any finesse, and the two fall deeply for each other as they appear in each other’s lonely lives.

But the sweet times are only temporary.

“Are you always that loose? Or is clinging to men your hobby?”

Yuwon gradually becomes exhausted, unable to bear Jeonghyeok’s frightening obsession that tightens around him… <<less