※This work contains strong profanity, violence, hateful expressions, infidelity, and material that may trigger trauma (depression, su*cide). Please keep this in mind when reading.※... more>>

Additionally, the background and settings in this work are entirely fictional, and any regions, people, organizations, or company names have no relation to reality.

※All ideologies expressed in the work do not reflect the author’s personal beliefs.

“I must die for Ki Baek-woo.

Ki Baek-woo, whom I loved more than life itself. And Jung Yi-dam, Baek-woo’s new love.

I die for this.

Because this world has already been determined that way.

This is inside a boys’ love simulation game where Jung Yi-dam is the protagonist.

As a mere supporting character, I have no choice.

I can only repeat death and regression, loving, loving, and loving Baek-woo until my heart wears out and disappears from exhaustion.”

“Hyung, please forgive me just this once. I’m nothing without you… You know that better than anyone.”

But why is Ki Baek-woo suddenly clinging to me now?

“Finally…! How long I’ve waited for a day like this!”

And Jung Yi-dam, this world’s protagonist, who suddenly appears before me speaking strange words.

What am I supposed to do now? <<less

Early 19th century, in the fictional kingdom of Norke. Liberal forces, demanding voting rights for citizens and the abolition of class discrimination, dream of revolution. The aristocracy, mired in financial difficulties, struggles to resist the winds of change.... more>>

One day, Count Frederick approaches Baron Roel Sutton, the second son of a fallen noble family, and asks him to discreetly ascertain whether Duke Terrence Langdon is funding the liberal movement.

Roel, determined to become a spy for the sake of his family, begins to approach Langdon. He is then hurt to discover that a false rumor about him being a "prostitute" has spread throughout the capital. However, Roel quickly decides to use this false rumor to his advantage, planning to seduce Langdon… <<less

There are too many black companies (exploitative companies) in South Korea.... more>>

Jung Hwi-kyung, an upstanding young person in South Korea, was returning home after ending their unpaid internship when they helped a suspicious elderly woman. The elderly woman, saying it's rare to see such a kind young person these days, asked Hwi-kyung to make a wish. Without much thought, Hwi-kyung said "I want to get a job at a good place"....

Little did they know that the wish would focus on "good place" rather than "getting a job."

Who would have known there was a system where if you get hired at a black company, you return to being a job seeker again?

Grandmother... where in Korea can you even find a company that isn't a black company....

Jung Hwi-kyung, now a powerful office worker who has tried everything from small businesses, public corporations, large corporations, medium-sized companies, contract positions, permanent contract positions, temporary positions, daily work, to full-time positions, has one thing left to try.

"I will personally employ you."

"Pardon?"

"Four major insurances guaranteed, separate incentives, all meals provided, separate overtime and weekend pay."

"..."

"Full-time employment with separate holiday bonuses, freedom to use vacation days, and casual dress code."

A live-in housekeeper for a parachute-appointed executive director?

Note: "Black company" is a term used in East Asian countries to describe exploitative companies with poor working conditions. A "parachute appointment" refers to someone placed in a high position through connections rather than merit. <<less

On the first day of school, Choi Jeong-in, a third-year college student and the sole heir of TH Group, ran into swimmer Yoo Ho-jin. Jeong-in lost consciousness as a result of pheromone overstimulation caused by trauma-induced flashbacks and hormonal disturbances. Meanwhile, Ho-jin, who fell for Jeong-in at first sight, followed him tenaciously.... more>>

“Let me be clear. I'm not very happy with your advances, so back off.”

"I'm doing this because I think leaving you alone might cause real trouble."

Mistaking Jeong-in for a high school student, Ho-jin became concerned when he noticed that Jeong-in was skipping meals. Ho-jin cooks and delivers food to Jeong-in's door every morning and evening to take care of him.

Jeong-in soon learned that Ho-jin was facing a crisis that could make him quit his athlete career.

“I will sell the building in Samseong-dong.”

“....”

“Think of it as managing my investment instead. I will take responsibility.”

Jeong-in could no longer pretend he didn't understand someone in a situation he had once been in.

In the name of his uncle, TH Group Chairman Choi Hyun-wook, he decided to invest in a swimmer who is scorned by the rest of the world.

“Yoo Ho-jin. Let's go to the competition."

Meanwhile, Ho-jin, who has nothing to fear under the name of Jeong-in, prepared for the competition once again after overcoming a long slump.

“Yes, hyung. I'll bring you a gold medal." <<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

Song Yeongin, a precarious beauty who possessed the talent of a genius painter but had no choice but to live hidden from the world. He... more>> sets foot in the Jimmil (至密), a secret members-only private room for VVIPs that only the highest echelon can enter, and is met with a storm of greed and desire. There, Song Yeongin meets a man called the king of chaebols and the noble of nobles. The successor of the Woosung Group, Cha Woojin. The two men find themselves standing at the center of a catastrophic desire and a flame-like passion. <<less

Baek Do-won, who has always pursued everything with the utmost efficiency, firmly believes himself to be a flawless candidate.... more>>

Yet, he suffers the humiliation of being rejected from an extracurricular activity interview—for lacking extracurricular experience!

As he comes to terms with the cold reality, an unexpected opportunity leads him to join Hanul, the university’s official promotional ambassador team.

There, he finds himself completely entangled with Han I-rok, the ultimate stickler for rules.

“I hate the word ‘half-hearted’ more than anything.”

“I was thinking of getting ‘half-hearted’ tattooed on my forehead.”

With polar opposite personalities that clash at every turn, the two constantly bu*t heads.

Marked as I-rok’s personal responsibility, Do-won does his best not to back down, but—

“Baek Do-won, I don’t like men.”

“…What?”

I-rok completely misunderstands the situation!

Gong (Top) - Han I-rok:

A third-year Korean Language and Literature major at Korea University. Leader of the 18th class of the university’s promotional ambassador team, Hanul. Known within his department as a “warm robot”, his striking good looks make him famous both on and off campus. For some reason, he has remained as the team leader for an extra term and has taken on the responsibility of keeping a close watch over Baek Do-won, who he sees as a slacker.

Shou (Bottom) - Baek Do-won:

A third-year Business Administration major at Korea University. A reluctant member of the 20th class of Hanul. Socially adept, well-connected, and highly dedicated to building up his resume. Believing in the principle of “know your enemy to win every battle,” Do-won applies the same meticulous approach to analyzing Han I-rok as he would when reviewing financial statements before making an investment. <<less

Ryujin, a member of the terrorist organization <White Lion>, was arrested by the Special Forces <Disciplinary Training Corps> for conducting a nonlogical operation to avenge his colleague.... more>>

Captain Shin Haebeom, a sociopath who would do anything to fulfill his ambitions, has long held a vendetta towards the Royal Family that had killed his parents during childhood.

He plans to destroy them by bringing Ryujin, who bore a striking resemblance to his sister and former top idol, to the dictator’s son Kwon Sehyuk. Having promised family safety as reward by the man, Ryujin renegades from and cooperates with the <Disciplinary Training Corps>. Then… <<less

Their marriage, forged in the face of opposition, met a disastrous end. The Crown Prince, for whom he’d waited and waited, hoping for even a sliver of affection, offered none. The reward for his long-standing unrequited love and devotion was betrayal.... more>>

Defeated in war, the Crown Prince offered Erendil as tribute to the “Monster Prince” of a neighboring kingdom. Facing the humiliation of being sold to a monster, Erendil chose to end his own life. However, perhaps through divine pity, he was miraculously granted a second chance. This time, he vowed not to repeat the mistakes of his past.

As Erendil prepared to escape, a suspicious man, a salesman of adult novelties, appeared before him….

“Being the Crown Princess doesn’t change anything. As I said, I’m not that kind of frivolous man.” <<less

Lee Seonjae, the brains behind the loan shark operation Ilgwang Financial, betrays his organization and is reborn under the name Kim Taeheun. After 16 days in a safe house, he relocates to the rural village of Dongjamri under the guidance of his assigned detective. The house he'll be staying in is occupied by a father and his young daughter. The man's name is Yoon Gibeom. ... more>>

A quiet and shy man, he is a farmer through and through. He is also an affectionate and responsible father. Taeheun, who has never experienced parental love, observes the affectionate father-daughter duo with a mixture of envy and fascination, quickly becoming captivated by their lives - their seemingly ordinary, unremarkable lives. He even volunteers to follow Gibeom around, engaging in farm work, something he's never done before… <<less

Ha Joyoon, a war correspondent for TPA, a foreign news agency, has been in a coma for five years after being involved in an accident in a civil war zone. Miraculously, he returns home and visits his ex-lover, but he was already with someone else … They were friends from birth, and lovers after they grew up. A man who never thought of breaking up with his lover and did not imagine himself with another person in his life, found his lover with someone other than him. ... more>>

The world blames all the consequences on his selfishness and irresponsibility. It took time and different ways to end, but Ha Joyoon, who never experienced such a thing, falls helplessly and clings to an old lover who is trying to forget him. But then another man came into his life. This new man doesn’t need affection and just wants to enjoy carnal desires. It is the first time that Ha Joyoon has experienced separation and the responsibility of love in his thirty-one years of life. <<less

Two years ago, after a seizure-triggered incident stripped him of his status and position, and his memories were tainted by madness, the great lord Slan fell into s*avery. Having resigned himself to this barely granted freedom, a man appears before him. ... more>>

With a tender hand that wraps around his waist without hesitation, sweet lips that come closer while speaking of their deep connection, Slan cannot stop himself from feeling drawn to him, despite his confusion.

Now, the past glory, wealth, and power that are no longer his… what about affection?

The one thing the great lord, who has lost everything, has not yet lost. As he calls out to him by flipping a coin, the dust-covered world of the s*ave Slan begins to turn over once more. <<less

The sensation of floating on water. The smell of rusted iron. A hutch surrounded on all sides.... more>>

“What is this now?”

A face as cold as the winter air.

“What I was supposed to receive was…”

A scar above his eyelid and,

“Not this kind of mutt.”

Fierce eyes that looked as if they could devour someone.

“…Ah.”

And the salty scent of the sea.

This was a world Jung Heeyeon had never seen before.

Not even once.

—

Opening his eyes inside an empty container, Jung Heeyeon follows a man he’s never met before without resistance, simply because the man is a dominant alpha.

Meanwhile, Director Yeon receives a call from Chief Nam, who sent him a “gift,” and learns that the omega in the container is related to Chairman Jung, a figure from a dark past.

“Heeyeon.”

“… Yes?"

“Are you nineteen years old?”

"Yes."

“So you’re a baby.”

“I’m not a baby.”

“Babies usually hate being called a baby.”

“It’s not like that… I mean, I’m nineteen…?”

At this earnest reply, Director Yeon lets out a soft laugh.

“You’re going to be a handful, aren’t you?”

“I’ll try… not to be a burden.”

“Don’t worry, Heeyeon.”

“……”

“I like things that require a lot of attention.”

The man, who brought Jung Heeyeon into his house, gives a kind suggestion.

“Should I call it a deal instead?”

“A deal?”

“Because I need you.” <<less

The Devil of the North, the cruel cold-blooded man and the dog of the Crown Prince—Grand Duke Sjoerd Brosius. He spared no means or methods if it meant killing the monsters that threatened the kingdom.... more>>

However, Sjoerd, known for his cruel methods but incomparable abilities, ended up harming countless people during a sudden rampage in a battle against monsters. Consequently, he met his death at the hands of Prince Reuschers, the Crown Prince's rival and the strongest Guide.

"There will never be anyone as terrible as you in this world."

At the brink of death, Sjoerd reflects on his life. Even the kind-hearted prince—who was liked by everyone—despised him. And his Guide, the Crown Prince, regretted everything and abandoned him in his final moments.

Sjoerd wakes up five years in the past.

Doubting this unbelievable reality, Sjoerd seeks a different life to prevent his rampage. He approached Reuschers, who had yet to awaken his power, and tried to talk to him, but then.

"Why are you acting like this towards me? Aren’t you supposed to hate and disregard me?”

He starts to realize things he never knew in his past life... <<less

Kim Mukyeom, the ace of the Greenford team in the English Premier League, a world star, a football icon of Asia, and both the ace and troublemaker of the Korean national football team. He voluntarily takes a one-year loan to the K League team City Seoul, willing to face public criticism and even relinquish part of his salary, all to repay the favor of his middle school mentor who led him onto the path of football.... more>>

There, he meets Lee Hajoon, a rookie physical coach of the same age. Though they had been to the World Cup together and had been called up for the national team several times, Hajoon was strangely unmemorable to Mukyeom. Even at City Seoul, he seemed to avoid Mukyeom subtly.

How dare a rookie coach like him discriminate against me, Kim Mukyeom? However, it didn’t take long for Mukyeom to notice Hajoon’s ‘strange vibe’ of avoidance. <<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

Naryecheong, a national secret agency that protects humans from disasters and misfortunes caused by evil spirits.... more>>

In attempting to recruit a successor, Naryecheong’s chief exorcist, Yoon Taehee, searches for a ‘gwijae’, someone who has the ability to see and hear ghosts.

One day, Yoon Taehee, while hiding his identity and going undercover, meets a suspicious boy at a high school in a small town in the province…

“By the way, how old are you, friend?” <<less

After a long and gruelling war, the famed archmage who’d contributed the most to the victory had taken his own life, leaving behind a final note stating he’d carry all the sins with him. ... more>>

Beside his lifeless body, a young boy named Rothy was found, curled up and trembling.

Though Theon had never seen the child before, Rothy looked at him with a surprising warmth, as if they shared a bond that he alone remembered. The oddity of this stirred something deep within Theon.

Theon then had a very strange dream……

With the war over and peace just beginning, the cold, stoic Northern duke finds himself uncharacteristically softened by a tender-hearted young mage who slowly takes the reins to his guarded heart.

WINNER OF RIDIBOOK'S RIDI AWARDS 2024 EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THE BL NOVEL CATEGORY (BL소설 최우수상) <<less

Kim Heewon, an eloquent and quick-witted chief secretary. It’s already been six years since he became the right-hand man of Executive Director Kwon Young-jae, who’s notorious for being extremely difficult to work with. ... more>>

People often ask him how he manages such a grueling job. And every time, Kim Heewon simply answers that turns out, being a secretary was his true calling.

“Do you know how old Secretary Kim is?”

“……”

“You’re telling me a thirty-one-year-old man just presented as an omega? And I’m supposed to believe that?”

But then he did present as an omega. Naturally, Kwon Young-jae, who suffers from a serious omega-related neurosis, was furious.

“Sir, thank you for everything until now.”

“I didn’t know you were this irresponsible.”

“You, more than anyone, should know it’s impossible for us to keep working together.”

Heewon resigned according to proper procedures and fully embraced the sweet life of unemployment. Meanwhile, Kwon Young-jae’s daily life fell apart without Secretary Kim.

Eventually, the proud Executive Director Kwon begins his desperate persuasion. His condition is just one: Come back to work!

“What if—just what if—one of us goes into heat?”

“You think you and I could actually cause that kind of trouble?”

“…We do have a history, you know.”

Can Executive Director Kwon and Secretary Kim really keep things strictly professional? <<less

It’s been twenty years since “Gates,” disaster zones infested with monsters, and “Newtypes,” a new human race of psychics, appeared.... more>>

Each nation has struggled in its own way to reclaim peace. They established the Deschement Center, an international organization that manages Gates worldwide, and appointed high-ranking Newtypes as “Sentinels.”

The strongest Sentinel, without question, is the S-Class Newtype Jae Chaui (在此矣). His name means “I am here,” and like the name implies, he reigns as a timeless, invincible hero and absolute force—never aging, never injured, never fading.

Meanwhile, in the ruined corners of the world, lives Song Morae, an E-Class Guide barely surviving a life as barren as a desert. His everyday existence, filled with contempt and oppression, is poor and pale.

So when the Deschement Center offers him a job—and even claims he has been selected as an S-Class Guide, the new partner of Jae Chaui—it’s almost beyond belief.

“Is that your partner? Just died a moment ago. Time to take on a new one, right?”

From the first day they meet, Jae Chaui shatters Song Morae’s world with force and indifference.

Even physical intimacy feels hollow, and speaking is even harder—their partnership is chaos.

Yet Jae Chaui “likes” Song Morae. Even as he breaks him down, Song Morae remains an incomprehensible mystery. Jae Chaui, despite everything, can’t figure him out.

Morae’s silent mystique defies unraveling.

“Breaking is easy. Fixing isn’t.”

Unless you split open that pretty little head and peek at what’s inside. <<less

I possessed a character in the hardcore, tragic BL novel The Swamp of the Guide, where an obsessive top imprisons the bottom forever. Unfortunately, I became Lee Yeonsu, a villainous sub-bottom who, out of jealousy, is killed by the obsessive top. It was despairing, but still better than possessing the main bottom, who suffers the top’s obsession and ab*se before being eternally confined.... more>>

Lee Yeonsu tried his best to deviate from the original plot. He rejected the exclusive guide contract with the obsessive top and avoided even making eye contact with him.  Finally, the fated day arrived when the obsessive top and the main bottom were destined to meet in the original story.

“But why is the obsessive top sleeping in my bed?”

The obsessive top, Joo Seunghyuk, claims to be a staunch believer in c*astity before marriage and demands that Lee Yeonsu take responsibility for him.  Lee Yeonsu struggles to escape the top, but the more he resists, the deeper Joo Seunghyuk’s obsession grows… <<less

Humanity is divided into three races: the Nute, whose bodies are extremely enhanced; the Alma, who inherit unique blood; and the Harman, who mediate between the two.... more>>

The blood of the Alma, who live in the desert, is used as a cure for the madness of the Nute, who live in the west of the continent.

One day, Seokha, who is hunted as an Alma and ends up in a strange land, struggles to return to the desert, and meets Eden, whose identity is unknown.

The journey that began with coercion becomes longer than expected, and Seokha becomes suspicious of Eden, who is hindering his return... <<less

Ji Je-hyuk, 21 years old. Because of his tall stature and neat appearance, he’s been constantly confessed to and was dated by many. Still, his relationships always ended up with him getting dumped. The reason is always the same. He simply never held hands with his partners throughout their relationship. Je-hyuk truly wanted to change that, but because of trauma-induced compulsions, connecting with someone was too difficult for him.... more>>

Then, one day, he receives a proposition at a drinking party.

“Want me to teach you how to love?”

Yoon Si-hoo is popular, but despite having flirted with dozens, he was never in a relationship. And so, Je-hyuk drunkenly accepts the offer from his only friend since high school.

They gradually started holding hands, experiencing intimate moments while they practiced dating, the contact and the stimulation were things Je-hyuk had never felt before, and he realized he liked Si-hoo. Afraid of losing him, Je-hyuk, while harboring an unrequited love, begins to hope for reciprocation from Si-hoo, who seemed to be opening up to him at one point. Eventually, Je-hyuk mustered the courage to confess, but Si-hoo gave him an unexpected answer.

“Sorry, Hyuk, you’re not my type. I must have misled you.”

After Sihoo’s rejection, their relationship took a turn for the worse, and before Je-hyuk knew it, Si-hoo went to study abroad, and the two of them parted ways like that.

However, six years later, under unexpected circumstances, they meet again.

Read this If: You want to see the process of someone falling in one-sided love with a skilled partner and that unrequited love becoming mutual. <<less

[The tutorial begins. Build a dungeon and defend against monsters.] ... more>>

A world where demons rule the continent.

I was thrust into the game Reverse Dungeon, where survival depends on mastering “Dungeon Defense.”

And I became the most useless character: Prince Ian.

As Jung Yiwon, a seasoned veteran of the game, I must gather 4-star heroes at all costs to defend the dungeon.

But one day, I encounter a character who doesn’t exist in the game: The 5-star hero, Holy Knight Keith.

“You follow the will of the gods. It is an honor to meet you here.”

Keith? He’s not supposed to appear in Ian’s storyline. After all, Keith is supposed to be a playable character like Ian.

“Wait, is he really here? Does that mean I can recruit other playable characters too?”

Excited by the possibility of discovering a hidden route, the game veteran Ian tries to recruit Keith. But things don’t go as planned.

“Is it truly your will to protect the traitor’s kin?”

Keith’s sword presses against Ian’s throat as his hostile eyes pierce him.

Their first encounter is a disaster.

Yet their relationship begins to develop in unexpected ways…

“My master.”

”…”

“My god.”

Keith’s whispered words brush against Ian’s lips like flower petals. <<less

In a time of chaos caused by monster invasions, Ha-gyeom, who has manifested as a guide, is kidnapped to one of the rebuilt cities, Zone 0. There, he loses his family and is on the brink of becoming a resource rather than a person. However, he is rescued by Baek Seung-woo, an Esper from the central center, gaining a new lease on life.... more>>

"My name is... Baek Seung-woo. I'm nineteen years old."

Thanks to Baek Seung-woo’s dedication and efforts over the years, Ha-gyeom transforms into a respectable trainee. Although he always thought of Baek Seung-woo as a close brother, ever since overhearing a conversation, he starts feeling feverish and his heart begins to race.

"Ha-gyeom is like my beginner's spirit. I must never lose him."

Nurturing these hidden feelings, Ha-gyeom falls into despair again when Baek Seung-woo goes missing during a secret mission.

Training and waiting for his return for five years, Ha-gyeom turns twenty and has been guiding for a year. However, without a highly compatible Esper at the center, he is unable to fully utilize his abilities.

Then, he finally gets the opportunity to participate in a mission in Zone 0 and hears unexpected news upon his return.

"Matching rate 99 percent!"

In a place where a matching rate below 50 percent is considered a curse, around 70 percent is average, and above 80 percent is seen as divine luck, a rate of 99 percent is unheard of!

To make matters worse, Ha-gyeom faces a situation where he must forcibly guide an out-of-control Esper in Zone 0. Confronted by a familiar silhouette in the darkness, Ha-gyeom is shocked beyond belief. <<less