There once was a Skeleton Demon King so dreadful that even the gods were vexed by him.... more>>

"If you do our work for us, we'll turn you into a human."

However, the gods deceived him with a fraudulent contract and sealed him away.

"Now that the Demon King is gone, let's eliminate all demons."
"For demon subjugation and evangelism alike, let's entrust it to the precious [Saint] on our behalf."
"As for that insolent Skeleton Demon King... let's torture him for life, imprisoned within a maggot."

That's definitely what happened, and yet.

"Oh my, baby Saint, you're awake?"

He had become the Saint?
Moreover, the son of a Duke of the Holy Empire that sustains the gods?
Then, if he destroys this country, won't the gods also be destroyed?

"Oh my, why does the baby Saint seem so pleased?"
"Baby Saint, this is the hateful Skeleton Demon King's toy. Would you like to break it once?"
"The great gods have reclaimed everything from the Skeleton Demon King who insolently challenged a god despite not knowing his place."

...Let's destroy this country.

Let's destroy it while taking the gods' backbones as well. <<less

I finally made it back, though my level is strange.
But… isn’t this actually a good thing?

#Hunter #Constellation #Comedy #Overpowered... more>>

The Gate incident took her entire family away.

She gave up on school and employment.

Hyun Habin, a sad non-awakened who bounced between day jobs.

One day, she picked up a powerful constellation.

[The seal has finally been broken! Together, let’s save the world…!]

“What are you on about? I’m going to have fun.”

[I am a constellation! With me, you can do anything…!]

“Anything? Then can you pay for my Netflix and YouTube subscriptions?”

[…What are those?]

“Geez, constellations are useless.”

[…?]

Anyway, her part-time job life is finally over!

She was planning to visit restaurants she couldn’t afford before and watch dramas she missed.

But the world won’t leave her alone.

“Habin! Are you really not joining our guild?”

The rich unni who keeps following her despite being rejected.

“That masked magician, why do I feel annoyed every time I see him?”

The mysterious world rank #1 who somehow resembles her missing brother.

“Join our guild. I’ll give you twice what they’re (rich unni) offering.”

Even her former classmate who hit domestic rank #1 and lost his social skills.

“No. I’m not joining! I said no!”

She thought rejecting them all would be enough, but…

“Hyun Habin-nim! We’re so sorry! The bank has just been robbed!”

“Whaaaat? Who did it?”

“It’s that infamous Hunter crime organization…”

“Damn it! Those bastards! I just want to watch my dramas!”

…Will Hyun Habin be able to enjoy her retirement life?

*This work is an award-winning entry from the KakaoPage X Joara “Free If You Wait” contest.

Keywords

#Raid #Rampage #TowerClimbing #Constellation #Regression #Overpowered #System #Helper #Artifact #Swordsman #Superpower <<less

"Finally, retirement!"... more>>

Ruin, a demon who spent his whole life working toward retirement.

And at long last, he thought he could finally rest.

"Your house has been turned into a Hero Academy."

…Excuse me?

"In other words, your entire fortune is buried in that place."

"………."

A lifetime of savings, sunk into an enemy nation's academy.

"Damn it, I'm going to get my money back."

Cursing under his breath, he infiltrated the academy.

All to recover his fortune.

But then—

"Become my son-in-law."

"Be the consort—no, the hidden power behind the imperial throne."

"As a hero, I ask you: take command."

…He ended up being way too good at the undercover professor job.

"…This is insane!"

Forget retirement—he’s only getting promoted. <<less

Unawakened Dungeon Watchman, Han Sang-woo.... more>>

The fact that I used to be rank 1 in every game was nothing more than a thing of the past.

Ten years ago, after 'that incident', the world changed. The era of gates, monsters, and Hunters began.

Even in a world with far greater entertainment, I still maintained my spot at rank 1.

But one day, I was dethroned from first place by a top-tier ranker. and on that very same day, a dungeon break occurred.

『Awakening conditions confirmed』

『You are qualified』

『Awakening: Acquired trait ‘Lord of Higher’』

『Character Summoned: Pull Master』

Along with those messages, a knight of unknown identity appeared before me.

“My name is Pull Master. Guardian Knight of the Twilight. Are you the lord I must serve?”

It was the game character I had raised. <<less

Webtoon artist, Kang Ji-hoon.... more>>

He woke up as the troublemaker ‘Yohan Hart’ from his own webtoon, ‘Arcana Academy.’

The problem?

This character was terminally ill.

He had only three years left to live.

He must survive.

"Have you ever seriously considered studying alchemy further?"

"I can’t understand why such a talent has been labeled a troublemaker."

"Yohan Hart, do you have a moment for a cup of tea?"

Can he escape the clutches of obsessive professors who don’t understand his situation and survive? <<less

After his debut film, Kyung Chan-hyun was unable to set foot in the director’s chair.... more>>

In the end, he lived a life of wandering around the film industry. Then one day.

A self-proclaimed god of film makes Chan-hyun an offer.

“There is a universe where the film industry is going downhill right now. If I send you to that world, are you confident that you can save the film industry there?”

Chan-hyun accepts the god of film’s offer and goes back to the past, before he filmed his graduation film.

And what he finds out is this. ‘Steven Spielberg, Martin, Quentin Tarantino… …

Even Bong Joon-ho is gone?’

A world where all the genius film directors have disappeared.

He is the only one who remembers the masterpieces of those geniuses. <<less

Master producer ‘Lee Youngkwang’, who led the renaissance of the Korean film industry.... more>>

In 2022, Lee Youngkwang awakens as an unemployed person. <<less

When people were slaughtered on the 1st floor, clueless and helpless,... more>>

I didn’t care.

It had nothing to do with me.

When the Sword Empress sacrificed herself to stop the Death Dragon on the 64th floor,

I didn’t help.

It had nothing to do with me.

When the 500-strong su*cide squad fell one by one, exhausted on the 80th floor,

I turned away.

It had nothing to do with me.

And now, having finally reached the top floor of the Tower,

“Damn, there’s no one left.”

But it’s not over yet.

“This time, I’ll tear the whole thing down.”

A socially broken, absolute powerhouse who’s returned to the past will show you how to chew up the Tower. <<less

A world where an alternate dimension called the “Field” has begun to encroach upon Earth, bringing with it the rise of awakened individuals.... more>>

Items from Earth can’t be taken into the Field, and monster meat tastes so awful it makes people gag—leaving most hunters deeply dissatisfied with their food.

Meanwhile, an ordinary man named Lee Seojin has no interest in the Field whatsoever.

He only wants to pursue the path of cooking.

But after being scammed, he ends up buried in debt, and an injury to his right hand pushes his dream even further out of reach.

Then one day, he awakens—and gains a unique skill:

“Hand Taste”

Everything his hands touch becomes delicious.

Even monster meat. <<less

The day my brother left, the day my only family left, and on my birthday, a new family came into my life.

The Grand Slayer of Demons—the great hero who taught me swordsmanship.... more>>

I alone know the truth—that he has fallen and become the Demon King.

Reborn into the family of my enemy, this second life... I will have my revenge. With magic. <<less

Dokgo Kang, the supreme martial artist and the lord of Machun Fortress, known as the “Demon Heavenly Lord” (魔天尊), falls off a cliff after being ambushed by his former subordinates, the Three Demon Gods.... more>>

When he regains consciousness, he finds himself in the body of Dokgo Jin, the eldest disciple of a third-rate sect. His new life comes with crumbling mud-brick houses, a group of junior disciples relying on him, and even a master suffering from an illness.

However, having a young and healthy body is a welcome surprise.

“Just wait, you traitors. Once I regain my power, I will… Huh?”

But something about one of his junior disciples seems off…

“If you tell Master about last time, you’ll really die next time.”

Ha! Look at this brat!

Fine. I’ll start with you first! <<less

Disaster struck ten-year-old Ha Hyeon, wiping out his entire clan.... more>>

Having lost everything—his household and family—he barely survived and arrived at the Namgung family.

There, he says to his maternal grandfather, ‘Sword Saint’ Namgung Muryong: “I don’t want to lose anything precious anymore.”

Seeing Ha Hyeon’s determination to walk the righteous path despite his desperate situation, Namgung Muryong sends him to the entrance exam.

There, Ha Hyeon begins to stand out with his remarkable achievements, learning and utilizing martial arts he’s never been taught just by observing.

The heaven-sent prodigy ‘Ha Hyeon’ embarks on the righteous path to become the greatest under heaven as a ‘Namgung’! <<less

Lucas Alexei, the ruler of the North and the Tyrant, is betrayed and killed by a deceitful fake hero masquerading as a savior. However, he... more>> awakens once more as the second son of the martial family, Lichtenauer! <<less

On the day before his inauguration as the chairman of the global conglomerate, Samjeon Group, Jeon Seong-guk suddenly died of a heart attack.... more>>

When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the body of a newborn baby.

But why is the house so small?

Why do his parents look so young?

After assessing the situation, he realized that this young couple living in a tiny one-room apartment were his parents in this life. Jeon Seong-guk, who was born with a diamond spoon in his mouth, now had to start over in a cramped studio?

But there’s nothing to worry about.

After all, he had been through it all and had become (or almost become) the chairman of Samjeon Group!

Poor family?

Then I’ll just turn us into a chaebol myself! <<less

I'm the entertainment industry CEO who's stuck in the hell of regression.... more>>

Where I have to make the celebrity I'm in charge of a superstar.

I want to regress now.

'What?'

When I come to my senses, this time I have to become the superstar. <<less

When he first regressed, Kang Ha-Jin thought he finally had a chance to change his life.... more>>

“Whose brat just regressed right now?!”

That is, until he’s forced to regress four times!

[Single Quest 01.]

“In Search of Lost Dreams:” The fastest way to untangle a tangled thread is to find its starting point. Let’s become an idol trainee within the given period.

Remaining time: 57 days (initial 60 days)

Success reward: Access to clue to track the regressor

Failure penalty: 45% increase in the possibility of activating the 5th regression

You can’t regress five times. In order to escape regression, I will become an idol. <<less

Solver Keter, one of the Five Lunatics of Lawless City, regresses to when he was the illegitimate son of a doomed archery family.... more>>

"If I regressed and couldn’t even save my family, I might as well go kill myself.”

For my family? No, for my freedom! <<less

In a world where heroes have disappeared, I was chosen by the Holy Sword.

In a world devoured by nightmares, a sword is grasped in hand.

“Hunting dogs are bound to be abandoned.”... more>>

“Why on earth…?”

“A brilliant man is like a double-edged sword.”

I was betrayed by the absolute ruler of the Sun God Cult that ruled the entire continent.

Just because I was too smart.

So I engraved this in my bones.

“Greed must be excessive. Until no one can look down on me.”

In this life, I am number one. <<less

“It's fate.”... more>>

My mother was right.

All of this is the fate of us, the Assassin Sword Family Ronan.

We devoted our lives as the Emperor’s hunting dogs, as his dagger in the dark.

But all we received in return was betrayal and death.

Before my eyes, my mother and our clan crumbled.

Then, when I opened my eyes again,

I had returned to the past.

Now, it’s my turn.

If I can just kill you,

I’ll do whatever it takes. <<less

In life, the most important thing is appearance.... more>>

To compensate for his lack of good looks, he worked hard for years to reach the peak.

However, the reality waiting for him at the end was nothing but betrayal and despair.

[The system has been activated.]

[You have obtained the 'Handsome' attribute.]

On the brink of death, he gets a second chance at life.

Now his goal is clear.

[Quest Completed]

Reward: Talent obtained through the 'Handsome' stat.

[New Quest]

Task: Become more handsome.

"I will become handsome." <<less

He became the Emperor when he was just a boy and was beheaded before reaching adulthood. It was a tragedy brought about by his fate as the first noble wizard.... more>>

"Ian, don't be born in your next life."

He thought everything was over, listening to the traitor's heartless words. He knew, but...

“You are a symbol of peace. Where else would you find such honor as a lowly one?”

He became the Margrave's bastard son, whose family went extinct 100 years ago.
A lowly, unsophisticated one, destined to be sold as a hostage to the barbarians across the border. <<less