I became a maid in a horror game.
And, here in this mansion, I was confined together with the male lead, who’s trying to escape. My role here was to guide him around the mansion and to give him penalties once in a while.
I just need to fulfill my NPC duties until the male lead’s playthrough is over.... more>>

“Once I get out, I’ll have you locked up the same way.”

This male lead was kicking up quite the racket though.

So I decided to help him escape as soon as possible.

“Let’s eat, Dietrich.”
“That’s a potion. It’ll get you healed up right away.”
“The escape hint is right over there…”

I stuffed him well enough so he had enough energy for the next part of the game.
I gave him a potion to use in case he got hurt.
I also gave him some hints to solve the problem.

Then, we can get out now, right?

However.

“Not sure. I don’t know the answer.”

Look here, smart guy. What exactly do you mean by that?

…The male lead doesn’t want to leave the mansion.

“If you’re not leaving, then I will!”

I shouted in a fit of anger. At the thought of having to keep looking at this hateful guy’s face, I was justifiably annoyed.

“Is this truly the kind of place that you can get out of?”

As he said this, the look in his eyes darkened sharply.

“Just so we’re clear, I have absolutely no intention of getting out of here.”
“What?”
“And you’re not leaving either.”

How the hell did it come to this? <<less

My name is Charles.... more>>

I am a spy for the Empire.

Lord, please let me be a righteous spy today as well.

For the mission, I agreed to a fake marriage with an agent from the Holy Kingdom.

My goal is to sabotage his mission without revealing that I am a spy for the Empire!

“Oh my, I accidentally drank the Countess’ wine?”

“This is so boring. I might as well just go home.”

I deliberately did things that would make everyone dislike me.

That way, I could make my fake husband’s mission fail!

But then—

“My goodness! The sommelier was an assassin!”

“If it weren’t for Miss Charles, my nephew would have become alligator food!”

“Thanks to you, we were able to catch the intruder!”

Huh? Why is everyone reacting like this?

[The Hero of the Empire, Charles Courtney!]

No! I was only acting this way to make the mission fail!

And on top of that…

“I’ve been pretending not to know all this time.”

“But now, you think you can just run away from me?”

Even my fake husband, who had always suspected me, was acting strangely.

“If you made me fall for you, you have to take responsibility.”

Wait, you weren’t like this before! <<less

To Jiwon, a lawyer with absolutely no connections or family fortune, a man named Moon Tae-jung suddenly appears—not with a marriage proposal, but with a divorce contract. She assumes he’s either a lunatic or a scammer… but it turns out, he’s actually her first love?“It’s my first time.”... more>>

“…”

“My first kiss, too.”His fingers lightly brushed the edge of her ear, and a faint heat bloomed.

Before she could even finish asking how, Tae-jung whispered:“Instead of asking how it’s my first, shouldn’t you say I’m admirable?”

“…”

“It means I saved it—just for you.”Sigh… there’s definitely something suspicious about this man. Will Jiwon be able to pull off a perfect divorce contract with a man who seems too perfect? <<less

I want to be a real married couple. One that sleeps together too.” The man who crashed her unwanted blind date was none other than her private tutor from six years ago—Tae Jeong-hyuk.... more>>

Heir to the Taesan Group. A man so far above her station he once seemed like an untouchable mountain.

And… her first love. “Let’s just be married in name. I need you.” Married in name only? “I mean we’ll act like a couple only when people are watching. When we’re alone, we don’t need to pretend.” Her stepmother, Hwang Jun-hee, was quick to agree. “You must marry Tae Jeong-hyuk. Make it so there’s no turning back even if he changes his mind halfway.”

“What? What do you mean—”

“He won’t throw out the woman carrying his child. Right?” So Rin accepts his proposal while hiding the truth—she’s an illegitimate child.

The contract: two years. The condition: divorce.

Thus begins their secret, time-limited marriage known only to the two of them.

The two grow closer.

Rin falls for Jeong-hyuk, who treats her kindly like no one else ever has.

And Jeong-hyuk, who once saw Rin as a child, starts seeing her as a woman. “Please hold me.”

“If you cross this line, I won’t stop.”

“Then don’t stop.” Like a dam breaking, their love deepens. “Open wider.”

“Ah…”

“Your tongue. I’m going to push mine in deeper.” But because she loves him, Rin knows she has to leave. “The divorce papers are in the top drawer. Thank you—for everything. I hope you find happiness.” Jeong-hyuk exhales the breath he’d been holding and roughly scrubs his face. “I told you—I’ll find you no matter what.” His dark eyes fill with intensity.

He has no intention of letting her go.

Only his young wife doesn’t know—

Just how desperately he craves her. <<less

I possessed the original horror reverse harem game. And, of all things, in a brutal world where being caught as a possessor means execution.... more>>

In my first possession, I fumbled and got caught, only to be exorcised. Fortunately, I didn't vanish and was immediately possessed in another body, but...

[Error!]  

[(Presumed) otherworlder detected! Temporary residence permit being issued.]  

[The residence period for ‘Kim Saei’ is currently set to ‘Chapter 18.’ After this period, your soul will be erased.]

"...So it's 18."

I've suddenly become someone with a limited lifespan.

To gain permanent residency, I have three options:

Make a name for yourself across the continent! (But, the child living on the remote island must know your name.)

Donate 50 million gold (around 50 trillion KRW) to the temple!

Marry one of the leads!

I was about to choose the third option, thinking it might be the easiest, but...

Male lead 1, the priest: Has a history of exorcising me.

Male lead 2, the investigator: Enjoys interrogating and torturing possessors.

Male lead 3, the prince: My ex-boyfriend who broke up with me in front of the entire nation.

...Mom, I’m going to write my will now. <<less

The young lady of the Hestian Bowell Duchy in the Holy Kingdom.... more>>

After her elderly husband, a count whose near death passed away, she became a criminal overnight and was banished to a convent.

She thought she would live the rest of her life as a sinner, but then Caleb Lionel, her former fiancé, came to find her.

"Lady Astrid, will you accept my proposal?"

Though she knew it was merely for his own benefit, Astrid was more than willing to take his hand.

"Does it matter that I’m a remarried woman? If not, then please, become my Grand Duke."

She didn’t care if she wasn’t a wife but merely a servant. As long as she could escape Hestian and flee to another world with him, she would gladly kiss not the back of his hand but the top of his foot.

Light began to shine on Astrid’s life, which had withered before it had even fully bloomed.

‘I want to become a Grand Duchess who is loved.’

With her final prayer offered to the divine,

Astrid began her life as the wife of Caleb Lionel, the savage Grand Duke, and as the Grand Duchess of Cliff.

But... <<less

“I want us to look like a happily married couple. Just until we get divorced.”... more>>

A marriage proposal.

From Hyun Leegyeom, who was once her university senior.

Who is now sitting across from her as a blind date partner.

And who is also her first love.

☁️☁️☁️

“Let’s get married.”

“Why me, of all people?”

“Because you don’t see me as a man.”

It seems I hid my feelings too well.

For years, you’ve been the only one in my heart.

“On the condition that we divorce in two years.”

But I hide the trembling, the fluttering excitement.

“…I’ll accept your offer, sunbae.”

My feelings won’t be of any help to him.

☁️☁️☁️

“Are you going to keep calling me that?”

Leegyeom’s dark eyes stared straight into Seoha’s.

“To get a divorce, we have to get married first. Isn’t it a bit strange to call your husband that?”

At the word “husband,” Seoha swallowed once.

She tried her best to ignore the burning sensation rising in her throat as she opened her mouth.

“Then… Mr. Leegyeom?”

A flash of crimson passion flared in the man’s pupils.

It was for a fleeting moment, but it was vivid.

“Let’s live like a real married couple. Just until we get divorced.”

Back then, Leegyeom didn’t know.

That he would come to desire Seoha to this extent. <<less

A friend asked me to beta test and give honest feedback on a reverse harem game.... more>>

But it turned out it wasn’t just an ordinary mobile game—it was VR?

I ended up becoming Sienna, the troublesome fiancée of my favorite character in the game, who’s just a background extra.

The problem is that every time an episode triggers, I’m forced to act according to the scripted plot.

The lines are cringy, the actions are childish, and every night, I’d kick my blankets in shame from the embarrassment, until I finally caused the major incident set by the scenario.

I thought I had finally gained my freedom after getting spectacularly dumped by my favorite character… …but did I write the feedback too honestly? Suddenly, I was updated into the game as the hidden heroine.

If I succeed in capturing the male lead’s heart, I can escape. If I fail, I lose “myself.”

Since it’s come to this, I decide to actively target the male lead to clear the game as quickly as possible and go back. <<less

I was reincarnated as a supporting villain character.... more>>

A tr*shy princess who was obsessed with the big brother of the cute heroine and eventually poisoned the heroine to destroy her.

I made up my mind and prepared to run away. After saving the heroine, things went wrong.

“Those who touch her, chase them to the end of the world and destroy them.”

“Imperial family? The incompetent imperial family that makes Titania unhappy. They don’t matter anyway.”

“Hahahaha, they call me a mad dog. If a mad dog ​​bites people, is it crazy?”

Gee, calm down everyone.

Because I’m leaving to enjoy my dreams, hopes, and money in a seaside villa with beautiful waves! Everyone should be happy too!

I thought so…

“…I thought you were really dead. I…”

His golden eyes that contained me were engulfed in emotions I couldn’t read. I felt like I was going to drown just by looking at it.

“…It felt like an endless nightmare, Tia.”

Please don’t disappear in front of me like that anymore, while whispering earnestly. I was at a loss for words to say to him, who grabbed my hand as if tying me to go nowhere.

And…

“It’s okay to hate my brother! But, don’t hate the duke’s money!”

…The cute heroine who gives me the key to the underground safe containing all the treasures…

“Is everything bothering you? Then choose me instead. Don’t let it bother yourself, Duchess. I’ll be by your side anytime, anywhere.”

Even the second older brother of the female protagonist, who always looked at me like a thorn in his eyes, became a bit strange.

What is wrong here? <<less

I was an assassin.... more>>

Once known as the “Three Calamities,” I struck fear into the martial world, became a public enemy of the Murim, and didn’t stop even after ravaging the Nine Great Clans. I drove countless masters to the edge of a cliff—literally.

“The Namgung family’s daughter is blind?”

“Oh dear.”

I committed brutal acts without blinking an eye, like a soulless puppet who lived solely to complete her missions.

“Lady Soyou! Was your journey so arduous that your body has deteriorated to the point of coughing up blood? If you had only given me the slightest warning, I would have done more to help…”

...But now?

Cough, cough!

“Blood!”

“Heavens, Soyou! You’re coughing up blood again today!”

I’ve ended up playing the role of the Namgung clan’s sickly, frail, and endlessly delicate concubine’s daughter.

My name is Yeo Il.

Anyway, I used to be an assassin. <<less

At the young age of 27, I fell for a professor’s sweet talk, worked to death as an assistant, and died of overwork, only to be reincarnated.... more>>

I thought God reincarnated me out of pity, but now I’m the only villainess in a novel?

To avoid my fate, at 15, I boarded a carriage to a convent.

…And then I got caught in a tornado out of a clear sky and died.

This time, I possessed the body of an assistant who had been scammed into a job.

f*ck…?

Since I’m alive again, I might as well live well this time.

…Just as I thought that, a war broke out.

“Kiel, come here quickly! I have a surefire way for us to escape safely!”

“Is that true, Professor Lemerun?”

“It is! Don’t you trust me?”

“No.”

“……”

Even bad relationships are still relationships.

Though I believed in my wicked employer’s ‘surefire escape plan’…

“Let’s hope for the 1% success rate of escape. As of today, our lifelong contract is over!! Congratulations!!”

I got hit in the back of the head.

I shouldn’t have trusted that experiment-crazy professor bastard.

His invention with a 99% failure rate exploded.

‘Please, just stop…’

Contrary to my desperate wish, I opened my eyes once again.

In my second life, where some unknown soul had wreaked havoc in my absence.

In the body of Serena Lavernia, the only villainess in the world, now 26 years old.

Damn it! This is too much.

[Congratulations, the World Tree has chosen you.]

“I’m not joining any religion.”

And that’s not all. Now there’s even a rabbit trying to scam me.

[In return, I’ll grant you any wish!]

‘…Can I drag those professor bastards here and make them my s*aves?’

…Fine, what does it matter if I get scammed a bit?

Even if I can’t join a religion, I must get my revenge.

I’ve worked hard, so let me take it easy for once in my life! <<less

Airi, a lively 5-year-old child raised lovingly by her grandmother. ... more>>

One day, after collapsing from overeating and waking up...

She suddenly remembered her past life as a righteous K-child (a Taekwondo belt-holder)?

"Wait, I’m supposed to save the world?!"

No problem, I can totally do this!

Starting with these naughty kids!

“You can’t speak to your friend so rudely!”

“What? Ha! Like a tiny little thing like you can do anything...”

So, I delivered the 'Hectopascal Kick' I learned from Master Kyung-hye at the Taekwondo dojo.

“Aaagh!”

“Don’t mess around!”

That’s right.

This former K-child was strong (physically).

Very, very strong.

***

Declan Ortezo (33), the mighty (and villainous) Grand Duke who governs the northern region.

The youngest daughter, Airi, whom he met again, seemed highly suspicious.

“Please take good care of me, elder.”

...Am I not your dad, but ‘elder’ to you now?

And when I tried to warn her about her reckless behavior—

“I’ll make you eat broccoli. And the bitter, awful-tasting mugwort, too!”

“Gasp! I love broccoli so much! And mugwort smells delightful!”

Her tastes were way too mature for a child, making it impossible to reason with her.

“I trust you’ve been well, my dear father?”

“Ah, you even know proper etiquette. As expected, you’re so smart...

…Both Grandma and Grandpa looked at her with pride and satisfaction.

No, is it just me who finds all of this strange? <<less

One day, while living as just another C-rank hunter, I obtained the world’s only S-rank production class skill.... more>>

[The opportunity for characteristic evolution has sprouted.]

[Attribute Granting (C) → Enchant (S)

– Special power is imbued in your items.

– The power of blessings is strengthened by the master’s teachings. Items are permanently imbued with special power.]

The golden road I dreamed of was short-lived.

Something’s strange about this job change.

[Enchant ‘Brilliant (A)’ failed.]

[Failure penalty triggered! ‘Shadow Dagger (C)’ is destroyed.]

Why is it so difficult to manifest the skill I finally obtained?!

“Hunter Yun Ga-ho never moves as I expect.”

“Yun Ga-ho, why did you leave me behind?”

“That’s right. The kind of interest you’re thinking of.”

Why are you all starting to obsess over me?

On top of that, what? I’m the only key to the unconquered floors?

Something must be terribly wrong.

Yun Ga-ho, the irreplaceable S-rank production class skill owner.

The battle of nerves between hunters trying to seize(?) Yun Ga-ho.

And the truth of the World Tower revealed.

Can Yun Ga-ho achieve the golden future she desires? <<less

I was the perfect spy raised by the Pope.... more>>

To infiltrate the Kreitan Duchy and steal their heirloom, I took a potion to shrink my body.

“Why are my hands so small? What’s with my voice? Ah! My pronunciation! Why am I so short?”

But something went wrong, and I turned into a five-year-old child.

If I failed the mission, only death awaited me. To survive, I tried to do something, anything, with this five-year-old body.

“Lephonia Kreitan. From today, you will be my daughter.”

I was adopted as the youngest daughter of the Duchy. If this is also infiltration, then so be it…

***

It seems the Duke adopted me as a substitute for his lost daughter.

Fine! I was planning to use them to find the heirloom anyway!

Since it turned out like this, I’ll enjoy the Duchy properly before I get disowned.

That’s what I thought…

“Phonia. From now on, even the smallest injury must be treated. That’s the family rule.”

“Cotton ball, you can tear the curtains with scissors and no one will say anything. This is your home, isn’t it?”

“Phonia. My little sister. I’ll give everything our youngest wants for the rest of her life. You just need to smile, our youngest.”

Why are these people so good to me, even though we’re not related by blood?

I only infiltrated through adoption for the mission.

I shouldn’t have any useless expectations, and I should run away.

“Where do you think you’re going after taming me? Who cares what your real identity is, Lady?”

“……”

“Just take me with you. I’ll follow you anywhere.”

My feet keep refusing to move.

Am I allowed to be greedy on this? <<less

My husband and my close friend cheated on me.... more>>

A woman who was once my friend but is now pregnant with my husband's child.

I, Bridget, was not angry with her husband or with his mistress.

'I'm not going to be beaten by you in this life.'

In my second life, I'm going to do things that I haven't done in the past. Even if the world calls it evil.

"Congratulations on your pregnancy, Penelope. Is this child in the womb my husband's child?"

I smiled brightly and let my husband's child-bearing friend into the mansion.

The act of revenge has risen to bring all the things that have been taken away in the past.

***

Julain, my ex-lover who loved terribly but had to break up for unspeakable reasons.

Saving him is also the task of this life.

"As long as you appear before me, I can't help but kill you, a traitor."

"Don't kill me, Julian. Have me."

"..."

"Now you can. Take me away from my husband. Use him to put me on your lap. Then I'll sit on top of you in front of my pathetic husband and shake the grace of you. Until you're free. Until you're comfortable."

Sugarlike words melted from the tip of her tongue.

"I'll be a clown just for you."

He had no intention of forgiving her.

Instead, he found a way to own her completely without forgiving her.

"You will have to serve me as a God, not a King, from now on. Your laughter, your crying, must all be due to me."

Can Bridget win both revenge and love? <<less

I possessed the eldest daughter of a villain family that tormented an adopted child, awakened her as a villainess, and eventually got wiped out.... more>>

The only ending for a villain extra is death.

I wanted to avoid Dead Flag by becoming a mother instead of an older sister.

“Can I really call you mom…?”

Where is there a place for this small and cute child to torment?

Okay, for the sake of my daughter and I, I’ll get out of this beggarly house!

“Please be my child’s father.”

The answer was a contract marriage.

And it was a contract marriage with the Duke of Anaxi, who was known as the best groom in the empire.

Of course, it was just a matter of mutual interests, so after they were safe, I wanted to leave without any regrets with my daughter.

But…

“You are a part of me. So don’t even think about leaving.”

This contract husband, even though he acts cold, is suspiciously affectionate.

And it seems like he has a secret that he can’t let get caught. I’ve found a proper way to live, right…? <<less

I was reincarnated into a reverse harem romance fantasy novel.... more>>

And not just as any character, but as Evgenia—the most notorious villain who relentlessly bullies her younger cousin, the female lead, and stalks the Crown Prince, who’s one of the male leads, despite being a married woman!

But here’s the thing...

The villainess's husband is actually my favorite character. So, while the main characters are free to live their lives as they please, I’m planning to live happily ever after with my beloved.

However…

“Please, let’s divorce, my lady.”

My husband, on the verge of tears, makes an unbelievable request. His teary eyes soften my heart despite myself. Alright, if it’s for my favorite character… If what you really want is a divorce with me…!

“No, I won’t. Go back to your room.”

One thing is clear: I’ll never grant him a divorce! I tore the divorce papers right in front of Euclid's face.

***

Somehow, word got around, and soon, the Crown Prince, the High Priest, and the Master of the Assassins’ Guild all came to see me one after the other.

“If you divorce, I’ll consider making you the Crown Princess.”

The Crown Prince, who once said he wouldn’t even take me as a mistress, is now spouting nonsense.

“I will give everything I have to support you.”

The High Priest, the female lead’s first love, suddenly pledges his devotion to me.

“Master, do you no longer need my eyes?”

Why are you calling me your master? You’re not even my s*ave anymore! And now, even the Assassins’ Guild Master, who I threw away ages ago... Why are all these guys, who should be obsessed with the female lead, causing chaos here?

I told you, I’m not getting divorced! <<less

I was born as the daughter of a wicked woman in a novel. ... more>>

At birth, my mother had already been exposed to her evil deeds and was confined to the spire, and would soon face a miserable death in the hand of the main characters.

I looked at my mother, who was still searching for her ex-husband until the moment she died and held her hands.

My little hand got tangled with my mother’s rough hand and her eyes full of warmth turned to me.

“I understand Mom.”

“….”

“Don’t suffer anymore, sleep tight.”

Don’t wait for the dad who won’t come.

Tears fell from my mother’s eyes at my words, and soon she fell asleep peacefully.

Since the novel’s “Wicked Woman” is now dead, her daughter, I will be beaten to death by people tomorrow night.

And the second part of the novel will begin.

A warm novel in which the daughter of the main characters begins her adventure full of happiness.

But I didn’t want to die, and I had no intention of letting the story flow that way.

“It’s okay to be mean.”

I decided to completely re-write the second part of the novel because it’s a life that may be killed anytime anyway. <<less

On a precious day off, I opened my front door… and was suddenly summoned to the “Tower of Trials.”... more>>

I barely survived the tutorial quest, but due to a s*upid system error, I got dropped on the [50th floor] instead of the 1st!

With my weak stats, I had no chance of clearing the tower.

So, I had no choice but to [hide the fact that I’m a newbie]

and start a risky life in the tower as a [low-level chef] .

—

“Wait… you really learned cooking skills?”

“…Whoa! My HP just permanently increased by 1!”

All I did was make something I wanted to eat…but now everyone is praising me like I’m some kind of hero?

Rumors start to spread in the tower’s community—that there’s a [mysterious chef selling ramen on the 50th floor at the Dungeon Snack Bar] …

—

~“I’d appreciate it if you stopped getting in the way of me and Rahae. As you can see, we’re having an important conversation.”~

~“You’re the one in the way.

Rahae and I already promised each other a future.”~

…Wait, what? Me??

Before I knew it,

[The #1 Guild Leader] and [The Top-Ranked Player (Unofficially)] were both obsessed with me.

—

‘When am I ever going to have time to sell ramen, level up, and escape this tower?’

The chaotic tower survival story of Rahae,

a master of hiding her true strength,

begins now! <<less

Phryne was born the daughter of a long time nanny to the prestigious Duke Grey family.... more>>

Raised on the same milk, she eventually becomes the lover of Duke Grey himself,

but the vast gap in their social status continues to torment her.

"I’ll be known only as the Duke’s mistress, won’t I?"

Yet what she fears even more is: "One day, I’ll be forgotten."

Haunted by the anxiety of inevitable abandonment,

Phryne declares that she can no longer continue their relationship,

when he finally returns home after a long war. <<less

After 18 years of suffering, I saved another world and barely returned.
Now, I thought all that was left was to enjoy peace with my beloved family...... more>>

Ding!

[Round 2 - Starting Hard Mode.
Time remaining until the first trial: 30 days]

Hey, you bunch of unethical guys.

I can't die like this.
Before the 'trials' hit, I cleaned up the family, built up my skills, and made thorough preparations.
But why is this mysterious figure showing so much interest in me halfway through?

"I have a question about the night we met in the cave."
"Haha, what are you talking about? We were meeting for the first time, right?"
"...Aren't you curious about who caused the accident that took your parents?"

What a brat, questioning our parents' accident?
Who does he think he is?

Looking around as he suggested, I realized there were more than a couple of suspicious points.
Unseen conspiracies and hidden motives surfaced, and just when we thought things couldn't get worse, the 'trials' began...

"Don't worry, Rosha, I'll handle it."
"Yeah, that bastard is the most suspicious one."
"Who's truly insane here? It's probably you."

Oh, don't fight!
At this rate, we'll all die! <<less

I found myself transmigrated into a novel full of obsession and tragedy, but I didn’t care one bit. I was neither the heroine nor the villainess; I was just a passing noblewoman. I felt a bit of remorse for the heroine, who would rescue a child and suffer at the hands of the villain, but the male lead would save her in the end, anyway.... more>>

I had nothing to worry about in my life.

“This is insane! Are you crazy, Brother?!”

Until my lunatic older brother came to me and said, “I have a gift for you!” and brought THAT child!

“Doesn’t he resemble that stray cat you used to like when you were little?”

Whatever! Take him back right now!

* * *

‘It’s fine, as long as I don’t get caught…’

I pretended to help the villain, who was madly looking for his missing younger brother, while I secretly kept an eye on him.

I was determined not to hand the child over to a human who wanted to use his little brother as a pawn in war, but…

“Rayna, tell me.”

His grip on my ankle grew stronger.

“Why do you keep lying to me and hiding Calyx, my little brother?” <<less

Inside the wuxia novel which the male lead fully seized, I possessed the male lead’s distant ancestor.... more>>

In order to be faithful to the role of supporting male lead, I worked my bones off and built the best family.

After that, I closed my eyes comfortably. However—

“What?! Did you say that my family is doomed?”

When I opened my eyes again, it was 300 years later.

My family, which I had reestablished so tenaciously, was on the verge of collapsing.

Furthermore, the disgraceful political marriage of the male lead, whom I devoted my whole life to support, with the original villainess was ahead.

However, the biggest problem was…

“Why did I become that villainess!?”

***

Now that I married the male lead, I decided to make my ruined family stand again.

If the original female lead appears later, wouldn’t he let me stealthily slide out?

That’s what I thought, however…

“Our Housemistress, isn’t she a chance given by God to revive the North Sea Ice Palace?”

“I never thought that Housemistress would think about us like this… I was really touched.”

…Why do you all look so affectionate like that?

Moreover,

“Sometimes, I feel like Wife is too good for me.”

The male lead’s gaze which was staring at me sparkled with endless obsession.

“… Still, I don’t want to let you go.”

No, I mean, the original female lead has appeared, right? Why are you like this to me!? <<less

Lindel Bodebachne, the youngest deputy captain of the Imperial Guard, is perfect in every way—except for her unrequited love.... more>>

One small wish went wrong, and she started coughing up blood. It was just a side effect of the contract, but the problem began when others witnessed her coughing up blood.

She tries to manage the situation, but things only become more serious. Now, she’s seen as a devoted lover, willing to risk death to protect the emperor with her life.

“How long have you endured this on your own until it reached this point?”

“Don’t tell me you’re fine. You’ve never been fine.”

“Just cry! Shout that you don’t want to die and beg to be saved!”

“…Don’t die. Please.”

No, I’m telling you, I’m not going to die! <<less

Four months into marriage. My husband’s frequent outings became suspicious. ... more>>

He leaves at dawn every morning and returns late at night, which raises questions. However, there was nothing strange. He just works hard and comes home.

We were supposed to stay out of each other’s personal lives since it was a contract marriage anyway…….

Why do I sometimes feel discomfited around him?

“The emperor is still not married.”

“That’s a big deal.”

“I hope he can quickly abandon [the engagement] and marry someone else…….”

My husband Dale is an honorable mercenary well aware of my situation. I hired him on a 364-day marriage contract to try and break off her marriage to the Emperor.

Dale is unlike the Emperor, being pure, innocent, and affectionate.

One day, when I thought “You should marry a man like this.”

A problem arose.

***

Eventually, the day came when I had to return to my noble family.

However, I decided to return to Dale and request that he remain faithful to me.

“You can’t just open the door for someone you don’t know because I’m not there.”

“Yes.”

“Even if you’re close, don’t lend money carelessly.”

“I’ll definitely remember.”

“Don’t even cry because you miss me.”

Ah…… don’t want to part with Dale.

But I have no choice but to go to the Duke’s, and I’m barely able to keep from falling.

“Your Majesty, the magic circle for the portal is complete.”

“Let’s go.”

She was completely unaware of what was going on in the background. <<less