I woke up as the villain in a romance simulation game my younger sister loved. ... more>>

Not just any villain, but Ranshel—the servant who torments one of the capture targets, Zavad, only to meet a miserable end.

"Eunhye, your brother is absolutely screwed…"

To return to my original world in a healthy body, I need to die at Zavad’s hands, just like in the game.

But from my so-called father, the duke, to my stepmother who entered the family later, and even the hidden eyes of the imperial family—

There are way too many villains in this game besides Ranshel, and for Zavad, every single moment of his life is a crisis.

If I want to die at Zavad’s hands, doesn’t that mean he has to survive first?

In the end, Ranshel finds himself in a situation where he must protect Zavad from other villains—

Only to betray him in the end and die.

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“…Well, that works out for us. There’s no chance we’ll ever come to cherish each other anyway.”

Ranshel smiled.

Wasn’t that a good thing?

Their relationship was nothing more than a contractual exchange.

He would help Zavad become the head of his family, and in return, he’d receive an enormous sum of gold.

Until Zavad gained enough power, he’d rely on Ranshel’s help, and when he could finally use his wealth freely, he’d pay him back.

That was all there was to it.

Zavad must have had similar thoughts because he curled his lips into a smirk, though his expression remained displeased.

“Obviously. Why would I ever waste affection on someone as filthy as you, a commoner?”

Filthy. Commoner.

He put particular emphasis on those words.

It was almost funny—his tone was so refined that even an insult didn’t quite sound like one.

Ranshel knew he should laugh, but for some reason, the laughter didn’t come easily.

So he forced himself to smile, tugging at his lips deliberately.

“Right. Just like I have no intention of serving you with body and soul, you shouldn’t go around developing unnecessary feelings for me either. Just thinking about it is unpleasant.”

Zavad scoffed in disbelief.

“How ridiculous. Worry about yourself first. And stop staring at my face like some lovesick fool.” <<less

Gi Dowoon ends up with a massive debt the moment he’s discharged from the military.... more>>

Cornered and on the run from debt collectors, he takes a “clerical part-time job” based solely on the condition that it includes room and board.

But it turns out—the job is at a gangster office!

Shuffling between the mob’s office and their bar, Dowoon meets a suspicious man who looks like an unemployed local, Han Sangyoung.

“Hey, princess. Where you runnin’ off to again?”

At first, he thinks Sangyoung is just a weird guy speaking in dialect, but the more time they spend together, the more Sangyoung makes him smile…

Someone who closes the distance by calling him “princess,” despite Dowoon only ever being called “good-looking” all his life.

Someone who seemed rough and indifferent, yet constantly throws him off with unexpected actions.

“An acquaintance who’s a gangster? That’s supposed to make it better?”

“…Not just any gangster… he’s a familiar gangster… so that’s… a kind of distinction… I guess. Also, he sort of feels like… my backing…”

He’s fed up with that annoying gangster he hates, but also kind of feels protected because of the one he knows.

This confusing emotion— a romance so rough it sends chills down your spine…

Where is the final destination of this unsettling feeling? <<less

Shin Joo-hae (bottom, 26), who came to compete in the shooting event at the Tokyo Olympics with the title of national representative for the first time.... more>>

He ends up winning the gold medal in his main event, the 10m air pistol.

The moment his gold medal was confirmed, while approaching the spectator seats to hug his coach, he came face to face with Kwon Jeong-won (top, 28) in the front row, a figure everyone in the Republic of Korea knows…

Wait, why are you here? At the Tokyo shooting range? Why?

Feeling dazed, Shin Joo-hae stepped out in front of the shooting range and ended up receiving a bouquet of a size he couldn't have imagined.

“I’ve liked you for a long time!”

At the other person's words, which came out without hesitation, Shin Joo-hae ended up pressing a hand to his forehead. What on earth was he supposed to do with this reckless man…?

The romance that only they themselves don't know about, between South Korea's top national actor—who, armed with the most powerful fan devotion in the world, follows him around like a well-behaved dog—and a shooting gold medalist experiencing this kind of attention for the very first time. <<less