I accidentally got s**ked into a failure game just because I made a mistake once on the contract. It was a game I had challenged hundreds of times before, so I thought I could easily clear it with my eyes closed, but...... more>>

"After already seeing the ending?"

...This is unexpected, isn't it?

* * *

It turns out my mission is to take care of the welfare of the exhausted hero after the ending! They say that's how I can return to the original world.

"Your help is not needed."

However, our hero, who used to default to kindness, firmly maintains a barrier. You shouldn't ignore a seasoned player in a failure game. That barrier, I'll break it somehow!

"Hero! Shall I help you change your clothes?"

"Hero! Put down that rock-like bread right away and have the freshly baked one I just made."

"Hero! Why aren't you sleeping yet? It's mandatory to rest after 12 o'clock."

I only took care of the hero's welfare and left, but...

"Come back, Eve."

"..."

"Have you started to dislike me now? Or perhaps, do you think I won't be able to protect you?"

Reuniting with the hero wasn't part of the plan, so what's this situation?

"Don't worry, Eve. Everyone who could threaten you... I've already killed them."

...Hasn't the genre changed a bit here? <<less

Shocked by her ex-boyfriend's remark, ‘Did you learn s*x from a textbook?’... more>>

Ella decides to gain some experience herself.

She drinks heavily and attempts a one-night stand.

When Ella wakes up, she finds herself face-to-face with a man so large and intimidating that she mistakes him for an ogre.

“My name is Adolf de Ludwig.”

“Ludwig…? As in that Ludwig of the Ducal family?”

Oh, dear heavens.

Did I just have a one-night stand with the son of the Ludwig Duke?

Not only did she vomit on a scary-looking nobleman, but she also ended up sleeping with him!

As Ella recalls the events of the previous night, she turns pale and wishes she could survive this moment unscathed.

“Surely, I’m not your first love or anything, right? Haha.”

“Yes, you are… my first love.”

“Pardon?! What did you just say?”

What came out of Adolf’s mouth was a shy confession.

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* Female Protagonist: Rafaella (Ella) – A freshman at the Imperial University aiming to become the first commoner Chief Administrator. Despite never losing her top rank during her academy days, she hides an eccentric yet determined personality beneath her diligent and exemplary student image.

* Male Protagonist: Adolf de Ludwig – The second son of the Ludwig Ducal family and the youngest Sword Expert. He falls in love at first sight with Ella, who kindly spoke to him despite his nickname, "The Demon of the Ludwig Family." Driven by his desire to see Ella, he applies for a professorship at the Imperial University. <<less

The year after Celestia's mother passed away, her father brought home his second wife and her daughter. She was relieved, thinking they could get along, but her step-sister's attitude suddenly changed drastically.... more>>

"Because I'm the heroine of this world!"

While Celestia was still surprised, one after another, numerous words that she couldn't just ignore came spilling out... According to her step-sister, it seems Celestia is destined for a future where her engagement is broken, she is abandoned by her beloved father, she acts disrespectfully towards royalty, and is ruined.

She found herself thinking, "Is this a well-crafted delusion?" and was amused, but it seems what her step-sister said might actually be true...

To escape this terrifying future, Celestia resolves to quit being a noblewoman! Her first step is to go to her grandfather, who is a military man. However, she ends up enrolling in military school just like that, and by force of circumstance, gets a job as a soldier... Before she knew it, she was promoted to Colonel. Furthermore, the nicknames she ended up with include 'The Brutal King of the Frontier Fortress', 'Battle Maniac', and more.

Her colleagues and subordinates are teeming with royalty and nobles. And for some reason, even royalty from other countries are trying to join them?!

She was supposed to have quit being a noblewoman, but her social circle has clearly become more extravagant than before she quit. <<less

To emphasize the villain’s evil before he meets his end at the protagonist’s hands, an extra is falsely accused by his own brother, Letiyan, and dies imprisoned in the duke’s castle. ... more>>

That was supposed to be Vivisian’s role.

But when Letiyan died, the original story was thrown into chaos.

After enduring relentless torture, Vivisian no longer wished to go on living.

He wanted death.

But the gods kept rewinding time, pulling him back just before he could die.

Then, just as he resigned himself even to death, he unexpectedly found himself sitting in the temporary duke’s seat—

And taking in a child.

"Take care of this baby for me."

"I’m not a baby! Don’t call me that!"

"Maybe it’s that awful temper of yours, but no matter what I do, your fever won’t go down."

For now, he decides to postpone his death.

Because he must find this child a real family.

Not a family as broken as his own.

Not the ones who stole everything from him.

A true family.

"Sia, I’ll find you a family."

* * *

Using his abilities, Vivisian safely returns Sia to his family.

And in the aftermath of his power running rampant, he believes this is finally the end for him.

He even thinks he might have smiled at the very last moment.

But when he opens his eyes again, he’s in his own room.

A damned god’s so-called kindness has granted him one more year.

And in the Patos Desert, he meets that child once again.

"Vivi, you were the one who said it first. If someone lets one thing slide, the other should do the same at least once."

"......."

"I watched you die right before my eyes. So now, it’s your turn to listen to my request. …Please."

The child, now grown, begs him to live by his side.

Because if Vivi saved him once, then his life belongs to him as well. <<less

Blair Selene was born with an auspicious sign.... more>>

That sign determined her fate. From the moment she was born, Blair was destined to be Crown Prince Damian’s fiancée. Her life was meant to be lived as his shadow, his supporter—nothing more.

But three months before the wedding, the emperor collapses from a poisoning attempt, and Crown Prince Damian is named the prime suspect.

Blair’s life, which she assumed would flow predictably, begins to spiral out of control.

In a desperate bid to save her fiancé, Blair proposes a deal to Sylas Carlisle, the empire’s war hero and Grand Duke. She thought it would be a simple transaction—clear-cut, with defined give and take.

Yet somehow, she began receiving far more than she gave. This was no mere deal.

“I don’t understand. Why do you live like that, Blair Selene?”

Why do you live like that?

That question, thrown at her by Sylas, began to change everything about Blair’s life. <<less

Under the order of his father, Urien Martritz (18) had to marry Rodrick Edel (27), the kingdom’s most fearsome and ruthless warrior. No noble dared to propose a marriage to the young, yet formidable duke, all due to the rumors surrounding him; him having a hideous face, him having extremely pe*verted tendencies, his violent nature to kill anyone who opposes him, and so on…... more>>

And yet, he proposed a marriage with Urien Martritz.

However, Urien himself was known as a man-sl*t.

Due to his younger brother, Arnault’s influence, Urien, who had been branded as someone who’d seduce any men he could lay his hands on, arrived at the duke’s mansion with nothing but the clothes on his back to fulfill his father’s order.

There, Rodrick presented a ‘contract marriage’ to him.

First, the contract period was two years,

Second, they weren’t to interfere with each others’ lives.

“There’s no need for love between us.”

Despite Rodrick’s cold words, Urien was overjoyed.

Because as long as he could fulfil this contract, his wish would definitely come true. <<less

I’ve been reincarnated into the world of the otome game “This Bouquet for You”, commonly known as “Hanakimi”.... more>>

And as the villainous young lady. I refuse to bully the heroine as per the scenario, be condemned and become the final boss!

I will live freely. <<less

Vanessa’s inheritance, upon the death of her parents, was a mountain of debt and an arranged marriage. Her greedy uncle had eagerly sold her off to be the aging Count’s latest bride. To break the engagement, she needed a scandal. A truly dreadful, utterly ruinous scandal.... more>>

***

“Vanessa.”

“….”

“Is life so tedious?” he drawled, incredulous. “That you’d waste it entangled with the likes of me?” <<less

The House of Elpertz squandered its fortune with elegance, just as gracefully as the length of its long history.... more>>

Kashika was married off to the Ramfley family at a young age, almost like being sold. That, too, was because of her family’s downfall.

Maybe it was the environment she was raised in.

“You’ll need to repay the debt, Madam. Two point eight million gold.”

All because of her only remaining blood relative, her young uncle, Count Elpertz, and the mess he had made.

“I don’t have that kind of money.”

“Then take me as your lover.”

A dark mansion. A dead marquess.

Kashika, Lady Ramfley, widowed the day she married.

It’s been nearly ten years since she wore black mourning clothes in place of a white wedding dress.

Not even half a year since making the contract with Noah,

now wrapped in a silk dress and a feathered shawl she never thought would be hers,

Kashika watches the snow falling outside her window.

“You don’t love me anyway.”

A dull, foolish fraud. A society drenched in decadence. A selfish prince. The scent of wine and heat.

And lastly…

“That nonsense was a misunderstanding, too.”

Always insufferable, Noah Lambroiche. <<less

Liu Chuan, a devoted military enthusiast, finds himself transported to a parallel world where history has taken a dramatic turn—the Age of Exploration began two centuries earlier.... more>>

In this timeline, the German Empire has already achieved unification and stands as the dominant power in Europe. Meanwhile, in the distant East, the Qing Emperor has just overthrown the regent Oboi. Amid this era of global upheaval, Liu Chuan is reborn as the fourth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Initially, he plans to coast through life, indulging in comfort and waiting for the empire’s eventual decline. However, fate intervenes.

When unexpected tragedies befall Wilhelm II and the Crown Prince, the throne suddenly becomes within Liu Chuan’s grasp. Driven by a desire to control his destiny—and the empire’s future—he overcomes fierce competition from his brothers to claim the crown as Wilhelm III.

Over the next decade, Wilhelm III works tirelessly to strengthen his empire. When war erupts, the German Empire under his command achieves unprecedented feats: toppling France, dismantling Russia, crushing the British Empire, overwhelming the United States, and subjugating Japan.

As the dust settles, the German Empire stands as the unrivaled global superpower, and Liu Chuan is immortalized in history as Wilhelm the Great.

This thrilling alternate history novel is a tale of ambition, strategy, and a modern man’s rise to imperial greatness. <<less

I transmigrated.... more>>

I became a side character Guide who dies unable to withstand the power of the S-Class Transcendent male lead.

The story goes that the male lead, traumatized by my death, overcomes it after meeting the heroine.

For his growth and romance, I’m supposed to obediently become a sacrifice, but…

“…Do you think I want to just die quietly?”

What’s more, my death also becomes the trigger for the villain here to develop a terrible hatred for the male lead.

Why? Because I’m his older sister. Damn it.

‘As the head of the family, there’s no way I can die and leave behind my cunning but lovable younger brother.’

So I decided.

There’s no reason this story absolutely has to have trauma.

So first, I’ve got to survive. I started looking for a way to change my death.

“I can keep secrets very well. Why don’t you test how obedient I can be to you, senior?”

“It’s because it’s you, senior—not anyone else.”

“I don’t need any Guide but you. I want to be loyal only to you, senior.”

Just what’s the problem here, in the middle of all this headache.

“Cadet Ortis, have you perhaps been hiding your rank?”

S-Class.

Even my rank has become strange. <<less

The heroine, who had an incurable disease, needed the heart of a great witch to cure it.... more>>

For that reason, Mirania the great witch was forced to die at the hands of the male lead named Grecan in countless lives.

I've had enough of this kind of life.

It's already my tenth life.

Mirania decided she would make a different choice this time.

She decided to assist Grecan, who would be the head of the wolves in the future. Starting by raising him from a young cub.

Mirania, who tried to tame Grecan perfectly by instilling herself into his memory as a benefactor.

“Grrr…”

“Now, be a good boy, okay?”

I smiled while looking at the cheeky wolf cub who's showing its teeth.

No matter how broken a story was, there's always an end to it.

By taming this wolf that couldn't distinguish between the front and back, this life, I'm determined to live in peace.

By the way…

Did I tame him too well?

"My beloved Mirania, please give birth to my child."

What appeared in front of Mirania, who opened her eyes, was Grecan, oozing a male scent on the subject of destroying her world. <<less

I became a maid in a fearsome ducal household.... more>>

But what do you know—they’ve assigned me to a young master who carries a blade in his mouth instead of a tongue.

I, Ayla, once the most brazen girl in the village, knew to stretch my limbs only after checking where I was lying down.

Ah. Turns out, this wasn’t a place to lie down after all?

One wrong move and I might end up buried six feet under for good?

It’s not like I have any power.

If I want to keep this pitiful life, I’ve got to run first and think later.

But, uh… they say the Duke who tried to kill me died instead?

Knock knock. Young Master, it’s me, your runaway maid.

I’ve come back quietly and obediently.

You’ll forgive me… won’t you? <<less

“You can't run away from me. Never.”... more>>

The harsh cold sweeps through the North.

The Grand Duke of the Principality of Phaenyx, Theo de Luache.

He was called ‘mu*derer’, ‘War Demon’.

Everyone feared his ruthlessness and refused to be by his side.

But now he has a bride-to-be.

A woman from a small southern island, not even on the map.

A year later, she will meet her death as a sacrifice to the Empire.

Unaware of this, she was sold to the merciless Grand Duke, Theo.

Theo didn't care if his wife was a sacrifice.

She would eventually leave him out of fear.

She wouldn't last even a year and would run away.

His life was always solitary.

“Theo. Shall we go for a walk?”

But she doesn't seem to think of running away.

She doesn't fear him and stays by his side.

With such a pure, clear smile......

Can she really look at me like this?

No, this won't do.

I must bind her tightly to the Principality, keep her by my side forever.

I must kill those who intend to offer her as a sacrifice.

I must make her even more scared so she can never escape from here.

But first, I must take a walk with her.

Because she likes it. <<less

A book about Austria’s recovery to mightiness!!!... more>>

A history about House of Habsburg’s struggles and successes!!!

The Holy Roman Empire — which was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire — now came back!!! <<less

“You’re engaged to the Duke. It happened four months ago, a month after you fell into a deep sleep.” ... more>>

Sophia Hilden awoke after five months, the last memory a festive yet hazy night at a grand ball, only to be met with this baffling news. People claimed she had confessed her love to the Duke that night and even consumed poison meant for him. Sophia, however, refused to believe it.

“I don’t believe it. I'm not saying you're lying, but this is absurd. I, of all people, should know.”

“Why?”

“Because I didn't particularly like the Duke.” Despite her initial disbelief, the Duke’s persistent displays of affection and tender devotion began to chip away at her skepticism. She found herself slowly warming to him, her doubts

gradually fading…

***

“You’re not human,” Sophia stated, unwavering conviction in her voice. The Duke laughed, a light, almost airy sound, as if amused by her belated realization.

“My dear Sophia, you were the one person I hoped wouldn't discover that.”

He captured her with a voice like a silken caress. His kiss was a sweet poison. <<less

In Lin Wei's previous life, the empire and the magical world were at odds like fire and water.... more>>

The continent burned in the flames of war, and lives cried out under the blade.

As the eldest son of a duke, he hid his summoner talent to serve the empire and perished alongside his arch-nemesis, Duan Yu, in the final battle.

After being reborn, Lin Wei chose to become a summoner.

Upon entering the magic academy, he saw the future leader of magic-

The strongest human weapon, Duan Yu, who was still just a blind youth stepping into the academy for the first time......

Cunning Summoner Bottom X Silent Mage Top

Western fantasy setting, heartfelt and sincere, no clichés <<less

I found myself inside the game I used to enjoy.... more>>

But something feels off. <<less

I could hear the hum of life in my ears. It was hard to breathe….... more>>

… I raised my gaze and stared into the distance.

However, my blurred vision could not see anything.

The light began to fade.

That was my last memory.

When I opened my eyes once again, it was 10 years before that last memory took place.

And of all the things I could have become, it was from the enemy country that drove Secretia to ruin – I became Kyris’ third prince Calian. <<less

In this life, I have a perfect brother, like a unicorn, something I never saw in my previous life. He has it all: family, wealth, looks, height, and even a kind and gentle fiancée. Watching their happiness, I thought I could live a peaceful and comfortable life too...... more>>

One day, all the memories of my past life came flooding back. I realized that this place was the setting of a notorious R-rated confinement novel known for its merry bad ending and depravity. And to top it all off, my perfect brother is a time-limited second male lead, doomed to die at the hands of the male lead!

I decided to ignore the original plot to protect my older brother and his fiancée.

First, let’s hurry up and get my brother married. Next, I need to block the approach of Duke Kasion Pertelian, who, despite being a vile schemer, snatched the male lead’s position. My job was to build an iron wall against Kasion.

* * *

“I’m here to see Madam Mellin.”

What kind of sudden nonsense is this? Why are you looking for her?

“She went out with my brother.”

“Did they go somewhere nearby?”

“Who knows? They probably won’t be back today.” I answered indifferently and pushed him away.

Suddenly, he put one foot inside the door.

“Finally, the opportunity has come.”

“What opportunity?”

Kasion’s large hand brushed my cheek. His breath and the touch of his hand on my skin felt familiar, just like the description in the novel, sensual yet intense.

Kasion took a step closer to me. Then he breathed into my ear.

“The opportunity to have you, Ariel.” <<less

As Anselm Hydra, the Empire’s most notorious malefactor, consumed a peculiar existence known as the “transmigrator,” he witnessed a despairing, predetermined future.... more>>

The martial god who shatters countless armies, the saint burdened with great sins, the arcanist who unveils the ultimate truths, the hero of utmost benevolence and compassion… They would destroy his family, his Empire, and all that he cherished.

When Anselm truly understood the cruelty and weight of fate, he awakened to his resolve.

“If the Empire requires reforms, then it doesn’t need the so-called protagonists. Empowered by the knowledge I hold, I am equipped to surpass them all.”

“And to you, the chosen ones favored by the world…”

“If destiny decrees your indestructibility, then I shall have you at my side… Descending to the very depths of the abyss.”

In short, this is a story of a villain rebelling against fate, taming the favored children of destiny, the darlings of heaven, and incidentally, revolutionizing the world. <<less

Unexpectedly transmigrating into a monster hated by humans, Verose discovered that the more praise she received from others, the stronger she became.... more>>

To survive, she disguised herself as a human and joined the Apocalypse Church, becoming a nun.

From then on, gentleness and kindness became her synonyms, flowers and angels her symbols.

She conquered countless believers with her perfect acting, while continuously progressing towards the goal of becoming a Saintess.

Until she accidentally encountered someone in the bathroom... <<less

"You're just receiving support, aren't you? Someone might think your mother-in-law is telling her daughter-in-law to sell herself."... more>>

Radilt Brill, who lost her husband at a young age and took on the responsibility of supporting her in-laws, found herself attending the widows' support group, "Plumen Party," under the pressure of her mother-in-law, who demanded she earn money for her sister-in-law's new dress.

Wearing an old dress and worn-out shoes, Radilt stood in a corner of the banquet hall like a withered flower until a man approached her.

Pendleore Duston.

He was a wealthy, titled, and highly sought-after bachelor of marriageable age.

Radilt's heart fluttered at his striking appearance, but only for a moment, as she found herself swept into his carriage as if abducted.

"I wish to court you, madam."

"...Court me?"

"Let’s just say I find the conditions of Mrs. Brill agreeable."

Conditions?

"I am... well, a widow."

"That’s the most satisfying condition."

"...Are you looking for someone convenient?"

"Good. At least you're not entirely oblivious."

A contract dating proposal from a rude yet elegant man who had no intention of marriage.

"You may leave if you wish. Or, you could take my hand."

A relentless mother-in-law, burdensome dependents, a sister-in-law's new dress, the Plumen Party, sponsorship...

Radilt’s hand gently rested on Pendleore's palm.

"It’s an honor, madam."

What answer could there be other than to take this hand? <<less

I possessed the male lead’s first love. A villainess who, after being cast aside by him, torments the heroine and ultimately meets a miserable end.... more>>

Just two more months.

If I could endure for only two more months, the male lead would turn his attention to the heroine, and I would be discarded like yesterday’s news.

So I decided not to mess with the original storyline and just go along with things, such as accepting the male lead’s affections until he grew tired of me and fell for the heroine instead.

Of course, I had plans to use (?) him a little too…

“Ariel, please…”

…Only to get caught up with the dangerously irresistible male lead in a way I hadn’t anticipated.

* * *

Time passed, and finally, the two months were up.

Just as in the original story, once Hestia, the heroine, returned from her studies abroad, she was supposed to be officially named the male lead’s one and only empress.

So there I was, busy preparing for my impending freedom, when a bolt from the blue struck me.

“Ariel Winstor Roimann, the imperial consort, shall be crowned Empress. And from this day forth, I will not marry anyone but the Empress.” <<less