[The Infinite Regression Genre] ... more>>

Look in any fantasy novel, and you’ll find that regression is a guaranteed cheat code!

But what about the ability of Infinite Regression?

There’d be no need to worry about bad endings, not when the protagonist can simply reset to reach that eventual happy ending.

“Cheat code, my ass.”

I tried it myself just to find out otherwise.

The myths of regressors’ successes depicted in all those novels are actually fake…

It was all just vile propaganda!

“This run is doomed too.”

This is not a story of success. It’s a tale of the aftermath of failures.

Thus begins the heartfelt biography of a man with 1,183 runs of experience! <<less

On a weekend night, as Seo Won was walking through the downtown area to meet a friend, a massive meteorite fell on his head. He thought he was definitely dead, but he opened his eyes alone in an unfamiliar place. What unfolded before his eyes was Seoul in ruins.... more>>

The shock and dismay were brief, as Seo Won was attacked and chased by strange creatures. At the moment he stepped on the threshold of death, he encountered a man, and this man was somewhat strange.

"Why is a civilian here?"

"......What?"

The man's name was Baek Rak. He possessed physical abilities that exceeded human limits. To survive in this place, Seo Won asked for help from him, a 'Hunter.'

"Should I help you? Of course, there are conditions."

"......What kind?"

"You have to do as I say."

Seo Won demanded an explanation from Baek Rak about the meaningful condition. Then,

"You need to become a Hunter."

Out of the blue, he tells him to become a Hunter. <<less

Yeon Dana, who possessed the body of ‘Danae Windsor,’ knows that the only way to return to her original world is through the dimensional gate. ... more>>

However, she gave up on returning because her loved ones cried and clung to her just before the gate that opened once every 100 years.

* * *
Three years later, All those who held onto Dana have changed.

“I have no intention of breaking our engagement. But I do plan to marry her as well.” Her fiancé, shamelessly committing adultery,

“It was just a joke, you know? I didn’t think you’d actually not go back.” Her younger brother confessed he held onto her as a prank.

“Did someone tie you up and prevent you from leaving?” Her cousin mocked her irresponsibly.

“The dimensional gate has closed. Dana, you can’t leave now! So, adapt quietly to this world!”

But Dana knows. She knows how to end this possession and return. Briefly saddened by the betrayal of her love, Dana burns with rage, preparing for revenge and escape.

These b*stards deceived me.

Really. This time, she wanted to live a good life.

You guys touched the wrong person.

She decides to return to her original world. At the moment, they believe Dana will stay by their side forever. <<less

Set in the year 2054, thirty years have passed since mysterious “rifts” began appearing on Earth in 2024. These rifts pull in objects (and sometimes people) and then, 20 days later, unleash monsters.... more>>

Humanity has fought back with “Hunters,” awakened individuals capable of effectively battling monsters. Over time, the world has adapted to these rifts, even creating hunting grounds from them. However, an unprecedented one-meter-tall, black-colored rift—never before recorded—appears in Korea’s Taebaek Mountains.

Its power level surpasses even known S-rank rifts. S-rank Hunter and top rift researcher Sung Yumi and her newly assigned assistant Kim Ina investigate, realizing that something (or someone) must have been pulled inside since the rift remains closed. If that person does not survive, once the rift reopens and 20 days elapse, catastrophic monsters may emerge and potentially destroy the country.

Meanwhile, Ji Yeonwoo, a struggling F-rank Hunter, has come to the same mountains to hunt “armored roe deer” for income. After a falling-out with his team, he’s forced to camp outdoors, unaware that a deadly new rift looms nearby. <<less

People with the ability to hunt mutants, Mansaengjong.... more>>

One day, they suddenly found themselves isolated in Naraka.

Seowoon was once called a highest-level and known for his excellent combat capabilities, but he suddenly lost all of those abilities after being isolated in Naraka. Instead, he gained the ability to detect the emergence of mutants through the “Messenger”.

To escape Naraka, a by-product of mutants called wu ore was needed. However, Seowoon would die even if he just brushed against a mutant, let alone hunting them.

Upon learning this fact, Cahaya made a proposal to him:

“Cha Seowoon, from now on, be my mutant searcher?”

With Cahaya’s help, Seowoon was able to travel back and forth to Seoul, but he found it more and more difficult.

‘Why did I push you away……?’

He just wanted to deny the feelings of attraction that he felt towards Cahaya. <<less

“Jiha. As long as I’m a person who can hear your voice, I’ll live only for you.”... more>>

On his way home after a semester-end party,

Yu Jiha gets caught up in an anomaly where all sorts of monsters appear.

He tries to escape with others,

but at the critical moment when he’s about to be devoured by an anomaly—

He finds himself in a mysterious room that isn’t even mentioned in the manual,

and suddenly calls out a name that appears before his eyes…

“…Je Ilheon?”

A terrifying anomaly turned into a human!

“You look tasty. How old are you?”

“Eek!”

He thought it was going to eat him,

but thanks to it, Jiha manages to escape safely.

He is then scouted by the Bureau that manages and isolates anomalies,

becoming a member of Exploration Team 7, led by none other than Je Ilheon—

and serving as his contamination stabilizer(?).

But why is this ahjuss—no, team leader—so handsome?

Why is he so kind?

And why is he… so devoted to me? <<less

Elta fell to the lowest level of a certain dungeon and returned to the surface on this day. ... more>>

He spent ten long years there, but thanks to the "friends" he met, he grew up bright and straightforward.

However, there is one problem.

The place where Elta spent his time was the lowest level of an S-rank ultra-dangerous dungeon, and on top of that, his so-called "friends" were all monsters.

And to make matters worse, he returned without knowing that fact.

Having grown up in such an environment, Elta had indeed acquired a monstrous strength.

Moreover, having spent his childhood at the lowest level, he seems to have no sense of common decency.

What he does on the ground, after all──.

This is a story about Elta as he continues to be caught up with his younger sister and childhood friends unconsciously dominating in various places. <<less

The youngest and the first S-class guide!... more>>

I'm six years old.

I thought I was an extra, but I've awakened.

Wait a minute. Isn't that the title the original female lead had?

***

The original male protagonist, Hugo, showed signs of a rampage due to lack of guidance.

The only one who could guide him was me.

Though I was still inexperienced, I thought it would be okay since he was an S-class Esper.

That is, until Hugo collapsed from shock.

Having almost killed the precious S-class Esper, I was almost ostracized from society, so

I quietly cut off contact with Hugo and went into hiding.

Then 11 years later.

"I’ve never seen you before. Are you a transfer student?"

I reunited with Hugo at school for the first time in 11 years, and he didn't recognize me.

"Your shoelaces are untied. You still tie your knots weirdly."

Wait, hold on.

Hey, are you sure you don’t recognize me? <<less

After leaving the company, I dreamed of YOLO and tried to open a cafe in a secluded place.... more>>

But not a cafe… I’m awakened as a hotel manager?

[Class: Awakened as Hotel Manager (Hidden)!]
[Skill: Housekeeping (C) acquired.]
Besides, all the guests who come to this hotel are hunters.

Hunters come and keep giving me money.

I keep making money on a very leisurely subject,

By the time I get used to being the manager of this strange and beautiful dungeon hotel—

“Welcome, welcome to Yeong Chun Hotel!”

It was the moment when I raised my head with a bright smile.

I recognized who he was and froze.

He was someone who shouldn’t be here.

Han Woohyun.

Even Han Woohyun, the No. 1 ranked player in Korea, came as a guest at our hotel. <<less

Tae Ijae is the only SS-class Esper in the Ability Center , and he absolutely detests guiding.... more>>

To obtain the "Siren’s Tear," an item that allows self-guiding and suppresses rampages, he must win over Kang Junwoo, the impenetrable ice prince of the first division, who accepts no Esper exclusively.

"I want to be your exclusive Esper. I said it from the start."

"Tae Ijae Esper, do you perhaps like me?"

"Oh, do I have to like you for you to do it? Then sure, I like you."

"Are you joking?"

"No. I'm annoyingly serious. So tell me, What do I need to do to become your exclusive Esper?"

A battle of spear and shield! Or is it spear against spear? Will this conquest succeed?

---

Excerpt from the Book

"...Um, by the way."

"What?"

"Why do you keep speaking informally? I'm a year older than you, Tae Ijae Esper."

"Yeah, I'm a year younger than you. Nice to meet you?"

"Pardon...?"

"I said nice to meet you. Weren't we supposed to greet each other again?"

"No. I was asking why you're speaking informally."

"You do it too."

"Pardon?"

"Do you usually not understand things when they're said once? Are you the type to ask repeatedly? It annoys me to say the same thing twice."

"More than I thought..."

Kang Junwoo sighed briefly and continued.

"You really have no manners."

"More than you thought? When did you think about me? You should've told me earlier; our exclusive partnership might have been much easier."

"Pardon? No, I just thought you were a bit annoying just now..."

"Oh, thank you. I like you too."

Is this guy crazy?

Kang Junwoo glared at Tae Ijae with a face full of disbelief. <<less

※Warning: This novel contains intense violence, non-consensual coercive relationships, and offensive expressions. Please be mindful when purchasing.※... more>>

Also, the background and settings in the work are all fictional, and we clarify that regions, people, organizations, and other company names have no relation to reality.

Lee Eunseok became an orphan after losing his family to the ‘Gate’ incident that occurred 20 years ago. Though he dreamed of awakening as an Esper to take revenge on the monsters, he reached adulthood without awakening. Among the limited choices given to orphans, he chose to join the military.

After working diligently in the field, he was considered a promising candidate for the next team leader position in the Intelligence Command. However, during a mandatory health examination, he is identified as an S-class Guide.

“Mr. Lee Eunseok, as you have awakened as a Guide during your health examination, you will be reassigned to the Bureau of Ability Management.”

“Who decided this?”

“We are not here to ask for permission, but to inform you.”

Moreover, under the Guide Protection Act, Guides are not allowed to enter Gates. While Eunseok, who had been a field special agent, contemplates his desire to enter Gates, Choi Hanseo, an S-class Esper and guild master of White Tiger, approaches him.

“Do you have the courage to enter Gates with me?”

Eunseok begins his life as a Guide after contracting with Choi Hanseo on the condition of participating in Gate raids. However, he finds himself increasingly bothered by S-class Hunter Choi Hanseo’s subtle yet obvious advances…

“We seem to need more efficient guiding. For instance…”

Choi Hanseo trails off, raising his free hand to meaningfully brush his thumb across Eunseok’s lower lip. <<less

"That's... my pet... octopus!"... more>>

Cha Suyoon, a D-rank Guide barely scraping by on one-time Guiding sessions, receives a Guiding request from Yeo Taegyung, the S-rank Esper known throughout the nation. During the Guiding, Suyoon discovers that Taegyung is not human. Upon waking, Taegyung transforms into a strange, small octopus-like creature and disappears. Suddenly facing the threat of unemployment, a despairing Suyoon visits a seafood restaurant where he coincidentally finds Taegyung, now an octopus, in a tank. Left with no other choice, Suyoon rescues him and brings him home...

[Preview]

"I apologize for what happened today. I'm also sorry for yelling, cursing, and hitting your forehead."

Yeo Taegyung crossed his arms, or rather, two of his tent**les, as if challenging me to say more. I didn't even know that was possible.

"But if it weren't for me, Esper Yeo Taegyung, you would've been sold off as sashimi! Or sushi... Ow!"

An enraged Yeo Taegyung flung a magnet at my face. I yelped in surprise, and Yeo Taegyung flinched slightly, then peeked out from his water tank, cautiously watching me.

I sighed and checked the magnet Yeo Taegyung had thrown. Incredibly, it was shaped like the Korean character 'ㅗ' (a rude hand gesture).

Is he... flipping me off right now?

"You can't throw this at people!"

"Chirp."

"It hurts! Seriously, it hurt so much during the Guiding too. If it weren't for Researcher Ryu Gyungae, I would've ended up in the ER."

I exaggerated my suffering to Yeo Taegyung. But he just kept blowing black bubbles, as if asking, "So what?"

Seriously, the attitudes of Espers who didn't get proper Guiding... Every single one of them was obsessed with their pride.

My stomach churned, but I tried to think rationally. I told myself to treat him like a difficult customer.

"Anyway, since I'm partly responsible for what happened to you, Esper Yeo Taegyung, I'll take responsibility and help you return to your original form. Just tell me how..."

I trailed off, watching Yeo Taegyung's tent**les ripple as he moved. Rolling his yellow and black eyes mischievously, he busily arranged the Korean alphabet magnets.

The moment I saw the word he formed, I winced.

[Hate] [You]

"......."

Yeo Taegyung picked up a few more letters and placed them to the left. Then he completely retreated into his water tank, disappearing from sight. The letters on the floor were infuriating.

[I] [Hate] [Talking] [To] [You]

Well, excuse me for trying to help! <<less

The old metal factory in Guro-gu always has its iron gate tightly shut. But through its wide-open back door, people from another world come to... more>> the factory, each with their own unique stories. This is the story of how a metal factory operates in another world. <<less

[The Cat God’s Blessing Activates.] ... more>>

[A Cat Has Nine Lives.]

[One Life Has Been Deducted.]

[Returning to the Selected Time.]

It has been ten years since the appearance of gates that plunged the world into chaos.

In my first trial, I died a meaningless death.

But the blessing I once thought was useless brought me back to life!

With all my abilities intact, I returned to the day it all began.

Ten years remain until my death in the trial.

“That’s more than enough time to change the outcome!” <<less

"99.8%"... more>>

C-Class Guide Han Yeoul and S-Class Esper Yoo Ihan once boasted a perfect match rate.

However, after their imprint, their match rate plummeted to 9.98%.

Repeated Guiding failures ultimately led to Ihan’s death.

Then, Yeoul was given another chance at life.

Yet, in his second life, he lost Ihan again.

Now, in his third life— a miracle.

This time, he must save him.

The only way to break an imprint is through the death of the bonded partner.

To save the man he loves, Yeoul decides to sacrifice himself.

"Let’s break up."

Before his death, Yeoul deliberately hurts Ihan, pushing him away.

But Ihan refuses to let him go so easily.

"If you keep crossing the line like this… then I’ll have no choice but to cross the line I drew myself."

As if things weren’t complicated enough, Yeoul’s former partner, Yoon Geon, suddenly approaches him.

"If you’re going to be unhappy, then be unhappy by my side."

Yoon Geon’s unexpected feelings, Ihan’s unrelenting obsession, and a breakup that won’t go as planned—

Can Han Yeoul save Yoo Ihan in this life? <<less

Yu Zhi-wu returned to the past to prevent the end of the world.... more>>

He went to America to destroy the strongest and most dangerous calamity of the future while it was still dormant.

Trying to get rid of the pharaoh before his awakening, Zhi-wu became the object of pursuit by mysterious malefactors, as a result of which he accidentally awakened the catastrophe itself…

“You… what have you done to me?”

At the moment when the pharaoh seemed about to kill him, Yu Zhi Wu’s relaxed and arrogant face changed, revealing obvious concern.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but keep being afraid until you die.”

Yu Zhi-wu no longer understood what was happening – he lost consciousness, and when he came to, before him stood a black-haired man who was trying to protect him, and the pharaoh.

“My lord awakened the sleeping me with blood and took possession of my soul. Moreover, I am not the only one whose soul is sealed on My lord.”

The man, who introduced himself as Martin, called Zhi-wu his lord and informed that he and the pharaoh were Zhi-wu’s subordinates.

“Subordinates?”

“Yes. Now You rule over us.”

Zhi-wu’s heart beat faster with excitement. Before him was definitely the pharaoh, that very bastard, and it was too dangerous to leave him alive even now, but… one couldn’t deny that he was also the strongest. Then..?

“If I can control him…”

If I can fully control him…

If he could control him perfectly. <<less

I possessed the villain, who is torn limb from limb by the protagonist in a fit of inferiority complex.... more>>

This was a consequence of killing his brother, so I did my best to keep him alive.

It was a bonus to get out of the job safely.

But how did it happen?

“Kulk, kulk…!”

“Mr Han, I’ll take care of everything.”

The protagonist has completely turned around. He couldn’t let go of me, his lifelong benefactor.

“I shouldn’t have left you alone.”

No, I’m fine, so please let me leave. <<less

I wasn’t just any succubus.... more>>

Not even a Succubus Queen.

I was The Succubus Empress.

Though I was adorned with the grandiose title of Empress, I truly hated le*d things. <<less

Our protagonist Chan was looking for a part-time job, after his previously joined company went bankrupt. ... more>>

Coincidentally enough, while doing so, he came across a job advertisement, offering an absurdly high salary.

Lured by the extremely high salary and hourly wages Chan decided to join the convenience store as a clerk and work there.

However, the customers who visited the shop seemed a bit strange.

Vampires, kobolds, and even a succubus??

After seeing all that only one thought came to his mind,

“Am I the only normal person in this place? Is this really gonna be, okay?” <<less

Kazura was selected as the winner on a lottery that he bought on a whim and received ¥4,000,000,000 (4 billion yen).... more>>

To evade the hyenas that smelled the scent of his money, Kazura took refuge on an old residence that had been handed down from generation to generation.

When Kazura was investigating the place that would become his shelter, he stumbled on a certain room where it was possible to go into and back from another world.

The Culture and Technology level of that world was relatively low. The protagonist sometimes brought goods, sometimes brought technological knowledge.

At that world, he would find his true value as a person.

——–

MC has Zero survival instinct; happily tells people all his weaknesses and how to prevent him from escaping; does nothing to be able to defend himself or escaped and the author uses that to set up ridiculous situations where it goes wrong for him because of such nonesense;

…

besides that it is very wholesome and quite good; but be aware this stuff happens

——– <<less

The virtual reality game “History of the Arcana Continent” became part of reality, and “players” who were synchronized with their in-game characters appeared to protect the world. ... more>>

Lee Hoyeol, who was an ordinary salaryman, took over the body of the character he created in middle school, “Grandfell Claudi Arpeus Romeo.” Under normal circumstances, it would have been an absolute failure of a career, but Grandfell, whose occupation is a “demon hunter,” becomes extremely proud in front of demons!

The only demon hunter in this world, Grandfell (= Lee Hoyeol) starts to make a move! <<less

In the frenzy of the metaverse world, dreams become reality and reality becomes a dream. ... more>>

A gamer's endless time loop to reject the doom ending...

『Congratulations! Your reward for 4,000 logins has been credited to your account.』

『Conditions met. Ending simulation.』

『Main World Destruction program initiating.』

『Restart Master Lee Jung-woo confirmed.』 <<less

After clearing the [Last Dungeon], Lee Danwoo died. The sword pierced his throat, and the ceiling collapsed, leaving no one alive.... more>>

But he opened his eyes again and returned to before the arrival of the [End].

In the first attempt to conquer the [Last Dungeon], Cha Woowon died and Lee Danwoo managed to escape alone… What did he wish for?

“Are you okay? You’re covered in cold sweat.”

The young Cha Woowon, who didn’t know Lee Danwoo, spoke. Lee Danwoo nodded weakly.

“You’re crying.”

‘I know.’

He had plenty of regrets.

The most regrettable thing was before it all began,

Lee Danwoo returned.

* * *

“A monster is about to trample thirty people in front of us. If you intervene, you’ll die, but they can survive. What will you do?”

Without hesitation, Cha Woowon answered Lee Danwoo’s question.

“Stopping it seems like the right judgment.”

‘This guy is a good bastard…’

More urgent than strategy or anything else, there was a pressing issue.

Why did Cha Woowon die in the [Last Dungeon]?

Without a doubt, it was his good personality that was the problem.

This time, Lee Danwoo would save him.

By tearing apart his righteous human nature. <<less

“I’m quitting.”... more>>

A Guide with only a 3% match rate no matter which Esper they were paired with—ignored by everyone, dismissed by the system.

The decision to walk away from Guiding, something they’d dedicated their whole life to, had finally been made. If nothing else worked out, well… they figured they could always take up farming. <<less

The Leopold Team, composed of A-rank Espers from Sector 4, was led by Baek Eu-jin, an 11-year veteran healer-type Esper.... more>>

That is until an accident involving his team’s Guide changed everything.

An unprecedented event occurred: both an A-rank Esper and an A-rank Guide lost their abilities. The shocking incident sent Sector 4 into chaos, but Baek Eu-jin secretly celebrated, looking forward to a peaceful retirement.

But then…

“Choi Ran’s ability came back! And it’s a healing power! The same type as yours, Captain!”

Baek Eu-jin, who had been dreaming of a carefree, unemployed life, suddenly finds himself reawakening—not as an Esper, but as a Guide. To make things stranger, his and the Guide’s abilities seem to have switched.

Although disheartened at first, Eu-jin quickly adjusts to the comforts of a desk job as a Guide—one far easier than his days as an Esper.

He might have even been able to enjoy this peaceful office life, if not for Kwon Su-ho.

* * *

“Do you really like desk jobs that much?”

“Between the steady paycheck, safe work environment, and fixed hours, I’d say there’s no comparison.”

“… Fair enough.”

The man, surprisingly, agreed without much resistance. His quick acceptance made Eu-jin uneasy, and that unease was validated when Kwon Su-ho added something unexpected.

“In that case, I just need to make your job harder.”

“What?”

Rising from his seat, Su-ho tousled his hair messily, pressing his knuckles hard against his lips. His flesh turned red and swelled slightly under the pressure.

Satisfied, Su-ho ran his thumb over his reddened lips, then tugged at the black turtleneck he wore, as if regretting his choice of attire.

“I shouldn’t have worn this. If I’d gone with a shirt, I could’ve ripped a few buttons off.”

“What are you doing?”

“Getting ready to make things difficult for you, Baek Eu-jin.”

Su-ho’s deliberately disheveled appearance gave off the impression of a man who had just been through a heated make-out session.

With clear intent, he took long strides toward the Guiding Room door, leaving Eu-jin no time to stop him.

“Wait, no! Stop!”

Despite Eu-jin’s desperate plea, the doorknob turned, and the door swung open. The noise from outside flooded in as Su-ho stepped out and looked back at Eu-jin with a sly smile.

“I really enjoyed today, Guide.”

With an unmistakably suggestive glance, Su-ho shut the door behind him.

The Guiding Room fell silent once more. Eu-jin, stunned, muttered under his breath.

“That crazy bastard.”

Just as Eu-jin feared, the rumor spread like wildfire. <<less