One night, Oscar picked up the key to a safe he had once desperately searched for. The person who came with it became a living key was a woman, extraordinary in every aspect. Her tearful eyes, naive actions, even her name and appearance. The woman was oddly irritating. He was even displeased at having to ponder how to describe that irritation. So, he wanted to temporarily put it out of sight, in a place where it couldn't be seen.... more>>

“I... want to be by your side.”

It was too ridiculous to be sincere, and far too pathetic to be temptation.

Therefore, the one who was ensnared was undoubtedly an idiot.

Even when subjected to all kinds of insults, the woman approached until the end. On those small, soft palms, which knew no calluses, Oscar von Reinhardt was played with.

So, I must hold you accountable.

To you, who never had sincerity, not even for a single moment.

Until the very end...

To you, who even hid your name from me,

I will hold you accountable, very cruelly.

Oscar von Reinhardt – The head of the Reinhardt dukedom, with black curly hair and blue eyes. He owns the railway that crosses the Norfolk continent and the largest steel company on the continent. He is willing to do anything for his goals, even if it means kissing the back his enemy’s hand. He has brought his ruined family back to prominence through extreme efficiency. Therefore, he spurns himself for falling for the wiles of such ridiculous seduction, nor can he forgive the woman who made him feel this way.

Han Seo Ah – A mixed-race individual with brown hair and brown eyes. She has been an outsider from the moment she formed her first memory. Her appearance stands out, to the point she is suspicious of her birth. The starting point of her sin was when she came into existence. Therefore, she wishes to atone for all her wrongdoings; to her grandfather, and to that man whose mere presence makes her heart flutter. <<less

Be my girlfriend, just for today.... more>>

Top actor Tae Seo-joon approached an unknown woman with this insane proposition.

“Okay. I’ll help you!”

Aspiring actress Eom So-yeon, with nothing but her steadfast determination, accepted the role of a stand-in girlfriend, closing and then opening her large, revealing eyes.

It was a mad act, a whimsical twist of fate, or perhaps a divine error.

On a day when his perfect life, blessed from birth, felt unbearably mundane and disappointing, Seo-joon encountered the dazzling Eom So-yeon.

But she, who shook his entire sturdy life in an instant, vanished just as quickly.

And after more than three years, Tae Seo-joon, who left Korea without knowing the trials he had put her through, returned.

“Eom… So-yeon?”

He called her name.

So-yeon couldn’t tell him that their brief night resulted in ‘a beautiful child between us.

Although their encounter was short, Seo-joon never considered it a breakup and kept her in his heart.

Now, as they faced each other, two once-dead hearts began to race wildly.

It was a terrible thrill. <<less

Elucia, the daughter of the "Shield Clan," dreamed of being killed by Klaus, the Grand Duke of the "Sword Clan," alongside her useless scumbag husband.... more>>

She possesses the power of precognitive dreams, allowing her to see the future.

Now that she knows what's going to happen, there's no way she'll marry her scumbag husband or tolerate bullying from her stepmother and stepbrother.

There's only one way to survive: marrying Klaus, the future head of the Sword Clan, which is in rivalry with the Shield Clan.

With determination, Elucia asks Klaus to marry her, intending to defy her fate of death and find happiness.

A story of the tumultuous struggle of a young lady on the edge of a cliff! <<less

Jin Yura, once just a friend’s younger sister, seemed like a perfectly suitable marriage partner, unnecessary of the bothersome affairs of romance.... more>>

“What should I call you now? ‘Honey’ perhaps?”

An unexpected minor commotion led to a contractual marriage between Baek I-hyun and Jin Yura.

“I guess ‘Honey’ it is.”

“Call me by my name, like you used to. Please.”

“Yura.”

Yura couldn’t help but hold her breath, wondering if her name had always sounded so sweet.

Was it I-hyun’s voice or her own ears that were the problem?

“Like this?” Yura struggled to look at I-hyun’s smiling eyes.

“Y-Yes.”

She turned her head away, biting her lip, as a deep shadow loomed over her face.

I-hyun had closed the distance in a flash, his head tilted slightly to match her gaze.

“Why, why are you doing this?”

Retreating step by step, Yura found herself blocked by the bookshelf, unable to move further.

I-hyun whispered closely in front of Yura, “I like ‘Honey’ better.”

With a soft, sultry sound, Yura’s voice broke.

She had never imagined that she would be kissing I-hyun.

His skillful lead and the hand wrapped around her waist felt so natural.

Yura’s head spun with I-hyun’s deep breaths enveloping her.

A two-year contract marriage, supposedly the ideal time for growing apart, began rather abruptly.

Could they really reach the final station of divorce unscathed? <<less

Ying Ye Zhenshi- A student admitted to the Advanced Burturing High due to special circumstances.... more>>

Enrolled as a class D student, he would have to navigate his way around this unique environment, all while digging up information on the school’s rules.

Note: The MC does not have knowledge of the plot.

[A/N: I feel that COTE is cool, so I’m writing a book on it. The MC’s personality is a bit twisted and egoistical, and there are reasons for his assignment to class D. If interested in this premise, dive right in.] <<less

Erdene, the heir to the belligerent Hirshstein Empire, the next owner of the throne, the iron-blooded princess. What awaited her, who had returned victorious from a long war, was the position of queen of the Kingdom of Vetor, a kingdom she had never held a grudge against.... more>>

"This cannot be! How can Your Majesty do this to Her Highness the Princess!"

Erdene, who had to accept everything that was changing without her being able to do anything about it, and a life that she had never thought would be her future.

And the king who came to meet her, Arkan, a king who hated 'violence' and loved peace and reading.

The moment Erdene met him, she thought.

'This man is not right for me.'

* * *

"All I had to do was say 'I'm sorry', but you're making it sound like a serious confession, that's why."

"This is ridiculous. So in the Empire, do you just hit someone and say 'Oops, sorry?' and move on?"

"It's the other way around. Do you think our people are some kind of back-alley thugs?"

"Who said that?"

The woman with jet-black hair pulled back roughly frowned her white and fair face and said.

"If you hit us once, we'll hit you back twice. That's how we apologize, Your Majesty."

Then, a man who looked as gentle as a large dog glared and slammed his fist on the table.

"What kind of apology is that! What country calls that an apology?"

"Our country."

The woman sneered.

The man, who had been looking at her with an expression of disbelief, also burst out laughing and turned his head away.

Turning their backs on each other like sulky children, the two people, ironically, were thinking the same thing.

'What the hell is this!' <<less

"I don’t need anything else. I just want to love you, that’s all."... more>>

Kang Taejoon, a man who believes love is everything in life.

“Everything I love dies. So, I’ll do everything but love.”

Baek Seorin, a woman who believes love is a curse. Taejoon reunites with his first love Seorin, who once cruelly tore his heart apart, after 8 years! Seorin has to take Taejoon’s hand to save her company, but he demands marriage in return.

“I wasn’t hot enough to melt you back then. But now, I’m more than hot enough.”

The lethal temptation of the first man reappears! <<less

After a red meteor slashed through the heavens, human progress ground to a halt. ... more>>

Since that momentous day, humanity lost its ability to create rockets, nuclear weapons, airplanes, cars...

The towering pyramid of civilization, meticulously built from the achievements of modern science, crumbled into dust.

Yet, the catastrophe didn't stop there. The grey realm, following the arrival of the red meteor, like a ghostly reflection behind a mirror, dragged the civilized world bit by bit into the abyss of disorder.

In this new age, a human life was no more significant than a speck of dust, yet amidst the ruins, humanity's spirit shone as brightly as the stars.

Amid the crumbling edifice, observers could see a figure—an actor—defiantly standing on the wreckage of civilization, his red cloak as vivid as blood, his expressions flickering between laughter and tears. Behind him, the curtain of the era gently parted. With arms wide open, he whispered to all who would listen— "Let the show begin." <<less

Zhang Zian, the CEO of a third-rate entertainment company, transmigrated to the parallel world of Blue Star and became the husband of a female celebrity…... more>>

Zhang Zian chuckled. Before transmigrating, he was truly a workaholic, but all his efforts ended up in vain…

From today onwards, he wanted to adopt a different lifestyle, to live a happy life, chop wood, feed horses, and enjoy the world freely… <<less

Ravidon, the capital of Lytham, where it is impossible for a woman of a certain age not to get married. Ray Alexis Leanello, the docile eldest daughter of a wealthy family is not married. After suffering some sort of accident, she dumps her fiancé as soon as she wakes up from her hospital bed.... more>>

“…Are you saying you went crazy after living and dying, Alex?”

“If you feel uncomfortable because I dumped you, tell them you broke off the engagement because you thought I was crazy.”

While she was lying in her hospital bed, she tasted ‘this world’ and woke up dreaming of being ‘single’. She decided to become ‘the woman no one wants to marry’!

***

“Oh my God, such vulgar language! I guess this is why being a poor person can’t be helped.”

“Uh? But is there anyone among these people who is truly noble? You don’t give titles to women.”

It was a grand banquet held once a year, when Ray was playing the role of the ‘Witch of Ravidon’.

“Ramiel Ruivan has arrived!”

A handsome man with silver hair and golden eyes, a powerful man scheduled to inherit the title at the age of 22. When the man, known as a social angel, appeared, the commotion caused by the witch subsided.

“Good job. Alexis, you were very unlucky today. Now not even the dog will want to take you!”

Ray took advantage of the opportunity to escape to the terrace and eat alone, praising herself excitedly.

“Phew.”

The person behind the laughter that should never be heard right now is… It was Ramiel Ruivan, the ‘Angel of Ravidon’ who should have been at the center of the banquet!

***

A few days after running away from the banquet hall, Ray greets her bewildering guest.

“I wish to marry the young lady.”

“…I beg your pardon?”

Ramiel follows her to her house and proposes a contract marriage! Will Ray Alexis be able to achieve her dream of being peacefully single? <<less

The kingdom boasted a hero and formidable leader of the demon extermination force, Valen Rudwick. Amidst the chaos of battle, he tried to rescue a woman from a demon attack, only to be struck on the back of his head…... more>>

Unbeknownst to him, the woman he saved was not just any civilian but a succubus.

When Valen regained consciousness, he found himself not on the bloody battlefield but in a wedding hall within the demon realm.

“I am Argentine. And you are?”

“Do you think I’ll tell my name to a filthy demon like you?”

Weary from the prolonged wars, the demons proposed a political marriage to him. The absurd condition? It would last until Argentine, whom Valen saved, became pregnant with his child.

The idea of a child with demon blood repulsed him to the core. But pushed to his limits, Valen reluctantly agreed to their proposal.

“Let’s cease these charades and focus on what needs to be done. It’ll be better for both of us,” he growled.

“I want to give you time to accept…”

“Should I give not only my body but also my mind? Will that strengthen my ‘essence’?”

Valen was disgusted by the demons’ hypocrisy. He had intended to leave the demon realm as soon as the succubus bore a child.

“Whether you call for me or come to me, it’s up to you,” he said.

“…”

“I’ll do my da!mned best to give you my seed.”

Valen, the human warrior who despises demons, and Argentine, the demon king who sought peace through a child.

Can the demon realm truly find peace? <<less

"Elaina, Archduke Grant is coming to visit tomorrow....... Someone you like."... more>>

Diane's sobs reminded Elaina of a book. Every night, she read the same book over and over again in her dreams. In the book, “Moon Shadow,” Diane is sold off to become the wife of Archduke Grant due to family circumstances, preventing her from marrying the man she loves. The book ends with Diane, tired of her loveless marriage, taking her own life.

'This can't be happening!'

She had done so much to prevent Diane's misery. Now she can't stand by and watch her fall into the devil's maw.

"Don't worry, Diane."

Elaina took Diane's hand and reassured her.

"I'll take care of everything."

She will. Even if it means she herself marries him instead.

***

“You've interfered with every approach I've made to Diane Redwood, and now you're asking me to marry you?”

“Think of it more like a one-year contract than a marriage. We can give and take what we want from each other.”

Lyle Grant looked at Elaina with confusion.

“What on earth would you do that for?”

“I have a heart that won't let me turn away from a poor person.”

It wasn't just for Diane. Diane, the protagonist, Nathan, the love of her life, and Lyle and his younger brother. Everyone in "Moon Shadow" was unhappy, each for their own reasons.

“I promise, I'll be your wife for a year, but I'll do my best while I'm at it.”

Elaina smiled up at Lyle, her face full of confidence. She had a plan to make all the characters in the damn "Moon Shadow" happy. <<less

One day, I suddenly became the youngest son-in-law of a chaebol family.

I've transmigrated into my favorite romance novel, which I've read hundreds of times while waiting for its completion.... more>>

Wouldn't it be wonderful if I transmigrated as a noble lady living a comfortable life? Unfortunately, I've transmigrated as the villainess who tormented the heroine mercilessly, ending up dying a horrible death as a fake saint candidate.

So, unlike the original story, I quickly resign as the saint candidate and leave the temple. I then set up a home for a fortune-teller who can predict fate accurately, thanks to my memory of the author's typos. My reputation soars as I impressively predict the future, which was initially just a means to survive.

As a result, the temple that once ignored me, the first prince embroiled in the Throne of Blood War, and the next Ma-topju (the highest-ranking official) consumed by unprecedented narcissism all begin to obsess over me.

To escape the most dangerous part where I'm killed off in the original work, the temple, I must enter into a contract marriage. But who should I marry to make it work?

After much deliberation, embarking on a contract marriage proves to be anything but easy.

How does one navigate a wise married life? <<less

When Lu Wu opened his eyes, he found that the world had changed completely. ... more>>

The world before him did not have fancy magic, nor ultimate Dou Qi.

What it had were summoners that form contracts with summoned beasts.

And coincidentally, he was such a summoner, although not a professional one, and his first summoned beast was a piece of crap.

But that was fine, because he also had a golden finger! <<less

“Just dance, like a living doll.”... more>>

On the day she contemplated giving up ballet, a passion she had dedicated her entire life to, that man, the terrifyingly beautiful Enrico Michele, approached like a whispering devil, presenting a cunning proposal.

“Then I’ll tell you about your dead parents.”

A secret he hinted at along with an ambiguous sponsorship.

“Don’t you want to know the truth?”

Even knowing that becoming a puppet for him would lead her further into darkness, she was willing to do so to unravel the mystery of her parents’ death. <<less

I had a precognitive dream that my sister would die soon after entering into an arranged marriage. To prevent this, Aracilla chose to marry Damian, the younger brother of her intended spouse. The problem was, both of them happened to be formidable rivals—one a magician and the other a knight.... more>>

"Last year, was Young Lady the mage who snatched the orb like a sneaky weasel during the expedition?" "If I hadn't helped, you would have been rotting in a dungeon by now, don't you think so?"

The individuals who were moments away from throttling each other, dramatically agreed to a contractual marriage.

Falling in love? We'll never see each other as romantic partners, even if we live and die together.

...or so they said.

"Why is this woman so fragile and thin? It's making me worried for no reason."

"Why does this man insist on doing everything alone? I could help too."

They kept getting involved with each other... <<less

Owner of the opulent great theatre, a man with whom anyone may fall in love at first sight.... more>>

The audience recognized the famous name when they saw Edgar Wharton, the blond, gorgeous man enter the theatre.

Even though he makes several females lose sleep over their affection for him, Natalie has a crush on a genuine gentleman rather than this showy socialite.

However, Edgar Wharton, famous for winning ladies' hearts with his attractive grin, accidentally revealed her hidden, unrequited love.

"I'll help you."

The playboy of the social world and the bookworm of the baron's family shared a common goal: to assist each other in finding love.

“Natalie, will you be my girlfriend? Leonard will fall in love with you, and we can break up."

The curtain was raised on a play called 'Contract Dating,' in which the goal was to avoid falling for the other's act of love.

***

"I'm not good at deceiving others."

"Then try loving me."

The dominant man's smile was so appealing that it appeared seductive.

He asked her to cross the border, but he remained in place, commanding love but not loving.

Natalie vowed not to love him or allow herself to love him. But...

"Do you want to mess up my daily life?"

"Is it okay if I mess it up?"

Mr. Wharton smiled mischievously as he examined Natalie's lips.

"How far will you allow me?"

Can they avoid falling in love by the end of the play? <<less

"Roger, the Lord’s Mansion is offering a reward for the corpse demon, do you want to pick it up together?" ... more>>

"No, I'm not very strong, so I won't take risks."

"Roger, we still have one spot for the southern mine, would you like to come?"

"Maybe next time..."

"Roger, Roger... Nevermind, forget that I’ve asked."

Ten years later.

[You killed 1 Explosive Magic Frog, killing 164250 Explosive Magic Frogs in total]

[Your magic resistance is increased to 100%]

Roger, who was at the pool, rubbed his sore waist and said to himself, "Finally... I seem to have become a little stronger."

...

This was a fantasy wasteland world that had been radiated by nineteenth circle spells. Roger had been teleported with the profession model of "Hermit Ranger". He had only one wish: Before the real catastrophe broke out, he aimed to become a stronger every single day. <<less

One day, a villainess came to the nursery school.... more>>

“Anyway, these kids are just unbearable!”
“Does it even make sense to have a child at this age?”
“What’s so great about constantly chasing after tired little ones all day long…”

Setting aside the dislike for kids…

Since she arrived, for some reason, the kids seem to have started gaining weight.

“It’s all because of the contract, isn’t it?”

She says so…

…as she feeds them homemade snacks. <<less

It tells the story of a young boy who forms a contract with a troublesome goddess and their journey of love and battles.... more>>

In a time long ago, there was an era where beautiful goddesses fiercely competed for the throne of world rulers. At some point, the goddesses with fangs, disguising themselves with the facade of love, began to peacefully guard the human world.

A young boy named Soujou Shouma, encounters and falls in love with a goddess who secretly came to the human world. After making a promise to meet again someday, he works hard to grow and become a man worthy of the goddess. As a schoolboy, he is appointed as the president of a company.

However, in the modern era, abnormalities occur in the divine realm of the goddesses, known as the Heavenly Realm. The uncontrollable goddesses engage in violent battles reminiscent of ancient times to decide the next creator god – the ruler of the Heavenly Realm. This conflict’s flames even spread to the human world.

Upon learning of this, Shouma, in order to fulfill his first love and protect world peace, decides to utilize his company in a special way for the goddesses. He teams up with one of the strongest goddesses, Elvina, who shares his interests, and as the company’s president, joins the battles! <<less

On a continent ruled by Chaos, the Lords have the power of a Crest that can calm the Chaos and protect the people. However, before... more>> anyone realizes it, Lords cast aside their creed of quelling the Chaos and instead start to fight each other for their Crests to gain dominion over one another. Siluca Meletes, an isolated Mage who scorns the Lords for abandoning their creed, and a wandering knight named Theo who is on a journey to train to one day liberate his hometown make an everlasting oath to work together to reform the continent dominated by wars and Chaos and usher in an Age of Order! <<less

Ha-eun is devastated that her ex-boyfriend cheated on her with a friend, so she decides to have a one-night stand at a club. A month later, a new general manager arrives at a company in crisis due to a major merger.
Someone, tell me I'm lying!... more>>

This is not right. Why is he here?

'I don't remember. Yeah. It's been over a month now, and I'm not the same person I was then. We were both drunk, and we didn't even know each other's names.
Sweat trickled down Ha-Eun's back at the reunion of her one-night stand.

'...Please, don't remember....'

The man walked over to Ha-eun.

"I haven't forgotten, that night. We were pretty hot."

A secret love affair with her boss had begun. <<less

"Hi." The man who suddenly appeared boldly introduced himself as a tiger.
"Can you give them back?"
"What, what are you talking about?"
"My eyebrows... more>> and teeth that you took."
Five hundred years ago, a girl had borrowed the tiger's eyebrows and teeth and then disappeared. Now, Song Ji-an, a girl who was her descendant and possessed the same soul.
"Oh, well. I don't know anything about that!"
"No, I'm right."
The wind blew fiercely. Thunder rumbled like the roar of a beast. Eyes that had turned golden. "Oh, I get it now! I get it, so please stop that thunder!" Ji-an shouted to stay alive.
"There are two contracts that can bind a human's life."
"Two contracts?"
"First, a contract that binds your blood by inserting my tooth into your throat."
"That's just telling me to die!"
"Second, a contract that binds your breath."
"...Breath?"
With that, their lips met. Breath entangled, blood intertwined, life was bound. The contract was sealed. A sweet yet harsh romance between 20-year-old college student Song Ji-an and the millennia-old mountain lord tiger, a romance with real lives at stake. <<less

Ariana, who endured abuse from her stepmother and sister, weds a rich commoner. She was in a contract marriage that was picture-perfect.