Iona, the knight who was the loyal dog of the tyrant Emperor, gave her life for him. But her lord, whom she trusted, abandoned her in the end, and the person who stood by her side in her death was no other than her husband.... more>>

“I want to kiss you one last time.” Iona demanded on the verge of death.

“I’m telling you in advance… Just in case… You won’t die and this won’t be our last kiss.”

Satisfied with her non-lonely death, she closed her eyes.

When Iona woke up again, she realized that she had returned to the past and her husband was again chosen to be her partner.

Though her past wasn’t good, one thing she also didn’t want to change was her husband, the only success in her life. If so, she should at least turn this marriage into a ‘successful marriage’, she decided.

“Lord Leroy, I will formally propose to you; Please marry me. I will definitely make you happy.”

Iona was determined to repay her husband for his generosity. Just the way she wanted. <<less

“We’ll be entering a contract marriage?”... more>>

Melissa, an omega and an illegitimate child of the Rosewood County.
Her only family and the only one who was ever on her side—her mother—had passed away.

“…This is not the Count’s funeral hall.”
“I couldn’t be certain because your pheromones were too light, but it’s true. You’re an omega.”

At that point in her life, Melissa was about to become the wife of an old marquis. It was a sacrifice she had to make for the sake of her family.
However, Ian appeared in front of her and gave one final choice that she could make.

“The contract’s main stipulation is very simple. Give birth to an alpha who will become the household’s successor.”

The contract marriage that began as such was like a sweet, sweet melody.
Knowing that one’s life was about to be devoured, but nonetheless addicted to that sweetness—unable to escape. <<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

The sudden death of one’s older brother and his wife.... more>>

Amidst this man’s quiet and boring life that resembled a black-and-white movie, the overflowing energy of a six-year-old girl came out of nowhere.

The fearless Baek Tae-joon came to collapse without mercy.

[Could you become Rose’s home tutor until the end of this semester?]
This was what Tae-joon suggested to ‘Miss Minnie’, a kindergarten assistant teacher whom Rose clung to often.

[The basic salary for about 4 months is $100,000. Including a $50,000 contract basis and a $50,000 bonus at the end of June.]
And, by the way.​

‘I’m finally going crazy.’

The red cheeks, the fair and translucent skin, the cherry-like lips that seemed to be coated in sticky syrup, the feeling of her soft hands, and the strangely ticklish, whispery voice grazing his ears.

The image that popped into his mind without warning hardened his lower abdomen.

He was raving for Rose’s teacher, ‘Miss Minnie’, almost all the time.

Because of her sensitive adolescent complex and college trauma, Min-hee mastered the expertise of unrequited love.

“Will I never try s*x before I die? I wish there was someone who could help me practice how to seduce a man. Maybe I’ll just never have a proper relationship and die leaving only my kittens behind, hnng-”

“You have a cat?”

“No. Hik.”

Tae-joon agilely caught a gap and held onto it.

“Don’t cry. You can practice seducing a man using me.” <<less

Liese has settled in a strange city with the stigma of being a fallen noble.
Desperate to make ends meet, she visits a duke's estate to find work as a maid.
The man she encounters is none other than the blonde officer she spotted by the lake.... more>>

"Lift up your skirt. Don't make me tell you twice."

The relationship that began as a misunderstanding was terrible. Marcus starts groping Liese and humiliating her.

"I thought you'd run away, but you crawled back. You're made for servitude, aren't you?"
"I'd do anything for my family."
"Does this mean I can test you to see how far you can go with that body?"

Liese is determined to make it until summer, but one day, an unexpected crisis strikes.
Marcus, who has extended a helping hand as if he had been waiting, offers a deal.
She'll pose as his lover this social season.

"I need a woman, a woman who is nothing more than a facade."

The two embark on a flirtatious relationship, but as the days go by, they can't tell if their desire to kiss each other is an act or the truth.
Unlike Liese, who can't seem to get her act together, Marcus harbors a desire so twisted it's almost unbearable… <<less

"Sell yourself to me, Princess. I will buy you for a very high price."... more>>

Sell herself?

Adeline's lips quivered. She couldn’t overlook such insulting words.

"How impudent! Is buying and selling people a norm in this kingdom?"
"Pardon me for being impolite.. When the Duke of Rocher has already put the Princess up for sale, it sounds naive coming from you."

Adeline, a noble Princess descended from two royal bloodlines, and Alexio, a half noble Duke with a commoner mother —a match that seemed impossible.

The whole nation is excited about the marriage of the century that has shaken the kingdom. But little do they know.
That their marriage was riddled with secret deals and contracts.

"I'll give you plenty of time to think about it. It's only natural to go through various verification processes for such a significant transaction..."
"I'll do it."
"...Yes?"
"I agree. To this marriage."

Why did two people who seemed totally mismatched end up joining forces? The real reason behind their marriage, kept under wraps, remained a mystery to everyone. <<less

“Wife, I heard you were staring at another man again.”... more>>

“That’s not…ugh!”

“I will continue until you stop thinking of another man or divorce.”

How did it end up like this?

My life has become a tangled mess.

“If you even dare to hold another man’s hand, I’ll snap that pretty little wrist.”

* * *

“I want to hold a man’s hand, even just once!”

After living as a Motae-Solo [mfn]모태 솔로 is a Korean term that refers to someone who has never been in a romantic relationship, someone who has been single since birth[/mfn] for n years, I was hit by a reincarnation truck and thrown into a novel.

In this life, I don’t need anything else. It’s all about dating! I’ll date until I go crazy! Just avoid those dark and sinister types!

…Or so I promised.

I was tricked by the dark and sinister type due to a contract I made when I was young, and I became a married woman!

Sure, we can get married. But I will still date!

…Or so I thought.

This damn empire, it was more conservative than a backward country.

If I cheat after getting married → slap on the wrist.

If I’m accused of cheating when I didn’t → slap on the wrist.

I can’t live like this. I’m getting a divorce, a divorce! <<less

By the time we got used to each other and knew what the other meant just by looking at each other’s eyes, I realized that I was inside a novel.... more>>

“I-is it a dream?”

“It’s not a dream.”

Unexpectedly, while looking for a way out, I started living together with the villain on a marriage contract.

“I love you.”

The male lead, the crown prince who hated everything and everyone, confessed to me.

“I don’t want to go back.”

Ludwig’s blue eyes, which used to be as dry as a desert, wavered like the blue sea.

***

I want to catch you.

I want you to stay with me. Don’t go.

“Ashily.”

Ludwig’s sincerity finally grabbed Ashily’s heart. <<less

Top student from the Imperial Military School, Eugene Saintfield. ... more>>

He had a dream.

It is to be the Royal Sword of his childhood friend Airi Grandflare, who is aiming to become the Emperor, and bring even more prosperity to the Empire.

But that dream crumbled.

Due to his lacking talent.

Eugene had no talent and was easily abandoned by his childhood friend.

Having fallen into despair, he enrolled in the highest academic center of the Empire, the Lykeion Magic Academy, under the discretion of his father.

The life of Eugene will be moved heavily by the many encounters in the academy.

Eventually turning into a wave that will drag the whole continent… <<less

Original title “Moon and Tide”... more>>

Lu Xici has been in the industry for many years and has a well-known “secret” – she got married at a young age.

She always wears a plain ring on her left ring finger, and whenever asked, she would shyly smile.

Anyone who sees this smile would think that the two of them are deeply in love, and she is very happy. Only she knows how forced that smile is.

Lu Xici originally thought that Jun Youyue didn’t like her.

With a written contract, they have been married for three years, and the total number of words they have spoken to each other does not exceed ten.

Jun Youyue also has a highly publicized scandal partner.

It wasn’t until Lu Xici accidentally saw Jun Youyue’s photo album that she discovered it was full of pictures of herself.

***

Jun Youyue also has a “secret”.

She has been in a secret marriage for many years, and her wife is her lovely little green plum*.

*childhood sweetheart

She would grab her clothes and call her jiejie*, cling to her neck and kiss her ear, and even when she was tired, she wouldn’t forget to ask for a goodnight kiss.

*elder sister

Who could resist falling in love with that? Well, Jun Youyue couldn’t.

She always thought that her married life was harmonious and their feelings for each other were good.

Until one day, Lu Xici suddenly handed her a divorce agreement without any warning.

Jun Youyue was dumbfounded.

How can you chase your wife if your mouth is too s*upid? Waiting online, very urgent.

***

Small scene:

In the travel variety show “Honeymoon Again,” the director gave Jun and Lu a few mission cards with questions from netizens.

Question 1: How does Ms. Jun view the rumors about the original state of their relationship?

Jun Youyue innocently: I think our relationship has always been good, right?

Lu Xici snorted: It has indeed always been good.

It was she, as the person involved, who had a blackout after drinking and didn’t know what happened before.

Question 2: Is it true that Actress Lu pursued Ms. Jun for over five years?

Jun Youyue grabbed the microphone: I pursued her.

Question 3: How often do you two…?

Lu Xici: Is it appropriate to ask this??

Jun Youyue: You should ask how many times per day.

Question 4: Do you want children?

Jun Youyue: ?

Lu Xici: This is getting more and more unscrupulous! Director!

In the end, the director was chased around the island by Lu Xici’s people for an hour. <<less

After committing many atrocities as the tyrant’s knight throughout her life, she decided to end it all.... more>>

However, she was reborn.

Determined not to repeat the same mistakes, Maya decides against joining the Imperial Guard and instead, enters into a contractual marriage with Grand Duke Tristan.

‘We can both benefit from this contractual marriage.’

She thought the conditions of the contractual marriage were reasonable for them both.

That is, until she realized she had to share a bed with him.

“So, you only intended to take my body, my dear.”

That was before her too-handsome husband began to seduce her.

Grand Duke… You weren’t like this before, right? <<less

Seo Yi-soo, a young prosecutor, is faced with a distressing situation when her journalist sister mysteriously disappears. While delving into the clues left behind by her sister, she stumbles upon a shocking revelation involving the country’s largest law firm, Yoon & Kang.... more>>

In her quest for information, Yi-soo approaches Yoon Hyun-seong, her senior from college and the son of Yoon & Kang’s representative, proposing a contract engagement. Aware of his legal expertise, she suggests a one-year engagement contract.

Their relationship begins as a mere arrangement to fulfill their individual objectives. Yi-soo, without harboring any doubts, firmly believes in this pragmatic alliance. However, her unwavering faith is shattered in an instant.

As she rejoices momentarily, fate throws an unexpected twist at her. The air fills with a captivating blend of wood and cigarette smoke. Hyun-seong, with a cigarette poised between his index and middle fingers, invites her to experience it. His lips gently graze the cigarette, revealing a lazy yet alluring smile. His eyes exude indifference, while the veins on his hand appear prominently.

As the tip of the cigarette turns red, Yi-soo’s heart races, feeling as if it were shattered into pieces. <<less

Nicknamed the worst malicious member in idol history, called ‘Tr*sh Rex.’... more>>

Stage name Rex, real name Kim Chunyong.

As he was urgently arrested, with only the entertainment world waiting for him, he heard a strange voice in his head.

“Sign a contract with me.

[Become the greatest idol in K-pop history.

In case of failure return to the time of the urgent arrest.]

… Can I start over from the beginning?

Can his family be saved from the accident?

“How crazy, even selling my soul!”

A tearful battle of the former malicious member to undo the past mistakes begins! <<less

I’m a fake bride.... more>>

Diello Argenta’s name engraved on my back indicated that I was his soulmate… but I was a fake.
One day, I possessed the unscrupulous villainess’ body inside an adult novel.

Is there any way I could survive?

…Contract marriage!

I’ll be his wife and act the part to protect his purity until the real one appears. So when the Duke of Argenta awakens his power, he will destroy my villainous family.
While becoming a fake couple with the innocent Diello Argenta, acting sweet day and night…

“If your soulmate appears, it’s time to end the contract.”

Hearing that, Diello, the Duke of Argenta, gave me a long look.

“When a Ferro dies, a new Ferro will be assigned.”

As he grabbed the tip of my chin, the distance between us shortened.

“…I’ll kill them until it’s you.”

What’s with him?

Out of nowhere, he started obsessing over me. Wasn’t he supposed to be a pure and sweet guy?! <<less

The Youngest Daughter of the Duke, Ayla Anaïs... more>>

Once she falls into sleep, she can’t easily wake up and suffers from a disease that eventually leads to death.

After 20 years, she realizes that she has been reincarnated into an adult-rated romance novel. Furthermore, she’s only mentioned as an extra in a short dialogue…

However, the moment she recalls the original plot, she feels relieved to realize that she can cure her disease with the power of the original male lead.But the original male lead…

“Only 12 years old?” He’s too young, no matter how you look at it!

So, Ayla decides to propose a contract marriage to Lloydin Blighton, the same age as her.

“Please become my husband, Lord Lloydin Blighton.” <<less

There was only one thing that Lizelotte was able to endure amidst an arranged marriage with an old duke, her husband’s, violence and neglect.... more>>

It was thanks to the three lovely children, although not a drop of blood was shared.

It’s been ten years since she has been protecting her children from her husband’s abuse.

An enchantingly beautiful man she met at a ball said in a sweet voice.

Tonight, her husband will die.

As the man said, her husband died, and Lizelotte and the children felt liberated for a while, though people who were aiming for the duchy and fortune came rushing in.

The mysterious and beautiful man who reappeared, Yuzef, reveals that he is a ‘regressor’ and offers an irresistible contract…

“It is enough if there is a relationship where I can kiss the madam’s hands, feet, and lips.” <<less

On the day I witnessed her husband's affair, I possessed the ex-wife of the male lead's possessed manic.... more>>

"Rebecca, I would have told you not to touch my body without permission."

I divorced him at once with one condition I stay in the mansion next door for the time being for the sake of my life. By the way...

" I regret the moment I divorced you. And my folly that I knew nothing about until your heart left me. Rebecca, I want to win your heart back."

"Your Highness, you said you would live next door for the time being, but you didn't ask me to regret it?"

"You've been struggling, because of me..."

With those quiet words, Rebecca let go of their clasped hands.

"...How about you, Cedric?"

At that moment, instead of my departure, all I had to do was stay with Cedric...

***

There was only an unexpected sense of emptiness.

'Rebecca is gone. And with another man.'

The image of man and woman holding each other in their arms kept disturbing my mind. Soon, a thick tendon bulged above the back of my clenched hand.

'Rebecca, you can't leave me yet.'

Even if she did, it would be this way now. At least for the time she promises to stay in this castle. I had to give myself the slightest chance to catch her.

"Answer me, really, did you try to run away with another man? You did it to punish me because you can put up with it." <<less

*Male lead: Hwang Do-jun – CEO of Hanseong Hotel. A VVIP customer of Heritage. After witnessing Yoon Seo-yeon breaking up with her fiancé, he appoints Yoon Seo-yeon as his personal shopper to pick out his outfits.... more>>

*Female lead: Yoon Seo-yeon – Manager of Heritage at Hanseong Hotel Branch. Her fiancé cheated on her with her sister, and her life has become tiring, but she keeps getting involved with Hwang Do-jun, a man she is uncomfortable with in many ways.

—————————————————

“Everything’s organized, and you’ve been doing the right thing. Well then… I guess it’s time to do something bad.”

Hwang Do-jun, representative of Hanseong Hotel.

Yoon Seo-yeon was appointed by Hwang Do-jun to be his personal shopper.

The job duration is only for three months until Do-jun moves to Hanseong Department Store.

It was an unwelcome proposal for Seo-yeon, who Do-jun caught and witnessed the scene where her fiancée demanded a breakup.

But it was something unavoidable.

Well, when you think about it, it’s just three months.

“Let’s just sleep. Together.”

Nothing else.

Just bodies intertwining.

Seo-yeon requested it, and Do-jun willingly accepted. <<less

Although Luo Qingci knew her name resembled that of a protagonist from ancient stories, she never expected to find herself transmigrated into a cultivation novel one day. ... more>>

What made her even more exasperated was that she didn't transmigrate as the female lead, but rather the female lead's cannon fodder master.

This cultivation novel is a typical, strong female lead type story, except the female lead isn't human; she's a dragon. Under the conflict between the humans and dragons, the female lead was tortured by humans in all sort of manners, scummed by the male lead, before turning into a super OP villainous character that destroys the cultivation realm.

As for the female lead's master, Huaizhu-jun, who left behind a single egg after massacring the female lead's family right at the very beginning of the story, then later on uses various methods to torment her naive disciple, ends up with her spiritual roots destroyed, her bones ripped out, and dies without a single body part intact.

When Luo Qingci transmigrated over and found the floor soaked in blood, alongside a pitch-black, extremely ugly egg-shaped object, she immediately turned stone-faced. Is there still time for her to cook this egg now?

Female lead much later: Shizun, aren't you the dragon slaying fiend? How did you overlook me?

Luo Qingci: Your egg was too ugly.

Female lead: Shizun, this humiliated look of yours, I love it a lot.

Luo Qingci: That's too pe*verted.

Female lead: Shizun, I like you. Did you ever like me, even if a little bit?

Luo Qingci: I'm not dumb.

Female lead: ......

Biased and secretly dark disciple vs cold on the outside, hot on the inside shizun.

Alternatively: "When does shizun expose herself" or "Unveiling shizun's secrets with me and shizun". <<less

“You shouldn’t have crossed this line, Elisha, if you didn’t want it to be like this.”... more>>

A sturdy arm wrapped around her swaying body. Her head became hazy and an intentional hot sweet sigh was pulled out of her.

‘How the hell did I get myself in this situation—’

Elisha recalled. This never happened before.

‘Yeah, I remember.’

Her future in which she would become the fake concubine to a demonic man from the same family, and would be eaten to death—even down to her bone marrow. A future in which the Cartier ducal family is embroiled in a power struggle and fragmented.

To avoid that future, Elisha threw herself at Lucerne, the archrival of her former life.

Yeah. There was no problem. She knew this man, before and after her regression. She already knew he was the most notorious maniac in the Empire.

20-year-old Elisha owes 30,000 gold coins (about 15 billion won in Korean currency or around 15 million in USD).

After going back in time, in order to avoid a hellish life because of debt, she becomes the most capable illegitimate child in the world and visits Lucerne, the archenemy of her master.

“What do you want from me?”

“Please lend me some money. And… make me your subordinate. I’ll give you all the information I have.”

“Why should I trust you?”

“I’ll give myself up as collateral.”

Lucerne listened to Elisha and watched her quietly.

“Okay. But I decide how to deal with the collateral.”

“…….”

“First of all, marry me.”

“…… huh?”

Elisha didn’t expect it either. That her information transaction would become a marriage contract. <<less

Yaya died.... more>>

She committed su*cide.

This person, with whom he had no blood relation – whom he’d called ‘elder sister’ for many years, was all too suddenly gone. She left him not just a considerable sum of inheritance, but also a child.

That year he was only 19 years old, still a child himself, and yet all of a sudden was in charge of the welfare of a 15 year old youth.

This child was not bothersome, he had none of the impatience nor rebelliousness characteristics of a typical adolescent.

He had an extremely high IQ, paired with a stability and maturity far exceeding his physical age.

Be it daily living or academics, he didn’t have to worry at all with the boy. He was able to manage everything on his own.

But the more he got to know the boy, the more he realized how frightening this child’s many intentions were.

He wanted to change his mind, could he just take the money and leave the person behind? <<less

*Celeb: short for celebrity.... more>>

A dull body, a timid and kind personality.

The fat princess who was ostracized, Rubetria Diollus.

“Oh my, the princess is at the dessert shop every time I see her. She eats so many sweets, enough to make one’s cheeks burst, no wonder she gets fat.”

Princess Lillia, the ‘swan princess’ of the family, was always surrounded by friends, and Rubetria, the ‘ugly duckling’ who was bullied by them, was a loner.

“Hey, you idiot. Our princess is angry. Eat it, quickly.”

“Puhaha…!”

“Oh my god! She really ate that!”

Rubetria was tired of the bullying.

Then one day, she said,

‘I want to live a wonderful life like that woman for just one day.’

180 degrees change. <<less

A low-level civil servant. An F-class hunter. Yoon Seora thought that’s how she would live for the rest of her life.... more>>

Until one day she was thrown into a dungeon alone.

“System, you f*cking son of a b*tch!”

The moment death was right around the corner, everything was turned upside down by her cry that burst out unconsciously.

[Checking information about ‘Yoon Seora’, the awakened who uttered abusive language at the system administrator]
[Do you wish to sign a contract with the system administrator?]
​

So I happily signed a contract with the little system administrator who had appeared out of nowhere…

【The overall evaluation value is readjusted.】

【The Awakened ‘Yoon Seora’ (S-class)】

​

Wait a minute, Administrator-nim.

You didn’t mention I would jump from F to S-class.

【Administrator: (´ ε ` ʃƪ)♡】

【Administrator: ♡ (ʃƪ ˘ ³˘)】

【Administrator: (ง・▽・)ว】

In addition, this administrator who overuses emoticons is too unreliable.

Whatever. By being an S-class I was going to quit being a dirty civil servant who always works overtime.

“I’ve never seen you in the past. Who are you?”

“Hi, I’m a contractor for the world administrator.”

​“I have never seen you before. Who are you?”

“Hello? I am the world administrator’s contractor.”

Somehow, I ended up in the center of an incident where the world is filled left and right with returnees. Can I really quit?

Resignation Difficulty SSS+. Stay alive, office worker! <<less

The third young master of the Gu household, Gu Ye, had a wooden personality, a stuttering speech, couldn’t remember an answer after being told ten times, didn’t dare to protest after being bullied, was considered the shame of high society. His father, in a fit of anger, sent him back to the old home in the country for the new year. But unexpectedly, he came back like a new person, in half a year testing into the top university of the capital with the highest score in the whole school. ... more>>

The entire high society circle was shocked!

After receiving his acceptance letter, the Gu family searched for Gu Ye for three days, and finally found him under an unassuming overpass. The Gu Ye who used to remain silent after being beaten had laid out a stall, stepping on a few hoodlums beneath his foot, and was selling drawings while he called out: “Exorcism Wards! Guanyin safety talismans! Wards against evil for the house! Anti-goblin and demon talismans! ……Supersale on wards and talismans! If you have the right karma, 88 per ward! Don’t pass this by!”

He looked down beneath his foot, saying with a grin: “I have special Give Up Wickedness Talismans, I think you each need three.”

Sassing heaven, earth, and air, if you don’t obey then let’s fight and don’t blather, supernatural arts grandmaster bottom. Polished scoundrel, beast in human clothing, wife-spoiling maniac, black-bellied top. <<less

I became a miserably weak aristocrat in the web novel ‘SSS-Class Knight’.... more>>

With a body that can drop at a moment's notice, no less.

‘Let’s live for now. Let’s fight on.’

I have to survive, even without knowing the ending. <<less