I went on an ocean fishing boat for 4 years to pay off 300 million won in coin debt, and my account is strange. But... more>> that was only the beginning of great fortune.
The story of Song Dae-woon, a legendary venture capitalist who is shaking up the global economy. <<less

This story is fiction. The characters, ideas, and events in the work are unrelated to reality.... more>>

Some games require agreeing to this statement in order to play.

Even if it's not necessary for the game, the game typically begins with a similar disclaimer guiding the player through the precautions.

Although the advantage of a game is the 'immersion' that no other medium can match, starting with such a statement disrupts the immersion from the beginning despite everyone knowing the work is fiction.

There is no mandatory need to include such a disclaimer, so why do it?

It is likely to emphasize a fact that everyone should always remember.

[The purpose of fiction is not to dictate beliefs existing in reality.]

This message is for the developer themselves.

[Nothing in fiction can replace reality.]

This message is for the players who will share the journey of the work's story.

So.

Do you agree?

**

The man with tattered clothes and an old sword said, "So, I *can* kill."

He did not have any particularly memorable appearance.

He was likely not a well-known person, at least, not to the mercenary he was killing.

The important fact was that the man who had been stabbed by the worn-out sword was now dying in front of him.

"Ugh..."

When the man pulled the sword out of the mercenary, the mercenary's legs gave way, and he fell to his knees. He no longer had the strength to resist.

He wanted to raise his arm to swing his sword, but he didn't have the strength to do so. He gritted his teeth and wanted to cast a spell, but he lacked the focus to do so.

"Why... you... how?"

Thus, the mercenary chose to give up on resisting and opened his mouth to speak.

Why had the man suddenly attacked him? He had only seen him collapse and moved him to a nearby cave.

What kind of person, what kind of thoughts had led him to do this as soon as he woke up?

The mercenary was so curious that he asked the question.

"How fascinating."

The man stroked his chin as he stared at the dying mercenary.

The sight of the man in his worn-out clothes pondering was somewhat terrifying.

Soon, as if he had reached a conclusion, the man broke his silence.

"I never knew I could attack an NPC. Is that how the game is made?"

"...What?"

The mercenary couldn't understand the man's words.

NPC, not knowing an attack would work, game. He couldn't make sense of any of the words the man said.

Having spent his whole life living as a mercenary according to his "setting," he could never understand what the man was saying.

'No, you must respond properly. Properly—'

But he couldn't continue his next words or even think about the meaning of his response, and the mercenary's consciousness began to fade.

A killing driven by nothing but curiosity, with no reason.

That was the first death experienced by NPC Aiden Oliver. <<less

Kim Soo-hyun dedicated his life to serving his country in the special forces.... more>>

All the country threw back at him was cold betrayal.

“Now, I will live only for myself!”

This time, he’s not a veteran soldier but a mercenary.

“Rookie, do you understand what this is all about?”

Soo-hyun’s new life begins as he returns to the past! <<less

Condemned as a ruthless witch who mu*dered her parents and set fire to her domain, Irene cried out her innocence, but no one believed her. ... more>>

On the brink of being burned at the stake, she was rescued by the notoriously cruel Duke Esper.

“Why did you… take me?”

“I need you,” Kalos said, his voice unusually emotional.

“So, don’t think of running away.”

His purple eyes, proof of his demonic lineage, glittered menacingly.

“Next time, it won’t end like this.” <<less

They met during the most confusing and painful time of their youth, and even now that they are adults, they have always been by each other's side. Their friendship was strong and stood the test of time like armor. But underneath that thick armor, Ji Sunwook nurtured a love that was not just friendship. Driven by the desperation to leave no evidence as the sole driving force behind his unrequited love.... more>>

He had thought he could hide it for the rest of his life, until Lee Jihoon asked in the fall of his twenty-nine.

"Don't you think it's even stranger that I've never heard you talk about women you've dated all this while?"

Realizing that he could no longer hide it, Ji Sunwook meekly confessed that he was dating a man and finally put an end to their relationship with the confession he had been putting off.

Lee Jihoon, who came to catch Ji Sunwook, denied that conclusion. He said that Ji Sunwook didn't love him, so this couldn't be the end for them. Not wanting to believe it, he blocked Ji Sunwook’s way out saying he would prove it.

"What kind of coward abandons the one he loves and then runs away?"

Guided by Lee Jihoon's firm hand, the two stood on a road they had never been on before. Only when standing at the edge of friendship from which no one can retreat did they realize that they were facing something that made them uncertain whether they were proving that it was love or proving that it was not. <<less

Baek Woo-Jin, the youngest son of a prestigious swordsman family, had no innate talent or aura for swordsmanship, but he worked harder than anyone else.... more>> Despite being disowned by his family and meeting a miserable end, he becomes the owner of the magic sword and regresses back 10 years, determined to bring down his family. <<less

Weren’t you supposed to bear me a son?... more>>

I became the protagonist’s sister, used and discarded by my family, destined to die.

I married the Emperor to save my youngest sibling, but the Emperor is acting strange?

“Ah, I never said I would bear one…”

“Really? Then, just follow my lead.”

“Um…?”

Approaching me languidly as if drunk on wine, he ran his hand through my hair.

“You will bear my son.”

“…….”

“Understood? Now, let’s head to the bedroom.”

What a terribly cliché and dull proposal, right?

But this man, he’s a bit dangerous.

And now, the youngest sibling and this man’s son too… My fake family is starting to obsess over me? <<less

I Possessed an extra rabbit in a Ropan novel, so I decided to be the guardian of ‘Kyle Roden’, a black hearted man abandoned in the polar region.... more>>

Kyle tried to kill the male lead who took away the female lead he loved.

He was a wolf banished to the polar region and was the villain of the original novel.

“I’ll give you whatever you want, so take me home with you.”

However, when he went to the female lead, he was abandoned and eventually died at the hands of the male lead.

I couldn't let my favorite end up like that.

“I will be your guardian, so come with me instead.”

I honestly didn't intend to be the lover of Kyle.

It's just about opening his eyes to the presence of other people not just the female protagonist.

The goal was to make him let go of his obsession with the female lead and deviate from the original ending.

But despite all my efforts, I couldn't change his mind.

In the end, I gave up and tried to leave his side..

“You’re leaving me?”

There was something strange about Kyle's appearance when he came to see me. He stood in front of me and spoke with cool eyes shining.

“You can’t lure someone and then get rid of them like this.” <<less

Amelie Winterpool, the Empire's first noble-born witch.
A year ago, her first love ended as bitterly as it began.
Her unrequited love had a beautiful fiancée.... more>>

However...

"His Highness, the Grand Duke of Christan, is still unmarried."
"Uh… What?"

Her crush's engagement was called off.

* * *

It was merely a contractual engagement.

Now that the contract has expired, the Grand Duke is a heart-broken man,
Doesn't that mean I can have this man...?

Amelie's ruby-like red eyes sparkled.

"Your Highness! Contract with me, too! If you do, I'll make a potion that's good for your body every day!"
"Sorry, but I don't want to make a contract with anyone ever again."
"It's okay. Since we have plenty of time anyway. Even without a contract, I'll do my best to make you like me!"

To uproot the empire's severe witch hatred,
Amelie, who must diligently play her part,
She tries to win the heart of the man she wants at every opportunity.

There's no need to give up if there's no one to own him, right? <<less

The father, who was portrayed as a villain, seems to be a complete doting daddy for his daughter, and the two brothers are simply extreme... more>> cases of brother complexes! These kind and loving people, they were said to instigate a rebellion six years later? And the result was the entire family's execution?! I've been given another chance at life, I don't want to die again! <<less

Vasha, a subordinate vampire, is trying to regain lost memories and abilities.... more>>

Todd, the sole survivor of a fallen lineage, seeks revenge against humans.

They enter into a soul contract, each hiding their own purpose.

However, when making a contract, one must read the terms carefully...

"I, 【 Vasylisha, 】propose a 【 Binding Contract.】"

"I, 【 Todd Van Drake...】"

"What? Todd Van Drake?"

"...accept the 【 Binding Contract! 】"

Vasha, unaware that Todd is both a vampire's enemy and a renowned vampire hunter.

"You... aren't you a high-ranking vampire?"

"... Did you notice that?"

"No wonder! A high-ranking vampire wouldn't consider making a mere human brat their familiar!"

"What do you mean by 'brat'..."

Todd, realizing too late that Vasha, whom he thought to be a high-ranking vampire, is just a lower-ranking one.

They become reluctant companions due to the existence of an unknown letter.

But is it just because they are enemies?

Despite being the closest relationship one could have in the world, Todd, who is sharp and aloof towards everything in the world, doesn't easily open his heart to Vasha.

Yet Todd is still young.

Until Todd grows up, there's time to slowly become friends!

While Vasha tries to raise this stubborn enemy...

Can they each achieve their goals? <<less

Elise, the illegitimate child of a marquis, lived her life in silence.
She desired nothing and wished for nothing.... more>>

The only thing she desperately wished for was one.
The simple happiness with the man she loved.

But the price of love was betrayal.

Even her mother coldly turned away from her, and everyone wanted her dead.

Just then, a man approached and asked.

She decided.
To take revenge on everyone who wanted her dead and erase her existence.

The woman who returned decided to seduce the man who abandoned her.

Until he falls into ruin,
I will become even more wicked.

You will regret it, you. <<less

Empress Renisha has lost her parents, her family, and been cast out of the imperial court because she married a mad emperor. Now there is only one thing for her to do. Revenge.... more>>

In preparation, she chose a new husband and ally but...... the more she looked at this man, full of vitality like a flame, the more she liked him.

"You know how to play pretty."

Was there ever a woman who could sway Kassius, the war hero, like this?

"I'm going crazy."

Kassius was not expecting this. He hadn't expected the seemingly stoic and noble Empress to be so vulnerable and sometimes endearing. <<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

After losing his parents to the Monster Wave and having his sister kidnapped by an awakened hunter, Lee Han-byeol is reborn as the Messenger of... more>> God, a Vampire. <<less

In the quiet neighborhood of Hajung-ri, where darkness descends at ten o'clock, a haunted house rumored to have ghosts appearing for decades has transformed into a stylish café.... more>>

The enigmatic atmosphere encountered at the café led the owner to offer Tae-eun a cup of coffee without any charge.

Was that coffee the problem?

Since that day, Tae-eun has been tormented by scissors, trying to distance herself from the creepiness, but inevitably encounters the café owner, Ji Hyun-ho.

"Do you remember me, Noona?"

Hyun-ho appears in the nightmares tormenting her. Tae-eun finds herself drawn to the eerie dreams. They gradually become closer even in reality.

"Lately, you keep appearing in my dreams."

Hyun-ho confesses that he dreams the same dreams as Tae-eun. Then, with a cute smirk, he suggests, "Want to try something out?"

"What?"

"What we did in the dreams, do you want to try it in real life too?"

His red lips draw closer in her lowered gaze. <<less

The Reincarnated Villain Raises the Future Hero.... more>>

[Living as the Hero’s Older Brother]

Pierced by the sword of humanity’s hero Klein and on the verge of death, Clayton R. Shane breaks free from the power of corruption at the last minute.

After observing the expression of regret and guilt on his brother’s face, Shane wakes up in the past, 15 years ago.

“I am sorry. I’ve been so cold to you all this time.”

“Big brother…?”

The days filled with inferiority are gone.

Now it was time to stop the source of evil that would destroy the world.

Shane’s plan to correct his twisted fate begins! <<less

One day, Chiyoung, who was living as a kitchen worker in the Iak unit, met someone who would change her life forever.... more>>

“peekaboo. Who are you.”

The other person noticed Chiyoung. Chiyoung took her breath away at the clear and simple voice, as if there was nothing to be afraid of in the world.
Would Taesan be like that? She felt as if she had met a giant.

* * *

What Baekhan discovered was Chiyoung’s gender displayed next to Chiyoung’s name written in the upper right corner of the matching rate checklist.

M. Male.

The moment he discovered those letters, Baekhan ran out of the place and started throwing up.
With a face covered in filth. As if this was the first time such an insult had been experienced.

That day, Chiyoung was thrown into hell again. <<less

“Listen to my song!”... more>>

He’s coming to conquer the 90s music scene.

A man who simply wanted to sing, Park Taegong.

Through a deal with a time-trading merchant, he gets to live a second life…

The shoulders of South Korea stir at the song of one man! <<less

One day, the indifferent witch Gweneviere Lodante decides to adopt an orphan girl, Larisa.... more>>

“To teach her…?”

William wondered if the child had immense magical potential.

“No.”

The answer surprised him.

“I’m going to marry her to you.”

After a moment of silence, William regained his senses.

“What?”

“I’ll marry her to you.”

William barely managed to restrain himself from shouting:

“Are you mad?”

“…….”

“She’s too young.”

“She is for now. But ten years will fly by.”
Gweneviere stroked Larisa’s forehead and closed her eyes. Feeling the exhaustion of fifty lost years wash over her. Who’s calling who crazy? A madman who dares to stab his own heart in front of his mother.

Gweneviere sighed.

“You’ll fall in love with this child. Even if I try to stop you, you won’t listen. Not even death will part you. If death tries to take her, you’ll offer your heart to turn back time...”

William was at a loss for words. <<less

"For the alliance, you must marry Archduke Harzent of the Arkhan Empire."... more>>

Once a knight sworn to protect the kingdom of Heyworth,

Princess Annette, who became the object of scorn after an injury,
takes the place of her half-sister, Bridget.

And enters into a strategic marriage with the war hero, Archduke Harzent, who is said to resemble a gruesome monster.

On the day she was heading to the empire for the marriage,
She is unexpectedly ambushed and turned into a young child?!

Annette is deeply concerned that the alliance with the empire might be jeopardized due to this sudden event, but...

"In reality, I am an ardent follower of the Lord Heyworth."

"Can I become strong like the princess and protect what is precious to me?"

"That cuteness itself is a guilty pleasure!"

Annette, who is adored by young and old alike,.

"My princess does whatever she wants."

Even the archduke, Cardien, who, contrary to the vicious rumors, is a dazzlingly handsome man, is affectionate. 

She even admits,"Your Highness, I'm not really a child."

"Oh, I know. Now, shall we go play chika chika?"

"........Sheesshhh," For some reason,he keeps trying to raise her!

What on earth is this?!! <<less

“I’ll give you a chance to explain. Tell me.”... more>>

A scene of infidelity, with my husband in front of me and my affair behind me. If this were a play, I, reincarnated as the cheating wife, would be in the spotlight.

“I’ve been waiting for you to come, honey.”

“…What?”

“Arrest him. He’s a spy who tried to seduce me and steal the duchy’s secrets.”

This is going to be the best scene to overturn the worst.

***

Ethan, who has always neglected his wife, and Camille, who chose to have an affair out of thirst for affection. Now that I’ve changed my future and avoided being kicked out penniless, all that’s left is divorce. But my husband, who is supposed to welcome it,

“No divorce.”

I mean, we were never good enough, right? Wasn’t it a relationship that burned to ashes?

“Look me in the eye and tell me. Do you really have no heart?”

The sparks from the fire went in an unexpected direction.

“Let’s see now.”

As if it would flare up again at any moment. <<less

Due to a childhood wound, Yoo In's dream and only wish is to live quietly, away from the attention and attention of others. One day,... more>> a man suddenly appears in front of her like a comet while she was maintaining her own beliefs. Picturesque appearance, great physique, power and wealth, and even a smart mind. If I were to point out a flaw of a man who is perfect without any shortcomings, it would be that he is somewhat reckless, persistent, and obsessive. Are you really okay with this man who creeps in at you so quickly that it shakes not only your beliefs but also your heart? <<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

This work contains two stories written by different authors.... more>>

To Seah.

Se-Ah grew up under the care of her two older twin brothers instead of her parents, who died early in an accident. Upon entering university, she met her first boyfriend, and she tells this to her two older brothers, who have always been kind to her….

The Lady taken by a tiger.

In a remote thatched house in the mountains, the servant crept into the room like a thief in the night. He intended to steal the captivating body of the woman who lay sleeping before his wide-eyed master. <<less