The Duke is acting strange.... more>>

It feels like he’s known me for a long time.

*

“D-Duke.”

“Yes?”

The Duke looked as though he was genuinely curious to hear what this tiny mage had to say.

Johan, who didn’t even reach the Duke’s chest, met his eyes for the first time. His green eyes, hidden beneath ash-gray hair, trembled nonstop.

“I-It’s not proper to be that defenseless in front of a man!”

“……”

“Y-You must be careful! You might get eaten!”

The Duke was speechless.

No, the one who’s going to do the eating… is me. <<less

I was a supporting role player in the novel, Round.... more>>

I was smoothly playing the role of a background supporting character, but for some reason, the prickly sub male lead was unusually friendly.

To hold onto my star points and endure until the end, I had to accurately address this variable.

“Sir Kiriel, do you perhaps like me?”

His handsome face twisted.

“No.”

Relieved by his denial, I just focused on my work, but…

“Miss Kana, do you not like me?”

For some reason, his attitude became more serious and blatant.

…What’s going on, why is he suddenly acting like this? <<less

I’m obsessed with zombie stories. Truly.... more>>

If I ever woke up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, I was fairly certain I’d be just fine.

As in, I’d survive. As a human, obviously.

That was the plan, anyway…

***

Um... just wondering, but do I look like a zombie to you?

“Grr... grrr grrrk?”

The machete guy gave his weapon a quick shake and narrowed his eyes at me.

“This one’s pretty chatty.”

Right. So much for that plan.

Who the hell expects to reincarnate as a zombie? <<less

If there is a villainess who has been betrayed in love and friendship and has slightly gone mad, please treat her kindly. It’s not that she could be our family or friend; it’s me.... more>>

It’s me.

Violetta has been committing evil dead since a long ago.

The price for working to the bone and dedicating my heart was betrayal.

I ran away to the neighboring country to lay the groundwork for revenge.

But something feels off in this town too.

“What are the local specialties here?”

“Good-hearted people?”

The town It’s poor, and “What’s that over there…? a night market, no. An underground market?”

“Sometimes we do business here. We pay the stall fees regularly.”

Illegal activities occur openly.

“Ugh, ugh…”

“Excuse me, Your Highness. Are you alive?”

“Oh no. He must be dead.”

The duke is cursed with something unknown, moaning in pain every night.

This won’t do.

First, I need to secure a place to live!

But—

“Shall I say it again?”

“Clueless, sometimes lacking awareness, a troublemaker who causes accidents whenever I take my eyes off him…

“But still, I like you.”

…What?

I just needed a backer for my revenge;

I didn’t mean to lure the duke! <<less

Third year of being possessed as an extra character.... more>>

While living a peaceful daily life as a cafe owner, I picked up a boy who would become the heroine's father.

I raised him well and threw him out into the world to find his match.

"You... why did you come back?"

The guy returned. Right in the year when the heroine should have been born!

"What about marriage?"

"I'd have to be crazy to leave you behind, sister."

Decades later, this world is destined to collapse at the hands of the final boss.

When that happens, my carefully built cafe will also be finished.

The only one who can defeat the final boss is the female protagonist of this novel, the saint Corellia.

But the guy who's supposed to be her father refuses to get married.

***

"Hey, get out right now."

"I don't want to."

"Then do you want to hold your wedding here? I'll find you a nice woman."

"I don't want that, sister."

Chait reached out and cupped the back of my head.

Hot breath brushed against my ear.

"I'm going to live with you forever without getting married, sister."

A soft, low voice. I could feel a teasing laugh at the end of his words.

"If you really hate that idea, then you can give birth to her yourself, sister." <<less

I'm Yeo Jian, an S-rank guide with a 0% matching rate.... more>>

I thought I'd been helplessly swept away by a gate's appearance, but it turned out to be dimensional travel instead.

And in this world, there are espers but no guides!

Oh my god... am I the only guide here?! <<less

She possessed Daphne, the evil woman who died while obsessing over her fiancée.... more>>

After all, she drank poison after being informed of the breakup but came back to life.

‘I can’t give up, let’s live first and see what happens!’

She urgently concocted an antidote for the pain in her throat and it turned out to be strangely effective? Moreover, it tasted good?

After possessing Daphne, she stumbled upon a fantastic business idea.

Screw the original and throw it away,

She was going to live a comfortable life in a faraway place, but–

“Watch where you’re going! Witch, do you have eyes?”

“W-Who doesn’t have eyes?”

Pretending to hate Daphne on the surface, in reality, he liked her more than anyone else.

She became a hero after saving two twins from a crisis.

“Thank you. As an outsider, I’m truly grateful.”

“If you don’t mind… can you bless our child?”

“You should have a proper land to do business.”

“I’ve made a rare good choice, so I’ll give my blessing as the head of the family.”

By some twist of fate, even the reserved and awkward family members ended up sobbing,

And managed to mend their strained relationship.

Though…

“It’s strange. When I’m with you, the world doesn’t seem so bad.”

Luciel, the Grand Duke who had become her business partner, was so naive that she worried about his capabilities.

“There’s delicious food right in front of you, so why do you insist on eating something so bitter?”

Wearing a beautiful disguise as if it were nothing and sweetly coaxing me,

The Grand Duke, who was frail yet full of charm and kindness, was actually the villain all along. <<less

I died, but instead of going to heaven, my second life began forcibly inside a novel.... more>>

And of all things, to become the fake saint and villain ‘Ordell Kiris’!

As if that’s not enough, I have to feed and support the terribly impoverished Grand Temple…

【To achieve 100% divine power, you need 10 billion.】

To prevent the end of the world, I have to restore the Sun God with money?

What the heck, give me back my heaven.

* * *

I worked hard to make money by thoroughly exploiting my surroundings.

But did I play the role of a saint too well?

“If I had to choose between the Grand Temple and the Lady Saint, I would protect the Lady Saint.”

The captain of the Holy Order, unaware that I’m a fake, declares that he will protect me.

“After all, there’s no better vault than mine, right?”

The original villain of the novel I happened to save insists on being my wallet…

“Even if the Lady Saint is a fake, I have no intention whatsoever of letting her go.”

Even the high priest who knows I’m a fake saint is holding onto me.

Moreover, there is something quite suspicious about this world, to be considered merely a novel…

Can’t I just go back to heaven? <<less

Olivia heads to the ducal castle to save a missing village child,... more>>

but there, instead of the Duke, she encounters a huge beast.

Olivia persuades the beast to let her stay at the Duke's castle, saying she'll pay the price.

But the Duke, who was supposed to be away, shows no signs of returning,

and meanwhile, Olivia senses a strange energy emanating from the beast......

—When the beast's heat period begins, it's better not to encounter him.

* * *

"Hnngh!"

"Are, are you okay?"

As Olivia supported the beast's body collapsing from heat fever, she suddenly felt something strange.

'This' wasn't the beast she knew.

"The beast and the Duke were the same person."

Only then did she realize the connection between the beast and the Duke,

and while unable to push the Duke away, something caught her attention.......

"What should I do......"

She tried desperately to ignore that thing asserting its presence so firmly <<less

I was reincarnated into a rated-19 novel where the male lead went on a tumultuous rampage. Even worse, I was an extra character who couldn’t escape from the room and was destined to die, named Karentina Lorraine.... more>>

‘…I can’t die like this. I’ll survive.’

In order to survive, I decided to twist the frustrating original story. For a moment, I thought I was going to die… but did I get the buff of a transmigrator? Not only that I summoned a doll that looks exactly like the male lead, but I also gained the world’s only ability…

…Was the extra Karentina actually a munchkin?!

Using my newfound power, I saved all the characters who died in the original story, and with an unintended twist, I somehow helped the main characters walk a flower path toward happiness…

But, is their behavior strange?

* * *

“We’re ending our contractual engagement.”

As soon as Karentina finishes speaking, the temperature around her suddenly drops as if frozen.

“What… ending?”
“Our engagement. We were originally business partners since we have mutual interests, right?”

A mocking chuckle flowed from Ignis’s lips as if he had heard something unbelievable as he tapped the teacup lightly with his slender fingers. Despite a chill running down her spine because of the look in his bright eyes, she couldn’t back down.

“If you break off your engagement with me, who do you think you’re going to meet? Is it him?”
“No! Zion is a doll!”

Ignis’s red pupils narrow ferociously.
Why is he looking at me like that? He wouldn’t be planning to kill me, would he?
It was when I was worried about triggering another death flag.

“Did you say you like b*stards?”

“Ba-b*stards… I meant ‘big dog!’ People will misunderstand me if you keep twisting my words like that.”

Karentina cried and vented her frustration.

“Whether it’s a big dog or whatever.”

Her breath caught in her throat at Ignis’s devouring gaze.

“I’ll be an obedient dog that listens well, so stay by my side.”

…No, what kind of crazy talk is this?
I just twisted the original story to survive, but now, it seems like everything’s going wrong… <<less

“C-could you love me…?”... more>>

Elina, who lost her parents at a young age and grew up being mistreated by her new guardian, desperately sought love from anyone. On the night she secretly fled the mansion, she ended up spending one night with a man who was drowning in sorrow just like her.

Little did she know what that one night would lead to.

“If… if you truly loved me, then let me go. If I stay here any longer, I fear something will happen to the child in my womb… I can’t take it anymore.”

Elina had never once not regretted her actions from that night.

However, she did not want to repeat the mistakes of her parents, who had left her alone in the world when she was young. She refused to abandon her child without taking responsibility.

Elina fled from Floyd, who was not a good match for her.

“When I said I’d take full responsibility, I meant it. I promise. You might regret following me like this, and you might get hurt again like before…But Elina, I will take responsibility for you and the child.”

His earnest plea shook Elina’s resolve.

“Taking responsibility… I want to uphold that promise too.”

In the end, Elina decided to face the irreversible consequences and take responsibility with all her might. <<less

Lydia, a descendant of the last wizard, runs an antique shop.... more>>

One day, she receives a sudden proposal from the Marquis.

***

It all started with a man who suddenly showed up one day.

“I heard that you can deal with items that are possessed or cursed.”

He suddenly unbuttoned his clothes one by one.

“Why are you suddenly taking off your clothes here?!”

The upper half of his body that was exposed was covered in an ominous crimson color.

The Marquis’ request was to lift the curse.

But even with Lydia’s abilities, it took time.

The method required daily contact with him.

“Then let’s get married.”

“What kind of proposal is that?”

“The most efficient way to avoid suspicion.”

“Who gets married for that reason?”

What on earth does this man think marriage is?

***

“First, lie down and take off your clothes.”

“I get it.”

“Don’t even think about reading the papers, just lie still!”

“I’m doing as you say.”

At the voice heard from the Marquis and his wife’s bedroom in broad daylight,

The employees were simply delighted.

In reality, Lydia was struggling with the worst curse she’d ever seen, and the Marquis had become her experimental subject.

Well, isn’t that a good thing? <<less

“I’ll make His Highness the Grand Duke fall for me, no matter what it takes!”... more>>

I fell for the male protagonist’s younger brother, the Grand Duke, at first sight. My mouth opened on its own, and words spilled out recklessly.

“Please, go out with me!”

*

For three months, I tried every means and method to win the Grand Duke’s heart, but nothing worked on him.

…It was truly time to give up.

“You don’t need to worry, Your Highness.”

“…What are you talking about?”

“I know. I’ve been a nuisance, troubling you all this time. But… that won’t happen anymore.”

“What the hell does that mean, my lady?”

“I’ve given up on you, Your Highness. I don’t like you anymore.”

In that moment, a crack appeared for the first time on the Grand Duke’s ever-composed face. His expression twisted in an instant.

**

As per my promise to my father, I was out to meet a potential suitor, but the other party never showed up. Just as I was wondering if I should head back, a chilling voice came from above me.

“I didn’t know you were such a fickle person, my lady. You said you liked me, yet here you are at a place like this. Was it all a lie?”

It was the Grand Duke.

Hah, fickle?

“I tend to fall out of love quickly, you know. Your Highness should be well aware of that.”

“…Is that so?”

“And it seems you think I’ve only been like this with you. You don’t know anything, do you? I’m a fickle person, as you said, so even when you’re not around, I’ve been with plenty…”

“Why stop? This is interesting. Keep talking. Who else have you been like this with, besides me?”

The Grand Duke’s eyes, as he spoke, seemed unhinged, as if he were ready to hunt down and kill whoever I named. <<less

There’s always been something that bothered her whenever she read romance fantasy stories with an Emperor as the male lead.... more>>

If the Emperor is so busy falling in love, how does the empire manage to function properly?

After 20 years of living in a romance fantasy world, Sabrina Wintlet finally found the answer.

“Because while the Emperor is swept up in the love of the century, his vassals are working themselves to the bone.”

How does she know this?

…Sabrina wished she didn’t.

***

Born as an anomaly—intelligent and capable—in a despicable and patriarchal family, Sabrina was determined to escape her household and live independently.

To achieve that, she landed a job as an aide to Crown Prince Chase.

As Chase gradually ascended to the throne, she grew closer to him. But one day, he became entangled with the original female lead and began neglecting his duties… <<less

"The woman I spent the night with also had red-blond hair. Just like you."... more>>

Hailey, a novice maid, finds herself reincarnated as an extra in a novel where the tyrant male protagonist destroys the world.

To survive the impending massacre, she plans to become the Grand Duchess’s trusted maid. But…

"When I opened my eyes, I was alone in bed. This is the first time I’ve ever suffered such humiliation in my life."

As if being marked by Crown Prince Kincaid—the novel’s male protagonist—wasn’t bad enough, she also gets caught up in a conspiracy… and accidentally steals his one-night stand!

"What will you do if you find that woman?"

"She dared to steal my favor and run away—shouldn’t she pay the price?"

This wasn’t the perfect second chance at life she had planned!

"I never forget a woman I’ve spent the night with, Hailey."

A tyrant-in-the-making male protagonist × A novice maid female protagonist <<less

“I won’t marry that boy!”
“…But I’m a girl.”... more>>

I was seven years old when I was betrothed to the son of my father’s best friend.
My betrothed was a five-year-old boy who screamed that I was a boy, and then hid behind his mother’s skirt.

///////

Edmund had never loved me.

“Even if we’re to marry, I’ll live my own life, and you live yours,” he said this at thirteen.

“I won’t feel anything even if you died,” he said this at sixteen.

“I don’t think I’m ready to get married yet,” he said this at twenty, the age we’re supposed to marry.
He made excuses about not wanting to marry right now and asked for more time.

I was relieved. I didn’t want it either, so it worked out fine.

But soon after, Father brought another man home and introduced him as my new betrothed.

I was devastated. Yet, my devastation paled in comparison to Edmund’s expression when he heard the news and came calling. <<less

The moment the carriage accident happened, it came to mind.... more>>

‘I’ve been reincarnated as an extra in a book?!’

Moreover, the character she reincarnated into had a mysterious death ending!

She had one year left to live.

Determined, she decided to twist the bothersome original setting of unrequited love for the male lead.

“I’ve made up my mind. I won’t date anyone, especially not Erden!”

Using Erden, her lifelong rival who had always relegated her to second place, and whom she was meeting again after three years.

But then.

“Alright, let’s do that.”

“W-what?”

“Let’s date.”

Why am I receiving this confession?!

***

She started a contract relationship with Erden. She even ended up working under him, turning them into an openly cheesy couple(?).

She thought she had achieved her goal at this point.

But then...

“You’re Valentine?!”

The person she had been in a contract relationship with turned out to be the cruel mastermind of the novel?

Having found a clue about her death, she tried to quickly disappear from the main stage of the original story…

“Erden?”

At the place she secretly fled to, there stood Erden, leaning on his chin and smiling leisurely.

“Cielie, did you have fun without me? I didn’t.”

“….”

“If you’re thinking of running away again, go ahead. Chasing after you is surprisingly thrilling and enjoyable.”

The mastermind, who had hidden his identity, seems to have turned dark in a completely different direction.

‘This wasn’t part of my plan to twist the original plot this much!’

I’m not here to shoot a romance story, you know?

I’m about to die soon! <<less

On the day of her wedding, Selena’s husband killed her. When she reopened her eyes, she found herself back before her marriage; however, the problem was that she couldn't remember her husband's face.... more>>

There were only two things she remembered:

"If we happen to meet again and get married, I'll kill you once more."

She received such a threat from her husband, and before her marriage, she had received marriage proposals from three different men. Selena vowed to live as a single woman again to avoid being killed by her husband's hands once more...

"Can't I come to visit you because I'm interested in you?"

"Does it make sense that you don't like me? I'm the Crown Prince, after all."

"If you marry me, I'll give all the money I earn to you, Selena."

The three men who had proposed to her before were starting to approach her again.

Despite Selena's efforts to avoid them as much as possible, she finds herself in a desperate situation where she has to choose one of them, including her husband...

‘Who among them is the madman who killed me?’

* * *

Candidate 1: Duke Ratliffe, famous as a war hero.

"Duke, have you ever killed someone?"

"Yes, I have."

Candidate 2: The arrogant Crown Prince with flawed personality.

"What if the other parties don’t listen to Your Highness's words and act on their own?"

"If they have no manners, I might just kill them."

Candidate 3: The mysterious and powerful Tower Lord, with everything shrouded in secrecy.

"Sir Raymond, have you ever lost control of your magic and gone on a rampage?"

"...."

... Can I really survive this time without being killed? <<less

Big Sis, it’s me, Coco!... more>>

My name is Coco.

I’m a cool puppy with white, fluffy fur.

“If there’s a next life, be born as my daughter, okay?”

After living my life with my sister, I crossed the rainbow bridge.

“Gasp! Sister is always crying after my death!”

No! Our sister’s happy life must be protected by this brave dog!

…And so, I crossed the rainbow bridge once more and was reincarnated as a five-year-old adopted daughter in my sister’s family.

But it’s not easy to get close to her.

“I hate meeting people—it’s tiring. Soon, I’m going to close the doors of the mansion.”

I quickly raised my short little hands,

and drew the biggest circle I could manage.

“I’m this strong!”

So please, Sister… can’t you be friends with me again?

*

I felt a little down because I couldn’t reveal my identity as Sister’s puppy or get closer to her.

But I’m a former brave puppy, and now a clever little schemer!

I’m going to work hard to win over Sister and her family so we can be a real family.

“If you want something, say it. You saved a great spirit beast, so you deserve a reward.”

“…Third, I want you to play ball with me. Fourth, I want you to swim with me. Fifth, I want you to give me lots of sweet potatoes. Sixth, I want you to make sweet potato cakes with me in the kitchen. And seventh, I want you to let me eat the chocolate you never let me eat before…”

“You pulled off one great deed and now you’re trying to squeeze everything out of me…?”

“Yes!”

“You’re… an ambitious brat.”

I even talked back smartly to Sister’s dad and got noticed!

Step by step, I grew closer to my sister and her family.

And finally, the day came to reveal who I truly was.

“My Coco, you and I are going to be together for a hundred years, okay? Promise.”

“…I’m not saying this because I like you or anything, but… when you’re over twenty, uh, l-let’s get engaged. Not because I like you or anything! Don’t get the wrong idea!”

My sister and her family, and even my childhood friends…

They all seem to have a serious case of separation anxiety.

But the truth is…

When I turn ten, I’ll have to return to Puppy Star. <<less

After her parents died, her uncle took away her family’s title and estate. Losing her family was sad enough, but now even her fiancé is going to be taken by her younger cousin.... more>>

“Delphina, you’re so pitiful. Kassen just realized the truth.”

“……”

“It’s obvious who he should choose. A powerless sister like you, or me, the daughter of Duke Rikeion.”

Shocked by this, she fell down the stairs and regained her memories from her past life. On top of that, she began to see a strange system window in front of her eyes.

Title: Loved by God.

Skill: The golden hands that make everything she creates a success.

That alone was surprising. But now, instead of her sister, she had to go to the North?

Ivelina laughed at Delphina.

“That place suits you. Try living well with that monster man.”

Then she arrived in the North.

The moment she saw the Northern Grand Duke, who was rumored to be a monster, she couldn’t even remember her ex-fiancé’s face anymore.

In the North, she began using the game system she could see. She simply cooked following what the system told her to do…

At first, the people of the North were wary of her, but then they started to act strangely.

“When I eat your food, I don’t feel cold anymore!”

“P-please, just one drop of your soup…”

The knights begged her just for a single drop of soup.

“Is Delphina cold? Bring her the most expensive coat right now. Buy out all the dress shops in the North!”

Her cold and strict mother-in-law seemed to like her more than her own son.

“Find something better than the coat Mother bought!”

The Northern Grand Duke, who was supposed to be her contract lover, started childishly competing with his mother for her attention. <<less

In the original story, I was born as the daughter of the disreputable Second Prince, who is sentenced to execution. In fact, I was used as a crucial pawn to send him to his doom!... more>>

Currently, I am Annabella, an apprentice maid with no status.

Father, don't worry. I will be a dutiful daughter by staying out of sight and quietly living my life.

My plan was to live inconspicuously, save up a good retirement fund, and then quietly leave for my hometown to live with my mother.

Bring it on, original story! I surrender!

Then, one day, a distinguished guest suddenly appeared at our humble side wing.

"Where are you, my daughter!"

The Second Prince, who had discarded all pretense of dignity, appeared in such a state. He looked at me with a gaze that seemed to pierce through.

"My daughter!"

He called me... his daughter! <<less

“You’re not… going to run away, are you?”... more>>

Looking at my husband, who had appeared out of nowhere, I cautiously hid my bundle.

As expected, my husband had an uncanny knack for sensing when I was about to flee.

‘…Or maybe he’s actually a ghost.’

As I clamped my mouth shut to hide my panic, he spoke in a low voice.

“Darling, I don’t like people who break promises.”

“No, it’s not… that.”

“So, put that bundle down. And look at me when you say you’re not leaving.”

‘He’s starting to show his true colors as he gets angry. Could you please stop?’

I sighed, watching my husband’s form shift—black mist, grotesque tent**les, and eyes turning beastly. With a weary nod, I gave in.

“…Why would I leave such a nice house? You’re mistaken.”

“Right? I must have misjudged. I’m sorry.”

In an instant, my husband flashed a radiant smile and returned to his human form.

There’s something strange about the house I married into.

The maid wanders the halls sobbing every night,

the stablehand occasionally sheds scales from his body,

and an eerie, unidentifiable hymn echoes from the castle’s chapel.

I even witnessed the knight commander’s hand transform into something like an octopus arm.

One of the vassals was muttering in a bizarre language and, upon being caught, invited me with, “Would you also follow ■■?”

“Count, I believe a married couple should always be honest with each other.”

“Well… yes, I suppose.”

“So, I’ll ask just one thing. Count… you’re not human, are you?”

“…”

My husband began to sweat profusely, like a waterfall.

I rubbed my temples as I watched him.

My in-laws’ house was a den of all sorts of monsters. <<less

I was revered as the Empire’s only “Master of Holy Power,” but in truth, I had possessed the body of Rivie Arfin, a notorious villainess.... more>>

To someone like me—who had always longed for a life with family and love—this new life was nothing short of a miracle.I lived fiercely in her body.

I worked hard, I loved, and at last, I was loved in return.But on the day of the wedding, when only a happy ending seemed to remain…

I returned to my original body, which everyone thought was long dead.Everything collapsed.

How hard I had fought to gain that happiness.

How precious that love I had finally found.Desperate, I managed to return to that world again—

But this time, I was in my own body, not Rivie’s.Was it divine punishment? Or just a sweet, fleeting dream?“It’s a face I’ve never seen. Who are you?”

The once-loving man didn’t recognize me.“How dare a lowly woman steal someone else’s body without permission, and act like it’s hers?”

The villainess was now cruelly trampling everything I had built.“Everything you abandoned—I’ll take it all.

Because everything was earned while I lived in that body.” <<less

I was reincarnated into a wretched harem story with no dreams or hopes, when the heroine died for some reason.... more>>

The shock of the original story being destroyed disappeared after a while.

My older sisters then started to get involved with the male leads.

The playful and obsessive emperor found my eldest sister, who was mature and affectionate.

The blunt and strongest swordsman in the Empire matched with my cheerful second sister.

Meanwhile, my cynical youngest sister was paired with the playboy Head of the Magic Tower.

And me? I’m only six years old, so I’m not allowed to have a love interest.

Anyway, my sisters got along well with the male leads and held their weddings. But…

“Liliana. Call me ‘Oppa’.”

My youngest brother-in-law tried to win me over with splendid illusion magic and asked me.

“Am I your favorite brother?”

My second brother-in-law, the swordmaster, carried me on his shoulders and coaxed in a whisper.

“Liliana. As my youngest sister-in-law, you will live in the Imperial Palace and be treated like a princess.”

My eldest sister nodded nonchalantly upon hearing the Emperor’s declaration.

But I only want to go back to the time when I lived with my sisters and there were just the four of us? <<less

[This village is perfect. I am happy!] ... more>>

This was the entirety of the letter sent by a doctor who headed to a rural village to investigate a suspicious death after a month.

Alice Boucher, the first female graduate of medical school. On the day she was about to choose su*cide due to discrimination and financial struggles, her mentor’s fiancée barged in asking for help. Faced with a large reward, Alice heads to the suspicious rural village of “Reki” to repay her mentor’s kindness.

The villagers live by the strange rules set by their chief; they are all kind but carry an unsettling vibe. Professor Nathan fears the village yet refuses to leave, saying, “If I leave here, I will die.”

Alice begins to investigate the suspicious death, suspecting it may be linked to Nathan’s irrational beliefs. Meanwhile, a particularly aggressive man from the village starts to circle around her… <<less