Kim Min-seok, a part-time worker from an orphan background.... more>>

One moment, he opens his eyes, and not only is he in a hospital, but his body has been swapped with someone else?!

Still bewildered after finding himself inside the body of an incredibly beautiful man named Seo Ha-yoon, he soon encounters two men who both claim to be his lover… <<less

S-class esper Vasily Kairov. After spending six years as that lunatic’s guide, he has returned to the past.... more>>

By using an illegal suppressant chip, he was able to lower his match rate and even dropped down to C-class due to the side effects—he thought he had completely avoided matching with him…

“Guide Kwon Gidam, to spend such a passionate night and then coldly disappear… Waking up alone in that bed was rather lonely.”

Why is he still following me?

“I was wondering which idiot was getting beat up so miserably…”

Someone approached me as I wiped the monster’s blood from my lips. When I turned toward the direction of the footsteps, what came into view was a pair of expensive-looking shoes.

The man casually pushed the corpse of the monster aside. The creature’s body, which had been barely propped up on a spear, slowly tilted and fell.

Thud.

The monster's body hit the ground with a heavy sound.

“How curious…”

But this irritating voice—

“Guides these days fight monsters too, huh?”

Damn it. Why are you here?

A perfectly tailored luxury suit. Skin pale like ice giving off a cold glow.

Fine silver hair fluttered in the breeze, and with it, a chill settled into the air around him.

His lips curled into a cold smile, but his silver-gray eyes held no trace of warmth. The moment our eyes met, my heart sank with a thud. <<less

※ Please bear in mind that this story may contain sensitive scenes involving animals. ※ ... more>>

Cheon Boseong. A cold-blooded surgeon and a fierce individual, the golden hands of plastic surgery, who bring blunt words whenever he opens his mouth.

"Let's avoid encountering each other as much as possible. I feel like my dreams will be shattered if I encounter that person.”

Yoon Songjoo. A veterinarian at the Wildlife Rescue Center, she possesses a strong personality that is unaffected and unfazed by rejection.

"You're a tough guy, but I'll see you again anyway."

As if those words were a prophecy, Yoon Songjoo found herself constantly caught Bo Seong's attention and always tripping up.

"Seriously, why are there women like you?"
"Well, what about men like you?"

Boseong, a tough around the edges but strong principled man, and Songjoo, a woman who can easily tame him, start a roller coaster countryside romance. <<less

Tonight, once again, he yearned for her purification.... more>>

It had been an unhappy life.

Despite possessing the power of purification, Irene was deemed the lowest rank, never having received anyone’s love or acceptance in her short life. Even in her final moments, she died alone and lonely, yet strangely, she found herself back in the past.

And not just any past but right before meeting her husband, Michael, the man she had ruined.

‘This is the first mistake I must correct in this life. That is…not getting involved with Michael.’

*

However, Michael seems peculiar.

"I... I need you. Please purify me."

He asked for purification first.
A paladin, this holy man, comes to me every night.

"Irene. My pair. My wife. Tonight, I want to be cleansed by you. Long and slow."

You were definitely a paladin in a previous life who wouldn't even lay a finger on me, right? <<less

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

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

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

But how did it happen?

“Kulk, kulk…!”

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

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

“I shouldn’t have left you alone.”

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

The genius sorcerer of the Riyat Empire, Ashin Judin.... more>>

After a long war, she was casually enjoying a nap when the emperor issued an order.

“Now that the war is over, you have nothing else to do. Get married.”

The other person was someone Ashin knew well.

Commander-in-Chief, Leotard Van Mur, whom she had clashed with on even the tiniest things during the war.

‘Even though it’s a political marriage, is it fine to get married like this? It seems like it would be better to run away for now.’

However, Leotard, having made a deal with the emperor, had no intention of letting Ashin go…

“Whether you want it or not, running away isn’t an option.”

“We both don’t want it, so why should we go this far?”

“As long as you fulfill your marital duties, I wouldn’t ask for anything else. Not a child, not you.”

Ashin believed that they could maintain their married life without seeing each other for at least three years, but is that true?

‘Wait, merely fulfilling my duties is enough? If it’s about marital duties…’ <<less

I became the heroine of a tragic novel. Betrayed by my fiancé, I'm destined to marry a madman consumed by possessiveness and obsession, a fate that will break me both physically and emotionally.... more>>

‘I'd rather die!’

If I stay on this path, my life will end in a sad ending, a bad ending, a f*cked up ending! To prevent the original story from unfolding, I need to find a husband who will marry me. I need someone who will protect me from my family, who are trying to sell me for money, and my ex-fiancé, who will inevitably come crawling back.

I need someone who will confine me in the name of protection, without demanding my love... Is there a husband out there who will confine me?

***

I found a man who met my criteria and slammed my seal on the contract. All he has to do is pretend to love me and confine me.

"Do you still think I'm acting?"

Why is he in my bed?

"I've been watching you from the beginning."

My (contractual) husband seems to be getting too into his role. Look, you just have to confine me, okay? <<less

"Why should I marry you?"... more>>

"I told you already, didn't I? I need someone as insensitive as you."

"But why?"

"You'll find out slowly later. Anyway, we need to get married within a month, so prepare yourself."

"Are you dying in a month?"

While Junghyun was talking nonsense about whether the other man didn't want to become a bachelor ghost, he noticed Cha Jaehyuk glancing at his phone screen.

After checking what appeared to be an incoming message, Cha Jaehyuk looked back at him and beckoned with his finger, as if telling him to look.

"What?"

When Junghyun looked at him with a face that said "speak if you have something to say," Cha Jaehyuk narrowed his eyes and smiled brightly.

With a gaze so hot it could melt someone, so enchantingly beautiful.

Unlike moments before, he was now staring at Junghyun with such an intense, loving gaze that it sent chills down Junghyun's spine.

Feeling like something had gone terribly wrong, Junghyun tried to move away, but Cha Jaehyuk was faster.

Suddenly closing the distance between them, he leaned toward Junghyun's shoulder and whispered directly into his ear.

"You should think carefully about what's advantageous for you. Whether you want it or not, you're destined to go through with this marriage."

The strong scent that enveloped him made Junghyun's entire body shiver.

He was definitely an S-ranker.

Junghyun had sensed it somewhat since their first meeting in the elevator, but it became obvious when they got closer.

Even though Cha Jaehyuk was likely suppressing it as much as possible, it was still difficult to handle.

His skin hurt. It felt like a mild electric shock.

The sensation was uncomfortable.

"First, I'd appreciate it if you'd keep your distance."

"Why?"

"I'm someone who needs a wide personal space. This distance is extremely uncomfortable for me."

"Your answer first?"

"If it's about marriage, then no."

"Didn't I tell you that you don't have a choice?"

"No, I do have a choice. I can simply not show up at the wedding."

When Junghyun boasted that he wouldn't meekly walk into a wedding ceremony just because his family forced him to marry—that he could even give the middle finger to the officiant and run away—Cha Jaehyuk smiled languidly.

Chillingly.

"You've got spirit too. I'm liking you more and more." <<less

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

These b*stards deceived me.

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

You guys touched the wrong person.

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

The Lady of the Esteemed Rockwood Earldom, Diane ... more>>

After tragically losing both of her parents in consecutive accidents, Diane is forced into marriage with a wealthy man thirty years her senior by a distant relative who becomes her new guardian.

On her wedding night, as she waits for her husband, she is mu*dered.

But to her shock, she opens her eyes again… back in time, standing before her father’s lifeless body.

Believing that she was killed by her husband, Diane is desperate to escape her impending marriage. To do so, she approaches Captain Julian Harbour, a notorious rake of high society, with a bold proposal.

“Sleep with me.”

***

At first, it was sympathy.

Looking at her, she seemed like the most wretched soul in the world, so pitiful that he couldn’t simply walk away.

“If I start courting you, many other gentlemen will follow suit. You’ll have your pick among them, and the choice of the best suitor will be yours…”

Thus, Julian begins a fake courtship to help Diane find a more suitable husband.

“…For a moment, I really thought you liked me.”

And in that moment, as she spoke those words, Julian realized…

…something had gone terribly wrong. <<less

I possessed the role of a female protagonist.... more>>

But there’s a problem... 

“When women gather, dishes get broken, so be careful on your own.”

“Oh, really?”

This world was from a spicy adult novel. And the male lead is strangely individualistic? But he’s a crown prince, so is there no alternative?

Well... I was born with a diamond spoon. I was planning for a comfortable life.

But suddenly, I heard two unbelievable words.

“...Chicken and beer.”

...Chi— what?

As it turns out, I wasn’t the only one who got possessed in this place.

There’s—

A noble lady, who is the hidden power of the empire’s guild,

A fake lady of ducal collecting slush funds,

A priestess who sought refuge in the temple to avoid the regretful womanizer and,

A maid escaping from a reverse harem.

But why isn’t there a handsome, high-ranking man who can get along with me and twist the original story?

Unfortunately, my friends are either enjoying twisting their stories or waiting for my original story to begin...

To find the last member of the ‘Transmigrators Club,’ a masquerade ball was held.

And then a man appeared, having the perfect blend of my preferences!

A black-haired, cold, handsome man, and to top it off, he’s even my ultimate fan.

“Excuse me, would you like to have a chat with me?”

“Well, I came here because I was curious about Miss Lea in the first place.”

I thought I would have a lively conversation while enjoying his satisfying face, even if I didn’t get to eat him.

I was sure that was the case...

F*ck.

I’m doomed.

I, the female lead, had messed up.

Shouldn’t I have refrained from spending the night with another man...? <<less

It seems Lady Rose Crawford, wife of Minister Ray Crawford, is still struggling to adjust to life in Orthuran. ... more>>

A foreigner from Bolton, a country with a culture vastly different from ours, she recently sparked controversy once again with an inappropriate comment regarding a labor strike. (See Issue No. 1905-280 of this publication for details.)

Lady Rose has long been unable to hide her excessive pride in her homeland, Bolton.

Even war could not slow Minister Crawford’s rise in approval ratings, but Lady Rose Crawford has managed to do so.

A recent survey conducted among loyal readers of the Daily Oakley Review shows that the minister’s favorability rating has dropped by more than 10 percent since the last poll.

Considering the previous survey was conducted before his marriage, the reason for this decline is clear.

A member of the Conservative Party has expressed serious concern over the situation.

They said that it is becoming increasingly difficult to present Minister Crawford as the face of the party, given the public’s disapproval of his marriage and the frequent scandals that have followed.

Whether Ray Crawford, once one of the nation’s most beloved politicians, can avoid the disgrace of being remembered as a man who made the wrong marriage out of infatuation remains to be seen.

– John Donald, Daily Oakley Review <<less

On the Tapchallahn Plateau—the highest land in the Kamilak Empire, which shares a border with Karkus—lies a border garrison formed by the Baldars, who have vowed to become burning swords.... more>>

Abet Naz, the garrison's leader, rescues a Baldar who is wandering through the snowy wilderness with no memory. In honor of his deceased youngest daughter, Abet Naz adopts the woman as his foster daughter.

Thus begins Jarmil's second life.

With her new name and fresh start at the border garrison, her life seems peaceful.

However, the emptiness of not knowing who she truly is leaves her feeling isolated at times.

"Please return my lost memories."

Every day, she climbs the mountain path to place a stone on the tower at its peak and offers the same prayer.

As she offered her prayer, a distant, ashen gaze watched her for a long time.

***

On the day of the recruitment test to reinforce the border garrison, Baldars from across the Kamilak Empire gather at the Tapchallahn Plateau.

Among them is a Baldar with eyes like a snowy forest at dawn.

When Jarmil’s eyes meet his, a chill coils in her gut.

She is certain that she has met Batis before.

A powerful sense of déjà vu overwhelms her.

Were they lovers in the memories she lost?

"So you do remember me, Batis."

"I’m sorry, but all I can tell you is this: Don’t cling to the memories that have vanished. But... if they ever come back, remember this one thing: I came here because I wanted you. You’ve done nothing wrong."

Clinging to the hope of reclaiming her past, Jarmil quickly opens her heart to Batis. But when her memories finally return, she is horrified.

"Why did you save me, Batis… You should’ve just let me die… I don’t want to live anymore..."

Is it possible for us to start over?

Their relationship, carried over from the past, now stands at a crossroads.

Could the two of them leave the past behind and journey toward something beyond the night sky? <<less

I thought it was just a typical villainess possession story…... more>>

But what do I do if the male lead is an idiot?

I went to bed like usual, and when I woke up…

I had been possessed into a dark fantasy romance novel.

And not just any role—I was the obvious villainess who tries to break up the male and female leads and ends up getting killed.

The problem is… the male lead is my husband.

The bigger problem? My husband is an idiot.

And the biggest problem? He's only pretending to be an idiot—and I have to act like I don’t know!

As if it wasn’t bad enough that I got stuck in the role of the dumbest woman in the empire, right after the male lead...

Now I’m stuck in this twisted, stressful mess.

Can I really survive in this novel?

* * *

“Bell-bell, who were those silly-looking guys from earlier?”

Pretending to be dumb while saying whatever he wants is one of Leon’s special talents.

“Guess who they were?”

“I don’t know!!!”

“Good job. You don’t need to know.”

Leon tilted his head and scratched it with a clueless look.

“Okay, Your Grace. It’s study time now. What should we learn today? Do you know this one? What’s 1 plus 1?”

“…3.”

He’s trying his best, our duke.

“Correct!!! You’re a genius, Your Grace. Do your best today too!!” <<less

※ This book contains some content involving coercive relationships and provocative language.... more>>

Liv Rodaise was an ordinary tutor.

To pay for her sick sibling’s medicine, she had discreetly posed as a nude model a couple of times. She thought it wouldn’t be an issue—after all, only her back was painted.

That is, until someone purchased the nude painting that revealed her profile.

***

“God may listen, but He doesn’t grant wishes.”

The words were muttered cynically, barely loud enough for Liv to hear.

“The power to achieve something lies with humans, Teacher.”

His low voice was chilling, yet somehow alluring, like the song of a siren.

His blue eyes, which had been fixed on the statue, flicked down to Liv.

“So, pray to me.”

The marquis’s lips twisted ever so slightly. That fleeting moment of eye contact felt like an eternity.

“Who knows? A miracle might happen.” <<less

The Pink Rabbits are a mysterious clan with the gift of foresight. One day, while living peacefully in the wilderness, they are kidnapped by the Golden Lion Clan. Ruby, who discovers the gruesome scene too late, sets out to find the Black Wolf Tribe to rescue her people.... more>>

* * *

Ivan, the leader of the Black Wolf Tribe, harbors one secret that he keeps from the entire tribe.

“Damn!”

Once again, he was fleeing into the mountains to escape the torment that haunted him every night. In his panic and unable to see anything, he stepped on something soft and squishy.

“Ouch!”

For a moment, he lost his balance, but thanks to his agility and quickness, he managed to land unharmed, only to be caught by his tormentors.

“Get lost, don’t come near me!”

Just as he was about to be forced to climax in this embarrassing situation that he didn’t want to show anyone, he saw something with red eyes crawling quickly towards him.

“What the hell!”

Horrified at the sight of the scattered hair and the ruby red eyes, Ivan tried to back away, but was blocked by a tree.

Thump.

“Are you insane? Let go!”

While Ivan froze in shock, Ruby, with sparkling eyes, shouted energetically while looking at the carrot.

“Delicious carrots, I’ll eat them!”

Nom–

“Aaah!”

“Hehe, carrot…”

A brutal scream and a satisfied mumble merged together. <<less

Laniakea, the royal princess scorned for her weak elemental power.... more>>

She always dreamed of escaping the contempt directed at her.

One day, a marriage proposal arrived from the Empire.

The suitor? Hyperion, the First Imperial Prince, with no political base or support to his name.

Laniakea willingly accepted the proposal.

She didn’t care who her husband would be, as long as she could leave her homeland.

*

Before the wedding, Laniakea saw the marriage contract presented to her.

[ The couple shall engage in interc**rse __ time(s) every __ for the purpose of producing an heir. ]

Fortunately, that clause remained incomplete, and the marriage proceeded as it was.

As expected, her husband only dined with her a few times a year and didn’t even stay in the Imperial Palace, returning to the borderlands instead.

For three years, this continued.

She thought she could quietly live out her days until another prince ascended to the throne, at which point she could leave the palace for good…

*

“The Second, Third, and Fourth Princes have all passed away!”

While everyone was reeling in shock, Hyperion returned to the Imperial Palace, swiftly brought order to the chaos, and ascended to the throne.

What the newly crowned Emperor needed now was a strong Empress to solidify imperial authority.

‘So, he’ll divorce me and remarry someone from a powerful family.’

That’s what she assumed…

“You summoned me…?”

“Yes. Because there’s something I must ask of you.”

With a resolute expression as if he’d made up his mind, Hyperion spoke seriously, causing Laniakea to swallow nervously.

‘The moment has finally come.’

“I know what you want. Don’t worry. I’m willing to comply with Your Majesty’s wishes.”

“…Is that so?”

She had no doubt that they were both thinking the same thing.

“Let’s sign the divorce agreement right away.”

“Let’s have a child right away—son or daughter, it doesn’t matter.”

It was then that Laniakea realized.

Her husband had something entirely different in mind. <<less

“I want you to be unhappy.”... more>>

She fell in love with a man she shouldn’t have.

When her family faced ruin and a rushed marriage became inevitable, Cayente appeared. As children, their families had been so close that marriage between them was once discussed. To Yulia, he seemed like her salvation.

But he wished for her misery.

“Hello. My enemy.”

He fell in love with a woman he shouldn’t have.

To Cayente, Yulia was merely a tool. He wanted to watch her struggle in agony within his grasp for the rest of her life. But…

Now, the woman he’d grown to love had begun to call him her enemy.

When they faced each other again after two months, Cayente looked gaunt, his cheeks hollowed, as if he’d withered since she left.

“Just sign the divorce papers.”

“No.”

“Even after everything? Even after I ruined your family’s business?”

“I still won’t divorce you.”

“Why?”

“Because I love you.”

Who could have imagined it? That a year later, they’d stand before each other like this. <<less

“The Zeller Duchy is no more, Adeline.”... more>>

The family that had been my entire life had fallen.

And it was by the hands of the men I once trusted.

With the collapse of the household, I was cast down the stairs, and somehow, I returned to the past.

This is my chance.

A chance to change the fate of the Zeller family.

I quickly devised a plan.

“Where are you going, Milady?”

“To get rid of things that are of no use to my life.”

I would reform the villainous men who had brought ruin to my family.

* * *

Everything seemed to be going smoothly—

Until I realized the way they looked at me was different from before.

“Say you want me, Adeline. Then no matter what tricks you play, I’ll turn a blind eye.”

“I can do anything for you, my lady. Just grant me the right to have you.”

“Renée, sit on my lap. Yes, just like when we were young… Now, kiss me.”

The danger was no longer to the duchy.

It was that they wanted me. <<less

Eunsae, the world's only monster tamer and S-rank hunter, announces a temporary retirement after receiving a curse from a dungeon boss.... more>>

As she continues her chaotic yet peaceful convalescence with her pet monsters, one day, she discovers that one of her monsters (named Hwangsae, age 3) has brought something in its mouth.

“Hey, no! I told you not to pick up just anything!”

Squawk?

Waaah!

Along with the monster's cry, the sound of a baby crying fills the air.

A shocked Eunsae shouts to return the baby to its parents, but the monster pays no attention.

Now, she finds herself an unwilling kidnapper, forced into parenthood.

“Don't worry, little one. I'll find your mom and dad for you!”

An unexpected visitor arrives at her doorstep.

“Why do you have my son?”

“What?”

A handsome man with an otherworldly appearance stares intently at Eunsae.

“Tell me. Are you the one I've been searching for?” <<less

Earth’s species have undergone a second evolution.... more>>

As a result, a sovereignty war erupted over control of the planet. At the center of the battle against evolved animals and plants were evolved humans known as ‘New Humans’.

In this society where anyone born as a New Human was expected to participate in the war, Han Jeno, a New Human with precognitive abilities, dreamt of becoming an actor instead.

Even at a government run school for New Humans, reciting Shakespearean comedy monologues, Jeno managed to maintain his civilian status and enroll in the prestigious Daehan University of the Arts.

It seemed like the only thing left was to charge towards his dream of becoming an actor, but then Seo Ihwan, an unbearable classmate from the past, appeared before him.

Just like in the past Seo Ihwan acted as he pleased, spouting nonsense about teaming up in the very battlefield Jeno had fled from.

Born with the talent of an actor but also as a New Human, can Han Jeno escape Seo Ihwan’s clutches and fulfill his dreams? <<less

Iris Lepos.... more>>

She was the queen of a fallen country.

Hayer, her husband’s younger brother and her first love, came to her, who remained alone on the throne where even the king had fled.

“Can you find the North Gate?”

The Lepos were born with a map of the world in their heads and could find their way in the middle of the desert.

Iris, the heir to the throne, nodded.

And the moment she crossed the North Gate through a severe snowstorm.

She realized. That she was back six years ago.

“If something changes beyond the North Gate, don’t love me then. Never.”

And knowing that she had the opportunity to save the man who died for her.

“Promise me that you will help me avoid marriage that I don’t want.”

Miraculously given a second chance.

To change her fate, this time she went to Hayer first.

Will she be able to live as a king instead of a shadow queen? <<less

Six years had passed since Hazel Langbelle Easton entered the aristocratic society.... more>>

She was known as the sole spinster of the Easton family, for she viewed marriage as nothing but a tomb for a woman.

Hazel had always been confident that no man in this world could make her heart beat with passion.

Yet someone once said:

[God is exceedingly cunning; He does not favor humans who assert with absolute certainty that something could never happen. Thus, the moment a person declares with conviction that a thing is impossible, events take an unexpected turn, leading precisely to the occurrence of that very thing.]

***

Hazel placed her hand on her forehead, gazing at the handsome man seated before her.

A woman indifferent to marriage, an outcast in aristocratic society, often pointed at as a black raven, a harbinger of ill fortune.

In contrast, Theodore Caron Bernier, the most renowned bachelor and the finest suitor in the entire kingdom.

Never had Hazel imagined that he might ask for her hand in marriage…

"Would you do me the honor of marrying me, Miss Hazel?"

Thump. Thump.

Hazel’s heart pounded fiercely.

With a single, simple phrase, Theodore had managed to make her heart tremble.

She parted her lips slightly, clutching her chest as her heartbeat quickened from the sheer shock.

How could Duke Theodore possibly ask for her hand in marriage?

It was nothing short of a shock to her.

But it was not, by any means, a joyful shock. <<less

A year after dying on the battlefield, I woke up in a new body.... more>>

But where am I?

“This is the territory of Grand Duke Vallot in the Kadea Empire, my lady.”

Of all places, it had to be the land of my greatest enemy, Grand Duke Vallot!!!

I was dragged before the grand duke.

“Restrain her.”

Without warning, they put restraints on me.

“Drink this.”

They even made me drink the sap of the World Tree, which forces you to tell the truth.

“Oh please, Grand Duke, spare me. Who knows? I might become someone you really like.”

For some reason, the sap made me confess my thoughts like a drunken fool.

I ended up working as a maid in the grand duke’s mansion.

‘Well, since it's come to this, I’ll endure it and return home with the grand duke’s head in two years!’

Two years later.

I became the one and only butler capable of taking down assassins in the grand duke’s house.

“The success of the banquet is all thanks to our butler!”

“I was moved by the sight of her tending the garden in the pouring rain.”

“She even took down an assassin, right?”

“The smooth running of the grand duke’s house is all thanks to our butler!”

I received more praise than I ever did as a knight.

Uh…?

‘Could it be that… being a butler is my true calling?’

***

Q: Surely, you don’t mean to say that a female butler can serve as an advisor or a bodyguard, right?

A: Our butler is quite versatile. There’s nothing my butler can’t do. She’s the strongest, after all. (smirks)

Q: Is it true that the grand duke has fallen for his butler, who isn’t even a noble?

A: Oh yes, it’s true. In fact, I’m the one who’s more attached. I wish she would come to me quickly. <<less

"I don't dream about becoming someone's 'wife’ or anything like that."... more>>

"Yo-you don’t want to become a wife? But every girl in our village wants to be a 'wife'… What do you want to be, then?"

"I'll just be myself—Berenice Demesière!"

More precisely, I’ll become the honorable Berenice Demesière. The renowned Berenice Demesière! The wealthiest in the whole Empire—Berenice Demesiére!

⋆｡°✩ ★ ✩°｡⋆

A few years later…

"I hereby award the Imperial Hero’s Medal to Berenice Demesière, the valiant warrior who defeated the beast Aktayshir."

‘See? I told you I'd make it happen!’

⋆｡°✩ ★ ✩°｡⋆

I became a hero, admired and envied by all. My honor reached the skies, and money piled up to the point where it would rot before I could spend it all.

A suspicious man appeared as the peace I had worked so hard to achieve reached its pinnacle.

"Who are you?"

"...."

"You—don't tell me…"

No way—not in a million years!

It was a bloody dragon.

Not any dragon but the one I killed—or rather, the one I supposedly killed.

But why did he pretend to die and come back?! <<less