In order to survive, she applied to be the bride of the terrifying Grand Duke of Dragon’s heir. ... more>>

“If, I’m aww gwown up, you cwan divowce me anytwime.” [If I’m all grown up, you can divorce me anytime.]

“Accepted.”

It was nice to be chosen as the political bride of the Little Young Lord.

“You’re the one that asked me to marry you first. Don’t think you can run away.”

Her fiance turned out to be a crazy little peerless beauty who was the same age as her.

“You’re the most beautiful encounter in my life.”

Even the war-crazy Grand Duke’s heart was captured by her.

“You said you want to help in the family business? Keep bothering me and I’ll punish you with sweet snacks and a blank check!”

Just like that, she became the business partner of her grandfather-in-law who was crazy for money.

“This isn’t how it’s supposed to be!”

The original plan was to get into a contractual marriage and live extravagantly without doing anything. What’s that? The Royal Family made a scheme to stop Sephiel from doing what she wants to do?

‘Since it’s already become like this, I’ll just take everything in the name of revenge…!’ <<less

Before the wedding, her fiancé had an affair.... more>>

So she got a new fiancé to break up…

But there is a little problem.

[You said he was a killer?]
[There’s a rumor that he’s a wreck.]
[Some people fainted because they were scared during the conversation.]

Lilia stared at her new fiancé, who was carrying all kinds of bad rumors.

Karhan, holding a little puppy in his arms, lowered his eyes as if he were about to be scolded.

“Lilia…. I took this puppy because it was raining outside.”

…..Is this engagement okay?

***

She was walking to the Orgel store she bought last time. Lilia was surprised to see the incredibly long line.

“What……?”

Something new came out?

Was it not that, or was the product released by a limited sale?

Lilia walked slowly along the line like salmon against the river.

It turned out that the origin of the string was Lilia’s Orgel shop.

‘How long ago was it so quiet?’

Embarrassed, Lilia looked around and grabbed a man and asked, “Can you tell me why everyone is in line?”

Then the young man kindly explained.

“This time, a popular actor placed a ring in a music box and proposed a marriage. After the rumors, the music box became a necessity for the proposal.”

Unbelievable.

She hit the jackpot again. <<less

I was reincarnated as a daughter of the count’s family and the young lover of the male lead who recuperated as a child.... more>>

The daughter is a small-time villain who tried to separate the male lead and female lead which caused her family to get ruined.

It’s a cozy life that I got, but I can’t let my family get involved in other people’s love affairs.

So I was trying to get a decent distance from the male lead, who’s been recuperating, but he keeps picking a fight.

“Cassis, go to the kitchen and complain about the side dishes.”

“What? Mmph!”

“Ogugu~ You eat well.”

“Mmmmph!”

“Huh? What? You want some carrots? Okay.”

For your information, carrots are the food that Cassis hates the most.

***

Whenever I met him, the male lead started to look sad, as if he had grown attached to me while we were bickering loudly.

Besides, the way he looks at me is getting weird?

“Evelyn, do you want me to get better soon?”

“Of course I do. Then you won’t have to do this bothersome thing.”

“….I wish it could keep hurting.”

“You really. What are you talking about? I don’t like it.”

I said a lot of mean things to get rid of him because we had to break apart anyway.

But it backfired…?

“Evelyn. I’m hurt.”

“Did I do something wrong to you, Cassis?”

“No?”

But why do you keep getting hurt…?

I’m screwed.

The male lead doesn’t intend to go home.

And why are you fighting with the female lead over me?! <<less

The symbol of the Apollinerian Empire is none other than the ‘bird’!... more>>

There was a legend in the empire that held birds as sacred and worshiped…

[On the day the (Divine Bird), made of silver and gold descends to this land, the empire will have everlasting glory.]

It was a trust that came down from the distant past.

Each interpretation was different, but people waited for the ‘(Divine Bird)’ to come down to this land one day.

One peaceful day, hundreds of years later. A fist-sized “egg” from heaven descended onto this land. <<less

“I should have told you directly? I hate you.”... more>>

At 12, Charlotte Daphsine realized she had reincarnated as the villainess of a novel, the embodiment of all the villainous traits.

She struggled to change her fate but resigned herself to the unchanging original storyline. Then, unexpectedly, her husband begged for her love. Desperately, pitifully.

But Charlotte harshly rejected him.

“Why, why do you hate me?”

Even as tears streamed down his face, more beautiful than any woman’s, as he looked at her with pleading eyes,

“I hate your unruly long hair. I hate your more beautiful-than-a-woman face, your learning of magic instead of the sword, your constant presence at home, your affectionate personality. I hate everything about you.”

“If I were to fix all of that… Charlotte, could you love me?”

“No. Because it’s you, everything about you will still be detestable.”

She cut off the glimmer of hope he offered. After all, he was destined to be the male lead who would eventually bring the heroine to a happy ending.

But then…

Her husband, the very man she detested so much…

“Novem, he’s dead?”

He was.

***

Three years passed. For Charlotte, that time was a series of regrets.

As she shed tears while reading the letters he left behind,

“Is Novem alive?”

Suddenly, she finds herself back to before she married him. But her husband in front of her is strange.

“So because you’re a noble, you think you can wander around this crazy place?”

“You should stop your unpleasant behavior here, milady.”

He’s changed 180 degrees in both personality and appearance.

Is he just another Novem Aphros in a parallel world, or…

“Did you really think you could escape from me?”

Or is he really her husband? <<less

I reincarnated as a supporting character who gets tricked into marrying the villain who promises to pay off her debt, only to die.... more>>

The debt is already mountainous!

At this rate, I will die just like in the original story!

“Sir Isaac. Since you are my aide, you will follow everything I say, right?”

“Yes, since you hired me as your aide, master.”

“Then date me!”

If I have a man, even the villain won’t be able to approach me!

I proposed a contract relationship to my aide, thinking this would break my death flag.

In reality, this man was the villain, and I never imagined that by pretending to be lovers, we would end up as the nation’s couple after he discovered my weakness. <<less

It’s a place where you dream of being horribly mu*dered by Your Mother.... more>>

I thought it was a dream, but it also happened in reality. To survive, I decided to make a different choice from my dream.

The only way to survive is to meet the Empress, but the only one that I encountered was my half-brother, the Crown Prince, Rudan. When I thought I was wrong, he reached out to me…

“Can I stay here?”

“This is your room now.”

I just cried because I was hungry, but everyone was so kind to me. <<less

Marry for 3 years, get 5 billion won vs. work for 60 years without pay. Which choice will Daisy make?... more>>

“I’ll get a job as a contract wife. I will be a good partner.”

A political marriage of convenience. The rules of the contract are simple. Love is prohibited. Divorce is guaranteed in three years. And most importantly do not make your husband fall in love.

“The men in my family are specialized in mu*der.” <<less

I found myself transmigrated into a third-rate martial arts novel, . But not as the protagonist or even the antagonist, just a minor character doomed to a horrible death.... more>>

Facing imminent death, I had only one way to survive in this tr*shy harem martial arts novel.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

I had to keep the overpowered protagonist, Ja-Hyun, at our inn until the guys who would eventually kill me showed up.

“Do you even know how much money you’ve cost me so far? If you want to leave, you have to pay me back for all the food, lodging, and clothing. Trying to sneak away, are you?”

“...”

“You said you have nowhere to go anyway. Why not work here until your memory comes back?”

“...”

“Why... why are you looking at me like that? Our inn is short-staffed, so you might as well stay and do odd jobs.”

Years had passed since I forced the homeless protagonist to stay.

“You still haven’t left?”

“Where would I go?”

“I’m telling you, you don’t owe me anything anymore. Put that ladle down and go your own way.”

“…You idiot. Can’t you even do basic math? You need to pay interest too.”

I no longer had to worry about losing my life. For the sake of peace in the martial world, I decided it was time to let the protagonist go.

But for some reason, he showed no intention of leaving the inn.

...And what’s this? He says he’ll pay three years’ worth of interest with his body? <<less

“…Some crazy bas**** is standing in front of my house again.”... more>>

My house is a jewel shop, but someone keeps bringing injured people to my front door. They were so meddlesome that I treated them while swearing at them. Others wished that I would get along well with them.

“Didn’t you save the head of an assassination guild last time?”

“She’s a woman.”

“Oh, what about the vicious loan shark who owns that place worth a billion marks on Second Avenue?”

“She’s a woman too.”

“What about the person who dropped you off in front of your house and left in a noble’s carriage?”

“She’s a young lady as well.”

And then the sixth person came. This was the first time a man came, and a handsome one at that.

“Take it off.”

“What? What? WHAT? Oh … oh, you meant my glasses.”

This man was the final villain of the novel, who had a completely different personality during the day and the night.

During the day, he was simply an innocent and naïve young man.

But at night…

“Why? You asked me to take it off. What should I take off this time?” <<less

Regina, who had gone missing after a carriage accident, finally returns home. Before her stands a strange and beautiful man named Noah.... more>>

“Maggie, who is that person? I feel like I’m seeing him for the first time….”

“What? What are you talking about, Regina! He’s my brother. Are you acting like this because you were rejected after confessing to him?”

Everyone knows him, yet I don’t.

Not only is he my friend’s older brother, but he is also the man I’ve had a crush on for 10 years?

‘This can’t be happening!’

Did I lose my memory because of the accident?

Or is there another reason…?

– They say the Black Fairy disguises itself as a human and hides among people.

Could this man be the Black Fairy that the nanny spoke of?

* * *

Regina’s life is turned upside down because of Noah.

She narrowly escapes death numerous times, and he keeps saying strange things.

“How curious. Regina, is it? Are you not human either?”

Which one of us is the Black Fairy that devours humans? <<less

“Do you love me?”... more>>

“Yes.”

“Even so, I can’t stand beside Your Majesty, can I?”

“That’s right.”

It was a simple answer. That made it hurt even more.

At the edge of the northern border, Cecilia happened to save the escaping crown prince, Tezett.

Fourteen years have passed since then.

The fragile and beautiful Tezett reclaimed his place and became the emperor.

And Cecilia came to a realisation.

“Is there anything she can offer me now, as the empress?”

That she, born a commoner, could never be his true equal.

If she could have just stayed by his side, it would have been enough, but…

“…At most, three months.”

Even that, God did not permit.

In the end, Cecilia closed her eyes alone, waiting for a lover who would not return.

At that cold train station, during that snowy winter.

And on the third anniversary of Cecilia’s death—

“Young Lady? Master! The Young Lady has opened her eyes!”

Cecilia opened her eyes once more, this time as the emperor’s fiancée.

* * *

Yes, you, who feared loneliness. You, who hated the cold winter.

You, who once said, ‘Look at me,’ ‘Love me,’

and ‘I want to stay by your side.’

“…And I–I left you, someone like you, behind all by yourself.”

Ah, is that so.

Tezett slowly looked down at his hands.

Was I the one who made you this way?

[I hope that at the very end, you won't come.

Though I still love you, at least in the face of death, I wish to die entirely as myself.]

So, in the end, you let me go. <<less

Ryan, a man falsely accused of massacre, finished his 12-year prison sentence.... more>>

He emerged, sharpening his blade of revenge.

"She is your daughter, Young Master."

"...Bullshit."

A daughter was waiting for him...?

"Ah, Appa!"

"Hey, do you want to die? Why am I your appa?"

***

"I will take revenge on Father."

Ryan, the strongest, hiding his power and seeking revenge (?), and

"I'll help you. Let's take revenge together."

Vania, his daughter (?), hiding secrets and trying to help him with his revenge.

A fake father and daughter, abandoned by their family, succeed in their revenge,

and starting from nothing, become the Empire's strongest family! <<less

On my third year of being a fangirl to the male protagonist.... more>>

I was caught by the tyrant Duke Hades Louvremont, who was a fool for his son.

"Constantly following me, offering expensive gifts, and even desperate enough to go all the way to the north regardless of the dangers in here..."

"I'm very sorry. I have nothing more to say."

"Alright, I concede. I can't pretend to be oblivious anymore."

"...As expected, I'm your ideal man, aren't I? I don't think I've ever witnessed such devotion."

"Many women have long been pursuing me, but I've never seen anyone as persistent as you. It's rather fascinating. Of course, we can proceed with the marriage as soon as possible."

"Hah...?"

"By all means, I'll do it."

"I-I'm sorry, what?! What did you say?"

...What did he mean by that?

I must've heard that wrong, right?

Yet the duke let out a bloody smile at my blank face and gave me a proper confirmation.

"I said I'll do it. I'll marry you."

Oh my god.

The hero's father is extremely narcissistic! <<less

A master of disguise, master of escape.... more>>

The genius swindler ‘Viper’, a death rower who turned over the empire, was approached by the tyrant of the battlefield, Grand Duke Hessen, one day.

“Hey, you’re gonna have to help me out a little.”

“How can I help you?”

“I’m going to try to go against the Emperor.”

“….what?”

“….well?”

The Imperial Shame, Mad Dog of the North, Tyrant of the Battlefield.

When even his brain is made of muscles, what can possibly be done?

“You must find a way to make me emperor. Otherwise, it’s just death.”

Caught by her eagerness to survive, it all rely on the likelihood of succeeding this extreme survival mission! Let’s turn this royal bastard into an emperor!

You know…we’re working, not dating, right?

“Do you hear that? My heart is beating like a crazy bastard when I’m with you. It’s a poisonous side effect, isn’t it?”

“……”

“And when I see you, this crazy wrist also flinches. I think it wants to touch you like this.”

Rexid’s hand on her back shook. I felt his fist clenched.

“In case you misunderstand, I am telling you, I don’t mean to want to grope you.”

“Ah, yes.” <<less

Time rewound, and it was ironically the morning after their wedding night.... more>>

"Did you sleep well, Catherine?"

The voice of her husband, which she now properly heard, was exceedingly kind. She had misunderstood and hated him because of a wicked stepmother.

"I'm sorry to say this at such a time... but let's divorce, Hugo."

On the third day of their marriage, Catherine asked for a divorce for his sake.

***

Catherine was the last descendant of the 'Clan of Love' that brings true love to others. After divorcing her husband, she planned to collect the holy water of love by connecting other people's love. But...

"Long time no see, Catherine."
"H-Hugo?"
"I guess I should call you my neighbor now, not my wife.”

Her ex-husband Hugo moved in next door to Catherine?! <<less

I was reincarnated as an extra who gets beheaded by the male lead, simply for being associated with a group of villainesses.... more>>

Thankfully, I was born into a minor family with no connection to the main characters.

As long as I avoided getting involved with the villainesses, I could survive.

But then—

“Emilina Klein?”

The male lead suddenly came to see me, even though I had been living as quietly as if I were dead. His unexpected arrival made me think I might die again.

“Didn't you once pick up a black cat?”

Instead of holding a sword to my neck, I heard the male lead's gentle voice. And even more shocking was what came next.

“Will you marry me?”

“W-What did you just say?”

“I asked if you would marry me.”

As I stammered in disbelief, the male lead added another sentence with a satisfied look on his face.

“You only need to bring yourself.”

In his golden eyes, a ravenous desire flickered, like a predator on the verge of capturing its prey.

Um, excuse me?

We just met, and you're talking about marriage? <<less

I became the villainess who grew up in the same orphanage as the male lead.... more>>

Whenever the male and female leads were about to get together, this villainess would pretend to be sick to drive a wedge between them.

But when I became her, it turned out to be a hopeless fate filled with disability, incurable disease, and even mental illness.

Still, since I knew the contents of the novel, I decided to try my best to avoid the landmines, and I was finally on the verge of success.

'My life is just beginning now!'

But then.

"Did you hate me so much that you fled to this faraway foreign land in that condition?"

"Huh?"

The male lead smiled brightly as he picked up the bloodstained handkerchief I had carelessly tossed aside.

"You said you'd stay by my side forever. You have to keep your promise... so I don't go crazy, right?"

It seems that the male lead has darkened because I ran away...? <<less

I became a childhood friend of the male lead, the persecuted emperor.... more>>

The problem is that even though they were childhood friends, we got on the wrong line and my family ended up lying on the guillotine!

In order to prevent this terrifying ending, I decided to be properly on the side of the Male Lead.

“I will help the prince!”

Rescuing the Male Lead from his abusive mother.

“Please support the Swordsmanship School in Kyle’s name.”

I became his legs.

“Dating is pushing and pulling, and you just need to pull. Don’t push.”

I even gave him dating advice so that he can have a smooth relationship with the future female protagonist.

Now we’re the best friends in the world, no matter what anyone says!

If this is the case, Kyle will also save our family when he becomes emperor, right?

***

The long-awaited female protagonist, the saint, appeared in the capital.

To become an emperor, you need the power of a saint, so I thought the two of them would be fine, but what is this?

The Male Lead doesn’t budge.

I got angry and scolded him for blowing up my special training.

“I told you to just pull.”

“Am I doing it like that?”

Kyle grabbed me. I sat on his thigh in a daze.

The handsome face is too close.

Kyle whispered as he grabbed the ends of my hair and gave them a small kiss.

“You said I should just pull.”

That’s what I meant for you to do to the female lead…!

I didn’t mean that you should do that to me!!! <<less

"…I love you."... more>>

At the final branching point of the virtual reality dating sim Raison d'être, I died by taking the attack meant for the male lead, leaving a confession as my last words. I completely shattered the male lead's mental state, then started a new game. But suddenly, I was given a strange terminal illness in the story settings, and the romance targets began to form wild misconceptions about me.

“It’s all my fault that you ended up like this. How could I possibly…”

“Who stabs their own heart like that? Not taking care of yourself is going too far!”

“Don’t die, Anastasia. Please…”

Apparently, my acting skills were remarkable. Before I knew it, I had become a noble hero, willingly sacrificing myself for the peace of humanity despite my illness.

Well, if it’s come to this, might as well enjoy it. After all, games are all about role-playing, right?

But then—

“If only I could, I’d rather lock you away at the top of the Magic Tower.”

“The past, and even your death… I remember it all.”

There’s a faint madness in their tone. They speak calmly, but their eyes have lost focus.

…It seems like they remember the previous 99 playthroughs.

“I’m… I’m fine…”

In the game, I couldn’t feel pain, so of course, I was fine. But when I muttered softly, Illya responded with a strained face, as if suppressing a lot of emotions.

“…You’re not fine at all.”

“Well, I—”

“Not fine at all, Asha.”

Yes. I stayed quiet after that. <<less

"Please have a happy marriage with me for just six months."... more>>

"What good does that have for me?

“Of course we’ll give you the Reno family's estates and fortune.”

“...Let’s say you give it all to me. You said you’ll divorce me in half a year. If that’s so, what will you do afterwards?”

“...There’s something I’ve been thinking about doing. I won’t be able to use the money anyway.”

Clea always lied. This body will soon die. It’ll barely last half a year.

After being in a satisfying marriage, Clea Reno wanted to close her eyes for the final time in a quiet place.

#

When I was stabbed to death, I was summoned before the Demon King and was given a six-month time limit as a villainess.

“Cough-“

My body uses up one energy when taking a step, three health when talking, 300 of my health after running for ten seconds, and I throw up blood when a third of my energy is spent.

“Oh my, she’s doing that again for attention.”

“It’s surprising that she carries paint wherever she goes.”

“Well, His Excellency Detroit did reject her coldly.”

My reputation was the worst.

The Demon King said he’ll save my body if I get married happily, but the condition is mortifying.

I have to get married to the man I’ve had an unrequited crush on, Archduke of Detroit.

I said I’ll do anything in order to get married, but I don’t know what a “happy marriage” is...

Will I be able to survive? <<less

"My granddaughter, Elisha. Promise me you’ll take care of the pawnshop..."... more>>

I failed to keep my grandfather’s dying wish and closed my eyes for the last time.

But when I opened them again, I was back to the past—before I lost everything and met my end!

"This time, I won’t let anyone steal my family or the pawnshop from me."

I claimed my inheritance early to protect it. But why are all the customers who come to this pawnshop so... peculiar?

***

"Does this pawnshop deal in people too?"

"What?"

"Nothing much. I was just wondering if you could buy me."

"Uh... that’s definitely not nothing."

An oddball, possibly a criminal, confidently requesting to sell himself.

"Are you the owner here?"

"Yes, that’s correct."

"I see. And who gave you permission to run a business here?"

A suspicious figure, possibly a gangster, politely delivering thug-like lines.

"...Where did you even get this?"

"Why? Is it worthless? Did I bring something too small?"

"No, sir, this is a holy relic."

"...."

"Where on earth did you steal this?!"

And another weirdo, possibly a thief, casually bringing in a stolen sacred artifact to pawn.

"Grandpa, there are just way too many troublesome people here..."

Can I really make this work? <<less

Isabella Dunkeld is a notorious evil woman, hated by her family and scorned by everyone. But things take a strange turn when a powerful demon lord from the demon realm finds herself trapped in her body.... more>>

‘How did I end up in this body?’ The demon has no memory of making a contract with Isabella, yet here she is, stuck and powerless. To avoid revealing her true identity, she must act as ‘human’ as possible.

“So, how many people have I killed with these hands? Hundreds? Thousands?”

“Um… you haven’t killed anyone.”

“Not a single person, yet they call me an evil woman?”

Humans are incomprehensible to the demon.

***

To complete the contract and escape Isabella’s body, the demon must fulfill her most fervent wish: ‘Make my family regret everything.’ With an indifferent father and a lunatic brother, the demon decides to get closer to these worthless family members.

“Hey, if you talk like that, you make us sound like tr*sh.”

“You are tr*sh. Reflect on that, tr*sh.”

Is this how it’s done? <<less

[: Have [Monochrome] win the Grand Prize at a Music Awards within 2 years!]... more>>

Monochrome was the name of an idol group in a game I used to play. A five-member boy group that I had neglected after only focusing on making money.

'What is this? The album title is ?!'

Seeing that the random album name I had entered out of laziness had taken a spot in their discography, I pulled my hair in frustration again. Not only did I have to recover the mess I made over 5 years in just 2 years, but I also had to elevate them to the top. I felt like crying. I’m not even in the entertainment industry; I’m just a gamer. <<less

Charlotte is a love child who lived in the countryside.... more>>

For years, she dedicated her affection to her weak childhood friend, a powerless prince.

She was the person who worked on tirelessly to eliminate his enemies.

And yet, Albert, who was finally crowned king, quietly sentenced:

“Immobilize her and lock her in the prison. Exterminate her whole family to serve as discipline.” <<less