"I'm pregnant... It's just a malicious rumour that will soon disappear." ... more>>

The shocking news spread that Lady Setina Belbourne, an unknown man's child, had given birth, causing a stir in society. It was the work of her jealous younger sister and stepmother who wanted to take away her fiancé. General Axion Castawyn, the commander-in-chief of the imperial army, proposed to marry Setina, who had been jilted.

"I need a child, but using a real one would be pitiful, so a fictional one would be perfect."

He is the ruler of people, who with his mere presence, captures people's attention and even scares away beasts. Axion Castawyn smiled quietly like darkness. Setina decided to marry him for revenge, but the chillingly cold duke seemed strange.

"So from now on, we should be passionate lovers. A couple so in love that a baby could be conceived before we even enter the wedding hall."

Isn't it too intimate for a contractual marriage?

"My wife belongs to me. She has always been mine. I have no intention of forgiving those who have insulted my wife."

Are you more aggressive than me in seeking revenge? Is this really okay? <<less

In a world divided between humans, demihumans, and monsters, a catastrophic event known as the monster wave threatens to destroy humanity every ten years.... more>>

In the midst of a bloody battle, a young boy named Kaiyan faces a small goblin with a shoddy spear. When the goblin injures Kaiyan, he awakens as a “Player.”

Read as Kaiyan tries to understand his new ability and strive to take revenge on the monsters that destroyed his home and threatened humanity. <<less

Olivia, Empress of the Rhone Empire, died as a result of the Emperor’s, her husband’s scheming. She awakens in the body of a unnamed woman... more>> dwelling in the slums. Soon after, she visits her former betrothed, Duke Lucas Viterpan, the legitimate heir to the throne, who was deposed in a coup d’etat. Concealing her true identity, Olivia proposes forming a marriage alliance to Lucas for the sake of each other’s revenge. Will they succeed in their quest for revenge? <<less

“I don’t love you anymore.”... more>>

It had been 10 years since I became an extra in a classic romance novel. Having a very shy and quiet personality, I was suffering from a terrible unrequited love.

Allan Leopold. He was the successor of the kingdom’s top businessman and the best lover candidate of all. The whole kingdom praised Allan’s beauty, and he didn’t even know I existed.

Nevertheless, I couldn’t dare to approach the dazzling man, so I just looked at him. Shining black hair, jewel-like eyes, and a great family were things he had, and things that were too far away from me.

That’s how I became an adult. One day, when I decided to pursue my dream instead of a feverish one-sided love, I fainted and woke up trapped in an unfamiliar bas**ent of an old castle.

“Don’t be angry, Melissa.”

“…..”

“Love me again.”

It didn’t take much time to realize that this was reality.

And that I’ve been kidnapped.

That, too, by the man I had a crush on. <<less

“Send me to the past.” That's how the first step toward revenge began.

Known as the Monster in the Iron Mask, the Devil of the Northern Front, the Smiling Executioner, he bears many fierce nicknames, each a testament to the multitude of enemies he’s made. Showing even a hint of weakness meant a certain and brutal end, torn apart mercilessly.... more>>

So, much as I loathe the idea, as much as I detest it, I must perfectly embody ‘Julian’. I have to become the sinister, deranged character with narrow eyes that everyone in the empire fears.

Character Trait [Polite Speech]: You, without exception, address everyone, children and adults alike, with respect.

“Can’t one’s soliloquy be a little exaggerated?” <<less

"Hah, the ending! It’s finally the ending!"... more>>

Tyria Delucia possessed a villainess in a Rofan novel.
After 10 years of hard work, she was finally able to watch the original story's happy ending 'alive'.

"I can finally open my own flower shop!"

Tyria has now let go of all things related to the original story and wanted to enjoy the rest of her life in peace, opening the flower shop she's always dreamed of.
Then one day, she receives a large gift box and a letter from an unknown sender.......

"Please take care of him."

Inside the gift box was a large dog with jet black fur wearing a pink ribbon.

"Woof, woof!"

The dog was obviously Ludwin Rivolte, the second male lead who disappeared after the ending of the original novel!

’I want to touch him, I want to cuddle him!’

Tyria realized that the big dog in front of her was the blackened second male lead, but despite knowing this, she found it increasingly difficult to maintain her composure against its cute appearance and adorable gestures, melting away her rationality little by little.

***

"You should probably leave."
"What?"
"I'm telling you to go home, little Duke."
"How could I leave after you put a leash on me? I already belong to Tia."

Ludwin eventually returned to human form. Despite being a ‘blackened’ second male lead in the original setting, he pleaded with Tyria, placing the end of his leash in her hand, begging her to stay by his side.
Tyria, who only found him slightly cute as a dog, feels as though she’s been tricked by this arrogant man. Can Tyria truly find happiness in the new story that began after the ending? <<less

‘I will now disappear from your life forever.’... more>>

“I don't think of her as my wife. It's just for the sake of appearances.”

Cornelia Odile Blant, the wife of the Duke Blant.
Though she was never loved by her husband, she gave her all and tried her best.

She endured everything, from her mother-in-law's abuse and harassment, to the servants who consistently ignored her, and even the woman who flirted with the Duke as if she were his wife, all while trying to be a good daughter-in-law!

All because she wanted to be recognized as a wife by her husband, Erich.

However, what came back after her long efforts was...

"The Duke wishes to marry Lady Arzen, so now you must disappear."

Her husband's betrayal and the death of her child.

The moment Cornelia fell into despair and ended her life, she returned to seven years ago when she was pregnant with a child.

"This time, Mom will definitely protect you."

When she proposed divorce to her husband, she received an unexpected response...

"I said we can't divorce now that there's a child between us."

And suddenly, her husband's attitude changed.

"What's wrong? Do you not like the gift?"
"I'm just saying it out of concern."

However, she no longer wavered. She now knew that the sun she had been following was nothing but an illusion.

‘So I'm going to end my time as the wicked wife, Cornelia.’

One day soon, she will leave the duchy. <<less

In an era where the coexistence of Awakened beings, and dungeons became commonplace, Lee Kyu-seong, a perennially low-tier Awakened, finds his life transformed by a... more>> second awakening and the unexpected appearance of a slime. <<less

I want to resign.... more>>

Yeon-woo regretted it.

Unlike her, who could never be calm, Taehan seemed unaffected, and especially when she realized she was pregnant.

“Secretary Seo, you’ve grown a lot.”

“What you think doesn’t matter to me.”

“How can it not? You slept with me. Three times, no, four including this morning.”

“Mr. President!”

Yeon-woo’s face flushed with a loud outcry.

In contrast, Taehan became more dignified, tilting his chin up.

“Thinking of eating and running, how ambitious.”

His eyes seemed to burn with dark flames.

“It can’t be like that.” Taehan tapped his head with a finger.

“Think about it all night. Logically.” <<less

The Korean Peninsula barely had time to breathe after the brutal five-year long Second Korean War when a nightmare even worse descended: a full-blown zombie apocalypse.... more>>

Having clawed my way through that hell for years as a soldier, I finally retired.

And now, even the undead can't stop me from enjoying some peace and quiet.

I will definitely survive and retire. <<less

Kim Jinsung, who was bullied for not having awakened. Without realizing it, he swings a piece of glass and ends up killing a bully.... more>>

▶ You have defeated a villain.

▶ You have acquired the opponent’s characteristics.

▶ You have acquired the opponent’s skills.

‘Did I just awaken…?’ <<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

The youngest Special Class in history, the Smiling Avenger, a walking calamity.... more>>

The Emperor’s Special Class Hunter, Elwin Krieger!

Emerging into the world after years of seclusion! <<less

I always dreamed of becoming a wizard. ... more>>

By utilizing all his life-long learning from his previous life, he used it in the world where he was reincarnated. A place where not only humans but also various other races lived together.

In this world, there was a special organization created to prevent various conflicts and discrimination between different races.

His magic begins to work for the equality and coexistence of different races.

"Hello, I am from the Special Unit for Addressing Concerns and Resolving Disputes among Different Races." <<less

Hilde, who wakes up with his memories gone.... more>>

Left with nothing, he joins a special forces unit that deals with creatures in order to survive…

A story of stumbling and adapting in a broken world. <<less

“Yan,” the protagonist, was brainwashed by the emperor and lived as his puppet. After finding out he was being played by the emperor, he planned... more>> to seek revenge, but collapsed due to the emperor’s might. He thought he had died, but when he woke up, he realized he had regressed to the time when he was a recruit. Whether to seek revenge on the emperor or to find his family. The choice lay in his hands. <<less

I never thought I could become a hunter.... more>>

I never thought I would get the chance.

But that wasn't true.

「 'Tower of Trials' has selected all suitable candidates from Earth. 」
「 Please select your difficulty. 」
「The chosen difficulty will be directly proportional to your rewards. 」

I was given a chance now.

A special one at that. <<less

Min Yeon Hwa, the Queen of Yeo, who had been locked away secluded in the palace for 10 years.
She was to be the sacrificial offering at the coronation ceremony of Kang Yoon, the Crown Prince of Ahwan, who had destroyed her country!... more>>

Realising that his lost memories are related to Yeon Hwa, Kang Yoon decides to keep her close by.
As time goes by, Yeon Hwa also becomes confused at her discovery of Kang Yoon’s resemblance to her first love whom she had sent away…

“It’s been engraved on my heart. This lowly one has always been yours.”
“So it turns out that at the end of my pain, you’ve always been there.”

The heartbreaking love story of two people whose only salvation is each other. <<less

In the future, all of their families will be named villains. Sophia Benny worked very hard to stop them from destroying the world.... more>>

“You have to live.” With that thought, they tried to save their family.

However, no matter what they did, they became villains and killed Sophia.

The day she returned to the age of 12 again, Sophia made up her mind.

‘Damn it. I’ll do it. I will live on my own way.’

And she did.

“Sophie, look here.”
“I baked your favorite cookies. Ignore him and eat this with me.”
“If there is anything you want, you can say anything. Whatever it is, it will be in your arms.”

The families who turned away from her have changed.

To get the attention of the cold youngest, they began to neglect working as a villain.

In the meantime, an unexpected twist came to her.

“Sophie.”

Long dark red hair fluttered in the air. It was like a sight of rose petals that were dyed at night. The pink eyes laughed purely like when she was a child.

Lun, who was alive and well, patted her cheeks.

His hand was as cold as ever.

“Because you like a good person, you gave up everything.”

He, who was a hidden villain, came out with his own veil. Even erased the word villain.

Is this an illusion? <<less

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

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

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

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

Tonight, her husband will die.

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

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

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

I was a popular actress before I came into this world and became Emilone, a Saintess. I was given the nickname “lady who moved dimension.” ... more>>

Even so, I did not receive any special attention. All attention was on Princess Ronella Nestro.

As a result, I decided to devote my life to being a Saintess.

One day, I accidentally discovered the Princess’ secret. The Princess’ innocent and good-natured personality was all an act!

“This might be interesting.”

I may be able to break up my boring routine if I get closer to Princess Ronella.

I decided to make a dangerous decision for fun. <<less

Chloe, I want you. Can I plead like this?... more>>

Unknowingly, I had married my husband, who appears as a recruiter three months before our divorce.

Eyesel, waiting for the divorce while living her second life as a chocolatier, is perplexed by Siheon’s active pursuit, not even recognizing his own wife.

Yet, Siheon feels a destiny to not let go of Eyesel, both professionally and personally.

“This marriage means nothing, right?”

“I’ll divorce you in three months. Until then, let’s be a real couple.”

Will their cohabitation, bittersweet like chocolate, end in divorce or marriage? <<less

After suffering a horrific facial burn, genius actor Ian finds himself transported back to his unblemished childhood days.

It’s a story about an MMA champion who gets transmigrated to the game he played for 10 years. He then possessed a mage character with... more>> no magic stats. <<less