“Would you like me to teach you a harsh word? Something that anyone who hears it once will never forget.”... more>>

“You’re an illegitimate child, and the very fact of your birth is a sin.”

“tr*sh like you, with no talent whatsoever.”

Violet had lived her entire life being deceived by her family’s lies.

“If we’re going to point fingers about being an illegitimate child, it would be our younger sibling.”

Having discovered the truth, Violet decided to deliver a cruel word to them, something they would never forget. A word that would haunt them for the rest of their lives.

A word that would provide a lifetime of pain.

So Violet sought help from Ash, the enigmatic young man whom she knew to be the most adept at delivering venomous words.

“We’re going to become nightmares for those people. Nightmares they’ll never forget, pains and scars that will stay with them for life.”

At that moment, she didn’t know.

She didn’t know what fate her meeting with Ash would lead her to. <<less

"This story is fiction, characters are in no way affiliated to real people or events."... more>>

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

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

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

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

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

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

This message is for the developer themselves.

[Nothing in fiction can replace reality.]

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

So.

Do you agree?

**

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

He did not have any particularly memorable appearance.

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

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

“Ugh…”

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

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

“Why… you… how?”

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

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

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

The mercenary was so curious that he asked the question.

“How fascinating.”

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

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

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

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

“…What?”

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

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

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

‘No, you must respond properly. Properly—’

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

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

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

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

All the country threw back at him was cold betrayal.

“Now, I will live only for myself!”

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

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

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

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

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

“Why did you… take me?”

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

“So, don’t think of running away.”

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

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

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

Behind the happy ending, she was abandoned by the heroine and fell into the lair of the underworld boss. She ended up being his forgotten daughter.... more>>

Her pretty appearance and small stature were tragic factors for surviving here.

Yuriana smeared soot on her face and cut her hair, scavenging through tr*sh cans to get by each day.

Why didn’t she look for her father?

The boss… he was too scary. Of course, he would have turned dark after being abandoned by the married heroine!

He was a cold-blooded man who wouldn’t care if she was his biological daughter.

Then one day.

“Hehehe, little girl? Come here. I know how beautiful you are. I’ll take you to a nice house and dress you in pretty clothes.”

Oh no! If she got caught, she was done for!

Faced with a nasty s*ave hunter, a choice that seemed meant for the heroine appeared before her.

1. Run away
2. Fight back
3. Throw a stone!

No, all of those options were hopeless!

Just then, a strange choice labeled [Hidden] appeared before the tearful Yuriana.

[Hidden] Shout: Do you know who my dad is?!

“……”

Yuriana squeezed her eyes shut and selected the hidden option. From that day on, she never went hungry again. Amazingly, she was reunited with her biological father!

However, having the terrifying boss of the underworld as her father meant she had to live each day in thrilling suspense…. <<less

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

However...

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

Her crush's engagement was called off.

* * *

It was merely a contractual engagement.

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

Amelie's ruby-like red eyes sparkled.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I, 【 Todd Van Drake...】"

"What? Todd Van Drake?"

"...accept the 【 Binding Contract! 】"

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

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

"... Did you notice that?"

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

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

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

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

But is it just because they are enemies?

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

Yet Todd is still young.

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

While Vasha tries to raise this stubborn enemy...

Can they each achieve their goals? <<less

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

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

"You know how to play pretty."

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

"I'm going crazy."

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

I had a precognitive dream that my sister would die soon after entering into an arranged marriage. To prevent this, Aracilla chose to marry Damian, the younger brother of her intended spouse. The problem was, both of them happened to be formidable rivals—one a magician and the other a knight.... more>>

"Last year, was Young Lady the mage who snatched the orb like a sneaky weasel during the expedition?" "If I hadn't helped, you would have been rotting in a dungeon by now, don't you think so?"

The individuals who were moments away from throttling each other, dramatically agreed to a contractual marriage.

Falling in love? We'll never see each other as romantic partners, even if we live and die together.

...or so they said.

"Why is this woman so fragile and thin? It's making me worried for no reason."

"Why does this man insist on doing everything alone? I could help too."

They kept getting involved with each other... <<less

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

“To teach her…?”

William wondered if the child had immense magical potential.

“No.”

The answer surprised him.

“I’m going to marry her to you.”

After a moment of silence, William regained his senses.

“What?”

“I’ll marry her to you.”

William barely managed to restrain himself from shouting:

“Are you mad?”

“…….”

“She’s too young.”

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

Gweneviere sighed.

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

William was at a loss for words. <<less

I was cursed to regress forever.
I lived the same life hundreds of times, while my body scattered to ashes.... more>>

‘Finally.’

Just before I lost my mind, I finally managed to restore peace to the world.
I reached the ‘end’, dying in the arms of my beloved family.
…At least, that’s what I thought.

“…What is this?”

I had returned again. What the hell!

I’m tired of endless battles and tired of playing the hero.
This time, I will achieve complete rest.

…However.

“Edith Crowell. Do you think I would give up on you?”
The war demon duke, who has slaughtered thousands of monsters, clings me, claiming he doesn’t want to lose me.

“Lady Edith… You can’t die like this. We have a contract.”
An unidentified prodigy of divine magic clasps my hand tightly with a shy smile.

“Please let me repay my debt. Edith, I want you to be happy.”
The head of the Assassin Guild rubs his cheek against my knee, vowing to sacrifice his life for me.

“Isn’t this what you wanted?”
To top it off, my childhood friend, now a priest, looking at me with eyes full of desire.

It’s fine. All of this is fine.

Why are all my ex-boyfriends and even strangers trying to stop me from dying?

Hey. You all…
In this life, we have nothing to do with each other.
Can’t you just let me die? <<less

"Become the third wife of the Northern Duke."... more>>

Elia, the illegitimate child of Viscount Arnes, was used by her family until the very end.

A duke burdened with a curse-like trust, such was his third wife. The viscount pushed Elia into that position and pocketed a hefty dowry.

So it went for 16 years. Their marriage was as cold as the freezing winds of the North. The couple, who had turned away from each other, only came together just before the collapse of the North.

"...This is the first time. Holding you like this."

Her husband, who turned out to be affectionate and steadfast, even the child who always followed her, longed for his mother's touch.

Elia closes her eyes in realization, too late.

And as if a gift from the gods, she goes back 16 years.

Elia resolves.
In this lifetime, she will protect her loved ones and the North.
With nothing but her own abilities!

***

Thud, thud, thud.

As a vivid blue light pours from her eyes, warm rain drenches the earth.

Filling the mana lost due to her step-sister's scheme,
Elia begins to control the power to change the weather.

Starting another life in the North with enthusiasm,
she thought all that remained was to save the North and be happy with her husband and son...

"Enough."
"Don't talk to me!"
"I don't want to."

Soft pink curls and puffed-up cheeks like cotton candy.
Her son may be cheeky... but cute? <<less

Your esteemed master must not have told you. You have to leave a mark on this body to become the master of a beast. Otherwise, the wild beast will burst forth and rampage. If you must leave a mark, make it deep and rough.... more>>

The Emperor, with amber eyes, lifted one corner of his mouth and stretched out his long neck. Arabell, the unwanted daughter of a charlatan healer living off a rural noble’s relative, saves a dying black panther in the woods, only to be approached by the red-eyed Emperor inviting her to the palace.

Asked to enter the palace as a candidate for Empress to break a curse, she firmly declares with enchanting lips not to even dream of becoming Empress.

Somehow, the man she must not desire causes hundreds of butterflies to flutter in her heart. Resolutely ignoring her growing feelings, she joins the competition for Empress to lift the Emperor’s curse…
Sharply sensing the piercing crimson gaze on her nape everywhere she goes. Maxwell, the absolute sovereign who wields his sword between good and evil, and Arabell, the owner of a pure soul, the key to his curse.

The story of a man who sacrifices everything for a woman who taught him the emotion called love, and the journey of Arabell, once a despised nobody, rising to become the respected and loved Empress of the empire. You are invited to their poignant and beautiful fairy-tale-like love story. <<less

Confined to a tower, she eked out her existence until she was tragically branded a witch and met a miserable end. But fate had other plans, granting her a second chance at life.... more>>

The moment she vowed to take revenge on her brother and her fiancé, she realized something had gone terribly wrong.

“Look at this, young lady! It’s a rattle made from skeleton bones. They say just hearing it boosts your magical power—it’s the hot new thing!” “I’ve brought a tactile play book that’s all the rage among the nobility. It’s a precious item made from dragon scales!”

Hmm, my mind is getting foggy. This definitely isn’t the empire, but where in the world is this?!

“You’ve been asleep for a full 50 years, young lady. We must show you to the Lord at once!”

“Myaa, myaa…?”

“If you fall back into a deep sleep, who knows when you’ll wake up again. Hurry!”

Realizing that I had suddenly become 70 years old, combining my past and present lives, I screamed.

“Aaaaaah!”

What should I do? It seems I’ve been reborn as a vampire!! <<less

The kingdom boasted a hero and formidable leader of the demon extermination force, Valen Rudwick. Amidst the chaos of battle, he tried to rescue a woman from a demon attack, only to be struck on the back of his head…... more>>

Unbeknownst to him, the woman he saved was not just any civilian but a succubus.

When Valen regained consciousness, he found himself not on the bloody battlefield but in a wedding hall within the demon realm.

“I am Argentine. And you are?”

“Do you think I’ll tell my name to a filthy demon like you?”

Weary from the prolonged wars, the demons proposed a political marriage to him. The absurd condition? It would last until Argentine, whom Valen saved, became pregnant with his child.

The idea of a child with demon blood repulsed him to the core. But pushed to his limits, Valen reluctantly agreed to their proposal.

“Let’s cease these charades and focus on what needs to be done. It’ll be better for both of us,” he growled.

“I want to give you time to accept…”

“Should I give not only my body but also my mind? Will that strengthen my ‘essence’?”

Valen was disgusted by the demons’ hypocrisy. He had intended to leave the demon realm as soon as the succubus bore a child.

“Whether you call for me or come to me, it’s up to you,” he said.

“…”

“I’ll do my da!mned best to give you my seed.”

Valen, the human warrior who despises demons, and Argentine, the demon king who sought peace through a child.

Can the demon realm truly find peace? <<less

Being transported into the world of a novel and reaching its conclusion was exhilarating.... more>>

If things had gone according to the original plot, I would have triumphed in the final battle and had a happy ending.

However, I was defeated. And, in a twist of fate, the knight with the crimson eyes and a silver blade, the very one who brought about my downfall, was the one to save me from the brink of death.

*

"Hey, wait."
"Do we really have to do this?"
"Give me your hand!"
"I'm not a dog, you know..."
"Hand!"
"...."

My resigned expression said it all.

"Alright."
"Well done!"

And yet, as she caressed my hair, a tender smile graced my lips.

But once that gentle smile faded, a deep yearning settled in.

"Can we do it now?"

She nodded in response to my fervent crimson gaze. As she approached and sat on the bed, my eyes followed her every movement. Soon, she beckoned.

"Come here."

Her voice, laden with sweet temptation, resonated deeply within me, sending a chill down my spine. Very discreetly. <<less

"He just wished for her love. A relentless unrequited love. For that one reason, Algent turned back time countless times over many years. But what came back was the same disdain. ... more>>

Algent gave up on love. He just wished for her to live. So this time, he tried to set her free without even giving her affection. But somehow, Frey, who had never loved him once, began to love him.

Still, he had to reject her. Even if I die and die again, I couldn't have you. Even if I die and am born again in eternity, you wouldn't love me. So I won't wish for it.

Just live, Frey. I won't ask for anything, just live." <<less

It's been a year since everyone's beloved heroine was possessed by a jealous villainess. I was tired of dealing with the male leads who came to tell me not to bother the heroine, and the angel-type heroine, who was completely oblivious to her. All human relationships are useless.... more>>

“No matter what happens to the original story, I plan to live with cats for the rest of my life and then die of old age.”

So, I decided to stay at home. The so-called Emperor Self Imprisonment.
You have so much money, why do you leave?

In order to live a comfortable life in confinement, they spend a lot of money making tape recorders and gramophone magic tools, but something is strange. The wizard who makes magic tools is too handsome for an extra.

“… “It’s strange that I don’t see you.”
“I was wrong.”

In the meantime, the original male leads make a strange mistake and are in trouble.
Please let me just be a homebody. <<less

One day, a villainess came to the nursery school.... more>>

“Anyway, these kids are just unbearable!”
“Does it even make sense to have a child at this age?”
“What’s so great about constantly chasing after tired little ones all day long…”

Setting aside the dislike for kids…

Since she arrived, for some reason, the kids seem to have started gaining weight.

“It’s all because of the contract, isn’t it?”

She says so…

…as she feeds them homemade snacks. <<less

“My ideal type? A quiet man who cooks well.”... more>>

It’s unfair enough that I’ve been reincarnated as the villainess in a serialized novel but now my husband and his sister-in-law are having an affair too. Huh, but to be sentenced to death for killing the adulterous couple? This is my third life, and this time, I’m going to get a happy ending!

Lynet, used her dowry and opened a café by emptying her pockets. Thanks to memories from past lives, everything went smoothly. Except for one thing—our regular customer, Cyan.

“What flavor does it taste like?”

“…It tastes like my unforgettable first love who discarded me.”

Excuse me, but you’re not my first love who discarded me. If it were someone else, I would have surely kicked them out, but the more I see him, the more familiar he feels, and my gaze unconsciously drifts towards him.

Moreover, he seems to have a clear understanding of my ideal type, right?

“Since I didn’t know what Lynet likes, I tried making various things.”

Ah, what am I supposed to do when the sight of a quiet man cooking looks sexy from behind! <<less

Everyone loves her.... more>>

They look up to her noble status, make efforts to catch her eye, and kiss the back of her hand as if it were the natural thing to do.

Except for one, Valentin.

"You're the first person to look at me with such disdain."

"You're the first person to annoy me to this extent, Your Highness."

What? How dare you feel uncomfortable in my presence?

Just wait. I'll make it even more annoying for you! <<less

In a village ruled by a cunning god, there lives a beautiful, insane, young master.... more>>

“He’s going to die soon.”

Beodeul (Sahye), lives as a woman disguised as a man to hide her identity as the descendant of a traitor. Despite her mother’s warnings to stay away from the young master, she is drawn to him. She felt pity for the young master, confined in his room without a single friend and nameless. He was stricken with illness, so she brought him lotus lanterns, delicious foods, and took care of him.

“You’re so strange.”

Following this, the young master began to display a strange attachment. However, on the day the demon attacked the village, she witnesses the young master devoured by the demon before her very own eyes. In trying to save him, Beodeul’s identity as the descendant of a traitor is revealed.
“Listen, traitor. The Great Demon, sealed a hundred years ago, has awakened. Find it and destroy it. If you accomplish that, I shall lift your curse of treason passed down from your ancestors.”
Thus, she was treated like the king’s dog for four years. And then, she met the young master who she believed was dead.

── ⋅ ⋅ ── ✦ ── ⋅ ⋅ ──

“Who are you? A demon in human disguise, tainted by filth?”

“Beodeul.”

He uttered softly in response to the sharp question.

“It’s me, you even gave me my name. Don’t you remember?”

In front of the man who smiled so gracefully, the love she had buried with the death of the young master four years ago, suddenly came back to life. The man, who had been staring intently at Sahye as if he would unravel all her secrets, suddenly smiled an unfamiliar smile.

“Beodeul, can you embrace me regardless of who I am or what I look like?”

Sahye, a woman with secrets, and Unhyeok, a man shrouded in mystery. What will become of this relationship? <<less

Seria was the youngest daughter of the Kester Duke's family, with five older brothers. ... more>>

She had a frail body and was a delicate cat, but her brothers grew up with all sorts of extraordinary abilities, becoming tigers and dragons.

"Seria, you have to marry a man like your brother when you grow up, okay?"

"What? No! I hate it!"

"Why are you saying it as if you were waiting…?"

No matter how hurt her brother looked, Seria remained resolute.

As someone surrounded by strong brothers who were overly protective to the point of suffocation, marrying such a man seemed inconceivable!

"I like him."

So, on impulse, she pointed to a small young boy.

Being of the same cat race and appearing frail at first glance, he caught her fancy.

However, there was one problem.

"I-I hate you!"

The boy avoided Seria.

━━━━━ ∙ʚ(✧)ɞ∙ ━━━━━

Seria looked at the man who used to be a little boy running away from her.

The little boy, who had grown frighteningly big, slowly approached and said,

"Got it, Seria? If I can't stop…"

"Yuel…"

"Stab me with this."

I'll be fine. His muttering soon drowned between lips meeting each other.

He knew from the beginning that he wouldn't be able to stop himself. <<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