"Elaina, Archduke Grant is coming to visit tomorrow....... Someone you like."... more>>

Diane's sobs reminded Elaina of a book. Every night, she read the same book over and over again in her dreams. In the book, “Moon Shadow,” Diane is sold off to become the wife of Archduke Grant due to family circumstances, preventing her from marrying the man she loves. The book ends with Diane, tired of her loveless marriage, taking her own life.

'This can't be happening!'

She had done so much to prevent Diane's misery. Now she can't stand by and watch her fall into the devil's maw.

"Don't worry, Diane."

Elaina took Diane's hand and reassured her.

"I'll take care of everything."

She will. Even if it means she herself marries him instead.

***

“You've interfered with every approach I've made to Diane Redwood, and now you're asking me to marry you?”

“Think of it more like a one-year contract than a marriage. We can give and take what we want from each other.”

Lyle Grant looked at Elaina with confusion.

“What on earth would you do that for?”

“I have a heart that won't let me turn away from a poor person.”

It wasn't just for Diane. Diane, the protagonist, Nathan, the love of her life, and Lyle and his younger brother. Everyone in "Moon Shadow" was unhappy, each for their own reasons.

“I promise, I'll be your wife for a year, but I'll do my best while I'm at it.”

Elaina smiled up at Lyle, her face full of confidence. She had a plan to make all the characters in the damn "Moon Shadow" happy. <<less

One night, Oscar picked up the key to a safe he had once desperately searched for. The person who came with it became a living key was a woman, extraordinary in every aspect. Her tearful eyes, naive actions, even her name and appearance. The woman was oddly irritating. He was even displeased at having to ponder how to describe that irritation. So, he wanted to temporarily put it out of sight, in a place where it couldn't be seen.... more>>

“I... want to be by your side.”

It was too ridiculous to be sincere, and far too pathetic to be temptation.

Therefore, the one who was ensnared was undoubtedly an idiot.

Even when subjected to all kinds of insults, the woman approached until the end. On those small, soft palms, which knew no calluses, Oscar von Reinhardt was played with.

So, I must hold you accountable.

To you, who never had sincerity, not even for a single moment.

Until the very end...

To you, who even hid your name from me,

I will hold you accountable, very cruelly.

Oscar von Reinhardt – The head of the Reinhardt dukedom, with black curly hair and blue eyes. He owns the railway that crosses the Norfolk continent and the largest steel company on the continent. He is willing to do anything for his goals, even if it means kissing the back his enemy’s hand. He has brought his ruined family back to prominence through extreme efficiency. Therefore, he spurns himself for falling for the wiles of such ridiculous seduction, nor can he forgive the woman who made him feel this way.

Han Seo Ah – A mixed-race individual with brown hair and brown eyes. She has been an outsider from the moment she formed her first memory. Her appearance stands out, to the point she is suspicious of her birth. The starting point of her sin was when she came into existence. Therefore, she wishes to atone for all her wrongdoings; to her grandfather, and to that man whose mere presence makes her heart flutter. <<less

Erdene, the heir to the belligerent Hirshstein Empire, the next owner of the throne, the iron-blooded princess. What awaited her, who had returned victorious from a long war, was the position of queen of the Kingdom of Vetor, a kingdom she had never held a grudge against.... more>>

"This cannot be! How can Your Majesty do this to Her Highness the Princess!"

Erdene, who had to accept everything that was changing without her being able to do anything about it, and a life that she had never thought would be her future.

And the king who came to meet her, Arkan, a king who hated 'violence' and loved peace and reading.

The moment Erdene met him, she thought.

'This man is not right for me.'

* * *

"All I had to do was say 'I'm sorry', but you're making it sound like a serious confession, that's why."

"This is ridiculous. So in the Empire, do you just hit someone and say 'Oops, sorry?' and move on?"

"It's the other way around. Do you think our people are some kind of back-alley thugs?"

"Who said that?"

The woman with jet-black hair pulled back roughly frowned her white and fair face and said.

"If you hit us once, we'll hit you back twice. That's how we apologize, Your Majesty."

Then, a man who looked as gentle as a large dog glared and slammed his fist on the table.

"What kind of apology is that! What country calls that an apology?"

"Our country."

The woman sneered.

The man, who had been looking at her with an expression of disbelief, also burst out laughing and turned his head away.

Turning their backs on each other like sulky children, the two people, ironically, were thinking the same thing.

'What the hell is this!' <<less

“Just dance, like a living doll.”... more>>

On the day she contemplated giving up ballet, a passion she had dedicated her entire life to, that man, the terrifyingly beautiful Enrico Michele, approached like a whispering devil, presenting a cunning proposal.

“Then I’ll tell you about your dead parents.”

A secret he hinted at along with an ambiguous sponsorship.

“Don’t you want to know the truth?”

Even knowing that becoming a puppet for him would lead her further into darkness, she was willing to do so to unravel the mystery of her parents’ death. <<less

"Just you wait. I'll become a nightmare and visit your nights."... more>>

The empire’s margrave, the Valiant Brown Lion, the owner of the famed sword, Ascaron.
And the lord of the territory, ‘Genevu’, located at the empire’s borders and in the Atlas Mountains, which touched the skies.

‘Marquis Balt Haustein Friedrich Morenheitz.’

In order to save the lives of a woman and two children he had never seen before, he had to cut the legs of his beloved horse and pierced a sword into its throat.

"Bring the children's father. I will hold him accountable for the price of the horse's life."
"I don’t have a husband."

Blue eyes, resembling the still spring waters of the deep mountains, stared back at Balt.

"If there's anything I can do to repay you with a woman's body… I'll do it."
"Anything?"

Filled only with confusion and instinctual desire, Balt embraces Claire, a widow and a mother of three.

But that night, he realises that he is her first man.

"Why did you lie to me? Explain yourself immediately."
"Just leave me alone. Because there isn’t anything I want."
"What are you actually afraid of?"

The east wind, carrying the cold air of Atlas, blew through Genevu as spring arrived.

"Am I unable to make you the Marchioness? Or perhaps, I’ll actually make it happen?"

An icy, blue-eyed woman, whom he was unable to abandon, and unwilling to forsake. Before these two, an unfathomable and cruel fate unfolds. <<less

I've transmigrated into my favorite romance novel, which I've read hundreds of times while waiting for its completion.... more>>

Wouldn't it be wonderful if I transmigrated as a noble lady living a comfortable life? Unfortunately, I've transmigrated as the villainess who tormented the heroine mercilessly, ending up dying a horrible death as a fake saint candidate.

So, unlike the original story, I quickly resign as the saint candidate and leave the temple. I then set up a home for a fortune-teller who can predict fate accurately, thanks to my memory of the author's typos. My reputation soars as I impressively predict the future, which was initially just a means to survive.

As a result, the temple that once ignored me, the first prince embroiled in the Throne of Blood War, and the next Ma-topju (the highest-ranking official) consumed by unprecedented narcissism all begin to obsess over me.

To escape the most dangerous part where I'm killed off in the original work, the temple, I must enter into a contract marriage. But who should I marry to make it work?

After much deliberation, embarking on a contract marriage proves to be anything but easy.

How does one navigate a wise married life? <<less

Owner of the opulent great theatre, a man with whom anyone may fall in love at first sight.... more>>

The audience recognized the famous name when they saw Edgar Wharton, the blond, gorgeous man enter the theatre.

Even though he makes several females lose sleep over their affection for him, Natalie has a crush on a genuine gentleman rather than this showy socialite.

However, Edgar Wharton, famous for winning ladies' hearts with his attractive grin, accidentally revealed her hidden, unrequited love.

"I'll help you."

The playboy of the social world and the bookworm of the baron's family shared a common goal: to assist each other in finding love.

“Natalie, will you be my girlfriend? Leonard will fall in love with you, and we can break up."

The curtain was raised on a play called 'Contract Dating,' in which the goal was to avoid falling for the other's act of love.

***

"I'm not good at deceiving others."

"Then try loving me."

The dominant man's smile was so appealing that it appeared seductive.

He asked her to cross the border, but he remained in place, commanding love but not loving.

Natalie vowed not to love him or allow herself to love him. But...

"Do you want to mess up my daily life?"

"Is it okay if I mess it up?"

Mr. Wharton smiled mischievously as he examined Natalie's lips.

"How far will you allow me?"

Can they avoid falling in love by the end of the play? <<less

Ravidon, the capital of Lytham, where it is impossible for a woman of a certain age not to get married. Ray Alexis Leanello, the docile eldest daughter of a wealthy family is not married. After suffering some sort of accident, she dumps her fiancé as soon as she wakes up from her hospital bed.... more>>

“…Are you saying you went crazy after living and dying, Alex?”

“If you feel uncomfortable because I dumped you, tell them you broke off the engagement because you thought I was crazy.”

While she was lying in her hospital bed, she tasted ‘this world’ and woke up dreaming of being ‘single’. She decided to become ‘the woman no one wants to marry’!

***

“Oh my God, such vulgar language! I guess this is why being a poor person can’t be helped.”

“Uh? But is there anyone among these people who is truly noble? You don’t give titles to women.”

It was a grand banquet held once a year, when Ray was playing the role of the ‘Witch of Ravidon’.

“Ramiel Ruivan has arrived!”

A handsome man with silver hair and golden eyes, a powerful man scheduled to inherit the title at the age of 22. When the man, known as a social angel, appeared, the commotion caused by the witch subsided.

“Good job. Alexis, you were very unlucky today. Now not even the dog will want to take you!”

Ray took advantage of the opportunity to escape to the terrace and eat alone, praising herself excitedly.

“Phew.”

The person behind the laughter that should never be heard right now is… It was Ramiel Ruivan, the ‘Angel of Ravidon’ who should have been at the center of the banquet!

***

A few days after running away from the banquet hall, Ray greets her bewildering guest.

“I wish to marry the young lady.”

“…I beg your pardon?”

Ramiel follows her to her house and proposes a contract marriage! Will Ray Alexis be able to achieve her dream of being peacefully single? <<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

Sehwa turned his head away as if he didn’t want to deal with them. It was an obvious provocation, an everyday occurrence, but just because he was used to it didn’t mean he didn’t care how they treated him. He knew they were doing it because they want to see him lose his temper, and he didn’t want to be swayed by their provocation, so he just let it slide.... more>>

Sakura, Hongdan-i, and sometimes Samwol-i…

He’d told them hundreds of times not to call him by that nickname, but no one listened to the words of a mere creditor, petty hustler, or drug dealer. Still, Sehwa spoke tirelessly every time.​

My name is neither Sakura, nor Hongdan, nor Samwol.

Sehwa,
My name is Lee Sehwa. <<less

The story is set in a Middle Eastern inspired land, Chevron, ruled by five kings of divine blood. Seiji, a pleasure s*ave, has a little... more>> sister who can read the future in the stars. When her prophetic gift begins to attract attention, he dresses up as a girl and goes in her stead to the palace to serve the King of Kings, Azur. <<less

*Male lead: Hwang Do-jun – CEO of Hanseong Hotel. A VVIP customer of Heritage. After witnessing Yoon Seo-yeon breaking up with her fiancé, he appoints Yoon Seo-yeon as his personal shopper to pick out his outfits.... more>>

*Female lead: Yoon Seo-yeon – Manager of Heritage at Hanseong Hotel Branch. Her fiancé cheated on her with her sister, and her life has become tiring, but she keeps getting involved with Hwang Do-jun, a man she is uncomfortable with in many ways.

—————————————————

“Everything’s organized, and you’ve been doing the right thing. Well then… I guess it’s time to do something bad.”

Hwang Do-jun, representative of Hanseong Hotel.

Yoon Seo-yeon was appointed by Hwang Do-jun to be his personal shopper.

The job duration is only for three months until Do-jun moves to Hanseong Department Store.

It was an unwelcome proposal for Seo-yeon, who Do-jun caught and witnessed the scene where her fiancée demanded a breakup.

But it was something unavoidable.

Well, when you think about it, it’s just three months.

“Let’s just sleep. Together.”

Nothing else.

Just bodies intertwining.

Seo-yeon requested it, and Do-jun willingly accepted. <<less

After a red meteor slashed through the heavens, human progress ground to a halt. ... more>>

Since that momentous day, humanity lost its ability to create rockets, nuclear weapons, airplanes, cars...

The towering pyramid of civilization, meticulously built from the achievements of modern science, crumbled into dust.

Yet, the catastrophe didn't stop there. The grey realm, following the arrival of the red meteor, like a ghostly reflection behind a mirror, dragged the civilized world bit by bit into the abyss of disorder.

In this new age, a human life was no more significant than a speck of dust, yet amidst the ruins, humanity's spirit shone as brightly as the stars.

Amid the crumbling edifice, observers could see a figure—an actor—defiantly standing on the wreckage of civilization, his red cloak as vivid as blood, his expressions flickering between laughter and tears. Behind him, the curtain of the era gently parted. With arms wide open, he whispered to all who would listen— "Let the show begin." <<less

In an attempt to escape from the Baron family, Diana, the illegitimate child of Baron Laffin, married Erno Larson Penrill, known as a monster that devours his brides.... more>>

Nevertheless, in her husband’s eyes, she would leave him anyway. She was a deceiver, constantly weaving clumsy lies; she was a mere figure in name only.

“Just stay as you are now, wife.”

“Don’t do anything unnecessary; don’t dare to covet my love. Just exist as a mere figure in name.”

Diana needed a place to belong and a name for her to exist alone, away from the Baron family.

She couldn’t bear to let go, even though she knew she was nothing more than a convenient scarecrow and would be rejected by everyone.

However, the moment she obediently let go of her greed to merely exist as her husband wished,

“Please stay as you are,”

“Just as now. Stay like this.”

Erno’s regrets began.

On the night Diana escaped with a child in her womb, Erno made a vow:

The end of this misunderstanding will not be regret, but a reunion. <<less

[ You’re dead. ]... more>>

Possessed into the game ‘Flower of Arbonis,’ Ardi was trapped in the tedious cycle of regression forced by the system to see the ending with the male lead.

But, this regression seems different…?

“What if you grant me the chance to help you, Young Lady?”

“…I’m not sure what Your Highness is talking about.”

Estieren, who wasn’t even a target, starts showing interest towards her.

And suddenly…

[ Congratulations, Estieren Kaisian Route has been unlocked! ]

…Even his route was unlocked all of a sudden.

Flustered by this, Ardi tries to distance herself from him.

“Why are you here?”

“I was wondering if I would catch a glimpse of Young Lady’s face for a moment. In that case, may I request a song?”

Along with a series of coincidental encounters with Estieren and his sincere actions to help her, the relationship between the two gradually begins to change…

“I’m worried about Young Lady.”

“…For a variety of reasons?”

“Yes, for a number of reasons.” <<less

Lohengrin had been betrothed for eight long years.
Even when she lost her voice, her fiancé remained steadfast by her side, never once breaking off their engagement.... more>>

Just as she was about to marry him,
She found out that her fiancé had a mistress and a five-year-old son.
Such deceit was beyond anything she could ever tolerate.

But then.

“Have you forgotten how to speak because you suffered some sort of shock? Or is it that you’ve never had the ability to speak in the first place?”

Wynbergen’s disgrace, Bern’s libertine, His Majesty the Emperor’s setback.
Wynbergen’s bastard.
Carlisle Ansgar.

This man…

“What is it that you want?”
“Marriage.”

…Why has he appeared as though he had been waiting for this very moment? <<less

Her fiancé who went to war is dead.... more>>

And her fiancé's best friend, the new heir to the dukedom, has a proposition for her.

"You need a safe place, and I need an heir to carry on the family name. So how about we do this?"

Refusing the offer was impossible from the start. <<less

Creating a Happy Harem for All the Heroines: A TS Yuri Harem!... more>>

A boy with a more feminine appearance than most girls, Yoshito Sekusu, affectionately nicknamed "Yuni," picks up a mysterious book from a garbage dump one day. A beautiful female demon leaps out after reciting a spell written in the book. The demon offers to grant Yuni a wish in exchange for a contract, and Yuni wishes to be irresistible to girls. However, this wish comes with a significant "price," the next morning, Yuni awakens to find himself transformed into a beautiful girl!

Now, as a former boy and a demon together, they embark on a journey to create a yuri harem, aiming to make all the girls fall in love happily! <<less

[100 Conditions for Becoming the Perfect Idol]... more>>

“No, F-ck!”

[Condition 18 | A perfect idol refrains from any reckless words or actions anywhere.]

[Warning!]

[Upon accumulating 5 warnings, there will be a ‘reset.’]

Failure to comply with the clause as stated by the status window results in endless resets.

Having undergone numerous resets before debut, Go Young-in somehow became an idol unlike any other, even though his talent was nowhere to be found. Deciding to endure just the 7-year exclusive contract period with the agency…

School violence, dr-gs, and scandals big and small, ultimately led to an accident that claimed his life, forcing him to return to the past. However, something feels different from the resets experienced thus far…

[There are 2 unchecked update items.]

[One condition has been added to ‘100 Conditions for Becoming the Perfect Idol,’ transforming it into ‘101 Conditions for Becoming the Perfect Idol.’]

[’50 Conditions for becoming a perfect Idol Leader’ have been added.]

What on earth is this madness again…

‘This makes no sense!’

#Spicy_Warning #Personality_Warning

#NoOneIsProblemFree <<less

I. want. to. go. back!... more>>

Under the guidance of her obstinate father, Seizel had been living as ’the most perfect lady in the world’ until her demise as an unexpected mu*derer.

That very day when her miserable ten-year-long imprisonment was about to end with her beheading, her second life commenced.

I’m just not gonna give a f*ck!

I’ll screw them over before they screw me over!

I’ll chew them up and spit them out before they can leech off me!

No more Ms. Nice Girl. Now, Seizel decided to live however she wants!

While she was at it, she planned to become the greatest con artist who swindles the empire itself, and picked up some former cellmates to get the second act of her life going…

Why does it seem like the world’s gonna end when I’ve just made up my mind!

“……Open your eyes, you fine lad. I need to get my money’s worth.”

For a world that’s easier to exploit!

As a final, bite-the-bullet act of charity, she took in and patched up ’The Empire’s Last Guardian’ Duke Leviaus, saving him from the brink of death. Now, all he has to do is bring glory to the empire……

Wow. What kind of a sucker is this?

“About who saved me, I cannot remember anything.”

The person who saved him is me, yet I’m about to be done dirty by randos, hell no.

Thus, unintentionally gaining the title of duchess, Seizel kickstarts her ’getting her money’s worth’ project.

“As long as you pay the promised fees on time, I will act as the perfect duchess for a year.”

“That would not be necessary. Everything in this house belongs to Your Ladyship anyway.”

But this man was a sucker of another level that was never before seen or heard. Courteous, pushy, clingy.

“W-what are you doing here, Your Grace?”

“It’s our first night together, my lady.”

…and lecherous. <<less

The Verdier family, who owns a small estate in the southwest of the Swanton Kingdom, which has regained peace after the war, is experiencing serious financial difficulties. The Viscount doesn't has a son and Alice, the beautiful daughter of the family, seems to have no way to save her family other than to welcome a splendid groom in this social season.... more>>

The eldest daughter, Chloe Verdier, with her injured leg, is also struggling to get her sister married and while doing so she finds herself vulnerable to the Duke Damien Ernst von Tisse, with whom she reunited at a ball on a summer night. The bad relationship with the duke, whom she had an unpleasant first meeting, during the war three years ago, was still ongoing.

Meanwhile, Alice has an irreversible accident, and in the end Chloe goes to the arrogant young duke to save her family and tries the biggest gamble of her life.... <<less

By the time we got used to each other and knew what the other meant just by looking at each other’s eyes, I realized that I was inside a novel.... more>>

“I-is it a dream?”

“It’s not a dream.”

Unexpectedly, while looking for a way out, I started living together with the villain on a marriage contract.

“I love you.”

The male lead, the crown prince who hated everything and everyone, confessed to me.

“I don’t want to go back.”

Ludwig’s blue eyes, which used to be as dry as a desert, wavered like the blue sea.

***

I want to catch you.

I want you to stay with me. Don’t go.

“Ashily.”

Ludwig’s sincerity finally grabbed Ashily’s heart. <<less

"Let's date!"... more>>

Because you like me, and I like you too!

On my 10th birthday, along with my past life, I remembered that this world was a romance fantasy novel. In addition to that, my current family will be ruined by the villain! Because of that, my beautiful life at the age of ten had a primary goal: to rehabilitate the villain—the first prince who was abandoned in the palace.

"Oho, you shouldn't use strength to suppress the weak."

"Conversation! Conversation! We have the wonderful means of conversation! Always choose to have a conversation first!"

"If the other party is hurt, even out of courtesy, ask if they're okay!"

Handsome! Well-raised! Someone who likes me so, so much! How could I not like someone like this?

But then... Could it be because he was raised too well?

"I'm sorry, we can't date right now."

"Why?"

"To truly earn your love, I must slay a dragon!"

That was something I said randomly while reading a romance novel...!

"I want to become a man worthy of being by your side. So, I'll catch a dragon!"

Crazy man! How could there be a dragon in this peaceful era! <<less

The contract marriage partner of the supporting villain got possessed by me. The gods are raging to save the world, but their stamina, strength, and agility have no status window as 1.... more>>

I followed the cliché of the possession and pretended to have lost my memory, but the supporting role of the villain started looking at me with strange eyes.

“As you claim to have lost your memory, everything you have done so far is unwritten and unanswered.”

I pretended to be close with the supporting role of the villain so that he wouldn’t go down the villain route, but this time as well, he started seeing me with those strange eyes.

“I don’t know what’s going on in the baron’s little, round head.”

At the end—

“We’re holding hands, so I don’t have to save my face in front of you.”

Grand Prince, we’re just in a relationship only to get married smoothly and then get divorced smoothly. <<less

A part-time job contract. He became the cold CEO’s imitation boyfriend. He merely wanted to earn a few small bucks and live a comfortable life,... more>> but a pity, he was in constant turmoil since then. Well, life had something else for him despite his wishes.“That… beauty, will there be an increase in wages for conversion from ‘boyfriend’ to ‘husband’?” <<less