I was the last demon king, the strongest and greatest creature in the demon world.... more>>

I'm the best.

...I mean, until I die after being betrayed and killed by the humans who served me.

"When you're born again, you'll have to do good things. If you don't want to live a worse life than a small creature."

To break the curse I received before I die, I must do good deeds!

The goal is to regain money, power, and fame, and live a life that takes a lot of benefits. 

Even if the body that entered at the best was a human kid, the ugly duckling of the family. 

This genius and cuteness! And there is nothing that can't be solved with this beauty(?)

In order to grow into such a great Demon King, I work hard every day—.

"I don't fall for cute things. No matter how much you wear a lace dress and tilt your head with cookies in both hands."

"...you were hiding your true skills. A clever thing."

"Hey, you! They said you brought another boy! Do you think he can be your new brother?!" 

"Oh, for your information, even just now, my soul and body were almost separated by the shock because the Lady was cute. It's inevitable because you're very cute." 

"You know. You're the only one for me, Esther."

There's something wrong with the people around me.

No, there's really something strange about it. <<less

The marriage of Mahocerdi’s youngest daughter and the Grand Duke of Noheska struck social circles!... more>>

It was a grand duke’s wedding with the youngest daughter of the duke of an imperial faction. All eyes of society's eyes were on them to determine whether it was a political union or the romance of the century.

“Do you happen to know about Mahocerdi’s contract with Noheska?”

“Romance of the century, do you even need this rumor?” <<less

Raniel, the promising wizard and the prospective owner of the most renowned magic tower in the kingdom, gives up his title and leaves to join... more>> a heroes’ party led by Kyle, the warrior. Along with the other members, Raniel sets out on adventures to slay the Demon Lord—the evil being who trampled his village long ago. He spends four years defeating the dark forces and grinding half of his life to save his team, only to find out that his effort has been in vain. Kyle suddenly kicks Raniel out of the party one day, claiming that their goals are different. Devastated after getting betrayed by his team, Raniel decides to return to the tower, but things grow worse when he runs into a succubus queen on his way back, gets cursed, and realizes... he has turned into a girl?! <<less

“I will no longer be used by you anymore!” ... more>>

Sally became the mistress of the Duke of Esteban. But to the Duke, she was nothing but a tool. She resented him and painfully ended her life.

But when she opened her eyes again, she was back as a 16-year-old maid. And in order to avoid her future meeting with him, Sally decides to live as her shabby maid!

But this time, Sarah, the young lady Sally is serving, was chosen as Duke Esteban’s mistress!

“I’ll meet the Duke of Esteban instead of you, my lady.”

Unable to push Sarah, who is like a family member, into an unwanted path, Sally accepts the fate of meeting him again.

But she won’t be as unhappy as she was in the past.

Because she didn’t love him anymore.

And the reason why the Duke, which I learned later, chose a woman of low status as his mistress is…

“The reason I need a fake mistress is to divorce a woman named as my wife.”

“Since it is a fake relationship, we won’t ever sleep together, right?”

“Of course, there will never be anything like that between us. Never.”

But contrary to his assurance, Duke Esteban gradually falls for Sally.

Sally, who became the Duke’s contract (fake) mistress, takes over high society! <<less

He was Madat, the most powerful and greatest high priest of Kandar, one of the five places in the continent.... more>>

Although he was a human closest to God, while at the same time, a representative of God, he couldn’t at least be freed from the curse strangling him since he was born.

Black hair, black eyes.
She was Seren, the one who resembled the mermaid in a legend orally passed down, said to be a symbol of misfortune in the world.

She, who was captured as a thank you gift that would be offered to Madat, whispered to him to kill all the villagers who had betrayed her.

“Then what will you give me? If you ask me for a favour for one reason or another, I expect that you would have something to offer to me. I don’t think you’re naive to the point you wouldn’t know that.”

“I will be able to offer an exhilarating time to Lord Madat.”

Seren was a smart and cunning woman, and at the same time, an unique woman,

And so, Madat chose her.

****

“I love you.”

The person whom Madat loves dies no matter what.

The beginning of the curse

Is ‘Awakening.’ <<less

The Duke of Vichen has three daughters.... more>>

Caria, the eldest with a gorgeous appearance reminiscent of a rose,
Cordelia, the elegant and lovely youngest,
Gerania, the smart yet mediocre and quiet middle child.

Unlike her older and younger sister, who were the flowers of society that set many men's hearts aflutter, Gerania grew up hearing that she was ordinary.

Due to her mild and carefree personality, Gerania, who had grown up without standing out and lived her life in her own way happily, faced something unexpected.

“What did you just say?”

“I said to marry me.”

She was proposed to by the crown prince of this country, Franz Rinaun.

Why does he want to marry a woman that he has only met a few times?

She politely declined because she had no intention of marrying, but this man was much more persistent than she had thought.

“If you accept this marriage, on the name of the royal family, I will fulfill a request from you, as long as it’s acceptable to me.”

"…First, let's draft a contract.”

The wedding biography of the calm and unexpectedly bright Gerania and the blunt Prince Franz! <<less

Kaga Ryosuke, a helplessly romantic teenager, was walking in the rain when he sees a beautiful girl with red eyes drenched in the rain. Everyone... more>> was avoiding her, but Ryosuke was taught to treasure women so he offered his help by letting her dry off at his home. Ryosuke can't imagine that this mysterious girl would stab him in the chest and leave him to die… Or did she? Who is this pretty girl and what does she want with him? <<less

【Who says money can't buy love? —— You just haven't found the purchase link yet!】... more>>

Yang Xiao is charming, beautiful and makes a lot of money, but unfortunately, her eyes aren’t very good. Her first two boyfriends were nothing but beasts in human clothing. 

Her first boyfriend was a domineering CEO from a prestigious family. His only requirement? For her to get pregnant before marriage. A marriage license in exchange for giving birth to a son. 

——Yang Xiao: “Scram.” 

Her second boyfriend was a talented and highly respected university professor. However, this scholarly young man also had dozens of secret girlfriends and lovers on WeChat.

——Yang Xiao: “Get lost.”

In order to deal with her concerned parents and stop her relatives from gossiping, Yang Xiao opened the “Rental Boyfriend” app, planning to hire a fake boyfriend to take home for the holidays.

The next day, a guy wearing a sports uniform and holding a basketball appeared outside Yang Xiao’s house. He was tall, young and very handsome with short, fluffy hair on his head, and eyes that curved into beautiful arcs when he smiled. Even the sky seemed to brighten up when he grinned.

——“Thank you for hiring me! I’m Meng Yufan, your boyfriend.” <<less

One day, Yesuh, a famous assassin, receives a strange request from a suspicious man. She’s never received such a ridiculous request before, but after hearing... more>> how much the odd man was willing to pay, she decides to bite the bullet and take on the request.However, upon starting the mission, Yesuh is shocked to find out that her suspicious employer is actually–?! <<less

One winter day.... more>>

It all started when an unfamiliar woman found the Duke’s lost child and brought it back.

The man she had been with for five years told the woman, “I want you to be the hostess of the family.”

“What? But….”

At that moment, she realized something as if it was only natural.

Ah, so it will end like this.

“Alright. I will leave the Duke’s mansion.”

It was a ridiculously futile ending. <<less

Huo Chengyan raised a little lover. The young masters in the city thought that Huo Chengyan was just playing around. Why would he be serious with a plaything?... more>>

At first, Huo Chengyan indeed thought that he was just playing around. Later on, he realized that he doesn't want to let her go. <<less

In order to coax his mentally sick sister to see the doctor, Xu Sheng sought out Tang Zhi and put forward a request for him to marry his sister. He even gave a condition that Tang Zhi could not refuse; he will help Tang Zhi’s mother with the case that sent her to jail.... more>>

After Tang Zhi moved into their luxury house, he had to face a mentally sick fiancee plus a cold and arrogant brother-in-law. However, he could only bear with it for his mother’s sake. That is, until his fiancee got into a car accident. <<less

Cordelia, a poor young lady of baron who did not even make her debut in the social world.... more>>

Due to her father’s greed, she marries the unconscious Grand Duke Calix.

She is given a command to prove the grand duke’s vitality to the people and spends a night alone in the bedroom in front of those who are watching over her…

The problem is that Calix Grand Duke was actually conscious, but no one knew it.

“Ha… Help me.”

Trembling with fear, she barely managed to speak.

“Keep going.”

“What?”

“What you were doing earlier. Riding on my body and keep shaking it”

“….”

“If you’ve put yourself in this position, you have to take responsibility, don’t you?” <<less

In order to prevent the resurrection of the Demon King, high school students, Tsumugi and his friends were summoned to another world with their class.... more>>

They were told that in this world, there is a friend function called [Bonds-list], and by making a contract with others, their status will increase.

However, when Tsumugi makes a contract - for some reason, his status drops.

The ability given to him is [bond-eating], a meaningless one with no known effect.

Two and a half months later, Tsumugi left the royal castle and was as a lone adventurer, but he bought a s*ave that he needed to take the guild's rank advancement test.

That s*ave was a monster girl worth only 30 silver coins. <<less

Xie Yin Xue is on the brink of death, yet he clings to life.... more>>

In a desperate bid to survive, Xie Yin Xue, with no prior knowledge of exorcism, takes on a part-time job as a celestial master, helping individuals resolve paranormal occurrences. In return, clients are required to share a month of their lifespan with him and bear half of his afflictions.

His venture isn’t smooth sailing, prompting Xie Yin Xue to join a game named “Eternal Lock”. Once you’re in, failure to clear the game results in death. However, many participants are willing to endure temporary pain in exchange for extended life.

Inside the game, Xie Yin Xue extends his life by aiding others to clear levels. But due to his overpowering abilities, players often mistake him for a game NPC. Xie Yin Xue doesn’t mind, as long as it doesn’t hinder his pursuit of longevity.

That is, until the day he meets a real NPC…

NPC: “Evil ones are molded from water, the good from mud. The sight of the wicked refreshes me, while the righteous seem foul and repelling. Yet, Mr. Xie, you’re different from both; you have a delightful fragrance.”

Xie Yin Xue: “Are you challenging me?”

Xie Yin Xue: “?”

“If the King of Hell decrees your death at the third watch, I can keep you alive till the fifth.” <<less

The adorable and fragile young man Han Huayang urgently needed money at home. Unexpectedly, he was deceived by his senior into becoming a magical girl.... more>> He signed a contract with a spirit and gained access to the magical girl system. Every day, he had to transform into a magical girl and work for the spirit to earn points for repayment. However, Han Huayang gradually discovered that his system was somewhat different from others... <<less

Every human being is a mere actor on the stage known as 'world.' As such, I play a role, even if it's as a witch.... more>>

Once every hundred years, a so-called 'witch' is born in the Latus Empire. Witches are believed to have otherworldly magical power as well as a strong desire to annihilate that does not cease until they have slaughtered thousands of people. This is why, on Witch's Day, all pregnant women are detained, monitored, and any witches born are executed right away.

–Dying on Witch's day would be fine, if only I could take vengeance on those who had harmed me.

'Isabella,' adopted as the White family's daughter and tortured till now, vowed to get revenge while pretending to be innocent and s*upid.

One day, she awakens as a witch.

–Be the Grand Duchess.

Archduke Jenos Ferdian, who appears to be the emperor's faithful dog while concealing his true motives, witnesses Isabella's awakening as a witch amid marriage preparations with the first daughter of the opulent White family.

He offers her to become Grand Duchess to help him rise to the throne, and Isabella joins hands with him, planning revenge on the White family. <<less

A symbol of money and beauty, Tatiana Cartien, the most eligible bachelorette of the Freya Empire. With the overflowing love of her absolute power mother and her four beautiful sisters, all that remained for her was the position of the duchess, who was anyone envious of.... more>>

A thunderbolt had struck just before she announced the engagement, which will finally be the pinnacle of her life.

The despair of the betrayal of her trusted fiancé would come as such a shock only lasted for a few moments.

The person who loved Tatiana the most, her mother, first turned her back on her when she insisted that she would never marry.

The time she has left is one week.

"I would be left on the street with nothing if I couldn’t find a husband in a week. But all of the groomsmen candidates who had been so desperate to me only looked at my mother’s face."

The last person who came to mind when she thought it was all over! Cainell Townsend, a red-eyed reaper and the illegitimate child who was hated by everyone, returned with the title as war hero of Freya in three years .

After meeting such a dead-end, she decided to give it a go. In order to survive in this harsh world, she has to hold the devil’s hand.

A contract marriage between a woman, who fell from the queen of high society to the abyss in an instant, and a man who still lives in hell.

They said he doesn’t have money, he is indifferent, and he doesn’t like her.

Sincerity, secrets, and other emotions of this man are revealed to her one at a time. She made up her mind to never trust anyone again; this relationship was purely a contract marriage.

....But does heart beat like this? <<less

It’s easy for an actress to become a winner in life. First she become Treble Winner[1], and then she will marry a Domineering President at the top of her life, or first she will marry the President, leans against the tree to take advantage of the shade, and then reaches the peak of her career.... more>>

Bai Qingyi always thought that her route is route one, but she didn't expect it to be route two, and there was a shocking point in the middle- she and President Gu swapped bodies!

Gu Zhihan passed the marriage registration form to her with no expression on her face: “Sign this.”

N years ago, a reporter asked President Gu what she expected from her other half.

Gu Zhihan: “18 line[2] actress is enough.”

N years later, a reporter asked President Gu the same question again.

Gu Zhihan: “Treble Winner Movie Queen who lives with me.”

Footnotes:
[1] Referring to three trophies winner in a year.
[2] Referring to the age of debut in the Entertainment circle. <<less

I wanted to live like the protagonist in a parenting novel.... more>>

But the reality of a wacky romance world has even patched my family with K-patches.

"I thought I was reborn into a parenting story, but it turned out to be a flop..."

Those darned flop parenting story families.

They're trying to send me to a 40-year-old single father. As if I, who succeeded with my romance novel knowledge, would fall for that?

"Oh, forget about those flop families! Don't they know I won't be pushed around anymore?"

Armed with a secret weapon, I went to the duke who the flop family sees as their enemy.

"Oh heroines of contract marriage novels, lend me your strength!"

Using my experience as a romance novel reader, I proposed a contract marriage, and thankfully, it was well received... Wait, they're being a little too accommodating? Is this the green light?

---

A dry gaze, as if looking at something worthless.

Surely, what was reflected in the duke's crimson eyes was all there was.

"I can't take my eyes off you."

The corners of his mouth rose in a smile that had never been drawn before.

"My bride, will you give me your hand now?" <<less

Tao Youqing has liked Zhou Yirou and been her secret lover for several years.... more>>

But she knew that Zhou Yirou didn't love her, and she was just used as a double so she can look at as a vase.

But Tao Youqing thought that if she spent more time with Zhou Yirou she would get her love and let her put down her white moonlight to look at herself. But after a long time, she realized that Zhou Yirou would not love her. And instead Tao Youqing was tired of her enthusiasm for her and couldn't love her anymore.

Finally, she decided to let go and never like Zhou Yirou again.
——If you don’t love, then don’t love, the next one will be better!

But what she didn't expect was that when she let go of her, Zhou Yirou fell in love with her instead, and wanted to "reunite" with her.

Broken mirror reunion?

Tao Youqing refused: "No, the broken mirror said it doesn't want to rebound."

Doesn't believe she doesn't like her anymore?

Tao Youqing simply pulled out a shield: "Sorry, I already have someone I like."

"Her name is Yuan Churui."

Yuan Churui, a well-known entrepreneur, is not only President Yuan of Yueyong Entertainment, but also the little director of Yuan Group. Her net worth and value are dauntingly high.

Tao Youqing thoughts at the time: the sky is high and the emperor is far away, Yuan Churui wouldn't find out.

As a result, Yuan Churui knew about it and gave her a paper love contract.

Yuan Churui smiled slightly: "Sign it, didn't you say you like me?"

Tao Youqing: "..."

She never thought that things would develop like this! <<less

I became the manager of a mansion where no one came to work because of the vicious rumors.
Having no talent for housework, I was haunted by a mysophobic ghost and posted a housekeeper job notice in the newspaper.
And I hired the only handsome man who came to me without asking or questioning…... more>>

“Thank you for hiring me. Here’s my resume.”

「Name – Dante van Dyke
*Major Career
Former) Commander of the Magic Special Forces
*Joining Aspirations and Future Plans
Planning to clean up the corrupt empire.」

Gasp, what is this!
He was the villain male lead who would later destroy the empire.
Why do you prepare that while doing other people’s housework. I put on a very harmless smile.

“Unfortunately, you have not passed due to your document…”
“Do you not like me?”

I was overwhelmed and frightened by the eerie eyes that sank lower and lower.

“I-it was actually a pressure interview. Pass.”
“What shall I do first, landlady? I’m good at housework, but I’m also good at other things.”

The man who suddenly changed into a friendly person gently showed a charming eye smile.

“I’d be happy to work the night as well.”
“What did you say?”
“I mean working overtime.”

He was very much desperate.
Even that’s not enough—the sword master, the devil, and the mage tower lord came together…

“I came here after seeing job postings for a cook, gardener, and butler. Let me do anything, Master.”

Ah, don’t plot treason in my house! <<less

When I moved back to the countryside, celebrities started flocking in

This is a story about a coffee shop master who cheats in another world using his skill online store.... more>>

It is a story about a different world, but there is no fighting.

There is magic, but the main character is not good at it.

Coke and hamburgers are popular even in the other world.

Using the net shop and item box, he and his friends do business in the other world. <<less

A collection of short stories set in the Natsume Yuujinchou manga universe.... more>>

Volume 1:
1. The Mysterious Story of Lamp Hall
2. The Ayakashi's Tune
3. The Ayakashi's Dream Road

Volume 2: Kogitsune no Tabi (子狐のたび) <<less