Jung Sejin married Kwon Yido, a dominant Alpha, in order to fix his crumbling family situation.... more>>

Even though he was known for being cold, their first meeting wasn’t that bad.

“I am Kwon Yido. You are…Jung Sejin?”

Kwon Yido was courteous, respectful and had meticulous manners. The moment he thought that the marriage, which he assumed would be the worst, wasn’t all that bad…Sejin felt a strange sense of incongruity in him.

He said, “Since it didn’t seem like you had breakfast, I have prepared your favourite dish.”

How does this person know my taste buds?

From food to clothes size. Kwon Yido knew things that even Se-jin didn’t know. Even his sudden heat cycles were dealt with perfectly…

“Sejin-ah.”

“…”

“Don’t be impulsive.”

‘He’ Kwon Yido was strange.

He was affectionate and kind to him as if Jung Sejin was his lover. <<less

My life had been reduced to shambles due to poverty. I thought it was a life with nothing to lose, but now, it started withering in the hands of an evil person.
*... more>>

The man covered Eun-myeong's buttocks with his huge hand. The buttocks, which were extraordinarily plump on a skinny body, made a loud, plump sound.

"Eat a lot and grow well."

He then firmly gripped and squeezed the plump buttocks. The tender flesh between his fingers was painfully pressed down. Eun-myeong's spine stiffened.

"That way, you'll grow tall and your d*ck gets fatter."

His eyes were smiling strangely between his slanted eyes. <<less

Lin Yi lived to thirty-five years old in his previous life. He became famous when he was young and was arrogant by nature. He sang and acted well. He died just as he was about to win various awards.... more>>

When he opened his eyes again, Lin Yi was in the interstellar era and has become a fragile omega that can be easily deceived and has lost their fertility.

At the Star Network press conference, a reporter cited Qin Nuo, the strongest Marshal of the Empire, as an example, contemptuously: “A low-grade omega like you can’t stand by the Marshal in this life, right?”

Lin Yi’s eyes drooped slightly, and his lips slowly opened: “Want to make a bet?” <<less

When the eldest prince Luo Fei reached 18 years old, the database automatically screened the genes of omegas across the entire empire for matching. The only son of a wealthy businessman, Mo Lin, had a gene match of more than 90% with the eldest prince. However, the moment he saw Mo Lin, Luo Fei learned that this omega is a sick child with paralyzed legs, hemiplegia, and severe mental illness???... more>>

After school started, Luo Fei met a familiar opponent in a mecha competition. He looks exactly like a certain omega, with a slender figure and a handsome smile, and almost scrapped his mecha.

— Where’s the hemiplegic patient???

Notes from the author:

1. Pretending to be sick and weak, but is sharp shou x Gentle and loyal prince gong;

2. AO pairing. This is a story where the Gong and Shou pick off each other’s vests. Easy and sweet read, no abuse;

3. The start is described from the perspective of Gong (Luo Fei), but the story revolves more around the shou (Mo Lin/Han), and his POV is shown a lot later. In fact, the Gong and Shou scenes are divided about half and half. <<less

On the day his long-time unrequited love ended, not only did he die in an accident, but he was also transmigrated.... more>>

When he regained consciousness, he found himself pregnant and on the edge of miscarriage.

It just so happened that the world he had been transmigrated to was the setting of a makjang drama, "The Well-raised Omega Son," written by his older brother.

To make matters worse, the time given was one year.

Although he was given the opportunity to achieve the unrequited love he had failed to attain in reality, he decided to protect the baby growing inside him instead.

The attention of the main couple was constantly focusing on Ji-an, and for some reason, Jeong Hee-seo, who is both the ultimate villain and the child's father, acts affectionately.

‘Don't kneel when you're not even a beggar.’

Amidst the turbulent and melodramatic twists of fate, will Ji-an successfully give birth to the baby and return to reality unscathed? <<less

A major accident occurred in the Tianfang Universe, the organization in charge of running tens of thousands of small worlds!! When a new intern imported the body data for the male protagonist of the Sweet Pet[1] world, the decimal point in the lust column was misplaced!!... more>>

These male protagonists were born with good luck, talents, and great bodies. With the lust value increased by tenfold, the heroine will not be able to satisfy the male protagonist’s s*xual desires! The result? There were problems in countless small worlds, some collapsed, and some barely survived.

Tianfang Universe tried to correct this plothole but whether it was the “Female Lead” Team, the “Female Supporting Character” Team, or even the “Passerby” Team, no one could solve the huge desire of the male protagonist, and ultimately, they could only find the legendary “NP Erotic” Team[2]. The task went round and round and it finally fell on Su Nian, who enjoyed chaos the most.

Tianfang Universe gave Su Nian two tasks: First, to satisfy the male lead’s desire, and second, as a female supporting character, to patch up the male lead and the female lead’s relationship. In order to allow Su Nian to complete the task seriously and not make trouble, Tianfang Universe equipped her with a monitoring system, 008, which didn’t allow her to mess around and seduce the male lead.

Regarding this, Su Nian said, it’s okay, everyone can rest assured, I will be whatever the male lead hates! Be a gold-worshiping woman, a lascivious woman, a cowardly woman, and a shrewd woman. I, Su Nian, will triumph over this male lead!!

[World One: The Female Supporting Character Is a Gold Digger]: Brother-in-law, spent five million and shoot once, Su Nian will not be clingy!
[Word Two: The Female Supporting Role Is Sharp-tongued and Sarcastic]: Male Supporting Roles, please use me as a substitute to vent your anger! <<less

Lin You had been a beta for seventeen years, but one day he suddenly presented as an omega, with a rare seductive type pheromone on top of that, which is fatally attractive to alphas.... more>>

While the alphas claimed that they don't like this type of violent maniac, their faces couldn’t help but blush and their hearts couldn’t help but race as they looked at him, thinking to themselves how fair his skin was and how nice his face looked.

Facing the group of alphas closely observing him, Lin You looked around and felt that his beta best friend, Lu Qingyan, was the most reliable. He wasn’t affected by the pheromones at all. Lin You leaned comfortably against Lu Qingyan, sticking even closer than before.

And when Lu Qingyan faced the trusting gaze of Lin You, he silently swallowed the words hidden in his heart — deep down, he also found Lin You's pheromones to smell very pleasant, like an overwhelming net that captured him within.

Two months later, Lu Qingyan also presented.

An alpha, with top-tier pheromones.

…

Several months later, he marked Lin You.

Lin You (scratching his claws): "...You liar!" <<less

For some unknown reason no matter what Ruan Tang does, he is regarded as a black-hearted lotus by people. Any type of relationship he has falls through, every friend and lover leaves him for his younger brother, Ruan Xi.... more>>

After his reputation is thoroughly ruined and all his loved ones have either left or betrayed him, he decides to give up.

So when his family tries to pressure him into marrying one of the most infamous royals, Duke Auston, he agrees.

After he marries Auston, he finds this infamously ugly, disabled Duke to be surprisingly cute and decides to seriously pursue him. Ruan Tang finds not only his happiness but also a caring husband who helps avenge the grievances of his “poor, bullied” Omega. <<less

Lu Liran, the former deputy captain of the first federal mobile team, disappeared in a great war, and his life and death are unknown.... more>>

Seriously injured in the war, lingering on his last breath and penniless, Lu Liran was luckily bound by the survival system.

Under the tasks issued by the system——

The Giant at thirty degrees below zero, conquer the Arlok Glacier;

In the No Man’s land under the black wind and sand, travel deep into the oasis in the hinterland of Salba Desert;

The Island in the Sky under the blue sky, the challenge of surviving on an uninhabited island;

The Blue Hole in the Endless Abyss, exploring deep sea wrecks and lost ancient cities;

The Muddy Lands, the Forest of White Bones, gathering specialties of the Ghost Forest Swamp;

The Lord of Fire, the giant dragon lurking on the ground……

[System additional rewards: Turn on the live broadcast function and automatically access the interstellar live broadcast platform]
Therefore, in the Desolate Star that hates the federal army the most, a man with a disfigured face and mysterious identity quietly appeared in the top ten dangerous uninhabited regions of Desolate Star. In exchange for rich bounty rewards by hunting rare and exotic beasts that ordinary people can’t hunt, and the live broadcast of wilderness survival, he also started rapidly sweeping the entire planet.

“Ah, the anchor looks so scary, no one dares to marry such an Alpha no matter how powerful he is!”

“??? Brother Lu, I can! Marry me! The sense of security is at max level, like!”

“The anchor is really a god. This is the first time I’ve seen someone at the top of this year’s list of Desolate Star’s Most Attractive Alpha + Least Wanted to Marry Alpha at the same time…”

[Ding——Basic rewards for missions: The progress of the appearance restoration is full, and the appearance restoration has been completed]
During a live broadcast, a heavy rain washed away the scar on Lu Liran’s face.

The whole live room is boiling!!!

“Marry me, marry me! Brother, marry me!”

After the live broadcast was closed, another man, so handsome that people subconsciously held their breath, appeared. He surrounded Lu Liran’s body and whispered: “You’ve been missing for so many years with my cub, when are you going to give me a name?”

Lu Liran: “…”

Yes, this is still an old-fashioned story of O pretending to be A and running away with joy.

…

His Excellency, the First Commander of the Federal Army, disappeared suddenly in the peaceful post-war era. Until one day, everyone noticed that he appeared in a live broadcast room, happily pretending to be a s*upid human-shaped pendant, and unscrupulously pestering a male anchor with a terrifying face.

“Official announcement, this is the commander’s wife.” His Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief of the Federation, said so.

The live broadcast room is boiling again!!! <<less

Yang Huaijin is a unique existence in the Qingyan Gang and even the entire underworld of A City. Graduating from a top-notch university with a bright future ahead, he, instead of contributing to the development of his homeland, chose to dive headfirst into the underworld. Starting from the bottom, he had no complaints whatsoever. He wanted to find someone, an Alpha who had marked him.... more>>

In the end, he found the person, but the other had long forgotten him, and everything about them, including personality and appearance, had changed completely from the time they first met.

They separated for 12 years, but it was just a neck kiss affair.

Both of them were underworld bosses, and both were deeply devoted.

Question: How do I find my lost partner? Answer: Bite first! <<less

Dispatched worker Chiang Liu, an Alpha, chances upon his ideal Omega on a ho*kup app. Filled with fantasies of their fling-to-romance, he arrives at their arranged meetup, only to discover that there was something slightly off about this man…... more>>

“Are you sure about this?”

“Why do you ask?”

“Just now…downstairs…wasn’t that your wife and your daughter?” <<less

Song Yi is a sweet and gentle scum who grew up wandering up to the sky.... more>>

Gu Xingchuan is a suave male god whose beauty crushes everything.

For the same white moonlight affection, the two have fought for many years.

Until Song Yi changed from a man with eight pack abs to an omega exuding the scent of sweet milk.

In front of everyone, Gu Xingchuan pinned Song Yi against the wall and smiled disdainfully, he then lowered his head and sniffed the warm, soft smell.

“Your pheromones smell exactly the same as White Moonlight’s, I’m sure you’re seducing me.”

Song Yi: “…”

Gu Xingchuan: “If you are not seducing me, why can’t I help but want to kiss you?” <<less

“Secretary Lee will never leave me.”... more>>

[You are a Regressive Omega]
It’s been 27 years since the secretary lived as a beta.

But he became an Omega just because spent one night with the CEO?

“Secretary Lee, your lover must be active. That’s a lot of marks on the back.”

‘You left it last week!’

He wanted to tell him to take responsibility right away, but CEO Kwon was so drunk that he completely forgot what happened that day.

But it may be rather fortunate.

If he finds out he became Omega, he’ll be fired as his secretary.

He was so relieved…….

“Didn’t I meet someone then? He has a great body, and he’s as tall as this secretary.”

While CEO Kwon begs the secretary to find the person that day, he also attacks him whenever he gets the chance.

“Secretary Lee, don’t you want to date at work?”

Isn’t he asking him to find the person he spent the night with?

Why is he hitting on him?! <<less

Chu Yi Qiao, age 28, from a wealthy family, an ascetic president, noble and exquisite, everything about him is perfect but he is an Omega with a failed sense of smell. On his birthday, Chu Yi Qiao received a huge gift. Opening the gift, it was a teenager. The teenager was born very good-looking, with a bow tied around his neck, his face flushed and looked at Chu Yi Qiao. “Ge Ge, my name is Luo Qing Ye, from today onwards I’m your little Alpha la.” Chu Yi Qiao knew who sent it as soon as he thought about it, he had sent countless Alphas before just to test his sense of smell, but his... more>> sense of smell had long since gone out of whack. He decided to keep the little thing, it doesn't matter if he can’t smell the Alpha anyway.

This little Alpha is young, likes to act coquettish, has a sweet mouth, and is also very capable. “Ge Ge, will you not want Xiao Ye?” “Ge Ge, Xiao Ye likes you so much ya.” He watched as the little Alpha grew day by day, getting taller and taller, and in the end, he couldn't hold him in his arms anymore. It became him getting hugged.

The wretched little Alpha was brought home at the age of 18, equipped with top-notch clothes, food, house and transportation, and was groomed as the future heir. 6 years later, the little Alpha took over the Galaxy Group to become the highest executive, all thanks to Chu Yi Qiao. He stepped into Chu Yi Qiao's room, saw that the person was still sleeping, pulled off his tie, and said in a hoarse voice: “Ge, is the baby messing with you again?”

[reading guide]

Younger Gong, mutual pampering, ABO, innocent and pure!!!
Paranoid and scheming alpha puppy Gong x gentle and powerful omega President
Character settings is as big as the sky, whatever you say is right
【Pheromone】Oolong Osmanthus Honey x Cherry Brandy
Calling 'Ge Ge' is a nickname, and there is no blood relationship between Gong and Shou. <<less

After waking from a car accident, professional esports player Ye Shaoyang found himself transmigrated into a mystifying ABO world where he was living as a noobish streamer.... more>>

In order to support himself in this new life, Ye Shaoyang decided to return to his old job and climb the ranks in the esports world. With his outstanding talent, he quickly secured a contract with a prestigious club.

But on his very first day with his new team, he unexpectedly presented as an omega right in front of the team’s captain Chi Shuo.

Chi Shuo took his new teammate to the hospital for an examination. Afterwards, the boy looked up at him with a sheen of moisture in his eyes. The corners of his eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse as he rasped, “Captain, the doctor says I’m allergic to suppressants. Can you help me?”

“…help you how?” Chi Shuo asked.

Ye Shaoyang simply turned his back to Chi Shuo. “Just give me a temporary mark. Bite me here, thanks.”

Chi Shuo’s expression gradually crumbled.

What was with this omega?! Was a mark something you could hand out so freely?!

Netizens:

[I heard Team Tianhuan’s new teammate is an omega!]
[Is he going to play support? Everyone, please be sure to take care of your sweet, delicate, adorable new omega support!]
That was the buzz, right up until Ye Shaoyang demonstrated his explosive prowess by single-handedly taking five kills in a competitive match.

Their opponents:

[Sweet? Delicate? This is a demon lord, isn’t it?]
[He killed me enough to break my brain. I want to uninstall the game!]
[Even if we lose the battle, Ye Shaoyang must die!]
[Target that omega! Show no mercy!]
It’s time to get to know an omega with flashy and extraordinary skills.

Who says an omega has to be sweet, delicate, and adorable? This omega has the power to blow up the whole league. <<less

Pei Zhaozhou suffered from a pheromone disorder, lost his dignity as an Alpha, unable to mark Omegas and losing his fertility, becoming a disabled Alpha. He became chronically ill and was forced to resign from his post as major general of the Empire.... more>>

However he found out the truth behind his situation and planned his revenge.

Just as he was about to kill his enemy, the world’s consciousness stopped him and he was transported to the end of the world by an artificial explosion.

Upon waking up he finds a book next to himself and finds out that he was just a novel villain and his enemy was the protagonist.

However even through he transmigated out of the novel and came to the end of the world, he still can’t escape the helpless situation of his pheromone disorder.

As he lay down in the wilderness of the end of the world, waiting to die, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

“Get up. Don’t die in my sight.” <<less

I was possessed by a 19-rated omegaverse BL adult novel.... more>>

I’m not a bottom, not an omega, I’m just a woman. It means nothing but scraps.

However, perhaps it was a joke of the original novel, but I suddenly took care of the crown prince. I’m a caregiver who looks like don’t even have a name for the position.

I had so much work that I have never been home before.

“Your highness, I’m going home now.”

“You would encounter some difficulties on a night journey. Why don’t you just take a break here?”

“…what?”

“Let’s see. I’m a little sorry to make you sleep on the couch. I need to make room for Edith to rest.”

I don’t need a place to rest.

Please let me go home!

“Would you rather use my bed?”

“No, sir.”

“I’ll sleep on the couch. Take it easy.”

It’s a pitiful caregiver life where she have been pushed by His Highness The Crown Prince (a.k.a. rotten X) and forced to sleep in one room.

* * *

“How can this be the scent of Beta? I can’t believe it.”

He murmured close to Edith’s abdomen.

“I am Beta.”

“I’m not sure. Is that true?”

Edith was neither sitting nor standing, she was being pressed by Clyde. When she wriggle, she lost her balance, pushed by her reckless action.

Just before she collapsed, her fingers dug deep into his deep blue hair.

It was a reflective act, and she didn’t mean to provoke him. But Clyde was as shocked as if he had been stabbed by a sword.

Suddenly, the Alpha’s body twitched for a moment.

He tilted his head back with animal movements and glared at her with sullen. There was a strange energy around him. It was an area that Edith couldn’t understand.

“Is this a sign that you want to be eaten by me?” <<less

Because of an accidental fall into the water, Yang Lulong came to this strange era.... more>>

How could she, who was withdrawn and taciturn, survive in this strange era?

Fortunately, she was rescued by Wan Niang, a doctor in a small village, and was later taken in by Wan Niang.

This was how Yang Lulong started a new life… <<less

Luo Xingyun is a straight Beta man, an ordinary and fringe character with only mathematics and physics in his heart.... more>>

Two seats away from him was the top Alpha Pei Yan, who is handsome and compelling, a schoolboy in the south of the city, and a master of all disciplines.

One day, Luo Xingyun witnessed Pei Yan being surrounded by school bullies in an alley. So, he silently pulled his misty blue turtleneck sweater up to the top of his head, picked up the crowbar, and gave the school bully a sap from behind, securing Pei Yan’s victory.

He flicked off his clothes when it was over and hid his merit and fame deeply.

Since then, the legend of a well-known thug has been circulating in the college. No matter how the school bully tries to track him down, there is no clue at all.

But then… Luo Xingyun realized Pei Yan was always staring at him vaguely since then.

…

A few days later, Pei Yan asked Luo Xingyun to go to his dormitory.

Luo Xingyun pushed the door and entered. He found Pei Yan sitting there, concentrating on his misty blue turtleneck sweater.

In front of him, Pei Yan rolled up his sleeves with fair fingers, and held them to the side of his face like a gentleman inviting him to dance. He even sniffed him lightly.

“It smells good.” He said with dark eyes staring at him.

Luo Xingyun: “…Classmate, I’m Beta.”

Pei Yan: “Are you sure?”

…

Luo Xingyun collected his own body surface secretions and even distilled a bottle of pure Omega pheromone.

It is Pei Yan who is biologically compatible with the differentiation at the age of 18.

The process of differentiation is unstable, Pei Yan enters the susceptible period at the same time, A value explodes, and a series of psychological problems appear, including monopolistic desire, aggressive desire, protective desire, destructive desire, and all kinds of unknown dark thoughts.

The doctor advised Luo Xingyun and Pei Yan to set up a support group. Pei Yan protects Luo Xingyun’s safe differentiation while Luo Xingyun gives Pei Yan psychological guidance and maintains reason.

Luo Xingyun: “How can you get better?”

Pei Yan stared at his long and white neck and gently l**ked his canine teeth: “If you let me take a bite, I will be alright.” <<less

Niall Giles, who works as an administrative assistant at a port, is popular because he is kind and friendly. He is neither the most handsome nor the strongest in town, but when ten women gather, one or two of them would surely like Niall.... more>>

One day, an old friend named Gerard comes to Niall with a commission. It is to help the Northern Grand Duke of Shiralund, who suffers from severe contact aversion.

After hearing that his enormous debt could be written off and he would gain freedom by completing the commissioned task, Niall headed for the North, but the Duke does not give him a chance to approach…….

“Am I repulsive, Duke? Please do not do that. I came here to help you.” <<less

Before Song Youji differentiated, the Song family used unsavory means to arrange his engagement with Zhao Jiu, the strongest Alpha in the empire, pinning all hopes for the Song family's resurgence on him.... more>>

Unfortunately, when Song Youji differentiated, he became a beta, shattering the hopes of the Song family.

On the day of his differentiation, the entire empire celebrated for Zhao Jiu, rejoicing that he finally freed himself from the Song family's influence.

Zhao's family officially withdrew from the engagement.

Song Youji's mother broke down, crying and yelling at him to leave, her voice strained to the limit.

Falling from grace, Song Youji left the capital and went to a remote small town. Everyone thought he had no face to stay and hurriedly fled.

Only Song Youji knew how joyful it was to leave Zhao Jiu as a beta.

Three months after Song Youji left the capital, Zhao Jiu returned from the battlefield, heard various rumors, and silently left.

People thought he was overjoyed.

Little did they know, three months later, Song Youji returned to the capital – forcibly brought back by Zhao Jiu.

Reading notes: 

1. Non-typical pursuit harem romance, self-sacrifice, the full text should not be too long.

2. SC/HE/AB genre.

3.Both the gong and shou characters have imperfect personalities. Extreme control, cautious entry, and personal attacks are rejected.

Content tags: Interstellar, Sweet Romance, Future Setting

One-sentence summary: Negatives combine to create positives.

Purpose: Encourage everyone to bravely pursue true love. <<less

On the day his father, the head of the Ma family, died and the mansion was engulfed in flames, Ma Jae-seung lost his memory.... more>>

In the midst of not remembering anything, the only person left by his side was Shin-woo, the suspect of the incident.

Ma Jae-seung’s rut came suddenly when he was suffering from endless anxiety and loneliness and was unable to make friends due to his title as the successor to a leading group.

And so, when he opened his eyes, Jae-seung was not alone.

*

“Let’s do it one more time.”

He disliked it, yet liked it. It was his first experience. <<less

“Count it well. I’ll give you 10 million won for every swallow.”... more>>

Alpha Seo Seung-hyun, a self-made young conglomerate, received a secret request from a high-ranking executive of a company to win a weapon at a secret auction held in Shanghai.

However, the auction went awry due to someone’s interference, and the request was in danger of failing. The only clue was a mercenary team caught on the spot trying to steal the weapon.

Hacker Lee Young-jin, who was sent on a mission under the direction of a mysterious figure, ‘Teacher’ proposed a deal to Seung-hyun, who was trying to deal with them coldly.

Instead of giving them a clue to find the weapon, he demanded the release of his colleagues and take a ‘s*x video’ as collateral.

Little by little, Seung-hyun started to show interest in Young-jin at the absurd suggestion of a young omega who was s*upid but exudes a strange sexiness… <<less

A villain is a person who does all kinds of evil to the main characters.... more>>

He transmigrated as 'Sung Eun-Yul'.

But the past is the past, and he has to live happily with his child.

While living a new life, he faced Kang Ha-Joon, the novel's main character, that suddenly appeared.

"I think I've heard your voice somewhere. Have we ever seen each other?"

You heard it well. This is the Omega who spent the night with you.

……He can't say that!

He desperately avoids him to maintain his present life.

Kang Ha-Joon continues to be interested in him, who was not seen even in the original work.

"I'll do everything you want, so give me three months."

Even though he was narrowing his distance, he proposed a three-month cohabitation.
On the best terms to pay off the remaining debt.

Eventually, Sung Eun-Yul closed his eyes and accepted Kang Ha-Joon's offer...….

"I'm looking forward to tomorrow."

Why do… Why do you look so happy? <<less

Seira was divorced.... more>>

It had been eight years since she became the fiancee of the Crown Prince Calrad Lowell Viseltium. Will she live as a Duchess with nothing but pride, or will she abandon her family and live with the Crown Prince? Seira had to choose.

Tossed to the cold, but steadfastly survived. By grinding her teeth, she grew stronger and protected her family and her father's name. But still, one step ahead seemed like a cliff towards doom. The dead land was barren and there was nothing to hold on to.

Men reached out towards her. Whose hand should she choose to hold? Or should she not catch any of it?

“For now, just focus on me. Otherwise, you will regret it.” - Baron Jeff.

“Even if my kindness is fake, what does it have to do with you?” - Louis Franto

“I will not grant you freedom now.” - Calrad Lowell Viseltium

“You can have me whenever you want.” - Aven Helford

Black flowers that swallowed despair bloom all over the continent, and greed like hunger blooms at the very heart of Viseltium. <<less