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After her fiancé was stolen by her younger sister, count's daughter Lisette was forced to marry, almost as if to get rid of a nemesis. Her partner was Albert, the younger brother of the king, known as the "misanthropic Duke in the Iron Mask." Immediately after the wedding, her husband told her, "I can't love you," and stood her up on their wedding night. Then, a black cat appeared before her?! Lisette, who loves cats, began spending time with the black cat that visited her every night, but as she became closer to the cat, for some reason, her husband's attitude began to change as well... A fluffy newlywed romantic fantasy about a troubled Duke and his figurehead wife ♡

The introvert highschool student, Ayame Meita, comes across news of a "Magical Girl Majeri" protecting mankind from monsters. Rumors about her real identity float around, even in class. He finally gets a chance to talk to the gal Shion Anri, who is cute but has a standoffish aura that isolates her. What will come of their conversation...?! After learning the secret of her loneliness, a heart-pounding magical life full of kindness begins!

Laranica is a witch blessed or cursed (?) with an immortal body. Persecuted by humans, she lives alone deep within the forest, spending centuries with only a single wish in her heart: *to die.* One day, after hundreds of years have passed, she encounters a badly injured boy in the depths of the woods. With no family or home to return to, she names him Nox and decides to take him in. As time goes on, Nox begins to feel something for her that goes beyond simple affection. But Laranica has already made up her mind that she will never love someone bound by a mortal lifespan…

In a Japan laid to waste by a meteorite strike, two survivors, Habane and Saku, travel the desolate landscape in a lone 4x4. They have a single goal: to journey south to a place where they can finally see the Southern Cross in the night sky. But their path is far from easy, as every person they encounter on the road is more eccentric, unpredictable, and dangerous than the last...

"Juliana, your fiancé has been decided.” At that moment, the frail daughter of an earl awakened to a shocking truth—within her resided the soul of the infamous "Cold-Hearted Emperor" Julius. A man whose ruthless conquests left behind mountains of corpses and an empire under his iron rule. Now, reborn as a delicate young noble girl, Julius finds himself in a seemingly peaceful era. But beneath the surface lurk corruption, poverty, and disease, all exploited by scheming villains. With the wisdom and might of a former emperor, Juliana will not stand idly by. The young lady who once ruled as a tyrant is ready to cleanse the empire once more—this time, with her tiny hands. A dark yet thrilling tale of power, justice, and a battle against the hidden evils of the empire begins!

Shena is a saint who can only use the “magic of making flowers bloom,” and because of that, she has been scorned and abused as being useless. With only the support of her older sister as her emotional anchor, Shena lived quietly amid loneliness and feelings of inferiority. One day, she is suddenly informed that her engagement has been annulled and that she is being exiled from the country. Her destination is the cold northern nation, the Nordi Empire, a land suffering under the threat of monsters. Prepared to face death as she heads for Nordi, Shena instead finds herself greeted by an unexpected fate—an engagement to the Crown Prince, Elios. “We meet again, Shena.” This is the story of a girl once labeled “useless” and mistreated, who comes to know love on barren land and discovers her true worth.

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What she saw after losing her powers was the true beauty of the world... Amira, once hailed as the "omnipotent caster," has fully exhausted her magic force, making her just a regular dark elf. Once, she illuminated the world with her spells; now, she converses with the wind, kindles fire, leans how to cook, and searches for new meaning to her life. Quiet happiness and small miracles have taken the place of almighty magic in her life. What will she find in this second-life fantasy as she experiences rebirth after her loss?

Plot: Yuta, a ronin student, move to Tokyo wishing to enter the university. With no money, he'll move into a share house filled with beautiful women,

I'm Lily, but-!?" Lily, an apprentice nun who lives in a shabby monastery. On the way to the frontier alone to prepare for the winter in the monastery, he meets Cornelia, a beautiful marquis who is about to marry the marquis. They both decide to aim for the frontier territory, but they are caught up in an assault by bandits targeting her. Lily, who protected Cornelia, fainted-? Friendship, love, and survival...!? A misunderstanding love comedy begins with the replacement of the apprentice sister and the marquis!

Regret! Love that hasn't started yet! A room sharing romantic comedy! When they were young, a man and a woman who were childhood friends who promised to get married if they were single even at the age of 30. And so the two of them, who turned 29, had no choice but to start living together. They argued over which fabric softener to use, and how many eggs to buy... Even if there is love, it is difficult to live together. Not to mention how difficult it is when there is no love...!

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Jiho and Saeram, who once served together on the youth national team, are selected for the Olympic national team and reunite as teammates, only to end up as roommates as well. Having shown a peculiar interest in Saeram for some time, Jiho seizes the opportunity and, under the excuse of giving massages, begins initiating physical contact with him. As the degree of that contact gradually deepens, Saeram starts to feel a ticklish sensation in his chest upon seeing the earnest expression on Jiho’s face, which was so different from the playful teasing he was used to… (※ All protagonists in this short story collection compete on the same Olympic stage! In the final episode, try finding the protagonists from the other stories! ♡)

The True Ancestor Angelica, feared by the world under the alias of "the Vampire Princess Who Burns Kingdoms," has once again burned an entire country with her magic today. The reason for this is... "M-Mama!" Was it for the sake of her unbearably cute daughter?! After picking up a human baby in the forest and raising her, Angelica was knocked out by her soft, pudgy skin and innocent purity, untouched by corruption. Gone was the cold-hearted killer who easily took lives, replaced by a doting mother enjoying a life of extreme affection. One day, the foolish king, aiming to kidnap her daughter, Pearl, who was actually a special "Saint," hatched a scheme. Naturally, this incited Angelica's wrath! The word "mercy" was forgotten by "Mama," who would destroy any enemy, using even the most cruel means!

I became a maid of the insane poison and hidden weapons clan, the Sichuan Tang Clan. One day I woke up inside a martial arts novel—as a cleaning maid (세답 시비) of the Sichuan Tang Clan, the family of poison and hidden weapons! I thought I was just a low-level servant, but this body seems unusual. From Tang Zhong, the Tang Clan’s Grand Elder and rejuvenated old master known as the Poison King, to Namgung Hui, the young master of the Namgung family—I keep catching the attention of the novel’s main characters, making my days anything but peaceful. “Sohye, listen carefully to what I say. I’m serious about teaching you.” Eventually, I become Tang Zhong’s disciple in a maid’s body and begin learning both literature and martial arts… Can I survive safely in this dangerous martial world?

A dangerous romance between a princess trying to hide her zombie family and the crown prince attempting to expose them! The Walker family is heading to the youngest sibling’s academy entrance ceremony when they suffer a tragic accident, killing everyone except Emily. Emily uses her long-hidden necromancer powers to resurrect her dead siblings as zombies. The problem? Necromancers are public enemy number one on the continent, and Emily works as the crown prince’s secretary—meaning she must hide all of this! Just when she needs to stay quiet and hidden, Crown Prince Tristan keeps asking Emily to help him hunt down necromancers… Can Emily successfully handle the crown prince’s requests without revealing her zombie family’s true identity?

Born with both blessings and misfortune, life had always been simple and clear for Duke Lennox Carlisle of the North. Life and death. Black and white. Take what he wanted, discard what had no use. The woman who had come to him seven years ago—offering herself as a contractual lover in exchange for vengeance against her parents’ murderers—was no exception. “Because… I fell in love at first sight.” It was a satisfying bargain. Juliet Monad—clever, secretive, and sharp-witted. A convenient relationship, one he could sever at any moment once the childish game of playing lovers grew dull. At least, that’s what he believed. “I want to stop now. I don’t love you anymore.” The woman who once clung to him with a face serene as winter and warm as spring, confessed her farewell instead, stabbing him with the sharpest blade before running away. For Juliet Monad, the fallen earl’s daughter and the duke’s foolish, short-lived lover, life had always been fair yet cruel. It was as if fate granted her a second life, yet denied her the chance to change anything. The baby she never held, the parents she couldn’t save. Her first love—arrogant like summer and cruel like autumn— a man who, this time as well, would eventually forget her forever. Standing before a locked door, Juliet thought: The key in her hand was small and shabby, and the sturdy door before her would never open. If she couldn’t escape her destined fate no matter how much she struggled—what was she to do? Juliet made a proposal to the man who had once been her first love. “Help me avenge them, and I’ll give you what you desire.” Rather than be deceived and discarded again, this time she would use him, and let herself be used— only to end the relationship on her own terms first. On the seventh year since she abandoned her contractual lover and fled, at the end of a pursuit burning with cold misunderstandings and betrayal, Juliet heard—for the very first time—the sound of fate’s unyielding chains beginning to crack. “You lost, Juliet. So give it up.” “If you wanted to run, you shouldn’t have let it slip that you were carrying my child.” The door opened, and the secret was exposed. From the storm stirred by a butterfly’s wings, a long-awaited promise—and revenge—at last began

Kanae Yano, a 28-year-old single woman with no boyfriend, is suddenly summoned to another world.There, she encounters Rita Scryne, the duke’s daughter who looks exactly like her, and Rita’s father, Zack. They ask her to take Rita’s place in an arranged marriage with the ruthless and feared King Eugene Astaroth—known as the “Merciless Wolf.”Upon learning that the summoning magic can bring people from another world but cannot send them back, Kanae finds herself with no choice but to accept.However, when she meets King Eugene, she makes a shocking discovery—his true identity is none other than her first love!Thus begins a fantasy romance where fate reunites two lovers in an unexpected world.

Nobody wants “Grubby Forager” Rudd on their adventuring team. His nickname—and his stench—come from his constant treks into the Noxious Labyrinth to gather medicinal herbs, a job he survives only thanks to his status immunity skill. When he’s finally recruited as a party porter, things seem to be looking up… Until a deadly dungeon monster appears and his fake allies use him as bait before abandoning him! Wounded, destitute, and barely surviving the attack, Rudd breaks a forbidden taboo to stay alive: eating monsters. But the more he devours, the more power he gains, kicking off a thrilling, adventurous gourmet fantasy!

“I hereby break off our engagement— right here and now!” With her dull gray hair and eyes, Emilia is known behind her back as the faded noble lady. Ever since childhood, she’s been stuck in an ill-matched engagement to Prince Reinhardt, who won’t even meet her gaze. Determined to end it, she keeps fighting for an annulment day after day! But even though the prince is supposed to dislike her, he never agrees to the breakup… And whenever she tries to talk to him, he runs away…!! Why does he do that?! Tomorrow for sure, I’m going to uncover his secret!

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Jo Hyeongjun was once called the future of Korean short track speed skating, but after a year of explosive growth, his times suddenly crash, and he finds himself on the verge of being effectively kicked out of the sport. At that low point, another boy appears before him—Ryu Hyeongjun, a rising monster talent in ice hockey who happens to share his given name. “Play ice hockey, Jo Hyeongjun. Your stage is over here.” Drawn by that invitation, Hyeongjun stands at a crossroads, facing a new path on the ice—this time not as a skater, but as a potential one‑timer specialist in the world of hockey.

After being kidnapped by King Adil, Sereila becomes his fiancée. The more she is attracted to him, the more she is frustrated... In the mean time, an elegant nobleman approaches her!? A royal love story between an aggressive young king and a captive princess!!

By the will of the late marquis, Jewel is to marry Blake, who has just become the new marquis. She feels a quiet joy at becoming the wife of the man she has admired since childhood—but this marriage exists solely so Blake can inherit the marquisate and its fortune. Because Jewel had a white marriage with the former marquis for certain reasons, arrangements were made so that if Blake proved unfit to rule, Jewel herself would inherit the estate. As a result, Blake despises her, believing she is a greedy villainess after his wealth. And so begins Jewel’s difficult married life, filled with misunderstandings and tension—!? A love fantasy about a temporary contract marriage between two people who can’t be honest with their feelings, full of emotional missteps and slow-burning romance!