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“The hunt is over—so the hunting dog must die.” To protect the Kingdom of Gores, Belita becomes the concubine of Kairos, Emperor of the Carnaben Empire. She loses everything—her husband, her child, and even her country—before being killed. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself transported seven years into the past. Determined to take revenge on Emperor Kairos and Empress Drusilla—the true masterminds behind her downfall—Belita sets her plan in motion. But she is nearly exposed as a rebel by Aaron, the empire’s fallen crown prince. Could I make Aaron… my very first hunting dog? Can Belita tame Aaron and succeed in her revenge? A dangerous, heart-pounding romance between the imperial army and the rebel forces.

Two families locked in bitter hatred for generations—the Vermontes and the Temnes. As a sacrifice meant to force reconciliation, Clodel is offered up as a bride to Kaian, the Duke of Temnes. “So you’re a bride who isn’t even welcome in Temnes. Know your place and walk in on your own.” Kaian treats her with cold disdain as the heir of a family long at odds with hers. “Impressive. So you sold your body to a man from an enemy house just to feed a bunch of starving children.” For him, it was a marriage he never wanted. For her, it was a marriage she chose. Clodel endures the humiliation poured upon her— She hadn’t come here unaware of what awaited her. And yet, between the two of them, something resembling marital affection begins to take root. As Kaian grows increasingly obsessed with Clodel, she finds a fragile hope for life through him. But their shallow, unstable relationship is easily shattered. “To think such filthy blood would mix—how disgusting. It’s not as if we can cut the child in half.” Upon realizing her husband’s true feelings, Clodel leaves him. Carrying the child of her enemy.

“You think I wouldn’t know? Just how good was it that you went and had not one, but two of some other guy’s kids?” Two years of a toxic sponsor relationship that ended leaving only deep scars. Bomi secretly gave birth to Do-gyeol’s twins and was raising them alone— until the man himself showed up again. Desperate not to lose her children, Bomi made up a fake husband and lied. But Do-gyeol just sneered and shoved their old sponsor contract in her face… “Even if you spread your legs for any random guy and popped out kids, our contract still hasn’t ended.”

Every summer, she is haunted by nightmares of snakes crawling into her house. Like a dream that follows no matter how far she runs, a past she believed she had forgotten comes knocking once again. Living in Seoul as a cold, rational lawyer, she returns to her hometown—Geumnak-ri—for the first time in 11 years under the pretense of advising on a redevelopment association dispute. It is a place where the empty remnants of a past she erased from memory still linger, ever since her father’s death. There, she encounters a man who holds her entire past in his grasp. Kim Se-won, CEO of Geumseong D&C— a man standing on the opposite side of her client, and the very person who left her with wounds she can never erase. Each time she faces him, she is overwhelmed by scenes she cannot tell are dreams or memories: red roses, an old side gate, school uniforms, and a low voice calling her name. “No matter how many times I look, you’re still beautiful, Hee-jae.” “If I kill your father for you… what will you give me in return?” What exactly happened in Geumnak-ri eleven years ago? Why does he remember everything— while she alone has lost it all?

A career assistant director must save a TV program on the brink of cancellation! Succeed, and it’s a directorial debut—fail, and it’s exile?! Eunwoo, a long-time assistant director and the only one among her peers who has yet to make her official debut, unexpectedly takes over directing duties when the main PD of the long-running but declining program Star Observation Diary is removed due to an affair. With her debut riding on achieving a 10% viewership rating, Eunwoo sets out to recruit athletes competing in the Asian Games. But from the very start, her plans are derailed by sabotage from CP Oh Seongchan, with whom she’s had friction since her rookie days. Meanwhile, the broadcasting world’s top target for casting—basketball star Jaehui—coldly rejects all offers of attention. Yet somehow, he shows interest in Star Observation Diary… and in Eunwoo herself. Despite CP Oh’s attempts to “steal” everything from her, will Eunwoo be able to successfully cast Jaehui?

Toyo Akutsu unfortunately died in an accident, but the next moment he was somehow reincarnated in the world of a famous RPG as Ashnold, the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings. At this rate, he will lose to the Hero and die. Even if they were miraculously defeated, the Heroes would raise their level and return. To survive, he has no choice but to use the forbidden bug technique 「Betrayal Bug」 to make the Hero’s group become his followers and control their bodies and minds. Will Akutsu (Ash) be able to subjugate all the heroines, build a harem, and survive the death flag event?

Just before my coming-of-age ceremony, my first heat cycle hit. I lost my reason and ended up spending a hot night with a mysterious man bearing a snake tattoo. For a beastkin, a one-night stand driven by instinct is a common enough occurrence. I even used magic to erase the man's memories, so I believed that if I quietly disappeared while he slept, that would be the end of it... [Seeking the woman who toyed with the Black Snake] But the next day, an advertisement appeared in the newspaper, and if that wasn't enough, flyers looking for me started going up all over the village?!

Yeonwoo, a secretary, flees to her hometown of Moksan County to escape the gaslighting and abuse of Vice President Yoonseok. There, she meets Seongheon, the executive director of Seoryang Construction. His heart, once cold as ice, slowly melts and seeps open in the presence of Yeonwoo—who is as warm and gentle as spring itself. Meanwhile, Yoonseok sets out to find Yeonwoo…

Gol D. Roger, a man referred to as the "Pirate King," is set to be executed by the World Government. But just before his demise, he confirms the existence of a great treasure, One Piece, located somewhere within the vast ocean known as the Grand Line. Announcing that One Piece can be claimed by anyone worthy enough to reach it, the Pirate King is executed and the Great Age of Pirates begins. Twenty-two years later, a young man by the name of Monkey D. Luffy is ready to embark on his own adventure, searching for One Piece and striving to become the new Pirate King. Armed with just a straw hat, a small boat, and an elastic body, he sets out on a fantastic journey to gather his own crew and a worthy ship that will take them across the Grand Line to claim the greatest status on the high seas. One Piece is the highest selling manga series of all time, with over 430 million copies in circulation as of 2017. Volume 67 of the series currently holds the record for highest first print run of any manga (including books) of all time in Japan, with 4.05 million in 2012. The series was a finalist for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize three times in a row from 2000 to 2002. In 2012, it won the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize, alongside Kimuchi Yokoyama's Neko Darake. VIZ Media has published One Piece in English under the Shonen Jump imprint since January 2, 2003 and in 3-in-1 omnibus editions since December 1, 2009. VIZ Media released three boxed sets for the manga; the first including the first 23 volumes released on November 5, 2013, the second including volumes 24-46 released on November 4, 2014, and the third including volumes 47-70 released on October 4, 2016. The series has also been published in numerous amounts of languages worldwide including; Korean, Malay, Indonesian, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Turkish, and Russian.

As a child, Ryouta Murakami had a friend named Kuroneko who tragically died in an accident. Her death sparked a new obsession in Ryouta as he continued her mission of investigating extraterrestrial life. Despite spending a decade on this journey, Ryouta was unable to find any evidence supporting the existence of aliens, and he found himself alone in the Astronomy Club. Everything changed when he met Neko Kuroha, who bore a striking resemblance to Kuroneko, but denied knowing Ryouta before disappearing with a chilling warning. Unbeknownst to him, Neko is a witch who escaped from a lab where scientists had been enhancing people's abilities to wield magic. Ryouta decides to defend the other oppressed witches, and as he investigates the connections between Neko and Kuroneko, he discovers hidden truths that allow him to both protect the witches and unlock the mysteries of his past.

Valen, the hero of the kingdom who loathes demons. While trying to save a woman who was about to be attacked by a demon beast on the battlefield, he was struck from behind and lost consciousness. And when he opened his eyes... he was in the middle of a forced wedding ceremony with the woman he saved, in the Demon Realm! "I am Arhen. And you?" "Do you think I have a name to tell a filthy demon?" The woman Valen saved was Arhen, a high-ranking demon presumed to be a succubus, and the demons, exhausted by long wars, proposed a marriage alliance to him. "As you can see... I get wet easily." Moreover, the deal ends when Arhen becomes pregnant. Can the newlywed life of Valen, a human hero with demonophobia, and Arhen, the Demon King who wants to maintain peace through pregnancy, truly be peaceful?

“Did I ever give you room to hope, Yeonhee?” Junghoon clicked his tongue as if pitying her. She had believed that her one-sided crush on Team Leader Min Junghoon was love. Knowing that revealing her true feelings would mean the end, she buried them deep inside her heart— yet even in her desperate love, cracks eventually appeared. “I’m sorry, Team Leader. But it already ended a long time ago.” Now, she was ready to abandon him completely.