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Yeongju has had a "touch of destruction" since he was a child. After even his beloved pet was affected by it, he vowed never to raise anything ever again. But at that very moment, a mysterious man gave him a "Calculus" as a gift. The man claimed that the Calculus would be a being that wouldn't be harmed by Yeongju's hands and would always stay by his side. Yeongju believed his words and named the Calculus "Oki." Before he knew it, just as the man said, Oki grew healthy and became Yeongju's most precious friend... On Yeongju’s first night living alone after starting university, he woke up to a strange, sensual sensation. Standing before his eyes was a strikingly handsome man! "I've wanted to touch you all along, Yeongju. You have no idea how long I've waited for this moment." This beautiful man fondling Yeongju's body is Oki?! "I love you, Yeongju. Will you bear my child?"

Min-ah's father left her with nothing but debt before she even became an adult. As she worked as a golf course caddy, paying off the debt day by day, a group of old men appeared, claiming to be her father's old friends. "You're only 22, still so young, but already so commendable." "Ah, mister, wait, just a moment." "Ugh, wh-what are you doing...!!" "What do you think I'm doing?" "I'm trying to get back the money your father never paid me, even if it's just this."

Sheila, a maid who has served Judith—the troublesome youngest daughter of the prestigious Calley Count family—for over four years. One day, the heir of the house and eldest son, Cedric, returns. While taking charge of Judith’s education, he proposes something shocking to Sheila, Judith’s designated maid: “The term is three months. For the punishment-maid role, you’ll receive an extra amount equal to a maid’s full salary.” Her income would double. It was enough for her to finally reach the secret goal she had been saving toward—so she accepts the offer. “Grab the stove… and bare your backside.” Sheila had no idea. She had walked straight into his trap.

“Goodbye. To the original story’s female lead.” Three times, I faced despair and death. And each time, the woman who stole my husband and everything I had… turned out to be a transmigrator. Now, on my fourth return, it’s time to take back everything that was stolen from me. To do that, I needed a powerful ally. To fight a madwoman, I chose a madman. “Plunder me.” Crown Prince Arphad Eastrid. I proposed a marriage of plunder to him. “In return, I’ll make sure Your Highness doesn’t go insane.” An offer he could never refuse. I looked straight at him, wearing a smile full of certainty and triumph.

Over a five-year journey around the world, Ye Changqing first believed he could be like other cool novel protagonist systems with a plug-in, but even the most common immortal cultivator cannot be. Living close to a sect in a small town was his only option, so he started a business. His small store eventually turned into the holy land of all the righteous individuals, and the dog he raised up turned out to be the feared demon king. From that moment on, everyone acknowledged Ye Changqing as a Supreme Master.

When I (a horse) awoke, I was in human form!? Lucania was the beloved horse of second prince Radius, alone in the world. However, when the prince was attacked, she lost her life. "Before the day of brightness, lead him from the depths of despair back towards the light..." By the power of the goddess, Lucania is reborn as a human. She goes to Radius, but he refuses the kindness of those around him, continuing to search for his vanished Lucania, believing she was still alive. Amidst the darkness of loneliness. "I will surely make you smile." Lucania hides her past as a horse and is determined to save Radius from his loneliness in the limited time she has.

"I'll be your friend." A chilling ghost boy, Haesu Lee, visits the outcast, Eunha Joo. The moment she accepts this dangerous friendship, unexpected events unfold around Eunha... Will this hand offered by her mysterious friend be salvation, or a curse?

“Everything else aside, getting pregnant was definitely a mistake. Don’t you think?” Kwon Shin-woo—heir to the Geonyang Group and CEO of Mangkang Chemical. Once, he was Song Bo-yeon’s prince. “I don’t care if people find out you and I were together.” “Even if they find out we had a child together?” After an unexpected reunion, Shin-woo begins lingering around her once more. To protect Dasul, the child he abandoned, Bo-yeon accepts a deal—while carrying a long-standing misunderstanding in her heart. “How far are you willing to go?” “If it’ll help… I’ll do anything I can.” She had only one goal: To reclaim the peaceful life she once had—without Kwon Shin-woo in it.

“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.

Seo-woo once pushed away Won-hyeok, the boy who had taken her to a bunker when they were young. Years later, now a high school student living an isolated life, Seo-woo makes a desperate, extreme choice—and in the process discovers another bunker and enters it. But there, she is confronted by Won-hyeok, covered in blood… And she is trapped.

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.