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Chapter 29 in Naver\'s 2023 Rookie Short Story Collection (2023 루키 단편선).

Lee Minwoo, who suffers from a congenital heart disease, spends his days not wanting to live, yet not wanting to die either. One day, a red dust covered the city. People who breathed in the dust vomited blood and went mad, and unknown red plants began to grow on their bodies, blooming and spreading seeds. In a world full of infected individuals, outlaws, and numerous dangers, the true identity of the parasitic plants is gradually revealed. Minwoo, who couldn\'t find meaning in life, struggles to survive amidst many sacrifices and hopes.

Liat, who had experienced death due to her husband\'s betrayal, repeatedly rewound time at the cost of half her lifespan. Eventually, she broke the cycle by delivering her husband\'s head to the emperor. With only 1 year and 3 months left to live, she has one wish: \"I want to fall in love.\" Thus, a public announcement spreads throughout the empire for Liat\'s husband recruitment contest—with a prize of a staggering \"10 billion gold.\" As suitors begin to flock, suspicious individuals also start gathering around her...

Mu Zixing met a beautiful boy, Sinan, when she was five years old. He became her childhood friend. During their first meeting, Zixing was rejected by Sinan while she played with mud. Zixing grew to believe that she was hated, but did not know that Sinan, who was enraptured by her infectious cheerfulness and smile, had slowly fallen in love with her. And this love only grew deeper and deeper with time.

Jiang Shu is a graduate student in the history department who accidentally traveled to the Great Qi. Because of her major in history, she knows a lot about the direction of history, and she knows that Qi Changning is a famous demon queen from history. Since her villainy has already been determined by history, Jiang Shu intends to embrace her opponent and be a peaceful licking dog so she can live a good life, but as they come into increasingly close contact she discovers the truth hidden in the history books. It seems that this demon queen is not the way that she thought she\'d be.....

A boy was deprived of emotions and color vision in order to make him a shinobi. A stranger stretches out the hand towards him in the ruined village. His new life begins as the boy takes it…

All Chulyong ever wanted was to sing. But dreams don’t pay rent, and now he’s stuck working part-time at a fish market, wondering when it all slipped through his fingers. One delivery gone wrong - a house, a famous composer, a bad first impression. Ruth touches him like he’s an instrument, and Chulyong, who’s had enough of life playing him, hits back - literally. A trophy to the head. A threat of a lawsuit. Words sharper than knives. Somewhere in the middle of the wreckage: a song that could change everything. Enemies. Rivals. Maybe something more. Defense carries more than just fish — it carries hope. It carries love.

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A young protagonist who, feeling disconnected from his surroundings, leaps from a high bridge and experiences a transformative journey into an alternate reality. This act serves as a metaphorical gateway, prompting him to question the nature of his existence and the world around him. Throughout the series, the protagonist confronts various challenges that interplay between reality and illusion, compelling him to make choices that define his identity and destiny. The narrative explores themes of self-discovery, the courage to pursue one\'s convictions despite societal pressures, and the quest for authenticity in a world rife with facades.

One day, countless dungeons suddenly appeared in the world, and human beings ushered in the \"dungeon era\". The boss of the abyss-rank dungeon, Adesalai, was killed by human players using despicable means. Unwilling, he was reincarnated in a weak and useless player also accidentally opened the exclusive boss system, using the system to conquer the dungeon and become the special ability of the dungeon master, he started his own road of revenge.

Zhang Xiao entered a game called “King of Hell”, but after his death, he came back to life in another body. From then on, he counterattacked and reached the peak of his life. Can he overturn the conspiracy of the whole hell on his own and conquer all the girls here!

After losing everything in a war with the all-powerful Queen, Aden is reborn as Han Taemin, an ordinary man who cleans up after hunters in a world ravaged by monsters. But one day, when a disastrous dungeon raid ends with Taemin as the sole survivor, he suddenly awakens and becomes a hunter. With his new abilities and mana training, he starts gathering other hunters who seemingly have strange connections to his past life. Can Taemin save the world in this life and avenge his past self?