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Baek Yeon-geon has been secretly in love with his best friend, Yoon Ihwa, for five years. Trying to let go of his feelings, he instead finds Ihwa obsessively refusing to let him go. Ihwa’s behavior is confusing in a way that cannot be explained by simple “friendly concern.” Caught in an unfamiliar turmoil, Yeon-geon ends up accidentally confessing that he is gay. Hurt by Ihwa’s claim that he just doesn’t understand because he’s never had sex with a woman, Yeon-geon tries bringing another man home to experiment sexually. It only disgusts him, and he cannot go all the way. To make matters worse, Ihwa comes to reconcile and discovers used love gel on Yeon-geon’s bed, evidence of another man. In that moment, having lost all sense of reason, Ihwa makes a shocking proposal to Yeon-geon:<br> <br> <i>“If sex is so important to you, then I’ll do it instead.”</i><br> <br> <b>Original Novel:</b> <br> <a href="https://ridibooks.com/books/2313044144" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RIDI</a>, <a href="https://www.bomtoon.com/detail/Zmfkdlepqlf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bomtoon</a><br> <br> <b>Original Webtoon:</b> <br> <a href="https://ridibooks.com/books/4421004826" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RIDI</a>, <a href="https://www.bomtoon.com/detail/crydevilcry" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bomtoon</a>, <a href="https://www.mrblue.com/webtoon/wt_000072588" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MrBlue</a>, <a href="https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.series?productNo=11949994" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Naver Series</a><br> <br> <b>Official Translations:</b> <br> English (Dec 19, Tapas)

冤罪で処刑された公爵令嬢・オルタンシア。しかし目が覚めると、幼いころ、公爵家に養女として引き取られた日に時間が巻き戻っていた。「二度目の人生は絶対に処刑エンドを回避する！」と意気込んだのも束の間、そのためには氷のように冷酷な義兄のジェラールと仲良くならなければならない、という不可能ミッションの達成が必要だった！

After working himself to death at a crappy small company,<br> Jung Seon-woo finally succeeds in transferring to a major corporation. With his clean-cut looks, the flattery skills he perfected at the small company, and max-level social skills, Seon-woo is confident he can hold his own anywhere. But that confidence shatters just 30 minutes into his first day... The “new recruit” he lectured with full-on boomer energy—turns out to be someone higher-ranked than him?! He really made a memorable first impression.<br> <br> ---<br> <br> <b>Original Webtoon:</b> <br> <a href="https://ridibooks.com/books/4895003074" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RIDI</a>

Jooa has a secret fetish—she gets aroused by secretly listening to the private life of her ideal man. Fully aware of her abnormal desire, she isolates herself from society to live quietly. But everything changes when her “ideal man” moves in next door. After successfully eavesdropping on him for over six months, she is suddenly caught. Accused of industrial espionage due to his high social standing, Jooa confesses in desperation that she simply enjoys listening to the private lives of people she likes. Instead of reacting with shock, the man proposes an absurd counteroffer, smiling down at her and promising he won’t do more than what was done to him. The man she thought was ideal turns out to be far stranger than expected—and by the time she realizes she’s in trouble, it’s already too late. **Original Webtoon:** R19: [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.series?productNo=13715070) R15: [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.series?productNo=13715073)

In House Hessen, the most prestigious ducal family in the empire, The third son, Ercian, has a terrible temper, but the taste of his vital energy is sweeter than anything else. Maud, a succubus, infiltrated his annex disguised as a maid and secretly stole a little of his vital energy every night to feed herself, until… “How do you plan to take responsibility for defiling my body?” “Responsibility? Young Master, were you still a virgin until then?” Is a walking cake demanding that I take responsibility? **Original Webtoon:** [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/3498026579)

Kang Su-Ji, the righteous crusader famed in high school for her intolerance of injustice. After marrying and returning to her hometown, she encounters Baek Hui-Do, her senior from her school days, as her neighbor. Yet for some reason, he displays blatant hostility toward her... A precarious reunion romance between a woman who cannot tolerate injustice and a man who cannot tolerate her. (Source: KakaoPage, translated)

Ina reunites with Choi Dongha, a man she once loved—now a VIP she can’t easily push away. After returning from a long stay abroad, Dongha proposes a partnership, while Ina struggles to hide her lingering feelings and maintain a dangerously fragile boundary. As their risky reunion deepens, the question remains: how will it end? **Original Novel:** [Chapters](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=12145048), [Volumes](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=12734405) **Original Webtoon:** [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.series?productNo=13705384), [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/297088067), [Bomtoon](https://www.bomtoon.com/detail/TheAffairofDongha), [MrBlue](https://www.mrblue.com/webtoon/wt_000076603), [BookCube](https://www.bookcube.com/toon/detail.asp?webtoon_num=260141), [Mootoon](https://www.mootoon.co.kr/comic/moo_list.mg?tcode=261l), [Qtoon](https://www.qtoon.co.kr/toon/list.mg?tcode=0hnr), Toon365, ZzangComic, [Onestory](https://onestory.co.kr/detail/H049220590), [Nate](https://toonnbook.nate.com/detail/H049220590), [Aladin](https://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ItemId=388013623), KyoboBook, [Yes24](https://www.yes24.com/product/goods/182184662)

Original Webtoon

Riley, a wandering artist disguised as a maid, gets caught stealing at Hilland Manor. As guards whip her, the lady of the manor, Yasmin, unexpectedly shields her. Riley couldn’t believe her luck at the noble’s kindness until Yasmin tended her wounds and revealed hidden desires and schemes. This "rescue" was a trap all along!

Shin Grim—a conglomerate’s illegitimate child and a brilliant theater director—wakes up one day inside a web novel. Worse, she has possessed the body of Louisa Messena, a villainess whose obsession with collecting beautiful things ultimately leads to her execution! She might be trapped in a doomed villainess’s body, but she only knows how to do one thing. “I’m going to put on a play.” After all, in her world, nothing matters except the direction, the actors, the stage, and the audience. “Didn’t you buy me because you wanted to own me? You don’t need to make up excuses about hiring actors—I’m already yours. So kiss me however you like.” Never mind the arrogant slave actor who treats her like that, or… “I knew it. You truly are incapable of loving anything other than theater. In that case… use me.” The fiancé who says things like that. Setting them all aside… Bringing her play to life on the stage is the only thing that truly matters to her…!

Eun Ji-woo, the adopted daughter of Taeyoung Group, is determined to restore everything to her adoptive mother, Jeon Hye-ju, who lost it all because of her. To achieve this, she targets the cousin of her treacherous ex-boyfriend: Kang In-hyuk, the CEO of Aether Hotel, who is notorious for his psychopathic tendencies. Abandoning her initial plans after being betrayed, she approaches In-hyuk directly, and he finds himself strangely intrigued by this woman who dares to walk into his life. Original Web Novel by Ara-hwi Original Webtoon: R19: Naver Series R15: Naver Series