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An anthology series by the author Waka Hirako, with five short stories.

Kanna and her orphanage face an immediate crisis—the orphanage is about to go bankrupt within an hour because of a debt she took six months earlier. The money was borrowed from Bricardi, the infamous founder of the continent’s greatest waterworks company, a man rumored to kill without hesitation for business. With the children starving and nowhere else to turn, Kanna resolves to do whatever it takes to repay the debt—even if it means giving up the purity she has guarded for eighty years. **Original Webtoon:** [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/68785710), [Daum](https://webtoon.kakao.com/content/%EC%B9%B8%EB%82%98%EB%8A%94-%EC%96%B4%EB%96%A0%ED%95%9C-%EA%B2%B0%EC%8B%AC%EC%9D%84-%ED%96%88%EB%8B%A4/4786)

Atien, a sculptor who created the concept of 'Yukchesang' – monuments for body display – caused a huge sensation in the capital. Actually, if he has a big secret, it's that his real name is Amelie, and he is a woman disguised as a man. An irresistible commission comes to her... "I will pay you ten times the existing commission fee." It turns out the client was Valentin de Lanois, the successor to the ducal family, known for his handsome and beautiful appearance. Strangely, the client looks familiar. Could it be just her imagination? Moreover, he seemed to know Atien's secret. "Tell me, Amelie. Did you think I wouldn't know forever if you covered your breasts with these bandages?" [Original Webtoon](https://ridibooks.com/books/3587013775)

*Note: Part of Metatoon's Gyeyak Danpyeonseon (계약 단편선) Collection.*

In a world where humanity has been pushed to the brink of extinction by “Invaders,” Zenon Glorious, a 9‑Star‑class Holy Swordsman, fights to the bitter end. In exchange for the lives of his comrades, he is sent back into the past. When he opens his eyes, he is no longer in his familiar body. Instead, he finds himself in the body of Noah, the youngest son of the prestigious Daskul family—looked down on as a hopeless failure. To defeat the Invaders that once devastated the world, Noah rises up, armed with his knowledge from his previous life and a one‑of‑a‑kind power: “Magic‑Holy Core,” a fusion of a magic core and a holy core—two things that should never be able to coexist.

I never thought I'd wake up as Anna, the hated "villainess's little sister" from my favorite novel. But here I am. And guess what? My future is already written, death by execution for crimes I didn't commit. Yeah, no. There is no way I'm letting that happen! When I discover my "Saint" of a sister is hiding dark secrets, I decide to fight back. My only hope? Luca, the strongest knight in the kingdom and my sister's fiancé. But as I dig deeper into my sister's lies, I uncover shocking truths about our family that change everything. From oppressed sister to true heroine, this is the story of how Anna awakens, takes control of her destiny, and turns a tragic fate into her own rise to power.

A noblewoman preparing for a political marriage keeps fainting in terror whenever she meets her intimidating fiancé—but he mistakes her fear for affection. Determined to call off the engagement, she must navigate his unexpected romanticism and family secrets. Original Webtoon: KakaoPage, Daum Official Translations: Japanese

Original Webtoon

Just Hold Hands / Just Hold My Hand (Ttiro) / 손만 잡아 Eun-joo, a gloomy and timid 20-year-old woman, has a secret she can’t tell anyone… Whenever she holds hands with a man, a flood breaks loose down below. When Hye-young—an upperclassman at the same school, and also known as a “chairwoman”—discovers Eun-joo’s secret, Eun-joo’s life suddenly turns mischievous, bold, and overflowing with risqué energy… Original Webtoon: Lezhin, Bomtoon

Extraordinary beings shattered the quiet of the world, and from that moment the tech tree veered off course. While humanity gropes through the darkness in search of a path to evolution, I tear out my ribs, burn my heart, and grind away sleepless nights to become their vanguard. This is the game‑like journey of a player toying with entire worlds. In these little worlds, the fun truly never ends.cloud.

속물주의 After her mother’s death and crushed by debt, Soui accepts an unusual proposal: to pretend to be Chihyuk’s fiancée in exchange for money and the chance to sever herself from the burdens of her past. What begins as a relationship of convenience gradually turns into something far more ambiguous, as calculated tenderness, emotional dependence, and a dark passion begin to entangle their lives. But as the lie nears its end, both of them come to realize that feelings born from deception can be far more dangerous than the charade itself.

관음 A passionate night spent with the emperor, whose face she could not even see in the darkness. However, the one who lusted after the empress’s body was not the emperor. It was his own younger brother, Joun. “Would you rather lose your head, or sleep with my brother before my eyes?” The emperor forced Sua, the empress, to choose. But it was not a choice, only coercion. When the night of sharing the bed came again, Sua, while the emperor secretly watched from behind the folding screen, whispered to his younger brother: “Please save me.” It was a low, faint voice, so soft it could barely be heard, but it was enough to make Joun’s whole body freeze.