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Takara Nako, 28. Her love life and career were both going reasonably well — until the boyfriend she was thinking of marrying turned out to be cheating on her, dumped her without mercy, and she lost her job on top of it all. The one who reaches out to the heartbroken Nako is a handsome young heir, Osawa Yuki, whose life she had once saved when she found him collapsed in the street. “Will you marry me? …Me, specifically.” What Yuki proposes is a one-year contract marriage. He needs her to act as his wife to put a stop to the stream of marriage arrangements pouring in. The conditions are suspiciously generous — room, board, and a large sum of money upon contract completion. Nako turns him down at first, but Yuki’s sincerity wins her over, and she ends up accepting. As they spend their days together as a fake married couple, Nako gradually finds herself genuinely falling for Yuki. But Yuki is carrying a heavy secret — he has only one year left to live. Where will this time-limited love, born from a lie, lead the two of them…? [Original Webtoon](https://www.comico.jp/comic/13250)
**Original Novel:** [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/57243596), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=8803008) One day, as usual, Annabelle remembered the memories of her previous life. It was revealed that she has been reincarnated as the second most popular character in a novel. She also did all kinds of bad things to the male lead, and in the end, she is the person who will end up in prison! ‘In the end, I’ll get caught. It’s crazy!’ Anabelle begins to save Ian from danger by intercepting the conspiracies that were laid out one by one to prevent her impending doom. But in the process, she caught the attention of some unexpected people… “Oh my, that’s the spirit of chivalry our family pursues! I like that a lot!” Ian’s mother’s eyes began to sparkle at her. “Would you like to be my partner to the opera?” After saving Ian, the prince keeps flirting… “Ian, I’ve decided to quit being your rival and live a new life.” “A new life?” “To stop paying attention to a man like you who’s always up and down, marry a man with no character, and live a normal life.” “Who’s the opponent? And why am I up and down?” The male lead, Ian, keeps obsessing over me for some reason. “Why do you not talk harshly to me these days…? Do it again.” Everyone just seems to be a little weird!
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My first kiss was so sudden that I didn't quite know how to process it, but I'll never forget the way my heart pounded in my chest or Aki's slightly teasing smile. (Source: J-Publishing, translated) *Note: Originally published in aQtto! November 2016 issue.*
Due to her limited magical powers, Algerita, the daughter of a count, is forced by her family to take on the tough job of caring for a dragon. She is then expected to marry an elderly duke, but when his grandson Margus informs her of his passing, she is in danger of losing her job! He then says, "Just marry me," and she ends up becoming his wife!? She thought she was being entrusted with caring for his beloved dragon and that it was just a contract marriage, but he treats her like his real wife... (Source: KADOKAWA, translated)