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Rest is born as the eldest son of the Dine Count family. Although he lives a life without material hardship, he’s fed up with the customs and formalities of high noble society—its ceremonies, constraints, and countless obligations. Deep down, he’s always wanted to escape this position somehow. One day, he takes advantage of his stepmother’s schemes as she secretly maneuvers to make her own son, his half‑brother Burgess, the heir. Using her plots against the house, Rest successfully achieves his goal: he is expelled from the Dine family, just as he wanted. His place of exile is Eldba Island, the farthest outlying island of the kingdom. There, he takes on a new name, Rest Kaiel, and begins developing the territory with a few trusted retainers, all so they can live a laid‑back, genuinely free life together on this remote island.
Their time of bliss together seems like a faraway dream… Zeke, a successful man in show business, scouted talented dancer Melody and it was love at first sight. Their future together was supposed to be bright, but an unexpected accident turns their lives upside down. With Melody’s legs seriously injured, she’s afraid she can no longer live up to her husband’s expectations. So she decides to flee from the hospital and disappear into a world without Zeke. But he isn’t going to let her get away that easily!
Pairing: Sweden x Finland During the Winter War, Sweden and Finland share a dream.
Pairing: Haruichi x Ryousuke Haruichi realises that the time he will have together with Ryousuke is running out and that there are things that he needs to tell him.
This anthology collects multiple short stories where characters who have been labeled “villainess” in various otome-game or fantasy plots refuse to sit back and accept their doom-flag fate. Instead, they flip their scripts by clever, bold, or outright outrageous tactics to seize agency, reverse their fortunes, and often make those who wronged them pay—sometimes with a side-serving of poetic justice.