"Congratulations on being born." Once I opened my eyes, I was in a cold laboratory. I wasn't born because I wasn't human, I was created, but she still celebrates it nevertheless. I learned how to live by drinking coffee together, smelling the scent, hearing the sound of decoration shaking due to the wind, and becoming close to the rabbit who often came to visit the garden. However... "Actually, in a week from now, I'm going to die." She, who neither complains about pain or reveals her pain, is calm, but why does my heart hurt so much? I was also a person who could shed tears. "Why did you create me? Why did you make me like you?" (Source: Ridibooks, translated)
*Note: Promotional one-shot for the novel of the same name.*
My name is Joo In-gong. The name that my parents gave me meant ‘protagonist’ of the world. As anyone can predict, I was constantly teased due to my name. In kindergarten, elementary school, middle school and high school. If I went to university as planned then I would probably be laughed at there as well. So, at one point, I really hated my name. But not anymore. Now, I think slightly differently. Maybe being named Joo In-gong was a type of foreshadowing?
Yoon Sun took a semester off after breaking up with his boyfriend Han Sunhwa. He is leading a jobless life when he comes to realize that his new neighbor, Goo Jae, was the part-timer at the cafe he used to frequently go. After going over to complain about a noise that kept going off in the middle of the night, the two end up becoming close as Jae approaches him amiably. However, Sunhwa claims he cannot forget Sun, comes to his doorstep, and Sun hears the most unexpected words from Jae but…
Five years have passed since he left his beloved hometown for the city. With no one to depend on, Mihail wanders everywhere, ultimately unable to settle down anywhere and returns home. A remote mountain village where even a cart won't take him. Upon arriving in the village, he visits the cabin of his childhood friend, shepherd Caleb, and greets him warmly. However, all he gets in return is a warning to get out of the village immediately. Mihail tries to win Caleb's heart and settle down in his long-awaited return home, but things aren't as easy as he thought...
A pharmaceutical company started to secretly develop a new drug. The new drug's goal was to prevent humans from aging. They finally succeeded in developing the new drug after three years of research, but it couldn't be trusted without a clinical trial. Eventually, the researchers began testing the drug on people of unknown status illegally. As a result, 12 of the 20 subjects lost their body rhythm within a week and no longer aged. However, as the researchers became eager to report the findings, an unexpected change in the subjects' bodies began. (Source: Ridibooks, translated)
After days of starvation, my vision blurred, and a shadow spoke to me. That night, I made a pact with the shadow. By eating the sins of others, I gained a life where I would never have to starve again. Since gaining my powers, I've lost the ability to taste ordinary food, and I've accumulated a bit (a lot?) of a criminal record… But you know what? Sin tastes better. (Source: Ridibooks, translated)
Claren, the half-breed princess of the barbarians. She has been weak since childhood and cannot walk, so she is ignored even by her servants, and is eventually abandoned by her family during the war with the barbarian nation of Kailom. In revenge, she handed over the entire royal family to Kailom, and was given a title in recognition of her achievements. When Claren raised her head with the king's permission, Dean, the runaway slave, was standing there. (Source: Ridibooks, translated)
Ravelli Attilie was sold as a maid at a young age and grew up without an education. She used her natural talent for writing to become known among commoners as "Madame Rosa," a love letter writer. But one day, an anonymous nobleman asked her to write a love letter for his younger brother, Cedric. Wanting to earn money and leave the mansion where she worked as soon as possible, Ravelli put all her effort into writing love letters to seduce Cedric, but after sending out a few letters, she received a reply with her real name written on it...! (Source: Amazon, translated)
"Oh, you hired an employee.” “No, just… just a temporary part-timer.” Do-Kyeong is the owner of a small neighborhood cafe. One day, he gives a free cake to a customer who comes to the cafe. Not long after that, the customer, U-Yeong, quits a prestigious company and comes to work at the cafe as a part-timer... (Source: Ridibooks, translated)
Six girls, NMIXX, embark on an adventure toward MIXXTOPIA, a world where everyone's diversity is respected. Along the way, they fall into the villain Monopol's trap, their ship catches fire, and experience numerous twists and turns. While repairing the burned ship, the girls remain in the real world, confronting prejudice and stereotypes. Meanwhile, they gather others to join them on their journey to MIXXTOPIA. Finally, the newly renovated ship, MMU, safely sets sail. NMIXX enters an ocean-like black hole to reach MIXXTOPIA. (Source: Ridibooks, translated) 1. **Blue Valentine Stage-ro Jinipamnida** (블루 발렌타인 스테이지로 진입합니다, Entering the Blue Valentine Stage) \[Namon\] 2. **Yeoseon Gaero jogangnan Maeum** (여섯 개로 조각난 마음, A Heart Shattered into Six Pieces) \[Eun-Ah Park\] 3. **Uriui MIXXTOPIA** (우리의 믹스토피아, Our Mixtopia) \[Sanho\]
Freesia, who has been harassed by others due to her red eyes, has been wanting to confess her love on her birthday to Ben, the benefactor who saved her. But on the eve of her birthday, she runs into the red-eyed Ben who drinks blood in the woods... and finds out that his true identity - a vampire?! (Source: KakaoPage, translated) *Note: Includes four extra chapters.*
