Rika Takahashi had been working as an ordinary chef, but in reality, she was a special individual who inherited the blood of another world--- the "Otherworld." The "Otherworld" is a special world where kings, princesses, knights, and even fairies exist. One day, Rika took her retirement as an opportunity when her father suggested she teach cooking to relatives living in the "Otherworld," and she accepted the proposal with a light heart. To go to the "Otherworld," Rika completed various trainings and was finally about to depart, but...!? **Original Novel:** [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/2483000023) **Original Webtoon:** [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/6283000001) **Official Translations:** Japanese: [LINE Manga](https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0003652), [ebookJapan](https://ebookjapan.yahoo.co.jp/books/896463/)
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?
*Note: Promotional one-shot for the novel of the same name.*
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…
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)
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)
"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)
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.*
Once upon a time, there was a poor girl who spent all her time and energy helping her blind father. She was beautiful and kind, and she always wore a beautiful smile. Unfortunately, disaster struck her life. She decided to sacrifice herself to the Sea Lord in response to a promise. One cloudy day, she threw herself into the depths of the sea, praying to the god of the sea to save her father... It seems like the tale should end here, and the girl would die. But suddenly, as in any fairytale, a miracle happens: our heroine wakes up in the arms of a handsome boy... From the future! Who is he? Is this a bad dream, or the finger of fate?! *Note: Based on the traditional Korean fairy tale **Sim Cheong Jeon** (심청전,The Tale of Sim Cheong).*
Ji-Yu, who has only ever been 1st in the whole school, receives an unimaginable grade of 2nd place after entering high school. Shocked, Ji-Yu hears that dating will cause grades to drop, so he confesses to Do-Hyeon, the top student in the whole school, in order to regain his position as 1st. But what…? Why are you accepting my confession…? Will Ji-Yu be able to successfully persuade Do-Hyeon and regain his position as 1st in the whole school!? (Source: Ridibooks, translated)
The news of the destruction of the Earth, which had been circulating as nothing but nonsense, came out on the convenience store TV. At that moment, he lost consciousness with sound of a bang. He woke up a few days later and the city had already turned into ruin. *"Where am I...? And who am I?"* An old man who had died and a tattoo shaped like an eye appears in the male protagonist’s lost memories. In search of his memories, he heads to the shelter with the female protagonist, but will the two protagonists be able to survive the 465 days before the Earth is supposed to be destroyed?
