This is not a fairytale. No, this is a story of what lurks beyond the "happily ever after." Once upon a time, Elena assumed the role of Princess Veronica, married the crown prince, and lived happily... until her dutiful knight plunged his sword into her back and the true Veronica stepped out of the darkness. Now, Elena finds herself at the beginning of her cautionary tale. However, this time she intends to do more than play the star of the show. This time, Elena will direct the downfall of everyone who played a part in wronging her. **Original Novel:** [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/51182276), [Naver Series](https://m.series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=4495310) [Official English Translation](https://tapas.io/series/queen-in-the-shadows-novel/info)

Iris has awoken as the villainess in the world of her favorite otome game. But not just ANY otome game—one with nothing but bittersweet "Happy-Bad" Endings! If the heroine hooks up with one of her problematic love interests, the rest of the world is doomed... but if she fails, it's the villainess who will pay with her life! Fortunately, Iris has time on her side. All she has to do is set things up so that the heroine won't go down those routes! Be it curing a fatal disease or re-parenting her possessive twin brother, she'll do whatever it takes to reject these Happy-Bad Endings! (Source: Cross Infinite World)

Then: Kunugi Kou waged bloody warfare as a hero in another world. Now: He's a perfectly average high—schooler with a perfectly exceptional best friend: Ayase Kaito. Kaito's charming personality and looks that could kill have earned himself the harem of quirky beauties that every protagonist deserves-and Kou is dead-set on supporting him from the shadows as the ultimate wingman extra! And it's all going great—that is, until a wrench is thrown into the works in the form of another romcom staple: the protagonist's little sister, Ayase Hikari, seems like she might have a thing for him? Now it's up to the world's most "extra" extra to crawl his way back into the obscurity he longs for! (Source: J-Novel Club)

Seria, a social outcast, has changed. Seria Stern, the wicked woman who made everyone tremble with fear, was now calm. In fact, she wasn’t just changed, she was a completely different person. The moment she realized that she had possessed the body of the villain Seria, in a romance novel, she had a hunch about the future and decided to live low. She would avoid kidnapping and harassing the original heroine, hence preventing her death by decapitation at the hands of Kalis, the second male lead. In order to avoid that, she had to fix her bad relationship with Kalis and even healed his injured arm. Thanks to that she got engaged with him, so it’s all worked out. Finally, the original heroine returned, and her husband, Lesche, should be on good terms with her now. “I’ve been waiting to escort her, so…” Lesche asked, resolutely cutting off Kalis’ words. “Miss Seria, it would be better for you to choose. With whom would you want to go with?” Something was strange. The original, wasn’t it perfectly fine? **Original Novel:** [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/4474000001), [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/59763834) **Official Translations:** [English](https://manta.net/en/series/i-ve-become-a-true-villainess?seriesId=2412)

Merea was summoned to a place called “Sacred Mountain of Lindholm” where spirits gather upon their death. He was called upon using an Otherworldly Grass which found it’s way to his world. The reason for summoning him was to dispel the lingering attachment and/or regrets of a group of heroic spirits from another world. Brought up as a hero to dispel regrets, the era of the world made him into a demon lord instead.

Despite being the eldest daughter of a Baron, Chelsea has spent her life enduring endless torment at the hands of her mother and younger twin sister Margaret. But that all changed on her twelfth birthday, when she is discovered to have the never-before-seen skill — [Seed Creation]! Brought to the Royal Research Institute by her appraiser, Glen, for further study of her ability, she is greeted with open arms, a big room with personal maids, a soft warm bed, and all the delicious food she could want. Her life couldn’t have done more of a complete 180! But of course, Margaret won’t sit by quietly as Chelsea is now pampered like a princess… *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*

A VOW THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN! It’s been years since the kihei appeared without warning and overran the earth. To combat this threat, humanity established the Twilight Academy to train students as soldiers, though most die before graduation. During a mission, Kou Kaguro’s squad is attacked, and he must face his fate as yet another student casualty…or so he thought. A girl in white appears during his final moments and swears to protect him, filling a hole in his heart and setting them both on a path of love and despair. (Source: Yen Press)

A comet falling will bring about a great calamity, and in order to choose a child fated by the falling comet, the Spirit Blade Sect with a long storied history is once again resuming its entrance examination process to find disciples. The protagonist Lu Wang, who possesses a special soul that only appears once in a thousand years, decides to take the exam, and he starts down the path toward becoming an exceptional sage. Original Raws

When Marchioness Shuri von Neuschwanstein is widowed at the age of sixteen, she is left to raise her husband's four children and manage his estate until the eldest son inherits it on his wedding day. She earns a terrible reputation as she does what it takes to survive and is heartbroken when she is asked not to attend the wedding. Shuri flees the estate and dies, only to awaken on the day of her husband's funeral. With a chance to try again, Shuri vows to make things right. **Original Novel:** [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/50992110), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=4011373), [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/2057061390) **Official Translations:** [English](https://tapas.io/series/the-fantasie-of-a-stepmother-novel/info)

Cursed his whole life with only misfortune and hardships, Cheon Yeo Woon, who ranks lowest in the war of the Grand Prince Succession, is about to have his world turned upside own when a 'descendant' from a future suddenly appears and installs nano machines inside his body. **Original Webnovel:** [Munpia](https://novel.munpia.com/90171), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=2987014)

Yeon was just an orphan on the streets when a man claiming to be her father brought her to his family home. But the Baengri estate was a den of vipers that swallowed her whole, and it's only when she's standing at the funeral of the father she never truly understood that she realizes how familiar this story is. When she wakes up six years old again, Yeon knows she can't waste her second chance. This time, she's going to save her father. This time, she's going to live without regrets. [Original Novel](https://page.kakao.com/content/56272329) [Official English](https://tapas.io/series/the-baengri-clans-unwanted-granddaughter-novel/info)

Jihyun Song devotes herself to saving lives as Korea’s eminent Master Surgeon. She remembers her first life as Elise, a selfish empress, and she’s determined to do good this time around. But Elise de Clarence isn’t done with her yet! After a freak plane crash, Jihyun gets another shot at her first life in a world of regency, war, and politics. Can she employ her modern surgery skills to save Britia and get out of her engagement to the crown prince before her wretched past repeats? **Original Novel:** [Joara](https://www.joara.com/book/1044080), [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/48093493), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=2189541), [Onestory](https://onestory.co.kr/detail/H039683077), Snackbook, Tocsoda [Official English](https://tapas.io/series/doctor-elise-novel/info)