After the war, Anna’s restaurant held her village together. She took in strays and sowed farms from war-torn fields. When the lumbering bear of a man, Bertram, wanders into town, she puts him to work chopping onions. He doesn’t shed a single tear. Instead, he offers his services to repay a debt to her late father. Meanwhile, Bertram, stripped of his ability to feel emotion, is not immune to Anna’s warmth. As forces converge around the village, a charming tale of curses, loss, and love simmers. (Source: Tapas)

In the Kingdom of Strandeon, one man from each noble family is required to serve in the Order of the Royal Vine, and Aristité is chosen to fulfill this duty for House Theseus. One day, while the order is carrying out a mission, a witch places a curse on Aristité, saying that he’ll lose something important. Everyone in the order thinks that this curse is what transforms Aristité into a woman, but little do they know that Aristité, whose real name is Ariel, was a woman from the start. All the curse did was take away her special medicine that changes her voice. With the help of her friends and cousin, Ariel struggles to protect her secret, but someone in the order seems determined to expose her and land her in trouble... (Source: TappyToon) *Note: The English translation was pre-released on Tappytoon before the Korean version was published on Naver on October 7, 2022.*

I am Aristité Theseus, one of the most competent knights among those of the Order of Royal Vine. I had been living like a beast in the sticks when Clementé Theseus, a distant relative, located me and suggested I join the order in his stead. At first, I was reluctant. But I eventually accepted his offer to disguise myself as a man to be enlisted. Why, you ask? My chief incentive was the prospect of keeping the promise with Knight Sir Edward, who had saved my life when I was a girl. He was the very reason I had dreamed of becoming a knight in the first place. One day, according to Prince Cal’s order, we went into the woods to hunt a witch. During the encounter, I got cursed and collapsed. As nightmarish as it was, the fellow knights wound up discovering me with my half-naked female body. To my relief, they believed the witch’s curse had stolen my gallant masculinity and turned me into a woman. Well, I figured I would roll with it since I couldn’t afford to admit that I am indeed a woman. Despite all the absurdities, I pledged myself to never return to my hometown until I fully hone the skills and mindset befitting a true knight. Perhaps, I might run into Sir Edward someday...? **Original Novel:** [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/55560976), [Naver Series](https://m.series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=4955418) [Official English Translation](https://www.tappytoon.com/en/book/aristite-was-blessed-with-a-curse-novel)