A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! "You're the bride I've been searching for all this time." The ayakashi and humans coexist in harmony. The ayakashi, having superior abilities and beautiful appearances, sometimes find their partner among human women, making them their "bride". The bride, in exchange for bringing prosperity, receives absolute love from the ayakashi. Yuzu is constantly compared to her sister, a bride of a demon fox, and is resented by her family every day. One day, when Yuzu just couldn't take things anymore, a man appears before her on a bridge. This man is the most beautiful man Yuzu has ever seen... and he's calling her his wife?! "Just be quiet and let me hold you." The most powerful, "cold-hearted" ayakashi is pouring his heart out for Yuzu?!
Marienne is simply perplexed at her husband Duke Alexias's extreme shift in behavior. He's known for his cruelty. Marienne, too, has received nothing from him but neglect since their engagement. She's resigned herself to being a mistreated prisoner in his home. So then, why? Why would he suddenly profess his love to her and propose to her in earnest? Especially since they're ALREADY married?!
A bejeweled bouquet of flowers, courtship akin to that of a fairy tale prince, being addressed as his GODDESS?! There seems to be no end. But despite Marienne's bewilderment, Alexia's sincerity somehow cuts through his bungling displays, and his words of affection begin to thaw her lonely heart.
Unbeknownst to Marienne, her once ruthless and unfeeling husband has "returned" from the brink of death. But what could've caused this change of heart? Why is he so desperate to ensure her happiness? And most importantly, will he be able to do right by Marienne this time?
In the Dragonlord Kingdom, the royal family who are descendants of the Dragon Lord, must marry their fated mate. Since Ludwig, the crown prince of this kingdom, has yet to find his mate, his childhood friend, Julianna, has assumed the role of his stand-in fiancee for over ten years. One day, when Julianna finds out that Ludwig desperately wants to find his mate, she decides to break off the engagement for his sake. However, upon hearing her ask to break off the engagement, Ludwig suddenly starts acting strangely...
"You'll just have to hold out until the sunrise again," he murmurs, looking at me with such adoring eyes... but wasn't I supposed to be the wicked wife he hates?! Much to her surprise, our hero woke up one day as Ilse, the meddling and evil wife from a novel she once read. In the story, Ilse tries to come between the protagonist Gilbert and his beloved, only to end up trapped in a brothel with nothing to her name. Now, hoping to change the original plot, this new Ilse decides to get herself an amicable divorce from Gilbert. After all, if she can just avoid the tragic ending that's coming for her, life in this world might be kind of fun! Her plans come skidding to a stop, though, when Gilbert strides into her bedroom late that night. Poor Ilse is soon in over her head, suffering one indignity after the next at the (talented) hands of this coldly sadistic duke, and she just might be falling head over heels in the process... Come let this luxuriously dramatic fantasy romcom sweep you off your feet!
Alexis is a knight hailed as a hero after his many exploits in the war. He is granted the title of marquess, and at the behest of the royal family, is urged to marry...?! Uninterested in love, Alexis hopes for a marriage in name only. His fiancee is the notorious Liselotte, but the rumors are far from true. You couldn't find a woman kinder or more sincere. Gently, their hearts grow together as one. When Alexis visits Liselotte's chambers, he bears witness to something unimaginiable...! A tender love story woven by a knight who knows no love and an persecuted aristocratic daughter!
Leah is the guardian saint of her kingdom, and has been bullied by her older sister, Priscilla, for as long as she can remember. Despite the constant beratement, she has been using her powers to heal the townspeople, fight with monsters, and protect the kingdom. However, one day, Priscilla made her final move. She convinced the prince to call off the holy engagement, claiming that she herself is the true guardian saint, and forced Leah into exile. Having been sent to the forest of illusion to carry out her exile, it was no different than a death sentence. However, that changed in an instant as she comes across a young prince from the neighboring kingdom who is in serious need of healing!
Prince Edward, Mariabelle's fiance, suddenly dissolves their engagement, telling her he has found his true love. His new fiancee, Anette, is a commoner, and Edward requests that Mariabelle be her tutor because she is "the perfect lady." After firmly rejecting his request, Mariabelle receives another marriage proposal. However, upon finding this out, Edward tries to bring Mariabelle back to him...
At the Valery manor, the count Lord Frederick is enamored by his mistress, whose whims dictate where his finances go. Unsurprisingly, his servants begin to leave one after another, refusing to become collateral damage. Meanwhile, the count's wife Liese enlists the help of the chancellor Lord Alwin so she may finally save enough money to escape her hellhole of a marriage!
I've always been good at reading the room. That's why I'm now the villainess... so that my sister Marin can be the tragic heroine. If I do not accomplish such, Marin will have father take away my food. At today's event, the young lord of the Balgoa Marquisate, Rio, is in attendance. Of course, I know to throw wine on her dress just as she asked of me. I must make throw everyone into a fuss... at least that's how I thought things were going to go, but the young lord of Balgoa grabbed me by the wrist and suddenly- a snap. Thus began a dramatic meeting one could call a sort of destiny.
"I'm going to be the next queen...?! I may have 'devil-black hair,' but I'll raise these two angelic twins to be splendid adults!" Since childhood, Julia has been discriminated against by everyone, including her family, because of her hair color. In the past, those with black hair have committed many horrible deeds, and this prejudice runs deep within the country. Because of this mistreatment, when she awakens her magic and special power, she keeps them hidden so she can live a peaceful life.
However, things don't go according to plan when King Louison chooses her to be his next queen?! What's more, he wants her to raise his twin sons as their stepmother?! At first, she wants to turn him down, but upon meeting them, they're too adorable to resist! Julia feels for them as they possess no magic and will be looked down upon should the public learns their secret... Determined to protect the twins from the awful prejudice she faces, she accepts King Louison's offer. "I'm going to protect their smiles!"
The curtain rises on this heartwarming fantasy tale about raising two angelic twins with overwhelming family love!
Yufilia is the daughter of a count. She has never felt any love from her family, and they always put her little sister first. Yufilia decided to just live her life with no one to count on. One night, while finding solace on her balcony, a small, injured owl lands in her palms. Then, for some reason, the next day she receives a passionate proposal from the neighboring emperor?! "At last. Surely, all this time, I've been searching for you since the day I was born." With his melting gaze and sweet words, the emperor ruthlessly eliminates those who try to stand in the way of their romance. But isn't this love a bit too overwhelming?! A Cinderella story about the strongest marriage between a mistreated girl and an emperor!
"A beauty... So otherworldly it's frightening." For generations, the Kuguu family's daughters have been born with purifying power, acting as shrine maidens for the village. Yuzuki was born into this family as the older sister of twin girls. While possessing purifying powers far greater than that of her sister, Mizuki, she is neglected by her family due to a mark that resembles a dragon on her back, which is seen as an ill fortune. The family conveniently uses Yuzuki's powers to make Mizuki look like a princess shrine maiden, who the villagers deeply admire. Tired of being used as a tool, Yuzuki dreams of her freedom and leaving the family to find the source of the mysterious voice she's heard occasionally since childhood. However, when that dream is crushed and she falls into deep despair, a God of calamity in the form of a huge dragon appears in the sky. Yuzuki is offered as a sacrifice, and she suddenly sees a flashback of her past life. Then, a dragon god, Sogyoku Seotsu, appears in human form and embraces Yuzuki. "I'll never let go of you again... My bride." The true princess shrine maiden is offered as a sacrifice in her younger sister's place and learns of the promise made between the dragon god and his bride in her past life.
The duchy of Alita was invaded by the monarchy, the Empire of Sckinia, and is now under its rule. The children of the nobility of the former duchy were incorporated into the imperial educational system, where they are given the duty of becoming mates with a partner chosen by the empire in spring when they turn 18, and have children. Tiana, a daughter of a count, is chosen to become mates with an elite knight, Adel, with whom she's always butted heads with since they were children. Arguing and bickering with each other, their completely unromantic first night begins. Tiana thought this would be their first and last night together, but Adel calls on her night after night, saying it's their duty... A romantic fantasy story of mates who can't seem to be honest with each other!
As the illegitimate daughter of a count and his maid, Katrina was born into miserable circumstances. And now that she's lost her mother, the treatment from her stepsister and stepmother the countess has only grown worse. One day, her stepsister receives a royal order to move to the northern outskirts due to her unseemly behavior at a recent party. There, she is to learn proper conduct under the tutelage of the resident prince, rumored to be a cruel man. Not wanting to subject her daughter to such punishment, the countess decides to send Katrina instead. Katrina arrives in the north shaking in fear. But contrary to the stories, the "merciless and cold-hearted" prince is kinder than she believed. Might the pure-hearted Katrina find love in the wintry countryside?
Sara is one of four daughters of the Balks dukedom. Born with golden hair and eyes which are said to be those of a witch, she's a blemish on the family name.
Sara has endured all the mistreatment from her family in hopes of living freely once she becomes of age. However, when one of her sisters is to be wed, she is cast out into the land of the beastfolk, for fear she'll bring a curse upon the family. In a land where no humans are said to be able to survive, the cruel emperor of the beastfolk empire, Cael appears before her. Their eyes meet, and their fates are forever interwined... could this be fate?!
The curtain rises on this fantastical romance between the discarded lady and the wolf emperor who doesn't believe in fate!
Summoned to another world as a "bonus" to a saintess, what awaited the heroine was a forced marriage with a poisonous bird emperor?! Rui Kanzaki was transported to another world with her younger twin sister. Her sister, having an aptitude for every kind of magic possible, is treated as a saintess. On the other hand, Rui is treated horribly due to having absolutely no magic ability and only having poison resistance. One day, Rui is married off to the emperor of a neighboring beastfolk nation in her sister's place. The emperor turns out to be a descendant of a poisonous bird clan, whose body brims with lethal toxins. A strategic marriage of a lonely emperor and a stand-in saintess - What will happen now that the lives of two completely different individuals have crossed paths?!