Josei - Page 372

Seyeon leaves the city for a rejuvenation vacation and ends up staying at a quiet rural orchard run by a friend of her mother's who retired to the countryside. She was just trying to enjoy leisure time in nature, but she meets an unexpected person there. Her childhood friend, Jungwook. They got along well when they were kids, but after Jungwook became popular in school, they grew distant and went separate ways. Now meeting again after a long time, Jungwook feels like a different person, even colder and more distant. Seyeon feels embarrassed and awkward around Jungwook, but she can’t help but notice him as he has grown muscular. By chance, they both end up witnessing each other's 'secret moment'. Due to that incident, Jungwook's attitude, that had previously seemed indifferent and cold, suddenly changes. He approaches her recklessly, and Seyeon's heart is shaken by his unexpected confession...! A secret and thrilling romance unfolding in a sunny orchard in midsummer!

On a dark, quiet night, as Se-a returns to her empty home, flickering lights reveal a man in a cap standing at her doorstep. He calls her name, and when she turns, she’s stunned by the familiar face: someone she believed had died ten years ago. Letting him in sets off a chain of unraveling truths, buried secrets, and painful misunderstandings. But he’s not the only one hiding something. As past and present collide, can the two mend the distance that time and silence have carved between them?

The story takes place in a world ruled by people who possess "Lua," supernatural powers granted by the gods. Ceska, a multilingual speaker who understands every language, attends an academy for the children of royalty and rulers from various nations. She also works as an interpreter. Meanwhile, Shiki, the prince of a nation whose people have no Lua and are called "Yaguu" and endure harsh discrimination, enrolls at the academy. Driven by a desire to befriend Shiki, Ceska actively converses with him, gradually closing the distance between them. However, a certain phrase uttered by Shiki triggers a massive shift in the world… This fantasy weaves its tale around Ceska, a genius linguist, and Shiki, the handsome prince of an oppressed people.

After a traffic accident, when she opens her eyes, she finds a handsome young man doing a kabedon in front of her. At that moment, she realizes she has become Olivia Custer, the villainess from a manga she once read. Five years earlier, Olivia Custer had secretly harbored feelings for the cold but beautiful Inslette at the Royal Academy, but she was never able to confess them. In order to get closer to him, she came up with the idea of befriending his companions. However, rumors soon spread at school that she was man-crazy. On top of that, she discovered that she was not truly the daughter of the count’s family, but had been switched at birth. Worse still, she learned she was afflicted with an incurable disease and would not live long. In desperation, she got Inslette drunk and forced him to become hers…