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Transmigrating only to end up in the body of a notorious and blacklisted dated movie queen? Accused of bribery, plastic surgery, being a mistress and diva, and even having sex for favors? The number one spoiled and domineering queen returns with a vengeance! To kick out the movie kings and queens and to dominate the entertainment industry! Nothing will stand in the way of the empress to get rid of that bastard emperor—not even transmigration! But… F*ck! What the hell? That darn husband of hers is the spitting image of that bastard emperor…

When the System descended and turned Earth into a dungeon-crawling death game, most people got combat classes—Warrior, Mage, Rogue. Takeshi got something different: Corporate Drone. While others gained flashy skills and legendary weapons, he received a briefcase, a tie that never wrinkles, and abilities like [Overtime Exploitation] and [Meeting Scheduler]. His employer? The Black Company, a ruthless interdimensional corporation that treats dungeon diving like just another day at the office, complete with quotas, performance reviews, and mandatory unpaid overtime in monster-infested hellscapes. But Takeshi isn't complaining. In his old life, he survived Japan's most brutal work culture, mastering the art of endurance, efficiency, and turning corporate BS into actual results. Now, those same skills that made him a salaryman legend are his path to power. Every monster killed is a KPI met. Every dungeon cleared is a project completed ahead of schedule. The Black Company doesn't care if he lives or dies. His party members think his class is a joke. But Takeshi has spent years climbing corporate ladders built on backstabbing and impossible deadlines. And while other adventurers burn out chasing glory, he grinds forward with the relentless, soul-crushing determination only a black company veteran possesses. Because in a world where everyone else is playing hero, sometimes the key to reaching the top is knowing how to work the system—literally.

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Zang Ruìnà died at twenty-two, face-down on a spreadsheet, her heart finally surrendering to a decade of sleepless nights and bottomless coffee. No heroics. No prophecy. Just another white-collar worker ground to dust by a system that had no use for her beyond what she could produce. She did not expect to open her eyes again. Now she is Reina, a forest elf of the Veridian Weald—slender, silver-haired, and burdened with memories not her own. In human reckoning, she is twenty-two. In elven years, she is young enough to be foolish and old enough to know better. The body she wears carries fading scars from a life she never lived: a skirmish with poachers, a fever that nearly claimed her, a mother who sang her to sleep beneath trees that glow with primal magic. But the world she has entered is no dream. Aethelgard is a land where magic flows like blood through the earth—and where every spell demands its price. The Arcane Conclave polices power with iron formulas and colder judgment. The Rootweaver Circle watches the forests with ancient, suspicious eyes. And the Order of the Mortal Coil hunts those who seek to cheat death, unaware that death has already spat one soul back into the light. Reina remembers spreadsheets and subway commutes. She remembers burnout, loneliness, the quiet desperation of modern life. Those memories should be useless here. Instead, they become her edge. When a conflict erupts between the druids of the Weald and the encroaching expansion of a Suncinder Basin trade cartel, Reina finds herself caught between two worlds that despise each other—and neither trusts an elf who thinks like a human. To survive, she must navigate political intrigues, bargain with fey spirits who sense something wrong about her, and confront the terrifying truth: magic can be learned, but its cost is written in flesh and soul. She came from a world that worked her to death. Now she must decide whether this one is worth living for.

Elijah lived in the magical world. He had no powers but his friend did. He had no parents as well. When he couldn't pay rent, he had to find a hotel. Other hotels were very expensive and asked his friends for help. They followed him to a hotel with no reviews. Just as his friends were about to leave, the door closed. They tried to find exits but couldn't find it. There were no receptionists, too. They knew their only way is... foward. *gulp*

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"DANI! You need to come down here, I have something to tell you" Mom called while I was busy reading one of my collection books. I drop my book and run down the stairs before my mom decides to barge inside my room and take away my book. "Mom?" "Kitchen" She calls out "Whats wrong?" I asked the moment I saw her fidgeting, she looks to me and then she started tearing up. "Your father called" Just like always, this three words means more to our family than anyone else. My father was never with us, he was never around and the only time he calls us is if he wants something. But my Mom, well lets just say shes too nice that even if the guy has not showed up in years, she would still accept whatever his request is. "What is it this time?" I was annoyed "His coming back and he wants to see you" And just like that, my whole little normal slash crazy life went downhill. Who would have thought that a single person can stir my whole life into something else.

She desires to be crown as princess when she saw the Crown Prince. She fell in love with him the moment she saw him. She tried everything to have His Highness attention but then one day, he ignored her. "Crown Princess." She whispered. It's what she didn't desire at first, she only wanted the throne to be with him but destiny is surely cruel because he is inlove with someone else.

"Es war ein Spiel des Überlebens". Im großen Reich von Alfaros herrschte Chaos. Prinz Regan war nach vier Jahren vom Schlachtfeld zurückgekehrt. Vor Jahren war er der schönste Prinz des Reiches gewesen. Ironischerweise war derselbe Prinz heute als "Der maskierte Prinz" bekannt. Es heißt, dass er eine riesige Narbe in seinem Gesicht hatte, einem Gesicht, das einst sehr schön war. Die Narbe war so entsetzlich, dass der Kaiser Angst bekam, als er sie sah, und ihn auf das Schlachtfeld schickte. Aber der Krieg war vorbei. Und er sollte zurückkehren. . . . Als er in die grünen Augen blickte, die beim Anblick seines vernarbten Gesichts nicht einmal zuckten, war Regan einen Moment lang überrascht. Zugleich blitzte etwas in seinen kalten Augen auf, als er sah, wie ruhig sie aussah. "Wie ist dein Name?" "Evelyn, Eure Hoheit." "Evelyn..." Regan schmeckte den Namen auf seinen Lippen. Seine roten Augen sahen in ihr Gesicht, das völlig leer war, und er sagte "Evelyn, du wirst von heute an meine persönliche Sklavin sein." Evelyn sah ruhig aus. Doch als die Zeit verging, merkte Evelyn, dass Regan mehr wollte. Viel mehr, als sie ihm geben konnte. Sie versuchte, ihn aufzuhalten. Aber was sollte sie tun, wenn der Prinz sein Herz mit Gewalt in ihre Hände legte und darauf bestand, ihres zu nehmen? Wird Evelyn sich dann entscheiden, wegzugehen oder weiterzuziehen? Vor allem in einer Zeit, in der die Schrecken ihrer Vergangenheit ihr Herz überschatten. __________ Diese Geschichte ist Teil des Gewinnspiels, wenn ihr also Spaß am Lesen habt, unterstützt bitte die Autorin. Im Gegenzug versichere ich Ihnen, dass die Handlung Sie nicht enttäuschen wird, denn sie ist voller Wendungen und Verwicklungen. Das Cover ist von mir. Erstellt von: Lay Lee

Bai Su, who transmigrated into a book set in the interstellar Beast World, has only one interest: making delicious food at the orphanage, raising children, and enjoying her hard-won new life. Future's great villains? The cubs are all super well-behaved in front of her! The Federation Leader comes to freeload a meal, and his disability is cured! The business emperor comes to freeload a meal, and his infertility is solved! The obese little female gets thinner the more she eats, gradually growing into the number one beauty of the Beast World. She also attracts the number one genius doctor of the interstellar era and the interstellar great captain. The villainous cubs, driving warships and controlling ten thousand beasts: "If you want to get close to our Mom, you'll have to withstand our cannon fire first!" The Federation Leader laughs in anger: "You dare to bomb my armory? Courting death!" The gloomy and bloodthirsty emperor: "A bunch of little trash! You think I'm afraid of you?" The doctor's face turns ashen: "Either give back my research results, or die!" The interstellar great captain dangerously shoulders a Barrett: "I see you're all dying to get locked up." Bai Su smiles and peeks her head out, holding a gleaming kitchen knife: "Time to eat! What are you all doing?" The big shots and the little villains, harmoniously putting their arms around each other's shoulders in a picture of fatherly love and filial piety: "Coming~~"