The Maginot Line

Iona Modrov, known as the Emperor’s sword, hound, and secret lover, endures a harsh life as the illegitimate child of the Modrov family. Despite her sacrifices, she is forced into a political marriage and ultimately betrayed by the Emperor. On the brink of death, the only one who comes to save her is her unwanted husband, Duke Leroy Han. In her final moments, she asks for a last kiss before dying—only to wake up in the past before everything went wrong. Determined to change her fate, she runs to Leroy and boldly proposes: “Duke, marry me. This time, I will make you happy!”

A time when kings still existed and the soldiers protected them. Inese worked on the portrait of the Berton Kingdom’s Prince, Enrique on behalf of her teacher. 10 years later, the royal family declined but the rebel forces are on the hunt for the missing prince. “Will your memory get better if I say your life is on the line?” Nathan Farnese, A rebel force officer and an arrogant man. Being the only person who knows the Prince’s face, Inese gets arrested by him and is asked to remake the portrait from 10 years ago. In the name of surveillance, Nathan locks up Inese at his mansion. As the empty space on the canvas decreases, the gap between them gradually grows narrow…

You three kids, I’ll teach you. Recently, there have been several changes in my life. The first is that I became the governess of Lord Bertha’s siblings, and the second is that I remembered my past life. Why did I recall my past life now? Could this be inside the novel I read in my past life? If I remember correctly, I, “Estella,” the governess, will soon die. All to protect the half-siblings from that immoral man, “Diego”! “You seem like a more capable person than I thought.” “You’d better look for a job at another estate because you’ll go crazy if you stay here.” But “Diego,” the man who I thought was a heartless psychopath, turns out to be surprisingly kind…? Alright, I’m going to organize a dramatic reconciliation between Diego and his half-siblings!! How could you possibly kill these adorable kids when they’re hugging you?!

After being separated from her mother, Savina is forced to live with her uncle and the Charlots, who despise her. To make things worse, due to the memories of her past life, Savina learns she'll be killed by Prince Ricardo if she remains in her new home. But before she can convince her uncle to send her somewhere else, she discovers that Ricardo will be coming to stay with the Charlots. With this turn of events, will Savina successfully change her future? Or does fate have other plans for her?

100 years after her death, Empress Martina, the founder of the Carabella Empire, reincarnates as Astina Lette, the daughter of a count. Her peaceful, everyday life as a noble lady, a stark contrast to her past life, is short-lived, however.With the bankruptcy of her father's failed trade business, her family falls into great debt. Astina decides to sell herself off to marry Grand Duke Thereode in place of her sister Kanna to save her family from their financial crisis. But Thereode is forever cursed to take on the form of a beast, and no one expects her to survive the night with him…Still, defying all odds, she fights the beast with her impressive swordsmanship, and miraculously survives. Over time, a slow relationship begins to kindle between them as she tames him as her pet.Following a life of bloodshed and heartbreak, the great Empress Martina is reborn as Astina, the genius daughter of a humble count. But her peaceful world is shattered when bankruptcy forces her father to marry her off to the dangerous Archduke Atalenta. All of high society knows him as "Theriod the Beast" because of a family curse that turned him into a wild monster. Luckily, even the deadly beast of Atalenta is no match for the former empress's mighty sword.Everyone is shocked when the new archduchess tames her husband all too easily and takes over as the family head. No one's more surprised than Astina, however, when her casual kiss returns Theriod to his human form. Not only does he resemble her past life lover, but he has no memory of her from his wolf days. Despite these awkward circumstances, can the new power couple join hands to rule over the archduchy?Official English Novel TranslationOriginal Webtoon: Daum, KakaoPageOfficial Translations:EnglishFrench / FrançaisGerman / DeutschIndonesian / Bahasa IndonesiaJapanese / 日本語Thai / ภาษาไทย

This is a promotional oneshot for the novel of the same name.Her peaceful life that was different from her previous life was cut short. Astina was sold to Grand Duke Theodore due to her father’s bankruptcy, however, Grand Duke Theodore lived in the form of a beast…“He got hit and fainted. It’s not a serious injury so he’ll quickly regain consciousness.”“He… fainted?”Contrary to everyone’s expectations of her dying in one night, she began to tame the monster Theodore with her fancy swordwork, and tame it as a pet.“Theo, sit.”“Woof!”But one night after telling Theodore how talented he is, she kissed him for just a second…“…Theo?”Astina’s wild beast… became human?A full-fledged romance between the deficient monster husband and the thoughtless wife!