🧙♂️ Return of the Back Alley Wizard (aka The Back-Alley Mage’s Return) Once hailed as a magical genius, he vanished into obscurity… but not for long. The legendary back-alley mage is making a comeback — and this time, he’s stronger, smarter, and ready to shake up the magic world. Get ready for thrilling spells, revenge arcs, and badass comebacks in this action-packed fantasy — now available in English thanks to VortexScans! Description Return of the Back Alley Wizard “One day, a wyvern flew overhead. The moment I saw it, I decided to retire.” Aster, once a notorious troublemaker from the slums, clawed his way into the esteemed mage family—House Declan. But craving freedom, he fled… only to be hunted down and killed. When he opens his eyes again, he’s back in the slums, caught in the hazy border between life and death. “This time, I’m going to build a library—no, a tower! Just like my old comrades dreamed of.” “And for good measure, I’ll display the Declan family’s secret spellbook right on the first floor.”
[ MATURE / R19 VERSION ] Agent Kwon Taekjoo is dispatched to Russia with two tasks. First, he must find Anastasia,” a new weapon that could change the world forever. Second, he is to avoid Russia’s psychotic killer, Psikh Bognadov, at all costs. To assist him on his undercover mission, Taekjoo is sent a partner who only reveals himself to be a man named Zhenya. But Zhenya quickly proves himself to be just as dangerous and unhinged as the infamous Psikh himself. Just who could he truly be? And will Taekjoo succeed in tracking down “Anastasia”?
I can see it. The flow of the game that others can’t see! Song Yoo-joon, who loves soccer more than anyone else, suddenly becomes color-blind and is forced to quit soccer. Fifteen years pass, and he meets an untimely, unfair death.
Hyeseong, a boy living on a remote island, and Yunhae, a mysterious mermaid, become each other’s only friend. But soon after they meet, they’re separated after Hyeseong moves away. Six years later, Yunhae develops a mysterious power and finds Hyeseong again. Unfortunately, too much has changed, and Hyeseong can no longer dedicate all his time to her as he did in their childhood. He tells her they are too different, but Yunhae’s attachment to Hyeseong slowly transforms into an obsession...
A villainous queen sacrifices everything for her brother, only to be betrayed. Reborn in the past with a chance to right her wrongs, she must confront the tangled web of love and family that once destroyed her.
When news anchor Eunseong Kang meets the enigmatic Woojin Jeong, an unexpected connection pulls them into each other’s orbit. He’s a man trapped in a life that never ends; she chases meaning in fleeting moments. Their encounter feels less like coincidence — and more like fate.
Jeong Tae-se, a 26-year-old musical prodigy hailed as the “Second Beethoven,” is celebrated for his brilliant compositions and arrangements. But when a crippling creative slump threatens his career, he unexpectedly finds a new muse: Seol-ah, a mysterious woman he encounters during her attempt to end her life. Struck by the raw, haunting emotion she evokes, Tae-se becomes dangerously obsessed. Convinced that she holds the key to his artistic revival, he spirals deeper into a twisted fixation—blurring the lines between inspiration and possession.
The slave she thought was dead has returned—as a king. Now, he takes her as his concubine to destroy her kingdom and avenge his past. "My love wounds him. His love condemns me."
Roelle’s life has been nothing but tragic at the hands of her abusive family. But the worst tragedy of all occurs when she kills her cousin after he tries to take advantage of her. In order to avoid being put to death for the murder, Roelle runs away deep into the winter forest, where she encounters the lone Kayden in his cabin. When Kayden allows Roelle to stay with him for a while, the hopeless cold quickly turns into passionate heat. Will this cabin become Roelle’s haven? Or will it be the start of a new hell?
At first glance, Yeonghan seems like an ideal boyfriend, with stellar grades and good looks, but he’s actually infamous for his awful temper. On the other hand, Yaejoon is mild-mannered and polite, and he loathes people like Yeonghan. Unfortunately, they have to act as a couple for a college course that assigns pairs to recreate a dating relationship. Yeonghan is displeased, and Yaejoon even more so. As the two clash and bicker, they slowly wear down each other’s walls to discover their more vulnerable sides. Will this pretend relationship eventually turn into something more genuine?
While struggling with hardships in her life, Yuna meets mysterious Iyun at a bar. The night she spent with him was supposed to be a fleeting moment. But fate, or rather Iyun, had other plans—for his meeting with her was far from a coincidence.
In a kingdom rotting from within, Rey, an Arcanist whose magic serves the city's power players, scrapes by in a dusty bookstore with one-night stands as his only relief. After one intense night with two men, one of them won’t leave. Behind his refined mask lies a decadent hunger — and Rey knows it's poison, but he can't stay away.