The Cursed Alpha Prince's Replacement Bride - Chapter 1: I Will Not Marry That Monster!

It’s been 11 years since I’ve lived for others and not for me.

The moment I cried out wanting to get away from my exhausting life, I opened my eyes in the body of some Count’s 20-year-old daughter.

Since this happened, I decided to live my life freely as a single woman.

But…

“I need a lady to act as my fake wife for a certain period of time.”

“A contract marriage?”

“The term is one year. When the time is up, I’ll give you divorce with no strings attached.”

The Duke of the Empire whom I had happened to meet at a ball was hitting on me.

Turns out he’s no other than the Emperor’s beloved brother, Duke Scade!

Hold on, it’s just going to end in a clean divorce with no strings attached?

“You should also give me alimony. Give me one of the best lands of the Ducal household with 10 years’ worth of profit.”

“…..What?”

“If you don’t want to do that, then we cannot get married.”

This time I’m going to live a life taking care of the things I need first!

***

“I’ll escort you since it’s late.”

Where to? My bedroom is just around the corner.

“Tonight, I’ll do my best.”

No, I don’t need you to do that.

“Did you just look at that man?”

Excuse me, Duke, you said it’s for a limited time only, so why do you keep obsessing over me?

In his past life, Ming Yu struggled in the European and United States fashion circles, eventually becoming the well deserved king of the catwalk.

What?!I have to kill powerful monsters and humans to steal their ability!In a world where humans enter a strange game—like world called the Fallen Realm of gods to complete certain tasks in order to acquire superhuman abilities. Their world is faced with a deadly calamity. One which monsters pour into their world through dimensional Rifts, threatening to destroy everything in their path.Steven is a poor boy who has nothing to his name, aside from an overdue apartment and possibly a hundred credit in debt, enters the Realm and unlike others he's blessed with a strange system.{Limitless Undead System}{Talent: Gain x5 upgrades from every undead slain. Copy skills from the dead and make them your own.}With the only way to grow stronger having to kill and plunder abilities, his talent might as well be more of a curse than blessing; as the stronger the ability the stronger the Foe.Nonetheless, for his goal, he would strive, he would fight until he reaches the top of all human society, to become the greatest awakened and prove to all that even a poor scum like him can rise to the top.//Disclaimer//*Starts with a weak main character who quickly grows in strength, making it a strong-acting-weak story.*No Harem.*Fast-paced and thrilling when it matters.Extra tags: #Evolution, #Mystery.Discord: https://discord.gg/YbnpfwnvCk

As part of the imperial family, every move by Chu Yuan in this game of chess is made with apprehension, fearing that with a moment of inattentiveness, the whole match will be lost in a single move. Ascending to the throne at eighteen, not half a year passes before civil strife erupts in Yun Nan. Though the thoughts of the old guard at the imperial court are not exactly identical, they are all waiting to see how the new emperor will put an end to this. Unexpectedly, before this side could make a move, a few thousand miles away, the King of Xi Nan, Duan Bai Yue, had already personally commanded troops to attack in all directions; not half a year had passed when peace was restored. Sparse moonlight shines into the palace; Chu Yuan stamped the wax seal himself, and had a secret letter sent urgently to Yun Nan 800 miles away — this time, what must we(1) give in exchange? Brush marks passed through the back of the paper; it almost can be seen, when writing this line, how angry the young emperor was. Duan Bai Yue spread out a piece of paper unhurriedly, replying with only one word. You.