Episode 1
“It’s happening!”
People looked up, cheering in unison. The gate was forced open, and black sparks crackled and flew.
A tall man with black hair, black eyes, and wearing a matching black trench coat floated in the sky. People, previously in terror, erupted in cheers.
“It’s done! He’s here!”
“He’s come to save us!”
Despite the life-threatening danger of a level 4 gate, the trapped people’s attitudes were light. It was as if they were watching a parade in an amusement park, not a gate.
The man in black, suspended in the air, held a giant golden half-scissor.
Black trench coat, jet-black hair, swirling black mist, golden half-scissor.
He was the world-ranking number 1, S-class illusionist. Known as ‘Black Illusion’, ‘Lucid Dreamer.’
Commonly referred to as ‘Lude’, his symbol.
A hero of the Great Awakening Era, the Grand Gate Era.
South Korea’s pride and a hunter envied by the world.
“Kyaa, Lord Lude!”
“He looked this way! Lord Lude looked over here!”
“No, he saw me! Lord Lude looked at me!”
People of all ages erupted in cheers. Lude’s wink to the crowd intensified the reaction.
Someone even brought out a banner.
「Lude, You’re My Dream」
The man holding the banner collapsed in emotion as Lude smiled at him.
“Ladies and gentlemen!”
Lude’s voice thundered through the gate. He raised the golden half-scissor towards the sky.
“Now you can relax. Your hero, I, Lude, have come to rescue you!”
“Kyaaa!”
“Lude, Lude! Lude, Lude!”
It was more like a concert scene than a gate. Lude swung down the half-scissor, and it was over.
[Proof] Witnessed Lude’s concert today (153)Is this for real? Was hanging out at Seohyun Station with a friend when we got trapped in a level 4 sudden gate
Thought we were doomed and prayed, but suddenly Lude appeared
It felt like being in another world
Suddenly, the dungeon turned into an amusement park. Regular mobs transformed into balloons, and the boss mob exploded on the spot with a flick of Lude’s finger
A bit gruesome but true
Now I get why they say Lude is amazing
Honestly, I was terrified when trapped in the gate, can’t describe the fear…
But when Lude turned the gate clearing into a show, the tension just vanished. It was reassuring
And he’s incredibly handsome. A perfect model. Never seen a man rock a trench coat like that…
His voice was so melodious, thought he was a voice actor
Just kept staring at Lude’s face in the gate
People say being trapped in a gate gives you PTSD, but I was just happy. Lude… Sigh…
Oh, right. Lude gave balloon puppies to those trapped in the gate (photo)
[Comments]Damn, so jealous… I just want to see Lude once
But seriously, Lude is so handsome. To see him in real life, I’d even enter a level 1 gate
GS. Really good-looking and great voice… And even his stage manners, who are you really…
Lee Hyun of 2nd place vs Lude of 1st place, who would you date?
└I’d change that vs to an X
└└LMFAO
Still, go to the hospital. People rescued by Lude from gates hallucinated for days. They say Lude has a tremendous evil aura, being near him affects you, experts said
└That’s an anti-rumor. Evil aura skills do affect others, yep. But most people are fine after a few days rest, so don’t worry
└└ No, no, no, this is true. My friend went into a gate cleared by Lude and had nightmares for weeks, barely slept. It was summer, but they were shivering cold, heard hallucinations, and only calmed down after getting an antidote at the hospital. You should definitely visit the hospital.
└ Yeah, I’ve heard such stories a lot, so I plan to go to the hospital, thanks for the concern! Not saying this for no reason, just in case!
But who exactly is Lude? There’s no information about him, so curious.
└ Shows his face everywhere, but not a single candid photo, which is surprising.
└ No paparazzi shots, no guild membership, no eyewitness accounts…
└ But honestly, if Lude’s real identity turns out to be a criminal or something, that’d be heartbreaking. I’d rather not know anything… Lude is perfect as he is now.
└└ Agree, agree. Let’s respect Lude’s privacy.
Having turned off his phone screen, Lude’s smiling lips fell.
Instantly, his expression shifted from a cheerful clown to that of an office worker who just escaped to the restroom for a break. Lude put the phone in his pocket.
“Right. Hope they keep respecting my privacy.”
With those words, Lude gently landed on the rooftop from the black sky and looked around. Checking if anyone was nearby, he slipped into the building. A black indirect message appeared before him.
[The Chaos Master says there’s no one around here.]“I know.”
Of course, he had spent a lot of time choosing a building without people or CCTV. Lude descended a few floors via the staircase. Black mist began to emanate from him, slowly erasing ‘Lude.’
“I’ve gathered enough low-grade items, so I can stay home for a while.”
[But you’ll rush out excitedly as soon as another gate appears, the Chaos Master shakes his head.]When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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