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Description
As the deadliest assassin in the Seong Empire, Yeseo is stumped by very few jobs that come her way. But when Emperor Ahon hires her to find the spy hiding in his palace, she must also play the part of his new airheaded concubine as a cover. It takes all her patience to keep up her lovey-dovey act with Ahon during the day, and all her smarts to sniff out the enemy at night.
If only she could wrap up this job quickly and collect her handsome reward-- but with so many suspicious officials and the tangled web of alliances inside the court, it's hard to tell who the true culprit could be. Can Ye... More...
If only she could wrap up this job quickly and collect her handsome reward-- but with so many suspicious officials and the tangled web of alliances inside the court, it's hard to tell who the true culprit could be. Can Ye... More...
As the deadliest assassin in the Seong Empire, Yeseo is stumped by very few jobs that come her way. But when Emperor Ahon hires her to find the spy hiding in his palace, she must also play the part of his new airheaded concubine as a cover. It takes all her patience to keep up her lovey-dovey act with Ahon during the day, and all her smarts to sniff out the enemy at night.
If only she could wrap up this job quickly and collect her handsome reward-- but with so many suspicious officials and the tangled web of alliances inside the court, it's hard to tell who the true culprit could be. Can Yeseo catch this mysterious spy before she loses her sanity and blows her own cover?
Original Novel
Original Webtoon:
Kakaopage, Daum
Official Translation:
English, S.Chinese, Japanese, Thai, T.Chinese, Indonesian, French Less...
If only she could wrap up this job quickly and collect her handsome reward-- but with so many suspicious officials and the tangled web of alliances inside the court, it's hard to tell who the true culprit could be. Can Yeseo catch this mysterious spy before she loses her sanity and blows her own cover?
Original Novel
Original Webtoon:
Kakaopage, Daum
Official Translation:
English, S.Chinese, Japanese, Thai, T.Chinese, Indonesian, French Less...
Type
Manhwa
Related Series
N/A
Associated Names
Contract Concubine
El contrato de la concubina
Selir Kontrak
Наложница по контракту
สัญญาจ้างนางสนม
後宮契約
愛妃,你的刀掉了
후궁계약
El contrato de la concubina
Selir Kontrak
Наложница по контракту
สัญญาจ้างนางสนม
後宮契約
愛妃,你的刀掉了
후궁계약
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Latest Release(s)
c.68 by Feya Scans over 2 years ago
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c.66 by Feya Scans over 2 years ago
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c.67 by Feya Scans over 2 years ago
c.66 by Feya Scans over 2 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
147 Chapters (Hiatus)
S1: 100 Chapters (1~100)
S2: 47 Chapters (101~147)
S3: TBA
S1: 100 Chapters (1~100)
S2: 47 Chapters (101~147)
S3: TBA
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Rating
Average: 7.4 / 10.0 (46 votes)
Bayesian Average: 6.97 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 6.97 / 10.0
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Last Updated
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Category Recommendations
Peerless: Wushuang (Novel)
Ba Bao Zhuang (Novel)
The Emperor's Concubine
Please Don't, My Prince
Koutei Heika no Osewagakari - Jokan Kurashi ga Shiawase sugite Koukyuu kara Deraremasen
Ba Bao Zhuang (Novel)
The Emperor's Concubine
Please Don't, My Prince
Koutei Heika no Osewagakari - Jokan Kurashi ga Shiawase sugite Koukyuu kara Deraremasen
Recommendations
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Author(s)
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Year
2019
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Serialized In (magazine)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #723 (+11)
Monthly Pos #1242 (+369)
3 Month Pos #2359 (+353)
6 Month Pos #3341 (-26)
Year Pos #3944 (-182)
Monthly Pos #1242 (+369)
3 Month Pos #2359 (+353)
6 Month Pos #3341 (-26)
Year Pos #3944 (-182)
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in short
by connectedwizzard
January 16th, 2022, 5:22am
January 16th, 2022, 5:22am
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
female protagonist good,
males just scummy, shitty poeple...
... Last updated on March 15th, 2022, 4:38am
males just scummy, shitty poeple...
... Last updated on March 15th, 2022, 4:38am
Entertaining but drags on (update: man-child is too much)
by Shygirlz
May 10th, 2021, 1:17am
May 10th, 2021, 1:17am
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
Pros:
- Good art
- Strong female lead
- Hints at an interesting overall plot with the female lead's backstory and court intrigue
- Comedy is good
Cons:
- Story drags on (stuff could be resolved in half the amount of chapters)
- Male lead is pretty irrational for an emperor
- Follow-up to the above, the story is more comedy and requires some suspension of disbelief
- So far the romance is entirely one-sided and the male lead's interest in the female lead is more cringy jealousy than anything to squeal over
======= Update (ch. 59)
So the female lead’s past has been exposed more and the intrigue is still there, but I’m dropping this because I can’t *stand* the emperor / male lead. Especially when one of the other male leads has been introduced and seems awesome, but instead of him based on screen time it’s clear she’ll end up with the emperor and oh my god is there nothing good about this guy.
In the latest chapter Yesuh is somewhat injured, but it’s nothing for an assassin. And yet the emperor insists on a physician - sure, that’s okay I guess even if by now it’s grating how this guy seems to solidly ignore this assassin fact at all times. Yesuh is like no it’ll expose me ‘cause I have scars all over and that’s not normal and I’m fine… but the emperor still forces her to get checked out and expose all her scars for this minor injury, and of course he’s then also beyond shocked by her scars *despite how she’s an assassin*. (The physician was also shocked, but he’s trustworthy said the emperor so of course he won’t expose her and how her having scars makes no sense for her cover story.)
Oh, still no romance at all btw. The saving grace is Yesuh still has no feelings for the emperor. Also ridiculous is how the emperor so far has fallen for Yesuh but seemingly only the fake version of her? He pretty much refuses to see her or treat her as a competent assassin, which is the real her and pretty much her only defining character trait so far. Instead he’s taken to seeing her fake affection as real, and then acting out like a total child whenever anyone reminds him that uh this is an act and she’s an assassin (which he just refuses to acknowledge).
Also, he thinks wow she’s so pretty / cute / whatever… but only while she’s faking absolute affection towards him? He doesn’t think that when she’s her normal self. And then there’s him ordering people to dig into her personal life too, even after she expressly gets mad at him for this invasion of privacy - not because she might be a threat or any of plenty reasonable reasons, but because she let slip the name of this other guy and well he *has* to know about this other guy. The sheer amount of ridiculous stuff he does that hinders their mission or the female lead out of a ridiculous jealousy is just frustrating. And again, there’s how the emperor doesn’t really have anything good going for him either. Not really anything attractive about his personality so he ends up just dull or annoying.
I’ve rambled a bit but basically the emperor is a huge man-child and knowing this competent cool female lead is more than likely ending up with him instead of this other actually great guy is enough for me to drop this.
It’s a shame because the art is nice, Yesuh’s airheaded act is funny, and the characters (other than the ML) and plot are interesting enough too.
... Last updated on August 8th, 2021, 3:13am
- Good art
- Strong female lead
- Hints at an interesting overall plot with the female lead's backstory and court intrigue
- Comedy is good
Cons:
- Story drags on (stuff could be resolved in half the amount of chapters)
- Male lead is pretty irrational for an emperor
- Follow-up to the above, the story is more comedy and requires some suspension of disbelief
- So far the romance is entirely one-sided and the male lead's interest in the female lead is more cringy jealousy than anything to squeal over
======= Update (ch. 59)
So the female lead’s past has been exposed more and the intrigue is still there, but I’m dropping this because I can’t *stand* the emperor / male lead. Especially when one of the other male leads has been introduced and seems awesome, but instead of him based on screen time it’s clear she’ll end up with the emperor and oh my god is there nothing good about this guy.
In the latest chapter Yesuh is somewhat injured, but it’s nothing for an assassin. And yet the emperor insists on a physician - sure, that’s okay I guess even if by now it’s grating how this guy seems to solidly ignore this assassin fact at all times. Yesuh is like no it’ll expose me ‘cause I have scars all over and that’s not normal and I’m fine… but the emperor still forces her to get checked out and expose all her scars for this minor injury, and of course he’s then also beyond shocked by her scars *despite how she’s an assassin*. (The physician was also shocked, but he’s trustworthy said the emperor so of course he won’t expose her and how her having scars makes no sense for her cover story.)
Oh, still no romance at all btw. The saving grace is Yesuh still has no feelings for the emperor. Also ridiculous is how the emperor so far has fallen for Yesuh but seemingly only the fake version of her? He pretty much refuses to see her or treat her as a competent assassin, which is the real her and pretty much her only defining character trait so far. Instead he’s taken to seeing her fake affection as real, and then acting out like a total child whenever anyone reminds him that uh this is an act and she’s an assassin (which he just refuses to acknowledge).
Also, he thinks wow she’s so pretty / cute / whatever… but only while she’s faking absolute affection towards him? He doesn’t think that when she’s her normal self. And then there’s him ordering people to dig into her personal life too, even after she expressly gets mad at him for this invasion of privacy - not because she might be a threat or any of plenty reasonable reasons, but because she let slip the name of this other guy and well he *has* to know about this other guy. The sheer amount of ridiculous stuff he does that hinders their mission or the female lead out of a ridiculous jealousy is just frustrating. And again, there’s how the emperor doesn’t really have anything good going for him either. Not really anything attractive about his personality so he ends up just dull or annoying.
I’ve rambled a bit but basically the emperor is a huge man-child and knowing this competent cool female lead is more than likely ending up with him instead of this other actually great guy is enough for me to drop this.
It’s a shame because the art is nice, Yesuh’s airheaded act is funny, and the characters (other than the ML) and plot are interesting enough too.
... Last updated on August 8th, 2021, 3:13am
Thoroughly Enjoyable
by threefour
May 3rd, 2021, 1:20pm
May 3rd, 2021, 1:20pm
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
I didn't have high expectations for this series, but I'm really enjoying it a lot. I like the main female character's confident/cocky personality--we spend a lot of time alone with her, so it's good she's not annoying at all. There's a nice mix of humor, action, mystery, and ~°~feelings~°~. I was pretty devastated when I saw that Bucci Gang had dropped this, and I really, really hope another scanlation group picks it up soon!
Very good!
by ScarletPhoenix678
August 14th, 2020, 10:53am
August 14th, 2020, 10:53am
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
This manhwa is really good! It's extremely funny and the main character seems to have a pretty interesting background. She is also pretty strong and cool. Anyways, give this a try!
It's fun
by camilleon
July 12th, 2020, 10:39am
July 12th, 2020, 10:39am
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
There are certain arcs that get boring and lengthy, but the sub-plots are entertaining.
... Last updated on July 12th, 2020, 10:39am
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I especially loved that one chapter where there was a whole misunderstanding about the emperor's penis and how he thought the FL thought his wasn't enough and that he could never satisfy her...
... Last updated on July 12th, 2020, 10:39am
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