In a romance novel where the hero keeps the heroine a secret, what could be the possible reasons for his actions?

*Character illustrations in the auxiliary chapter.* Born and raised as a nameless shadow guard for his kingdom’s crown prince, his life’s purpose was to be used and discarded at the whims of his liege. And his meaningless life ended when the gaze of a princess lingered on him for too long. The crown prince had him beheaded without a second thought, as if throwing out trash. Transmigrating into the body of a baby girl, the nameless shadow finally had a name, a family, and a place to call her own. Throwing away his past, the shadow guard was now called ‘Emilia’, and walked on a new path to seek fulfillment. It was not meant to be, however, as the girl whom she had loved with all her heart and soul ended up mercilessly plunging a dagger through Emilia's love-struck heart at the highest point in her life. The crowd clamored at the ‘deserved death of the villainess’, and at that moment, the shadow could only wonder… why? Why am I always the one to dedicate myself fully to someone, only to be thrown away like trash in the end? And thus, as her soul floated away while cursing in resentment, ‘Emilia’ vowed to herself that in her next life she shall never be the one to fully dedicate herself. Whatever she likes shall be held in her palm, and shall never escape! The moment the vow was made, a self-proclaimed villainess system proposed to partner with her, to explore and conquer the worlds through their anchors—the heroes and heroines. And by cultivating this energy, she shall one day go back. Back to the world she was born as ‘Emilia’ in, and face the so-called heroine once more. The second time they meet, Emilia won’t be the one drowning in regret! ... Current cover was drawn by Scal2let, and commissioned by The Shadow King of Hearts (I love it so much, it's amazing, ahhh!!!

Dead tired. Literally. Our protagonist finds himself talking to God and ready to go into a different world of his choosing with some perks. Into the Naruto-verse as a Saiyan.

Lauded by millions for his rarely-seen talent with the ball, Jair Campinho meets a tragic end at the World Cup. Death, however, is not the last page of his story. Now stranded in a world that doesn't make much sense, he'll find himself coming to terms with his new identity as Dae Ho. He might not have won the World Cup, but will he win the hearts of the women around him? 'Forget the girls; focus on the grind.' Easier said than done. Love blooms in the household, except that it's going off the rails.

Chase Norris was just your normal troublemaker in life given that he acted nothing more than a delinquent throughout his high school life up to the very end it was coming. No one ever believed he would do anything good with his life after finishing high school given Chase was going to have a long criminal record in his adult life. There were a few who believed him to do much more in life than others think given that Chase has a chance to be something else to the world than that. Yet it does not matter about the future for this person when our friend gets struck by lightning and mysteriously gets brought into another world unharmed. A world completely different from his own on earth starting with how it is like a fantasy book or game filled with monsters that are dangerous and can kill a person if attacked by creatures. Yet that is not the only thing that was shocking to Chase where it turns out the women of this world are like the top rulers and the man are treated as lowly slaves. Had no clue how coming to this world came to work. Chase has to think first is to stay alive in it given being a male is like having a target on his back meaning journaling in this world is going to be very tough for him. Patreon link - https://www.patreon.com/Mattfuncool Books: Awoken in a world of monsters & Reincarnation: Road to rebuild a lost home Discord link: https://discord.gg/xa5jQF37B it has 30 days

When I died I didn't expect to wake up with dark beings of immeasurable power looming over me. I didn't expect to be given new life in a brand new world. Now, armed with a powerful system that makes me stronger after every fight, I might be the last thing standing between the multiverse and absolute annihilation. As I complete quests, defeat foes and become stronger, I still don't know if I'll be able to save this world, my old world and all the worlds in between. "And below... the MAW beckoned..." Come check out the discord to speak to the author and other readers: https://discord.gg/BEJgcRVVev

*Warning: High level of Bullshitting* Sid was your typical average person. Spending his days in front of his computer while reading Fanfictions and searching for something to appease his boredom. One day, he left his house to buy a few snacks, however, on his way to the store a flying anvil appeared out of nowhere and smashed his head against the ground, killing him instantly. Seemingly being chosen by GOD for no special reason at all, he is given three wishes and a mission to kill an evil anomaly in One piece world. An anomaly with absolute power and incredible strength that could even make the four Yonkō tremble against its presence. Sid, now with a mission to kill this absolute horrifying being, and his desire to become a hidden power in the shadows like a certain guy with the same name as him did in a manga, trains to become the strongest transcendent existence at night, and acts as the most normal mob character at day. The most dangerous pirate, the strongest admiral, the most revolutionist Revolutionary(?) Why be just one when you can be all of them and a normal marine side character at the same time? This is the story of a seemingly "Normal" marine. Training and becoming the strongest man alive, without anyone noticing! ° ° ° One piece is not mine, just in case you didn't know... I just own the MC... I think? iThe cover was made by me B) In case you have read "Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute" and the adventures of Shadow-sama, then just so you know, MC is not the same as that manga, they just had the same name because I couldn't come with a better name. Also, MC will not be as dense as Sid was... maybe. Anyway, that's all. Hope you like it!