Genres
Action Features fast-paced sequences of combat, chases, and intense physical confrontations, often with heroes battling villains.Drama Focuses on realistic portrayals of human emotions and conflicts, often dealing with serious themes and interpersonal relationships.Fantasy Features magical elements, mythical creatures, and often takes place in fictional worlds with unique rules and societies.Romance Explores the development of romantic relationships between characters, often featuring emotional intimacy, courtship, and personal growth.Tags
Female Protagonist Main character is female.Historical Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.Crossdressing Prominently features a character dressing up as the opposite sex.Martial Arts Centers around the use of traditional hand-to-hand combat.Cultivation Features characters using training, often martial arts-related, and other special methods to cultivate qi (a component of traditional Chinese philosophy, described as "life force") and gain strength or immortality.His Majesty's Secret Heroine
蓮禄昕～宿命の華～
Yeon Lokheun's name means "happy morning," but her life has been anything but. When her mother is murdered and her father becomes a fugitive after taking revenge, the girl grows up disguised as a boy, trained in martial and spiritual arts. To save her father, she travels to the palace and offers herself to the young emperor Garyun, who agrees to spare the fugitive's life in exchange for her lifelong service.
Convinced that his new servant is a boy, Garyun sets out to forge her into an unmatched martial artist, even if it means sending her to hell. Lokheun becomes his agent, travelling the world to resolve the supernatural problems that arise in his place.
Yet the longer she serves at his side, the harder it becomes to keep her real identity hidden from the court, from her rivals, and from the man whose trust she has earned.
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