Cry, or Better Yet, Beg was a romance web novel created by Solche, illustrated by 리마 (Rima), and officially licensed and published on YONDER; it concluded on April 9, 2023. The original Korean web novel was premiered on Naver Series and concluded on September 15, 2019 and supplementary story premiered on October 21 and concluded on October 29, 2019.
There is a work that have a universe like this series:
- Bastian: Same universe
There are audiobook and webtoon adaptions of the series.
Solche is also the author of The Problematic Prince.
Synopsis
Orphaned at a young age, Layla Llewellyn feels like the luckiest girl in the world after she moves in with her uncle Bill, a gardener who lives on the scenic Arvis estate in the Berg Empire. To Layla, Arvis seems like paradise; she loves to explore the vast forest, always bringing her notebook to record the wildlife she encounters. She especially loves the birds, watching them with awe as they hatch and grow from fluffy chicks into beautiful birds. Duke Herhardt, the young, handsome lord of Arvis, is also interested in birds―and in Layla. But the difference is, he's interested in birds because he likes to hunt them... and he's interested in Layla because he likes to make her cry. If a lovely bird is trapped in a golden cage, which will she choose: a life of luxury, or freedom?
WARNING: This story contains depictions of abuse, the trauma of children, substance abuse, and sexual assault that maybe upsetting to some readers.
Characters
Layla Llewellyn
Matthias von Herhardt
Bill Remmer
Elise von Herhardt
Hessen
Felix von Herhardt
Linda Ettman
Monica
Theo
Phoebe
Kylie Ettman
Riete von Herhardt
Riete von Herhardt or Riete von Lindman.
Claudine von Brandt
Norma Catharina von Herhardt
Chapters
- Ch.1 - A Delivered Girl
- Ch.2 - The Slayer of Beautiful Birds
- Ch.3 - Bring That Girl Here
- Ch.4 - After All That Time
- Ch.5 - The Duke Turned Around
- Ch.6 - Canary
- Ch.7 - Something Scarier Than That
- Ch.8 - A Safe World
- Ch.9 - That Lowly, Beautiful Girl
- Ch.10 - Did You Think It Was A Request?
- Ch.11 - Deep Water
- Ch.12 - The Raven Gentleman
- Ch.13 - Moonlit Night
- Ch.14 - I Desire Her
- Ch.15 - Friendly Hunting
- Ch.16 - Something That Is Nothing
- Ch.17 - Surprise Gift
- Ch.18 - Emerald
- Ch.19 - Kiss Me
- Ch.20 - Cry, or Better Yet, Beg
- Ch.21 - Time To Become an Adult
- Ch.22 - Into the Light
- Ch.23 - Torn Out, Crushed, and Thrown Asi...
- Ch.24 - Blue Candy
- Ch.25 - The Color of My Sadness
- Ch.26 - Let's Get Married
- Ch.27 - A Rose Season Without You
- Ch.28 - A Bird Flying Through the Spring Sky
- Ch.29 - A Failed Wish
- Ch.30 - I'll Do My Best
- Ch.31 - Kind Yet Coldhearted
- Ch.32 - Happy Days
- Ch.33 - Arvis's Heaven
- Ch.34 - An Excuse to Berak Her Heart
- Ch.35 - What the Thief Stole
- Ch.36 - So What?
- Ch.37 - I Really Hate You
- Ch.38 - The Time When I Loved You
- Ch.39 - My Beloved Son
- Ch.40 - Back on Track
- Ch.41 - How to Get Rid of a Beautiful Misfo...
- Ch.42 - No Place in This World
- Ch.43 - A Beautiful Song
- Ch.44 - The First Autumn
- Ch.45 - Princess Teacher
- Ch.46 - The Moment Their Eyes Met
- Ch.47 - The Duke Laughed
- Ch.48 - Platanus Road
- Ch.49 - Like a Bird's Wings
- Ch.50 - For My Precious Cousin
- Ch.51 - Are You a Raven?
- Ch.52 - Over and Done With
- Ch.53 - That Bird's Owner
- Ch.54 - Taking Responsibility
- Ch.55 - What Can I Destroy?
- Ch.56 - Phoebe
- Ch.57 - A Life's Worth
- Ch.58 - Play With Me
- Ch.59 - An Outstanding Adult
- Ch.60 - I Won't Hurt You
- Ch.61 - Benefit Performance
- Ch.62 - A Night at the Public Hall
- Ch.63 - You Look Pretty
- Ch.64 - A Glance
- Ch.65 - A Suitable Husband
- Ch.66 - Ruined Heaven
- Ch.67 - The Lord of Arvis
- Ch.68 - Willing To Do Anything
- Ch.69 - Savior
- Ch.70 - You Are Nothing
- Ch.71 - Throw It Out
- Ch.72 - How Dare You Treat Me Like That?
- Ch.73 - The Canary's Song
- Ch.74 - I'll Come Get You
- Ch.75 - The Right Choice
- Ch.76 - Point of No Return
- Ch.77 - Poor Thing
- Ch.78 - Your Person
- Ch.79 - Maid
- Ch.80 - What You Wnat to Do
- Ch.81 - My Feelings Will Never Change
- Ch.82 - You're Lying
- Ch.83 - Not Knowing That It Was Love
- Ch.84 - My Little Bird
- Ch.85 - A Crack
- Ch.86 - Arvis's Child
- Ch.87 - Our Rule
- Ch.88 - The Duchess
- Ch.89 - It Was Very Strange
- Ch.90 - Lovers
- Ch.91 - At the Longest
- Ch.92 - An Unplkanned Trip
- Ch.93 - I Love Him
- Ch.94 - I Understand It All
- Ch.95 - Light and Shadow
- Ch.96 - An Exception for a Perfect Marriage
- Ch.97 - The Man Who Ruined Your Life
- Ch.98 - I Learned It From You
- Ch.99 - One Condition
- Ch.100 - Do You REally Think I'm Pretty?
- Ch.101 - We Can Run Away Together
- Ch.102 - A Completely Different Direction
- Ch.103 - Defection
- Ch.104 - Like a Queen
- Ch.105 - The Last Waltz
- Ch.106 - You're Still Mine
- Ch.107 - Spring Flowers
- Ch.108 - Easy, Ever So Easy
- Ch.109 - Final Wish
- Ch.110 - Forever and Ever
- Ch.111 - Such a Trivial Matter
- Ch.112 - What If...
- Ch.113 - A Bird That Won't Sing
- Ch.114 - Where Everything Vanished
- Ch.115 - What's Left?
- Ch.116 - Layla
- Ch.117 - Forever Ignorant
- Ch.118 - Not At All
- Ch.119 - A Way Out
- Ch.120 - Unhinged
- Ch.121 - Two Pieces of News
- Ch.122 - The Way to the Ocean
- Ch.123 - That Name
- Ch.124 - One Goal
- Ch.125 - It Will Never Stop Being True
- Ch.126 - A Beautiful Day
- Ch.127 - Like a Child, or Like a Demon
- Ch.128 - A Heavenly Yet Hellish Time
- Ch.129 - Chain
- Ch.130 - I Guess I've Really Lost It
- Ch.131 - The Path of Salvation
- Ch.132 - The Only Way
- Ch.133 - A Sad, Frightening Dream
- Ch.134 - An Impossible Declaration of Love
- Ch.135 - That Name
- Ch.136 - My Dream Has Come True
- Ch.137 - If I Can't Be Your Heaven
- Ch.138 - That Beautiful Day
- Ch.139 - Last Chance
- Ch.140 - That Was All
- Ch.141 - I'm Here
- Ch.142 - Promise
- Ch.143 - Wishes
- Ch.144 - A Pure, Bright Light
- Ch.145 - New Year's Eve
- Ch.146 - Summer Again
- Ch.147 - The Color of My Happiness
- Ch.148 - The Bird Returned
- Epilogue 1
- Epilogue 2
- Epilogue 3
- Epilogue 4
- SS1 - Bird of Paradise (1)
- SS2 - Bird of Paradise (2)
- SS3 - Bird of Paradise (3)
- SS4 - Bird of Paradise (4)
- SS5 - Bird of Paradise (5)
- SS6 - Bird of Paradise (6)
- SS7 - Bird of Paradise (7)
- SS8 - Bird of Paradise (8)
- SS9 - Bird of Paradise (9)
- SS10 - Bird of Paradise (10)
- SS11 - Bird of Paradise (11)
- SS12 - Bird of Paradise (12)
- SS13 - Bird of Paradise (13)
- SS14 - Bird of Paradise (14)
- SS15 - Bird of Paradise (15)
- SS16 - Bird of Paradise (16)
- SS17 - Bird of Paradise (17)
- SS18 - Bird of Paradise (18)
Other
Audiobook
- 울어 봐, 빌어도 좋고 (Korean)
Webtoon
- Cry, or Better Yet, Beg: A webtoon of the same name created by VAN.J and original work by Solche.
External Links
- Cry, or Better Yet, Beg at YONDER (App-only, Chapter 1)
- 울어 봐, 빌어도 좋고 at Naver Series (Korean, Pay)
- Cry, or Better Yet, Beg at Anime-Planet
- Cry, or Better Yet, Beg at Baka-Updates Manga
- Cry, Even Better if you Beg at Novel Updates
- 울어 봐, 빌어도 좋고 at Namuwiki (Korean)
- Cry, Even Better if you Beg at Namuwiki (English machine translation)
- Cry, or Better Yet, Beg at Aenimanhwa Wiki
- Cry, or Better Yet, Beg at Web Fiction Wiki