New Novel "집사에게 반성을 촉구한다" Launches on KakaoPage: A Writer Hunted by Her Own Character Into the Real World

집사에게 반성을 촉구한다 ("Appealing to the Butler for Remorse") by 유안나 (Yoo Anna) officially launched on KakaoPage on August 27, 2026 under the 기다리면 무료 (wait-to-read free) system, published by Zero Novel (동아출판). This romance fantasy (로맨스 판타지) novel is a sequel to the earlier work 『작가에게 반성을 촉구한다』 and is currently serializing (연재중).

The story centers on a chaotic meta-fiction premise: a genre novelist who once got possessed (빙의) into her own novel must now face her male character who has "escaped" into the real world — behaving possessively, jealously, and isolating all her social connections — while her other novels also begin manifesting in reality, spawning gates across Seoul.

Quick Summary

• Korean title: 집사에게 반성을 촉구한다
• Romanization: Jipsa-ege Banseong-eul Chokgu-handa
• English title: Appealing to the Butler for Remorse / I Urge the Butler to Reflect
• Literal meaning: "Demanding the Butler to Introspect"
• Format: webnovel (KakaoPage serialized novel)
• Author: 유안나 (Yoo Anna)
• Publisher/Label: Zero Novel (동아출판)
• Official platforms: KakaoPage (main release) & Joara (original free serialization)
• Category: 로맨스 판타지 (romance fantasy / 로판)
• Serialization status: 연재중 (ongoing)
• KakaoPage release date: August 27, 2026
• Access system: 기다리면 무료 (wait = free)
• Core premise: novelist + fictional character escapes to real world + gates appear
• Series relation: sequel to 『작가에게 반성을 촉구한다』 (completed, 9 volumes)
• Cover: available (image attached)

Cover of the Currently Serializing Novel

A 로판 Novel That Just "Leveled Up" to KakaoPage

집사에게 반성을 촉구한다 is not a brand-new work. It was originally serialized for free on Joara and has accumulated 128,820 views on that platform. Evidence of its long existence can be found in reader blog reviews discussing the novel as early as mid-2023, when only about 15 episodes had been uploaded and it was already under a publishing contract.

What is new is its official launch on KakaoPage on August 27, 2026, under the Zero Novel (동아출판) label with the 기다리면 무료 system — KakaoPage's signature access model where readers simply wait a set time to unlock the next episode for free. The announcement was made directly by author 유안나 via her official X account and promoted by Zero Novel's official account.

A Chaotic Premise: A Novelist Hunted by Her Own Character

The synopsis opens with protagonist Kim Ah-jin, a genre novelist who was once possessed (빙의) into her own novel, Serena's Tea Time, as the character Yuri Yellechenica — before managing to return to the real world. That experience was no hallucination: she genuinely learned much and even experienced love in another person's world.

Four years after her return, trouble arrives: Reilly Kraha, the male character from her novel, appears in the real world. The problem is, he is the possessive, controlling type who isolates all her social connections and gets jealous — the type Ah-jin insists "should only exist inside a novel!" More infuriatingly, it turns out she herself accidentally brought him out.

As if that were not enough, her other novels also start becoming real: gates suddenly appear in Seoul, turning her life into chaos — worldview collisions and a messy romance.

Connection to the Previous Work

집사에게 반성을 촉구한다 is a direct sequel to 『작가에게 반성을 촉구한다』 ("Appealing to the Author for Remorse"), 유안나's novel that completed in 9 volumes and is available on KakaoPage and RIDI. The previous series told the story of Kim Ah-jin's initial experience being possessed into her own novel.

Although it is a sequel, this novel can be enjoyed independently without reading its predecessor — though reading the earlier series adds contextual depth and enjoyment.

Why This Matters

1) Meta-fiction with a "character hunts the author" twist

Instead of the protagonist entering a novel world, here the novel's character enters the author's world — inverting the familiar isekai/possession formula of the 로판 genre.

2) A possessive male lead as a source of conflict and comedy

Reilly Kraha is no perfect prince; he is possessive, jealous, and controlling — traits that might be romantic in a novel but become sources of chaos and dark humor in the real world.

3) Constantly expanding scale

Starting with one character who "escaped," it escalates to gates appearing in Seoul and worldview collisions — growing from romantic comedy to city-scale threat.

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4) Easy to try with the wait-for-free system

The 기다리면 무료 system on KakaoPage lets readers sample the novel without spending money, while the original version on Joara remains entirely free.

Novel Information

The important details currently known are:

• 집사에게 반성을 촉구한다 is a romance fantasy novel by 유안나 (Yoo Anna)
• published by Zero Novel (동아출판) and released on KakaoPage on August 27, 2026
• access system is 기다리면 무료 (wait = free)
• serialization status is 연재중 (ongoing)
• previously serialized for free on Joara with 128,820 views
• a sequel to 『작가에게 반성을 촉구한다』 (completed, 9 volumes)
• protagonist Kim Ah-jin, a novelist who was once possessed into her own work
• male lead Reilly Kraha, a novel character who appears in the real world
• the novel can be read via the official KakaoPage page and the original Joara version
• the release was announced by the author on X/Twitter
• official English and Indonesian editions have not been announced

Closing

집사에게 반성을 촉구한다 brings the premise of "a novel character escapes into reality and hunts the author" into KakaoPage's romance fantasy lineup. With ongoing status, a wait-for-free system, and a foundation from a predecessor series completed in 9 volumes, 유안나's work is a new 로판 title worth watching — especially for readers who enjoy meta-fiction comedy with a "problematic but endearing" male lead.

Details on future episodes and publication outside Korea await further announcements. Meanwhile, the novel can already be read on KakaoPage with the 기다리면 무료 system.