The Story of a Low-Rank Soldier Becoming a Monarch
The Chaebeol’s Youngest Son
Shinrei Tantei Yakumo
The World is Money and Power
Gamble Fish
Usogui
SSS-Class Suicide Hunter
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
Tomb Raider King
Trash of the Count's Family
Path of the Shaman
Regressor instructional manual
I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game
The Greatest Estate Developer
Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e ( you def know this but can't really complete a list without it being here sooo)
Most of these have smart, ten steps ahead mc. some of them are more smart than cunning but they have their moments
Wow thank you so much!!
I really like the art of Shinrei Tantei Yakumo
hehe you're welcome! also I know you were thinking mostly mangas/manhwas but there are a bunch of good novels out there I think you might find interesting. if you ever got tired of these try : https://www.novelupdates.com/series/my-iyashikei-game/?pg=68#myTable
Any bls with a cunning main character? Someone that isn't mean or evil, but manipulative and gets what he wants?