The Reader and Protagonist Definitely Have to Be in True Love

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An internet troll who wanted attention, the reader criticized his favorite web novel, saying: “The protagonist is dumb and the author is s*upid.”

Author: “…Got it.”

Unfortunately for him, the author actually listened to his (troll) feedback. The formerly lighthearted tale of a cute harem master suddenly became super dark and edgy. The reader could only helplessly look on as the protagonist was abused and betrayed, finally embarking on the road to becoming completely evil. Everything was a mess!

After that the reader transmigrated into a strange world. How come the person in front of him looks like the protagonist (evil undead version)? Just what is going on?!

Note: Du Zhe (读者 meaning Reader) and Du Ze (杜泽 the character’s name) sound almost the same

Associated Names
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Độc giả và nhân vật chính tuyệt đối là chân ái
นักอ่านกับพระเอกน่ะต้องคู่กันอยู่แล้วนี่ !?
讀者和主角絕逼是真愛
读者和主角绝逼是真爱
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Latest Release

Date Group Release
04/09/18 BC Novels c96 (end)
04/05/18 BC Novels c95
03/31/18 Ainushi Translations c94
03/23/18 BC Novels c93.2
03/21/18 BC Novels c93.1
03/19/18 BC Novels c92.4
03/17/18 BC Novels c92.3
03/15/18 BC Novels c92.2
03/13/18 BC Novels c92.1
03/07/18 BC Novels c91.3
03/07/18 BC Novels c91.2
03/05/18 BC Novels c91.1
03/03/18 BC Novels c90.3
03/01/18 BC Novels c90.2
02/27/18 BC Novels c90.1
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Doytch Magient
Doytch Magient rated it
April 4, 2018
Status: Completed
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

This.

is.

... more>> precious.

★Let me tell you my exp. The first time I read this, I was like:

["hmm.. This story is kinda normal?

why is the place only rotate between the two of them?

this seems not that promising, seeing the both of them are the silence type -_-.. How can they deepen the feeling without much communications?

The f*ck, Shou/uke is disability? Well, that can be romantic somehow.."]

then I put this novel on hold. Saving it when all my curren fav novels finished.

★The second time I read it again, I had forgotten most parts of the story so I began read from the beginning again.

i found out that things were relating to each other. Every part of plot, of the story, had its own meaning and function for the future part/plot. The story was built neatly, and the world wasnt only rotating around them.

They didnt just invite anyone they met as a comarade. They could pick the right ones bcs of uke's guidance.

The relationship between The main CP was mainly, unexpectedly deepened by the ever betrayed and most wary of human, seme. And how that can happen was really sweet and logical.

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The most fav things I love in this novel is definitely the romance between cp. It's HE, of course but you dont know how difficult and how much sufferings must be sacrificed. And those are gonna make you squeeze your tears empty.

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The things gonna reach its climax from 10 ch or so before ending. At the time, you really need to find an empty space, with no one around you. Dont let them distrub you. Dont read in class. You need to be focus. Pour all of your feelings into the story. Feel it. Be mad. Be sad. (Okay I strt to stray from the path of reviewer -_-")

The conclution is, this novel is amazing. <<less
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EndlessLove
EndlessLove rated it
April 3, 2018
Status: c94
Oh my heart! At first, it was that cliche, OP halo, fast upgrade type of protagonist but it definitely works, because the main plot isn't really about that. The main focus is the reader and the protagonist's relationship. At the beginning, Xiu didn't trust him, for 3 years Du Ze let him practice necromancy on him. It was about trust.

I can't fully explain how much I love this story. The social barrier of the reader and the protagonists' mistrust and insecurity, both are being healed by each other.

Ahh~ I love... more>> this story so much. They believe each other and trust each other and love each other. The story comes around in one full circle and I was at awe. I couldn't stop reading especially on chapters where my heart was in a sea of tears. They truly definitely have to be in true love. Time and distance is irrelevant.

I COULD RANT FOREVER WITH HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS NOVEL!

Stories are real, they live in our memories forever. <<less
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afuruba
afuruba rated it
March 7, 2018
Status: c91.1
Not really that interesting. I read this to pass the time, while I wait for other novels that I'm reading to update. The translation quality is very good, but the story is not that engaging. I guess I just read a lot of novels with this type of setting and I find this one mediocre, not too good, not too bad.
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Ritu
Ritu rated it
August 21, 2017
Status: --
It's a very funny novels. The characters are interesting. Character development of the introduced characters have been very nicely done. I'll not give any spoilers. It's a good (kind of explicit in both the smexy way and the disgusting way) light hearted BL. 100% recommended ;)
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Midget_bunny
Midget_bunny rated it
August 16, 2017
Status: c6
Loveable MC definitely. There is manga/manhua? For this and from it I can see that MC somehow has expressionless face.

But, his monologues are too funny for me to handle. Recommend for light reading. Kind of fluffy.

Spoiler

There some kissing scene with skeleton. Heh

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bluedrop
bluedrop rated it
July 9, 2023
Status: Completed
Kept giving this a pass despite it being on a lot of recs lists. I eventually caved and decided to give it a shot anyway.

The beginning is Hella messy. I don't know if it was the translations (which, gigantic kudos to the translators tho) or the actual writing style of the author. I didn't like it and couldn't really get into it. It was interesting enough to make me push through the first 10 chapters, with a healthy amount of breaks in between and lots of work. Basically I just... more>> used this as a way of turning off my brain, without actually resting completely.

Now at chapter 44 and I had to come back here for a bit before I lose my train of thought. At this point, I'd give this a very lukewarm 2stars out of 5. It's not bad. It's not good either. It's not painfully horrible to deserve a 1 star (can barely make me feel anything, even anger). I keep gettinf annoyed with all the ways the author describes the MC and ML, and almost always constantly referring to them by Not Their Name. Just a quirky "Moe Lord" and "cute reader".

The story and writing is pretty juvenile. Again, it's not like there aren't any worse stories out there but I'm just so flipping bored already.

I love me some possessive yandere type ML's. But I actually want my MC to be an active part of the story.

MC here constantly feels like he's just along for the ride. It feels like a friggin You/Reader x ML fic.

Edit: at ch62 and things are getting pretty epic. I just wish the MC could do something and not just be a constant bystander. The world building is OK I guess. Not very fleshed out but still pretty ok considering the length of this book and the focus on MC and ML.

Edit: finally done. Translators did an amazing job. Enjoyed the NSFW chapters and their efforts to preserve them. Overall story was ok. Maybe just not my cup of tea. I mostly like my MC being proactive in the story lol. MC in this was basically an accessory to the ML despite it being mostly written in MC's POV <<less
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oujideredragon
oujideredragon rated it
April 13, 2023
Status: c96
honestly the background story is okay and the world building is decent but I really didn’t enjoy the main pairing. I wasn’t that into it but I kept reading because of how good the reviews were and the premise sounded super interesting but... wow it was hard to read.

after they “got together” I desperately wanted them to separate to be honest there was absolutely no chemistry and du zhe just sounded scared 90% of the time.

the protagonist treats him so poorly I really really dont see how this can be... more>> seen as a cute romance... honestly this book made me start to block out male yandere tags lol.

if you enjoy it then good for you... but I disagree with everyone calling the mc/protagonist cute or a good couple.

the relationship is extremely possessive super unhealthy downright disturbing most of the time and the protagonist is really uninteresting. the only interesting part about du zhe for me was his disabilities and his background... and they didnt really count for much.

I gave it an extra star for the world building but this is already very generous lol. <<less
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fameyreads
fameyreads rated it
December 4, 2022
Status: c12
I hate giving up on novels that gave me high expectations at first, but maybe I’m just s*upid but I don’t understand what the heck is going on most of the time. I understand that a lot seem to really like this novel but it just isn’t for me.

Leaving this here as a reminder to self that I don’t have to try and pick this up again.

For other future readers, PLEASE PLEASE DO MIND THE TAGS. I have only read 12 chapters in but that early on some of those... more>> tags are already relevant. Idk how it is for the later chapters, but I suppose a lot will happen still so please be careful. <<less
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WallEyeKnee
WallEyeKnee rated it
July 10, 2022
Status: Completed
5 Stars! This novel deserves nothing but stars.

-Characters top notch

-Plot keep me want to read more and more

-Romance beyond Romeo and Juliet level

-The twists and turns, the comedy, the blood thirst, the 8 races, yes yes yes!

Even the transmigration and the intertwined works so well and refreshing so different from other novels of the same genre

And the ending 'MUA' so perfect

You don't read this you're missing out big time. YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN!. Well it's only 90 plus chapters. I WANT MODERN LIFE ARC but it's so perfect I want more.
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belowaveragecucumber
belowaveragecucumber rated it
April 26, 2022
Status: c96
this book f*cking SUCKS. and I dont say this only because of the (as discussed in other reviews) frankly horrible s*x scenes and the one Very bad non consensual dragon scene. like yeah that's part of it but if I only talked abt that you might be fooled into thinking this is a good book with bad smut WHICH IT'S NOT.

the pacing in this book is somehow boring and at times too fast. I'm sure that if you sit down and read a couple of chapters per day spacing it... more>> out you won't feel as much of this, but if you do that then you run the risk of getting lost in the many many locations that get very little explanation. half the times I only had a vague tenuous idea of where the characters where and who was hanging out with the MCs (and sure you know what? maybe if I was reading carefully and with a lot of concentration I wouldn't have this problem but if you want me to take out the notes and write in the metaphorical margins for this book you are insane). side characters that appear at the beginning do stick around but they're all mostly boring or have little to no character development aside from one quirky trait (like the f*cking. lesbian in*est demons. what the f*ck was up with that). if you only care about the romance, then yeah this isn't a big issue! if you care about literally anything else then oh man.

also the romance is. its something for sure. I'm not gonna sit here and tell you it's the worst and most toxic horrible thing ever and clutch my pealrs and faint and throw up or something bc it really isn't, it's just... To me it fails on the two levels I find romance interesting: it's not a romance in which I go "aw, I wish I had that" or anything, but it's also not a dark complex relationship that I want to watch because it's so bad. Yeah there's some cute-ish moments, and the ML's possesiveness is definitely toxic and at times dark, but I'd rate it about the same as some random quotev yandere anime boy x reader on those terms. the ML's constantly changing species / shape SHOULD be interesting but instead whenever there was a new form I was like :/ oh boy time to see how they have some s*x moment in this one and then advance the convoluted plot.

as far as the characters go, I do actually like Du Ze. listen, this novel DOES have good things! the doujin being the only item that Du Ze brought and the fact it's indestructible? it's funny (it's sometimes used so often that it feels tiring, but overall it's a funny gag). it has a premise about as good as any transmigration story has, and I really like transmigration stories. Du Ze, for as grating as his slightly repetitive 'haha im a transmigrator so ik what will happen' might be at times, is actually enjoyable, and I did care for him. I think it's awesome that he's a disabled MC and that his disability is treated somewhat realistically (as far as. transmigration danmei novels go), he uses hearing aids, and he DOESN'T GET MAGICALLY CURED which is. Good! Awesome! I did like Du Ze and his feelings, I did think his love for the ML was cute at times! I liked (... most) of his inner monologues and how he interacted with other characters! Too bad he's part of a story that is just not enjoyable to read if you're trying to get more from this book than 'omg hot yandere yaoiz XD'

this book truly, realy does have interesting concepts. a lot of its arcs and settings are genuinely interesting. the blackened ML is an interesting and engaging idea. the side characters, as concepts, seem to be characters you'd want to know more about. It's just too bad that the plot seems to both zoom by and leave you confused as to what is happening and at the same time feel like it's dragging on so slow you're halfway tempted to just skip ahead to the next weirdo s*x scene so at least SOMETHING understandable and easy to read is happening. the side characters just sort of blur into one big confusing mass and the second you go for a few hours not reading this you've probably forgotten most of their names or what they even did.

i'd say 'if you know the possible triggering content (like. yknow. the r*pe scene?) and just want some danmei transmigration fun read this book', but i'd be lying. because its NOT easy fun unless you really want to just plug your eyes and ignore all the worldbuilding and plot and only focus on the central relationship, in which case it's probably easier to go read a fanfic! you're going to WANT to make sense of this book because it has promising elements and then you're just going to have a stressful time trying to keep track of what's going on!! this review isn't me being some Puritan Warrior holding up a cross and going "AH! PROBLEMATIC CONTENT! BAD! CANCEL! 0/10!". it's me telling you I sat down and read all 96 chapters in the span of a few days and came out of it a more confused and probably worse person. I'm not even gonna say "go read X book instead", I'm not here to promote what I like, genuinely please read ANYTHING other than this and I promise you'll probably have a better time <<less
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_.__aris
_.__aris rated it
April 4, 2022
Status: c93 part1
(free of spoilers)

The manga is amazing and reading the novel was 100% worth it. I wouldn't have been able to survive the cliffhangers. I had a lot of fun reading it, the memes are GOLD haha. I specially loved the Reader lack of expression most of the time

The story, even though it looks like a common isekai at the start it was complex and unique through out the whole story, especially the final chapters.

The characters, trials and strategies, are mind-blowing. 10/10 I could totally read this again and... more>> I would enjoy it every time.

(at the start of the story they mention that the Reader is weak, has myopia and has to use hearing aids because he is almost deaf, and he is perfect that way, I love him so much) <<less
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Edaaaa
Edaaaa rated it
January 25, 2022
Status: Completed
I LOVE THIS NOVEL!!!

Seriously, I really hoped there were more chapters. But : (

You may lose your patience in the starting of this novel, but trust me it will get better.

5 stars for the novel and the translator.
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Sleepy_sheepy
Sleepy_sheepy rated it
January 17, 2022
Status: c12.2
Chapter read up to: 12

Personal rating: 1/5

Main thoughts: Save yourself some time and don't read this. I feel like I was tricked by all the high ratings. Reads like bad fanfic; maybe only read if you want some tropey entertainment and smut?

  • It had an interesting premise - MC is a 'black fan' who transmigrates into a novel and encounters the protagonist at the 'blackened stage'. However, this story was executed poorly
  • This reads like bad fanfic - paragraphs dart around with no linear progression, not much character exploration or world-building. MC transmigrates but has half-assed motivation to 'save' the protagonist and has zero personality
  • ML is a terrible person who literally tortures the MC for 3 years straight using MC as an experimental rat for his necromancy. This would be interesting, if the author delved deep into their thoughts and elaborated more. However, this is all glossed over. MC seems incredibly blank and thoughtless... how could he sit around for 3 years of abuse with no plans to escape?
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Snowblind
Snowblind rated it
April 5, 2021
Status: c68
Ewww... really tried to like it, because the storyline showed some refreshing potential and I have a soft heart for abused characters. But the lazy D&D-ripoff and the shallowness of MC and ML were not sufferable to the end, so I quit around chapter 70. On top of this I just couldn't stand anymore reading two to three times per page how cute and silly the protagonist is.... not. Sorry, but the few nice ideas just weren't enough for me to click with this crap.
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Gxmwp
Gxmwp rated it
November 19, 2020
Status: Completed
I feel like I just read a fanfiction featuring a mu*derous psychopath and the sack of meat he obsessively wants to own for reasons unknown... Can this even be called a love story when there was no build up and one of the partners is treated like a possession? It's like they just got together because the story's labeled as romance. I'm pretty sure Xiu only liked Du Ze because ... more>>
Spoiler

he practically never disobeyed or back talked and followed him around like a mechanical doll. Not to mention the fact Xiu was already broken and hopeless making it obvious he would have clung onto anyone who was willing.

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That's not too romantic in my books.

The only thing I can really give it credit for is the fact the author actually makes it so that the smut scenes (for the most part) aren't some horrible gore fest for the bottom and the top actually seems to care about his partner enjoying himself a bit. Emphasis on a bit. That's high praise considering the year this came out and how hard it was (and sorta still is) for Chinese authors to find info on that kinda stuff. So, props in that department I guess.

Other than that, there's really not much of note here... Du Ze doesn't do much other than exist, Xiu isn't really all that different from his in canon book counterpart despite Du Ze's insistence that he is
Spoiler

In both world's he's ruthless, many plot points the protagonist tried no to trigger happen anyways, he's still a s*x fiend with the difference being he's monogamous rather than poly, and he still destroys the world in the end. How is he different from his book counterpart?

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. If you're looking for a light read then I guess this is fine, but I wouldn't go into this book expecting much other than a time waster. <<less
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Jay0
Jay0 rated it
June 18, 2020
Status: Completed
Have to give this story props for creativity. At first, I thought it was just a different version of the usual transmigration story (typically cultivation-based) where the reader transmigrates into the novel to try to help/save the protagonist, who ends up falling in love with him. But the twists and details done here are really something else.

  • The MC is not OP and actually is essentially the same person in the novel as he is in real life. He has relatable real-life characteristics: poor eyesight, hearing aide, facial paralysis, physically weak, only strength is plot knowledge lol.
  • The overall meta theme of the 'story' was interwoven really well. The establishment of 'the rules' and enlightenment of the 'characters'~ *mind blown*
  • The concept of the eight races was super riveting. (*Cough* creativity extends to the bedroom scenes too, so many kinks fulfilled (●´艸`) ヾ)
I loved reading the [black box] and 'The author has something to say:' segments too~

Overall, super interesting, super enjoyable (*coughsuperkinkycough*) ^ ^
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Biajr
Biajr rated it
June 1, 2020
Status: Completed
Ok so I binged this story and read it as fast as I could because it was too good!!! The main characters are fleshed out and have their own distinct personality and goals, the supporting characters are interesting and charming, the world building is so good I almost wished I was inside it, and the plot wasn't overly complicated but still kept me interested and thinking.

This story is simply amazing, I was completely hooked from beginning to end!!

(As a fun bonus, the sm*t chapters are sooooo good)

Highly recommend... more>> this to everyone who likes fantasy elements, novel transmigration and hot scenes (lol) <<less
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Irissska O_o
Irissska O_o rated it
February 20, 2020
Status: Completed
I read some negative comments on this one (at goodreads maybe) and was postponing it for a while. But not many completed danmeis were left in my list and I decided to give it a try and... I was not disappointed. Greatly enjoyed reading it. The ending was a little bit fluffy but in overall very fascinating story.
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wistful
wistful rated it
February 5, 2019
Status: --
Well... it's a BL novel. Very typical for the genre. Comes with a decent enough plot that has lots of excuses for the papapa to happen.

... more>>
Spoiler

ML can shapeshift into multiple forms and MC gets dicked by each one of his forms.

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ML is the typical seme with possessively r*pey vibes interspersed with just enough sweet vulnerability to make readers go "awwww". MC is pretty interesting. He's the typical passive go-with-the-flow type, with one interesting quirk: he's deaf. It's pretty unusual to see handicapped characters in these kinds of novels, so that was new.

Other than that, it follows a pretty straightforward BL-style transmigration plotline... until everything gets incredibly meta. I thought it was fairly creative except for the fact that the author basically ripped off the entire Dungeons and Dragons pantheon. It's so blatant that they straight up copied the names and main traits of the gods. I know D&D has been pretty influential in modern fantasy, but they couldn't have made an attempt to even change the god's names? That's just laziness on another level. <<less
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raindroptree
raindroptree
January 26, 2019
Status: c56.2
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don't read those R rated chapters!!! eee! they hurt, they HURT!!! Don't be tempted!!! trust me!!! The dragon region was a dead killer!! I gave up on it at first but I will continue to read... (sigh..) It was very painful to read!!! Pretty much entirely rapist... Those dam dragons!! I don't know if that was the hardest area or not, if I go any further, will the beast regions be worse?? I don't know if I want to chance it. Everything up to chapter 51 was pure bliss, then straight into 52 was like rubbing a cheese grater against my brain... not sure why the writer changed so much. I ended up feeling like the MC in this novel when he read through the novel at the beginning and the author kept torturing the readers. lol. The translator group name Bursting Chrysanthemums is not for nothing!!!

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update: Just skip the dragon section if you don't want to be horribly broken..... (゚Д゚;)...... =͟͟͞͞ =͟͟͞͞ ヘ (´Д`) ノ ... the rest is good so far... o.o
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