I’m Not Shouldering This Blame

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One day, the stuntman found that acquaintances and unfamiliar people were looking for him through various channels. Even someone from a certain department of the country came—

Team Leader of an abilities group: Comrade Jian Hua, on behalf of the nation, I want to tell you about a newly discovered world secret.

Protagonist: What?

Team Leader of an abilities group: In fact, our world is a book.

Protagonist: WTF?

Team Leader of an abilities group: And you will be the last villain of the seven volume novel series.

Protagonist: …

See title for the protagonist’s mood.

Book Character A: You and I are good childhood friends. Shouldn’t I be the white moonlight in your heart?

Protagonist: …

Book Character B: I treated you kindly, so shouldn’t you trust me completely?

Protagonist: …

Book Character C: I’m so considerate while busy. As good friends, shouldn’t we be rolling around on first base?

Protagonist: …

See title for the protagonist’s mood.

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这锅我不背
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Date Group Release
12/31/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c175 (end)
12/30/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c174
12/29/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c173
12/28/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c172
12/05/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c171
11/03/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c170
10/31/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c169
10/30/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c168
10/29/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c167
10/28/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c166
10/26/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c165
10/25/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c164
10/23/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c163
10/22/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c162
10/21/19 Cha’s Spoilerish... c161
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MehrM
MehrM rated it
June 12, 2020
Status: --
This is so good, however it's not everyone cup of tea

It's well written, almost perfection, the translation is good too... didn't fail the original...

The romance between the ML and the MC is basically subtle in the beginning... it wasn't even romance... 2 friends getting along... the ML like the MC or have a crush on him... but it wasnt deep... the MC only like the character played by the ML.. hence no first sight attraction or anything... just the normal way of falling in love with each other by getting... more>> with each other... if you ask the ML whether MC accepted him whether he's sure the MC is the one, he would say no.... hes not sure... even when the MC found out about the ML feelings, the ML wasn't sure even then... he didn't want to scare the MC and also take his time too especially considering the situation wasn't that great... feelings could destroy their status quo, they more important thing to do... but then he affirmed himself and confessed... it was no confession of love but said he was interested in the MC... they took their time

I was sad for the MC and the ML because from the beginning even to the end the were considered as villains even if they did nothing wrong... just because the original novel said that they were hence considered as such... even when losing power... people would still look at them through the eyes of the novel

Okay they weren't good people but they never killed anyone... the whole world consider them bad...

Overall it's a really nice read

Lots of suspense... action.... supernatural

And an intelligent dog with power... the best character ? <<less
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Vanilla with Me
Vanilla with Me rated it
May 9, 2020
Status: c94
The plot is good, the characters are fine. The main character and male lead have a nice developing love interest. But something about the situation about its writing got me confused, overall you can still understand it if you continue reading it and ignored its confusing event which sometimes you need to be imaginative to understand the situation they're in. I kinda studied the Mushroom life cycle after finding out our MC have that hyphae around, (I dunno anything about mushroom before so yeah.)
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ZeraphEnd
ZeraphEnd rated it
April 2, 2020
Status: Completed
I would definitely recommend this. The plot at the beginning is a bit messy and complicated but it really sets up for later in the book as it is really unique and interesting. The romance is slow but but really draws you in because their moments feel 'stolen' in a way and the relationship is very genuine.

Plot: 5/5

Romance 3/5

Comedy 3/5

Worldbuilding 5/5

Character (s) 4/5

Enjoyability 5/5
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e1ysian
e1ysian rated it
July 29, 2019
Status: c13
This might be suitable for people who don't really read bl and like more action and bu*t kicking. I'm giving it 3 stars because:

  1. The whole situation of the book is suuuupper confusing because of the plot and timeline. I was confused as hell when I read the first chapter.
  2. The description shows a comedy bl series but it's actually quite boring and there is literally veryyyy little comedy.
  3. I usually like to read it in the MC's POV but it focuses more on what the ML is doing instead.
  4. This is a slow burn so people who like to see the romance happening won't be able to until the later chapters.
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Zefelina
Zefelina rated it
January 2, 2018
Status: c10
This one definitely has potential. So far it seems that the protagonist is someone from the book world and that there are people around him that read the book, though most of them only remember beginning or some pieces. They don't know the end.

The book begins with time stopping and only some people being able to exist and move around during the stopped time. Those who can survive the world until the time restarts can gain special powers that can be divided by ranks, S being the highest.

The world definitely... more>> seems interesting, and the main pairing seems to have just met. Wonder how it'll go... <<less
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puregarnet
puregarnet rated it
October 15, 2022
Status: Completed
4 Stars

Overall

This was a fun and refreshing ride compared to the usual web novels I read. It has a refreshing and vivid world/setting situation and a pretty unique premise haha. The powers are cool, the whole book transmigrators all came over to take advantage of the book's knowledge causing all kinds of divergence (hahahaha), the MC and the ML have their budding 2 person world hehe Pretty interesting. Honestly, I kept reading because I wanted to know how it would all end and what would happen to our main characters... more>> then. I was also curious about the mysteries of the book's ending and what actually happened/was going on in the original book. My only real issue is that it is a bit hard to follow some of the intricacies or even the main point because of the writing/translation. I feel like I missed out on things that could have deepened my immersion with the story.

Writing/Translation

The translation I read is from Rainbow-reads for chapters 1-12. The sentences are not awkward but a little distant feeling. The only errors I found are wrong words that sound almost the same, like aware instead of away.

The rest, I've read from Cha's Spoilerish Translations. The style of writing is a bit like describing what happened in third person even the characters' feelings. A lot of the sentence styles used are "the [action] is done by [someone]" instead of "[someone] doing the [action]". You know what I mean? It feels more distant using "by". While I don't feel as close to the characters as in let's say, the Architect's Assistant, I feel invested enough haha. The only issue is that sometimes, I don't understand what the paragraph is trying to tell me. I can understand all the words and I can even understand the sentences but I feel like I don't understand what is happening in the world. Maybe it's some of the wording chosen, it may be too slang for me to truly understand the context. Also, they use a lot of metaphors to describe things without further explanation, just assume the readers understand on the first try. Basically, I agree with everything writing related written by reviewer Flying Jade. The prose really has some parts that make it difficult to enjoy the story. I can say, I enjoyed the story despite its prose, not because of it.

Pacing

The pacing is normal, pretty even. I did feel that the middle was a bit draggy but that may be because of personal preference since I don't usually like this type of genre much so I might have gotten tired of the genre and wanted something less action haha.

Plot

We follow our MC at the start of how he entered the Abandoned World, the mysteries of the situation there, the awakening of his power and then, the introduction of the ML in his eyes. Moving forward, he will deal with unexpectedly entering the other world, working as a personal stuntman for the ML and trying to live his life in spite of these uncontrollable and life-changing events around him. And you know, dealing with his apparent identity as the big, final, hidden in the dark villain of a seven-book series where there are thousands of book transmigrators (some of whom came over 20+ years ago) coming to mess with him. Along with his secret admirer, ML who is working very hard to insert himself into the MC's indifferent heart.

Characters

The main couple are unexpectedly funny and cute unlike their first impression during the first like 30+ chapters of the novel. They were described as super charismatic, powerful OP characters at the beginning but when you go further, you see the different humorous side lol. Don't have much to say but the mushrooms are an unexpected favourite hahaha They are surprisingly like adorably tamed and cute bears. There is danger but their thoughts are instinctive and simple. Also like unruly children for the MC hahaha.

The side characters are all distinct, not props for the main characters and have their own thoughts, sides, and opinions. There are a lot of factions in this story so the people must be able to stand on their own without needing the MC to validate their existence.

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kagami_kyou
kagami_kyou rated it
July 28, 2022
Status: Completed
A very interesting story line. I really love how MC and ML interact with each other. They're the perfect match made in heaven with their personalities and living attitude.

Our MC look like he don't care whether he's alive or not, he's just living by chance. This kind of MC really goes well with our ml's character of "let's live together!!" It's so heartwarming tosee the development in their relationship and mc's character.

I think this novel is a bit rush to the end. It feel like you about to reach the... more>> climax part and then suddenly everything has come to an end. The feeling of "Huhh?? Is it the end?" just emerged in my though lol.

And unexpectedly the cutest role in this story is our dear mc's mushrooms!! How can mushrooms be this cute!!! They keep told us that the mushrooms don't have it own thinking and just follow instinct of survive by devouring yet thay act just like a rebellious children of our mc!!

I think this story can still go on. The author can generate the plot like "Will the ability of S class come back?" "What will happen if suddenly the new generation got an ability?" "What is the reaction of country when they found that mc's mushrooms comeback and can even penetrate space to travel through the void world?"

To be honest even though some part are left unsolved and the author just rush to end this story, it's still in my list of worth to read. <<less
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Shimatta
Shimatta rated it
February 3, 2022
Status: --
Pros:

This book has a very fresh concept. It has the unique touch found in basically every Chinese web novel but it still have its own charm.

It doesn't follow the routine of face-slapping here and there and the ML is also not constantly trying to sexually harass MC, thank god.

MC is also very independent and not completely depending upon ML for survival. Also, although it is not explicitly stated, MC resembles ace/aro characteristics. Well, I analysed it myself because MC often says he has no interest over s*xual matters and never... more>> wants to be in relationship with anyone in this life. But he meets ML and can't help but get attracted to him, fortunately or unfortunately. Anyways, despite being ace/aro, he still found the love of his life and their relationship is very healthy, another thing I am thankful about. And I personally like ML very much. Like other popular BL novels, ML is not the kind of that has facial paralysis, but is actually very charming. However, MC suffers from the poker face syndrome. (Chinese authors have to have at least one of the main leads with facial paralysis or else they can't sleep at night. I don't know how their brain works.)

The thing that is funny is that: MC's ability is related to mushroom and the mushrooms are so hilarious. They think of ML as MC's "food reserve", lol. So, everytime they will circle around ML so that the "food reserve" won't run away.

The book doesn't get much entangled with philosophical stuffs but some elements of philosophy is there. It basically shows the dark side of humanity. Even if a huge threat arises, humanity will collapse due to internal fighting rather than external factors. It's the usual but also true fact that at the face of adversity, most of the humans choose to throw away all the pretense of cordiality and reveal their true nature of animals. Well, of course, for the sake of a happy ending, humanity will still win.

Also, there are not many characters with negative IQ, like those who run rampant in other Chinese novels. They are either smart or just ordinary.

Cons:

The problem with the book is that the changes in the scenes are way too abrupt. The flow of writing is so awful that you wouldn't know what the hell is exactly happening. It feels like being inside a dream and hopping from one scene to another without any rhyme or reason.

Most of the things happen in the background. For example, ML creates his own organization Black Abyss but this is only mentioned in passing lines. What exactly he did is something no one knows. In fact, even MC's ability use is passive in the sense that he basically doesn't do anything, his ability will do everything on their own.

Another problem is that although the premise is interesting, its execution is somewhat bland. If I must use a sentence to describe, I would say that the book is lacking a "soul". May be the soul was lost during the translation process or may be it didn't exist in the original book itself. Anyways, the thing is that the book could have been more polished. <<less
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nekogeminis
nekogeminis rated it
May 30, 2021
Status: c62
sigh, I'm usually reluctant to do revisions, I started this story with the first evaluation that describes the story as very interesting, this part is true but as a lover of bl whose main focus should be love of boys, I feel frustrated and frantic with the lack of the; In chapter 62 that I go and still do not show any sign, it makes me think that the BL label is only to attract the danmei-loving public. Frankly it could become one of those novels without any romance whatsoever... more>> is very very annoying. The ML and the MC seem to be the moonlight of the other. The phrase BE CLOSE AND AT THE SAME TIME SO FAR describes perfectly the relationship of the main characters of the novel. <<less
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The_yiling_patriach
The_yiling_patriach rated it
April 30, 2021
Status: Completed
Whyy I didn't read this book soonerrrr😫😫 and many reviews are like bad translation and I thought oh nooo its definitely gonna be like mtl but guess what nooopee the translator pointed it at the beginning of the story as it is mtl but edited so translation is not at all a problem and then there are reviews like bad ending.... whattt whyy it is bad everything is cleared and ending is perfect....

Now lets come to the story

MC : Cold, aloof, grows mushrooms 😅

... more>> ML: Peacock, lil bit shameless

The story is so good and dont give it up just by reading 40 chapters because it good after that and nice romance and there are many smxy scenes but not detailed... so read it and u wont regret it <<less
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holachica
holachica rated it
February 26, 2021
Status: Completed
Well, it being MTL translation made me probably miss 25% of whatever was going on. Welp, not a big deal anyways. It's a decent read. A few things though...

    1. The ending was REALLY abrupt. Like 'half a chapter to type up everything' abrupt.
    2. Ahhh I wanted more Frederico and Johnson action : ( ( (I was reading through the extras hoping for more of them. Maybe some puppy love when Johnson was of age? The way I saw it, they could pretty much count as their own story with the tropes of "helping the MC in his time of need, MC becomes an obsessed puppy dog, refuses to leave ML's side, etc. etc." that sort of thing. I am devastated there weren't more of the two.
    3. The synopsis is really misleading. This novel is decently funny at places, but it does not embody whatever the synopsis was hinting at. The 'book characters A, B, and C' are really only represented by a single person, that is, Lu Zhao (who had a very minor role--MC didn't like him anyways). The novel was very different from the expectations given by the synopsis.
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1Sami
1Sami rated it
November 5, 2020
Status: c50
I read the description and thought it would be really good. Unfortunately, I can't find anything about it that I like. It's completely unoriginal and I got bored so fast. I kept with it because I thought it would get better and I'm still regretting wasting so much of my time on it.
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blasterwisard
blasterwisard rated it
March 8, 2020
Status: Completed
I really love this story and would 100% reread it. But the main plot is a little wierd and messy. Honestly, people aren't reading this for the main plot line. They're reading it for the oddly adorable comedic undertone. The humans aren't very interesting, but all of the non-human characters are the stars of the show. (Kind of like Disney animal sidekicks that you watch the movie only to see them.)
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carabarks
carabarks
February 14, 2020
Status: c23
I'm very confused about the high ratings. For sure the plot is very interesting, and I love competent MCs and power CPs but the translations/prose really threw me off. I understand this is MTL but I don't think the author's writing style is very suited to MTL. It's very confusing and dry. I can ignore TL quality if the story is really good, and from other reviews I really thought this would be the case. It's just hard to lose yourself in a universe when it's got a unique setup... more>> and complicated power systems but is poorly described and laid out. Perhaps I will pick this up again in the future when I can curb my expectations. <<less
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earlgreyt
earlgreyt rated it
January 12, 2020
Status: Completed
I'm pretty harsh on novels these days, but this one is truly...

G-R-E-A-T! (ノ´ヮ´) ノ*:・゚✧ whee

Do you like detailed worldbuilding, unique storylines, and realistic reactions?

... more>> Do you like strong protagonists with moral bottom lines, but aren't saints and have practical worldviews?

Do you like serious plots that aren't melodrama filled with fluffy Corgis and humorous moments?

Do you like showbiz/acting/post-apocalyptic/survival/modern genres?

Do you like good pacing, good translation, without filler writing, that involve international policies, secret governmental agencies, and intra-agency cooperation?

This one has it all!

Give it a try, I guarantee the Cute Pets are the best part. <<less
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Efu-sama
Efu-sama rated it
November 20, 2019
Status: Completed
Since many reviewers before already told about the story overall, i'll just wanna tell my impression on this story! I REALLY LOVE THE PERSONALITY OF THE MC AND ML!!!!

They're so cuteee and lovable ah! I love how the MC is indifferent, a bit selfish, doesn't care about the world or other people, always suspicious to other, and hardly put people on his mind. So that's make him hard to chase, and once someone able to make an imprint in his heart that'd be considered as hit a jackpot!

Oh and I... more>> absolutely love the character setting of the ML! Well he's a male god of course since he's a movie emperor. But what I like is how he always trigger his occupational disease LOL! Like how he really hates and wanting to kick people who pretending and act so badly LOL, always bad mouthing and criticizing them. And how because he's a celebrity he has a peac*ck tendency LOL. He subconsciously always wanting to show off his looks and elegant demeanor. And the way he always show off his grace is like a peac*ck showing off their tail LOL. That's so cute!!! <<less
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Seafall
Seafall rated it
April 29, 2019
Status: c88
FOR NOW, I think this story deserves three stars.

What hooked me into reading this novel, is the interaction of Jian Hua and Li Fei. Whenever they met, the powers inside them would try to devour each other so the question is:

How would a romantic relationship between them be developed...?

NOTE: ... more>>
Spoiler

During their first meeting, the MC already confess to this guy.

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The vibes I'm getting from the synopsis is totally different from the actual story itself. The former had a smooth and light toned humor while the latter has a rigid tone and dryness in the plot. It is really hard to persevere through the end of the novel since it did not followed what it laid in the synopsis.

I don't see any sweetness in the actual chapters compared with the synopsis. It's more of a serious action narrative story.

I thought the story would likely to revolve around the MC's interaction with the Book Characters, the ML's, but it did not. Instead, from the beginning up to chapter 89, more than half of the total chapters, most of the interaction belongs between Jian Hua and Li Fei and the rest--you would just wonder what happened to them.

Anyways, his childhood friend is also neglected. So what happened here?

"Book Character A: You and I are good childhood friends. Shouldn't I be the white moonlight in your heart?"

Since, I have not yet finished reading it, this review only pertains to the half of the novel. I might be sound biased since I also read works similar to this. I can't stop myself from comparing them.

Still, give this novel a chance and decide, if you want to pursue reading it through the end. <<less
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Aoi-chi
Aoi-chi rated it
January 2, 2018
Status: c10
It's very early on, but reviews have been written on less, as of this review I am done chapter ten.

The tone of the story is kind of unsettling and mysterious at the very beginning, but as the story progresses, and the reader learns more about the character's situation and the situation of the world, it becomes less so, but there's still a vein of mystery that keeps the reader intrigued.

The basis of the story is that of a normal world, that is suddenly bombarded with supernatural/sci-fi elements. Very interesting.

So far... more>> the MC and ML's relationship is progressing smoothly, not that they have much of one yet, but they aren't running s*upidly in circles, and both are quite likable.

As of Ch10 regarding the leads' relationship,
Spoiler

The reader has learned of their past relationship (as that of coworkers). They have recently met up to discuss work and ML has expressed his sexuality, and without beating around the bush, MC expressed his own interest in the ML. A refreshing change, we can look forwards to a balanced relationship and no needless chasing perhaps?

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The translation is very smooth to read, and the style is easy to understand as well. The main character seems pretty neutral as of now, but he doesn't seem to have a bad character, I predict he has a tenacious and calm personality, but we will have to see.

I'd recommend this novel as of now purely because of the translation quality and the translators reputation for translating interesting and action packed stories. Give it a shot and don't be scared off by the weird synopsis. I'll be updating and improving this review. <<less
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supernovae
October 29, 2023
Status: --
It's called killing the efforts of a writer.

f*ck the translator translated soo bad, on curiosity I opened one translated chapter and f*ck me.... translater using he and she for same person. People who sacrificed their brain cells 😐, how u guys even read past 10 chapters. Is there any criteria on novel updates about checking translations of fake translators...

Readers like us who r looking for good authentit lively stories are killed multiple times bcz of the insane faulty translators like these who did bull-shitting shitty translation (like the one... more>> who did for this novel)... may ur souls ROT IN HELL... AMEN <<less
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uwuowo_nya
uwuowo_nya rated it
March 15, 2022
Status: Completed
This is a really great story! The world building was done well, and I didn't think that any parts felt rushed. The characters, even the side characters and canon fodder, were all memorable and fairly fleshed out. MC and ML's relationship also progressed pretty naturally, and I appreciate how the "misunderstandings" trope wasn't used.

I would potentially recommend finding a different translation of this story than what's posted on NovelUpdates. I saw some complaints about the machine translated version, so I ended up reading this from a different translator. It might... more>> make a difference in whether or not you'll like it. I definitely recommend giving it a try! <<less
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