It’s Actually Not Easy Wanting to be a Supporting Male Lead

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In this period where countless supporting lead actors always attempt to counterattack, turn over a new leaf or simply refuse to take up the role, his purpose of existing is to fill the role of a good supporting male lead and uphold his duty to the best of his ability. To add the needed lustre to storylines and this world. Only, it’s a pity that even those unafraid of god-like enemies will be afraid of pig-like teammates.

Bitterly, he realises that for some unfathomable reason, he is being bothered time and again by a bastard who refuses to follow the script…

In order to walk the path of a good supporting male lead, he engages in a battle of wits and courage with that person. Loving each other and killing each other, one ultimately cannot escape fate’s teasing– why is it so difficult wanting to be a responsible and diligent supporting male lead?! QAQ

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IANEWTBASML
Muốn làm nam phụ kỳ thực cũng chẳng dễ gì
ผ่ามิติจีบตัวประกอบ
想做男配其实也不容易
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01/29/20 Eve’s Translations extra 5 (end)
01/28/20 Eve’s Translations extra 4
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01/25/20 Eve’s Translations extra 1
01/24/20 Eve’s Translations c18 part4
01/23/20 Eve’s Translations c18 part3
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klickbait
klickbait rated it
April 1, 2020
Status: --
This is a very good read.

Not.

I admit the plot, the start and the characters interested me. The first to fourth arcs, I was still willing to subject myself to the misery of reading this story.

By fifth till the tenth arc, I was questioning myself why did I even bother reading this?

MC

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MC is the biggest problem for me. First. He is so pure and beautiful, everyone just falls in love with him at first glance. Yes, glance sometimes they dont even get to stare or ogle him to make themselves fall for him. Just glancing at his pure existence will delude you into believing he is so cute and lovable you just cant help falling for him.

Second. He is so ignorant. Please, I dont know if it's just his character setting but he believes he is a veteran actor. That he is far above those actors in the world he goes into. He cant even read other people. He dont even know all Protags (gongs and shous) has already fallen for him! Nor can he keep up with his own character settings, everytime he messes everything up by himself, blames ML and then let's ML clear things up but wait, he still need to complete the plot and still worries with his point even though I dont think those points even matter. It has no real value at all to any world he goes to, at the very least ML is the one spending all his points which I think is limitless considering the number of times he has used it, teleporting, shape shifting, etc.,

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ML

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What do I have to say with this ML? He is obsessive. He r*ped the MC. Typical ML. Which is why I will not bother to comment to his nuerogical and psychotic problems.

I do like though that because he likes MC so much, it doesn't even bother him that he needs to kill himself. At every world where he thinks MC will be put to danger the first thing that comes to his mind is always to fake their deaths and live happily ever after or until MC decides to continue the plot or until MC decides to end the plot.

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Plot

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Why do I even bother?

Plot is just like any other plots out there, interesting at the beginning, bland at the middle and basically mud water at the end.

I gotta say though it has some really interesting plots like the merman arc, I dont think that has been used before or the vampire arc.

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My fave arc would be the Music arc which was the very first BL world he went to. It was the very first time this idiotic igborant foolish MC had any romantic development with the ML, also the start of this demented idea where all protags should fall for him. (¬_¬) (¬_¬) (¬_¬)

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So at the end, you will be left with nothing. Just the feeling of frustration and regret. Regret cause you realize you have wasted days trying to finish this only to find yourself emotionally, mentally and physically exhausted and frustrated at the s*upid couple, even more so at the comparably one of the dumbest MC in the history of transmigation BL stories.

I give it 3/5 stars. Since I pity myself for one of the most exhausting week of my life trying to finish this (╥﹏╥) <<less
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CrazedFanatic
CrazedFanatic rated it
March 31, 2020
Status: c7 part8
I read reviews praising it to the heavens and reviews that threw it in the bin before I decided to start reading it out of boredom. I think I should've just trusted the negative reviews.

Honestly, the writing is alright despite arcs feeling repetitive. That I can deal with. After all, I'm bored and have low standards. All I have to do is turn off my brain for a while and I'll be entertained. Hence the 3/5.

However, even with my brained turned off to the max, the relationship between the MC... more>> and ML, as other reviewers have pointed out, is really off putting. The MC's main purpose in life is to be a supporting character and he will literally be destroyed if he keeps failing his missions. Even so, the ML continuously ruins the MC's efforts because he 'likes' him. I personally don't enjoy this but whatever, it's the plot of the story. But when the ML forces him on the MC, taken advantage of his ignorance and s*upidity in regards to relationships, it crosses a line for me.

I find that many novels are guilty of this, especially ones that have a possessive male lead. Plots wherein the ML beds the MC by force and as a result, the MC slowly develops feelings for him. It's disgusting but usually I can ignore it for the plot or whatever. However, when the story devolved into the ML doing whatever he can to get into the MC's pants, it got unbearable.

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There's an arc somewhere in the beginning where the ML just straight up r*pes the MC. He knows that the MC is totally clueless about relationships and takes advantage of this to basically groom him. It's predatory behaviour really. There's also a beastility arc which is just weird and gross.

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The entire story is just about the possessive ML doing whatever he wants so he can manipulate the MC into sleeping with him. I don't like this so I'm dropping it. But it's mildly entertaining so if you can look past that, go ahead. <<less
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Washmeneyney
Washmeneyney rated it
March 27, 2020
Status: --
I hate overbearing ML typical "You made me interested. Take responsibility, now you are mine." The one who ignores the mc's feelings or tries to control them. Especially if the MC is the innocent type. I hate it just like the ML in hidden marriage. I like possessive ML but not this kind of ML in the novel.
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mirany
mirany rated it
February 16, 2020
Status: Completed
Translation: 5/5
Plot:4.5/5
Characters: 5/5
ML's vinegar production:
Setup: MC is an actor meant to fulfill support male roles, tries real hard to do his job, but catches the eye, and then heart of ML, who is a main male lead actor with lots of experience and points, but no shame and lots of jealousy. MC is slow to warm up and ML is slow to realize, the first half of the 18 story arcs are about them getting together and acknowledging their love, the second half is more about the overall plot, dealing with the Origin, creator of all the worlds and actors, and MC's past.
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FULL SPOILERS, but I feel it lends more interest to the setup, MC is actually a creation of the Origin and ML is an extension of the Origin, so when ML falls super hard for MC, it gives MC a super attractive halo that works especially well on main characters, so most of the worlds the two travel through get derailed completely and it is just hilarious. The overall plot nemesis is another actor, now destroyer, that had feelings for a previous version of MC, which, kinda tragic, but also adds to ML's vinegar production.

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The translation is amazing, conveys the original, without overly simplifying and reads super well, kudos. The plot arcs had me in stitches several times and the characters of each world appear briefly, but leave an impression. It's HE, so it ends well, but maybe a little abruptly at the end, somewhat off screen, but the original author did mention not wanting to drag it out, and it was getting long by then, hit all the tropey story arcs already, so all's well that ends well.
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bmb
bmb rated it
January 30, 2020
Status: Completed
Rating: 3/5

Decent reading. Your typical Quick Transmigrating story.

I think it was more interesting at the beginning and in the middle, the last chapters were somewhat boring and rushed. I believe it would have been better if the novel was shorter, and there are some things I didn't like about the story but that is subjective.

An OK novel.
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Riellana Louella
Riellana Louella rated it
January 25, 2020
Status: Completed
I love it, at first I thought MC was kind of unfeeling towards ML but as the story progressed, I understand why.

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MC wasn't human to begin with, he could imitate human emotions at most but couldn't understand them as real humans are, that's why he acted like that towards ML until he learned what love was as the story progressed.

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otpsfloat
otpsfloat rated it
January 12, 2020
Status: c17 part2
It was cute in the beginning ngl. The first 2 arcs were like aww look at MC and overbearing ML. The arcs don't end suddenly and each arc has its own twists and turns.

What bothered me was as time went on

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MC was still focused on the task and not considerate of ML, so

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it felt like MC had no feelings for ML??

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(even though the author wrote that MC did). ML on the other hand kept finding ways for them to be together.

If you read you'll see that there is a system which was one of the reasons why MC refused to go off task. But at some point it just felt like MC was too naive, selfish, and inconsiderate, almost as if MC was just using ML like a white lotus character. ML on the other hand was very persistent and fairly OP and decisive.

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The arcs were well-written and interesting (good translation too!) but the MCxML dynamic wasn't for me. As time went on their relationship became more and more off-balanced. <<less
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holachica
holachica
December 29, 2019
Status: --
yeah, I sort of just went through the whole thing-ish... hopping through the arcs (didn't really read them in order), so I don't exactly have a "chapter count"

IN SHORT: one word. Boring. Two words? Surprisingly Unengaging. Three? Ended up dropping (despite trying my best not to)

Decent Novel Checklist:

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Likeable ML? Nope. (ML who is everything BUT helpful? Yes.)

Likeable MC? Ehhhhh. Sort of very naive. Not the brightest guy.

Engaging Plot? Depends on the person, but IMO it's meh. The author tries.

Good character chemistry (MC+ML) ? Questionably...... hmm... yeah not really.

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BUT AAAANYWAYS... so glad to see that I ain't alone in my "ML is an annoying prick who keeps obstructing the MC" thoughts. Because I was reading the Beastman world, a while ago, and it really pissed me off how
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'Leonard' (ML) didn't cooperate with 'Eli' (MC) in so many situations, leading the MC to do dumb sh*t to try to get things back on track. I don't get it. The ML is constantly getting in the MC's way, for what, jealousy? s*upidity? Some reason unknown? You'd think for as much as he 'is deeply in love with the MC', he'd be, I don't know, HELPFUL???

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Also #1, I tend to like this 'ML follows MC as he transmigrates through worlds' trope, but I really ain't feeling the chemistry here. Most of the time, it's just MC tryna keep the ML off his ass, and because of the constraints of their 'character settings' (which ML NEVER ends up sticking to), there's really no 'lovey-dovey' stuff that tends to be present in so many stories, which kind of is, I don't know, the point?

Also #2, I don't know man... I really liked Quickly Wear the Face of the Devil, and two other similar QT stories, so I thought I'd like this one, especially since it's somewhat of a fresh take (ML is also a system guy), but I don't know man... it's bland. I just can't get into it. It all feels so boring and honestly, I don't get the point of it all. There's no revenge, or intrigue, or any sort of action-y plot.

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It's all just MC struggling (and mostly failing to, due in large part to our damned ML) to follow the plot. That's it. There ain't nothing interesting going on. Maybe I missed something, but whatever I missed doesn't seem to be all that relevant. Like, what's the point of just, following the plot? While having to stay to the constraints of your character (sure it's flexible, but that's beside the point) ? It ain't anything fun.

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Also, #3, to reiterate... I usually like possessive blah blah MLs, but this one ain't done right. This ML feels... counter-intuitive. Like, he's SERIOUSLY unnecessary. Yeah. All he be doing, as mentioned before, is cause trouble... and more trouble for our MC, while our naive little MC (also a source of my frustrations) can do nothing about it.

In conclusion? I get a sense of what that this novel is trying to be, but ultimately, it falls greatly of whatever this 'what' is. <<less
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Hweianime
Hweianime rated it
August 7, 2019
Status: world 10
  1. Shou is hella cute and naive- and with a backstory that supports this naivety in a believable way- but also not incompetent and very earnest
  2. Transmigration stories are all fun and lightheartedly interesting
  3. No faceslapping/b*tchy MCs
  4. Female characters for once aren’t portrayed as evil
  5. Romance develops nicely without feeling too rushed
  6. Its just straight up cute and entertaining and even has some smut (though it’s a bit kinkier than expected not gonna lie)
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mazeoflife28
mazeoflife28 rated it
June 18, 2019
Status: c9 part1
My feeling towards this series is mixed. The beginning was good. Some of the humor and banter is cute but as far as depth and character development goes... I just try not to squint too hard at it as it continues on.

It was funny at first but as the next few chapters after... The ML's personality seems very one note and I'm trying... to not dislike him. So far he's just been a pest, constantly messing things up for the MC. But I like that MC isn't the type to... more>> just lie there and take it. Sometimes.

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But maybe it's not so simple? There's quite a lot of things that have yet to be uncovered with regards to the MC and ML's origin story and world building of the space between worlds. So that's why I'm still reading this. For now, I'm giving it a 3.5 rating.

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PurityByDarkness
PurityByDarkness rated it
April 23, 2019
Status: 13.5
The first arc was really good.

I also really enjoy the first few arc endings, cause they are ... more>>
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tragic somewhat, but the MC's inner dialogue just lightens everything up.

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I love the MC. Everything about him is amazing, and he is probably one of my favourite main characters in all the novels I've read. However, the ML... not so much. Many people have mentioned this and yep, the ML is kinda a d___. I prefer the secondary male leads over the ML.

The translations are pretty good. I can't change the star ratings but .5 star off not one star off (because of the ML).

9/29/2019-- I should have read more before giving a review. I think it gets better and there is character development and I think this deserves a 5 star because I can see the character development. I love the MC's heart throb halo and he is so cute! The ML becomes more respectful and tries (keyword tries) to go along with the world plot. <<less
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rhianirory
rhianirory rated it
January 29, 2019
Status: c5.8
"101 ways for the supporting male lead and the male lead to die together in the name of love."

I laughed so hard at that author's note because, so far, it's been true in almost every world; at least it's true from the world's other inhabitant's point of view. Poor MC, the ML just won't let him complete even a single story arc without messing things up. At least this MC has a very good reason for being dense and naive when it comes to emotions and it's not because he's... more>> innately s*upid (unlike some other BL). It's also nice to see some female leads that aren't portrayed a scheming b*tches, but are genuine and good people. The ML's obsessive pursuit is annoying (he almost gets himself and the MC erased from existence at one point) but from what other people say, the MC gets payback later in the story, which I am so looking forward to. <<less
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reraith
reraith rated it
May 24, 2018
Status: c4.14
This novel was an unexpected gem. I was hook just after the first chapter. MC was so cute. Plot, character, writing is good. After the first arc, the plot were very easy to guess but still enjoyable.
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Hyperkaoru
Hyperkaoru rated it
May 22, 2018
Status: c4.14
This one is exceed expectation, one of the best across multiply universes BL novel. I rated this second to Reader and Protagonist and this story is only got 4 chapters came out. That said a thing about how good this novel is. The translation is fast and good. I recommend this to you all.
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trash_generalist
trash_generalist rated it
May 11, 2022
Status: c6 part8
I felt like I read all that I needed to read for the most part. Like it was fun at first, but the premise is pretty repetitive and the characters themselves don't hold much value to me. The ML is all over the place and poorly set up, while the MC... well, with the MC things feel like their going in circles all the time T.T It's not a bad read overall, but it was extended a little too much in my opinion! I actually didn't know what the other... more>> reviewers meant by the premise being repetitive when I started reading. Now I know 🎃

CHARACTERS:

MC: The MC of this fic is called Sui Yuan. He's the innocent, hard-working type of Shou. He's not actually human (this was revealed very early on, so it's not really a spoiler), which explains why his personality is a bit weird, like a peaceful alien masquerading around as a human LOL! He was created by his SYSTEM to act out the role of supporting male lead, but, time and time again, his efforts are thwarted by his pig teammate (AKA the ML).

ML: The ML changes his name based on his character in the different worlds but he, without fail so far, always plays the Main Lead! His personality is a bit ambiguous because he's a very good actor, but at the core, he's black-bellied and very arrogant. After becoming interested in the MC, he stops at nothing to get with him, becoming the pigheaded teammate that ruins the MC's attempts at clearing the worlds time and time again.

ROMANCE:

The romance is a bit one-sided for a while since the MC's "innocence" generally makes him clueless about feelings. The ML works hard, but his efforts are a bit twisted LOL!

SETTING:

In this novel, the MC and ML are actors being sent out to play specific roles in other worlds in exchange for rewards from their systems. It's pretty similar to your usual quick transmigration story. Although the SYSTEM in this one is more lively (though still useless, for the most part, LOL).

PLOT:

The plot is the repeating cat and mouse game between the MC and ML as the latter pursues him without fail throughout the worlds. It's pretty fun at first! LOL, the premise is pretty hilarious and the tension between the two main characters is pretty fresh. There's also some underlying plot with the MC's background, but it's not really enough to keep me interested (which is why I got bored after a couple of arcs. Maybe the author has more in store in the future? Not sure, will have to wait for my reread to see if I get further down the plot! For now, I've officially lost my interest.)

RATING:

My rating for this is 3 out of 5! Not bad! I recommend that you try it if you're looking for something relatively simple and chill. It's your typical quick transmigration story (with a lot of the same elements as others of the same genre), so you can enjoy the main characters in a variety of different settings and roles (which is pretty fun all on its own!) That's what kept me interested during the later arcs I read, at least~ <<less
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mooming6v6
mooming6v6 rated it
January 5, 2022
Status: Completed
5/5 hilarious story

please be aware that the novel can be kinda icky at points because yes the author dabbles into zoophilia-esque arcs a little too often but its pretty easy to skip over if you're uncomfortable by it. I will say that whenever there is a human involved, the author makes it pretty obvious that its not actually okay and nothing ever comes from it - the ML himself states that he would never actually do it, he just likes to tease the MC.

besides that, the arcs are pretty interesting... more>> and im a sucker for novels where the MC tries so hard to be supporting/a villain but fails miserably and charms everyone

ML + MCs relationship is super cute, the amount of ML doting on MC that we get is literally adorable. The ML can fall into obsession pretty easily but he gets his fair share of karma and always respects MCs opinion. If this wasnt a novel, he'd be a red flag but it's just a book so ╮ (╯∀╰) ╭ <<less
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dead water
dead water rated it
July 24, 2021
Status: Completed
i can’t believe it ended.. I enjoyed reading this, I wasn’t much fond of QT novels, but after reading FOD. of course, I changed my mind and stumbled upon this novel. ah, just a warning that the ML is very possessive as heck, so others might start disliking him for that.

honestly, I felt very sad for destroyers. perhaps i’m too soft-hearted. I kind of felt that the ending was rushed... but even so, I still enjoyed every story. the story progresses very well, and you can even see how things... more>> have changed coming from ML & MC first interaction up to the ending.

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ML is part of the origin that’s why he’s op, but later on through all the time of him cussing at the origin. he gets a taste of his medicine

in one of the arcs, he even turned into an impotent old man, so no sexy time for him as he wanted. plus, MC goes from being passive to being active.

MC could also be called op as since he has the halo to make everyone like him.. due to the halo effect. he changes the plot without even knowing and tries hard to revert it.

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hehe, it was a fun time experience reading between MC and ML also their system as well <<less
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Fisukisuki
Fisukisuki rated it
June 30, 2021
Status: Completed
This novel... Is Goes Beyond any Existing Expectations I ever had.

It's different from many other QT because, first, the ML is also an Actor/Transmigrstor like MC. Has system too. At first, the story seems simple; ML being Powerful, bothering MC, teasing, being Pig Teammate, but also helping MC sometimes. But then the plot get twisted. More hidden plot, and serious stuff. But even more funnier moments. They get serious mission, but they also didn't having it easy as couple because their 'Boss'.

Another different thing from many QT is this MC... more>> has special Halo. At the first few arcs it wasn't noticable because it wasn't obvious at all! But things changes when ML's role also changed as an Actor. That's when the Halo actived 100%. And troubled both MC and ML even more. In funny way.

Seriously, this novel has Sooooooo Many Epic HILARIOUS Funny moments!!! This novel truly goes beyond existing expectations. You don't have to read the whole arcs in one go. Read it slowly, but enjoyed it fully!

It's not perfect, but it's Epic and Wonderful. And gosh, the Emotional moments IS Emotional! So yeah, what a journey. And yes, I Love this Novel! <<less
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zeroXXX_
zeroXXX_ rated it
June 9, 2021
Status: c4 part1
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The MC is oblivious and overall s*upid. ML is selfish and possessive. As I am only on the beginning of the 4th arc, I am already angered by how the MC acts. He is air headed and oblivious to what is a round him when it is about the ml.

-First arc when he played the love song when ML departs, he doesn't listen to the systems explanation. Causing misunderstandings. But this is normal in novels of course. This continues on thought when after he played the song and ML departing oblivious to why people around him are crying when it is straightforward. Not to mention when he talks to FL still oblivious to everything and agreeing to her. Now this is just the first arc.

-The second one is just dumb. When they go back to space after the first arc they meet. MC nods and goes to next world. ML misunderstood by thinking MC played him in the first arc world. So he took revenge on the second arc. Tbh there wasn't even a revenge just him derailing the plot of the world. ML protects MC yadayada. Okay for the ML possessiveness barely shows in second arc but he still forced MC to kiss and groping. When they meet in space again after world was over MC confronts ml. They clear up misunderstandings but the MC really just needed a apology to get over the kissing and groping thinking it is normal... okay. MC even smiled saying it's okay. Now this just makes the MC seem innocent and pure like described in the novel but he's just s*upid.

-The third arc, don't get me started. ML already has in mind of following MC forever until he gets bored or loose interest. Lying to MC. So third arc comes and ML changed and derail the plot again. Yada yada okay. There is more to say but I don't want to type it all down right now.

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SolemnKnight
SolemnKnight
June 5, 2021
Status: --
The first arc was absolutely better than best. Unforgettable.

But sadly, the story was becoming worse than bad as it continue its journey.

Stopped at the third arc. Lost interest. Thanks for the first arc though.
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