Damn Family

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The torment was over.

I thought my ties to them had been severed by escaping from the place where nothing belonged to me.

Yet, the game I had started with the intention of seeing the ending to the bitter end, ended up dragging me into hell.

The hell of a house full of damn family.

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I Have A Damn Family Again
The Damn Family Is Back Again
빌어먹을 가족들이 다시 생겼다
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therealet01
New therealet01 rated it
May 15, 2025
Status: c296
I've never seen a story more misinterpreted by its critics. Plenty of others have raved about its good points so I'll be spending this review addressing some of those critiques.

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    • "Ungratefulness": The events the MC goes through in the story showcases how life is for him in the household, he is given freezing cold water to bathe, intentionally fed meals with ingredients he is allergic to, he is experiencing malnutrition where he has to literally work throughout the story to fix. He has been beaten black and blue from confrontations with other nobles seeking to humiliate him and in return his family shames him and automatically blames him. His attempts to gain recognition with the nobles got sabotaged by his siblings. Not to mention "death flags, " the MC mentions them time-and-again but it can't be stressed enough that he is not over exaggerating, he will quite literally end up dead if he doesn't maintain "affinity" with his family. With an axe over my head like that I would also be resentful to the people I'm forced to live with.
    • "Psychopath": The story makes no attempt to hide the emotional corruption that takes place in our MC, even outright mentioning it in the story several times so much that it is a core plot point with his character. He doesn't notice their changes or regret, only handwaving it away as weird or unnatural of them, he never defends himself unless he has to because he finds it easier to take blame and be done with it, and most important of all he remains completely emotionless throughout his scathing treatment by his family and other nobles. THIS IS NOTICED BY CHARACTERS IN THE SERIES, characters who RECOGNIZE that there is something wrong with him and are deeply concerned for him.
    • "Realism": I agree with a lot of the critiques about realism though my problem is that I don't see why it has to be a critique. It's an angsty drama where the plot is that the MC reincarnates into a rage game, we can suspend our disbelief a little can't we? The one thing I do disagree with is someone calling it unrealistic that the Female Lead might find comfort among common people when in noble society she faces scorn for being a bastard child and half noble. She also fears an arranged marriage, the whole thing she approached the MC with a contract for.
    • "No Regret/Unsatisfying Regret": The little sister practically being the only one changing her behavior and properly regretting things is because her character arc is practically done, everyone else's is still in progress, like for God's sake he hasn't even left the household yet. Now the regret being unsatisfying because of psychological manipulation is a very strange take. I'm sorry but I'm not gonna judge someone for lashing out by holding past events over his ab*sers head. (Yes, that is what they're calling psychological manipulation, reminding his ab*sers of the things they did to him)
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MackCovert
MackCovert rated it
August 30, 2024
Status: --
Sigh. If I had to describe this novel in one word, it would be.... childish.

The immaturity was practically LEAKING out of the story. The author clearly didn't understand anything about being a noble household, or how a child who was taken out of the slum and given a new life would act. The protagonist sometimes makes me wish he had been beaten up some more. As someone with a 'slumdog' background, if I had a decent roof under my head when I was growing up that didn't leak rainwater everywhere... more>> and flood the floor, I'd be contented. While this MC had the gall to complain about being ignored and leered at. You really can't tolerate a little discomfort, dude?

And think from the sister's perspective for a moment. One day, your mentally-ill mother suddenly brings a boy from who-knows-where and tells you this is your brother, when he clearly looked like a random beggar. How would you react? Would you spread your hands and say "Welcome to the family, my new brother from god-knows-where"?

Sure, MC can hold a grudge against the mother who brought him there in the first place. But she also gave him a room in a decent house, and the only thing you had to endure was a little harassment from your sisters. What are you expecting 'love' for, you doofus?

In short, I hate this MC. This story sucks. 3 stars is far too generous for this piece of tr*sh. And please don't get me started on the 'romance' element of this story.

ps: if you guys want a decent 'regret' novel with an ab*sed MC (whose situation is actually dreadful and his sister's ab*se was truly horrendous) then I suggest you try 'Delayed Affection is Cheaper than Grass; Why Cry When I Depart?' Even though it has a severe low rating, it's FAR more better than this tr*sh! You can even get the raws easily on the web. <<less
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loFiWaterCat
loFiWaterCat rated it
May 31, 2024
Status: c10
What's the opposite of love? Apathy.

The main character is in a family that constantly mistreats him but after working long and hard, he finally saved enough to free himself and leave them. And then he wakes up in a game he was playing with the same shitty situation, and now he's determined to once again find his freedom.

MC really steals the show. The character he possessed was constantly blamed for things he didn't do, so the three sister's in the family always sabotage and blame him for things he never... more>> did. After the possession, he simply doesn't care about anything other than his goal, and although it seems like he is bowing his head and maturing, its just a consequence of his apathy, as he no longer seeks any validation or love from his family.

Anyways, if you love angst and a level-headed MC, then you'll like this novel. <<less
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ObisidianRevenger
ObisidianRevenger rated it
June 17, 2024
Status: c155
Quite simple one of the best novels on this site with the 'regret' genre I have managed to read.

So, story is basically with MC being transmigrated into a game where the relationships of him and his original family are eerily similar to the relationships between the character he has possessed and the character's family. Our MC, used to the hostility and being always blamed for stuff he was never at fault at, navigates the game with cool-headed maneuvres and emotionless judgement at majority of the times. Not fully emotionless but... more>> years of being treated as a bad apple has left him doubting almost everything whenever his new family has/is involved.

The regret here is for his new family who realise what suffering and torment they have put the MC's body through before he was possessed. And boy is it satisfying to read.

Another interesting part of this story is the FMC. The interactions are very good and quite enjoyable to read.

I've read it on mtl and have yet to skim through the proper translation but 10/10 would recommend either method. <<less
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Kurapika007
Kurapika007 rated it
July 26, 2024
Status: c67
Coming here after reading it in mtl.

This novel is by far the best 'regret' novel I have read on this website.

The MC of this novel is well written and one of the best male character I

have read. He is in a very unfair situation pretty much everytime in the novel but comes out of it due to his quick wits.

The characters regret is also shown beautifully and it's very satisfying to see karma hitting the bad people.

10/10 I would definitely recommend this novel.
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deadfisheyes
deadfisheyes rated it
October 14, 2024
Status: c115
This is a disappointment, nothing more, nothing less. The novel starts well enough, introducing us to Carsein and his adoptive family, and how he is mistreated, and how he tries to swerve the situation to his favor. But the misery train just keep going on and on without ever stopping. Too much idiotic regret, I feel suffocated reading this.

Seriously, when his sister started crying because she fed him allergic food in the past, I could feel my goosebumps from the cringe. Even the romantic interest Harnie becomes a bit too... more>> unrealistic towards the later half. You are telling me a noble lady can sleep on ground and finds 'the warmth and freedom of commoners' refreshing?

Carsein himself seems to selfishly accept all the benefits provided by duchy, but plotting behind them secretly. He is too childish, his plans extremely ordinary, yet everything seems to go his way. Honestly, this novel is not much different from those Chinese wish-fulfillment novels, just a difference in setting. <<less
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offirmative
offirmative rated it
August 14, 2024
Status: c70
The 'Regret' part is unsatisfying because instead of coming out naturally, it is a direct product of protagonist's psychological manipulations. His angsty lamentations about mistreatment are also undermined by this as he regularly orchestrates said mistreatment himself. It's even hard to say if he's genuinely upset or just playing a role.

Protagonist's actions are somehow 'justified' by "it's a game, I have to follow the plot" and "The System forces me to do it", a.k.a a glaringly obvious stand-in for the author's will.
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TEJJY
TEJJY rated it
January 6, 2025
Status: c55
Awful. For a series that's obviously all about regrets and faceslapping, there's almost 0 satisfying moments when it reaches to that point. This is a gender-bent version of 'Death is the Only Ending for the Villainess' without any of the subtlety and writing present, making it feel as if the writing in this novel is immature as hell from an author who was bullied or something and nothing ever happened to those bullies so he writes this story fantasizing a scenario where he won. Every event that has ever happened... more>> is a pity party of the MC being unjustly picked on with those people getting their just deserts after it's revealed that the MC did nothing wrong, if you're his family, you'll regret, if you're anyone else, you'll get angry that you were exposed.

And that's the thing, there's 0 consequences in this novel. An event goes

Random schmuck: 'Heh, time to frame the MC and accuse him of doing bad things he didn't do.'

Sister/mother: "MC why did you do this?! Let me scold you or slap you."

MC: "Ackshually here's irrefutable proof I didn't do anything."

Family: "We're so sorry we doubted you! But can you blame us?! After all your past actions we can't easily trust you. Let's punish this guy who slandered our MC."

MC: "No need to punish them, it was my fault anyways, it was right of you to doubt me after all I've done" 'Punishing them would be satisfying but it'll be a wrong choice that'll lead to a death flag!!!'

cue regrets from the family and cue those guys screwing the MC getting away scot free every damn time.

I'd recommend just reading/rereading ditoeftv, and also delayed affection is cheaper than grass. <<less
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Reader_randnum
Reader_randnum rated it
February 15, 2025
Status: c12
Imagine you are 5 years old and want to write a novel.

You're lazy, you don't really want to do any research, and since you lack proper education, you just make everything up on the fly.

This is that novel—aka tr*sh.

... more>> I don't even understand how this got more than a few chapters before being dropped.

I won't delve into spoilers, but here's how it starts:

The MC gets teleported into a survival game, where he is a victim of his family.

His mother is coming back from work, and his sisters played a prank on him—his bathtub is full of cold water. If he doesn't wash himself, Mommy will kill him, so he decides to bathe in the freezing water.

Immediately, he catches a cold. I repeat—he gets sick within one minute of washing.

Then his sisters add more salt to his soup, which somehow makes him even sicker (I guess oversalted soup is cyanide in this world?).

After that, his pudding gets laced with some kind of energy drink, which causes him to lose consciousness.

Then, a doctor arrives and figures out everything just by looking at him for five seconds.

Yup. This is that kind of novel.

I guess it's amazing for people who enjoy wasting their time?

Anyway, you start to understand why it's written like this when you check the author's announcements.

For example, he once announced a hiatus because he couldn't write— someone smoked a cigarette, he smelled the smoke, and it destroyed him psychologically to the point where he had to take a break to recover.

LOL. <<less
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admiralen
admiralen rated it
February 9, 2025
Status: c300
The reviews calling MC a psychopath are just straight out of touch

Normally you will start feeling like them in a novel like this because when the ab*sers start feeling guilty its a constant stream of just them feeling bad/being talked sh*t too

But this novel has memorials that show their countless just f*cked up treatment of MC to remind him and the readers that they dont deserve his forgiveness, he just wants to leave and never see them again

Its funny that they mention that he never explains himself when thats a... more>> big part of his character setting, that he has tried for his entire life to explain himself and no one ever listens and when they do listen they do it with a biased malicious outlook. No sh*t that he has given up on getting fair treatment from these people lol <<less
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Hexabooks rated it
January 31, 2025
Status: c290
All Carsein wants is a clean break. His family is a circular firing squad of ab*se and miscommunication, and he's the easiest target. After soaking up enough ab*se, he's become numb to it.

All he wants now is to leave and never make contact with them again.

Unfortunately, they're starting to realize how badly they've treated him all these years.

... more>> His heart is closed, there is no easy path to redemption.

This story reminds me heavily of my abusive family, the way everything slowly spiraled, the way their kneejerk defenses made things worse, the way no one could communicate.

Exhausting in a refreshing way, simply because I can point and go "see? Someone else felt it too" <<less
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AvidReader23
AvidReader23 rated it
August 26, 2024
Status: c95
It's a pretty good "Regret" genre novel I recently picked up

The main character's goals are pretty clearly outlined at the beginning of the novel: to survive and leave his family.

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Spoiler

The system says that he will get a wish after completing the game. Still, I doubt that he would use it to return as throughout the 90 chapters I have read it implies that he wants to make enough to live on his own which could show that he wants to continue to live in the other world or that the game counties after leaving his family IDK.

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The translator "Mod7 translations" did a good job translating as I barely saw any mistakes.

The author has written a novel called 전 동료들을 피해라 or "Avoiding my former colleagues" before this one where the story is similar talking about Regrets so hopefully this novel will be a step up from their last.

Overall great novel and I need more chapters ;) <<less
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davidwolf2d
davidwolf2d rated it
July 25, 2024
Status: c79
It's good, but at the same time, it is not. The "Lack of Common Sense" tag is spot on, and almost everything about the plot depends on that lack of common sense. The "Regret" part of the novel is also incredibly bland, and the only one who seems to genuinely regret what she did is the youngest sister.

The romance also feels incredibly forced and not believable at all. The pacing is alright and not all developments are bad, but if you're like me, it'll eventually bore you to death.
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d1nker1
d1nker1 rated it
April 15, 2025
Status: c327
This is my first review of any novel. So far I've read more than 60 novels (including dropped, ongoing and completed). I never bother giving reviews but this novel has been a journey to say the least. Lets start with the pros and cons (spoiler alert).

Pros:

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This novel has very good character development for the side characters. It is amazing to read how the sisters (2nd sis and 3rd sis) realise their mistakes and try to grow as sisters and become better people who later end up helping MC although so far their relationships are still strained with MC. The people around MC who used to believe in the rumours surrounding him or were bad to him for various reasons have great developments.

The MC's plans coming to fruition, despite all odds against him and his family's actions giving him many problems, is cathartic to say the least. As each arc goes on and him getting closer to his goals and then finally leaving his family, seeing his family's reactions was worth reading through 300+ chapters despite the cons.

The romance between MC and FMC is a slowburn and even now the MC doesn't even recognize his feelings to FMC, but watching their relationship grow from purely transactional to a more deep and trusting one is quite satisfying.

There are more but these were the biggest reasons why I forced myself to continue.

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Cons:

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There is only ONE con for me that has made me drop this for now (I might return to this later). It's the FMC and the author's obsession with violence for comedic purposes. It's so jarring to read. The MC who b*tches constantly about being physically a*saulted by his "family" is totally okay with his contractual partner "backhand spiking" (to the point it leaves a red mark) even though he does nothing wrong and she is just flustered by his dense nature. Even as the novel progresses and there is real progress between the two of them and she states multiple times that she feels comfortable around him or that she is repulsed by him like other guys, she still continues this charade. Around the 270s chapter when she realizes that MC's true goal is to go back to his world and decides to be more intimate and affectionate towards him this sh*t doesn't stop. There was a scene where the MC had to remove the FMC's clothes and author forces this weird situation on him where he had to be blindfold for this even though there were maids who could've done this (Mind you, at this point the FMC has recognised her feelings for him) but after this whole nonsense ends she still hits MC despite saying she won't be mad at him. The last straw for me was when she straight up s*xually a*saults MC TWICE because she couldn't "control" her feelings and kisses him while he is sleeping (She admits that she is taking advantage of his vulnerable state). The FMC is straight up irritating and the MC just accepting her physical ab*se, as if isn't already suffering from physical ab*se from his family is even more irritating. I know to some people this will probably feel like I'm taking things too seriously instead of taking it as a joke but as someone who was also a*saulted physically and s*xually by women, I can only take this sh*t till a point and then it becomes unbearable to read even though apart from this the novel is actually good and there are good character interactions. I really hate comedic violence and this sh*t isn't funny after maybe once or twice. I also don't see how it is okay for the FMC to kiss the MC while he is asleep even though they are not in a romantic or physical relationship.

TLDR: A lot of yapping but if you don't think comedic violence is bad then give this novel a try.

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mateusvmv
mateusvmv rated it
January 29, 2025
Status: c100
The main character is a psychopat, and it isn't acknowledged in the novel but you'll notice it eventually. He never explains himself when accused, instead prefers to play the victim, always cries out about how others don't really care when they try to help, refuses to make amends with anyone else and essentially gaslights every person in the household when they are either in the right or haven't been told the truth by him.

Even when he's being actually mistreated, he prefers to make a scene and doesn't reveal the truth... more>> until much later, so that he may tell everyone else how he's been mistreated all the time.

Spoiler

Even after dealing with the people who were actually hurting him and deceiving his family, even when they start taking his side and begin trying to make amends, he is constantly trying to make everyone else feel guilty and is rude to everyone else as if trying to make them angry at him.

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It doesn't help that the game world is also ret*rded, the author has made most noblemen out to be villains that have no other character trait besides being proud and hating commoners. He must've been educated by the most loyal French revolutionary to write like this, but it is convenient in the story because it is a never ending source of injustice towards the main character. <<less
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Isaacbai
Isaacbai rated it
June 28, 2024
Status: c70
Edit:

Have now read 70 chapters of a new translator and I'm liking it a lot, was worried that the MC would just forgive all of the crazy evil sh*t his family did to him when they started apologizing/feeling bad and luckily that doesn't seem to be the case and his goal is still to escape and never see any of them again. As for the translator, the quality of the translation is awesome, my only complaint is that the website they host their chapters on is a laggy buggy mess... more>> which doesn't load for me 90% of the time, which is super frustrating. Novel would be much easier to appreciate if it was hosted on a Wordpress or some other normal working website.

Original:

From the other reviews it seems like a really interesting story so I don't want to give low stars but can't really recommend currently as the current translator Indra Scans aren't very good (which is totally understandable if they are new but doesn't mean the novel isn't pretty incomprehensible), to the point where just in chapter 1, besides the main actions occurring its hard to understand fully what's happening (still don't know if the MCs younger sibling is a boy or girl because translator keeps switching pronouns sentence to sentence, most of the barbs said by the siblings don't really make sense in English, seemingly a lot of issues assigning who is the subject or object of sentences, etc.). In it's current state I can't read it, but hopefully either Indra Scans get a native English speaking editor or someone else picks it up. <<less
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GloomyFoodeater
GloomyFoodeater rated it
July 7, 2024
Status: c25
It is good but extremely similar with the [Death is the only ending for the villainess] with gender-reversed characters.

Similarities so far: abusive adopted noble family, which overlaps with MC's real-world family and have questionable motivation for neglect/ab*se, game elements, MC roleplaying OGMC (why is he talking about someone else's experience as his own?) and making the family go through guilt-trips, elder siblings have similar personalities, blackmailing abusive maid into loyal person in the 1st arc, transmigration right after independence from the family and supposedly after some health problems.

Talking about romance,... more>> this novel fortunately doesn't have a harem or step-cest and has only 1 romantic interest, who appears quite late and seemed to be briefly acquainted with OGMC. Affection system doesn't work on her and she didn't appear in the game, so thankfully MC doesn't need to emotionally manipulate her into loving him and abandon later (why does this exists in DITOEFTV?)

The MC is hellbent on clearing the game and returning home. I am not really sure if he considers real the world he transmigrated into since he is constantly using game terminology when thinking about his future actions and the system urges him to make a lot of choices (not missions/events/quests, but certain dialogue lines), which he can't really adjust. <<less
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Tr971
Tr971 rated it
February 22, 2025
Status: c235
4.5

I understand why the sister's don't accept the boy that a grieving mother brings to replace your beloved dead brother but having thet ill intent and action toward him is another thing.

I also understand that the protag got a great opportunity being taken by a noble family and not getting a bleak futur.

... more>> They all have fault in this. Not listening, instegating, harrassing, extrême apathy and ab*se. It's no wonder the protag wants to get out of that place.

I mostly like this novel because :

●it remind some verses :

matt 5 : 44. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you

Rom 12 : 20.=》 basically doing good to people with ill intent will bête at they concious

●The fact that the protag is moving on, more than forgiving or forgetting, he doesn't let his past or present determine his futur.

What a lot of people don't get is that forgiveness isn't about the one who want to be forgiving but about the one who forgive. You can do everything for someone you've wronged, if he doesn't forgive you it then you aren't forgiven. =》ForGIVEness isn't earn, it is given.

●More than anything in regret novels, I don't care about the other caracters regret, what I came about is how does the protag get's back up, how move on.

For exemple, there's this ch novel : After Being Reborn, I Refuse To Be The Holy Son Of The Sect Anymore,

despite everything he has accomplish, he's constantly remind himself of those that Hurt him, and let himself be dragged down by them. Yeah, being hurt by the people you have loved and given everything to but that doesn't mean you have to be chained down by them.

This is more like a rant then anything but I like this novel because of this reason and I hope that you give it a chance, but if you don't like it, oh well, have à wonderfull day. <<less
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