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#I am really just a substitute, they just don’t believe it#

Lin Lan, the genius mid-laner who won the LOL Grand Slam, died in a car accident. Upon waking up, he transmigrated to a parallel world and discovered that his counterpart in this world was a complete loser.

Not only is he technically poor with no friends, but the team he is in is also broken and lousy. Fortunately, the boss is not bad, and the training is not too hard. Lin Lan, who has been tired all his life, quickly falls in love with this place. To maintain his laid-back lifestyle, he occasionally lends a hand to the team.

But why do people around him look at him with increasingly strange eyes?

DT team has a new substitute support, at first everything seems normal, but gradually becomes absurd.

The starting support injures his hand, and Lin Lan in the corner lazily stands up, “I got this.”

With one hand on Lux support, he scores a pentakill and wipes out the opponents.

Teammates: ????

The AD player had a family emergency and was torn between the hospital and the arena. Lin Lan pats his shoulder, “You go, leave the game to me.”

With one hand on Draven, he takes the high ground in fifteen minutes, and at twenty minutes, he cuts down an opponent like a child.

Opponents: ????

The top laner and the management disagree, angrily throwing equipment and leaving. Lin Lan lazily picks up the equipment and sits in the top lane position.

With one hand on top lane, he instakills like a blade sister, dominating the air.

Audience: ????

The mid-laner’s contract expires, preferring to be a substitute for another team than stay. The club is in a mess, and Lin Lan stands up casually, “Captain, actually my main role is mid-lane. How about letting me try?”

Captain: ? I feel like something’s off with this substitute!

*On the second day of rebirth, Lin Lan sees someone who looks a lot like the silly dog captain from his past life. He tentatively calls out to him, “Hey, silly dog.”

Xiao Shengjing, with a cold face, takes out his phone, “Insulting the captain, deduct two hundred.”

Lin Lan: “…” Captain, listen to my explanation!

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我真的只是个替补[电竞]
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Recommendations
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All-Round Mid Laner (1)
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I Can Do It (1)
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06/16/24 KnoxT c149
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Review
19 Reviews


WallEyeKnee
WallEyeKnee
Jan 13, 2024
Status: Completed
This novel also advise people with mental health issue should seek help and cyber violence shouldn't be tolerated.

Paralleled world MC committed su*cide and seek help from MC from his original world after he ran over by a truck.

Original world MC gets a chance to relive a life that's much different then before, and also to to find out the tragic story behind parallel world MC.

... more>> ML is just a a loyal husky in both worlds, but the parallel ML is much more mature and understanding.

We are really taking into MC's mental journey through his first life in his career with how much negativity and unfair treatment he has received, he get a chance to take a different turn to change everything including changing the fortunes of people from his original world in this parallel world.

Alot of game information, cover 75% of the novel, because we really worked through all the picks and bans through every single match from 2nd tier league to World championship, so it's longer read then expected, people who has played LOL won't be disappointed. Alot of technological knowledge.

I feel emotional about MC's growth and the truth behind all the things that happened and also enjoy the game side very much. This is a good Esport novel even if it's unrealistic to play all these positions ha. <<less
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Roxasfleur
Roxasfleur
Jan 20, 2024
Status: Completed
Summary is very interesting, I can already imagine this will be like slap-stick and it's true. I didn't expect the mysteries, though.

MC transmigrated into a parallel world due to being a vegetative in his world, but around 6 years in the past. Ori MC died due to su*cide. MC then embark on the road of Professional e-sport, changing position like clothes, while doing his best to find out the truth about Ori MC cause of su*cide.

I enjoyed the mysteries and game progress from ldl, lpl, to world championship. What I... more>> didn't quite expect was

Spoiler

this story has an interesting twist in that ML in Ori world like MC for 5 years but it is unrequited. This is due to ML principle and coldness that MC really can't feel any love for him. However ML in parallel world is very warm and supporting, MC fell slowly and later chose to stay in the parallel world when given the chance. ML from ORI world even take over parallel world ML's body and Tried to bring MC home, but MC protects parallel ML thoroughly.

I was reminded that love is quite a matter of timing. When you meet someone in a right time, right place, and right mind it can bloom beautifully. Like this story between parallel world ML and Ori world MC finding love.

They didn't fall in love separately in each world, but fell for another version of the other in parallel world. It's quite an interesting twist.

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Shlhtwwmhl
Shlhtwwmhl
Jun 30, 2024
Status: Completed
3.5 Stars

I would have liked this more if I haven't already read a ton of other e-sports novels. Yes, this was unique in a way due to the parallel world, but then again, that's really common in other genres I've read - such as IF/UF and QT. There was really no suspense in this novel as the MC was just too Gary Stu which meant that he would definitely win the important matches, and even though I do like the character development that he got, what about the others? All... more>> the original members of DT got discarded like waste and even the ones who had potential ended up turning extremely 2-dimensional, their only purpose was to accelerate the plot - most of the side characters were purely just there for comic relief. I ironically started wishing for more Xie Zilu content at the end, because the main couple became boring to read about, even though he was such an insufferable character at the beginning. However, despite my complaints, I throughly enjoyed reading this as I was procrastinating from doing other more productive stuff (studying). I'll probably forget about this after a while, but hey, at least it was fun while it lasted. <<less
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Yoya
Yoya
Mar 20, 2024
Status: c36
Dropped. Honestly it wasn't a bad read, but transmigrating (?) and then the additional confusion from parallel worlds and the switching back and forth was just not it. And then there's the whole conspiracy with his death and it was just too much.

Spoiler

end game is not with silly dog, and that's for the best. XSJ really shows his care/love through his actions whereas silly dog just rubs me wrong in some way, no wonder MC never accepted his pursuits.

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Kinitkittt
Kinitkittt
Jul 15, 2024
Status: Completed
I read this on a whim, having no more choice to read. I hesitated because of the reviews, 4.0, I thought it was not as good as other e-sport novels. I was pleasantly surprised of how good the plot was, the emotions from the plot and the competitive parts were balanced. I especially liked linlan's and the ml's character development as well as the extras at the end. Although the god thingy at the end feels surreal, I liked it nontheless. Overall, I was greatly satisfied of everything. I recommend... more>> reading this if you have time to spare. It truly is a breath of fresh air (or not?)
Spoiler

i lit got nervous everytime the mystery background of the MC gets slowly uncovered

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There are still questions im wondering-- like the ml's background and so on but maybe its better left unanswered? <<less
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moonh
moonh
Feb 16, 2024
Status: Completed
op protagonist learns how fulfilling teamwork is~

firstly, MC is super godly op... he dominates all the lanes, all the positions (except jungle). he also has the experience of a old player with the hand speed of a new player, and he is just a godlike existence in the game. despite this, it's still fun to read because of his personal growth and emotional development. he learns to trust in his teammates and develops relationships with even his rivals!

the pairing is also quite interesting, given that the original world ML is... more>> madly in love with MC but their three values are just not aligned. original ML doesn't listen to the MC at all and just forces his love onto him and that's why MC doesn't love him. the pairing is refreshing and sweet.

the mystery is also quite intriguing and intense, which made the mood a bit weird like one moment they're playing league and the next moment the MC is having flashbacks to being viciously bullied in school.

all in all a fun read but they do go through what feels like every bp and every game all the way to worlds which might get boring if you don't care about league <<less
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talkingtothestars
talkingtothe
Mar 06, 2024
Status: Completed
4 stars, execution of story could be better but I definitely think this deserves a higher average rating than 3.7 (as of time this review was posted).

The premise of this novel was really unique but the execution of the genre crossover could definitely be better done. But I appreciated the effort to add something fresh to this genre. The pacing from when the novel kinda switches from mystery mode to e-sports mode can be rather jarring, and the balance between the mystery and e-sports was a little whacky. The e-sports... more>> part got a little draggy towards the end of the novel. Despite this, I enjoyed most of the story, our OP MC's skills really made for a fun time and great face slapping.

One thing I feel that the author did very well was the character development in the novel. We got to understand how our MC's life experiences had shaped him to be a very different person from the original MC in the parallel world, and despite how OP our MC is, he realises that he deserves better than how he was treated in his previous world and how he wasn't at the peak yet and still had more room to improve his gaming skills. Other than the MC, we also got a great cast of side characters. MC's new team is full of people with a variety of different characters and backgrounds, I really enjoyed how their stories were also woven into the main story and how they grew as the story went along.

The romance was also very unique, because MC meets the ML in both worlds and he really saw the world of difference between a red flag and a green flag gosh. The romance wasn't really in the forefront in this novel with all the things going on, but I think it was well done and developed at a good pace, it also played a role in MC's character development when he realises that he deserved so much better than how he was treated in his original world.

Overall, this novel is very special, I would recommend reading this if you're tired of the typical e-sports novels. <<less
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shuulys
shuulys
Jul 25, 2024
Status: Completed
Im surprised at how good this novel is. To be honest I thought I would end up skimming past most of the competitive parts but it was quite enjoyable to read. I especially loveee the last competition when Lin Lan and his team have to fight against the Korean team. It really showed how although Lin Lan was originally a world star player, he still has alot that he can learn and improve on. Basically, he set his ceiling himself and it was only when he played in a totally... more>> different team that he could break through the ceiling to better himself. Theres also the mysterious past of the og Lin Lan and the parallel world Lin Lan. The past of those two were truly interesting.

I also like how despite the ML being the same person, their character is very different. Thats why in the end Lin Lan love the parallel world vers of the ML instead of the og world ML. It kinda shows that despite being the same person, making different choices can lead to different endings.

Lastly, Xie Zilu is such a complex character. Although I didnt like him at the very start because of his ahole character and behaviours, the character development for him was 💯💯!! He really transformed into a brand new person by accepting himself. Proud of him!

(P.s. It may not be as good as the other esports novel but this one is quite different from those so if youre looking for something slightly different then this is it for you.) <<less
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Queen_of_Chaos000
Queen_of_Cha
Jun 26, 2024
Status: Completed
This is the esports novel that I enjoyed the most after 'I Can Do It'.

The MC is very Gary Stu esk but reading about him is immensely satisfying. Definitely worth 5 stars.

I enjoyed the parallel world setting too, quite interesting the whole setting.

Definitely a worthy read!
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HiddenHermit
HiddenHermit
Jan 12, 2025
Status: Completed
2.5 rounded up to 3 stars

The novel started off fine but became unbalanced later. There were three major plot points (romance, conspiracy, and championship) that didn't mesh well or didn't make sense. The competitions are heavily detailed at times. The translator KnoxT's put in a ton of effort to explain the character skills in the notes.

It was interesting to read about MC's, Lin Lan, amazing skills at first but the repetitive mentions of his fast hand speed and etc got annoying. The romance with ML, Xiao Shengjing, was faintly romantic.... more>> The use of fan/netizen comments was excessive. I would've dropped the novel but decided to try to read it with breaks in between. The last 13 or so chapters were painful so I skimmed them. There was no shortage of nationalism.

Would I recommend this? The novel has its good moments... you can put this at the very, very, very bottom of your reading list. 😬

Spoiler

MC was miserable in his original world. He won championships and was the best but he was constantly mistreated and cyber bullied. The original world ML was in love with MC but did not stand up for MC.

MC got hit by a car and laid in a coma. The parallel world MC called MC for help and MC's soul answered his call.

SPOILER...

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The parallel world MC died and MC took over his body. It turns out that MC was mu*dered cause MC's biological dad is extremely wealthy. The bio dad was dying and said that MC would inherit if he was found. The bio dad's adopted children (twin males) found MC's identity and mu*dered MC so they could inherit instead. In the parallel world, MC was adopted by his bio dad but they both didn't know their blood relationship. In the original world, MC wasn't adopted.

In the end, MC decided to stay in the parallel world and be with ML. They won the championship and MC's skills leveled up in awesomeness. The description of MC's skills leveling up was the cheesiest part of this novel. 🙄

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iyok
iyok
Dec 30, 2024
Status: c42
I felt uncomfortabke reading this novel.

The gaming parts were fun to read, however the bullying parts discomfited me.

I might have missed something, but the MC's characteristics were not like this at the start? Where's that cold and aloof dude who's indifferent to eveyone including XS? He just crossovered and BAM, personalities changed.

The last straw was when LL opened XS messages and answered everything for him. It's really rude and intrusive.

I'll just read the spoilers instead to find closure...
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fameyreads
fameyreads
Dec 13, 2024
Status: --
The parallel world thing is quite good. I’m impressed. I got really invested in MC’s character development. However I feel like the whole thing about the reason why MC died, finding out who’s the villain is a bit too convoluted for me, especially it’s unfolding in between the esports plot. It kinda annoys me when I don’t know where to focus, if there are things I needed to remember to understand the future plot, etc.

I really like the ML. He’s really nice and treasures MC, something the silly dog captain... more>> in the other world couldn’t do. As for the gaming part, I don’t really play League so I didn’t get invested as much. Admittedly, I skipped through most of the match scenes and I feel like I didn’t really miss anything. It’s a bit frustrating though that the author mostly just writes about games when MC and the team wins, but when they lose it’s just mentioned in passing. It just makes the storytelling lope sided. Maybe that’s the point, they wanted to just show/tell the highs of the characters.

Overall though, I had fun. <<less
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bluedrop
bluedrop
Nov 13, 2024
Status: Completed
This was a pretty enjoyable e-sports novel, with a weird almost thriller-like vibe in the overarching story. I loved how MC grew alongside the ML, and surprisingly didn't find myself skipping any of the game scenes (which I honestly am guilty of doing with other books in the same genre lol). I did skip the extras lol
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merinnan
merinnan
Sep 10, 2024
Status: Completed
World class (and highly depressed) esports star gets hit by a vehicle after a tournament match, and finds himself crossing over to a parallel universe to help his parallel self win some (what he finds later are) very key games for him, then crosses over entirely after his parallel self dies. He finds his other self's team, while not fantastic, is also really laid back and easy going with a good boss, so decides to take it easy and just enjoy life. Of course, things don't entirely go that way,... more>> and in between his competitive spirit and love for the game getting sparked again and a romance very slowly developing with a teammate, he also ends up having to solve the mystery of what REALLY happened to his parallel self - and why - and in doing so finds out some things about what happened to him in his original world. <<less
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B2j
B2j
Sep 03, 2024
Status: --
It’s not perfect, and is in no way a literary masterpiece. But, it's innovative. Sure, we’ve seen the same tropes before; parallel worlds, time traveling, DID, esports, mystery mu*der ect. But we haven’t seen them incorporated together. I think it was such a fresh attempt, and while not perfect, it was entertaining to read.

I also appreciate the character developments of the not only the male leads but also the supporting characters, and even one semi villain character.

Although I admit that the esports aspect was slightly unrealistic and fantastical, it’s the... more>> novel’s freedom to expand wherever it wants, I mean we already have parallel worlds after all.

It was a greatly satisfying novel overall. On NU standards, definitely higher than a 4.1 rating, I’d have to say it’s an underrated story. I’d definitely recommend it for those looking for an esports BL with a slightly different taste. <<less
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magixx
Aug 11, 2024
Status: Completed
although it was slightly confusing in the start but I swear it gets better overtime!! It was a really fun read for me personally, I liked how op the MC was but I was lowkey sad when the og mid-laner (I forgot his name) left the team and decided to go to another one to pursue his love (even tho he was getting used) sigh😔

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Spoiler

other than that I honestly liked how MC stayed in the parallel world rather than the og one, and I think it was the better choice anyways, I lowkey hated how the og ML was but he eventually gets his redemption arc in the extras which I guess it wasnt that bad and same w/ xie zilu (?) I HATED him at first but he gets his redemption arc eventually

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dont have much other than that to say, I just wanted to give out my thoughts but its worth the read for me personally😅 <<less
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HunnyBunny
HunnyBunny
Feb 07, 2025
Status: Completed
I found this novel accidentally, combination between "substitute" and e-sport picked me. I love that this e-sport and combination of rebirth and transmigration explained clearly, like why would the soul transmigrate and how to do after that and the extra also explains some behind the MC's knowledge of how ML help MC in the original world. Bravo for the author to make a complicated plot seems enjoyable and pick interest that I still have to read to the end no matter what because of curiosity, though curiosity kills the cat.
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bobbi2
bobbi2
Dec 20, 2024
Status: Completed
As ever, the bro-titude of e-sports gamers is why I keep coming back to this genre. The subplot of bullying is disconcerting. Also the continued harassment and psychological mystery detracts from the e-sports tempo. Mind you, the repetitive e-sports stuff is also boring; I’ve skipped so much. E-sports is fine, constant repetition is not.

Sigh. Seriously messed up unnecessary subplot. I’ve skipped so many chapters and I don’t intend to go back to read.
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ryrdgx
ryrdgx
Jun 20, 2024
Status: Completed
Wow, this was really plot heavy, and while I enjoyed the twists of the mu*der mystery, it felt abrupt at times, contrasting too much with the esports scenes. I skimmed over most of the competition descriptions as the author really went in depth into the technical aspects of the game. MC is very op, excelling at 4 different positions. I must say that my favourite character at the end of this book is Xie Zilu, while I hated him at first, I came to love his character development and how... more>> he healed from his childhood traumas as the story progressed. However, if you are looking for a light, fluffy, romantic Esports novel, this is not for you.

Spoiler

just a note to self:

Lu Shi good

Wu Tianqi bad

Ayu good/neutral

Xiao hai good/neutral

Feifei bad (hoes over bros)

Xie Zilu good

Tai yuan bad

Tai Zhen bad

Jiang xi good

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