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It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists
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Rating(3.8 / 5.0, 56 votes)
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2023
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650 chapters (Completed)
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Weekly Rank: #881
Monthly Rank: #533
All Time Rank: #7042
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Monthly Rank: #502
All Time Rank: #10569

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Mu Zhi’an transmigrated into a world of immortals and became a supporting character destined to be a stepping stone for the protagonist. He originally wanted to befriend those heaven-chosen protagonists, but when Mu Zhi’an turned around, he discovered that the girls surrounding him were either the protagonist’s childhood sweethearts or fiancées.

Most inconceivably, those girls who should have liked the protagonist all fell for Mu Zhi’an, this supporting character. Looking at the heavenly beauties beside him, one after another, Mu Zhi’an had a bold idea. He resolved to get rid of the protagonist and turn the tables to become the master himself.

After finally defeating several protagonists with great difficulty and obtaining a large amount of resources, in order to enhance the girls’ strength, he shared the abundant resources with the girls around him. He originally thought that with the enjoyment of so many resources, he would surely be able to prove the Dao and become an emperor in the future, transforming and ascending as an immortal. Until one day, looking at the rolling tribulation clouds in the sky and the several empress characters reborn in the lightning tribulation, Mu Zhi’an’s eyes gradually lost their luster as he muttered, “I’m so foolish, really… I thought that after getting rid of those heaven-chosen sons, I would be the new protagonist of the world and become a powerful immortal in the future. But I never thought… it turns out they were the real protagonists all along.”

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原来，她们才是主角
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Recommendations
My Villain Destiny: The Apocalypse is Here! (2)
Villain: After Slacking Off, The Protagonist Collapse (2)
Villain: I Possess The Dragon Yang Dao Physique, All Saintesses Turns Into Villainesses (2)
I Am the Fated Villain (1)
Keyboard Immortal (1)
Suppressing the Protagonist in the Start to Seize the Heroine (1)
Recommendation Lists
  1. Good Harems
  2. To Be Read
  3. Heroines and villainesses fall in love with the MC
  4. Top Novels [Focus on Xianxia, Harem, Romance]

Latest Release

Date Group Release
09/12/24 Dobytranslations c217
09/12/24 Dobytranslations c216
09/12/24 Dobytranslations c215
09/10/24 Dobytranslations c214
09/10/24 Dobytranslations c213
09/10/24 Dobytranslations c212
09/10/24 Dobytranslations c211
09/10/24 Dobytranslations c210
09/10/24 Dobytranslations c209
09/10/24 Dobytranslations c208
09/10/24 Dobytranslations c207
09/04/24 Dobytranslations c206
09/04/24 Dobytranslations c205
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09/04/24 Dobytranslations c203
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ballzack
New ballzack rated it
September 12, 2024
Status: Completed
I read about 200 translated chapters and finished the rest with Google Translate, so take this review with a grain of salt.

This is not an action packed Wuxia full of face slapping and arrogant young masters. It's more like pokemon collecting with a Wuxia setting. The main focus of the novel is the MC catching and strengthening his "pokemon." MC is full charisma build and is generally much weaker than his harem (the world in general has more women at the apex of cultivation). This leads to a lot of... more>> fun shenanigans as he tries to juggle the various relationships he is building until it fails spectacularly. The character interactions, which are the bulk of the story, are really fun throughout the novel.

At the beginning of the novel, MC is extremely weak and he really has to work to earn the affections of his harem. This does shift drastically later to the point he is being pursued by many strong masters but it feels valid in the world setting. He remains charming and likeable throughout the novel, although he is very shameless. The harem is full of fun and unique characters that feel distinct throughout. In any other novel, if they were the lead, they would be protagonists and it's quite funny to read his despair at being the "heroine" of the world.

It's not perfect by any means, the author made some questionable decisions about 450 chapters in that he quickly reversed. The author makes the same mistake of introducing too many female leads and not having the time to invest in their stories, as well as leaving some characters out for hundreds of chapters. The ending leaves a lot on the table as well, it felt like the author could've used another 10-20 chapters to really wrap things up but it's enjoyable enough, much more satisfying than other novels I've read.

Don't expect anything explicit, for what is essentially a dual cultivation novel it is very tame, aside from the thirsty protagonist eyeing up every jade beauty he sees (and his obsession with legs and feet.) <<less
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MeatEatingPriest
MeatEatingPriest rated it
June 7, 2024
Status: c70
The description is pretty clear but also kinda vague so here's a first review.

It reminds me of I Am The Fated Villain but with a pretty different execution. It's like a low-powered/low fantasy version. The main character, Mu Zhi'an solves his problems mostly with his high charisma-like ability to manipulate people and schemes. So this novel is more focused on character interactions and planning rather than trying to complete system missions, combat and cultivation. He doesn't have a powerful system and his biggest bonus is being the sole heir of... more>> one of the most powerful families in town. His cultivation is even lower than most of his peers and he usually lets other people do the fighting. He does seem to carry himself in a similar manner to Gu Changge (MC of IatFV) ; cold, a bit detached, teasing women flirtatiously, and generally treating the world like a game he wants to get the highest score in. The plot focus appears similar though even though he has less in his arsenal than Gu Changge; defeat the "protagonists/heaven's chosen" by subverting their relationships and taking their opportunities/items/legacies.

Mu Zhi'an is of course a transmigrator, and he has a system panel but I don't think it's given him any benefits so far aside from displaying his status. He's got the default wastrel debauched villain young master with a terrible reputation start. Aside from his family's resources all he's really got going for him is his own social + scheming skills and genre-savviness. So for the genre he's relatively underpowered which I dig.

The concept of the title, that the female leads are the protagonist has mostly been mentioned in jest when they excel and so far it has generally applied to one character who is presenting as his main squeeze. However he has found a powerful item that was originally meant to belong to a "protagonist" type heavens chosen character that he was unable to use because his destiny/luck is poor as a disposable side character. So maybe the intention is that he will raise a team of powerful female leads like Pokemon to gain benefits from/do the actual work for him?

70 chapters in and I have only encountered the one "protagonist" who is still in pretty solid shape after taking a few losses. There's one main female lead he's pretty involved with and two potential ones on the side. The "protagonist" enemy is stereotypical of the genre, a cultivation mu*derhobo with cheats so the schemes haven't really been too complex. The female characters have not exactly been putty in his hands but maybe less suspicious than they should be. They do seem like relatively well rounded characters with their own motivations though.

There is a fly in the ointment for me though; the writer's incessant thirsty description of female characters. I feel like it's at least once a chapter, often more. It's not even once per appearance expect to hear about a woman's heavy chest resting on a table or how her collar can barely conceal her lofty chest in random interactions or after you've been aware of her appearance for fifty plus chapters. We get it man, she's busty! I don't need a reminder every chapter. Do people actually get something out of these repeated descriptions or is the author just padding his word count?

I feel like that's a decent segue into the translation by dobytranslation. I'd say it's above average. Odd proper nouns and names are consistent typically with pronouns that aren't all over the place. So someone cares enough to at least give it a once over before posting which is always cool. I've noticed a few errors but nothing serious. The dialogue also is generally lucid and not awkward/stilted. I don't think I've had difficulty following as I went through chapters. The only particular niggle I have is I think they use the term "furnace" or sometimes maybe "cauldron" for what is typically described as a core or dantian but NBD. <<less
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Chayle
Chayle rated it
June 8, 2024
Status: c65
The best way I can describe it is a mix between "I am the Fated Villain" and "Keyboard Immortal". The MC wakes up in the body of a lecher who is the young master of one of the powerful families in the city. He is extremely cunning even though he has a languid outlook. The female characters all have their own distinct personalities, the longer they get screen time the more they get fleshed out. They are also strong or otherwise special in their own ways, and MC relies on... more>> them a lot - eating the soft rice.

The MC is shameless and can't help taking a look at the beautiful women, but he's not constantly trying to sleep with them, quite the opposite. If a girl throws herself at him out of desperation, he refuses. The relationships develop well. The harem romance is actually really well executed.

He's not that powerful, he relies on his wits a lot. Great comedy. Shamelessness. Naturally stealing others' women. Cultivation. The story feels very well put together, I can't find anything I dislike. <<less
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tomas147
tomas147 rated it
July 24, 2024
Status: c148 part2
A surprisingly good read. As has been said, it does remind of the better aspects of Keyboard Immortal, so if you like that one, you will like this.

The MC wakes up in the body of a villain (young master, pe*vert, bad attitude, etc) proceeds to seduce the heroines and outsmart the protagonist. Its fairly cliche yet it manages to stay amusing and funny enough.
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Robert_Owens62
Robert_Owens62 rated it
August 6, 2024
Status: c166
Absolutely banger of a wuxia novel. The protagonists likes to use manipulation over brute force which leads to more interesting confrontations in my opinion. He also is the master of flirting with multiple women simultaneously, until he isn't. Comedy and harem focused with a good sprinkle of face slapping the original main character.
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