I Wasn’t Born Lucky

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“I wasn’t born a lucky person, I’m just too strong.”

On his way home late in the evening, Xiao Li found a letter asking for help and inexplicably came to an unknown place. He had to finish the task given before he could succeed in returning to reality. In the legendary haunted school, Xiao Li looked at his companions’ task of ‘survive until dawn’ and then looked at the tasks displayed in his book:

Tell me your name.

Tell me what you like.

Kiss me.

Xiao Li: ????

He was very confused and then refused.

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IWBL
我不是天生欧皇
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Angii109
Angii109 rated it
May 18, 2022
Status: c271
I liked it. It's not a masterpiece by any means but it's enjoyable. The protagonist is can get a laugh out of me under any and every circumstance. I know some people have a problem with the ML but I like him.

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His personality is a little possessive, potentially a little yandere but he always suppresses any unhealthy thoughts. Besides the protagonist is really into that and wants that type of almost suffocating and obsessive love so it's all good.

The little ghosts friends are adorable! By the end of novel even the most notorious of ghosts have become family which is really heartwarming.

At the beginning some of the details on the instances or lack thereof threw me off a little but they got a lot better as the story went on. I strongly suggest you give this one a try even if only to for a few laughs during the instances.

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trash_generalist
trash_generalist rated it
May 2, 2022
Status: c15
I’m leaving it at 3/5 because I didn’t really get too far. I thought the premise of the story was interesting but it was poorly executed. As another reviewer said, the author lacked talent when setting up the instances. I can tell this from the first arc alone, which made absolutely no sense and was only solveable because the MC was lucky, making the instance itself seem meaningless... After that, I forced myself reading to see if maybe the author improves as they write more instances (as some of the... more>> reviewers claimed), but from the looks of the start of Arc 2, it isn’t like that diksosksowos. At least, it isn’t like that immediately T.T

Overall, my rating for this story is actually closer to 1-2 stars out of five. But since I haven’t read most of it, I decided to keep it at three for now. And, maybe, when I have a little more patience later, I can reread it knowing that I shouldn’t really read the story for the survival aspect (which isn’t really taken seriously by the author) but more for the ridiculous wins and the (apparently) weird romance between the MC and ML. I think I can enjoy it better with that in mind. <<less
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yampaste
yampaste
January 23, 2022
Status: Completed
Oh gosh man what a good read. Interesting premise and I love how the author crafts their characters - including side characters and mains.

probably one of the better protagonists ive ive read from BL novels, its up there with TYK and KOD in my eyes - the MC develops and his thinking evolves throughout while still keeping to his own style.

really love it, thanks rainbow for translating! Always know its its a good read when its by rainbow mushroom!
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remarkablyrenee
remarkablyrenee rated it
January 4, 2022
Status: Completed
Love.

This is more comedic mystery/thriller than horror IMO. The ending is great, the found family here is adorable with great characters. The first chapter does NOT represent the actual story at all beyond showing the Mc's complete apathy towards most of the world. Someone said it sounded very poor little rich kid to them, and I can see where they're coming from. But you find out slowly what the whole story is. It's just not infodumped so you have to be a bit of a detective.

MC is one of those... more>> kooky apathetic types who is just totally out of the norm. ML comes across as a stalker at first but he and MC only work because of that. Neither is normal.

ML never crosses the line beyond occasionally thinking some over-the-top things before reining himself in. It's not THAT type of story. In fact I'd say MC is just as weird in some ways. It's just more hidden and revealed over time whereas ML's weird is shown from the start.

I honestly loved it. Don't look for face slapping here though. Most of the humans you want to get slapped don't really get punished. It fits MC though. He doesn't care about most of the world. <<less
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shuulys
shuulys rated it
January 2, 2022
Status: Completed
Laughed throughout the whole novel. If you are feeling down, this is the perfect novel for you! Honestly, I loved the MC cause he is so fearless and cold in a sense. But I do feel bad for him cause he lacked love since a long time ago and when he got all of that warmth at the end, it was so sweet and cute. Though the so-called warmth is from the ghosts he knows.

I also like the ML because he is super devoted and cute. The way he speaks... more>> through the little yellow book and in real life is so different that it's hilarious. He also never fail to speak truthfully and show his affections so I think he's one of my top favourite MLs.

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I honestly found it endearing that he fell in love with the MC a long time ago and spent all his available time just watching over the MC.

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Their relationship was so cute cause they both want everything of their partner. Like they have similar wants and needs from a relationship which made them match really well. I also love the ending because the MC became god and now the both of them can end forever with each other, which is something both of them wants from each other.

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Itsa_Cheroo
Itsa_Cheroo rated it
November 18, 2021
Status: Completed
This novel is freaking hilarious!

I was in stitches so much just reading it. I had a lot of fun on it.

Xiao Li is just so casually freaking overpowered but it doesn't come across as clichéd. The way he solves inneach arc is very refreshing and different from what I've read in other novels.

I would totally go back and reread this again on a bad day. That's how much thischeered me up.
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Akiraluna
Akiraluna rated it
November 15, 2021
Status: Completed
What I like about this are the backstories of ghosts.. I meant— it's all ghost stories and you guys put them in low review? Well this is a horror novel that is trying to scare you... So yea. I like how I read this more specifically at night to feel the stories more...

Btw I kinda like the MC, yea, he's smart- lazy, but he's quite caring okay? And he's just lucky— and lhis luckiness puts bad luck to ghosts pfttt
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nitan
nitan rated it
October 3, 2021
Status: Completed
It was good!! I couldn't care less about the male lead at first, but after they started getting together it became much more bearable. I recommend just skipping any part about the romance or male lead mentions until he finally started to manifest into instances with the MC. I enjoyed such an easy going horror ultimate flow novel without having to worry about anything threatening to the main character.

Another thing that's frustrating is that some of the ways he used to connect with ghosts are so ordinary that it's a... more>> little let down. I'm talking about the Atlantis instance in particular, it's an important clue instance but the way he interacted with the ghosts felt really muddled like the op had no clear path on which direction to take the story anymore or what they're doing. It's a little bit like they dropped the ball there, and a few other times like the God of death instances, but other than that it's alright.

Overall, I think it's a good novel. Worth reading, I was persuaded by the other reviews to drop it at first after reading the first instance because it really wasn't scary to me and I felt bored. But I love the idea of collecting ghosts too much, so I ended up coming back and slowly started to enjoy it after the MC gained a sense of existence in the forums. It takes a few instances, but the middle and end ended up being quite nice. Happy ending so no worries here. <<less
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Shotoxoxokawai
Shotoxoxokawai
July 26, 2021
Status: --
I really like it ♡... although I don't like tht fact how the ML comes n poke into MC business every single time

Its Annoyin NGL.....

N repeating the same stuff "I like you" "tell me wht u like " n so so... urgh its annoyin.... but anyway it's a good read

The plot n arcs are unquie
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Matchablossom
Matchablossom rated it
July 9, 2021
Status: Completed
This is a good read.

I don't know why many says that the MC is bland ot the story is not intriguing but for me the story was awesome.

I don't really get how many seems to say that the MC is acting like a robot, but for me who has finished the story and digested all info, the MC is just a bit awkward.

He yearns for love, which the ML gives, and right, we can't really say that the ML is weird since the MC himself says that he like his... more>> other one to act possessive and only have his eyes on him.

And he is not just an emotionless robot since we can see on how he interacts with the cat and the ghosts, he treats them rather fondly and the wayvthe ghosts protect him is so cute!

In any way, this is a masterpiece! The way that when I'm starting to shiver due to horror then comes the comedy is absolutely comforting and just whole ass comedy <<less
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Iamher rated it
June 19, 2021
Status: Completed
Good novel! And the characters are just very cute~

Slightly dissatisfied with the ending, but it's not because it wasn't good, it's probably just me wanting more ⊙﹏⊙
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minkimchi
minkimchi rated it
June 13, 2021
Status: --
HELP since many people are giving this novel a bad review, and not liking this— here’s a review from a person who LOVES this novel.

I read a LOT of horror novel. I love horror and this can be rank in my top 10 list. why is it in my top ten when people are giving SO MANY bad reviews? Easy. It’s very light, and somehow sweet if you compared this to other horror novels. Like man, smaa is one of my top 3 and it would take me a whole... more>> ass courage to read it again while this, I would read this again anytime.

this advantage; comedy, and the ghost.

i love the comedy, and the MC kinda odd behavior but what I LOVE is the ghost. They are just so f*cking funny. I love the way the movie ghost got themselves a emotiocon or the way that house ghost got it’s house demolished because of the Xiao Li. It just very memorable, and felt really different.

Also, there are some reviews saying that Xiao Li is VERY bland but I would like to disagree. As someone who has experienced a similar type of situation as Xiao Li, this is kinda normal on how we act. It’s like people using dark humor to coat. The love Xiao Li want, I can understand it. It’s just very hard for the type of person to love again. Tho, I don’t have the same definition of love as Xiao Li, I can understand on why he wanted that type of obsessively controlled love.

like it’s mentioned, it made him safe. Also, arguably the MC do have a personality. He is just little unfeeling, and lack emotions. It’s just black and white for him BUT if you been in same situation as him, or similar, you could understand him because lol at some point I act like that too. It’s just hard to express some emotions at the time. Tiring.

but not all people with this type of situation has this problem. Only some, or many about 20/100 who knows lol.

It’s disadvantages; the ml.

Tbh, the ML made me feel uncomfortable at times to times. Like the second arc, where he made me WAY TOO f*cking uncomfortable. However, I love the way that Male Lead somehow restrain himself not wanting the MC to get mad at him. It’s kinda funny seeing him suffer lol.

Last part, the plot.

plot is just 7/10 to me but it get a 10/10 because of the way the author presented the ghost and the way the author presented the MC. There are many people who doesn’t like expressing emotions or is too tired to express— heck, to even get to know them. I love the way the author presented it but what make this more diverse is the ghost.

The ghost are just on next level, and the way MC reacts indifferently to them is just 10/10. It always get my ass. I would be holding my laughers in the middle of night because MC did something odd or something... out of human’s expatiation again. It’s just very funny and I love the way my two fav troupe are mix in here.

GHOST THE MVP OF THE NOVEL !! <<less
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Rosahliynah
Rosahliynah
May 15, 2021
Status: Completed
This is probably the 2nd horror like Asian novel I had started. The motion of it is just right. It isn't too fast paced or too slow. Well, I admit, I could have done with a little more dog food in earlier chapters... But with how everything went, I'm quite satisfied. I would absolutely reread again. I have nothing more to say. It was enjoyable, amusing, thought provoking... Just a really great read.
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akarei21
akarei21
January 7, 2021
Status: c271
Thank you for translating this novel. I really love the plot totally the horror, thrilling, exciting! The MC is so cool plus the ML non-stop try chasing him that so cute. The romance and the ups down totally makes me really excited reading it. Well for other readers, read this novel at night. Hehehe XD ^0^
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neuxxx
neuxxx rated it
December 31, 2020
Status: Completed
it was an interesting read with mysteries and comedic undertone with trolling ghosts. With the help of this novel, I have overcame the fear of ghosts and eternal darkness.

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The lack of romance was a bit hurtful but I enjoyed how ML tried to ‘woo’ MC so much. They are adorable and nothing can scare them.
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tricksyness
tricksyness rated it
December 30, 2020
Status: c268
Don't read it if you're looking for romance. ML barely does anything to contribute to the main plot and just is just there either following MC or disappearing. Making lecherous comments to the MC is pretty much his only characteristic.

The plot is okay. It's fun seeing how many different ways MC stumps the ghosts.
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Zz_night_zZ
Zz_night_zZ rated it
December 28, 2020
Status: c101
I had high hopes for this novel. However, the more I read, the more I feel... bored.

First of all, the instances are not at all exciting. There's no suspense, no thrill, nothing. Each instance that the MC goes through is just plain boring and quite illogical too (for example, if the characters need to find the password to open something, the MC just puts in a password and when he is asked how he found out the password, he just states something that does not really connect to the password... more>> or doesn't make much sense). The MC is too overpowered and the support characters are just depicted as little dogs following the MC because they are too scared. Quite pathetic, really.

Also, sometimes the instances really don't make sense.
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Such as the instance where there was the phone call ghost. I still don't understand why the girl in the CG is connected to the ghost. The ghost had no reason to attack her!

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ShioriSai
ShioriSai rated it
June 9, 2020
Status: c145
I really like this novel, actually I'm not really a fan of scary novels. I don't even know why I was so obsessed with infinite flows when I was so easily scared.

However, this novel just happened to really fit my taste, specially the comedy, and ML's occasional dirty dreams.

The MC was also the type that I really like in this genre.

I just hope that this novel would be finished soon, so the translator can finally pick up their translations.
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Lanemesis
Lanemesis rated it
May 24, 2020
Status: c143
I honestly love this novel to death.

No kidding.

At first I was confused and scared, but then I realized that... Nothing is as frightening as the MC. Excluding ML, he's just a yellow gay book, shameless and confusing. Strong, but meh. He's wasting it with his personality.

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MC was unlucky perhaps, entered this kind of horror game. The game package came along with a yellow book, literally and metaphorically—The ML. Nothing known about his real identity, but his human form was already revealed. So, MC is like a heaven-defying guy, super OP, like how could you befriend (not so much for them, poor Ghosts) Ghosts so easily? Ghosts are scared of him cuz *beep*. So in this game, he have 3 identities as for now, and basically destroyed the image of those three owners of names he was borrowing from. Two of it made it to top list and spectators speculated that they're enemies (hint hunt, names). He have two friends, and they each supporting different person when technically they're the same person, MC's fault here, he's too lazy to reveal his identity and alternating using his pseudonyms. At present, the global instance of the game has been opened, so I am expecting something to happen, maybe the real plot. And the relationship is suppperrr slow, kind of wanting to just locked them in a room so they would at least do something. Or not. This isn't for you who love fall-in-love-at-the-first-sight novels, also those who don't like OP MC. Example, he could use his Ghosts friends to clear each instances and earn S rating. He also could avoided death effortlessly. And he used the ghost without the ghosts's consent and they're not happy at all seeing him again.

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Aside from the suppperrr slow romance—I'm just exaggerating it, this is a good novel. I don't feel scared when I saw the Ghosts in this novel. I feel pity, they would always ended up scared of MC.

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Biannesama
Biannesama
March 16, 2020
Status: c79
At first the story was kinda intriguing its making me want to read more but as the plot goes by and more missions occur it really became boring. I have already read up to chapter 78 but the progress between the ML and MC is still stock like the first or second chapter of the story.
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