knife, knives, knifing, then you go machete-ing

knife, knives, knifing, then you go machete-ing
why do you even look for knife bro. treasure your life more. treasure your kokoro more. QAQ

Warning:
- I don't read BE (some might be BE-ish tho :haroldface:)
- I only add titles where I've experienced the knife, or know there would be knife for sure (ex: mudaoli's novel)
- degree of knife sharpness varies for each person. you might agree with this list, you might not. 
- I have low pain tolerance :haroldface: 

my scale of pain, ranged from 'not really hurts' to 'it haunts me every time I see kite': 
1-3: wooden rice spoon (getting hit by one hurts okay)
4-6: paper cut (hidden but suddenly you feel pain)
7-8: knife. be wary. 
9: you're almost ascending via 刀道
10: machete. you've already reached godhood of 刀道. congratulations. 
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Created: Aug 28th, 2022, Updated: Jul 13th, 2025
Created Aug 28th, 2022
Updated Jul 13th, 2025
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I know there IS pain but I haven't reached that part yet. Leaving it unrated for now. 
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It's mudaoli. It's usually 4. Either 4 or 9. Either your kokoro die immediately or you suffer until you see your happy ending. 
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there are repeated deaths and some of them are. tearjerking. ... more>>
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HMMMM I WONDER WHICH ONE IS THIS. I WONDER WHERE IT IS. HMMMMM. ... more>>
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CHICKEN MAN HOW COULD YOU. HOW DARE YOU. HOW COULD YOUUU. ... more>>
CN (4.7)
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it's 8-9. Be careful of some trigger warnings. 
CN (4.5)
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CHICKEN MAN HOW COULD YOU HOW DARE YOU HOW COULD YOU (P.2) ... more>>
CN (4.7)
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bro it hurts bro. it's 8.5. prepare spare kokoros. 
CN (4.6)
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IT FAHKIN HURT NEVER TRUST MUDAOLI WHENEVER SHE SAID IT'LL BE FLUFF ... more>>
KR (4.3)
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it's 9 for that murim arc. other than that it's paper cut category. 
CN (4.3)
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the person who put comedy tag lies. it's 7.
CN (4.1)
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HOLY sh*t IT'S 9.5. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. RUN FOR YOUR DEAR LIFE. 
CN (4.4)
143 Chapters Every 66.3 Day(s) 4269 Readers 35 Reviews 06-19-2023
I haven't checked it yet, so i'll leave it unrated uwu
CN (4.6)
90 Chapters Every 125.2 Day(s) 8178 Readers 55 Reviews 09-03-2021
it's not rly sharp per se. just that some part is heavy and 7-worthy. 
CN (4.2)
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WHAT'S WITH THIS TREND OF COMEDY TAG AND THEN HURTING YOUR POOR MEOWMEOW. ... more>>
CN (4.5)
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HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA COMEDY OF LIFE. IT'S COMEDY OF LIFE. IT'S 8.5. FELLOW LIU YAO READERS ARE YOU OKAY
CN (4.6)
140 Chapters Every 66.6 Day(s) 16172 Readers 292 Reviews 09-23-2023
I skipped some chapters because it's too heavy. 8.9. Prepare more spare kokoros. 
CN (4.3)
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unrated for now!
CN (4.2)
0 Chapters Every 2322 Day(s) 3978 Readers 93 Reviews 04-04-2019
9. there's tragedy tag there, and it does not lie. 
CN (4.5)
18 Chapters Every 146.7 Day(s) 3327 Readers 45 Reviews 03-04-2020
unrated because i can't handle pain from mutuals' reading thread :haroldsmile: 
CN (4.5)
54 Chapters Every 106.5 Day(s) 1843 Readers 7 Reviews 12-13-2023
it's... around 5? I need to continue reading first asdfghjkl 
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*screams into void*... more>>
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I haven't read this one yet (I haven't finished the first part QAQ)
CN (4.1)
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I can't handle the pain from spoiler. I put it in reading list since 2018-ish. I haven't read it until now. 
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  1. chicken nugget
    chicken nugget· Sep 7, 2022 10:38 AM
    omg omniscient reader! i still can’t get over itclear.png
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    • aru.gent
      aru.gent· Author · Oct 18, 2022 09:12 AM
      Does anyone ever get over orv :Haroldface: 
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  2. GhostFlute
    GhostFlute· Oct 16, 2022 04:42 PM
    I was waiting for the rec of Mistakenly Saving the Villain and the comment didn't disappoint: " skipped some chapters because too heavy" LMAOOO Yes that's my boy right there! clear.png
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    • aru.gent
      aru.gent· Author · Oct 18, 2022 09:11 AM
      I'm glad my comment entertains! Also please put down that knife it's dangerous you might hurt yourself!! /Sobs
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