Don’t Be a Kept Man

by 碉堡堡

In this world, there is always one type of man who does not want to improve themselves. They care only for themselves, in whatever means possible. They make their life goal to be kept as a lover, and they will use their lovers up until they have no more use.

Self Reliant System: Our goal is to rise up! Our goal is to persevere! We must be self sufficient and self reliant!

When numerous souls have been bound by the system to enter into the bodies of those who only rely on their lovers, what could this lead to?

In other words, this is a main character transmigrating into a scummy human being, and creating his own destiny kind of story.

Genres: Romance

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Reviews

[Staring At A Star · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book much more than I expected. I read a review that said the scumbags are truly scumbags, so I was preparing to have to hold myself back from hating on the ml. But that rarely happened. Each of the ml's had a reason for being so scummy, and enough redeeming qualities that they eventually realized where they went wrong, and why they were wrong. I've read so many chasing the crematorium stories where I just wish they'd break up, but that never happened in this story.


I think one of the reasons is that some the ml is being forced, the system has a very light hand in the stories. In fact, it's really easy to forget he even exists.


I think the main beauty of this story is how it highlights how some horrible people are the product of their circumstances and not being given a good moral compass. When the ml's are forced to strive for their own achievements, to not act selfishly, they accomplish so much and result in not just better endings for themselves, but their relationships and society as a whole. I feel like one of the author's core beliefs is in karma, and how people will be rewarded exponentially when they contribute to society rather than just thinking about how to steal/trick/grab benefits they didn't earn. There was an especially poignant portion in the zombie arc that made me almost weep - I never understood people who promote patriotism or pride in their army, but the stirring speech in that arc really brings home how much of what we have is built on the sacrifice of others.


If I were to identify my greatest disappointment in the story, I think it would have to be the closure and wrapper story. I understand what the author is trying to do - identify the beauty of what makes people human - but it felt more shallow than any of the other stories. The relationship felt shallow. The love felt shallow. I didn't feel the emotion and interest that was in all the other arcs.

[Myuu]

3.6