I’m in a Reading Slump. Any Novels Where the Protagonist Plays the Brother or Kaitou Kid? 有没有主角扮演小哥的或者是怪盗基德™™的书荒啦

1. 1 盗 Thief Game: Starting with Kaito's Card 盗贼游戏：从获得基德卡片开始 The Last Glow at the World's End天涯余晖Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Character cards, gentlemanly, elegant, livestreaming, System, wish fulfillment] If you had the chance to commit theft legally, would you do it? In the year 2050, in a parallel world, peace has spread across the globe. To raise public awareness about crime prevention, China, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, and other nations have joined forces to produce a show called The Thieves' Game. Contestants can exchange the items they steal for cash through the production team. In an instan 18.3kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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   Gentleman, you are still committing a crime while flirting with a girl.

2. 2 开 From the Start as Zhang Qiling, I Make a Name for Myself and Save the World Across the Heavens 开局成张启灵，我在诸天扬名救世 The Human Way Has No End人间道无涯Anime Fanfiction913k WordsOngoing No romance + roleplay + parallel worlds from various franchises + original and adapted worlds What would it be like to have Little Brother play Little Brother? Zhang Haiguan was bound by something that called itself a System. At first, he simply ignored it warily. To his surprise, it made him transmigrate twice in a row. The first time, it dumped him in a room called a safe house. The second time, right after supposedly posting a mission, it dumped him in a dimly lit cave. It made him take on th 1.1kReads9.4Score105Shelves

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   All of them are playing the role of little brother.

3. 3 禁 The Forbidden Zone: They Say I'm Missing 禁地：据说我是失踪人口 Nineteen Cherries十九个樱桃Mystery572k WordsOngoing Original story + writing purely for myself + complete fabrication + love triangle (or maybe a love pentagon?) A person who suddenly wakes up in the snowy mountains encounters an unexpected visitor. After saving them, the two become caught up in one conspiracy after another. Memories, the past, schemes, and the ultimate secret... What will they find at the end? (That's it, Cherry's giving up. Check the author's note in Chapter One for details.) 659Reads8.8Score103Shelves
4. 4 禁 Forbidden Zone: Playing the Little Brother from the Start 禁地：开局扮演小哥 Tomato Soup Dumpling番茄汤包Mystery578k WordsCompleted No Romance + The Iron Triangle + Later, the Young Five + Original Plot What happens when you suddenly transmigrate to a mysterious world full of forbidden zones and take on the role of the Little Brother as he explores? The mysterious Bronze Gate, like a bone-deep curse, draws closer bit by bit... (The livestream setting only appears in the Changbai Mountain Li Clan arc.) 6.1kReads9.5Score593Shelves
5. 5 青 The Bronze Gate Opens, the Little Brother Transmigrates, and the Iron Triangle Reunites 青铜门开，穿越小哥，铁三角重聚 Beidou Sis北斗西斯Mystery686k WordsCompleted While reading a bronze notebook, Zhang Qi unexpectedly transmigrates into Little Brother's body and finds himself before the Bronze Gate. Ten years have passed in the human world, and everything has changed. See how Zhang Qi teams up with Tian Zhen and Pangzi to begin a new Iron Triangle legend and embark on a new tomb-raiding adventure. 173Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 盗 Tomb-Raiding Livestream: From the Start, I Awaken the Qilin Tattoo 盗墓直播：开局觉醒麒麟纹身 I Don't Want to Be a Graphic Designer不想做美工Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel twin-star world, Qin Yu unexpectedly activates the Tomb Raider Bloodline System and begins livestreaming his tomb raids! The closer he gets to an ancient tomb, the more his bloodline awakens, and the stronger the abilities he gains from its characters. At the Seven-Star Coffin, he points with a bloodied hand, making the demoness kneel and beg for mercy. At the Celestial Palace in the Clouds, he enters the Bronze Gate and reveals the ultimate secret once more. A 950Reads5.4Score189Shelves
7. 7 盗 Tomb Raiding: My Soul Transmigrates into Xiao Ge, with Wu Xie as My Teammate, Reuniting the Iron Triangle 盗墓：魂穿小哥，队友吴邪，铁三角重聚 Beidou Sis北斗西斯Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted At the ten-year rendezvous, in front of the Bronze Gate, Chu Chen unexpectedly transmigrates and discovers that he has become Zhang Qiling! He reunites with Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi, and the Iron Triangle springs into action! 499Reads7.2Score108Shelves
8. 8 逃 Escape Game: Playing Kaito Kid from the Start 逃生游戏：开局扮演怪盗基德 The Cat Beneath the Tangerine Tree橘树下的猫Urban531k WordsOngoing “In a modern city, on the run and pitting your wits against the best crime-solving experts around, how many days can you survive?” Ye Luoyun discovers that he has transmigrated into a crime-prevention game that simulates reality. The game is one-to-one and absolutely realistic. He earns ten thousand yuan for every day he survives, and the grand prize is one hundred million dollars! “Director, how should I act to look more like a ruthless bandit?” “Just tone it down a little and you’ll look the p 998Reads9.0Score166Shelves

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   Brother and Kidd

9. 9 全 Global Escape Game: Unlocking Cheat Mode from the Start 全民逃亡游戏：开局解锁作弊模式 Constantine Needs to Quit Smoking康斯坦丁要戒烟Urban264k WordsCompleted Zhou Fei transmigrates to a parallel world where everyone has to take part in one “escape” game after another. Players take on the role of pursuers, like constables, and hunt people down! Or they play fugitives and escape like wanted criminals! Zhou Fei becomes a fugitive the first time he enters the game, and unexpectedly activates cheat mode, unlocking all kinds of god-tier skills! Animal Hypnosis: Have flocks of birds spy on the constables, and hypnotize the tracking dogs. God-Tier Disguise: 1.2kReads9.0Score211Shelves
10. 10 重 Reborn with Zhang Qiling as My Golden Finger! 重生，成了张麒灵的金手指！ Yao Jiu夭玖Two Male Leads377k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads reborn + doting on each other + System] Read the review thread for warnings first!!! Mo Xie is reborn as Zhang Qiling’s golden finger and takes over the mysterious Abyssal Blood Prison at the same time. To fulfill Zhang Qiling’s wish to be reborn, Mo Xie returns to his old line of work, and the Southern Blind Man and Northern Mute join forces as two powerhouses. But gradually, Mo Xie starts to feel that something is wrong with him... Mo Xie: Mute, what dynasty did you say tha 668Reads9.4Score102Shelves
11. 11 国 National Fate: Playing a Directionless Swordmaster, with Zhang Qilin as My Teammate 国运：扮演路痴剑豪，队友张麒麟 Tan Xianxian谭贤仙Urban403k WordsOngoing A survival game tied to national destiny descends upon the world, and each country has contestants selected at random to enter! Each contestant is bound to their country, and any resources they obtain will be manifested in the real world a hundredfold! After transmigrating to a parallel world, Wang Yu becomes a high school student and activates the [God-Tier Roleplay System]. From the start, he takes on the role of Zoro, then gets selected for the national survival game and teamed up with Zhang 790Reads8.0Score106Shelves
12. 12 禁 Forbidden Zone Expedition: Assassin Seven from the Start, with Qilin as a Teammate 禁区探险：开局刺客柒，队友麒麟 Nobody from Mount Kunlun昆仑山无名氏Urban238k WordsOngoing [Live exploration] [No heroine] [Not a do-gooder] [No alternate accounts] Lu Qi transmigrates to another world, binds himself to the Exploration System, and takes part in the globally co-hosted show Forbidden Zone Adventure, venturing deep into all kinds of forbidden and deadly places while unlocking powerful skills. And his teammate is none other than Zhang Qilin, hailed as the strongest fighter in the tomb-raiding world... PS: Content warning: two male leads. Please don’t read if that’s not yo 2.9kReads9.2Score416Shelves
13. 13 直 Livestream: I Play a Qilin, and Uncle Jiu Hears My Thoughts 直播：扮演麒麟，被九叔偷听心声 Wu Niu97午牛97Urban162k WordsOngoing Zhang Ling transmigrates to a parallel world and immediately awakens the [Strongest Acting System]. As long as he keeps playing roles, he can acquire the Little Brother’s incredible abilities. So Zhang Ling enters a show called “Horror Test,” determined to win a trillion. But who would have guessed his teammate would be Uncle Jiu, who can even hear his thoughts? Zhang Ling: “Uncle Jiu, you’re so weak!” Uncle Jiu: “This kid! Quit running your mouth in your head. If you’re so good, you do it!” Zha 17Reads6.9Score—Shelves
14. 14 全 Global Expedition: Playing the Kirin Kid from the Start 全球探秘：开局扮演麒麟小哥 Heaven Official's Blessing天官赐福丶Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing The countries of the world joined forces to create a treasure-hunting show called Global Exploration. Xu Nian, who had transmigrated into this world, was selected and awakened a God-Tier Roleplay System. From the start, he played the part of the Qilin Little Brother! And so... In the Insect Valley of Southern Yunnan, Xu Nian wielded an ancient black-gold blade and slaughtered the General Corpse King; In the ancient city of Jingjue, his Qilin bloodline inspired such awe that the thousand-year-old 130Reads9.0Score—Shelves
15. 15 全 Global Expedition: Playing Zhang Qilin, Slaying a Dragon Live at Tianchi 全球探险：扮演张麒麟，天池直播屠龙 Beidou Sis北斗西斯Mystery433k WordsCompleted [From the start, she plays the Qilin Boy, with Wu Xie as her teammate: lots of sweet moments and tomb raiding] She gets a role-playing System from the start and takes on the role of the Qilin Boy, livestreaming explorations of dangerous places around the world with Wu Xie as her powerful teammate. Together, they slay a dragon in Tianchi, seek the legacy of Yan and Huang in Shennongjia, and suppress countless vengeful ghosts in Fengmen Village. 389Reads7.1Score—Shelves
16. 16 国 National Fate: Sending Little Qilin Bro from the Start to Sweep the Globe 国运：开局派麒麟小哥，收割全球 Jiu Wuzhizun玖五智尊Urban372k WordsCompleted [Absurd Comedy + No Female Lead + Character Growth] From the start, the national-fortune game takes place in a forbidden zone that is actually the birthplace of Blue Star, where the seeds needed for spiritual qi revival are growing. The protagonist continually arms and protects the young man, helping him recover his memories, bring his loved ones back to life, and take revenge. Together, the protagonist and the young man build up Blue Star's forces, ensuring that after the long Age of Declining 1.1kReads8.7Score104Shelves
17. 17 全 Global Heist: You Call This a Beauty Contest? 全球偷盗：你管这叫颜值选手 Honey with Bitter Melon蜂蜜配苦瓜Urban542k WordsCompleted [On the run + theft + extreme sports + livestreaming + calculating protagonist] A grand global heist competition is about to begin, with countries putting up their national treasures as prizes. Su Chen transmigrates and obtains a System. “Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained God-Tier Parkour!” “Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained God-Tier Disguise!” “Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained God-Tier Thievery!” “You say it belongs to you? But it’s in my hands now, so it’s mine. “Want it? Then 3.9kReads8.8Score574Shelves

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    Only two copies were found.

18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated and Got a System, Now I'll Restore the Phantom Thief's Name 穿越获得系统，我重铸怪盗之名 Nothing Beats Wave God万物不及波神Urban428k WordsCompleted The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union never happened, and the world competes in peace. A “Cops vs. Robbers” livestream takes the world by storm, and the Chinese division invites me to compete. The original body's owner had just been in a car accident, but now it houses a soul from Earth and the Phantom Thief System. “Master Kaito, I'm here to make your name famous.” As I dance through the museum's laser grid, the alarms ring out like accompaniment. Under the livestream came 44Reads6.2Score—Shelves
19. 19 直 Livestream: The Great Thief Show, I’m Playing Kaito Kid 直播：神偷节目，我扮演怪盗基德 Kidd基德Urban287k WordsOngoing Bai Yu, who had obtained a role-playing System, is reborn in a parallel world. After drawing the Kaito Kid template, he joins a variety show in this parallel world to improve his template progress. The show is called “Urban Thief,” and it has enormous influence across the world! It airs not only in Huaxia, where Bai Yu lives, but overseas as well! The show's guests have to carry out various thefts during the program to raise the public's awareness of crime. With Kaito Kid's abilities, Bai Yu is 660Reads6.5Score105Shelves
20. 20 怪 Kaito Kid: The Moonlit Magician 怪盗基德：月光下魔术师KID Qin Yan芹焰Anime Fanfiction439k WordsCompleted [Excerpt used as the synopsis] At their boss's order, they eagerly split up the work like a couple of lackeys. One pried open Shinichi's mouth, while the other held medicine in one hand and a bottle of mineral water in the other. Everything was ready when, suddenly, “Whoosh! Whoosh... Whoosh...” Several playing cards flew out of the darkness and struck the backs of their hands with unerring accuracy. The sudden pain forced them to stop what they were doing. “Great Detective, that's enough preten 341Reads—Score101Shelves
21. 21 盗 Thief Show: Are You Really Kaito Kid? 盗贼节目：你真是怪盗基德啊？ Picking Up Money捡钱Urban142k WordsOngoing A top domestic conglomerate brings the wildly popular overseas reality show The Master Thief to Huaguo. To boost ratings, the show is recruiting skilled contestants. In Huaguo, teams advance through regional qualifiers, led by celebrities who seek out experts from all walks of life to compete. When a member of Liu Tianxian's team suddenly can't compete, she has no choice but to get an amateur, Lin Chuan, to fill in. But she never expected to have found the real Kaito Kid! With disguise technique 196Reads6.9Score—Shelves
22. 22 王 Honor of Kings: Skin Design, the CEO, and Her Dorky Assistant 王者：皮肤制作，总裁和憨憨助理 Yu Baier俞白儿Urban284k WordsCompleted [Skin Design + Honor of Kings + One Heroine + Livestreaming + A Fresh New Concept] The rating got review-bombed... Jiang Ye accidentally transmigrates to a parallel-world Blue Star and discovers that Honor of Kings is a global phenomenon, but its skins are truly awful. Drawing on his design experience from his previous life, he becomes Honor of Kings' chief skin designer. From then on, the game, long criticized for its ugly skins, makes a complete comeback! One skin after another is released, dr 315Reads5.6Score—Shelves
23. 23 开 From the Start, I Cosplayed as Kid at a Comic Convention 开局漫展扮演基德 Legendary User Bro传说用户哥Anime Fanfiction164k WordsCompleted Chen Mu, a seasoned anime fan, transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that it doesn't even have cosplay. How could that be? I'll become Kaito Kid, Uchiha, a Gold Saint... But as time goes on, why am I the one who has to save the world? It's not just conventions. The main story is about taking on different roles to clear dungeons from other anime. The Summit War, the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Shibuya Incident, Super God Academy... 140Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 怪 Kaito Kid: The Phantom Thief System 怪盗基德：怪盗系统 Bing Xiaoyao冰小妖Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing (Male lead: Kuroba Kaito x female lead: Tsukimi Nanane) (Contains minor moments of saving the Police Academy crew) (No logic or common sense, thanks) - Daily transmigrations, daily System bindings, daily lightning strikes… …Getting struck by lightning isn't exactly an everyday occurrence, is it?! Ever since she got bound to the Phantom Thief System, her life has been nonstop, and she feels like she's lost a few years off her lifespan. . -It often gives her bizarre instructions for becoming a pha 1.4kReads9.2Score186Shelves
25. 25 怪 Will Kaito Kid Marry into the Suzuki Family Today? 怪盗基德今天入赘铃木家吗 You Qianlai尤千莱Anime Fanfiction562k WordsOngoing [Original female lead x Kaito Kid + everyday life + faithful to the original's serious tone + a balance of Magic Kaito and Detective Conan + no breaking up canon Detective Conan couples + female-centric. Gray fans who are immature and obsessed, don't come looking for a fight.] [The phantom thief who steals from others x the heiress whose heart gets stolen] The first time they met, Kaito Kuroba's masterful disguise was seen through at a glance. It was his cheapest, yet most successful, disguise 2.4kReads8.7Score298Shelves
26. 26 神 The Master of Divine Impersonation 神级扮演师 The Pig Returns猪归来Urban538k WordsCompleted Zhang Ziling transmigrated to a parallel world. While visiting an imperial tomb with a beautiful streamer, he accidentally triggered a mechanism and fell into a trap. By chance, he activated the God-Tier Impersonation System and obtained a God-Tier character card: a professional missing person, the Black-Faced God! A ghostly whistle drives back corpse beetles. The Eight Trigrams reveal the gate of life. He battles man-eating salamanders. When the Qilin appears, all ghosts tremble. 3.5kReads8.5Score350Shelves

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    This is what I found. I personally think the second one is better.

27. 27 盗 Tomb Raiding: To Secure My Grad School Recommendation, I Rolled a Campus Beauty into a Mess in the Tomb 盗墓：为保研，墓里把校花卷麻了 I Use Cai Wenji我用蔡文姬Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The campus belle posted her dating criteria: “If you want to pursue me, come tomb raiding with me. If you’re afraid to die, don’t bother.” Her schoolmates said, “Pursuing you could cost us our lives!” Ye Fan, meanwhile, was role-playing Zhang Qiling. He decided to raid a tomb in hopes of finding a shortcut to graduate school. Campus belle: A shut-in simp like you thinks you can pursue me? Campus belle: Does this impossibly aloof guy really like me? Campus belle: You save me every time, then say 16.5kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
28. 28 盗 Tomb Raiding Adventures: From the Start, I Play the Qilin Boy! 盗墓探索：开局扮演麒麟小哥！ Dark Crow暗鸦Mystery500k WordsCompleted [System livestreaming, tomb raiding, invincible and hilarious: adventures in forbidden lands and restricted zones] [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles + The Outcast + Chinese Paladin] Lin Xiu transmigrates to a parallel world, binds himself to a System that has him play the part of Little Brother Qilin, and joins a tomb-exploration show. A Ning, Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, the Iron Triangle, Wu Sansheng, Lei Zhanshen, Ye Cunxin, Bao'er-jie, Huo Xiu Xiu, Deputy Officer Zhang, As well as Uncle Jiu, Zhang Tian 64Reads8.5Score—Shelves
29. 29 古 Surviving in an Ancient Tomb: Playing the Cold-Faced Young Man from the Start 古墓求生：开局扮演冷面小哥 Last Night's Bright Moon and Stars昨夜皓月星Male-Channel Fanfiction262k WordsOngoing From the start, he transmigrated into a parallel world full of countless forbidden zones. To activate the god-tier impersonation System he carried with him, he joined the globally livestreamed show Explore the Forbidden Zones. The god-tier character he got from the start was the cold-faced young man! And his teammate on the show turned out to be Bao'er Jie from The Outcast. “The tomb-raider's two-finger technique is pretty unusual too! I'm really curious...” “Other teams are risking their lives 45Reads5.4Score—Shelves
30. 30 绑 Bound to National Fate: From the Start, I Play the Little Qilin Bro! 绑定国运：开局扮演麒麟小哥！ I'm Not Grandpa Wang我不是王大爷Urban120k WordsOngoing Guan Wen transmigrates to a parallel world, where resources are rapidly running out and conflict between human civilizations is on the verge of erupting. Just then, mysterious realms quietly appear. Each country around the world chooses a lucky participant to explore them, with the whole world watching live! Any resources discovered within a realm will be replicated a hundredfold in the participant's country. Guan Wen activated his God-Tier Role-Playing System early on, took on the persona of th 242Reads6.9Score—Shelves
31. 31 盗 Tomb Raiding: Impersonating Xiao Ge to Explore the Tomb of the Queen of Jingjue 盗墓：扮演小哥，探秘精绝女王墓 Princes Really Know How to Play It Safe王侯真的苟Mystery148k WordsOngoing Jiang Ning transmigrates into a tomb-raiding world. To activate the Divine Tomb-Raiding Roleplay System he carries with him, he decides to head for the tomb of the Queen of Jingjue. The role he gets from the start is Zhang Qiling, the Little Brother! Shirley Yang: “The hope of breaking the Ghost Cave Clan's curse rests with the Little Brother.” Hu Bayi: “Why are Ning Ye's index and middle fingers so long? What use could they possibly have?” Wang Pangzi: “Honestly, Ning Ye may be quiet, but he's 8Reads7.2Score—Shelves
32. 32 全 Exploring the World's Forbidden Zones: Playing the Cold-Faced Qilin from the Start 全球禁地探秘：开局扮演冷面麒麟 A Little Ghost一只小幽灵Mystery446k WordsOngoing [Tomb raiding + exploration + supernatural] Countries around the world join forces to create the show Global Forbidden Zone Exploration. After arriving in another world, Qin Chuan is chosen as an explorer and awakens a God-Tier Impersonation System. From the start, he impersonates the cold-faced Qilin! As his resemblance grows, he gains all kinds of abilities and skills! At the ancient kingdom of Lop Nur, Qin Chuan slays an ancient Death Worm, and his Qilin bloodline drives back bloodthirsty bla 431Reads8.8Score101Shelves
33. 33 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 29.3kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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    The ones I've seen are all pretty good (*๓´╰╯`๓)♡

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