Novels like Who Says a Substitute Can't Be a Meal?
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- 51 A Magical Stepmother? Me? 魔法继母？我吗？ Anye is a night heron monster in a world made for children. She once served under several villains, but thanks to the child-friendly world's rule that good always triumphs over evil, every boss she followed was soundly defeated by the magical girls. After her last boss also decided to turn over a new leaf, go home, and get a job to become a family man, Anye finally couldn't take it anymore. She'd just go solo! Since the magical girls in this child-friendly world were simply too strong, and no ma 25MClicks68.8kFavorites5Tickets
- 52 RT Shura Field Player 修罗场玩家 “I suddenly realized today that this world is dangerous.” Bai Zhi typed a line on his computer with a serious expression. “When I went out today, I saw someone biting a person by the side of the road. A few brave young men rushed over and brought the criminal to justice, but the person who’d been bitten then staggered to their feet too. One sharp-eyed young man spotted them and beat them back to the ground, where they called 110. Thanks to all the modern movies I’ve watched, I already knew what 186.7MClicks199kFavorites0Tickets
- 53 Love Should Begin After Affection Reaches 99 恋爱要在好感度99以后 “Earth Online is a trash game, especially when the trash game you're playing is a GalGame set!” A romance game that arrived seventeen years late loaded up and hit Uesugi Shin with a sucker punch. Why is my bro's affection level showing up over his head?! “Affection: 99” “Description: Your childhood friend, who likes you so, so, so much, is hiding a secret she absolutely can't tell you!” “Go ahead and conquer her!” Dude, you can't actually be a girl, can you??? ...Wait, what's this magical girl 33.9MClicks144.6kFavorites0Tickets
- 54 The Witch's Speedrun Handbook 魔女小姐的速通手册 In his third year in this steam-powered world, Charles gained the ability to simulate the past and the future. The people he simulated created games where they could do anything without consequence, and after countless simulations, real life became a speedrun campaign. The Church, potions, mutations, the Old Gods, witches, sealed objects... None of these have anything to do with Charles. She's just an ordinary girl who wants to live a quiet life. She's simply rather good at nipping danger in the 59.3MClicks143.3kFavorites3Tickets
- 55 An Uneventful Daily Life 不平静的日常 [About the Blurb] "Life is like a vast, empty dream. Youth and old age pass in the blink of an eye, and only this moment is real." "My name is Bai Ying. Bai as in pale, Ying as in phantom. I have intermittent psychosis, I'm a high school student, a warrior of love, very handsome, and the protagonist." "I have a nihilistic outlook on life, a positive set of values, and a metaphysical view of the world." "This is a perfectly ordinary story. There will absolutely be no rivers of blood, fields strew 140.8MClicks174.2kFavorites8Tickets
- 56 How Did I Turn into a River Crab?! 怎么变成河道蟹了？！ [Abstract ACGN Shenanigans, Hilarious Infinite-World Adventure] [Runner-up in the annual Hedgehog Cat Awards for three consecutive years, 2020, 2021, and 2022] [No one remembers a novel that came in second place, unless it comes in second every year] Mo Lan won a privileged activation code for the infinite-world online game Endless Space. It let him start as a random race. He thought he could do something like those cheesy Classic of Mountains and Seas ads: devour Jia Tenghui, fuse with Xia Zhiq 249.3MClicks238.2kFavorites66Tickets
- 57 The Sucker System and Me, a Battle Maniac 冤种系统和战狂的我 [Host, Host! Better late than never, your Dangerous Girl Conquest System is here for you!] [Let's start by conquering Mumona, a legendary empress with beauty and brains.] Shu Yichao: "Light cavalry, swift conquest, iron cavalry! My nomadic army is peerless with bow and horse, invincible under heaven!" Mumona has died. [Host, I'll assume that was an accident. This time, let's make sure you succeed. Let's conquer Zanpulin, a haughty and cool-headed witch!] Shu Yichao: "Clear the wilds, sweep 121MClicks113.3kFavorites4Tickets
- 58 I'm Really Not an Evil God's Hound 我真不是邪神走狗 Lin Jie, a transmigrator, runs a bookstore. Kind and warmhearted, he is always recommending books that heal the soul to down-and-out customers, and occasionally even promotes his own amateur work. Over time, these customers come to respect him deeply. Every day, they bring him simple local specialties as thanks, ask him for reading recommendations, and tell those around them all about this ordinary 139MClicks280.7kFavorites0Tickets
- 59 Monster Hunter and Monster Torturer 怪物猎人与怪物虐人 In this world ruled by monsters, there is an invisible hierarchy among both monsters and the hunters who hunt them. First: Monster Hunter. Make an unprotected drop from a hundred meters up, take a beam cannon to the face and walk through lava. Slay every Elder Dragon in the world and butcher every freak alive. Second: Monster, Hunter. Wield a hunting bow and a switch axe, toss barrel bombs and pull off aerial attacks. A hunter free to hunt monsters. Third: Monster, Hunter, Human. So what if y 68.6MClicks64.4kFavorites3Tickets
- 60 I'm a Little Cat, and My Stand-in Is Making Me Starve 我，小猫咪，替身害人饿瘦 [Main story complete] Meow, meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow... The Holy Son: "There is no such thing as true fairness in this world, little cat." The cat nods: "I should have an unfair substitute." System: "There is no knowledge you can master by reading it just once. Keep pondering what it means." The cat nods: "So knowledge can be eaten too." Infinite worlds. She'll turn into a catgirl, but not until Volume Two. The main story is single-romance. Crossover order: JoJo Part 7: Stee 82.2MClicks65.6kFavorites39Tickets
- 61 You’re Telling Me This Is a Dating Sim? 你说这是恋爱游戏？ [Number One of 2025] In Reiwa Year 7, sixteen years after being reincarnated, Mizutani Makoto finally got his golden finger. "Just thinking about using my extensive and expert gal-game experience to conquer every girl at school after classes start makes me want to laugh." Come on, I'm ready to get promoted and a raise, become general manager, take the CEO position, marry a rich beauty, and reach the pinnacle of life! [Newbie Quest: A Fateful First Meeting!] "...Huh?" Wait a minute! What do you m 61.4MClicks160.4kFavorites0Tickets
- 62 Why Did My Transmigration into the World of Anime Turn into a Rules Horror Story? 我的二次元穿越怎么是规则怪谈啊？ Winner of Best Work of the Year in 2023 and 2024 - Transmigrated into a two-dimensional world, with both parents dead, money in the bank, and a house of his own. The rules of the Cat Guest won't let him have a girlfriend, but this is exactly the setup for the protagonist of a slice-of-life harem story! Surely the next step is wish fulfillment, with girls flocking around him in a wonderful story, right? [Welcome to the Sacrifice Game. May you witness the end amid true terror.] Wait, this isn't ho 88.4MClicks253.3kFavorites244Tickets
