What to Do When I Become a Koi and Fall into the Male God’s Bathtub - Reviews

I don't understand why so many people are hating on selina. She's literally my favourite female side character of allll the ln I've read. She understand boundaries (which ALOT of fictional female side characters does not), tries her best to improve herself but doesn't feel inferior that it interferes with Luke, isn't sticky and h*rny to the MC (which AGAIN happens to ALOT of female characters). There's more but it'll just give spoilers and would be too long.

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5 Months of waiting for my masterpiece someone got any news?

Warning to all readers: Our two protagonists do not meet in person until Chapter 71.

Get some snacks and settle in for a long story. There is a lot more going on than the bathtub scene we all desperately want (and were promised by the title).

Summary: A young novelist from the 21st century receives a mysterious game he initially believes to be a cute cub-raising simulation. However, it turns out to be a sci-fi/horror adventure game. Even more surprisingly, the game depicts real events from the far future, and the "cub" he is raising is actually another player—a sci-fi era general who first experienced these events and is now reliving them as part of exposure therapy. The two slowly bond in the game as they work together to uncover the true mysteries behind the events that unfolded in those years.

The title and summary suggest this is a tale about a mermaid and a general... That’s what I was hoping for. However, after seven chapters, it feels more like playing an otome game with "yes" or "no" choices and watching the interactions. I’m not sure when the mermaid story actually begins, but I’m too impatient to click through the rest of the chapters to find out.

Well, it's a good novel! But if you like intense and dark content, please proceed with caution. This novel delves into the experiences of experiment subjects, and it's particularly harrowing because they are all children. It’s emotionally taxing, and I often feel the urge to skip parts to get to the main story, but the translator always advises against it. I end up skipping a lot of the detailed connections and plot segments. Ahhhh, it’s really tough to handle!

Sure, here is the rewritten content:

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Ok, ok, ok. So I really need to write a review for this story because it is not what you think it is. If you want to read something fluffy... well, there is fluff and mofumofu. But that's not all it has.

This is the type of story that touches you because it doesn't hide the ugly gore and tragedy in the background but instead brings it to the fore together with the fluff. It is cute. It is gory. It is sad. It is beautiful.

The first few chapters might confuse you, so here's a bit of an explanation:

**Spoiler**
He Ruge (MC) and Xi Guican (ML) both live in different worlds. He Ruge seemingly lives in the normal modern world as a writer, while Xi Guican is a general/marshal from the interstellar era. On top of that, Xi Guican is a white tiger beast person with a tragic past.

Both of them end up finding a game and playing it, with differing genres. He Ruge is attracted by mofumofu and played the game thinking it was a romance game, Xi Guican is a face-con so he got suckered by He Ruge's face, but he was initially convinced that it was a kind of game therapy that explored his tragic past. (Cue injured marshal with volatile spiritual power)

The two meet through the game.
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This story is amazing because it is so fantastical and yet it sucks you in and makes you empathize with the characters. You will go through the five stages of grief. You will even get **Spoiler**
backstabbed
**[collapse]**. You will amazingly also explore functions of game systems that would be unrealistic in reality yet in here are an indication of a hidden shadowy hand.

TLDR; The writing is amazing, it will make you cry. The plot is amazing, it makes your IQ hurt. The characters are amazing, they are not 2D. Not even side characters.

5 stars!!  
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  
I'm so moved.  

From the main character (MC) being a regular person from Earth and the male lead (ML) being a high-ranking soldier from the interstellar age who is literally sick and has a negative outlook on life, to the MC discovering a mysterious game and gradually transforming into his true form—a mermaid koi fish—while the ML slowly heals himself and tries to untangle the knots in his traumatic past, and then finally meeting each other in the interstellar age... This novel is just so good.

I appreciate how the author crafted this world, and even though it's not explicitly stated how the mysterious game was created (it’s only implied that it must have come from a much higher realm), I really enjoy how their paths intersect.

The ML deeply touches me. I didn’t feel that the novel was long or dragging; it was very straightforward.

What really left a lasting impression on me were the extra chapters.

This novel is an mpreg, by the way.

**Spoilers ahead:**

The ML and MC will be given an egg by the game, and they will raise their own cubs once it hatches. The egg is so cute, by the way. And if you’re curious, they’re going to have twins. The older one is a little mermaid (boy) with blue eyes and black hair, and the younger one is a white tiger with wings (boy) with blue eyes and white hair.

The extras are in diary form, written from the ML’s point of view.

A bit spoilerish, but I just had to get it out of my system. *cries*

If you’re going to read the novel, you’ll really feel for the ML because he was just a baby when he was taken in and used for human experiments. He was depressed, and while he didn’t hate the world, there was more of a distrust and an inability to feel anything at all.

He expresses his fears of not being a good father. He didn’t know how to react or raise the children well because he never had a proper childhood. His childhood was all about “be weak and get killed,” which cast a shadow over him.

He also never experienced puberty, as he was injected with growth hormones and forced to become an adult.

He’s full of conflicting emotions, but this doesn’t diminish how much he loves and treasures his cubs, especially his lover. The MC is the light of the ML’s life.

Sometimes the ML would think: "What if it was just a dream? What if the cubs didn’t exist? What if the MC didn’t exist? What if he’s still alone, lying on the bed, just waiting to die?" But after seeing the MC’s face and his children, all those thoughts disappear.

The ML vows to ensure that his children won’t have to worry about anything. He’ll make sure they live a normal life.

This novel is quite short, and I never felt it was nearing the end because the chapters are short and engaging. I’m soft about baby cubs.

I’m just so happy for them.

I want to thank the translators and editors for taking on this novel, and I especially want to thank the author for creating such a beautiful story.

Very interesting story. There’s no fluff at the beginning whatsoever, but that's what drives readers to keep going. The author's rants at the end of some chapters are hilarious! Hahaha, though not all of them.

This is a 1malex1male novel with no extra parties or绿茶bitches. Just some very worrisome villains who are good at camouflage. Mind you, this is a thriller romance.

Spoiler: He Ruge (MC) has one of the best characterizations out of all the novels I've read. He didn’t come off as a Mary Sue at all, even in the later parts. This is an interstellar/thriller romance/horror novel, but it wasn't until chapter 71 that they faced each other in reality.

The male lead (ML) is also very well-written. I kind of liked the fanwei parts the author included. It was written from the ML's perspective, sort of like a diary he first posted anonymously online and then made private afterward.

May all those cubs and experimental subjects who died find happiness in their next lives and have their souls purified from the filth they endured.

I'm glad the MC didn't hesitate to kill that guy, the yellow weasel Huang.

I don't know what to say about Mao Grandpa.

ML is just a baby who had to shoulder adult responsibilities. I’m not crying, QAQ.

I wanted justice for MC’s mom, but they never mentioned it again.

The game is mysterious~

If Gluttony didn’t want to kill the MC, why did his clone try to kill him? Oh right, he wanted the MC to die only by his hands, not by Qiguy’s.

Children are cute ~.~ I love ML’s diary; hehe, surprisingly, he wrote only a little about his lover. He loves his cubs a lot~

It’s a cute and tear-jerking story.

The kindest soul is Bobo ♡

I wanted to rate 4.5.

Very Emotional and Touching.

This isn't your typical adventure with a dashing, clever protagonist or love interest who effortlessly overcomes every obstacle. Both the main character (MC) and the love interest (ML) carry their own insecurities and emotional scars. They heal each other, which is a beautiful aspect of the story.

The characters feel genuine, and you can't help but empathize with them. Their stories are heart-wrenching. There's no gratuitous drama or face-slapping. What makes this novel stand out are the inner thoughts of the MC and ML throughout the narrative. The plot is solid.

The side stories involving their children are also very touching. You can feel how deeply the MC loves his kids, and it’s genuinely adorable. I believe people who enjoy more realistic love stories in the boys' love (BL) genre will appreciate this novel, despite its fantastical setting. The characters and their stories are well-developed, and the emotions are intense. I would have given it a perfect rating if not for the sudden twist at the end of the novel, which somewhat spoiled it. The ending is unsatisfactory, particularly the revelation of the mastermind behind the scenes, which felt nonsensical.

**Spoiler Alert:**  
The only downside I see is the reincarnation element. It turns out that the mysterious mastermind behind the ML's suffering and the experimentation program is actually the ML's past self. This, combined with a minor villain who is barely acknowledged and dies off quickly, feels like a convoluted plot device. Discovering that the character's tragic life was orchestrated by his past self feels like a cheap mind game. Additionally, the idea that their previous incarnations were god beasts, essentially gods in this life, seems unnecessary and could have been omitted.

Despite these issues, the cute and touching side stories make up for the less-than-satisfactory ending. It's definitely worth reading for those who enjoy touching love stories.

For those who might find the initial interactions between the MC and ML through a game with "yes" or "no" options a bit dull, rest assured that there's a transmigration and transportation to another world element that kicks in around chapter 72. Moreover, the game eventually evolves, and they interact with other characters in real life as well.

An engaging story, the main character is quite gentle, and the male lead, oh my goodness, he is so cute! But I also loved the little monster and the interactions—oh my goodness, the interactions!