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Oh boy, I am conflicted about this novel. I'll give this a solid 3.5 (rounded up to 4).This novel is the definition of pretty privilege, everything is forgiven, even death took a fancy on you. But I like that the novel kind of implies that "being pretty isn't necessarily a good thing", kinda have that Tomie Junji Ito vibe, but MC here had a way better ending than her (a tad bit unrealistic but it's an ending I preferred).I can't count how many times the novel wrote how MC's tearful state invoke not pity but sadistic tendency. I get it, people are obsessed but having to read this repititively makes me wonder, does the MC has no other likeable traits other than his crying face? lolMC is realistically human (?), character-wise, the novel had repeatedly emphasize his ethereal appearance. He's not the usual OP and jack of all trades MC, he had weaknesses (eg. physically weak and scared of ghosts).His pursuers, though were extremely superficial. All of them, well, at least until the arc I read (although... I like Mo ran and Xiao Shiyi, they're superficially cool) Honestly, this novel is nice for a light read but the obsession with MC's crying face had me slightly cringe, it reminds me of my seventh grade fanfic with limited ideas and vocabulary. I recommend reading it though, the concepts are pretty interesting if you ignore the repititive sentences 👍🏻