I Really Don’t Want to Be the First

• Drama
• Fantasy
• Shounen
• Action
• Comedy

• overpowered-mc
• system
• weak-to-strong
• regression
• super-power

Xu Xiaowen is trapped in a cursed cycle of paradoxical success. No matter the challenge, he is inexplicably forced to take first place, but this victory always leads to a violent, inevitable death. After countless agonizing deaths and regressions, he has one desperate goal: to become a complete failure. By intentionally losing and staying under the radar, he hopes to survive until he is eight years old. However, the universe has a cruel sense of humor. Despite his best efforts to be mediocre, he discovers he possesses an all-powerful superpower that makes him the center of attention once again. Now, he must navigate a world of power and prestige while fighting against his own innate brilliance to avoid a fatal destiny. Can he outsmart fate itself or will his inevitable rise to the top kill him?