Say goodbye to angsty redemption stories and welcome a new approach: “fight evil with evil, and heal them in reverse.” The protagonists don’t try to make the villains see the light. Instead, they use even crazier and more satisfying methods to leave the villains stunned, achieving redemption in an entirely different way. The System is no longer a cold tool, either. It becomes a key driver of the plot and a source of comedy.
My name is Lin Xiaoxiao. One moment, I was pulling an all-nighter to finish a PowerPoint for my boss. The next, three strange women and I had been shoved into the plot of an old-school angst novel.
The System announced in a cold, mechanical voice: [Your mission is to redeem the obsessive villain who will slaughter an entire city for love.]
I looked at the formidable sanda champion before me, the gentle and perceptive psychology student, and the adorable rich girl blinking her big eyes as she asked, “Can you order takeout here?”
I took a deep breath and told the System, “We’ll take the mission, but we’re changing the approach. Why does redeeming him have to mean changing his heart? Let’s report the original male lead for treason and hand the kingdom over to the villain. Wouldn’t letting him experience the joys of being a wise ruler be a more thorough solution?”
The System fell silent for three seconds, then displayed a new message: [Warning… Logic checks out… Assessing feasibility… Assessment passed! New mission generated: Help the villain ascend the throne! Reward: ten thousand taels of gold!]
The sanda champion cracked her knuckles. “You should’ve said so. This is my specialty.”
