[Saving this idea for later. Cover art courtesy of @Qingqingzi]
A certain interstellar novel has three villainous bosses, each an elite powerhouse who delights in making life difficult for the hero and heroine.
One day, they somehow transcended their plane of existence and learned they were characters in a book. They also found out that a Transmigration Bureau existed in this world.
The Transmigration Bureau's job is to correct the plot and assign mission agents to carry out popular tasks such as healing villains and redeeming the second male lead.
The three villainous bosses: ?
We've been doing evil for years. How come nobody's come to heal us?
Are we not worthy?
The Transmigration Bureau: Are you pining after the heroine, who doesn't love you back?
The villains: ? Who's the heroine?
The Transmigration Bureau: Do you make trouble for the hero and heroine because you were hurt as children?
The villains: Oh, you mean those two? We make trouble for them simply because we can't stand them.
The Transmigration Bureau: So you're just bad, then? Why would you need redemption?
The villains: We don't care. Sure, we're wealthy, noble, powerful, and ruthless... but we're still poor little things hurt by life. :)
The Transmigration Bureau: We're done for.
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Yu Yishi has spent years doing odd jobs at the Transmigration Bureau. At last, she gets a mission.
She excitedly heads to the mission world, only to find that something seems... off.
Villain A, who just robbed a spaceship, sits amidst a mountain of gold:
"Oh, I'm so poor. Life is so hard!"
Yu Yishi: ?
Villain B, who just killed a traitorous underling, pretends to cry without a hint of feeling:
"No! Why? I've been so good to you! Why would you do this to me?"
Yu Yishi: ??
Villain C, who just put out a wanted notice for the hero and heroine, changes his tune in a second:
"It's not my fault. I had no choice!"
Yu Yishi: ???
Six months after transmigrating into the book.
Yu Yishi: I don't think you three need redemption. There's just something wrong with your heads.
The villains, in unison: Can you fix that?
Yu Yishi: ...
Give the kid a break. :)
Betting on the love interest
Theme: Villains being bad isn't scary. Villains being handsome is