The Second Male Lead Is Really Done with This

These days... can a simp change careers, too?

Of course! Jiang Ling happily said goodbye to his miserable career as the second male lead after getting his transfer notice.

Jiang Ling had once suffered severe workplace bullying from his boss. Believing that any attention was better than none, he threw himself into pure-love stories as the devoted second male lead, only to fail every single time.

Afterward, Jiang Ling reviewed his record and summed up the reason for his failures:

"It's all my fault for taking my job too seriously. I went way overboard with the devotion."

Just as Jiang Ling thought his poor performance would leave him stuck playing some random passerby,

the newly appointed department head waved him over to the Scumbag-Busting Department.

Jiang Ling: Sure, sure. I'll pack up and head over. Wait...

These scumbags look awfully familiar.

[World One: Apocalypse]

You're the rich young master and second male lead. The protagonist uke is a medical genius. When the apocalypse hits, you and the protagonist uke can only flee together.

You take meticulous care of him all the way, even grabbing a club to beat zombies to a pulp. But you never expected...

He wants your body.

That's right. At the protagonist uke's request, you willingly become a test subject and lie down on the lab table.

After developing an antibody vaccine, the protagonist uke gradually ignores you, leaving you to be treated like a helpless lamb. In the end, you become a zombie.

When Jiang Ling wakes up again, he fixes his gaze on that scumbag. With little experience, he decides to start by breaking his heart, but then...

The protagonist uke cradles his belly and says it's their child.

Jiang Ling: I underestimated how low a lunatic could go.

[World Two: ABO]

You're the protagonist uke's current husband, an alpha from a prominent family.

Your marriage was arranged as part of a political alliance.

Though you're his "husband" in name and the second male lead in reality, you give the protagonist uke your whole heart and accept every blame he pins on you without complaint. In the end, your family casts you out and you're exiled to another planet, while the protagonist uke and the alpha behind him lead an imperial revolution to victory and stand at the pinnacle of power.

Jiang Ling: Don't worry, I have experience this time. Whatever he wants, I'll destroy it.

Later, the protagonist uke doesn't even have time to cry before discovering that all his friends have their eyes on his ex-husband.

Jiang Ling: "Me? Sorry, I have no plans to get married again anytime soon."

[World Three: Zerg]

You're an S-rank male zerg, the universally hated second male lead. The protagonist ukes are the "twin stars" of a prominent family, high-ranking female zergs blessed with both beauty and strength.

That's right, there are two protagonist ukes. The reason? Your beginner mission is already cranked up to maximum difficulty, and you have to figure out which one is the true chosen one.

You're vicious, dark, twisted, and perverse, cruel to other zergs and guilty of every imaginable misdeed, earning yourself the title of "universally hated." But when it comes to the protagonist ukes, you simp for both of them, playing favorites to the extreme.

You soothe their periods of violent instability for free, even humbling yourself to offer to be their "house-call zerg." But, having been drawn to the protagonist seme who transmigrated from the human world, they're both obsessed with getting rid of you, even killing you...

This time around--

Jiang Ling: "Hold on, I applied for a forced match. They're both my female slaves now."

Huh? You haven't even done anything yet. Why are they fighting each other?

[World Four: Immortal Cultivation Simulator]

The full-dive cultivation game was met with a huge reception as soon as it launched. Rumor has it there's an NPC who's extremely hard to win over. Yep, that's right--

Because he's the protagonist uke.

As the second male lead, you diligently spend money on the protagonist uke and work your fingers to the bone on quests, finally raising your affection level with him bit by bit.

At this point, the protagonist seme should appear, but on the day the game undergoes maintenance, every player suddenly gets a [Game Shutdown Notice]. You don't, because...

Your consciousness is permanently trapped in the game data and will be destroyed along with it.

At the same time...

In a hospital, the protagonist uke opens his eyes on his bed.

A few things to know before reading:

1. The scumbag uke isn't split into multiple copies, and there will be no happy ending with him.

2. Like the protagonist, the author starts off gentle and gets harsher as experience grows.

3. The cover design may vary.

4. 60% of the book is locked behind anti-piracy measures.

5. The uke's appearance is described. He isn't gender-neutral, so please don't read if that bothers you.

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The Honest Man Gets the Vicious Villain Pregnant

001 is known throughout the department as an honest man. Even when he's thrown under the bus, he doesn't say a word, let alone fight back against his boss's unreasonable demands.

But the kind get bullied.

The formerly reformed Flower Market branch has suddenly come roaring back to life, turning the small worlds into SSS-level high-risk zones--

The vicious villains rampantly torment the protagonists, including but not limited to bullying, humiliation, and being used as a sex toy... The situation is about to turn into an R-rated scene with the screen covered in mosaic censorship when 001, forced to take the blame, shows up holding a sign:

[Clean up industry practices! Put the industry in order!]

[Everyone is responsible!]

Good. His frazzled boss decides to have 001 take over the mess, keeping a close eye on the vicious villains and preventing certain inappropriate behaviors.

If necessary, he can use force.

The higher-ups regularly inspect these dangerous little worlds. When they notice that the worlds overseen by the honest 001 are unusually peaceful, they grow curious and ask him what's going on--

Boss: [You're doing great this time, 001! What have you been doing?]

The honest man slowly types his reply:

[Thanks for the praise. I haven't done much...]

[...I just got the villain pregnant, that's all.]

Well, a vicious villain with a baby on the way wouldn't have the energy to cause trouble, right?

The honest man turns to look at the beautiful, vicious villain suffering from severe morning sickness.

*

A little scene:

"Hey! I'm not eating this!"

"You don't want it? I'll get you something else." The honest man gently suggests a second option.

"I don't want anything!!! This is morning sickness! Do you even know what that means?"

The vicious villain is taking full advantage of the honest man's easygoing nature, acting completely brazen.

The honest man says nothing, simply watching the villain in silence.

The vicious villain feels uneasy, wondering if the honest man is getting angry.

The beautiful, sharp-featured villain reluctantly gives a little ground, softening his tone. "...I'm carrying your baby. You could at least be a little patient with me, right?"

The honest man looks at the villain's little baby bump and dutifully goes to prepare a third set of options.

The vicious villain congratulates himself: Got him!

The honest man: Behave.

Theme: A love you missed will never return