The Protagonist of the Redemption Story Quits

There is always a certain kind of protagonist in novels:

They may be gentle, kind, and understanding, or lively, adorable little rays of sunshine. Fate decrees that they reach out to the bottomless darkness, melt and redeem the world-ending Demon King with a sincere heart, and save the entire world.

But one day, the protagonists who transmigrated into books to redeem villains all suddenly went on strike. They were done.

Faced with missions from the Villain Redemption System, they turned a deaf ear, lay flat on the spot, pulled up their little blankets, folded their hands over their chests, closed their eyes, and smiled serenely.

What a joke.

Why are Systems always fishing people out of the modern world and sending them into books to save villains? Does anyone seriously think young people these days are mentally healthy?

As wage slaves who've endured workplace psychological abuse for years, it's already a miracle that they haven't gone crazy!

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There is always a certain kind of villain in novels:

They may wield immense power or possess extraordinary talent, yet because of a dark past or a twist of fate, they set out on a one-way path into darkness, destroying the world and themselves along the way.

Until a little ray of sunshine from another world reaches out to them.

The villains sneer, unimpressed, and prepare to watch these so-called "transmigrators" try to save them.

But then...

The Immortal Venerable, abandoned by everyone and fallen into the demonic path: ?

Why does this otherworldly demon, whose mission is supposedly to save him, seem to have even more resentment than he does?

The disabled, corrupted insect general: ?

Is it just him, or does the male insect in front of him look like he's about to melt away at any moment?

The ghost NPC in an infinite-flow world: ?

Seriously, which of them is the ghost here, him or this human? Isn't the deathly aura around the other person a little too strong?

Watching the protagonists wither a little more each day, the villains could take it no longer. They climbed out of the abyss themselves, carefully picked up the protagonists, and insisted that they sit together on the soft grass and bask in the sun.

The bad news: The protagonists in redemption stories have all gone on strike.

The good news: The missions are complete.

[Bonus Scene]

At the Transmigration Bureau's year-end awards ceremony, the protagonists are invited to give their acceptance speeches as Best Employees, sharing their strategies and tips for saving villains.

Protagonists (without hesitation): Lie flat and wait for the villain to climb out of the abyss himself, pick me up, and bask in the sun with me.

Everyone else: ???

Content warnings: Protagonist is the top; episodic stories; one-on-one pairings in both body and heart in every world, with an extremely mutual attraction. Basically, a sweet little treat with a fresh-grass-and-sunshine flavor! Written to practice plotting, prose, and romance, hehe.

Theme: When you come to this world, make sure you see the light.