Catlove12Fish

After her rebirth, Rita vows not to repeat her past mistakes. This time, her first priority is to stop her brother, who is about to marry into the Lopez family, from participating in the initial game beta test. In her previous life, she was deceived by this scheming brother until her dying breath. It was only at the end that she realized she was merely a villain in a male-oriented novel about a live-in son-in-law, with all the malice and manipulation orchestrated by him behind the scenes.

In this life, Rita decides to change the rules of the game. She will stay in the shadows and seize all the opportunities meant for the male and female leads. By participating in the beta test and re-selecting her abilities, she systematically dismantles the protagonists’ advantages, all while making them believe she’s on their side.

Rita has no intention of harming innocent people, nor is she a selfless saint. In this game, she works with the authorities for mutual benefit, all to achieve her ultimate goal—becoming the true master of her fate.

This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

In the end, Rita still made a purchase, spending 398 gold on a Malice Detector.

**[Malice Detector] (B-rank)**: It trembles slightly when someone with malicious intent approaches; the greater the malice, the stronger the tremor.

A small cross with a tiny hole, she strung it onto the chain of her pocket watch, right next to the ruby-shaped **[Water God's Disgust]**. After earning three gold coins from her session at the Rania Kaiya auction house and attending a class for an hour, Rita's first stop back on Blue Star was to find Shadow.Q for another purchase.

**[Rita]**: Have you heard of a Divine Gift that can detect a person's deepest secrets through their blood?

**[Shadow.Q]**: I've heard. We're also looking for that player to establish a long-term partnership, but they don't trust us.

**[Rita]**: That's too small-minded!

**[Shadow.Q]**: Who says it isn't? So, are you going to donate something to earn the nation's trust?

Drought for the Drought, Scarlett Drowns