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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

The library contained at least a thousand books, and to make matters worse, the spines of all the books were blank.

This meant that if someone without the *Insight* skill came in, they would have to pull out each book to see the title. And here was the kicker: once a book was pulled from the shelf, it had to be read for 10 minutes before it could be put back. This was basically the equivalent of forced video ads on streaming websites!

Moreover, there was another hidden catch to this quest: all the book titles and texts were written in undead language. To understand them, players needed a translation tool. Without it, they would have to sign a basic contract with the undead, essentially "borrowing" the knowledge from them.

Apache, the Alchemy Madwoman