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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

Kayden's two seemingly disjointed sentences, combined with the three consecutive "very's," caused Rita's heart to race. Kayden hadn't mentioned any news or moves from Lania Kaia, but just the information she provided was enough for Rita to piece together a lot of potential consequences.

Some Divine Gifts were scary but not insurmountable. After all, it's not realistic to use a Divine Gift on every single person you see. For example, Rita often thought about using her Insight on everyone who approached her, but doing so was exhausting and required significant effort.

It was like trying to check the profile of every person who commented on a social media post you came across. Plus, some Divine Gifts had hundreds of words in their descriptions, and you couldn't stare at someone too long without arousing suspicion. That made things even more complicated and tiring.

But if this new deputy city lord had a thing for small animals, that changed everything.

Could That "What If" Be You?