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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

On the 9th, Rita realized it had been ten days since she stole those books from Moonfox City. She wanted to return to Lania Kaia—not just for Apache's lessons, which were a minor reason—but to gather information about the Moonfox Clan's situation and, more importantly, to relocate her teleportation array to a place only she knew about for her peace of mind.

Before doing that, she decided to ask Shadow.Q about the current situation in Lania Kaia.

[Rita]: Have the people captured in Lania Kaia been rescued?

[Shadow.Q]: If you're planning to go to Lania Kaia soon, you could wait a couple of days and join our Special Affairs Bureau group from LA.

[Rita]: Oh? Another raid? Is this a nationwide operation or just your LA branch?

[Shadow.Q]: It's just the LA branch. Each branch manages its own affairs.

[Shadow.Q]: We've established a new base underwater in Lania Kaia, near a seabed volcano.

[A Century-Old Brand] (Curio)