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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

Managing a guild, balancing the power and ambitions of different factions, is an art form. But managing people is an even bigger test for a leader's mental health.

Take Rita, for example. She can maintain a superficial friendship with RickZoey and others, but that's only because she's secretly causing them losses behind the scenes. After stealing their stats and gear, she acts friendly toward them. This isn't driven by negative emotions; on the contrary, it brings her pleasure, much like a murderer returning to the crime scene to admire their work.

But when you're the leader of a guild...

Sometimes, when Rita sees certain Oak Owls, she really wants to kill them. If Sanchez were leading Maple Mu, half of the Oak Owls in Afternoon Tea would be dead by now, with Sanchez taking a break for lunch before continuing his killing spree.

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