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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

If Maple Burn was still with her, Maple Syrup or Maple Cang would have been the ideal options for negotiations. But now… perhaps her only choice was Mistblade.

And she just so happened to have something from Maple Burn that was valuable enough for negotiations. If it was something even Maple Syrup needed, Mistblade definitely wouldn't pass it up either.

The unresolved matter between her and Mistblade needed to be settled. She had to figure out how Mistblade had tracked her down. Otherwise, every time she came to Lania Kaia, she would risk being hunted.

Now might be the best opportunity to negotiate. Mistblade wouldn't dare kill a renowned alchemy genius of the Undead faction right here in the Undead capital. And as an apprentice to Apache, there was no way she would get sliced in two the moment she stepped into the alchemy shop. As long as she could get the chance to speak, there was room for collaboration.

She’s Definitely Not Talking About a Book