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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

After leaving the alchemy shop, Rita went ahead and purchased all the materials Lucia had mentioned.

Even if shortening the duration of Spring Not Late reduced its effects to two-thirds of the original, that was good enough. As long as she could survive the five-day downtime, she could craft more after returning from the World Battleground. The only downside was that Wrathful Moon's upgrade countdown wouldn't make it in time for this round. She couldn't help but wonder about the time discrepancy—was it based on her world's 12:00 AM, or wherever she happened to be at the time? And both Blue Star and Lania Kaia had their own regional time zones.

Facing a completely unfamiliar battleground, Rita was, for once, genuinely nervous.

Nivalis: Pissing Off a Toxic Stan Every Day