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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

Unlike her calculated negotiations in the High Tower, where warriors clashed in measured combat, or on Blue Star, where alliances and influence could deflect enemies' focus, the rules here in the World Battleground were entirely different.

Here, everything visible was a resource. The goal was to exploit enemies completely, using every means available to drain them dry before their death.

Death as an escape? No. Death was the easiest outcome.

There were no retreats, no compromises, no mutual victories.

If only she had known… But even if she had, what could she have done differently? Every step she had taken was her own choice.

Even at full strength, without the debuff from soul shock, she was no match for Frenzied Shark.

Perhaps the moment she had stolen Mistblade's World Graveyard, her and Nivalis's fates were already sealed.

I Could Just Steal It—A New SSS-Tier Talent!