Catlove12Fish

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

Rita moved further away from the players and the mechanical race, like a traveler who had decided to die alone, leaving behind the warmth of the fire and companions to venture deep into the forest alone.

From Fat Goose, she had learned one important thing: in the Abandoned Zone, players did not die when their health reached zero. Instead, they lost all ability to move and were discarded by the flying mechanical race patrols into the trash mountains. The mechanical race faced the same fate.

After flying for five minutes, Rita couldn't help but stop midair and look back.

Though the distance was considerable, her vision was still sharp enough to see Fat Goose, bewildered and awestruck, talking to Maple Syrup. She could also recall the look of surprise and disapproval on Maple Syrup's face when she decided to leave the main group.

Her reason, her instincts, her thought process—all of them screamed at her to stay.

Abandoned Zone 3