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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

A dagger that doesn't pierce directly into your flesh doesn't hurt as much.

Sure, the chain of cause and effect had eventually wounded her in some roundabout way.

But Rita was never the type to trace a thread of misfortune and blindly hate every person connected to it.

When young Avery "stole" young Samuel's golden finger?

And if that artifact had landed in Samuel's hands instead…

Later, when Avery forced Samuel to take the entire family and leave B City—

That was probably the best outcome for everyone.

Avery got rid of a ticking time bomb.

Samuel might have been able to move on instead of sticking around to watch Avery reach the peak of success—a sight that would've warped him even further.

Even Eleanor was spared the heartbreak of watching her children destroy each other.

If there was any regret in this story…

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