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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

The tentacle wrapped around her legs was tightening, and Rita could hear her bones creaking under the pressure.

But the octopus boss didn't kill her immediately.

That meant she still had a chance.

She explained, "Because our boss here doesn't just like strong employees and quality ingredients—it also seems to have a preference for certain species."

For cleaning, it chose Marmang-Crab, a 17th-tier player ranked 1888 on the leaderboard. For ingredients, it picked TingoJE, an 18th-tier player ranked 67.

Both players had aquatic features—one resembled a snow crab, the other a blue whale.

Marmang-Crab came from the Marmang Deep Sea World, and SkyCrabs naturally lived underwater, even though they could move on land.

TingoJE—while still alive—was always surrounded by water currents.

And the octopus boss? It wasn't hard to guess where it came from.

Snow crab, blue whale, octopus, jellyfish—

496: Divine Game – Chaotic Restaurant 16