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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

As Rita considered how she would climb back up if she ever lost her God-Given Talent, she took stock of her resources and talents.

When one strength after another was crossed off, when the only things left were alchemy and cooking, she had nowhere left to retreat—she had to tear down the walls and carve out a new path for herself.

Why had she been so fixated on the idea that her cooking talent wasn't outstanding enough?

Why couldn't alchemy make up for that gap?

BS had medicinal cuisine, so why couldn't she create alchemy-infused dishes?

Both disciplines involved ingesting substances to gain buffs and effects—combining them made perfect sense.

She didn't bother thinking about whether innovative alchemists like Apache or Lucia had ever tried this approach before.

Everyone had their own path to walk.

499: Divine Game – Chaotic Restaurant 19