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Imagine waking up as the villain in your sister's cheesy fantasy novel. Yeah, not ideal, especially when that villain is destined for hatred, and a grim end in some forgotten dungeon. That's Astrid's new reality. Her old life? Gone. Her new mission? Survive. And step one means throwing the original script out the window.

But changing fate is way harder than it sounds. In a desperate move, Astrid makes the story's heroine, Lyra, her personal maid. Clever, right? Except teaching Lyra magic and treating her like, well, a person, backfires spectacularly. Lyra's gratitude twists into something intense, dark, and possessive.

And she's not the only one. Astrid tries mending fences with her powerful aunt, only to find herself smothered by a love that feels dangerously close to madness. Even her ambitious half-sister, originally her rival, gets weirdly attached after Astrid shows her a bit of warmth and helps her gain power using some modern-world smarts.

Astrid thought she was being clever, building alliances, creating intelligence networks, rewriting roles. She is changing the story, but it's warping everyone around her. Their loyalty? It's becoming obsession. Their affection? A dangerous fixation.

Now, Astrid isn't just fighting the plot. She's drowning in a mess of her own making – caught between people who crave her, tangled in lies and affections twisted way out of shape. Everyone wants her, and sharing isn't remotely on their agenda.

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Old Synopsis:

When Astrid transmigrated into the fantasy webnovel she once read, she found herself in the shoes of the story's most hated villainess, a character destined for a tragic end. 

According to the original plot, the Main Protagonist is hell-bent on killing her at all costs, her cunning step-sister schemes to throw her into the dungeon and usurp the throne at the first opportunity, and even her loyal caretaker has abandoned her. 

With enemies on all sides and time running out, Astrid realizes her fate is sealed unless she takes matters into her own hands.

Determined to survive, Astrid decides to fight back, but as she begins to navigate this world, something feels... off. Why is the Main Protagonist, now showing her unexpected kindness? Why is her step-sister, who should be plotting her downfall, suddenly seeking her favor? 

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Tags: Yuri, Harem, Slow Paced, Slow Romance, Buisness, Slice of Life

Princess’s Struggle for Survival

Hibbort had felt Lyra's eyes on him the moment she looked his way, but he had been engrossed in conversation with his daughter and hadn't acknowledged her until now.

Astrid, noticing Hibbort's glance, followed his gaze to Lyra.

Seeing the girl standing there awkwardly, she felt a flicker of amusement and decided to intervene.

"What's wrong, Father?" Astrid asked.

She wasn't worried about Lyra's safety.

The girl had merely glanced at Hibbort, which wasn't a crime, especially with Astrid present.

In her presence, Hibbort had never been the stern, unapproachable emperor.

As for the kind of dramatic, love-at-first-sight scenarios found in Mary Sue novels, where Hibbort would fall for Lyra and demand to marry her, such a thing was impossible.

Hibbort wasn't a frivolous man but a known romantic, devoted to the memory of his late wife, the White Moonlight Queen.

To him, all other beauties were merely fleeting distractions.

'It can’t be fake.'