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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

Did Princess Astrid really say that, or did I mishear her?

The air fell into a brief silence. Lyra swallowed, her delicate body trembling slightly, her slender white fingers intertwined at her abdomen.

"Princess Astrid, what did you just say... I didn't quite catch it..."

Why was she suddenly being asked to take off her clothes? This was too strange.

"Miss Lyra, would you mind taking off your clothes in front of me?"

Astrid repeated her words, her ruby-like eyes calmly fixed on Lyra.

She wasn't asking this to tease Lyra or to do anything strange, like some of the restless Valeria nobles who might do peculiar things to their personal maids.

Astrid was doing this to verify some details about the use of the transformation potion, ensuring she wouldn't accidentally reveal her true identity in front of the Fourth Princess.

From what Amalia had said, there would be many more close moments like last night.

"...It's not that I can't accept it."