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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.

Princess’s Struggle for Survival

From a personality perspective, Lyra is not the type who can't keep secrets, but the Elders Speech is of great importance and involves levels that the current destined female lead should not yet be exposed to.

Moreover, the more important point is that Astrid cannot explain how she came to know this information.

Although Lyra is a bit slow, she is not stupid. It wouldn't be difficult for her to correlate the effects of the chants Astrid taught her with common spells.

Considering the potential risks and Lyra's current learning progress, Astrid ultimately decided against telling her.

Lyra's strength today is already much greater than in the original story.

As long as she continues to study and train normally, there's no need to forcibly elevate her abilities this way.

Without clearly understanding the truth behind the Elders Speech, it's better not to reveal this trump card that only she knows.

Protagonist Treatment