In this world, emotional outbursts could be fatal. Words could be traps. Reactions could mark the end of you as she experienced the first time.
No.
Lina wouldn't make that mistake again.
Lina stood up, walked to the study desk, and opened one of the drawers. She found a blank notebook, the pages crisp and unmarked—a perfect starting point.
She sat down and began writing, her pen scratching lightly as she documented every name she remembered from this world so far.
Known characters, possible roles, unclear relationships, mysterious motives. She made notes on behavior patterns, emotional triggers, danger signs. Every detail mattered.
This wasn't just survival anymore.
This was a campaign.
A long, strategic war.
And Lina wasn't just playing to win.
She was playing to rewrite the ending, and make the villain win, whoever he or she was.
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