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Chapter 1 - 1 CHAPTER : From Cat Tree to Corset – My Fabulous Fall into Fiction

I always thought if I died young, it would be from overwork, stress, or maybe choking on instant noodles while cursing my editor.

Not falling off a tree… trying to rescue my ex-wife's cat.

Yet here I was—clinging to a flimsy branch, arms outstretched, reaching for a smug-looking feline named Princess Tuna, who stared back at me like I owed her something.

"Come here, you fur-coated demon," I muttered, edging closer. "Your mom's already ruined my life once. I won't let you be the sequel."

She meowed. Innocently. Deceptively.

Then she leapt to safety.

I didn't.

Crack.

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Everything after that was a blur of pain, stars, and vague regrets.

Like not finishing the final arc of my most popular webnovel: "The Duke's Cursed Bride."

Too bad. My readers would never find out how the villainess died in Chapter 5.

Well... except me, apparently.

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When I opened my eyes again, I wasn't on the sidewalk. Or in a hospital. Or floating in a tunnel of light.

I was... lying in a silken canopy bed, surrounded by red velvet curtains, rose gold chandeliers, and perfume that smelled aggressively expensive.

And boobs.

Not someone else's—mine.

"What the hell—?!" I shrieked, sitting up—and immediately wobbling under the unfamiliar center of gravity.

A mirror stood at the foot of the bed. In it, a stunning young woman stared back at me: long obsidian curls, crimson lips, violet eyes that gleamed like a warning sign.

Lady Seraphine Noir.

The villainess I created.

The one I killed off in Chapter 5 for being too fabulous to survive.

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> [VILLAINESS SYSTEM 3.0 ACTIVATED]

Welcome, Host, to the "Grace With a Glare" Protocol™!

First-time user detected. Syncing memories…

⚠️ Warning: Host is male. System recalibrating gender filters.

Mission 1 Unlocked: Slap the Heroine with Elegance.

Reward: 300 Drama Points

Penalty: Death by Scandal

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"No. Nope. Absolutely not," I groaned, massaging my temples—which felt suspiciously smoother than I remembered. "I refuse to isekai myself into my own novel just to play some sassy murder Barbie."

> [System Alert]

Sass Level: Acceptable. Fabulous Points: +10

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A knock came at the door.

"Lady Seraphine, the Prince awaits you in the ballroom," came a maid's voice.

The Prince. Right. The one Seraphine was supposed to publicly humiliate for rejecting her. The one who executed her five chapters later.

And here I was.

Half-dressed, half-delirious, 100% doomed.

I looked down at the tight corset, the glittering gown, the cursed cleavage—and I realized one thing.

If I wanted to survive in this story, I'd have to act like the villainess I created.

Or die trying.

I smirked.

"Bring me my heels."

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