Transmigrated as the Mary Sue: The Villainess's Revenge System | Chapter 1 | Counterattack System Begins | Novela.app

"I should have known! A person like me, who can't even win five dollars from a scratch-off ticket, how could I suddenly be chosen by Blizzard to be the first person in the world to get a game beta key?" Que Tang collapsed in a fit of grief and indignation the moment she woke up. "Meow~" "Where on earth is this place!?" She scanned her surroundings. It was a magnificently decorated room—complete with a bed, furniture, and a kitchen. In short, it was a high-end studio apartment. However, there was one glaring problem: it had everything except doors and windows! "Meow~" "You..." Que Tang irritably moved to throttle the source of the incessant, cutesy noise. But the moment she looked down, she was helplessly charmed by the kitten in her arms. She couldn't help but stroke its fur. "Forget it. It would be too stupid of me to get angry at a cat." "Meow~ So stupid." Que Tang froze. She slowly lifted the kitten until it was level with her eyes. "Did you just speak?" "Meow~ That’s right." Just as it finished speaking, it felt its body being hurled into the air. Que Tang, startled, had instinctively tossed it away. The kitten tumbled nimbly in mid-air and landed gracefully on its feet. Sitting on the floor, it stuck out its tongue to lick its paw, its expression suggesting that a feat of this level was just a small matter. "Meow~ Congratulations on becoming the host of the Counterattack System. I am your guide, Little Shiitake." Que Tang’s terrified expression instantly shifted into a massive eye-roll upon hearing the name 'Little Shiitake.' She didn't understand why so many people loved that kind of cutesy persona. "What is a Counterattack System?" "It’s a system formed by the collective resentment of those 'vicious female supporting characters'—the cannon fodder who were destined to fail in various stories, games, and movies. Your job is to become the female lead they loathe, and then be defeated by them. Meow~" "...So, I’m basically a psychological counselor for the frustrated, the kind who gets paid five hundred bucks just to let someone punch them." In that moment, Que Tang finally realized she truly had zero luck. She vowed never to fantasize about winning again, and if she ever received another mysterious notification, she would throw it away or refuse delivery immediately! "Meow~ That’s pretty much the gist of it." The kitten squinted its eyes as if it were smiling. "I am your instructor. I will be by your side at all times to remind you of the story’s progress so you can properly cooperate and become cannon fodder." "This... this is truly a tragic story, no matter how you hear it..." She spread her hands helplessly. "So, when does this game end?" "Hmm, just collect one hundred thousand points. It's very simple, Meow~" Que Tang’s eyes went dead. "Then, without further ado, let’s proceed with the first story, Meow~" Que Tang had just opened her mouth to ask what the story was when she suddenly appeared in a classroom. At the same time, a flood of information about this world entered her mind. "The first story is a very familiar campus romance, Meow~" The kitten’s voice echoed in her head. "As a 'Silly Sweet White' female lead—optimistic and positive—you were admitted to a prestigious noble high school on a scholarship due to your excellent grades. However, because of your family background, you’ve always been out of place and bullied by your classmates, until—" "Stop, I get it. It’s one of those Boys Over Flowers kind of setups. I understand." "How rude! How can you just interrupt when someone is talking to you, Meow!" Listening to that exasperated but still soft and cutesy voice, Que Tang felt zero lethality and, consequently, zero remorse. "Anyway, my job is just to be as much of a naive, man-crazy sweetheart as possible so the male lead loses interest in me, and then make sure the rich young miss and the male lead get their Happy Ending, right? It's that simple. Just tell me who the villainess and the male lead are." "Who told you to interrupt me! I'm not talking to you anymore, Meow!" Because the kitten had gone full tsundere, no matter how Que Tang called out in her mind, there was no response. She helplessly gave up on this internal dialogue. "Fine. Anyway, the male and female leads must be the most powerful and wealthy characters in the school. I’ll just ask a passerby later." She turned her attention to the lesson instead. Finally, the bell rang for the end of class. She was about to ask her neighbor for information, but her seatmate quickly packed up and bolted. The next second, a group of people surrounded her desk. Is this the legendary bullying? Que Tang reacted a beat late. "In the original scene, the female lead would have exploded from the repressed stress and argued with her classmates. Eventually, while rushing out of the classroom, she would have crashed into the male lead, who would recognize her as the girl who once asked him for directions and step in to protect her. Meow~" The voice reappeared in Que Tang’s head. "But because you were too busy thinking, 'Wow, being bullied is so fresh and interesting,' you didn't pay attention or care about their insults. So, when the male lead walked by just now, he glanced over with zero interest and left. The two of you missed your encounter." It sounded as if the cat was suppressing a laugh. Que Tang could tell it was mocking her and snorted inwardly. "You still haven't told me who the male lead and the villainess are." "You'll know soon enough, Meow." After saying that, it vanished again, ignoring her no matter how she shouted. Just as Que Tang was pondering how to identify her targets, a cold, clear voice cut through the air. "What are you doing?" "Eldest Miss!" The group turned around in a panic. Que Tang followed their gaze toward the door and widened her eyes in shock. Floating above the person's head were the words: Villainess of this World. What a crude way of identification. The villainess stood at the door, waiting emotionlessly for an explanation. Finally, the leader of the group was pushed forward and stammered, "E-Eldest Miss, it's just that this pauper had the nerve to speak to Young Master Ren on her own, so we decided to teach her a lesson." Standing behind the crowd, Que Tang nodded imperceptibly. It seemed this 'Young Master Ren' was the male lead. Hearing this, the villainess’s gaze swept lightly over her. With just that one glance, she turned back. "Don't be boring. Go home early. Midterms are next Monday; don't waste your time." With that, she turned and left. The students seemed to hold the Eldest Miss in great awe. They obediently scattered like a flock of startled birds. "Ah, the villainess is so cold and aloof. This kind of personality should be exactly what a male lead likes. Good family, great figure, beautiful, and she actually has a sense of justice—even if she acts like a tsundere. What on earth is the male lead thinking!?" Que Tang found it impossible to understand. "Because you are the female lead of this world, Meow. So, no matter how perfect the villainess is, she is not worth mentioning in front of the female lead. This is why the resentment of these villainous cannon fodder characters is so deep." The kitten crawled out from some unknown corner and nimbly jumped onto Que Tang’s desk, sitting down to groom its paws. "By the way, since you entered as a top student, you must maintain a rank in the top three for every exam. If your grades aren't high enough, you'll be kicked out of school and lose the chance to contact the mission targets. That counts as a mission failure, Meow~" Que Tang’s face turned pale instantly. "So... you mean... I still have to... study...?" The kitten blinked and nodded cutely. "And to earn your living expenses, you have to go out and work a part-time job. Oh, right, you should be heading to the convenience store now. Meow~" "Is there no exam cheating program or something?" she asked with trembling lips. "There was supposed to be one, but since you interrupted me earlier, I assumed you could handle everything on your own, so I don't plan on helping you anymore, Meow~" "Master Little Shiitake, your elegant and beautiful posture always leaves me unable to look away. You are truly the Audrey Hepburn of the cat world." Que Tang grabbed its front paws, her eyes filled with sincerity. "I want dried fish, Meow." Que Tang immediately grabbed her backpack and rushed out of the classroom to work and earn money for the dried fish. "I will let the whole world know that every piece of dried fish has been contracted by you!"