Reborn as the Heroine of a Mysterious World, I Refuse to Be Captured!

[Transformation + Gender-Bender Romance + Western Fantasy + Steampunk + Sequence Potions]

Reborn as a beautiful girl, Elena vows to carve out a life worthy of an overpowered protagonist.

She revolutionizes the arts, plays politics, builds a business empire... For a moment, the sight of life brimming with energy and all things flourishing seems right before her eyes!

Then, unfortunately, a tree spirit ties her up.

“Kids, this is bad! We're about to get picked off one by one!”

Just then, some bastard of a knight saves her. As payment, she's forced to become his lover and wear a ring that binds her to him.

Fortunately, Elena awakens an Investment Rebate System. As long as she invests money, she'll receive mysterious occult items in return.

That's when Elena steps into the magnificent world of the occult: firearms, steam engines, the four realms of the Apocalypse, sealed artifacts, cities of miracles, corpse collectors, apprentices, professional sequences, the clash between royal and divine authority...

After going through so much, she's formed bonds with quite a few people.

One of them, Horne, even gives her the impression of someone destined to be a novel's protagonist!

“Then I'll invest heavily in him! I'll latch onto his coattails and get him to take on that bastard knight! Help me get this ring off!”

It's a lovely idea, but reality is harsh.

She even tempts him, hints at her interest, and tries to reel him in. Horne remains unmoved.

“You have a fiance. Isn't that even better?”

“I've already helped you. Now it's time for my reward.”

“Open up, sis! It's your brother-in-law!”

By the time she came to her senses, Elena had become a true god and a mother.

Heartbroken, she could only cry, while the bastard man said:

“It's your own fault for not knowing who I am!”