Waking amid a shocked crowd, the protagonist realizes she transmigrated into Rory Jenison — the cross-dressed child of Duke Jenison who, in the novel, bullies Yisroel Lear and is later executed. At their first meeting with 16-year-old Yisroel she panics, clumsily grabs and insults him while trying to make a good impression. A System Notice then appears: Rory's role is to humiliate the male lead to push him toward tyranny; a hidden task offers gaining his favor to return home, but falling to -100 favor means early death. Cornered, she decides she must humiliate him to survive.
To survive, the protagonist decides to humiliate Mr. Jenison and blocks his way, setting the episode in motion. Their staged insults and threats escalate into a physical scuffle, but repeated interruptions calling the tactic unsuitable and announcing main-plot changes derail the plan. A warning voice declares, 'This is your last chance. Failure means destruction.' Mr. Jenison grows impatient, refuses to be dismissed, and demands more. The episode closes with the protagonist cornered by the ultimatum, facing a forced escalation or ruin in the next scene.
Yisroel, a top-ranked transfer who landed in Class D after his paper was swapped, arrives as classmates stare and a System Notice shows his favor dropped to -50. The protagonist, despised because the original host flirted with classmates, sees Yisroel as a chance to rehab their image. When a classmate taunts him, the protagonist threatens violence to stop the mocking. Privately they decide to humiliate the wrongdoer but also win a man's favor by making him feel good. The episode ends with a direct stare and "I'm thinking about how to make you feel good," leaving the plan unsettled.
At the academy Jahseh is forced to crawl and humiliated while onlookers taunt him; a System Notice shows Yisroel's favor dropped by 10. The protagonist, staying in character to gain advantage because Jahseh is now an illegitimate sixth-rank official's son who will later be the male lead's right hand, intervenes, answers a blow and then declares, "Jahseh is under my protection." The crowd backs off. The episode closes with the protagonist eyeing future leverage and planning how to increase their favorability, leaving the outcome unresolved.
A system notice says Yisroel's favor dropped by ten after Rory's rescue, sparking gossip about Rory's motives. Jahseh thanks Rory but Rory brushes him off and, with Dorrien, goes to the Lotus House, a high-end male brothel. Inside, the original host’s eldest brother storms in, seizes someone while insisting Angel is his confidant and claiming a "soul connection." Shouts of "Let go of my brother!" pull Rory into the brawl. The scuffle turns dirty, the three-count collapses and someone yells "Run!" The crowd scatters, leaving the accusation and Angel’s fate unresolved—and Rory cornered.
An attack breaks out when a man accuses another of harassing and kicking his brother. Witnesses name Yisroel as the kicker and say he favors his fourth brother, who has the mind of eight and the strength of ten men. The assaulted party insists Angel—a best friend mentioned in the fight—was ‘stolen,’ so they retaliated. The quarrel escalates into a brawl until brothers Arthur, Zayden, Yosef and Connor arrive to defend the family’s “most beloved brother” (Rory). Arthur, thought gone, returns; the brothers converge and shout "Seize him!", leaving the outcome unresolved.
Remembering that in the original timeline his family guards killed Xayvion Lear and drew Yisroel's wrath, the protagonist interrupts a public gathering to shift blame and save them. He publicly names Angel as his exclusive confidant and lets Angel flatter Mr. Jenison while dismissing Arthur and Xayvion as illegitimate to secure favor. The claim sparks outrage: courtiers beat Angel until Rory intervenes, and Yisroel strikes Rory. The assembly debates punishment—some plead leniency, others suggest coercion. The episode ends with the protagonist refusing tricks and declaring he will make Yisroel serve him, punishment unresolved.
During a tense confrontation, a father brings his unfilial son forward to apologize after the boy offended Rory. Duke Lear, who dislikes Yisroel, demands kneeling but the father says the intent is clear and skips it. Xayvion admits fault and offers to bear consequences, yet the authority escalates—threatening to break a leg and insisting on punishment. Duke Lear orders Yisroel punished with 100 lashes and to be taken inside. A system notice shows Yisroel's favor falling; he fears for his survival as he's led away, his fate left unresolved.
This episode opens with Yisroel brought forward for a staged punishment. His father allows Rory to act but orders it be only a few lashes to fool onlookers. Yisroel undresses to avoid fabric sticking to wounds. Rory demands screams; Yisroel stays silent. Rory calls the lashes done and warns he'll change methods. Someone claims, "This is my territory," prompting a brief standoff while guards post then leave. Rory shifts to a quieter, more invasive tactic, and the episode cuts unresolved as Yisroel asks, "Where are you touching?"
During finals week Rory is pulled into a novel and wakes as a notorious wastrel heir living disguised as a man. She knows the plot: Yisroel will become emperor, and her role is a disposable minor villain destined to be erased after his ascension. To survive, Rory must sustain a reckless 'playboy' façade while carefully courting Yisroel's favor, balancing danger and deception at every step. Each calculated flirt and risky gamble threatens to trigger the very erasure she fears. The plan falters when Yisroel, the future emperor, begins to notice and fall for the person behind the act. Now Rory faces a harsher choice: cling to the mask that bought her safety or reveal the truth and risk losing everything, including her life and the fragile chance of survival tied to Yisroel's favor.