
This...didn't turn out how I expected and I can't say that is a good thing. When first introduced to her character, I thought she was strong willed and had a goal, something she wanted to achieve. But now, she's so shaken, very indecisive and doesn't know what to do as if she doesn't know the plot having transmigrated and all. All this power and knowledge she has but nothing is being done with it.
I wish the author would give her a clear path and have her make up her mind. Because at this point, she's not steering the plot, it's steering her and she's just reacting to events that are happening.

Yes, the author made the ML manipulative but the main character is already aware of his psyche and his past so she should have enough emotional intelligence and forethought to navigate it. I have to respectrully disagree with you about the author's direction.
I don't expect the MC to be perfect or make the right decisions all the time but she needs to decide something. And I will concur that she isn't very headstrong, and I wish she would be.
why is the pacing so lightspeed???