[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist":3,"chapter-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1239":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1533023,1991,"Chapter 1239 Divine Game: Divine Instruction 53","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1239",1239,"\u003Cp>\"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita snapped out of her thoughts when Dawn Cicada jabbed her in the side with an elbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned with annoyance. \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cicada did not need to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Rita finished speaking, she realized she had already been teleported onto the clock arena battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing across from her was Lightchaser, idly tossing a dagger in the air while watching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need a little more time to finish spacing out?\" Lightchaser asked politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I said yes you would probably hang me up and whip me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita quickly smiled, took hold of the sword given by the game, and said, \"Teacher, I’m ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glowing clock hand floating beside Lightchaser lit up. Its light illuminated the thin braid hanging behind her ear and the gray blue color of her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser’s voice turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fight with everything you have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita tossed the long sword aside. It clattered onto the arena floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden lightning and white vines reshaped themselves into two daggers in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, you don’t mind if I defeat you using daggers, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser’s brows relaxed and she laughed softly. Then she vanished from her spot and blinked behind her student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really know how to make people angry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dagger met dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning and the magical dagger fragments exploded at the same time. Both lost one point of health. Lightchaser lost an additional point from reflected damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it was a direct exchange where both sides could hurt each other, Rita feared no one now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though every five attacks triggered the strange glowing clock near Lightchaser’s ear once, Rita still held the advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had Absurd Story, the skill that reflected damage perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back in Binast, whenever I dreamed about beating you, I’d wake up laughing. I never thought that day would come so soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, Lightchaser. I forgot. That day already happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cinders, watching from the stands, genuinely worried that Lightchaser might die from anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you go annoy your other teachers instead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, every one I could meet, I already annoyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sounds like a lot of touching stories happened when I wasn’t around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be jealous, Lightchaser. I won’t spare you either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Disgusting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a skill that reflected damage perfectly did not leave Lightchaser helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glowing clock with only hands suddenly began spinning counterclockwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita noticed the change instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still watching carefully when her expression shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every skill she had used since the start of the match was suddenly sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That naturally included Absurd Story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This clock skill was ridiculously unfair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not help asking, \"Teacher, can this skill be taught?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser looked horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? A pitiful elf like me still has the right to teach you skills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dagger slashed hard toward Rita’s vital point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you defeated me on the ship earlier, didn’t you proudly announce that you had graduated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...That had indeed happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After beating Lightchaser she had gotten so excited she shouted toward the sky, \"I graduated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the stands, Cinders covered her face with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she finally understood why Lightchaser had been so furious that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently the elf had conveniently omitted the best part of the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately burst into hearty laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, how could that be, teacher? As long as it’s you, I’ll never graduate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This pitiful elf won’t be fooled by you again. Prepare to die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clock resumed spinning clockwise, ticking steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poor student was clearly terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She decisively activated Wildfire Reignite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also set the second phase condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent must use at least ten skills related to time, and she herself must be hit by the opponent’s divine talent word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the fight continued head on, she did not believe she would lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had overheard the conversation between Lightchaser and Cinders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser had her own divine talent word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with this strange clock ability, Rita did not want to lose because of carelessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was right to be cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the clock began spinning forward, Lightchaser’s speed increased dramatically, like someone had switched the world to five times speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf’s footwork triggered magical rings so quickly they looked like stage effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita was still struggling to keep up with the five times speed Lightchaser when the expanding magic rings had already shaved double digit health from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately activated Unchanged Fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser sensed the anomaly at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her successful attacks no longer reduced Rita’s health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The student’s entire state had been fixed in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clock was already racing forward. Reversing it again to seal skills would cancel the previous seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lightchaser still had her divine talent word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf stopped attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crown shaped shadow lit up between her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to the surprise of both Lightchaser and the fully prepared Rita, the glowing crown flickered once and faded immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It failed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a real battle between enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the Star Sea or Quiet Mountain, this felt more like a sparring match within the same camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the opponent was Lightchaser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita could not damage someone moving five times faster anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she simply stopped attacking and asked with concern, \"Did something go wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser stared at her student silently for several seconds before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My divine talent word no longer works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A divine talent word that had already awakened could fail?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita thought of the word Lightchaser had mentioned earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Missed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dagger spun lightly between Lightchaser’s fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf looked at her student and spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I awakened it once at the Land of Buried Bones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I can’t awaken it now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought she still had not let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But returning to reality, returning to this moment, she realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality had become so good it felt like the ending of a fairy tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lightchaser Moment had been written into the rewards of Divine Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GodDraw77 and the Moon Courier were both still by her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those stories she once could not let go of had already become something from a long, long time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word Missed was too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should not be the summary of her life.\u003C\u002Fp>",1041,"2026-06-06T06:15:31.790Z",1,"novelbin.me","18a0ed9875b6ef205a1a026c9fab35a5de013fcd395ce8f55f12961c7624be0e","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1124","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1238",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]