[{"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-1245":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},1533033,1991,"Chapter 1245 Divine Game: Divine Instruction 59","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1245",1245,"\u003Cp>\"Give me a moment. I can let you meet again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soul flame between Rita’s brows began to burn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the perspective of the spectators, the space behind her warped slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not only for the sake of the match, nor merely to test the ability of her divine talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also wanted to see Wildfire with her own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She selected herself as the target and activated Load.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undead Wildfire, who had only left a little over a minute ago, appeared once more before everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the faint sound of gemstone cracking, she materialized beside BS Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two looked at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like staring into a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like seeing another self whose story you had already heard from others before meeting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces were identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they were clearly two entirely different people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white Flower Crown Murder and the blue Sir Camellia both extended their vines toward the other, as if trying to build a small bridge between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Undead Wildfire appeared, Rita could already feel the soul flame at her brow slowly diminishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the current strength of her divine talent, this load could only last about fifteen minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she could not resist spending time studying this other version of herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, Undead Wildfire spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem more suited to the name Wildfire than I am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The version of herself standing before her was fierce and untamed, flames burning endlessly in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as for Wildfire herself, once her original rage had been soothed, she had once believed she would live the rest of her life without regrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had underestimated the weight of losing one’s homeland and people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she should have been called Rita instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always been searching for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet whenever someone asked what she sought, she would only say she was searching for divine relics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes she repeated that claim stubbornly in front of her teachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom, Foolishness, Lightchaser, Cinders, Apache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teachers who had never known each other, who had completely different personalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every one of them would simply look at her quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gaze gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all so considerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never exposed her lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did they pity her without permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita’s eyes fell upon Sir Camellia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pure white vine glowed like jade beneath the Star Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue buds grew sparsely along its branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The single blue flower blooming over her left eye revealed something important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir Camellia was famous for being extremely difficult to make bloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that it had blossomed meant she had received an enormous amount of attention and affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough to coax even Sir Camellia into flowering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita took Wildfire’s words as a compliment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I possess two divine relics that resonate deeply with me,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrathful Moon and Cat’s Ideal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of another version of herself, Wildfire withdrew her gaze from Flower Crown Murder and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah. What a pity. I only have one. Carve Error.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no clearer or more concise introduction than vines and divine relics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carve Error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A relic whose description read:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I carve new mistakes upon old mistakes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the new mistake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it stepping onto the battlefield as Lania Kaia Wildfire?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joining Dawn and fighting for the Vineborne?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or something else entirely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what had the original mistake been?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undead Wildfire showed no confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed she understood perfectly what Wrathful Moon and Cat’s Ideal represented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two fell silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a voice interrupted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me. Would either of you like to accompany me to admire the scenery by the lake under the bridge at Isolated Isle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undead Wildfire laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, you are always so humorous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Alright, that’s enough,\" Rita said, covering her eyes briefly. \"Back to business. I summoned you because I need your help. Team up with me and defeat Lightchaser.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crown between Lightchaser’s brows had faded to little more than an outline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her soul flame was exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could no longer use her divine talent during this match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rita wanted to test Wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And whether she would help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry,\" Wildfire replied apologetically. \"If it were anything else, I would help you. But helping you fight our teacher is not acceptable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita had expected refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not this reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just a match,\" Rita said. \"When did you become so rigid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wildfire shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows lowered slightly, her sapphire eye half closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly looked oddly pitiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Lightchaser treats me very well. She is my favorite teacher. She is powerful, humorous, beautiful, resilient...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"...Get to the point. Maybe look at Lightchaser while you say this. If you keep going she’s going to run over and hit you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wildfire did not even open her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued speaking in a mournful tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was upgrading Carve Error, I needed rare vines for practice. When she learned about this, she was so worried she lost her appetite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita expressionlessly handed over a vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a piece of Heartless Temptation she had secretly harvested while working on Deceitful Bloom’s island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had plenty more where that came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had underestimated her own genetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wildfire took the vine and examined it carefully from several angles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satisfied, she stored it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she rolled up her sleeves, revealing two pale arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her staff in a posture more suited for holding a wrench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even such a crude stance looked oddly elegant when she did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we’re beating up Lightchaser, right?\" she asked. \"Alright. You tank or I tank? You tank. I’m better at ranged damage. Don’t worry. We’ll finish her in one burst.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser: \"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was definitely wrong with those etiquette classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cinders thought silently that the version of her student from this timeline was honestly pretty good already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom and Foolishness sat silently drinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearthsmoke finally asked, \"Why aren’t you two saying anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling Orange replied, \"Probably because they don’t know what to say. They thought they found an angelic beagle, but it turns out the angelic beagle is still a beagle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashveil asked, \"What’s a beagle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling Orange, cultural ambassador of BS, explained, \"A dog from BS. Personality similar to a Sea Pony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashveil nodded in understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom and Foolishness silently clinked glasses several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom said, \"This one’s to myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness replied, \"This one’s to myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They drained their glasses and refilled them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness said, \"This one’s to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom echoed, \"This one’s to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They emptied their glasses again and refilled them once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom said, \"This one’s to Lynx Duke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness repeated, \"This one’s to Lynx Duke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After draining the glass again, Deceitful Bloom set it down gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I feel much better now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness pressed her lips together and said nothing, leaving the atmosphere briefly awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashveil spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it because the list of victims turned out to be very long?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. It’s because it seems being the cooking teacher is still slightly better than being the etiquette teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1195,"2026-06-06T06:15:31.790Z",1,"novelbin.me","0188d21149336e801dfffb0f2bdb30a2029ec4e5ecb72566b4b848a084a1a79b","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1128","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1127",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]