[{"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-1285":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},1533096,1991,"Chapter 1285: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 7","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1285",1285,"\u003Cp>\"So? What’s wrong with this skill glyph? Why aren’t you answering?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn’t respond right away. Instead, she asked, \"Didn’t you learn glyph language?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the thing she had studied the most under Foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ancient language formed power itself. And within that power, layer after layer of meaning, like stories hidden inside structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Divine Instruction, she had even tried to find similar courses among the gods. To her surprise, none existed. The closest thing was something like Magic Theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Magic Theory and glyph language were worlds apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was application. The other was origin and meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were connected, but there was still a long gap between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not every god teaches glyph language in depth,\" Byme explained. \"I only learned some of it after coming to Graveyard of Bones, from other preserved wills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then added, \"I can understand this glyph. That’s exactly why I don’t understand why you’ve been staring at it for so long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita smiled and looked back at the glyph under Deceitful Bloom’s brush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it’s because I don’t understand it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme frowned. \"I hate people who talk in riddles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So do I.\" Rita cut straight to the point. \"Answer one question and I’ll tell you. Is your divine talent Flower Soil?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re sure? Not something Deceitful Bloom tampered with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme gave her a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really were fooled badly by her, weren’t you?\" she said calmly. \"I’m certain my divine talent wasn’t altered. The awareness that comes from a fully ignited soul fire cannot be tampered with by any will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita was about to respond when the Candlebeast sitting to Deceitful Bloom’s left suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Light Graffiti pointed at the glyph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magic patterns aren’t Vineborne vines. Why are you making them bloom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom didn’t even look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your patterns aren’t Candlebeasts either. Why are you lighting a flame at the end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exchange was brief. Sudden. And just as suddenly, it ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every time I hear that, I feel like an idiot. I understand Vineborne. I understand this skill of hers. But I still can’t see where the ’bloom’ is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can even see the flame in No Light Graffiti’s glyph. But I still can’t see any flower in hers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita stepped behind No Light Graffiti and leaned in to study his drawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short look, she returned to Deceitful Bloom and watched her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The player who had just insisted Starsea was running out of time suddenly looked completely unhurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she confirmed no one here could perceive them, Rita casually walked around to the front of the desk and half-sat on it, openly watching Deceitful Bloom paint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Deceitful Bloom paused would she glance at No Light Graffiti’s work or Byme’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was fully focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis, sensing that, didn’t interrupt. The small ice dragon quietly flew over and landed on Byme’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme, who had likely seen this scene countless times, seemed a little distracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis asked, \"So what skill is Deceitful Bloom drawing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme answered softly, \"A skill she created herself. SSS-rank Deceitful Bloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deception or control? As long as it’s something I set my eyes on, it will belong to me. Your pain will become decoration for this feast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme straightened slightly. \"I’m listening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden sword at Rita’s waist dissolved into threads of lightning, gathering in midair to form an image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the exact glyph Deceitful Bloom had been drawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re too familiar with her,\" Rita said. \"And too familiar with this scene. That’s why you stopped paying attention to certain details.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed lightly at the floating glyph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The teacher asked everyone to adjust the order of patterns. Everyone kept revising their work. You did too. So you never really watched her carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is revising as well. But if you watch closely, you’ll notice something. There are parts of the glyph her brush never actually touches.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning image shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some lines vanished. Some bent slightly. Some new lines appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, it looked almost the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This,\" Rita said, \"is the glyph she’s actually drawing. The one on the canvas is just a disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s still Deceitful Bloom. But the meaning has changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme stared at it, then slowly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deception or control? Who was the one who started this endless feast of pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She read it once. Then unconsciously repeated it under her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita continued, \"I think she left this flaw on purpose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis gasped and flew back onto Rita’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, the skill she chose.\" Rita spoke calmly. \"I don’t know the exact timing of this training, but from the lecture, it’s clearly beginner level. There’s a lot of breakdown and explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone else is working on A-rank or S-rank skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s the only one working on an SSS-rank skill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme immediately objected, \"That’s because she’s a genius. She learns faster than anyone. She’s stronger than anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita gave her a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe that’s exactly why she can fool you so easily. Because you help her fool yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed at No Light Graffiti’s drawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, the flame in his glyph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis tilted her head. \"Where’s the flame? What does that even mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita pointed to a specific part of the drawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He added one stroke here. That means this skill can only be inherited and used by Candlebeasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what she had learned in Divine Instruction, when players died, their skills could be inherited by the next generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Light Graffiti clearly didn’t want that skill to pass to other races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita looked back at Byme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can see the flame in his glyph. That means your understanding is fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So why didn’t you question her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you assume you were the one who was wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme didn’t seem to think there was anything strange about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She answered in a calm, matter-of-fact tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because that’s Deceitful Bloom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita choked on that answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took her a moment to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she said, flatly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...BSCicada, stop pretending. I know it’s you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byme: ???\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-06T06:15:32.213Z",1,"novelbin.me","378df32c14c927866a0efc5e9f853dc3c7a3cf7d108e90e09e81097e183335bc","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1286","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1284",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]