[{"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-1294":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},1533105,1991,"Chapter 1294: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 16","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1294",1294,"\u003Cp>Rita didn’t say any of it out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she passed everything to Nivalis and B80 through private chat. B80, still in power-saving mode, had been silently observing the entire time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis felt a little dazed after hearing it all. She was sensitive to emotions, but this level of layered thinking still overwhelmed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the answer was clear enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the look on Byme’s face in those final seconds, Rita had been right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That answer had struck exactly where it hurt the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone unbreakable... destroyed by her own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still able to walk forward, still alive...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet neither others nor she herself could say what was keeping her going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis hesitated, then asked another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know Deceitful Bloom doesn’t cry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita replied calmly, \"It’s related to the nature of Flower of Deceit. They don’t cry easily. Their tears are as rare as Ask My Heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, B80 spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know that study wasn’t real? I checked it several times. I didn’t find anything wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita’s expression turned unreadable, almost mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bluffed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis and B80 froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita added, completely serious, \"Think about it. What if time ran out and I stood there calling her name at empty air, and nothing happened? That would’ve been embarrassing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B80 thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if she told you it was real, wouldn’t that also be embarrassing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn’t even pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. I’d just sneer and say, ’Cunning Vineborne. Fine, keep pretending.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis went silent for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Next time, just keep that to yourself. Don’t tell us. My whole impression of you just collapsed. I was actually impressed earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B80 nodded immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita ignored both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two more notifications appeared in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are being watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are being watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t owe you anything anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after saying that did something in her finally settle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and walked out of the room without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her next destination was the northern region of the Graveyard of Bones. Compared to Lynx Duke, whose whereabouts were still uncertain, the information about King was much more precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they moved down the corridor, Nivalis asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn’t you ask Lightchaser?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness had dragged Deceitful Bloom into the Demon Tavern, just to stop her from continuing to play the flute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today was different from usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vineborne didn’t joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t watch BS Rita and BSCicada play their games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply sat there, quietly holding a cup of Lizi flower tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, whether she watched or not didn’t really matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness, seated beside her, was watching in her place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had calculated the exact moment BS Rita would leave Byme’s burial time and had already fixed her gaze there in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The projection of the study hovered openly in front of her, like a game screen suspended in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom hadn’t looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness knew she wanted to see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When BS Rita stepped out of Byme’s room, the words Nivalis spoke made everyone at the table fall silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashveil and Boiling Orange, both still bruised, immediately stopped talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, after saying something vague, BS Rita just stood there quietly, staring at the chair behind the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the little dragon’s constantly shifting expressions, they had switched to private chat again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BS Rita could be overly strict about privacy sometimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone began to lose interest...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly looked up and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t owe you anything anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness, Hearthsmoke, Ashveil, and the rest all turned to Deceitful Bloom at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Didn’t she say that not long ago?\" Deceitful Bloom blinked slowly, her tone carrying a faint mix of confusion and amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" Ashveil nodded hard. \"She keeps saying it over and over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling Orange chimed in, \"Exactly! That’s just too much! Isn’t that basically forcing a deal? If this keeps up, how are you supposed to hit her without feeling guilty next time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting beaten once, those two had indeed become much more obedient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their tone still carried a trace of sarcasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they hadn’t been beaten enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom smiled faintly, then turned to look out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, the outline of the Order Clock could barely be seen through the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had she done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had Rita repaid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That’s rare,\" she murmured softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not really, right?\" Boiling Orange said. \"She’s soft-hearted. She helps people all the time. Doing something for you isn’t strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not what she meant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling Orange frowned, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what does it mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she thought quietly to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment she started observing BS Rita, she had noticed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita hated meddling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because she was indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because she feared trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because she didn’t trust herself to fully understand others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She worried that the help she gave might not be what the other person actually wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Which, in its own way, was still avoiding trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want to stop and ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She believed people should solve their own problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t like interfering in someone else’s conflicts or grudges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like in Divine Instruction, when she stayed neutral between Mistblade and Maple Syrup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, stepping into someone else’s situation without permission was arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, restrained kind of kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything she believed in had been broken just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had she done in Byme’s time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had she done for Deceitful Bloom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, she had stepped into someone else’s story without asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness suddenly laughed, a soft breath escaping her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That really is rare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom kept looking out the window, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness, as usual, refused to let it go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what do you think she did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t look angry. Or sad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashveil added from the side, \"But BS Rita looked both angry and sad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom stayed quiet for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a little slower than usual, she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’m still thinking about what she might have done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you figured it out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Maybe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling Orange hesitated, then asked carefully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... will you be angry that she interfered?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom let out a soft laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t say yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t say no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But along her Vine, the blooming Flower of Deceit had already given the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>",1065,"2026-06-06T06:15:32.213Z",1,"novelbin.me","6f54211e4caef4e5e7e05f4edd7a9847689b222854819a256c3cd06fd75dc832","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1295","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1293",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]