[{"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-1301":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},1533112,1991,"Chapter 1301 - 1301: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 23","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1301",1301,"\u003Cp>Rita briefly finished explaining her history with Foolishness and the Foolishness Game, then looked at Quiet Mountain Foolishness expectantly, waiting for her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet Mountain Foolishness returned the four bullets and kept her promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second method,\" she said, \"is to permanently kill a Quiet Mountain god.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was indeed a method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she could kill a Quiet Mountain god, wouldn’t all the Starsea gods already be watching her anyway?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget killing a god. Even in the final battle, there was no way the Starsea gods wouldn’t be watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face flushed slightly as she forced out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So by that logic, once I become a Starsea god, I can just call a meeting, gather all the Starsea gods, and... let them watch me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet Mountain Foolishness nodded seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That would work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two stared at each other in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, Rita finally said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem... purer than my Foolishness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the last second, she swapped out \"shameless\" for \"pure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet Mountain Foolishness chuckled at her expression, then stopped joking. She raised the revolver toward the sunlight and explained,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This gun is special. It is full of coincidences and accidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The moment you completely break away from your identity as a Starsea player, you will never gain new special bullets again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only the bullets formed during your growth phase will continue to return to you when you act against your instincts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So if I want all six bullets, I have to get them before fully comprehending my divine talent word?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita couldn’t help asking, \"You seem to know a lot about this gun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Quiet Mountain Foolishness replied. \"This is a toy created by Starsea Foolishness and me, after we went through both Quiet Mountain and Graveyard of Bones together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It contains a Quiet Mountain Order Emblem, a Chaotic Starsea Gravestone, and... two of our eyes as the original bullets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita had been thinking about what a \"chaotic gravestone\" was, but that last sentence completely derailed her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two... of your eyes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Quiet Mountain Foolishness’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those blue, glass-like pupils...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet Mountain Foolishness was not the type to speak carelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately sensed what she meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet Mountain Foolishness confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She adjusted the monocle over her left eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We each lost one eye back then. Later... she gave me her left eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her reason was that she did not want two flawed gemstones to exist in this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relationship between Starsea and Quiet Mountain players was always complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For people like Foolishness, who were extremely rational, even after everything they had gone through, they wouldn’t hate their other self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conflict between them came from the future of their respective worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their victory or defeat would determine everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why would Starsea Foolishness give part of her power to Quiet Mountain Foolishness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn’t bother speculating further. She asked directly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened after that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet Mountain Foolishness watched her for two seconds, then smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m starting to understand why she lets you use the Foolishness Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gun is called Foolishness Game. We are both Foolishness. But what we hate most... are idiots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita ignored that and pressed again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened after that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet Mountain Foolishness answered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After everything ended, Quiet Mountain fell silent, and Starsea returned to chaos. She came to my Graveyard of Bones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her hand and removed the monocle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, both eyes looked the same, equally radiant like glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Rita’s current perception, the difference was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patterns in the pupils were slightly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like no two Vineborne share the exact same Vine, no two Brilliance share identical eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even flowers of the same type grow differently. Their vines, branches, and petals are never arranged the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gemstones are no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She gave me her last remaining eye, even though I no longer needed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita couldn’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So instead of having two flawed gems, she just... shattered both of them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pictured Starsea Foolishness’s emotionless gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, she wasn’t surprised at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was exactly the kind of thing Foolishness would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet Mountain Foolishness looked pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you really do know her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swung the revolver casually, almost childishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When others hear this story, their first reaction is always the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They think she felt guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a stupid conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why can’t it simply be about making the gemstone whole?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone sharpened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We cannot tolerate defects or inferior products.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she carefully observed Rita’s reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no confusion. No objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That pleased her even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned forward slightly, clearly in the mood to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know how Deceitful Bloom reacted when she heard this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what Rita knew, Deceitful Bloom and Foolishness weren’t even from the same era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why would she come here just to hear this story?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she really that bored, or did she simply enjoy collecting stories?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita followed along, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was her reaction?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet Mountain Foolishness set the revolver aside and casually rested her elbow on empty air, as if there were an invisible table there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned her chin on her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her posture turned elegant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her tone slowed, becoming almost languid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A flaw?\" she said with a faint, lazy smile. \"So if you dig out your eyes and give them away, that makes you flawless? Is lying to yourself really that fun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, the imitation was nearly perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expression. The tone. The rhythm of speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it captured Deceitful Bloom’s essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the feeling was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vines and gemstones were fundamentally different things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Deceitful Bloom spoke like this, it felt like flowers blooming. Her very existence embodied beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Foolishness did it, it felt like a lab-bound genius suddenly possessed and acting out of character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita held it in for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B80 silently felt relieved that Nivalis wasn’t here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, there was no doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would have learned this on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-06T06:15:33.502Z",1,"novelbin.me","0b04f089c3450e027d172c9f33f8faadd177ec6bfba8675492a85f73463ae358","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1302","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1300",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]