[{"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-1305":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},1533116,1991,"Chapter 1305 - 1305: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 27","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1305",1305,"\u003Cp>\"Honesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief second, QM Foolishness genuinely considered throwing Rita out of her Graveyard of Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that impulse passed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recalled the tone in the message Starsea Foolishness had just sent through the coin, that casual familiarity, and whatever strange relationship existed between this girl and her other self...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she let this one go, she might never find another conversation partner this suitable again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who knew Starsea Foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who spoke in a way that didn’t irritate her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who, frankly, was pleasant to look at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness’s gaze lingered on Rita, expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita, under that stare, felt a subtle pressure building. The reputation of Vineborne really was terrible... even QM Foolishness looked like she was on guard against being tricked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for who caused that reputation, Rita didn’t even need a second to figure it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She decided to take the initiative and raise the stakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest,\" Rita said, \"when the course ended, Starsea Foolishness gave me a time window. 7:22:17 to 7:25:17. That’s why I deliberately ate Dustfire’s meal before that point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness’s brows moved slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A time precise down to the second. That was indeed the window when her Graveyard of Bones connected to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t random. This was deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness had arranged this meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze swept past the floating lantern helm behind Rita, then returned to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What rank are you in Starsea?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn’t hesitate for even a fraction of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where you and Starsea Foolishness rank in creativity,\" she said, \"that’s where I rank in combat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness went completely still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems your racial talent really is honesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B80 and Rita both fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita seized the moment to pull the conversation back on track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" she said, \"why did you cooperate with her to create Foolishness Game? You don’t seem to hate her at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness answered calmly, almost detached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has nothing to do with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She and I are simply the same person who chose different paths. Like versions of ourselves from different timelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And honestly... it’s interesting, isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can meet. We can talk. We can compare ideas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused slightly, then continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When we walked different paths, many of our beliefs diverged as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Quiet Mountain try to eliminate you?\" Rita asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not.\" QM Foolishness shook her head. \"It doesn’t care what we think. It only cares whether we can win the final match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the same as you. Do you care whether Wrathful Moon or Cat’s Ideal likes you more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. You only care whether they obey you, and whether they’re useful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn’t refute that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From QM Foolishness’s retelling, the beginning of Quiet Mountain had been... absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While others were struggling to understand the rules, calculating strategies, or hunting each other for badges, the two Foolishnesses had already found each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short exchange of coded language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quick confirmation that neither of them was an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straight to the workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything else became background noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While other players tested each other, QM Foolishness was proudly presenting her best creations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Quiet Mountain copies hunted Starsea originals, Starsea Foolishness calmly discussed design philosophy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Starsea teams coordinated attacks, the two of them were sketching blueprints for Foolishness Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calls from teammates? Ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Battle invitations? Ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The workshop doors were sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anti-interference measures activated to the maximum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, two craftsmen worked day and night, immersed in creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To everyone else, it was a survival game called Quiet Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, it was something closer to: collaborating with another genius version of myself to push creation to its limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The existence of a \"copy\" solved a problem that had clearly bothered both of them for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is there no one else as smart as me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just someone equally intelligent, but someone who thought differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, QM Foolishness seemed to relive those thirty days with lingering satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita watched her carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen Fireglints in World Sigh before. When they became emotional, their eyes and hair would shine like gemstones catching light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That brilliance was their defining trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Fireglints she met in reality were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury Prayer was quiet, distant, almost perpetually tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness... was something else entirely. Detached, controlled, even rebellious in her own way. She had given away her gemstone eye. Even changed her appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Rita, that felt almost... wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a Vineborne breaking her own vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, seeing QM Foolishness glowing—literally glowing—with excitement, Rita felt something strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least this was what a Fireglint was supposed to look like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness suddenly pulled out a thick notebook, its spine embedded with gemstones, heavy enough to look like a reference tome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression turned serious, even troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She hasn’t come to see me in a long time,\" she said. \"I’ve accumulated so many ideas. I’ve been waiting. But she just won’t come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita almost said something careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something like: maybe it’s better she doesn’t come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she stopped herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she asked, \"How long has it been? Or... did something unpleasant happen the last time she visited?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness answered without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She said that Foolishness Game has been gathering dust in a player’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It hasn’t gained a new special bullet in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the player who owns it thinks it’s a useless toy. The only reason they keep it... is because it carries the name Foolishness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no anger. No resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a faint trace of dissatisfaction. Not even toward the player—more like... toward the situation itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then?\" Rita prompted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then,\" QM Foolishness said, \"I proposed a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told her we could use my remaining will to reconstruct the revolver mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we pushed it beyond the limits of a toy, maybe players would start treating it like a divine relic. Competing for it. Valuing it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then added quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And after that... she never came to see me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1027,"2026-06-06T06:15:33.502Z",1,"novelbin.me","59521c1de34e1d6381b0175dca83a4690c88b00296f0cf35e6629062d183a315","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1306","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1304",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]