[{"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-1307":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},1533118,1991,"Chapter 1307 - 1307: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 29","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1307",1307,"\u003Cp>What a beautiful misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness had probably placed her in the same category as veterans like Mistblade or Cicada.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to someone who entered late in the game’s final phase, climbed to Starsea’s number one in just a few short years, and even possessed two divine relics...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness’s assumption was far more reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Starsea Foolishness hadn’t fallen out with her back then, she might have mentioned Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, after complaining about how Foolishness Game wasn’t valued by players, the two of them had gone into a cold war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Rita felt the biggest reason for this misunderstanding was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness didn’t actually care about the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her focus had always been on Starsea Foolishness... and Foolishness Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the moment Rita finished speaking, QM Foolishness immediately asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what do you think? How do I make her forgive me? You seem pretty good with words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita tried once more to steer the conversation back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you tell me more about how you made Foolishness Game? That way I can give you a more targeted suggestion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, thinking of a certain someone, she added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if you could also explain why Starsea Foolishness has pink hair, that would help too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness didn’t expose the obvious curiosity behind that question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was more than happy to talk about Foolishness Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That creation... was full of accidents and coincidences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, the same phrase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when QM Foolishness and Starsea Foolishness first met in Quiet Mountain, the very first thing they did was ask each other the same question—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is your proudest creation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both knew the answer would matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the circumstances, the other self would still be obsessed with creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, QM Foolishness’s proudest work was her weapon—a surgical blade called Knowledge Curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness’s proudest creation, on the other hand, was... a toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bamboo stick container.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shake it, and it would randomly draw the name of a player who had once lost to Foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as the owner, she could temporarily copy that player’s divine talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During their exchange, Starsea Foolishness pointed out numerous ways to improve the surgical blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when QM Foolishness realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness’s ability wasn’t limited to crafting relics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t make relics because she could only make relics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is Another Me. I excel in forging, tailoring, machinery, engineering, gem processing... everything in this world can become components in my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So how could she not do the same?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet she only creates relics filled with imagination. Things even children can use. And insists on calling them toys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness paused, then added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stubborn, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness continued, her tone softening despite her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She could have pursued both paths. Making relics wouldn’t have stopped her from fulfilling her ideals. Relics can even evolve...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We share many ideas. But on this point, I never understood her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita couldn’t help but interrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So she doesn’t want things that can ’grow’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though QM Foolishness said she didn’t understand, there was clear warmth in her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She believes relics and items have a future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But true toys... are defined by the unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Players might treasure relics for their future value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if someone chooses to keep a toy in a place like Starsea...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s only because it brings them joy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Childish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbelievably pure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness insisted on creating things not meant for combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to carve out a space within chaos—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place where people could simply play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A refuge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps every era had someone like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there was Smoke Tune and Fat Goose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them, there was Foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all sought something similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just through different paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke Tune reshaped the world quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fat Goose searched for entertainment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness... chose the hardest path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A narrow and uneven one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We didn’t try to convince each other,\" QM Foolishness said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After a few days, we decided to settle it with a match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each would create an item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And use it to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wagered my Order Badge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She wagered the World Graveyard of Brilliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For fairness, QM Foolishness opened her entire vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All materials were shared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness used countless rare resources to create a world class weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand crossbow called Start the Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness... stayed true to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She created a toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kaleidoscope filled with gemstones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Brilliance, it was a beloved children’s toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shake it, and gemstones would spill out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the design was special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different exits matched different gem sizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one exit opened at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the creator couldn’t control it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every shake was random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And each gemstone triggered a different game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone within the game had to obey its rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some gems even granted buffs to the participants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A masterpiece,\" QM Foolishness said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She named it Foolishness Game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her tone shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But a toy is still a toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was fun. Unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But not suited for battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And by then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both our worlds had already entered the late stage of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Combat and victory were everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita had already immersed herself in the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked, almost unwillingly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... she lost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She won. And lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She gave up all defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end, Foolishness Game produced the gem she had been waiting for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gem called Fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It swallowed my crossbow whole.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My final mechanism activated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If ownership changed... the weapon would explode.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion sent Starsea Foolishness back to Starsea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the outcome, I won,\" QM Foolishness said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I killed her. And both her creation and the World Graveyard remained.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But,\" QM Foolishness said, her voice tightening slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That crossbow became world class because I melted my surgical blade into it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And my Order Badge... was inside that blade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So Foolishness Game absorbed both your weapon... and your Order Badge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was its true beginning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The kaleidoscope became a revolver.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The crossbow became a gun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita leaned forward slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the World Graveyard of Brilliance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness answered simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When she left... it settled onto the barrel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And never left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1049,"2026-06-06T06:15:33.502Z",1,"novelbin.me","660f0b1d468d04202fbb52760dafcf01013b30f1b90a78034599985cd2eb750e","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1308","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1306",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]