[{"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-1310":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},1533121,1991,"Chapter 1310 1310: 1310: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 32","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1310",1310,"\u003Cp>That kind of indiscriminate madness, completely lacking any sense of reverence, only further confirmed QM Foolishness's earlier words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rationality, madness, chaos, willfulness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Graveyard of Bones, they were carving out the meaning of their own existence with their own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We spent an entire day researching,\" QM Foolishness said, her voice gradually slowing, \"and in the end we reached a conclusion. It was indeed possible to create a tool capable of capturing soul flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the problem was… we didn't have enough time, and we didn't have enough materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused slightly, as if letting that conclusion settle before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might be wondering—what about our gemstone eyes? Why didn't we use them earlier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze lowered, then lifted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That question… was finally placed right in front of us on the very last day of the game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nearly thirty days, every resource they had brought in, every material they had collected, stolen, or refined—was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't know how the larger war had progressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't know whether Quiet Mountain had restored more Order Badges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't know whether Starsea had lost players, or how many had been transferred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, none of it seemed to matter anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sat back to back at the very center of the clock, where the hands intersected, where time itself felt most tangible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tolling of the bells echoed around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two hours remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness asked quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you give up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not,\" Starsea Foolishness answered without hesitation. \"I've never abandoned any of my ideas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't even a trace of doubt in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the same,\" QM Foolishness said. \"In Quiet Mountain, the most painful thing was never failure. It was being forced to stop my research midway… or seeing the things I created treated as worthless garbage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a faint breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That kind of feeling… is worse than losing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That does sound infuriating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Foolishness Game succeeds, but still ends up being classified within the existing system of Divine Game… still treated as just another relic or item…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then the next time we meet might be the final battle between us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence lingered for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Starsea Foolishness said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we still have to try, don't we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness's voice steadied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And actually… there is one material that fits better than anything else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those words fell—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attacked each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the answer had always been obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who in this world was more suitable to complete Foolishness Game than Foolishness herself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gemstone eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the crystallization of their brilliance, their identity, their very existence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing more fitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Foolishness Game was born from our battle,\" QM Foolishness said, her tone softening,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it was also perfected through that same battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was no holding back. Not even for a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But after we each personally dug out one of the other's gemstone eyes…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We stopped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the exact same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No agreement had been spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No signal had been given.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet both of them knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the final stretch of time we had left,\" she continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We used those eyes… to create special bullets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She crafted mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I crafted hers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I created 'Future.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She created 'Past.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips curved faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When those two bullets were finally loaded into the cylinder…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The toy… was born.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, QM Foolishness's entire demeanor changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold sharpness faded, replaced by something almost… gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a scar that no longer hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a masterpiece finally completed after endless revision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn't even realize she had been holding her breath until her chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let it out slowly, then asked, almost instinctively,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And after that? Who ended up with Foolishness Game? What happened to those two bullets? And… why did her hair turn pink?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts were still immersed in the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Starsea Foolishness said she hadn't lost anything—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really hadn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eyes, those bullets—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To someone who loved uncertainty, who embraced randomness and possibility,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing where those bullets were…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not knowing when they might return…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That uncertainty itself was part of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Part of the fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that?\" QM Foolishness echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She took Foolishness Game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I kept the two bullets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We made an agreement—next time we meet, we'll fight again. And the winner will decide who the gun truly belongs to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she suddenly narrowed her eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But seriously… why are you so fixated on her hair? Is that really important?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She dyed it. Didn't you know?\" Rita replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" QM Foolishness said casually. \"Light pink mixed with white. I think it looks fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at QM Foolishness's naturally radiant, gem-like hair—shimmering with brilliance—and then imagined that same brilliance dyed into pale pink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression became complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just thought… maybe there was a story behind it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well… not really,\" QM Foolishness said, though she didn't seem particularly eager to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn't hesitate. She flipped My Sigh into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell the truth. Whatever game it lands on, you can play it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness's eyes lit up slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't even pretend to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's simple. I cursed her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She came to Graveyard of Bones, dug out her own eye, and forced it onto me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness's expression darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know how troublesome that is? I was just a residual will. But she—completely unreasonable—actually figured out a way to fuse a gemstone eye into my existence. Something we had only joked about before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She kept saying it was to make my gemstone 'perfect and flawless.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness scoffed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I burned my soul flame and cursed her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If my gemstone is now flawless… then yours shouldn't shine either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She hates light pink the most.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So my curse was simple—unless she takes back the eye she left with me, her hair stays that color forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, neither of you has any moral high ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness read that thought instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She extended her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me the coin. My turn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita glanced at the current effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Single Throw: ignore space and distance to throw an item at any target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situationally useful, but nothing extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment QM Foolishness took the coin, her gaze snapped back to Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp. Focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have any trash on you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately sensed danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Calm down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness ignored her completely and walked straight toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not, take off your socks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita turned and ran without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you consider my survival for even a second? I'm not joining whatever this is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give them to me!\" QM Foolishness chased after her without the slightest shame. \"Hurry! If you don't, I'm not telling you anything else. She won't even know they're yours!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My socks smell like strawberries, thank you very much—wait, that's not the point! I have standards! Throwing my socks at someone who taught me is absolutely crossing a line!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just one sock,\" QM Foolishness bargained instantly. \"Give me one sock, and I'll tell you a secret about the center of the Order Clock. Only she and I know it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita skidded to a halt, turning so abruptly she nearly collided with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared straight at QM Foolishness and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I give you both socks… what do I get?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1271,"2026-06-06T06:15:33.502Z",1,"novelbin.me","903775308023c0b46b36173923fc118d65fabd303a1b3f27d0806feb9647e162","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1311","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1309",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]