Chapter 1311 1311: 1311: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 33

Two socks technically counted as two separate items, which meant they couldn't be thrown together.

QM Foolishness wasn't greedy. She only wanted one.

And honestly… Rita had already accepted that she was going to give one anyway.

With a sigh, Rita had B80 pull out a storage box from the Gacha Machine. She flipped it open, revealing rows upon rows of neatly packed, brand-new socks in every imaginable color and pattern.

"Pick one yourself."

QM Foolishness's gaze lingered on Rita's boots for a second longer than necessary.

Rita immediately stepped back.

"No. Absolutely not. I still want to live as a decent person. Only new socks."

QM Foolishness stared at her for a moment, then reluctantly gave up. She reached into the box and picked out a bright blue cartoon sock.

Clearly, she already had a plan.

She soaked the sock with water magic, twisted it into a tight lump, then coated the surface with earth magic before drying it with fire.

Finally, she poked a small hole near the top.

The entire process was done with the seriousness of an artist completing a masterpiece.

She held up the now stiff, oddly textured sock-ball, nodded in satisfaction, then flicked the coin high into the air.

As the coin triggered Single Throw, she hurled the "art piece" skyward with full force.

Rita stood there, clutching her storage box, watching that sock disappear into the sky with a heavy expression.

She couldn't help but think back.

During classes, Starsea Foolishness would sometimes disappear for a while, only to return smelling faintly of alcohol. Deceitful Bloom would also occasionally vanish from Flower Island.

Rita had long suspected that those retired veterans had some kind of shared gathering place—a hidden lounge where they could relax and mess around together.

Otherwise, how could it be that every time she did something questionable, the "You are being watched" notifications would stack up like villagers crowding around a spectacle?

At this point, she could only pray that when the sock landed…

Starsea Foolishness was alone.

QM Foolishness, meanwhile, looked completely refreshed after the throw, as if she had just completed an important ritual.

The coin arced through the air and landed neatly on Rita's storage box.

"Again," she said, clearly energized. "Use Truth or Dare, Truth again. I'll tell you a secret about the clock. If I'm having fun, I might tell you even more."

Rita immediately put the storage box away and decided not to think about the sock incident any further.

She flipped the coin again, activating a new round of Truth or Dare, Truth.

"The very center of the clock contains a clock arena," QM Foolishness said without hesitation, delivering her side of the deal.

"At the time, both of us were too focused on Foolishness Game to study it properly. But our two initial bullets succeeding… is directly related to that place."

She paused, recalling.

"As creators, how could we not understand the state of our own work? That was the closest we ever came to success.

"But when the gemstone eyes were halfway through refinement… we already knew."

She looked straight ahead, as if seeing that moment again.

"It was going to fail."

"We stood on opposite sides of the clock arena, looking at each other… looking at the last remaining eye each of us still had."

"And neither of us was willing to give up."

Her voice softened.

"We understood each other instantly.

"We still had one eye left."

"We could try again."

"As the bullets approached collapse, the soul flames in our foreheads grew hotter and brighter.

"The nearby street lamps lit up on their own.

"Even the clock arena between us was dyed in a deep blue flame."

"When our divine talents reached 100%…"

"When our soul flames fully ignited…"

"The blood that fell from our empty eye sockets onto the clock arena turned into fire."

"It rose from the arena, floated into the air… and entered the bullets."

"Past and Future… were completed."

She let out a quiet breath.

"That was a forging process that can never be replicated."

Despite recounting such an extraordinary achievement, there was no pride in her expression.

Only… regret.

And dissatisfaction.

"I often wonder," she said slowly,

"whether that was a joke played by fate… or a punishment."

"We exhausted everything to prove and create the meaning of our existence…

"And yet the final result was still filled with coincidence and accident."

Her gaze dimmed slightly.

"So in the end… did we succeed?"

"Or did we fail?"

Silence followed.

She seemed to sink into that question, unable to pull herself out.

Rita watched her quietly.

Under the sunlight, QM Foolishness looked almost troubled in a very human way.

And for some reason, Rita felt certain—

Starsea Foolishness probably thought the same thing.

In the end, they were the same.

Equally rational.

Equally insane.

Equally unsatisfied.

Every peak they reached only revealed a higher one beyond it.

"Collect all six bullets."

QM Foolishness suddenly turned to look at Rita.

There was something subtle in her voice now.

Almost… a request.

"Go collect all six, okay?"

"When Foolishness Game—filled with uncertainty—is fully loaded with six special bullets… something miraculous will happen."

"What kind of miracle?" Rita asked.

"I don't know."

QM Foolishness broke into a bright, almost childlike smile.

"That's the future I designed for it."

"It's like a story I deliberately stopped right before the ending.

"As long as you take that final step, you'll see it."

"Even I don't know what lies beyond the door… because the future I envisioned depends on the imagination of the one holding the gun."

"Imagination has no limits."

"So neither does the future."

She seemed genuinely amused by the thought, her smile widening.

"She must have been waiting for this moment all along. She loves the unknown… but when the unknown refuses to arrive, it becomes torment instead."

Then she looked at Rita seriously.

"Help her."

"You're the first player in all these eras who has reached this stage and still carries Foolishness Game."

"You're also the first to gather this many special bullets."

"She's been waiting for far, far too long."

Before Rita could respond, QM Foolishness snapped her fingers lightly.

"I'll teach you something in return."

"A way to make magical items unleash greater power for a short time. Even against players who have already broken free from divine gifts, it will still work—more than just one or two seconds."

She didn't say it outright, but the meaning was clear.

This was her payment.

At this stage of the game, QM Foolishness didn't hold much hope anymore.

But she still chose to offer something valuable—

Just in case Rita would truly take the matter of collecting the bullets seriously.

Maybe… that had been her intention from the very beginning.

From the moment she saw Rita carrying Foolishness Game.

Rita didn't pretend to misunderstand.

She gave a clear answer.

"Alright."

"I'll do my best."

QM Foolishness snapped her fingers again.

The plains around them vanished.

In their place appeared an intricate workshop, filled with tools, materials, and half-finished constructs.

"Then," she said,

"let's begin."