[{"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-1311":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},1533122,1991,"Chapter 1311 1311: 1311: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 33","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1311",1311,"\u003Cp>Two socks technically counted as two separate items, which meant they couldn't be thrown together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness wasn't greedy. She only wanted one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And honestly… Rita had already accepted that she was going to give one anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pick one yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness's gaze lingered on Rita's boots for a second longer than necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Absolutely not. I still want to live as a decent person. Only new socks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she already had a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she poked a small hole near the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process was done with the seriousness of an artist completing a masterpiece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held up the now stiff, oddly textured sock-ball, nodded in satisfaction, then flicked the coin high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the coin triggered Single Throw, she hurled the \"art piece\" skyward with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita stood there, clutching her storage box, watching that sock disappear into the sky with a heavy expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't help but think back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, she could only pray that when the sock landed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness was alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness, meanwhile, looked completely refreshed after the throw, as if she had just completed an important ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coin arced through the air and landed neatly on Rita's storage box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately put the storage box away and decided not to think about the sock incident any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flipped the coin again, activating a new round of Truth or Dare, Truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The very center of the clock contains a clock arena,\" QM Foolishness said without hesitation, delivering her side of the deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, recalling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As creators, how could we not understand the state of our own work? That was the closest we ever came to success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But when the gemstone eyes were halfway through refinement… we already knew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked straight ahead, as if seeing that moment again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was going to fail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We stood on opposite sides of the clock arena, looking at each other… looking at the last remaining eye each of us still had.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And neither of us was willing to give up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We understood each other instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We still had one eye left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We could try again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the bullets approached collapse, the soul flames in our foreheads grew hotter and brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The nearby street lamps lit up on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the clock arena between us was dyed in a deep blue flame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When our divine talents reached 100%…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When our soul flames fully ignited…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The blood that fell from our empty eye sockets onto the clock arena turned into fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It rose from the arena, floated into the air… and entered the bullets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Past and Future… were completed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a quiet breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was a forging process that can never be replicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite recounting such an extraordinary achievement, there was no pride in her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only… regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I often wonder,\" she said slowly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"whether that was a joke played by fate… or a punishment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We exhausted everything to prove and create the meaning of our existence…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet the final result was still filled with coincidence and accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze dimmed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So in the end… did we succeed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or did we fail?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to sink into that question, unable to pull herself out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita watched her quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the sunlight, QM Foolishness looked almost troubled in a very human way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for some reason, Rita felt certain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Foolishness probably thought the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equally rational.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equally insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equally unsatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every peak they reached only revealed a higher one beyond it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Collect all six bullets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness suddenly turned to look at Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something subtle in her voice now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost… a request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go collect all six, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Foolishness Game—filled with uncertainty—is fully loaded with six special bullets… something miraculous will happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of miracle?\" Rita asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness broke into a bright, almost childlike smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the future I designed for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's like a story I deliberately stopped right before the ending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you take that final step, you'll see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imagination has no limits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So neither does the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed genuinely amused by the thought, her smile widening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked at Rita seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the first player in all these eras who has reached this stage and still carries Foolishness Game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're also the first to gather this many special bullets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's been waiting for far, far too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Rita could respond, QM Foolishness snapped her fingers lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll teach you something in return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't say it outright, but the meaning was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was her payment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this stage of the game, QM Foolishness didn't hold much hope anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she still chose to offer something valuable—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in case Rita would truly take the matter of collecting the bullets seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe… that had been her intention from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment she saw Rita carrying Foolishness Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn't pretend to misunderstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave a clear answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll do my best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness snapped her fingers again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plains around them vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their place appeared an intricate workshop, filled with tools, materials, and half-finished constructs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then,\" she said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"let's begin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1188,"2026-06-06T06:15:33.502Z",1,"novelbin.me","e3fb73d022ee42cff9a3fd1dacec95bbbdb08a2cd50dd0e63ce51897325c4f57","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1312","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1310",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]