[{"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-1317":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},1533128,1991,"Chapter 1317 1317: 1317: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 39","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1317",1317,"\u003Cp>District 21 of Thorn Royal City was the most unusual area in the entire capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had the smallest population, yet it was also the liveliest place in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the kingdom's Postmen lived here. In fact, 95% of all Postmen in the Hittel Kingdom came from District 21.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a strange profession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this kingdom, every letter was cursed the moment it was created. It would constantly attract creatures lurking in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant the longer you held onto an unopened letter, the more dangerous it became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, sealed letters were one of the most important methods of communication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in this world, lies could be written on paper—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they could not exist within a letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the contents of a letter ever became false in the future, the words that had turned into lies would simply scatter into the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Love, secrets, oaths, loyalty—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as lies existed, Postmen and letters would never disappear from the Hittel Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Writing a letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sealing it with wax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delivering it across long distances through a Postman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the complete life cycle of a letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiring a Postman was expensive. No Postman ever lacked money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one would choose this profession if they had another option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless they were born into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generations of Postmen, accustomed to a life with no guarantees, always on the road, carrying letters through shadows and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita… was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lived on 99th Street in District 21, together with her aunt. After her parents died, the two of them relied on each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, back in the body of a 15-year-old, Rita sat at the table holding a spoon, staring at the woman at the head—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her aunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she had already processed all this information in her mind and prepared herself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she saw Deceitful Bloom looking at her with such gentle, maternal affection—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She almost lost it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finish eating and go play,\" Deceitful Bloom said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita stiffened, put down her spoon, gave a vague response, and quickly got up to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, Deceitful Bloom watched her with a warm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's grown up. Getting rebellious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A prompt appeared in her mind—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark Fairy Tale Progress: 1%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering this story, she had already learned the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to follow her assigned role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Postman Rita's role wasn't complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her parents had both been Postmen—and both had died delivering letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like letters carried a curse, so did Postmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their descendants almost always became Postmen as well. Even if they were pushed into other careers or districts, they would eventually return to District 21.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, people accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They earned money, enjoyed life, and never thought about the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why District 21 felt empty, lively, and chaotic all at once—like a pirate port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this story, Rita was shaped by that fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Depressed. Quiet. Withdrawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She desperately wanted to gain power from the curse of letters—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that was the only way Postmen survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their only form of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite all that, she treated her aunt with deep respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After her parents died, it was Deceitful Bloom who held everything together. At just eight years old, she had become a Postman and raised Rita from infancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn't just about money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Deceitful Bloom hadn't become a Postman, they would have quietly disappeared from District 21, their home taken over by strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once she delivered her first letter, the kingdom's system would protect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Postmen were… special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they offended nobles, they wouldn't be killed outright. Instead, they would be assigned a letter with an extremely distant destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which, in most cases, was the same as a death sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longest any Postman had ever survived while holding a letter… was six days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn't yet know the core theme of this fairy tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was obvious—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world, and this profession she was about to enter, was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, she currently had none of her abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stats, skills, equipment—all gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only her combat experience remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was basically someone who knew how to fight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But didn't have the body to match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though this version of Rita had been trained in martial arts since childhood, her current physical state couldn't keep up with her instincts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Dark Fairy Tale progress passed 50%, the world would begin twisting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple things would gain dark interpretations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Deceitful Bloom raising her might turn into something sinister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 100%, the story would fully collapse into darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No positive emotions would remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there was a choice, Rita had no intention of playing on hard mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the story, she had just turned fifteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow, she would deliver her first letter alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she succeeded, she would officially become a Postman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita suddenly stopped and turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aunt, I'm heading out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom smiled gently. \"Alright. Bring back a bottle of soy sauce when you return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never in her life had she imagined Deceitful Bloom telling her to buy soy sauce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she continued walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Dark Fairy Tale progress didn't decrease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So breaking character couldn't be undone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped into the shadows of 99th Street, quietly observing her surroundings and gathering information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without her abilities, she had been trained by top-tier assassins. She knew how to blend in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was close to sunset, yet District 21 was already coming alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita listened carefully to the murmurs carried by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Postmen chatted casually about the strange letters they had delivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One started singing halfway through. Scared me half to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Mine suddenly grew thorns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It tried to make a deal with me. Said if I opened it, I could set it free…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita listened, and for a moment it felt like they weren't talking about letters—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But about something far more disturbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet none of them ever mentioned what abilities they gained from these letters, or how they dealt with the danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita bought an ice cream and sat on the steps at a street corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She listened to the stories drifting out of a nearby tavern while thinking about the fairy tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynx Duke said she would teach her a skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… was the ability a Postman gained from their first delivery the \"skill\" she needed to comprehend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how did that relate to understanding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or did she need to figure out the name of the fairy tale first before unlocking anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did every Postman avoid talking about the real dangers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when drunk, they only shared meaningless details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Deceitful Bloom, when giving advice, did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vague. Avoidant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always circling back to one single line—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never open your letter.\u003C\u002Fp>",1136,"2026-06-06T06:15:33.502Z",1,"novelbin.me","705ed346268cfba823a40ef7e10003f7198138bb380c795874d5b890970657d2","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1318","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1316",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]