[{"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-1368":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},1533179,1991,"Chapter 1368 1368: 1368 Taking the Pendulum for a Walk","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1368",1368,"\u003Cp>Under BS Rita's deeply meaningful gaze, QM Foolishness took the other sock from B80.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she voluntarily reached out and touched the World Sigh floating beside Rita's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Talent Ability \"Clarity\" has been recorded.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting BS Rita's surprised look, QM Foolishness smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When something major happens in Graveyard of Bones, word spreads very quickly among us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness taking the initiative saved Rita a lot of effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This World Sigh that had replaced the clock was filled with unknowns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although her own Sovereign could also archive the divine talent abilities of others, doing so required locking soul fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This World Sigh felt like an extension of her authority. More powerful, and far more mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until she fully understood its rules and limits, she would not use it to record the abilities of living beings or the wills of Starsea gods. Exceptions like Starsea Lynx Duke, who volunteered themselves, were another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If everyone would eventually stand together against the pendulum, she could hardly weaken her own side first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Quiet Mountain divine wills and Beacon Byme, she would record every single one that came to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness, however, was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always treated Rita kindly, and Rita did not want to forcefully copy her ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, Rita asked, \"How do you even pass information around? I thought if your timelines don't overlap, you can never meet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Foolishness explained, \"We leave messages inside all the lamps throughout Graveyard of Bones. Usually we only do it for major gossip or important information because it's exhausting. But ever since the pendulum stopped, every lamp has been overflowing with messages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine wills had basically turned every lamp in Graveyard of Bones into a giant mailbox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching Rita work for a while longer, QM Foolishness also left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players and gods came and went around her, but Rita wasted no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thinner the Möbius ring became, the harder it was to maintain. It also became harder to steal from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes after carefully nudging the pendulum, only a single thread of pale smoke would drift into her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rita had patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the game Graveyard of Bones finally ended, the Möbius ring had dwindled to the thickness of a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita heard the system announcement marking the game's conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she felt completely detached from it, like a narrator standing outside the story itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not sent back to her world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no game settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No divine evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita simply sat beside the pendulum quietly, savoring the feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regretful over the rewards she had missed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she felt was boundless freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what it truly meant to break free from divine favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could even sense that with a single thought, she could shut out all system notifications entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After one final glance at the small pendulum before her, she returned to the Cat's Ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she immediately carried an entire ship full of gods and worlds back into chaotic Starsea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still worlds left there, and she intended to take them too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar warning echoed once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning! Severe disorder detected within Order!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning! Severe disorder detected within Order!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Order Clock has stopped advancing. Pendulum movement halted... Pendulum redirecting toward Starsea!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning! Order Clock will enter Starsea in 24 Order Days!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita was basically walking the pendulum around on a leash now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The helmsman cat handled navigation, steering the ship toward world docks Rita had never visited before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, pressed for time, Rita had only taken worlds she had already passed while collecting World Graveyards after the bell rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaotic Starsea was enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would always be worlds she had never seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with Absolute Freedom, she could not imagine or specify coordinates for unfamiliar places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, her wandering vice captains knew the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Rita simply let the black and white cow cat take the helm while she leaned against the railing and studied the Order within her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, the deck had become ridiculously lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reclining chairs, square tables, and all sorts of entertainment filled the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows of Starsea gods lounged neatly in the chairs, apparently sunbathing beneath Starsea's moonlight for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entertainment setups included games from various worlds. Poker, ghost flag, checkers, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Deceitful Bloom and Foolishness were playing mahjong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Rita boarded until now, Deceitful Bloom's table had only completed two rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had won both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a Big Four Winds hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was an instant Heavenly Hand right from the opening draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Mistblade were here, wouldn't she start bleeding from the eyes watching this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing more chaotic than the deck was the battlefield chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia Maple Syrup]: I want on the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[BSMistblade]: I want on the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Isolated IsleLightchaser]: I want on the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Isolated IsleCinders]: I want on the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[BSCicada]: I want on the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia Fat Goose]: ??? Then I want on too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[BSCrab]: Me too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita had muted the chat at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But B80 kept poking her insistently. Clearly, it wanted the players to come watch the spectacle too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing right through her pet's intentions, Rita did not refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, she genuinely wanted Mistblade to witness what real mahjong looked like instead of constantly being bullied by the game herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Rita no longer needed complicated methods to pick people up from worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floating worlds around the ship drifted toward her one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As each glowing planet passed through her palm, that world's leader would appear directly on the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every player arriving aboard would inevitably fall silent for a long moment at the sight before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Starsea just giving up on survival altogether now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Mistblade landed, she heard a familiar voice shouting with none of its usual lazy elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pure Suit. Mahjong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was loud and booming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't they know she hated hearing those words more than anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her icy gaze swept toward the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom sat there with her sleeves rolled high, flipping over her mahjong tiles proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pay up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Oh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Deceitful Bloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade slowly turned her head back around and stared at BS Rita with hollow eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately shouted, \"Nivalis!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis, who had been hovering behind the captain and secretly passing information to Deceitful Bloom and Foolishness, instantly flew over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?! Savior of Starsea, Guardian of BS, Catastrophe of Quiet Mountain, my great master, what are your orders?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita's expression twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Where's the mahjong set I left in the Gacha Machine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis immediately shifted the tiny Gacha Machine hanging at her waist to the front of her round belly and pulled out over a dozen capsules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita took them and shoved them all into Mistblade's arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There. If you still can't make a Pure Suit after this, then it's definitely not my fault anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade walked away stiffly while carrying a mountain of white capsules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita called after her, \"Slow down with the tail wagging.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade snapped back instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that crisis was resolved, Nivalis straightened proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Savior of Starsea, Guardian of BS, Catastrophe of Quiet Mountain, my great master, I shall now withdraw. Please summon me anytime. Your loyal companion, Nivalis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching her happily fly away, Rita turned to B80, who still refused to leave her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Where did she even learn this stuff?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B80 answered calmly, \"After the game ended, she said she needed to return to BS to get something. She talked with Sea Pony for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Nivalis floated behind the captain like a ghost once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Deceitful Bloom, Foolishness, and Graffiti, she drew three circles over her stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three Dot Mahjong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1302,"2026-06-06T06:15:33.929Z",1,"novelbin.me","6b8b85a743bcaa190ea64adcb4927254d1e0a9dc0152d75518d72df48a9d4c4a","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1369","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1367",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]