[{"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-1389":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},1533200,1991,"Chapter 1389 Horror Stories and Wishes","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1389",1389,"\u003Cp>The day had finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over those final three days, every Divine Game player could sense how serious BS Rita had become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had she granted everyone three more days, she had also issued a global announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt less like the start of a game and more like a farewell before a one way journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she were telling everyone to enjoy themselves while they still could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita was watering Smoke Tune’s flowers in the courtyard when Lightchaser leaned lazily against the doorway and complained,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re killing morale doing this. The game should’ve started immediately. Everyone’s already rested for a hundred years. Giving three extra days won’t make the idiots who wasted that century any stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita had long since grown used to Lightchaser’s endless obsession with getting stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every time she heard this line of thinking, she still wanted to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in Binast, Lightchaser had once seemed like some untouchable legend to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what true strength looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word and decision shaped her apprentice into someone stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a professional teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet after all these years, Lightchaser still hadn’t changed at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays Rita often felt more mature than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes she looked at Lightchaser the same way adults looked at younger troublemakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if she ever let that expression show, Lightchaser would immediately pull out a dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita smiled helplessly and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you have anything unfinished? Or regrets you still want to make up for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf leaning by the doorway stayed silent for a very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after Rita finished watering the Heartless Temptation flowers in the yard did Lightchaser finally answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever since I missed GodDraw77, I stopped allowing regrets into my life. If one appears, I solve it immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she glanced toward Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve traveled through so many timelines. So whenever we meet in Binast, do I always leave Isolated Isle to find you after the game ends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I have no regrets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita could not resist teasing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well... not exactly. In one timeline, I died during the BS war. After you left Isolated Isle, you never found me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sentence bought her a very long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she get angry again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita turned back curiously, only to find the elf staring at her absentmindedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser frowned tightly before shaking her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t like horror stories.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at dinner that night, the memory still amused her enough that she retold the joke to Cinders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cinders laughed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then after calming down, she said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That might be the first time I’ve ever heard Lightchaser describe something as horrifying. I honestly thought that word didn’t exist in her vocabulary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly the joke did not feel quite as funny anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Rita visited Eleanor for breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older woman was living very comfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during peacetime she remained important, especially considering her daughter was Avery and her granddaughter was BS Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point it would have been difficult for her life to turn out badly even if she tried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett and Samuel lived on the neighboring street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lives were neither particularly good nor particularly bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Scarlett around, things rarely became truly miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was lazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not incapable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply preferred outsourcing hard work whenever possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she actually wanted money, she could earn it while fooling around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then she filmed videos featuring Black Jade for online media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she bought top tier food from Eleanor and resold it elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides, she was still technically BS Rita’s mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Rita herself ignored her, nobody with common sense would dare mistreat Scarlett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially not when Eleanor openly protected her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Rita prepared to leave, Eleanor suddenly asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to go see them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, Rita visited Eleanor once annually for a meal together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was the first time Eleanor had ever asked that question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always known about Avery’s order:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not let Scarlett and Samuel live too miserably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And honestly, it had worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them now lived ordinary, unremarkable lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was enough for Rita to finally let go of the lingering guilt over whether she had treated her biological parents too harshly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the nearby yard, Nivalis was carefully stacking crates of dragon manure beside Eleanor’s garden while shouting,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pasta Princess! Check if this is enough! If not, I can make another box right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy atmosphere shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita pressed her fingers against the bridge of her nose with a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without another word, she teleported away from Eleanor’s house and appeared directly outside Shadow.Q’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Shadow.Q occasionally stayed overnight at Rita’s place after late work reports, most of the time she still lived alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita had barely raised her hand to knock when the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow.Q stood there in loose pajamas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long hair draped over her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hair tie casually looped around her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black linen slippers on her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without her usual sharp appearance and rigid sense of order, she looked more like the owner of a café or dessert shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her first sentence was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of mission needs you to show up in person? Couldn’t this be a popup notification?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita lifted her chin slightly and copied QM Rita’s tone perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you complaining? Has my temper been too good lately?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow.Q’s gaze moved across Rita’s shoulders toward B80 and Nivalis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Which one of you started reading CEO romance novels lately? Did she learn this from you two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis immediately denied it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope. She just randomly gets weird sometimes. You know how she is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B80 added seriously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should meet QM Cicada. She’s extremely vulnerable to this style.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expressionless, Rita smacked both shoulders and knocked the two little troublemakers off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying not to laugh, Shadow.Q led them inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She poured everyone their favorite drinks before asking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what’s this about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita crossed her legs and leaned back against the sofa while examining Shadow.Q’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The decoration style was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No expensive ornaments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No trophies or medals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minimalistic and perfectly organized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the books and glasses on the table were arranged neatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sense of order that had disappeared from Shadow.Q earlier had returned completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now it was everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking around the room, Rita’s gaze settled back on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What wish do you have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can grant one for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow.Q raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any wish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m the Adjudicator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1101,"2026-06-06T06:15:33.929Z",1,"novelbin.me","23faf28fc72e4c3413c0559900843a8efb4e885e3cd98b3b2402063915712d98","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1390","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1388",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]