[{"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-638":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},1532695,1991,"Chapter 638: 638: Divine Game – Chaotic Blocks29","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-638",638,"\u003Cp>[1st Place Bonus Reward: 6 Blocks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2nd Place Bonus Reward: 4 Blocks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3rd Place Bonus Reward: 2 Blocks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bonus Upgraded: 1st Place Team Ranked in Bumper Car Global Leaderboard Top 10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations to BS-Rita \u002F BS-Nivalis \u002F BS-B8 – You've received: Block Duplication Ticket x1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glowing blue square-shaped Block card landed gently in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Block Duplication Ticket] (1\u002F1): Allows you to duplicate any one Block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Rita thought the announcements were over, the display above the steering wheel turned the page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations to BS-Rita \u002F BS-Nivalis \u002F BS-B8 for entering the Global Bumper Car Leaderboard]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1st Place: BS-Rita \u002F BS-Nivalis \u002F BS-B8 – Game Rating: 99\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Rating calculated from lit note count, lighting speed, how often they were hit, final bumper car speed, player kills, and other metrics)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward: Limited Edition Bumper Car x1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Note: If your team drops out of the top 10 before the game ends, the car will be reclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it still wasn't over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pop-up flipped again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Calculating Block Dividends…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(5% x 99 + 5% x 91 + 5% x 71)... (4% x 67 + 4% x 71 + 4% x 39)...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numbers flickered across the display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Final result: 52!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocks of various sizes began to rain down on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far more than Rita expected—she had overestimated how well other teams had performed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little gingerbread attendant was already waving them along to clear the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita quickly gathered up the 52 Blocks into a makeshift pile, hugged it close to her chest, and made her way toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't even off the field yet when the next wave of players—already holding tickets—began flooding into the arena. The first ones sprinted straight toward their bumper car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Rita reached the exit, a new prompt popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Game Fee: 3:45–4:45 Window]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She casually grabbed a Block from the pile in her arms and tossed it into the slot—covering the fee for all three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had she paid when a milk-white, driverless bumper car pulled up in front of them and slowly rolled to a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita's eyes immediately locked on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a bumper car completely constructed from micro-Blocks. At the center of the steering wheel was an ornamental Block—an ultra-miniature model of her, Nivalis, and B8017913 as they were when they entered the Bumper Car game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis climbed into the driver's seat and gently ran a claw across the tiny model at the center of the wheel. As her claws made contact, music began to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bumper car was infinitely more exquisite than anything they had used during the actual game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fusion of delicate Blocks and vehicle design created a mechanical beauty that was nearly dreamlike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby players who hadn't yet walked away turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them even walked up and asked if the car was for sale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately waved him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a reward earned through their collective effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't wanted to sell it before, and now that she'd read the item description and confirmed it wasn't restricted to Divine Game use only, she was even less willing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chaotic Blocks – 15th-Month Bumper Car]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Reward\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Non-tradeable\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cannot be dropped\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cannot be damaged\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No special effects or stat boosts\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can shrink into a keychain\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belongs to: BS-Rita, BS-Nivalis, BS-B8\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a true collectible—a souvenir she could take out of the game and display back home on her personal kart track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now all she could do was pray they didn't get bumped off the leaderboard before the event ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt lucky—not only to be in the Fish Belly group, but that each minigame could only be played once, which prevented leaderboard farming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief exchange with the curious players, Rita hopped in with Nivalis and they drove off. She was starving, and they needed to sort out all the newly earned Blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis drove toward the food trucks while the players they passed turned their heads in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita dumped all the dividend Blocks into the back of the car. Thanks to her current size, the car had automatically resized and was now quite spacious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled out two new item shards and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll use these dividend Blocks to pay our game fee and buy food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she went back to organizing her stash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had 257 Blocks, including the boomerang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, she'd just obtained 11 new item shards, and with the two from the dividend pile, that totaled 13.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most were part of 3-piece sets. The best was a 5-piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reviewing them all, she determined none were worth collecting or using.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Nivalis and B8017913 passed on them too, she attached them to her armor for the time being—everything except the boomerang, which she'd keep. The rest would be sold later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, she pulled out 500g worth of Blocks, shaped it into a large rectangular panel, and stuck it to her back. She planned to browse the shop again after lunch to check for new game console fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she was done reorganizing, she began rebuilding her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the boomerang and her current items, her Block count totaled 131.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up the Block Duplication Ticket, told her companions she was about to use it, and duplicated the left controller of the game console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While listing items in the shop didn't include detailed descriptions, the images were always visible—so she wasn't worried about accidentally buying back her own item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that done, she glanced over at the vending area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop the car. You two go line up for food—I'll check the shop real quick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"Okay. We'll get grilled meat bowls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita waved her off and jogged toward the vending area, the Block panel slung across her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Game Machine That Loves Games] (1\u002F9) – Price: 515g Blocks\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New stock had appeared—but the price had gone up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this frequency of updates, Rita was really starting to wonder what the original owner of the game console was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the image, it looked like the joystick from the controller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn't just this set—all item shard prices had risen slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even standard 3-piece fragments were now selling for at least 22g Blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavier or more substantial fragments naturally went for more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita was the type who might hesitate before committing to a plan, but once she did, she never looked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled 15g Blocks off her body and bought the joystick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she listed the duplicate left controller she'd just made—priced at 518g.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also listed four other item shards, all priced according to the current market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once finished, she turned back to rejoin her group—planning to eat first, then come back later to check on the listings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she walked, she swapped out the placeholder sphere she'd used as the joystick and fitted in the genuine part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She arrived back at the car… and paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis and B8017913 were still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis was leaning casually against the bumper car, chatting it up with several players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913, standing dutifully at the front of the car, was acting as her translator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1186,"2026-06-06T06:15:13.778Z",1,"novelbin.me","dd29e8760f09b0eb6a5a6b9f788667c3a0408eec606f034e4c62e1ac802cd63d","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-639","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-637",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]