[{"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-654":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},1532561,1991,"Chapter 654: 654: Divine Game – Chaotic Blocks 45","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-654",654,"\u003Cp>Only by doing this could she shrink the A Big World, A Small Me that was hidden inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she shrunk herself but not the magnifying glass, she wouldn't be able to carry it, much less protect it. If it were lost, the skill would immediately deactivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shadow took the conjured magnifying glass and flew to a corner, aiming it at Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was one flaw to A Big World, A Small Me, it was the long activation time—she had to remain targeted for a full minute before the effect kicked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In most games, that kind of window would be hard to secure. But in the ferris wheel, it was more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the watchful eyes of the players in line and Little Gingerbread, Rita began to shrink, smaller and smaller, until she was no larger than a grain of rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—her tiny glowing wings fluttered—she took flight!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was now the size of the Stardust pellets they snacked on in-game. Her body so small it lost all color, reduced to a glowing black speck. The visual effect was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom and Mistblade: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade leaned toward Pine Bloom, speaking in her newly-learned Owlcrow tongue: \"It's the first time I've realized how much you look like fruit flies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita overheard that and yelled back, \"Stop chirping behind my back! I'm a firefly!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade rubbed her ears at the high-pitched buzz. \"Even more convincing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom covered her face with one hand, rubbing her temples. \"She's not an owlcrow,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment, she finally understood why Maple Syrup always poured herself a drink whenever BS-Rita came up in conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used to think it was just boredom. But now—clearly, it was dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn't have time to ask B8017913 for a translation. She simply sent her shadow to toss the conjured magnifying glass out of the game zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the item left the designated area, it vanished—just like any conjured object should.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't immediately cancel her shadow though. She kept it with her for backup in the coming battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While peering into the next cabin to assess how many players were inside, she heard Nivalis's voice in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"Hey, firefly firefly, do you read me? This is Nivalis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"…Just spit it out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"Got the special camera. As long as you don't print the photos or use the item on the photo, it's not considered skill use. I tested it—it works in public zones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"Good stuff. Be sure to snap plenty… What's 913 up to? Why's it always a second behind with replies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"It's working a grill stand across from the ferris wheel. No Block pay, but it gets to keep the skewers. Once you're done, we'll have a feast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: That's actually kind of touching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could reply, the next cabin nearing the ground had only one player in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Gingerbread pointed. \"Go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita flitted forward, wings buzzing, straight into the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that exact moment—she cast one more skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her answer to the second most annoying problem in this game: Blocks you win don't shrink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ultimate Skill: Ancient Curse\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita spoke in BS-tongue: \"I curse all players currently playing the ferris wheel game in March Theme Park: any Block acquired through any means will temporarily shrink to match the smallest Block on the player's body. This curse can only be broken if the player maintains a win rate over 50%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her curse echoed throughout every corner of Month Theme Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade and Pine Bloom both frowned. It was a brilliant curse—but they hadn't entered the game yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom was just about to hand over her Block to the ticketing mech. She paused for a fraction of a second—just enough to realize what BS-Rita had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was intentional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom smirked, placed the Block into the mech's hand, and stepped into the game queue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she didn't beat BS-Rita's smug little Block-body into the ground, she'd be disgracing every owlcrow ancestor before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right after Rita cast Ancient Curse, a wide-area AoE skill slammed into the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above both players' heads, red health bars appeared—ten segments each, representing their 10 HP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita didn't dodge. She surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both health bars ticked down to 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right as the curse ended, she cast Top Chef? Top Chef!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both players were hard-CC'd for 0.1 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy didn't even have time to utter a catchphrase. The brief stun ended, and they took 1 point of damage from the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now at 8 HP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita burst into high-speed flight, diving in tight circles around her opponent, attempting to land close-range attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While flying, she triggered Spring Scenery & Flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icy blossoms began blooming all over the cabin, each movement leaving a trail of frozen petals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—Target Locked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its cooldown was under five minutes. The next 10 hits would be guaranteed to land. No better time to use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, she could've just stood still and let the opponent hit her, reflecting damage via counterstrike. It would've saved energy and ultimate cooldowns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that method was too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she couldn't afford slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed to move through cabins fast—Pine Bloom and Mistblade were right behind her and could catch up any second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she was unlucky, there might only be a 2-minute gap between them. She had to widen it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, once they caught up, they'd get locked in a cycle of back-to-back duels—again and again, cabin after cabin—until one of them got blasted out by an explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom, for her part, had indeed entered the cabin just after BS-Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the battle tempo in this game was fast. While she waited the standard 2 minutes to board, BS-Rita had already finished 2 duels and switched cabins twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the full game rules, Pine Bloom understood exactly why BS-Rita had shrunk herself, hidden all her items, and picked this game in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had Absurd Story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ferris wheel cabins weren't huge. Their shapes varied, but the internal volume was roughly the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom was now only half a meter tall, just over 20 centimeters wide. Among March Theme Park players, this was considered mid-to-upper-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each cabin could fit about 15 players of Pine Bloom's size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that if 6 or 7 players of that size ended up in the same cabin, there would be nowhere to hide unless you used a skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom, now half her original size, sidestepped a spell and raised a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her fingertip: a glowing Feather formed from pure light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of her wrist, it scattered into specks of green that filled the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each second, those lights exploded—each burst stealing 1 HP from her opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom mentally applauded her own performance. As expected—she was flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a cabin somewhere above, a shout rang out in universal tongue—one Pine Bloom could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do owlcrows look just like flies?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom, in the middle of combat, still found time to stick her head out the window and shout back in the same tongue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's not an owlcrow!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer passion, layered emotion, and righteous fury in her voice actually made Rita reflect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Maybe she was being a little too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\"BS-Rita! Can't you at least clarify a little?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\"Next time, I promise!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1232,"2026-06-06T06:15:14.803Z",1,"novelbin.me","d630f8ad74eb2d36eea2917729b737fd89650e92fbef8ee01a5692ef2e462007","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-655","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-653",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]