[{"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-665":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},1532572,1991,"Chapter 665: 665: Divine Game – Chaotic Blocks 56","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-665",665,"\u003Cp>Rita paused, then immediately understood. \"So the leaderboard wasn't posted before because the top ten wasn't full?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913: \"Probably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis had a different concern. \"Are we still ranked first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913: \"Nope. We dropped to second. First place is held by Rage Machine and Tingzhou Autumn Deer. Their score's 99.2. Third place is 88.9.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita only felt a flicker of regret before letting it go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting knocked down was only a matter of time, and she'd already earned the exclusive achievement \"Irresistible\". Even if they ran the Bumper Car event again, she wasn't sure they could do better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 10:45 PM, just as she picked up another skewer of BBQ, Rita unlocked a new item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Play time has reached 1 hour. One item\u002Fartifact unlocked.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Happy New Year\"] has been unlocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Happy New Year\"] has been deployed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita caught the cat-faced Block—another single-piece item, just like [Hundred-Year Legacy].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might just be the most under-equipped player in all of March Theme Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long had it been, and she'd already unlocked two single-part items?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stashed the little cat head deep in her belly behind layers of protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sharing a meal with Nivalis, she saw her off from March Theme Park—and even let her take the Bumper Car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later, she pinged Nivalis mentally. \"You there yet? Which Month?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"February. Don't know the average power level yet, but the play fee's only once every two hours, and death resets just take 2% of your stats.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that's a real paradise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"Enjoy yourself in heaven. The closer our power levels get, the more games we can play together later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"I know, I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita boarded her Star Pirate Ship, B-Cardchu in tow, and cruised through Month Theme Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trailing behind her were Six-Tails and the Post-Grad Owlite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, her party had a new member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This newcomer had twin swirling ears made of translucent blue Blocks, like mini water cyclones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in full Block form, those watery ears unraveled every few seconds, forming visible streams that danced gently around the player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a special racial trait—just like Rita's Blazing Wings of Light. It couldn't be fully Block-ified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A member of the Sleevewind Clan, and a teammate of Verdant Whisper · Windrush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No visible name, but this Sleevewind player stuck close to Rita's heels, constantly turning back to wave frantically at Six-Tails and the Owlite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up, you two!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really wanted to turn around and tell her to chill out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment that anxious pair of legs bumped their Star Pirate Ship's bumper again, Rita—who'd been cruising slow to examine upcoming events—suddenly floored it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sleevewind Sprinter, Post-Grad Owlite, and Six-Tails: !!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ship blazing across the park with a comet trail behind, followed by a ragtag crew sprinting after it—stardust glittering in their wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, standing in line behind the food cart, were Maple Mu, Maple Cang, and Maple Burn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Cang: \"Huh? Aren't those your wings? That bald-headed driver— is that BS-Rita?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Mu: \"…That's not bald. That's a little fire dragon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Cang: \"A fire dragon? Is that like a sub-race of dragonkin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Burn: \"Ah yeah, that's her—my ex-fiancée from a different father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Mu: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita and Maple Burn definitely shared the same brain disease—the habit of spouting nonsense with a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Mu accepted the skewer handed over by the little Gingerbread vendor. \"Let's go. Leave her be. Maple Syrup's waiting for us for dinner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Cang asked, \"Aren't you gonna say hi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Mu replied without flinching, \"Do I need to remind you my registered divine game name is Lania Kaia Maple Mu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not BS-Zoey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Cang chuckled and dropped the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all knew Maple Syrup had brought Maple Mu into the game just to witness this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's what Maple Syrup had been waiting for—and what Maple Mu had needed to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Mu also knew that Maple Syrup had long been looking for a way to retrieve the Blazing Wings of Light currently in Rita's possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That proud, domineering figure would never tolerate her daughter's wings ending up in the hands of an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Maple Mu glanced at the figure piloting the starship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't quite pin down what she was feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things, no matter how many times you overthink them, eventually become clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more so when Maple Syrup periodically brought back fresh intel on BS-Rita from the World Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Burn loved asking about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup was always happy to bring her up at dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Mu already knew—she knew who had been pulling strings in the shadows all those years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she hate her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, what she felt was confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion over why Rita had targeted her from the very beginning, when they'd barely even met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup suggested maybe BS-Rita had used divination or some prophetic skill to foresee her as a future threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this point, the answer didn't matter anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back on all those emotions—rage, sorrow, hatred, and despair—it felt like watching a farce unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like watching a clown flail at the edge of a well, desperate to climb out for the sake of something as shallow as the Su family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was born in that manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She died in that manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was reborn in that manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three defining moments in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of them had Rita present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment Rita used that skill to bring her back from the dead, all ties to BS were cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingering over BS—the people, the memories—that wasn't Maple Mu's burden to carry anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That included BS-Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet… seeing her again, she couldn't stop herself from watching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just from that letter Rita sent, it was clear—she might just be the person who understood her most in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real her—not the version molded by Maple Syrup's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Burn had raged when Rick inherited her legacy and got to live a carefree life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Maple Mu had poured three glasses of wine after reading that letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had once hated how the Su family gave her everything except power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, seeing Rick gorging and snoozing like a fat pig—safe but soulless—she only felt contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, Maple Burn skipped along happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Burn and Rita may have shared that same sharp wit and chaotic spark, but they were nothing alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Burn's caution and calculated moves were all about survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her life was too good—she was afraid of losing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rita?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita was biding her time, gathering strength, waiting to explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita was like her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ambitious. Restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a storm bottled up in flesh—forever moving, never satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again… they were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Mu sought only results. She didn't care how fake the path was, as long as it worked. That's why she chose Maple Syrup—the one who could give her everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BS-Rita, on the other hand, only ever chose herself.\u003C\u002Fp>",1159,"2026-06-06T06:15:14.803Z",1,"novelbin.me","d10e2ff3123cdd76755215e3532a381cc741be54d80c68219bd6ffffce28afcf","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-666","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-664",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]