This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

Chapter 1304 - 1303: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 25

Chapter 1304: 1303: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 25 "So if she comes over to kill you, that still counts as coming to see you, right?"

"What else would it count as?"

"...When Deceitful Bloom came to visit you, was it the Quiet Mountain version or the Starsea version?"

"Both have been here."

"Then when Starsea Deceitful Bloom came, why didn’t you ask her to pass along the message?"

"I was worried she’d twist it and trick Foolishness into playing along."

...That was honestly very possible.

Rita hesitated for a moment, then agreed anyway. This was too good of an opportunity to open up further topics.

Whether it was Foolishness’s past, the details of Foolishness Game, or the philosophy behind "toys," all of it was something she wanted to understand.

And if QM Foolishness really was the person Starsea Foolishness wanted her to meet in Graveyard of Bones, then maybe... Starsea Foolishness also wanted to talk to her, but just didn’t want to take the first step.

More importantly, she still needed My Sigh to verify information.

Earlier, when Byme gave her the burial time of "King," she hadn’t used One Call to confirm it. Partly because she didn’t want to waste it, and partly because she believed the pocket watch map could verify the truth.

It wasn’t a terrible outcome, but it was still a misstep.

After thinking it through, Rita confirmed QM Foolishness’s message one last time, then held the coin up to B80.

"Here. Repeat what she just said."

B80: "..."

Rita reassured it, "It’s fine. You’re my pet. If you say it, it counts as me saying it. And if she traces it back, I’ll be the first one she comes after anyway."

QM Foolishness commented, "...You really aren’t human."

Rita stared at her for a few seconds without saying anything. The meaning was obvious.

You know that about yourself too, right?

B80 took the coin with its tiny hands, cleared its throat, and spoke in Brilliance language:

"Foolishness, the reason Divine Game created the Toy system for you is because what you make is neither worthy of being a relic nor an item. Toys have no future. That’s why they can only ever be toys."

Mission complete, B80 handed the coin back.

"I did it!"

Everything was correct. The wording, the meaning.

The only problem...

B80 had used a voice changer.

And the voice it imitated... was Nivalis.

Rita: "..."

QM Foolishness: "That voice was?"

Rita: "...My other pet."

Just as she said that, the coin vibrated slightly, letting out a faint hum.

As its owner, Rita could feel that the message she had sent out had received a reply.

It could reply back? Or did Starsea Foolishness use some advanced toy?

Rita raised the coin to her ear.

QM Foolishness also leaned in, listening closely.

As if perfectly timed, the moment their ears got close, the reply began playing.

A cold voice came through the coin.

"Idiot."

Rita smoothly shoved the coin into QM Foolishness’s hand without missing a beat.

"Yours."

QM Foolishness: "..."

She shot Rita a look that clearly said we’ll settle this later, then focused on listening. Surely that couldn’t be the whole reply.

Right as she took the coin, another sentence followed.

Same cold voice.

"You too."

The hum faded.

That was the entire reply.

QM Foolishness and Rita: ...

In the suffocating silence, Rita struck first.

"Well? Happy now?"

QM Foolishness held the coin, lazily propping her chin on her hand as she stared at the ground.

She had no expression, but her entire demeanor radiated dejection.

That strange sense of mismatch surfaced again.

Both Starsea and Quiet Mountain players carried heavy stories. By the later stages, everyone was full of history.

But QM Foolishness felt different.

At first glance, she resembled Starsea Foolishness. Cold, distant, with a subtle sense of scrutiny.

Like she was judging whether someone was worth talking to.

But after interacting with her, Rita realized something else.

QM Foolishness had a kind of pure, almost naive quality. She didn’t hide her emotions. Compared to Starsea Foolishness, she was much easier to read.

The difference between them was like this.

One was a lifelong researcher buried in a lab.

The other was someone who had taken that research into the real world, fought through countless battles, and returned.

The former’s knowledge grew, but not necessarily her emotional maturity.

The latter had been shaped by reality.

Rita couldn’t help but wonder.

Was QM Foolishness’s demon game something like... all her research failing?

Her thoughts drifted further.

If Foolishness lost one eye and discarded the other, then why were their hair colors different?

"Actually, she can make relics and items."

QM Foolishness’s voice pulled Rita back.

Rita had a feeling that the divine remnants buried here were bored. They liked talking, especially with new faces that were somewhat connected to them.

So she chose to just listen.

"But she finds them boring. Most relics and items exist purely for combat, just like Starsea players."

"You’re about to say the blank rounds in Foolishness Game can be used for combat, right?" QM Foolishness cut her off.

Rita immediately shook her head.

But she seized the chance to ask something she had been wondering.

"I have a question. Might be something basic."

QM Foolishness nodded slightly, clearly in a good mood now.

"Go on."

"What’s the difference between toys and relics? I once had a toy called Plush Collar, and a relic called A Big World, A Tiny Me. They both shrink targets."

"That’s exactly where we disagree!"

QM Foolishness’s eyes lit up as she sat upright.

"Relics are called relics because their functions are strange and varied, and their conditions are often unusual. The relic system itself already deviates from normal items.

"Take that coin of yours. It’s fun too, right? But she insists it’s different.

"You weren’t there in that era. If you were, you’d know how special she was. She was the most famous player in Starsea. Everything she made was classified as a relic, and every name started with ’Foolishness.’

"She loved giving her creations to players she liked. Sometimes she even published the crafting methods.

"But she insisted they were toys, not relics.

"So stubborn..."

Even as she said that, the pride and admiration in QM Foolishness’s expression were obvious.

Along with something else Rita couldn’t quite read.

"Then do her ’toys’ come with restrictions?" Rita asked. "Like only usable for entertainment, not combat?"

"No."

"Then that’s great," Rita said with a small smile. "She’s just competing with herself."