This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

Chapter 1308 - 1307: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 29

Chapter 1308: 1307: Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 29 What a beautiful misunderstanding.

QM Foolishness had probably placed her in the same category as veterans like Mistblade or Cicada.

But compared to someone who entered late in the game’s final phase, climbed to Starsea’s number one in just a few short years, and even possessed two divine relics...

QM Foolishness’s assumption was far more reasonable.

If Starsea Foolishness hadn’t fallen out with her back then, she might have mentioned Rita.

But unfortunately, after complaining about how Foolishness Game wasn’t valued by players, the two of them had gone into a cold war.

Still, Rita felt the biggest reason for this misunderstanding was simple.

QM Foolishness didn’t actually care about the truth.

Her focus had always been on Starsea Foolishness... and Foolishness Game.

Sure enough, the moment Rita finished speaking, QM Foolishness immediately asked,

"So what do you think? How do I make her forgive me? You seem pretty good with words."

Rita tried once more to steer the conversation back.

"Can you tell me more about how you made Foolishness Game? That way I can give you a more targeted suggestion."

Then, thinking of a certain someone, she added,

"And if you could also explain why Starsea Foolishness has pink hair, that would help too."

QM Foolishness didn’t expose the obvious curiosity behind that question.

She was more than happy to talk about Foolishness Game.

"That creation... was full of accidents and coincidences."

Again, the same phrase.

Back when QM Foolishness and Starsea Foolishness first met in Quiet Mountain, the very first thing they did was ask each other the same question—

What is your proudest creation?

They both knew the answer would matter.

No matter the circumstances, the other self would still be obsessed with creation.

It was instinct.

At the time, QM Foolishness’s proudest work was her weapon—a surgical blade called Knowledge Curse.

Starsea Foolishness’s proudest creation, on the other hand, was... a toy.

A bamboo stick container.

Shake it, and it would randomly draw the name of a player who had once lost to Foolishness.

Then, as the owner, she could temporarily copy that player’s divine talent.

During their exchange, Starsea Foolishness pointed out numerous ways to improve the surgical blade.

That was when QM Foolishness realized something.

Starsea Foolishness’s ability wasn’t limited to crafting relics.

She didn’t make relics because she could only make relics.

"She is Another Me. I excel in forging, tailoring, machinery, engineering, gem processing... everything in this world can become components in my hands.

"So how could she not do the same?

"And yet she only creates relics filled with imagination. Things even children can use. And insists on calling them toys."

QM Foolishness paused, then added,

"Stubborn, right?"

Rita didn’t answer.

QM Foolishness continued, her tone softening despite her words.

"She could have pursued both paths. Making relics wouldn’t have stopped her from fulfilling her ideals. Relics can even evolve...

"We share many ideas. But on this point, I never understood her."

Rita couldn’t help but interrupt.

"So she doesn’t want things that can ’grow’?"

"Yes."

Though QM Foolishness said she didn’t understand, there was clear warmth in her expression.

"She believes relics and items have a future.

"But true toys... are defined by the unknown.

"Players might treasure relics for their future value.

"But if someone chooses to keep a toy in a place like Starsea...

"It’s only because it brings them joy."

Naive.

Childish.

And yet...

Unbelievably pure.

Starsea Foolishness insisted on creating things not meant for combat.

She wanted to carve out a space within chaos—

A place where people could simply play.

A refuge.

Perhaps every era had someone like this.

Now there was Smoke Tune and Fat Goose.

Before them, there was Foolishness.

They all sought something similar.

Just through different paths.

Smoke Tune reshaped the world quietly.

Fat Goose searched for entertainment.

Foolishness... chose the hardest path.

A narrow and uneven one.

"We didn’t try to convince each other," QM Foolishness said.

"After a few days, we decided to settle it with a match."

Each would create an item.

And use it to fight.

"I wagered my Order Badge."

"She wagered the World Graveyard of Brilliance."

For fairness, QM Foolishness opened her entire vault.

Starsea Foolishness did the same.

All materials were shared.

QM Foolishness used countless rare resources to create a world class weapon.

A hand crossbow called Start the Game.

Starsea Foolishness... stayed true to herself.

She created a toy.

A kaleidoscope filled with gemstones.

In Brilliance, it was a beloved children’s toy.

Shake it, and gemstones would spill out.

But the design was special.

Different exits matched different gem sizes.

Only one exit opened at a time.

Even the creator couldn’t control it.

Every shake was random.

And each gemstone triggered a different game.

Anyone within the game had to obey its rules.

Some gems even granted buffs to the participants.

"A masterpiece," QM Foolishness said softly.

"She named it Foolishness Game."

Then her tone shifted.

"But a toy is still a toy.

"It was fun. Unpredictable.

"But not suited for battle.

"And by then...

"Both our worlds had already entered the late stage of war.

"Combat and victory were everything."

Rita had already immersed herself in the story.

She asked, almost unwillingly,

"So... she lost?"

QM Foolishness smiled faintly.

"She won. And lost."

Rita froze.

QM Foolishness continued.

"She gave up all defense.

"In the end, Foolishness Game produced the gem she had been waiting for."

A gem called Fate.

"It swallowed my crossbow whole."

But at the same time—

"My final mechanism activated."

"If ownership changed... the weapon would explode."

The explosion sent Starsea Foolishness back to Starsea.

"From the outcome, I won," QM Foolishness said calmly.

"I killed her. And both her creation and the World Graveyard remained."

Rita frowned slightly.

"But...?"

"But," QM Foolishness said, her voice tightening slightly,

"That crossbow became world class because I melted my surgical blade into it."

"And my Order Badge... was inside that blade."

Rita’s eyes lit up.

"So Foolishness Game absorbed both your weapon... and your Order Badge?"

"Yes."

"That was its true beginning."

"The kaleidoscope became a revolver."

"The crossbow became a gun."

Rita leaned forward slightly.

"And the World Graveyard of Brilliance?"

QM Foolishness answered simply.

"When she left... it settled onto the barrel."

"And never left."