This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

The sudden movement startled both Rita and Sea Pony.

Rita froze in shock; this was the first time she had stolen something and had the other party notice it so quickly! Truly terrifying—this was a god, after all!

In her mind, she couldn't help but vent to B80234615: "We were supposed to be handing out goodies, why is it so sensitive and excited?"

B80234615 didn't respond, as it had already scanned the item Rita had just stolen.

While calculating how to handle the situation, Rita discreetly examined the item she had just taken. It was somewhat long, with one end being flat.

Marmang-Crab and Octopus Bucket slowly turned their attention to the customers, putting on their "big boss looks" — as if to ask, "Do you want to start something?"

At that moment, the second rabbit customer also turned toward them.

The second rabbit, with a missing front tooth, twitched its mouth as if chewing a crunchy carrot and coldly said, "Dare to make a move on me?"

The first rabbit, clearly no better, also slammed the table and stood up, saying, "Dare to make a move on my sister? Hahaha, sorry... dare to make a move on my sister?!"

Rita: "..." Well, it's no wonder the gods noticed so quickly and got so agitated.

B80234615: "It's understandable, right?"

Rita had already figured out what the item in her hand was. Taking advantage of her teammates' attention being on the second rabbit, she quickly glanced at it.

[■■·Rabbit Tooth] (A Gift from the Gods): Using this item will stop time in your current world for 30 minutes. If you actively attack or kill any being, the time stop will end immediately. (Usage limit: 1)

The moment Rita finished reading the item's description, she didn't hesitate to crush the Rabbit Tooth and used it without second thoughts.

There was no better time than now!

Whether it was the awkward situation she was in or the unique circumstances of this Divine Game, considering the penalty for time manipulation, she wouldn't use her own time manipulation abilities, but this one-off item was perfectly fine.

The moment Rabbit Tooth was crushed, time froze for everyone in the restaurant—her teammates and the rabbits all stood still. The entire world had been paused.

Without wasting a second, Rita quickly moved. She grabbed the two rabbits, one in each arm, and ran out of the restaurant.

B80234615: "What are you doing?"

Rita: "Stirring things up, stirring things up!"

B80234615: "The first god didn't seem to provoke you, did they?"

Rita: "It's just something I did on a whim!"

Leaving trouble behind, sending them away together.

She didn't have any hesitation about treating these event loot boxes any differently than how Marmang-Crab treated them. She had to act as though she didn't know they were gods.

With the rabbits in her arms, she flew towards Restaurant #1, using her Orange-Red Light Wings to reach the destination in less than a minute.

She paused outside Restaurant #1 and quickly glanced at the restaurant's rules.

Even though time was stopped, she still wanted to ensure that after entering the restaurant, her violations wouldn't exceed three.

After memorizing the rules and confirming she could leave safely after causing some trouble, Rita entered the restaurant.

Inside, there were three players ranked within the top fifty of the ladder, along with two rabbit customers. To her surprise, Winter Sea Frenzied Shark was in Restaurant #1!

What a coincidence!

Without hesitation, Rita took off and landed in front of Winter Sea Frenzied Shark, placing the second rabbit on his neck, grabbing the long hair that reached his ankles, and tying the rabbit up tightly.

Remembering Winter Sea Frenzied Shark's obsession with his hair, she pulled a handful of his hair and placed it in the second rabbit's hands.

Then, Rita began cleaning up Restaurant #1.

Although the skills during the closed hours were restricted, the World's Grave Forest key still worked. Rita packed up the high-end ingredients in Restaurant #1 into her bag.

While she was at it, she used "I Just Want to Improve So Badly" on the players and rabbits in Restaurant #1. Thanks to Pine Bloom's contributions, Rita stole to her heart's content.

Here, there were the strongest players and the strongest rabbits.

Rita spent almost ten minutes in Restaurant #1. She didn't want to steal more, but after the initial success followed by a series of failures, she had a hunch that maybe each rabbit could only be stolen from once.

However, the rabbits in Restaurant #1 weren't ordinary. Rita still came out with some good items.

A rabbit ear the size of her palm, and a golden tree branch with several offshoots and young leaves.

[■■■·Rabbit Ear] (A Gift from the Gods): Can replicate any item (Usage limit: 1)

None of the four players in Restaurant #1 had given up any items—likely because they had anti-theft measures.

Rita wasn't discouraged. She didn't rush to use the rabbit ear but instead carefully stored her loot and hurried to Restaurant #2.

Using the same method, she packed the high-end ingredients from Restaurant #2 while progressing.

B80234615: "Why are you still carrying the first rabbit?"

Rita: "Oh, they're probably my first fan. I'm just flattering them."

B80234615 fell silent. She thought Rita had gone mad again.

Rita: "Don't doubt it! They came to find me, which means they like seeing me stir up trouble. I'm bringing them along to stir things up—that's not flattery?"

B80234615: "The possibility of you flattering your fans is even lower than the possibility of Lidian completely unfollowing Pine Bloom."

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Rita: "..."

Well, there was no way to refute that!

Rita: "...Okay, I admit it, I just haven't stolen anything from them yet. I'm not satisfied."

B80234615: "Heh, mechanical races never make mistakes."

Rita pretended she hadn't heard and continued with her task.

Restaurant #2 had only one rabbit customer, but Rita spent eight minutes before getting anything.

She didn't think her theft rate was the problem. Instead, she wondered if the players or gods had anti-theft measures that lowered a thief's success rate.

But this time, she got something really good! Almost the best thing she could have asked for!

[■·A Rabbit Hair] (A Gift from the Gods): Using this item will sever all causal ties between you and a target. No matter what happened before, from this moment on, you owe nothing to each other. (Usage limit: 1)

Rita almost sprinted back to Restaurant #1, standing in front of Winter Sea Frenzied Shark.

Rita: "I didn't misunderstand, right? If the causal ties still exist, Winter Sea Frenzied Shark could find a way to get back my stolen Midnight Exile, but if I sever them, he can't get it back, right?"

B80234615: "Yes."

Rita: "So if I sever the ties, the stolen skills won't disappear, because it says 'no matter what happened before'?"

B80234615: "Yes, yes."

Rita: "...If I'm wrong, I'll be reminded by my Wrathful Moon after the game ends, won't I?"

She didn't need B80234615 to answer her. Taking a deep breath, Rita used the Rabbit Hair on Winter Sea Frenzied Shark.