This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 471 - : If the Kids Are Fighting, the Parents Are to Blame

"Hope my daughters will return to me, and our family will be reunited."

So far, it seemed like Maple Syrup's wish had come true.

But had it really?

Rita once thought Zoey wanting to replace Maple Mu was nothing but delusional.

But after learning about Maple Syrup's wish and Pine Bloom's warning, she wasn't so sure anymore.

She thought about herself.

She and Zoey had appeared in this life, essentially "reviving" Maple Burn and Maple Mu.

But what about the previous timeline?

Eclipse Vanguard had somehow resolved the High Tower crisis, yet neither she nor Zoey had entered High Tower.

The number of living beings who successfully ascended the tower was already incredibly small.

And somehow, out of all possibilities, the exact two souls that returned were Maple Mu and Maple Burn?

That probability was so astronomically low it felt impossible.

Had Maple Syrup's Rose Voucher shifted fate itself?

Had it altered her own destiny?

She glanced at Nivalis, who was currently rolling around on the floor, clinging to Lidian's tail, begging for more stories.

Her mind wandered to Holy Cup, North Year, Snow Pile, and the other elder dragons.

Had they, too, been part of the fate that was rewritten?

If Jameson's life script had two possible endings, perhaps Maple Syrup's did too.

And maybe even Nivalis.

When enough people touched the threads of fate, the story itself changed direction.

—

They talked for hours, and eventually, the diamonds mining game ended at midnight.

Lidian sighed, stretching her wings. "What a wild game… Pine Bloom's still the same. Never says a word in the Battlefield Chat."

Rita discreetly shoved another ore into her pocket, feeding it to B80234615.

"I've never seen her talk, either."

Lidian's voice carried a trace of longing. "I wonder if she had any bad luck this time…"

Rita wasn't planning on indulging this topic, but…

She glanced at Lidian's profile.

Her taboo and weakness were both "Dragon Island."

Softening slightly, she said, "Losing you was already the worst luck she could have had."

Lidian froze mid-step, turning to look down at her.

Nivalis, perched on Lidian's head, also stared at her.

Feeling slightly uncomfortable under their gaze, Rita cleared her throat. "Wh… What?"

Nivalis exhaled dramatically. "So this is how you sweet-talk every dragon you meet…"

Lidian, with the same betrayed tone: "Pine Bloom used to say stuff like this, too."

Nivalis & Lidian, in perfect unison: "You're a heartbreaker!"

Rita: "..."

Okay. So they had teamed up against her now, huh?

One human, two dragons, bickering all the way back to their nest.

—

Late that night, Rita placed B80234615 on her pillow.

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She had already fed it two ores, and its battery was up to 10%.

She wasn't giving it any more—it could figure out its own energy problems when it woke up.

Nivalis flicked the little cube with her tail. "Are we seriously gonna have to keep finding energy sources for this thing forever?"

She quickly added, "Not that I mind, I just feel bad for you. You're already struggling, every step is a fight, and now you have to take care of this thing too…"

Rita nudged B80234615. No response.

"It better figure out how to power itself. We don't do freeloaders in this house."

Nivalis nodded in approval. "Exactly!"

Just as B80234615 was about to boot up, it hesitated.

"..."

Then, finally, it spoke. "I can't charge myself."

Nivalis perked up, delighted. "Ah! So you're finally done playing dead?"

B80234615: "...I wasn't playing dead."

Nivalis: "Pfft, sure. My phone boots up at 1% battery. You've got 10%. And you call yourself high-tech?"

She squinted. "And you can't even charge yourself? Wow, you're literally 'God's Discount Bargain Bin' tech."

B80234615: "You're jealous."

Nivalis: "Excuse me?"

B80234615: "You're jealous that I joined your household."

Nivalis: "I am NOT."

B80234615: "Yes, you are."

"I AM NOT!"

Sigh… B80234615 dramatically lamented.

"I only joined this family to help BS Rita. I have no ulterior motives. BS Rita, please don't feel pressured—I can step back if it makes things easier for you."

Nivalis, turning to Rita in awe: "This is a master manipulator. This is an expert."

Rita: "........."

"If the kids are fighting, the parents are to blame."

Rita massaged her temples, exhausted.

To distract them, she quickly changed the subject.

"B80, how exactly do you charge? Do you need another mechanical race to hit you with that electric skill like in the World Battlefield?"

B80234615 confirmed, **"Yes. But that wasn't electricity—it was a unique ability of the mechanical race. Other species can't replicate it.

"If you want to charge me, most items from the Divine Game will work. But the most cost-effective way is using World Graveyard.

"One World Graveyard item will fully recharge me. After use, it will disappear and return to its original world."**

Nivalis's jaw dropped. "That's INSANE. Do you even know how rare those things are?!"

B80234615 buzzed softly, then projected a holographic screen.

A massive skill list appeared—hundreds of abilities.

The lowest-ranked ones were S-tier.

At the very top, in glowing letters, were three divine-tier skills.

B80234615 spoke calmly. "This is my skill library."

Nivalis fell silent.

But Rita wasn't that easy to fool.

She pulled Nivalis into her arms, hugging her like a protective parent.

"Eighty percent of these are grayed out and unusable."

B80234615 explained, **"That's because your power level is too low. Even if I authorized you, your stats wouldn't let you activate them.

"The remaining skills, however, you can use at any time. But each activation costs at least 5% of my energy.

"If I use the skill for you, the energy consumption is halved."**

Rita scrolled through the 80+ usable skills, then narrowed her eyes.

"No time-based or theft-related abilities?"

B80234615: **"Those are extremely rare.

"Honestly, I'm more surprised you have both at the same time."**

Rita blinked. "Are they really that rare?"

She had two time-based skills, Wrathful Moon and Master Thief Dragon, both entirely different in function.

As for theft abilities, she had Master Thief Dragon and had seen other players with skills like Pickpocket.

B80234615 clarified, **"I mean real ones.

"A single S-tier time-based or theft ability is worth ten SSS-tier skills in the World Battlefield's trade market.

"And that's just the base price—nobody actually sells them."**

Rita and Nivalis exchanged glances.

Nivalis sighed, "So your cheats are actually god-tier."

Rita casually pulled a mirror from her storage, adjusting her hair.

"Ugh. It's such a burden to be chosen by fate. Do I even have any weaknesses left?"

Nivalis, deadpan: "Your morality."

Rita silently put the mirror away.

No rebuttal.