Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 202 Aftermath... Part-3.

ʼButterfly effect… is that the reason why Alverto attacked?... there are too few clues… I will need to think about it further…ʼ (Rio)

Rio shook his head and walked back downstairs, leaving Jin alone on the rooftop with his bottle of wine.

After Rio left, Jin stopped drinking for a moment and glanced at Rioʼs retreating figure with narrowed eyes.

ʼThis kid… how did he know that I will be sitting here drinking wine… he is a strange guy…ʼ (Jin)

Jin brought out another bottle of wine from his space ring and opened its cap with a flick of his finger.

He gulped down the wine and thought to himself.

ʼRio and others…. are kids with promising futures, they donʼt have a solid reason to betray humanity… the only individual who is the most suspicious is….ʼ (Jin)

ʼI will have to run an investigation…ʼ (Jin)

…

On the other side.

Rio and others visited Zachʼs grave one more time.

They all prayed for Zach to rest in peace.

Rio glanced at the tombstone, the words written on it were.

[Zachary Hunt, the hero of Oaklum lies here…]

ʼSo they engraved it like this… If he was still alive, he would have been jumping around in happiness being called a hero… sigh…ʼ (Rio)

ʼThe burden on my shoulder has increased once more…. Now, I have to kill that demon prince not only for the parents of this body… but also for your sake, Senpai…ʼ (Rio)

ʼTime sure changes fast, just a few days ago he was laughing with us, and now…ʼ (Rio)

After a few more minutes the group slowly left Zachʼs grave, only Riko stayed standing there in the end.

She stared at Zachʼs grave for a long time. She hadnʼt slept since yesterday and the exhaustion from the fight made her eyes bloodshot.

Zachʼs last few words rang out in her mind again and again.

ʼI wasnʼt able to protect anything again…ʼ (Riko)

ʼI wasnʼt able to protect my own younger brother and now I even lost the person who resembled my brother the most….ʼ (Riko)

Tears fell down from Rikoʼs bloodshot eyes. She was already too mentally exhausted by all that had happened.

Alvertoʼs sinister voice as he gouged out Zachʼs heart in front of her eyes, rang out in her head again and again as if reminding her of how powerless she was.

ʼHe was killed right in front of my face… and I just stood there powerlessly… with how powerless I am…. Will I ever be able to achieve my goals…. Will I ever be able to do something for my loved ones….ʼ (Riko)

The dark clouds in the sky started to pour down water, winds howled, and the loud sound of lightning rang out in the sky.

The rain washed away Rikoʼs tears and the thundering sounds made her realize one thing.

”Must Kill him!…. I will kill that demon!…. I will rip its heart apart just like that! I will eat your meat and boil your eyes in my own blood!… yes! No matter where you are! I will track you down!” (Riko)

[Ding! The ʼpathʼ has been strengthened further!]

Immense hatred flashed by on Rikoʼs face, she didnʼt care about anything anymore.

Her bloodshot eyes only knew one thing now and that was:

”I will kill You! Demon Prince Alverto!” (Riko)

[Ding! Strings of fate have been shaken by the immense hatred residing in your will!]

[Ding! …??m??... got involved... your fate has been changed!]

[Ding! Hidden destinies are subjected to change due to the immense hatred for the demon kind!]

…

The next day, Hotel Arya, Morning.

Sitting around the dinner table, everyone had a solemn look on their face.

Raji glanced at Riya whose shoulders were dropped down and a look of sadness was plastered on her face.

”The reason why your healing magic and that high-rank healing potion didnʼt work is because of ʼCorruptionʼ…” (Raji)

Raji glanced at Riya sitting on the opposite seat and said in a solemn tone, and all the students that were sitting near the table listened carefully to her words.

”Although it is information that you will find out about at the ʼMeeting of godsʼ later, I guess itʼs not a big deal if I tell it to you now…” (Raji)

”Just make sure you donʼt leak this information out, or you will get punished…” (Raji)

Everyone nodded their head in agreement. They all knew how serious this topic was, they had seen Zach dying in front of them helplessly.

All of them wanted to know the reason why healing magic didnʼt work.

Raji nodded her head at Jin and then started to explain:

”You know what ʼmiasmaʼ is right? Itʼs a repulsive force that is the exact opposite of mana...” (Raji)

”Mana is found in everything and everyone, even soil, and water, everything has a trace amount of mana residing in it…” (Raji)

”But ʼMiasmaʼ is different… itʼs only present in trace amounts and generally only appears in places where immense hatred collides…” (Raji)

Unlike mana, Miasma is rarely encountered in this world.

”There are two types of demons in this world… the first type are the ones that use mana… and the other type is the ones who use miasma as their power source…” (Raji)

Raji raised her index finger and a ball of pure and condensed mana appeared above her finger.

”As you already know, we can compress and condense mana to make it more pure and effective… same is true for ʼMiasmaʼ…” (Raji)

Raji glanced at the students and said in a solemn tone:

”Just like this ball of pure mana, if you condense ʼMiasmaʼ and make it pure enough, then you can create a blackish liquid substance…. Thatʼs ʼCorruptionʼ…” (Raji)

”Corruption is usually born from the condensation of ʼmiasmaʼ, but there are many other ways for it to appear too…” (Raji)

”For example… if you torture thousands of people and use some forbidden rituals to collect the power of hatred and pain from them… you can eventually create corruption…” (Raji)

Rajiʼs eyes narrowed at this sentence.

”Demons use this method very often… they even use their own kin for this…” (Raji)

Raji then shook her head and said in a helpless tone.

”Corruption is an extremely strong power, only those at S-

rank or above can resist it properly, if anyone below S-rank gets infected by corruption… then they will have no way to get rid of it…” (Raji)

”Even S-rank healers can get rid of corruption from someoneʼs body, but if the personʼs soul will get ʼcorruptedʼ then only an SS-rank healer can heal them back to full health…” (Raji)

Raji glanced at the empty seat nearby where Riko should have been sitting and sighed.

”Zach was likely affected by ʼcorruptionʼ when that demon prince gouged his heart out… that demon prince must have injected corruption inside him on purpose…” (Raji)

”There were no S-rank healers stationed at Oaklum… if Jin had arrived a bit earlier, then perhaps Zachʼs life could have been saved… but in the end that demon was able to calculate the timing extremely well…” (Raji)

”He knew that Riya would heal Zach in no time, thatʼs why he used corruption… Riya is still a Peak B-ranker… itʼs too early for her to deal with corruption…” (Jin)

Raji nodded her head at Jinʼs statement. Then she glanced at Riya who was feeling depressed.

”You donʼt need to blame yourself, Riya… all the blame is on us SS-rankers…” (Raji)

”We were the ones who were not able to fulfill our duty of preventing a demon from entering the territory of the human race…” (Raji)

”Indeed, I was late and didnʼt arrive on time, thatʼs why you donʼt need to blame yourself…. As an SS-ranker all injustice that happens under my watch is my sin alone…” (Jin)

Even after Jin and Rajiʼs continuous assurance, none of the students felt relieved, none of them felt that they had escaped the guilt.

They all knew just how powerless they were in the face of that demon prince.

Zachʼs sudden death caused many subtle changes in the personality of all of them.

They all decided to work harder and improve their strength so that they could one day stand up to protect their loved ones with pride.

Riya who was being consoled by two SS-rankers, didnʼt feel happy at all right now.

This was the first time someone had lost his life under her watch, even when she tried to save that life with all her might it was useless.

ʼIf it was Link who was infected by corruption... I would have not been able to save him…ʼ (Riya)

The thought of not being able to save Link due to her own powerlessness was a wake-up call for Riya.

ʼNo! I canʼt let that happen at all costs!ʼ (Riya)

A rare look of determination flashed in her eyes.

She clenched her fists and promised herself that she would work harder from now on. Those candies didnʼt seem fragrant to her anymore.

The only thing on her mind now was to improve herself.

(Riya started to mature from that day onwards…)

…

…

Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here! It seems that things have been set in motion, Zachʼs death was a trigger that caused all of them to become more alert and determined.

Question of the day.

Which power would you like to choose?

1.Mana

2.Miasma

3.Aura

4.QI

5.Others (Tell me in the comments.)

By the way, donʼt forget to use those power stones and also leave a review if you like the story. Comment your opinion about the chapter. Your support is my motivation.