Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 315: Thoughts on Rio...

Academy Swimming pool area.

”You know what your problem is? You canʼt take jokes properly, man... If you had just taken it as a joke, we wouldnʼt have to wipe the pool here today...”

Hearing Liamʼs words, Link clicked his tongue and spoke.

”Why do you even make jokes like that if you know that I am going to get angry over them?... Why donʼt you try your jokes on Rio if you really have the guts...”

Liam wiped the sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand and continued cleaning the pool while saying,

”No way, man... I think if I joked about Lia in front of him, I would be split in two pieces the next moment, so I donʼt really take my chances with him...”

”That guy just looks cool, chill, and ordinary most of the time, but when you are fighting him, he looks like a literal incarnation of ʼDeathʼ walking towards you...”

”When I was fighting him in the tournament, I was having so much difficulty just restraining his speed that I couldnʼt land a proper blow at all...”

”And you know what... That guy likely didnʼt use his ʼMiasmaʼ type sword attacks on me because he was saving them for you...”

Liam glanced at Link and said in a solemn voice,

”He was holding back all while fighting against me... Moreover, he never used his shadow robe against me; if he had, he wouldnʼt have gotten so injured either...”

Hearing Liamʼs words, Link smirked a bit and said,

”You only thought of it now? You know what... Even in the final fight against me... he likely still didnʼt use all of his trump cards....”

Link clenched his fist and said,

”Rio might seem chill and easygoing usually, but once he unsheathes his sword, believe me, he becomes a walking weapon... You know... He gives the feeling that he discards his emotions and, like...”

”How do I say... Yeah! He kind of suppresses his ʼhumanityʼ, once he unsheathes his sword... I wouldnʼt want someone like him as an enemy, to be frank...”

Liam also nodded his head in response to those words.

”Me neither... Even now, I still have no direct counters for his ʼMiasmaʼ type attacks, and then thereʼs that inhumane speed... as if his whole body just focuses on speed and nothing else...” Listening to those words, Link said,

”By the way, that movement art he uses, actually, I was the one who gave it to him... but he really has mastered it perfectly...”

Liam let out a sigh upon hearing those words,

”Even without that movement art, he was already fast enough, and with it... heʼs just insane... Not only his movement speed, but his reaction speed, response time, counterattacking speed, etc. are all insanely fast...”

”You wouldnʼt know what attack he might use next, as heʼs too fast to predict...”

Link couldnʼt help but nod his head solemnly at those words.

”Yes, thatʼs the exact reason why I always end up getting hit by most of his attacks... His attacks are unpredictable; sometimes he even goes on to do ten feint attacks before delivering the real blow...”

”I have suffered a lot from those unpredictable moves... Itʼs like you are fighting ten people at the same time... Attacks can come from any angle...”

Liam glanced at the sky and said,

”By the way, what do you think... how strong might he have become after getting that ʼBlessing of the World Treeʼ as a reward?”

Link simply shook his head in response to those words.

”I honestly donʼt know... I got that leaf that helped me improve my proficiency in ʼDao Rhythmʼ, but I am still nowhere near in proficiency when compared to him...”

Liam sighed at those words and said,

”Yeah, I know... That guy actually used my summoned beasts to improve his own proficiency when in mid-combat... He was just taking me as a good practice target...”

”From the start of our match... it wasnʼt even a battle; it was just a training session for him...”

Even if Liam had added Ellie to the fight, the outcome would have been the same and not too different.

Unless he uses his whole mana to fully manifest Ellie in her peak S-rank form, Rio wonʼt have much difficulty against Liam.

But even Rio will have to step back against a peak S-ranker until he himself becomes an S- ranker.

”You know what... Rio has amazing stealth capabilities... Unless he himself wants to get seen, you wonʼt notice his standing beside you...”

”Although I can still sense him if I deploy my dragon field or use my intuition to full capacity, that costs a lot of effort... I will tire out earlier than him...”

”This is a big disadvantage; I am still working on finding a countermeasure for this,

actually...”

The look on Linkʼs face remained solemn as he said those words.

Even though he doesnʼt want to admit it, itʼs impossible to ignore the truth.

If Rio wants, he can sneak under the noses of S-rankers without getting noticed, which means

that for Link and the otherʼs, Rio can become nearly invisible from their detection range.

”I heard his father was an assassin... I guess being stealthy runs in his blood...”

Liam smiled a bit while saying that.

Link shook his head and replied,

”You know... I actually went and asked my father about it... He said that Rioʼs father... uh, Kevin Flash, used to possess a sword that could damage ʼsoulʼ of a person; that was why he

was called Kevin ʼThe Soul Splitterʼ...”

”And now Rio has inherited his sword...”

Hearing those words, Liam felt a chill run down his spine.

”Y-you mean to say that.... the Trump card that he wasnʼt using on you was actually that ʼsoul splittingʼ attack? Man, thatʼs insane... an attack that can directly split your soul...”

Link nodded his head in agreement with Liamʼs words.

”I think I know why he was holding back... that ʼSoul Splittingʼ is likely a ʼsure-killʼ type attack; once it lands, the opponent dies... I myself wouldnʼt want to use such an attack on my

friends either...”

Liamʼs face took on a complex expression as he spoke.

”Well, although itʼs good that he doesnʼt want to use it on us, but.... Thereʼs no guarantee

about future... You know what I am saying, right?”

Link nodded his head in response to Liamʼs words.

”Yeah... Nothing is eternal, not even the strongest friendships... Itʼs better if we prepare some

countermeasures early...”

”Although I donʼt wish such a day came, if it did, I would need some way to protect my loved ones and myself... Better be ready than be sorry...”

Link and Liam both have people to protect and people they love more than their own lives, so they canʼt afford to lose if a decisive battle happens.

Friendship, loyalty, etc. are strong bonds, but even the strongest and most powerful bonds erode over time, and you can never be sure what might happen in the future.

Itʼs always good to prepare for the worst-case scenario.

”By the way, is he serious about opening a tea shop and living an ordinary life after retirement? Thatʼs such a... you know... small dream that it canʼt even be considered a

dream...”

”Anyone can do that afterall...”

Hearing Liamʼs words, Link shrugged his shoulders and said,

”I donʼt know, man... I have no idea whatʼs so good about living an ordinary life... I feel that living with hundreds of servants and subordinates at your disposal is much better...”

”Maybe itʼs just because he likes to be a loner...”

Link tilted his head and said in a doubtful tone,

”Hmm... I think I have seen him get angry only once... It was when he was fighting that demon princeʼs clone in the final test of the first year... He said his parents were killed by that demon

prince...”

”Aside from that one time, I have yet to see him angry...”

Liam contemplated Linkʼs words for a moment and then said with a smile,

”Try messing with Lia; likely it wonʼt take more than a minute to make him angry...”

Hearing Liamʼs words, Link looked at Liam with a strange expression,

”You want me to get killed or something?...”

Both Link and Liam laughed at that for a few seconds before their expressions turned solemn.

They both looked into each otherʼs eyes.

”You can feel it too, right? How Rio becomes emotionless when he unsheathes his sword...”

Liam nodded his head at those words and said in a low voice,

”Yeah... he becomes immune to emotions... In other words... even Lia isnʼt an exception...”

Although the two of them found it hard to believe, their instincts were telling them that Rio had started to reach a state where he could discard his humanity whenever he wanted.

He can become a ʼMonsterʼ or a ʼHumanʼ, whenever he feels like it.

Link sighed and said,

”How about we train together sometimes... Maybe we can come up with some counter

measures...”

Liam nodded his head and replied,

”Although I doubt this scenario is going to happen anytime soon but... itʼs better to be ready

for anything that may come...”

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Authorʼs Notes

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here!

It seems that Rioʼs amazing progress has finally made Link and Liam feel motivated to work

harder...

Question of the day:

Which side of Rio do you like the most?

1. Chill and carefree side (Making tea and passing time looking at the rising sun...)

2. W Rizz mode (Flirting and messing around with Lia...)

3. Professional thief mode (Plotting against Fade and stealing things from him...)

4. Emotionless Mode (No distracting emotions, no talking, just straight up sword attacks...)

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.